Summary: The article highlights China's commitment to expanding high-level opening up, referencing Xi Jinping's statement that China's opening up is now aiming to "lead" rather than "follow." It details the progress of the Hainan Free Trade Port in implementing full island customs closure, with initial results showing significant growth in trade and tourism. The article emphasizes the continuous expansion of areas for opening up, including data and services, alongside efforts to align with high-standard international economic and trade rules. The deepening level of opening up is exemplified by streamlined customs procedures and the development of high-level platforms like the Shanghai Data Exchange and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone. The article also alludes to China's broader economic achievements and its role in global trade.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on achieving technological self-reliance and strength ("科技自立自强") for China. Xi highlighted the need to overcome bottlenecks in core technologies and leverage a new "whole-nation system" to accelerate innovation, referencing his past observations on the development of wind power technology. He stressed that indigenous innovation is not a solitary pursuit, and should be a collaborative effort. He also noted the importance of deepening reform of the science and technology system to unleash innovation potential, especially amongst young scientists. Xi's remarks underscore the strategic importance of technological advancement for China's modernization and navigating global competition.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on rural revitalization and poverty alleviation as the foundation for China's modernization, highlighting the achievements made in these areas during the "14th Five-Year Plan." China achieved high grain production, consolidated poverty alleviation results, and prevented large-scale return to poverty. Rural construction was implemented and farmer incomes steadily increased. The article also states that China has built over 1 billion acres of high-standard farmland, with crop varieties covering over 96% of the cultivated area.
Summary: In 2025, China has established a framework for global governance reform through four major initiatives: the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, as stated by Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in Tianjin in September 2025. These initiatives aim to promote prosperity, stability, mutual trust, and improved governance for a peaceful and prosperous world. The initiatives address global challenges such as development imbalances, security deficits, civilizational discord, and governance failures. China advocates for multilateralism and a more just and equitable global governance system, addressing concerns of the Global South and offering alternatives to existing global governance structures. These initiatives also address the need for a new global order as existing hegemonic structures, including those involving the United States, are unsustainable.
Summary: The article highlights the significance of China's poverty alleviation efforts as a milestone in its modernization process and its impact on the world. It emphasizes the strategic importance of formerly impoverished regions, transforming them into new engines for high-quality development. These areas are becoming crucial nodes in the new development pattern and unified national market through infrastructure development and strategic positioning within initiatives like the Belt and Road. The article also discusses the shift from old to new growth drivers in these regions through technological and industrial innovation, focusing on developing new productive forces and modernizing agriculture.
Summary: An international hub port in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, has opened, reducing logistics costs for exporters by connecting the "world supermarket" of Yiwu to the port of Ningbo Zhoushan. The new rail-sea transport route cuts transit distance and costs by 10-20%, boosting export competitiveness, especially to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, with increased demand for solar panels and energy storage products. Companies are responding by innovating products and expanding markets, with some planning to export new energy vehicles to the Middle East and Africa. Ningbo Zhoushan port's annual container throughput has reached 40 million TEUs, driven by efficient supply chain coordination. The article does not reference the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the critical role of China's ports in supporting foreign trade and economic growth, noting that they handle over 90% of the country's foreign trade cargo. It argues that during the 15th Five-Year Plan, China must transition into a leading maritime power by upgrading port facilities, optimizing functions, and enhancing international hub capabilities to support growing freight volumes. The piece advocates for developing modern shipping services and a world-class merchant fleet to improve logistics. It also encourages the green and intelligent transformation of ports through digitalization, automation, and the adoption of new energy sources to improve efficiency.
Summary: According to an interview with Mu Hong, Deputy Director of the Central Reform Office, China achieved significant theoretical, institutional, and practical outcomes in comprehensively deepening reform during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period (2021-2025). The reforms focused on constructing a high-level socialist market economy, strengthening the legal system, building a strong socialist culture, improving people's quality of life, and promoting ecological civilization. Mu Hong also highlighted the need for further reforms during the "15th Five-Year Plan" (2026-2030) to achieve socialist modernization, address development obstacles, stimulate innovation, and manage external risks. Key areas for reform in the next five-year plan include modernizing the industrial system, promoting technological self-reliance, expanding the domestic market, increasing external openness, and improving national security. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Ahead of the New Year, Yunnan's Kunming Dounan Flower Market, Asia's largest cut flower trading center, is experiencing a surge in trade. The market offers over 1,600 varieties of cut flowers daily. The article depicts citizens and tourists purchasing flowers and related products at the market on December 27th, indicating a thriving floral industry. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The 2026 fiscal policy will be more proactive, according to Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an, with an emphasis on expanding domestic demand and supporting technological innovation. Policies include boosting consumption through subsidies, supporting new consumption models, and increasing investment in key areas. Fiscal support will be directed toward science and technology, consumer lending, and service industry loans to lower financing costs. The plan also prioritizes strengthening social security and promoting coordinated urban-rural and regional development.
Summary: Multiple foreign media outlets report that China's economy is expected to maintain steady growth in 2025, driven by innovation and further opening up. International organizations and investment institutions have raised their growth forecasts for China, citing its economic resilience and potential. Reports highlight China's role in stabilizing global supply chains and its advancements in high-tech industries like clean energy and AI. China's commitment to opening up is exemplified by the Hainan Free Trade Port. The *New York Times* reports that China is experiencing a surge in the adoption of clean energy technologies.
Summary: The article emphasizes that China and the U.S. benefit from dialogue, cooperation, and stability, advocating for mutual prosperity over confrontation. It highlights the success of Hollywood movies in China as an example of deep economic integration and points to growing trade between the two nations. The article argues that U.S.-China economic relations are mutually beneficial, citing the significant increase in trade volume and the number of U.S. jobs supported by exports to China and Chinese investment in the U.S. It stresses that the common interests and strategic value of U.S.-China cooperation have increased, particularly in emerging fields like climate change and AI. Finally, it quotes Xi Jinping who states that China and the U.S. can achieve each other's success.
Summary: In 2025, Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the SCO Tianjin Summit, completing China's framework for global governance reform alongside the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. These initiatives address global challenges by promoting development, security, mutual understanding, and improved governance, ultimately aiming for a peaceful, secure, prosperous, and inclusive world. The article emphasizes that these initiatives prioritize the well-being of people worldwide and support the interests of the Global South by advocating for multilateralism and a more equitable international order. China's commitment to these initiatives involves practical actions and collaborations with numerous countries and international organizations. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn in Yuxi, Yunnan. Wang stated that the ironclad friendship between China and Cambodia has withstood the test of international changes. Wang also said China has been working to promote peace talks regarding the Cambodian-Thai border situation and congratulated both countries' militaries on reaching a ceasefire agreement. Prak Sokhonn expressed Cambodia's appreciation for China's mediation efforts and hoped for lasting peace.
Summary: Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow in Yuxi, Yunnan. Wang conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings to King Vajiralongkorn and expressed China's desire to foster the next 50 years of Sino-Thai friendship. Wang also stated China's hope to avert conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, urging dialogue. Sihasak relayed King Vajiralongkorn's greetings to Xi Jinping, and expressed appreciation for China's mediation efforts regarding the Thai-Cambodia conflict.
Summary: The Chinese Embassy in Nepal held a closing reception in Kathmandu for the 70th anniversary of China-Nepal diplomatic relations, also launching a cultural exchange event. The event was attended by Nepali Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Indira Rana, and Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, Zhou Pan. Rana stated that Nepal-China relations have continuously developed over the past 70 years, and expressed gratitude for China's support. The event also marked the first day of a three-day cultural exchange featuring Chinese performances and cultural displays. This year, China and Nepal held a series of events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Summary: The Chinese Navy's hospital ship "Peace Ark" concluded its 7-day goodwill visit and medical service in Barbados as part of "Mission Harmony-2025" and departed for South America. Barbadian President Bostic visited the ship, observed medical services, and praised the professional and efficient medical care provided by the "Peace Ark."
Summary: The inaugural China-Ethiopia Coffee Trade and Economic Promotion Conference was held in Zhuzhou, Hunan, focusing on the theme of "Experience Ethiopia, Share Prosperity." Strategic cooperation agreements were signed on barter trade platforms and general trade projects involving coffee, ceramics, and apparel. The Zhuzhou Land Port International Logistics Co., Ltd. and the Ethiopian Coffee (China) Exchange Center were inaugurated. The conference sought to promote trade ties between the two countries.
Summary: The article discusses efforts to increase grain production capacity and quality in China, specifically focusing on the "Green Ton and a Half Grain" project led by academician Zhang Fusuo. This project aims to achieve high yields (1.5 tons per mu) while reducing water and fertilizer use and minimizing environmental impact through techniques like drip irrigation and optimized planting methods. The model has been successfully implemented in multiple provinces, showing adaptability and replicability. Zhang's team also emphasizes soil health and the integration of modern technologies like AI and big data to achieve precision agriculture.
Summary: Foreign bloggers are showcasing China's affordable and abundant fresh produce in markets and supermarkets, contrasting it with high prices elsewhere. The article highlights China's achievements in ensuring stable and affordable access to essential goods and services like vegetables, electricity, and internet, attributing it to a "people-centered" development approach. This approach prioritizes public well-being over purely economic considerations, as seen in efforts to extend electricity access to remote regions regardless of cost. The article argues that prioritizing people's needs drives domestic demand and economic vitality, exemplified by advancements in transportation and agriculture. It emphasized long-term strategic planning and coordinated execution across regions and sectors in ensuring these improvements.
Summary: The article emphasizes the achievements in China's agricultural sector and rural revitalization during the final year of the 14th Five-Year Plan. It highlights increased grain production, consolidation of poverty alleviation, and rural construction initiatives. The report notes that China's per capita grain ownership has increased, and technology has improved agriculture. It also mentions efforts to promote integrated development of rural industries and increase farmer incomes, citing examples such as Yunnan's flower industry and the development of e-commerce in rural areas, emphasizing the effort to improve rural life. The article also mentions the importance of preventing a large-scale return to poverty, ensuring that the country's rural population is not vulnerable.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's commitment to expanding and deepening its opening-up policy, moving from "following" to "leading" on the global stage, as Xi Jinping stated in 2020. The Hainan Free Trade Port is highlighted as a key initiative to achieve this, exemplified by streamlined customs procedures and increased foreign trade activity since its launch. China is actively aligning with high-standard international economic and trade rules and expanding institutional opening, including in the digital economy. This is further supported by the growth of free trade zones, international cooperation, and efforts to build a high-level open economic system. The article suggests that China's opening-up is not only aimed at domestic development but also at creating win-win situations with the world.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on achieving technological self-reliance and strength for China. Xi highlighted the need for independent innovation, especially in light of global competition and challenges, referring to it as a "higher level of self-reliance." He stressed the strategic importance of technology and the need to break through bottlenecks in key areas, citing the development of domestically produced offshore wind turbines as an example of progress. Xi also called for reforms to unleash the potential of Chinese researchers, particularly the younger generation, and promoted coordinated innovation across regions like Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. The article alludes to competition with the U.S. by noting the need to overcome external pressure through self-reliance.
Summary: Liu Minfu, former Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK), died in Beijing on December 17, 2025, at the age of 87. Liu, a native of Hunan, held various positions in the RCCK and contributed to the system of multi-party cooperation under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. Central leaders expressed condolences to his family after his death. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Retired Deputy Commander-level cadre and former Deputy Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region, Lu Zhi, died in Beijing on December 3rd at the age of 87 due to illness. Lu Zhi, a native of Heilongjiang Province, joined the army in 1958 and the CCP in 1961, holding various political roles throughout his career, including Director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region. He contributed to the revolutionization, modernization, and standardization of the military. Lu Zhi was a representative to the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 10th National People's Congress. He was awarded the rank of Major General in 1988 and promoted to Lieutenant General in 1995.
Summary: Former Deputy Minister of Supervision, Zuo Lianbi, passed away in Beijing on December 9, 2025, at the age of 89. Central leaders expressed their condolences to Zuo's family. Zuo began his career in Beijing's agricultural and forestry sectors before holding various positions in Daxing County and the Beijing Dafa Livestock Company. He later served as Director of the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Supervision, Director of the Sixth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Ministry of Supervision, and Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Zuo was appointed Deputy Minister of Supervision from January 1995 to April 1998 and was a member of the 9th and 10th CPPCC National Committees.
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Summary: The article discusses the concept of "韧" (ren) – resilience – as the defining characteristic of China's development in the face of challenges. It highlights China's ability to overcome obstacles, particularly in the technology sector, citing the example of the chip industry's growth despite foreign export controls and U.S. pressure. The author emphasizes the importance of self-reliance, innovation, and the leadership of the Party in navigating complex international relations. The article asserts that China's resilience stems from its strong leadership and the collective efforts of its people. It concludes that China needs to maintain its resilience in the face of increasingly complex international competition.
Summary: An article discusses the rise of "new mass literature" (新大众文艺) in China, characterized by ordinary people creating and sharing content through online platforms. It highlights the shift in authorship from professional artists to the masses, encompassing diverse creators like factory workers and rural grandmothers. The article emphasizes the importance of platforms prioritizing social benefits and providing support for quality content creation to avoid homogenization and "traffic traps." It also suggests that professional artists can empower mass creation, and that these works should reflect the values and spirit of the times. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Great Wall Motor's chairman discusses the integration of traditional Chinese culture into the automotive industry, arguing it provides a unique foundation distinct from Western automotive cultures. The company draws inspiration from ancient engineering and art, such as the Dujiangyan irrigation system and Dunhuang murals, to innovate in technology and design. He emphasizes that cultural integration strengthens brand identity and resonates with consumers both domestically and internationally. He also highlights the importance of "ecological globalization" and the export of Chinese cultural values alongside vehicles, fostering mutual understanding and brand recognition overseas. The chairman sees this as crucial for China's transition from a major automobile producer to a leading automotive power.
Summary: The 21st Inner Mongolia Ice and Snow Nadam Fair commenced in Hailar District, Hulunbuir, featuring events like ice-snow crossings and folk competitions. The fair aims to create an immersive "all-area linkage + ice and snow + culture + tourism" experience. It encompasses dining, accommodation, transportation, and entertainment, attracting domestic and international tourists. The event showcases the unique charm of the snowy grasslands.
Summary: The article discusses China's efforts to promote employment through the development of regional labor brands, highlighting examples in emerging sectors like drone operation, AI animation, and advanced manufacturing. It notes the current challenges such as small-scale brands, disconnects from market demands, and a lack of digital skills training, suggesting solutions include tailored support, improved skills training, and integrated policy support. The article emphasizes aligning labor brand development with industrial upgrades and technological changes to provide a stable, high-quality labor force for China's modernization. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: The author, a Taiwanese native who now resides in mainland China, recounts their journey of establishing roots and building a career on the mainland. They highlight the information gap on social media in Taiwan regarding mainland China, which they aim to bridge through their "Cross-Strait Youth" WeChat platform. The platform shares practical advice and stories to encourage understanding and collaboration between young people from both sides. The author emphasizes the increasing desire for cross-strait exchange and believes that such interaction fosters a foundation for peaceful reunification. The author believes it is important to continue telling stories to foster connection between the youth on both sides of the strait.
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Summary: This article discusses the ongoing efforts to promote model individuals and groups ("Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People") to embody and promote socialist core values. These campaigns highlight individuals excelling in areas like economic construction, technological innovation, rural revitalization, and ethnic unity, with examples including scientists, engineers, farmers, and teachers in Xinjiang and Tibet. The goal is to inspire the public to contribute to national goals, focusing on ordinary people making extraordinary contributions at the grassroots level. These campaigns include various media and outreach efforts, such as reports, public service announcements and theatrical performances. Central and local governments are also taking actions to care for these role models, guiding the whole society to establish the value orientation of respecting heroes, defending heroes, learning from heroes, and caring for heroes.
Summary: After graduating from Nanjing University in 2012, Yuan Hui decided to teach in impoverished areas. He initially taught at Jiangjiawan teaching point in Badong County, Hubei Province, and later at Baishaping Primary School and Wangping Junior High School in remote mountainous areas. Over the past 13 years, he has been dedicated to providing education and support to left-behind children, even walking long distances to tutor a student with brittle bone disease who was later admitted to Wuhan University. He receives a government subsidy that he mostly spends on student supplies. Despite the challenges and low income, Yuan finds fulfillment in his work.
Summary: Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, Vice President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, concluded a study tour and Buddhist activities in Tibet. During his time there, he attended the 60th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and visited multiple cities to investigate rural revitalization, Tibetan medicine, and post-earthquake reconstruction. He also presided over the Kalachakra initiation ceremony at Tashilhunpo Monastery and attended a symposium on the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhism. Bainqen urged monks and nuns to study Xi Jinping's important speech during his inspection in Tibet.
Summary: Qiyang city in Hunan province is implementing multifaceted measures to promote high-quality education, including increased financial investment, construction of new schools, and upgrades to existing facilities. A digital education platform has been launched to bridge the urban-rural teaching gap through online resources and synchronized lessons. The city is also emphasizing moral education, reading programs, and physical education initiatives. Efforts are underway to balance educational resources and promote differentiated development among high schools, focusing on talent cultivation, quality improvement, and vocational training.
Summary: Zhengzhou is upgrading its water supply system by replacing well water with tap water, a project listed as one of the city's top livelihood initiatives. Aiming to address issues like insufficient water pressure and safety concerns, the project involves upgrading the entire water supply chain. The effort is spearheaded by Party building initiatives, employing a closed-loop management system and community participation. To minimize disruption, the project utilizes "micro-tunneling" techniques and an EPC model for efficient coordination. By 2026, the project aims to provide all residents with high-quality tap water.
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Summary: The *People's Daily* "Letters from Readers" section highlighted and addressed various local issues reported by ordinary citizens, ranging from delayed natural gas installation in Sichuan and cracked retaining walls in Jiangxi to blocked roads in Gansu, faulty electrical boxes in Xinjiang, and low-hanging cables in Guizhou, prompting local authorities to take remedial actions. Some issues remained unresolved, such as incomplete elevator installations in Shanxi, construction dust problems in Guangdong, and lack of permanent electricity in a Heilongjiang residential complex, where solutions are still being sought. These articles underscores the *People's Daily's* role in addressing public concerns and holding local governments accountable. The reports do not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "Reader's Letters" page of the People's Daily reviews its 2025 coverage of local issues raised by citizens, highlighting successfully resolved and unresolved cases, and praises instances of officials addressing public concerns. The article emphasizes the importance of citizen participation and government responsiveness in resolving problems and improving governance. Anonymity of letter-writers reveals lingering concerns about potential repercussions. The article frames public satisfaction as a key metric for government performance and advocates for officials to embrace public and media oversight to improve policy and governance.
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Summary: The article highlights the significance of Xi Jinping's thought on self-revolution for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), emphasizing its role in advancing socialist modernization. It discusses how the CCP utilizes self-revolution to maintain its leadership and address internal issues, citing achievements in anti-corruption and discipline enforcement. The analysis also states that Xi Jinping's thought addresses the need for the party to stay true to its colors, avoid changing its nature and taste. It also stresses that the CCP's approach to self-supervision offers a model for other ruling parties, contrasting it with Western models. Finally, it outlines the role of discipline inspection and supervision organs in implementing Xi's vision and ensuring the party's continued strength.
Summary: This article emphasizes the unified nature of being responsible to both superiors and the people, drawing on Xi Jinping's 2006 commentary on the subject. It argues that true responsibility to the Party necessitates responsibility to the people, and vice versa, as both are crucial for the success of the Party's mission. The piece criticizes officials who prioritize pleasing superiors over serving the people, or vice versa, highlighting the importance of aligning actions with the Party's goals while addressing the needs of the populace. It stresses that only by unifying responsibility upwards and downwards can the Party consolidate its support and advance its goals. There is no explicit mention of the United States or Sino-U.S. relations in the document.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of effectively communicating China's rule of law story to the world, highlighting Xi Jinping's directives on international communication and showcasing China's legal achievements. It advocates selecting universally relatable themes, such as justice and human rights, to resonate with international audiences by illustrating how Chinese law reflects the people's will and protects vulnerable groups. The article stresses the need for truthful, objective, and authentic storytelling that reflects China's unique cultural context and demonstrates the implementation of Chinese law through relatable cases. Furthermore, it calls for a multi-channel, modern approach to international communication, leveraging both traditional and new media, tailored to diverse audiences, to enhance China's global influence and discourse on the rule of law.
Summary: A Party Building Office (党建办) in Changzhi city, Shanxi province, was created to resolve local governance issues, exemplified by the case of Zhouwu village, where a tourism road construction project faced resistance. Villagers protested due to dissatisfaction with village cadre performance and a desire for greater compensation, leading to the replacement of the village Party Secretary with a local entrepreneur, Cui Shaodong. The Party Building Office facilitated coordination between different departments and promoted infrastructure and economic development projects, such as mushroom cultivation, to address villagers' concerns. According to Changzhi city's official, Lü Zhigang, the establishment of Party Building Offices across the city has improved the implementation of policies. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the successful implementation of policy at the grassroots level in Dianshang Town, Changzhi, Shanxi Province, focusing on resolving long-standing issues through targeted approaches. It highlights the importance of identifying the root causes of problems, using the example of a delayed tourism road project in Zhouwu Village, which was linked to weak local Party organization. Dianshang Town implemented a project leadership system to address the issues. The establishment of Party Building Offices in townships and streets to coordinate and supervise the implementation of comprehensive tasks is essential to strengthening grass-roots Party organizations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of social governance under Xi Jinping's thought, particularly in the context of China's unique socialist path and the modernization of governance systems. It highlights Xi's emphasis on strengthening party leadership, serving the people, leveraging technology, and balancing order and vitality in social governance. Zhengzhou's "Ten Ones" initiative, focusing on party-led grid management and digital technology integration, is presented as a successful case study. The article argues for translating China's institutional strengths into governance advantages and contributing Chinese solutions to global governance. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A new tourism train route, "Enjoying Dragon River Silver Tour," has launched in Heilongjiang province, catering to tourists from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. The Y999/998 train will run until February 2026, traversing destinations like Harbin, Yabuli, Alihe, and Mohe on a six-day loop. The train features amenities such as a library, a chess room, accessible facilities, emergency call buttons, and regional cuisine. The service is designed to cater to the needs of older travelers. This initiative will focus on integrating recreation, leisure, and dining experiences.
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Summary: After a decade-long restoration, the Hall of Mental Cultivation (Yangxin Dian) in the Palace Museum has reopened to the public. The restoration aimed to restore the hall to its original state while incorporating historical details from different periods, including the Qing Dynasty's "listening to politics behind the curtain." The restoration project involved extensive research and collaboration across multiple disciplines, and the hall now displays over 1,000 artifacts. The restoration provides insights into historical details and craftsmanship, showcasing the preservation of Chinese culture. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: An experimental female mouse, launched into space aboard the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft, successfully gave birth to nine pups after returning to Earth, with six surviving. This marks China's first successful end-to-end mammalian space experiment, encompassing preparation, in-orbit experimentation, and sample recovery. Scientists will conduct systematic research on the offspring of the space-returned mice, focusing on growth, physiology, and pathology. Further observation of the offspring's reproductive capacity will be performed, with the objective of producing a "second generation" of mice.
Summary: Archaeologists have discovered a significant Paleolithic site near Congqian Co Lake in Daocheng County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The Congqian Co site, dating back approximately 12,000 years, is the highest altitude point within the Piro site complex discovered during the fourth national cultural relics census. The discovery of over 190 stone tools at the Congqian Co site, elevates the "high-altitude record" of ancient humans in the Piro site complex to over 4,300 meters above sea level. This breakthrough enhances understanding of human activity in high-altitude areas. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Central Radio and Television Station announced the branch venues for the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, to be held in Harbin, Yiwu, Hefei, and Yibin, alongside the main venue in Beijing. The Gala aims to highlight Chinese culture and local customs with a focus on innovation, technology, and international appeal. The program will aim to show the beauty and cultural spirit of China. The Gala will show the power and vitality of the new era. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's Chongqing branch (ICBC Chongqing) is integrating financial services with local culture and tourism in Chongqing, including the launch of the "Love Chongqing" theme card, which has issued over 110,000 cards. ICBC Chongqing signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce to promote the city's development as an international consumption center. The bank is focusing on consumer scenarios and pro-people policies, establishing a government-bank cooperation mechanism to enhance Chongqing's cultural and tourism influence. ICBC Chongqing is collaborating with local businesses and scenic spots to enrich the card's benefits and improve the consumer experience. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: The China Youth Development Foundation is supporting young entrepreneurs through its "Youth Small Shops" program, which provides assistance with funding, policy guidance, and market access. Examples include a community restaurant in Xi'an, a lacquer art studio in Wuhan, and a coffee shop in Hangzhou, all of which received support from local Communist Youth League organizations. The program aims to address common challenges faced by young entrepreneurs, such as lack of capital and business experience. The initiative emphasizes not only business success but also social responsibility, encouraging entrepreneurs to contribute to their communities.
Summary: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management have allocated 4.44 billion yuan in central funds for winter and spring assistance to disaster-stricken populations. This aid targets severely affected, high-altitude, and underdeveloped regions, benefiting 26.01 million people. Local authorities are instructed to formulate effective relief plans, refine aid standards, and prevent fund misappropriation or delays. The funds are intended to address basic living difficulties and ensure a warm winter for disaster-affected populations. The announcement made no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Transport reports that since 2025, it has been working with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to upgrade highway service area "Driver Homes," completing 863 to date, offering free services to truck drivers. The ministry has also focused on protecting the rights and interests of China's 38 million truck drivers by improving their working environment and addressing their concerns through channels like the 12328 hotline. Actions taken include addressing unfair truck sales practices, combating freight payment arrears by restricting shipments for 6,000 dishonest shippers, and helping 1.88 million drivers recover 1.25 billion yuan in unpaid freight. The Ministry also addressed issues related to excessive platform fees and pushed major freight platforms to sign self-discipline covenants.
Summary: This article reports on the career of Ni Jiaqi, a graduate of Suzhou Vocational Institute of Agriculture. He now works at Yixiangyuan Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd., providing technical guidance on crop cultivation. Suzhou Vocational Institute of Agriculture has a "three-stage employment education" curriculum system, and offers students internships. The program helped Ni Jiaqi find a job at his current company. Kong Tingting, Vice President of Suzhou Vocational Institute of Agriculture, stated that the school has launched a "professional course teacher career navigation action" to integrate new requirements for comprehensive job skills into vocational career teaching cases, provide students with more suitable internship and employment resources, and cultivate more new farmers.
Summary: Shaanxi Province will hold its first Winter Games in Yulin in early 2026, featuring skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. The Games aim to promote winter sports and integrate sports with tourism, with Yulin already hosting winter sports events and planning more. Yulin is converting its ice and snow resources into economic opportunities by constructing winter sports facilities and holding various ice and snow-themed activities. The city also plans to integrate local culture, such as Shaanbei paper-cutting, into the Winter Games and develop a sports and health tourism resort. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Here's a brief summary of the provided articles: Several Chinese companies and organizations highlight their commitment to innovation, green development, and social responsibility. China Power Construction Group (中国电建) emphasizes its role in global energy transition and overseas projects in 139 countries. Kweichow Moutai (茅台) focuses on ecological protection and rural revitalization through industry-driven development. Lenovo Holdings (联想控股) discusses its investment in technology and commitment to social responsibility, including support for rural students and women entrepreneurs. Samsung China (三星) mentioned it gives back to the community, and continues to invest in China.
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Summary: To commemorate its 20th anniversary, China Communications Construction Group (CCCG) held a forum in Beijing, showcasing 40 major domestic and international projects. Domestic projects include the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and the Beijing Daxing International Airport. International projects included the Lamu-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, and the Port of Chancay in Peru. CCCG highlighted the Karakoram Highway project in Pakistan as vital to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The company presented the projects as evidence of its global construction capabilities and contributions to the Belt and Road Initiative.
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Summary: The central government has expanded the scope of international science and technology innovation centers to include the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region (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). This strategic move aims to establish these areas as primary sources of original innovation and strengthen China's position as a global science and technology powerhouse. Zhang Jihong, Director of the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, emphasized Beijing's leading role in this initiative. Zhou Yi Ren from the National Development and Reform Commission highlighted the Greater Bay Area's advantages in globalized, enterprise-led innovation, while Qin Wenbo from the Shanghai Academy of Sciences stressed the importance of breaking down administrative barriers to integrate resources in the Yangtze River Delta. The effort in the Greater Bay Area highlights the importance of the region serving as a global hub for technology development.
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Summary: The article is a personal reflection by a Peking University professor of history, Deng Xiaonan, on her life and career, including her upbringing, experiences in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution, and her academic journey. She emphasizes the importance of mentorship, rigorous scholarship, and dedication to teaching. Deng also recounts her father's, the historian Deng Guangming, emphasis on rigorous scholarship and the need to "rectify academic conduct." She mentions her role in establishing the Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences at Peking University and her ongoing research on information channels in ancient China, a topic of interest in international academic circles.
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By: 本报记者 强郁文 曹文轩
"History always advances in a spiral. In the past, our opening up was about 'following the pack,' but now our opening up is about 'leading the way.' This is a higher level of opening up."
——October 2020, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary, emphasized during an inspection in Guangdong (广东)
On the coast of the South China Sea, a free trade port exploring the world's highest level of opening-up is accelerating its progress:
In 1 minute, at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (三亚凤凰国际机场) in Hainan (海南), customs and security departments share baggage images in real-time via screens, eliminating the need for passengers to repeatedly move their luggage for "one-time inspection."
In 2 minutes, at the Hainan Haikou New Seaport (海南海口新海港) and Nan Port (南港) "second-line port" (freight) centralized inspection site, a container truck completes customs clearance.
On December 18th of this year, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) officially launched full island customs closure. There is no readily available experience in the world for implementing customs closure operations on such a large scale.
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to make it an important gateway leading China's new era of opening up to the outside world." "After customs closure, Hainan has the basic conditions to promote opening up on a larger scale and at a deeper level." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) expressed his expectations.
In the first week of the Hainan Free Trade Port's (海南自由贸易港) full island customs closure operation, the value of "zero-tariff" goods imported through the "first line" exceeded 400 million yuan; the number of newly registered foreign trade enterprises increased by 1,972, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times; offshore duty-free shopping amounted to 1.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 54.9%; the first seventh freedom traffic rights route was put into operation...
From the construction concept to taking shape and gaining momentum, from "gradually exploring" to "accelerating progress," a new highland of opening up at a higher level is gradually being presented to the world.
The Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) demonstrates China's clear attitude of always adhering to opening up to the outside world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must actively connect with and absorb high-standard international economic and trade rules, steadily expand institutional opening up, improve the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy."
Advancing reform and opening up is unwavering, and the door to the outside world is opening wider and wider.
The field is constantly expanding:
Data has become a new commodity. This year, the Shanghai Data Exchange (上海数据交易所) released a data circulation system and an integrated data market standard system, focusing on building a data network that "connects the whole country and links the world."
"Relying on the cross-border data negative list and controllable and traceable cross-chain technology, China's digital market has a richer open form and more mature institutional interfaces," said Tang Qifeng (汤奇峰), General Manager of the Shanghai Data Exchange (上海数据交易所).
"Unlocking" new opportunities and exploring "from 0 to 1" institutional breakthroughs. Developing overseas game business, supporting foreign doctors to open clinics... The "Implementation Plan for Accelerating the Comprehensive Pilot Program for Expanding the Opening Up of the Service Industry" was issued, clarifying 155 pilot tasks. The negative list for foreign investment access has been reduced from the earliest 190 items to the current 29 items in the national version and 27 items in the free trade zone version, and restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector have been completely removed.
The level continues to deepen:
Imported medical equipment clears customs in 1 hour. "Cross-border scientific research has been greatly accelerated." Wu Yihui (吴意辉), Deputy General Manager of Operations at Yep! Medical Devices (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (业聚医疗器械（深圳）有限公司), is very pleased.
As a "test field" for Shenzhen-Hong Kong (深港) science and technology innovation collaboration, the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (河套深港科技创新合作区) is developing rapidly. At present, it has gathered more than 200 high-end scientific research projects, 447 technology companies, and more than 15,000 scientific research talents.
High-level opening-up platforms are forming a strong attraction: with an intended transaction value of US$83.49 billion calculated annually, 4,108 companies from 138 countries and regions participated in the exhibition, and the scale of the 8th China International Import Expo (进博会) reached a new high; 22 free trade pilot zones cover the east, west, north, south, and center of the country, actively connecting with high-standard international economic and trade rules, contributing about 20% of the country's foreign investment and total import and export volume; the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) has operated more than 120,000 trains, and in 2024, China's trade in goods with countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 22.1 trillion yuan...
"History always advances in a spiral. In the past, our opening up was about 'following the pack,' but now our opening up is about 'leading the way.' This is a higher level of opening up." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly reveals the historical logic of China's reform and opening up.
The more open it is, the more it develops, and the more it develops, the more open it is. This path is becoming more and more firm. Today, China has become the world's second largest economy, the world's largest manufacturing country, and the world's largest trading country in goods. Its foreign investment ranks among the top three in the world, and it is moving from a "world factory" to a "source of innovation."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) proposal proposes to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and create a new situation of cooperation and win-win results.
Sharing with the world and benefiting all. From the white mountains and black waters to the western border, from the southeast coast to the central plains, China in the new era is striving to run and is connecting the world with a higher level of opening up.
(Reporters Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州) and Ji Juesu (季觉苏) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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"We must adhere to a problem-oriented approach, leverage the advantages of the new national system, 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "exert efforts vigorously," to strive with determination) and strive to catch up, accelerating the realization of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening."
——June 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北)
In Yingkou (营口), Liaoning (辽宁), under the blue sky, white wind power towers stand tall. Each rotation of the 126-meter-long blades generates 44 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and the units can output 74 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually. This is the 18-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit independently developed by CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power Co., Ltd. (中船海装风电有限公司).
In April 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the Chongqing (重庆) Science and Technology Innovation and Industrial Development Achievement Exhibition Hall. Upon learning that the domestically produced rate of the complete offshore wind turbine unit developed by CSSC Haizhuang (中船海装) reached 99%, he was very impressed: "When I was working in Fujian (福建), China did not yet have offshore wind power."
Today, the domestically produced rate of wind turbine units is not only getting higher and higher, but the single-unit capacity and reliability of wind power have also become world-leading.
Scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening has always been a "matter of national importance" in General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) mind. The General Secretary pointed out: "We must fully recognize the strategic leading position and fundamental supporting role of science and technology, anchor the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, strengthen top-level design and overall planning, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening." "To promote Chinese-style modernization, science and technology must take the lead, and scientific and technological innovation is the only way."
The high degree of importance and repeated emphasis reflect a profound insight into "time" and "trend," a clear understanding of goals and paths, and a firm determination to accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening.
"For enterprises to develop, industries to upgrade, and the economy to develop with high quality, we must rely on independent innovation. We are now experiencing profound changes unseen in a century, and we will inevitably encounter competition and various challenges and pressures. Under such circumstances, we must take a path of higher-level self-reliance," the General Secretary pondered deeply.
Planning the overall situation and making key moves.
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must further consolidate the foundation.
In June 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited HGLaser Engineering Co., Ltd. (华工激光工程有限责任公司) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), carefully examining the innovative achievements of the chip industry. "With the development and growth of our country, it is imperative to break through the key core technologies that are 'choking' us. We must adhere to a problem-oriented approach, leverage the advantages of the new national system, 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "exert efforts vigorously," to strive with determination) and strive to catch up, accelerating the realization of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening."
Bearing in mind the entrustment, the tackling of key problems has never stopped. In one "breakthrough" after another, HGLaser's (华工激光) parent company, HUST Science and Technology (华工科技), has successively created a number of "China's firsts."
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must further enhance momentum.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces."
Independently developing 30-micron flexible foldable glass is not only a Chinese first and a world-leading scientific research achievement, but it has also formed a fully domestically produced ultra-thin flexible glass industry chain.
The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has allowed China National Building Material (CNBM) Glass New Materials Research Institute (中建材玻璃新材料研究总院) to lead the way and show its skills in emerging fields.
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must also further stimulate vitality.
"China's science and technology team contains huge innovation potential, and the key is to effectively release this potential through deepening the reform of the science and technology system." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words were resounding.
Young scientific and technological talents are the main force for innovative development. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China accelerated the pace of reform in funding support, selection and appointment, and other aspects to support young talents to take the lead and play the leading role.
In June of this year, the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金) Innovation Research Group Project made a new appearance, setting up a new track for young scientific research teams under the age of 40 for the first time, helping more outstanding young scientists stand out.
Independent innovation is not about closing the door and building a car, nor is it about fighting alone. The key is to form synergy.
"As one of the three important sources of power leading the country's high-quality development, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region has a large number of first-class universities and high-end research talents, with a solid and strong innovation foundation. It is necessary to strengthen collaborative innovation and industrial collaboration, and play a demonstrative and driving role in achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening." In May 2023, when presiding over the symposium on deepening the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words hit the nail on the head.
As of August 2025, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Center (京津冀国家技术创新中心) has produced approximately 50 globally original or leading achievements, and the ability to supply original technology has continued to increase...
Seizing the day and working hard, persevering, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening has reached a new level, and the country's comprehensive innovation capacity ranking has risen from 14th in 2020 to 10th in 2024.
"Practice has proved that China's independent innovation cause has great potential! China's vast number of science and technology workers have great potential!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) encouragement is inspiring.
Striving to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, China's innovators are advancing bravely.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 顾仲阳 李晓晴 邓剑洋
This year is the final year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the last year of the five-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively linking them with rural revitalization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Rural revitalization and the development of 'agriculture, rural areas, and farmers' should still be the foundation of Chinese-style modernization," and "The bottom line of poverty alleviation must be **固若金汤** (gù ruò jīn tāng - "as solid as metal and boiling water," impregnable; well-fortified), and there must be absolutely no large-scale return to poverty."
These are earnest entrustments and sincere admonitions. Faced with the complex and volatile international situation and the arduous and heavy domestic reform, development, and stability tasks, all regions and departments have thoroughly implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" work, and have steadily promoted the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
This year, grain production has increased at a high level, the achievements in poverty alleviation have been continuously consolidated and expanded, the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty has been firmly guarded, the rural construction action has been implemented in depth, farmers' incomes have steadily increased, and the vitality of rural development has been continuously stimulated. The substantial "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" report card provides strong support for consolidating and expanding the positive momentum of economic stability.
The "Chinese Rice Bowl" is Held Firmly
When the granary is full, the world is at peace. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The more we face risks and challenges, the more we must stabilize agriculture and ensure the safety of grain and important non-staple foods."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's annual grain output increased from 1,365.7 billion catties in 2021 to 1,429.75 billion catties in 2025. The per capita grain possession increased from 483 kilograms in 2021 to more than 500 kilograms at present. The "Chinese rice bowl" is filled more fully, held more firmly, and has more substance, injecting a strong stability into promoting high-quality economic and social development.
The cold is deepening in the Luxi Plain (鲁西平原). In the high-standard farmland of Xinwang Village (辛王村), Yan Temple Street (闫寺街道), Dongchangfu District (东昌府区), Liaocheng City (聊城市), Shandong Province (山东省), the new farmer Wang Wei (王伟) is driving agricultural machinery slowly between the ridges, "When winter comes, we must maintain the ground temperature so that the wheat tillers will be stronger next year."
"This year's harvest was not easy," said Wang Wei (王伟). The autumn harvest was caught in continuous rainy weather, and ordinary farmland could not be entered by vehicles. The high-standard farmland was equipped with hardened machine-耕 roads, so harvesters could go to the ground in time to rush to harvest, reducing losses by more than 100 yuan per mu. "This year, the average yield per mu of corn is 1,300 catties, and the average yield per mu of wheat is 1,200 catties, which is another bumper year."
Storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology makes the foundation for a bumper harvest more solid. This year's grain production has successively encountered disasters such as spring drought, high-temperature and drought in summer, and continuous rainy weather in autumn. All regions have actively taken action to overcome difficulties, and the national grain production has once again increased at a high level, increasing by 16.75 billion catties compared with the previous year.
The heavy harvest answer sheet shows the new atmosphere of building a strong agricultural country: resisting disasters and winning a bumper harvest highlights the strong resilience of the industry and the strong guarantee of supply; the deep integration of good fields, good seeds, good machines, and good methods highlights the strong guarantee of science and technology. China has cumulatively built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, the coverage rate of improved crop varieties exceeds 96%, the grain output on cultivated land irrigation area accounts for 80.76% of the country's total grain output, of which the grain sowing area in large and medium-sized irrigation areas accounts for 38.89% of the country, the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress exceeds 64%, and the overall level of agricultural science and technology innovation has entered the first echelon in the world, and the foundation of the granary of a large country is solid.
A strong operating system and strong competitiveness are the other two important characteristics of a strong agricultural country.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Yunnan (云南) that Yunnan's (云南) flower industry has broad prospects, and it is necessary to focus on the entire industrial chain, continuously cultivate deeply from the seed industry, planting end, and market end, so that this "beautiful industry" can become a "happy industry" that benefits the masses.
Earnest entrustments have been transformed into development momentum.
In the intelligent greenhouse of Lijiang Modern Flower Industry Park (丽江现代花卉产业园) in Gucheng District (古城区), Lijiang City (丽江市), Yunnan (云南), the new domestic rose varieties "Xinghuo" (星火) and "Danzhuang" (淡妆) are in full bloom. "We have independently selected and registered 11 new domestic varieties, and have completed the planting of 45,000 plants of 7 varieties," said Cai Yanfei (蔡艳飞), head of the Gucheng District (古城区) Flower Industry Science and Technology Special Team. The park closely cooperates with the Flower Research Institute of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (云南省农科院花卉研究所) to strive to achieve the goal of introducing, breeding, propagating, and promoting 100 independent varieties in five years.
The seed industry is gradually becoming independent, and the intelligent transformation of planting is gradually accelerating. "The park has realized the automatic collection and precise regulation of data such as moisture, fertilizer, temperature, humidity, and light. Every time during the peak sales season, we precisely optimize the parameters half a month in advance, which significantly improves the market response speed," introduced Zhang Lihui (张丽辉), head of industrial planning at Lijiang Modern Flower Industry Park (丽江现代花卉产业园).
At the market end, efficient circulation broadens sales channels, and the integration of the three industries enhances added value. Zhang Lihui (张丽辉) said that relying on a complete cold chain logistics system, the park's foreign sales of fresh flowers account for 40%. The industrial park has developed 126 deep-processed products in 24 categories, such as preserved flowers and rose essential oils, and has also created a four-season flower landscape to develop tourism. Since this year, it has received more than 87,000 tourists.
The booming flower industry has become Yunnan's (云南) advantageous industry and people-enriching industry, driving an average increase of more than 50,000 yuan in income for 190,000 flower farmers every year, and radiating and driving more than 1 million people to find employment and start businesses. Last year, Yunnan's (云南) fresh cut flower planting area was 350,000 mu, and the output was 20.6 billion stems, both of which ranked first in the country.
Strengthening leading enterprises, supplementing chains, revitalizing industries, and building brands, China is accelerating the construction of a modern agricultural industry system, upgrading the entire chain, adding value to the entire chain, and integrating the entire industry, and the comprehensive benefits of modern agriculture are continuously improving. Last year, there were more than 100,000 agricultural product processing enterprises above designated size in the country, realizing operating income of about 18 trillion yuan; the total number of green, organic, famous, special, excellent, new, and geographical indication agricultural products in the country exceeded 87,000.
Rural Construction is Grasped Solidly
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Yan'an City (延安市), Shaanxi (陕西) for his first field trip, emphasizing "We must conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and comprehensively promote rural revitalization."
Bearing in mind the entrustment, Nangou Village (南沟村), Gaoqiao Town (高桥镇), Anse District (安塞区), Yan'an City (延安市) has "embroidered" a new scene on the Gulangliang (圪梁梁).
The newly built houses are neatly arranged and fully equipped. The village has built garbage houses and sewage treatment stations, which are clean and tidy. The winding cement road connects farmhouses and ecological scenic spots, with a scene at every step, and pedestrians are like swimming in a painting.
The appearance of the village has been renewed, and Nangou Village (南沟村) not only has a "face", but also a "lining" of prosperous industry and rich people.
Mechanized operations and refined management make the orchard produce more good fruits. Intelligent sorting and e-commerce sales have turned apples from "selling by the pile" to "selling by the piece". The agricultural, cultural, and tourism complex project integrates red research and agricultural experience, promoting Nangou Village (南沟村) from simply "selling apples" to "selling scenery" and "selling experience".
Red apples have become Nangou Village's (南沟村) revitalization fruit and wealth-generating fruit. With the credit support of the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) Yan'an City Branch (延安市分行), fruit farmer Bai Jianfeng (白建峰) improved varieties and expanded the scale. This year, his apple income exceeded 300,000 yuan. He lives in a new house, drives a new car, and lives a prosperous life. The collective assets of Nangou Village (南沟村) exceed 10 million yuan, and the former poor village has become a well-known demonstration village for rural revitalization.
One area reflects the overall situation. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", all regions have deeply studied and applied the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project and have solidly promoted the construction of beautiful and livable villages. The 5G coverage rate of administrative villages across the country exceeds 90%, more than 16,000 rural nursing homes have been built, 2,199 counties (cities, districts) have carried out the construction of close-knit county medical communities, and rural people-enriching industries have transformed resource advantages into development advantages, making farmers' lives sweeter.
Looking at the beautiful Shenzhou (神州), beautiful villages with more complete infrastructure, more convenient public services, and more diversified development opportunities have become happy homes for hundreds of millions of farmers.
"The countryside is livable and workable, and it is becoming more and more suitable for returning home to start a business," said He Yinlei (何殷雷), a post-90s returnee who is the secretary of the live broadcast e-commerce party branch of Pearl Town (珍珠小镇), Shanxiahu Town (山下湖镇), Zhuji City (诸暨市), Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江). He built a team to do live broadcasts, created a brand to make jewelry, and led more than 300 farmers in his hometown, Xin Changle Village (新长乐村), to devote themselves to the pearl live broadcast industry.
Xin Changle Village (新长乐村) has gathered more than 120 "agricultural entrepreneurs". More than 80% of the villagers are engaged in the pearl industry. Last year, the output value of the entire industrial chain reached 6 billion yuan, and the permanent population of the village has also increased by 30% compared with five years ago.
Today's Xin Changle Village (新长乐村) is prosperous and full of vitality, which is inseparable from the in-depth promotion of rural construction. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, roadside greening, landscape lake beautification, and agricultural network transformation and upgrading were carried out. Two new and expanded 110 kV substations were built around Pearl Town (珍珠小镇). Strolling through the village, there are sports parks, cultural auditoriums, and intelligent health rooms, and villagers can enjoy convenient public services on the spot.
Popularity is booming, and industries are becoming stronger. The big data of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Shaoxing Power Supply Company (国网浙江电力绍兴供电公司) shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the electricity consumption of rural residents in Zhuji (诸暨) increased by 53%. The rising electricity consumption data has become a strong footnote to the vitality of rural development.
Looking at the whole country, the pace of industrial revitalization is sonorous, and rural development is more dynamic. This year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) and the Ministry of Finance (财政部) supported the construction of 40 advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, 50 modern agricultural industrial parks, and 200 agricultural industrial strong town projects to promote the continuous improvement of the quality and efficiency of rural industries. New industries and new business forms such as forest economy, leisure agriculture, and rural e-commerce are booming. The annual output value of the forest economy exceeds 1 trillion yuan. From January to October this year, the national online retail sales of agricultural products increased by 9.5% year-on-year.
Livable and workable, beautiful villages attract more and more resources and elements to flow and gather. At present, there are more than 15 million various types of people returning to their hometowns to start businesses across the country. They are full of dreams, bringing funds, new technologies, and new ideas, injecting surging vitality into rural development. "Going to the county for tourism" and "rural tourism" have opened up a new world for cultural and tourism development, and a large number of city dwellers come to the countryside to find "poetry and distance".
The Bottom Line of Poverty Alleviation is Firmly Guarded
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and resolutely guard the bottom line against large-scale return to poverty."
Consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation is the bottom-line task for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. The Party Central Committee has set up a five-year transition period to maintain the overall stability of assistance policies and to help and support poverty-stricken areas and people who have been lifted out of poverty.
In the cold winter season, in the employment assistance workshop in Tangmiao Village (汤庙村), Baimiao Township (白庙乡), Suixian County (睢县), Henan (河南), monitoring household Lin Jinfeng's (蔺金风) fingertips are flying, and the shoe materials are quickly sewn into shape. "I can earn money at my doorstep, 4,500 yuan a month, and I live a very comfortable life. My family will not become poor," said Lin Jinfeng (蔺金风).
In recent years, Suixian County (睢县) has relied on the construction of the shoe industry base in the High-tech Zone (高新区) to build employment assistance workshops in rural areas, promoting more than 10,000 people to find employment at their doorstep; more than 20 industries such as electronics and food processing have built 1,178 "micro-factories" in rural areas, allowing villagers to have work and earn money at their doorstep.
Looking at the whole country, nearly 3/4 of the people who have been lifted out of poverty have established interest linkage mechanisms with new agricultural business entities. Since the transition period, the scale of employment of people who have been lifted out of poverty has remained stable at more than 30 million, stabilizing more than 2/3 of the income of families who have been lifted out of poverty.
The income of people who have been lifted out of poverty is steadily increasing, and the achievements in guaranteeing "three guarantees" and drinking water safety have also been continuously consolidated and expanded.
In the depths of the Qinba Mountains (秦巴山区), in Hei Huling Village (黑虎岭村), Shuiping Town (水坪镇), Zhuxi County (竹溪县), Hubei (湖北), Zhou Dexin (周德新), a "five-guarantee household", turned on the faucet, and clear tap water flowed out with a gurgling sound. "In the past, when there was a drought, tap water was often not supplied, and sometimes it was a little yellow and turbid, but now it is all solved." China has become the country with the greatest efforts to improve the drinking water conditions of the rural population in the world. At present, the penetration rate of tap water in rural areas has reached 94%.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the country has cumulatively identified and assisted more than 7 million monitored objects to steadily eliminate the risk of returning to poverty, firmly guarding the bottom line against large-scale return to poverty. The economic and social development of poverty-stricken areas has caught up by leaps and bounds. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties across the country has increased by an average of 7.8% per year in real terms, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the national rural average annual growth rate.
Not only in poverty-stricken areas, but from 2021 to 2024, the per capita disposable income of rural residents across the country increased from 18,931 yuan to 23,119 yuan, and the actual year-on-year growth in the first three quarters of this year was 6%. More and more villagers are adding smart home appliances, smart agricultural machinery, driving cars, and traveling, and the quality of life is improving day by day. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the growth rate of per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents has continued to be faster than that of urban areas.
To promote rural modernization, not only must material life be prosperous, but spiritual life must also be rich.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said to the villagers during his inspection in Zhaoxing Dong Village (肇兴侗寨), Liping County (黎平县), Guizhou Province (贵州省), "Your demeanor is very good, and you all look so radiant," and "I hope that the happy life of the villagers will be even better and that rural revitalization will be done even better."
It was the weekend, and Lu Yanyu (陆艳玉), chairman of the women's federation of Zhaoxing Village (肇兴村), led the village's Dong song team to perform Dong folk songs for tourists, and the enthusiastic singing echoed in the beautiful Dong village.
"In recent years, with the continuous increase in income, the villagers have higher requirements for spiritual and cultural life. We regularly organize everyone to sing Dong songs together and hold 'village song' competitions to enrich the cultural life of the villagers. We also compile some laws, regulations, policies, and village rules and regulations into songs to improve the effectiveness of rural governance," introduced Lu Yanyu (陆艳玉).
Since this year, Liping County (黎平县) has organically combined rural customs and civilization with good rural governance, carried out more than 440 cultural and sports activities such as "village songs", and explored grass-roots governance models such as "drum tower conventions" and "integral supermarkets", and the countryside has been rejuvenated with a new atmosphere of civilization.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, "Village BA", "Village Super", "Village Evening" and other "village-branded" cultural and sports activities became popular. Villagers walked into the arena and onto the stage, becoming the protagonists. Last year, more than 2.2 million cultural and sports activities of various types were held in rural areas across the country, promoting new trends in entertainment and education, and effectively boosting the spirit of the villagers. Hundreds of millions of farmers have full pockets and rich minds, and their lives are becoming more prosperous and affluent.
Spring plowing and summer weeding, autumn harvest and winter storage, the new season of wheat is growing well on the fertile fields. Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustments, anchoring the overall goal of agricultural and rural modernization, striving to make a good start for the "15th Five-Year Plan" and "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers", the vast countryside is stirring up a vigorous and enterprising force.
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The relay baton of history runs forward, one after another, and the cause of human progress advances, one stage after another, in answering the questions of the times.
Looking back at the turbulent year of 2025, President Xi Jinping's (习近平) solemn proposal of the Global Governance Initiative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit in September was a historic moment that resonated globally.
Thus far, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative have collectively formed a public goods system provided by China to address global challenges, building a clear framework for China to promote the reform and improvement of the global governance system.
As a systematic Chinese solution, the four major global initiatives have their own focuses and run in parallel: promoting prosperity through common development, ensuring stability through universal security, increasing mutual trust through mutual learning among civilizations, and seeking common ground through improved governance, all pointing to a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty, providing clear strategic guidance for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
(I) A Systematic Answer to the Questions of the Times: Charting the Course for Humanity's Progress with Holistic Thinking
In the world of 2025, problems and challenges have increased rather than decreased. The "2025 Global Peace Index" released by the Australian Institute for Economics and Peace shows that 59 interstate conflicts are taking place, the highest record since the end of World War II. With only 5 years left in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, only 35% of the specific goals are being advanced as planned, and more than 800 million people worldwide are still in absolute poverty.
Development imbalances, peace deficits, civilizational disharmony, and governance failures are intertwined and superimposed. United Nations Secretary-General Guterres has repeatedly warned that humanity faces not a single crisis, but a series of interconnected systemic risks, while the global governance system is not yet ready.
Faced with "systemic risks," comprehensive measures must be taken. China has made a systematic response with holistic thinking and a long-term vision: "We must vigorously promote the common values of all mankind, practice true multilateralism, promote the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, and work with all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind."
-- Addressing the obstruction of global development, the decline in openness indices, and the widening of the North-South gap, the Global Development Initiative clarifies what kind of development concept humanity needs and how to achieve global development, promotes the return of development issues to the core of the international agenda, and injects momentum into the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
-- Addressing the pressures on world peace and the increasing security deficit, the Global Security Initiative solves what kind of security concept the world needs and how countries can achieve common security, advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, and promotes all parties to embark on a new path of dialogue rather than confrontation, partnership rather than alliance, and win-win rather than zero-sum.
-- Addressing the rampant "clash of civilizations" and "confrontation of systems" theories, the Global Civilization Initiative clarifies what kind of civilization concept humanity needs and how to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, advocates transcending civilizational estrangement with civilizational exchange, transcending civilizational conflicts with civilizational mutual learning, and transcending civilizational superiority with civilizational inclusiveness, and promotes the development and progress of human civilization.
-- Addressing the impact on multilateralism and the continued expansion of the governance deficit, the Global Governance Initiative answers what kind of global governance system to build and how to reform and improve global governance, advocates adhering to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centeredness, and emphasizing action-orientedness, and promotes the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Originating from a deep insight into the global challenges of today's era, the four major global initiatives respond to the urgent needs of the international community, demonstrating a high degree of unity between goal orientation and problem orientation. Based on the systematic coordinates of the major trend of human development, the major pattern of world change, and the major history of China's development, China has always believed that the progress of the times and the awakening of the people have made "one country's dominance" or "small circle governance" lose its soil. World affairs increasingly require countries to discuss and handle them together, establish international mechanisms, abide by international rules, and carry out global cooperation.
Small wisdom governs affairs, great wisdom governs systems. The chaos in today's world reflects problems in development, concepts, and governance. China maintains strategic focus, adheres to systematic concepts, understands the mechanisms of evolution, proposes response plans, and always leads the way forward in the changing world situation.
(II) Adhering to the Value Foundation of Putting People First: Writing People's Well-being in a Grand Narrative
Focusing on all mankind and also on specific "people," the common value foundation of the four major global initiatives is very clear: adhering to putting people first. Promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind is, in the final analysis, to enable the people of all countries to share peace, development, and dignity, and to create a better future for human society.
Development for whom?
The Global Development Initiative clearly proposes adhering to a people-centered approach, advocating guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods in development, protecting and promoting human rights, ensuring that development is for the people, development relies on the people, and development achievements are shared by the people, and achieving the all-round development of people.
In Lesotho, the "10-square-meter mushroom cultivation model" provides a guarantee for the lives of land-scarce farmers; the Chinese government's irrigation system renovation project in Kyrgyzstan improves the irrigation water supply efficiency of more than 4,000 hectares of land, helping the local area cope with drought problems; China's international anti-malaria assistance has provided billions of doses of artemisinin drugs, benefiting approximately 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone... Addressing urgent needs, the Global Development Initiative focuses on the practical needs and priorities of the people of all countries in development, benefiting the improvement of people's livelihoods in more and more countries.
Security to protect whom?
Without a peaceful and stable environment, people's happy lives are out of the question. The Global Security Initiative insists on resolving differences and disputes between countries peacefully through dialogue and consultation, respecting the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the people of all countries, in order to allow all countries to enjoy a peaceful and stable external environment and allow the people of every country to live and work in peace and contentment.
From facilitating the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran and promoting internal reconciliation in Palestine, to making unremitting efforts for the political resolution of the Ukraine crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... China insists on building mutual trust, resolving disputes, and promoting security through dialogue, which is not only the fundamental way to stop the war and protect civilians, but also the long-term way to eliminate the root causes of conflict and achieve lasting peace.
Civilization to nourish whom?
In the garden of human civilization, the dignity of every nation and every person should be protected, and the value of every civilization should be respected. The Global Civilization Initiative insists on promoting the common values of all mankind, helping the people of all countries, in their own chosen ways, to achieve the common pursuit of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom.
Carrying out multi-level and multi-field civilization dialogues, expanding exchanges in various fields such as education, science and technology, culture, and academia, and promoting friendly exchanges between localities... The Global Civilization Initiative vigorously promotes international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, building bridges for the people of all countries to meet, know, and be close to each other.
Governance for whom?
The people of all countries should be the fundamental participants and beneficiaries of global governance. Only by taking the well-being of the people as the goal and giving the people a real sense of gain can the global governance system have strong support and a solid foundation of public opinion.
The Global Governance Initiative clearly proposes "advocating people-centeredness," advocating reforming and improving the global governance system, ensuring that the people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance. Providing new financing channels for global development, promoting the strengthening of global climate governance, and deepening international cooperation in sustainable development... China actively leads governance changes in areas such as international financial architecture reform, artificial intelligence, climate change, and trade, fully embodying the value orientation of people-centeredness.
The traditional culture of "**民为邦本，本固邦宁**" (mín wéi bāng běn, běn gù bāng níng - "the people are the foundation of the state, and when the foundation is solid, the state is secure," the stability of a nation depends on the well-being of its people) and "**治国有常，而利民为本**" (zhì guó yǒu cháng, ér lì mín wéi běn - "there are constant principles in governing a country, and benefiting the people is the foundation," the primary goal of governance should be to benefit the people) has been passed down from generation to generation, shaping today's China, which "takes the people's heart as its own and takes the world's benefit as its benefit." Chinese-style modernization adheres to a people-centered approach, and the global public goods provided by China also focus on "people," working together around the needs of "people." This is precisely the emotional cornerstone for the four major global initiatives to win widespread recognition.
(III) Demonstrating a Sense of Justice and Responsibility for the World: Safeguarding the Common Interests of the Global South
The collective rise of the Global South is a clear sign of the major changes in the world.
For hundreds of years, the great powers have fought for interests and hegemony through wars, colonialism, and the division of spheres of influence, but now, the international community is gradually evolving towards coordinating relations and balancing interests through institutional rules. The pursuit of fairness and justice has become the common aspiration of the vast majority of countries. The four major global initiatives reflect the collective demands of the Global South, safeguard the common rights and interests of the Global South, and demonstrate China's responsibility to defend international fairness and justice. As some international media have observed, the "Chinese solution" embodied in the four major global initiatives is closely linked to building a more balanced and multipolar world order, and also echoes the trend of developing countries striving for greater say in international affairs.
Development imbalances cause deep-seated injustice. Currently, whether it is the impact of unilateralism and protectionism on the world economy, or the impact of climate change, energy security, and food security on development, the countries of the Global South bear the brunt.
The Global Development Initiative adheres to inclusiveness and emphasizes attention to the special needs of developing countries, jointly building a united, equal, balanced, and inclusive global development partnership. Assisting Mongolia in promoting slum renovation, providing food aid to children in Nepal, and helping the people of Egypt drill deep-water wells... The Global Development Initiative is down-to-earth, solves problems, and brings tangible impetus to the development of countries in the Global South. Ali Heifni, vice president of the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association, expressed the common feeling of all parties: "The Global Development Initiative provides a fair and efficient global development solution, providing new options for countries in the Global South."
Turbulence and conflict endanger the well-being of all countries. Mankind is an indivisible security community, and the security of one country should not be at the expense of the security of other countries. The pursuit of absolute security by individual countries is an important root cause of regional and international security deficits.
"**善治病者，必医其受病之处；善救弊者，必塞其起弊之原。**" (shàn zhì bìng zhě, bì yī qí shòu bìng zhī chù; shàn jiù bì zhě, bì sè qí qǐ bì zhī yuán - "A good doctor must treat the source of the disease; a good reformer must block the source of the problem," to address problems effectively, one must tackle the root causes). The Global Security Initiative attaches importance to the legitimate security concerns of all countries, adheres to the principle of indivisible security, and promotes the building of a balanced, effective, and sustainable security architecture. Implementing the "Peace and Development Vision for the Horn of Africa" with regional countries, helping Pacific Island countries enhance their ability to respond to non-traditional security threats, and promoting the building of a just, reasonable, and non-discriminatory international non-proliferation order... China promotes security cooperation with all parties under the framework of the Global Security Initiative, working together to build a world free from fear and with universal security.
Civilizational confrontation exacerbates world division. Arrogance and prejudice create estrangement and hinder cooperation. To move towards a community with a shared future, we must insist on treating different civilizations equally and promoting mutual learning and inclusiveness.
The Global Civilization Initiative advocates respecting the diversity of world civilizations and adhering to a civilization view of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness. The "Global Public Opinion Survey Blue Book on Our Civilization View" shows that the Global Civilization Initiative has been highly recognized by respondents, with 90.8% of respondents agreeing that "respect for diversity is a basic principle that the international community should follow." BRICS countries strengthen exchanges of experience in governance, young people from Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries engage in in-depth dialogue in cultural exchange camps, and people-to-people dialogues between China and ASEAN countries are carried out intensively... In the process of implementing the Global Civilization Initiative, diverse cultures bloom together and illuminate each other.
Fairness deficits erode the foundation of governance. Eighty years ago, the founding of the United Nations opened a historic page in global governance. Today, the number of UN member states has increased from 51 at the beginning to 193, the global power structure has undergone profound changes, and increasing the representation and voice of countries in the Global South in global governance is an urgent task of the times.
The Global Governance Initiative promotes equal participation, equal decision-making, and equal benefit for all countries in the global governance process, and clearly opposes imposing on others and opposes double standards. "This major initiative helps to promote the building of a more just and reasonable international governance system, benefiting countries in the Global South," said President Sassou of the Republic of the Congo, expressing the common aspiration of the Global South.
The most steadfast stance of the four major global initiatives is to hold high the banner of multilateralism. Multilateralism is the cornerstone of today's international order and a path to promote peace and development. The four major global initiatives conform to the trend of the times of world multipolarization and democratization of international relations, and will surely vigorously boost the international community's confidence and determination to practice multilateralism and consolidate multilateral mechanisms, so that the world is filled with righteousness and the universe is bright and clear.
(IV) Adhering to a Clear Orientation of Action Speaks Louder Than Words: Gathering International Synergy with Pragmatic Actions
The greatest truths are the simplest, and practical work is essential. The four major global initiatives adhere to a clear action orientation, constantly injecting stability and positive energy into the turbulent world.
Looking back at history, from the construction of the post-war international order to the surging tide of economic globalization, the deepening of international cooperation and the advancement of global governance have always been inseparable from the leadership of major countries. Today, China is not only the proposer of the four major global initiatives, but also the first to practice them, fully demonstrating the responsibility of a major country that unites knowledge and action. In the process of implementing the initiatives, China provides solutions, builds platforms, and sets an example, with all parties participating equally, sharing responsibilities, and sharing the future.
Substantial investment promotes global common development. Under China's promotion, the Global Development Initiative has mobilized more than 23 billion US dollars in the past four years to support the development and revitalization of the Global South, and carried out more than 1,800 cooperation projects. In the next five years, China will carry out another 2,000 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects in developing countries, and cooperate with relevant countries and the WHO to carry out more health cooperation projects... A series of future-oriented plans will further gather development synergy.
New security concepts are being transformed into concrete cooperative actions. Dialogue platforms such as the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang), the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum, and the China-Latin America High-Level Defense Forum gather consensus on addressing security challenges; the "Global Data Security Initiative" and the "Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative" lead the international security governance process in emerging fields; more than 30 countries have joined hands to establish the International Mediation Institute, filling the institutional gap in the field of international mediation... These innovative actions effectively help to bridge the security governance deficit.
Building dialogue and exchange platforms promotes mutual learning among civilizations. Since the beginning of this year, from the first "International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations" theme activities held simultaneously in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Paris, Bangkok, The Hague and other places, to the 4th Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations, the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Civilization Dialogue, and the Beijing Culture Forum held successively, a series of civilization dialogues have created bonds of peace, driving forces for development, and bridges of friendship.
Leading the exploration of methods and paths to reform and improve global governance. Not long ago, the "Group of Friends of Global Governance" initiated by China was officially established at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. At the UN General Assembly briefing on the "UN 80th Anniversary Reform Initiative," the Chinese representative made a joint statement on behalf of the group, and the 43 founding member states of the group issued a united voice on the UN platform for the first time. China will rely on the United Nations, relevant international organizations, and regional and sub-regional multilateral mechanisms, focus on areas where governance needs are urgent and governance deficits are prominent, firmly safeguard the authority and core position of the United Nations, support the United Nations in implementing the "Future Pact," and jointly promote the global governance system to develop in a more just and reasonable direction.
“德之所在，天下归之”，“义之所在，天下赴之” ("Where virtue lies, the world will submit; where righteousness lies, the world will flock"). The four major global initiatives originate from China and belong to the world. China's active role in leading is to gather greater consensus and strength for cooperation. Currently, more than 130 countries and international organizations are participating in the implementation mechanism of the Global Development Initiative, and more than 80 countries have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative." The Global Security Initiative has received support from more than 130 countries and international and regional organizations and has been explicitly written into more than 140 bilateral and multilateral documents. The Global Civilization Initiative has been repeatedly written into UN resolutions and various bilateral and multilateral documents. As soon as the Global Governance Initiative was proposed, it triggered widespread and enthusiastic responses from the international community, and more than 140 countries and international organizations quickly and clearly expressed their welcome and support.
积力之所举，则无不胜也. From Chinese initiatives to global consensus, from bilateral cooperation to multilateral actions, the vitality of the four major global initiatives lies in the continuous manifestation of their action-oriented and win-win effects.
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执大象，天下往. The four major global initiatives have become popular international public goods, ultimately because they meet the needs of the times and conform to the aspirations of the people. At the crossroads of human history, China, with its ideological leadership and commitment to action, has demonstrated a responsible major country's firm determination and historical consciousness to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
In the vast ocean of the times, the winds are high and the waves are rough. The international community needs to work together and strive forward more than ever before. As long as all countries in the world work together to implement the four major global initiatives and practice true multilateralism, the giant ship of a community with a shared future for mankind will surely be able to cross the fog, break through the waves, and sail to a bright shore.
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(I)
History often becomes clearer after time has settled.
The profound significance of China's victory in the battle against poverty is becoming increasingly apparent. This is an important milestone in the process of Chinese-style modernization, marking a solid step towards achieving common prosperity for all the people and having a far-reaching impact on promoting world modernization.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal firmly grasps the goal of common prosperity, deploying a series of policies and measures with strong balance and accessibility around guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods. The Central Economic Work Conference proposed "we must adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people," requiring "continuous consolidation and expansion of the achievements in poverty alleviation."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, fiscal investment in people's livelihood accounted for more than 70% of the national general public budget expenditure. Promoting more funds and resources to "invest in people" reflects the development purpose of putting people's livelihood first.
At this moment, as we once again study and comprehend General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech on the topic of "Combating Hunger and Poverty" delivered at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro in November 2024, "Building a Just World for Common Development," we more deeply understand the original aspiration and mission of the Chinese Communists.
"China has always adhered to a people-centered approach, solemnly promising 'no impoverished area or impoverished people will be left behind.'"
"I have worked in villages, counties, cities, provinces, and the central government in China. Poverty alleviation is an important part of my work and a major task I am determined to accomplish."
"If China can succeed, other developing countries can also succeed. This is the global significance of China's successful victory in the battle against poverty."
"A major task I am determined to accomplish" is a unique perspective for decoding the Communist Party of China's leadership in leading the people to win the battle against poverty alleviation.
More than 30 years ago, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) wrote in the book *Getting Rid of Poverty*, "Weak birds can hope to fly first, and the poorest can become rich first."
In November 2013, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Shibadong Village (十八洞村) in Huayuan County (花垣县), Xiangxi (湘西), Hunan Province (湖南省), he first proposed the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation."
In December 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the Central Rural Work Conference: "After the goals and tasks of poverty alleviation have been completed, a 5-year transition period will be established from the date of poverty alleviation for counties that have been lifted out of poverty."
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It is precisely because of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the scientific guidance of the Party's innovative theories that we have enabled nearly 100 million rural impoverished people to be lifted out of poverty in 8 years, and allowed the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements to be effectively linked to rural revitalization in a 5-year transition period, and are making solid progress towards the goal of common prosperity.
Last December, the heads of major international economic organizations who came to China to attend the "1+10" dialogue stated that China's development achievements are world-renowned, especially in the field of poverty reduction, creating a human miracle, and being at the world's leading level in new quality productive forces, fully proving that the people-centered development concept upheld by the Chinese government is successful and feasible, and has important implications for the world.
Looking at China's poverty-stricken areas today from a global perspective, historical changes are taking place on at least three levels, which are of epoch-making significance.
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From the perspective of strategic coordination, China's poverty-stricken areas are transforming from "weak links" in development into "new sources of power" for high-quality development, demonstrating special resilience and potential in coordinating development and security, and becoming an important "ballast stone" for coping with changes.
Considering that Sichuan (四川) "has a unique and important position" in the overall national development, it is required to "become an important growth pole and a new source of power driving high-quality development in the west as soon as possible"; focusing on Qinghai's (青海) "major mission" and protecting the "water tower of China," it is proposed to "build a national clean energy industry highland, an international eco-tourism destination, and a green and organic agricultural and livestock product export base"...
Under the strategic blueprint of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), the western region of China grasps its position in the overall national development, adapts to local conditions, and gives full play to its strengths, continuously expanding the depth of economic development.
Narrowing regional gaps and urban-rural differences can not only leverage late-mover advantages but also stimulate new momentum. Deep mountains, deserts, karst caves, grasslands... once inconspicuous "corners" have become important fulcrums for "building a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development."
Gui'an New District (贵安新区) in Guizhou (贵州) has achieved direct network connection with 42 major domestic cities, and the world's first 400G bandwidth computing power channel has been put into use; Fuyang City (阜阳市) in Anhui (安徽), the former main battlefield for poverty alleviation, has been built into the province's second largest high-speed rail hub, and nearly 800 projects with investment of over 100 million yuan from Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), and Zhejiang (浙江) have been implemented in recent years...
Based on its own resource advantages and enhancing industrial capabilities, the endogenous driving force of poverty-stricken areas is accelerating, accumulating potential energy for economic development and expanding strategic maneuvering space for Chinese-style modernization.
A grain of "Zhangzagu" (张杂谷), originating from Zhangjiakou City (张家口市), Hebei (河北), has been promoted to more than 10 provinces with its drought-resistant and barren-resistant advantages. China's grain output has stabilized at more than 1.4 trillion catties, and has achieved high-level production again this year.
A "silver line" allows clean energy to be directly transmitted from Qinghai (青海) to the Central Plains, transforming 1/8 of Henan's (河南) total social electricity consumption into green electricity. China has formed a trans-provincial and trans-regional power transmission pattern of three major channels, north, central, and south, for "West-East Power Transmission" (西电东送).
By firmly holding the two "rice bowls" of grain and energy, we have the confidence and confidence to calmly cope with risks and challenges.
In 2024, the per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents in China increased by 5.8% year-on-year in real terms, 1.3 percentage points higher than the urban level. By firmly grasping the strategic base point of expanding domestic demand and promoting the expansion and quality improvement of consumption in rural areas, the strong domestic market as a strategic support for Chinese-style modernization will be more stable and resilient.
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From the perspective of location characteristics, China's poverty-stricken areas are transforming from "remote areas" in regional location into one "regional node" after another in the new development pattern and the unified national market, giving full play to the important role of rural areas as consumer markets and factor markets, and activating a pool of spring water for China's development.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal emphasizes "strengthening the domestic circulation and smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation," and points out "giving play to the superimposed effects of the regional coordinated development strategy, the regional major strategy, the main functional area strategy, and the new urbanization strategy."
"With the in-depth advancement of the joint construction of the 'Belt and Road', Xinjiang (新疆) is no longer a remote area, but a core area and a hub area." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Accelerate the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and play a greater role in promoting domestic and international dual circulation."
The Horgos (霍尔果斯) Railway Port exceeded 9,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains this year. The former small border town where "the road ends and people end" has become a prosperous hub, and the former Gobi "grows" into industrial clusters such as trade logistics and equipment manufacturing.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Xinjiang (新疆) added more than 1,395 kilometers of railway operating mileage. The Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway (兰新高铁) smooths the western artery, and the Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway (和若铁路) strings together the wealth corridor in southern Xinjiang. From the "end of the road network" to the "regional hub," the development pattern is new and the atmosphere is new.
Looking at the development of Xinjiang (新疆) and China in the new era, building a new development pattern is becoming a "systematic and deep-seated change concerning the overall situation," and border areas and poverty-stricken areas have strategic positions and leverage effects.
In Xilingol League (锡林郭勒盟), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), herders can receive equestrian equipment in pastoral areas by shopping online with a touch of their fingers; in Zhongning County (中宁县), Ningxia (宁夏), logistics allows fresh wolfberries to reach thousands of households in 48 hours... At present, China has built 346,000 comprehensive service stations for village-level postal express logistics, and the coverage rate of express delivery services in administrative villages exceeds 95%, with more than 100 million express parcels flowing in rural areas every day.
Looking at express delivery entering villages and building a unified national market, by removing bottlenecks and blockages, the urban-rural economic cycle and the domestic market cycle are smoother, the advantages and potential of China's super-large-scale market are continuously stimulated, and the "strategic superposition effect" is accelerating.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, 832 poverty-stricken counties have cultivated and formed 2 to 3 leading industries with prominent advantages and strong driving capabilities, with a total output value of more than 1.7 trillion yuan; the per capita disposable income of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties increased from 12,588 yuan in 2020 to 17,522 yuan in 2024, and the average annual growth rate has been higher than the national per capita disposable income growth rate for four consecutive years... Poverty-stricken areas are accurately embedded in the national economic map.
By making up for the shortcomings of agriculture and rural areas, the new development pattern is full of vitality, and China's development is in full swing.
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From the perspective of power support, China's poverty-stricken areas are transforming from the "extensive and backward" old kinetic energy into the "frontier position" of new kinetic energy, deeply promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, picking up the "golden flat burden" of agricultural and rural modernization, and accumulating inexhaustible power for forward development.
"We are building a socialist modern country in an all-round way, and we must build not only prosperous cities, but also prosperous rural areas." Agricultural and rural modernization is related to the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization.
Tianshui City (天水市), Gansu (甘肃), relies on the "Smart Orchard Big Data Platform" to automatically generate irrigation, fertilization, and pest control programs. From "farming by experience" to "planting trees with data," it helps significantly improve the quality of Huaniu apples (花牛苹果).
Zhangwu County (彰武县), Liaoning (辽宁), is located on the southern edge of the Horqin Sandy Land (科尔沁沙地). It develops modern agriculture, steadily increases corn production, and creates the "Zhangwu Sweet Potato" (彰武地瓜) national geographical indication product, turning sandy nests into high-yield fields.
By promoting the collaborative efforts of agricultural science and technology forces and accelerating the large-scale promotion and application of scientific and technological achievements, empowering agriculture to increase efficiency and farmers to increase income through technological innovation, poverty-stricken areas are continuously enhancing their endogenous development momentum and adding wings to agricultural modernization.
Banyan Village (班彦村) is located in Huzhu Tu Autonomous County (互助土族自治县), Qinghai (青海). The former poor village is now a "zero-carbon village."
The plateau is arid and short of water, and the sun is "poisonous and fierce." From another perspective, disadvantages are also advantages. In 2017, experts came to teach "planting the sun" and developed the photovoltaic industry in combination with local characteristics.
Rooftops and barren mountains "plant" photovoltaic power stations, and villagers have dividends; from solar street lights to new energy vehicles and electric bicycles, from heated kang to electric heated kang, green electricity lights up the lives of villagers...
Looking at China today, photovoltaic panels are laid on the Gobi "blue sea," wind turbine forests stand on the grasslands and clouds, and forest carbon sinks turn "green" into gold... By coordinating and promoting carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, and continuously expanding the path of transforming green waters and green mountains into Jinshan Yinshan (金山银山), green development is becoming a distinct background color of poverty-stricken areas, helping to turn shortcomings into springboards. Jinshan Yinshan (金山银山) is a metaphor for wealth and prosperity.
By exerting efforts towards "new" and moving forward "greenly," looking at the overall situation of China's development from poverty-stricken areas, we are full of confidence, full of confidence, and full of strength.
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High-standard connectivity of market facilities to reduce logistics costs for the whole society.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal
Smart flatbed trucks shuttle back and forth, and containers of various colors are neatly stacked... At 1 p.m., inside the Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port (义乌（苏溪）国际枢纽港) in Zhejiang (浙江), a sea-rail intermodal train full of goods whistled and set off, heading for Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港).
"Every day, 20 export declarations are made from here, with full facilitation of customs clearance and visual tracking, greatly improving efficiency," said Hu Xiao (胡晓), business manager of Zhejiang Mituan Supply Chain Service Co., Ltd. (浙江米团供应链服务有限公司), as he looked through the customs declaration forms, which recorded in detail the mechanical equipment sold to India and the daily-use ornaments exported to the Middle East.
In June of this year, Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port (义乌（苏溪）国际枢纽港) was opened. Taking the sea-rail intermodal train, goods are transported from Yiwu (义乌) to Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) by rail, without having to detour through Hangzhou (杭州) as before, reducing the transport distance by more than 100 kilometers and logistics costs by 10% to 20%.
Connecting the "world supermarket" on one end and the "world's largest port" on the other, this new logistics channel witnesses the strong pulse of foreign trade.
"Costs have been reduced, timeliness has been improved, and exports are more competitive," said Hu Xiao (胡晓). Combining the market demands of different countries, the company quickly iterates product designs, and the new customer base has grown significantly. The total export volume in the first 11 months increased by about 20%. "As long as there are good products, there is no shortage of new customers. Now it is the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, and there is another wave of orders."
The logistics channels are expanding, and the trade routes are becoming wider.
Booking, packing, customs declaration, shipping... In recent days, Liang Jianjun (梁建军), head of the marketing department of Zhejiang Hada International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (浙江哈达国际货运代理公司), has been very busy. As a freight forwarding platform, the company provides export supply chain services to nearly 300 foreign trade companies.
"Since the beginning of this year, many companies have accelerated the expansion of diversified markets, and the number of containers going to the Middle East has increased significantly," said Liang Jianjun (梁建军). More than 16,000 TEUs were shipped in the first 11 months, close to the total volume for the whole of last year. "The shipping booking volume is hot, and the supply of containers is in short supply."
With foreign trade warming up, Yiwu Tiegang Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd. (义乌铁港货运代理公司) also feels it deeply. "In the second half of the year, the Southeast Asian market has shown a significant increase. In particular, the demand for high-value products such as solar photovoltaic panels and household energy storage has increased," said Le Leijie (乐雷杰), general manager of the company. According to preliminary estimates, the company's sea-rail intermodal export business volume has increased by nearly 30% this year.
Finding the right demand, innovating products, and expanding markets, the steady growth of foreign trade enterprises is combined into a hot picture at port terminals via trains running one after another.
At about 5 p.m., two container trains departing from Yiwu (Suxi) International Hub Port (义乌（苏溪）国际枢纽港) slowly entered Ningbo Zhoushan Port Railway Beilun Port Station (宁波舟山港铁路北仑港站). After being transferred to Chuanshan Port Area (穿山港区), they will take container ships to the Middle East, India and other places.
Thanks to the low cost of sea-rail intermodal transport, port resources have been further revitalized. As the service scope of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) gradually expands to inland areas, the scale of sea-rail intermodal transport continues to grow, with a cumulative total of more than 100 routes, radiating 16 provinces and cities. As of the end of November, the sea-rail intermodal business volume of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) has exceeded the total volume for the whole of last year, and the sea-rail foreign trade container volume ranks first among ports in the country.
"Since the beginning of this year, port logistics have been smooth and orderly, and the volume of containers used has gradually increased," said the relevant person in charge of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group (宁波舟山港集团). As of December 2, the annual container throughput of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) reached 40 million TEUs for the first time.
Giant ships come and go, loading and unloading is busy. In the efficient coordination of the supply chain, business entities have new expectations—
"Keep an eye on demand, follow the trend, and strive to develop new products and expand new customer groups to gain a firm foothold in the complex trade environment," said Hu Xiao (胡晓).
"We plan to carry out the export business of new energy used cars on a regular basis next year, relying on Yiwu's (义乌) advantages in foreign trade export, commercial logistics and other fields to explore markets such as the Middle East and Africa," said Le Leijie (乐雷杰).
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Foreign trade development relies on logistics as a precursor. As an important hub for water and land transportation and a distribution center for foreign trade import and export goods, coastal ports undertake more than 90% of the country's foreign trade cargo transportation. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's scale, operational efficiency, and technological level of built and under-construction automated terminals have ranked among the top in the world, and a world-class port cluster has been basically completed, strongly supporting the steady growth of foreign trade. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial stage for China to transform from a major water transport country that basically adapts and is partially leading to a strong water transport country that is moderately advanced and comprehensively leading. Ports should improve their operational capabilities, improve service quality, and promote cost reduction and efficiency improvement.
Against the background of global supply chain restructuring, the operational capacity of ports has become an important support for ensuring the smooth flow of international trade. We must adhere to first-class standards and moderate advancement, accelerate the renewal and quality improvement of port facilities and the optimization and upgrading of port functions, enhance the development level of international hub ports, and support the growth of cargo throughput.
Developing a modern shipping service industry helps to unblock logistics channels and promote the agglomeration of marine industries. It is necessary to promote the structural adjustment of shipping capacity and build a world-class maritime fleet; guide and encourage port and shipping companies to develop high-quality, professional, and full-chain customized logistics services, and improve the level of facilitation of import and export services.
Accelerating the green and intelligent transformation can effectively promote the reduction of costs, improvement of quality, and increase of efficiency in transportation and logistics. It is necessary to promote the digital transformation and upgrading of port and waterway infrastructure and the intelligentization of port production operations, create new scenarios, cultivate new driving forces, and form new industries; improve the port new energy supply system, develop new energy-powered ships, and help foreign trade companies reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency.
(The author is the Director of the Transportation Economy Office of the Water Transport Research Institute of the Planning and Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部规划研究院) . This article was compiled from an interview with Han Xin (韩鑫), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Editor's Note: Recently, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), the Work Committee of the Central and State Organs, 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 (北京) Municipal Party Committee jointly held a series of reports on the current situation and policies. On December 22, Mu Hong (穆虹), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Director of the Office of the Central Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission in charge of daily work, made a special report on "The Situation and Tasks Facing Further Comprehensively Deepening Reforms." The following is a summary of the report in a question-and-answer format.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, comprehensively deepening reforms achieved many new major theoretical, institutional, and practical results.
Reporter: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China summarized and generalized a series of major achievements made in China's development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, including "comprehensively deepening reforms further advanced, and high-level opening-up continuously expanded." Could you introduce some of the important reform achievements?
Mu Hong (穆虹): 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 held high the banner of reform and opening up, incorporated comprehensively deepening reforms into the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, and united and led the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to overcome difficulties, break through barriers, and dismantle fences with unprecedented determination and strength. From building the "four beams and eight pillars" of major reforms to promoting reforms in various fields and aspects in depth, it has promoted historic changes and achieved historic achievements in the cause of the Party and the country.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, facing the complex and volatile international environment and the arduous and heavy domestic reform, development, and stability tasks, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core unswervingly comprehensively deepened reforms, effectively responded to extraordinary shocks and challenges such as the once-in-a-century changes and the century-long pandemic, powerfully solved the cyclical, structural, and institutional problems in China's economic and social development, and promoted new major achievements in the cause of the Party and the country.
First, focusing on building a high-level socialist market economy system, giving play to the leading role of economic system reform, and promoting high-quality economic development. Adhering to the "two unswervingly," deeply implementing the three-year action plan for state-owned enterprise reform and the deepening and upgrading action for state-owned enterprise reform, focusing on breaking down the barriers restricting the fair participation of private enterprises in market competition, issuing and implementing the Law on Promoting the Private Economy, and promoting the complementary advantages and common development of various ownership economies. Accelerating the promotion of the construction of a unified national market, establishing and improving the basic market system, the market access and exit mechanism, and the joint law enforcement system. Deepening the reform of the science and technology system, facing the strategic needs of the country, and improving the new national system. Coordinating the reform of the fiscal, taxation, and financial systems, improving the macroeconomic governance system, and maintaining the consistency of policy orientation. Deepening the reform of the rural land system, improving the institutional mechanism for ensuring food security, and promoting the effective connection between poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. Actively connecting with international high-standard economic and trade rules, orderly expanding autonomous opening-up and unilateral opening-up, and steadily promoting the construction of free trade pilot zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港).
Second, focusing on the construction of the national system and governance system, deepening the reform in the field of democracy and the rule of law, further deepening the reform of Party and state institutions, and promoting the greater improvement of socialist democracy. Adhering to and improving the system of people's congresses, improving the mechanism of consultative democracy, and continuously improving the system of whole-process people's democracy. Improving the laws and regulations of the Party's leadership over the comprehensive rule of law, coordinating the promotion of reforms in legislation, law enforcement, justice, and law-abiding, and further improving the socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics. Deepening the reform of Party and state institutions, substantially streamlining and strictly regulating the establishment of deliberative and coordinating bodies and their offices, making adjustments in the financial, scientific and technological, social, data, intellectual property management systems, and the Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) and "San Nong" (三农) work systems, and promoting the Party's leadership to be more perfect in the system and mechanism and more efficient in operation and management.
Third, focusing on building a strong socialist cultural country, deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, and promoting the vigorous development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries. Adhering to the fundamental system of Marxism's guiding position in the ideological field, arming the entire Party with the Party's innovative theories, educating the people, and guiding practice, and promoting the normalization and institutionalization of ideal and belief education. Improving the system for safeguarding the people's cultural rights, innovating the system and mechanism for grassroots publicity and cultural work, and continuously promoting the standardization and equalization of public cultural services. Comprehensively strengthening the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, implementing the project of inheriting and developing outstanding traditional Chinese culture, and building a number of national cultural parks. Improving the mechanism for guiding and supporting literary and artistic creation and production, strengthening the construction of international communication capabilities, and significantly enhancing the influence of Chinese culture and the country's cultural soft power.
Fourth, focusing on improving the quality of people's lives, deepening social system reform, promoting solid and stable people's livelihood security, and continuously enhancing the people's sense of gain. Promoting the integrated development of urban and rural education, achieving dynamic clearance of dropout prevention, and continuing to implement special plans for key universities to enroll students from rural and formerly impoverished areas. Promoting the implementation of the "double reduction" policy in the compulsory education stage and implementing one year of free preschool education. Solidly promoting the coordinated development and governance of medical care, medical insurance, and medicine, and maintaining the number of residents covered by basic medical insurance at more than 1.3 billion. Continuously promoting hierarchical diagnosis and treatment, and promoting the expansion and sinking of high-quality medical resources and balanced layout. Actively responding to the aging of the population, adjusting and optimizing fertility policies, and introducing a series of supporting policies. Optimizing the supply of basic elderly care services, accelerating the establishment of a long-term care insurance system, benefiting more and more disabled people and their families. In addition, solidly promoting the reform of income distribution, employment, social security, housing, and other systems.
Fifth, focusing on building a beautiful China, deepening the reform of the ecological civilization system, accelerating the pace of green and low-carbon transformation, and continuously improving the quality of the ecological environment. Formulating regulations on the responsibility system for ecological and environmental protection of local Party and government leading cadres, establishing and improving the evaluation index system for the natural resource departure audit of leading cadres, compiling the ecological environment code, completing the compilation of the national territorial space planning outline, strengthening the zoning control of the ecological environment, and improving the working mechanism of the central ecological and environmental protection supervision. Taking carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the lead, strengthening the top-level institutional design of green development, promoting the gradual shift of energy consumption dual control to carbon emission dual control, accelerating the market-oriented allocation reform of resource and environmental factors such as carbon emission rights and sewage discharge rights, comprehensively strengthening resource conservation, and focusing on building a green, low-carbon, and circular economic system.
In addition to the above five aspects, we also focused on improving the Party's leadership level and long-term governance capacity and building a higher-level safe China to deepen reforms, promote the Party's creativity, cohesion, and combat effectiveness to be significantly improved, the country's security capabilities to be effectively enhanced, and major progress to be made in the construction of national defense and the military.
In general, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, comprehensively deepening reforms achieved many new major theoretical, institutional, and practical results, providing institutional guarantees and new impetus for the development of the cause of the Party and the country, and also laying a good foundation for the reform and development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. This is the result of the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the result of the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and the result of the unity and struggle of the entire Party, the entire army, and the people of all ethnic groups across the country. The achievements have not come easily and are worth cherishing.
Economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period must take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force.
Reporter: How should we grasp the great significance of further comprehensively deepening reforms during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
Mu Hong (穆虹): The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China summarized historical and practical experience, grasped the situation and tasks facing China's development in the current and future periods, and pointed out that economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period must take reform and innovation as the fundamental driving force, must adhere to the major principles of comprehensively deepening reforms, and must anchor the main goals such as achieving new breakthroughs in further comprehensively deepening reforms. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Economic Work Conference that we must adhere to the combination of policy support and reform and innovation, be good at using reform methods to solve problems and promote development, highlighting the important position and key role of further comprehensively deepening reforms in economic and social development. We must deeply understand and accurately grasp this.
First, achieving socialist modernization as scheduled requires further comprehensively deepening reforms. On the new journey of advancing Chinese-style modernization, reform has always been the key to overcoming difficulties and forging ahead. To basically achieve socialist modernization by 2035, it is necessary to complete it through the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the "16th Five-Year Plan" three five-year plans on the basis of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The "14th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years, and reform and development have been promoted in coordination, laying a solid foundation. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important mission of inheriting the past and opening up the future. We must consolidate and expand the advantages, eliminate the bottlenecks and constraints, and make up for the shortcomings and weaknesses as soon as possible. We must continuously liberate and develop social productive forces and stimulate and enhance social vitality through deep-level reforms and high-level opening-up, provide a more perfect institutional guarantee for Chinese-style modernization with new breakthroughs, and ensure that decisive progress is made in basically achieving socialist modernization.
Second, the institutional and mechanism obstacles facing high-quality development need to be effectively eliminated through reform. China is in a critical stage of transitioning from a middle-income country to a high-income country and then moving towards a moderately developed country. Development conditions and growth models are undergoing profound changes, and the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development is still prominent; there is insufficient effective demand, and there are blockages in the domestic circulation; the modernization of agriculture and rural areas is relatively lagging; there is greater pressure on employment and resident income growth, and there are shortcomings and weaknesses in people's livelihood security; changes in the population structure have posed new challenges to economic development and social governance; and there are still risks and hidden dangers in key areas. These contradictions and problems are cyclical, but more of them are structural and at the institutional and mechanism level. In addition to leveraging the role of the market and using policy tools, some need to be solved through reform and innovation to achieve both short-term and long-term solutions.
Third, the endogenous driving force and innovation vitality for developing new quality productive forces need to be fully stimulated through reform. Developing new quality productive forces is an inherent requirement and important focus of high-quality development. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and the development of productive forces is in a critical stage of transitioning from quantitative accumulation to qualitative leap. Relying on new technologies to develop new industrial tracks and new advantages has become the key for countries to build comprehensive competitiveness. We have seized the opportunity and have formed leading advantages in some fields, but problems such as the overall efficiency of innovation is not high and the industrial base is large but not strong are still relatively prominent, which restricts the development of productive forces. The fundamental solution to these problems lies in deepening the reform of the economic system, the science and technology system, etc., so that various advanced and high-quality production factors can flow smoothly towards the development of new quality productive forces, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and substantially improve total factor productivity.
Fourth, complex and severe external risks and challenges need to be effectively resolved through deepening reform and opening up. Using reform and opening up to respond to external challenges is a valuable experience formed by our Party in long-term struggle and practice. At present, China's development faces many external risks and challenges, which are prominently manifested in: the world is intertwined with changes and chaos, and turbulence is intensifying, and geopolitical conflicts are prone to occur frequently; unilateralism and protectionism are rising, and hegemonism and power politics are threatening to rise, and the international economic and trade order is facing severe challenges, and the momentum of world economic growth is insufficient; and major power games are becoming more complex and intense. To effectively respond to these risks and challenges, we need to implement deeper reforms internally and promote higher-level opening-up externally, actively manage international space, shape an external environment that is conducive to us, and win strategic initiative in the world's century-long changes and fierce international competition.
The focus of further comprehensively deepening reforms during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is to do a good job in ten aspects.
Reporter: What are the key tasks for further comprehensively deepening reforms during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
Mu Hong (穆虹): Since the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deployed further comprehensively deepening reforms, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, we have vigorously and orderly launched a number of major reform measures that are conducive to accelerating the construction of a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, playing a role in stabilizing growth, adjusting structure, benefiting people's livelihood, and preventing risks, laying a solid foundation for ensuring a good start and a good step for the "15th Five-Year Plan." The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China proposed the goal of "achieving new breakthroughs in further comprehensively deepening reforms" and made a series of major reform deployments, which not only continue, deepen, and concretize the reform tasks that have been deployed, but also propose new tasks and measures based on the new situation and new requirements. It is necessary to coordinate the reform tasks deployed by the two plenary sessions and focus on the following ten aspects.
First, deepen reforms around building a modern industrial system and consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy. Improve the system and mechanism that is conducive to optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries and future industries, and promoting the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry, and build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone.
Second, deepen reforms around accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and lead the development of new quality productive forces. Coordinate the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent system and mechanism, strengthen planning coordination, strengthen policy synergy and linkage, strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system, and comprehensively enhance independent innovation capabilities.
Third, deepen reforms around building a strong domestic market and accelerate the construction of a new development pattern. Improve the system and mechanism for promoting consumption, closely combine investment in things and investment in people, adjust and optimize the direction and focus of investment, and improve the relevant system for further promoting the development of private investment. Formulate regulations on the construction of a unified national market, improve fiscal, taxation, statistical, assessment, and other systems, and guide local governments to change the traditional development model and investment promotion behavior.
Fourth, deepen reforms around accelerating the construction of a high-level socialist market economy system and enhance the driving force for high-quality development. Deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and promote state-owned enterprises to enhance their core functions and enhance their core competitiveness. Implement the Law on Promoting the Private Economy. Accelerate the improvement of the system and mechanism for market-oriented allocation of factors. Deepen the reform of the fiscal, taxation, and financial systems, increase local autonomous financial resources, and better leverage the support of financial resources for the real economy, the digital economy, and green transformation.
Fifth, deepen reforms around expanding high-level opening-up and create a new situation of cooperation and win-win results. Actively expand autonomous opening-up, connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, and expand market access and opening-up fields with the service industry as the focus. Implement the free trade pilot zone upgrading strategy and build the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) to a high standard. Deepen the reform of the foreign trade system and promote the integrated development of trade and investment and the integrated development of domestic and foreign trade. Deepen the reform of the foreign investment and foreign investment management system. Optimize the regional opening-up layout and jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality.
Sixth, deepen reforms around accelerating the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and optimizing the regional economic layout, and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage. Grasp the pilot project of extending the second round of land contracts for another 30 years after expiration, develop moderate-scale agricultural operations, improve the normalized mechanism for preventing returning to poverty, and improve the long-term mechanism for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. Build a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development, and deeply promote people-oriented new urbanization.
Seventh, deepen reforms around guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood and solidly promote common prosperity for all. Improve the income distribution system. Improve the mechanism for promoting high-quality and full employment. Improve the social security system. Improve the mechanism for allocating educational resources that is adapted to population changes. Deepen the reform of the medical and health system. Accelerate the construction of a new model for real estate development. Improve the population development strategy and improve the population service system covering the entire population and the entire life cycle. Deepen the reform of the cultural system, improve the public cultural service system, and promote the realization of the people's rich material and spiritual lives.
Eighth, deepen reforms around accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and build a beautiful China. Taking carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the traction, coordinate the promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth, improve the ecological environment standards, monitoring, evaluation, and assessment system, comprehensively promote the construction of a natural protected area system with national parks as the main body, accelerate the construction of a new energy system, establish and improve a green and low-carbon standard system, and implement fiscal, taxation, financial, investment, price, science and technology, environmental protection policies, etc. that promote green and low-carbon development.
9. Deepen reforms to promote the modernization of the national security system and capabilities, and build a higher level of safe China. Unswervingly implement the overall national security concept, consolidate the centralized and unified, efficient and authoritative national security leadership system, and strengthen the coordination mechanism for key areas and important special projects of national security. Improve the public safety governance mechanism and improve the social governance system. Improve the foreign-related national security mechanism. Anchored to achieve the centennial goal of the army as scheduled, coordinate the promotion of political building of the army, reform and strengthening of the army, science and technology strengthening of the army, talent strengthening of the army, and law-based governance of the army, and promote the modernization of national defense and the army with high quality.
10. Deepen reforms around upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership, and lead social revolution with the Party's self-revolution. Uphold and strengthen the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, and improve the implementation mechanism of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments. Deepen the reform of the cadre and personnel system, and improve the working mechanism for effectively preventing and correcting deviations in the view of performance. Improve the working mechanism for promoting the integrated advancement of "dare not to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt." Grasp the implementation of reforms with a 钉钉子精神 (dīng dīng zi jīng shén - "nailing spirit," perseverance and meticulousness), incorporate the implementation of major reforms into supervision, inspection, and inspection tours, and test the reforms with practical results, effectiveness, and the satisfaction of the people.
Return to TopAs the New Year approaches, the Dou Nan Flower Market (斗南花卉市场) in Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南) is experiencing a booming trade. The Dou Nan Flower Market (斗南花卉市场) is the largest fresh cut flower trading center in Asia, with more than 1,600 varieties of fresh cut flowers on the market every day. The picture shows citizens and tourists selecting flowers and other products at the flower market on December 27.
Zheng Yi (郑 益) photographed (Image China (影像中国))
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A reporter learned from the National Fiscal Work Conference held from the 27th to the 28th that in 2026, a more proactive fiscal policy will continue to be implemented, the size of fiscal expenditure will be expanded to ensure the necessary level of expenditure; the expenditure structure will continue to be optimized, the guarantee of key areas will be strengthened, the accuracy and effectiveness of policies will be improved, the effective improvement of the quality and the reasonable growth of the quantity of the economy will be promoted, and a strong guarantee will be provided for achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Adhere to domestic demand as the mainstay and support the construction of a strong domestic market.
"China's domestic demand market has huge potential, and finance must actively play a role in expanding domestic demand and smoothing the economic cycle." Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安) said that in 2026, consumption will be vigorously boosted, and special actions to boost consumption will be implemented in depth. Continue to arrange funds to support the replacement of old consumer goods with new ones, and adjust and optimize the scope and standards of subsidies; optimize the interest subsidy policy for personal consumption loans and loans for service industry business entities; support the development of new forms and models of consumption, and promote service consumption. At the same time, actively expand effective investment and increase investment in key areas such as new quality productive forces and the comprehensive development of people. Accelerate the construction of a unified national market and standardize tax incentives and fiscal subsidy policies.
"Fiscal funds 'invest in things' to directly drive infrastructure investment, and 'invest in people' to meet residents' security needs, thereby reducing worries and releasing consumption potential." Luo Zhiheng (罗志恒), chief economist of Yuekai Securities, believes that continuing to issue ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support major national projects during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period will not only ensure the continuous implementation of a series of projects with good comprehensive benefits, but also expand investment demand; fiscal expenditure will continue to tilt towards the people's livelihood, which can gradually improve the level of people's livelihood security and increase residents' willingness to consume.
"Continuing to implement fiscal policies for the technology sector, personal consumption, and interest subsidies for service industry business entities can reduce the financing costs of innovation entities, consumers, and service supply entities, and enhance their enthusiasm for technological innovation, expanding consumption, and optimizing service supply," Luo Zhiheng (罗志恒) said.
Support the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and accelerate the cultivation and growth of new driving forces.
"Firmly grasp the trend of accelerated breakthroughs in the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen the supply of fiscal and tax policies, and continuously generate new quality productive forces." Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安) introduced that in 2026, fiscal investment in science and technology will be further increased, the management of fiscal science and technology funds will be improved, and the main position of enterprises in technological innovation will be strengthened; coordination and linkage between the central government and local governments will be strengthened to promote the construction of international and regional science and technology innovation centers; the insurance compensation policy for the first (set) and first batch of applications will be well implemented to promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements; the high-quality development action of key manufacturing industry chains will be implemented, a new batch of pilot cities for new technological transformation of manufacturing industries will be launched, and the construction of a modern industrial system will be accelerated.
Effectively strengthen the guarantee of people's livelihood and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage.
In 2026, it is necessary to further strengthen the guarantee of basic needs and bottom lines, and effectively strengthen the guarantee of people's livelihood, including actively leveraging the regulatory role of taxation, social security, and transfer payments to increase residents' income through multiple channels; further increasing fiscal investment in education to support the running of education that satisfies the people; improving the level of medical and health service security, and improving the social security system. "Expand development space by meeting people's livelihood needs," said Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安).
In 2026, it is necessary to promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage. Solidly promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, improve the comprehensive agricultural production capacity and quality benefits, promote the construction of livable, business-friendly, and beautiful villages in accordance with local conditions, consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation; actively support people-oriented new urbanization, improve the fiscal transfer payment allocation mechanism, and promote the portability of relevant public services; steadily promote urban renewal; promote coordinated regional development, implement and improve fiscal and tax support policies, and promote the implementation of major strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角).
Return to TopIn 2025, China's economy forged ahead against pressure, developing towards new and superior directions. New quality productive forces developed steadily, reform and opening up were solidly advanced, and high-quality development achieved new results. Many foreign media outlets published reports stating that against the backdrop of a tortuous and weak global economic recovery, the Chinese economy will, with its sound fundamentals, strong innovation-driven force, and firm open stance, work with all countries to jointly develop and prosper, injecting scarce certainty into global development.
Maintaining a stable growth momentum plays a key role in stabilizing global production and supply chains. Recently, international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Asian Development Bank, as well as international investment institutions such as Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, have respectively raised their 2025 growth forecasts for the Chinese economy. The international community generally believes that the Chinese economy is stable and improving, and that its long-term trend is positive, with a solid foundation, numerous advantages, strong resilience, and great potential.
Kazakhstan Today News Agency reported that the Chinese economy continues to maintain a stable growth momentum, bringing much-needed certainty to the world. The article cited Chinese customs statistics, saying that in the first three quarters of this year, China's total import and export value of goods trade increased by 4% year-on-year, demonstrating strong resilience. Facing the intensification of headwinds against economic globalization, China's export product innovation has improved, and new momentum in foreign trade has been enhanced, playing a key role in maintaining the stability of the global industrial and supply chains.
Sky News Arabia reported that China's great achievements in its economy are not accidental, but the result of formulating long-term plans, supporting domestic production, expanding industrial categories, and increasing investment in high value-added industries. In recent years, China has promoted consumption and investment, promoted technological innovation, and the relationship between production and consumption has become more balanced, reflecting China's confidence in its own economic development path.
Europe's *Modern Diplomacy* website published an article saying that as China promotes the formation of a more domestic demand-led, consumption-driven, and endogenous growth economic development model, it is expected that in 2026, the Chinese economy will achieve significant growth in areas such as high technology, intelligent manufacturing, green energy, and service consumption.
Italy's Class CNBC television channel launched a special program focusing on China's "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) recommendations. Greco, Deputy Director of the Italian Institute for International Affairs, said in the program that China promotes technological innovation with systematic top-level design and enhances the technological level in key areas, reflecting China's proactive role in the new round of global industrial transformation. China's industrial policies and technological development plans not only help maintain the security and resilience of its own industrial chain, but also inject new impetus into the stability of the global industrial and supply chains.
Indonesia's *Jakarta Globe* published an article saying that China's export resilience is strong, mainly due to the strong competitive advantages formed in advanced industrial fields. China's development path shows that improving its own competitiveness, promoting innovation, and deepening cooperation are truly viable paths to development.
Liberia's *The Inquirer* published an article saying that China's "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) recommendations will not only continue to promote China's own high-level opening up, but also bring more development opportunities to developing countries such as Liberia by expanding trade, increasing investment, and strengthening South-South cooperation. Liberia and China can deepen practical cooperation in infrastructure, human resources, and other aspects.
Jordan's *Al-Ghad* newspaper quoted experts as saying that China's path to modernization is inspiring, that is, global influence is increasingly reflected in technological and economic capabilities. China not only strives to promote its own economic development and technological innovation, but also actively supports international cooperation.
Adhering to innovation-driven development and promoting global technological and industrial progress. Innovation is the primary driving force for leading development. In 2025, China's technological innovation and industrial innovation accelerated their integration, and new quality productive forces flourished. The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) deployed key tasks for next year's economic work, one of which is to adhere to innovation-driven development and accelerate the cultivation and expansion of new driving forces.
*The New York Times* reported that China has set off a wave of enthusiasm for the use of clean energy technologies, including rather sci-fi-like attempts such as flying cars and food delivery drones. These attempts are gradually creating economic value. The report analyzed that China's electric vehicle production far exceeds that of other countries, indicating that Chinese car companies are good at understanding consumer preferences and adhering to technological innovation.
*The Economist* published an article focusing on China's move towards becoming an innovation powerhouse, exploring the reasons behind it. The article said that China is accelerating its progress in the two cutting-edge technology fields of autonomous driving and innovative drugs, and these industries will fully demonstrate China's strong innovation power. The article analyzed that the growth of China's technological strength is mainly due to China's strengthening of the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and promoting the transformation of scientific research results into industrialization and marketization. The national top-level design of the innovation system and policy promotion are one of the important reasons for China's move towards becoming an innovation powerhouse.
Al Jazeera's website reported that China is at the forefront of manufacturing and technological innovation, playing a leading role in clean energy, electric vehicles, and artificial intelligence. "China is not only driving global growth, but also shaping the direction of the industrial future."
Kenya's *The Star* published an article saying that China is turning to "smart growth," transforming green development into economic opportunities through systematic investment in technological innovation, adhering to a people-centered approach, and taking into account both improving people's livelihoods and long-term planning. "China's high-quality development provides important lessons for Africa."
Malaysia's *New Straits Times* reported that China has achieved breakthroughs in artificial intelligence model architecture and computing power efficiency, achieving higher performance at lower costs. Its innovative achievements provide affordable and referential technological paths for emerging market countries and developing countries, providing important support for the global development of artificial intelligence.
Nepal's *People's Review* quoted Nepali economist Keshav Acharya as saying that China not only focuses on promoting the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, but also closely links technological progress with economic growth, agricultural modernization, and social people's livelihood, truly making technology benefit the people and serving the production and life of the people.
Adhering to opening up to the outside world and promoting win-win cooperation in multiple fields. Facing the increasing uncertainty of the world economy, China is fulfilling its opening-up commitments with practical actions and promoting the construction of an open world economy. The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) has identified adhering to opening up to the outside world and promoting win-win cooperation in multiple fields as one of the key tasks for next year's economic work. On December 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) launched full island customs closure operations. This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy, which has attracted widespread attention from foreign media.
Reuters quoted experts as saying that Hainan (海南) is China's logistics and trade hub and has important strategic significance. The full island customs closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is a new measure for China to deepen reform and expand opening up, and it is also a choice for China to focus on long-term development.
Singapore's *Lianhe Zaobao* reported that Hainan (海南) has unique location advantages in China's opening-up pattern and can deepen cooperation with the Global South, especially ASEAN, and play a bridging role connecting China with ASEAN and other regions.
Malaysia's National News Agency reported that the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is an important manifestation of China's continued promotion of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation. Against the backdrop of some countries tightening market access, China provides global investors with clearer and more stable policy expectations, which helps to enhance international market confidence.
Palestine News Network published an article saying that the official launch of the full island customs closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is a landmark measure for China to expand high-level opening up to the outside world. "This is a deep interaction between China and the global economy, and it is a deeper level of opening up. The attractiveness of the Chinese market will continue to increase."
*The Tanzania Times* reported that the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), with its unique policy advantages, open trade environment, and diversified industrial layout, not only injects new impetus into China's own high-quality development, but also opens up broad cooperation space for global partners, including African countries. The report emphasized that the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is expected to become an important hub connecting China with the global market and build a more efficient platform for transnational economic and trade cooperation.
(This newspaper's Beijing (北京), Ulaanbaatar, Dubai, Rome (罗马), Jakarta (雅加达), Astana (阿斯塔纳), Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, Abuja, Cairo (开罗), Bangkok (曼谷), Kathmandu (加德满都) December 28th dispatch - Reporters Li Yan (李琰), Zhang Penghui (张朋辉), Guan Kejiang (管克江), Zheng Bin (郑彬), Cao Shiyun (曹师韵), Li Qiang (李强), Xu Fang (许放), Zou Song (邹松), Jiang Xuan (姜宣), Huang Peizhao (黄培昭), Bai Yuanqi (白元琪), Li Mo (李墨), Dong Jiayi, Wang Chenggong, and Xi Zhimiao also contributed to this article)
Return to TopDialogue is better than confrontation, cooperation is better than a zero-sum game, stability is better than turmoil, and common prosperity is the right path for China and the United States.
"Why does a Hollywood movie's box office in China far exceed that in North America?" The currently released Hollywood animated film "Zootopia 2" has grossed over 3.9 billion yuan in mainland China so far, far exceeding the North American market, and is currently ranked first globally. The long list of job titles and personnel in the end credits is a microcosm of the deep integration of the Chinese and American industries. Some media analysis suggests that the highly prosperous Chinese film market brings business opportunities to the global film industry, demonstrating the openness and vitality of the Chinese market.
Recently, a delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs visited Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Oakland, and other places in the United States. The business communities of both countries actively implemented the important consensus reached at the Busan meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States, and deepened economic and trade exchanges and cooperation. Since the Busan meeting, China-U.S. relations have generally been stable and improving, which has been widely welcomed by both countries and the international community. This once again illustrates that dialogue is better than confrontation, cooperation is better than a zero-sum game, stability is better than turmoil, and common prosperity is the right path for China and the United States.
China and the United States being partners and friends is a lesson of history and a need of reality. The essence of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The so-called "loss theory" of some people in the United States is a complete misreading of the facts. China-U.S. trade has grown from less than $2.5 billion at the time of the establishment of diplomatic relations to nearly $688.3 billion in 2024, an increase of more than 270 times, demonstrating strong resilience and endogenous动力. If China-U.S. economic and trade relations were truly "one party benefiting and the other losing," it would obviously be impossible to form such a large volume of cooperation. China and the United States have their own advantages in natural endowments, markets, capital, technology, and other fields, and are highly complementary, with broad space for cooperation. After long-term development, China-U.S. interests have long been deeply integrated, forming a pattern of "**你中有我、我中有你**" (nǐ zhōng yǒu wǒ, wǒ zhōng yǒu nǐ - "you have me, I have you," deeply intertwined and interdependent).
Chinese ancients said, "Trade is the way of benevolence and the way of mutual benefit." There is an inscription at the entrance of the U.S. Department of Commerce Library: "To foster peace and commerce with all." China-U.S. trade in goods, trade in services, and two-way investment have brought tangible benefits to enterprises and people in both countries. Currently, U.S. exports to China and Chinese companies' investment in the United States have driven approximately 1 million jobs each. China has been the largest export market for U.S. agricultural products for many years. At the third China International Supply Chain Expo, the number of U.S. exhibitors increased by 15% compared to the previous session, continuing to rank first among overseas exhibitors. Facing the door of opportunity and prosperity, companies from China and the United States are making choices with actions. As Craig Allen, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, said, U.S. companies have been deeply involved in the Chinese market for more than half a century. U.S. companies continue to develop, expand, and invest in China, and more and more U.S. companies are choosing to establish joint ventures with Chinese companies and cooperate closely with Chinese companies.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "China's development and revitalization are not mutually exclusive with President Trump's goal of 'making America great again.' China and the United States can completely achieve each other and achieve common prosperity." Under the new situation, the common interests of China and the United States have not decreased, but increased; the strategic value of cooperation between the two sides has not decreased, but increased. Both countries face new development tasks and challenges, and both need to benefit from each other's development. Whether it is in traditional fields such as economy and trade, agriculture, or emerging fields such as climate change and artificial intelligence, the common interests and cooperation space between the two countries are infinitely broad, and the success of each side is an opportunity for the other. Former U.S. President Carter (卡特) once said, "In the long run, the American people will find that getting along well with China is essential to our own prosperity, peace, and good life." This view is becoming more and more relevant today.
The fact that "cooperation benefits both, while confrontation hurts both" for China and the United States is a common sense that has been repeatedly verified by practice, and the fact that "mutual achievement and common prosperity" for China and the United States is a visible and tangible reality. Looking to the future, both sides should take the big picture into account, look to the long term, implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, continuously lengthen the cooperation list, enlarge the cooperation cake, and do more major, practical, and good things that benefit both countries and the world, benefiting the people of both countries and benefiting the world.
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The relay baton of history runs forward one after another, and the cause of human progress moves forward one after another in answering the questions of the times.
Looking back at the turbulent year of 2025, President Xi Jinping's (习近平) solemn proposal of the Global Governance Initiative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit in September was a historic moment that generated global resonance.
Thus far, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative have collectively formed a public goods system provided by China to address global challenges, building a clear framework for China to promote the reform and improvement of the global governance system.
As a systematic Chinese solution, the four major global initiatives have their own focuses and run in parallel: promoting prosperity through common development, ensuring stability through universal security, increasing mutual trust through mutual learning among civilizations, and seeking common ground through improved governance, all pointing to a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness and inclusiveness, and cleanliness and beauty, providing clear strategic guidance for promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
(I) A Systematic Answer to the Questions of the Times: Charting the Path for Humanity with Holistic Thinking
In the world of 2025, problems and challenges have increased rather than decreased. The "2025 Global Peace Index" released by the Australian Institute for Economics and Peace shows that 59 inter-state conflicts are taking place, the highest record since the end of World War II. With only 5 years left in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, only 35% of the specific goals are being advanced as planned, and more than 800 million people worldwide are still in absolute poverty.
Development imbalances, loss of peace, disharmony among civilizations, and governance failures are intertwined and superimposed. United Nations Secretary-General Guterres has repeatedly warned that humanity faces not a single crisis, but a series of interconnected systemic risks, while the global governance system is not yet ready.
Faced with "systemic risks," comprehensive measures must be taken. China has made a systematic response with holistic thinking and a long-term vision: "We must vigorously promote the common values of all mankind, practice true multilateralism, promote the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative, and work with all countries to build a community with a shared future for mankind."
-- Addressing the obstruction of global development, the decline in openness indices, and the widening of the North-South gap, the Global Development Initiative clarifies what kind of development concepts humanity needs and how to achieve global development, promotes the return of development issues to the core of the international agenda, and injects impetus into the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
-- Addressing the pressure on world peace and the increasing security deficit, the Global Security Initiative resolves what kind of security concepts the world needs and how countries can achieve common security, advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, and promotes all parties to embark on a new path of dialogue rather than confrontation, partnership rather than alliance, and win-win rather than zero-sum.
-- Addressing the rampant "clash of civilizations" and "confrontation of systems" theories, the Global Civilization Initiative clarifies what kind of civilization concepts humanity needs and how to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, advocates transcending civilization estrangement with civilization exchanges, transcending civilization conflicts with civilization mutual learning, and transcending civilization superiority with civilization inclusiveness, and promotes the development and progress of human civilization.
-- Addressing the impact on multilateralism and the continued expansion of the governance deficit, the Global Governance Initiative answers what kind of global governance system to build and how to reform and improve global governance, advocates adhering to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centeredness, and emphasizing action-orientedness, and promotes the building of a more just and reasonable global governance system.
Originating from a deep insight into the global challenges of today's era, the four major global initiatives respond to the urgent needs of the international community, demonstrating a high degree of unity between goal orientation and problem orientation. Based on the systematic coordinates of the general trend of human development, the major pattern of world changes, and the major history of China's development, China has always believed that the progress of the times and the awakening of the people have made "one country dominating" or "small circle governance" lose its soil. World affairs increasingly require countries to discuss and handle them together, establish international mechanisms, abide by international rules, and carry out global cooperation.
Small wisdom governs affairs, great wisdom governs systems. The chaos in today's world reflects problems in development, concepts, and governance. China maintains strategic focus, adheres to systematic concepts, understands the mechanisms of evolution, proposes response plans, and always leads the way forward in the changing world situation.
(II) Adhering to the Value Foundation of Putting People First: Writing Human Well-being in a Grand Narrative
Focusing on all mankind and also focusing on specific "people," the common value foundation of the four major global initiatives is very clear: adhering to putting people first. Promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind is, in the final analysis, to enable people of all countries to share peace, development, and dignity, and create a better future for human society.
Development for whom?
The Global Development Initiative clearly proposes adhering to a people-centered approach, advocating guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods in development, protecting and promoting human rights, ensuring that development is for the people, development relies on the people, and the fruits of development are shared by the people, and achieving the all-round development of people.
In Lesotho, the "10-square-meter mushroom cultivation model" has provided a guarantee for the lives of land-scarce farmers; the Chinese government's irrigation system renovation project in Kyrgyzstan has improved the irrigation water supply efficiency of more than 4,000 hectares of land, helping the local area cope with drought problems; China's international anti-malaria assistance has provided billions of doses of artemisinin drugs, benefiting about 240 million people in sub-Saharan Africa alone... Addressing people's urgent needs, the Global Development Initiative focuses on the practical needs and priorities of people in all countries in development, benefiting the improvement of people's livelihoods in more and more countries.
Who does security protect?
Without a peaceful and stable environment, people's happy lives are out of the question. The Global Security Initiative adheres to resolving differences and disputes between countries through dialogue and consultation in a peaceful manner, respects the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the people of all countries, in order to allow all countries to enjoy a peaceful and stable external environment and allow the people of every country to live and work in peace and contentment.
From facilitating the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran and promoting internal reconciliation in Palestine, to making unremitting efforts for the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict... China adheres to building mutual trust, resolving disputes, and promoting security through dialogue, which is not only the fundamental way to cease fire and protect civilians, but also the long-term way to eliminate the root causes of conflict and achieve lasting peace.
Who does civilization nourish?
In the garden of human civilization, the dignity of every nation and every person should be protected, and the value of every civilization should be respected. The Global Civilization Initiative adheres to promoting the common values of all mankind, helping people of all countries achieve the common pursuit of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom in their own chosen ways.
Carrying out multi-level and multi-field civilization dialogues, expanding exchanges in various fields such as education, science and technology, culture, and academia, and promoting friendly exchanges between localities... The Global Civilization Initiative vigorously promotes international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation, and builds bridges for people of all countries to meet, know, and be close to each other.
Who does governance focus on?
The people of all countries should be the fundamental participants and beneficiaries of global governance. Only by taking the well-being of the people as the goal and allowing the people to have a real sense of gain can the global governance system have strong support and a solid foundation of public opinion.
The Global Governance Initiative clearly proposes "advocating people-centeredness," advocating reforming and improving the global governance system, ensuring that people of all countries jointly participate in global governance and share the fruits of global governance. Providing new financing channels for global development, promoting the strengthening of global climate governance, and deepening international cooperation in sustainable development... China actively leads governance changes in areas such as international financial architecture reform, artificial intelligence, climate change, and trade, fully embodying the value orientation of people-centeredness.
The traditional culture of "**民为邦本，本固邦宁**" (mín wéi bāng běn, běn gù bāng níng - "the people are the foundation of the state, and when the foundation is solid, the state is secure," the people are the most important element of a country) and "**治国有常，而利民为本**" (zhì guó yǒu cháng, ér lì mín wéi běn - "there are constant principles in governing a country, and benefiting the people is the foundation," governing a country should always prioritize the people's interests) has been passed down from generation to generation, shaping today's China, which "takes the people's heart as its own and takes the world's interests as its own." Chinese-style modernization adheres to a people-centered approach, and the global public goods provided by China also focus on "people," working together around the needs of "people." This is precisely the emotional cornerstone for the four major global initiatives to win widespread recognition.
(III) Demonstrating a Sense of Justice and Responsibility for the World: Safeguarding the Common Interests of the Global South
The collective rise of the Global South is a clear sign of the major changes in the world.
For hundreds of years, the great powers have fought for interests and hegemony through wars, colonization, and the division of spheres of influence, but now, the international community is gradually evolving towards coordinating relations and balancing interests through institutional rules. The pursuit of fairness and justice has become the common aspiration of the vast majority of countries. The four major global initiatives reflect the collective demands of the Global South, safeguard the common rights and interests of the Global South, and demonstrate China's responsibility to defend international fairness and justice. As some international media have observed, the "Chinese solution" embodied in the four major global initiatives is closely linked to building a more balanced and multipolar world order, and also echoes the trend of developing countries striving for greater say in international affairs.
Development imbalances cause deep-seated injustice. At present, whether it is the impact of unilateralism and protectionism on the world economy, or the impact of climate change, energy security, and food security on development, countries in the Global South bear the brunt.
The Global Development Initiative adheres to inclusiveness and emphasizes attention to the special needs of developing countries, and jointly builds a united, equal, balanced, and inclusive global development partnership. Assisting Mongolia in promoting the renovation of shantytowns, providing food aid to children in Nepal, and helping the people of Egypt drill deep-water wells... The Global Development Initiative is down-to-earth, solves problems, and brings tangible impetus to the development of countries in the Global South. Ali Heifni, vice president of the Egyptian-Chinese Friendship Association, expressed the common feelings of all parties: "The Global Development Initiative provides a fair and efficient global development solution and provides new options for countries in the Global South."
Turbulence and conflict endanger the well-being of all countries. Mankind is an indivisible security community, and the security of one country should not be at the expense of the security of other countries. The pursuit of absolute security by individual countries is an important source of the regional and international security deficit.
"**善治病者，必医其受病之处；善救弊者，必塞其起弊之原。**" (shàn zhì bìng zhě, bì yī qí shòu bìng zhī chù; shàn jiù bì zhě, bì sè qí qǐ bì zhī yuán - "Those who are good at treating diseases must treat the place where the disease is; those who are good at remedying malpractices must block the source of the malpractice," to address problems effectively, one must tackle the root causes). The Global Security Initiative attaches importance to the reasonable security concerns of all countries, adheres to the principle of indivisible security, and promotes the building of a balanced, effective, and sustainable security architecture. Implementing the "Concept for Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa" with regional countries, helping Pacific Island countries enhance their ability to cope with non-traditional security threats, and promoting the building of a just, reasonable, and non-discriminatory international non-proliferation order... China promotes security cooperation with all parties within the framework of the Global Security Initiative, and works together to build a world free from fear and with universal security.
Civilizational confrontation exacerbates world division. Arrogance and prejudice create estrangement and hinder cooperation. To move towards a community with a shared future, we must adhere to treating different civilizations equally and learning from each other with inclusiveness.
The Global Civilization Initiative advocates respecting the diversity of world civilizations and adheres to a civilized outlook of equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness. The "Global Public Opinion Survey Blue Book on Our Civilized Outlook" shows that the Global Civilization Initiative has been highly recognized by respondents, and 90.8% of respondents agree that "respecting diversity is a basic principle that the international community should follow." BRICS countries strengthen exchanges of experience in governance, young people from Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries have in-depth dialogues in cultural exchange camps, and people-to-people dialogues between China and ASEAN countries are being carried out intensively... In the process of implementing the Global Civilization Initiative, diverse cultures bloom together and illuminate each other.
The fairness deficit erodes the foundation of governance. Eighty years ago, the establishment of the United Nations opened a historic page in global governance. Today, the number of UN member states has increased from 51 at the beginning to 193, the global power structure has undergone profound changes, and enhancing the representation and voice of countries in the Global South in global governance is an urgent issue of the times.
The Global Governance Initiative promotes the equal participation, equal decision-making, and equal benefit of all countries in the global governance process, and clearly opposes imposing on others and opposes double standards. "This major initiative helps to promote the building of a more just and reasonable international governance system, so that countries in the Global South can benefit." The words of Congolese (Brazzaville) President Sassou express the common aspirations of the Global South.
The most steadfast position of the four major global initiatives is to hold high the banner of multilateralism. Multilateralism is the cornerstone of today's international order and a path to promote peace and development. The four major global initiatives conform to the general trend of world multipolarization and democratization of international relations, and will surely vigorously boost the international community's confidence and determination to practice multilateral concepts and consolidate multilateral mechanisms, so that the world is full of righteousness and the universe is bright.
(IV) Adhering to the Clear Orientation of Acting More Than Speaking: Gathering International Synergy with Pragmatic Actions
The greatest truths are the simplest, and practical work is essential. The four major global initiatives adhere to a clear action orientation and continuously inject stability and positive energy into the turbulent world.
Looking back at history, from the construction of the post-war international order to the surging tide of economic globalization, the deepening of international cooperation and the advancement of global governance have always been inseparable from the leadership of major countries. Today, China is not only the proposer of the four major global initiatives, but also the first practitioner, fully demonstrating the responsibility of a major country that knows and acts in unison. In the process of implementing the initiatives, China provides solutions, builds platforms, and sets an example, and all parties participate equally, share responsibilities, and share the future.
Substantial investment promotes global common development. Under China's promotion, the Global Development Initiative has mobilized more than 23 billion US dollars in the past four years to support the development and revitalization of the Global South, and carried out more than 1,800 cooperation projects. In the next five years, China will carry out another 2,000 "small and beautiful" livelihood projects in developing countries, and cooperate with relevant countries and the WHO to carry out more health cooperation projects... A series of plans for the future will further gather development synergy.
New security concepts are being transformed into concrete cooperative actions. Dialogue platforms such as the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum (Lianyungang), the China-Africa Peace and Security Forum, and the China-Latin America High-Level Defense Forum gather consensus on addressing security challenges; the "Global Data Security Initiative" and the "Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative" lead the process of international security governance in emerging fields; more than 30 countries have joined hands to establish the International Mediation Institute, filling the institutional gap in the field of international mediation... These innovative actions effectively help to bridge the security governance deficit.
Building dialogue and exchange platforms promotes mutual learning among civilizations. Since the beginning of this year, from the first "International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations" theme activities held simultaneously in New York, Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Paris, Bangkok, The Hague and other places, to the 4th Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations, the Ministerial Conference of the Global Civilization Dialogue, and the Beijing Culture Forum, a series of civilization dialogues have created a bond of peace, a driving force for development, and a bridge of friendship.
Leading the exploration of methods and paths to reform and improve global governance. Not long ago, the "Group of Friends of Global Governance" initiated by China was officially established at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. At the General Assembly briefing on the "UN 80th Anniversary Reform Initiative," the Chinese representative made a joint statement on behalf of the group, and the 43 founding member states of the group issued a united voice on the United Nations platform for the first time. China will rely on the United Nations, relevant international organizations, and regional and sub-regional multilateral mechanisms, focus on areas where governance needs are urgent and governance deficits are prominent, firmly safeguard the authority and core position of the United Nations, support the United Nations in implementing the "Future Covenant," and jointly promote the global governance system to develop in a more just and reasonable direction.
"Where virtue resides, the world will turn to it," "Where righteousness lies, the world will flock to it." The four major global initiatives originate from China (中国) and belong to the world. China's active role in leading is to gather greater consensus and strength for cooperation. Currently, more than 130 countries and international organizations are participating in the implementation mechanism of the Global Development Initiative, and more than 80 countries have joined the "Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative." The Global Security Initiative has received support from more than 130 countries and international and regional organizations and has been explicitly written into more than 140 bilateral and multilateral documents. The Global Civilization Initiative has been repeatedly written into UN resolutions and various bilateral and multilateral documents. As soon as the Global Governance Initiative was proposed, it triggered widespread and enthusiastic responses from the international community, and more than 140 countries and international organizations quickly and clearly expressed their welcome and support.
积力之所举，则无不胜也 (jī lì zhī suǒ jǔ, zé wú bù shèng yě - "where accumulated strength is applied, nothing cannot be overcome," with concerted effort, nothing is impossible). From Chinese initiatives to global consensus, from bilateral cooperation to multilateral actions, the vitality of the four major global initiatives lies in the continuous manifestation of their action orientation and win-win effects.
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To hold the great image, the world will go. The four major global initiatives have become popular international public goods, ultimately because they meet the needs of the times and conform to the aspirations of the people. At the crossroads of human history, China demonstrates a responsible major country's firm determination and historical consciousness to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind through conceptual leadership and action.
In the vast ocean of the times, the winds are high and the waves are rough. The international community needs to work together and strive forward as never before. As long as all countries in the world work together to implement the four major global initiatives and practice true multilateralism, the giant ship of a community with a shared future for mankind will surely be able to cross the fog, break through the waves, and sail to the bright shore.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Kunming, December 28th (Reporters Yuan Rui (袁睿) and Wang Guansen (王冠森)) Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) met with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhonn (布拉索昆) in Yuxi (玉溪), Yunnan (云南) on December 28th.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that the ironclad friendship between China and Cambodia has withstood the test of international vicissitudes and is as solid as a rock and grows stronger over time (历久弥坚 (lì jiǔ mí jiān - "the longer it lasts, the stronger it becomes," enduring and becoming stronger with time)). China is highly concerned about the tense situation on the Cambodian-Thai border and has been committed to promoting peace talks. China congratulates the military of Cambodia and Thailand on reaching a ceasefire agreement. We look forward to jointly sending a voice of peace, reaching a consensus on peace, and demonstrating a prospect of peace from Yunnan (云南).
Prak Sokhonn (布拉索昆) said that Cambodia highly appreciates China's active role in mediating the conflict. He hopes that the dawn of peace will come soon and that this tripartite meeting will contribute to the reconstruction of lasting peace.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Kunming, December 28th (Reporters Yuan Rui (袁睿) and Wang Guansen (王冠森)) Politburo Member of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) met with Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (西哈萨) in Yuxi (玉溪), Yunnan (云南) on December 28th.
Wang Yi (王毅) asked Sihasak Phuangketkeow (西哈萨) to convey President Xi Jinping's (习近平) sincere greetings and New Year wishes to King Vajiralongkorn (哇集拉隆功), and expressed China's willingness to work with Thailand to usher in the next golden 50 years of China-Thailand friendship. As friendly neighbors, China least wants to see Thailand and Cambodia engage in war. He believes that as long as Thailand and Cambodia communicate on an equal footing and move forward together, there is no hurdle they cannot overcome.
Sihasak Phuangketkeow (西哈萨) asked Wang Yi (王毅) to convey King Vajiralongkorn's (哇集拉隆功) sincere greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), and expressed Thailand's appreciation for China's active efforts to mediate the Thai-Cambodian conflict in the Asian way. Thailand is committed to achieving a sustainable ceasefire.
Return to TopKathmandu, December 28th (Reported by Li Mo (李墨)) The Chinese Embassy in Nepal held a closing reception for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal in Kathmandu on the 27th, as well as the "Embracing Chinese Civilization: China-Nepal Cultural Exchange Activities." Indira Rana (英迪拉·拉纳), Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, Zhou Pan (周攀), Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, and about 800 guests from all walks of life in China and Nepal attended the event.
In her speech, Rana said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 70 years ago, the relations between Nepal and China have continued to develop. As a friendly neighbor and strategic partner of China, Nepal's relationship with China is becoming increasingly close. "Thank you to the Chinese government and people for their continued support and goodwill. Let us continue to build friendly relations between the people of our two countries, not only at the government level, but also at the people-to-people level."
The event also marked the first day of the World Knowledge Press's 3-day "Embracing Chinese Civilization: China-Nepal Cultural Exchange Activities," where actors from China performed wonderful Tang Dynasty dances, Qin腔 opera, drum music and other programs. The event also featured displays of traditional Chinese handicrafts and immersive virtual reality experiences, allowing visitors to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Nepal have held a variety of wonderful activities this year, including film days, photo exhibitions, cultural weeks, and Chinese workshops.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Bridgetown, December 28 (Cui Xiaoyang, Tang Lei) – The Chinese Navy's "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship successfully concluded its 7-day friendly visit and medical service to Barbados on the 27th, and set sail for South America to continue its "Harmonious Mission-2025" task. President Bostic of Barbados boarded the ship to visit and inspect the medical services, and visited the people receiving treatment, and highly praised the professional and efficient medical services provided by the "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship.
Return to TopChangsha, December 28th (Reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)) The first China-Ethiopia Coffee Trade and Economic Promotion Conference was held in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan (湖南) on the 27th. With the theme of "Experience Ethiopia, Share Prosperity," the conference saw the two sides sign strategic cooperation agreements on barter trade platform projects and general trade projects such as coffee, ceramics, and apparel sales. Zhuzhou Land Port International Logistics Co., Ltd. (株洲陆港国际物流有限公司) and the Ethiopian Coffee (China) Trading Center (埃塞俄比亚咖啡（中国）交易中心) were inaugurated separately.
Return to TopBy: 张福锁
Enhancing comprehensive agricultural production capacity, quality, and efficiency.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Suggestions
Food security is a matter of paramount importance to the nation. How can we continuously improve grain yield and production capacity on limited arable land, and achieve a win-win situation between efficient resource utilization and ecological environmental protection? This is a challenge that China must face in promoting agricultural modernization, and it is also the direction that our research team has been tackling for a long time.
In recent years, we have carried out the "Green Ton and a Half of Grain" creation project in the low- and medium-yield saline-alkali land in Quzhou (曲周), Hebei (河北). Specifically, it means increasing the yield of grain crops planted on one mu of farmland to more than 1.5 tons per year without increasing or even reducing the cost to resources and the environment.
When we first arrived in Quzhou (曲周) in the early 2000s, the local annual grain yield per mu hovered around 700 kilograms. Local farmers had long adopted the farming method of "large water, large fertilizer, and shallow rotary tillage," which caused soil salinization and compaction, making it difficult to increase grain production.
Faced with this situation, we looked for answers from the soil-crop system itself. The team has been rooted in the front line of the field for a long time, recording soil nutrient supply and plant nutrient absorption. In order to achieve precise implementation of technology and efficient utilization of light and temperature resources, we aimed at the goal of "uniform seedlings, strong seedlings, and even seedlings," and carried out comprehensive technological innovation around "soil, fertilizer, water, seed, and management."
Through continuous experimentation and integrated optimization, we have gradually formed the "winter wheat-summer corn annual 'four dense and one sparse' shallow buried drip irrigation water and fertilizer integration green production technology," and integrated planting mode, irrigation and fertilization, and plant protection management. This technology not only greatly reduces irrigation water consumption, but also realizes the balanced supply of nutrients, laying the foundation for increasing yield and restoring land fertility.
Last year, the annual yield of wheat-corn per mu in the Quzhou (曲周) demonstration area reached 1522 kilograms, while achieving the goals of saving 30% of water, 20% of fertilizer, and reducing nitrogen loss by 46%. This means that green and high yield are not mutually exclusive, but can go hand in hand.
Encouragingly, the "Green Ton and a Half of Grain" model is currently being fully promoted in 18 demonstration sites in 7 provinces. The wheat-corn rotation in Qi County (淇县), Henan (河南), has a yield of 1.82 tons; the rice-wheat rotation in Donghai County (东海县), Jiangsu (江苏), has a yield of 1.51 tons; and the yield of 1.84 tons in Linzhi (林芝), Tibet (西藏), broke the national high-yield record for spring corn... These practical results distributed in different regions show that the "Green Ton and a Half of Grain" model has wide adaptability and replicability.
To achieve green and sustainable agricultural development, we must pay attention to soil health. Due to unreasonable soil utilization, some areas will reduce a certain amount of yield per mu per year, and at the same time, they will fall into a vicious cycle of "more and more investment, and worse and worse land fertility."
Not long ago, we introduced the "plant-soil feedback" theory into the farmland ecosystem for the first time: by maintaining soil health, stimulating the positive feedback of plants themselves, and then cooperating with variety selection, management technology innovation and other means, the land will become more and more fertile as it is planted.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will continue to promote the "Green Ton and a Half of Grain" model. We will build a north-south linkage and east-west complementary grain production pattern with the wheat-corn rotation system in the North China Plain, the corn system in the Northwest oasis, and the rice-wheat rotation system in the Jianghuai area as the core areas. At the same time, we will promote the deep integration of modern information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things with variety selection, cultivation management, and fertilizer and water regulation, and create a smart agriculture system to strive to achieve precise management of every piece of farmland.
(The author is Zhang Fushuo (张福锁), an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学). This article was compiled by Ding Yasong (丁雅诵), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Reporter's Notes
Develop the Real Skills to Solve Problems
What is most touching about interviewing Zhang Fushuo's (张福锁) team is not the impressive data and results, but the rough and dark hands of the team members. Squatting on the edge of the field, skillfully digging through the soil, and answering questions for farmers is their most common job.
Strengthening agriculture and serving the country relies on a sense of mission and responsibility to serve the national strategy. In recent years, the team has always kept in mind the mission of strengthening agriculture and revitalizing agriculture, and closely linked the direction of scientific research with national needs. From soil improvement and scientific fertilization to the research and development of yield-increasing and efficiency-enhancing technologies, to the tackling of the "Green Ton and a Half of Grain" project and the promotion of green agriculture, each topic responds to the urgent needs in agricultural production.
Strengthening agriculture and serving the country relies on a determination to not be afraid of hardship. In the hot summer, measuring and recording in the fields; in the cold winter, collecting samples in the wild... It is in the tempering of eating, living, and working with farmers that the team members have developed the real skills to solve practical problems.
They are not only rigorous scientists, but also experienced "farmers." This is a true reflection of contemporary Chinese agricultural science and technology workers - measuring the land with their feet, holding up the harvest with their hands, and writing a green answer sheet for firmly holding the Chinese rice bowl in the vast fields.
Further Reading
How to Efficiently Implement New Agricultural Technologies
Facing the nutrient needs of different crops throughout their entire growth period, how to quantitatively regulate soil supply in a targeted manner, and how to ensure that farmers effectively use integrated technologies such as soil, fertilizer, water, seed, and management... These issues will directly affect the actual grain yield and the intensity of ecological environmental protection.
Zhang Fushuo's (张福锁) team uses a network of science and education experts, a government promotion network, and a school-enterprise cooperation network as platforms to promote green yield-increasing technologies, increase grain production by 33 million tons, and reduce nitrogen fertilizer use by 1.2 million tons.
At the same time, the team explored the "Science and Technology Small Courtyard" model, sending students to the front line of agricultural production to study and solve practical problems in agricultural and rural development, and realized the effective integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development.
(Compiled by Ding Yasong (丁雅诵), a reporter from this newspaper)
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On social media platforms, many foreign bloggers are launching videos showcasing Chinese wet markets. Compared to their home countries where a single head of cabbage can cost over 100 RMB, they are freely purchasing goods in Chinese supermarkets and hypermarkets, not only feeling like they are "browsing a museum," but also marveling at "why Chinese people can buy so many fresh vegetables at affordable prices."
China not only ranks first in the world in vegetable production, but also ranks among the top in per capita vegetable supply. These impressive achievements are not innate. In the past, northern families braved the cold winds and lined up to hoard winter vegetables, recording the past of "difficulty in buying vegetables." Today, by fighting well in the initiative of production and opening up the main arteries of logistics, "vegetables and fruits are available in all seasons, and varieties from the north and south can be tasted to the fullest" has become a daily occurrence.
It's not just that. Today, residents have more secure electricity supply, and people lament "no longer preparing candles at home" and "the last power outage was 10 years ago," and electricity prices are also at a lower level internationally; the speed increase and price reduction of the network have achieved remarkable results, "5 yuan for 30MB of traffic for a month" is gone forever, and 5G has achieved township-by-town coverage; the postal and logistics system is more complete, and remote areas have become "free shipping zones"... These vivid annotations of people's livelihood improvement also lead people to think about a question: Why have many seemingly "uneconomical" fields achieved a transformation from shortage to abundance, from partial to universal?
This change stems from the value pursuit of "development for the people." We not only calculate the "economic account," but also the "people's hearts account."
From connecting every village to connecting every household, it is not easy to provide electricity to all 1.4 billion people. In Ali (阿里), Tibet (西藏), power workers overcame severe altitude sickness, dug frozen soil and built foundation pits in the "roof of the roof of the world" to build the highest altitude power grid project; in Zhongyi Township (中益乡), Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County (石柱土家族自治县), Chongqing (重庆), power supply employees carried 36 utility poles up the mountain, just to supply electricity to 2 households in Yujiaba (余家坝) area of Guangming Village (光明村). No matter how difficult the construction is, no matter how high the cost is, electricity must be supplied. Why? Because as long as it is what the country needs, what the people expect, and what the central enterprises can do, it must be done no matter how difficult it is.
In the process of promoting Chinese-style modernization, there are no forgotten corners in the improvement of people's livelihood, and no household or person is left behind on the road to happiness. This is a necessary requirement for achieving common prosperity, an inherent meaning of investing in people, and even more so where the original intention of our Party lies and the purpose of China's development lies.
This process demonstrates the methodology of "grasping people's livelihood is also grasping development." Improving people's well-being often drives industrial development, boosts domestic demand, and stimulates economic vitality.
Looking at travel, the spatial compression of "the ends of the earth are like next door" witnesses the construction achievements of the comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network, and also brightens the "national business cards" such as China High-speed Railway (中国高铁), China Road (中国路), and China Port (中国港); the creation of the "one-hour commute circle" has made cross-provincial life in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) a common occurrence, and also connected the Yangtze River Delta industrial chain into a "4-hour industrial circle."
Looking at the dining table, the melons and fruits produced in saline-alkali land are in short supply, highlighting the "magic" of technology empowering agricultural development; ingredients have changed from "buying locally and selling locally" to "buying nationally and selling nationally," reflecting the solid steps to break down local protectionism and build a unified national market.
Wherever the masses expect, there is room for development. Expanding effective demand in ensuring and improving people's livelihood, and stimulating the endogenous power of high-quality development, one people's livelihood list is a development list. By better grasping this dialectic, people's livelihood and development can mutually pull and empower each other.
This achievement is inseparable from "drawing a blueprint to the end." The more goals that can only be achieved through linkage, the more we must have a "one game of chess" consciousness; the more problems that can only be solved in the long term, the more we must have the strategic determination of "dripping water penetrates stone" 滴水穿石 (dī shuǐ chuān shí - "dripping water pierces stone," perseverance can accomplish anything).
Horizontally, promoting the transportation of southern vegetables to the north to ensure the abundance of the "northern dining table" in winter and spring; empowering the west-to-east power transmission to effectively resolve supply and demand mismatches... A national table of dishes and a national network, the cross-regional flow and allocation of resources and elements, demonstrate the combination of an effective market and a promising government, and also reflect the system coordination force.
Vertically, the "vegetable basket" project has been continuously promoted for more than 30 years, and the Medog Highway (墨脱公路) has been built for more than half a century. One undertaking after another, consistently and thoroughly, demonstrates strategic execution.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The ultimate goal of modernization is to realize the free and all-round development of people." Taking "key small things" to support "major people's livelihood matters," turning the "demand list" into a "satisfaction list," persevering and making persistent efforts, the happy picture of Chinese-style modernization will be even more promising.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 顾仲阳 李晓晴 邓剑洋
This year marks the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the final year of the five-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connecting them with rural revitalization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Rural revitalization and the development of 'San Nong' (三农) work remain the foundation of Chinese-style modernization," and "The bottom line for poverty alleviation must be **固若金汤** (gù ruò jīn tāng - "as solid as metal city walls," extremely solid and impenetrable), and there must be absolutely no large-scale return to poverty."
These are earnest entrustments and sincere admonitions. Facing the complex and volatile international situation and the arduous and heavy tasks of domestic reform, development, and stability, all regions and departments have thoroughly implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on "San Nong" (三农) work, and have steadily promoted the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas.
This year, grain production has increased at a high level, the achievements in poverty alleviation have been continuously consolidated and expanded, the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty has been firmly maintained, rural construction actions have been implemented in depth, farmers' incomes have steadily increased, and the vitality of rural development has been continuously stimulated. The substantial "San Nong" (三农) report card provides strong support for consolidating and expanding the positive momentum of economic stability.
The "Chinese Rice Bowl" is Held Firmly
When the granary is full, the world is at peace. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The more we face risks and challenges, the more we must stabilize agriculture and ensure the safety of grain and important non-staple foods."
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's annual grain output increased from 1,365.7 billion catties in 2021 to 1,429.75 billion catties in 2025. The per capita grain possession increased from 483 kilograms in 2021 to more than 500 kilograms at present. The "Chinese rice bowl" is filled more fully, held more firmly, and is of higher quality, injecting strong stability into promoting high-quality economic and social development.
The cold is deepening in the Luxi Plain (鲁西平原). In the high-standard farmland of Xinwang Village (辛王村), Yan Si Street (闫寺街道), Dongchangfu District (东昌府区), Liaocheng City (聊城市), Shandong Province (山东省), a new farmer, Wang Wei (王伟), is driving agricultural machinery slowly between the fields. "When winter comes, we must maintain the ground temperature so that the wheat tillers will be stronger next year."
"This year's harvest was not easy," said Wang Wei (王伟). The autumn harvest coincided with continuous rain. Ordinary farmland could not be accessed by vehicles. The high-standard farmland was equipped with hardened machine-耕 roads, and harvesters could go to the ground in time to rush to harvest, reducing losses by more than 100 yuan per mu. "This year, the average yield of corn per mu is 1,300 catties, and the average yield of wheat per mu is 1,200 catties, which is another bumper year."
Storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology makes the foundation for a bumper harvest more solid. This year's grain production has been affected by spring drought, high-temperature drought, and autumn continuous rain. All regions have taken active actions to overcome difficulties, and the national grain production has once again increased at a high level, increasing by 16.75 billion catties compared with the previous year.
The heavy harvest answer sheet shows the new atmosphere of building a strong agricultural country: resisting disasters and winning a bumper harvest highlights the strong industrial resilience and strong supply guarantee; the deep integration of good fields, good seeds, good machines, and good methods highlights the strong scientific and technological guarantee. China has cumulatively built more than 1 billion mu of high-standard farmland, the coverage rate of improved varieties of crops exceeds 96%, the grain output on cultivated land irrigation area accounts for 80.76% of the total national grain output, of which the grain sowing area in large and medium-sized irrigation areas accounts for 38.89% of the country, the contribution rate of agricultural scientific and technological progress exceeds 64%, and the overall level of agricultural scientific and technological innovation has entered the world's first phalanx, and the foundation of the granary of a large country is solid.
A strong management system and strong competitiveness are the other two important characteristics of a strong agricultural country.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Yunnan (云南) that Yunnan's (云南) flower industry has broad prospects. We must focus on the entire industrial chain and continuously cultivate deeply from the seed industry, planting end, and market end, so that this "beautiful industry" becomes a "happy industry" that benefits the masses.
Earnest entrustments have been transformed into development momentum.
In the intelligent greenhouse of Lijiang Modern Flower Industry Park (丽江现代花卉产业园) in Gucheng District (古城区), Lijiang City (丽江市), Yunnan (云南), the new domestic rose varieties "Xinghuo" (星火) and "Danzhuang" (淡妆) are in full bloom. "We have independently selected and registered 11 new domestic varieties, and have completed the planting of 45,000 plants of 7 varieties," said Cai Yanfei (蔡艳飞), head of the Gucheng District (古城区) Flower Industry Science and Technology Special Team. The park closely cooperates with the Flower Research Institute of the Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (云南省农科院花卉研究所) to strive to achieve the goal of introducing, breeding, propagating, and promoting 100 independent varieties in five years.
The seed industry is gradually becoming independent, and the intelligent transformation of planting is gradually accelerating. "The park has realized the automatic collection and precise regulation of data such as moisture, fertilizer, temperature, humidity, and light. During the peak sales season, we precisely optimize the parameters half a month in advance, which significantly improves the market response speed," introduced Zhang Lihui (张丽辉), head of industrial planning at Lijiang Modern Flower Industry Park (丽江现代花卉产业园).
At the market end, efficient circulation broadens sales channels, and the integration of the three industries enhances added value. Zhang Lihui (张丽辉) said that relying on a complete cold chain logistics system, the park's foreign sales of fresh flowers account for 40%. The industrial park has developed 126 deep-processed products in 24 categories, such as preserved flowers and rose essential oils, and has also created a four-season flower landscape to develop tourism. Since this year, it has received more than 87,000 tourists.
The booming flower industry has become Yunnan's (云南) advantageous industry and a people-enriching industry, driving an average annual income increase of more than 50,000 yuan for 190,000 flower farmers and radiating and driving more than 1 million people to employment and entrepreneurship. Last year, Yunnan's (云南) fresh cut flower planting area was 350,000 mu, and the output was 20.6 billion branches, both of which ranked first in the country.
Strengthening leading enterprises, supplementing chains, revitalizing industries, and building brands, China is accelerating the construction of a modern agricultural industry system, upgrading the entire chain, increasing the value of the entire chain, and integrating the entire industry, and the comprehensive benefits of modern agriculture are continuously improving. Last year, there were more than 100,000 agricultural product processing enterprises above designated size in the country, with operating income of about 18 trillion yuan; the total number of green, organic, famous, special, excellent, new, and geographical indication agricultural products in the country exceeded 87,000.
Rural Construction is Grasped Solidly
After the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Yan'an City (延安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省) for his first field trip, emphasizing that "we must conscientiously study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and comprehensively promote rural revitalization."
Bearing in mind the entrustment, Nangou Village (南沟村), Gaoqiao Town (高桥镇), Anse District (安塞区), Yan'an City (延安市) has "embroidered" a new scene on the Geliangliang (圪梁梁).
The newly built houses are neatly arranged with complete supporting facilities. The village has built garbage houses and sewage treatment stations, which are clean and tidy. The winding cement road connects farm courtyards and ecological scenic spots, with one scene at each step, and pedestrians are like swimming in a painting.
The appearance of the village has been renewed, and Nangou Village (南沟村) not only has a "face", but also a "lining" of prosperous industry and rich people.
Mechanized operation and refined management make the orchard produce more good fruits. Intelligent sorting and e-commerce sales have transformed apples from "selling by the pile" to "selling by the piece." The agricultural, cultural, and tourism complex project integrates red research and agricultural experience, promoting Nangou Village (南沟村) from simply "selling apples" to "selling scenery" and "selling experience."
Red apples have become Nangou Village's (南沟村) revitalization fruit and wealth fruit. With the credit support of the Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) Yan'an City Branch (延安市分行), fruit farmer Bai Jianfeng (白建峰) improved varieties and expanded the scale. This year, apple income exceeded 300,000 yuan, living in a new house, driving a new car, and living a prosperous life. The collective assets of Nangou Village (南沟村) exceeded 10 million yuan, and the former poor village has become a well-known demonstration village for rural revitalization.
One area reflects the overall situation. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", all regions have deeply studied and applied the experience of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project and steadily promoted the construction of beautiful and livable villages. The 5G access rate of administrative villages across the country exceeds 90%, more than 16,000 rural nursing homes have been built, 2,199 counties (cities, districts) have carried out the construction of close-knit county medical communities, and rural people-enriching industries have transformed resource advantages into development advantages, making farmers' lives sweeter.
Looking at the beautiful China, beautiful villages with more complete infrastructure, more convenient public services, and more diversified development opportunities have become happy homes for hundreds of millions of farmers.
"Rural areas are livable and workable, and they are becoming more and more suitable for returning home to start businesses and develop industries." He Yinlei (何殷雷), a post-90s returnee, is the secretary of the live broadcast e-commerce party branch of Pearl Town (珍珠小镇), Shanxiahu Town (山下湖镇), Zhuji City (诸暨市), Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江). He built a team to do live broadcasts, created a brand to make jewelry, and led 300 farmers in his hometown of Xinchangle Village (新长乐村) to engage in the pearl live broadcast industry.
Xinchangle Village (新长乐村) has gathered more than 120 "agricultural creators". More than 80% of the villagers are engaged in the pearl industry. Last year, the output value of the entire industrial chain reached 6 billion yuan, and the permanent population of the village has also increased by 30% compared with five years ago.
Today's Xinchangle Village (新长乐村) has a prosperous industry and sufficient vitality, which is inseparable from the in-depth promotion of rural construction. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, roadside greening, landscape lake beautification, and agricultural network transformation and upgrading were carried out. Two new and expanded 110 kV substations were built around Pearl Town (珍珠小镇). Strolling through the village, there are sports parks, cultural auditoriums, and intelligent health rooms, and villagers can enjoy convenient public services on the spot.
Popularity is booming, and the industry is becoming stronger. The big data of State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Shaoxing Power Supply Company (国网浙江电力绍兴供电公司) shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the electricity consumption of rural residents in Zhuji (诸暨) increased by 53%. The rising electricity consumption data has become a strong footnote to the vitality of rural development.
Looking at the whole country, industrial revitalization is making steady progress, and rural development is more dynamic. This year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) and the Ministry of Finance (财政部) supported the construction of 40 advantageous and characteristic industrial clusters, 50 modern agricultural industrial parks, and 200 agricultural industrial strong town projects to promote the continuous improvement of the quality and efficiency of rural industries. New industries and new business forms such as forest economy, leisure agriculture, and rural e-commerce are booming. The annual output value of the forest economy exceeded 1 trillion yuan. From January to October this year, the national online retail sales of agricultural products increased by 9.5% year-on-year.
Livable and workable, beautiful villages attract more and more resource elements to flow and gather. At present, there are more than 15 million various types of people returning to their hometowns to start businesses across the country. They are full of dreams, bringing funds, new technologies, and new ideas, injecting surging vitality into rural development. "Going to the county for tourism" and "rural tourism" have opened up a new world for cultural and tourism development, and a large number of urban people come to the countryside to find "poetry and distance."
The Bottom Line of Poverty Alleviation is Firmly Maintained
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and resolutely maintain the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty."
Consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation is the bottom-line task for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. The Party Central Committee has set up a five-year transition period to maintain the overall stability of assistance policies and to help the poverty-stricken areas and the poverty-stricken population.
In the cold winter season, in the employment assistance workshop in Tangmiao Village (汤庙村), Baimiao Township (白庙乡), Suixian County (睢县), Henan (河南), Lin Jinfeng (蔺金风), a monitoring household, is flying her fingertips, and the shoe material is quickly sewn into shape. "I can earn money at my doorstep, 4,500 yuan a month, and I live a very peaceful life. My family will not become poor," said Lin Jinfeng (蔺金风).
In recent years, Suixian County (睢县) has relied on the construction of the shoe industry base in the High-tech Zone to build employment assistance workshops in rural areas, promoting more than 10,000 people to find employment at their doorstep; more than 20 industries such as electronics and food processing have built 1,178 "micro-factories" in rural areas, allowing villagers to have work and earn money at their doorstep.
Looking at the whole country, nearly 3/4 of the poverty-stricken population has established a benefit linkage mechanism with new agricultural business entities. Since the transition period, the scale of employment of the poverty-stricken population has remained stable at more than 30 million, stabilizing more than 2/3 of the income of poverty-stricken families.
The income of the poverty-stricken people has steadily increased, and the achievements of "three guarantees" and drinking water safety guarantees have also been continuously consolidated and expanded.
In the depths of the Qinba Mountains (秦巴山区), in Hei Huling Village (黑虎岭村), Shuiping Town (水坪镇), Zhuxi County (竹溪县), Hubei (湖北), Zhou Dexin (周德新), a "five-guarantee household," turned on the faucet, and clear tap water flowed out. "In the past, when there was a drought, tap water was often not supplied, and sometimes it was a little yellow and turbid, but now it has all been solved." China has become the country with the greatest efforts to improve the drinking water conditions of the rural population in the world. At present, the popularization rate of tap water in rural areas has reached 94%.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan", the country has cumulatively identified and assisted more than 7 million monitoring objects to steadily eliminate the risk of returning to poverty, firmly maintaining the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty. The economic and social development of poverty-stricken areas has caught up by leaps and bounds. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties across the country has increased by an average of 7.8% per year in real terms, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the national rural average annual growth rate.
Not only in poverty-stricken areas, but from 2021 to 2024, the per capita disposable income of rural residents across the country increased from 18,931 yuan to 23,119 yuan, and the actual increase in the first three quarters of this year was 6% year-on-year. More and more villagers are adding smart home appliances, smart agricultural machinery, driving cars, and traveling, and the quality of life is improving day by day. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the growth rate of per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents has continued to be faster than that of urban areas.
To promote rural modernization, not only must material life be rich, but spiritual life must also be abundant.
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said to the villagers during his inspection in Zhaoxing Dong Village (肇兴侗寨), Liping County (黎平县), Guizhou Province (贵州省), "Your demeanor is very good, and you all look so radiant," and "I hope that the happy life of the villagers will be even better and that rural revitalization will be done even better."
It was the weekend, and Lu Yanyu (陆艳玉), chairman of the Women's Federation of Zhaoxing Village (肇兴村), led the village's Dong song team to perform Dong folk songs for tourists, and the enthusiastic songs echoed in the beautiful Dong village.
"In recent years, with the continuous increase in income, the villagers have higher requirements for spiritual and cultural life. We regularly organize everyone to sing Dong songs together and hold 'village song' competitions to enrich the cultural life of the villagers. We also compile some laws and regulations and village rules and regulations into songs to improve the effectiveness of rural governance," introduced Lu Yanyu (陆艳玉).
Since this year, Liping County (黎平县) has organically combined rural civilization with good rural governance, carried out more than 440 cultural and sports activities such as "village songs," and explored grass-roots governance models such as "drum tower conventions" and "integral supermarkets," and the countryside has been rejuvenated with a new atmosphere of civilization.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, "Village BA," "Village Super," "Village Evening," and other "village-branded" cultural and sports activities became popular. Villagers walked into the arena and onto the stage, becoming the protagonists. Last year, more than 2.2 million cultural and sports activities of various types were held in rural areas across the country, promoting new customs in entertainment and education, and vigorously boosting the spirit of the villagers. Hundreds of millions of farmers have full pockets and rich minds, and their lives are more prosperous and affluent.
Spring plowing and summer weeding, autumn harvest and winter storage, the new season of wheat is growing well on the fertile fields. Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, anchoring the overall goal of agricultural and rural modernization, striving to make a good start for the "15th Five-Year Plan" and "San Nong," the vast countryside is stirring up a surge of vigorous and enterprising strength.
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"History always advances in a spiral. In the past, our opening up was about 'following'; now, our opening up is about 'leading,' and this is a higher level of opening up."
-- October 2020, emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) during his inspection in Guangdong (广东)
On the coast of the South China Sea, a free trade port exploring the highest level of opening-up in the world is accelerating its progress—
In 1 minute, at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (三亚凤凰国际机场) in Hainan (海南), customs and security departments share baggage images in real-time via screens, eliminating the need for passengers to repeatedly move their luggage for "one-time inspection."
In 2 minutes, at the Hainan Haikou New Seaport (海南海口新海港) and the Nan Port "second-tier port" (freight) centralized inspection site, a container truck completes customs clearance.
On December 18th of this year, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched full island customs closure. Implementing customs closure on such a large scale is unprecedented worldwide.
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to make it an important gateway leading China's new era of opening up to the outside world." "After customs closure, Hainan will have the basic conditions to promote opening up on a larger scale and at a deeper level," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) said with great anticipation.
In the first week of full island customs closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the value of "zero-tariff" goods imported through the "first line" exceeded 400 million yuan; the number of newly registered foreign trade enterprises increased by 1,972, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times; offshore duty-free shopping amounted to 1.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 54.9%; the first seventh freedom traffic rights route was put into operation...
From the conception to the formation of momentum, from "gradual exploration" to "accelerated advancement," a new highland of higher-level opening up is gradually emerging before the world.
The Hainan Free Trade Port demonstrates China's clear attitude of always adhering to opening up to the outside world unswervingly.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must actively connect with and absorb high-standard international economic and trade rules, steadily expand institutional opening up, improve the level of trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy."
Advancing reform and opening up is unwavering, and the door to the outside world is opening wider and wider.
The fields are constantly expanding—
Data has become a new commodity. This year, the Shanghai Data Exchange (上海数据交易所) released a data circulation system and an integrated data market standard system, focusing on building a data network that "connects the whole country and links the world."
"Relying on the cross-border data negative list and controllable and traceable cross-chain technology, China's digital market has a richer open form and more mature institutional interfaces," said Tang Qifeng (汤奇峰), General Manager of the Shanghai Data Exchange (上海数据交易所).
"Unlocking" new opportunities and exploring "from 0 to 1" institutional breakthroughs. Developing overseas game business, supporting foreign doctors to open clinics... The "Work Plan for Accelerating the Comprehensive Pilot Program for Expanding the Opening up of the Service Industry" was issued, clarifying 155 pilot tasks. The negative list for foreign investment access has been reduced from the earliest 190 items to the current 29 items in the national version and 27 items in the free trade zone version, and restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector have been fully lifted.
The level continues to deepen—
Imported medical devices clear customs in 1 hour. "Cross-border scientific research has been greatly accelerated," said Wu Yihui (吴意辉), Deputy General Manager of Operations of Yejü Medical Devices (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (业聚医疗器械（深圳）有限公司).
As a "test field" for Shenzhen-Hong Kong (深港) science and technology innovation collaboration, the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (河套深港科技创新合作区) is developing rapidly, and has now gathered more than 200 high-end scientific research projects, 447 technology companies, and more than 15,000 scientific research talents.
High-level opening-up platforms form a strong attraction field: with an intended transaction value of US$83.49 billion calculated annually, 4,108 companies from 138 countries and regions participated in the 8th China International Import Expo (进博会), setting a new record in scale; 22 free trade pilot zones cover the east, west, north, south, and center of the country, actively connecting with high-standard international economic and trade rules, contributing about 20% of the country's foreign investment and total import and export volume; the China-Europe Railway Express (中欧班列) has operated more than 120,000 trains cumulatively, and in 2024, China's trade in goods with countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" reached 22.1 trillion yuan...
"History always advances in a spiral. In the past, our opening up was about 'following'; now, our opening up is about 'leading,' and this is a higher level of opening up." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition profoundly reveals the historical logic of China's reform and opening up.
The more open, the more developed; the more developed, the more open. This path is becoming more and more firm. Today, China has become the world's second largest economy, the world's largest manufacturing country, and the world's largest trading country in goods. Its foreign investment ranks among the top three in the world, and it is moving from a "world factory" to an "innovation source."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposes to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and create a new situation of win-win cooperation.
Sharing with the world and benefiting all. From the white mountains and black waters to the western frontier, from the southeast coast to the central plains, China in the new era is striving to run and is connecting the world with a higher level of opening up.
(Reporters Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州) and Ji Juesu (季觉苏) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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"We must adhere to a problem-oriented approach, leverage the advantages of the new national system, 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "exert oneself vigorously," to strive with determination) and strive to catch up, accelerating the realization of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening."
——June 2022, emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) during his inspection in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北)
In Yingkou (营口), Liaoning (辽宁), under the blue sky, white wind turbine towers stand tall. Each rotation of the 126-meter-long blades generates 44 kilowatt-hours of electricity, with each unit capable of outputting 74 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually. This is the 18-megawatt offshore wind turbine unit independently developed by CSSC Haizhuang Wind Power Co., Ltd. (中船海装风电有限公司).
In April 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the Chongqing (重庆) Science and Technology Innovation and Industrial Development Achievement Exhibition Hall. Upon learning that the domestically produced rate of the complete offshore wind turbine unit developed by CSSC Haizhuang (中船海装) reached 99%, he remarked with emotion, "When I was working in Fujian (福建), China did not yet have offshore wind power."
Today, not only is the domestically produced rate of wind turbine units increasing, but the single-unit capacity and reliability of wind power have also taken the lead in the world.
Scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening has always been a matter of paramount importance in General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) mind. The General Secretary pointed out: "We must fully recognize the strategic leading position and fundamental supporting role of science and technology, anchor the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, strengthen top-level design and overall planning, and accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening." "To advance Chinese-style modernization, science and technology must take the lead, and technological innovation is the only way."
The high degree of importance and repeated emphasis reflect a profound insight into "time" and "trend," a clear understanding of goals and paths, and a firm determination to accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening.
"For enterprises to develop, industries to upgrade, and the economy to develop with high quality, we must rely on independent innovation. We are now experiencing changes unseen in a century, and it is inevitable that we will encounter competition and various challenges and pressures. Under these circumstances, we must take a path of self-reliance at a higher level," the General Secretary pondered deeply.
Planning the overall situation and making key moves.
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must further strengthen the foundation.
In June 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) visited HGLaser Engineering Co., Ltd. (华工激光工程有限责任公司) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), and carefully examined the innovative achievements of the chip industry. "With the development and growth of our country, breaking through the 'bottleneck' of key core technologies is urgent. We must adhere to a problem-oriented approach, leverage the advantages of the new national system, 踔厉奋发 (chuō lì fèn fā - "exert oneself vigorously," to strive with determination) and strive to catch up, accelerating the realization of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening."
Bearing in mind the entrustment, the tackling of key problems never ceases. In one "breakthrough" after another, HGLaser's (华工激光) parent company, HUST Technology (华工科技), has successively created a number of "China's firsts."
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must further enhance momentum.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces."
Independently developing 30-micron flexible foldable glass is not only a Chinese first and a world-leading scientific research achievement, but it has also formed a fully domestically produced ultra-thin flexible glass industry chain.
The deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation has allowed China National Building Material Glass New Material Research Institute (中建材玻璃新材料研究总院) to lead the way and show its skills in emerging fields.
To accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, we must also further stimulate vitality.
"Our country's science and technology team contains huge innovation potential. The key is to effectively release this potential through deepening the reform of the science and technology system," General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words were resounding.
Young scientific and technological talents are the new force for innovation and development. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China accelerated the pace of reform in funding support, selection and appointment, and other aspects to support young talents in taking the lead and playing the leading role.
In June of this year, the 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (国家自然科学基金) Innovation Research Group Project made a brand-new appearance, setting up a separate track for young scientific research teams under the age of 40 for the first time, helping more outstanding young scientists stand out.
Independent innovation is not about closing the door and building a car, nor is it about fighting alone. The key is to form synergy.
"As one of the three major important sources of power leading the country's high-quality development, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region has a large number of first-class universities and high-end research talents, with a solid and strong innovation foundation. It is necessary to strengthen collaborative innovation and industrial collaboration, and play a demonstration and driving role in achieving high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening." In May 2023, when presiding over a symposium on deepening the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) words hit the nail on the head.
As of August 2025, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei National Technology Innovation Center (京津冀国家技术创新中心) has cumulatively produced about 50 globally original or leading achievements, and the source technology supply capacity has continued to increase...
Seizing the day and working hard, persevering for a long time, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the level of scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening has reached a new level, and the ranking of national comprehensive innovation capabilities has increased from 14th in 2020 to 10th in 2024.
"Practice has proved that our country's independent innovation cause has great potential! Our country's vast number of science and technology workers have great potential!" General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) encouragement is inspiring.
Striving to achieve high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-strengthening, China's innovators are advancing bravely.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 23rd. Comrade Liu Minfu (刘民复), an outstanding leader of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党革命委员会), a close friend of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), and Vice Chairman of the 9th and 10th Central Committees of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, passed away in Beijing (北京) on December 17, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 87.
After the death of Comrade Liu Minfu (刘民复), relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his relatives.
Liu Minfu (刘民复) was born in Hong Kong (香港) in February 1938 and was a native of Liling (醴陵), Hunan (湖南). He graduated from the Department of Mathematics of Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学) in 1966. From 1971 to 1997, he served successively as an electrical technician, deputy section chief of the technology section, deputy chief engineer, and factory director of the Beijing Electrical Discharge Machining Machine Tool Factory (北京电加工机床厂), and chairman, general manager, and chief engineer of Beijing Yongda Electrical Discharge Machining Machine Tool Co., Ltd. (北京永达电加工机床有限公司). From 1997 to 2007, he served successively as Executive Vice Chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (民革北京市委会), Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (民革中央), and Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. He also served concurrently as Vice President of the中华中山文化交流协会 (Zhonghua Zhongshan Culture Exchange Association) and other positions.
Comrade Liu Minfu (刘民复) joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang in September 1987. He was a representative of the 8th National People's Congress (全国人大代表); a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协委员), and a member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Secretary-General of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协常委、副秘书长), making positive contributions to upholding and improving the multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 24th. Comrade Lü Zhi (吕志), a retired cadre at the deputy military region level and former Deputy Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region (北京军区), passed away in Beijing (北京) on December 3rd due to illness, at the age of 87.
Lü Zhi (吕志) was a native of Suileng County (绥棱县), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省). He joined the army in 1958 and the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in 1961. During his revolutionary career, he served as a soldier, battalion headquarters secretary, clerk, deputy section chief, section chief, deputy minister, minister, Director of the Political Department of the Jilin Provincial Military Region (吉林省军区), Director and Political Commissar of the Political Department of the Dalian Army Academy (大连陆军学院), Deputy Director and Director of the Political Department of the Shenyang Military Region (沈阳军区), and Director of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region (北京军区), making contributions to the revolutionization, modernization, and regularization of the army.
Lü Zhi (吕志) was a representative of the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党第十五次全国代表大会) and a representative of the 10th National People's Congress (第十届全国人民代表大会). He was awarded the rank of Major General in 1988 and promoted to Lieutenant General in 1995.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) December 26th. Comrade Zuo Lianbi (左连璧), former Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Supervision (监察部), passed away in Beijing (北京) on December 9, 2025, due to illness, at the age of 89.
After the passing of Comrade Zuo Lianbi (左连璧), relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his family.
Zuo Lianbi (左连璧) was born in November 1936 in Zhecheng (柘城), Henan (河南) Province. He started working in February 1960 and joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in June 1954. From August 1963 to January 1983, he served successively as a clerk, secretary, deputy director, and director of the General Office of the Beijing (北京市) Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Forestry, and Deputy Director of the Municipal Forestry Bureau. From January 1983 to December 1987, he served successively as the County Head and County Party Secretary of Daxing (大兴) County, Beijing (北京), and Party Secretary of Beijing (北京市) Dafa Livestock Company (大发畜产公司). From December 1987 to January 1995, he served successively as the Director of the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Supervision (监察部), Director of the Sixth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (中央纪委) and the Ministry of Supervision (监察部), and Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (中央纪委). From January 1995 to April 1998, he served as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Supervision (监察部).
Zuo Lianbi (左连璧) was a member of the 9th and 10th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协全国委员会).
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
Where does resilience come from? Being unyielding and unbreakable stems fundamentally from having the most reliable backbone and the most stable ballast when storms strike.
On the grand journey of national rejuvenation, a century of changes is accelerating, and great power competition is becoming more complex and intense, destined to be filled with "not easy" moments, but also bound to be filled with "amazing" achievements.
In a few days, as the dawn of the New Year leaps over the horizon, time will complete a solemn handover. Behind us, the magnificent scroll of the "14th Five-Year Plan" is recorded in history; before us, the grand blueprint of the "15th Five-Year Plan" is slowly unfolding. How should we conclude, and how should we embark?
The answer can be explored from a single character. Recently, the "Chinese Character Review 2025" revealed the "Annual Domestic Character" – "韧" (rèn - resilience). From the shape of the character, "韧" (rèn) is composed of "韦" (wéi - tanned leather) and "刃" (rèn - blade). "韦" (wéi) refers to tanned cowhide, which is soft and strong, while "刃" (rèn) refers to the sharpest part of a knife, which is rigid and sharp. The "Shuowen Jiezi" (《说文解字》) annotates, "韧，柔而固也" (rèn, róu ér gù yě - "resilience, soft yet firm"). Combining strength and flexibility, being tenacious and unyielding, is the annotation of the character "韧" (rèn), and it is precisely the concise and powerful footnote of this very extraordinary year.
Resilience is like a spring; temporary pressure will instead accumulate strength. Looking back on the road we have traveled, China has become "stronger under pressure" in turning crises into opportunities, and is constantly developing towards new and better directions.
Taking chips as an example, some enterprises have been placed on the "Entity List" of export controls by some countries, encountering unreasonable suppression and sanctions, and China's chip industry was once "choked." However, the more we are blocked and suppressed, the more we are forced to accelerate the realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and firmly grasp the initiative of development with independent innovation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, achievements such as integrated optical quantum chips and brain-like complementary vision chips have emerged one after another, and the innovation capability of the entire chip industry chain has accelerated. Today, China has jumped to become the world's second largest chip exporter, producing billions of chips per day, with an annual export value of more than 1 trillion yuan. "Practice has proved that 'choking' us is not possible."
Resilience is like bamboo, silently taking root for the first four years, and growing at a rate of 30 centimeters per day in the fifth year, reaching 15 meters in 6 weeks. Accumulating strength over time, meeting difficulties head-on, accumulating momentum in silence, and blooming in perseverance, will eventually walk ahead of time.
Take DeepSeek (深度求索) for example, which is praised by foreign media as the "dark horse of the East" in the field of AI, but its stunning appearance is not a sudden spring breeze, but a long-term effort that "starts from the slightest hint," and an unremitting trek of "**上下而求索**" (shàng xià ér qiú suǒ - "searching high and low," to explore in every possible way). From cultivating basic theories to building talent teams, from promoting industry-university integration to incubating application scenarios, the "visible hand" and the "invisible hand" form a synergy, promoting China to become the world's largest owner of artificial intelligence patents, with more than 5,300 enterprises. Firmly doing difficult and correct things, the potential of China's development is unlimited, and the space is still broad.
Where does resilience come from? Being unyielding and unbreakable stems fundamentally from having the most reliable backbone and the most stable ballast when storms strike. Facing the extreme pressure of tariff wars and trade wars, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has planned deeply and considered far ahead, coordinating domestic economic work and international economic and trade struggles, dynamically adjusting policies, and strengthening unconventional counter-cyclical adjustments, effectively responding to external uncertainties with the stability of its own development, "demonstrating the ambition, backbone, and confidence of the Chinese people, highlighting our hard-core strength, and winning the respect of the international community." Adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, forming a unified will and strong synergy, we can continuously consolidate and expand the momentum of economic stability and improvement.
Behind resilience are millions upon millions of people. A year is but a fleeting moment in the long river of history, but everyone who travels through it can proudly remember that we have jointly written a magnificent poem with our hands. That is the unextinguished light in the laboratory, the figure tilling in the fields, the responsibility of sticking to the grassroots, the footsteps running on the streets... No matter how great the difficulty, divided by 1.4 billion, it is insignificant; no matter how weak the spark, multiplied by 1.4 billion, it is enough to start a prairie fire. Unity is hope, and unity is strength. The immense power of thinking in one direction and twisting into one rope is the foundation for us to overcome all difficulties and obstacles.
The East is white, and the rising sun is bursting forth. When the pointer turns to 2026, we need to embrace a spirit of resilience even more. On the grand journey of national rejuvenation, a century of changes is accelerating, and great power competition is becoming more complex and intense, destined to be filled with "not easy" moments, but also bound to be filled with "amazing" achievements. With perseverance, confidence, and composure, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome, and no obstacle that cannot be crossed.
Return to TopBy: 任飞帆
"Writing is like farming. As long as you diligently cultivate it, even a crooked-necked tree can blossom and bear fruit." Some time ago, 70-year-old Xiao Damei (肖大妹), a rural grandmother from Guangxi (广西), won the "Judges' Award" in the "Second Around-the-World Writing Competition" held on a social media platform with her down-to-earth writing.
Recording the small things in life and writing about vivid lives, there are many others like Xiao Damei (肖大妹). "A Dingding" (阿丁丁), a 43-year-old workshop worker, uses poetry to tell factory stories; "Changsheng" (常生), who frequently drives himself from Hangzhou (杭州) back to Gaoyou (高邮), uses words to inscribe the delicious flavors of his hometown; "Lü Tantan" (吕坦坦), a new mother, delicately portrays the unique mentality of becoming a mother for the first time... These words have touched countless netizens and also confirmed the power of new mass literature and art.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal states: "Extensively carry out mass cultural activities and prosper new mass literature and art under the conditions of the Internet." As a new thing, where is the novelty of new mass literature and art?
The novelty lies in the main body of creation, with literature and art being written by the masses. In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology, ordinary people are participating in literary and artistic production on an unprecedented scale and depth, changing and shaping the literary and artistic forms of this era. Whether they are office workers or students, drivers or workers, everyone can pick up a pen, hold up a mobile phone, and walk towards the camera to become the main body of artistic creation.
The novelty lies in the content of creation, with literature and art writing about the masses. The short dramas of daily life filmed by the elderly are full of "golden sentences," relaxed and interesting, showing their open-minded and transparent mentality, and also giving young people inspiration; the "Guofeng Transformation" (国风变装) short videos attract young people to participate, with flowing movements and colorful special effects, traditional culture is revitalized in a fashionable way... Focusing on daily life and the masses, new mass literature and art not only observe the lively daily life, but also allow authors to establish warm connections with others.
The novelty lies in the mode of dissemination, with literature and art being disseminated by the masses. 24 hours, more than 130 million short videos are launched, and more than 150 million words of online literature are updated... Social platforms, short video platforms, music platforms, etc., are all channels for the dissemination of literature and art. There are more diverse carriers of literature and art, and more diverse forms of dissemination.
New mass literature and art should not only be "new" but also "brilliant." With more convenient creation, homogenization is also prone to occur; with more diverse dissemination channels, we must also be wary of traffic traps. Only by allowing more excellent works to emerge can new mass literature and art maintain a vigorous and upward trend.
From the perspective of communication media, platforms are both the primary promoters and the primary gatekeepers of content. They should put social benefits first and provide more opportunities for high-quality content to be displayed. At the same time, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish. On the basis of traffic support, platforms should also put creative support first and play the role of content incubators.
From the perspective of the main body of creation, new mass literature and art are created by the masses, but literary and artistic innovation lacking professional support sometimes becomes superficial. Empowering mass creation with professional forces can make literary and artistic innovation more profound and sustainable. In the parks of Beijing (北京), there is a group of literary and artistic "national teams." In Lianhuachi Park (莲花池公园), singer Wei Guangde (魏广德) is affectionately known as the "park tenor"; in Zizhuyuan Park (紫竹院公园), performer Sun Chubo (孙楚泊) plays songs requested by the audience on the bamboo flute. The in-depth exchange and two-way rush between professional forces and the general public not only makes culture more beneficial to the people, but also helps mass creation to "upgrade."
From the perspective of value orientation, while encouraging mass creation, value guidance should also be strengthened. The most moving power of new mass literature and art lies not only in being rooted in the people, but also in reflecting the times. The reason why village songs are sung louder and louder is not only because they sing the joys, sorrows, and joys of the villagers, but also because they sing the strong voice of the era of comprehensive rural revitalization; the reason why the works of peasant writers are moving is not only because they depict the joys and sorrows of farming, but also because they write about the spirit of being down-to-earth and working hard. Upgrading simple life records to spiritual construction, allowing personal stories to converge into the story of China, and gathering the voices of ordinary people into the echo of the new era, the water level of new mass literature and art will continue to rise.
New mass literature and art, the wave is surging. Respecting and cherishing its innovative vitality, and improving the quality level with scientific guidance, this wave of literature and art will inject a continuous stream of spiritual power into the construction of a modern Chinese civilization.
Return to TopBy: 魏建军
The mysterious colors of Dunhuang (敦煌) have become a flowing streetscape, the wisdom of millennia-old projects inspires today's technological research and development, and the philosophical thinking of the ancients is integrated into modern enterprise management... When outstanding traditional Chinese culture encounters the automotive industry, traditional culture enters the present with new carriers, and the development of the automotive industry has a deeper foundation and stronger support.
Outstanding traditional Chinese culture is the root and soul of the Chinese nation, a source of strength, and a treasure trove of innovation. Building a strong automotive nation requires not only strong "hardware" such as technology, but also thriving "software" such as culture with local characteristics. Our own automotive culture is different from overseas automotive cultures, and the key lies in its roots in the soil of outstanding traditional Chinese culture. The "two combinations" proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) have pointed out the direction for us to inherit and promote outstanding traditional Chinese culture and create a Chinese automotive culture. Chinese automotive companies have a lot to offer in this trend, and they must also take the initiative.
To do a good job of inheriting and promoting, an important aspect is to "translate" culture into symbols that can be specifically perceived and deeply experienced. Great Wall Motors (长城汽车) deeply explores the power of culture, is committed to injecting outstanding traditional Chinese culture into brand connotations, and creating a national brand that makes Chinese people proud. Inspired by the Dujiangyan (都江堰) project, it creatively applied the wisdom of water diversion to the energy diversion of vehicles, and the Hi4 technology it launched won the "Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress" from the China Society of Automotive Engineers; drawing inspiration from the Dunhuang (敦煌) murals, it innovatively launched car paint colors such as "Dunhuang Green" (敦煌绿) and "Dunhuang Purple" (敦煌紫), which are very popular among young users... Giving profound traditional culture a modern and trendy "opening method" can activate traditional cultural resources while better stimulating the cultural driving force of enterprise development.
Unique cultural symbols can often resonate with consumers. This explains why customers' enthusiasm for purchasing "new Chinese style" clothing has surged in recent years, and why "intangible cultural heritage + tourism" can become a new fashion and continue to stimulate new vitality in the cultural tourism market. The Wey (魏牌) brand's new Gaoshan (高山) model is inspired by "High Mountains and Flowing Water" (高山流水), cleverly combining Eastern aesthetics with modern technological elements, leaving a deep impression on consumers. When more and more Chinese car companies take root in the soil of traditional culture and integrate culture into the entire process of design, production, and sales, they can optimize the industrial ecology and enhance the industrial connotation with more and more culturally valuable products.
The power of culture is not only reflected in "shaping," but also in "casting the soul." After thousands of trials and tribulations, outstanding traditional Chinese culture is not only a treasure trove of skills and wisdom, but also provides a coordinate of values and a navigation mark for progress. China's total automobile production and sales have ranked first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In the first 11 months of 2025, both production and sales exceeded 31 million vehicles, of which Chinese brand passenger vehicles accounted for 69.6%. It is precisely because of the immersion and escort of the essence of traditional culture such as honest management, balancing righteousness and profit, and being determined to innovate, that the transformation path of China's automobile industry from scale expansion to value leap can be stable and smooth. Great Wall Motors (长城汽车) will always uphold the original intention of "building good cars," adhere to long-termism, inherit the reliable quality of "strong guardianship," and maintain the open mind of "connecting thousands of miles," and steadily move forward on the road to the new.
The car is a very good medium and carrier for telling the story of Chinese culture, the story of innovation, and the story of development. Great Wall Motors (长城汽车) is committed to creating an "ecological going global" model for comprehensive overseas expansion of research, production, supply, sales, and service. Overseas, products that integrate traditional Chinese aesthetics are praised by local consumers, and the concept of green and sustainable ecological car manufacturing is recognized... This "going out" model based on respect and win-win cooperation allows outstanding traditional Chinese culture to achieve efficient dissemination and deep integration in a more acceptable and infectious way. The dissemination of outstanding traditional Chinese culture is becoming more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the recognition and reputation of Chinese automobile brands are constantly improving. This is an intertwined and mutually promoting process.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's automotive industry will usher in a strategic opportunity period for moving from a large automotive country to a strong automotive country. For car companies, technology is the foundation of the brand, and culture is the soul of the brand. Both must be grasped and both must be strong. On the new road of endeavor, Great Wall Motors (长城汽车) will consistently inherit and promote outstanding traditional Chinese culture, focus on creating an automotive culture with local characteristics, continuously polish the national brand, better serve global users, and strive to make greater contributions to cultural exchange, communication, and integration, and to building a strong automotive country.
(The author is the Chairman of Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (长城汽车股份有限公司))
Return to TopNot long ago, the 21st Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) Ice and Snow Nadam Fair opened in Hailar District (海拉尔区), Hulunbuir City (呼伦贝尔市). The event featured ice and snow crossings, folk sports, ice and snow photography and other projects, creating a "full-area linkage + ice and snow + culture + tourism" characteristic ice and snow feast, covering "food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment" and other formats, attracting domestic and foreign tourists to immerse themselves in the unique charm of the vast snowfield.
This is precisely:
Galloping on the ice, carefree and unrestrained,
Sprinkling joy and merriment on the snow.
The silver-clad world attracts guests,
The industrial scroll is free to be painted.
Yang Yuwen (杨羽文)
Return to TopBy: 豆颖康
The "Zigui Flyer" (秭归飞手) using drones to transport oranges, the "Hangzhou AI Animator" (杭州AI动画师) shaping digital light and shadow, the "Qiannan Nuclear Worker" (黔南核工) safeguarding major national instruments... Not long ago, the 3rd National Labor Cooperation and Labor Brand Development Conference was held, vividly showcasing the innovative practices of China's employment promotion work in the new era through labor brands full of the sense of the times and regional characteristics.
Currently, nearly 2,500 labor brands have been cultivated nationwide, driving the employment of hundreds of millions of workers. On the one hand, some places have keenly captured the talent gap in emerging fields such as the green economy and the low-altitude economy, giving rise to labor brands such as "Guangxi New Energy Vehicle Craftsman" (广西新能源汽车工匠) and "Yangpu Low-Altitude Flight CNC Technician" (杨浦低空飞行数控师), directly serving technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrades. On the other hand, labor brands promote a virtuous cycle of skills training and industrial cultivation. For example, the "Zheng'an Guitar Craftsman" (正安吉他工匠) helps Zheng'an County (正安县) in Guizhou (贵州) build the world's largest guitar manufacturing base.
It should also be noted that labor brand construction still faces some challenges. For example, some brands are still in a state of being 小而散 (xiǎo ér sàn - "small and scattered," lacking scale and cohesion); there is still a lack of well-known national and world-class brands; the phenomenon of "brands for the sake of brands" still exists, with some brands being out of touch with market demand and lacking skills training adapted to digital and intelligent positions; some places have not yet formed a cluster effect of "cultivating a brand, driving an industry, and enriching the people." In this regard, we must work together to promote the high-quality development of labor brands.
Adhere to the problem-oriented approach and implement precise cultivation based on different levels and categories. For brands that are already of a certain scale, their industries should be supported to extend the industrial chain, drive upstream and downstream development, and create more employment opportunities. For emerging labor brands targeting new tracks such as robotics and the low-altitude economy, forward-looking planning should be carried out to achieve effective connection between talent cultivation, brand cultivation, and industrial needs. In this process, it is necessary to prevent brand cultivation from deviating from actual needs.
Deepen "investment in people" and improve the lifelong vocational skills training system. Comprehensively include labor brand practitioners in the lifelong vocational skills training system, closely follow the trends of industrial upgrading and technological change, and dynamically update the content of skills training. We should also improve the skills talent evaluation system, broaden the development channels for practitioners from junior workers to skilled masters, and truly make skills the capital for survival, income increase, and wealth creation.
Strengthen system integration and give play to policy synergy. Government departments should comprehensively use policy tools such as financial subsidies, tax incentives, entrepreneurial guaranteed loans, and rent reductions to support labor brand cultivation. It is also necessary to improve the cross-departmental collaborative service mechanism, integrate resources such as industrial planning, employment services, skills training, and rights protection, improve the efficiency of brand building, and then provide stable and high-quality human resources support for the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
(Excerpted from *Economic Daily* (《经济日报》), original title: "Labor Brands Brighten the Golden Signboard of Employment")
Return to TopBy: 罗鼎钧
When more young people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait move from acquaintance to friendship, what is strengthened is the public opinion foundation for the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and what is gathered is the powerful energy to pursue dreams together.
More than a hundred years ago, on the coast of Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建) Province, my ancestors carried simple luggage and boarded a shaky boat. Crossing the shallow strait, they reclaimed land in Taipei (台北), Taiwan (台湾), and settled on the island ever since. They probably never imagined that more than 100 years later, their descendants would return to the other side of the strait to live, take root, and start a business.
I was born and raised in Taiwan (台湾), but my roots are in the mainland, and now I live in the mainland. When I was a child, I always heard my elders talk about things in their hometown. At that time, I seemed to understand, but the four words "ancestral home Quanzhou (祖籍泉州)" were deeply imprinted in my heart. My first direct understanding of the mainland was in 1998, when I was still in elementary school and traveled to Beijing (北京) with my parents. Before that, the words "mainland" meant the majestic Great Wall, the surging Yellow River, and the solemn Forbidden City, but they were just descriptions in textbooks, far, far away from me.
In 2008, the "Three Links" between the two sides of the strait were realized, and the mainland became closer and closer. From the alleys soaked in the sea breeze of Xiamen (厦门) to the banks of the Songhua River (松花江) in Northeast China, I traveled back and forth across the strait time and time again. The popularity of mobile payment, the accessibility of high-speed rail... I gradually realized that the mainland is more diverse and developing rapidly, so it was natural to come here to study and develop. On social media in Taiwan (台湾), due to information asymmetry and other reasons, many people's understanding of the mainland is still stuck in the past decade or so, which has led to some misunderstandings.
Young people on both sides of the strait need and yearn to increase understanding. How can we break down information barriers in a way that young people like? In 2014, while studying in the mainland, I founded the "Cross-Strait Youth (两岸青年)" WeChat official account. We break down professional policy documents into workplace advice and life guides that young people in Taiwan (台湾) can understand and use; we invite young creators and artists from Taiwan (台湾) to share their experiences... From study and employment guides to travel videos and lecture content, everything we see and touch has become material.
New media communication is far-reaching, connecting more people who care about both sides of the strait. Over the past 10 years, the exchange and interaction derived from the platform have extended from online to offline. What is even more exciting than the articles exceeding "100,000+" views are the real cross-strait stories that happen around us: some people followed our posts, came to the mainland with their suitcases to develop, and found like-minded partners. We realized that the value of the platform lies not only in information sharing and resource sharing, but also in paving the "road to integration" and building a "bridge of hearts," so that young people on both sides of the strait can find resonance in understanding and achieve win-win results in cooperation.
From a tourist and student to a young entrepreneur in the mainland, I have gained career, friendship, and love here, and felt the warmth and kindness of my compatriots. Along the way, I have personally experienced that the mainland stage is vast, and no matter which side of the strait you come from, you can shine your own light in the new era. I feel even more that the people on both sides of the strait are one family, and this deep intertwining of blood and emotion is the most profound foundation of cross-strait relations.
Exchanges and interactions are the common aspiration of compatriots on both sides of the strait, and national rejuvenation requires the joint efforts of compatriots on both sides of the strait. In recent years, the number of Taiwanese (台湾) people settling in the mainland has increased significantly, and Taiwanese (台湾) youth have a strong desire to visit and exchange ideas in the mainland. As a new media practitioner, I will continue to be a good messenger of cross-strait cultural exchange and tell more and more exciting stories of young people on both sides of the strait. I firmly believe that when more young people from both sides of the strait move from acquaintance to friendship, what is strengthened is the public opinion foundation for the peaceful reunification of the motherland, and what is gathered is the powerful energy to pursue dreams together.
(The author is the Business Director of Taiwan Innovation (Dalian) Consulting Co., Ltd. (台创（大连）咨询有限公司) and the founder of the "Cross-Strait Youth (两岸青年)" WeChat official account)
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Return to TopTypical publicity is a major task in ideological and cultural work, and also an effective way to cultivate and promote socialist core values.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Give play to the exemplary role of advanced models and further create a social atmosphere of striving for progress and goodness."
Over the past year, advanced model publicity activities such as "Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People" have been carried out in depth, using the touching deeds of role models to clarify value orientations and the noble spirit of models to inspire the power to forge ahead.
Clear Value Orientation Showcasing the Spirit of the Times
What kind of models are grasped reflects what kind of orientation and achieves what kind of effect.
In 1943, in Liulaozhuang (刘老庄), Huaiyin (淮阴), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, 82 officers and soldiers of the 4th Company of the 19th Regiment of the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the New Fourth Army (新四军) all heroically sacrificed themselves while resisting Japanese invaders. The villagers of Liulaozhuang (刘老庄) buried the remains of the martyrs with tears and selected 82 of their children to rebuild the "Liulaozhuang Company (刘老庄连)."
The spirit of "ceaseless life, unceasing battle" has taken root, sprouted, and been carried forward in the hearts of generations of officers and soldiers. Today, they inherit the spirit of their predecessors and continue to charge ahead in major tasks such as cross-regional exercises, international peacekeeping, and flood fighting and rescue, writing new heroic stories of the era.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japanese aggression, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) conferred the title of "Role Model of the Times" on the 1st Armored Infantry Company of the 2nd Combined Battalion of a certain combined brigade of the Army ("Liulaozhuang Company (刘老庄连)") and publicized their advanced deeds to the whole society, arousing the enthusiasm of the broad masses of cadres and people for loving the Party, the country, and the army.
The great era calls for a great spirit, and the noble cause needs the guidance of role models.
Focusing on the main battlefield of economic construction and the forefront of technological innovation, Deng Zongquan (邓宗全), who has been deeply involved in aerospace space mechanisms and special robots for more than 40 years, Zhao Chunling (赵春玲), the chief designer responsible for the development of major national commercial aircraft models, Jiang Desheng (姜德生), who promoted the research and development of complete sets of optical fiber sensing production technology and equipment with independent intellectual property rights in China, and He Yuanzhi (何元智), who led the team to achieve major innovative breakthroughs in the forefront of communications, and other "Most Beautiful People" deeds have been widely promoted, inspiring everyone to be self-reliant, self-improving, and courageous in climbing peaks.
Focusing on rural revitalization, in-depth publicity was given to Xu Congxiang (徐淙祥), a "Role Model of the Times" who turned many "fields relying on the sky" into "high-yield fields," Hu Xiping (胡喜平), the "Most Beautiful Worker" who has promoted soybeans on a cumulative area of over 190 million mu and formed a national soybean innovation joint body, and Hu Zhanjun (胡占军), the "Most Beautiful Retired Soldier" who has been rooted in the borderlands for nearly 30 years and cultivated modern facility agriculture, calling on everyone to make new contributions to promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and building a strong agricultural country.
Focusing on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区) and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), by publicizing advanced models such as Gu Sangquzhen (古桑曲珍), a "Most Beautiful Teacher" at the Shannan (山南) Special Education School in the Tibet Autonomous Region (西藏自治区), and Mayinur Niyaz (玛依努尔·尼牙孜), a "Most Beautiful Woman Striver" and chief physician at the People's Hospital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), the historical achievements of Tibet (西藏) and Xinjiang (新疆) were fully demonstrated, helping to deepen the sense of community of the Chinese nation.
Over the past year, advanced model publicity activities such as "Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People" have always adhered to building the soul and serving the central overall situation, closely following the pulse of the times, and gathering the spiritual strength to forge ahead on the new journey.
Facing the Grassroots Level, Ordinary People Warm Hearts
On the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, everyone is the protagonist, every effort is precious, and every ray of light shines brightly.
Wading through water to deliver urgent documents in heavy rain, distributing supplies to left-behind elderly people in the cold winter, and helping to deal with 9 fire incidents... Qin Tingqun (秦庭群) and Chen Yiqun (陈益群), a couple from Chongqing (重庆), have been engaged in the express delivery industry for more than ten years, delivering more than one million packages, and the service mileage can circle the earth 2.5 times.
As time goes by, "helping others is helping oneself, and small love ignites great love" is not only their professional belief, but also precipitated into the background of family tradition. The daughter has grown into an excellent student cadre, and the son, as a landscape designer, adds color to the city - the family jointly paints a happy picture of the "Most Beautiful Family" in different ways.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that as long as we have firm ideals and beliefs, unremitting fighting spirit, and do every ordinary thing well in a down-to-earth manner, all ordinary people can achieve extraordinary lives, and all ordinary work can create extraordinary achievements.
The 2025 "Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People" and other advanced model publicity activities focus on exploring the inherent value of models, accurately portraying and tailoring models, expressing true feelings through displaying real and vivid characters, facing reality, sowing hope, seeing exploration and perseverance, struggle and breakthrough from the hot social life, and transmitting positive energy to the whole society, so that advanced models become demonstrators of promoting the new ethos of the times and promoting social progress.
From Zhu Xinqi (朱新琪), the "Most Beautiful Grassroots Policeman" who timely recorded community situations through mobile police terminals and formed a "random notes" of more than one million words, to Yang Yanfeng (杨彦锋), the "Most Beautiful Worker" who achieved zero accidents and zero complaints in 25 years of driving a bus, Liu Zhihong (刘志宏), the "Most Beautiful Doctor" who has long been sticking to the front line of parasitic disease prevention and control, to Ding Qiaoren (丁巧仁), the "Most Beautiful Railway Worker" who has been sticking to the Datong-Qinhuangdao Railway (大秦铁路), an important national energy channel, for more than 30 years, and Yao Hualiang (姚华亮), the "Most Beautiful Supporter of the Army" who promoted the establishment of a volunteer team to serve local military families and veterans, a large number of ordinary role models rooted in the grassroots and silently dedicated have won wide recognition and high attention from the society, and have produced a good demonstration and driving role.
At the same time, the publicity and selection of cleaning and optimization results have been continuously consolidated, and various localities have carefully cultivated and selected, and deeply explored advanced models at the grassroots level. Local characteristic brands such as "Beijing Role Models (北京榜样)," "Hebei Role Models (燕赵楷模)," "Most Beautiful People in Zhejiang·Pride of Zhejiang (最美浙江人·浙江骄傲)," "Eight Fujian Role Models (八闽楷模)," and "Touching Gansu·Pride of Long (感动甘肃·陇人骄子)" have continued to expand their influence, and the social satisfaction and public recognition of publicity activities have continued to increase.
Promoting Learning and Publicity to Create a Good Atmosphere
To learn from advanced models, the most important thing is to learn the spirit, learn the quality, and learn the methods.
"This is not only a profound spiritual baptism, but also a vivid ideological and political lesson on 'moral education and cultivating people'." On November 13, the "Role Model of the Times" Chongqing (重庆) Procuratorate's Juvenile Protection Work Team's representative advanced deeds tour report meeting entered Chongqing (重庆) Second Normal University. Touching stories of guarding the healthy growth of minors aroused strong resonance among the teachers and students present.
"As a normal student, I hope to take the 'Role Model of the Times' as an example, follow in their footsteps, and strive to accompany children to grow up healthily with professional ethics and humanistic care." After listening to the lecture, Hu Yi, a student of the 2024 class of the School of Foreign Languages and Literature of the school, said with deep feeling.
People create the environment, and the environment also creates people.
A series of reports, lectures, and sharing sessions bring role models and the public zero distance and face-to-face; news media reports, newspapers, stations, networks, terminals, and micro-media present in all media, and the influence of advanced models continues to expand; short videos and public service advertisements are widely placed on large and small screens in city squares, buses, subways, high-speed railways, and civil aviation, and film and television dramas, stage plays, and micro-short dramas reflecting the deeds of advanced models are wonderful, and people are subtly influenced and learn from the wise in their daily lives.
When citizens stop in front of the screens in the business district to watch, when people tap their fingers on their mobile phones to praise the models during commuting, and when children write the deeds of the models into their compositions after listening to the lectures, the upsurge of "learning from models" and "paying tribute to role models" is constantly forming.
Respecting models requires more care for models, so that those with virtue can gain.
Inviting advanced models such as "Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People" to attend the commemorative meeting of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and comforting role models during the Spring Festival and other nodes... Over the past year, the central and local governments have continued to carry out care actions, guiding the whole society to continuously establish the value orientation of respecting heroes, defending heroes, learning from heroes, and caring for heroes.
The spirit of the times and the good deeds of ordinary people reflect each other, and the lofty ideals and the hard work resonate at the same frequency. With the in-depth development of advanced model publicity activities such as "Role Models of the Times" and "Most Beautiful People," the social atmosphere of learning from the wise and striving to be pioneers is becoming increasingly strong, injecting a warm and surging spiritual force into the new journey.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), December 28 (王子铭))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 君
Deep in the Wuling Mountains, a winding mountain road leads a truck slowly to its destination: the Jiangjiawan Teaching Point in Qingtaiping Town, Badong County (巴东县), Hubei Province (湖北省). A young man shoulders his luggage and heads straight for the school. "I want to teach here!" the young man says. This young man is Yuan Hui (袁辉) (pictured, photo by Hou Kang), and this is the scene of his first teaching assignment in Badong (巴东) on September 8, 2012. Now, he has been teaching in the mountains for 13 years.
Yuan Hui (袁辉) is 37 years old this year and was born in Shaodian Town, Xinyi City (新沂市), Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). Although his family's financial situation was average, his parents often helped needy families in the village. His parents' kindness influenced his upbringing, and he developed the idea of teaching in a rural area when he was in high school. After graduating from Nanjing University (南京大学) in 2012, he resolutely decided to go to a hardship area to teach.
On the day he arrived at the Jiangjiawan Teaching Point (姜家湾教学点), Yuan Hui (袁辉) had no bed. He pieced together a "bed" out of eight desks in the corner of the classroom and crawled into his sleeping bag to sleep. The teaching point is on a hillside, three hours away from the county seat, with no television or internet, and no running water.
Later, Yuan Hui (袁辉) bought a plastic kettle and walked several kilometers every day to ask for water from farmers in the mountains across from the teaching point. "Every time I went, the farmers would save water for me. In winter, when the water pipes froze, they would even climb to the top of the water cellar to fetch water for me." Yuan Hui (袁辉) was deeply moved and became even more determined to teach here.
At that time, the Jiangjiawan Teaching Point (姜家湾教学点) had two classes with a total of 27 students, most of whom were left-behind children. In order to stimulate the students' interest in learning, Yuan Hui (袁辉) used performance-based teaching methods in the classroom and also led the students to write poetry and draw on stones.
There was a student in the class whose nickname was "Little Cotton." She was very good at climbing trees. Yuan Hui (袁辉) organized a tree-climbing competition, and "Little Cotton" won the championship. Yuan Hui (袁辉) had a small trophy made for him. Since then, "Little Cotton" has become more confident and has a more positive attitude towards learning. "They each have their own talents, and I hope the children can grow up healthy and happy," said Yuan Hui (袁辉).
The student that Yuan Hui (袁辉) remembers most is Tian Yanqing (田艳青), whom he taught in Jiangjiawan (姜家湾). She suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta and is prone to fractures. Due to her physical condition, she often could not attend school and usually sat alone in a corner. Yuan Hui (袁辉) walked 3 kilometers of mountain road every week to tutor her at her home.
In 2014, after Yuan Hui (袁辉) went to Baishaping Primary School (白沙坪小学) in Qingtaiping Town (清太坪镇), Badong County (巴东县), to teach, it was even farther from Tian Yanqing's (田艳青) home. To make tutoring easier, Yuan Hui (袁辉) bought a used motorcycle. Once, when heavy snow blocked the mountain, the motorcycle wheels were stuck in the snow. Yuan Hui (袁辉) walked for 2 hours, his shoes and socks were soaked, and blisters formed on the soles of his feet before he arrived at Tian Yanqing's (田艳青) home.
For 6 years, Yuan Hui (袁辉) persevered through wind and rain. Later, Tian Yanqing (田艳青) was admitted to a key high school in Badong County (巴东县), and this September, she was admitted to Wuhan University (武汉大学). "After you came, it was as if a ray of warm light shone into my world," Tian Yanqing (田艳青) wrote in a letter to Yuan Hui (袁辉). "Yanqing (艳青) constantly overcomes difficulties and overcomes inferiority. I feel her strong heart and optimistic attitude. For me, she is also my teacher," said Yuan Hui (袁辉).
As a teacher, Yuan Hui (袁辉) initially had no stable income. He picked vegetables from the vegetable garden to eat, and mended his clothes when they were torn. Later, the local government gave Yuan Hui (袁辉) a subsidy of 1,000 yuan per month, which he mostly used to buy living and learning supplies for the students.
In 2020, Yuan Hui (袁辉) left Badong County (巴东县) and went to Wangping Junior High School (望坪初级中学) in Gaoping Town (高坪镇), Jianshi County (建始县), Hubei (湖北) to teach. Still deep in the mountains, at a front-line teaching point, except for the wrinkles on his face, Yuan Hui (袁辉) has not changed. "Although my income is not high, I am very rich in my heart and very happy," said Yuan Hui (袁辉).
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Lhasa on December 28th (Reporter Li Changyu (李昌禹)) that recently, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu (班禅额尔德尼·确吉杰布), member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice President of the Buddhist Association of China, and President of the Tibetan Branch of the Buddhist Association of China, successfully completed his study, research, and Buddhist activities in Tibet.
During his time in Tibet, Bainqen participated in the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa (拉萨). He also visited and conducted research in the cities of Chamdo (昌都市), Nagqu (那曲市), and Shigatse (日喀则市) to understand rural revitalization, the construction of beautiful highland villages, and the development of Tibetan medicine. Bainqen also went to Dingri County (定日县) to understand the post-earthquake reconstruction work and the production and living conditions of the people.
Bainqen held a Kalachakra initiation ceremony at Tashilhunpo Monastery (扎什伦布寺) and attended the 30th anniversary commemoration of his enthronement and a symposium on the reincarnation system of Tibetan Buddhist Living Buddhas. Since his enthronement 30 years ago, Bainqen has inherited the glorious tradition of Tibetan Buddhism of loving the country and religion, his Buddhist knowledge has become increasingly profound, and he is deeply loved by monks, nuns, and believers, making positive contributions to promoting ethnic unity, religious harmony, and the stable development of Tibet.
Bainqen also presided over a series of work conferences of the Tibetan Branch of the Buddhist Association of China, visited monasteries such as Jokhang Temple (大昭寺), and conducted extensive discussions and exchanges with the Tibetan Buddhist community. Bainqen encouraged the monks and nuns to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech during his inspection in Tibet, actively participate in the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, and better play their role in promoting the adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism to socialist society, jointly building a community of the Chinese nation, and jointly writing a new chapter of beautiful Tibet.
Return to TopIn recent years, Qiyang City (祁阳市), Hunan Province (湖南省), has set its sights on the goal of "running education that satisfies the people," and is using multiple measures to create a new landscape of high-quality educational development.
Resource tilt widens the path for educational development. Public financial education expenditure will increase steadily from 2023 to 2025. In the past three years, 5 new primary and secondary schools and kindergartens have been built, 69 schools have been upgraded and transformed, and 34 standardized boarding schools in towns and villages have been built, adding more than 10,000 new student places. It was successfully selected into the list of "National School-Family-Social Collaborative Education Experimental Zone" to optimize the environment for running and managing schools.
Digital empowerment gives wings to educational development. Qiyang (祁阳) invested 198 million yuan to upgrade the "Internet + Education" platform, build an online and offline dual-teacher model, and make up for the shortage of teachers in urban and rural schools. Build a "1+N" network "synchronous classroom," and 11 famous urban schools and 60 weak rural schools have achieved "synchronous lesson preparation, teaching, and teaching research." Create a "digital intelligence classroom," form a famous teacher team for educational digitalization, create AI interactive teaching scenarios, and inject new momentum into rural education.
Implementing the "Five Educations Simultaneously" presses the accelerator key for educational development. Qiyang (祁阳) is building the "Ideological and Political Flag Raising" brand, exploring local educational resources, and building 19 ideological and political education bases. The column "Li Xiang Yongzhou Ideological and Political Class Qiyang (理响永州·思政课·祁阳)" was launched, and the number of clicks on 8 ideological and political classes exceeded 85 million. Carry out the "Love, Joy, Reading" twenty-four solar terms reading activities, create a "library-school linkage + scene expansion + school-house co-reading" whole-area reading ecology, and was selected into the list of "Lifelong Learning Brand Projects" in Hunan Province (湖南省). Implement "two hours of sunshine sports every day," and each student masters 1-2 sports and art skills.
Fairness and balance lay the foundation for educational development. Qiyang (祁阳) has built a city-level campus canteen management center to build a three-dimensional supervision model of "centralized collection and distribution + bright kitchen and bright stove + smart canteen," and is equipped with a volunteer service model of "mother helping cook + teacher protecting cook + student assisting cook" to form closed-loop control. Thirty-five famous teacher studios have been built, with an average annual training of more than 7,000 teachers. Qiyang (祁阳) continues to exert its efforts, forming a new situation of universal and inclusive preschool education and high-quality and balanced compulsory education.
In addition, Qiyang (祁阳) guides schools to develop in a differentiated manner and focuses on promoting the overall rise of county high schools. Qiyang No. 1 Middle School (祁阳一中) focuses on "cultivating top-notch innovative talents," Qiyang No. 2 Middle School (祁阳二中) and No. 4 Middle School (四中) focus on "improving basic quality," Taozhu Middle School (陶铸中学) and Junqi School (郡祁学校) highlight "characteristic development," and Vocational Secondary School (职业中专) strengthens "employment and counterpart college entrance examination training," thus forming a pattern of "classified guidance and overall improvement," allowing Qiyang (祁阳) education to embark on a high-quality development track.
Data source: Qiyang Municipal Education Bureau (祁阳市教育局)
Return to TopDrinking water safety is related to people's livelihood, health, development, and stability. Zhengzhou (郑州市), Henan Province (河南省), has listed the well water-to-tap water project as one of the top ten practical matters for people's livelihood. It focuses on upgrading the entire chain of water supply systems to solve problems such as insufficient groundwater pressure, thick scale, and safety hazards, and strives to solve people's worries with practical work.
Party Building Leads, Overcoming Difficulties
Drinking safe and high-quality water is the urgent expectation of the masses and an important matter of concern for the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government. In 2024, Zhengzhou Water Affairs Group (郑州水务集团) launched the well water-to-tap water project, and in 2025, it was listed as a key grass-roots Party building project. Under the guidance of the Municipal Urban Management Bureau (市城管局) and the Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau (市水利局), it plans to complete the replacement in three years, achieving the same quality throughout the city and dual water source supply in the main urban area. The well water-to-tap water project has been selected as one of the top ten practical matters for people's livelihood for two consecutive years.
Party building leads and provides a "main engine" for project advancement. Zhengzhou has established a closed-loop management mechanism of "weekly scheduling, monthly reporting, and quarterly assessment" to strengthen supervision. Community Party members take the lead and allow the masses to participate in supervision and management throughout the process through forms such as "small bench council meetings" and door-to-door visits. Faced with problems such as complex pipeline networks in old residential areas and difficult construction in remote villages, the entire city is working together to accelerate progress.
"Micro-invasive" Operation, Scientific and Efficient
During the renovation process, Zhengzhou Water Affairs Group (郑州水务集团) adheres to the principle of "construction does not disturb people's livelihood," rationally arranges construction time, and implements measures such as dust reduction, garbage removal, and safety warnings. The "well-to-tap" project requires the laying of courtyard main pipes and household branch pipes. The project innovatively adopts the "micro-tunneling construction" process, using "micro-invasive" operations to avoid large-scale excavation, ensuring efficiency while minimizing the impact on residents' travel.
In addition, the project innovatively introduces the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) general contracting model, using "one-stop" integrated management to achieve efficient coordination of design and construction. From the extension of municipal pipe networks, the renewal of courtyard pipelines to the installation of smart water meters and the construction of secondary water supply facilities, every link is refined to achieve a win-win situation for people's livelihood and ecology.
Proactive Service, Optimized Environment
Zhengzhou Water Affairs Group (郑州水务集团) integrates services into the construction of the business environment, building a multi-drive system of "personalized customization + proactive guarantee + source support." This year, it has completed the water source replacement for 50 enterprises and business entities, covering multiple fields such as industrial manufacturing, food production, and medical health. The group also promotes the strategy of "pre-investigation and precise reservation." Before the planning and construction of the water supply pipe network, it conducts a pre-investigation of the needs of users along the route and simultaneously reserves interfaces to reduce the operating costs of enterprises.
From the "source head" to the "tap," Zhengzhou's "well-to-tap" project has completed the renovation of more than 40,000 households in 2024, and plans to complete 60,000 households in 2025. The remaining users will be fully constructed in 2026. This three-year water source replacement project is allowing more and more residents and users to share sweet drinking water.
Data Source: Zhengzhou Water Affairs Group (郑州水务集团)
Return to Top"The Problem I Reflected Has Been Solved"
The Residents' Natural Gas is Connected
Wang Song (王松)
I am an ordinary resident of Panzhihua City (攀枝花市), Sichuan Province (四川省). Previously, we encountered a vexing matter—in July 2023, the gas company notified us that the community would complete the natural gas renovation within two weeks, urging everyone to purchase natural gas stoves as soon as possible, and also set up multiple sales points in the community. We actively responded and purchased new stoves.
Who knew that this wait would last for more than a year? The stoves were past their warranty period, but the natural gas had not yet been connected. Every time we inquired, we always received the reply "waiting for notification" or "being promoted," which was frustrating and anxious.
After reflecting the problem multiple times without results, I wrote a letter to the "Letters from Readers" section of the People's Daily with a try-it-out mentality, describing our predicament. Unexpectedly, the Party newspaper heard our voice, bringing a turning point to this matter.
On April 7, after the report "Stoves Bought for More Than a Year, Natural Gas Still Not Connected" was published, relevant departments in the city attached great importance to it and acted quickly. The stalled natural gas renovation project was finally restarted and successfully completed. Now, we all have access to natural gas. Looking at the blue flames, you can't imagine how warm we feel. Thank you to the People's Daily for supporting and speaking up for us ordinary people, and for helping us solve practical difficulties in our lives.
(Interview and compilation by Shi Yiqi (史一棋), reporter of this newspaper)
The Cracked Slope Protection Wall Has Been Reinforced
Xun Yan (浔言)
I am an old reader of the People's Daily. As early as the 1990s, I submitted articles to the "Letters from Readers" section, reflecting the impact of local pollution on farmers' production and lives.
In September of this year, I discovered that a section of the slope protection wall in Changlong Village (长垅村), Liushi Town (流泗镇), Hukou County (湖口县), Jiangxi (江西) had multiple cracks. On the sign on this section of the slope protection wall, it was clearly written that this was a rural revitalization project, and 120,000 yuan was allocated to build this 120-meter-long slope protection wall. However, in less than two years, cracks appeared in the slope protection wall, and this was exactly at the intersection where villagers travel. On the one hand, there was a safety risk, and on the other hand, it made people suspect the quality of the project.
On September 22, my manuscript "Built for Less Than Two Years, Multiple Cracks Appear in the Slope Protection Wall" was published in the "Letters from Readers" section, exposing this problem.
The local county party committee and county government immediately organized investigations and rectification. On the same day, Changlong Village invited appraisers to assess the cracks in the project, believing that rainwater impact and mountain squeezing caused cracks in some of the masonry walls. On September 26, Changlong Village began to repair and reinforce the slope protection wall. Now, the slope protection wall has been repaired, eliminating potential risks and beautifying the environment.
Previously, villagers had repeatedly reported this problem to relevant departments, but had not received a response. The report in the "Letters from Readers" section promoted the resolution of this problem. As readers, we expect the "Letters from Readers" section to continue to pay attention to issues in the field of people's livelihood, speak out for the people, and help the people solve problems.
(Interview and compilation by Zhao Bing (赵兵), reporter of this newspaper)
The Villagers' Travel Road Has Been Repaired
Shi Li (石丽)
My home is in Qinglin Temple Village (青林寺村), Chengguan Town (城关镇), Li County (礼县), Longnan (陇南), Gansu (甘肃). Here, we are surrounded by mountains, and transportation to the outside world is inconvenient. Fortunately, the Li-Min Highway (礼岷公路) is not far from the village, and villagers usually walk to the Li-Min Highway to take a bus when they go out.
A few years ago, the Jingli Expressway (景礼高速公路) started construction. Having an expressway pass through was originally a good thing for nearby villagers. Unexpectedly, the expressway construction directly cut off a main road in our village leading to the Li-Min Highway, and did not open up a new passage for the villagers. For the past few years, residents living on the east side of the village have had to take a dirt road to go out, and also have to pass through the expressway construction area. The road surface is covered with gravel and potholes, which not only poses a safety hazard, but also becomes muddy when it rains.
The only passage connecting the villagers to the outside world was cut off, which brought inconvenience to our lives. Everyone reported to the relevant departments multiple times, but no proper solution was obtained. So, I reported this matter to the "Letters from Readers" section of the People's Daily.
On September 8 this year, the article "Gansu Li County - Jingli Expressway Construction Cuts Off Villagers' Travel Road" was published in the "Letters from Readers" section. On the same day, relevant departments went to the village to investigate the road conditions. After learning the truth, they immediately carried out sand treatment on the temporary access road to facilitate the travel of the masses. Since then, the county has built a wide permanent road, directly connecting from the highway to the doorsteps of the affected people, and connecting with the village's industrial road, which is now officially open to traffic.
A short article of a few hundred words solved a major problem for the masses; this road connects not only the village and the highway, but also the hearts of the Party and the people.
(Interview and compilation by Jin Xin (金歆), reporter of this newspaper)
The Missing Electrical Box Door Has Been Installed
Qian Tangjiang (黔塘江)
I am an enthusiastic reader of the People's Daily, especially the "Letters from Readers" section, which I read every issue. This section has long been concerned about the urgent and difficult problems reflected by the masses. The "Around You" column focuses on small things around the masses and supervises and exposes some issues involving public interests or the interests of the masses.
In November of this year, I accidentally discovered that many electrical boxes used to water farmland in Tougong Village (头宫村), Wulata Kazakh Ethnic Township (乌拉台哈萨克民族乡), Yizhou District (伊州区), Hami City (哈密市), Xinjiang (新疆) were "wide open." Some of the box doors were damaged and fell on the ground, and some were missing. Moreover, the electrical boxes were in low positions, and children could touch them. I immediately took photos and submitted them to the "Letters from Readers" section. Unexpectedly, a page editor contacted me soon to understand the situation, and the manuscript was published that month.
What I didn't expect was that on the day the manuscript was published, the government immediately took action, organized maintenance personnel to conduct on-site verification of the degree of damage to the meter boxes, checked the aging of exposed wires, carried out emergency repairs on the spot, and replaced all the damaged meter boxes on the same day. They also raised some of the lower electrical boxes. I heard that the government departments also carried out a comprehensive "carpet-style" investigation of power facilities, checking more than 80 irrigation well meter boxes village by village, household by household, point by point.
I want to praise the relevant departments for their rectification speed and serious attitude, and also praise the public opinion supervision of the "Letters from Readers" section of the People's Daily. In the new year, I look forward to the "Letters from Readers" section continuing to pay attention to the troubles and worries around the masses, increasing the intensity of supervision and exposure, and helping the masses solve problems and do practical things.
(Interview and compilation by Zhao Bing (赵兵), reporter of this newspaper)
The Hidden Dangers of Cables in the Fields Have Been Eliminated
Yao Jiachang (耀家昌)
I am a grassroots journalist and usually pay attention to people's livelihood issues. In June of this year, when I returned to my hometown, Zhongba Village (中八村), Huchao Township (湖潮乡), Guian New District (贵安新区), Guizhou (贵州), I found three cables spanning over cultivated land and field paths, with the lowest cable only about 1.5 meters above the ground.
That path is the only passage for villagers to go back and forth to the farmland. Because the cables were too low, villagers carrying grain and firewood had to bend over to pass. Several villagers told me about the inconvenience caused by the low cables, but they didn't know what kind of cables they were, and they didn't know who to report to.
So, I submitted a manuscript to the "Letters from Readers" section's email. On July 28, the "Letters from Readers" section published a graphic manuscript entitled "Guizhou Guian New District - Low Cables in the Fields Pose a Major Hidden Danger."
That noon, relevant departments carried out rectification. After on-site inspection by power supply department personnel, it was found that it was not a power supply cable and there was no risk of leakage. After confirmation, it belonged to a communication cable, and the cable fixed on the power pole was loose, causing the optical cable to sag. Soon, telecommunications maintenance personnel tightened and fixed the cable, raising the lowest cable to 3 meters above the ground and the highest cable to 6 meters, eliminating safety hazards.
I believe that some problems existing at the grassroots level are not difficult to solve, but higher-level leaders and relevant departments may not be clear about the specific situation, and need to be exposed with the help of public opinion supervision. The "Letters from Readers" section of the People's Daily provides smooth channels for demands and urges relevant departments to rectify and implement them, which is commendable.
(Compiled by Xiang Zifeng (向子丰), reporter of this newspaper)
"These Things Still Need More Effort"
Kaiyuan Street (开元街道), Huozhou City (霍州市), Shanxi (山西) -
Development Company Bankrupt, Elevator Installation Still Under Coordination
Fu Mingli (付明丽), reporter of this newspaper
On October 27, the "Around You" column of the "Letters from Readers" section of this newspaper published "Elevator Openings in Residential Buildings Have Not Been Installed for Many Years," exposing that some elevator openings in the Huarui Mansion (华翰瑞府) community in Huozhou City, Shanxi were only covered with cloth.
After verification, the developer was in arrears with the elevator installation company, which led to the elevator company suspending installation after installing 11 elevators, and the remaining 8 elevators were not installed. Currently, the local area has reinforced and blocked the 48 elevator shafts in the 8 units where elevators have not been installed.
The developer stated that due to the broken chain of funds and the company's deregistration, there is no money to install elevators. The elevator installation company stated that it is unwilling to bear additional costs.
After consultation with resident representatives, the Kaiyuan Street Office (开元街道办) in Huozhou City formulated a plan for residents to raise funds to install elevators first. Currently, residents in 2 units have raised funds to install elevators, residents in another 2 units are raising funds, and residents in the remaining 4 units have different opinions. The Kaiyuan Street Office, together with the community and property company, is actively coordinating, and the relevant person in charge said that the overall difficulty is relatively high.
Panyu District (番禺区), Guangzhou City (广州市), Guangdong (广东) -
Construction Still Not Standardized, Construction Waste Dust Flying Around
Residents of Diecuiyuan (叠翠苑), South China Country Garden Community (华南碧桂园小区)
The Zhidi Village (植地庄村) next to our community started demolition work in March of this year. During the demolition process, the construction party piled the demolished construction waste on an open space downstairs in our community, and pulverized it on the spot without taking dust reduction measures such as laying dust-proof nets and spraying water, causing dust to fly everywhere.
This matter has received attention from the People's Daily. The "Letters from Readers" section published a report in the "Around You" column on December 1, entitled "Demolition Soil and Stone Pulverized on the Spot Affects the Lives of Surrounding Residents," calling on relevant departments to standardize demolition operations. However, after the report was published, the construction party only laid a layer of green dust-proof net on the construction waste pile in early December. One day, when there was a strong wind, the dust-proof net was blown open, and dust was still flying everywhere. The construction party did not take any further measures.
I hope that the Party newspaper will continue to follow up on this matter, urge relevant departments to take active action, standardize construction operations, and protect the daily life and physical and mental health of residents.
(Interview and compilation by Shi Yiqi (史一棋), reporter of this newspaper)
Daoli District (道里区), Harbin City (哈尔滨市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) -
Waiting for the Completion of the Building, Formal Power Supply Still Needs Time
Zhu Dawei (祝大伟), reporter of this newspaper
On May 12, the "Around You" column of the "Letters from Readers" section of this newspaper published "Community Has Not Been Formally Powered After 5 Years of Occupancy," reporting that the Kailiyue Community (凯利悦小区) at No. 4 Yangmingtan Avenue (阳明滩大道) in Daoli District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang has not had a stable power supply and often faces power outages.
The reporter's on-site visit found that the community is still using temporary electricity. Since May, government departments have promoted the formation of relevant work agreements and selected a formal power supply construction company, but the community still faces the problem of high difficulty in unsealing the assets of the development and construction company and no substantial progress in the normal power supply construction project.
Daoli District has formed two solutions, one is to revitalize the sealed assets of the enterprise, and the other is to rely on the sales revenue of the third-phase building to support the construction of the power supply project.
According to the Daoli District Housing and Construction Department, with the efforts of relevant leaders of the District Party Committee and District Government and the District Housing and Construction Department, the third-phase building of the Kailiyue Community, which was suspended due to funding problems, has resumed construction in September and is expected to be completed and sold in August next year. The sales funds can be used for the construction of a formal power supply project.
By: 读者来信编辑室
It's the end of the year again. Looking back at 2025, which is about to pass, the "Letters from Readers" section has remained consistent in focusing on the everyday concerns of ordinary people. From the unauthorized mining of river sand and illegal dumping of sewage, to the prolonged delay in the renovation of farmers' markets, to the lack of electricity in residential areas after many years of occupancy, and to the promotion of burning bans on rainy days and the transformation of public-service bookstores into storerooms... the content is more specific and the perspective is broader.
Today, we have selected 5 "everyday concerns" that have been resolved and 3 "everyday concerns" that remain unresolved. It can be seen that the resolved "everyday concerns" are all similar. After readers report problems, the local government immediately investigates, confirms the problem, and takes active action, proposing solutions and organizing construction and repairs: the "cable lines" over the farmland in Guizhou have been raised; the revetment wall in Hukou County (湖口县), Jiangxi (江西) has been rebuilt; Lixian County (礼县) in Gansu (甘肃) has opened a new road for villagers; the residential area in Panzhihua (攀枝花), Sichuan (四川) finally has access to natural gas; the electrical box door in Hami (哈密), Xinjiang (新疆) has been repaired... The unresolved "everyday concerns" each have their own reasons, some are due to historical reasons, waiting for the local government to continue its efforts and solve the problems; others are due to the local government not paying enough attention to the problems reflected by the masses, and the rectification is not in place.
Recently, "Ruler Brother" in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) has been praised by many netizens for carrying a ruler with him at all times and discovering urban construction problems. Also praised are the relevant departments in Shenzhen (深圳市) for actively following up on the rectification. By the same token, solving the major and minor issues of the people requires enthusiastic readers who report problems, and even more so, it requires relevant departments to take active action and take the initiative. When the people call, the government responds. As two indispensable links in public supervision, they complement each other, not only solving the urgent needs and concerns of the people, but also promoting local improvement of work and enhancing the effectiveness of grassroots governance. This is precisely the win-win effect expected by the "everyday concerns" column.
As an important section of the Party Central Committee's (党中央) organ newspaper, the "Letters from Readers" section provides a platform for the masses to reflect on problems related to "everyday concerns." On the one hand, readers from all over the country use this platform to reflect on the pain points and difficulties in their lives. With the help of the masses' keen touch, the public opinion supervision of the "Letters from Readers" section is more targeted. On the other hand, by amplifying the voices of the masses through the "everyday concerns" column, it attracts the attention of relevant departments and allows public supervision to play a better role. Over the past few years, the "Letters from Readers" section has joined hands with enthusiastic readers and relevant departments to promote the resolution of one "everyday concern" after another.
It is worth mentioning that this year, many authors of "everyday concerns" used pseudonyms such as "villagers," "owners," and "netizens," which reflects their concerns.
Satisfying the people is the value orientation and fundamental standard of all work of the Party and the government, and solving problems for the people is the bounden duty of relevant departments. Moreover, 知屋漏者在宇下，知政失者在草野 (zhī wū lòu zhě zài yǔ xià, zhī zhèng shī zhě zài cǎo yě - "Those who know the house leaks are under the eaves, those who know the government's mistakes are in the countryside," those closest to a situation are most aware of its problems), allowing the people to participate, be supervised by the people, and be judged by the people can make policy-making more grounded and is also an important tool for the government to improve its work and enhance its effectiveness. Whether it is out of the original mission of putting the people first or the responsibility of striving to do a good job, leading cadres at all levels should welcome public opinion supervision, actively accept public supervision, and create a good environment for supervision, so that the people dare to and are happy to reflect problems. There is no need to rush to verify the identity of the author of the "everyday concern"; the primary task is to focus on solving the problem.
People's livelihood is no small matter, and every branch and leaf is always of concern. In the new year, we look forward to the vast number of Party members and cadres doing practical things for the people with heart and soul, solving their worries and difficulties. The "Letters from Readers" section will continue to play its role as a bridge and link between the Party's newspaper "connecting the Party's heart above and connecting the people's heart below," working together to "solve the major and minor issues of the people, so that everyone has more smiles and warmer hearts."
Return to TopBy: 中央纪委国家监委机关
The fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" vividly records the great practice of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, uniting and leading the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country to promote the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country, and comprehensively and systematically reflects the latest achievements of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has delivered a series of important discourses on adhering to the Party's leadership, strengthening Party building, and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, profoundly expounding the important thought of the Party's self-revolution. This is a new achievement of our Party's adherence to the "two integrations" in promoting theoretical innovation, and provides a fundamental guideline for deeply promoting the Party's self-revolution. It is imperative to profoundly understand the rich connotations, great significance, and practical requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution, and to effectively enhance the political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness of implementing it, so as to promote the Party's self-revolution to be further implemented.
I. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Thought on the Party's Self-Revolution is a Major Theoretical Innovation Based on the Great Practice of Comprehensively and Strictly Governing the Party in the New Era
Theory originates from practice and is used to guide practice. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), from the strategic height of maintaining the advanced nature and purity of the Marxist party, consolidating the Party's long-term ruling position, smoothly realizing the Party's historical mission, and ensuring the long-term prosperity of the Party and the people's cause, has incorporated comprehensively and strictly governing the Party into the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout, put forward the overall requirements for Party building in the new era, and comprehensively designed and scientifically promoted comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era, launching a set of self-revolutionary "combined punches," providing fundamental guidance and strong guarantee for the development of the Party and the country's cause. Taking the Party's political construction as the guide, we have clearly adhered to and strengthened the Party's leadership and resolutely safeguarded the Party's unity and unification; armed the entire Party with Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, continuously carried out centralized education within the Party, and unified thought, unified will, and unified action; taking the proposal and adherence to the Party's organizational line in the new era as the entry point, we have tightened the organizational system, built a strong cadre team, and transformed the Party's political and organizational advantages into winning advantages; taking the formulation and implementation of the Central Eight-Point Regulation as the starting point, we have persistently corrected the "four forms of formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance" and fostered a new atmosphere, using the "small incision" of work style construction to promote a major change in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party; taking the strict enforcement of the Party's political discipline and political rules as the lead, we have driven the comprehensive and strict enforcement of organizational discipline, integrity discipline, mass discipline, work discipline, and life discipline, and promoted Party members and cadres to enhance their awareness of complying with rules and discipline; governing the entire Party and administering the entire Party with systems, advancing institutional innovation in keeping with the times, improving the Party and state supervision system, and continuously improving the Party's self-revolutionary institutional and normative system; carrying out an unprecedented anti-corruption struggle with zero tolerance, advancing the "three no's" (不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐) in an integrated manner, and achieving an overwhelming victory and comprehensively consolidating it. Through the revolutionary forging of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era, our Party has eliminated the serious hidden dangers existing within the Party, the country, and the military, the situation of lax and weak Party governance has been fundamentally reversed, a clean and upright political ecology within the Party has been continuously formed and developed, the Party's ability to self-purify, self-improve, self-innovate, and self-enhance has been significantly enhanced, ensuring the Party's advanced nature and purity, realizing the overall improvement of the Party's long-term ruling ability, finding the second answer to jumping out of the historical cycle of rise and fall, and winning the historical initiative to ensure that the Party does not change its nature, color, or taste, and winning the historical initiative for the Party to unite and lead the entire people to jointly struggle for the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
The reason why comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era has achieved historic achievements and won the firm support and heartfelt support of the people is fundamentally due to the leadership and steering of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. The magnificent great practice of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, as the most prominent and concentrated embodiment of the Party's self-revolution in the new era, has provided a rich practical foundation for the formation and development of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution. In this historical process, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward a series of original and landmark new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, leading the entire Party to continuously enrich theoretical achievements and build an ideological system, scientifically answering major questions such as why our Party should carry out self-revolution, why it can carry out self-revolution, and how to promote self-revolution, clearly putting forward the practical requirements of "nine aspects," emphasizing taking adherence to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee as the fundamental guarantee, taking leading the great social revolution as the fundamental purpose, taking Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as the fundamental guideline, taking jumping out of the historical cycle rate as the strategic goal, taking solving the unique problems of a large party as the main direction of attack, taking improving the system of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party as an effective way, taking forging a strong organization and building a strong team as an important focus, taking rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline and combating corruption as an important starting point, and taking the combination of self-supervision and people's supervision as a powerful driving force, forming General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution, guiding the century-old Party to open up a new realm of self-revolution. Discipline inspection and supervision organs must more profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," enhance the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards," unswervingly adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, deeply study and thoroughly understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution, consciously use it to arm their minds, guide practice, and promote work, and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in thought, politics, and action.
II. Profoundly Grasp the Great Significance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Thought on the Party's Self-Revolution
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution has milestone significance in the process of adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and the needs of the times, and in the history of the Communist Party of China and the construction of Marxist parties. It is necessary to profoundly understand and comprehensively grasp it, and constantly enhance the sense of responsibility and mission in implementing it.
First, this important thought creatively enriches and develops the Marxist theory of party building, elevates the understanding of the regularity of Marxist parties' governance and management of the Party to a new height, and has great theoretical significance. Marxism has a distinct revolutionary and thorough critical spirit, which contains rich connotations of self-revolution. Marxist classic writers have rich discussions on Party building, especially on maintaining the Party's advanced nature and purity. Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has adhered to the basic principles of Marxism, creatively put forward the major proposition of "the Party's self-revolution" and continuously promoted its systematic and rational development, gradually forming General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution. This important thought is both an epistemology and a methodology, both proposing the task of "crossing the river" and guiding the solution of the problem of "bridges or boats," profoundly answering many major questions that Marxist classic writers have not talked about and Western political party theory has always been unable to solve, and making major original contributions to enriching and developing the Marxist theory of party building.
Second, this important thought creatively draws on the ideological nourishment of self-revolution in China's outstanding traditional culture, establishes a new paradigm of the "second integration," and has great cultural significance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) regards China's outstanding traditional culture as an important ideological resource for the Party's self-revolution, realizing creative transformation and innovative development in inheriting the historical context and drawing on historical wisdom, endowing this important thought with a broader cultural connotation. In rectifying conduct, drawing on the historical lesson of "the beginning of extravagance is the gradual decline of danger," he emphasizes continuously and deeply improving conduct; in enforcing discipline, drawing on the legal thinking of "if you want to know what is straight, you must use a plumb line; if you want to know what is square and round, you must use a compass and square," he emphasizes grasping the key of strictly enforcing discipline; in combating corruption, drawing on the governance principle of "those who are good at saving from evils must block the source of their occurrence," he emphasizes deepening comprehensive management and promoting the "three no's" in an integrated manner; and so on. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) adheres to using the past for the present, weeding through the old to bring forth the new, and fully absorbs the essence of self-revolution in China's outstanding traditional culture in dialectical abandonment, making the Party's important thought on self-revolution have extremely strong spiritual appeal.
Third, this important thought creatively reveals the important genetic code of the century-old Party in its prime, endows the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party with new connotations, and has great historical significance. An advanced Marxist party is not born, but is tempered in continuous self-revolution. Our Party's history of struggle for more than 100 years is also a history of being cautious from beginning to end and daring to carry out self-revolution. Facing the risks and tests of various historical periods, our Party has always adhered to turning the blade inward, resolutely fighting against all problems that weaken the Party's advanced nature and damage the Party's purity, eliminating diseases and healing injuries, eliminating turbidity and promoting clarity, and ensuring that the Party always becomes the vanguard of the times and the backbone of the nation with its own consistent excellence. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution profoundly summarizes the glorious course of our Party's unremitting efforts to promote self-revolution for more than 100 years, profoundly insight into our Party's historical experience of correcting mistakes, improving itself, and moving towards victory with the spirit of self-revolution, and promotes the stable and far-reaching governance of the Party at a new historical starting point.
Fourth, this important thought creatively summarizes the basic laws of the Party's self-revolution in the new era, opens up a new realm of self-revolution for the century-old Party, and has great significance for the times. Entering the new era, facing a series of prominent contradictions and problems within the Party, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, with a high degree of self-revolution consciousness and a sense of mission of "offending thousands of people without failing 1.4 billion people," led the entire Party to deeply promote comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, building a clean and honest government, and combating corruption, the courage, determination, and measures to solve problems were unprecedented, and the achievements made were even more unprecedented. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly summarized the great achievements and valuable experience of the Party's self-revolution in the new era, from the "six unities" and "four steadfasts," to the "six musts" and "nine adherences," and then to the profound interpretation of this important thought at the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the theoretical achievements of the Party's self-revolution have been continuously enriched and developed, guiding the in-depth promotion of the Party's self-revolution in the new era and new journey, and better solving the unique problems of a large party.
Fifth, this important thought creatively clarifies the dialectical relationship between the "two great revolutions," and provides new scientific guidance for leading the great social revolution with the great self-revolution, and has great practical significance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "To carry out the great social revolution of upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, our Party must dare to carry out self-revolution and build the Party stronger and more powerful." The Marxist party takes the realization of the liberation of all mankind as its mission, and social revolution is the goal and direction; to realize the mission, the Party must be forged into a strong and powerful leading core, and self-revolution is the precursor and guarantee. Only by planning the Party's self-revolution around the new requirements of social revolution practice, and using the new achievements of social revolution development to promote the Party's self-revolution, can they complement each other and achieve mutual success. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution greatly enriches and develops the revolutionary outlook of Chinese Communists in the new era, fully revealing that social revolution is the fundamental purpose and destination of self-revolution, and self-revolution is an important prerequisite and guarantee for social revolution, pointing out the direction for advancing the "two great revolutions" in depth.
Sixth, this important thought creatively solves the worldwide problem of self-supervision, and provides new choices for the self-construction and governance of political parties in various countries around the world, and has great international significance. How to timely discover and solve the problems existing in oneself is a major common issue facing political parties in various countries around the world. For a long time, limited by ideological prejudice, some people have touted the Western multi-party rotation system and the "separation of powers," and do not believe that our Party can turn the blade inward and cut out its own rotten flesh. The practice of the Communist Party of China daring to carry out self-revolution has given a loud and powerful answer. Self-supervision and people's supervision complement each other. The more adequate people's supervision is, the more conscious self-supervision is; the more powerful self-supervision is, the more effective people's supervision is; the closer the combination of people's supervision and self-supervision is, the faster and more thoroughly the problems existing in the Party itself will be solved. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution adheres to the dialectical unity of internal and external causes, highlighting the decisive role of internal causes, surpassing the path of Western political parties mainly relying on external forces for supervision, and providing an important reference for ruling parties in various countries around the world to carry out party governance and cope with the test of governance.
III. Promote the High-Quality Development of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work Under the Guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Thought on the Party's Self-Revolution
Discipline inspection and supervision organs are an important force in advancing the Party's self-revolution. Since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels, under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on the Party's self-revolution, have fully implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress and the Second, Third, and Fourth Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, earnestly fulfilled the duties entrusted to them by the Party Constitution and the Constitution, continued to deepen the efforts to rectify conduct, enforce discipline, and combat corruption, and unswervingly advanced the Party's self-revolution in depth. First, we have strengthened ideological arming, solidly carried out thematic education on studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Party discipline study and education, and in-depth study and education on implementing the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee (中央八项规定), formulated and conscientiously implemented the "First Topic" system, conducted thematic research on major issues of self-revolution every year, and unremittingly used the Party's innovative theories to build the soul and lead all discipline inspection and supervision work. Second, we have strictly enforced political discipline and political rules, strengthened political supervision, strengthened supervision and inspection of the implementation of the strategic deployment of the 20th National Congress and the implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" (十四五规划) goals and tasks, and ensured that the Party Central Committee's orders are implemented without fail. Third, we have unremittingly corrected the "**四风**" (sìfēng - "four winds," formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism, and extravagance), seriously investigated and dealt with typical cases of violations of regulations on eating and drinking and reported them nationwide, made great efforts to correct the problem of increasing the burden on the grassroots, seriously corrected problems such as "image projects" and data fraud, and continued to exert efforts to focus on important nodes such as New Year's Day and the Spring Festival. Since the 20th National Congress, a total of 605,000 cases of violations of the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee have been investigated and dealt with nationwide, and 823,000 people have been criticized, educated, and dealt with. Fourth, we have comprehensively strengthened the Party's discipline construction, deepened discipline education, strengthened discipline enforcement, and comprehensively exerted the disciplinary education constraints, guarantees, and incentive roles of the Party's discipline. Since the 20th National Congress, discipline inspection and supervision organs nationwide have used the "four forms" to criticize, educate, and deal with 5,968,000 people. Fifth, we have advanced the "three no's" in an integrated manner, seriously investigated and dealt with corruption involving collusion between government and business, and conducted penetrating investigations into new types of corruption and hidden corruption. Since the 20th National Congress, discipline inspection and supervision organs nationwide have filed 2,731,000 cases for investigation and handling; focusing on areas with concentrated power, intensive funds, and rich resources, we have deeply promoted systematic rectification in the fields of finance, state-owned enterprises, energy, fire protection, tobacco, medicine, universities, sports, development zones, infrastructure projects, and bidding, deepened the special rectification of corruption problems in the field of grain purchase and sales, and the special governance of corruption in the field of football, cooperated in carrying out special governance of statistical fraud, and strived to eradicate the soil and conditions for breeding corruption; improved the digital discipline inspection and supervision system, and installed a technological "perspective mirror" for anti-corruption; strengthened the construction of clean culture in the new era, and built a solid ideological defense line against corruption and degeneration. Sixth, we have deeply carried out centralized rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses, resolutely rectified outstanding problems in "school meals" in primary and secondary schools and the management of "three rural assets" in rural collectives, promoted special actions to rectify corruption and chaos in the funeral field, and deeply rectified outstanding problems in the fields of employment and entrepreneurship, education and medical care, elderly care and social security, ecological and environmental protection, work safety, food and drug safety, law enforcement and justice. Since the centralized rectification, a total of 3,918,000 urgent, difficult, and worrying problems of the masses have been promoted and solved nationwide, and the Party's foundation for governance has been continuously strengthened. Seventh, we have deepened political inspections, organized and carried out six rounds of central inspections, inspected 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团), 65 central and state organs, 57 central-administered enterprises, and 15 central-administered financial enterprises, upgraded inspections of prefecture-level cities, discovered and promoted the solution of a number of prominent problems, and sharpened the sword of inspection even brighter. Eighth, we have deepened the reform of the discipline inspection and supervision system, comprehensively dispatched discipline inspection and supervision groups to central-administered enterprises, improved the internal operation mechanism of discipline inspection and supervision institutions in central-administered universities, optimized the setting of grassroots discipline inspection and supervision institutions, and improved the system of re-dispatching supervision, so as to better exert the advantages of discipline inspection and supervision organizations. Ninth, we have promoted the improvement of the Party's self-revolution system and norms system, assisted the Party Central Committee in formulating and revising 8 regulations such as the Disciplinary Sanctions Regulations and the Inspection Work Regulations, cooperated with the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) in amending the Supervision Law, improved relevant supporting systems, enhanced the enforcement of the system, and promoted the better transformation of institutional advantages into work effectiveness. Tenth, we have adhered to the principle that "to forge iron, one must be strong oneself," deeply carried out education and rectification of the national discipline inspection and supervision cadre team, promoted the "Year of Standardization, Legalization, and Regularization of Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work," strengthened all-round management and regular supervision, resolutely eliminated **害群之马** (hài qún zhī mǎ - "a horse that harms the herd," a black sheep or a troublemaker), and built a discipline inspection and supervision iron army that is loyal, clean, responsible, and dares to fight and is good at fighting.
The Party's self-revolution is always on the road. On the new era and new journey, discipline inspection and supervision organs will deeply study and understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on the Party's self-revolution, continue to promote the high-quality development of discipline inspection and supervision work, strive to write an era answer sheet that firmly supports the "two establishments" and resolutely achieves the "two safeguards," unswervingly promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party in depth, and unswervingly carry out the Party's self-revolution to the end.
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Being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates are two aspects of doing a good job. In 2006, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, wrote in an article entitled "Adhering to the Consistency of Being Responsible to Superiors and Being Responsible to Subordinates": "Being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates have always been unified and inseparable. Being responsible to the Party is being responsible to the people; being responsible to the people is being responsible to the Party. The two are unified in a high degree of responsibility to the cause of the Party and the people." This important exposition scientifically elucidates the dialectical unity between being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates, containing profound philosophical wisdom and methodological implications.
Being responsible to superiors fundamentally means being responsible to the Party, which means always adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, accurately understanding and resolutely implementing the correct opinions of superiors, and creatively implementing them in light of actual conditions to ensure that various decisions and deployments are implemented effectively. Adhering to being responsible to superiors can ensure that we grasp the correct political direction and ensure that we do not deviate in the face of complex situations. Being responsible to subordinates means being responsible to the people, taking root downwards, and earnestly safeguarding the fundamental interests of the people. The people's position is the fundamental political position of a Marxist political party, which determines that all our work must adhere to a people-centered value orientation. Only by adhering to being responsible to subordinates can we gather popular support and continuously consolidate the Party's foundation for governance.
"Being responsible to superiors" and "being responsible to subordinates" are organically unified. If we only focus on "being responsible to superiors" and ignore "being responsible to subordinates," we will become detached from the masses and reality. If we only talk about "being responsible to subordinates" and deviate from "being responsible to superiors," we will inevitably fall into a predicament of acting independently and lacking clear direction, which will affect the overall development of the cause. Our Party has always adhered to the unity of being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates. As early as 1945, Mao Zedong (毛泽东) put forward the important thesis of "the consistency of being responsible to the people and being responsible to the Party's leading organs" in the political report of the Seventh National Congress of the Party. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) sharply criticized the erroneous tendency of "opposing being responsible to superiors and being responsible to the people." Since the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly made in-depth expositions on establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, profoundly pointing out: "Everything must be looked at from above and below. We must often ask ourselves, are we busy with things that are completely unrelated to the Party's fundamental purpose? Are we wholeheartedly doing things for the people? Are we working around the central tasks of the Party and the country?" It is precisely because our Party has always profoundly recognized and accurately grasped the dialectical unity between "being responsible to superiors" and "being responsible to subordinates" that it can unite and lead the broad masses of the people to overcome one "Mount Lou" (娄山关) and "Lazikou Pass" (腊子口) after another, and continuously move from victory to new victory.
In actual work, a few party members and cadres oppose being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates. Some advocate the philosophy of "only superiors," adhering to the idea that "leaders' attention is better than the people's satisfaction," replacing practical work and responsibility with empty efforts and creating potted landscapes. Some shirk responsibility, using "the above has not notified" and "there is no precedent before" as excuses to perfunctorily deal with the people's reasonable demands, and "plan for themselves" at all times and in all places. These practices of "fooling superiors" and "perfunctorily dealing with subordinates" are fundamentally problems of work style and misaligned views of performance.
Serving the people wholeheartedly is the fundamental purpose of our Party, which requires us to earnestly respond to the people's ardent expectations while completing the various tasks deployed by our superiors with high quality, and always highly unify being responsible to superiors and being responsible to subordinates in the specific practice of serving the people and creating benefits for the people. Only by highly unifying the two can we draw the largest concentric circle and gather the strongest centripetal force to ensure that Chinese-style modernization moves steadily and far.
"Those who are of one mind from top to bottom will win." To embark on the new era's journey to catch up with the times, party members and cadres must integrate being responsible to the Party and being responsible to the people throughout the entire process of performing their duties, and truly ensure that the Party is at ease and the people are satisfied in every specific task. Inherit and carry forward the fine tradition of "going down to the grassroots at four levels," actively "immerse" themselves among the masses, and wholeheartedly solve the people's worries, troubles, and anxieties, and exchange more precise and effective services for the people's greater satisfaction, and write an era answer sheet of people first with one solid achievement after another.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during the tenth collective study session of the 20th CPC Central Political Bureau: "We must strengthen our confidence in the rule of law, actively interpret the concepts, propositions, and successful practices of the rule of law with Chinese characteristics in foreign-related matters, and tell the story of the rule of law in China in the new era well." The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee proposed: "Comprehensively enhance international discourse power, tell the story of China well, and showcase a credible, lovable, and respectable image of China." Telling the story of the rule of law in China in the new era well is an important part of telling the story of China well. 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 made a series of major decisions and deployments on comprehensively advancing the rule of law from an overall and strategic perspective, established Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, and promoted historic achievements and historic changes in China's socialist rule of law construction. We must conscientiously implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important related expositions and the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, spread the story of the rule of law in China in the new era more widely and farther, fully demonstrate the power of truth and the great power of practice of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, and effectively enhance the international influence and discourse power of the socialist rule of law system and legal theory with Chinese characteristics.
Select the right themes, move people with emotion, and let the story of the rule of law in China in the new era resonate with the world. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Telling stories is about telling facts, images, emotions, and principles. Telling facts is convincing, telling images is touching, telling emotions is infectious, and telling principles is influential." The common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom for all mankind reflect mankind's common yearning for a better society and life and are an important foundation for win-win cooperation in the international community. Selecting themes that fit the common values of all mankind and telling the story of the rule of law in China in the new era with the common values of all mankind as a "bridge" is conducive to transcending differences in language, system, and culture, breaking down cognitive barriers, finding the "greatest common divisor" of communication between China and foreign countries, and stimulating ideological resonance, value resonance, and emotional resonance among foreign audiences; it is conducive to linking the development of the Chinese nation with the future destiny of human society, linking the promotion of Chinese-style rule of law modernization with the progress of human rule of law civilization, and contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to the progress of human rule of law civilization. It is necessary to explain the fundamental position of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law of "adhering to the people-centered approach" and use concrete cases to let foreign audiences understand how Chinese justice embodies the people's will, respects the people's wishes, and is supported by the people. Starting from small things, by telling frequently occurring stories of the rule of law, such as China's judicial assistance system helping vulnerable groups and public interest litigation protecting the ecological environment, we can demonstrate China's rule of law's pursuit of fairness and justice and safeguarding peace and development. Move people with emotion, replace grand narratives with specific scenes, replace conceptual expressions with emotional resonance, and spread China's new explorations, new progress, and new achievements in the rule of law to the world through good stories with characters, details, and feelings, so as to achieve emotional resonance with the world.
Be true and objective, be authentic, and let the story of the rule of law in China in the new era resonate with international standards. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Showing a true, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China is an important task in strengthening our country's international communication capacity building." Adhering to the Marxist stance, viewpoints, and methods, and telling the story of the rule of law in China in the new era truthfully, objectively, and authentically, helps to build a foundation of trust and enhance communication effectiveness in international communication, allowing audiences to identify with the values contained in the Chinese rule of law story from the bottom of their hearts. Telling stories truthfully, objectively, and authentically is also the key to highlighting cultural distinctiveness. Authenticity is not simply about preserving dialects or scenes, but about conveying the profound cultural heritage and unique ideological charm of Chinese rule of law theory and practice, so that audiences have the deep impression that "this is a unique Chinese rule of law story." We can focus on the perspective of ordinary people, focusing on people's livelihood "small cases" closely related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, work, and life, and use small cases to reflect great principles, so that the spirit of the rule of law can be felt and known. Pay attention to original ecological expression, such as through tracking and filming the scene of judges' on-site enforcement, reflecting the implementation details of Chinese law, so that foreign audiences can truly feel the remarkable achievements of China's promotion of socialist democratic rule of law construction in the new era.
Keep pace with the times, spread in three dimensions, and let the story of the rule of law in China in the new era advance in sync with the times. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must promote the restructuring of the international communication landscape, increase the coordination of foreign propaganda work, innovate online foreign propaganda, and build a multi-channel, three-dimensional external communication landscape." At present, under the joint influence of changes in the international landscape, the revolution in communication technology, and the evolution of communication concepts, the field of international communication is undergoing extensive and profound changes. We must accurately grasp the laws of communication and build a multi-channel, three-dimensional external communication landscape. When telling the story of the rule of law in China in the new era, we should not only give full play to the role of mainstream media as the main force in international communication, but also coordinate the participation of market-oriented media, social media, and other non-governmental forces in communication, ensuring the authority, accuracy, and credibility of information, while highlighting vividness, closeness, and affinity, forming a three-dimensional communication landscape in which the official and the non-governmental, the inside and the outside, and the online and the offline echo each other. The communication carriers should combine traditional media and emerging media, and at the same time, use technologies such as big data and cloud computing to analyze the basic characteristics, information needs, psychological tendencies, and media preferences of audiences in different countries, so as to achieve segmented communication and precise delivery. The communication methods should combine professionalism and popularity, and adopt forms such as animation and immersive interactive news products, and translate obscure and profound legal language into popular and easy-to-understand public discourse in a life-like scene and concrete way, and transform profound and abstract legal concepts into rule of law stories that foreign audiences can understand, remember, and impress, so that they can subtly reach the hearts of the audience.
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"Focusing on the problem of the weak and disorganized Party organization in Zhouwu Village (周武村), let's get straight to the point and share our views." In the conference room of Dianshang Town (店上镇), Lucheng District (潞城区), Changzhi City (长治市), Shanxi Province (山西省), a routine Party Building Office work meeting was underway. Li Wen (李雯), Secretary of the Dianshang Town Party Committee, got straight to the point.
Since Changzhi City (长治市) established Party Building Offices in all towns (townships) and sub-districts throughout the city, the Dianshang Town (店上镇) Party Building Office has been holding work meetings every two weeks to study Party building work and tasks assigned by the town Party committee, specializing in solving "difficult and complicated cases." The main负责人 of the Dianshang Town (店上镇) Party Committee or staff from the Lucheng District (潞城区) Party Committee Organization Department attend the meetings irregularly.
"The problems in Zhouwu Village (周武村) have been around for a long time. The masses have reported that the village cadres lack ability and understanding of the situation, and many policies deployed by higher authorities have not been effectively implemented." Zhai Yamin (翟亚敏), Deputy Secretary of the Dianshang Town (店上镇) Party Committee and Director of the Party Building Office, introduced, "This village's Party branch has been listed as a weak and disorganized Party organization by higher authorities four times in the past 10 years. We conducted a preliminary investigation, and the village Party secretary and the first secretary reported that the work was difficult to do."
Why is it difficult to do? "Take the planned construction of a tourist road in Zhouwu Village (周武村) as an example," said Zhai Yamin (翟亚敏). "It was originally a good thing, but after the news of the road construction spread, forty or fifty villagers came to the town to petition, even blocking the road and obstructing construction."
In the process of implementing the work, cadres and the masses have their own views. Village cadres feel that the masses do not cooperate or understand, and good things cannot be promoted. The masses, however, believe that the policy implementation is not in place and hope to receive more compensation. After the Party Building Office cadres led a team to visit households to understand the situation, they learned that some villagers believe that the village's Party-Masses Service Center is aging, villagers have no activity places, the abandoned school buildings have been idle for a long time without being utilized, and the village's industry is also backward, with villagers' incomes not high. Why should money be spent on building roads? "In addition, the masses are dissatisfied with the inaction and slow action of some village cadres, and feel that the village cannot do a good job in building roads. The village cadres' enthusiasm for work is not high, and they are also unclear about the needs of the masses," said Zhai Yamin (翟亚敏).
The problem appears to be in road construction, but the root is actually in the leadership team. "Some village cadres are even pushed out the door by the masses when carrying out their work," said Wang Jiajia (王佳佳), the then-Organization Committee Member of the Dianshang Town (店上镇) Party Committee and now Chairman of the Town People's Congress. "The village's Party secretary and first secretary have been changed relatively frequently, and they do not have enough understanding of many situations in the village."
Under the coordination of the Party Building Office, Dianshang Town (店上镇) strengthened the assessment and evaluation of the Zhouwu Village (周武村) village committee. After visiting households one by one, Zhai Yamin (翟亚敏) paired up to cultivate Cui Shaodong (崔少东), a young man who returned to his hometown to start a business. After solid cultivation and recognition from Party members and the masses, Cui Shaodong (崔少东) served as the village Party secretary, ending the long-term situation of the village Party branch secretary being dispatched from outside. "After identifying the crux of the problem, we reported to the organization in a timely manner and took strong measures to rectify it. We made a decision to suspend the duties of the village cadres directly responsible, adjusted the leadership team in a timely manner, and selected and strengthened the village cadres," introduced Li Wen (李雯). At the same time, in response to the problem of cadre work style that was exposed, the township conducted centralized training for Party members in the village, guiding Party members to play an exemplary leading role.
After selecting and strengthening the cadre team, the next step is to solve the industrial problem. Zhouwu Village (周武村) sorted out and predicted the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, confirmed the list of problems, and, with the help of town cadres, promoted practical matters for the people by listing them for combat. The Dianshang Town (店上镇) Party Building Office listed helping Zhouwu Village (周武村) develop as a special project to be led, and compacted responsibilities. Zhai Yamin (翟亚敏) strived to coordinate relevant funds from the higher-level Party committee organization departments and agricultural and rural departments, and actively helped Zhouwu Village (周武村) develop the shiitake mushroom industry. Li Xiangqian (李向前), Minister of the Lucheng District (潞城区) Party Committee Organization Department, introduced that the key tasks of the township are led by the director and deputy director of the Party Building Office, and specific post staff are designated to be responsible for the main focus. Responsibilities are clarified to individuals, time limits are accurate to the point, and project-based operation, list-based management, and node-based promotion are implemented.
Why is it that the work that was difficult to do in the past is now easier to implement after the Party Building Office intervened? Li Xiangqian (李向前) said, "First of all, the members of the Party Building Office will carry out mass work more deeply and truly grasp the situation of contradictions during on-site visits. The third-level director科员 is considered a leader in the township, but in the Party Building Office, they must also assume the role of a 'common soldier,' getting started with work, conducting research and visits." The Party Building Office promotes work in stages, changing the original "each doing their own thing" to being coordinated by the Party Building Office, and the plan set at the meeting can be promoted quickly. Within a month, the Zhouwu Village (周武村) village committee won the support of the masses and restarted the construction of the tourist road, and the renovation and upgrading of the Party-Masses Service Center has also begun; in two months, the main roads in the village were completed; in three months, the village built two mushroom sheds with an annual output of more than 100,000 jin of elm yellow mushrooms.
Today, the tourist road in Zhouwu Village (周武村) has been leveled and is being paved with asphalt. After the road is unblocked, Zhouwu Village (周武村) will be directly connected to several surrounding villages, shortening the journey by more than half an hour, which is not only convenient for the development of tourism, but also conducive to the transportation of mushrooms in the village. At present, the construction of high-standard farmland in Zhouwu Village (周武村) and other projects are being fully promoted.
Lu Zhigang (吕志刚), Deputy Minister of the Changzhi City (长治市) Party Committee Organization Department, said, "For a period of time, some township-level institutions have had weak ability to promote comprehensive affairs, which has affected the implementation of higher-level decisions. Now, the city has achieved full coverage of Party Building Offices in towns (townships) and sub-districts, with deputy secretaries serving as directors. By integrating relevant positions and strengthening personnel, townships have a handle on major projects, reducing buck-passing and ineffective promotion."
Since the beginning of this year, under the guidance of the Party Building Offices in various towns (townships) and sub-districts, the grassroots levels of various districts and counties in Changzhi City (长治市) have implemented a number of difficult tasks.
In response to the frequent requests for reports from the grassroots, the Changqing Sub-district (常青街道) of Luzhou District (潞州区) strengthened on-site research, visited households and enterprises to investigate the basic situation of the community and the information of "two new" organizations, and provided merged unified data for various county-level departments while providing services for enterprises, reducing the burden on the grassroots.
In response to the problems of the original village Party secretary of Chengguan Village (城关村) under its jurisdiction having a "one-man rule," large village-level debts, and chaotic governance, Qingyang Town (青羊镇) of Pingshun County (平顺县) vigorously improved the Party affairs, village affairs, and financial disclosure systems, strictly standardized the content, time, and procedures of disclosure, and the village achieved a transition from chaos to governance, resolving more than 3 million yuan of village-level debts since last year.
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Lu Zhigang (吕志刚) said, "Now, some of the work done by the Party Building Office to抓落实 (zhuā luò shí - "grasp implementation," to earnestly implement policies and decisions) has given the masses a sense of gain. Many ordinary people sincerely feel that the policies above are related to the villagers!" Li Wen (李雯) also has deep feelings: "In the past, some policies benefiting the people could not be implemented in the village. Now, the town holds meetings to study in a specific and comprehensive manner, and the Party Building Office has a great coordination effort, striving to have the practical effect of getting things done once a meeting is held."
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A work meeting, a list of problems, a tourism highway... From a difficult matter that was "always delayed" to a good thing that blossomed and bore fruit, the practice of Dianshang Town (店上镇), Changzhi (长治), Shanxi (山西) contains good practices for grassroots implementation.
The key to implementation lies in "how to implement," and solving "difficult and complicated cases" requires first identifying the symptoms. For long-standing problems that have not been resolved, it is necessary to focus on the "root cause" and accurately identify the reasons. The case of the obstructed construction of the tourism highway in Zhouwu Village (周武村), Dianshang Town (店上镇), appears to be due to the masses' demands for compensation, but the deeper reason is a comprehensive reflection of the village party organization's weakness and disorganization, the inaction of cadres leading to the long-term accumulation of contradictions, and the large backlog of people's livelihood issues. Faced with the problem, Dianshang Town (店上镇) consolidated responsibilities with the awareness that "things must not be delayed," and implemented a project leadership system, allowing Zhouwu Village (周武村) to achieve a change from chaos to order, and from having no industry to having industry.
To promote the implementation of comprehensive affairs, methods and mechanisms are needed. Some key tasks in townships are prone to uncoordinated coordination and buck-passing because they involve many departments. Changzhi City (长治市) explored the establishment of Party Building Offices in all townships (街道) to lead the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside through Party building and coordinate the resolution of "difficult and complicated cases." The Party Building Office went deep into the grassroots to find out the crux of the problem, put the problems on the table, brainstormed ideas in meetings, and followed up and supervised after the meetings, so as to "have a corresponding practical effect for every meeting held." Strengthening the construction of grassroots organizations, improving the overall promotion of work, solving the problem of suspended responsibilities, opening up a "fast track" for grassroots implementation, and allowing good ideas and good policies to be implemented in villages and benefit the people. 集思广益 (jí sī guǎng yì - "collect thoughts, benefit widely," to draw on collective wisdom; pool ideas).
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, attaches great importance to social governance and has made a series of important expositions, instructions, and approvals on promoting the modernization of social governance. In May of this year, during his inspection in Henan (河南), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "we must strengthen social governance in a down-to-earth manner," providing a systematic explanation of strengthening social governance. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee proposed "taking the path of socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics to ensure that society is vibrant and orderly" and made comprehensive arrangements for improving the social governance system. We deeply study and understand General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on social governance, thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, continuously strengthen practical exploration, solidly promote the high-efficiency governance of megacities, and unswervingly follow the path of socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics.
Scientifically Grasping the Core Essence of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Expositions on Social Governance
The formation of scientific theory stems from profound practical accumulation and theoretical accumulation. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on social governance are rooted in his long-term practical exploration and in-depth thinking on social construction from the local to the central level. During his work in Fujian (福建), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to social governance and people's livelihood security. In Ningde (宁德), he adhered to the "Four Down to the Grassroots" working system, making resolving grassroots conflicts and safeguarding the interests of the masses a top priority. In Fuzhou (福州), he advocated and promoted the "Four Ten Thousand Families" campaign, wholeheartedly solving the difficulties and problems of the masses. During his work in Zhejiang (浙江), he placed social governance in a prominent position, proposing that "prosperity and stability are the fundamental interests of the people, and getting rich and ensuring public security are the political responsibilities of leading cadres." During his work in Shanghai (上海), he clearly stated that it is necessary to actively explore new models of urban management that are in line with the characteristics of Shanghai (上海), a megacity. In his local governance practice, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) accumulated rich experience and formed a series of innovative concepts, laying a solid foundation for the systematization and theorization of important expositions on social governance in the new era.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has made a series of important expositions on social governance, scientifically answering major questions such as what is socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics and how to promote socialist social governance with Chinese characteristics. In 2012, he clearly required "continuously improving the scientific level of social management"; in 2014, he distinctly proposed "adhering to systematic governance, governance according to law, comprehensive governance, and source governance"; in 2016, he proposed "taking the promotion of e-government and the construction of new smart cities as the starting point" and "promoting the scientification of government decision-making, the precision of social governance, and the efficiency of public services"; at the Central Political and Legal Work Conference in 2019, he proposed the concept of a "social governance community"; and in the report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he pointed out, "Improve the grassroots governance platform supported by grid management, refined services, and information technology" and "Accelerate the modernization of urban social governance." In recent years, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has put forward a series of new requirements for social governance, such as "Highlighting the party building of new economic organizations, new social organizations, and new employment groups," "Grasping party building to lead grassroots governance and grassroots political power construction," "Better gathering and serving the masses," "Highlighting grasping the grassroots, strengthening the foundation, and consolidating the foundation," "Attaching great importance to the rule of law and integrity construction," "Keeping a close eye on the investigation and management of risks and hidden dangers," and so on.
This series of strategic, forward-looking, and original important expositions is logically rigorous, rich in content, and systematically complete, presenting distinct political, people-oriented, practical, contemporary, and scientific characteristics.
Political nature is the fundamental guarantee of social governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The most essential characteristic of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics is the leadership of the Communist Party of China." Social governance is complex and diverse, involving all aspects, and it is necessary to strengthen and improve the Party's leadership throughout all aspects and the entire process of social governance, and continuously transform political advantages, organizational advantages, and institutional advantages into governance effectiveness.
People-oriented nature is the value pursuit of social governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Everything is for the people, and everything relies on the people," "To innovate social governance, we must take the fundamental interests of the broadest masses of the people as the fundamental coordinate, and start with the issues of the most concern, most direct, and most realistic interests of the people," "Innovating social governance is ultimately to benefit the masses," "Respect the people's principal position and pioneering spirit," "Build a social governance community where everyone is responsible, everyone fulfills their responsibilities, and everyone enjoys the benefits," "Expand new prospects for social development with joint construction, joint governance, and sharing."
Practicality is the source of vitality for social governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly understands the laws of reform and development, adheres to proceeding from reality, adheres to problem orientation, and has made "promoting the sinking of resources, services, and management," "adhering to the clear orientation of grasping the grassroots level," "creating a social governance pattern of joint construction, joint governance, and sharing," and "improving the rural governance system that combines autonomy, the rule of law, and rule by virtue" for different periods, different regions, different needs, and different tasks. Important expositions, coming from practice and going to practice, powerfully guide social governance practice.
Contemporaneity is the advanced character of social governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) accurately grasps the profound changes in economic and social development, and specifically pointed out that "we cannot pass the long-term governance test if we cannot pass the Internet test," requiring "Party committees and governments at all levels to strengthen Internet thinking, be good at using the advantages of the Internet, and focus on integration, sharing, convenience, and security," "Use information technology to better perceive social trends, unblock communication channels, assist decision-making and administration, and facilitate people's work." We must be good at using information technology to realize the transformation of social governance from one-way management to two-way interaction, and from offline to online and offline integration.
Scientificity is the inherent requirement of social governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Social governance is a science. It is not good to manage it too rigidly, which leads to stagnation; it is not good to manage it too loosely, which leads to turbulent waves." We must implement comprehensive measures, coordinate the major relationships between vitality and order, the rule of law and the rule of virtue, and safeguarding rights and maintaining stability, and promote systematic governance, governance according to law, comprehensive governance, and source governance with a global perspective and overall thinking.
Zhengzhou's Active Exploration and Practical Effectiveness in Implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Expositions and Solidly Promoting High-Efficiency Urban Governance
Zhengzhou (郑州) is the capital of Henan Province (河南省), a national megacity and a national central city, with a permanent population of 13.086 million and an urban built-up area of 1431.65 square kilometers. The total population is large, the density is high, the floating population continues to increase, the urban scale is rapidly expanding, and economic activity is very active, which puts higher demands on the high-efficiency governance of the city.
In recent years, Zhengzhou (郑州) has adhered to General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on social governance as a guide, anchored the goal of promoting the modernization of social governance, implemented the "Five Foundations and Four Modernizations" deployment requirements of the Henan Provincial Party Committee (河南省委), based on political, people-oriented, practical, contemporary, and scientific principles, promoted the integration of the Party's organizational advantages and digital technology advantages, took the construction of intelligent city as the foundation, took Party building leading grid management as the starting point, and took "one committee, one office, one platform + two centers + N applications" as the support, explored the construction and continued to deepen the "ten ones" Party building leading grid high-efficiency governance system, providing a strong guarantee for the realization of economic and social development modernization.
The "Ten Ones" Party Building Leading Grid High-Efficiency Governance System is an organic whole. "One core unites multiple elements" means strengthening the leadership role of Party organizations in urban governance and building a co-construction, co-governance, and sharing governance system of "Party organizations + mass organizations + social organizations + mass autonomous organizations + new economic organizations + key employment groups." "One grid manages everything" means taking the grid as the basic unit for implementing governance and serving the masses, integrating resources, sinking forces, forming a grid system with full coverage and seamless connection, and doing a good job in social governance within the grid to solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people. "One screen views the whole area" means promoting the integration of the Party building network, the government affairs network, the video network, the Internet of Things, the data network, and many work-specific networks to comprehensively perceive and grasp the city's spatial and urban operating status in real time. "One network manages the overall situation" means taking the grid platform as the intelligent hub for urban operation and governance, building and improving the "large comprehensive integrated" governance mechanism, and serving the overall situation of social governance. "One line connects up and down" means opening up data, platforms, and various systems to realize "one line for command and dispatch" and "one line for mass appeals." "One key handles everything" means establishing a unified intelligent working mechanism in the intelligent hub, handling matters with clear boundaries of statutory responsibilities online throughout the entire process, coordinating and solving complex matters across levels, departments, and regions, and forming a closed-loop process of "grassroots (masses) discovery - one-key reporting - intelligent distribution - linkage disposal - result feedback - comprehensive evaluation." "One integration helps innovation" means relying on the grid to provide high-quality services, attract and gather various business entities and outstanding talents, create multi-type industry intelligent bodies, stimulate innovation, and promote development. "One culture promotes good governance" means integrating cultural construction and spiritual civilization construction into the grid, taking the practice of socialist core values as the main line, focusing on building a city of culture, and promoting the improvement of citizens' personal civilization and the overall level of social civilization. "One law ensures peace" means implementing the requirements of governance according to law in the entire process and all aspects of social governance, fully using the thinking and methods of the rule of law to solve social governance problems, and comprehensively improving the level of legalization of social governance. "One system strengthens security" means running the concept of security throughout the entire process of platform construction, data management, and system operation, improving the internal control mechanism for data hierarchical control, and realizing the controllability of data information in the entire region and at all times.
Promoting the "Ten Ones" Party Building Leading Grid High-Efficiency Governance Work focuses on highlighting five aspects in practice. First, strengthen Party building to lead grassroots governance. Realize the comprehensive strengthening of political leadership, ideological leadership, and organizational leadership, and the full closed loop of work decision-making, supervision, assessment, and implementation. Establish a responsibility system in cities, districts and counties (cities), townships (streets), and villages (communities) where the secretaries of the four-level Party organizations take the lead in grasping governance and the secretaries of the discipline inspection commissions grasp supervision and implementation, clarify that the Party committee manages decision-making, manages platforms, and manages data, and form a pattern in the city where the four-level platforms are vertically connected to the end and the grid network is horizontally connected to the edge, comprehensively realizing the Party's organizational coverage and work coverage, and realizing real-time perception and supervision of daily work and timely handling of "difficult and complicated diseases." Second, create a social governance pattern of joint construction, joint governance, and sharing. Implement learning, abiding by, and using the law, administering according to law, and practicing socialist core values to business entities, natural persons, and all types of organizations in society, forming a governance community in which autonomy, the rule of law, the rule of virtue, and digital governance work together. Guide new economic organizations, new social organizations, new employment groups, etc. to participate in social governance, and transform "governance variables" into "governance increments." Promote the "small courtyard deliberation hall" in urban communities and the "four discussions and two public announcements" working method in rural areas, adhere to the principle that everyone discusses their own affairs, and allow the masses to fully exercise their right to know, participate, and make decisions. Third, better gather and serve the masses. Realize one-network collaboration and one-network unified service. Let grid members visit households in grids and micro-grids to observe people's conditions, listen to people's opinions, and solve people's problems, forming a vivid situation of "people walking in the grid, talking in the grid, communicating in the grid, handling affairs in the grid, and solving difficulties in the grid." In areas with large population mobility, high economic activity, and many risks and hidden dangers, set up exclusive grids, strengthen regional Party building, and promote the sinking of service forces such as public security, comprehensive management, urban management, market supervision, and fire protection, so that residents and enterprises can live and operate safely. Fourth, promote online and offline collaborative governance. Promote one-network management and one-network government service. Establish a multi-modal urban operation mechanism that combines "daily, major holidays, major tasks, and emergencies" with a combination of peace and emergency and orderly transformation. In the face of emergencies, through real-time perception, flat command, and immediate direct access, quickly synchronize and mobilize various forces to form a working synergy and respond to and deal with risks and hidden dangers at the first time. In daily work, accept mass appeals at the fastest speed and on the largest scale through "Zheng Hao Pai" and other appeal channels to realize immediate acceptance and handling and handling before appeals. Fifth, expand the path of mutual promotion of governance and development. Unblock new channels for economic and social development and build a new platform for digital-real integration. Build the "Zheng Hao Rong" financial comprehensive service platform, gather various public data, rely on AI analysis to accurately portray enterprise credit, realize immediate application and enjoyment of financing, and effectively solve the financing problems that have long restricted the development of small and medium-sized micro enterprises. Build smart factories and park intelligent bodies, fully use the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence technologies to promote the intelligent, green, and integrated development of manufacturing. Strengthen the digital empowerment of professional markets, integrate and gather various data, build a public service platform, accelerate the turnover and circulation of goods, optimize management, activate merchants, and prosper the market. Strengthen the collaboration between universities and communities, and achieve a win-win situation for social governance, personnel employment, and enterprise incubation through measures such as "serving the community + entrepreneurship support."
The in-depth practice of Zhengzhou's (郑州) "Ten Ones" system has promoted a significant improvement in social governance effectiveness and a continuous increase in development vitality. Zhengzhou (郑州) won the "Governance Award" in the city category in the 2024 "World Smart City Awards China" selection, realizing "three strengthenings and three improvements." The Party organizations at all levels of the grid continue to weave a dense network, and the grassroots Party organizations have changed from "point distribution" to "network coverage," and the Party's leadership over social governance has been comprehensively strengthened; the emergency command system has changed from the past hierarchical command to the current hierarchical and flat collaborative command, and the ability to rescue and deal with emergencies has been comprehensively strengthened; the "approval, handling, supervision, and evaluation" integrated intelligent supervision and handling system has fully played its role, and Party members and cadres going to the grassroots to understand people's conditions and serve the masses has become a common practice, and the construction of cadre style has been comprehensively strengthened; the "large comprehensive integrated" urban operation and governance intelligent hub has been built, and the ability to perceive problems, immediately repair them, and make data decisions has been comprehensively enhanced, and the effectiveness of social governance has been significantly improved; the implementation of one-network management, one-network government service, and one-network unified service, 94.4% of the city's government service items can be handled online, and handling them on the palm of your hand and at any time has become the norm, and the level of innovative development has been significantly improved; "small things do not leave the grid, and big things are linked to the entire network," turning "doing one thing well" into "solving a class of things," and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has been significantly improved.
Profound Enlightenment on Promoting the Modernization of Social Governance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) Important Expositions as a Guide
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on social governance are a theoretical innovation that combines Marxist social governance theory with China's specific reality and with China's excellent traditional culture, providing scientific guidance and fundamental guidelines for China's promotion of the modernization of the social governance system and governance capabilities, and also making original contributions to solving social governance problems in various countries around the world.
Give play to organizational advantages and insist on strengthening the Party's overall leadership as the fundamental guarantee for the modernization of social governance. Today's society is undergoing profound changes, and social subjects, interest patterns, and ideologies and cultures are becoming increasingly diverse and complex. Only by relying on the Party's strong organizational system and organizational advantages can we closely connect with the masses, unite the masses, effectively integrate the interests of all parties, powerfully coordinate the resources of all parties, and gather the majestic force for building a strong country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Give play to institutional advantages and insist on taking people-oriented as the starting point and foothold for the modernization of social governance. To promote the modernization of social governance, we must be good at transforming the Party's leadership and the advantages of China's socialist system into social governance advantages; we must better gather and serve the masses, and only by running the maintenance of human dignity, the protection of rights, the realization of value, and the comprehensive development throughout the entire process can we demonstrate the institutional superiority and moral height of socialism with Chinese characteristics and contribute Chinese solutions to promoting human social development and promoting global governance.
Give play to the advantages of digital governance and insist on taking technology empowerment as the inherent requirement for the modernization of social governance. In view of the reality of the fast pace and many challenges of the network society and intelligent society, as well as the rapid iteration and upgrading of artificial intelligence and big data technologies, we must give full play to the advantages of digital governance, deeply integrate modern technology into social governance, enhance the ability to sensitively perceive, scientifically judge, and efficiently handle risks and hidden dangers, and accelerate the creation of a new model of smart and efficient governance driven by data, human-machine collaboration, and cross-border integration.
Leveraging the advantages of digital governance, we must adhere to technological empowerment as an intrinsic requirement for the modernization of social governance. In response to the fast pace and numerous challenges of the network society and intelligent society, as well as the rapid iteration and upgrading of artificial intelligence and big data technologies, we must fully leverage the advantages of digital governance. This involves deeply integrating modern technology into social governance to enhance the ability to keenly perceive, scientifically analyze, and efficiently handle risks and hidden dangers. It also means accelerating the creation of a new model of smart and efficient governance that is data-driven, human-machine collaborative, and cross-border integrated.
We must adhere to unifying high-quality development and high-efficiency governance within the great practice of Chinese-style modernization. The overall entry of China's more than 1.4 billion people into modernization is the largest-scale and most difficult modernization in human history. We must adhere to the theme and main line of high-quality development, rely on high-efficiency social governance to create a favorable environment for high-quality development, and use high-efficiency governance to guarantee and promote high-quality development, so as to promote Chinese-style modernization to go steadily and far.
(The author is a member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共河南省委) and the Secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee (郑州市委).)
Return to TopHarbin, December 28th (Reporter Liu Mengdan (刘梦丹)) At 7:25 AM on December 28th, on the Y999/998 "Enjoy Heilongjiang (悠享龙江)·Silver Tourism (银旅号)" tourist train from Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) to Yabuli (亚布力), accompanied by the enthusiastic and high-pitched singing of performers, 240 tourists from Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Shanghai (上海) and other places embarked on a 6-day ice and snow loop New Year's Eve trip. This is the first ice and snow loop tourist train in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), which will pass through Harbin (哈尔滨), Yabuli (亚布力), Alihe (阿里河), Mohe (漠河) and other places. The tourist train will continue to operate until February 2026.
Focusing on the needs of tourists, the railway department has put into use an aging-friendly modified train body, with functional carriages such as a book bar and a chess and card room. The compartments and toilets are equipped with emergency call devices and first-aid equipment. The dining car provides Northeast specialty food and healthy套餐, realizing integrated services for rest, leisure, and dining.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 珏
On the morning of December 26th, photography enthusiast Yang Jun (杨军) arrived at the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) early. After visiting the centennial special exhibition held in the Meridian Gate (午门) exhibition hall, he went straight north to the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), "If I'm any later, I won't be able to grab the best spot to photograph the interior furnishings." Yang Jun's (杨军) pace quickened involuntarily. Passing through the Zunyi Gate (遵义门) and the Yangxin Gate (养心门), the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), renowned for its gong-shaped architectural layout, came into view.
On that very day, after nearly 10 years of systematic renovation and research-based conservation, the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) officially reopened to the public. This palace, which had witnessed so many historical events, once again unveiled its mysterious veil.
Exhibition Presents Imprints of Different Eras
The Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) is located west of the Palace of Heavenly Purity (乾清宫), and was first built in the sixteenth year of the Jiajing reign (1537) of the Ming Dynasty. It was the sleeping quarters of the emperors after Emperor Yongzheng (雍正) of the Qing Dynasty, and also the center of daily political activities for several emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Walking into the front hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), the Hall of Three Rarities (三希堂), the West Warm Chamber (西暖阁) Qin Zheng Qin Xian Hall (勤政亲贤殿), the Main Hall (正殿), and the East Warm Chamber (东暖阁) are arranged in order. In the Main Hall (正殿), a screen and throne are placed under the plaque "Zhong Zheng Ren He (中正仁和)," solemn and majestic; in the Hall of Three Rarities (三希堂), jade ruyi scepters, jade mountains, and porcelain wall vases filled with gemstone flowers are dazzling.
Many visitors who checked in at the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) these past two days treasured images of the palace's interior and exterior taken 10 years ago; on social media, "Comparisons before and after the renovation of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿)" has also become a hot topic. What is different about the reopened Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿)?
The biggest difference is reflected in the exhibition concept. "This original display of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) does not adopt a 'one-size-fits-all' contemporary restoration model, but rather selects the most distinctive periods in the history of each room for targeted restoration, allowing historical highlights from different eras to coexist in the hall." Wen Ming (文明), Deputy Director of the Palace History Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), introduced that the central position of the Main Hall (正殿) is arranged according to the appearance of small court meetings since Yongzheng (雍正); the West Warm Chamber (西暖阁) is arranged according to the Yongzheng (雍正) and Qianlong (乾隆) periods; the Hall of Three Rarities (三希堂) is restored to the appearance of Qianlong's (乾隆) study, showing elegance; the East Warm Chamber (东暖阁), as the place with the greatest changes in the interior furnishings of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), is not arranged according to the more well-known "Ming Window Writing (明窗开笔)" layout, but restores the historical scene of "listening to politics behind a curtain (垂帘听政)" at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
It is reported that the original display of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) retains the original state of different periods, with a total of 1,020 exhibits. "We hope that visitors can feel the unique historical texture of parallel time and space when visiting," said Wen Ming (文明).
Research-Based Conservation Concept Runs Through the Entire Process
In 2015, the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) area was temporarily closed. "Since the exhibition in the 1960s, the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) has not undergone large-scale renovation for decades. Long-term display has caused many cultural relics to have hidden dangers such as opening, scattering, etc. due to the characteristics of the materials themselves and the aging of adhesives." Qu Feng (屈峰), Director of the Cultural Relics Conservation and Restoration Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), introduced that the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) has started a 10-year renovation and protection work on the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) since 2015, which effectively solved the problems existing in the building itself, restored and continued the healthy state of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) area, and improved the preservation environment of indoor cultural relics.
"The renovation of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) is the first comprehensive research-based protection project of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), which means that all renovation and protection work is based on full preliminary research, which is also one of the important reasons why the project takes a long time." Zhao Peng (赵鹏), head of the Ancient Architecture Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), introduced that the research-based protection project of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) is coordinated and responsible by the Ancient Architecture Department of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), and has 14 special working groups including large wood, painted paintings, oil decoration, and mounting. The entire team has a scale of more than 100 people, gathering the backbone of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), and also uniting professional talents from many universities and research institutes.
"Previously, the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) carried out research-based protection explorations in the Da Gao Xuan Hall (大高玄殿) and the Baoyun Building (宝蕴楼). This time, the research-based protection project of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) runs the research concept through the entire process and becomes a model of research-based protection." Wang Hui (王辉), Director of the Engineering Management Office of the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), said.
In addition to research first, multi-disciplinary cross-cooperation is also a prominent feature of the research-based protection project of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿). Taking the restoration of the mounting paper in the East Warm Chamber (东暖阁) as an example, the original mounting paper was in the style of Wanzi Jin Di Han Wa Wen (万字锦地汉瓦纹). At first, the staff maintained a cautious attitude and were unwilling to move lightly, but as the research deepened, multi-disciplinary argumentation gave accurate answers.
The staff went deep into the site to conduct detailed surveys, and after dismantling the curtains of the Sui An Shi (随安室) in the Main Hall (正殿) of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), they found that the bottom layer, which was not changed during the maintenance from 1955 to 1956, retained the traces of white paper mounting; combined with historical archives, it was clear that since the Kangxi (康熙) period, the area has been using Korean paper as the base and white paper as the surface for mounting. "Multiple evidences corroborate each other, and finally we decided to restore it to the state of white paper mounting, removing the complex patterns and returning to the historical authenticity. We insist on full investigation as the premise and detailed evidence as the support, so that every protection decision can stand scrutiny," said Zhao Peng (赵鹏).
"Unlock" the Sealed Historical Details
After 10 years of separation, everything is fine - careful viewers will find that, judging from the architectural appearance alone, the current Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) has not changed much compared with 10 years ago. In fact, in the eyes of the staff, restoring cultural relics to health and "restoring the old as old" is the goal pursued by cultural relic restoration work.
"In the renovation, value assessment is used as the starting point, and the principle of not changing the original state of cultural relics and minimizing intervention is followed." Zhao Peng (赵鹏) introduced that, taking the restoration of the tile roof as an example, the replacement rate of tiles in the east and west side halls is only 5%, and only the severely damaged, unusable, and stylistically disordered tiles are replaced.
To achieve accurate cultural relic restoration, the support of scientific and technological forces is indispensable. Stepping into the Main Hall (正殿) and looking up at the ceiling, you will find a winding "dragon" hanging down from the caisson, lifelike. "This magnificent dragon head component was first repaired with 3D modeling as a reference, and then manually carved." Wang Hui (王辉) said.
Many sealed historical details and the ingenuity of the ancients have also emerged with research and protection work. In the "dissection" of the drainage columns of the Main Hall (正殿) veranda, the staff found that the metal pipes inside the columns were made of tin-lead alloy, which has the characteristics of waterproof, moisture-proof, and corrosion-resistant, and is suitable for drainage needs; the transparent rain棚 used for lighting on the north wall of the East Warm Chamber (东暖阁) was carefully identified and analyzed, and it was confirmed that it was "Ming tiles" made of thousands of "sea moon" shells from the sea; in addition, the staff also found two Qing Dynasty Spring Festival opera lists in a brick carving "ventilation", providing valuable physical materials for the study of court entertainment culture.
Ten years to repair a hall, the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) contains the thickness of civilization and the warmth of craftsmanship. It not only reproduces the colorful details in the historical time and space, but also witnesses the vivid atmosphere of the inheritance and development of excellent Chinese traditional culture.
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What to See When Visiting the Hall of Mental Cultivation
Hall of Three Rarities
The well-known Hall of Three Rarities (三希堂) is located in the West Warm Chamber (西暖阁) of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿). It was originally Qianlong's (乾隆) study, named Wen Shi (温室). Later, it was named because Qianlong (乾隆) collected three rare ink treasures during the Qianlong (乾隆) period: Wang Xizhi's (王羲之) "Quick Snow Fine Weather Post (快雪时晴帖)," Wang Xianzhi's (王献之) "Mid-Autumn Post (中秋帖)," and Wang Xun's (王珣) "Boyuan Post (伯远帖)." "Three Rarities" also contains the self-cultivation motto of "scholars hope for sages, sages hope for saints, and saints hope for heaven (士希贤、贤希圣、圣希天)." Through the bright glass, visitors can see that various porcelain vases are hung on the walls of the hall, and gemstone flowers are inserted in the vases.
Observe the Plaques
In the Palace Museum (故宫), calligraphy plaques are integrated with the architectural environment, showing cultural value. When visiting the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), do not miss these important plaques. In the center of the Ming Room (明间) of the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), the plaque "Zhong Zheng Ren He (中正仁和)" is hung, reflecting the Confucian doctrine of the mean; the plaque "Qin Zheng Qin Xian (勤政亲贤)" is hung in the West Warm Chamber (西暖阁), indicating that this is an important place for handling political affairs.
Interactive Exhibition
In order to allow more viewers to "walk into" the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) and explore and discover more historical and cultural information about the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿), the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) "Digital Twin" mini program is also launched simultaneously. The mini program can present real-time weather, sunlight and shadow effects, giving the audience in front of the screen a feeling of being there, and by turning the time and season turntable, you can also see the Hall of Mental Cultivation (养心殿) in snow and rain.
Return to TopAccording to the Space Application Engineering and Technology Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院空间应用工程与技术中心), one of the four female experimental mice that traveled to space aboard the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft became pregnant after returning to Earth and successfully gave birth to nine pups at around 6:00 AM on December 10. Currently, six of the pups are still alive, with a normal survival rate.
The four experimental mice were launched into space aboard the Shenzhou-21 manned spacecraft on October 31 and housed in the small mammal breeding device in the China Space Station (中国空间站) to conduct survival and adaptation experiments in a space environment. They returned to Earth on November 14 with the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft.
In the early morning of November 18, the mice were successfully returned to Beijing (北京) according to the experimental plan. This marks the first time that China (中国) has achieved a complete technical solution for mammalian space experiments, including preliminary preparation, conducting on-orbit experiments, and recovering samples, laying the foundation for conducting larger-scale mammalian space science experiments in the future. Scientists will continue to conduct systematic research on this batch of offspring bred by mice returned from space, focusing on changes in their growth and development curves, physiological and pathological characteristics. Scientists will also further observe the reproductive capacity of the offspring and attempt to obtain "second-generation" mice to further explore the potential impact of the space environment on multi-generational inheritance and development of mammals.
Return to TopAccording to reports from this newspaper in Chengdu (成都) on December 28th (Reporters Song Haoxin (宋豪新) and You Yi (游仪)): Archaeologists have made a significant new discovery of a Paleolithic site near Congqian Co (从前措), a high-altitude lake in Daocheng County (稻城县), Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省), according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archeology Research Institute (四川省文物考古研究院). As an important part of the Daocheng Piluo Site Cluster (稻城皮洛遗址群), it breaks the highest altitude record of prehistoric human migration and diffusion in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原).
The Congqian Co Site (从前措遗址), located on the shore of Congqian Co (从前措) Lake, dates back approximately 12,000 years and is the highest altitude point in the Piluo Site Cluster (皮洛遗址群) discovered during the fourth national cultural relics census. In July 2024, the Piluo Site (皮洛遗址) archaeological team discovered more than 190 stone tools at the Congqian Co Site (从前措遗址), providing crucial empirical evidence for the continuous activity of ancient humans in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原) tens of thousands of years ago. The discovery of the Congqian Co Site (从前措遗址) has raised the "climbing record" of ancient humans in the Piluo Site Cluster (皮洛遗址群) to more than 4,300 meters above sea level. This discovery is another breakthrough in Paleolithic archeology in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (青藏高原), greatly enhancing the understanding of human activities in high-altitude areas.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) December 28th dispatch (Reporter Liu Yang (刘阳)): On the 28th, the China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) announced the branch venues for the "2026 Spring Festival Gala" (《2026年春节联欢晚会》). Heilongjiang (黑龙江)'s Harbin (哈尔滨), Zhejiang (浙江)'s Yiwu (义乌), Anhui (安徽)'s Hefei (合肥), and Sichuan (四川)'s Yibin (宜宾) will join the main venue in Beijing (北京) to create a Spring Festival stage that showcases cultural heritage and is full of folk customs.
The China Media Group's (总台) Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala will adhere to a people-centered creative direction and the concept of "openly hosting the Spring Festival Gala," exploring innovative expressions of new mass art, and striving to be full of cultural flavor, technological sense, and international style. The 2026 China Media Group (总台) Spring Festival Gala will showcase the cultural beauty and development prosperity of various regions through a seamless program design between the main venue and branch venues, highlighting the new atmosphere of 骐骥驰骋 势不可挡 (qí jì chí chěng shì bù kě dǎng - "Qi Ji gallops, the momentum is unstoppable," describing an unstoppable and powerful force or trend) on the new era and new journey.
Return to TopAs a state-owned large bank in Chongqing, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) (referred to as "ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行)") is deeply integrated into the construction of Chongqing (重庆)'s international consumer center city and a strong cultural tourism city. It continues to explore the integration path of "finance + culture and tourism." By launching the "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card and creating smart tourism scenarios, it organically combines financial services with urban cultural heritage, and nourishes the city's cultural roots with financial vitality. As of now, the number of "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme cards issued has exceeded 110,000, attracting 88,000 new customers, becoming an important financial force in serving the local economy and driving regional consumption.
Deeply Explore Regional Cultural Tourism Resources
Sketching the City Picture with Financial Strokes
On September 28, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) and Chongqing Municipal Commission of Commerce (重庆市商务委员会) signed a strategic cooperation agreement, jointly with Chongqing Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism Development (重庆市文化和旅游发展委员会) and Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Sports (重庆市体育局) to jointly release an initiative to build an international consumer center city, and officially launched the "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card. This is an important measure for ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) to promote the city's cultural tourism consumption upgrade with financial power, and also marks a new stage for ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) to help Chongqing (重庆) build an international consumer center city and a strong cultural tourism city.
In recent years, Chongqing (重庆) has focused on building a strong cultural tourism city, continuing the city's historical and cultural context, actively promoting the prosperity and development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries, continuously enhancing the city's cultural soft power, and accelerating its journey to the international cultural tourism stage. In response, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) closely focuses on the city's cultural core, deeply cultivates the city's historical heritage, and focuses on Chongqing (重庆)'s regional characteristics to create distinctive products such as the "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card with high recognition, deeply integrating financial services into the city's cultural heritage and innovation, and building a new "finance + culture and tourism" service ecosystem, making finance an important carrier for displaying the city's image and shaping the city's character.
At the same time, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) integrates financial services, fund settlement, consumer credit, cross-border finance and other resources, relying on the policies of the Municipal Commission of Commerce (市商务委), the Municipal Commission of Culture and Tourism (市文旅委), and the Municipal Bureau of Sports (市体育局), focusing on the implementation of consumption scenarios and benefiting-the-people policies, and establishing a multi-party linkage mechanism of government-bank collaboration, committed to creating more iconic cultural tourism achievements, and helping Chongqing (重庆) further enhance its cultural tourism influence.
Focusing on People's Livelihood Service Needs
Conveying City Temperature with Financial Products
Holding a "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card, consuming is the daily life of fireworks, tasting is a good life, conveying is the city's style, and condensing is emotional identity. The "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card uses a variety of card face designs to stereoscopically display the image of Chongqing (重庆): the "Chongqing (重庆)" card depicts mountains, rivers, cities and towns, and the four city spirit cards of "Tenacity (坚韧)," "Loyalty and Courage (忠勇)," "Openness (开放)," and "Striving for the First (争先)" highlight Chongqing (重庆)'s character.
At the same time, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行), based on soliciting opinions from the general public, launched four dialect cards that are close to life and reflect the characteristics of Chongqing (重庆)'s folk customs. Since its launch, the card has not only stimulated the identity and emotional resonance of the general public, but also powerfully stimulated regional consumption vitality, injecting strong financial momentum into the recovery of Chongqing (重庆)'s consumer market.
In addition, focusing on the needs of citizens in terms of food, travel, shopping, and transportation, the "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card is equipped with diversified rights and interests, covering multiple usage scenarios such as refueling and charging, high-speed rail travel, tourism annual cards, business district discounts, and catering group purchases, integrating payment convenience, consumption warmth, and savings peace of mind, helping to reduce citizens' living costs and boost consumer confidence.
In the next step, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) will empower finance and upgrade payments, carry characteristic life scene rights and interests, and carry out in-depth cooperation with local well-known merchants, popular scenic spots, and characteristic catering, and continue to enrich the rights and interests of the "Love Chongqing (爱重庆)" theme card, making it a convenient tool for citizens' daily consumption, providing a more comfortable consumption experience for mountain city residents, and creating a more comfortable lifestyle.
Integrating into the Overall Situation of Urban Development
Building a Consumption Ecology with Financial Services
In recent years, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) has actively integrated into the overall situation of Chongqing (重庆)'s financial support for consumption, focusing on people's livelihood fields such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and introducing financial vitality to provide a continuous source of development vitality for the market. ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) has jointly launched consumer coupons and full reduction and other benefiting-the-people activities with 10,000 merchants, provided smart upgrades and ticket purchase discounts for more than 20 4A-level and 5A-level tourist attractions, and launched characteristic products such as "Yu Ti Dai (渝体贷)," helping the integration of the sports industry and consumption, and providing all-round services for Chongqing (重庆)'s consumption upgrade.
During this year's summer vacation, ICBC Chongqing Yuzhong Shangqingsi Sub-branch (工行重庆渝中上清寺支行) cooperated with Chongqing Public Transport Group Nan'an Cableway Branch (重庆公交集团南岸索道分公司) to successfully carry out a number of public welfare publicity activities with the theme of "finance + culture and tourism" in the popular tourist landmark Yangtze River Cableway North Station Square (长江索道北站广场), providing intimate financial services for Chongqing (重庆)'s summer cultural tourism consumption boom.
Looking to the future, ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行) will actively give play to the comprehensive financial service advantages of state-owned large banks, deepen the "finance + culture and tourism" integration model, inherit urban culture with financial power, promote image display with innovative measures, and provide all-round services for Chongqing (重庆) to build an international consumer center city and a world-class tourist destination with rich Bayu (巴渝) characteristics and demonstrating international influence, and contribute greater financial strength to the high-quality economic and social development of Chongqing (重庆).
Data source: ICBC Chongqing Branch (工行重庆市分行)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 昊 黄 超
It was lunchtime, and in the "Under the Tree Restaurant" in the Huanghe Community (黄河社区) of the Changle Middle Road Subdistrict (长乐中路街道), Xincheng District (新城区), Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), the elderly chatted and ate. The meals were rich in nutrition with two meat and two vegetable dishes, warming both the stomach and the heart.
Next to the Li Huangpi Road (黎黄陂路) Cultural and Creative Market in Jiang'an District (江岸区), Wuhan (武汉), Hubei Province (湖北省), Li Keyi (李珂仪), the owner of a lacquer customization shop, focused on polishing lacquer jewelry.
In Sandu Town (三都镇), Jiande City (建德市), Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), Zeng Majing (曾马境), the operator of the "San Zhe Er" (叁者耳) coffee shop, was discussing with partners how to introduce agricultural products into the shop to expand sales channels for farmers in the mountainous areas.
These three shops are closely linked to one name: Youth Shops. The China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation (中国青年创业就业基金会) accurately grasps the needs of young people, using the Youth Shops project as a starting point, and explores the establishment of support systems with youth organizations and universities in various places to help young people realize their entrepreneurial dreams.
Sorting out the "pain points" of young entrepreneurs
"If it weren't for the rent-free venue, it would have been difficult for me to open this community canteen." In Xi'an (西安), Han Mengxin (韩孟新), the founder of "Under the Tree Restaurant," said with emotion, "At that time, I could barely scrape together the money to buy rice, flour, and oil, let alone the subsequent expenses for ingredients and equipment maintenance."
Lack of funds is a common problem for many young people when starting a business. After graduating from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts (湖北美术学院) in 2025, Li Keyi (李珂仪) wanted to open a lacquer customization studio in Wuhan (武汉). If she chose a good location along the street, the initial rent would be about 100,000 to 200,000 yuan, while she only had 30,000 yuan in start-up capital.
Zeng Majing (曾马境) wanted to open a coffee shop in his hometown of Jiande (建德), and was also troubled by the initial investment: shop decoration costs, coffee machine purchase costs, and the first batch of coffee bean purchase costs, which added up to nearly 100,000 yuan.
"Standing in the empty shop, the more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, and I even wondered if I was too rash in choosing to start a business," Zeng Majing (曾马境) said, expressing the concerns of many young entrepreneurs. "Even if I can get funds through loans, I am afraid that poor management in the later stage will drag down the family."
Insufficient understanding of policies and lack of social experience have become "invisible thresholds" for young people to start businesses. "I majored in ceramic art design, and I focused on lacquer art techniques and design creativity every day. I knew nothing about paying taxes, social security, or company registration," Li Keyi (李珂仪) said.
How to launch products that better meet consumer demand has also become a must-answer question for entrepreneurs. When Han Mengxin's (韩孟新) community canteen first launched handmade buns, because the ingredients were fresh and the production process was transparent, the hundreds of buns steamed every day quickly sold out. Many elderly people in the community could not buy them and did not know how to use smartphones to pre-order. "I originally thought that I only needed to make the buns well, but I ignored the actual needs of elderly customers," Han Mengxin (韩孟新) said.
When Li Keyi (李珂仪) initially launched lacquer customized jewelry, she once faced operational difficulties - lacquer craftsmanship is niche, and the unit price is relatively high. In the first few months of the shop's opening, only sporadic customers patronized. Zeng Majing's (曾马境) coffee shop was opened in a township, and the initial customer flow was even scarcer.
Some young college students actively start businesses, but face "pain points" such as difficulty in starting, few resources, and high risks. How to help young people start businesses better and make entrepreneurial projects more in line with social needs?
Support is not a one-time thing, but a full-cycle, multi-dimensional effort
In order to solve the "pain points" of young entrepreneurs, the China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation (中国青年创业就业基金会) has joined hands with youth organizations in many places to launch the Youth Shops project. The project is full-cycle, multi-dimensional, and focuses on practical results, helping young entrepreneurs to "start lightly."
The Huanghe Community (黄河社区) Youth League Committee, together with the community neighborhood committee, renovated and upgraded five or six old houses in the community courtyard, improved water and electricity and smoke exhaust facilities, and also exempted Han Mengxin (韩孟新) from rent. Surrounding the old tree in the courtyard, the Huanghe Community (黄河社区) Neighborhood Committee created a circular restaurant, which not only retains memories but also forms a unique business scene - "Under the Tree Restaurant."
The Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团武汉市委) connected Li Keyi (李珂仪) with the "Creating Jiang'an" (创见江岸) innovation and entrepreneurship platform. First, it provided a stall at the Li Huangpi Road (黎黄陂路) Cultural and Creative Market, and after helping her register a company, it also strived for rent reduction policies. "The first year is rent-free, and you only need to pay 500 yuan per month for property management fees. Compared with renting a house by yourself, you save nearly 30,000 yuan," said Xiang Huanqiang (向焕强), the person in charge of the "Youth Shops Qinghe Plan" (青春小店青禾计划) project of the Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团武汉市委).
The Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团杭州市委), relying on the Entrepreneurship Accompaniment Space project, coordinated with the human resources and social security departments to provide Zeng Majing (曾马境) with a rent subsidy for a workstation within 50 square meters, and also configured free water, electricity, network, and shared conference rooms. As of now, Hangzhou (杭州) has identified 97 entrepreneurship accompaniment spaces, providing more than 370,000 square meters of incubation area, and more than 2,800 incubated business entities can enjoy similar policy support.
"In recent years, how to retain young people who return to their hometowns to start businesses is a common problem faced by various places," said Zhang Lu (张璐), the person in charge of the Sandu Town (三都镇) Entrepreneurship Accompaniment Space. To this end, the Entrepreneurship Accompaniment Space provides support such as entrepreneurship guaranteed loans, tax reductions, and talent subsidies, and conducts one-on-one guidance for resident enterprises. As of now, the Entrepreneurship Accompaniment Space has 23 resident Qingchuang entities in cultural and creative, e-commerce, and agricultural innovation, driving local employment of more than 94 people.
In terms of policy services, local Communist Youth League organizations have transformed into "instructors" to "make up lessons" for young entrepreneurs. The Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团武汉市委) invites taxation, human resources and social security, market supervision and other departments to regularly organize special lectures. "Now I can answer questions for my classmates who are starting businesses around me," Li Keyi (李珂仪) said.
In terms of market expansion, local Communist Youth League committees actively connect resources, act as matchmakers, and help young entrepreneurs expand their customer base. "Before the canteen opened, the community helped us promote it in the residents' group, and many people came to experience it on the opening day," Han Mengxin (韩孟新) said.
Support is not a one-time thing. The Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团武汉市委) connects Li Keyi (李珂仪) with corporate customized orders; the Jiande Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League (团建德市委) strives for opportunities for Zeng Majing (曾马境) to allow her coffee shop to set up stalls in municipal government canteens and participate in night market exhibitions.
Youth Shops are gradually becoming a platform for young entrepreneurs to learn and exchange ideas. Li Keyi (李珂仪) participated in the innovation and entrepreneurship competition, "which can not only promote lacquer craftsmanship, but also contact investors and lay the foundation for building a personal brand in the future." Zeng Majing (曾马境) often goes to other places to exchange ideas, "learning about the agricultural assistance models and experiences in other places, which opened up my thinking."
Not only to strengthen the business, but also to extend the responsibility
Support is not undirected support, but targeted guidance.
The requirements of the Youth League organizations in various places for Youth Shops are clear and definite: Han Mengxin's (韩孟新) community canteen must adhere to inclusive prices and ensure food safety; Li Keyi's (李珂仪) studio must actively participate in school-enterprise cooperation; Zeng Majing's (曾马境) agricultural assistance project must effectively help farmers increase their income.
"These requirements have guiding significance," said Liang Fandong (梁范栋), Deputy Secretary-General of the China Youth Entrepreneurship and Employment Foundation (中国青年创业就业基金会). The community canteen solves the problem of meals for the elderly in the community, the cultural and creative studio provides internship positions for college students, and the agricultural assistance project broadens the sales channels for farmers, achieving a win-win situation for entrepreneurial benefits and social benefits. "Youth Shops should rely on entrepreneurial carriers and develop into a window for serving the society," Liang Fandong (梁范栋) said.
Today, the three young entrepreneurs have all emerged from the confusion of starting out. When talking about future plans, they said that they will not only strengthen their businesses, but also extend their responsibilities.
"Under the Tree Restaurant" has expanded from solving the problem of meals for the elderly to the field of community life services. Han Mengxin (韩孟新) also plans to build a tea shed in the restaurant, "allowing the elderly to drink tea, play chess, and chat, attracting more people to pay attention to and participate in the community elderly care business."
Li Keyi's (李珂仪) handicrafts are not only popular in China, but also sold to Italy, Russia and other countries, and the amount of a single order can reach more than 10,000 yuan. How to shift from receiving orders to building a brand? "I will recently participate in a national innovation and entrepreneurship competition to strive for more investment and let more people see lacquer craftsmanship," Li Keyi (李珂仪) said. She insists on recruiting college interns, "I want to help more art students connect with the market."
"Help more and more farmers sell seasonal fruits." Zeng Majing (曾马境) is constantly exploring the road of "coffee + agricultural assistance." "We also design cultural and creative products that incorporate local elements. What tourists take away is not only products, but also cultural memories," she said.
Youth Shops cultivate young entrepreneurs and shape an entrepreneurial culture with social responsibility. Young people are helped and give back to society, forming a virtuous cycle of "help-growth-return."
Small shops are small, but they contain great energy. With the help of Youth League organizations in various places, young entrepreneurs are injecting youthful power into promoting high-quality development with down-to-earth persistence and a sense of responsibility to serve society.
(Wu Shuo (吴硕) participated in the writing)
Return to TopBeijing, December 28th (People's Daily reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)) The Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) are actively organizing winter and spring relief efforts for disaster-stricken people across the country. Recently, they allocated 4.44 billion yuan in central winter and spring temporary living assistance funds, focusing on areas severely affected by disasters, high-altitude and cold regions, and underdeveloped areas. The number of beneficiaries reaches 26.01 million, effectively solving the basic living difficulties of disaster-stricken people and ensuring that they can spend the winter warmly.
The Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) require relevant local departments to fully recognize the importance of doing a good job in winter and spring relief work, scientifically formulate relief plans, refine and improve the classification and grading of relief standards, implement detailed work measures, strengthen fund supervision, and resolutely prevent fund retention, misappropriation, delayed distribution, or idle funds, ensuring that funds are distributed to disaster-stricken people in a timely manner in accordance with policy regulations. 落实落细 (luò shí luò xì - "implement meticulously," to implement something in a detailed and thorough manner).
Return to TopAccording to reports from our newspaper in Beijing on December 28th (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) that since 2025, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) has joined with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (全国总工会) to organize and carry out a standardized and regulated improvement campaign for "Driver Homes" in highway service areas. As of now, 863 have been renovated, providing free services such as parking and rest, hot water supply, meal heating, showers, and laundry for truck drivers.
There are approximately 38 million truck drivers in China. In recent years, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) has continuously carried out work to protect the rights and interests of truck drivers and improve their working environment. In response to the demands of truck drivers, the 12328 hotline has been implemented to handle complaints immediately, and a dedicated voice entry and WeChat mini-program service window for truck drivers have been opened, ensuring that truck drivers' demands are managed and handled.
Regarding truck sales issues, the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) has joined relevant departments to organize and carry out rectification of "trick transportation," "trick loans," and "zero down payment"; regarding freight arrears, it has jointly restricted 6,000 dishonest shippers from shipping goods, and assisted 1.88 million truck drivers in recovering 1.25 billion yuan in overdue freight; regarding issues such as multiple platform charges, it has jointly carried out freight platform charge governance, promoted major freight platforms to sign self-discipline conventions, benefiting 6.2 million truck drivers.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
In the early morning, in the blueberry orchard of Yixiangyuan Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. (忆乡源生态农业有限公司) in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏), technician Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦) bends down to check the growth of plants, adjust the ratio of water and fertilizer, and diagnose diseases and insect pests, keeping busy.
"These tasks are both familiar and full of challenges, and the knowledge I learned during my school years has come in handy." In June 2025, Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦) graduated from the Horticulture Technology major of Suzhou Vocational University of Agriculture (苏州农业职业技术学院), and is now responsible for the planting technology guidance and management of crops such as blueberries, corn, and persimmons in the company.
"The 'three-stage employment education' curriculum system carefully designed by the school helped me plan my college career and find a direction for employment," said Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦).
"This set of public basic courses is conducted in three semesters, covering all students on campus." Shen Changsheng (沈长生), Director of the Admissions and Employment and Entrepreneurship Department of Suzhou Vocational University of Agriculture (苏州农业职业技术学院), introduced that the curriculum system progresses step by step: "College Students' Career Planning" in the first semester of freshman year helps students establish career planning awareness; "Innovative Thinking Training" in the second semester of freshman year cultivates students' innovative abilities; "Improvement of Core Employment Ability and Employment Guidance for College Students" in the second semester of sophomore year improves students' job search success rate through practical training and job matching analysis.
During the summer vacation of his sophomore year, the school organized enterprise job experience activities, and Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦) entered Yixiangyuan Company (忆乡源公司). "The person in charge of the company introduced the application of green prevention and control technology in blueberry planting, which inspired me deeply and stimulated my enthusiasm for devoting myself to modern agriculture."
In his junior year, Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦) entered Yixiangyuan Company (忆乡源公司) for an internship. The school and the company jointly formulated an internship plan for him and arranged for technical backbones of the company to serve as internship mentors. "Once, the blueberries in the base showed yellowing leaves." Ni Jiaqi (倪嘉琦) recalled, "At that time, the internship mentor took me to take samples for analysis, the school teacher remotely guided the testing, and a corresponding fertilization plan was formulated." After the internship, he passed the company's assessment and officially joined the company.
Ni Jiaqi's (倪嘉琦) growth experience is a microcosm of the full-chain employment guidance service of Suzhou Vocational University of Agriculture (苏州农业职业技术学院). "The school launched the 'Professional Course Teacher Career Navigation Action', integrating the new requirements of modern industries for comprehensive job skills into career teaching cases, providing students with more suitable internship and employment resources, and cultivating more new farmers," said Kong Tingting (孔婷婷), Vice President of Suzhou Vocational University of Agriculture (苏州农业职业技术学院).
Return to TopIn January and February 2026, the first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games will be held in Yulin (榆林市). This is the first comprehensive winter sports event held in Shaanxi Province (陕西省). It includes two categories: youth and mass groups, covering 11 events such as skiing, skating, and ice hockey, with 1,655 registered participants. The holding of the Winter Games not only fills the gap in comprehensive winter sports events in Shaanxi Province (陕西省), but also becomes an important platform for promoting the popularization of ice and snow sports and promoting the integration of sports and tourism.
A New Journey for the Ice and Snow Event
Writing a New Chapter in Ice and Snow Sports in Shaanxi
The first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games takes "Ice and Snow Passion, Vitality Shaanxi" as its theme. The opening and closing ceremonies will integrate regional cultural elements such as Zhenbeitai (镇北台), Northern Shaanxi folk songs, and Qin腔 (秦腔), showcasing Shaanxi's profound historical and cultural heritage and the striving spirit of the new era. The Games torch will be relayed in segments from January 8th to 18th, 2026, in Shenmu (神木), Yuyang (榆阳), Jiaxian (佳县), Suide (绥德), Jingbian (靖边), and Science and Technology Innovation City (科创新城), showcasing Yulin's multiple cultural images from six perspectives: "Energy Hub, Famous City in the Borderland, Yellow River Scenery, Red Holy Land, Desert Oasis, and Vibrant City," creating a strong atmosphere of national participation and sharing of ice and snow.
In addition, around the theme of "National Welcome to the Winter Games," Yulin (榆林) has held the eighth Winter Ice and Snow Sports Meeting, and also launched a series of mass activities this winter, such as fun runs, land curling, and roller skating endurance races, with a cumulative participation of over 10,000 people. The planned Shaanxi Provincial Skiing Conference and Youth Winter Camp will further stimulate public interest in ice and snow sports and lay a solid social foundation for the successful holding of the Games.
"Ice and Snow +" Integration Opens Up New Paths
Building a Regional Ice and Snow Economic Highland
Taking the opportunity of hosting the first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games, Yulin (榆林) is accelerating the transformation of ice and snow resources into the ice and snow economy. At present, there are more than 30 ski resorts in the city. By promoting the construction of venues such as the Yulin (榆林市) Skating Rink and the Shenmu (神木) Bilinwan Ski Resort, a professional ice and snow sports hardware system is gradually being built. At the same time, the "Ice and Snow +" diversified business formats continue to enrich. The city's Winter Ice and Snow Sports Meeting has been held for eight consecutive years, and innovative theme activities such as "Ice and Snow + Folk Customs" and "Ice and Snow + Food" have been carried out. The Tuocheng (驼城) Ice and Snow Carnival activities have been held continuously in 2024 and 2025, covering sections such as the Ice Lantern Festival and Food Festival. The Bulanghe (补浪河) Women's Militia Sand Control Company Scenic Area in Yuyang District (榆阳区) has held the Desert Ice and Snow Tourism Season for two consecutive years, creating a variety of ice and snow consumption scenarios, which has significantly driven consumption effects.
The Yulin (榆林) Water Sports Center has become an important carrier for ice and snow events and activities. Since 2024, the center has received a cumulative total of approximately 120,000 visitors, held 6 ice and snow events, and achieved an income of more than 1.5 million yuan. Around the Winter Games guarantee, the center plans to promote the "Space Capsule Camp" project to build a service network integrating accommodation, leisure, and health, further enhancing the reception capacity of ice and snow tourism.
At the same time, Yulin (榆林) actively promotes the deep integration of the ice and snow industry and local characteristic culture. It has developed Winter Games licensed cultural and creative products incorporating intangible cultural heritage elements such as Northern Shaanxi paper-cutting and Yangko (秧歌), and launched eight categories of products such as ice and snow-themed blind boxes and wool products, and deployed online and offline sales channels. The planned Yulin (榆林) Sports and Health Tourism Resort will integrate facilities such as the sports center, convention and exhibition center, and water sports center to create an industrial ecology integrating "sports + health + tourism" and explore new paths for the transformation of resource-based cities.
Sports and Tourism Integration Promotes Development
Ice and Snow Passion Ignites a New Engine for Regional Development
The Winter Games Yulin (榆林) team has prepared for the Games through multiple modes such as "self-built, provincial construction, introduction, and cooperation," and has achieved excellent results in the previously held sled and skeleton events, winning 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal, demonstrating the potential of local ice and snow sports. After the Games, the sustainable operation of venues and the deep integration of industries will become the focus. By promoting the "sports +" model, extending the industrial chain, and cultivating new business formats such as ice and snow equipment and training, the "cold resources" will be transformed into a "hot economy."
Hosting the first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games is an important opportunity for Yulin (榆林) to promote high-quality regional economic and social development. During the Spring Festival of 2026, Yulin Ancient City (榆林古城) will continue to hold Yangko (秧歌) exhibitions and performances, combining the lively Yangko (秧歌) with the Ice and Snow Carnival, showcasing the enthusiasm and vitality of the Yulin (榆林) people, and further enriching the cultural connotation of the ice and snow economy. The Winter Games held at the same time will attract more tourists to northern Shaanxi to experience the unique charm of "Spending the New Year in Northern Shaanxi Yulin (陕北榆林过大年)."
Guarding the ice and snow agreement, striving to ignite the future. The arrival of the first Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games has injected new vitality into Yulin's (榆林) development and also kicked off the development of ice and snow sports in Shaanxi (陕西) . This ice and snow event will become an important carrier for promoting the integration of culture, sports, and tourism in northern Shaanxi, promoting urban transformation and upgrading, and enhancing the people's sense of gain, forming a new picture of "ice and snow passion" and "high-quality development" complementing each other.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Yulin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共榆林市委宣传部)
Yulin Municipal Executive Committee of the First Shaanxi Provincial Winter Games (陕西省第一届冬季运动会榆林市执委会)
Adhering to "Dual Carbon" to Lead Innovation-Driven Development
Yao Huan (姚焕), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Energy Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (中国电力建设集团有限公司)
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China Energy Engineering Group (中国电建) adheres to the "dual carbon" leadership, with the installed capacity of new energy projects controlled and operated exceeding 50 million kilowatts; actively participates in global energy governance, formulates 13 international standards, and translates more than 1,100 international advanced standards, supporting the global green energy transition with standard interconnection and technology mutual learning.
China Energy Engineering Group (中国电建) adheres to innovation-driven development, deeply integrating innovation with responsibility fulfillment. In the Baihetan (白鹤滩) hydropower station project, it has overcome key technologies such as the construction of ultra-high arch dams and the installation of giant units; in the Guangdong Shunde (广东顺德) water management project, it has developed and applied technologies and equipment such as laser three-dimensional scanning and underwater robots... The energy engineering special satellite "Dian Jian No. 1" (电建一号) led by the company has been successfully launched and can monitor millimeter-level displacement of ground points in space orbit 500 kilometers away.
China Energy Engineering Group (中国电建) adheres to a people-centered approach, driving stable employment for more than 600,000 migrant workers, and recruiting more than 45,000 college and technical school graduates during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period; it has solidly promoted "Industry Revitalizes Xinjiang" (产业兴疆) and "Enrich the People and Revitalize Tibet" (富民兴藏), and "Dian Jian Assistance" (电建帮扶) has become a calling card for central enterprise assistance.
Consolidating the Innovative Foundation for High-Quality Development
Gao Shan (高山), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Labor Union of China Kweichow Moutai Distillery (Group) Co., Ltd. (中国贵州茅台酒厂（集团）有限责任公司)
Moutai (茅台) profoundly grasps the requirement of "accelerating the development of new quality productive forces" and consolidates the innovative foundation for high-quality development through industrial transformation. Relying on the brewing system composed of natural ecology, human ecology, and microbial ecology, it makes inheritance more profound; at the same time, it lays out the fields of biotechnology and digital technology to explore the high-value utilization of brewing by-products, making innovation more dynamic.
Thickening the ecological barrier for high-quality development with green development. Moutai (茅台) always focuses on the construction of "one base and one benchmark" to optimize production, living, and ecological space; continues to promote the transformation of energy structure, realizing 100% coverage of green electricity in the Moutai production area; and has invested more than 400 million yuan in watershed protection, carrying out special research on vegetation ecosystem construction and biodiversity protection, helping to increase the vegetation coverage rate of the Chishui River (赤水河) basin to 49.7%, realizing a virtuous cycle of ecological protection and industrial development.
Driving coordinated development with industrial driving. Moutai (茅台) always adheres to the concept of "big brand, big responsibility," promotes the implementation of industrial driving, and in terms of empowering local development, uses education, medical care, and logistics as fulcrums to serve the regional coordinated development strategy; in the field of comprehensive rural revitalization, it has invested more than 500 million yuan in assistance funds; in the field of social welfare, it has carried out public welfare education assistance activities for many years, established a public welfare foundation, and implemented more than 70 public welfare projects such as ecological protection and cultural inheritance, benefiting more than 5 million people.
Promoting High-Quality Development by Fulfilling Social Responsibility
Ning Min (宁旻), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Legend Holdings Corporation (联想控股股份有限公司)
Social responsibility is not only the soft power of an enterprise, but also the hard support for driving high-quality development. Legend Holdings (联想控股) always regards corporate social responsibility as an important part of the company's overall strategy, and actively explores a development path that fits its own advantages and adapts to the requirements of the times.
To fulfill social responsibility, it is necessary to break through development bottlenecks through innovation and promote industrial upgrading. On the one hand, the company continues to increase R&D investment around its main business, and on the other hand, it invests in technological innovation. Currently, 215 of the companies it has invested in have become national-level specialized and new enterprises, and it has also adhered to providing free training for technology entrepreneurs for a long time.
The growth of an enterprise comes from the support of society, and its value lies in giving back to society. The company has been helping the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside for a long time, and the "Legend Progressive Class" (联想进取班) project, which has been carried out for many years, has supported more than 3,000 outstanding students from underdeveloped areas and low-income families; it has deeply participated in relevant projects of the China Women's Development Foundation (中国妇女发展基金会) to support the entrepreneurship and development of low-income rural women, and more than 400 women and their families have directly benefited.
In the process of developing new quality productive forces, Legend Holdings (联想控股) adheres to the path of ecological priority and green development. Lenovo Group (联想集团), its subsidiary, has built a green carbon reduction system to help the industry transform to low-carbon.
Accelerating Technological Development and Industrialization
Lu Bingheng (卢秉恒), Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大学), and Director of the National Innovation Center of Additive Manufacturing (国家增材制造创新中心)
3D printing technology, as one of the three major paths of manufacturing technology, is becoming an innovation-driven force in modern manufacturing. This technology has unique advantages. Through digital design and rapid prototyping, it can significantly shorten the conversion cycle of products from concept to physical objects. At the same time, it breaks through the limitations of traditional processes on geometric shapes, realizes low-cost and rapid manufacturing of complex structure products, provides new possibilities for innovative design, and helps enterprises transform and upgrade and enhance their core competitiveness.
At present, 3D printing technology has been widely used in aerospace, marine engineering, military equipment, automobile manufacturing, household appliances, medical equipment, construction engineering and other fields. In the aerospace field, some key components of the domestic large aircraft C919 (C919) are manufactured using this technology. In the military field, this technology improves the manufacturing accuracy and performance of military products. In addition, the application of this technology in the manufacture of ships, automobiles and other products can achieve a significant degree of lightweighting, bringing added value to related industries.
Enterprises should attach great importance to technological changes, accelerate technological development and industrialization through the "four-chain integration" of the industrial chain, innovation chain, talent chain, and capital chain, promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and strive to occupy a leading position in the global additive manufacturing field, contributing to the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse.
From Product Output to Standard Output
Zhang Zheng (张正), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Group Co., Ltd. (陕西西凤酒厂集团有限公司) and Chairman of Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Co., Ltd. (陕西西凤酒股份有限公司)
The high-quality development of an enterprise lies in the nourishment of cultural roots, the driving force of technological innovation, the pattern of openness, and the responsibility of serving people's livelihood.
Nourishing high-quality development with cultural context. The group adheres to intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship and brews Fenghsiang (凤香) with traditional techniques; it has built the Xifeng Liquor Culture Museum (西凤酒文化博物馆) to allow consumers to touch the temperature of history and feel the power of inheritance.
Driving high-quality development with innovation. On the production side, it has built a 100,000-ton digital and intelligent factory; on the quality control side, it has built a full-chain quality control system from the field to the table... It sets up 18 key testing procedures and 56 physical and chemical index screenings for products to protect consumers' "safety on the tip of the tongue" with the power of technology.
Expanding high-quality development with openness. The group focuses on the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) initiative, builds a complete sales network in Southeast Asia, Europe, Africa and other regions, successfully registers trademarks in 18 countries and regions such as Thailand, and gradually moves from product output to standard output.
Serving people's livelihood with high-quality development. As the leading enterprise in the Baijiu (白酒) industrial chain in Baoji City (宝鸡市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Xifeng Group (西凤集团) promotes the coordinated development of supporting industries and drives employment for more than 80,000 people; it deeply cultivates the "enterprise + government + farmer" model and has helped more than 70,000 households increase their income.
Serving and Safeguarding National Energy Security
Zhang Kaiyong (张恺颙), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (陕西延长石油（集团）有限责任公司)
Yanchang Petroleum (延长石油) is the pioneer of China's onshore petroleum industry. After more than 100 years of hard work, it has formed a new development pattern of oil, gas, and coal standing side by side, and electricity, chemicals, and materials providing diversified support.
The group takes it as its responsibility to repay the old revolutionary base areas, revitalize Shaanxi through industry, and serve the country through energy, and serves and safeguards national energy security. Crude oil production has maintained a stable increase of 10 million tons for 19 years, natural gas production has exceeded 12 billion cubic meters, and oil and gas equivalent exceeded 20 million tons in 2024, which was listed as one of the top ten landmark achievements in national oil and gas exploration and development in that year. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the group achieved a profit of 60 billion yuan, an increase of more than 6 times compared with the "13th Five-Year Plan" period; the total industrial output value increased by an average of 5% per year, and the average annual growth rate of industrial added value exceeded 10%.
Accelerating green and low-carbon transformation. The group has built and put into operation a number of landmark projects such as comprehensive utilization of oil, gas and coal resources and synthesis gas to ethanol.
Sharing the fruits of co-construction and sharing. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the group built and put into operation more than 50 high-quality projects, radiating and driving the improvement of infrastructure and industrial transformation and upgrading in the old revolutionary base areas of northern Shaanxi; promoting employment and increasing employment by 12,000 people; and building 38 industrial assistance projects to help the development of the old revolutionary base areas.
In the future, Yanchang Petroleum (延长石油) will continue to promote the reform and development of the enterprise, so that more achievements will benefit the people.
Consolidating the Foundation of People's Livelihood and Well-being
Chen Qi (陈琦), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (陕西建工控股集团有限公司)
Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group (陕建控股集团) deeply integrates social responsibility into its development strategy and writes a high-quality development answer sheet with practical work and responsibility.
Serving major national strategies. Closely following the strategic deployment of regional coordinated development, it has established local companies in many parts of the country. Focusing on the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) initiative, it actively participates in engineering construction.
Activating the driving force of industrial development. Give play to the group's role as the main body of scientific and technological innovation, and build more than 30 national and provincial-level innovation platforms. Build a supply chain management platform covering more than 100,000 suppliers to drive the integrated development of the industrial chain. Lay out more than 200 smart city, green energy and other projects, and the annual power generation of photovoltaic wind power and other projects invested and operated reaches 1 billion kilowatt-hours.
Consolidating the foundation of people's livelihood and well-being. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the group invested more than 41 million yuan to carry out skills assistance to farmers to help employment and increase income. It has built 179 medical and health care projects and 95 schools, implemented more than 580 urban renewal and old community renovation projects, undertaken 69,000 sets of affordable housing and more than 320 supporting projects for comprehensive rural revitalization, benefiting more than 2.3 million people.
Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group (陕建控股集团) will anchor the primary task of high-quality development and continue to move forward in serving national strategies, promoting industrial upgrading, and ensuring people's livelihood needs.
Continuously Refining Excellent Value
Li Hongwen (李红文), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Labor Union of China Copper Co., Ltd. (中国铜业有限公司)
China Copper (中国铜业) is an important operating unit of Chinalco Group (中铝集团), integrates high-standard responsibility fulfillment into the development bloodline, and builds a social responsibility work path with its own characteristics.
"Three-chain" coordination to build a complete work system. Adhere to the leadership of the Party Committee, and form a long-term mechanism of "unified deployment - coordinated promotion - implementation and effectiveness" by grasping the organizational chain, compacting the responsibility chain, and implementing the integration chain to promote the coordinated development of the industrial chain.
"Three-end" efforts to promote green and low-carbon transformation. Taking green and low-carbon as the key to cultivating new quality productive forces, it has built 12 national-level and 13 provincial-level green factories (mines). At the resource end, build a safe and sustainable resource supply chain; at the smelting end, promote intelligent and low-carbon upgrading with new technologies and new processes; at the processing end, promote the extension of the industrial chain to high added value.
Implement "four major projects" to help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. In rural areas such as Yunnan (云南), implement projects such as collective economy, education and training, product consumption, and infrastructure assistance.
China Copper (中国铜业) will strive to build a world-class excellent mining and copper-lead-zinc enterprise, continuously refine excellent value, consolidate the foundation of peace, draw a green picture, and demonstrate social responsibility.
Systematically Building Sustainable Competitiveness
Zhong Hongwu (钟宏武), Professor of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院) and Dean of Responsibility Cloud Research Institute (责任云研究院)
At present, China's ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) construction has moved from the cognitive stage to the deep-water area of practice. How can enterprises systematically promote the implementation of ESG from scratch?
Improve management. Build a three-level governance structure, promote digital and intelligent construction and systematic training, and consolidate the organizational and institutional foundation.
Improve the agenda. Formulate medium- and long-term plans and optimize iterations, concentrate resources to focus on important issues, and ensure that ESG practices resonate with national strategies and the requirements of the times.
Optimize the report. Report preparation should not only be compliant, but also pursue high quality. You can refer to the "China Enterprise Social Responsibility Report Rating Standard" and build a three-dimensional communication matrix on the disclosure system.
Improve the rating. Focus should be placed on capital market ratings that affect financing costs, international market ratings that emphasize global comparability, and authoritative agency ratings that enhance public awareness.
Shape the brand. Chain owner responsibility is becoming a new highland for responsible brand building, and third-party professional platforms can radiate and drive a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises to participate, amplifying the leading power of the industrial chain.
The above methods run through the entire process of "management foundation - business integration - transparent disclosure - rating improvement - brand leadership," which is conducive to enterprises systematically building sustainable competitiveness and better seizing strategic opportunities.
Serving the Chinese Market with Innovative Models and Pragmatic Actions
Zhang Jian (张剑), Vice President of Samsung China (中国三星)
Since entering China 33 years ago, Samsung (三星) has been continuously expanding its investment, adhering to the concept of "sharing management," giving back the results of corporate development to society, and continuously fulfilling corporate social responsibility in the fields of rural development, science and technology education, and environmental protection.
In helping China's rural development, enterprises continue to explore replicable and shareable assistance models. In 2021, it launched a rural revitalization project to promote multi-industry integration and prosperity in rural areas; in 2024, it launched a comprehensive "New Agricultural Machinery Technology" project to promote the high-quality development of modern agriculture with new quality productive forces.
In supporting science and technology education, the company has cooperated with the China Science and Technology Development Foundation (中国科技发展基金会) to support the holding of related competitions for many years, providing a platform for science and technology competition and learning and exchange for a total of 700,000 young people; in cooperation with the China Women's Development Foundation (中国妇女发展基金会), it has deeply cultivated 8,200 female science and technology talents.
In fulfilling environmental responsibilities, the company runs low-carbon thinking through the entire life cycle management of product design, production, etc., and supports the green development of suppliers from the aspects of technology, concepts, and resources, and works with nearly 3,000 supply chain partners to create a green supply chain and industrial chain.
Looking to the future, Samsung (三星) will continue to take root in China and serve China with innovative models and pragmatic actions.
Technology-Based, Making Life Better
Zeng Chen (曾晨), Vice President of JD.com (京东集团)
JD.com (京东) adheres to the concept of "people first, enterprise second" and keeps in mind the mission of "technology-based, making life better."
Goodness comes from the peace of mind of employees. The group has paid "five insurances and one fund" for more than 900,000 employees, including couriers, and will invest 22 billion yuan in the next 5 years to build 150,000 "Courier Homes." The "Sunshine Angel" customer service team established in 2013 provides employment and growth platforms for people with disabilities.
Goodness is based on customer trust. In Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西), a JD.com (京东) courier responsible for night delivery of cold chain business carefully keeps the keys of 56 stores. Customers take the initiative to entrust the stores to him, and he opens the doors himself in the middle of the night to complete the delivery of fresh food. These 56 keys carry the JD.com (京东) people's adherence to "not failing to live up to their trust."
Goodness is reflected in common growth. JD.com (京东) adheres to the "three-mao-wu theory," that is, if there is an opportunity to obtain one yuan of profit, JD.com (京东) only takes seven mao, of which three mao five is used for company development, and the other three mao five is used for employee expenses; the remaining three mao is given to partners.
Goodness is to protect green waters and green mountains. Since the launch of the "Green Stream Plan" (青流计划) in 2017, the group has joined hands with upstream and downstream partners to promote green logistics and green supply chain construction.
Goodness is even more beautiful and shared. In October 2025, the JD.com Public Welfare Foundation (京东公益基金会) and JD.com Home Economics (京东家政) jointly launched the "Bright Home Plan" (亮居计划) with the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation (北京市残联) to help families with "one household with multiple disabilities" improve their home environment.
"Technology + Culture" to Stimulate Brand Vitality
Lin Yuting (林雨汀), Co-founder and President of Guyu Biotechnology Group Co., Ltd. (谷雨生物科技集团股份有限公司)
As a young domestic brand, Guyu (谷雨) uses "technology + culture" as a dual-wheel drive to stabilize the core, activates vitality with integrity and innovation, strengthens strength with upward and good, and continuously moves towards high-quality development in practicing brand social responsibility.
As a young domestic brand, GUYU drives its stable core with "technology + culture," activates its vitality with integrity and innovation, and strengthens its strength with upward and virtuous actions, continuously moving towards high-quality development in practicing brand social responsibility.
Insisting on moving towards the new, it consolidates the foundation of development with self-reliance and self-improvement innovation capabilities. The group adheres to technological self-reliance and has built a research and development center of over 4,000 square meters, owns a cosmetic manufacturing factory and three raw material factories, and is investing in the construction of a global research and development and intelligent manufacturing center. Based on this, the group's independently innovative raw material library continues to expand.
Firmly committed to beauty, it better meets consumer needs with the inheritance and expression of cultural confidence. In terms of raw material formulas, it seeks ideas from traditional Chinese plants and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescriptions; in terms of product appearance, it draws inspiration from classic porcelain shapes for design; in terms of brand communication, it seeks out inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and establishes special public welfare funds to better inherit excellent traditional culture.
Resolutely planning for the long term, it achieves sustainable development with green and low-carbon actions. At the planting end, it builds scientific research planting bases to help local areas achieve the dual benefits of wind prevention and sand fixation and comprehensive rural revitalization; at the production end, it creates an environmentally friendly production model to achieve annual emission reduction targets; at the consumer end, it has implemented the "Rain and Wood Symbiosis" empty bottle recycling program for two consecutive years, turning original wooden bottle caps into brand-new desks and chairs for rural classrooms.
(This edition's text was compiled by reporters Han Xin (韩鑫), Wang Yulin (王玉琳), and Lin Xiaoxi (林小溪) from this newspaper.)
Return to TopForging the Future Through Two Decades of Innovation
December 18th
China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) held a series of achievement releases and a high-quality development forum in Beijing (北京) to celebrate 20 years of reform and development.
At the meeting, China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) released its list of 40 outstanding domestic and international projects.
Domestic Projects
From deep-water ports along the eastern coast to ecological renewal in the western Gobi Desert,
From long bridges spanning the South China Sea to highways traversing the snowy plains of the north,
Each outstanding project stands as a silent monument,
Not only engraving the craftsmanship and dedication of China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) employees, but also building the sinews and bloodline supporting the overall development.
1. Offshore Engineering
2. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥)
3. Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)
4. Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道)
5. Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港)
6. Beijing Winter Olympics Project (北京冬奥工程)
7. Xiong'an New Area "Millennium Forest" Project (雄安新区“千年秀林”工程)
8. Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程)
9. Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路)
10. Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程)
11. Lianyungang Port 300,000-ton Channel Project (连云港港30万吨级航道工程)
12. Caofeidian Port Area Project (曹妃甸港区工程)
13. Water Diversion Project from Yangtze River to Huai River (引江济淮工程)
14. Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥)
15. Chongqing Chaotianmen Bridge (重庆朝天门大桥)
16. Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路)
17. Guanglian Expressway (广连高速公路)
18. Harbin Metro Line 3 (哈尔滨地铁3号线)
19. Guangzhou Nansha Urban Comprehensive Development Project (广州南沙城综开发工程)
20. Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Power Project (东海大桥海上风电工程)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥)
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) connects Hong Kong (香港) to Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东), and Macao (澳门) in the west. It is 55 kilometers long and uses a combination of bridge, island, and tunnel designs. It is the first super-large cross-sea transportation project jointly built by Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门) and is known as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World." The key island and tunnel project was undertaken by the China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) consortium, including two 100,000-square-meter artificial islands and a 6.7-kilometer underwater tunnel. The tunnel has set many world records.
Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)
The Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场) flight zone runway project undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) includes the west one and west two runways and taxiways, as well as the field soil area, No. 5 underpass, flight zone drainage project, and No. 2 snow removal preparation area, a total of 6 building construction projects. The project started in March 2016 and passed the completion acceptance in June 2019. All unit projects passed the acceptance at one time, laying a solid guarantee for the comprehensive completion of the airport.
Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道)
As the world's first cross-sea cluster project integrating bridges, islands, tunnels, and underwater interchanges, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道) spans the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary, with a total length of 24 kilometers and a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour. It adopts a two-way eight-lane construction standard, shortening the journey from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) to Zhongshan (中山), Guangdong (广东) from 2 hours to 30 minutes.
Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港)
Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港) is located at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay (杭州湾), outside the mouth of the Yangtze River (长江), with a construction period from April 2002 to December 2017. The project is an important practice to implement the national major strategy, overcome a number of world-class problems, and is of great significance to enhance the service capacity of Shanghai Port (上海港), build a world-class shipping center, and enhance the country's comprehensive competitiveness.
Beijing Winter Olympics Project (北京冬奥工程)
The National Alpine Ski Center, also known as "Snow Flying Swallow" (雪飞燕), is located at the southern foot of Xiaohaituo Mountain (小海陀山) in the Yanqing (延庆) competition area of the Beijing Winter Olympics (北京冬奥会), consisting of 7 ski runs. The second section undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) includes the construction of 6 ski runs, snowmaking pipelines, and ecological restoration, with a construction area of 24,000 square meters. Yanqing-Chongli Expressway (延崇高速) is a direct channel connecting Yanqing (延庆) and Chongli (崇礼) for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022年北京冬奥会), with a total length of about 114.4 kilometers and a two-way four-lane road. Among them, the Songshan (松山) extra-long tunnel is a key project of the whole line, crossing the Songshan Nature Reserve (松山自然保护区) with complex terrain. The opening of the tunnel realizes a 50-minute rapid transfer to the Winter Olympics venue, demonstrating China's construction strength and helping the coordinated development of Beijing (京), Tianjin (津), and Hebei (冀).
Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程)
The Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程) undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) is located in Bayannur City (巴彦淖尔市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), and is an important part of the "Northern Sand Control Belt" in China's "Two Screens and Three Belts" ecological security strategic pattern. The project spans a 14,700-square-kilometer basin and is committed to the comprehensive ecological protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts. The project won the National Eleventh "Mother River Award" Green Project Award.
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路)
The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路) section undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) starts from Changzhou East (常州东) in the west and ends at Shanghai Hongqiao Station (上海虹桥站) in the east, with a main line length of 153.745 kilometers, including Wuxi East Station (无锡东站), Suzhou North Station (苏州北站), Kunshan South Station (昆山南站) 3 elevated stations, Danyang (丹阳) to Kunshan (昆山) Grand Bridge (part) and Yunzaobang (蕴藻浜) Grand Bridge 2 bridges. Among them, the total length of the bridge is 152.42 kilometers, and the total length of the subgrade is about 1.325 kilometers. The project won the National Science and Technology Progress Award Special Prize, China Construction Engineering Luban Award, China Civil Engineering Zhan Tianyou Award and other awards.
Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程)
The Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程) includes national key projects such as the Yangtze River Estuary Deep-Water Channel Management and the Nanjing (南京) 12.5-meter Deep-Water Channel Construction. The project started in 1998 and was completed in 2010, successfully overcoming the "blocking sand" obstacle in the Yangtze River Estuary and building a 92.2-kilometer two-way deep-water channel. After the completion of the 12.5-meter deep-water channel project below Nanjing (南京) in the Yangtze River (长江), it can meet the two-way navigation of 50,000-ton container ships, help build the "Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and is a key support for connecting the golden waterway of the Yangtze River.
Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥)
The Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥) is located in the Nantong (南通) section of the Yangtze River Estuary, connecting Nantong (南通), Jiangsu (江苏) and Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏). It is a key hub of the G15 Shenhai Expressway (G15沈海高速) and the main skeleton network of Jiangsu (江苏) highways. At that time, it was the largest and most complex super-large bridge in China's bridge construction history. The bridge is 32.4 kilometers long and adopts a two-way six-lane expressway standard. The main bridge is a seven-span continuous steel box girder double-tower cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 1088 meters. Its main tower height, pile foundation scale, and cable length are among the world's best, and many technical indicators have broken industry records.
Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路)
The Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路) is an important trunk line of the national expressway network, running vertically through the three provinces of Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Jilin (吉林), and Liaoning (辽宁), and is the main artery connecting the region with the outside world. Its Xiaogouling (小沟岭) to Fusong (抚松) section in Jilin (吉林) starts from Xiaogouling (小沟岭) at the junction of Jilin (吉林) and Heilongjiang (黑龙江) and ends at Fusong Yushuchuan (抚松榆树川), connecting with the Yingsong Expressway (营松高速), with a total length of 232 kilometers. The construction content covers subgrade, pavement, bridges and tunnels, intersection engineering, landscape and environmental protection, etc. The project started in April 2014 and was completed and opened to traffic in October 2016, effectively helping the interconnection of transportation in the Northeast region.
Overseas Projects
From modern new cities in South Asia to the largest deep-water port in West Africa,
From cross-sea bridges in Europe to energy channels in South America,
Facing a series of world-class problems,
China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) employees have turned "impossible" into "possible" time and time again with perseverance and dedication.
Deeply engraving the imprint of Chinese construction on the vast land of 159 countries and regions.
1. Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (肯尼亚蒙内铁路)
2. Chancay Port (秘鲁钱凯港) in Peru
3. Colombo Port City (斯里兰卡科伦坡港口城) in Sri Lanka
4. Hong Kong International Airport Third Runway Project (香港国际机场第三跑道工程)
5. San Gaban III Hydroelectric Plant (秘鲁圣加旺水电站) in Peru
6. Karnaphuli River Tunnel (孟加拉卡纳普里河底隧道) in Bangladesh
7. China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (马尔代夫中马友谊大桥) in Maldives
8. Lekki Deep Sea Port (尼日利亚莱基港) in Nigeria
9. Kribi Deep Sea Port (喀麦隆克里比深水港) in Cameroon
10. Abidjan Port (科特迪瓦阿比让港) in Côte d'Ivoire
11. New Doha Port (卡塔尔多哈新港) in Qatar
12. Karakoram Highway (巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路) in Pakistan
13. Addis Ababa-Adama Expressway (埃塞俄比亚AA高速公路) in Ethiopia
14. Nairobi Expressway (肯尼亚内罗毕快速路) in Kenya
15. North-South Highway (牙买加南北高速公路) in Jamaica
16. Penang Second Bridge (马来西亚槟城第二跨海大桥) in Malaysia
17. Suramadu Bridge (印度尼西亚苏拉马都跨海大桥) in Indonesia
18. Zemun–Borča Bridge (塞尔维亚泽蒙—博尔察大桥) in Serbia
19. Pelješac Bridge (克罗地亚佩列沙茨大桥) in Croatia
20. San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge (美国旧金山—奥克兰新海湾大桥) in the United States
Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (肯尼亚蒙内铁路)
The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (肯尼亚蒙内铁路) is located in Kenya (肯尼亚), running from southeast to northwest. It is a standard-gauge railway connecting the port city of Mombasa (蒙巴萨) and the capital Nairobi (内罗毕). The main line is 472 kilometers long and is mainly used for freight transportation, with some passenger transportation. Since its opening and operation in May 2017, the project has been operating safely for more than 8 years and has achieved good economic and social benefits. It has won high praise from the governments and people of China (中肯) and Kenya (肯尼亚) and is a flagship project and successful model for China (中肯) and Kenya (肯尼亚) to jointly build the "Belt and Road."
Chancay Port (秘鲁钱凯港) in Peru
Chancay Port (秘鲁钱凯港) is a key project for China (中国) and Peru (秘鲁) to jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality. It was officially opened in November 2024 and is located about 80 kilometers north of Lima (利马), the capital of Peru (秘鲁). It is a hub port in Peru (秘鲁) and Latin America (拉丁美洲) and a gateway port to the Pacific Ocean (太平洋), including 4 berths. The initial design annual throughput capacity of Chancay Port (秘鲁钱凯港) is 1 million TEUs for containers and 6 million tons for bulk cargo.
Colombo Port City (斯里兰卡科伦坡港口城) in Sri Lanka
Colombo Port City (斯里兰卡科伦坡港口城) is located in the sea area south of the South Port of Colombo (科伦坡), the capital of Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡), and is connected to Colombo's (科伦坡) existing central business district through land reclamation. The land area formed by land reclamation is about 269 hectares, and the water area is about 135 hectares. The positioning of the Colombo Port City (斯里兰卡科伦坡港口城) project is Sri Lanka's (斯里兰卡) economic development engine, a regional financial and industrial center, and a hub for the 21st Century "Maritime Silk Road," and is a model for high-level and high-quality development of the "Belt and Road." The construction of the project promoted the natural restoration of coral communities and became a vivid example of embodying green and sustainable concepts.
Hong Kong International Airport Third Runway Project (香港国际机场第三跑道工程)
The third runway project is located on the north side of Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场). The main construction contents include seawall construction, land formation, and foundation treatment. After the completion of the project, it will greatly alleviate the capacity saturation of the existing two runways at Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场), meet Hong Kong's (香港) long-term air traffic demand, and further consolidate Hong Kong's (香港) position as a regional transportation hub. According to the Hong Kong Airport Authority (香港机场管理局), it is estimated that by 2035, the annual passenger throughput of Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场) will increase to approximately 120 million passengers, and the annual cargo throughput will increase to approximately 10 million tons.
San Gaban III Hydroelectric Plant (秘鲁圣加旺水电站) in Peru
The San Gaban III Hydroelectric Plant (秘鲁圣加旺水电站) is located on the San Gaban River (圣加旺河) in the Carabaya Province (卡拉瓦亚省), Puno Region (普诺大区) in southeastern Peru (秘鲁), and is the third-level hydropower station on the San Gaban River (圣加旺河). The power station adopts the method of low dam and long diversion for centralized water head power generation. The water diversion power generation system is arranged in the mountain on the right bank, and two impulse turbine generators are installed, with a total installed capacity of 209,300 kilowatts and an average annual power generation of 1.252 billion kilowatt-hours. The project is a representative project of the "Belt and Road" initiative landing in South America (南美洲) and the first hydropower project invested by Chinese companies in Peru (秘鲁).
China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (马尔代夫中马友谊大桥) in Maldives
The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (马尔代夫中马友谊大桥) is located in the North Malé Atoll (北马累环礁) in the Maldives (马尔代夫), crossing the Gaadhoo Strait (噶杜海峡) and connecting the capital Malé (马累) and the airport island. The total length of the bridge line is 2 kilometers, and it was completed and opened to traffic in August 2018. Its completion ended the history of the Maldives (马尔代夫) without a cross-sea bridge, completely breaking the century-old dilemma that core islands could only rely on ferries, and pioneered the construction of super-large bridges on coral reef strata and in the open sea without shelter in the world. The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (马尔代夫中马友谊大桥) is a cross-sea bridge aided by China (中方) and is a large-scale infrastructure project successfully implemented by China (中马) and Maldives (马尔代夫) to jointly build the "Belt and Road."
Lekki Deep Sea Port (尼日利亚莱基港) in Nigeria
The project is located in the Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone (拉各斯莱基自由贸易区) jointly built by China (中国) and Nigeria (尼日利亚). It can berth 18,000 TEU container ships. The port has a designed annual throughput of 1.2 million TEUs. It is the first modern deep-water port in the Gulf of Guinea controlled by Chinese companies and the largest deep-water port in West Africa. Lekki Port (莱基港) is the first deep-water port in Nigeria (尼日利亚) to use modern equipment and the first port to carry out international transshipment business. During the concession period, it is expected to drive approximately US$360 billion in domestic GDP growth for Nigeria (尼日利亚) and create 170,000 jobs.
Karakoram Highway (Phase II) (巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路（二期）) in Pakistan
The project is located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (开伯尔—普赫图赫瓦省) province in northern Pakistan (巴基斯坦). It is a high-grade and high-standard comprehensive large-scale project for the subsequent development of the Karakoram Highway (喀喇昆仑公路), with a total line length of 118 kilometers. The project is the pilot section and gateway of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊), and it is also the only land channel connecting the northern section of the corridor with China (中国). The terrain and geological conditions of this section are intricate and complex, and it is the most technically challenging infrastructure project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊).
North-South Highway (牙买加南北高速公路) in Jamaica
The North-South Highway (牙买加南北高速公路) in Jamaica (牙买加) is 66 kilometers long and is the first modern expressway in Jamaica (牙买加), known as the "most beautiful highway" in the country. The project is the first overseas BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) highway project of Chinese enterprises and is one of the successful models of China-Jamaica (中牙) economic and trade cooperation. The completion of the highway has greatly shortened the commuting time between the north and south coasts of Jamaica (牙买加), strongly supported the high-quality development of Jamaica's (牙买加) tourism industry, and created tens of thousands of jobs for the local area. The project is printed on Jamaican (牙买加) banknotes.
Pelješac Bridge (克罗地亚佩列沙茨大桥) in Croatia
The project is located at the southern end of Croatia (克罗地亚), connecting the Croatian (克罗地亚) mainland and the Pelješac Peninsula (佩列沙茨半岛). The project is 3940 meters long, of which the bridge is 2440 meters long. The main bridge is a steel box girder six-tower single-cable plane cable-stayed bridge with short towers. The project is a national strategic project of Croatia (克罗地亚) and the largest transportation infrastructure construction project implemented by Chinese enterprises since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China (中克) and Croatia (克罗地亚). It is known as a model of China (中克), Croatia (克罗地亚) and Europe (欧) cooperation.
Data source: China Communications Construction Group (中交集团)
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December 18th
China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) Reform and Development 20th Anniversary Achievement Release Conference and High-Quality Development Forum held in Beijing (北京)
At the conference, China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) released 40 outstanding domestic and international projects it has constructed.
Domestic Projects
From deep-water ports along the eastern coast to ecological renewal in the western Gobi Desert,
From long bridges spanning the South China Sea to highways traversing the northern snowfields,
Each outstanding project stands as a silent monument,
Not only engraving the craftsmanship and dedication of CCCC people, but also building the sinews and bloodlines that support the overall development.
1. Offshore Engineering
2. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大桥)
3. Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)
4. Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道)
5. Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港)
6. Beijing Winter Olympics Project (北京冬奥工程)
7. Xiong'an New Area "Millennium Forest" Project (雄安新区“千年秀林”工程)
8. Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程)
9. Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路)
10. Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程)
11. Lianyungang Port 300,000-ton Channel Project (连云港港30万吨级航道工程)
12. Caofeidian Port Area Project (曹妃甸港区工程)
13. Water Diversion Project from Yangtze River to Huai River (引江济淮工程)
14. Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥)
15. Chongqing Chaotianmen Bridge (重庆朝天门大桥)
16. Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路)
17. Guanglian Expressway (广连高速公路)
18. Harbin Metro Line 3 (哈尔滨地铁3号线)
19. Guangzhou Nansha Urban Comprehensive Development Project (广州南沙城综开发工程)
20. Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Power Project (东海大桥海上风电工程)
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大桥)
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (港珠澳大桥) connects Hong Kong (香港) to Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong (广东), and Macau (澳门) in the west. It is 55 kilometers long and adopts a bridge, island, and tunnel combination design. It is the first super-large cross-sea transportation project jointly built by Guangdong (粤), Hong Kong (港), and Macau (澳), and is known as one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World." The key island and tunnel project was undertaken by the China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) consortium, including two 100,000-square-meter artificial islands and a 6.7-kilometer underwater tunnel. The tunnel has set many world records.
Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)
The Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场) flight zone airfield project undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) covers the west one and west two runways and taxiways, as well as the field soil area, No. 5 underpass tunnel, flight zone drainage project, and six building construction projects in the No. 2 snow removal preparation area. The project started in March 2016 and passed the completion acceptance in June 2019. All unit projects passed the acceptance at one time, laying a solid foundation for the comprehensive completion of the airport.
Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道)
As the world's first cross-sea cluster project integrating bridges, islands, tunnels, and underwater interchanges, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深中通道) spans the east and west banks of the Pearl River Estuary, with a total length of 24 kilometers and a design speed of 100 kilometers per hour. It adopts a two-way eight-lane construction standard, shortening the journey from Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) to Zhongshan (中山), Guangdong (广东) from 2 hours to 30 minutes.
Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港)
Shanghai Yangshan Deep-Water Port (上海洋山深水港) is located at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay (杭州湾) and outside the mouth of the Yangtze River (长江). The construction period was from April 2002 to December 2017. The project is an important practice for implementing national major strategies, overcoming a number of world-class problems, and is of great significance for enhancing the service capacity of Shanghai Port (上海港), building a world-class shipping center, and enhancing national comprehensive competitiveness.
Beijing Winter Olympics Project (北京冬奥工程)
The National Alpine Ski Center (国家高山滑雪中心), also known as "Snow Flying Swallow" (雪飞燕), is located at the southern foot of Xiaohaituo Mountain (小海陀山) in the Yanqing (延庆) competition area of the Beijing Winter Olympics (北京冬奥会), consisting of 7 ski runs. The second section undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) includes the construction of 6 ski runs, snowmaking pipelines, and ecological restoration, with a construction area of 24,000 square meters. Yanqing-Chongli Expressway (延崇高速) is a direct channel connecting Yanqing (延庆) and Chongli (崇礼) for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022年北京冬奥会), with a total length of about 114.4 kilometers and a two-way four-lane. Among them, Songshan Extra-Long Tunnel (松山特长隧道) is a key project of the entire line, crossing the Songshan Nature Reserve (松山自然保护区) with complex terrain. The opening of the tunnel realizes a 50-minute rapid transfer between Winter Olympics venues, demonstrating China's construction strength and helping the coordinated development of Beijing (京), Tianjin (津), and Hebei (冀).
Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程)
The Wuliangsu Lake Ecological Restoration Project (乌梁素海生态修复工程) undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) is located in Bayannur City (巴彦淖尔市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), and is an important part of the "Northern Sand Prevention Belt" in China's "Two Barriers and Three Belts" ecological security strategic pattern. The project spans a 14,700-square-kilometer basin and is committed to comprehensive ecological protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts. The project won the National Eleventh "Mother River Award" Green Project Award.
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路)
The Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway (京沪高速铁路) section undertaken by China Communications Construction Group (中交集团) starts from Changzhou East (常州东) in the west and ends at Shanghai Hongqiao Station (上海虹桥站) in the east, with a main line length of 153.745 kilometers, including Wuxi East Station (无锡东站), Suzhou North Station (苏州北站), Kunshan South Station (昆山南站) 3 elevated stations, Danyang to Kunshan Grand Bridge (丹阳至昆山特大桥) (part) and Yunzaobang Grand Bridge (蕴藻浜特大桥) 2 bridges. Among them, the total length of the bridge is 152.42 kilometers, and the total length of the roadbed is about 1.325 kilometers. The project won the Special Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the Luban Award for Chinese Construction Engineering, and the Zhan Tianyou Award for Chinese Civil Engineering.
Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程)
The Yangtze River Deep-Water Channel Management Project (长江深水航道治理工程) includes national key projects such as the Yangtze River Estuary Deep-Water Channel Management and the 12.5-meter Deep-Water Channel Construction below Nanjing (南京). The project started in 1998 and was completed in 2010, successfully overcoming the "blocking sand" obstacle at the mouth of the Yangtze River (长江口) and building a 92.2-kilometer two-way deep-water channel. After the completion of the 12.5-meter deep-water channel project below Nanjing (南京) on the Yangtze River (长江), it can meet the two-way navigation of 50,000-ton container ships, helping to jointly build the "Belt and Road" and the construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and is a key support for connecting the golden waterway of the Yangtze River (长江).
Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥)
The Sutong Yangtze River Highway Bridge (苏通长江公路大桥) is located in the Nantong (南通) section of the Yangtze River Estuary, connecting Nantong (南通), Jiangsu (江苏) and Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏). It is a key hub of the G15 Shenhai Expressway (G15沈海高速) and the main skeleton network of Jiangsu (江苏) highways. At that time, it was the largest-scale and most complex super-large bridge in China's bridge construction history. The bridge is 32.4 kilometers long and adopts a two-way six-lane expressway standard. The main bridge is a seven-span continuous steel box girder double-tower cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 1088 meters. Its main tower height, pile foundation scale, and cable length are among the world's top, and many technical indicators have broken industry records.
Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路)
The Heda Expressway (鹤大高速公路) is an important trunk line of the national expressway network, running vertically through the three provinces of Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Jilin (吉林), and Liaoning (辽宁), and is the main artery connecting the region with the outside world. Its Xiaogouling (小沟岭) to Fusong (抚松) section in Jilin (吉林) starts from Xiaogouling (小沟岭) at the junction of Jilin (吉林) and Heilongjiang (黑龙江) and ends at Fusong Yushuchuan (抚松榆树川), connecting with the Yingsong Expressway (营松高速), with a total length of 232 kilometers. The construction content covers roadbed, pavement, bridges and tunnels, intersection projects, and landscape environmental protection. The project started in April 2014 and was completed and opened to traffic in October 2016, effectively helping the interconnection of transportation in the Northeast region.
Overseas Projects
From modern new cities in South Asia to the largest deep-water port in West Africa,
From cross-sea bridges in Europe to energy channels in South America,
Facing a series of world-class problems,
CCCC people have turned one "impossible" into "possible" with perseverance and dedication.
Deeply engraving the mark of Chinese construction on the vast land of 159 countries and regions.
1. Kenya Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路)
2. Peru Chancay Port (钱凯港)
3. Sri Lanka Colombo Port City (科伦坡港口城)
4. Hong Kong International Airport Third Runway Project (香港国际机场第三跑道工程)
5. Peru San Gaban III Hydroelectric Power Plant (圣加旺水电站)
6. Bangladesh Karnaphuli River Tunnel Project (卡纳普里河底隧道)
7. China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (中马友谊大桥)
8. Nigeria Lekki Deep Sea Port (莱基港)
9. Cameroon Kribi Deep Sea Port (克里比深水港)
10. Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Port (阿比让港)
11. Qatar Doha New Port (多哈新港)
12. Pakistan Karakoram Highway (喀喇昆仑公路)
13. Ethiopia Addis Ababa Expressway (AA高速公路)
14. Kenya Nairobi Expressway (内罗毕快速路)
15. Jamaica North-South Highway (南北高速公路)
16. Malaysia Penang Second Bridge (槟城第二跨海大桥)
17. Indonesia Suramadu Bridge (苏拉马都跨海大桥)
18. Serbia Zemun-Borča Bridge (泽蒙—博尔察大桥)
19. Croatia Pelješac Bridge (佩列沙茨大桥)
20. United States San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (旧金山—奥克兰新海湾大桥)
Kenya Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路)
The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (蒙内铁路) is located in Kenya (肯尼亚), running from southeast to northwest. It is a standard-gauge railway connecting the port city of Mombasa (蒙巴萨) and the capital Nairobi (内罗毕). The main line is 472 kilometers long and mainly carries freight, with some passenger transport services. Since its opening and operation in May 2017, the project has been operating safely for more than 8 years and has achieved good economic and social benefits. It has won high praise from the governments and people of China and Kenya and is a flagship project and successful model for China and Kenya to jointly build the "Belt and Road."
Peru Chancay Port (钱凯港)
Chancay Port (钱凯港) is a key project for China and Peru to jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality. It officially opened in November 2024 and is located about 80 kilometers north of Lima (利马), the capital of Peru (秘鲁). It is a hub port in Peru (秘鲁) and Latin America and a gateway port to the Pacific Ocean, including 4 berths. The initial design annual throughput capacity of Chancay Port (钱凯港) is 1 million TEUs of containers and 6 million tons of bulk cargo.
Sri Lanka Colombo Port City (科伦坡港口城)
Colombo Port City (科伦坡港口城) is located in the sea area south of the South Port of Colombo (科伦坡), the capital of Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡), and is connected to Colombo's (科伦坡) existing central business district through land reclamation. The land area formed by land reclamation is about 269 hectares, and the water area is about 135 hectares. The positioning of the Colombo Port City (科伦坡港口城) project is the engine of Sri Lanka's (斯里兰卡) economic development, a regional financial and industrial center, and a hub of the 21st Century "Maritime Silk Road," and is a model of high-level and high-quality development of the "Belt and Road." The construction of the project has promoted the natural restoration of coral communities and has become a vivid example of embodying green and sustainable concepts.
Hong Kong International Airport Third Runway Project (香港国际机场第三跑道工程)
The Third Runway Project (第三跑道项目) is located on the north side of Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场). The main construction contents include seawall construction, land formation, and foundation treatment. After the completion of the project, it will greatly alleviate the capacity saturation of the existing two runways at Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场), meet Hong Kong's (香港) long-term air traffic demand, and further consolidate Hong Kong's (香港) position as a regional transportation hub. According to the Hong Kong Airport Authority (香港机场管理局), by 2035, the annual passenger throughput of Hong Kong International Airport (香港国际机场) will increase to approximately 120 million passengers, and the annual cargo throughput will increase to approximately 10 million tons.
Peru San Gaban III Hydroelectric Power Plant (圣加旺水电站)
The San Gaban III Hydroelectric Power Plant (圣加旺水电站) is located on the San Gaban River (圣加旺河) in the Carabaya Province (卡拉瓦亚省), Puno Region (普诺大区), southeastern Peru (秘鲁). It is the third-level hydropower station on the San Gaban River (圣加旺河). The power station adopts the method of low dam and long diversion for centralized water head power generation. The water diversion power generation system is arranged in the mountain on the right bank, and two impulse turbine generators are installed, with a total installed capacity of 209,300 kilowatts and an average annual power generation of 1.252 billion kilowatt-hours. The project is a representative project of the "Belt and Road" initiative landing in South America and the first hydropower project invested by Chinese companies in Peru (秘鲁).
China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (中马友谊大桥)
The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (中马友谊大桥) is located in the North Malé Atoll (北马累环礁) in the Maldives (马尔代夫), spanning the Gaadhoo Strait (噶杜海峡) and connecting the capital Malé (马累) and the airport island. The total length of the bridge line is 2 kilometers, and it was completed and opened to traffic in August 2018. Its completion ended the history of the Maldives (马尔代夫) without a cross-sea bridge, completely broke the century-old dilemma that core islands could only rely on ferries, and pioneered the construction of super-large bridges on coral reef formations and in the open sea environment. The China-Maldives Friendship Bridge (中马友谊大桥) is a cross-sea bridge aided by China and a large-scale infrastructure project successfully implemented by China and the Maldives to jointly build the "Belt and Road."
Nigeria Lekki Deep Sea Port (莱基港)
The project is located in the Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone (拉各斯莱基自由贸易区) jointly built by China and Nigeria (尼日利亚). It can berth 18,000 TEU container ships. The port's designed annual throughput is 1.2 million TEUs. It is the first modern deep-water port controlled by Chinese companies in the Gulf of Guinea and the largest deep-water port in West Africa. Lekki Port (莱基港) is the first deep-water port in Nigeria (尼日利亚) to use modern equipment and the first port to carry out international transit business. During the concession period, it is expected to drive approximately 360 billion US dollars of domestic production value growth for Nigeria (尼日利亚) and create 170,000 jobs.
Pakistan Karakoram Highway (Phase II) (喀喇昆仑公路（二期）)
The project is located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (开伯尔—普赫图赫瓦省) in northern Pakistan (巴基斯坦). It is a high-grade and high-standard comprehensive large-scale project for the subsequent development of the Karakoram Highway (喀喇昆仑公路), with a total line length of 118 kilometers. The project is the pilot section and gateway of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) and the only land channel connecting the northern section of the corridor with China. The terrain and geological conditions of this section are intricate and complex, making it the most technically challenging infrastructure project under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊).
Jamaica North-South Highway (南北高速公路)
The Jamaica North-South Highway (南北高速公路) is 66 kilometers long and is the first modern highway in Jamaica (牙买加), known as the "most beautiful highway" in the country. The project is the first overseas BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) highway project of Chinese enterprises and one of the successful models of China-Jamaica (中牙) economic and trade cooperation. The completion of the highway has greatly shortened the commuting time between the north and south coasts of Jamaica (牙买加), strongly supported the high-quality development of Jamaica's (牙买加) tourism industry, and created tens of thousands of job opportunities for the local area. The project is printed on Jamaican (牙买加) banknotes.
Croatia Pelješac Bridge (佩列沙茨大桥)
The project is located at the southern end of Croatia (克罗地亚), connecting the Croatian (克罗地亚) mainland and the Pelješac Peninsula (佩列沙茨半岛). The total length of the project is 3,940 meters, of which the total length of the bridge is 2,440 meters. The main bridge is a steel box girder six-tower single-cable plane cable-stayed bridge with short towers. The project is a national strategic project of Croatia (克罗地亚) and the largest transportation infrastructure construction project implemented by Chinese enterprises since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Croatia (中克), and is known as a model of China-Croatia-Europe (中克欧) tripartite cooperation.
Data source: China Communications Construction Group (中交集团)
Return to TopJiangxi Tonggu County (江西铜鼓县)
New Technology Builds a "Poverty Prevention Dam"
Reporter Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)
On a winter morning, Xu Yixia (徐意霞), a villager in Shiqiao Village (石桥村), Tonggu County (铜鼓县), Yichun City (宜春市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), settled her husband, Li Hui (李辉), and rode her electric bike straight to her public service job.
"My husband had surgery and is recuperating at home. My workplace isn't far from home, and I can earn more than 30,000 yuan a year. Thanks to good policies, our family has overcome difficulties," said Xu Yixia.
Li Hui, 47, used to be the "pillar" of the family, running freight transport in other places. In October 2023, Li Hui suddenly suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Although medical insurance reimbursed part of the expenses, after all the calculations, the family still owed more than 20,000 yuan in debt. The heavy burden fell on Xu Yixia's shoulders. "The children are in school, the elderly mother needs to be taken care of, and the husband's subsequent rehabilitation costs are still unsettled. Life is becoming increasingly difficult."
Xu Yixia's large expenses were accurately captured and promptly alerted by the Jiangxi Province's Poverty Prevention and Assistance Monitoring System. The Tonggu County Agriculture and Rural Water Conservancy Bureau pushed the information to Shiqiao Village, and village officials immediately went to the home to verify and assess the situation.
"After understanding the situation, the village included Xu Yixia's family in the monitoring program and formulated assistance measures," introduced Xia Rongguang (夏荣光), Party Branch Secretary and Director of the Village Committee of Shiqiao Village. Li Hui's medical insurance reimbursement ratio was increased to 90%, and he received a monthly disability subsidy of 220 yuan. The poverty prevention insurance paid more than 2,000 yuan in a timely manner, plus temporary relief funds, which made up for the shortfall in medical expenses. The children received education subsidies according to their school level, 1,500 yuan per year for junior high school and 2,300 yuan for high school. Li Hui and the children were also eligible for rural minimum living security.
Speaking of her current life, Xu Yixia said with emotion, "The most difficult time has passed. Last year, my son was admitted to North China Electric Power University (华北电力大学), and the local government issued a college entrance examination grant, so the tuition is settled."
A monitoring network safeguards the bottom line. New technologies such as big data and cloud computing have built a "poverty prevention dam." The Jiangxi Province's Poverty Prevention and Assistance Monitoring System was upgraded and promoted in September 2023. "Multi-departmental data is shared, intelligent models calculate and generate poverty risk coefficients, accurately pushing early warning information, and farmers can independently declare through 'Ganfu Tong' (赣服通). This system not only improves work efficiency but also enhances the accuracy of assistance," introduced Liu Shan (刘珊), section chief of the Monitoring and Evaluation Center of the Tonggu County Agriculture and Rural Water Conservancy Bureau. Currently, all 613 monitored households in the county have received assistance measures, including development-oriented assistance for 374 monitored households with labor capacity.
"The county focuses on accurate identification, rapid response, targeted assistance, and long-term consolidation as the main content, and continuously improves the dynamic monitoring and assistance mechanism for preventing return to poverty; deeply carries out 'ambition and wisdom double support,' strengthens skills training, enhances hematopoietic capacity and endogenous power, consolidates the responsibility for regular assistance, and firmly guards the bottom line of not allowing large-scale return to poverty," said Li Yongjun (李勇军), Secretary of the Tonggu County Party Committee.
Gansu Weiyuan County (甘肃渭源县)
"A Seed" Extends "A Chain"
Reporters Song Chaojun (宋朝军) and Yin Yan (银燕)
In the connected greenhouses of Weiyuan County (渭源县), Dingxi City (定西市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), the "chip" of the potato industry is planted – the pre-basic seed. From here, pre-basic seeds, basic seeds, commercial potatoes, wide noodles... the "small potato" extends into a distinctive industrial chain.
From winning the battle against poverty to consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, Weiyuan County, based on its natural resource advantages, refines seed potato research and development, expands industrial clusters, and optimizes the industrial chain. The "poverty alleviation potato" has become a "revitalization potato" and a "prosperity potato."
Cultivating a good "seed" lays a solid foundation for the industry. Zhang Rong (张荣), Director of the Huichuan Experimental Station of the Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences Potato Research Institute (甘肃省农业科学院马铃薯研究所会川试验站), carefully observes and compiles experimental data, "Pre-basic seed is the seed of seeds. Selecting good pre-basic seeds significantly improves the disease resistance, stress resistance, and yield of new varieties."
The "seed" has spawned a seed potato industry. Yang Fuhong (杨富红), a large potato grower in Wuzhu Town (五竹镇), said that in the past, "a large area was planted, but only a few loads were harvested." Now, he plants 50 mu of seed potatoes, and the product quality is very good, earning 180,000 yuan a year.
The "enterprise + cooperative + farmer + base" model drives more farmers to participate. Yang Fuhong introduced that now, planting potatoes relies on large agricultural machinery, saving time, effort, and money. The cooperative provides pre-basic seeds and technology for free, and also guarantees purchase.
These days, at the Wuzhu Potato Seed Breeding Professional Cooperative (五竹马铃薯良种繁育专业合作社), vehicles come and go beside the storage warehouse, and about 4 million pre-basic seeds and 3,000 tons of basic seeds are sent to Xinjiang (新疆), Qinghai (青海), and other places. Liu Yonghong (刘永红), Director of the cooperative, introduced that the cooperative leads more than 4,000 farmers in 5 townships to breed more than 10,000 mu of potato seed potatoes every year.
How can commercial potatoes "transform" into multiple products?
In the Weiyuan County Industrial Park (渭源县工业园区), the production workshop of Dingxi Zeyuan Food Co., Ltd. (定西泽源食品有限公司) is buzzing with machines. Strips of crystal-clear wide noodles slide smoothly on the production line, and after multiple processes such as cleaning, cutting, drying, and packaging, they are ready to be sent to all parts of the country.
"Through deep processing, the value of potatoes can be multiplied several times," said Wang Qian (王谦), Chairman of the company. The company continues to deepen technological innovation, actively explore domestic and foreign markets, and produces 5,000 tons of "Dingxi Wide Noodles" series products annually, with an output value exceeding 40 million yuan.
In Weiyuan, a complete industrial chain covering breeding, planting, processing, and sales is constantly extending. The county's 6 leading seed potato enterprises and 351 professional cooperatives have formed an industrial alliance with potato processing enterprises, and the effect of extending and strengthening the industrial chain is initially apparent. This year, the total output value of the potato industry chain in Weiyuan County is expected to reach 4.4 billion yuan.
(Ma Fuping (马富平) participated in the writing)
Shaanxi Zhen'an County (陕西镇安县)
Fill Pockets and Boost Enthusiasm
Reporter Zhang Danhua (张丹华)
In the winter season, in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), at the cold-water fish farming base in Yuping Village (渔坪村), Gaofeng Town (高峰镇), Zhen'an County (镇安县), Shangluo City (商洛市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), employees are busy feeding rainbow trout. "This is a good time for the fish to grow, and they will be ready to be sold before the Spring Festival," introduced Wang Quan (王全), the head of the base.
Yuping Village is named after its water resources and focuses on developing characteristic industries based on water resources. Relying on the Yudong River (鱼洞河) and the average annual cold climate of 10.4 degrees Celsius, the village has built a standardized cold-water fish farming base of 15.27 mu.
"Good water raises high-end cold-water fish," introduced Zhang Fucheng (张福成), Secretary of the Village Party Branch. The farming base adopts the "enterprise + village collective + villager + poverty-stricken household" model, with an annual output value of 12.5 million yuan.
How to enhance the "hematopoietic" capacity of poverty-stricken areas? Zhen'an County strengthens development-oriented assistance, focusing on developing rural industries, expanding employment and entrepreneurship, and strengthening the collective economy. The "three forces in the same direction" make endogenous power stronger.
Based on characteristic resources, optimize industries. In the workshop of Qinlv Food Co., Ltd. (秦绿食品有限公司), automated production lines are operating at full capacity, and bags of beautifully packaged products such as shiitake mushrooms, wood ear fungus, and dried noodles are coming off the line. Yu Falan (余发兰), a packaging worker, said, "Working at my doorstep, I have a stable income and can take care of my family." Qinlv Food Co., Ltd. produces and plants more than 5 million bags of edible fungi annually and produces more than 550 tons of dried noodles annually, driving 1,056 farmers, including about 100 poverty-stricken households.
Zhen'an County, while ensuring food security, increases financial and policy support, focusing on developing industries such as cold-water fish, edible fungi, and tea, and continuously extending the entire industrial chain. Currently, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery in the county has reached 1.982 billion yuan.
Stabilize employment and fill pockets. "'Zhen'an confinement nanny training includes employment, with a monthly income of 6,000 yuan or more.'" These days, a job fair was held in the county square, attracting 42 enterprises to provide more than 1,200 jobs, and more than 300 people found suitable jobs on the spot.
Wu Yuanxiang (吴远香), a relocated resident from Gaofeng Town, signed a contract with a local enterprise, "The monthly salary is more than 3,000 yuan, and I can also take care of the elderly and children." Currently, the county has cumulatively transferred 143,000 poverty-stricken laborers, and the "Zhen'an Confinement Nanny" brand has driven more than 5,800 people to employment.
The village collective economy is strengthened. In the photovoltaic industrial park in Fengshou Village (丰收村), Qingtongguan Town (青铜关镇), the blue panels are particularly bright against the snow. "The industrial park's annual power generation reaches 1 million to 1.1 million kilowatt-hours, with an annual income of about 350,000 yuan, and the average annual income per household increases by more than 2,000 yuan," said Zhang Jian (张健), Secretary of the Village Party Branch.
The relevant person in charge of the County Agriculture and Rural Bureau introduced that they will further strengthen assistance measures such as industry and employment, focus on improving the market competitiveness and farmer-benefit capacity of industries, strengthen follow-up support for relocation, do a good job in employment assistance, and make the lives of the poverty-stricken people more and more stable.
Hubei Hanchuan City (湖北汉川市)
Large Water Network Brings "Safe Water"
Reporter Wu Jun (吴君)
On the north bank of the Han River (汉江), in Tuqiu Village (涂邱村), Chenhu Town (沉湖镇), Hanchuan City (汉川市), Hubei Province (湖北省), smart water meters have become standard equipment. "It's very convenient to have water whenever you want it," said villager Zhang Tongxiang (张同祥) as he opened the tap, and clear tap water poured out.
In the past, getting water was a major problem in the village. "During the Spring Festival, when more people came back, the water consumption increased, and the water volume was insufficient. Almost every household installed water storage tanks on the roof, and the water storage tanks had to be cleaned every once in a while," Zhang Tongxiang recalled.
Why is it difficult to get water when lying next to the Han River? Huang Limin (黄利民), a member of the Party Group of the Hanchuan City Water Conservancy and Lake Bureau, introduced, "The key is that the water networks are not connected." In the past, many townships had water plants, and even some villages had water plants, but the water plants were scattered, the management was not in place, the tap water pipes were in disrepair for a long time, and the water pressure was low during peak water consumption.
For the vast number of farmers to drink "safe water" is an important symbol of consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. How to solve the problem? Change the "small and scattered" water network and let urban and rural people "drink the same river water." Hanchuan City has formulated a "large water plant," "large water source," and "large water pipe" plan to build the Xiangbei Water Plant (襄北水厂) and build an interconnected large water network. "The upgraded water supply network covers more than 80% of the rural population in the city, and the remaining water supply is provided by the extension of the urban water supply network and the existing two large water plants in rural areas," said Huang Limin.
Where does the money come from? Hanchuan City packaged the entire Xiangbei Water Plant project and adopted the BOT (build-operate-transfer) model to attract social capital to participate. The Xiangbei Water Plant officially opened to water in December 2024, innovatively using a rocker-arm water intake floating boat to draw water from the Han River. The floating boat can automatically float up and down with the rise and fall of the water level, ensuring that the water intake is always stably located below the water surface, drawing water from the better-quality surface water. Xu Xu (徐旭), the person in charge of the Xiangbei Water Plant, introduced, "The Han River water undergoes coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection and water production processes, and then is sent to thousands of households through the water transmission and distribution network, so that the masses can drink clean and safe Han River water."
Digital empowerment makes the operation of the water plant more stable. In the command center of the Xiangbei Water Plant, staff members sit in front of computers and can check every water purification process at any time. "The Internet of Things 'keeps an eye on' the equipment, automatically alarms, and accurately dispatches orders. Big data predicts peak water consumption and dynamically adjusts water supply plans," Xu Xu introduced. For example, in the summer, the water plant increases pressure in advance based on big data prediction results; in the event of low temperatures in winter, pipeline antifreeze measures are taken in a timely manner. At present, the daily water supply scale of the Xiangbei Water Plant reaches 100,000 tons, which can ensure that more than 400,000 people in 10 townships can stably use high-quality water every day.
"The water quality has improved, the water pressure is stable, and the water bill has also been reduced. You pay as much as you use, and if you save a little, you can spend dozens of yuan less on water bills a year," said Zhang Tongxiang.
Huang Limin introduced that while strengthening the drinking water safety guarantee for more than 8,800 poverty-stricken households and more than 550 monitored households, Hanchuan City will continue to increase government investment, encourage bank financing, leverage social investment, and continuously make up for the shortcomings in urban and rural water supply, forming a high-quality water supply pattern of "county-wide unified management and integrated urban and rural water supply."
Zhejiang-Sichuan Collaboration
"Bridge of Hearts" Becomes "Bridge to Success"
Reporter Li Kaixuan (李凯旋)
"Buzzing," the sound of drone propellers cuts through the sky above the training ground of the Hengcun Fire Brigade (横村消防中队) in Tonglu County (桐庐县), Zhejiang Province (浙江省). Communicator Zhu Qilong (朱祺隆) skillfully operates the remote control, and the drone quickly takes off and reconnoiters.
Zhu Qilong is from Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County (北川羌族自治县), Mianyang City (绵阳市), Sichuan Province (四川省). What changed his fate was the "Blue Eagle Project" vocational training program.
The "Blue Eagle Project" is the result of joint exploration by the human resources and social security departments, education departments, and vocational colleges of Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces. Since the adjustment of the new round of east-west cooperation pairing relationship, Zhejiang Province has provided counterpart assistance to Sichuan Province, and the two places have carried out in-depth cooperation in the fields of industry, labor services, and talent. Among them, the "Blue Eagle Project" combines the industrial needs of the eastern region with the labor resources and educational potential of the western region, escorting Sichuan youth to become skilled talents and achieve stable employment.
In September 2022, Zhu Qilong became a student at Mianyang Flying Vocational College (绵阳飞行职业学院). His parents relied on working to support him and his sister to attend university. When the teacher introduced the "Blue Eagle Project" in class, he signed up almost without hesitation, "I just hope to learn real skills, work earlier, and help my family."
The first drone structure and system course made Zhu Qilong feel that he "came to the right place." In front of the students were not only textbooks, but also drone models and parts of all sizes. The teacher explained while taking the students to operate. Propellers, flight control systems, image transmission modules... debugging and assembly, Zhu Qilong quickly got the hang of it.
Industry-education integration is a feature of the "Blue Eagle Project." The school has built a comprehensive training base for drone industry applications of more than 1,000 square meters, where students practice in teams and teachers provide hands-on guidance. Zhu Qilong still remembers being nervous when he first operated the drone, "These devices are valuable, and I was afraid of breaking them." After day-to-day training, he successfully passed multiple assessments such as ground station planning and obtained two operator certificates for vertical takeoff and landing fixed-wing drones and multi-rotor drones. After graduation, Zhu Qilong quickly found a satisfactory job in Zhejiang.
Zhang Jiaming (张家铭), a teacher at Mianyang Flying Vocational College, participated in the formulation of the "Blue Eagle Project" training program and teaching syllabus. "What kind of talents does the industry need, and what kind of talents do we train." Most of the "Blue Eagle Project" teaching team, including Zhang Jiaming, have practical experience in Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces.
Every graduation season, Zhang Jiaming will sort out the job demands of Zhejiang enterprises and recommend them to suitable students. "More and more students have found jobs through the 'Blue Eagle Project,' and the fate of one family after another has been changed," said Zhang Jiaming.
"'The 'Blue Eagle Project' is an employment platform that effectively connects supply and demand, and it is also a 'bridge of hearts' between schools, students, and enterprises," introduced Sun Xiaomeng (孙晓萌), Vice President of Mianyang Flying Vocational College. The school visits relevant enterprises in Zhejiang every year to accurately grasp employment needs, and at the same time invites high-quality enterprises to hold special recruitment fairs at the school. In 2025, the school will hold more than 20 recruitment activities for Zhejiang enterprises, and the school and enterprises have established stable cooperative relations in training, employment, and other aspects.
Relying on east-west cooperation policies and financial support, Zhejiang and Sichuan have formed 24 enterprise-named order training classes, jointly built 21 industry-education integration training bases, and established 22 teaching and research innovation communities, so that secondary and higher vocational colleges can carry out in-depth cooperation in running schools and jointly building majors. At present, the "Blue Eagle Project" has cumulatively provided more than 250,000 recruitment positions for students in Sichuan vocational colleges and trained more than 4,900 "academic + skills" talents for Sichuan.
Speaking of the future, Zhu Qilong is full of confidence, "I plan to obtain higher-level certificates and master more skills." This "Blue Eagle" jointly incubated by Zhejiang and Sichuan is flying higher and higher, allowing more students like Zhu Qilong to head to a broader world.
Return to TopBy: 邓剑洋
This year is the concluding year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the final year of the 5-year transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connecting it with rural revitalization. As the year draws to a close, looking back on these 5 years, on the road of continuous struggle, the people who have been lifted out of poverty are full of ambition, the areas that have been lifted out of poverty are accelerating their development, and the achievements of poverty alleviation have been effectively consolidated and expanded.
Tonggu County (铜鼓县), Jiangxi (江西) Province, uses new technologies to weave a dense monitoring network to accurately identify the risks of returning to poverty, achieving early detection, early intervention, and early assistance. The potatoes in Weiyuan County (渭源县), Gansu (甘肃) Province, have become "golden beans" by transforming natural resources into development advantages. Zhejiang (浙江) and Sichuan (四川) are building the "Blue Eagle Project" to accurately connect enterprise needs and employment supply. From point to surface, from monitoring and identification to classified assistance, these practical explorations enlighten us that the word "precision" is a key move to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation and firmly guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty.
The ideological method and working method of "one key opens one lock" comes from the magnificent practice of poverty alleviation. In 2013, the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" was first proposed. In the eight years, we achieved "six precisions" in supporting objects, project arrangements, fund use, measures to households, assigning people to villages, and poverty alleviation effectiveness, and implemented "five batches" of developing production, relocating people from other places, ecological compensation, developing education, and social security to ensure the bottom line. We took the road of poverty reduction with Chinese characteristics, and by the end of 2020, all 98.99 million rural poor people under the current standards were lifted out of poverty. After winning the battle against poverty, the Party Central Committee established a 5-year transition period to promote the effective connection between consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. Relying on precise policies, the results of poverty alleviation are more substantial and sustainable. Today, the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" has been written into the United Nations General Assembly documents, and poverty alleviation measures such as "establishing files and cards" (建档立卡) and "stationing village cadres" (驻村干部) have been borrowed by many countries.
Looking forward to the future, the "15th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years after the transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and effectively connecting it with rural revitalization. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward "coordinating the establishment of a normalized mechanism to prevent returning to poverty, and adhering to precise assistance," and the precise thinking is consistent throughout. We must make good use of this magic weapon, and implement the precise strategy throughout all fields and the entire process of normalized assistance, grasp the laws with scientific methods, promote implementation with a pragmatic spirit, and earnestly do a good job in the key work of normalized prevention of returning to poverty, so that good policies can truly benefit the people and win the hearts of the people.
Who to help and how to help, accurate identification is the key. Hunan (湖南) has improved the "one household, one portrait" (一户一画像) regular monitoring mechanism, and Gansu (甘肃) has innovated the "one-click declaration" (一键申报) mechanism. New technologies such as big data and large models accurately portray the poor, accurately ascertain the situation, and identify the risks of returning to poverty. This inspires us to base ourselves on the actual needs of monitoring and assistance work, strengthen the application of a new generation of information technology, optimize work processes, improve monitoring efficiency, and continuously weave a dense monitoring network, so that data can run more and the masses can run less.
Precise assistance focuses on effectiveness and embodies the potential achievements of doing more "long-term and practical" work. On the one hand, we should eliminate 大水漫灌 (dà shuǐ màn guàn - "great water floods," indiscriminate measures), implement precise policies according to people and households, and coordinate bottom-line guarantees and development-oriented assistance according to the actual situation and development wishes of the people who have been lifted out of poverty, and improve and enrich the "toolbox" of policies such as industrial rewards, employment support, and rural public welfare posts. On the other hand, we should enhance the "blood-making" ability of poverty-stricken areas and people who have been lifted out of poverty, stimulate the internal motivation to get rich through hard work, and take development as the fundamental strategy to improve the backwardness of poverty-stricken areas.
In the long run, accelerating the pace of development in poverty-stricken areas also requires making good use of precise thinking. With the continuous improvement of infrastructure and public service systems, poverty-stricken areas must base themselves on resource endowments, adhere to adapting to local conditions, find their place in the unified national market, make good use of their resource endowments in high-quality agricultural product production, ecological environment, cultural tourism, etc., develop new industries and new business formats, and find a new way to revitalize industries, strengthen counties, and enrich the people.
Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," adhering to precise efforts, coordinated efforts, and continuous efforts to promote more comprehensive monitoring, more accurate early warning, and more effective assistance, we will surely be able to firmly guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty and provide a more solid foundation for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
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The media is an important bridge for countries to carry out exchanges and cooperation and promote mutual understanding between peoples. Looking back at 2025 at the end of the year, People's Daily (人民日报社) actively fulfilled its mission and responsibility. A series of solid and rich media diplomacy practices have drawn a vivid picture of mutual learning between civilizations and mutual understanding among peoples in the exploration of connecting China and foreign countries and communicating with the world.
Going out and inviting in, measuring the results of cooperation with footsteps, and recording the vitality of development with cameras. This year, People's Daily (人民日报社) reporters and media colleagues from Cambodia, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and other countries went deep into the "Belt and Road" projects jointly built in industrial parks, hospitals, schools, etc., visited landmark projects and small and beautiful projects that benefit people's livelihood, and jointly recorded the fruitful results of "hard connectivity" and "soft connectivity" and the temperature of "heart connectivity." At the same time, activities such as the "Belt and Road" Youth Friendship Exchange Activity, "Reading China," and "African Media Professionals' Trip to China" were held to invite foreign counterparts to go deep into various parts of China and personally experience the vitality of China's economic, social, and cultural development. Along the way, spreading all the way, behind each report is the gathering of understanding and resonance. Anushe von Rasulov, editor-in-chief of Tajikistan's "Asar" Central Asian News Network, said with emotion that the joint interviews and other cross-cultural exchanges and dialogues organized by People's Daily (人民日报社) for international media organizations have contributed to consolidating friendship, respecting differences, and seeking consensus.
Building platforms and gathering consensus to seek the greatest common divisor in dialogue. Focusing on "Sharing Media Responsibility and Promoting Mutual Learning among Civilizations," the 2025 "Belt and Road" Media Cooperation Forum was held; promoting the "Shanghai Spirit" and gathering development consensus, the 2025 SCO National Media Cooperation Forum was held; the China-Saudi Arabia Joint Construction of the "Belt and Road" Media Symposium and the Inauguration Ceremony of the People's Daily (人民日报社) Saudi Arabia Branch, the 16th China-Germany Media Roundtable Dialogue, the 2025 Kuling Forum (鼓岭论坛), and the 6th Overseas Chinese New Media Forum were successfully held one after another. Through the establishment of a series of bilateral and multilateral media exchange and cooperation platforms, media professionals from various countries shared experiences, exchanged ideas, and conducted pragmatic dialogues. "This is an incredibly wonderful experience that has made me truly appreciate the profound meaning of 'the world is one family' and 'harmony in diversity'," exclaimed Wilson Zhu, special advisor to the Copenhagen Post in Denmark.
Observing public opinion and injecting impetus, using data to present common expectations. During the important forum, the "Common Homeland - Public Opinion Survey Report on the Development Vision of SCO Member States" and the "Dynamic Asia-Pacific - Public Opinion Survey Report on 16 Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region" were released successively, becoming highlights of international public opinion, and nearly a thousand international media outlets reprinted them. These solid public opinion data clearly presented the common expectations of people from all countries for peace, development, and cooperation, and also proved that solid public opinion polls are an effective tool for doing a good job in international communication.
The Great Way is not lonely, and the multitude travels far. Looking forward to the future, People's Daily (人民日报社) will continue to work with media partners from various countries to enhance understanding in cooperative dialogues and contribute media strength to building a more open, inclusive, and interconnected world.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴秋余 葛孟超
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed guiding financial institutions to increase support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small and medium-sized enterprises.
Finance is the lifeblood of the national economy. In recent years, China has continued to focus on doing a good job in the "five major articles" of finance, allocating more financial resources to key areas and weak links in economic and social development, and providing strong and effective financial support for the development of the real economy. Recently, reporters visited a number of financial institutions and enterprises to discuss how to promote the financial industry to better serve the development and growth of the real economy, focusing on topics of concern to all parties.
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Topic 1: Focusing on Key Areas
Instead of "massive irrigation," we use precision irrigation to support major areas and weak links.
[Scene]
In the cold winter, the intelligent factory of LYC Bearing Corporation (洛轴集团) is a hive of activity: high-precision robotic arms "dance" accurately, intelligent transport vehicles shuttle back and forth, and intelligent production lines are running at full capacity.
"In recent years, the company has accelerated the pace of intelligent and green development, and plans to purchase a batch of green manufacturing equipment in the near future, and also wants to upgrade the old factory buildings. After the purchase and transformation are completed, we will accelerate the construction of key projects." Chen Yuan (陈元), Minister of the Finance Department of LYC Bearing Corporation (洛轴集团), said that the equipment purchase list and factory building renovation drawings are ready, but there is still a funding gap.
In response to the company's equipment renewal and green transformation needs, the Luoyang Jianxi Sub-branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行洛阳涧西支行) tailored a special financing plan for green factory equipment renewal for it, quickly matching the company's funding needs and reducing its financial costs.
"We have established a working mechanism for green finance to support the construction of green factories. It only took 10 working days from the company's application to the bank's loan." Wen Cheng Gong (文诚公), Deputy Governor of ICBC Luoyang Branch and President of Jianxi Sub-branch, said that ICBC has so far provided loans of 137 million yuan for the project.
[Dialogue]
Wang Xinying (王新莹), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of LYC Bearing Corporation (洛轴集团): In recent years, LYC Bearing Corporation (洛轴集团) has been deeply involved in the three core sectors of offshore wind power bearings, major equipment bearings, and new energy vehicle bearings, and has continued to promote transformation and upgrading. In this process, our most direct feeling is that the financial support for the real economy is becoming more and more sufficient and the accuracy is getting higher and higher. In the past five years, relying on project loans provided by financial institutions such as Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行), we have obtained sufficient financial support for equipment renewal and intelligent transformation, and achieved equipment iteration and process upgrading.
Of course, enterprises and financial institutions need to continue to work together. For example, some technical tackling projects have long cycles and slow returns, and there is still room for improvement in the adaptability of financial products to long-term R&D investment in manufacturing. We hope that financial institutions will work with us to seek common development and further refine the financial product system.
Zhu Youxi (祝有溪), Deputy Governor of Henan Branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行河南省分行): In recent years, including LYC Bearing Corporation (洛轴集团), ICBC Luoyang Jianxi Sub-branch has served more than 1,000 manufacturing enterprises, and has carefully accompanied them to grow and develop step by step. In supporting major areas and weak links, we do not engage in 大水漫灌 (dà shuǐ màn guàn - "massive irrigation," indiscriminate or unfocused approach) but rather precision irrigation – on the one hand, we closely follow the national green manufacturing technology frontier and closely connect with the green factory construction needs in the fields of aerospace, rail transit, and new energy equipment, establish a special service list, and open a green approval channel; on the other hand, we also do not miss specialized, refined, and new small and medium-sized enterprises. For example, there is a small factory that makes bearing parts, starting from a workshop with a few people, we provided it with small credit loans to fixed asset mortgage loans, and helped it connect with the equipment renewal and re-lending policy. Now this small factory has grown into a provincial invisible champion enterprise, providing supporting supplies to many leading enterprises, and has achieved green and digital production in terms of production technology.
In the final analysis, the relationship between finance and real enterprises is like that of fish and water. Only when enterprises develop well can banks operate steadily and far.
Guo Qiujun (郭秋君), General Manager of Green Finance Department (Strategic Customer Department) of Industrial Bank (兴业银行): The green transformation of economic and social development is a key area of current financial support. Industrial Bank (兴业银行) has been deeply involved in the field of green finance for nearly 20 years, always closely following the national strategy, from serving the "Ten Soil Articles" (土十条), "Ten Air Articles" (气十条), and "Ten Water Articles" (水十条), to helping to reduce pollution and carbon reduction synergy and efficiency, and continuously improving the depth and breadth of green financial services. We focus on key industries to formulate green financial solutions, accurately connect with the individual needs of enterprises, and support the low-carbon transformation of traditional industries such as steel, petrochemicals, and non-ferrous metals while serving green and low-carbon industries such as clean energy and green transportation.
Topic 2: Innovative Services
Focusing on the core pain points of financing for technology-based enterprises, adhere to "product customization, service precision"
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Peeling force test, slurry performance test, pole piece performance test, battery cell performance test... The lithium battery water-based binder that has undergone a series of testing checkpoints has successfully entered the market.
Lithium battery manufacturing is a key link in the development of the new energy industry. After more than 10,000 experiments over 6 years, Fujian Blue Ocean Blackstone New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (福建蓝海黑石新材料科技有限公司) successfully developed the first generation of lithium-ion battery special water-based binder and realized industrialization, and achieved a leading position in the technical fields of new silicon-carbon anode bonding materials for lithium-ion batteries and core functional materials for high-speed rail.
"The product development cycle is long, and stable financial security is needed from the laboratory to industrialization." Chen Binbin (陈斌斌), the company's financial director, told reporters that in the past, bank loans mainly looked at operating turnover and collateral, which led to the company not getting financial support for a long time. China Construction Bank (建设银行) innovated the financial service model, comprehensively assessed the qualifications of "high-tech enterprises," R&D strength, and potential for achievement transformation, and provided the company with a "technology transformation loan" financing plan with a term of 1 year and a quota of 10 million yuan, and assisted the company in handling financial subsidies, providing key financial support for technology implementation and market promotion.
[Dialogue]
Lin Duan (林端), President of Zhangzhou Branch of China Construction Bank (建设银行漳州分行): The characteristics of technology-based enterprises such as "light assets, high growth, and heavy R&D" determine that the traditional financial service model of "heavy collateral and heavy reports" is difficult to adapt. Focusing on the core pain points of financing for such enterprises, we adhere to "product customization, service precision."
In terms of product innovation, break the "collateral dependence." Blue Ocean Blackstone (蓝海黑石) has a number of core technology achievements and products recognized by leading customers, but lacks traditional collateral, which is a common dilemma for technology-based enterprises. We accurately connect with its funding needs for technology transformation, recommend and implement CCB's (建行) "technology transformation loan" – no collateral is required, and credit can be granted only based on the company's "high-tech enterprise" qualification, R&D strength, and potential for achievement transformation. We also actively assist it in connecting with financial subsidy policies.
In terms of service innovation, the focus is on "full-cycle companionship." In addition to credit support, we also provide enterprises with comprehensive "financial + non-financial" services: on the one hand, we go to the door to handle basic businesses such as salary cards and mobile banking for enterprise employees to solve the enterprise's daily settlement needs; on the other hand, relying on CCB's (建行) resources, we connect enterprises with upstream and downstream partners in the industrial chain to help them expand market channels.
Chen Binbin (陈斌斌), Financial Director of Fujian Blue Ocean Blackstone New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (福建蓝海黑石新材料科技有限公司): For technology-based enterprises, the core assets are technology, patents, and R&D teams, but these "soft assets" are often difficult to be recognized by financial institutions, which is the biggest financing dilemma we face. CCB's (建行) "technology transformation loan" model, which does not require collateral and accurately connects with technology transformation needs, has really benefited us.
Market opportunities for technology-based enterprises are often fleeting, and the funding needs in the pilot stage are even more "urgent." At the same time, technology-based enterprises have large R&D investments and long return cycles. We hope that banks can establish a concept of long-term cooperation with enterprises, not limited to short-term credit issuance, but dynamically adjust service plans through demand tracking. For example, when enterprises are temporarily facing cash flow pressure, they can provide flexible support such as repayment plan adjustments and loan renewals to help enterprises overcome development difficulties.
Topic 3: Technology Assistance
The progress of financial technology has changed the bank's service concept, service model, and service boundaries from the underlying logic.
[Scene]
More than 20,000 national high-tech enterprises are "hidden" in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东). These enterprises are silently focused on technological breakthroughs, so that Made in China can better set sail overseas. A technology company called "Fudiwei" (富迪微) was founded by He Jinyun (何金云), the person in charge, with the ambition of "filling the gap in the local brand of flash memory market." At present, the company's products have covered a variety of storage categories such as SSD, SD, and TF cards, and the service field has been extended to enterprise storage, communication systems, smart grids, security monitoring, and other tracks.
This year, the storage industry has been fluctuating in the global market, and enterprises hope to cope with market risks and seize every opportunity, and are more dependent on stable and convenient financing channels. The 3 million yuan quota applied by He Jinyun (何金云) through WeBank's (微众银行) Weiyedai has become a reassurance for him to cope with funding gaps at any time. Weiyedai adopts a digital approval model, without paper materials, without mortgage, and the entire online operation process allows enterprises to apply for withdrawals on demand without having to go back and forth to the bank many times. "Market opportunities wait for no one. For us, this digital product is really too suitable." He Jinyun (何金云) said.
[Dialogue]
Xu Wei (许伟), Deputy General Manager of Enterprise Digital Marketing Department of WeBank (微众银行): The development of digital finance has brought new opportunities for the development of inclusive finance. Relying on three digital means, WeBank (微众银行) has embarked on an inclusive micro-service model of "affordable cost, controllable risk, and commercially sustainable": using digital big data risk control to better solve the problem of information asymmetry and reduce the threshold for users; using digital and intelligent marketing to quickly and accurately locate customer groups, reduce customer acquisition costs and optimize customer experience while rapidly expanding the service coverage of micro and small enterprises; using digital ecological empowerment to better understand the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises and enhance the sense of gain of enterprises.
As the first digital bank in China, WeBank (微众银行) faced the "impossible triangle" of "large capacity, low cost, and high availability" of financial technology from the beginning of its establishment, and built a distributed bank core system with completely independent intellectual property rights that can support hundreds of millions of customers and high-concurrency transactions, providing core guarantees for business development and low-cost operation.
He Jinyun (何金云), General Manager of Shenzhen Fudiwei Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳市富迪微科技有限公司): Originally, I had to go to the bank branch to find services, but now the services are actively coming to my door. With the increasing attention of various commercial banks to the development of inclusive finance and technology finance, our enterprises have more room to choose financial services, and can actively try new and different financial products to find the products that best meet our company's needs.
Digital finance and online services are very much in line with the characteristics and development needs of small and micro enterprises. As a technology-based enterprise, we will also actively embrace the digital services of the banking industry. Banking institutions like WeBank (微众银行) are based on the precise analysis of enterprise operating data by digital technology, which not only accelerates the financial service process, but also reduces the financing threshold for small and micro enterprises.
Enterprise operations, especially going overseas, face many challenges. We hope that more financial institutions will continue to increase digital investment and innovate and launch more financial products that meet the characteristics of small and micro enterprises, so that more business entities can enjoy convenient, fast, and technologically rich financial services.
Xu Wei (许伟): The progress of financial technology has not only reshaped the form of banking services, but also changed the bank's service concept, service model, and service boundaries from the underlying logic. As a digital bank, WeBank's (微众银行) practice has confirmed this trend.
On the one hand, the bank service model has shifted from "offline" to "fully online and scenario-based." Financial technology has broken the dependence of traditional financial services on physical outlets and manual services. Banks have realized 7×24 hours of uninterrupted online service through technologies such as cloud computing and AI (artificial intelligence). WeBank (微众银行) has built a fully online operating service system and launched inclusive financial products such as "Weilidai" (微粒贷) and "WeBank Wealth+" (微众银行财富+), serving more than 430 million individual customers.
On the other hand, the bank's service boundary has expanded from "single financial service" to "comprehensive ecosystem." At present, WeBank's (微众银行) enterprise financial APP integrates diversified services such as financing, wealth management, insurance, tax inquiry, and digital venture capital, covering the needs of the entire life cycle of enterprises.
At present, digital finance is developing rapidly, promoting banks to enter the AI native stage. We have built a systematic capability of AI infrastructure, AI application, and AI governance at three levels, realizing the comprehensive penetration of AI in product development, risk management and control, customer service, and other links, such as intelligent seat assistance, intelligent due diligence report generation, and other applications, which not only improves the internal operating efficiency of the bank, but also qualitatively improves the response speed and professionalism of customer service.
Topic 4: Forming a Joint Force
Only with the joint efforts of all parties can the service of technology finance be truly implemented, breaking away from the traditional thinking of "lending based on collateral."
[Scene]
On December 7, the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) released the "Commercial Health Insurance Innovative Drug List" (2025), and a total of 5 CAR-T cell drugs were successfully included in the list, including the Nake Orensai injection developed and produced by Hoyuan Biomedical Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (合源生物科技（天津）有限公司). It is very difficult for an innovative drug to go from the laboratory to the market. "The company may stop instantly due to the broken funding chain and the stuck supply chain." said Lyu Lulu (吕璐璐), the founder and CEO of the company.
The support of multiple parties has given the company the impetus to persist in innovative research and development. Since its establishment in 2018, Hoyuan Bio (合源生物) has received multiple rounds of investment from government investment funds and well-known investment institutions, with a cumulative equity financing amount of more than 1.6 billion yuan as of December this year.
Since April this year, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) has begun to connect with Hoyuan Bio (合源生物) for financing needs. "We jumped out of the traditional credit granting logic, combined with the company's equity financing situation, and granted the company a credit of 10 million yuan through the equity-debt linkage product 'Lianchuang e-loan'." Zhai Rui (翟蕊), Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Finance Department of Bank of Beijing Tianjin Branch (北京银行天津分行), said that after the loan was issued in June this year, the funds were quickly invested by the company in the purchase of Nake Orensai injection laboratory reagents, ensuring that the drug research and development progress was not interrupted.
[Dialogue]
Lyu Lulu (吕璐璐), Founder and CEO of Hoyuan Biomedical Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (合源生物科技（天津）有限公司): In the field of cell and gene therapy, the drug research and development cycle is long and the investment is high, and the clinical stage needs to "burn money" continuously. During the early financing, we faced the cautious attitude of investors towards innovative drug projects. Equity investment institutions were more cautious about the high risks of innovative drug research and development, and debt financing was limited by the company's asset size. However, in recent years, I have personally felt the positive changes in the financing environment. The policy support for innovative pharmaceutical companies has increased, and financial services have become more flexible and pragmatic.
With financial support, the company's funding chain is stable, and the commercial network covers more than 100 hospitals in China. In the future, we plan to expand the application of core products in children and patients with autoimmune diseases, and tackle the next generation of cell therapy technologies with lower costs and higher accessibility.
Zhai Rui (翟蕊), Deputy General Manager of the Science and Technology Finance Department of Bank of Beijing Tianjin Branch (北京银行天津分行): Many technology-based enterprises have a high technology content. Relying solely on the bank's credit approval and risk assessment system, it is impossible to accurately grasp the true value of the enterprise. For this reason, only with the joint efforts of all parties can the service of technology finance be truly implemented, breaking away from the traditional thinking of "lending based on collateral" and finding a service path that adapts to the characteristics of light assets and high growth of technology innovation enterprises.
Bank of Beijing (北京银行) links multiple resources with a normalized coordination mechanism: strengthens cooperation with equity investment institutions to promote investment-loan linkage; jointly establishes a technical advisory team with key scientific research institutes to deeply grasp the industrial development trend and the core competitiveness of enterprises, and provides professional decision-making basis for credit approval and product design... Multi-party linkage makes the bank no longer a single fund supplier, but a "resource linker" on the road to the growth of technology-based enterprises.
Beijing Bank uses a normalized collaborative mechanism to link multiple resources: strengthening cooperation with equity investment institutions to promote investment and loan linkage; jointly forming a technical advisory team with key scientific research institutes to deeply understand industry development trends and core competitiveness of enterprises, providing professional decision-making basis for credit approval and product design... Multi-party linkage allows the bank to no longer be a single fund provider, but to become a "resource linker" on the road to growth for technology companies.
The needs of technology companies are never just simple credit support. New technologies, from the technical prototype in the laboratory to the industrialization and implementation, must pass through multiple barriers of research and development, pilot testing, and market verification. Relying on its own resource integration capabilities, the bank can not only provide enterprises with financing services throughout their life cycle, but also build a government-enterprise-industry-university-research docking platform to help enterprises link policy resources, technology resources, capital resources and industrial resources, building a "financing + intelligence + resource integration" technology financial ecological service system, comprehensively escorting the growth and development of enterprises. The bank aims to provide comprehensive support, helping them to 闯过 (chuǎng guò - "break through," to overcome obstacles or difficulties).
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Continuously enhance the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the capital market, allowing it to better serve as a hub for capital allocation, accurately connect technology with industrial needs, and enable patient capital to better empower technological innovation.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests improving the institutional inclusiveness and adaptability of the capital market and improving the capital market functions that coordinate investment and financing. The Central Economic Work Conference held not long ago clearly proposed to continuously deepen the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market. Looking back at the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) held on July 30 this year, arrangements were also made for the development of the capital market—enhancing the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the domestic capital market and consolidating the momentum of the capital market's recovery and improvement. These deployments are consistent, highlighting the clear orientation of the policy level to focus on long-term market mechanism construction and ecological optimization.
Whether it is "continuously deepening the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market" or "enhancing the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the domestic capital market," the essence is a re-deepening of the dialectical relationship between finance and the real economy—comprehensive investment and financing reform provides path support for enhancing attractiveness and inclusiveness, while enhancing attractiveness and inclusiveness is a direct reflection of the effectiveness of the reform. Only by building a higher-quality market ecosystem through institutional innovation can the capital market better serve as a hub for effective capital allocation, a fertile ground for corporate innovation and development, and a platform for increasing residents' wealth, ultimately achieving a virtuous cycle of "technology-industry-finance."
As the core focus of the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market, attractiveness and inclusiveness are complementary and organic wholes. On the investment side, through institutional opening-up, policy guidance, and investor protection, more domestic and foreign long-term funds are introduced into the market, consolidating the financial foundation of the investment and financing cycle. On the financing side, by building a multi-level and broad-coverage market system, the financing needs of different types of enterprises at different stages of development are accurately matched, and the coverage of investment and financing services is broadened. The two work together to form a positive cycle of "effective inflow of funds—accelerated corporate innovation—improved quality and efficiency of the economy—manifestation of wealth effects," becoming a strong driving force for the comprehensive reform of investment and financing to empower high-quality economic development.
Enhancing the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the investment side, the key lies in creating an institutional environment that is "willing to come and able to stay," which requires coordinated solutions from three aspects: optimizing the return mechanism, cultivating long-term investment, and institutional opening-up. To activate domestic capital, it is necessary to further strengthen the investment return mechanism, establish a mechanism to promote listed companies to value investor returns, and at the same time deepen the reform of public funds, so that ordinary investors can share the benefits of market growth. For long-term funds to enter the market, it is necessary to create a more convenient investment environment for long-term funds such as social security funds, insurance funds, enterprise and occupational annuities, and public funds, promote the optimization of relevant investment policies and assessment mechanisms, and guide various long-term funds to continuously increase the scale of entry into the market. In attracting international capital, the service system for overseas investors should be accelerated and improved, the QFII (Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor) mechanism and Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (沪深港通) and other mechanisms should be continuously optimized, the interconnection with mainstream international markets should be enhanced, and the supply of RMB-denominated financial products should be expanded.
Enhancing the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the financing side, the core lies in building a "multi-level, broad-coverage, and differentiated" market system, so that enterprises of different types and at different stages of development can find suitable products and services. It is necessary to take the deepening of the reform of the "two innovation boards" as a guide to broaden the financing channels for innovative enterprises. Continuously improve the differentiated regulatory arrangements for the "Science and Innovation Growth Layer" and promote the extension of the "pre-review mechanism" and "senior professional institutional investor" system to the ChiNext (创业板) and the Beijing Stock Exchange (北交所). It is necessary to improve the connection mechanism between the Science and Technology Innovation Board (科创板), the ChiNext, the New Third Board (新三板), and the regional equity market to form a financing service system covering the entire life cycle of enterprises. Promote the market-oriented reform of mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, and let the capital market become a "booster" for corporate transformation and upgrading. In addition, it is necessary to improve market operating efficiency with mechanism optimization as support, including continuously improving the trading mechanism and promoting the expansion of the market maker system pilot. All parties in the market should also respect market laws, comprehensively, objectively, and rationally view the risks in the growth of technology companies, manage risks and obtain returns through scientific methods, and give more tolerance and understanding to the listing of unprofitable companies.
It is worth noting that deepening the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market and improving the efficiency of "two-way empowerment" must adhere to the bottom line of controllable risks. The meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) held on July 30 and the Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) held not long ago both emphasized "continuously preventing and resolving risks in key areas," which is a bottom-line requirement and a fundamental guarantee for the capital market to move steadily and far. This requires the capital market to improve the risk early warning and emergency response mechanism and enhance the ability to identify and respond to systemic risks. It is necessary to strengthen "look-through regulation," strengthen high-frequency trading regulation, and at the same time improve the risk early warning mechanism across markets and varieties. More importantly, it is necessary to guide enterprises to improve operating efficiency and profitability, and at the same time give play to the role of the delisting system to form a market ecology of survival of the fittest.
Promoting the comprehensive reform of investment and financing in the capital market is a systematic project. Enhancing attractiveness and inclusiveness as the core goal and key path cannot be separated from the coordinated efforts of all parties to form a joint force: the policy level must strengthen the supply of systems to ensure the accurate implementation of policies; listed companies need to improve quality, intermediaries must return to their responsibilities, and investors must make rational decisions; the social level must create a "good atmosphere," correctly understand the reform of the capital market, and create a stable environment for the development of the capital market.
Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," only by taking the comprehensive reform of investment and financing as the traction and continuously enhancing the attractiveness and inclusiveness of the capital market can the capital market better play the role of a hub for capital allocation, accurately connect technology with industrial needs, enable patient capital to better empower technological innovation, and inject a continuous stream of momentum into the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country.
(The author is the Dean of the National Institute of Financial Research of Tsinghua University (清华大学国家金融研究院) and the Vice Dean of the PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University (清华大学五道口金融学院))
Return to TopThe Central Economic Work Conference proposed, "Building international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area."
"The Party Central Committee has decided to expand the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, and the Shanghai International Science and Technology Innovation Center to the Yangtze River Delta. The purpose is to accelerate the formation of a major source of original innovation in our country, jointly build a strategic guide for the construction of a strong science and technology country, and establish a benchmark for supporting and leading Chinese-style modernization with science and technology." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clarified the profound considerations behind this.
Building international science and technology innovation centers is a strategic consideration based on the overall situation and with a long-term perspective by the Party Central Committee. In recent years, the construction of the three major centers has achieved remarkable results, playing an important role in supporting the improvement of China's innovation capabilities. In the future, what new opportunities will the expansion of the construction scope of international science and technology innovation centers bring? Our reporter conducted interviews.
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Building the Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center——
Forging "Peaks" and Cultivating "Plateaus"
By Wang Haonan, this newspaper's reporter
The Beijing headquarters focuses on research and development, with more than 300 people tackling key core technologies; the Tianjin (天津) base efficiently produces, ensuring the timely supply of key components; and the Langfang (廊坊), Hebei (河北) assembles complete machines, expanding production three times in ten years. A machine tool is manufactured in three places, catching the express train of coordinated development in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. Wu Aijun, Executive President of Beijing Jingdiao Technology Group, said: "Building an international science and technology innovation center is a new opportunity for us."
"Expanding the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei," from one city to three places, the land around the capital is surging with innovation.
"Expanding the Beijing International Science and Technology Innovation Center to Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei is conducive to accelerating the formation of a major source of original innovation in our country and jointly building a strategic support for the construction of a strong science and technology country." Zhang Jihong, Director of the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission and the Administrative Commission of Zhongguancun (中关村), said that Beijing (北京) will play a leading role in "taking the lead."
Ranking first among global scientific research cities for nine consecutive years, ranking third among global cities in the number of unicorn companies for four consecutive years, and maintaining a research and development expenditure intensity of around 6%... In recent years, Beijing (北京) has accelerated the promotion of the construction of an international science and technology innovation center, and its innovation, competitiveness, and radiation capabilities have been greatly improved.
"The construction of an international science and technology innovation center should not only forge 'peaks' but also cultivate 'plateaus'." Ye Tanglin, Executive Dean of the Institute of Economic and Social Development of Megacities at the Capital University of Economics and Business, believes that this "expansion" has moved from "single-point breakthroughs" focusing on core cities to "coordinated operations" of urban agglomerations, which will help promote institutional and mechanism reforms, clear regional innovation bottlenecks, and achieve functional complementarity and kinetic energy aggregation.
"In the future, we will make integrated plans in terms of opening up and sharing major scientific and technological infrastructure, collaborative technological innovation, high-level talent gathering, and jointly building world-leading science and technology parks, and continue to promote the construction of cooperative parks in Xiong'an (雄安), Binhai (滨海), Baoding (保定), and other places, and promote the continuous deepening and solidifying of coordinated innovation in the three places," said Zhang Jihong.
Under the background of the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, coordinated innovation is moving from blueprint to reality. Walking into the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), the atmosphere of innovation is overwhelming. More than 260 technology-based enterprises have gathered here in just over two years since its establishment.
"Beijing (北京) proposed the plan, Tianjin (天津) manufactured the components, and we provided the technology. We overcame the difficulties within a week." Li Jin, General Manager of Xiong'an Kunbin Technology Co., Ltd., which is deeply involved in the field of electromagnetic environment effects, introduced that last year, with the help of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei collaborative innovation platform, the company overcame the problem of aerospace-grade high-precision components. Talking about the "expansion," he said: "It will further promote the orderly flow of innovation factors and achieve efficient resource coupling."
In Tianjin (天津), the world's smallest microfluidic detector, the world's first ton-scale production of covalent organic framework materials (COFs), and the world's first interventional brain-computer interface-assisted human limb motor function restoration experiment... Under the radiation and driving effect of Beijing (北京), a number of major process and technological breakthroughs continue to emerge in the Tiankai Higher Education Science and Technology Park.
Zhang Xueying, Chairman of Tianjin Tiankai Development Group Co., Ltd., introduced that the park has accumulated 4,423 registered enterprises. "In the next step, we will deeply connect with Beijing's (北京) innovation source and Hebei's (河北) industrial application scenario resources, and introduce national-level innovation platforms and break through key core technologies in advantageous fields such as synthetic biology, brain-computer interfaces, and marine engineering equipment."
From original breakthroughs in laboratories to process innovations on production lines, and then to the application of scenarios in the vast market, a complete innovation chain is accelerating through Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei. Data shows that the transaction volume of technology contracts exported from Beijing (北京) to Tianjin (天津) and Hebei (河北) has climbed from more than 7 billion yuan in 2013 to more than 84 billion yuan in 2024.
Currently, the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei has entered a stage of comprehensive and high-quality in-depth advancement, laying a solid foundation for "expansion." In the first three quarters of this year, the GDP of the three regions increased by 5.4% year-on-year. At present, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has 174 national key laboratories, accounting for 33.9% of the national total; and 42 "double first-class" construction universities, accounting for 28.6% of the national total.
"The innovation capillaries are smoother, and the physical space connection has initially taken shape." Li Wei, Secretary-General of the Beijing (北京) Collaborative Development Service Promotion Association, analyzed, "In the future, deeper institutional reforms and soft environment construction will become the focus. For example, establishing a joint project establishment mechanism for cross-regional science and technology plans, promoting mutual recognition of talent evaluation standards, and building a reasonable benefit-sharing mechanism. These will directly determine whether the multiplier effect of regional innovation can be truly released."
"We will build a closer collaborative innovation community." Zhou Hao, Deputy Director of the Joint Working Office for Coordinated Development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, said, "We will give play to the functional roles of national laboratories, research institutes, and universities in Beijing (北京), and continuously improve the output and transformation capabilities of major original achievements, and build an integrated collaborative innovation ecosystem."
Building the Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta) International Science and Technology Innovation Center——
One City Leads, Regional Collaboration
By Huang Xiaohui, this newspaper's reporter
In Pinghu (平湖) City, Zhejiang (浙江) Province, which is adjacent to Jinshan (金山) District, Shanghai (上海), workers in the standardized factory building of Kaixinsen New Materials Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Dehui Group, are busy producing optical film products for liquid crystal displays. The manufacturing enterprise, headquartered in Jinshan (金山) District, found a technical cooperation partner through the "reveal the list and take command" platform in Pudong (浦东) New Area—Professor Wang Changlei's team from the School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering of Soochow University (苏州大学), preparing for technological upgrades.
"The solutions provided by the university will help us overcome the optical module architecture problem, improve product performance, and enhance market competitiveness." Zhang Jianguo, General Manager of Kaixinsen Company, said, "The production base is in Jinshan (金山) and Pinghu (平湖), and the R&D center is in Shanghai (上海) and Suzhou (苏州). We are a 'Yangtze River Delta company'."
Such a layout has now become the norm for science and technology innovation in the Yangtze River Delta. The "reveal the list and take command" platform, established by the Science and Economic Commission of Pudong (浦东) New Area and operated by the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center, has been in operation for nearly three years, successfully revealing 53 enterprise-type projects with a contract amount of over 128 million yuan.
In recent years, the construction of the Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Community has been accelerated. The Shanghai (上海) Zhangjiang (张江) and Anhui (安徽) Hefei (合肥) two comprehensive national science centers are "creating two centers simultaneously." The Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Resource Sharing Service Platform has gathered 28 major facilities and over 50,000 sets of large instruments. The G60 Science and Technology Innovation Corridor is stringing beads into a chain... On September 1, 2025, the first regional legislation in the country with the theme of coordinated development of science and technology innovation was officially implemented, providing a solid guarantee for the efficient allocation of science and technology resources.
Data shows that since 2022, the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta have jointly supported more than 80 projects with a total investment of over 1.7 billion yuan, and the regional R&D investment intensity has reached 3.33%. Innovation factors are flowing more smoothly within the region. "Original breakthroughs are in Shanghai (上海), application research and development are in Suzhou (苏州), Hefei (合肥), Hangzhou (杭州), and other places, and industrial landing is in the entire Yangtze River Delta. This is a typical innovation collaboration model in the Yangtze River Delta region," said Liu Qing, Director of the Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center.
Expanding the Shanghai (上海) International Science and Technology Innovation Center to the Yangtze River Delta, the integration of science and technology innovation in the Yangtze River Delta has entered a new stage of deep integration. Liu Qing said that "expansion" means upgrading from the past focus on the construction of a science and technology innovation center in Shanghai (上海) itself to Shanghai (上海) leveraging its international advantages to lead and drive the integrated innovation of the entire Yangtze River Delta region and achieve high-quality development. This is an inevitable requirement to adapt to the trend of integrated development of science and technology innovation and industrial innovation, and it will help the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta lengthen their respective "long boards" and achieve complementary advantages.
"Global innovation competition has entered a full-scale competition based on core science and technology innovation clusters. Science and technology innovation clusters dominate global science and technology discourse with complete innovation ecosystems. The Yangtze River Delta should plan science and technology innovation from the height of participating in international competition and cooperation." Qin Wenbo, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai (上海) Academy of Sciences, believes that the international science and technology innovation center after "expansion" should focus on three aspects: breaking down administrative barriers, deeply integrating Shanghai's (上海) global resource allocation capabilities, and the industrial depth and scientific research characteristics of Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), and Anhui (安徽), and promoting the transformation of innovation factors from "localization" to "functionalization"; focusing on leading industries such as integrated circuits, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence, and jointly carrying out key core technology research; and creating a world-class innovation ecosystem to attract global high-end talent and capital.
"After the 'expansion', the integration of science and technology innovation in the Yangtze River Delta has accelerated, giving us more solid talent and technology guarantees, and we can better participate in global competition," said Zhang Jianguo.
With the in-depth promotion of the construction of the Shanghai (上海) (Yangtze River Delta) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, more and more "Kaixinsen" will grow here. Data shows that the Yangtze River Delta region gathers 1/3 of the country's high-tech enterprises, 1/3 of R&D expenditure, and 1/3 of invention patent authorizations.
Incorporating the Yangtze River Delta as a whole into the construction of the international science and technology innovation center, the goal is not only to create a domestic benchmark but also to build a global innovation highland. Liu Qing used three "more" to describe the future vision of science and technology innovation in the Yangtze River Delta: "Wider—Shanghai (上海) is based in the Yangtze River Delta, facing the world and opening a broad open door, efficiently gathering global innovation resources; Higher—With Shanghai (上海) as the leader, linking Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), and Anhui (安徽), each giving full play to its strengths, coordinating efforts, and jointly building high-energy-level innovation platforms; Deeper—Anchoring the development goals of new quality productive forces, promoting the deep cross-regional integration of science and technology innovation and industrial innovation."
"The ultimate goal is to build an open, collaborative, and efficient Yangtze River Delta regional innovation system," said Liu Qing.
Building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center——
Deepening Tripartite Collaboration, Releasing the "Synergistic Effect"
By Cheng Yuanzhou, this newspaper's reporter
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has a high concentration of science and technology innovation resources—along the Pearl River (珠江) banks, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong (广深港) and Guangzhou-Zhuhai-Macao (广珠澳) science and technology innovation corridors are spread out like the Chinese character "人." In 2025, "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou" ranked first in the global top 100 innovation clusters, and "Macao-Zhuhai" was selected as one of the global top 100. In recent years, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has given full play to the complementary advantages of the three places, accelerated the construction of an open regional collaborative innovation community, and continued to deepen the connection of rules and mechanisms to create a global science and technology innovation highland.
"Choosing to come to Hetao (河套), I took the right path!" Chen Furong, Dean of the Institute of Materials Science of the City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大学) (Futian (福田)), who developed China's first high spatio-temporal resolution electron microscope with independent intellectual property rights, said with deep feeling.
Through the "No. 1 Channel" of Shenzhen (深圳) Customs, the optical design and algorithm R&D team in Hong Kong (香港) and the precision processing and industrial application team in Shenzhen (深圳) can commute "point-to-point" in half an hour; using the customs clearance model of "temporary import and export of scientific research equipment," the microscope can be released to the world simultaneously in Shenzhen (深圳) and Hong Kong (香港).
At present, the Shenzhen (深圳) Park of the Hetao (河套) Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone has gathered more than 440 technology companies and more than 15,000 scientific researchers; the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong (广东)) Quantum Science Center and other innovation platforms are being laid out, the Hong Kong Science Park (香港科学园) Shenzhen (深圳) Branch has opened, and 13 key scientific research projects of 5 Hong Kong (香港) universities have been implemented.
In the view of Zhou Yiren, Director of the Institute of Territorial Development and Regional Economy of the National Development and Reform Commission, the highly open institutional environment, convenient cross-border flow of factors, and deep coupling of high-tech manufacturing and international markets are the unique advantages of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in building an international science and technology innovation center.
"Relying on Hong Kong's (香港) internationally leading basic scientific research, finance, rule of law, and global network system, and Macao's (澳门) advantages in linking the Portuguese-speaking countries' science and technology innovation system, combined with Shenzhen's (深圳) strong foundation in enterprise innovation, digital technology, and emerging industries, Guangzhou's (广州) national comprehensive gateway hub function, and the Pearl River Delta's (珠三角) complete advanced manufacturing system, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has the conditions to explore an internationalized science and technology innovation model facing the world, with enterprises as the main body and result transformation as the orientation." Zhou Yiren believes that it is necessary to further strengthen the "soft connectivity" of science and technology rules and mechanisms to release the "synergistic effect" of cross-border collaboration.
Focusing on key links, Guangdong (广东) took the lead in realizing the cross-border allocation of provincial financial scientific research funds to Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门); Guangzhou (广州) promoted the expansion of the pilot program of the positive list of cross-border scientific research materials, benefiting more than 200 biomedical companies; Shenzhen (深圳) Data Exchange took the lead in carrying out cross-border data transaction pilots nationwide; the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area individual income tax preferential policies and the talent visa policies for the nine mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area to and from Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) have been fully implemented... At present, Guangdong (广东) has jointly released 262 "Bay Area Standards" with Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门), and 187 high-frequency government service items have achieved "cross-border handling."
"Major national instruments" witness the height of collaborative science and technology innovation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Dongguan (东莞) Spallation Neutron Source and the Guangzhou (广州) National Supercomputing Center are open to Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门); the Strong Field Heavy Ion Accelerator and the Cold Spring Ecosystem Research Device are accelerating construction... At present, there are 10 national major science and technology infrastructure in Guangdong (广东), initially forming a world-class cluster of major science and technology infrastructure. In addition, Guangdong (广东) has also laid out the construction of 26 national key laboratories and 459 provincial key laboratories, and formed 35 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao joint laboratories to create a source of original innovation and a highland of industrial science and technology innovation.
The continuous emergence of technological breakthroughs is promoting the industry of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to move towards the mid-to-high end. "We have achieved nanoscale etching on silicon carbide materials with diamond-level hardness to produce silicon carbide optical waveguide AR (augmented reality) glasses," said Liu Jieling, General Manager of Industrial Investment of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area National Nanoscience and Technology Innovation Research Institute.
Zheng Hairong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Director of the National Innovation Center for High-Performance Medical Devices, introduced that the center has developed a 5.0T human whole-body magnetic resonance imaging system, domestically produced ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), etc., becoming an innovation engine for China's medical device industry. In the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 9 trillion-level industrial clusters have been formed, and more than 70,000 national-level high-tech enterprises have gathered here.
"We will firmly seize the opportunity to build the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Science and Technology Innovation Center, focus on cutting-edge emerging fields, carry out full-chain cooperation from technology research and development to enterprise incubation to industrial cultivation, and strive to build a world-class high-tech industry cluster area." Gong Guoping, Secretary of the Party Group of the Guangdong (广东) Provincial Department of Science and Technology, introduced that relying on high-level scientific research platforms, Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门) are jointly building a high-level talent highland. At present, Guangdong (广东) has gathered more than 1.6 million R&D personnel.
Return to TopBy: 李君强
Building three major centers is conducive to concentrating superior resources and creating an important fulcrum for the innovation-driven development strategy, thereby driving the flow of innovation elements in a wider range and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system.
At the Central Economic Work Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made clear arrangements for the construction of international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北)), Shanghai (Shanghai (上海)-Yangtze River Delta (长三角)), and the Guangdong (广东)-Hong Kong (香港)-Macao (澳门) Greater Bay Area, emphasizing that "this is a major task."
Building international science and technology innovation centers with global influence is a major strategic task personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). The reason why this task is "major" lies not only in its scale but also in its strong traction, profound impact, and significant weight. The Central Economic Work Conference proposed "adhering to innovation-driven development and accelerating the cultivation and expansion of new driving forces," and "building international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北)), Shanghai (Shanghai (上海)-Yangtze River Delta (长三角)), and the Guangdong (广东)-Hong Kong (香港)-Macao (澳门) Greater Bay Area" is an important part of this.
Currently, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and global technological competition is becoming increasingly fierce. It is difficult for a single city to independently bear a complete innovation system. Especially in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and biomanufacturing, the innovation chain is long, the investment is large, and the risk is high. Technological innovation is increasingly dependent on cross-regional collaboration, and innovation elements need to be efficiently allocated in a wider range. Whoever takes the lead in forming an innovation highland with global influence will win more initiative in international competition.
Building three major centers is conducive to concentrating superior resources and creating an important fulcrum for the innovation-driven development strategy, thereby driving the flow of innovation elements in a wider range and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system. In recent years, the construction of the three major international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and the Guangdong (广东)-Hong Kong (香港)-Macao (澳门) Greater Bay Area has achieved remarkable results. Expanding the Beijing (北京) International Science and Technology Innovation Center to Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北), and expanding the Shanghai (上海) International Science and Technology Innovation Center to the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), will accelerate the formation of China's main source of original innovation and make the power source stronger. Taking the Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北) region as an example, Beijing (北京) has dense scientific research resources, Tianjin (天津) has a solid manufacturing base and port logistics advantages, and Hebei (河北) has unique advantages in land resources and costs. After the "expansion," the Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北) region will further unblock the blockages in innovation elements and show greater promise in collaborative innovation.
Promoting the construction of the three major centers, the key lies in the method, the law, and the practical work. It is necessary to adapt to local conditions. The three major centers have different endowments and advantages. The Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北) region focuses on leveraging the source function of original innovation and strives to achieve more breakthroughs "from 0 to 1"; the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) region focuses on building a hub for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and a high-end industrial innovation cluster, amplifying the multiplier effect "from 1 to 100"; the Guangdong (广东)-Hong Kong (香港)-Macao (澳门) Greater Bay Area highlights open advantages and institutional differences to create a cross-border collaborative innovation model. Only by grasping the relationship between one region and the overall situation, identifying comparative advantages, and adhering to seeking truth from facts can we form a synergy in differentiated development and jointly build an important engine for China's innovation and development.
It is necessary to follow the laws. Scientific and technological innovation has its own laws. Basic research has a long cycle and is difficult, so we must maintain patience and determination; the transformation of achievements and market application must respect market laws and strengthen the main position of enterprises in innovation. Promoting the construction of the three major centers cannot simply pursue short-term indicators, but must cultivate advantages in long-term accumulation and continuous investment.
It is necessary to earnestly engage in practical work. To accelerate the construction of the three major centers, we must adhere to reform and innovation. For example, in terms of systems and mechanisms, we must further deepen reforms in scientific research management, talent evaluation, and achievement transformation, and promote a virtuous cycle of science and technology, industry, and finance; improve cross-regional collaborative innovation mechanisms, optimize resource allocation, and smooth the flow of innovation elements, and truly transform institutional advantages into innovative achievements.
The more important the task, the more necessary it is to maintain strategic focus. Adhering to steady and solid work and 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve success through persistent effort," persistent effort leads to success), and completing this major task well, the driving force for China's high-quality development will be more surging and powerful, and the technological support for Chinese-style modernization will be more solid and strong.
Return to TopBy: 邓小南
Speaking of my experiences, my father was a historian, and I also studied history by chance. What I fear mentioning most is "family scholarly tradition" (家学渊源), as I worry that I might affect the "reputation" of my late father, Deng Guangming (邓广铭), because of myself.
There are three sisters in my family. When I was born, my parents were already over forty years old, and I was named "Xiaonan" (小南). After I became sensible, I guessed that my parents might have strongly hoped for a "little boy" (小男) and was therefore very afraid of letting them down. I have a very deep impression that when I was still a child, my mother, Dou Zhenru (窦珍茹), told me, "Girls must have their own careers in the future." At that time, I was ignorant and didn't understand why, but later I learned that in the 1930s, my mother gave up her own opportunity for further study so that my father could pursue his education.
I was not an easy child to deal with from a young age. At the age of five, I "ran away" from the full-time kindergarten near Xizhimen (西直门) in Beijing (北京) and returned to my home in Dongchang Hutong (东厂胡同), causing all the teachers in the kindergarten to search for me everywhere in the bitter cold wind. When I was in elementary school, my parents' energy was focused on their work. My mother, who worked in the library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (科学院), would sometimes take me to the reading room and let me browse various novels and periodicals. I liked to play with my friends in the hutongs and courtyards, picking elm money and mulberry leaves, telling them stories from "Tracks in the Snowy Forest" (林海雪原) and "Bitter Herbs" (苦菜花), and occasionally inserting my own imagined content.
In today's language, I grew up in a "free-range" environment, both "free" and "nurtured." I often think of my elementary and middle school teachers, their strictness and kindness, like a kind of gentle immersion. When I first entered school, I was punished to stand for speaking in class more than once, but when the teacher met my mother, she only said that I read the most books in the class and had many ideas. Our generation encountered the "Three Years of Hardship" (三年困难时期), and in the third grade, my calves were swollen, leaving a "pit" when pressed. The school tried to find soybean milk, and everyone had a cup during recess. I remember the relieved expression on my mother's face when I told her about it when I got home. In the fifth grade, I transferred from Wangfu Dajie Elementary School (王府大街小学) to Peking University Affiliated Elementary School (北大附小), and in the sixth grade, I took a half-year leave of absence due to illness, but with the help of my teachers, I completed my studies as scheduled. When I encountered confusion in junior high school, the head teacher encouraged me, "You are already 15 years old, you should be independent, and you must be able to face life yourself." In 1977, I returned to school from the frontier to visit my teachers. After 10 years, many teachers not only recognized me at first sight, but also mobilized me, a junior high school student, to return to my alma mater, Peking University Affiliated High School (北大附中), to teach.
In 1968, I and dozens of classmates came to Yanwowo Island (雁窝岛) in the 853 Farm (853农场) in Beidahuang (北大荒). There were no textbooks in our simple luggage, only "Quotations from Chairman Mao" (毛主席语录), "Selected Essays of Lu Xun" (鲁迅杂文选), and the "Xinhua Dictionary" (新华字典). During those 10 years, we farmed, harvested, winnowed, and stored grain, cut grass in the river, and felled trees in the mountains. In the midst of hardship, we forged deep friendships with the old railway soldiers (转业铁道兵), old workers, old educated youth, and their children. I was recommended twice to be a worker-peasant-soldier student, but was not approved due to my family background. After the old workers learned about it, they pulled me and said, "It's better if you don't go, we can't bear to let you go!" Before leaving the farm, they specially hunted pheasants in the wilderness, made dumplings, and sat around the table, saying, "Xiaodeng, eat more, when you return to Beijing (北京), everything will be in small plates and small bowls, you won't be full!"
Later, my late father was rehabilitated, and I returned to Beijing (北京) and taught as a substitute teacher at No. 172 Middle School (172中) (now the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (人大附中)). In 1977, the college entrance examination was restored. I had no confidence, and my father also said, "If junior high school students can get into university, would that still be called a university?" After the results were announced, I saw that the students I had taught in the farm elementary school had been admitted to key universities, and I decided to try the following year. In the spring semester of 1978, I was teaching "Social Development History" in the third grade of junior high school. A colleague asked for leave to prepare for the college entrance examination. Seeing that the children facing graduation were in a tense period, I thought that I could not delay them, so I took over the teaching work of 8 classes in 14 classes. Fortunately, the test scores of this course in that grade ranked first in Haidian District (海淀区) that year. During that time, I would prepare lessons before reviewing every night. The room was stuffy in the summer, so I would open the door wide when it was quiet at night and stand in the corridor to find the breeze and cool off. Because I had not studied high school mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and I had mostly forgotten the content of junior high school, I decided to apply for liberal arts, and filled in the Chinese History major in the Department of History and the Language major in the Department of Chinese at Peking University (北京大学). In the end, I was admitted to the Department of History.
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Entering Peking University (北京大学), I deeply felt that the "spring of science" was hard-won and hoped to "catch up with the lost time." The department attached great importance to the classes of 1977 and 1978, and invited famous teachers from inside and outside the university to teach various courses. The students were either experienced or purely experienced, some were humble and permeated with talent, and some were naive and genuine but studious and intelligent, and everyone had high aspirations. Our studies were all guided by many teachers. Entering the second grade, undergraduates were allowed to take the "Dunhuang Studies" course with graduate students. Under the careful guidance of the teachers, we read Dunhuang scrolls, read "Zizhi Tongjian" (资治通鉴), the two "Tang Books" (唐书), and the works of predecessors such as Chen Yinke (陈寅恪), Xiang Da (向达), and Wang Zhongmin (王重民). Facing the incomplete documents and unfamiliar vocabulary, we traced and unfolded them layer by layer, feeling inexplicably fresh and excited, and began to appreciate the weight of the word "research." In the process of learning, I realized the internal continuity and changes between eras, and the focus of my thinking gradually shifted from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty; I also realized that the Song Dynasty history academic community still had shortcomings in terms of sensitivity to materials, the density of topics, and the depth of analysis.
During my graduate studies, I studied Song Dynasty history with two classmates under the guidance of my late father. My father's generation of scholars guided students from a holistic perspective, focusing on guidance. His specific intervention was not much, but the influence was close and profound. He proposed the "four keys" to studying history in his early years: chronology, bibliography, official system, and historical geography, which had a clear guiding role in the practice of teaching and learning. His students, such as Qi Xia (漆侠), Chen Zhichao (陈智超), Wang Zengyu (王曾瑜), and Li Yumin (李裕民), are all outstanding scholars in the field of Song Dynasty history. Our group of students had dropped out of school and had a weak foundation. He gave each person a copy of the "General Catalogue of the Siku Quanshu" (四库全书总目提要) and asked us to read through the "Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Changbian" (续资治通鉴长编). He was famous for his strictness with students. When sorting out historical books, we had to hand-copy the original text. He not only checked the progress of reading, but also guided the logic and rhetoric of learning, and never let go of any doubts in the argumentation.
At that time, there were very few punctuated editions of historical books. The library allowed us to borrow thread-bound books. Being able to hold the large volumes in blue cases back to the dormitory made me feel satisfied. During the writing of the thesis, the table, the bed, and the floor were all covered with unfolded materials, cards, and grid paper; the top and bottom margins of the paper, the horizontal and vertical lines, were almost covered with repeatedly revised text. The topics that the students were concerned about were not the same, but whenever we met, we could **疑义相与析** (yí yì xiāng yǔ xī - "doubts are analyzed together," to discuss and resolve doubts together).
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In 1985, after graduating with a master's degree, I was fortunate enough to stay at Peking University (北京大学) to teach, and it has been exactly 40 years. In the 1970s, I taught elementary school in the adobe thatched houses of Beidahuang (北大荒). After returning to Beijing (北京), I worked as a substitute teacher in middle school. In the 1980s, I stepped onto the podium of Peking University (北京大学). Under the strong contrast, what remains unchanged is the natural duty of being a teacher. Adolescence and youth are the best times in students' lives, and these pure hearts and clear eyes cannot be disappointed.
The relationship between teachers and students is, in the final analysis, an exchange of hearts. In the early years, the children in the village were used to being naughty. Some of them had blood all over their faces from "fighting" (干仗) (dǎjià - "fighting," engaging in physical altercations). I felt sorry for them and scolded them while cleaning them up, and helped them sew up their torn clothes. Some people always wrote "halfway" (半拉) (bàn lā - "halfway," incomplete) when writing, but in the severe cold of the Northeast, I found that I didn't know how to burn coal briquettes, so he ran over early in the morning to help me chop wood and light the fire. In the crowded classrooms of Peking University (北京大学), students often handed me throat lozenges and sent bouquets of flowers. I was the head teacher of the 1986 undergraduate class. The students are in all directions, but their hearts are still connected. It has been 35 years since graduation, and they often come to greet and visit me. At the end of 2016, I accidentally fainted while lecturing. When I woke up, I didn't know whose cotton coat was under me, and I didn't know whose long scarf was around my neck. In addition to the colleagues who came after hearing the news, there were visiting students who I didn't know who followed the ambulance to the hospital, and students who drove over in a hurry. The students automatically took turns to accompany and care for me until I recovered and returned home.
The students remember discussing and discussing in the small office time and time again during their studies. They said that the most impressive thing was the word "standard" in academics. A student mentioned in the postscript of his thesis that "Teacher Deng and I exchanged a total of 1249 emails during the 6 years of studying for a master's and doctoral degree." This number surprised me. There must be a lot of trivial nagging in the emails, but the students remember the instructions, and they will not be perfunctory when they face their own students in the future. Revising the graduation thesis is the last stage of "passive" training for students; and my own feeling is like "sewing densely before leaving" (临行密密缝) (lín xíng mì mì féng - "sewing densely before leaving," to prepare meticulously for someone's departure).
In recent years, I often receive emails and WeChat messages from students, postcards from overseas, small hand-painted pictures from students, handmade crafts, and even a cloth schoolbag painted by a student's daughter, all of which are touching. After graduating with a doctorate, they published a book, and on the title page and in the postscript, they did not forget their Teacher Deng... I often wonder if I am worthy of this deep affection.
Over the years, some of the doctoral and master's students I have supervised are in universities, some teach in middle schools; some are in publishing houses, some are in museums; some have been selected to support the border areas, and some have become civil servants. There are confusions and gains in the work. When they get together, it's like returning to those years. Listening to them talk eloquently, I can't even get a word in, but I am surprised by their competence and delighted by their sincerity.
Since I chose to be a teacher, the primary responsibility is "teaching" and "educating." The huge pressure on the humanities is unlikely to change in the short term. This is not only related to many disciplines, but also to the spiritual outlook of the entire nation. In the coming decades, it is today's young people who will be able to support the situation.
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A person's life is connected by the imprints on the long road. In the autumn of 1997, my late father said to me on his sickbed: "What I have been doing these years is to correct the academic style. Academics are constantly developing, and my understanding is also progressing. I have not stopped in academics in these decades, one is because I have the guidance of masters; the second is because I have always been in the academic center; and the third is because the people I associate with, including those I 'fight' with, are all 'characters' of an era. I criticize others also for my own progress. I am 90 years old and still writing articles to argue with people. No matter how good or bad the articles are, they are all combative. I do everything in a down-to-earth manner, and maybe there are mistakes, and I admit my mistakes." When my father's selected works were being compiled, I helped him make some corrections to misprinted characters. After the book was published, he wrote a few short words on the title page: "Xiaonan, my son, keep this in mind" (小南吾儿存念). I always feel that this is not a simple "keep this in mind," but a solemn entrustment.
I often think of the scene of my father quietly sitting at his desk reading thread-bound books in the evening, gently stroking the pages, concentrating and focusing. That generation of people experienced many hardships, and such reading was a rare enjoyment. But they did not stop there. What they kept in mind was to inherit the academic lineage, correct the academic style, and "show the rules to those who come later" (示来者以轨则) (shì lái zhě yǐ guǐ zé - "show the rules to those who come later," to set an example for future generations). After my father passed away, the tombstone was engraved with Xin Jiaxuan's (辛稼轩) eulogy to Zhu Xi (朱熹): "What does not decay is the name that will last for ten thousand generations; who says that the Duke is dead, his spirit still lives on" (所不朽者，垂万世名；孰谓公死，凛凛犹生).
The history that our fathers and we are engaged in is not only a career for scholars, but also an attitude towards life, and is a person's accomplishment and pursuit. History focuses on the "reflective" way of thinking, focuses on the spirit of seeking truth from facts, and cultivates the ability to analyze materials and solve problems. History focuses on the "human" living conditions and organizational methods, bringing us profound life insights. We study history, and at the same time, we are participants, witnesses, and observers of history. The rich accumulation of history is the "soul" and "root" in our hearts, and is the source of fulfillment. Reflection stimulates vitality, which is the core value of history. The times shape us, and we also participate in shaping this era.
In 2016, Peking University (北京大学) decided to establish the Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (人文社会科学研究院), as a platform to promote interdisciplinary research and promote international exchanges. As an ordinary teacher, I was unexpectedly selected to undertake this work. For me, this was very sudden and very hesitant. But I also remembered the twists and turns of my late father and Mr. Zhou Yiliang (周一良), Wang Yongxing (王永兴), and Tian Yuqing (田余庆) in establishing the Center for the Study of Medieval Chinese History (中古史中心); I remembered the encouragement of my friends when I was elected president of the Song History Research Association (宋史研究会) 10 years ago, "The responsibilities that should be shouldered must always be faced"; I remembered the voices of "persevere a little longer" around me when I was planning to retreat. I think that the hope that the school places on us is to bring hope to scholars. This is our responsibility. So Professor Qu Jingdong (渠敬东) of the Department of Sociology and I, with the support of countless like-minded friends, jointly established the Peking University Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (北大文研院). We take "cultivating scholarship and activating thought" as our purpose, encouraging deep immersion and encouraging calm innovation; we hope that "those who are near will be pleased, and those who are far away will come" (近者悦，远者来) (jìn zhě yuè, yuǎn zhě lái - "those who are near will be pleased, and those who are far away will come," to attract people from all directions), forming a fresh atmosphere and achieving first-class standards. In an environment that tends to be utilitarian, we strive to protect the "pure land" of thought, form a community of scholars, gather the essence of all parties, and build a more internationally competitive academic team.
Currently, I am sorting out my lecture notes from many years. What I have in mind is that I hope to be able to form new words on my recent ideas on ancient Chinese information channels after "The Ancestral System: A Brief Account of Politics in the Early Northern Song Dynasty" (祖宗之法：北宋前期政治述略) and "Various Aspects of the Civil Service Selection System in the Song Dynasty" (宋代文官选任制度诸层面). This topic has received attention from the international academic community since it was proposed in the 1990s, and I believe it has the potential to lead new research directions.
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We are currently in an era where screens are ubiquitous. From the phones that wake us up in the morning to the tablets that almost everyone owns, to the computers on our desks, screens have long been the primary medium through which we obtain information and connect with the world. This "screen reading," with its instant, massive, and interactive characteristics, has greatly broadened the scope and speed of our information acquisition.
However, for most people, the current state of screen reading is still "shallow reading" and "superficial reading." Of course, we cannot therefore assert what the future of screen reading will be. Just as scholars in the era of handwritten manuscripts worried about the "decline of reading" at the beginning of the popularization of printing, the change of media will inevitably bring about the reshaping of reading habits. With the evolution of technology, screen reading will no longer be limited to superficial information acquisition. Innovations such as annotation tools, mind maps, AI-assisted understanding, and socialized reading communities are gradually guiding us to engage in more structured, interactive, and in-depth reading on screens. The future of screen reading may develop into a new immersive experience, so that the information flow is no longer an endless waterfall, but a river of knowledge where one can stop, look back, and interact. I firmly believe in this: we will eventually learn to master the screen, so that it evolves from a mere information collector into a partner for deep thinking and knowledge construction.
But I still want to say that paper reading is still irreplaceable, at least for now. I hear from many friends in publishing that the situation for paper books is becoming increasingly difficult, and I feel it is necessary to appeal for this: if screen reading is the flowing tide of the digital age, then paper reading is the stabilizing force that allows us to calm our minds. Every paper book is a unique physical carrier. It has its own weight, format, the feel of the paper, the fragrance of the ink, and even the yellowing and dog-eared pages left by the years. This makes reading no longer a purely visual input, but a multi-sensory experience. Opening a book, the friction between fingers and paper, the rustling of pages turning, and the slight intoxication of the ink fragrance all silently construct an independent reading field.
More importantly, paper books inherently possess a "sense of boundary." It has no pop-up ads to intrude, no hyperlinks to tempt, and no endless scrolling of algorithm recommendations. In the world of paper books, we are naturally isolated from the noise of information, focusing our attention on the words in front of us. This physical "enclosure" provides us with the most scarce resource: continuous time and focus. In the era of digital intelligence, when our attention is infinitely fragmented, paper books, with their solid physical existence, become an irreplaceable haven for deep reading, helping us to regain our flow in the midst of浮躁 (fú zào - "restless," impetuousness). Every time I fly, I bring a favorite paper book, and in the completely enclosed environment, I immerse myself in reading, and each time I have a sense of spiritual fulfillment.
Beyond the medium, a deeper proposition emerges: why do we read? What do we read? Especially in a period of civilizational transition, the knowledge of many disciplines, especially those conclusive concepts that are revered as the norm, appear fragmented and even 捉襟见肘 (zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu - "pulling your lapels reveals your elbows," inadequate to cover a situation) in the face of rapidly changing reality. I'm not saying this just because I'm a writer: literary reading is becoming increasingly important, becoming a spiritual carrier of this era.
In my opinion, in this era, literature is an essential existence, and even everything is literature. This does not mean that all texts have become poems or novels, but that the "meaning generation" mechanism and "narrative" logic contained in literature have permeated all aspects of our understanding of the world and constructing ourselves.
In today's algorithm-dominated world, AI can process information, but it cannot generate meaning, because it lacks human experience, emotion, and perception of "existence." Literature is the core engine of this meaning generation, teaching us how to tell stories, how to understand stories, and ultimately how to understand ourselves and this complex world through stories.
We need to update our view of literature, release it from the linguistic level, and treat it as a meaning-generating structure. Big data provides the correlation of facts, and AI is good at pattern recognition, but they cannot directly give these facts and patterns "meaning," let alone deal with the vague, contradictory, and illogical aspects of human experience. And literature, precisely, is to deal with these "non-standard" spiritual fields. It constructs a polysemous structure through the struggles of characters, the conflicts of plots, and the symbols of images. It invites readers into a field where readers are no longer passive recipients of information, but active participants. You must invest your own experience, emotions, and thoughts, and interact deeply with the text in order to activate and generate your own unique meaning. This process of meaning generation is dynamic, personalized, and infinitely open. The same work, read at different stages of life and in different moods, may stimulate different understandings and feelings, which is precisely the vitality of literature's "meaning generation."
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There was a bag of plums in the refrigerator, each one fully ripe and yellow, with many tiny water droplets forming on the inside of the bag. I took the bag to the stone table on the terrace and opened it to let the moisture evaporate. At the same time, I could almost guess the next "journey" of these plums.
Sure enough, my mother saw the bag of plums and asked about the old bamboo sieve at home, wanting to dry these plums. After lunch, we found the sieve. It hadn't been used for a long time, and one of the bamboo strips had come loose for more than 20 centimeters. After my mother cleaned the sieve, she sat on the stone stool on the terrace and used a fruit knife to cut each plum open and place it in the bamboo sieve. The plums just covered the sieve. My mother propped the sieve on a plastic stool next to the living room's outer wall, where the sunlight was most abundant. The opened yellow plums looked like flowers, blooming in the sunlight.
This was the first "career" my mother found after coming to my home this time. A hard-working woman her whole life, labor is the theme of her life. Without something to do, my mother can't settle down.
When I got up from my afternoon nap and went downstairs, I saw that my mother had moved the sieve to the lawn in the front yard. The sunlight was very good, and my mother sat on a small stool on the veranda, guarding her plums, looking happy. I was pleased to have found this "sunshine career" for my mother.
Around 3 p.m., the sunlight moved to the veranda at the entrance, and my mother, chasing the sunlight, also moved the sieve to the veranda. The plums in the sieve were visibly shriveled and much darker in color. My mother took this plum-drying "career" so seriously that it seemed to have a slow-motion effect.
Around 5 p.m., I went downstairs to cook dinner and saw that my mother had moved the sieve to the small stool she had been sitting on earlier. The raised sieve now had only half a sieve of faint sunlight left. After five or six days of such "moving," the plums finally dried under my mother's diligent care. My mother found a small bag and stored them away. My mother's "sunshine career" came to a successful conclusion. However, soon, my mother started her second career.
That day, when I came home from work, I saw three slightly shriveled papayas on the cutting board. Clearly, my mother wanted to cut these papayas, but one of her hands was injured. When my husband saw this, he cut the papayas, and my mother happily took them and spread the slices in the sieve to dry. After that, she began a process similar to drying plums. After the papayas, my mother's third "sunshine career" was drying peppercorns. There was a bag of unused peppercorns at home that had become damp. One day at noon, I saw the peppercorns in the sunlight on the terrace. Later, the peppercorns turned into half a jar of peppercorn powder. There was no mortar at home, so my mother used an ashtray instead, and also found a small cylindrical stone pestle, using one hand to grind the dried peppercorns into powder. My mother's life wisdom is truly endless, 信手拈来 (xìn shǒu niān lái - "pick up with the hand," to do or create something easily and skillfully).
With my mother around, the sunlight becomes real and concrete, able to dry all sorts of things, making them dry, fragrant, and warm. Sometimes I also wash my mother's socks and dry them on a small stool. The afternoon sunlight slowly moves from the lawn to the veranda, like a bright slow-motion scene.
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How long has it been since I took the bus? Perhaps since I started driving in 2009. But Dad is used to taking the bus. He has a senior citizen card and often takes the bus to see the scenery after the morning rush hour. I really don't know what scenery there is to see. I think that Dad, in his 80s, is probably excited by even the slightest change in the city, making his eyes light up, making his day pleasant, and giving him something to chew on.
One weekend, I was driving on the road, and while waiting at a red light, I saw Dad on the bus through the car window. I suddenly felt ashamed and felt that I should accompany Dad to see the scenery and go around. When I mentioned it to Dad when I got home, Dad said, no problem, you have to prepare change, or scan the code.
That day, Dad seemed very excited from the moment he waited for the bus. He proudly pointed to the bus stop sign and talked about the bus routes. The bus came. Dad started to be proud again, saying, this is our bus. I followed behind, feeling that Dad was like a child who had never seen the world, and I hoped that Dad would say less. The driver greeted Dad and said, Uncle, take it easy. Dad said in a long tone, Okay, young man, it's you again. Dad skillfully grabbed one hand ring after another and walked forward. From time to time, someone helped him and said, Take it easy, Uncle. Someone got up to offer a seat, and Dad said there were seats in the back, thanking them from time to time. Dad went up the steps at the back of the bus, sat by the window, took off his hat, and tidied his hair. I sat next to him.
We arrived at the station, and the station name was announced. People got on and off, and the bus became lively. The passenger who got on the bus last, carrying a bag of seafood in one hand and a bag of apples in the other, received the most attention. Some people asked how much the apples cost, and others asked what seafood was hidden in the bag. The person said that he bought sea bass, which was fresh. Dad seemed to know more and said that fresh small flatfish are sold at 6 o'clock in the morning. After washing them at home, coat them with flour and fry them. They are delicious. When it came to eating, everyone became interested and talked about the heat, color, and how to place them after they are out of the pot so that they are not easily collapsed and soft.
We arrived at the station, and it was another farewell and greeting. This time, a pair of grandparents and grandchildren were the last to get on the bus. Two hearing aids protruded from the little girl's sparse hair. She was four or five years old, short in stature, and barely reached the coin box on tiptoe to put in the coin. Her grandfather held up his senior citizen card. The driver said, Nana (娜娜) doesn't need to pay, she's not tall enough. The little girl turned around and said something. I wasn't far away, but I couldn't hear clearly. Nana's (娜娜) grandfather smiled and said, I heard it, I heard it. Someone called Nana (娜娜) to sit down, and my dad also called her. Nana (娜娜) didn't sit down, but held on to the back of the chair and looked up at the small station signs inside the bus. Her eyes didn't seem to be very good either. She pushed her grandfather and pointed to the words. Someone rushed to read for her grandfather. She put her hands to her ears, followed along, shook her head, and spoke very loudly. I listened carefully and found that there was indeed a problem with her speech.
At this time, Nana (娜娜) approached the person who was shopping early in the market and opened the fish bag to look at him. The person said, Sea bass. Nana (娜娜) said, Sea bass. The person said sea bass again, and Nana (娜娜) continued to say sea bass. The two repeated it over and over again, as if they couldn't say enough. Nana (娜娜) poked the apples again, and my dad was very active and said, Apples. Nana (娜娜) said apples. My dad said apples again, and Nana (娜娜) continued to say apples, over and over again, not enough. My dad called Nana (娜娜) to look at the scenery. Nana (娜娜) came over. She didn't need me to make room, but stood next to my dad, close to him, listening to him point and say, Poplar, pine, big crane, shopping mall... My dad spoke slowly, but Nana's (娜娜) eyes, ears, and mouth were still too busy. I don't know when, the bus suddenly became quiet, with only the voices of Nana (娜娜) and my dad.
At this time, Nana (娜娜) had an apple in her hand, red and round. I looked out the window, my nose felt sore, and I suddenly realized that the bus carrying me was bringing the best news in the world.
By: 胡美英
At this time of year, the grass has withered and yellowed, but the warmth of the sun remains. This afternoon, I came to Aunt Liu's (刘阿姨) village. Every so often, I come to her house to buy shao kezi (烧壳子) freshly baked with firewood and youbing (油饼) freshly fried in flaxseed oil, and to enjoy the process of her making these foods.
Aunt Liu's (刘阿姨) backyard is a grove of oleaster trees. The aroma of oleaster-filled shao kezi (烧壳子) wafts from her house, making the wind in the entire oleaster grove fragrant. Aunt Liu's (刘阿姨) oleaster filling has a unique recipe. Every late autumn, she always waits for the oleaster fruit to undergo several frosts before picking them. At that time, the oleaster fruit has already frozen into a dark reddish-brown color. As long as you shake the branches vigorously, the frost-kissed oleaster fruit will fall to the ground. Aunt Liu (刘阿姨) takes a wicker basket and picks only the large ones, while the small ones become food for chickens and sheep, or are returned to the roots of the oleaster trees to become fertilizer. The large, red oleaster fruits are washed, steamed, pitted, and ground into a fine flour, then mixed with brown sugar and flaxseed oil to create a pot of sweet and fragrant oleaster flour.
Aunt Liu (刘阿姨) says that shao kezi (烧壳子) baked with pine branches are the most fragrant. I saw her neatly and deftly knead the dough, which had been proofed in advance on a large chopping board, pinch off a piece and roll it round in her palm, then roll it out into a dough skin with a rolling pin. Then, she wraps the prepared oleaster filling inside and brushes a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface, and a shao kezi (烧壳子) blank is made. The deep red oleaster filling glistens with oil, making one's mouth water. When it is fired and baked, the aroma of the oleaster is completely stimulated.
I smelled the fragrance of the shao kezi (烧壳子), and Aunt Liu (刘阿姨) turned her head and continued to busy herself. Before long, Aunt Liu (刘阿姨) brought out a basket of golden oleaster-filled shao kezi (烧壳子), a plate of crispy flaxseed oil-fried oleaster-filled youbing (油饼), freshly steamed flaxseed cake, and a plate of verdant cold-dressed sand leeks. Aunt Liu (刘阿姨) said that the sand leeks were picked by herself in the Gobi Desert. When the sand leeks are budding, clusters of sand leeks topped with small round bluish-purple sand leek flowers sway in the wind, like swaying bluish-purple dreams.
Carrying these abundant foods, I walked out of the oleaster grove along the riverbank protected by oleaster trees. The unique fragrance of oleaster, flaxseed, and sand leeks, mixed with the cooking smoke, twisted and turned into my nostrils. This is the taste of the village, the taste of vegetation, and even more so, the taste of the earth. When the heavy snow falls, the oleaster fruits are still red on the trees. The heavier the snow falls, the redder and more vibrant the oleaster fruits become. Perhaps, only the fruits in the Gobi snow can be so proudly red.
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