Summary: Shanghai has released a new action plan with 26 measures to improve its business environment, focusing on areas like government services, market competition, and industrial ecology, aligning with Xi Jinping's directives to attract domestic and foreign investment. Since 2018, Shanghai has launched annual action plans, resulting in over 1200 reform measures, and World Bank data suggests Shanghai's business environment is globally competitive. The city has seen economic growth, with a rise in new enterprises and foreign-invested companies, demonstrating its commitment to high-quality development. Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Chen Jining emphasized the importance of optimizing the business environment to promote high-level reform, opening up, and construction of "five centers". Shanghai's average days for exporting and importing goods are lower than the average of East Asia and Pacific regions.
Summary: The CCP Central Committee sent a congratulatory message to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on its 12th National Congress, praising the LPRP's leadership under General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith. The CCP emphasized the importance of the congress in charting Laos' future socialist development. Highlighting the shared socialist ideology, the CCP expressed its commitment to strengthening strategic communication and cooperation with Laos. The message reiterated China's desire to build a China-Laos community with a shared future, guided by the consensus of both countries' leaders. The statement also emphasized that strengthening China-Laos relations would contribute to global peace and development.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's consistent call for "adapting to local conditions" (因地制宜) as an essential approach to governance, which he has emphasized since his early career. It argues that this approach, rooted in pragmatism and tailored solutions, is crucial for implementing central economic policies, especially during the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan" period. "Adapting to local conditions" is presented as a means to avoid uniformity, foster diverse development, and ensure that policies align with specific local realities, promoting high-quality and sustainable growth. The article warns against rigid adherence to central directives without considering local contexts and stresses the importance of aligning actions with local needs and conditions. Furthermore, it underscores the need for performance evaluation systems that incentivize and reward officials who effectively implement policies in line with local conditions.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (马丁) in Beijing, following up on President Xi Jinping's strategic guidance on deepening China-Ireland relations. Li emphasized strengthening political trust, respecting core interests, and promoting practical cooperation in areas like green energy, digital economy, and trade, while also noting the rise of unilateralism and protectionism globally. Varadkar affirmed Ireland's commitment to the strategic partnership, welcoming Chinese investment and emphasizing cooperation in various sectors including technology and agriculture. Both leaders highlighted the importance of multilateralism and free trade, with Varadkar pledging a constructive role for Ireland in promoting EU-China cooperation during its upcoming EU presidency. Wu Zhenglong was present at the meeting and welcome ceremony.
Summary: Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Irish Prime Minister Martin in Beijing. During the meeting with Lee, Zhao stated that Xi Jinping's meeting with Lee had charted the course for future China-South Korea relations, emphasizing mutual cooperation and friendly relations. Lee responded by agreeing to deepen cooperation across various fields and strengthen exchanges. During the meeting with Martin, Zhao emphasized mutual respect and equal treatment between China and Ireland, while Martin affirmed Ireland's adherence to the One China Policy. Zhang Qingwei was reported to have attended the meeting with Lee.
Summary: This article focuses on China's path towards high-quality, sustainable development through the lens of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It highlights Xi Jinping's strategic vision and guidance, emphasizing ecological protection as a priority, including his instruction to local officials to focus on protecting the river, and not be concerned about economic development at a meeting in 2016. The article discusses balancing development and protection, shifting from old to new growth drivers through technological innovation, and promoting coordinated regional development within the Belt. The article cites a 2025 global survey that found nearly 80% of respondents internationally agreed with the statement "green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains." The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Beijing, stating China prioritizes its relationship with South Korea and seeks to strengthen strategic communication and political trust. Li emphasized the importance of economic cooperation, urging both sides to avoid zero-sum thinking and enhance collaboration in areas like high-end manufacturing and new energy, while welcoming South Korean investment in China. Lee highlighted the importance of the relationship between the two countries, stating that South Korea respects each other's core interests and is willing to strengthen cooperation in various fields such as economy and trade. Wu Zhenglong was also present at the meeting. The two sides agreed to uphold multilateralism and free trade, with neither leader discussing the United States.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang signed a State Council decree to promulgate the "Commercial Mediation Regulations," effective May 1, 2026. The regulations aim to standardize commercial mediation, resolve commercial disputes, protect the legitimate rights and interests of parties, promote the development of the commercial mediation industry, and optimize the business environment. They define the scope of application, management system, organizational requirements, and basic rules of commercial mediation. The regulations also outline measures to promote the development of the commercial mediation industry, including supporting international exchanges and cooperation. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing conducted research in Inner Mongolia from January 4th to 6th, focusing on industrial innovation and quality supervision. He emphasized the need to deeply implement Xi Jinping's instructions, integrate technological and industrial innovation to develop new quality productive forces, and strengthen quality supervision. Zhang Guoqing visited research facilities in Hohhot and Baotou, stressing the importance of enterprise innovation, promoting the connection between the innovation chain and the industrial chain, and upgrading equipment. He also highlighted the need to strengthen the quality supervision of products and food safety.
Summary: Multiple Chinese ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, have jointly issued a notice and held a press conference on promoting green consumption across the entire supply chain. Commerce Vice Minister Sheng Qiuping highlighted the "trade-in" policy for consumer goods, estimating significant sales and consumer benefits. The initiative focuses on building green supply chains, improving recycling, and fostering green businesses. Yao Lei from the State Administration for Market Regulation mentioned standardization efforts and international engagement. Wang Zhibin from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment emphasized resource recycling and the "waste-free city" initiative. The effort seeks to promote green production and consumption habits.
Summary: The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HZMB) Zhuhai Port has seen over 100 million passenger crossings since its opening in 2018, becoming a key artery for the Greater Bay Area. In 2023, passenger traffic through the Zhuhai port exceeded 30 million, a 140% increase from 2019. Policies like "Macau/Hong Kong vehicles traveling north" (澳车北上/港车北上) and cross-border services have facilitated increased integration of Hong Kong and Macau residents into the mainland. Li Xuhong, Political Commissar of the HZMB Border Inspection Station, stated the station is optimizing entry-exit measures and strengthening coordination among the three regions to ensure smooth passage. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Ministry of Finance, along with other departments, issued guidance to strengthen the role of the government financing guarantee system in supporting employment and entrepreneurship. A Finance Ministry official stated that the guidance establishes a quantitative evaluation and incentive mechanism to improve the efficiency of guarantee resources, and emphasizes support for key groups such as college graduates and veterans. The guidance aims to lower financing costs for entrepreneurs and will promote the integration of government financing guarantees with fiscal and financial policies such as loan interest subsidies. By 2026, the central government plans to enhance government financing guarantee capabilities through measures like risk compensation and capital replenishment. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other departments jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Digital Transformation of the Automobile Industry," outlining a two-stage plan to achieve a high level of overall digital intelligence development in the industry by 2030. The plan sets specific targets for 2027, including improvements in intelligent manufacturing capabilities, increased labor productivity, shorter product development cycles, and the cultivation of intelligent manufacturing system solution providers. The plan details six major actions and fifteen key tasks, encompassing areas such as digital transformation empowerment for SMEs and AI application demonstrations. It provides guidance for companies by proposing eight typical scenarios for digital transformation in R&D, production, supply chain, sales, and service. The plan did not mention the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: In 2023, the Three Gorges Dam saw record-breaking traffic, with the Three Gorges ship lock handling 170 million tons of cargo and the ship lift transporting 632,000 passengers. The total traffic through the Three Gorges Hub reached 173 million tons, an 8.66% increase year-on-year. Simultaneously, the Xijiang River locks collectively managed 507 million tons of cargo, surpassing 500 million tons for the first time. During the 14th Five-Year Plan, the Xijiang River locks joint dispatch system expanded to include 13 tiers and 20 locks.
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Summary: Three foreign journalists shared their observations on China's modernization. Spanish journalist Fernando Morales noted China's focus on its people and long-term planning, highlighting advancements in technology and environmental efforts. Brazilian journalist Rafael Henrique Zerbetto praised China's systematic approach to development and green initiatives, including poverty alleviation through digital economy and technological empowerment in rural areas. Lesotho journalist Motheba Ts'unyane emphasized China's achievements in agriculture, green industries, and smart manufacturing, expressing hope to apply these lessons in Lesotho and highlighting China's support for African modernization through targeted assistance and cooperation.
Summary: President Xi Jinping met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Beijing, marking their second meeting in as many months and underscoring the importance both sides place on bilateral relations. Xi emphasized China's consistent and stable policy towards South Korea, while Lee affirmed South Korea's positive intentions in developing relations with China, accompanied by a large delegation of Korean business leaders. The leaders discussed strengthening cooperation in areas like technology, environment, and trade, with 15 agreements signed. Both leaders also referenced shared historical experiences resisting Japanese imperialism, emphasizing the need to uphold the results of WWII and safeguard regional stability, particularly against unilateralism and protectionism.
Summary: The article condemns the United States' military intervention in Venezuela, including the capture of President Maduro, as a blatant act of hegemony and violation of international law and the UN Charter. It argues that the U.S.'s actions, motivated by a desire to control Venezuelan resources, set a "dangerous precedent" and undermine global stability, drawing parallels to interventions in Iraq and other countries. Multiple international actors, including several Latin American countries, France, and the EU, have voiced their opposition to the U.S. action, emphasizing the need to uphold international law and the principles of the UN Charter. The article concludes that all nations should resolutely oppose unilateral hegemonic behavior.
Summary: On January 6th, Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Finnish Foreign Minister Valtonen, emphasizing the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and China's commitment to high-level opening up. Wang expressed a desire to deepen cooperation in areas like energy transition and AI, advocating for free trade and economic globalization. He called for the EU to view China rationally and consider aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with the EU's Global Gateway project while also restarting the China-EU investment agreement and discussing a free trade agreement. Wang also elaborated on China's position on Taiwan and criticized the actions of Japanese leaders, while Valtonen affirmed Finland's adherence to the One China policy and interest in cooperation with China, including in green energy and technology, and the importance of a constructive relationship between the EU and China. Both sides also discussed the crisis in Ukraine.
Summary: The "World Mayor Dialogue · Harbin" opened in Harbin, Heilongjiang on January 6th, focusing on ice and snow economy and international cooperation. Mayors and representatives from countries including Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and China attended to exchange practices in developing the ice and snow economy. Participants visited sites to understand Harbin's approach to sustainable development, technological empowerment, and IP development in the ice and snow industry. The main dialogue event on January 7th will feature sharing of experiences in ice and snow industry development and urban governance. The event, guided by the State Council Information Office, serves as a platform to enhance mutual trust and global cooperation.
Summary: Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dar emphasized the ironclad friendship between Pakistan and China, highlighting mutual support on core interests and deepening economic cooperation as the two countries approach the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026. Dar noted the progress of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into a new phase focusing on agriculture and other livelihood-related collaborations, as well as the "Thousand Agricultural Talent Training Program". He mentioned cooperation in industry, technology, and aerospace, including China's support in renewable energy and the upcoming Pakistani astronaut mission to China's space station. Dar reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to the One China principle and support for China's global initiatives in the face of a complex international situation.
Summary: The article discusses the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) experiment in Guangdong, China, which aims to measure neutrino oscillation and determine the neutrino mass ordering. According to the article, the project is an international collaboration involving over 700 researchers from 17 countries and regions. In November 2025, the project released its first physical result, improving the measurement accuracy of neutrino oscillation parameters by 1.5 to 1.8 times. Future research will focus on neutrino mass ordering and expand to related studies, like earth neutrinos and supernova neutrinos. It reported the project has a design life of 30 years.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of adapting thought to achieve developmental transformation, citing examples from local to national levels. It highlights the transformation of Jiangsu province after a major accident, and the success of China's new energy vehicle industry through technological self-reliance. The article also notes coordinated regional development strategies, such as in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and Inner Mongolia's shift to green energy. Ultimately, it argues that Xi Jinping's economic thought is the key to high-quality development and navigating future challenges.
Summary: This article depicts the winter scenery of Qianfota Village in Yuexi County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, highlighting the orderly arrangement of strawberry greenhouses amidst fields, residences, and roads. The report emphasizes the local government's efforts to promote rural tourism, ecological agriculture, and cultural innovation, contributing to increased income for villagers. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Shanghai has released a new action plan with 26 measures to improve its business environment, aiming to attract both domestic and international investment. Since 2018, Shanghai has launched annual action plans, resulting in over 1200 reform measures. The city's economic growth and the increase in new enterprises are attributed to its efforts in optimizing the business environment. Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining emphasized the importance of this optimization for high-quality development and further opening up. The article states that Shanghai's business environment, in areas like electronic payments, is globally competitive.
Summary: Dr. Chen Guyi, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner from Changzhou, Jiangsu, has been traveling to Nilka County, Xinjiang for six years to provide medical care, train local doctors, and conduct free clinics in rural areas. Chen, who serves as the honorary president of the local hospital, uses TCM treatments and personal financial assistance to care for local patients. He emphasizes hands-on training, teaching local doctors diagnostic and treatment skills, including his son. Chen's efforts have improved the hospital's overall medical capabilities and strengthened ties with the local community.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang met with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, following up on strategic guidance from Xi Jinping to deepen China-Ireland relations. Li emphasized strengthening political trust, pragmatic cooperation, and addressing each other's core interests. Key areas of focus included expanding trade, exploring service sectors like aircraft leasing and healthcare, and deepening collaboration in green energy, digital economy, AI, and life sciences. Both leaders expressed a commitment to multilateralism and free trade amidst rising unilateralism and protectionism. Varadkar affirmed Ireland's dedication to deepening the strategic partnership, welcomed Chinese investment, and pledged to play a constructive role in EU-China dialogue, while Li expressed that he hoped Ireland would promote China-EU cooperation when it holds the EU presidency in the second half of the year. Wu Zhenglong was present at the meeting.
Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's call for "adapting to local conditions" (因地制宜) as essential for implementing the Central Economic Work Conference spirit and achieving high-quality development. It highlights Xi's consistent advocacy for this approach throughout his career, from local leadership positions to his national governance strategy. The piece argues that "adapting to local conditions" is critical for the upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan" period, preventing uniformity and fostering diverse regional development. It also stresses the importance of avoiding short-sighted actions driven by personal ambition and focusing on the well-being of the people. Ultimately, the article frames Xi's emphasis on "adapting to local conditions" as vital for achieving sustainable and effective progress across China, and no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article outlines China's reform priorities for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, focusing on deepening reform to enhance high-quality development. Key initiatives include building a unified national market by breaking down local protectionism, advancing state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform through professionalized consolidation and improved management, and fostering the growth of the private sector via legal protections and expanded market access. The article highlights efforts to rectify "involutionary" competition within sectors like automobiles and photovoltaics. It also emphasizes the importance of creating a fair and competitive environment for private enterprises, mentioning the implementation of the "Private Economy Promotion Law". The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In 2024, China's economy demonstrated resilience and vitality despite profound and complex domestic and international changes. The success is attributed to reforms in key areas and crucial processes, including promoting a unified national market and addressing policies hindering fair competition. Further reforms are needed to address old problems and new challenges in China's economic development. The article calls for deepening reforms to enhance the momentum for high-quality development, addressing difficult issues and consolidating the positive trend in the Chinese economy. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Ganzhou's Ganxian district in Jiangxi province has implemented a "double-blind" bidding system for public resource transactions since 2025, aiming to reduce human interference and promote fair competition. The system randomly selects experts online from a database for remote evaluation, with a main venue in Ganxian and a secondary venue in Nanchang. According to district officials, all 58 projects subject to "double-blind" bidding in 2025 were won by companies outside the district. Officials plan to continue promoting the mechanism, emphasizing that competition should be centered on product quality and service.
Summary: Zhongnan University transferred 19 patents to Hunan Zheng Shen Technology for 100 million yuan, securing a 22.73% stake and enabling a 50 million yuan radar life detector production line. The Zhongnan University Intellectual Property Center played a key role in identifying high-value patents from the university's portfolio and creating high-value patent combinations. This collaboration exemplifies Changsha's efforts to improve intellectual property utilization, with local university IP centers guiding over 10,000 companies in utilizing existing patents. The deal was achieved in line with market principles of valuation, equity, and profit distribution.
Summary: Researchers at Shenyang Blower Works Group (沈鼓集团) are developing a fuel cell air compressor through collaborative efforts and iterative design improvements. Key researchers Wang Jinsheng and Qiu Baijun attribute their motivation to both a sense of national mission and the company's incentive system for R&D personnel. The company's state-owned enterprise reforms include employee stock ownership, with the amount of equity linked to the quantity and quality of research projects. These incentives have driven the completion of over 100 major research projects in the past five years, supporting the development of China's energy and chemical industries. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: This article discusses Shenyang's urban renewal projects during the 14th and 15th Five-Year Plan periods, focusing on improving living conditions, promoting green transformation, and preserving cultural heritage. Key initiatives include renovating old residential areas, upgrading infrastructure like gas and water pipes, increasing green spaces, and revitalizing historical and industrial sites. Local officials, including Shenyang Mayor Liu Xu Hui, emphasized a people-centered approach, prioritizing the needs of residents and promoting sustainable urban development. The article quotes Xi Jinping’s direction to focus on people's needs when renovating cities. The city has been improving its management of green spaces and urban problems.
Summary: During the "14th Five-Year Plan," China achieved notable progress in urban renewal through policy implementation, pilot programs, and project execution, addressing both speed and citizen well-being. Over 240,000 old urban communities were renovated, benefiting over 40 million households, with improvements in essential services and increased safety measures. Urban renewal also created new consumption scenarios and entrepreneurial spaces, injecting fresh industrial vitality into cities by renovating old blocks and factories, and promoting new urban infrastructure. The "15th Five-Year Plan" will continue to promote urban renewal with the goal of building safer, more efficient, and more livable cities. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Democratic League (CDL) held its 13th Central Committee's fourth plenary session in Beijing on January 6th. CDL Chairman Ding Zhongli delivered a work report, highlighting the CDL's accomplishments in 2025, including studying Xi Jinping Thought, strengthening democratic supervision of ecological protection in the Yangtze River, and contributing to high-quality development in key assistance areas. Ding called for continued adherence to Xi Jinping Thought and enhanced self-improvement to contribute to China's modernization in 2026. The opening session was presided over by CDL Executive Vice Chairman Wang Guangqian. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a commendation conference for private enterprises excelling in employment and social security, Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and CPPCC Vice Chairman Gao Yunlong emphasized the need for private firms to prioritize employment, upgrade industries to create more jobs, focus on matching labor supply and demand, and improve support for key employment groups. He urged ACFIC at all levels to collaborate with human resources and social security departments and trade unions to support private enterprises and promote high-quality, full employment. The conference recognized 100 private enterprises, 32 enterprise trade unions, 32 private entrepreneurs, and 32 enterprise employees. The article makes no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: According to the Macao Special Administrative Region Public Security Police, Macao's total port entries and exits reached a record high of 235 million in 2025, with inbound tourists reaching 40.06 million. Mainland Chinese visitors comprised the majority, followed by visitors from Hong Kong. Nearly 6 million trips were made by Zhuhai residents with "one trip per week" endorsements and Hengqin residents with "multiple trips" endorsements. Authorities plan to continue leveraging technology to improve customs clearance efficiency in response to rising demand. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article reports on the production of sweet potato noodles in Nanliu Village, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. Villagers are capitalizing on favorable weather to produce and dry the noodles. The village has been actively developing this industry to increase villagers' incomes. The article does not mention Chinese politics, statements by political figures, or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: According to Zhang Chenglin, Hainan's recent island-wide customs closure ("封关") marks a significant step toward higher-level opening, streamlining trade and reducing burdens for businesses. This initiative aims to position Hainan as a strategic intersection for domestic and international dual circulation, serving national development needs and piloting innovative policies, many of which have already been promoted nationwide. Hainan aims to synergize with other regions, including the Greater Bay Area, to facilitate their access to international markets. Hainan's development strategy involves aligning with high international standards for trade and expanding independent opening policies. By promoting multilateralism, the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port serves as a counterpoint to global protectionism.
Summary: The article emphasizes China's commitment to achieving breakthroughs through indigenous innovation and strategic coordination, citing examples like high-speed rail, grain production, and technological advancements. It highlights the importance of long-term national strategies and collaborative efforts across different regions and sectors to overcome technological bottlenecks and promote high-quality development. The piece references foreign media acknowledging China's well-designed long-term national strategies that ensure smooth transitions in technological innovation. It also notes China's growing global recognition in innovation, as evidenced by its rising position in the global innovation index.
Summary: An article discusses a widely circulated online eulogy written by Guangzhou University professor Zhang Heqing for his deceased college roommate, Liu Yizhou. The eulogy resonated with readers due to its depiction of a pure and enduring friendship characterized by mutual support and shared hardships. The article emphasizes the importance of genuine emotions and dedication to one's work, highlighting Liu's commitment to his rural hometown and Zhang's dedication to his students. It argues that such qualities and actions form the foundation of a strong society. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's seedling and flower industry has experienced rapid development, with an annual output value exceeding 500 billion yuan. The industry employs over 8 million people across nearly 190,000 enterprises. The piece characterizes this sector as a "beautiful industry" becoming a "happy industry" that benefits the masses. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article discusses Guizhou province's efforts to revitalize its diverse ethnic minority cultures by blending tradition with modernity. It highlights initiatives such as integrating ethnic elements into fashion, promoting cultural tourism in areas like the "Silver Craftsmen Village," and legally protecting intangible cultural heritage. The piece emphasizes the importance of innovation and creativity in transforming cultural resources into economic drivers. It references Xi Jinping's remarks in March 2025, regarding the need to protect and promote ethnic cultures. The article suggests that by fostering a sustainable ecosystem for ethnic culture, Guizhou aims to write a vivid chapter of cultural prosperity.
Summary: Chinese university students are increasingly eager to attend lectures and forums, driven by a thirst for knowledge and opportunities for social engagement. These events, particularly those with practical or forward-looking content, supplement traditional classroom learning and offer valuable insights into career paths. The popularity of these lectures reflects a broader desire for personal and professional growth among young people. Universities are encouraged to cater to this demand by providing well-targeted and substantive lectures. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is a call for submissions to various opinion columns in the People's Daily, including "Everyone's Opinion," "Heartwarming News and Hot Reviews," "The Chinese Road and the Chinese Dream," and "Commentary." It specifies the email address for submissions and requests that authors avoid submitting the same manuscript to multiple publications simultaneously. The announcement does not discuss Chinese politics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season launched in Changchun, Jilin Province, featuring over 300 events and aiming to promote the province's "ice and snow economy." The event includes ice and snow sports, a carnival, and integrates culture and tourism, showcasing Jilin's winter attractions. Changchun is promoting new cultural tourism IPs such as the Four Seasons Nanhe Powder Snow Carnival. The province is upgrading facilities at resorts like Vanke Tonghua and Songhua Lake. The event aims to promote winter sports and regional development.
Summary: The article emphasizes the paramount importance of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) leadership in achieving China's modernization goals during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and beyond. It argues that the CCP is the essential guiding force, the creator of modernization theory with Chinese characteristics, and the aggregator of national strength. The author stresses the need to uphold the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, strengthen the Party's ideological grounding through Xi Jinping Thought, and improve the Party's organizational structure. Further, the article emphasizes the need to comprehensively strengthen Party discipline in order to provide political leadership and ensure that the goal of modernization is achieved. There is no mention of the United States in this article.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of international sister city programs as a key component of public diplomacy and a vehicle for promoting a community of common destiny, highlighting Xi Jinping's focus on city diplomacy. It advocates for deepening exchanges with neighboring countries and those involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, while concentrating on grassroots projects like poverty reduction, education, and green development. The article also highlights the need for system planning and coordination, referencing the China International Friendship Cities Conference, which in 2024 brought together representatives from over 40 countries and 120 cities to discuss topics like smart cities and green development. Furthermore, the piece stresses tailoring cooperation to individual cities and leveraging local resources, advocating for the active involvement of local governments and various sectors to foster resource sharing and mutual benefit.
Summary: In his 2026 New Year's address, President Xi Jinping noted the rising popularity of cultural heritage and traditional aesthetics among young people, exemplified by trends like museum visits, intangible cultural heritage, and globally popular animations. The article highlights examples of this trend, such as the dance drama "Peony Pavilion," which uses modern dance to retell a classic story and has resonated with young audiences, and the increasing popularity of Hanfu, driven by evolving designs and a robust industry. Additionally, the piece discusses a drone light show in Chongqing that incorporates traditional Chinese motifs and modern technology, appealing to younger generations. Experts emphasize that these are examples of innovation and creative expression of traditional Chinese culture. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the importance of grounding "Guofeng" (国风) music, a genre blending traditional Chinese elements with modern music, in authentic cultural experiences and contemporary life. It argues that superficial imitation of classical forms without genuine understanding and emotional connection results in uninspired and unmemorable works. The author advocates for creators to immerse themselves in traditional culture, history, and the realities of modern China to produce Guofeng music that resonates with audiences. The article uses the example of a TV show "Guofeng Chaoyouxi Xunfeng Ji" to illustrate the importance of experiencing the culture in person. By connecting with the land and its people, the author argues, creators can tap into a rich wellspring of inspiration and create "the most dazzling Chinese style" of the future. The United States is not mentioned.
Summary: A ceremony was held at the People's Daily to celebrate the release of China Post's special "Year of Gengwu Horse" zodiac stamp, the 46th such issue. China Post Chairman Liu Aili stated that the stamp embodies the spirit of striving forward. The stamp design emphasizes the "spirit of the dragon-horse" and the dynamism of the era. Designers and engravers highlighted the combination of traditional techniques and modern technology used in the stamp's creation. No mention of U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Following the Central Economic Work Conference's call to support vulnerable groups at the end of 2025, a news report details Wenzhou's Longwan district's efforts to improve social assistance using a new "one-click" system for disbursing aid. The system proactively identifies families in need through data sharing across government departments, exemplified by the case of a family receiving emergency funds after a large hospital bill triggered an alert. The report also highlights the district's expansion of eligibility criteria to include "expenditure-based" poverty, taking into account medical and educational expenses. According to Xiang Guangrong, Longwan District will be even more precise and efficient in its assistance, in this first year of the 15th Five Year Plan. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Zhejiang province is using a big data rescue information system to proactively identify and assist families facing hardship due to severe illness or accidents. This system shifts the approach from individuals seeking assistance to the government actively offering it, ensuring timely delivery of aid. The initiative focuses on precise policy implementation and attentive service to provide a strong social safety net. This proactive approach aims to improve policy effectiveness and enhance public satisfaction. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the development and utilization of "trade union stations" (工会驿站) across China, which aim to provide convenient services for laborers. While the number of these stations has increased significantly, challenges remain regarding service quality, such as limited operating hours and inadequate maintenance. The article suggests improvements like incorporating social resources, optimizing resource allocation through monitoring and evaluation, and leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure these stations effectively serve the needs of workers and provide practical assistance. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: China's National Health Commission, along with 12 other departments, jointly released the "Children and Adolescents 'Five Health' Promotion Action Plan (2026-2030)." The plan aims to address childhood obesity, nearsightedness, mental health issues, spinal abnormalities, and cavities. The plan sets specific goals, such as achieving a 60% or higher pass rate on the National Student Physical Health Standards for primary and secondary school students by 2030. It also includes measures like annual psychological health lectures in schools, aiming for full coverage of specialized mental health teachers by 2030. The plan underscores the importance of parental involvement in children's health.
Summary: The National Emergency Management Work Conference announced that the three-year action plan to address fundamental safety production issues will be completed in 2026. Key initiatives for 2026 include improving standards for identifying major accident hazards, increasing guidance for key regions and industries, and promoting enterprise safety management systems. Focus will also be on upgrading safety risk monitoring and early warning systems, phasing out outdated technologies, and transforming traditional high-risk industries. The conference emphasized improving the central government's safety production assessment and inspection system, enhancing accountability, and ensuring timely accident investigations.
Summary: A three-year-old girl wandered away from her parents' car in Shuangcheng District, Harbin, prompting a group of citizens to provide temporary care and protection in sub-zero temperatures. The citizens, including a driver, shopkeeper, and taxi driver, collectively decided to wait for the police to verify the parents' identity before releasing the child. The parents explained they had left the girl unattended in the car while running errands at a bank. The gathered citizens only relented after the child embraced her mother and the father showed photos of the girl on his phone. The incident highlights a spirit of collective responsibility and care within the community.
Summary: During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, PICC Property and Casualty Insurance Henan Branch focused on serving Henan's economic and social development, providing 137.92 trillion yuan in risk protection and handling 7.05 million claims. They supported the construction of "Five Strong Provinces" by serving agriculture, key industrial chains, and various enterprises, including central enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and private enterprises. The company also promoted technological innovation through customized insurance solutions and platforms for technology transfer. Additionally, they focused on improving people's livelihoods by enhancing medical security and participating in social governance through innovative risk management models, including disaster relief, although the article did not mention any interaction with the United States.
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Summary: Haisi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has seen significant growth in ecological tourism, with a focus on integrating natural landscapes and cultural heritage, and a systematic breakthrough in ecological tourism during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The region has implemented measures to protect its environment while developing tourist attractions, including monitoring tourist capacity and managing waste. By 2025, the prefecture saw a substantial increase in tourists and tourism revenue, and has developed new tourism routes and infrastructure. The prefecture has also strengthened legal protections for ecological tourism. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights the role of unique local industries in revitalizing rural China, emphasizing the transformation of villages through development of specialized agriculture, tourism, and traditional crafts. It stresses the importance of balancing economic growth with cultural preservation and ecological sustainability in rural construction. The "Guangying China" photography team visited Mianyang in Sichuan, Guiyang in Guizhou, and Kunming in Yunnan to document the impact of these industries on rural development. The article aims to showcase the progress towards a strong agricultural sector, beautiful countryside, and prosperous farmers. There is no discussion on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Xi Jinping has issued Presidential Decree No. 53, promulgating the "National Park Law of the People's Republic of China," which was adopted on September 12, 2025, and will take effect on January 1, 2026. The law aims to enhance the construction, protection, and management of national parks to preserve natural ecosystems. It outlines the layout, establishment, management, and legal responsibilities related to national parks, emphasizing the importance of ecological conservation and sustainable development. The law encourages international cooperation in the field of national parks. It does not appear to discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Grain and Material Reserve Work Conference reported that in 2023, cumulative grain purchases by various enterprises nationwide reached 830 billion *jin*, maintaining stability above 800 billion *jin* for three consecutive years. Market-oriented purchases accounted for over 90% of the total, and state-owned enterprises played a leading role in grain procurement. To address low prices in major grain-producing areas during peak seasons, minimum purchase price programs were activated for wheat in five provinces and rice in six provinces. Approximately 45 billion *jin* of wheat and rice were procured under these programs, stabilizing the market.
Summary: According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China's fertilizer utilization rate for wheat, corn, and rice crops reached 43.3% in 2025, a 3.1 percentage point increase from 2020. This improvement is attributed to the implementation of fertilizer reduction actions, including optimized fertilizer application techniques and expanded soil testing programs. By 2025, soil testing and formula fertilization technology covered over 95% of the three major grain crops nationwide. Increased use of organic fertilizers and expansion of specialized services also contributed to reduced chemical fertilizer usage and improved efficiency. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An exhibition in Tokyo, organized by Marcus, Bai Shijie, and Zhong Haosong, features historical photos of Japanese atrocities during its invasion of China, aiming to counter right-wing denialism. The exhibit includes images of the Jinan Massacre, the devastation of Shanghai, the Nanjing Massacre, and Unit 731's human experimentation. Several Japanese attendees expressed shock and a newfound understanding of Japan's role as an aggressor in WWII, while war orphans criticized Japanese politicians' visits to Yasukuni Shrine and denial of war crimes. The exhibition also addressed Taiwan, with organizers and attendees condemning Japanese politicians' interference in China's internal affairs and opposing Japan's military buildup.
Summary: During an emergency UN Security Council meeting, multiple representatives condemned the U.S. military actions against Venezuela, citing violations of the UN Charter and international law. UN Secretary-General Guterres expressed concern, stating the U.S. actions on January 3rd did not respect international law, while Venezuela's representative highlighted U.S. interest in the country's natural resources. China's representative, Sun Lei, criticized the U.S. for disregarding international concerns, violating Venezuela's sovereignty, and undermining international peace and security. Russia's representative stated that the U.S. aim was to control Venezuelan resources and implement hegemony in Latin America. Venezuelan President Maduro, currently detained, rejected U.S. charges in a U.S. court.
Summary: The article reports on protests outside the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on January 5th. Protesters were demonstrating against a potential U.S. military strike against Venezuela. The article includes a photograph of the protest taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Fengguo. The piece focuses entirely on the protest and U.S. foreign policy towards Venezuela.
Summary: The city of Paris is advancing a €50 million greening project around the Notre Dame Cathedral as part of a larger initiative to transform 500 streets into pedestrian-friendly green spaces. Mayor Anne Hidalgo has expressed the plan aligns with the public desire to reduce vehicle traffic and increase urban green space. The city's larger climate plan aims to increase non-hardened ground to 40% by 2050. The city also has plans to "greenify" several iconic areas, including the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe. Critics have raised concerns about the potential reduction in parking spaces and lack of transparency regarding affected streets.
Summary: Seven European nations, including Denmark, issued a joint statement affirming Greenland's belonging to its people and emphasizing that only Denmark and Greenland can determine its affairs, in adherence to UN Charter principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. The statement implicitly pushes back on remarks made by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, even suggesting the possibility of using force. The U.S. currently maintains a military base on the island, a Danish autonomous territory. Trump also mentioned in an interview that Venezuela may not be the last country the U.S. intervenes in, stressing the importance of acquiring Greenland.
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Summary: Guangdong Province launched a "Warm Winter in Guangdong" tourism campaign from January to March 2026, utilizing Cantonese dialect in marketing materials and strategic placement in transportation hubs like airports and subway stations in Beijing, Shanghai, and Harbin. The campaign aims to attract tourists to Guangdong for the Chinese New Year with the slogan "Come to Guangdong for a warm winter and celebrate the New Year." It will also feature collaborative efforts with online travel agencies and airlines, including offering travel vouchers and flight ticket giveaways to create an end-to-end marketing strategy. The province is also trying to attract northerners to visit Guangdong, even as many Guangdong residents visit northern China for winter tourism. The campaign targets both domestic and international tourists.
Summary: This article summarizes a discussion with Asian experts on the meaning and significance of "Asian values," especially in the context of China's relationship with its neighbors. The experts, including Duran from the China Institute of International Studies and former Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo, highlighted the historical roots of Asian values in concepts like "harmony but not uniformity" and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. They emphasized that these values, which prioritize peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, have underpinned Asia's economic success and offer a distinct alternative to Western-centric models. The experts credit China's development model and initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative with promoting regional prosperity and bolstering multilateralism, while also pointing out that these have led to increased co-operation and trade between China and various Asian countries.
Summary: The article discusses the development and promotion of "Asian values" as a guiding principle for regional and international relations, highlighting China's role in shaping and advancing this concept. It notes Xi Jinping's emphasis on mutual respect, win-win cooperation, and civilizational exchange as core tenets, culminating in the articulation of "peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness" as key Asian values. The article also highlights China's efforts within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and through initiatives like the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to promote regional cooperation and stability. Finally, the article alludes to China's commitment to global initiatives while emphasizing the importance of resisting external interference. There is no mention of the United States.
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Summary: The article presents perspectives from heads of research and development at several Chinese companies, focusing on technological and industrial innovation in 2025 and plans for 2026. Zhou Lei of Aviation Industry Special Flight Vehicle Research Institute discussed the development and applications of the AS700 airship. Jia Lianhui from China Railway Engineering Equipment Group highlighted the development of large-diameter tunnel boring machines for high-speed rail construction. Wang Shiyu of Dalian Rongke Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd. reported advancements in vanadium flow battery technology and its growing global market share, and expressed a desire for government support to promote China’s leading energy storage technologies to the world. Zhang Junbin of Narwal Robotics described how innovation in robotic cleaning products has led to increased sales in North America and Europe. Huang Wei of Unisound AI discussed applying large language models to specialized fields like healthcare. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights China's advancements in technology and industry, referencing President Xi Jinping's New Year address, which noted breakthroughs in AI and chip development. It emphasizes the deepening integration of technology and industry, leading to achievements like the "Chang'e" lunar mission and C919 commercial flights. While acknowledging progress in areas like 5G and high-speed rail, the article also recognizes vulnerabilities in sectors such as integrated circuits and basic software. It underscores the importance of self-reliance in overcoming these technological bottlenecks and promoting a favorable ecosystem for innovation-driven industrial upgrading.
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Summary: The article discusses the integration of culture and tourism to boost China's economy and cultural influence. It features several examples, including the Hengshan Hanging Temple, where manager Ma Bin noted a surge in both domestic and international tourists, particularly after the popularity of the video game *Black Myth: Wukong*, leading to increased revenue and the creation of popular cultural products. Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum has also seen a rise in foreign visitors, leading to the launch of a multilingual service platform and increased sales of cultural merchandise, according to Liu Lu, the museum's explainer. Zhang Jian, general manager of Nanjing Qin Huaihe Construction and Development Co., Ltd., noted that the "Su Chao" football league significantly boosted the local economy, turning Nanjing into a hub for sports and tourism. Li Mingdi, general manager of Shenzhen Huafa Ice and Snow World Commercial Operation Co., Ltd., introduced their ice and snow park to the readers.
Summary: In his 2026 New Year address, Xi Jinping emphasized the flourishing of Chinese culture, highlighting the popularity of museums, intangible cultural heritage, and domestically produced animation globally, as well as the vibrancy of the cultural tourism market. The article reports that during the New Year holiday, domestic tourism saw 142 million trips and 84.79 billion yuan in spending, showcasing the integration of culture and tourism. It also notes the deepening structural reforms in cultural tourism and the integration of "culture and tourism +" with various industries. The article emphasizes the importance of meeting the people's growing spiritual and cultural needs through high-quality, experience-based consumption.
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Summary: The author reflects on their childhood memories associated with the Suzhou River, which served as the inspiration for their novel, "Childhood River." The novel resonated with many readers, including children, who shared their thoughts and creations with the author. The author highlights the establishment of the "Childhood River Library" at their elementary school, which faces the Suzhou River. The novel will soon be published in Japan. The author emphasizes the universal appeal of childhood and genuine emotions, transcending time and cultural boundaries.
Summary: This article reflects on the Chinese idiom "presenting an axe in front of Lu Ban's gate," which refers to showing off one's skills before an expert. The author argues that while traditional wisdom emphasizes hiding one's inadequacies ("*cangzhuo*"), it can stifle the courage to learn and improve. Instead, the author encourages individuals to seek guidance from experts, even if it means exposing their imperfections, as exemplified by historical figures like Zuo Si and Xiang Si. By summoning the courage to seek help, individuals might discover that experts are willing to offer needed guidance. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A 76-year-old woman in China went to a restaurant by herself for the first time in her life, spurred by a discount coupon for a Guangxi-style tea house. She had previously been hesitant to spend money on eating out alone, but was convinced to try it and enjoyed a meal of Cantonese dim sum and braised duck feet. She carefully tracked her spending, pleased with the affordable price, and planned to take the leftovers home. The experience marked a significant departure from her lifelong habit of frugality and saving.
Summary: This article is a poem describing a journey through a grassland landscape, focusing on the sights and sounds encountered along the way. The poem depicts images of nomadic life, including livestock, herders, and traditional dwellings. It emphasizes the beauty and tranquility of the natural environment, highlighting the presence of wildlife and the changing seasons. The speaker expresses a desire to share the experience with friends in the south, suggesting a contrast between urban life and the serenity of the grassland. There is no mention of any official or U.S.-China relations in the content.
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Summary: This article is an ode to the winter season in Hulunbuir, focusing on the deep connection the locals have with the snow. It describes how the first heavy snowfall transforms the landscape and influences daily life, particularly through food and communal warmth. The author reminisces about traditional dishes like sauerkraut, highlighting its cultural significance and role in winter meals. The piece evokes a sense of nostalgia and appreciation for the simple joys of winter in Hulunbuir. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Architects returned to a rural village in Anhui province, seeking to move beyond "creation" to truly serve the villagers. They partnered with the village's First Secretary, Zhou Taotao, to launch "Fengwu Season," aiming for a people and land-centered approach. This involved extensive community engagement, resulting in projects like the renovation of an old aqueduct into a public space and the creation of a "Rural Memory Museum" showcasing villagers' donated artifacts. The villagers actively participated in these projects, fostering a sense of ownership and pride in their cultural heritage. The revitalized public spaces now serve as gathering places for daily life and significant community events.
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By: 本报记者 吴 焰 田 泓 王崟欣
On January 4th, the "Shanghai Action Plan for Accelerating the Creation of a World-Class Business Environment (2026)" was released, with 26 measures covering various aspects such as government services, market competition, industrial ecology, and social co-governance. Wu Gang (吴刚), General Manager of Shanghai Anpel Laboratory Technologies Inc. (上海安谱实验科技股份有限公司), said, "This New Year's gift is substantial!"
The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of enterprises. In 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Shanghai (上海): "Create a world-class business environment, stimulate the vitality of various business entities, and enhance the attraction of high-end resources at home and abroad." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward the idea of "creating a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized first-class business environment."
Since 2018, Shanghai (上海) has held a city-wide conference at the beginning of the New Year for nine consecutive years, focusing on optimizing the business environment; updating an action plan every year, with a cumulative total of more than 1,200 reform measures introduced over nine years. The latest enterprise survey data of 119 economies released by the World Bank shows that Shanghai (上海) has reached the global best level in 22 business environment assessment points.
In the first three quarters of 2025, Shanghai's (上海) regional GDP increased by 5.5% year-on-year, with an average of 320 technology-based enterprises born every day; the total number of newly added enterprises throughout the year was 353,000, an increase of 2.69% year-on-year; there were 120 enterprises per 1,000 people, ranking first in the country. Behind the economic resilience and market vitality is Shanghai's (上海) firm practice of implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and stepping up efforts to optimize the business environment to serve high-quality development.
Deepen reforms to make enterprises feel the benefits:
Open the "Puyida (浦易达)" application, enter the legal person's all-in-one certificate code, and the preferential policy information of various departments will be matched with one click. "Simple to operate, great!" Chu Haiqiong (储海琼), President of Jinglue Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (景略半导体（上海）有限公司), repeatedly praised.
In the past, policies scattered in different departments needed to be declared on multiple platforms. Now, the Pudong (浦东) "Puyida (浦易达)" benefit-enterprise policy service platform brings together nearly 300 benefit-enterprise policies from more than 20 departments, greatly improving operational efficiency.
Behind the "simplification" of enterprise operations is the "deepening" of government reforms. Realize "one-stop" access for enterprises, launch a "one map" for planning resources, and provide "worry-free electricity" power service packages... Opening a convenience store in Shanghai (上海) has reduced the processing time from 38 working days to 5 working days.
"Solving the 'speed' of handling affairs, we must also promote the 'quality' of service and the 'goodness' of experience," said Chen Yanfeng (陈彦峰), Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission (上海市发展和改革委员会).
Build an ecosystem to lay the foundation for innovation:
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Shanghai (上海) has repeatedly reported good news in industrial innovation: Muxi Integrated Circuit (沐曦股份) was listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, Insilico Medicine (英矽智能) and Biren Technology (壁仞科技) were successively listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Tianshu Zhixin (天数智芯) and Xiyu Technology (稀宇科技) are closely following.
"This is due to Shanghai's (上海) precise services and policy support for innovative enterprises," said Tang Wenkan (汤文侃), Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization (上海市经济和信息化委员会). In July 2025, the "Shanghai Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting the Accelerated Development of High-Growth Enterprises (2025-2027)" was issued, and the Municipal Financial Office, together with the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau (上海证监局) and other departments, provided guidance to key enterprises planning to be listed.
As enterprises develop, the demand for a business environment is also continuously iterating. In the "Shanghai Action Plan for Accelerating the Creation of a World-Class Business Environment (2026)", there are timely responses to "anti-involution" governance, regulation of for-profit professional reporting, and rectification of online rumor-mongering that harms enterprises. "Industrial ecological environment" as a new concept also appears in the framework of the plan for the first time.
Benchmark against the best and accumulate energy for the world:
The average customs clearance time for Chinese enterprises to export goods is 2 days, and the average customs clearance time for imported goods is 7 days, which is lower than the 8 days and 11 days for economies in East Asia and the Pacific. Benchmarking against world-class standards and continuously improving quality and efficiency is Shanghai's (上海) firm approach to creating a world-class business environment. The relevant enterprise survey data released by the World Bank in 2025 shows that Shanghai (上海) has reached the global advanced level in areas such as electronic payment, access to electricity, and skills training.
"Shanghai (上海) is a place that helps us do business," said So Ellen (索爱伦), a relevant person in charge of Dassault Systèmes (达索系统公司). Data shows that from January to November 2025, 5,767 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in Shanghai (上海), an increase of 4.2% year-on-year, of which 3,380 were wholly foreign-owned enterprises, an increase of 11.3% year-on-year. The actual use of foreign capital was US$15.125 billion, accounting for 15.6% of the country.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Shanghai (上海) must place the optimization of the business environment in a prominent position in promoting high-quality development, as an important part of deepening high-level reform and opening up, and as a basic starting point for accelerating the construction of the 'five centers'," said Chen Jining (陈吉宁), Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee (上海市委书记). We must continue to deepen and implement it, further optimize the working mechanism, improve work capabilities, better boost market confidence and guide social expectations, and provide strong support for achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th. On January 6th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a congratulatory message to the Lao People's Revolutionary Party on the opening of its 12th National Congress. The congratulatory message stated:
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party is the strong leadership core of the Lao people and the socialist cause in Laos. Since the 11th National Congress of the Lao Party, the Central Committee of the Lao Party, headed by General Secretary Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦), has been committed to strengthening the Party's self-construction, consolidating the Party's leading position, uniting and leading the Lao people of all ethnic groups, actively exploring a socialist development path that conforms to its own national conditions, and promoting a series of important development achievements in the Party and the country. We are sincerely pleased and positively evaluate this.
The 12th National Congress of the Lao Party is an important meeting with milestone significance in the development process of socialism in Laos. The congress will review and approve important political documents such as the Party's third political program, and make strategic plans and specific arrangements for the development of the Party and the country in the coming period. It is believed that the Lao people will, under the strong leadership of the Lao Party, successfully achieve the goals and tasks set by the congress and push the socialist cause in Laos to a new stage of development.
China and Laos are both socialist countries led by the Communist Party. The Chinese Party and government always view and grasp the relations between the two parties and two countries from a strategic and long-term perspective. Under the new situation, China is willing to work with Laos to take the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries as the fundamental guideline, strengthen strategic communication, deepen exchanges and cooperation, solidly promote the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future, promote the continuous, healthy, and stable development of the China-Laos comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, benefit the two countries and their peoples, and make new and positive contributions to promoting world peace, development, and progress.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Economic Work Conference: "Adapting to local conditions is, in essence, seeking truth from facts." Adapting to local conditions is a correct view of achievements, a scientific methodology, and a crucial move and important guideline for all regions and departments to combine their actual situations and implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference.
Adapting to local conditions is a working method repeatedly emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). As early as when he was working in local areas, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) insisted on carrying out work in accordance with local conditions. During his work in Hebei (河北), he proposed a new path of "semi-suburban" economic development based on the location characteristics of Zhengding County (正定县). In Fujian (福建), he proposed developing under-forest economy and marine aquaculture, focusing on the "mountain and sea economy" to transform rich mountain and sea resources into development advantages. In Zhejiang (浙江), in response to the unbalanced development of rural areas throughout the province, he personally planned, deployed, and promoted the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, allowing thousands of villages to find the optimal solution of being beautiful in their own way and sharing the beauty together. In Shanghai (上海), he clearly proposed to consider and plan the future development of Shanghai (上海) with "four placements."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has integrated the requirement of adapting to local conditions into many aspects of governing the country. The General Secretary emphasized, "Poverty alleviation should be realistic and pragmatic, and adapted to local conditions"; rural revitalization should "scientifically grasp the differences in villages, implement policies according to village conditions, and create a modern version of the 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' with distinctive characteristics"; ecological governance should be "suitable for forests, grasslands, sands, and wilderness"; regional coordinated development should be "suitable for water, mountains, grains, agriculture, industry, and commerce." In the past two years, the General Secretary has repeatedly emphasized the need to adapt to local conditions in developing new quality productive forces.
Adapting to local conditions has more prominent practical significance at present. This is an inevitable requirement for the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's (中国) development environment will face profound and complex changes, and there are no precedents to follow for solving many contradictions and problems. The more we have not done in the past, the more we cannot simply copy, but must adapt to local conditions and determine development ideas and solve development problems based on reality. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," many regions and departments are preparing five-year plans and planning to promote a number of major projects, all of which need to start from the actual situation of each place, use a key to open a lock, and not 刻舟求剑 (kè zhōu qiú jiàn - "carve boat seek sword," to take measures without regard to changing circumstances) or use a template to apply everywhere.
This is an inevitable requirement for practicing a correct view of achievements. This year, some places have successively started elections, and it is very important to establish and practice a correct view of achievements. It is necessary to promote cadres to adhere to adapting to local conditions, and resolutely guard against engaging in quick success and instant benefits, falsifying, and blindly acting recklessly in terms of achievements, and prevent "new officials from lighting three fires," and eliminate new officials ignoring old accounts and "image projects" and "achievement projects."
This is an inevitable requirement for promoting high-quality development in the new era. China (中国) has a vast territory, and the problem of unbalanced development between regions and between urban and rural areas is still prominent. There is no "one trick" to promote high-quality development; otherwise, there will be "thousands of cities with one face" and blind internal competition. "One flower blooming alone does not make a spring, but a hundred flowers blooming bring spring to the garden." It is necessary to grasp the unity of the universality and particularity of contradictions, use the method of adapting to local conditions to stimulate the development vitality of various places, and inject more lasting endogenous power into achieving decisive progress in basically realizing socialist modernization.
To implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee in accordance with local conditions, it is first necessary to thoroughly understand the spirit of the Central Committee. Adapting to local conditions is the division of labor, responsibility, and strengths of all under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. It is necessary to fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, and prevent selective implementation, discounts, and flexibility in implementation, and engage in localism and doing things in one's own way. It is necessary to have the overall situation in mind, firmly establish the idea of the whole country as a single chessboard, find the right position in the overall situation, and strive to both win glory for one's own region and add color to the overall situation.
It is necessary to act according to the laws. It is necessary to adhere to the principles of marketization and the rule of law, "be active without being chaotic" and "supplement without overstepping," optimize the business environment, and enhance the endogenous power of local economic development. It is necessary to base oneself on one's own stage of development, do what one can and act according to one's ability, and not be eager for quick success and instant benefits, or "wear new shoes and walk the old road," failing to keep up with development requirements.
It is necessary to be good at leveraging comparative advantages. Each region and field has its own characteristics. It is necessary to base oneself on the positioning of the main functional areas, strengthen investigation and research, accurately grasp resource endowments, location advantages, historical culture, and industrial foundation, promote strengths and avoid weaknesses, and explore differentiated and characteristic development paths. It is necessary to adhere to doing something and not doing something, and not blindly follow the trend, one-sidedly pursue "new" and "high," rush into action, and then disperse, causing a "mess."
It is necessary to take benefiting the people as the starting point and foothold. Adhere to the people-centered development thought, deeply understand what the local people think, want, and expect, pursue real and water-free growth, and achieve high-quality, efficient, and sustainable development. It is necessary to clarify the goals, promote practical measures, and strive for practical results.
Whether or not it is possible to adapt to local conditions, the assessment baton is very important. It is necessary to improve the incentive and restraint mechanism, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, pay attention to the accuracy, effectiveness, and coordination of the assessment, and prevent abuse of assessment, disguised assessment, and mechanical assessment. Adhere to the combination of assessing people and assessing things, so that cadres who want to do things and can do things can do things and succeed.
Return to TopPremier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (马丁) at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of January 6. The visit was an official visit to China.
Li Qiang (李强) said that yesterday, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with the Prime Minister, providing strategic guidance for deepening China-Ireland relations. With the joint efforts of China and Ireland, the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries has continued to deepen and become more practical, and cooperation in various fields has continuously achieved new results. China is willing to work with Ireland to continue to consolidate and enhance political mutual trust, take care of each other's major interests and core concerns, promote pragmatic cooperation with high quality, promote bilateral relations to a new level, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China and Ireland have strong economic complementarity, and the two sides should strengthen the alignment of development strategies and tap the potential for cooperation in various fields. China is willing to work with Ireland to promote the expansion and quality improvement of bilateral trade, expand service trade in aircraft leasing, insurance, medical care, health and other fields to better meet the needs of the two peoples, and welcomes Irish companies to make good use of platforms such as the China International Import Expo and the China International Fair for Trade in Services to increase product promotion. The two sides should jointly seize future development opportunities, deepen cooperation in green energy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, information technology, life sciences and other fields, and further facilitate personnel exchanges, strengthen cultural, tourism, education and local exchanges and cooperation, and continuously consolidate the public opinion foundation for friendship between the two countries. At present, global unilateralism and protectionism are rising, and the international economic and trade order is suffering serious shocks. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Ireland in the United Nations and other multilateral mechanisms, safeguard multilateralism and free trade, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. Ireland will hold the rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of this year, and hopes that Ireland will play a positive role in promoting China-Europe cooperation.
Leo Varadkar (马丁) said that the people of Ireland and China have a long-term friendship, and economic and trade cooperation has been fruitful, which has enhanced the well-being of the two peoples. Ireland is firmly committed to further deepening the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries, and is willing to strengthen exchanges with China at all levels, give play to complementary advantages, promote cooperation in trade, investment, technology, medical care, agriculture, green economy, artificial intelligence and other fields, and strengthen cultural exchanges in education, local areas and other fields. Ireland welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in Ireland. Ireland attaches importance to the important role played by China in international affairs, and is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with China, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and jointly safeguard world peace, stability and development and prosperity. Ireland is willing to play a constructive role in promoting EU-China dialogue and cooperation.
Before the talks, Li Qiang (李强) held a welcome ceremony for Leo Varadkar (马丁) in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂北大厅).
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th (Reporter). Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (李在明) and Irish Prime Minister Martin (马丁) in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 6th.
When meeting with Lee Jae-myung (李在明), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that friendly cooperation has been the defining characteristic of China-South Korea relations for more than 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with the President yesterday, charting the course for the next stage of development of China-South Korea relations and outlining a new blueprint. China is willing to work with South Korea to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, firmly adhere to good-neighborly friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, and promote the steady and long-term development of the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership. The National People's Congress of China is willing to maintain the good momentum of high-level exchanges with the National Assembly of South Korea, strengthen multi-level and multi-field communication and cooperation, and provide legal guarantees for mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
Lee Jae-myung (李在明) said that he and President Xi Jinping (习近平) reached an important consensus on promoting the development of South Korea-China relations. South Korea is willing to work with China to deepen cooperation in various fields such as economy and culture, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies and political parties, enhance people-to-people exchanges, and promote the development of bilateral relations.
Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟) attended the meeting.
When meeting with Martin (马丁), Zhao Leji (赵乐际) stated that China and Ireland have a traditional friendship. For more than 40 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, they have always respected each other and treated each other as equals, and bilateral relations have developed steadily. President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday, outlining a new blueprint for the development of relations between the two countries. China is willing to work with Ireland to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, enhance mutual understanding and trust, deepen mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation, and promote greater development of the China-Ireland mutually beneficial strategic partnership. The National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen communication and exchanges with the Irish Parliament, deepen the exchange and mutual learning of experience in legislation, supervision, and governance, and help promote practical cooperation between the two countries.
Martin (马丁) said that China's development is an admirable success story. Ireland adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields, strengthen exchanges between legislative bodies, and promote greater achievements in cooperation between the two countries in the spirit of mutual respect.
Return to TopBy: 任 平
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How is China in the new era embarking on a path of high-quality, sustainable development? The development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a window that provides an answer.
Almost all the test questions for Chinese-style modernization can be found here.
Thought is the lighthouse for progress. The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation and an important pillar for the development of the Chinese nation. It concerns the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and the happiness and well-being of the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally planned, deployed, and promoted the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt as a major national strategy.
Clarifying the direction. In January 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Jointly grasp major protection, and refrain from large-scale development." "Promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt must consider the long-term interests of the Chinese nation, take the path of ecological priority and green development, so that green waters and green mountains generate huge ecological, economic, and social benefits, and make the mother river forever vibrant."
Explaining the methods. In April 2018, it was required to correctly grasp the relationship between overall advancement and key breakthroughs, ecological environmental protection and economic development, overall planning and sustained efforts, eliminating old driving forces and cultivating new driving forces, and self-development and coordinated development.
Drawing the blueprint. In November 2020, it was emphasized that "the Yangtze River Economic Belt should become the main battlefield for ecological priority and green development in China, the main artery for unblocking domestic and international dual circulation, and the main force leading high-quality economic development."
Highlighting the key points. In October 2023, it was required to "take scientific and technological innovation as the lead, coordinate the promotion of ecological environmental protection and economic and social development, and strengthen policy coordination and work coordination."
From Chongqing (重庆) and Wuhan (武汉) in Hubei Province to Nanjing (南京) in Jiangsu Province and Nanchang (南昌) in Jiangxi Province, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has progressed from "promoting" and "deepening" to "comprehensively" and "further." Over 10 years, with four symposiums and multiple visits to the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has laid out the plan, which contains the epistemology, methodology, and practical theory of our party's governance.
"Now the path is right, we must continue to follow it."
This is a high-quality, sustainable development path.
Along this path, over the past 10 years, the proportion of excellent water quality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt has increased from 67% to 96.5%, the proportion of regional GDP in the country has increased from 42.2% to 47.3%, and the per capita disposable income of residents has increased from 23,000 yuan to 44,000 yuan, an increase of 91%.
Development and protection, establishing the new and eliminating the old, the overall situation and a part of it. Starting from these three sets of relationships, we can more deeply understand how to integrate Xi Jinping's (习近平) Economic Thought and Xi Jinping's (习近平) Ecological Civilization Thought in practice, and more deeply grasp the internal logic of China's economic transition towards high-quality, sustainable development.
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By properly handling the relationship between development and protection, adhering to high-level protection to support high-quality development, and promoting the effective improvement of quality and the rational growth of quantity in green transformation, China is continuously enhancing the potential and stamina of development.
No matter how the Yangtze River Economic Belt develops in the future, or to what stage it develops, the Chinese nation cannot leave the nurturing of the Yangtze River. "We must start from the community of life where humans and nature coexist harmoniously, focus on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and protect the Yangtze River."
In January 2016, the first symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt was held in Chongqing (重庆). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "You may be disappointed today. This discussion is not about development, but about protection." "We must put the restoration of the Yangtze River's ecological environment in an overwhelming position, jointly grasp major protection, and refrain from large-scale development."
"Chemical encirclement of the Yangtze River" was once a "stubborn disease."
Chuyuan Group, a chemical enterprise located in Shishou (石首), Hubei Province, along the Yangtze River, was a major taxpayer and also a major polluter in the local area. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once "dissected the sparrow" at a symposium, "The environmental protection department took serious action and imposed the 'largest environmental protection fine in history' of more than 27 million yuan in the Yangtze River Basin," forcing enterprises to transform and upgrade.
Clearing the production area within 1 kilometer of the shoreline, investing hundreds of millions of yuan in environmental protection transformation, and entering the field of circular economy... Today's Chuyuan has been reborn.
The fundamental solution to breaking the "chemical encirclement of the Yangtze River" lies in taking the path of ecological priority and green development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The key to promoting the Yangtze River Economic Belt to explore a new path of ecological priority and green development is to properly handle the relationship between green waters and green mountains and gold and silver mountains."
Yibin (宜宾), Sichuan Province, based on its endowment of lithium ore and hydropower resources, has opened up the power battery track and seized the blue ocean of the digital economy. The pillar industries have changed from "one black and one white" to "one green and one blue"... Using resource advantages to seek development advantages;
Xinbei District (新北区), Changzhou (常州), Jiangsu Province, has formed a virtuous cycle of "ecological restoration feeding back to industrial upgrading, and industrial premium supporting ecological protection"... Increasing development effectiveness through model innovation;
"Unswervingly adhere to jointly grasping major protection and refraining from large-scale development, making greater efforts in high-level protection, guarding and managing the ecological red line, and coordinating the promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth." The Yangtze River Economic Belt will surely go further in exploring new paths.
Today, green electricity accounts for nearly 40% of the total electricity consumption in the whole society; more than 6,000 national-level green factories are leading the construction of a green industrial system...
The 2025 China International Image Global Survey Report shows that "green waters and green mountains are gold and silver mountains" has been recognized by nearly 80% of international public opinion. Today's China, green waters and green mountains have become a bright background.
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By coordinating the conversion of new and old driving forces, taking scientific and technological innovation as the lead, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, China is continuously shaping new driving forces and new advantages for development.
The Yangtze River coast has long accumulated traditional backward production capacity, which is large in volume, high in risk, and weak in driving force... How to solve this problem?
"We must use the determination of a strong man to break his wrist and scrape his bones to heal his wounds, actively and steadily withdraw and resolve old driving forces, and eliminate ineffective supply." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Create conditions and leave space for the development of new driving forces, and then devote ourselves to cultivating and developing advanced production capacity, increasing effective supply, and accelerating the formation of new industrial clusters."
Anhui Province, once known as "neither east nor west," has done a good job in economic work in accordance with local conditions. In 2024, the total regional economy exceeded 5 trillion yuan, and it has continuously crossed four trillion-yuan levels in the past 10 years. Hefei (合肥) has even made a comeback as a city of scientific and technological innovation, delivering a "double ten thousand" achievement of the resonance of ten million people and one trillion GDP.
"Innate deficiencies," how to become strong?
"We must adhere to innovation-led development, transform the scientific research advantages and talent advantages of the Yangtze River Economic Belt into development advantages, actively open up new fields and new tracks for development, and shape new driving forces and new advantages for development." There are ideas and methods in the Party's innovative theory.
"Giving up" is the prerequisite for "gaining." Replacing old industries with new ones creates space for cultivating new driving forces.
West of Hefei (合肥), there is Science Island (科学岛). It does not "abandon the real economy and pursue quick profits," nor does it engage in "picking up everything in the basket." Instead, it operates 2 national major scientific facilities, lays out 7 research units, and gathers more than 3,000 researchers. Some people lamented: Hefei (合肥) has reserved the best location and the most beautiful scenery for scientific and technological innovation.
"Strengthen the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation." Using innovation to promote industrial fission, the fertile soil for development towards the new and the superior is even richer.
"Tradition" can also be "renewed." Technology empowers and creates conditions for updating old driving forces.
Guizhou (贵州) implements "rich ore intensive development," turning phosphate ore from "fertilizer" to new energy materials, and coal mines from "black coal" to high-end fabrics; Huangshi (黄石), Hubei Province, machine-woven electronic-grade glass fiber cloth is used in mobile phone circuit boards, automobile circuit boards, and other fields...
Using new technologies to transform and upgrade traditional industries, actively promoting industrial intelligence, greening, and integration, can stimulate the huge potential for high-quality development.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's innovation index entered the top ten in the world for the first time.
Putting the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position, adhering to the simultaneous promotion of the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, actively developing emerging industries, and forward-looking layout of future industries, China's high-quality, sustainable development momentum is surging and full of vitality.
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By grasping the relationship between the overall situation and a part of it, accurately identifying the strategic positioning in the overall national situation, taking a high-quality development path suitable for the actual situation of the region, and promoting regional linkage development, China has formed a strong development momentum.
"Put its own development into the overall situation of coordinated development, and achieve differentiated development, coordinated development, and organic integration";
"Provinces and cities along the river should adhere to inter-provincial consultation, ecological co-governance, comprehensive co-construction, and development sharing, and enhance regional transportation interconnectivity, policy uniformity, rule consistency, and execution synergy."
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions demonstrate systematic thinking and methods. It may be helpful to deepen understanding from the practice of the Yangtze River Delta Ecological and Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone.
Shanghai Qingpu (上海青浦), Jiangsu Wujiang (江苏吴江), and Zhejiang Jiashan (浙江嘉善), at the junction of Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, started the exploration of ecological and green integrated development in November 2019. Now, it is not a city, how can it "be better than a city"?
Management is "a game of chess," without changing administrative affiliation, breaking administrative boundary constraints, and "three seals become one seal."
Planning is "a map," with joint compilation, joint research, joint promotion, and joint discussion, and a unified guideline for an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers.
The market is "integrated," with mutual recognition of enterprise public credit evaluation in different places, "E Enterprise Financing" cross-regional credit granting, and smooth flow of market elements.
Projects are "a library," with unified systems, norms, and implementation standards, and mutual communication and linkage of major project approval, environmental assessment, approval, and construction.
Supervision is "a yardstick," with "three unifications" of ecological environment standards, monitoring, and law enforcement. River patrols no longer distinguish between each other, and no longer distinguish between shorelines.
People's livelihood is "a card," and all 3,877 items involving service halls and people's livelihood windows can be handled across regions.
"Six ones," integration and high quality are the key. Through joint consultation, joint governance, joint construction, and joint sharing, the Yangtze River Delta Ecological and Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone has achieved mutual benefit and win-win results, and was named a "Green Waters and Green Mountains are Gold and Silver Mountains" practice innovation base in December 2025.
Guang'an (广安), Sichuan Province, is connected to Chongqing (重庆). Sichuan and Chongqing "join hands" and then "work together." The "inter-provincial marginal zone" has become a new city jointly built across provinces, and the Sichuan-Chongqing High-Tech New District (川渝高竹新区) has broken ground and is growing vigorously.
Qinghai (青海) guards the "Water Tower of China." In winning the battle against poverty and promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), and Zhejiang (浙江) cooperate between the east and west, playing a "Mountain and Sea Love" that spans thousands of miles.
Provinces and cities along the river are not only an ecological community, but also a community of interests.
Today's China, from river basin management to urban-rural integration, from regional coordination to the "five unifications and one opening" of the market, various elements flow reasonably, and various regions cooperate efficiently, presenting a myriad of harmonious coexistence and win-win cooperation.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes to "give play to the superimposed effects of regional coordinated development strategies, major regional strategies, major function zone strategies, and new urbanization strategies" and "build a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development."
Plan for the long-term trend, implement long-term strategies, and build a foundation for long-term stability.
The surging Yangtze River, the striving China, a high-quality, sustainable development path with thousands of sails racing.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th (Reporter Dong Xue) On the morning of January 6th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (李在明), who was in China for a state visit, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (钓鱼台国宾馆) in Beijing (北京).
Li Qiang (李强) stated that currently, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-South Korea relations are showing a new atmosphere. Yesterday, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with the President, providing strategic guidance and injecting strong impetus for deepening the development of the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership. China always places its relations with South Korea in an important position in its neighborhood diplomacy, and is willing to work with South Korea to adhere to good-neighborliness and friendship, strengthen strategic communication, consolidate political mutual trust, **求同存异** (qiú tóng cún yì - "seek common ground while reserving differences," to seek common ground on major issues while reserving differences on minor ones), **聚同化异** (jù tóng huà yì - "gather commonalities and dissolve differences," to expand common ground and resolve differences), promote the continuous development of bilateral relations along the right track, and better benefit the people of both countries.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China and South Korea are important economic and trade partners to each other. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations more than 30 years ago, the two countries have given full play to their complementary economic advantages, achieved fruitful cooperation results, and effectively promoted common development. The economic ties between the two countries are close, transportation is efficient, and the production and supply chains are deeply intertwined. We should abandon zero-sum thinking, adhere to benign competition and cooperation, and provide more certainty for each other's development by strengthening cooperation. China is willing to strengthen market opening and connectivity with South Korea, actively promote cooperation in emerging fields such as high-end manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and new energy, deepen industrial integration and docking, and work together to cultivate new development momentum. China welcomes South Korean companies to expand their investment in China and hopes that South Korea will provide convenience for Chinese companies to invest in South Korea. China and South Korea should jointly adhere to multilateralism and free trade, safeguard international fairness and justice, and contribute to promoting peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
Lee Jae-myung (李在明) said that yesterday he had successful talks with President Xi Jinping (习近平) and reached important consensus on promoting the development of the South Korea-China strategic cooperative partnership. South Korea and China are close neighbors and friendly neighbors. South Korea attaches great importance to its relations with China, is willing to respect each other's core interests, strengthen bilateral dialogue and exchanges, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields such as economy and trade, keep pace with the times, cooperate for win-win results, and bring more benefits to the people of both countries. South Korea actively encourages South Korean companies to expand cooperation with China and welcomes Chinese companies to invest and do business in South Korea. South Korea is willing to strengthen multilateral communication and coordination with China, jointly safeguard free trade, and promote regional and international peace and stability.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th (Xinhua) -- Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) recently signed a State Council decree, promulgating the "Commercial Mediation Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into effect on May 1, 2026.
The "Regulations" aim to standardize commercial mediation activities, effectively resolve commercial disputes, protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved, promote the development of the commercial mediation industry, and optimize the business environment. The "Regulations" consist of 33 articles, mainly stipulating the following contents.
First, clarify the scope of application of commercial mediation. It stipulates that commercial mediation applies to commercial disputes arising between parties in the fields of trade, investment, finance, transportation, real estate, engineering construction, intellectual property, etc., and at the same time clarifies that disputes concerning marriage and family, inheritance, guardianship, labor and personnel, consumer rights, and disputes that should be resolved in other ways according to law are not applicable to commercial mediation.
Second, clarify the commercial mediation work management system. It stipulates that the judicial administration department of the State Council is responsible for guiding and regulating commercial mediation work nationwide and coordinating the development of the commercial mediation industry; the judicial administration departments of local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for guiding and regulating commercial mediation work within their respective administrative regions; and commercial mediation industry self-regulatory organizations carry out industry self-regulation in accordance with laws, regulations, and their articles of association.
Third, clarify the establishment, management, and operation requirements of commercial mediation organizations. It stipulates the conditions that commercial mediation organizations and commercial mediators should meet; requires commercial mediation organizations to establish internal management systems such as business management, conflict of interest review, and complaint handling, and promptly disclose information such as their articles of association, commercial mediator roster, and mediation rules to the public.
Fourth, clarify the basic rules of commercial mediation activities. It stipulates that commercial mediation activities should follow the principles of voluntariness, legality, good faith, and confidentiality; commercial mediators should remain neutral, diligent, and responsible during the mediation process, abide by professional ethics and practice norms, and fulfill confidentiality and disclosure obligations; and the parties may apply for judicial confirmation of the commercial mediation agreement in accordance with the law.
Fifth, clarify measures to promote the development and guarantee of the commercial mediation industry. It stipulates that the state cultivates commercial mediation organizations with international influence to enhance the international competitiveness of commercial mediation organizations; supports commercial mediation organizations in carrying out foreign-related commercial mediation activities, and encourages commercial mediation organizations and commercial mediation industry self-regulatory organizations to carry out international exchanges and cooperation, participate in the formulation of international commercial mediation rules, and strengthen the training of international commercial mediation talents.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Hohhot, January 6th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Inner Mongolia from the 4th to the 6th on industrial innovation development and quality supervision. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and the Central Economic Work Conference, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, solidly promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, continuously strengthen quality supervision, and better serve high-quality development and high-quality life.
In Hohhot (呼和浩特市) and Baotou (包头市), Zhang Guoqing visited the Inner Mongolia Electric Power Group Daqingshan Laboratory (内蒙古电力集团大青山实验室) and Dongbao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (东宝生物技术有限公司) to investigate the research and development of new power systems and the innovation of the biotechnology industry. He emphasized the need to lead industrial upgrading with scientific and technological innovation and continuously generate new quality productive forces. It is necessary to strengthen the leading role of enterprises in innovation, adhere to forward design and forward breakthroughs, strengthen applied basic research and cutting-edge research oriented towards industrial needs, and continue to work hard to improve independent innovation, especially original innovation capabilities, to consolidate the technological foundation. It is necessary to promote the seamless connection of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, highlight demand orientation and scenario traction, strengthen pilot testing and application promotion, and apply more innovative achievements to the industrial chain to form a virtuous cycle of technology research and development, scenario verification, industrial transformation, and iterative upgrading. We should make good use of policies such as large-scale equipment renewal and major technological transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, and support enterprises to accelerate equipment renewal, process upgrading, and digital empowerment. It is necessary to simultaneously promote the integrated development of hardware, software, and standards, and produce software and standards while producing hardware.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) visited the Inner Mongolia Fiber Quality Monitoring Center (内蒙古纤维质量监测中心) to investigate quality supervision, testing, and certification. He emphasized the need to strengthen quality source governance, coordinate the use of product compulsory certification, national compulsory standards, and other measures, and drive quality improvement with standard upgrades. Products involving the safety of people's lives and property and public safety should be included in production license management in a timely manner. We must adhere to grasping the daily routine and being strict at ordinary times, improve departmental linkage, cross-regional collaboration, real-time dynamic, and online and offline integrated supervision measures, strengthen risk monitoring, supervision and spot checks, defect recalls, and product traceability, and severely crack down on illegal and irregular quality and safety behaviors. It is necessary to strengthen the supervision of testing and certification agencies, urge them to implement their main responsibilities, and give full play to the "gatekeeper" role of testing and certification.
During his stay in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Zhang Guoqing (张国清) also conducted research on food safety. He emphasized the need to always adhere to the "Four Strictest Requirements" (四个最严), further strengthen the whole-chain supervision of food safety, and safeguard the people's "safety on the tip of their tongues."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 珂
The Ministry of Commerce and nine other departments recently released the "Notice on Implementing Actions to Promote Green Consumption," which clarifies 20 measures in 7 aspects around the entire chain of green consumption. At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) on January 6, relevant departments introduced the relevant situation of promoting green consumption.
Trade-in policies drive green consumption.
Sheng Qiuping (盛秋平), Vice Minister of Commerce, introduced that the Ministry of Commerce regards the implementation of large-scale consumer goods trade-in policies as an important opportunity to promote green consumption. From 2024 to 2025, new energy vehicles accounted for nearly 60% of the 18.3 million trade-in vehicles; first-level energy efficiency (water efficiency) accounted for more than 90% of the 192 million trade-in home appliances; trade-in policies drove consumer goods sales of 3.92 trillion yuan, benefiting 494 million consumers.
Promote the construction of green supply chains and build a green circulation system. According to calculations by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (中国仓储与配送协会), palletized transportation reduces loading and unloading time by 80%, reduces cargo damage rates by more than 50%, and reduces supply chain costs by about 20%. At present, there are approximately 50 million reusable pallets nationwide, which can conservatively save 250 million disposable pallets, equivalent to protecting 50 million trees from being cut down and reducing carbon emissions by more than 2 million tons. Li Jialu (李佳路), Director of the Department of Circulation Industry Development of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部流通业发展司司长), introduced that the Ministry of Commerce focuses on key links such as reducing the use of disposable plastic products in the commercial field, promoting alternative products, and managing key industries, and takes multiple measures to promote plastic pollution control. In the first half of 2025, the use of environmentally friendly alternative products increased by 26.31% month-on-month.
Improve the green recycling system and promote resource recycling. The "Pilot Work Plan for the Circulation of Second-hand Goods" (《二手商品流通试点工作方案》) has identified the first batch of 10 pilot cities and 28 pilot enterprises to cultivate and strengthen the main business entities for the circulation of second-hand goods. From 2024 to 2025, 17.673 million scrapped vehicles were recycled nationwide, with an average annual growth rate of 45.8%; 39.686 million second-hand vehicles were traded; and approximately 53 million discarded home appliances and mobile phones were dismantled in a standardized manner, with an average annual growth rate of approximately 12%.
Cultivate green circulation enterprises and give play to their leading role. A total of 1,161 green shopping malls and 3,500 green hotels have been cultivated nationwide. Many e-commerce platforms have linked upstream and downstream merchants to establish green cooperation alliances and formulate low-carbon operation specifications to promote the joint participation of small and medium-sized merchants in green transformation.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, about 200 cities will be promoted to carry out "waste-free city" construction.
Yao Lei (姚雷), Director of the Certification and Supervision Management Department of the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局认证监督管理司司长), said that the State Administration for Market Regulation continues to improve the national standard system in related fields, and has released 40 green product evaluation standards and 66 energy efficiency and water efficiency standards; deeply participates in international standardization work, and has proposed 217 green consumption-related proposals to the International Organization for Standardization, and led the formulation and revision of 178 standards; strengthens the management of energy efficiency and water efficiency label filing, and has released 18 batches of 47 types of energy efficiency label product catalogs, with more than 26,000 registered enterprises and 4 million product models. The filing results are used for data verification in the implementation of trade-in policies in various places, covering 188 million energy-saving products purchased by 76 million consumers.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is focusing on promoting the improvement of the resource recycling system and promoting the standardized recycling and utilization of discarded consumer goods. Wang Zhibin (王志斌), Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Finance of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部科技与财务司司长), introduced that residential communities in cities at the prefecture level and above across the country have basically established facilities for the collection and placement of recyclables; in 2025, the central government will have cumulatively invested 5 billion yuan to support the standardized dismantling and disposal of discarded home appliances, processing approximately 100 million discarded electrical appliances, producing more than 3 million tons of recycled resources, effectively promoting resource recycling and the green and low-carbon development of the industry. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, about 200 cities will be promoted to carry out "waste-free city" construction, so that the masses can truly feel the construction achievements.
By the end of 2025, the total number of certified and registered agricultural products with "three products and one standard" will exceed 88,000. Lei Liugong (雷刘功), Director of the Market and Informatization Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部市场与信息化司司长), said that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs advocates green production, pays attention to the protection of production areas, focuses on green, organic, famous, special, high-quality and new, and geographical indication agricultural products, and continues to increase the supply of green and high-quality agricultural products to enhance the adaptability of supply and demand. At the same time, it will deeply implement the agricultural brand boutique cultivation plan, improve the provincial agricultural brand catalog, and more than 1,400 agricultural product regional public brands, more than 2,000 enterprise brands, and more than 2,300 green and high-quality product brands have been included in the catalog for key cultivation and promotion to be transformed into consumption catalogs.
Promote the greening of production methods and lifestyles.
The notice makes systematic arrangements for promoting green consumption during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Enrich the high-quality supply in the field of people's livelihood security. Increase the supply of green agricultural products, promote green home appliances and home decoration, improve energy efficiency and water efficiency standards, and promote green automobile consumption. Improve green service consumption, develop green catering, green accommodation, and green housekeeping, promote the use of degradable lunch boxes, packaging bags, and guest room supplies, and innovate housekeeping service models.
Cultivate new growth points for green consumption. Build a green supply chain, promote green procurement, green products, and green packaging, encourage the promotion of green consumption points, and explore the establishment of an online and offline universal green consumption points system; innovate green sharing, encourage travel sharing, space sharing, and item sharing, and promote the efficient use of resources. At the same time, promote green recycling, reduce the use of disposable plastic products, and promote the recycling and reuse of waste items.
Optimize the green consumption environment. Optimize the use of green electricity, popularize the concept of green consumption, and advocate green travel for consumers. Strengthen publicity and guidance, encourage the holding of "community green consumption" themed activities, cultivate green circulation entities, and increase policy support. Strengthen financial security through policy subsidies, credit support, and financial product innovation.
Sheng Qiuping (盛秋平) said that the next step will be to strengthen overall coordination with relevant departments, refine and implement measures, promote the greening of production methods and lifestyles, and integrate the concept of green and low-carbon into all aspects, injecting green momentum into the high-quality development of the economy and society.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Zhuhai (珠海) report on January 6th (Reporter He Linping (贺林平)) - Face-scanning to open gates, fingerprint verification, inspection and release... Early in the morning of January 6th, passenger flow surged in the Zhuhai (珠海) Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) Zhuhai (珠海) Highway Port Passenger Inspection Hall. According to statistics from the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) Border Inspection Station: As of approximately 8:00 AM that day, the cumulative number of passengers traveling between Guangdong (粤), Hong Kong (港), and Macao (澳) via the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) Zhuhai (珠海) Highway Port had exceeded 100 million.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) was completed and opened in October 2018. From geographical connection to the integration of hearts and minds, it has increasingly become one of the most popular channels for cross-border travel in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). In 2023, the annual number of inbound and outbound passengers through the Zhuhai (珠海) Highway Port exceeded 30 million for the first time, an increase of over 140% compared to 2019.
With the release of policy dividends such as "Macao vehicles traveling north" ("澳车北上") and "Hong Kong vehicles traveling north" ("港车北上"), as well as the implementation of "soft connectivity" measures such as cross-border payment and "cross-border handling" of government services, the bridge is driving more and more Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) residents to develop their careers, settle down, and integrate into the overall development of the motherland. Data shows that the number of Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门) residents entering and exiting through the Zhuhai (珠海) Highway Port has exceeded 58.73 million, accounting for 58.7% of the total passenger flow at the port. The number of drivers and vehicles registered for "two vehicles traveling north" through border inspection has exceeded 209,000 and 174,000, respectively.
In order to cope with the rapid increase in inbound and outbound passenger and vehicle flow, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) Border Inspection Station continues to optimize inbound and outbound measures, introduce artificial intelligence algorithms and big data systems, mobile inspection terminals, temporary manual inspection counters and other equipment, and launch services such as intelligent channel face-scanning for quick passage and online filling of foreigner entry cards, continuously improving the passenger clearance experience. "At the same time, we continue to deepen the tripartite port law enforcement liaison and coordination mechanism to fully ensure the smooth and orderly passage of personnel and vehicles," said Li Shuhong (李戍红), Political Commissar of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥) Border Inspection Station.
Return to TopThe Ministry of Finance (财政部), together with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), and the National Financial Regulatory Administration (金融监管总局), recently issued the "Guiding Opinions on Further发挥政府性融资担保体系作用 加力支持就业创业的指导意见" (Guiding Opinions on Further发挥政府性融资担保体系作用 加力支持就业创业的指导意见), guiding more financial resources to precisely support employment and entrepreneurship, according to a report on January 6th by this newspaper from Beijing (北京) (reporter Qu Zhehan (曲哲涵)).
Government-backed financing guarantees can enhance credit for small and micro enterprises and share risks for financial institutions. It is an important policy tool for coordinating fiscal and financial policies to support the financing and development of small and micro enterprises, promote employment, and expand domestic demand. In recent years, the Ministry of Finance (财政部) has worked with relevant parties to continuously promote the development of government-backed financing guarantees, building a three-tier organizational structure of "National Financing Guarantee Fund (国家融资担保基金) - Provincial Re-guarantee Institutions - Municipal and County Direct Guarantee Institutions," gathering the strength of more than 1,500 guarantee institutions, with a cumulative re-guarantee cooperation business scale exceeding 6.7 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of about 40%. In terms of supporting innovation, a special guarantee plan to support scientific and technological innovation has been implemented since 2024, supporting 40,000 small and medium-sized science and technology enterprises to obtain bank loans of more than 170 billion yuan. In terms of serving employment, the National Financing Guarantee Fund (国家融资担保基金) has cumulatively served more than 5.7 million small and micro enterprises and other business entities, stabilizing employment for approximately 59 million people.
On this basis, the guiding opinions further improve the financing guarantee support employment policy system, and continue to expand and strengthen the guidance of guarantee resources to support employment. A relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Finance (财政部) stated that the guiding opinions establish a set of quantitative evaluation and incentive and restraint mechanisms to promote the transformation of guarantee resources from expanding coverage and increasing quantity to improving quality and efficiency. First, an employment contribution indicator is created. "This indicator comprehensively calculates the weighted support for employment growth by government-backed financing guarantee institutions and the number of people whose employment is stabilized by guarantee resources, highlighting the performance orientation of business scale, risk control, and employment promotion as a 'three-in-one,' guiding more guarantee resources to precisely serve employment," said the person in charge. Second, the employment contribution is linked to credit lines and re-guarantee fee discounts, aiming to reduce the costs of cooperative institutions and form an incentive-compatible policy transmission mechanism to ensure the effective implementation of employment orientation. Third, government-backed financing guarantee institutions are required to gradually reduce or eliminate the requirements for collateral and counter-guarantees for labor-intensive small and micro enterprises that employ a large number of people; encourage the creation of convenient online inclusive small and micro products; and encourage bank-guarantee cooperation to formulate exclusive service plans, and proactively provide high-quality financial services to enterprises whose employment numbers have not decreased and are significantly affected by tariffs.
"The entrepreneurial guarantee loan reward and subsidy policy is an important measure to leverage the '四两拨千斤' (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn - "four ounces moving a thousand pounds," to use a small force to move a great weight; to achieve a great result with little effort) role of fiscal funds and ensure the employment and entrepreneurship of key groups such as college graduates, migrant workers, and veterans. On average, every 100 million yuan of rewards and subsidies from the central government can leverage approximately 5 billion yuan in newly issued entrepreneurial guarantee loans, supporting approximately 17,500 people to start businesses," said the person in charge. In terms of supporting entrepreneurship among key groups, the guiding opinions clarify that graduates from previous years and qualified vocational school graduates are included in the scope of policy support, based on the original support for 10 key groups such as college graduates; at the same time, efforts are made to reduce the comprehensive financing costs for entrepreneurial groups, carry out pilot projects for cooperative model innovation, increase the support of fiscal reward and subsidy policies, and improve the efficiency of entrepreneurial guarantee loan issuance.
The person in charge stated that the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and other departments will focus on grasping four aspects of work: improving the data sharing mechanism, improving the departmental linkage mechanism, improving the assessment and evaluation mechanism, and improving the tracking and monitoring mechanism, to promote the precise implementation and efficient execution of the various measures in the guiding opinions. In 2026, the central government will promote the deep integration of government-backed financing guarantees and fiscal and financial policies such as loan interest subsidies, using financing guarantees to alleviate financing difficulties and fiscal interest subsidies to alleviate high financing costs, and comprehensively study and use risk compensation, fee reduction subsidies, capital replenishment and other measures to enhance the capacity of government-backed financing guarantees.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), January 6th (Reporter Wang Zheng (王政) and Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) and other four departments recently jointly issued the "Implementation Plan for Digital Transformation of the Automobile Industry," proposing a two-stage development goal: By 2027, digital and intelligent technologies will be deeply integrated and applied in enterprises' R&D, production, supply, sales, and service links, driving significant improvements in enterprises' intelligent manufacturing maturity and production efficiency, and gradually improving the industry's supply and public service systems; By 2030, the overall digital and intelligent development of the industry will reach a relatively high level.
Specifically, by 2027, the maturity level of intelligent manufacturing capabilities of leading vehicle enterprises will increase by one level, the digital level of auto parts enterprises will be significantly improved, the penetration rate of R&D and design tools will exceed 95%, and the numerical control rate of key processes will exceed 70%; the industry's overall labor productivity will increase by 10% compared to 2025, and product R&D cycles and delivery cycles will be shortened by 20%; replicable and scalable intelligent factory models will be created, and more than 20 industry intelligent manufacturing system solution providers will be cultivated.
The plan clarifies that it will implement "six major actions," including diagnostic assessment and improvement actions, digital transformation empowerment actions for small and medium-sized auto parts enterprises, demonstration actions for typical scenarios and artificial intelligence applications, gradient cultivation and matrix construction actions for industrial entities, standard system improvement and interconnection guarantee actions, and key technology breakthroughs and basic capability strengthening actions, covering 15 key tasks.
In addition, the plan proposes eight typical scenarios for digital and intelligent transformation in five links: R&D, production, supply chain, sales, and service, including intelligent collaborative R&D, model-based systems engineering, and flexible and agile production, and proposes transformation goals, implementation methods, and required conditions for each scenario, providing reference guidance for industry enterprises' practices.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Wuhan (武汉) report on January 6th (Reporters Fan Haotian (范昊天) and Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)) - Reporters learned from the Changjiang Three Gorges Navigation Authority (长江三峡通航管理局) that in 2025, the Three Gorges Hub operated a total of 14,415 lockages (chambers), with an annual throughput of 173 million tons, an increase of 8.66% year-on-year. Among them, the annual throughput of the Three Gorges Dam ship lock was 170 million tons, and the annual passenger volume of the Three Gorges ship lift was 632,000 passengers, both setting record highs.
This newspaper's Nanning (南宁) report on January 6th (Reporter Pang Geping (庞革平)) - In 2025, the cumulative cargo volume of the Xijiang (西江) ship lock joint dispatch reached 507 million tons, and the annual cargo volume exceeded 500 million tons for the first time. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the "circle of friends" for joint dispatch of ship locks in the Xijiang River Basin increased to 13 levels and 20 ship locks, and the cargo volume dispatched by ship locks accounted for 99% of the total cargo volume of inland river ship locks in Guangxi (广西).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 颜 欢 陈海琪 戴楷然 龚 鸣
Achieving modernization is a universal pursuit of all countries in the world. From poverty alleviation to green development, from technological innovation to developing new quality productive forces and exploring new economic growth points, China is providing opportunities for the development of other countries while achieving its own high-quality development. Many foreign media reporters come to China to work, live, or visit, personally experiencing the vivid practice of Chinese-style modernization. Recently, three foreign media reporters were interviewed by our newspaper, sharing their observations, experiences, and feelings in China.
Fernando Morales, Spanish Reporter—
"Here, we always adhere to serving the people wholeheartedly and relying on the people wholeheartedly."
In the panoramic cinema of the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党历史展览馆) in Beijing (北京), Fernando Morales, a reporter for the Spanish newspaper *El Mundo*, was deeply shocked by the immersive film depicting the scenes of the Long March. "I felt like I was in this great historical process," Morales said. "China has never forgotten where it came from. Here, we always adhere to serving the people wholeheartedly and relying on the people wholeheartedly."
In the past year, Morales has visited Beijing (北京), Hangzhou (杭州), Chongqing (重庆), and other cities. In Beijing (北京), a new energy vehicle in a BYD (比亚迪) experience store can not only park automatically and turn on the spot, but also has an emergency floating function; in Hangzhou (杭州), the latest achievements of artificial intelligence in science and technology parks are moving from the laboratory to daily applications; in Chongqing (重庆), Hongyadong (洪崖洞), built on the mountainside, is dazzling with neon lights at night... Morales said: "Any scene posted on social media will become a hot topic, but it is the daily life for Chinese people."
Morales believes that long-term institutional design and efficient execution give China's development continuity and integrity. When promoting the implementation of a policy, the Chinese government first considers whether the people need it and whether it will benefit future generations. When he visited Xinjiang (新疆) with a delegation in June 2025, he learned that a county in the area had built a 160-kilometer-long drinking water pipeline in 2009, which solved the drinking water problem for hundreds of thousands of people in less than a year. "Through top-level design and long-term planning, China's development is not limited to a certain city or region, but touches every corner," Morales said.
In August 2025, Morales participated in a training course for Spanish media professionals in Beijing (北京). Morales learned that in addition to convenient and developed public transportation, the Chinese government also encourages people to buy new energy vehicles through policies. "I have seen the government's real efforts to improve air quality," Morales said, adding that environmental issues are related to all mankind, and China's actions not only improve its own environment, but also benefit the whole world.
Morales said that China is an "open and sincere partner." China's development experience does not only belong to itself, but also provides a reference for other countries in the Global South. "The biggest inspiration of Chinese-style modernization is to let the fruits of development benefit the people and share opportunities with the world. This is true prosperity," Morales said.
Rafael Henrique Zerbetto, Brazilian Reporter—
"Scientific governance combining theory and practice turns the impossible into reality."
Having been in China for more than 10 years, Brazilian reporter Rafael Henrique Zerbetto has visited many places and praised China's "systematic planning": one policy is linked to another, and breakthroughs in one field promote overall progress. He believes that Chinese-style modernization is not only a development path belonging to China, but also a mirror, reflecting the development choices of countries in the Global South and providing rich inspiration for other countries. "Scientific governance combining theory and practice turns the impossible into reality."
In Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Zerbetto witnessed afforestation blocking the advance of the desert, and abandoned coal mines transformed into ecological parks. "American culture has a view that economic interests cannot override environmental protection, because without the environment, life cannot survive. This is similar to the concept of 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets' (绿水青山就是金山银山) proposed by China." Zerbetto believes that China's ecological governance achievements not only bring benefits to its own people, but also provide important reference for other countries in the Global South. "China's development experience shows that only by following the path of green development can we embrace the real future."
Zerbetto has repeatedly gone deep into Chinese villages to interview and report on poverty alleviation and comprehensive rural revitalization. In the tea-producing area of Xianfeng County (咸丰县) in Hubei (湖北), the mountains of tea trees and picturesque scenery attract tourists, promoting the local industrial revitalization. He wrote in his report: "People here used to have difficulty even eating enough, but now they can consume and entertain at night. This transformation is more touching than data." Zerbetto believes that the transformation of Xianfeng County (咸丰县) proves that the poverty alleviation path based on local economic development is sustainable.
What impressed Zerbetto even more was China's exploration in digital economy and technological empowerment. He noted that e-commerce has opened up sales channels for agricultural products, rural tourism is combined with cultural creativity, and more and more young people have returned to their hometowns. "In China, poverty alleviation is not only about increasing income, but also includes strengthening the guarantee of education, medical care and housing." Zerbetto said that the Chinese government emphasizes "no worries about food and clothing and three guarantees" (两不愁三保障), and insists that people lifted out of poverty will not return to poverty. The Chinese government also pays attention to "spiritual poverty alleviation," allowing the masses to gain confidence through hard work and truly master the key to changing their destiny.
Motheba Chuniane, Lesotho Reporter—
"China uses its own experience to help African countries modernize."
"During my visit to China, every time I went to a place and saw the local achievements in agricultural modernization, green industry, intelligent manufacturing and other fields, I was deeply impressed and hoped to introduce these advanced development experiences to Lesotho (莱索托)," said Motheba Chuniane, a reporter from the Lesotho National News Agency, in an interview with our newspaper.
From August to December 2024, Chuniane and nearly 100 reporters from more than 80 countries came to China to conduct in-depth interviews and reports in the fields and workshops. Surveying the ice and snow economy in Jilin (吉林), surveying photovoltaic sand control in Ningxia (宁夏), and participating in the reporting of the Beijing (北京) Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作论坛北京峰会), these experiences left a deep impression on Chuniane. She said that this trip deepened her understanding of China and gave her more thoughts on the path choice of modernization.
Chuniane cited an example, in the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠), the local area uses solar energy resources to develop the photovoltaic industry, and also lays grass squares under the photovoltaic panels to achieve windbreak and sand fixation and vegetation restoration. This combination of new energy development and ecological governance is very enlightening. In Jilin (吉林), the local government uses ice and snow resources to develop tourism, creating new economic growth points. Lesotho (莱索托) is one of the few countries in southern Africa that has snowfall and ski resorts. She hopes to tell the story of China's development of the ice and snow industry to Lesotho (莱索托) readers through her reports.
Visiting the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences (中国农业机械化科学研究院) in Beijing (北京), Chuniane intuitively learned about China's advanced agricultural development technology and modern agricultural machinery and equipment. "Improving agricultural efficiency and realizing agricultural modernization is an important development direction for Lesotho (莱索托), and there is broad space for cooperation between Lesotho (莱索托) and China in the fields of agricultural mechanization and agricultural technology exchange." She introduced that in April 2025, the Agricultural Science and Technology Confucius Institute of the National University of Lesotho (莱索托国立大学农业科技孔子学院) was officially inaugurated, which will provide Chinese education while carrying out agricultural technology training in combination with local characteristics. She said: "China can always accurately grasp the development needs of African countries and provide targeted assistance to African countries."
"China is constantly cultivating new business forms, shaping new scenarios, and spawning new services. Digital payment and e-commerce platforms bring more convenient life, the ice and snow economy promotes the development of characteristic tourism, the popularity of electric vehicles allows people to live a greener life, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence improves production efficiency... Chinese-style modernization is reflected in all aspects, so that every citizen can benefit from it." Chuniane said, "What is even more touching is that China uses its own experience to help African countries modernize, providing a broad market for African products through various measures, and actively carrying out cooperation in the fields of industrialization, agricultural modernization and talent training. In my opinion, this is the unique charm of Chinese-style modernization."
Return to TopThe summit diplomacy between China and South Korea has released positive signals, bringing benefits to the peace and development of both countries and the region against the backdrop of profound and complex changes in the international and regional situation.
On January 5th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held talks with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (李在明), who was in China for a state visit. In just over two months, the heads of state of China and South Korea met twice and exchanged visits, reflecting the importance both sides attach to China-South Korea relations. International media have widely noted that China-South Korea relations are showing a new atmosphere. The summit diplomacy between China and South Korea has released positive signals, bringing benefits to the peace and development of both countries and the region against the backdrop of profound and complex changes in the international and regional situation.
China and South Korea are important neighbors that cannot be moved away and inseparable partners. More exchanges, frequent visits, and close communication between the two sides are conducive to the healthy development of bilateral relations. More than two months ago, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a state visit to South Korea and put forward four suggestions for opening up a new situation in China-South Korea relations, leading to the reaffirmation of the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership. In Beijing (北京), President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during talks with President Lee Jae-myung (李在明) that China always places China-South Korea relations in an important position in its neighborhood diplomacy and maintains the continuity and stability of its policy towards South Korea. President Lee Jae-myung's (李在明) first visit to China at the beginning of the new year fully demonstrates South Korea's positive willingness to develop relations with China. Looking to the future, as long as China and South Korea adhere to "harmony as the most valuable" and "harmony without uniformity," transcending differences in social systems and ideologies, they can achieve mutual success and common development.
More than 200 South Korean entrepreneurs formed an economic delegation to accompany President Lee Jae-myung (李在明) on his visit to China. The international community has interpreted this as the enthusiasm and confidence of the South Korean business community in seizing opportunities in China. China and South Korea have close economic ties, with deeply intertwined industrial and supply chains, and mutually beneficial cooperation. In recent years, the connotation of China-South Korea economic and trade relations has undergone new changes, but the basic reality of the integration of interests between the two sides has not changed, and the mutually beneficial and win-win nature of economic and trade cooperation between the two sides has not changed. China has always been committed to strengthening the alignment of development strategies and policy coordination with South Korea, and to making the pie of common interests bigger, in line with the concept of "achieving neighbors is helping oneself." The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee reviewed and approved the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, which outlines a blueprint for China's development in the next five years and provides broad opportunities for countries around the world. In the process of China's high-quality development, the space for mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation between China and South Korea will be broader, and there is great potential for cooperation between the two sides in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, green industries, and the silver economy. During this visit, the two sides signed 15 cooperation documents in the fields of scientific and technological innovation, ecological environment, transportation, and economic and trade cooperation. South Korean media pointed out that the momentum of comprehensive recovery and development of relations between the two countries is being specifically implemented in economic and trade mechanisms. Carrying out exchanges between the two sides in youth, media, sports, think tanks, local areas, and other aspects is conducive to making positive narratives the mainstream of public opinion.
The world is currently undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century, and the international situation is becoming more turbulent and intertwined. China and South Korea shoulder important responsibilities in maintaining regional peace and promoting global development, and have broad convergence of interests. The heads of state of both countries mentioned in their talks that China and South Korea had jointly fought against Japanese militarist aggression. President Lee Jae-myung's (李在明) visit to China also included a visit to the site of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (大韩民国临时政府旧址) in Shanghai (上海). International media have interpreted this as President Lee Jae-myung's (李在明) choice to trace historical memories at this location as sending a clear signal that "historical issues have not been turned over." As countries that have paid huge national sacrifices in World War II, China and South Korea should work together to defend the fruits of victory in World War II and jointly safeguard peace and stability in Northeast Asia. This is a necessity for defending historical justice and a necessity for building a peaceful future for the region. Facing the continuous rise of unilateralism and protectionism, China and South Korea strengthening open cooperation and adhering to multilateralism is not only conducive to their respective development, but also conducive to maintaining the stability and smooth flow of regional and even global industrial and supply chains, and contributing to the advancement of an equal and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive and beneficial economic globalization.
The current positive development trend of China-South Korea relations has not come easily and deserves to be cherished by both sides. The two countries should firmly grasp the direction of friendly cooperation, adhere to the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, promote the China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership to move forward along a healthy track, effectively enhance the well-being of the people of both countries, and positively empower regional and even world peace and development.
Return to TopAll countries unwilling to live under the "law of the jungle" should resolutely safeguard international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and unequivocally oppose all unilateral hegemonic acts.
At the beginning of 2026, the international order experienced a severe shock from hegemonism. The United States launched a military strike against Venezuela and forcibly took control of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife. On January 5, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency public meeting on the matter, where representatives from many countries condemned the United States' actions, emphasizing that international law, including the United Nations Charter, should be observed.
The United States' actions of unilaterally interfering in Venezuela's internal affairs based solely on its own will completely exposed the United States' power-based logic in handling international affairs, especially Latin American affairs. This not only seriously undermines the spirit of international rule of law but also poses a serious challenge to regional peace and security. "Relations among member states of the United Nations should be based on the principle of respect for sovereign equality" and "All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations" are ironclad rules written in the United Nations Charter, constituting the cornerstone of contemporary international relations. However, the United States disregards international law and the basic norms of international relations, challenges justice with power, tramples on justice with self-interest, and openly brings the law of the jungle into the reality of 21st-century international relations.
The United States also openly declared that it would "manage" Venezuela, and large American oil companies would enter Venezuela. This blatant declaration of plunder completely tore off the last pretense. Le Monde of France believes that the attack on Venezuela marks the "return of American predatory imperialism." The Guardian of the United Kingdom pointed out that the United States' actions against Venezuela are similar to the Iraq War, continuing its consistent pattern of seizing resources from other countries. From Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya, Syria, and now Venezuela, whichever country or region becomes a "priority" of American foreign policy is often accompanied by conflict and disaster. Hegemonic countries come and go freely, and their domestic interest groups make a fortune, leaving behind continuous turmoil and huge humanitarian disasters.
"Today it is Venezuela, tomorrow it could be any country," Chilean President Gabriel Boric (博里奇) expressed the common concern of the international community. The hegemonic actions of the United States are an important source of the current global chaos. A true international order needs to be built on the basis of equality and mutual respect. When the "law of the jungle" replaces international norms, it harms the interests of every member of the international community. A world where power overrides justice is bound to be a turbulent world. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (古特雷斯) warned that the United States' actions against Venezuela constitute a "dangerous precedent."
Today's world is no longer a world where hegemony can dominate everything. The development of history, the awakening of the people, and the evolution of the global landscape have determined that unilateralism, arrogance, and hegemonic practices that go against the trend are unpopular. From Venezuela to the Latin American region and to the global scope, and even within the United States, opposition and condemnation of hegemonic acts have emerged immediately. The governments of Colombia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, and Spain issued a joint statement on the situation in Venezuela, pointing out that unilateral military action against Venezuela sets an "extremely dangerous precedent" for regional peace and security, violates international law and the basic principles of the United Nations Charter, and the six countries expressed deep concern and opposition to this. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné (巴罗) stated that the US military action violates the principle of non-use of force upon which international law is based. The European Union emphasized that "the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter should be respected in all circumstances."
No country can act as an international police force, and no country can claim to be an international judge. Venezuela's rights as a sovereign state must not be trampled upon, and the Venezuelan people should not be plunged into imposed turmoil. The United States should listen carefully to the voice of justice from the international community, immediately release President Maduro and his wife, stop subverting the Venezuelan regime, and resolve the issue through dialogue and negotiation.
Allowing hegemonism to spread will shake the foundation of global stability. All countries unwilling to live under the "law of the jungle" should resolutely safeguard international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and unequivocally oppose all unilateral hegemonic acts. This is not only a defense of international fairness and justice but also a commitment to the future of world peace.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th. On the evening of January 6th, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a phone call with Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen at her request.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that in the past year, China and Finland jointly celebrated the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, achieving new developments in bilateral relations and new achievements in cooperation in various fields, fully reflecting the traditional friendship, mutual benefit and win-win situation, and future-oriented characteristics of China-Finland relations. China-Finland relations transcend differences in social systems, have withstood the test of international situations, and maintained a stable development momentum. The fundamental reason lies in the fact that both sides have always adhered to mutual respect and insisted on equality and mutual benefit. This year is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." China will adhere to high-level opening up to the outside world and is willing to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Finland, deepen cooperation in areas such as energy transition, circular economy, artificial intelligence, green environmental protection, and the silver economy, work together to maintain free trade, support economic globalization, and achieve common development and prosperity.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that the main theme of China-EU relations should be cooperation, and the correct positioning should be as partners. He hopes that Finland, as an important member state of the European Union, will play an active role in promoting the EU to rationally and objectively understand China, resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, actively consider strengthening the strategic alignment of the "Belt and Road" initiative and the EU's "Global Gateway" plan, restart the ratification of the China-EU Investment Agreement, and actively explore the negotiation and signing of a China-EU free trade agreement.
Wang Yi (王毅) also elaborated in depth on China's position on the Taiwan issue, exposed the perverse actions of the current Japanese leaders, and expressed the hope that Finland would understand China's legitimate position.
Valtonen conveyed President Alexander Stubb's cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping (习近平), stating that Finland-China relations have maintained stable development for a long time. Finland adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to close high-level exchanges with China and deepening cooperation in various fields. Finland supports free trade and adheres to mutual benefit and reciprocity. The two sides have many common interests and broad cooperation space in green energy, technological innovation, and other aspects. The EU and China are important partners in areas such as climate and energy, and it is very important to maintain a constructive relationship. Finland is willing to play an active role in this regard.
The two sides also exchanged views on the current situation and prospects of the Ukraine crisis.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Harbin (哈尔滨) on January 6th (Reporter Fang Yuan (方圆)). The "World Mayors Dialogue · Harbin (哈尔滨)" opened in Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) on January 6th. With the theme of "Ice and Snow Connect the World, Cooperation and Win-Win Future," city mayors, deputy mayors, and mayor representatives from countries such as Canada, Finland, Germany, Greece, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and China participated in the event, engaging in in-depth exchanges on practical approaches to developing the ice and snow economy.
During the event, participating guests gained a multi-dimensional understanding of Harbin's (哈尔滨) paths in sustainable development of the ice and snow economy, technology empowering the ice and snow industry, and the creation of "Ice and Snow IP" by visiting Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界), the century-old Central Street (中央大街), the Aerospace Museum of Harbin Institute of Technology (哈尔滨工业大学航天馆), and other places. The main dialogue event of the "World Mayors Dialogue · Harbin (哈尔滨)" will be held on the 7th, where Chinese and foreign guests will share their respective cities' practical experiences and common expectations in areas such as ice and snow industry development and urban governance.
The "World Mayors Dialogue" event is guided by the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) and is an important platform for global exchange and cooperation, aiming to enhance international mutual trust, deepen mutual learning, and strengthen global cooperation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 程是颉 赵益普
"For 75 years, Pakistan and China have respected each other, trusted each other, supported each other, and withstood the test of international vicissitudes. The connotation of their ironclad friendship has continued to deepen." Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar (达尔) said in a recent interview with this reporter that 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. The two countries have long firmly supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, carried out close cooperation in the fields of economy and industrial development, and continuously implemented the important consensus of the two countries' leaders with pragmatic actions to accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future in the new era.
"As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) enters a new stage of high-quality development, the two sides are focusing on building a livelihood corridor, especially in the field of agriculture and other areas related to people's livelihoods, and are rapidly advancing cooperation." Dar (达尔) said that agriculture is the pillar industry of the Pakistani economy. In recent years, the cooperation between the two countries' enterprises in the planting of crops such as chili peppers, rapeseed, and sesame has achieved remarkable results, and a number of Pakistani agricultural products have been approved to enter the Chinese market. These achievements are crucial for Pakistani farmers to integrate into the regional value chain and increase their income.
In 2025, Pakistan launched the "Training Program for 1,000 Agricultural Talents to China," and has successively sent two batches of trainees to China to investigate the development history and experience of China's agricultural modernization, and systematically learn modern agricultural knowledge and skills. Dar (达尔) said that looking forward to the future, the two countries are committed to deepening agricultural whole-value chain cooperation under the framework of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (中巴经济走廊) to help Pakistan's agricultural transformation and upgrading.
"Close cooperation between Pakistan and China in the industrial and technological fields has brought tangible benefits to the Pakistani people." Dar (达尔) said that China's photovoltaic power generation equipment, electric vehicles, electric motorcycles and other products have entered the Pakistani market, facilitating people's production and life. In addition, Chinese companies have also established production bases in Pakistan, bringing opportunities for Pakistan's industrial upgrading. In areas with underdeveloped infrastructure conditions and high energy use costs, China's new energy technologies are bringing new possibilities for improving people's livelihoods in Pakistan.
In the field of aerospace cooperation, Pakistan and China have successfully cooperated in launching 9 satellites, completing a number of tasks such as communication, Earth observation, remote sensing, and lunar exploration. This year, Pakistani astronauts are expected to enter the Chinese space station. "China-Pakistan aerospace cooperation has continuously achieved landmark results, demonstrating the two countries' mutual trust, reliability, and lasting partnership in the aerospace field," Dar (达尔) said.
Dar (达尔) said that China's economic development prospects are broad. 2026 is the opening year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan," and China's high-quality development and high-level opening to the outside world have attracted much attention. Pakistan hopes to further deepen cooperation with China and learn from China's experience in modernization.
"In the face of the complex and volatile international situation, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has put forward four major global initiatives, which have been widely recognized and actively responded to by the international community." Dar (达尔) said that the four major global initiatives provide visionary solutions to address the world's most pressing challenges and are of great significance for promoting stability and long-term development at the regional and global levels and promoting the building of a community of shared future for mankind. He said that in September 2025, the two sides released the "Action Plan on Building a Closer China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future in the New Era (2025-2029)." The two countries will further strengthen pragmatic cooperation and jointly implement the action plan.
Dar (达尔) emphasized in the interview that Pakistan and China are all-weather strategic partners, and Pakistan has always firmly supported China on all issues involving China's core interests. Pakistan has always believed that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China and will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China principle. "Regional countries should resolutely oppose any form of interference in other countries' internal affairs and not take actions that exacerbate tensions and undermine mutual trust." Dar (达尔) said that regional countries should jointly promote dialogue and cooperation, adhere to development as the center, and jointly create a stable and predictable environment, which will create favorable conditions for lasting peace, common development, and common prosperity in Asia and even the world.
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Strengthen the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, increase the proportion of investment in basic research, and increase long-term stable support.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Proposal
In August 2025, when the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验装置) in Guangdong (广东) was successfully completed, I was in the control room at the experimental site, watching the data stream on the control screen, and I was filled with emotions. We had waited more than 10 years for this moment.
Neutrinos are known as "ghost particles" because they are extremely difficult to detect. As a researcher who started studying "ghost particles" from the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment (大亚湾中微子实验), I deeply understand the significance of the Jiangmen experiment—we want to measure neutrino oscillations with a new level of precision and solve the mystery of their mass ordering. At the beginning of the project, the laboratory was still a "mountain" being excavated. We wore hard hats and worked hard at the construction site, preparing for detector development and performance research through simulation calculations and theoretical research.
In 2022, with the completion of civil engineering, the underground experimental hall was officially delivered, and we began the installation of the detector. During that time, I frequently traveled between Beijing (北京) and Jiangmen (江门). The most intense period was from December 2024 to February 2025. I worked continuously in Jiangmen (江门) for nearly 3 months, dealing with detector status monitoring, task allocation, and various emergencies every day. During that time, the boundary between work and life became very blurred, and my mind was filled with detector-related matters.
I remember the evening of August 22, 2025, particularly clearly. At that time, we were replacing the liquid scintillator inside the acrylic sphere, and it was impossible to accurately determine the completion time using traditional methods. I proposed a solution: use a radioactive source to slide along a guide rail and infer the liquid level height by measuring the change in count rate. The result was surprisingly good—we not only saw a continuous downward trend in the liquid level, but also predicted that the completion time would be around 10 p.m. In the end, the liquid scintillator was completely extracted at 10:12 p.m., and the accuracy of this method was about 100 times higher than that of the traditional method, which greatly boosted the confidence of the entire team.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验) is an international collaboration project with more than 700 researchers from 17 countries and regions participating. The European team contributed many detector components, and teams from Thailand, Pakistan, and other countries also participated deeply. This cross-border scientific cooperation made us deeply feel that "science has no borders."
On November 19, 2025, we released our first physical result. Through data analysis, we improved the measurement accuracy of neutrino oscillation parameters by 1.5 to 1.8 times. This result proves that the performance of the detector fully meets the design expectations. This is just the beginning—in the next 3 to 5 years, we are expected to improve the measurement accuracy to a higher level.
Some people ask, why invest so many resources in neutrino research, which is so far removed from daily life? I think the value of basic scientific research often needs time to prove. Neutrino research can not only help us understand the basic laws of the universe, but may also bring unexpected discoveries in the future. For example, by detecting Earth neutrinos, we can analyze the content of radioactive elements in the Earth's crust and mantle; by capturing supernova neutrinos, we can study the mechanism of stellar explosions. These studies are opening up new directions for Earth science and astrophysics. Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will continue to focus on the core issue of neutrino mass ordering, while expanding cross-disciplinary research such as Earth neutrinos and supernova neutrinos.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验装置) is designed to last for 30 years. We will continue to tackle key problems, capture the traces of "ghost particles," and contribute to exploring the basic laws of the universe.
(The author is the leader of the Neutrino Group of the Experimental Physics Center of the Institute of High Energy Physics (中国科学院高能物理研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), interviewed and compiled by Jiang Xiaodan (姜晓丹), a reporter of this newspaper)
■Reporter's Notes
Exploring the Unknown Requires More Courage and Responsibility
Scientific exploration is like sowing seeds. It is difficult to see the fruits in the short term, but it extends the boundaries of human cognition to some extent. The same is true of neutrino research: it can not only reveal the basic laws of the universe, but also breed cross-border applications, opening up new research paths for Earth science and astrophysics. These seemingly distant observations are quietly laying the foundation for interdisciplinary research.
Today's seemingly "useless" exploration may be the key to answering many scientific research questions in the future. In order to capture the information contained in "ghost particles," the Jiangmen (江门) neutrino research team has the courage to work hard and innovate, never giving up in repeated failures and iterations, and using tenacity and wisdom to turn the impossible into possible step by step. Faced with the complex conditions in the operation of the detector and the key process bottlenecks, the researchers analyzed data day and night, repeatedly optimized the plan, and proposed a new measurement idea, which greatly improved the relevant accuracy. Behind the persistence is the courage and responsibility to explore the unknown.
The charm of basic science lies in exchanging patience for possibilities, using curiosity to illuminate the way forward, and accumulating scientific power in the precipitation of time.
■Extended Reading
What are the Research Objectives of Neutrino Experiments?
Neutrinos are one of the most basic and mysterious particles in nature. It is uncharged, has a very small mass, hardly interacts with matter, and can easily penetrate the Earth, the Sun, and even the entire galaxy. Studying neutrinos can not only reveal the basic laws of particle physics, but also provide new research methods for astrophysics and Earth science.
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验) is a major international cooperation project led by the Institute of High Energy Physics (中国科学院高能物理研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), with members including more than 700 researchers from 75 research institutions in 17 countries and regions. In 2015, the project started the construction of tunnels and underground laboratories. On August 26, 2025, the project officially started running and taking data, becoming the first operating ultra-large-scale and ultra-high-precision neutrino-dedicated large scientific facility in the world.
In addition to focusing on neutrino mass ordering, the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验) will continue to improve the measurement accuracy of neutrino oscillation parameters, carry out research on solar, supernova, atmospheric, and Earth neutrinos, and look for new phenomena and new theories beyond the standard model of particle physics. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (江门中微子实验) is designed to last for 30 years and can be upgraded to the world's most sensitive neutrinoless double beta decay experiment to test whether neutrinos are their own antiparticles and to detect the absolute mass of neutrinos.
(Compiled by Jiang Xiaodan (姜晓丹), a reporter of this newspaper)
By: 萧 雅
"After reading this article, the sentence 'Turning the mind is for development and transformation' speaks to the reality of development and expresses the feelings of cadres," a comrade engaged in organizational work recommended the People's Daily (人民日报) communication "The 'Turning' of Old Yang and Young Yang's Thoughts" in his WeChat (微信) Moments.
From a "major polluter" to a "national carbon trading pilot enterprise," from complaining and "challenging" to actively upgrading, what is the internal driving force behind the profound transformation of Chuyuan Group (楚源集团)?
The transformation of entrepreneurs' thinking promotes the transformation of enterprise development; the transformation of enterprises allows entrepreneurs to taste the sweetness, which further promotes the transformation of thinking. Practice, understanding, re-practice, and re-understanding demonstrate the ideological power of the Party's innovative theories.
"The purpose of studying the Party's innovative theories lies entirely in application." Combining solving ideological problems with solving practical problems, the deeper the understanding, the better the application, the stronger the power of thought.
Looking at a region from an enterprise, "We are talking about high-quality development, and we cannot do without the new development concept."
In the past, eager to run alongside Southern Jiangsu (苏南), Northern Jiangsu (苏北) introduced some low-end industries under the impulse of development. At that time, the regional GDP went up, but it buried hidden dangers for the Xiangshui (响水) extraordinarily serious explosion accident several years later.
After painful reflection, the mind turns. Pairing up education between the North and South, circulating talents between the North and South, "R&D in Southern Jiangsu (苏南), production in Northern Jiangsu (苏北)"... With the new development concept as the command stick, the deep integration of the "four chains," all 13 cities in Jiangsu (江苏) will be among the top 100 in the country in 2025, making it one of the provinces with the smallest regional disparities in the country.
The transformation of thinking drives the transformation of development; proactive thinking wins the initiative in development.
"Achieve self-reliance and self-improvement in technology and strengthen and expand national brands." Guided by thought, overtaking on a curve, China's new energy vehicle production and sales scale, core technology, industrial chain ecology, etc. have achieved leapfrog breakthroughs, becoming the world's number one exporter and a "national business card" in the new era.
"The key to building a new development pattern lies in achieving smooth economic circulation." Beijing (北京) has shifted from "large and comprehensive" to "high-precision and cutting-edge," Tianjin (天津) has consolidated "good development" by "attracting," and Hebei (河北) has achieved "upgrading and jumping" by "being able to accept," the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), "everyone gets the good things they want."
"Develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions." Relying on "wind and solar" resources and leveraging the policy advantages of the "Eastern Data and Western Calculation" (东数西算) project's hub node, Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) no longer only relies on "sheep, coal, soil, and gas," but instead opens up the entire industrial chain from clean energy to green computing power, with the total scale of computing power and the scale of intelligent computing power ranking first in the country.
Since the new era, facing the complex and volatile internal and external environment, the most fundamental reason why China's economy has shown strong resilience and vitality is that Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought has led high-quality development, leveraging profound changes related to the overall development situation.
Entering the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors increase. To solve the old problems and new challenges in development, only by learning and applying flexibly can we 风生水起 (fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ - "wind rises, water follows," to develop rapidly and vigorously).
"To test the effectiveness of theoretical learning, we must see whether the Party's innovative theories have entered the mind and been put into practice, and whether Party members and cadres have achieved good thinking and good use." Using 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) to strengthen the soul, truly learning, truly understanding, truly believing, and truly using, our thinking will have a greater transformation, and our cause will have a brighter future.
Return to TopOn January 6th, in Qianfota Village (千佛塔村), Xiangchang Town (响肠镇), Yuexi County (岳西县), Anqing City (安庆市), Anhui Province (安徽省), strawberry greenhouses are scattered in a well-organized manner, forming a winter rural landscape with fields, residences, and roads. In recent years, the area has vigorously developed new business formats such as rural tourism, ecological agriculture, and cultural creativity, driving villagers to increase their income and become wealthy.
Photo by Wu Junqi (吴均奇) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 焰 田 泓 王崟欣
On January 4th, the "Shanghai Action Plan for Accelerating the Creation of a World-Class Business Environment (2026)" was released, with 26 measures covering various aspects such as government services, market competition, industrial ecology, and social co-governance. Wu Gang (吴刚), General Manager of Shanghai Anpel Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd. (上海安谱实验科技股份有限公司), said, "This New Year's gift package is of great value!"
The business environment is the soil for the survival and development of enterprises. In 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Shanghai (上海): "Create a world-class business environment, stimulate the vitality of various business entities, and enhance the attraction of high-end resources at home and abroad." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward, "Create a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized first-class business environment."
Since 2018, Shanghai (上海) has held a city-wide conference at the beginning of the New Year for 9 consecutive years, focusing on optimizing the business environment; updating an action plan every year, with a cumulative total of more than 1,200 reform measures launched in 9 years. The latest corporate survey data of 119 economies released by the World Bank shows that Shanghai (上海) has reached the global optimal level in 22 business environment assessment points.
In the first three quarters of 2025, Shanghai's (上海) regional GDP increased by 5.5% year-on-year, with an average of 320 technology-based enterprises born every day; the total number of new enterprises throughout the year was 353,000, an increase of 2.69% year-on-year; there were 120 enterprises per 1,000 people, ranking first in the country. Behind the economic resilience and market vitality is Shanghai's (上海) firm practice of implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee, and stepping up efforts to optimize the business environment to serve high-quality development.
Deepen reforms to make enterprises feel the benefits –
Open the "Puyida (浦易达)" application, enter the legal person's all-in-one certificate code, and the information on preferential policies of various departments will be matched with one click. "Simple to operate, great!" Chu Haiqiong (储海琼), President of Jinglue Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (景略半导体（上海）有限公司), praised repeatedly.
In the past, policies scattered in different departments needed to be declared on multiple platforms. Now, the Pudong (浦东) "Puyida (浦易达)" benefiting-enterprise policy service platform gathers nearly 300 benefiting-enterprise policies from more than 20 departments, greatly improving operational efficiency.
Behind the "simplification" of enterprise operations is the "deepening" of government reforms. Realize "one-stop online processing" for enterprise access, launch a "one map" for planning resources, and provide "worry-free electricity" power service packages... To open a convenience store in Shanghai (上海), the processing time has been reduced from 38 working days to 5 working days.
"Solving the 'speed' of handling affairs is not enough, we must also promote the 'quality' of services and the 'goodness' of experience," said Chen Yanfeng (陈彦峰), Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission (上海市发展和改革委员会).
Build an ecosystem to lay the foundation for innovation –
At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, Shanghai (上海) has repeatedly reported good news in industrial innovation: Muxi Co., Ltd. (沐曦股份) was listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board, and Enflame Technology (英矽智能) and Biren Technology (壁仞科技) were successively listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while Tianshu Zhixin (天数智芯) and Xiyu Technology (稀宇科技) are closely following.
"This is due to Shanghai's (上海) precise services and policy support for innovative enterprises," said Tang Wenkan (汤文侃), Director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization (上海市经济和信息化委员会). In July 2025, the "Shanghai Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting the Accelerated Development of High-Growth Enterprises (2025-2027)" was issued, and the Municipal Financial Office, together with the Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau (上海证监局) and other departments, provided guidance to key enterprises planning to be listed.
As enterprises develop, their needs for the business environment continue to iterate. In the "Shanghai Action Plan for Accelerating the Creation of a World-Class Business Environment (2026)", there are timely responses to "anti-involution" governance, regulation of for-profit professional reporting, and rectification of online rumors that harm enterprises. "Industrial ecological environment" as a new concept, also appears in the framework of the plan for the first time.
Benchmark against the best and accumulate energy globally –
The average number of days for customs clearance of exported goods for Chinese enterprises is 2 days, and the average number of days for customs clearance of imported goods is 7 days, which is lower than the 8 days and 11 days for economies in East Asia and the Pacific region. Benchmarking against world-class standards and continuously improving quality and efficiency is Shanghai's (上海) firm approach to creating a world-class business environment. The relevant corporate survey data released by the World Bank in 2025 shows that Shanghai (上海) has reached the global advanced level in areas such as electronic payment, access to electricity, and skills training.
"Shanghai (上海) is a place that helps us do business," said Soeren, a relevant person in charge of Dassault Systèmes. Data shows that from January to November 2025, 5,767 new foreign-invested enterprises were established in Shanghai (上海), an increase of 4.2% year-on-year, of which 3,380 were wholly foreign-owned enterprises, an increase of 11.3% year-on-year. The actual use of foreign capital was US$15.125 billion, accounting for 15.6% of the country.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Shanghai (上海) must place the optimization of the business environment in a prominent position in promoting high-quality development, as an important part of deepening high-level reform and opening up, and as a basic starting point for accelerating the construction of the 'Five Centers'," said Chen Jining (陈吉宁), Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee (上海市委书记). "We must continue to deepen and implement it, further optimize the working mechanism, improve working ability, better boost market confidence and guide social expectations, and provide strong support for achieving a good start to the '15th Five-Year Plan'."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李晓宏
Spanning thousands of kilometers, from Changzhou (常州), Jiangsu (江苏) to Nilka County (尼勒克县), Xinjiang (新疆), Chen Guyi (陈古一) from Wujin District (武进区) Traditional Chinese Medicine in Changzhou City (常州市) (pictured second from the right, photo by Tama Xia·Yemen Bergen) flies across the Tianshan Mountains (天山) like a migratory bird, arriving as scheduled every year to hold clinics, mentor students, and conduct free clinics in villages and households. Six years have passed, and on his sixth journey to this land, he is no longer an "expert from the outside." When the villagers see him, they smile and call out, "Dean Chen is here!" This greeting is filled with warmth and trust.
Treating illnesses and saving lives, mentoring and passing on skills, little by little, 润物无声 (rùn wù wú shēng - "moisten things silently," to exert a subtle influence; to nurture without making a show). This is a year-after-year commitment, and a warmth written in the soil.
Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment, with heart and soul
In the early morning, the mountains of Nilka County (尼勒克县) are still shrouded in a thin mist. Demaxi (德玛西) from Wulastai Town (乌拉斯台镇) slowly moves her palms—hands that were once as stiff as tree roots and unable to even hold chopsticks can now be stretched out nimbly. She carefully wraps a brocade banner, preparing to rush to the County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (县中医院), more than 70 kilometers away, to thank Chen Guyi (陈古一), the doctor from Jiangsu (江苏) aiding Xinjiang (新疆), who cured her illness in person.
Nilka County (尼勒克县) is located in the northwest of Xinjiang (新疆), surrounded by mountains, with snow-capped peaks all year round. Due to the large temperature difference between day and night and frequent alternation of cold and heat, rheumatic and cold-damp diseases are prevalent here, and many patients suffer from pain for a long time.
Demaxi (德玛西), nearly fifty years old, is a patient with rheumatic and cold-damp diseases. At that time, her hand joints ached so much that she couldn't sleep. When she saw Chen Guyi (陈古一), she burst into tears before she could even speak. Her husband was paralyzed in bed, and her children were still in school, so the burden of the family rested entirely on her shoulders. "I took a lot of medicine, but it still hurts repeatedly, like being pricked by needles," Demaxi (德玛西) said.
"This is 'Bi syndrome'," Chen Guyi (陈古一) said after taking her pulse. "In simple terms, it means that cold and dampness have penetrated into the bone crevices, and the joints have 'rusted', becoming stiff and painful." He used a modified prescription from *Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber* (*金匮要略*) and prescribed Guizhi Shaoyao Zhimu Tang (桂枝芍药知母汤), instructing her to take 14 doses, while avoiding cold and raw foods, and to return for a follow-up visit in half a month.
Two weeks later, Demaxi's (德玛西) swelling and pain began to subside, she could sleep through the night, and her fingers became more flexible. After Chen Guyi (陈古一) returned to Jiangsu (江苏), he also continued to diagnose and treat her through video consultations, slowly adjusting the prescription.
After insisting on treatment for half a year, Demaxi's (德玛西) hands were healed, and she could cook, farm, and take care of household chores. What moved her even more was that Chen Guyi (陈古一) had secretly asked someone to transfer his Xinjiang (新疆) aid subsidy to her to help her overcome her difficulties.
On this day, as soon as Chen Guyi (陈古一) arrived at the hospital gate, Demaxi (德玛西) greeted him with a brocade banner in her hands. She said emotionally, "Thank you, Dean Chen... I can work now, I can take care of my family, and I have more hope for the future."
A doctor's benevolence, warming the hearts of the villagers
Chen Guyi's (陈古一) trip to Xinjiang (新疆) had a simple origin.
In 2020, the Wujin District (武进区) Xinjiang (新疆) Aid Work Group approached him: "The border area lacks doctors, can you go and support us?"
At that time, it was rare for people like Chen Guyi (陈古一), the head of a private traditional Chinese medicine clinic, to participate in Xinjiang (新疆) aid. His family had practiced medicine for four generations. He followed his father to the mountains to collect and identify herbs and learn pulse diagnosis from a young age. After graduating from Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (成都中医药大学), he worked in his hometown of Sichuan (四川), and later practiced medicine in Jiangsu (江苏), where he opened his own "Guyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic" (古一中医门诊部).
After arriving in Nilka (尼勒克), Chen Guyi (陈古一) quickly won the trust of local patients and was hired as the honorary president of the County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (县中医院). The illnesses he treated were varied: infertility, rheumatism, stomach diseases, tumors, chronic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases... Some patients' chronic diseases gradually improved through traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Delaile·Delaixi (得拉勒·得来西) from the neighboring Xinyuan County (新源县) had been infertile for 8 years, suffering from lower back pain and abdominal distension. After using a modified version of Danggui Siwu Tang (当归四物汤) for more than 5 months, she finally became pregnant naturally. Not long ago, she came to the clinic with her child to thank Chen Guyi (陈古一): "Thank you, Dean Chen, I finally have my own child."
"When the disease is cured, people's hearts are warmed," Chen Guyi (陈古一) often says. He insists on providing free treatment, paying for his own round-trip air tickets for Xinjiang (新疆) aid, and using his Xinjiang (新疆) aid subsidies to help patients in need and children attending school.
Geng Yuanyuan (耿媛媛), director of the Nilka County (尼勒克县) Health Commission, said, "Dean Chen is not just here to see patients, he is exchanging sincerity for genuine feelings, and connecting with the hearts of the people."
Passing on the torch, cultivating talent
In the outpatient building of the Nilka County (尼勒克县) Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (中医院), there is a faint scent of medicine. In the consultation room, Chen Guyi (陈古一) takes pulses, examines tongues, and analyzes conditions, while his son, Chen Du (陈都), records and explains the use of medication to the assistant doctor. One diagnosis, one prescription, one teaching session—the essence of traditional Chinese medicine is passed on through outpatient teaching.
"How many nails can one person hammer, even if they are made of iron?" Chen Guyi (陈古一) said. "Seeing more patients is not as good as teaching local doctors to treat patients themselves." So he insists on taking apprentices and leaving his knowledge base in the local area.
This is how he raised his son. Chen Du (陈都) was weak as a child and suffered from several serious illnesses. During the process of receiving traditional Chinese medicine treatment, he gradually fell in love with traditional Chinese medicine. From high school, he followed his father to outpatient clinics, watching how to take pulses, learning how to differentiate syndromes, memorizing prescriptions and medicinal properties, accumulating knowledge day by day. Now, the father and son work together in the clinic, which has been praised by the local people.
"The older generation all had masters teaching apprentices, and now we also need to walk on two legs: 'studying + following the clinic'," Chen Guyi (陈古一) teaches without reservation. He sees hundreds of patients every day, and he takes four young doctors with him from beginning to end. After seeing each person, he asks them to write down what the tongue coating looks like, what the pulse is like, what type of syndrome it belongs to, and where the root of the disease lies. He also often asks questions: "What is the difference between fat and thin people with the same rheumatoid arthritis?" "How should the medication be adjusted in summer and winter?" "The more medical records you read, the deeper you think, the better your skills will naturally become," Chen Guyi (陈古一) instructs the young doctors.
He also pays special attention to the processing of medicinal materials. When seeing patients, he communicates with his heart, turning relatively professional traditional Chinese medicine expressions into more accessible language so that patients can understand.
Now, the young doctors he has trained can independently differentiate syndromes and prescribe prescriptions, and the overall level of the hospital has also improved significantly.
Gradually, Chen Guyi (陈古一) and his son have come to regard Xinjiang (新疆) as their second home, arriving on time every year. Even after returning to Changzhou (常州), they continue to help local people with online consultations via WeChat video. Every summer and autumn, local people say, "Dean Chen should be back soon!"
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 6th (Reporter Feng Xinran (冯歆然)) On the afternoon of January 6th, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) held talks with Irish Prime Minister Martin (马丁), who was in China for an official visit, at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京).
Li Qiang (李强) stated that yesterday, President Xi Jinping (习近平) held a meeting with the Prime Minister, providing strategic guidance for deepening China-Ireland relations. With the joint efforts of China and Ireland, the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries has continued to deepen and become more substantial, and cooperation in various fields has continuously achieved new results. China is willing to work with Ireland to continue to consolidate and enhance political mutual trust, take care of each other's major interests and core concerns, promote pragmatic cooperation with high quality, push bilateral relations to a new level, and achieve a higher level of mutual benefit and win-win results.
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out that China and Ireland have strong economic complementarity, and the two sides should strengthen the alignment of development strategies and deeply explore the potential for cooperation in various fields. China is willing to work with Ireland to promote the expansion and improvement of bilateral trade, expand service trade in aircraft leasing, insurance, medical care, health, etc., better meet the needs of the people of both countries, and welcome Irish companies to make good use of platforms such as the China International Import Expo (进博会) and the China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会) to increase product promotion. The two sides should jointly seize future development opportunities, deepen cooperation in green energy, digital economy, artificial intelligence, information technology, life sciences and other fields, while further facilitating personnel exchanges, strengthening cultural, tourism, education and local exchange cooperation, and continuously consolidating the public opinion foundation of friendship between the two countries. Currently, global unilateralism and protectionism are rising, and the international economic and trade order is suffering severe shocks. China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Ireland in the United Nations (联合国) and other multilateral mechanisms, maintain multilateralism and free trade, and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction. Ireland will hold the rotating presidency of the European Union (欧盟) in the second half of this year, and it is hoped that Ireland will play a positive role in promoting China-Europe cooperation.
Martin (马丁) said that the people of Ireland and China have long enjoyed friendly relations, and fruitful economic and trade cooperation has enhanced the well-being of the people of both countries. Ireland is firmly committed to further deepening the mutually beneficial strategic partnership between the two countries, and is willing to strengthen exchanges with China at all levels, leverage complementary advantages, promote cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology, medical care, agriculture, green economy, artificial intelligence and other fields, and strengthen cultural exchanges in education, local areas and other aspects. Ireland welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in Ireland. Ireland attaches importance to the important role China plays in international affairs, and is willing to strengthen multilateral coordination with China, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and jointly safeguard world peace, stability and development and prosperity. Ireland is willing to play a constructive role in promoting EU-China dialogue and cooperation.
Before the talks, Li Qiang (李强) held a welcome ceremony for Martin (马丁) in the North Hall (北大厅) of the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂).
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) participated in the above activities.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Economic Work Conference: "Adapting to local conditions is essentially seeking truth from facts." Adapting to local conditions is a correct view of achievements, a scientific methodology, and a crucial move and important guideline for all regions and departments to integrate with reality and implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference.
Adapting to local conditions is a working method repeatedly emphasized by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). As early as when he worked in local areas, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) insisted on carrying out work in accordance with local conditions. During his work in Hebei (河北), he proposed a new path of "semi-suburban" economic development based on the location characteristics of Zhengding County (正定县). In Fujian (福建), he proposed developing under-forest economy and marine aquaculture, focusing on the "mountain and sea economy" to transform abundant mountain and sea resources into development advantages. In Zhejiang (浙江), in response to the unbalanced development of rural areas throughout the province, he personally planned, deployed, and promoted the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, allowing thousands of villages to find the optimal solution for each being beautiful in its own way and sharing the beauty together. In Shanghai (上海), he clearly proposed thinking about and planning Shanghai's (上海) future development with "four placements."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has integrated the requirement of adapting to local conditions into many aspects of governing the country. The General Secretary emphasized that "poverty alleviation should be realistic and pragmatic, and adapted to local conditions"; rural revitalization should "scientifically grasp the differences in villages, adapt measures to local conditions, implement precise policies, and create a modern version of the 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' with distinctive characteristics"; ecological governance should be "suitable for forests, grasslands, sands, or wilderness"; regional coordinated development should be "suitable for water, mountains, grains, agriculture, industry, or commerce." In the past two years, in the development of new quality productive forces, the General Secretary has repeatedly emphasized the need to adapt to local conditions.
Adapting to local conditions has more prominent practical significance at present. This is an inevitable requirement for the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's (中国) development environment faces profound and complex changes, and there are no precedents to follow for solving many contradictions and problems. The more we have not done in the past, the more we cannot simply copy and imitate, and we must adapt to local conditions and determine development ideas and solve development problems based on reality. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," many regions and departments are preparing five-year plans and planning to promote a number of major projects, all of which need to start from the actual situation of each place, use a key to open a lock, and not 刻舟求剑 (kè zhōu qiú jiàn - "carve boat seek sword," to take measures without regard to changing circumstances) or use a single model.
This is an inevitable requirement for practicing a correct view of achievements. This year, some places have successively started to change leadership, and it is very important to establish and practice a correct view of achievements. It is necessary to promote cadres to adhere to adapting to local conditions, and resolutely guard against engaging in quick success and instant benefits, falsification, and blind actions in performance, and prevent "new officials from lighting three fires," and eliminate new officials ignoring old accounts and "image projects" and "achievement projects."
This is an inevitable requirement for promoting high-quality development in the new era. China (中国) has a vast territory, and the problem of unbalanced development between regions and between urban and rural areas is still prominent. There is no "one trick" to promote high-quality development; otherwise, there will be "thousands of cities with one face" and blind involution. "A single flower does not make spring, but a hundred flowers bloom in the garden," it is necessary to grasp the unity of the universality and particularity of contradictions, use the method of adapting to local conditions to stimulate the development vitality of various places, and inject more lasting endogenous power for achieving decisive progress in basically realizing socialist modernization.
To implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments in accordance with local conditions, the first thing is to thoroughly understand the spirit of the central government. Adapting to local conditions means that each department under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee performs its duties, assumes its responsibilities, and displays its strengths. It is necessary to fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, prevent selective implementation, discounts, and detours in implementation, and engage in localism and each going its own way. It is necessary to have the overall situation in mind, firmly establish the idea of the whole country as a single chessboard, find the right position in the overall situation, and strive to both add glory to one region and add color to the overall situation.
It is necessary to act according to the laws. It is necessary to adhere to the principles of marketization and the rule of law, "be active but not chaotic" and "supplement but not overstep," optimize the business environment, and enhance the endogenous power of local economic development. It is necessary to base on its own stage of development, do what it can and act according to its capabilities, not be eager for quick success and quick benefits, or "wear new shoes and walk the old road," and not keep up with development requirements.
It is necessary to be good at giving play to comparative advantages. Each region and field has its own characteristics. It is necessary to base on the main functional positioning, strengthen investigation and research, accurately grasp resource endowments, location advantages, historical culture, and industrial foundation, promote strengths and avoid weaknesses, and explore differentiated and characteristic development paths. It is necessary to adhere to what should be done and what should not be done, and not blindly follow the trend, one-sidedly pursue "new" and "high," swarm up, and then disperse, causing a "mess."
It is necessary to take serving the people as the starting point and foothold. Adhere to the people-centered development thought, deeply understand what the local people think, want, and expect, pursue real and water-free growth, and achieve high-quality, efficient, and sustainable development. It is necessary to clarify the goals, promote practical measures, and strive for practical results.
Whether it can be done in accordance with local conditions, the assessment baton is very important. It is necessary to improve the incentive and restraint mechanism, improve the differentiated assessment and evaluation system, pay attention to the accuracy, effectiveness, and coordination of the assessment, and prevent abuse of assessment, disguised assessment, and mechanical assessment. Adhere to the combination of assessing people and assessing things, so that cadres who want to do things and can do things can do things and accomplish things.
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Reform is the fundamental driving force for national development.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal includes "achieving new breakthroughs in further comprehensively deepening reform" as a major goal for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
As the starting year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," how will reform be advanced in depth? Focusing on "adhering to reform and tackling tough issues, and enhancing the driving force and vitality of high-quality development," the Central Economic Work Conference proposed a series of policies and measures in areas such as building a unified national market, deepening the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, and developing and strengthening the private economy. Focusing on using reform methods to solve development problems and adhering to further comprehensively deepening reform will continue to increase the driving force and vitality for development.
Unblocking Economic Circulation and Building a Unified National Market
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers issued a proposal calling on "advantageous enterprises not to monopolize the market and squeeze the living space of other entities"; many car companies publicly promised that "supplier payment terms will not exceed 60 days"... In the past year, with the joint efforts of the government and enterprises, multiple industries such as automobiles, photovoltaics, express delivery, and food delivery have formed a joint force to "anti-involution."
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in November 2025, the year-on-year declines in the prices of photovoltaic equipment and component manufacturing, lithium-ion battery manufacturing, and new energy vehicle manufacturing narrowed by 2.0, 0.7, and 0.6 percentage points respectively compared with the previous month; the ex-factory price of industrial producers decreased by 2.2% year-on-year, and the decline has generally narrowed since August 2025, indicating that the effectiveness of comprehensive rectification of "involution" competition is emerging.
The advantage of a large country's economy is its internal circulation. Building a unified national market is not only a need for building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, but also a need for winning the initiative in international competition.
On July 1, 2025, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, presided over the sixth meeting of the Central Finance and Economics Commission, studying the in-depth advancement of the construction of a unified national market, and proposed the basic requirements of "five unifications and one opening."
Implementing the "Implementation Measures of the Fair Competition Review Regulations," implementing comprehensive reform pilots for market-based allocation of factors in some parts of the country, improving the price governance mechanism, and improving the incentive mechanism for trustworthiness and the punishment mechanism for untrustworthiness... Around the "five unifications and one opening," relevant departments have introduced and implemented a series of policies and reform measures, and the construction of a unified national market has been advanced in depth. In the first three quarters of 2025, the ratio of total social logistics costs to GDP was 14%, continuing to maintain the lowest level since statistics began.
Relevant officials from the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Office stated that more targeted measures will be taken this year to further enhance the construction effectiveness of the unified large market. At the market level, it is necessary to build a basic institutional framework for a unified large market and improve basic systems such as market access, fair competition, and quality standards. At the government level, it is necessary to continuously regulate the economic promotion behavior of local governments. At the enterprise level, it is necessary to comprehensively use credit supervision, price law enforcement, anti-monopoly, and anti-unfair competition and other regulatory means to focus on regulating market competition order.
With the in-depth advancement of the construction of a unified national market, China's economic cycle will be smoother, and the potential of the super-large-scale market advantage will be further stimulated.
In-depth Advancement of Reform, Strengthening, Optimizing, and Expanding State-Owned Enterprises and State-Owned Capital
First in Asia! Data shows that the central enterprise cruise operation platform company, China International Cruise Co., Ltd. (华夏国际邮轮有限公司), already owns cruise resources such as "Adora Magic City" (爱达·魔都号) and "Adora Mediterranea" (爱达·地中海号), and its fleet size ranks first in Asia.
This is the result of the specialized integration of central enterprise cruise operation resources. In 2023, China Tourism Group (中国旅游集团) took the lead, uniting with two central enterprises, China COSCO Shipping (中远海运) and China Merchants Group (招商局), and Shanghai (上海) local state-owned enterprises to form a new company; in 2024 and 2025, two specialized integration agreements were signed successively, transferring and incorporating central enterprise cruise assets... "Next, we will carry out specialized, market-oriented, and international operations to promote the high-quality development of the cruise industry," said relevant officials from China International Cruise Co., Ltd.
2025 is the closing year of the action to deepen and enhance the reform of state-owned enterprises. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委) and central enterprises insist on grasping both progress and quality, and reforms in key areas have been further deepened and implemented.
Orderly promotion of specialized integration, with more clearly defined strategic functions. In 2025, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council successively established China Yajiang Group (中国雅江集团) and China Changan Automobile Group (中国长安汽车集团), and continued to promote specialized integration in areas such as power batteries and satellite communications. Eight groups of 17 units achieved centralized signing. In the first 11 months of 2025, the proportion of central enterprises' main business investment reached 98%.
Deepening the three-system reform, making corporate governance more standardized and efficient. By the end of 2025, the proportion of management personnel with the lowest-level adjustment and incompetence exit exceeded 6%. The management level of central enterprises is all controlled within 4 levels.
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed to formulate and implement a plan to further deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises. Entering 2026, how will the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises be further deepened?
"Next, we will focus on promoting a new round of reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, adhere to problem orientation, pay more attention to the quality and efficiency of reform, and continuously lead the reform to a deeper level at a higher starting point," said relevant officials from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.
To further improve the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, the key is to further improve the institutional mechanism for the Party Committee (Party Group) of the enterprise to play a leading role, strengthen the Party Committee (Party Group)'s preliminary research and substantive checks, further clarify the powers and responsibilities of various governance entities, and promote the construction of the board of directors in a differentiated manner.
To further improve the enterprise management and operation system, deepen the three-system reform, continuously improve the management level of the term system and contractual management of members of the management, and strictly implement the system of the lowest-level adjustment and incompetent exit of management personnel. Improve the market-oriented employment model, and promote it in accordance with the "standardization, incentive, and inclination" integration. At the same time, solidly carry out the construction of world-class enterprises with evaluation as a promotion, increase the cultivation of professional leading enterprises, and strive to include more enterprises in the second batch of national cultivation libraries.
To further improve the state-owned assets supervision system, it is necessary to focus on improving the classified assessment and evaluation system, deepen the "one enterprise, one policy" assessment, and accelerate the construction of an intelligent and penetrating supervision system. At the same time, improve the accounting method of the added value of state-owned enterprises to truly and objectively reflect the macroeconomic contribution of the state-owned economy.
Improve Policies and Measures to Promote the Development and Growth of the Private Economy
In the retrial case of Han Moumou's fundraising fraud involving the disposal of property, the court changed the judgment to unseal the property purchased with non-embezzled funds and legally transferred, eliminating the situation of "sealing all upon investigation" and "freezing all upon deduction"; in the dispute case between a cable company and a construction company, the court determined that the "back-to-back" clause that damaged the interests of small and medium-sized private enterprises was invalid... In 2025, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) released 5 batches of 31 typical judicial cases with the theme of protecting the private economy, demonstrating the spirit of policies and laws on equal protection of the private economy in accordance with the law.
For the vast number of private enterprises, 2025 was a year full of warmth.
Clear signals are stronger. On February 17, 2025, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, attended a symposium on private enterprises and delivered an important speech, profoundly clarifying a series of fundamental and directional issues concerning the development of the private economy, and pointing out the direction for promoting the healthy and high-quality development of the private economy.
The rule of law escort is more powerful. On May 20, 2025, China's first basic law specifically on the development of the private economy, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy" (《中华人民共和国民营经济促进法》), was officially implemented, clarifying the adherence to the "two unwavering" as a legal system. On August 8, 2025, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) issued the "Guiding Opinions on Implementing the 'Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting the Private Economy'" (《关于贯彻落实〈中华人民共和国民营经济促进法〉的指导意见》), detailing judicial measures in 25 aspects.
Support policies are more perfect. Continuously reducing the negative list for market access, issuing and implementing "13 Articles for Private Investment," continuously correcting outstanding problems in administrative law enforcement involving enterprises, and further improving the multi-level national, provincial, municipal, and county regular communication and problem-solving mechanism with private enterprises... In order to support the development and growth of the private economy, various localities and departments have taken a series of pragmatic and effective measures.
Bathing in sunshine and rain, the private economy is growing vigorously. At present, the number of private enterprises accounts for more than 92% of the total number of enterprises, and the contribution of private enterprises to imports and exports and tax revenue is more than 50%, and the contribution to urban employment reaches more than 80%.
To do a good job in economic work in 2026, how to further promote the development and growth of the private economy? Relevant officials from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) introduced the next key tasks from three aspects:
Expanding market access space, the focus is on eliminating barriers in qualification certification, bidding, etc., clearing unreasonable access restrictions, and improving the efficiency of access to new formats and new fields.
Strengthening element support and guarantee, the focus is on increasing the support of central budget investment for private investment projects, and supporting capable private enterprises to take the lead in undertaking major national technological research tasks.
Strengthening the protection of legitimate rights and interests, the focus is on accelerating the formation of an institutional system based on the Law on Promoting the Private Economy and supported by relevant laws, regulations, and rules, and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs in accordance with the law.
"In recent years, with the blessing of the fertile soil of China's economy and the consistent policy support, the overall development of the private economy is moving towards new and better," said Gao Rui (高蕊), deputy director of the Research Department of the China Enterprise Confederation (中国企业联合会). "Looking forward to 2026, with the successive implementation of a series of pragmatic and effective policies, private enterprises will stand on a broader stage."
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An extraordinary year with hard-won achievements.
In 2025, facing profound and complex changes in the domestic and international situation, China's economy forged ahead against pressure, developing towards new and better directions, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality.
This hard-earned report card is inseparable from the reform and tackling of key areas and crucial links.
From the release of the "National Unified Market Construction Guidelines (Trial Implementation)" and targeting "policy measures that hinder fair competition," to the in-depth implementation of the action to deepen and enhance the reform of state-owned enterprises and optimize the layout of the state-owned economy, and then to the implementation of the Private Economy Promotion Law and breaking down various "roller shutters," "glass doors," and "revolving doors" that hinder the development of the private economy... One policy measure after another breaks down barriers, strengthens the core, and optimizes the ecology, continuously releasing reform dividends and constantly stimulating market vitality.
As the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" opens, the ship of Chinese-style modernization has sailed to a new critical stage. There are still "middle blockages" to break in building a unified large market, "hard bones" to gnaw in rectifying "involutionary" competition, and a "Lazikou Pass" to break through in deepening the market-oriented reform of factors of production... At present, there are still many old problems and new challenges in China's economic development. Only by further comprehensively deepening reform can we continuously enhance the driving force and vitality of high-quality development.
Attack the most difficult and aim for the most distant. Let us tackle the most difficult areas. Wherever the contradictions and problems are most prominent, and wherever the knots are most difficult to untie, we will direct the reform there. We will solve the problems in development and transformation through reform and tackling, continuously consolidate and expand the momentum of steady economic improvement, and strive to write a new chapter in China's economy.
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At the bidding site for the service capacity improvement project of medical institutions in Ganxian District (赣县区), Ganzhou (赣州), Jiangxi (江西), a remote, off-site "double-blind" bidding evaluation is underway, with the main venue in Ganxian District (赣县区) and the sub-venue in Nanchang (南昌).
"The experts participating in the bidding evaluation are all randomly selected online from the expert database through the system on the same day and notified temporarily. The entire bidding evaluation process is kept confidential," said Lin Xianbin (林显彬), the relevant person in charge of the Ganxian District (赣县区) Administrative Approval Bureau.
Since 2025, the Ganxian District (赣县区) Administrative Approval Bureau has adopted "double-blind" bidding evaluation, where the system randomly matches the bidding evaluation sub-venue and randomly selects experts. The experts score based on the content of the bid documents.
"In the past, when bidding, it was inevitable to worry about whether foreign companies would suffer. Now, with the avoidance of human intervention, the entire market ultimately benefits," said Tan Kai (谈凯), the head of Chenhai (Jiangsu) Purification Technology Co., Ltd. (辰海（江苏）净化技术有限公司), who had just won the bid.
According to reports, Ganxian District (赣县区) conducted a total of 58 "double-blind" bidding evaluations in 2025, involving 58 projects, all of which were won by companies from outside the district. "We will continue to promote and improve the 'double-blind' bidding evaluation mechanism, so that competition returns to comparing whose products are better and whose services are more professional, creating a clean and refreshing public resource trading environment," said Ming Jinghua (明经华), director of the Ganzhou (赣州) Public Resource Trading Center.
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19 patents, valued at 100 million yuan, accounting for 22.73% of the shares, driving the construction of a 50 million yuan radar life detector production line—in Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南), a handshake between Central South University (中南大学) and Hunan ZhengShen Technology Co., Ltd. (湖南正申科技有限公司) has yielded fruitful results.
In recent years, the number of patent transfers at Central South University (中南大学) has continued to grow, with the number of patent transfers exceeding 500 in 2025. The Intellectual Property Center of Central South University (中南大学知识产权中心) has played a key role in this process.
"We have inventoried more than 14,000 technical patents of the university and identified a batch of patents with high application value." The relevant person in charge of the Intellectual Property Center of Central South University (中南大学知识产权中心) introduced that the center focused on application scenarios, sorted out 19 patents, built 3 high-value combinations, and then carried out market research. Finally, it reached cooperation with ZhengShen Technology (正申科技) to confirm the amount of capital increase and shareholding ratio, profit distribution, etc. in accordance with market principles.
Improving the whole-process activation mechanism for the identification, combination, and transformation of high-value patents, Changsha (长沙) is promoting the continuous expansion of the coverage of university intellectual property center construction. Local relevant university intellectual property centers have guided more than 10,000 enterprises to deeply participate in the activation of existing patents, and a number of small and medium-sized enterprises have embarked on a fast track of development relying on patent industrialization.
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In the laboratory of Shenyang Blower Works Group Research Institute (沈鼓集团研究院) in Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁) Province, Wang Jinsheng (王金生), Senior Director R&D Engineer of the Pneumatics Department of Shenyang Blower Works Group Research Institute (沈鼓集团研究院), and Qiu Baijun (邱百军), Senior Director R&D Engineer of the Mechanics Department, are intently watching the screen. How can a fuel cell air compressor both ensure aerodynamic performance and design the rotor to be as small as possible? The two departments collaborated, designing, verifying, overturning, and redesigning... After half a year and more than 10 versions of improvements, they finally found the optimal solution.
What is the reason for the team's strong motivation? Wang Jinsheng (王金生) frankly said that on the one hand, it is the sense of mission to develop and design "national heavy equipment"; on the other hand, "the company's incentive system for R&D personnel is pushing us forward."
Shenyang Blower Works Group (沈鼓集团) continues to deepen the reform of state-owned enterprises, taking multiple measures to stimulate vitality, especially promoting the participation of management and technical backbone employees in shareholding, with the proportion of shareholding employees exceeding 15%. "The more R&D projects and the higher the quality of the results, the higher the professional development level score, and the corresponding increase in the share subscription quota," said Qiu Baijun (邱百军).
The group has completed more than 100 major scientific research tasks in the past five years, providing many major equipment for the energy and chemical industries, and helping to promote the high-quality development of China's energy and chemical industry.
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By: 本报记者 郝迎灿
Accelerate urban renewal, renovate and upgrade the functions of existing areas such as old residential communities, old factories, old blocks, and urban villages, promote the renovation of old buildings, and actively expand and build new parking lots and charging piles.
——Excerpt from the "14th Five-Year Plan"
Adhere to the intrinsic development of the city, vigorously implement urban renewal, and build a modern people's city that is innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan"
"I can finally live in a building with an elevator, it's so convenient!" In the Shijiu Garden Community (实久花园小区) of Tiexi District (铁西区), Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), 78-year-old resident Liu Guilan (刘桂兰) praised the newly installed elevator.
Without elevators in old residential communities, "unable to carry groceries and unable to go downstairs for medical treatment" became a major concern for residents. Aiming at the pain points of people's livelihood, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shenyang has cumulatively installed and updated more than 1,600 elevators, benefiting more than 110,000 residents.
As an old industrial city, Shenyang was built early and has a high urbanization rate. In the process of urban development, it faces problems such as aging public facilities, insufficient functional support, and low quality of urban greening.
In January 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his inspection in Shenyang (沈阳), "Urban renewal should be adapted to local conditions and combined with community construction, focusing on convenience, benefit, and security for the people, and especially better caring for the elderly and children."
How to take urban renewal as a starting point to explore a new path of intrinsic development? Shenyang is taking practical actions to implement the concept of a people's city in detail.
Supplementing shortcomings in people's livelihood makes life more comfortable
"The exterior walls have been newly insulated, the pipe network has been re-laid, handrails have been installed in the stairwells, and the abandoned boiler room has been transformed into a community activity center..." Sun Jiabao (孙佳宝), a resident of Changan Community (长安社区) in Dadong District (大东区), Shenyang (沈阳), enumerated the various new changes around him. Changan Community (长安社区) was built more than 30 years ago and once became synonymous with "dirty, messy, and poor." In 2023, thanks to the implementation of the old residential community renovation project, the "old, dilapidated, and small" has been renewed.
Winning the battle against urban renewal, the renovation of old residential communities is an important part. "Shenyang (沈阳) has many old urban areas. Among more than 6,500 residential communities, old residential communities account for more than half," said Xu Qiang (徐强), Director of the Shenyang Municipal Housing and Real Estate Bureau (沈阳市房产局局长). "During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, Shenyang (沈阳) has cumulatively renovated 1,823 old residential communities, benefiting 803,000 households."
While upgrading hardware, services must also keep up. "We have launched a 'three lists' for quality elderly care—a needs list, a resources list, and a services list—providing 25 free and low-cost professional services such as meal assistance, bathing assistance, and rehabilitation training," introduced Cao Xue (曹雪), Secretary of the Party Committee of Changan Community (长安社区党委书记).
Focusing on caring for the elderly and children, Shenyang (沈阳) has vigorously promoted the supply of community services such as elderly care and childcare, and has built a total of 955 community elderly care service stations, 193 community health service centers, and 208 urban study rooms (bookstores) since 2021.
Urban organic renewal should not only be beautiful on the "face" but also solid on the "inside."
"The gas pipeline has been connected, and I no longer have to carry tanks upstairs!" Zhang Jun (张军), a resident of Qingcheng Community (青城小区) in Tiexi District (铁西区), is very satisfied with the "gas access to households" project. Since September 2024, Shenyang (沈阳) has laid 252 kilometers of gas pipelines, and 20,000 households no longer need to use liquefied gas for cooking. It is expected that another 30,000 households will use piped natural gas within a year.
The renovation and upgrading of old pipe networks is also important. "The total length of the city's gas pipeline network reaches more than 10,000 kilometers, some of which have been in operation for a long time and have certain safety risks," introduced Guo Zhengxue (郭正学), Deputy Director of the Shenyang Municipal Urban and Rural Construction Bureau (沈阳市城乡建设局副局长). "During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, Shenyang (沈阳) has renovated more than 1,350 kilometers of aging gas pipelines. In 2025, gas safety accidents will decrease by more than 70% compared to 2021, and the level of safe gas use will be greatly improved."
A pipeline connects the warmth of people's livelihood. Since 2021, Shenyang (沈阳) has cumulatively completed the renovation of 1,933 kilometers of water supply pipelines, 393 kilometers of drainage pipelines, and 844 kilometers of heating pipelines, greatly improving the city's safety and resilience.
Accelerating green transformation makes the environment more livable
After lunch, 72-year-old citizen Zhang Jingzhen (张景振) walked out of his home and strolled along the leisure trail on the side of the Weigong Ming Canal (卫工明渠). "This artificial canal was originally a sewage discharge channel for many industrial enterprises in Tiexi District (铁西区), and the water was black, smelly, and difficult to smell. After treatment, the canal is clean, the surrounding greening has kept up, and it has become a good place for citizens to relax," said Zhang Jingzhen (张景振).
The transformation is not limited to the Weigong Ming Canal (卫工明渠). In Shenyang (沈阳), the Nanyun River (南运河), the Xinkai River (新开河), and the Weigong River (卫工河), three artificial rivers, embrace the main urban area like a jade belt. As time goes by, problems such as silt deposition and insufficient rainwater regulation capacity have become increasingly prominent, which not only affects the appearance of the city but also poses safety hazards during the flood season.
Clarify the "disease" and accurately "prescribe the prescription": clear 284,000 cubic meters of silt, build 12.55 kilometers of revetment, and restore more than 40,000 square meters of greening... Wang Wenyong (王文勇), Director of the Shenyang Municipal Urban Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau (沈阳市城市管理综合行政执法局局长), introduced that with the orderly implementation of the two major projects of improving the drainage capacity of the Hunbei Ring Water System (浑北环城水系) and improving the flood control and drainage safety of the Xinkai River (新开河), the waterfront space in the urban area has been revitalized.
The dredging of the water system has changed from the previous "simple repair" to "systematic treatment," reflecting the change in the concept of urban governance. "We have deepened the concept of ecology, adhered to the integrated promotion of mountain management, water management, and urban management, scientifically and rationally planned the city's production space, living space, and ecological space, and drawn a new picture of ecological livability," said Liu Xuhui (刘旭辉), Deputy Mayor of Shenyang (沈阳市副市长).
On the south side of Wenti West Road (文体西路) in Heping District (和平区), Shenyang (沈阳), a wasteland that has been idle for many years has been transformed into a pocket park. Strolling through it, the paths are winding, and there are also bars, seats, etc. Today, 3,198 small, exquisite, and multi-functional pocket parks are scattered in the streets and alleys of Shenyang (沈阳). According to statistics, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Shenyang (沈阳) added 16.9 square kilometers of urban green space, and the urban green space rate reached 40.74%.
From "increasing green" to "evergreen," it tests the level of refined urban management. In the "One Network Management" Command Center for Refined Urban Management in Shenyang (沈阳市城市精细化管理“一网统管”指挥中心), the electronic screen updates the maintenance data information of parks and green spaces in various regions in real time, and the location of the parks and the growth of vegetation are clear at a glance.
"The platform establishes a comprehensive database to determine the rights and responsibilities for 251 types of urban management problems and builds a closed-loop management process of 'discovery-push-disposal-feedback-evaluation'," Wang Wenyong (王文勇) introduced. Since the platform was officially put into operation in 2023, it has cumulatively handled more than 2.79 million urban management problems, with a disposal rate of 96.34%.
Exploring protection and inheritance makes the foundation more abundant
Shenyang Fangcheng Historical and Cultural Block (沈阳方城历史文化街区) not only houses a number of cultural relics protection units and historical buildings such as the Shenyang Imperial Palace (沈阳故宫), the Former Residence of Zhang Xueliang (张学良旧居), and the Former Site of the Governor's Office of the Three Eastern Provinces (东三省总督府旧址), but also houses more than 16,000 households, integrating scenic spots, blocks, and communities.
How to realize the organic renewal of historical and cultural blocks? "Through repeated demonstrations, we broke the original transformation ideas and changed 'demolition, renovation, and retention' to 'retention, renovation, and demolition', adhering to protection first and repairing the old as before, and maximizing the continuation of historical context," said Liu Xuhui (刘旭辉).
Beautify and repair 359 building facades, remove more than 1.35 million meters of abandoned cables, and add more than 1,100 small facilities. 67 historical alleys have become characteristic cultural experience belts, and 41 cultural and museum venues such as the Former Site of the Governor's Office of the Three Eastern Provinces (东三省总督府旧址) are open to the public... The spatial form of "square city, well-shaped pattern" and the architectural features of "fangxiangtangyuan, blue brick and gray tile" are gradually awakening in the restoration.
The form has been transformed, and the business format has been upgraded. "As of now, the Fangcheng (方城) area has introduced 54 first stores of brands and more than 170 flagship stores and experience stores of brands, and created three night economy scenes such as folk culture theme parks. The proportion of experiential cultural tourism new business formats has increased from 3% to 46%," Liu Xuhui (刘旭辉) introduced.
Shenyang (沈阳) has a long history and culture and a rich industrial culture. How to revitalize industrial heritage is another important issue facing urban renewal.
On Xinghua North Street (兴华北街) in Tiexi District (铁西区), there stands an old steel structure factory building with a sawtooth-shaped roof. This is the second metalworking workshop of the former Shenyang Heavy Machinery Factory (沈阳重型机器厂), which has now been transformed into a cultural and creative park, where people come to see exhibitions, watch performances, and feel the artistic atmosphere.
"Old factories are solidified history and a valuable resource for promoting urban organic renewal. As long as the transformation and operation are proper, the 'industrial rust belt' can also be turned into a 'life show'," said Liu Kebin (刘克斌), Deputy Mayor of Shenyang (沈阳市副市长). As of now, Shenyang (沈阳) has designated 700,000 square meters of industrial heritage protection areas, and many old factories and old workshops have been revitalized through transformation.
Urban renewal is connected to development on one end and people's livelihood on the other. "We must **始终** (shǐ zhōng - "from beginning to end," consistently) implement the concept of 'people's city built by the people, people's city for the people', adhere to convenience, benefit, and security for the people, build a modern people's city, and make people's lives more convenient, more comfortable, and more beautiful," said the main person in charge of the Shenyang Municipal Party Committee (沈阳市委).
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Walking through the city, renovated old residential areas reveal a new look, industrial relics are transformed into cultural and creative parks, and ancient city streets and alleys are integrated into modern life. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's urban renewal has delivered a remarkable answer sheet with both speed and warmth by issuing policies, clarifying bottom lines, promoting pilot projects, and focusing on projects.
Efforts have been made to make up for shortcomings in people's livelihoods. More than 240,000 old urban residential areas have been renovated nationwide, benefiting more than 40 million households and 110 million people; 129,000 elevators have been installed, more than 3.4 million parking spaces have been added, and 64,000 community service facilities such as elderly care and childcare have been added; more than 18,000 pocket parks and 25,000 kilometers of urban greenways have been built. Many former "old, dilapidated, and small" buildings have been transformed into "happy courtyards."
Safety and resilience have been effectively improved. 840,000 kilometers of underground pipe networks for water supply, gas, and heating have been updated and renovated, and 175,000 sets (rooms) of dilapidated and dangerous houses in cities have been renovated. These efforts have effectively eliminated many safety hazards around the people, making the city's "infrastructure" more solid and its ability to resist risks stronger.
The driving force for development has been effectively enhanced. By renovating old blocks and old factory areas, newer consumption scenarios and more entrepreneurial spaces have been created, which has strongly driven investment and injected new industrial vitality into the city. The construction of new urban infrastructure is accelerating, and the application of various new technologies has improved the effectiveness of urban management.
The achievement of these results is inseparable from the establishment and improvement of the urban renewal implementation mechanism, especially adhering to physical examinations first and overall planning, to accurately identify the focus of urban renewal; it is also inseparable from the coordinated linkage of various regions and relevant departments and the improvement of systems and policies. Around sustainable urban renewal models and policy mechanisms, China has issued a series of policy documents, clarifying the direction, principles, and bottom-line requirements of urban renewal; at the same time, it has studied relevant support policies and coordination mechanisms for land, finance, and taxation, encouraging local pilot explorations, striving to solve the difficulties and blockages of urban renewal, and building a sustainable urban construction operation investment and financing system.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "adhere to the connotative development of cities and vigorously implement urban renewal." Taking urban renewal as an important starting point, the high-quality development of modern people's cities is expected to make greater progress. It is necessary to be courageous in reform and innovation, and continuously improve the urban renewal system and mechanism, so that the foundation for safe urban development is more solid, the service efficiency is continuously improved, the living environment is significantly improved, the economic format is richer, the cultural heritage is protected, and the style and characteristics are more prominent, so that the city becomes a happy home for the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
(The author is the Dean of the Urban Renewal Branch of the China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (中国城市规划设计研究院), and this article was compiled and sorted by Ding Yiting (丁怡婷), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 6th (Reporter Liu Botong (刘博通)): The Fourth Plenary Session of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟) opened in Beijing (北京) on January 6th. The main agenda of the meeting was to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, listen to and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), review the work report of the Internal Supervision Committee of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), review relevant personnel matters, and elect additional members to the Standing Committee and members of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), etc. Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), and Wang Guangqian (王光谦), Executive Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟), presided over the opening meeting.
Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼) pointed out that 2025 was a year in which the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟) actively played its role while holding high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics. All levels of organizations in the league conscientiously studied and implemented Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee. The common ideological and political foundation for all league members to unite and struggle under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has been further consolidated. We have unswervingly grasped the implementation of the theme education work of "learning regulations, strengthening work style, and establishing an image." Focusing on the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央), giving play to the advantages of various circles, mobilizing resources inside and outside the league, and conducting in-depth investigations and research, we have demonstrated new achievements in the whole-process people's democracy. We have made every effort to do a good job in the democratic supervision of the ecological environmental protection of the Yangtze River (长江) in Yunnan (云南). We have helped promote the high-quality development of key assistance areas and deepened the construction of traditional social service brands. We have conscientiously implemented the spirit of the series of documents of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央) on strengthening the construction of socialist participating parties with Chinese characteristics, solidly promoted organizational construction and institutional construction, and completed various tasks of the China Democratic League (中国民主同盟) with high quality.
Regarding the work in 2026, Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼) requested that the entire league adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, take ideological and political construction as the lead, comprehensively strengthen self-construction, continuously improve the ability to perform duties, help the "15th Five-Year Plan" to have a good start and take a good step, and make due contributions to writing a new chapter of Chinese-style modernization in continuous struggle.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 6th (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) On January 6th, the National Commendation Conference for Advanced Private Enterprises in Employment and Social Security and Win-Win for Caring for Employees was held in Beijing (北京). Gao Yunlong (高云龙), Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
Gao Yunlong (高云龙) pointed out that the vast number of private enterprises and private entrepreneurs should anchor themselves to the employment-first orientation, expand high-quality employment positions through industrial upgrading; focus on the supply and demand matching of human resources, strengthen the training of skilled personnel, and use demand to help solve structural employment contradictions; keep a close eye on the employment of key groups, and promote effective coverage of people's livelihood security through precise assistance; and build harmonious labor relations, and stimulate enthusiasm for entrepreneurship with a community of interests. All levels of industry and commerce federations should work closely with human resources and social security departments and trade unions to strengthen the publicity and guidance of policies benefiting enterprises and helping them overcome difficulties, serve private enterprises in stabilizing and expanding employment and talent training, and jointly promote high-quality and full employment.
According to the commendation decision, 100 private enterprises, 32 enterprise trade unions, 32 private entrepreneurs, and 32 enterprise employees were commended.
Return to TopMacau, January 6 (People's Daily reporter Fu Zimei (富子梅)) -- According to the Public Security Police Force of the Macau Special Administrative Region (澳门特区政府治安警察局), in 2025, the total number of inbound and outbound passengers at Macau's various ports reached 235 million, an increase of 9.8% year-on-year, setting a new historical record. Among them, the number of tourists entering Macau reached 40.06 million, an increase of 14.7% year-on-year, also breaking the historical record.
Among the tourists entering Macau in 2025, mainland tourists numbered 29,005,000, accounting for 72.4%; Hong Kong tourists numbered 7,312,000, accounting for 18.2%; foreign tourists numbered 2,755,000, accounting for 6.9%; and Taiwan region tourists numbered 996,000, accounting for 2.5%.
In 2025, the cumulative number of entries and exits for Zhuhai (珠海市) residents traveling to Macau with the "once a week" endorsement, and Hengqin (横琴) Guangdong-Macau In-Depth Cooperation Zone residents and residence permit holders traveling to Macau with the "multiple-entry" endorsement, was nearly 6 million.
The throughput of all four land ports increased, accounting for 93% of Macau's total throughput. The Border Gate (关闸口岸) is still Macau's busiest port of entry and exit. The Qingmao Port (青茂口岸), Hengqin Port (横琴口岸), and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Port (港珠澳大桥口岸) all set new annual throughput records since their opening.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Public Security Police Force of the Macau Special Administrative Region (澳门特区政府治安警察局), with the expansion of iris recognition to Hong Kong permanent residents and the gradual popularization of "facial recognition" intelligent customs clearance at the Hengqin Port (横琴口岸), the usage of various convenient customs clearance measures has steadily increased. Faced with increasing customs clearance demands, the authorities will continue to make good use of technological means, innovate customs clearance models, continuously enhance the carrying capacity of ports, and continuously optimize the passenger customs clearance experience.
Return to TopOn January 6th, villagers in Nanliu Village (南刘村), Nanjia Town (南贾镇), Xiangfen County (襄汾县), Linfen City (临汾市), Shanxi Province (山西省) were processing and drying sweet potato vermicelli.
Currently, it is the golden season for vermicelli processing. Local villagers are seizing the sunny weather to busily process and dry sweet potato vermicelli. Rows of vermicelli hang on the drying racks, forming a beautiful landscape. In recent years, the village has vigorously developed the characteristic vermicelli processing industry, effectively expanding the income channels for villagers.
Photo by Li Xianjun (李现俊) (Image China (影像中国)).
Return to TopLi Zheng (李拯), *People's Daily* commentator
Zhang Chenglin (张成林), *Hainan Daily* commentator
Li Zheng (李拯): General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Building the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee (党中央) with a focus on comprehensively deepening reform and opening up in the new era." Recently, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) officially launched full island customs closure. What does this mean for implementing a higher level of opening up?
Zhang Chenglin (张成林): Full island customs closure means building the entire Hainan Island (海南岛) into a special customs supervision zone. "'First line' liberalization, 'second line' control, free within the island" ("‘一线’放开、‘二线’管住、岛内自由"), these 12 characters clearly define the regulatory requirements for the entry and exit of goods between Hainan Island (海南岛) and overseas, between Hainan Island (海南岛) and the mainland, and the flow within the island, maximizing the convenience of exchanges between Hainan (海南) and the world, and between Hainan (海南) and the mainland, under the premise of effectively preventing the transmission of risks.
On the day of the customs closure, a company in Hainan (海南) imported 3,558 tons of calcite. In the past, the customs declaration form required the declaration of 105 data items, but now more than 70 items have been reduced, and the review is completed in a few minutes. In the first week of the customs closure, Hainan (海南) added 1,972 new foreign trade filing enterprises. It can be said that customs clearance is now faster, access is wider, factors are more active, and the tax burden is lower, making the connection between Hainan (海南) and the world more convenient and closer.
Li Zheng (李拯): The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is inseparable from the overall national development. How should Hainan (海南) position itself in the overall national development?
Zhang Chenglin (张成林): In Hainan (海南), a saying is often mentioned - to be a good "first move" (先手棋) for the Party Central Committee (党中央) to grasp the initiative in future development. This shows that the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is not a matter of the moment or a single place, but a strategic measure that serves the overall situation and focuses on long-term development. Doing "what Hainan (海南) can" to serve "what the country needs," these two keywords demonstrate Hainan's (海南) actions and advantages.
One is a "test field" (试验田). Hainan (海南) boldly experiments and boldly breaks through. At present, it has cultivated and formed 21 batches of 173 institutional integration and innovation cases, and many cases have been promoted nationwide. The other is a "meeting point" (交汇点). The number of countries that can enter Hainan (海南) visa-free has reached 86, the number of countries and regions investing in Hainan (海南) has reached 176, and breakthroughs have been made in independent overseas education. Hainan (海南) is gradually becoming a strategic meeting point for domestic and international dual circulation, helping to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern.
Li Zheng (李拯): The construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is not only a development opportunity for Hainan (海南), but also has a driving and radiating effect on the development of various parts of the country.
Zhang Chenglin (张成林): Adding color to the overall situation with one region can demonstrate the leading effect of "promoting reform and development through opening up." Modern agricultural enterprises in Henan (河南) are laying out sales networks in Hainan (海南), using policies such as "duty-free processing and value-added" to promote the expansion of livestock and poultry products and pre-made dishes to foreign markets; enterprises in Sichuan (四川) are setting up an international smart trade cloud port in Hainan (海南) to build a new channel for Sichuan (川) and Chongqing (渝) commodities to go overseas... Hainan (海南) has become a fulcrum for more and more mainland enterprises to integrate into the new development pattern.
At the same time, Hainan (海南) is strengthening its linkage and development with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), deepening cooperation with regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带), and cooperative industrial parks are being established in Hainan (海南). Policy advantages and location advantages make Hainan (海南) a springboard for other provinces to "borrow the port to go overseas." It can be seen that the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) is not an "isolated island" type of opening up, but is deeply integrated with the development of various parts of the country, which can produce an amplified effect of 一子落而全盘活 (yī zǐ luò ér quán pán huó - "one move activates the whole game," one single move can change the whole situation).
Li Zheng (李拯): "In the past, our opening up was 'following', but now our opening up is to 'lead'." Customs closure operation is a typical institutional opening up. How can the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) play a "leading" role with institutional opening up?
Zhang Chenglin (张成林): Hainan (海南) takes institutional opening up as the lead and nurtures an industrial forest. Making good use of the temporary entry repair pilot measures, Hainan (海南) has completed nearly 200 inbound aircraft maintenance and painting businesses, occupying a place in the global aviation maintenance industry chain; making full use of the free trade port policy, Boao Lecheng (博鳌乐城) has introduced 530 kinds of licensed drugs and medical devices, benefiting more than 200,000 patients, and has become a widely concerned "medical special zone."
Practice shows that the process of promoting institutional opening up is also a process of promoting institutional innovation. Hainan (海南) systematically and comprehensively "tests the system for the country" and has initially established a policy system for institutional opening up, becoming one of the most open regions in the domestic market. Taking the customs closure operation as an opportunity, it is necessary to take the lead in connecting with existing international high-standard economic and trade rules, and actively expand autonomous opening up, so as to highlight "Chinese characteristics" and play a leading role in the construction of global free trade ports.
Li Zheng (李拯): Since the new era, China (中国) has successively deployed and established 22 free trade pilot zones, forming an open pattern covering the east, west, north, south, and center, coordinating the coast, inland, and border areas. The customs closure operation in Hainan (海南) is an important milestone in expanding high-level opening up and continuing to exert efforts. From a global perspective, facing the rise of anti-globalization and protectionism, China (中国) has given the world a resounding answer of adhering to multilateralism and openness and inclusiveness with the practical action of building the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港), demonstrating the demeanor and strategic determination of a major country.
Taking the full island customs closure as a new starting point, we will continue to accelerate the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港), build the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港) into an important gateway leading China's (中国) opening up to the outside world in the new era, and make Hainan (海南) a beautiful name card showcasing Chinese style, Chinese spirit, and Chinese image, which will further demonstrate the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and promote deep-level reform and high-quality development with high-level opening up.
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Innovation encourages both "single blossoms blooming alone" and, even more, a "garden full of spring colors." Advancing science and technology innovation projects and major engineering projects particularly requires systems thinking and regional collaboration.
For some time now, news of "breakthroughs" has arrived one after another—
China's high-speed railway operating mileage has exceeded 50,000 kilometers, weaving the world's largest and most advanced high-speed rail network;
Storing grain in the land and storing grain in technology, the national grain output in 2025 will be 1,429.75 billion catties, setting a new record;
Shandong (山东) Province's regional GDP is expected to exceed 10 trillion yuan in 2025, with new quality productive forces surging, demonstrating the "economic powerhouse taking the lead" style;
Hainan (海南) Free Trade Port has ushered in an important technological breakthrough in green and low-carbon development, and the carbon dioxide capture and liquefaction device is operating smoothly...
Whether it is the overall situation or a specific area, each solid breakthrough has written a vivid footnote for the Chinese economy to move forward against pressure and develop towards new and better directions.
The Central Economic Work Conference pointed out that "greater breakthroughs should be made in the effective improvement of quality." Standing at a new and higher starting point, how can we achieve more innovative breakthroughs with high gold content and strong potential to add momentum to high-quality development? We might as well start from several perspectives to solve this problem.
Anchoring independent innovation, fighting both tough battles and protracted wars, drawing a blueprint to the end.
A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs. To compete in innovation, we must seize the day and work persistently. Taking high-speed rail as an example, the CR450 EMU, which ran a new record of 896 kilometers per hour relative meeting speed during the test, was jointly developed by scientific research institutes, universities, enterprises, and other superior scientific research forces day and night. From the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" to the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan," China's high-speed rail has gone from scratch, climbing to the world's most advanced level in a steady and solid manner.
Foreign media published an article saying, "China's technological innovation benefits from a carefully designed long-term national strategy aimed at ensuring a smooth transition." Maintaining focus, taking steady steps, and working one after another, accumulating small victories into big victories, this is the secret to achieving innovative leaps.
Adhering to adapting to local conditions, both strengthening strengths and making up for weaknesses, solving the "choke point" problem.
China is the only country in the world with all industrial categories in the United Nations industrial classification. The advantages of manufacturing scale and industrial ecology completeness are prominent, but there are still shortcomings and weaknesses in high-end manufacturing. Anchoring high-end and intelligent upgrades, China's embodied intelligence industry is bursting with vitality. In the field of manufacturing humanoid robots, China has ranked first in the world in related patent volume in the past 5 years; adhering to independent innovation, from domestically produced electromagnetic catapult aircraft carriers, domestically produced large cruise ships to world-leading large LNG carriers, we have collected the "three pearls on the crown" of the shipbuilding industry.
Key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for. From the comprehensive completion of the space station "Tiangong (天宫)," to the completion of the 10,000-meter drilling of the "Deep Earth Tacore 1 Well (深地塔科1井)"; from the commissioning of the world's first fourth-generation nuclear power plant to the domestic large model entering the first echelon of the industry... Promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation has increased our confidence in development.
Stimulate synergy, both independent operations and system integration, concentrating efforts to accomplish big things.
Innovation encourages both "single blossoms blooming alone" and, even more, a "garden full of spring colors." Advancing science and technology innovation projects and major engineering projects particularly requires systems thinking and regional collaboration.
Look at "an airplane." More than 20 provinces, more than 1,000 scientific research institutes, universities, and enterprises, and more than 300,000 people participated in the development; the large front fuselage section was manufactured in Nanchang (南昌), Jiangxi (江西), more than 100 parts were supplied by companies in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), and the final assembly was completed in Shanghai (上海)... The C919 large aircraft soaring in the blue sky relies on the great collaboration and joint efforts of the whole country.
In practice, we have repeatedly transformed the institutional advantages of concentrating efforts to accomplish big things into the multiplier effect of scientific and technological innovation. The Beidou (北斗) satellite navigation system has overcome more than 160 key core technologies and broken through the localization of more than 500 core components, "which was done by the Party and the country mobilizing thousands of troops." Nearly 100,000 people participated in the Chang'e (嫦娥) project, and they worked together with "one heart from top to bottom" to create a career of "ten thousand people with one gun." Making good use of the advantages of the new type of national system is where our confidence and strength lie.
China's innovation index ranking entered the world's top ten for the first time; "Science" magazine announced the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2025, and 4 Chinese achievements were shortlisted... When "Chinese innovation" becomes a global hot word, we have even greater ambition and ambition to achieve development breakthroughs with innovative breakthroughs and inject strong impetus into the Chinese economy to move forward without fear of wind and rain.
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Keywords: Remembering a Dear Friend
Event: Some time ago, a memorial article by Zhang Heqing (张河清), a professor at Guangzhou University (广州大学), "went viral" online, touching countless netizens. With simple words, he mourned his college roommate, Liu Yizhou (刘一周), who died in the line of duty, his words filled with deep affection. The sentence at the end, "No one will have feelings for a handful of soil until they build one themselves," resonated with netizens, who exclaimed that it "struck right at the heart." Without earth-shattering feats or grand narratives, this pure and sincere friendship spanning nearly 40 years struck the softest part of people's hearts.
Commentary:
When Zhang Heqing (张河清) wrote "Remembering My Dear Friend Liu Yizhou (刘一周)," he probably didn't expect that nearly 40-year-old fragments of youth would stir up ripples like a stone thrown into today's internet. Young people joked that "the older generation's writing has no sense of proportion" - every word is simple, yet it can make people's eyes wet across the screen.
Why does an article mourning a classmate resonate so deeply?
The answer lies in true feelings. Zhang Heqing's (张河清) statement, "In this life, what I am most proud of is not being promoted to professor, nor living in a big house, but meeting a brother who really cares about me," fully expresses the weight of his classmate's friendship. From the egg that Liu Yizhou (刘一周) grinned and handed him at their first meeting, to the boiled eggs that Zhang Heqing (张河清) kept in his drawer all year round; from "two bitter gourds on the same vine" splitting nine cents for meals, to the wrinkled change and the exhortation to "take good care of yourself" at graduation; from the visits that never stopped every year, to the figure that often appeared before his eyes... each scene pieced together a golden friendship spanning decades.
One netizen commented: "What I'm crying about is his story, what I'm thinking about is my own 'Liu Yizhou (刘一周).'" When different people read Zhang Heqing's (张河清) words, different figures may appear before their eyes. In everyone's youth, they probably encountered selfless dedication, unrequited kindness, and unwavering trust. Perhaps time flies, and in the fast-paced life, people's life trajectories intersect and separate, but the stories of working side by side that remain in the heart are not only the path of individual growth, but also a treasure worth cherishing for a lifetime.
The answer also lies in hard work. Two ordinary people from poor families who grew up inspiringly used their lives to interpret their adherence to their original aspirations. After graduating from university, Liu Yizhou (刘一周) returned to his hometown and rooted himself in the grassroots, working diligently like a steadfast "old ox," not only shouldering the burden of a family of nine, but also writing the years into a sincere dedication to serving the people of his hometown. Zhang Heqing (张河清) has cultivated for more than 30 years on the three-foot platform, carrying his friend's wish to "let the children in the village go out of the mountains," helping generations of students to embark on the distance of life with the qualities of "steadfastness, diligence, and perseverance."
Having the light of ideals but not talking about ideals, rooting in the soil under your feet but not stopping at mediocrity. This extraordinary in the ordinary belongs to everyone who loves life and strives for good. This power of exchanging true feelings for sincerity and winning achievements with hard work is precisely the solid spiritual foundation of a society. From teachers supporting education in the border areas to resident village cadres working diligently on the front lines, from scientific researchers tackling key problems to technical workers striving for excellence... the steadfastness of countless people, day after day, has converged into the vigorous vitality and strong resilience of a country and a nation.
Whether it is a simple friendship or a simple adherence, behind it is a sincere heart to treat people sincerely and dedicate sincerely. On social media, the comments of "I like to watch it, please push more with big data," and every spontaneous like, share, and collection of emotional resonance, reflect people's ardent yearning for truth and goodness in their hearts. We are moved by every sincere heart, and we cheer for thousands of extraordinary ordinary people. We look forward to more of this kind of true feeling rooted in the details of life being seen and passed on, so that warmth and kindness become the deep background color of the times.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's seed and seedling flower industry has developed rapidly, with an annual output value of more than 500 billion yuan nationwide. China currently has nearly 190,000 seed and seedling flower enterprises, with more than 8 million employees. This "beautiful industry" is becoming a "happy industry" that benefits the people.
This is precisely:
Thousands of branches and myriad blossoms skillfully trimmed,
Fragrant breezes for miles attract visitors.
Not envying the clouds gathering splendor,
The fragrant blossoms compete in beauty, ever-present.
Xu Zhiwen (徐 之文)
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Zhaoxing Dong Village (肇兴侗寨), Liping County (黎平县), Guizhou (贵州), the melody of "Ye Luo Ye" (耶啰耶) rings out, and the original Dong ethnic group's grand song echoes between the flying eaves and upturned corners. Driven by the enthusiasm of Dong girls and young men, tourists from all over the world dance to their hearts' content, and the whole audience happily jumps up to the "Dong Disco."
With 17 indigenous ethnic minorities, Guizhou's ethnic culture is rich and colorful. Ancient melodies sing new voices of cultural tourism, and the integration of tradition and modernity resonates, blooming with a charm that transcends time. In March 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平总书记) pointed out during his inspection in Guizhou: "It is necessary to protect the tangible villages, dwellings, and characteristic architectural styles, inherit the intangible cultural heritage, and promote its creative transformation and innovative development, so that ethnic characteristics can be more vivid in utilization and constantly radiate new brilliance." How to radiate new brilliance? The key lies in stimulating the vitality of ethnic cultural innovation and creation.
Correctly understand and handle the relationship between tradition and modernity, and make ethnic elements "trendy."
Babies carrying bamboo baskets, old farmers carrying wooden plows, embroiderers wearing silver ornaments... As night falls, in the Miao and Dong Customs Park (苗侗风情园) in Kaili City (凯里市), men and women, young and old, dressed in ethnic costumes, step onto the T stage with confidence and composure to the rhythm of music. This group of "grassroots models" has also stepped onto global fashion stages such as China International Fashion Week (中国国际时装周) and London Fashion Week, walking out of a moving fashion with simple steps. Yang Chunlin (杨春林), the initiator of "Village T," frankly said, "We are just moving the stories from the fields to the T stage." The original ethnic customs fully demonstrate a fashionable and charming modern style.
What is ethnic is global, and tradition can also be very fashionable. On the basis of retaining traditional heritage, it is necessary to guide ethnic symbols into the modern aesthetic system through cross-border integration, technological empowerment, and other methods. The clever integration of Miao embroidery, batik and other intangible heritage skills, as well as characteristic cultural elements such as Feige and Lusheng dance, with modern fashion is not only an innovative expression of the multi-ethnic lifestyle aesthetics, but also a vivid practice of ethnic culture going to the world. When people wear ethnic costumes, listen to ethnic music, and share ethnic stories, the splendid Chinese culture shows new vigorous vitality.
Be good at making transformation articles and turning "sleeping resources" into "living sources."
With 30 national and provincial intangible cultural heritage items such as Miao batik and ancient papermaking, Danzhai County (丹寨县) is known as the "Living Museum of Miao Culture." Intangible heritage projects and inheritors scattered throughout Danzhai gather in the "Silversmith Village" (银匠村) intangible heritage workshops, and production display and research interaction have become an important part of the cultural tourism experience. Today, "Silversmith Village" receives 200,000 tourists annually, radiating a comprehensive output value of tens of millions of yuan in the region. The attempt of group development not only drives the agglomeration and development of related industries, but also enhances the competitiveness of the county's cultural tourism industry.
Ethnic characteristics are spiritual wealth and, more importantly, economic resources that can be transformed. To promote ethnic cultural resources into cultural industries, it is necessary to focus on the word "live." By conforming to the trend of cross-border integration and ecological construction of industries, and cultivating new cultural formats and consumption patterns, we can better promote the deep integration of outstanding traditional culture and the modern industrial system.
Do a good job in coordinated protection and innovative inheritance, and build a good ecosystem for the sustainable development of ethnic culture.
Shuishu (水书) is a Shui ethnic group script that has been circulating for thousands of years, and once faced problems such as the age discontinuity of inheritors and the lack of protection measures. The Leishan County People's Procuratorate (雷山县人民检察院) has given play to the procuratorial function of public interest litigation, and supervised relevant departments to build a "living inheritance" mechanism for Shuishu from the aspects of formulating special protection plans, implementing financial guarantees, and cultivating inheritance talents. A procuratorial proposal has led to rectification and protection, helping the ethnic treasure on the verge of being cut off to regain its vitality.
To prosper and develop ethnic culture, keeping the roots is the foundation. Launching a special supervision action for public interest litigation for intangible heritage protection, establishing ethnic cultural ecological protection zones... Guizhou has played a "combination punch" of ethnic traditional cultural protection and inheritance around the themes of legal protection, talent cultivation, and spatial planning. By truly achieving development in protection and protection in development, ethnic characteristics can live towards vitality.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposal puts forward the need to "stimulate the cultural innovation and creation vitality of the whole nation." From the collision and integration of ethnicity and trends, to the two-way rush between culture and economy, and then to the complementary development and protection, on this land where multiple ethnic groups coexist and prosper, we are writing a vivid chapter of cultural prosperity and development with culture as the pen and innovation as the ink.
(The author is a reporter from the Guizhou branch of this newspaper)
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"Queuing three hours in advance, just to grab a front-row seat at the lecture," "Commuting two hours between campuses, unwilling to miss a cutting-edge brain-computer interface forum"... Nowadays, the scene of "chasing lectures" is becoming increasingly common on university campuses.
The "lecture craze" stems from a thirst for knowledge. Some lectures with strong practicality and forward-looking perspectives are precisely an important supplement to classroom learning. Compared to some didactic, 填鸭式 (tián yā shì - "stuff-the-duck style," rote learning or cramming) classroom teaching, interactive lectures such as salons and forum sharing provide young students with more opportunities for exchange, achieving timely Q&A and problem-solving. Lectures are also an important way for students to integrate into society and broaden their horizons. Some returning alumni's career narratives and entrepreneurial documentaries allow students to understand different professional ecologies through real-life cases, providing a reference for future career choices.
One popular lecture after another makes us marvel at the progress of the times and the improvement of education, and also makes more people realize the expectations of young people for growth. When organizing lectures, schools should further accurately connect with needs, optimize resource supply, and prevent empty themes, so as to better guide this upward force in young people. This spirit of active learning and actively embracing the times will also become an important driving force for promoting social innovation and progress.
(Excerpted and adapted from *China Education Daily* (中国教育报), original title: "'Lecture Craze' Reflects Youth's Thirst for Knowledge")
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Return to TopOn January 6, 2026, the 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season kicked off in Changchun (长春市), Jilin Province (吉林省), with the theme "Ice and Snow Opens a New Journey • Passion Ignites the Future," setting off a national ice and snow craze at the Siji Nanhe River Bank Park (肆季南河岸线公园). This national-level event, encompassing over 300 competitions, is an epitome of the vigorous development of Jilin's ice and snow industry.
From the powder snow of Changbai Mountain (长白山) to the winter fishing of Chagan Lake (查干湖), from the China Changchun Jingyuetan Vasa International Skiing Festival (中国长春净月潭瓦萨国际滑雪节) to the 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season, from world-class skiing competitions to the diversified integration of "ice and snow + culture and tourism," Jilin (吉林) is leveraging the "east snow and west ice" pattern to stimulate consumption growth, transforming "cold resources" into a "hot economy," and writing a vivid practice of "ice and snow are also golden mountains and silver mountains."
The 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season includes three major sections: the opening ceremony, ice and snow competitions, and the first Ice and Snow Sports Carnival, presenting five highlights: First, creating an urban ice and snow sports park in Changchun Siji Nanhe River Bank Park (长春肆季南河岸线公园), realizing "hitting the snow track upon stepping out of the door"; second, carrying out ice and snow competitions and festival activities, combined with snow sculptures, fireworks shows, etc., to create a 100-day carnival atmosphere; third, promoting the integrated development of "ice and snow +," integrating study tours, camping, performances, cultural creations, etc., to enhance the cultural tourism experience; fourth, inviting Winter Olympic champions to participate in interaction, stimulating the ice and snow enthusiasm of young people; fifth, integrating smart services and Jilin-made equipment, showcasing the innovative achievements of the ice and snow industry. The event aims to comprehensively demonstrate the value of ice and snow sports and help promote national fitness and regional development.
Siji Nanhe River Bank Park (肆季南河岸线公园)
As a new cultural tourism IP key project built by Changchun (长春市) for the 2025-2026 snow season, the Siji Nanhe Powder Snow Carnival (肆季南河粉雪嘉年华) opened on December 27, 2025, on the Yitong River (伊通河) river surface in Jingyue High-tech Zone (净月高新区). The project introduced the national-level IP "Eggy Party" (蛋仔派对), creating a 300,000-square-meter non-powered space and a 100-meter light and shadow snow castle, pioneering the country's first sports-themed ice and snow park, featuring a 5.7-kilometer urban cross-country skiing light snow track, and serving as the main venue for the 12th National Public Ice and Snow Season, adopting a "free viewing + paid experience" model to create a national ice and snow park.
Wanfeng Tonghua Ski Resort (万峰通化滑雪度假区)
Wanfeng Tonghua Ski Resort (万峰通化滑雪度假区) is located in Tonghua City (通化市), Jilin Province (吉林省), known as the "Hometown of Skiing in China" (中国滑雪之乡). Formerly known as Tonghua Ski Resort (通化滑雪场), built in 1957, it is the first alpine ski resort in New China and is known as the "Cradle of Skiing in New China" (新中国滑雪运动的摇篮).
Wanfeng Tonghua Ski Resort (万峰通化滑雪度假区) has now developed into a national-level ski tourism resort integrating skiing, vacation, leisure, and health experience. Its ski resort has a snowmaking area of 1.17 million square meters, an altitude of 960 meters, and an effective drop of 560 meters. It has 33 beginner, intermediate, and advanced ski trails planned for skiers of different levels, equipped with 4 high-speed cableways, with a total capacity of 14,000 people/hour. It has 6 star-rated hotels with different styles and characteristics, which can meet the diverse needs of tourists for leisure and vacation. The 2025-2026 snow season added a pet park project, further upgrading the service facilities, which can provide richer entertainment options for family parent-child tours.
Changchun Ice and Snow New World (长春冰雪新天地)
The 7th Changchun Ice and Snow New World (长春冰雪新天地) opened on December 19, 2025, with the theme of "Ice and Snow Bless China • National Unity" (冰雪福耀中华·民族大团结). The park covers an area of 1.56 million square meters and is a third-generation ice and snow economic complex integrating ice and snow sightseeing, ice and snow entertainment, ice and snow sports, and ice and snow folk customs.
Changchun Ice and Snow New World (长春冰雪新天地) presents landmark buildings from many parts of the country in the form of ice and snow art and has created interactive scenes such as the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" (千里江山图) ice waterfall and the Arctic Glacier. The park has projects such as a 1314-meter snow rafting and a 520-meter ice slide and is linked with Tiandingshan Homestay (天定山民宿) and ski resorts to create the "China Xuelitun" (中国雪里屯) ice and snow lifestyle circle brand, providing all-time, all-scene services covering ice and snow sightseeing, entertainment, and folk custom experience.
China Travel Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区)
China Travel Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区) is located in Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省). It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction and a national-level ski tourism resort, and has won the title of "China's Best Ski Resort" (中国最佳滑雪度假区) for many years.
In the 2025-2026 snow season, the skiing area of China Travel Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区) reaches 2.3 million square meters, with 50 snow trails totaling 55 kilometers, including 4 FIS-certified trails. In addition, the resort has added 150,000 square meters of terrain snow trails, covering various freestyle play methods such as forest trails and mushroom trails, providing tourists with a rich skiing experience.
Miaoxiangshan Ski Resort (庙香山滑雪场)
Miaoxiangshan Ski Resort (庙香山滑雪场), a national 4A-level tourist attraction, ranks among the top regional skiing destinations with its professional and complete skiing facilities and diverse and interesting ice and snow experiences. The ski resort has 13 snow trails with a total length of over 17 kilometers, which can not only help skiing novices consolidate their foundation and steadily improve but also meet the needs of intermediate and advanced players to gallop on the snow trails and enjoy "brushing the slopes." Miaoxiangshan Ski Resort (庙香山滑雪场) pioneered the "Xiaomiao Night Skiing" (小庙夜滑) characteristic night skiing brand, unlocking the double joy of skiing during the day and night for snow friends, and has won unanimous praise.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共吉林省委宣传部)
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The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee place "adhering to the Party's comprehensive leadership" at the top of the principles that must be followed for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, which is a clear-cut and significant move. We must fully recognize that the Party's leadership is a matter of paramount importance that is directly related to the fundamental direction, future destiny, and ultimate success or failure of Chinese-style modernization. We must implement the Party's leadership throughout all aspects and the entire process of economic and social development to provide a fundamental guarantee for our country's socialist modernization.
Adhering to and strengthening the Party's comprehensive leadership is the fundamental guarantee for advancing Chinese-style modernization.
The leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) is the most essential feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the greatest advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, and one of the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Without the Communist Party of China, where would socialist China be? Where would socialism with Chinese characteristics be? Where would the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation be?" This important assertion scientifically summarizes the great practice and valuable experience of the Communist Party of China over the past century, and profoundly reveals the historical truth that only by adhering to the Party's leadership can we create, advance, and ultimately realize Chinese-style modernization.
The Communist Party of China is the pioneer of the Chinese-style modernization path. Achieving modernization is a common pursuit of people all over the world and a long-cherished goal of the Chinese nation since modern times. After the Opium War, Chinese patriots once envisioned achieving national independence and prosperity by learning from Western modernization and following the Western development path, and made various attempts, but all ended in failure. After the establishment of the Communist Party of China, it united and led the Chinese people to reform and innovate, transforming the world and embarking on a path of Chinese-style modernization. The reason why Chinese-style modernization can create a new form of human civilization is that it is a socialist modernization led by the Communist Party of China, which historically overcomes the inherent drawbacks of Western modernization being linked to the capitalist mode of production, making Chinese-style modernization not only have the common characteristics of modernization in various countries, but also have distinct characteristics based on its own national conditions, opening up a new path for mankind to move towards modernization.
The Communist Party of China is the creator of the theory of Chinese-style modernization. Over the past century, our Party has adhered to combining the basic principles of Marxism with the specific realities of China and with China's outstanding traditional culture, constantly deepening its understanding of the laws governing the Communist Party's governance, socialist construction, and human social development, and constantly opening up new horizons for the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism, providing scientific guidance for Chinese-style modernization. In the great practice of promoting Chinese-style modernization in the new era, General Secretary Xi Jinping clearly put forward the iconic concept of "Chinese-style modernization," deeply expounded the theory of Chinese-style modernization, and continued to deepen the generalization of the Chinese characteristics, essential requirements, and major principles of Chinese-style modernization, initially constructing the theoretical system of Chinese-style modernization, raising our Party's understanding of what Chinese-style modernization is and how to build it to an unprecedented height, innovating and developing the Marxist theory of modernization, and providing fundamental guidelines and action plans for promoting Chinese-style modernization in the new era.
The Communist Party of China is the cohesive force of Chinese-style modernization. Modernization, as an overall process of social development and change, requires maximizing the organization of various forces to form a strong driving force for promoting modernization. Our Party's fundamental purpose is to serve the people wholeheartedly, and its original aspiration and mission are to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenation for the Chinese nation. The Party's lifeline and fundamental work line is the mass line. These advanced qualities of the Party are like strong spiritual bonds, which not only closely link all Communist Party members, but also attract countless Chinese sons and daughters to gather under the Party's banner, giving the Party a strong organizational mobilization force, and thus凝聚起亿万人民 (níng jù qǐ yì wàn rén mín - "coagulate hundreds of millions of people," to gather the strength of hundreds of millions of people) to jointly promote the great power of Chinese-style modernization. The organizational system established by the Communist Party of China, covering all regions, fields, and aspects, enables the entire Party to form a unified whole that is connected from top to bottom and effectively implemented, and can quickly and effectively convey and implement the decisions, deployments, guidelines, and policies of the Party Central Committee. On the new journey, only the Communist Party of China can fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all sectors of society, realize the optimal allocation and efficient utilization of resources, and gather all forces to open up a broader prospect for Chinese-style modernization.
The Communist Party of China is the leader of the cause of Chinese-style modernization. After more than a century of unremitting struggle, our Party has pioneered and led Chinese-style modernization, leading the Chinese nation to usher in a great leap from standing up, getting rich, to becoming strong, creating unprecedented achievements in the history of human modernization. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has spent 8 years lifting nearly 100 million rural poor people out of poverty, historically solving the problem of absolute poverty, and is committed to enabling more than 1.4 billion people to enter modernization as a whole, achieving an unprecedented feat in the history of human social development. These two "unprecedented" fully prove that Chinese-style modernization is "the most difficult and the greatest." The fundamental reason why China, a country that was once poor, weak, and bullied, has been able to achieve such great achievements lies in the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China. Without the Communist Party of China, it would be impossible to open up and expand the path of Chinese-style modernization, let alone realize Chinese-style modernization.
Adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and run strong political guarantees through all aspects of economic and social development.
To adhere to and strengthen the Party's comprehensive leadership, we must first adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee. The Party Central Committee is the brain and center of the entire Party. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "If the Party Central Committee cannot implement strong and effective centralized and unified leadership in such a large party and such a large country, there will be a situation of each doing its own thing and acting on its own, and nothing will be accomplished." Adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental reason why we have continuously achieved victories and must be adhered to as the highest political principle.
The Communist Party of China is a large party, and China is a large country. A large party leading a large country, and a large country moving towards a strong country, must have a strong and effective leading collective formed in practice at the level of the Party Central Committee, and there must be a core in this leading collective. Without such a leading collective and core, the cause of the Party and the people cannot achieve victory. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has established Comrade Xi Jinping's (习近平同志) core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, established the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhered to and improved the Party's leadership system, and run the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership through all aspects of governing the country, promoting the Party and the country's cause to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable. To smoothly achieve the economic and social development goals set in the "Suggestions" for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the most important thing is to deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," enhance the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four confidences," and achieve the "two safeguards," and always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core in terms of political stance, political direction, political principles, and political path.
To adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, rigid institutional requirements and effective implementation mechanisms are crucial. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has formulated a series of major measures in adhering to and strengthening the Party's comprehensive leadership, especially the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, further improving the institutional system and mechanisms of the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, which must be adhered to for a long time and continuously improved in combination with new practices and requirements. One point of deployment, nine points of implementation. We must take the implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments as our primary responsibility, further improve the implementation mechanism of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, improve the institutional system of task division, supervision and inspection, situation reporting, and supervision and accountability, promote the central and state organs, local party committees, and grassroots party organizations to specifically reflect the alignment with the Party Central Committee's requirements and the implementation of the Party Central Committee's deployments in various tasks, ensure that government orders are unimpeded and prohibitions are enforced, and ensure that the top and bottom are connected and the implementation is effective.
To adhere to and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, we must strengthen the Party's political construction, promote the entire Party to improve its political judgment, political understanding, and political execution, and ensure that the entire Party obeys the Central Committee. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "Among all the abilities of leading cadres, political ability is the first." We must focus on strengthening political beliefs, strengthening political leadership, strictly enforcing political discipline, regulating political life, and purifying the political ecology, and continuously improve the political ability of the entire Party, especially leading cadres at all levels. Guide and help leading cadres strengthen theoretical study, pay attention to political experience, accumulate political experience, and continuously enhance the political consciousness, ideological consciousness, and action consciousness of safeguarding the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership.
Promote the Party's theoretical arming and theoretical innovation, and run strong ideological guarantees through all aspects of economic and social development.
Paying attention to building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically is our Party's glorious tradition and distinctive feature. It is precisely because we have always attached importance to building the Party ideologically and strengthening the Party theoretically that our Party has been able to unite as one like steel, to continuously develop and grow stronger despite hardships and difficulties, and to continuously achieve victories in leading the great practice of revolution, construction, reform, and the new era. Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era embodies the major achievements of our Party's deepening understanding and theoretical innovation of the laws governing the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and provides a powerful ideological weapon for us to understand and transform the world. Facing the complex development environment and arduous development tasks of our country during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhere to the unity of learning, thinking, and application, and the unity of knowing, believing, and acting, to ensure that our country's economic and social development achieves new and greater achievements under the guidance of the Party's innovative theories.
Persistently use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul. The number of Party members in our Party exceeds 100 million, and it is very important to unify our thinking. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has successively carried out 8 centralized education campaigns within the Party, all of which have started with studying the Party's innovative theories, focusing on solving practical problems, and playing an important role in guiding Party members and cadres to continuously consolidate their ideological foundations and embark on a new journey of catching up with the times. Embarking on a new journey of the "15th Five-Year Plan," we must continue to deepen the study, publicity, and education of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, adhere to the fine style of study of linking theory with practice, promote the deepening and solidifying of theoretical arming, guide Party members and cadres to comprehensively and systematically grasp the core meaning, spiritual essence, rich connotation, and practical requirements of this important thought, and continuously improve their ability and level of using the Party's innovative theories to solve practical problems.
Adhere to using the Party's innovative theories to guide ideological work. Marxism is the fundamental guiding ideology for us to establish the Party, establish the country, and revitalize the country, and it is the banner and soul of socialist ideology. The fundamental task of ideological work is to consolidate Marxism's guiding position in the ideological field and consolidate the common ideological foundation for the unity and struggle of the entire Party and the people of all ethnic groups across the country. While concentrating on economic construction, we must attach great importance to ideological work, adhere to establishing the foundation and breaking down barriers, adhere to the fundamental system of Marxism's guiding position in the ideological field, fully implement the responsibility system for ideological work, strengthen the construction and management of positions, clearly oppose and resist various erroneous views, and continuously enhance our Party's dominance and discourse power in the ideological field, and strive to build a socialist ideology with strong cohesion and leadership, build a socialist spiritual civilization with strong vitality and creativity, and build Chinese cultural soft power with strong appeal and influence, providing a strong ideological guarantee for the steady and long-term development of Chinese-style modernization.
Uphold justice and innovate to promote the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism. Marxism is a scientific theory that is constantly developing with the development of practice. An important reason why our Party has always possessed vigorous vitality is that it treats science with a scientific attitude, pursues truth with the spirit of truth, continuously promotes theoretical innovation based on practice, and uses it to guide new practice. Looking at the Central Economic Work Conferences in recent years since the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has continuously deepened its understanding of the laws governing economic and social development, deeply summarized the regular understanding formed in practice every year, and made a series of new theoretical generalizations, providing scientific theoretical guidance for further comprehensively deepening reform and promoting Chinese-style modernization. Contemporary China is undergoing the most magnificent and unique practical innovation in human history, and the complexity of the problems we face and the difficulty of solving them have obviously increased. We must keep up with the pace of the times, adapt to the development of the times, adhere to the problem-oriented approach, continue to promote the "two combinations," dare to say new things that predecessors have not said, dare to do things that predecessors have not done, and continue to write new chapters in the Sinicization and modernization of Marxism.
Strengthen the Party's organizational construction, and run strong organizational guarantees through all aspects of economic and social development.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out: "The Party's strength comes from organization. The Party's comprehensive leadership and all of the Party's work must be realized through the Party's strong organizational system." Organizational construction is an important foundation of Party building. Strengthening the Party's organizational construction is fundamentally aimed at adhering to and strengthening the Party's comprehensive leadership and providing a strong guarantee for promoting Chinese-style modernization. As our Party has come all the way, it has always strengthened organizational construction around the Party's central tasks in different historical periods, played an organizational role, implemented organizational responsibilities, and forged the Party's ranks, so that the Party is always full of vitality. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. We must rely on the Party's strong organizational system to play a guaranteeing and promoting role and continuously strengthen the organizational foundation for the Party's governance.
Build a high-quality cadre team that can shoulder the heavy responsibility of national rejuvenation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, after the revolutionary forging of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, the ideals and beliefs of the Party's cadre team have become more firm, their quality and ability have been continuously improved, their discipline and work style have become more solid, and their spirit and fighting will have become more high-spirited. They have dared to charge ahead in the great battles and major tests of the new era, demonstrating strong organizational power, action power, and combat power. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee anchored the goal of ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization, and proposed the main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in seven aspects. The more ambitious the goals and the more arduous the tasks, the more necessary it is to build a cadre team that is politically strong, adapts to the requirements of the new era, and has the ability to lead modernization. We must deepen the reform of the cadre and personnel system, clearly establish the correct orientation for selecting and employing people, firmly put political standards first, conduct in-depth and solid investigations of cadres' political qualities, effectively strengthen Party spirit identification, and focus on investigating cadres' realm, pattern, loyalty, and integrity. Improve the cadre assessment and evaluation mechanism, adhere to emphasizing responsibility, emphasizing practical work, and emphasizing practical results, focus on investigating and selecting cadres on the front line of modernization construction, and encourage the vast number of cadres to挺膺担当 (tǐng yīng dān dāng - "step forward shoulder responsibility," to bravely shoulder responsibilities), forge ahead and make progress. Strengthen cadres' ability to cope with complex situations and deal with complex problems, and strive to become experts in various fields of economic and social development. Guide cadres to establish and practice correct views on performance, improve effective working mechanisms for preventing and correcting deviations in views on performance, and unify strict management with encouraging responsibility.
Building a high-quality cadre team capable of shouldering the great responsibility of national rejuvenation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, through the revolutionary forging of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, the ideals and beliefs of the Party's cadre team have become more firm, their quality and ability have been continuously improved, their discipline and work style have become more solid, and their spirit and fighting will have become more vigorous. They have bravely charged ahead in the major battles and tests of the new era, demonstrating strong organizational, action, and combat capabilities. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) set its sights on ensuring decisive progress in basically achieving socialist modernization and proposed the main goals of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period in seven aspects. The more ambitious the goals and the more arduous the tasks, the more necessary it is to build a cadre team that is politically strong, adapts to the requirements of the new era, and has the ability to lead modernization. It is necessary to deepen the reform of the cadre and personnel system, clearly establish the correct orientation for selecting and employing people, firmly put political standards first, thoroughly and practically conduct political quality assessments of cadres, effectively strengthen Party spirit identification, and pay attention to assessing cadres' realm, pattern, loyalty, and integrity. Improve the cadre assessment and evaluation mechanism, adhere to emphasizing responsibility, practical work, and actual results, focus on examining and selecting cadres on the front lines of modernization construction, and encourage the vast number of cadres to step forward and take responsibility, and forge ahead with determination. Strengthen cadres' ability to cope with complex situations and handle complex problems, and strive to become experts in various fields of economic and social development. Guide cadres to establish and practice a correct view of performance, improve the working mechanism for effectively preventing and correcting deviations in the view of performance, and unify strict management with encouraging responsibility.
Enhance the political and organizational functions of Party organizations. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) is a political organization, and political attributes are the fundamental attributes of Party organizations, and political functions are the basic functions of Party organizations. Organizational function is the basis and guarantee for giving play to the political function of Party organizations, which not only serves the political function but also continuously strengthens the Party organization. Political function and organizational function are complementary and intrinsically unified, jointly constituting the "strong core" of Party organizations. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) has a large organization and a large number of members, and the construction of the grassroots foundation is particularly important. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The most solid strength support for the Party's work is at the grassroots level, and the most prominent contradictions and problems in economic and social development and people's livelihood are also at the grassroots level. We must take grasping the grassroots and laying the foundation as a long-term plan and a fundamental policy, and we must not relax in the slightest." For the magnificent building and towering tree of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), grassroots Party organizations and Party member cadres are the cornerstone and the roots. Only when the cornerstone is solid and the roots are luxuriant can the Party be stronger and more powerful. We must strengthen the construction of grassroots Party organizations, implement the main responsibility, give play to the political and service functions of grassroots Party organizations, and make the vast number of grassroots Party organizations truly become strong positions for serving the people. We must handle the relationship between the size and quality of Party members, put the quality of Party members in a prominent position, and promote Party members to fully play their exemplary role.
Persistently promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party, and run the Party's self-revolution through all aspects and the entire process of economic and social development.
Comprehensively and strictly governing the Party is a major strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in response to changes in the world, the country, and the Party, and it is the only way for the Party to maintain its vitality and embark on a new journey. Since the new era, comprehensively and strictly governing the Party has achieved historic and pioneering achievements, and has produced all-round and in-depth impacts, becoming a distinct feature of our Party's governance. Adhering to the Party's comprehensive leadership over economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period requires implementing the policy of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in all aspects and the entire process of building Chinese-style modernization, and giving full play to the role of political leadership and political guarantee.
Continuously promote the Party's self-revolution. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has led the entire Party to promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party with unprecedented determination and efforts, and has continuously deepened its understanding of the laws of the Party's self-revolution. It has clearly put forward the practical requirements of promoting self-revolution with "nine aspects," systematically answering the major questions of why our Party should carry out self-revolution, why it can carry out self-revolution, and how to promote self-revolution, allowing our Party to find the second answer to jumping out of the historical cycle of rise and fall. Starting with grasping work style to promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party is an important experience of the Party's self-revolution in the new era. In the new era, comprehensively and strictly governing the Party started with the formulation and implementation of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, establishing credibility like moving a tree, achieving success through sustained efforts, grasping firmly and leaving marks, stopping some unhealthy trends that had not been stopped for a long time, correcting some stubborn diseases that had not been eliminated for many years, winning the hearts of the Party and the people, and driving the social atmosphere and public customs to improve. It is necessary to unswervingly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of work style construction, maintain a high degree of consciousness in leading social revolution with the Party's self-revolution, conscientiously implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important requirements on promoting the Party's self-revolution with "five further in place," and continuously enhance the Party's political leadership, ideological guidance, mass organization, and social appeal, to ensure that the Party always maintains its vigorous vitality and strong combat effectiveness.
Adhere to managing the Party and governing the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection: "In the new era and on the new journey, we must adhere to managing the Party and governing the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards, strive to achieve greater results, ensure that the deployments of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee are implemented, and ensure that the Party always becomes the strong leadership core of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and promote Chinese-style modernization to move steadily and far." This important exposition provides scientific ideas and directions for effectively improving the level of managing the Party and governing the Party. Managing the Party and governing the Party with the spirit of reform and strict standards is an important manifestation of promoting the Party's self-purification, self-improvement, self-innovation, and self-enhancement. What needs to be reformed in managing the Party and governing the Party are those things in the Party's own construction and the Party's work that do not adapt to and do not meet the new tasks and new requirements of the new era; what needs to be eliminated are those ideological concepts and institutional mechanisms within the Party that damage the Party's advanced nature and purity; what needs to be innovated are those specific institutional mechanisms, governance methods, organizational methods, and ways of thinking; and so on. The purpose is to solve the problems existing within the Party with innovative concepts, ideas, methods, and means, and continuously improve the level and effectiveness of managing the Party and governing the Party. To govern a country, one must first govern the Party; to govern the Party, one must be strict; to be strict, one must follow the law. Since the new era, our Party has paid attention to using Party regulations to manage the Party and govern the Party, adhered to implementing and embodying strict requirements, strict measures, and a strict tone in the top-level design and specific rule-making of the construction of the Party's internal regulations and systems, and has achieved that strictly managing the Party and governing the Party has rules to follow and regulations to abide by. Strictly implementing the system of Party regulations is to firmly implement the strict standards for managing the Party and governing the Party; continuously improving the system of Party regulations is to continuously build a strict standard dam for managing the Party and governing the Party.
The spirit of reform and strict standards for managing the Party and governing the Party are complementary and organically unified. The spirit of reform advocates innovation and progress, providing impetus for strict standards and promoting the exploration of new methods and new paths for strictly managing the Party and governing the Party; strict standards require the Party's internal regulations and systems to be rigorous, complete, and effective, providing guarantees for the implementation of the spirit of reform. The two should be combined and promoted in coordination, using the spirit of reform to solve the problems in Party building, and using strict standards to ensure the implementation of reform measures, so that Party building can be continuously improved and strengthened in reform and innovation, and continuously improved in quality and efficiency in strict management and strict governance, and promote the comprehensive and strict governance of the Party to continue to develop in depth.
(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）).)
Return to TopBy: 吴雨娜 王 玮
International sister city work is an important component of people-to-people diplomacy, a crucial vehicle for practicing the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and enhancing mutual understanding between the Chinese and foreign people, and an important channel for local governments and cities to participate in international exchanges and cooperation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to city diplomacy and international sister city work, emphasizing the need to "better promote people-to-people diplomacy, city diplomacy, and public diplomacy" and "vigorously carry out China's international sister city work to promote exchanges between Chinese and foreign local governments and promote the realization of resource sharing, complementary advantages, and win-win cooperation." At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the external environment and work requirements for international sister city work have undergone profound changes. This has opened up new spaces for carrying out international sister city work and put forward new tasks. We must thoroughly study and implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) diplomatic thought, adhere to the unity of problem orientation and goal orientation, continue to deepen our understanding of the regularity of international sister city work, carry out international sister city work with high quality, and make greater contributions to better serving economic and social development and the overall diplomatic situation.
Practicing the concept of win-win cooperation and building a solid foundation for people-to-people connectivity. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We are willing to share China's development opportunities with the international community, cooperate for win-win results, and develop together." International sister city work is an important link connecting Chinese and foreign localities and integrating people's hearts and minds, reflecting the era's requirements for cooperation, win-win results, and common development among countries. As of the end of 2025, China has established more than 3,000 pairs of sister city (province/state) relationships with more than 150 countries, weaving a "circle of friends" spanning five continents, forming a friendly network with prominent focuses, distinct levels, and broad coverage, effectively contributing to people's livelihood cooperation. We have promoted the implementation of the Juncao technology project in Africa to help local people increase their income; built Luban Workshops in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and other regions to cultivate professional and technical talents for the local area; and worked with Middle Eastern countries to jointly promote international cooperation in green technology and other fields, and jointly explore green development paths. On the new journey, to carry out international sister city work with high quality, we must focus on serving head-of-state diplomacy, proactively connect with new concepts, new propositions, and new initiatives such as building a community with a shared future for mankind and the Four Global Initiatives, further deepen exchanges and interactions with neighboring countries and cities of countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" in the work layout, and continue to focus on "down-to-earth" livelihood projects such as poverty reduction, education, and green development in the content of cooperation, so that the results of pragmatic cooperation can benefit the people of all countries more and more fairly.
Strengthening systematic planning and improving synergy and linkage effectiveness. International sister city work involves a wide range of regions, covers a large number of fields, and involves many participating entities. It is a complex systematic project. To promote this systematic project, we must give full play to the significant advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, both improve top-level design, scientifically formulate the development plan for international sister city work, clarify the goals, tasks, key directions, cooperation fields, and implementation paths at each stage, ensure that a blueprint is drawn to the end, and always serve the central work of the Party and the country; and achieve the concentration of efforts to accomplish big things, effectively coordinate resources from all parties, and achieve division of labor, cooperation, and close coordination. The China International Friendship Cities Conference is the largest and highest-level institutional meeting related to sister cities in China, and it has been successfully held for seven sessions. During the 2024 China International Friendship Cities Conference, a total of more than 700 representatives from more than 120 cities in more than 60 provinces and states in more than 40 countries in China and abroad, as well as more than 60 local government organizations or friendship organizations, participated in the conference. The conference focused on smart cities, green development, cultural heritage, transportation interconnection, and other topics, and played a positive role in deepening international sister city exchanges and cooperation, promoting regional economic integration, and serving regional economic and social development and people's well-being.
Based on urban resources, deepen precise and pragmatic cooperation. Cities in various countries have unique historical accumulation and cultural heritage, and also present certain differences in development demands and industrial foundations due to different regional endowments. To carry out international sister city work with high quality, we must adhere to the principle of "**一国一策、一城一策**" (yī guó yī cè, yī chéng yī cè - "one policy per country, one policy per city," tailor policies to suit specific conditions), combine our own realities, deeply cultivate characteristic fields, accurately connect supply and demand, and promote international sister city cooperation from broad coverage to high quality and sustainability. For example, Guangxi (广西), Yunnan (云南), and other places have grasped the unique advantages of geographical proximity and cultural affinity with ASEAN countries, and regard ASEAN countries as an important direction for international sister city cooperation, and continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation through the formulation of exchange plans, the establishment of communication platforms, and other measures. We must focus on local endowments and make precise efforts, rely on brand projects with local characteristics, seek to establish ties and open up business opportunities with foreign local governments in a targeted manner, and amplify the radiating effect of brand projects. For example, coastal areas can highlight the characteristics of marine economy such as opening up to the outside world and green shipping, border areas can deeply cultivate the characteristics of neighboring cooperation such as cross-border trade and cultural exchanges, and industrial strong cities can enhance the characteristics of industrial cooperation such as the mutual embedding of industrial chains and supply chains and technological research and development, so that international sister city cooperation can be more down-to-earth and more recognizable, and become an important driving factor for local economic and social development.
Relying on local governments, mobilize the participation of multiple entities. Local governments are important entities in carrying out international sister city work, undertaking the dual responsibilities of connecting the overall national diplomatic situation and serving local economic and social development, and play a positive role in building consensus among multiple entities and promoting the construction of international sister cities with high quality. We must rely on local governments, adhere to the people's principal position, fully reflect the people's will, protect the people's rights and interests, and stimulate the people's creativity in carrying out international sister city work, widely mobilize people from all walks of life in the business community, academia, culture, and overseas Chinese community, effectively integrate various resources such as enterprises, chambers of commerce, scientific research institutes, and social organizations, promote resource sharing and mutual benefit and win-win results between local governments, and inject strong impetus into economic and social development. For example, the RCEP Local Government and Friendship City Cooperation (Huangshan) Forum, as a national-level institutional forum, brings together government officials, sister city representatives, experts and scholars, and representatives of enterprises and chambers of commerce from member countries of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and draws a blueprint for regional cooperation around the themes of economic and trade cooperation, cultural exchanges, and friendship city establishment, becoming a beneficial platform for RCEP member countries to enhance understanding, carry out cooperation, and seek to establish ties, and is a vivid practice of relying on local governments and gathering multiple forces to carry out international sister city work.
(Author's unit: Civil Diplomacy Strategy Research Center of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries)
Return to TopIn his New Year's message for 2026, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The enthusiasm for cultural and museum activities and intangible cultural heritage continues to rise, new members are added to the World Heritage list, the Monkey King and Nezha are popular around the world, and the ancient charm of Chinese style has become the 'top aesthetic' in the eyes of young people."
Bringing home cultural and creative products featuring the flower windows of the Humble Administrator's Garden (拙政园), appreciating the beauty of China through "national colors," and allowing traditional patterns to bloom in life... With the help of digital technology, the profound Chinese aesthetics are increasingly entering the lives of young people. Starting today, this edition will launch the "Ancient Charm of Chinese Style, Top Aesthetic" column, focusing on the diverse aesthetic practices of today and showcasing the "two-way rush" of Chinese aesthetic style and innovative creative vitality.
——Editor
The dance drama "The Peony Pavilion" debuts on the New Year's Eve performance stage.
Classical Poetic Imagery "Jumps" Off the Screen
By Yao Xueqing (姚雪青), reporter of this newspaper
Is this a painting or a dream?
In six minutes, in a Suzhou-style garden, a group of dancers in flowing costumes dance amidst the misty water vapor. The mirror-like stage reflects the graceful dance, blending with the background. A voice, "If you don't visit the garden, how can you know how beautiful spring is," seems to transcend 400 years of time, leaving an echo of ancient charm in the hearts of the audience in front of the screen.
The excerpt from the dance drama "The Peony Pavilion" performed at the Bilibili (B站) New Year's Eve gala in 2025 was praised by many netizens as "unforgettable" and "reaching new heights of beauty." This dance drama, co-produced and produced by Jiangsu Suzhou Culture & Tourism Development Group (江苏省苏州文投集团) and He Drama (禾戏剧), and performed by Suzhou Song and Dance Theater (苏州市歌舞剧院), is adapted from the famous Ming Dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu's (汤显祖) masterpiece "The Peony Pavilion," and co-directed by young dance artist Li Xing (黎星) and young choreographer Huang Jiayuan (黄佳园). The drama retells the traditional opera story of "love arising from a dream" with contemporary dance language.
Chen Long (陈龙), chairman of Suzhou Culture & Tourism Development Group (苏州文投集团), the producer of the dance drama "The Peony Pavilion," introduced that since its premiere, the drama has toured 56 performances in 17 cities, with nearly 70% of the audience being young people under the age of 35.
In this New Year's Eve gala, the "Garden Stroll" excerpt from the dance drama "The Peony Pavilion" was the only dance program. Chen Long (陈龙) introduced that from the perspective of color and stage design, this dance has the strongest visual impact and fits the New Year's Eve atmosphere: the mirror stage extending to the audience and the constantly changing multimedia background constitute the scene of "The Peony Pavilion"; from the perspective of the actors' costumes, Du Liniang (杜丽娘) wears light pink, Chunxiang (春香) wears bright yellow, and the flower goddess wears bright red, with colorful and highly saturated colors, and the reflective mirror floor projects a shimmering gradient effect.
Li Xing (黎星) introduced that the dance drama "The Peony Pavilion," based on respecting the original work, divides the entire drama into two parts, "Dream Scroll" and "Painting Scroll." The "Dream Scroll" focuses on Du Liniang's (杜丽娘) experience of leaving her boudoir and seeking truth in her dream; the "Painting Scroll" outlines Liu Mengmei's (柳梦梅) persistent pursuit of love, coming in a dream. Through the narrative and aesthetics of contemporary dance drama, the work allows the beautiful emotion of "love arising without knowing where it starts, but going deep once it does" to gain new resonance in the theater.
Kunqu Opera can use lyrics to express emotions, but how does dance drama use body language to express the inner world? Huang Jiayuan (黄佳园) cited an example: the actors' skirts rotate and flutter, symbolizing the passionate vitality like blooming flowers. The treatment of the stage space is also very ingenious: water mist fills the entire venue, flowing with the dancers' movements, blurring the boundaries between reality and dream. The garden is no longer a physical scene, but a projection of the soul.
"At the end, Du Liniang (杜丽娘) walks into the garden, not only seeing the arrival of spring, but also passing on the exuberant vitality to more people, allowing the audience to see themselves through the characters," Huang Jiayuan (黄佳园) said.
Immersed in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, the spiritual world of contemporary young people is becoming increasingly rich. "The ancient charm of Chinese style has become the 'top aesthetic' in the eyes of young people, which is a manifestation of cultural confidence. We must not only inherit the traditional culture well, but also excel and innovate in seeking newness and change," Chen Long (陈龙) said.
[Expert Commentary]
A large red peony dominates freedom and spirituality on the stage, reflecting the achievements and progress of contemporary Chinese style creation with concise and beautiful scenes.
Works represented by the dance drama "The Peony Pavilion" are vivid examples of the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional Chinese culture.
In recent years, some highly anticipated literary and artistic works are no longer limited to theaters, but use short videos, live broadcasts, etc., to form a widely disseminated cultural landscape. More and more literary and art enthusiasts are trying secondary creation and scene reconstruction, gradually forming in-depth cultural participation and artistic co-creation, reflecting the transformation of the audience from passive recipients to active disseminators.
This not only demonstrates the strong vitality of excellent traditional Chinese culture, but also foreshadows that contemporary stage creation will continue to enter the depths of public life in a more interactive, empathetic, and contemporary way.
——Chen Xinyi (陈薪伊), First-Class Director
More Refined Design, More Complete Industry
Hanfu "Wears" a Consumer Fashion
By Song Haoxin (宋豪新) and Li Rui (李蕊), reporters of this newspaper
Between green bricks and black tiles, colorful and magnificent Hanfu and quaint buildings constitute a flowing painting; in Jinxiang Ancient Street, the laughter of citizens and tourists and the misty atmosphere of life weave a harmonious "Shu Embroidery" picture... At the beginning of the year, the 4th "Yi Qi Jinguan City" (Chengdu) Hanfu Week (衣起锦官城) opened here in Wenshu Monastery (文殊坊) Ancient Street, Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川).
Strolling through the streets, composing poems with "Li Bai" (李白), learning to make flower paper with "Xue Tao" (薛涛), and listening to a song "Phoenix Seeking the凰" in front of "Sima Xiangru's" (司马相如) Qin Terrace... The immersive interaction with volunteers throughout the process makes people enter the play in a second. Here, traditional culture is tangible and participatory.
At the event site, plum blossoms in front of red walls, wishing walls under flying eaves, and art installations at the corners create a festive atmosphere. Next to the theme wall, the ring shooting equipment enhances the "photo" experience, and citizens and tourists can easily get limited edition New Year photos.
Hanfu enthusiast Zhang Xue (张雪) has collected more than a dozen sets of Hanfu in her wardrobe, from Ru skirts to Beizi, each carrying her love for traditional clothing. "Between fluttering clothes, I can not only have a dialogue with the ancients across time and space, but also immerse myself in the heaviness and temperature of history. This feeling is wonderful," Zhang Xue (张雪) said.
In recent years, whether strolling in shopping malls or visiting attractions, wearing Hanfu has become a lifestyle integrated into daily life. From a niche hobby to frequent "out of the circle," the market demand for Hanfu is constantly increasing. The complete industrial base provides a guarantee for the rise of ancient Chinese style.
A Hanfu connects Sichuan (四川) and Shandong (山东), which are thousands of miles apart. "Order in the morning, arrive the next day, the price is real, and the styles are new." In Kuanzhai Alley (宽窄巷子), Chengdu (成都), tourist Chen Yu (陈雨) is taking photos in a Ming-style stand-up collar long shirt. The Hanfu she is wearing was ordered from a Taobao store in Caoxian (曹县), Shandong (山东) three days ago. According to reports, in 2025, the online and offline sales of Hanfu in Caoxian (曹县) exceeded 13 billion yuan.
The vitality of the industry comes from practitioners who are constantly updating themselves. Zhang Zichen (张子晨), a post-00s designer who graduated from Shandong Fashion Vocational College (山东服装职业学院), has been engaged in clothing design in his hometown of Caoxian (曹县). "At first, everyone made traditional styles, but now we pay more attention to the integration with modern elements," Zhang Zichen (张子晨) said.
Based on respecting tradition, many designers have launched improved products that are suitable for multiple scenarios, allowing Hanfu to truly "wear" into daily life. From purchasing to in-depth participation, young people are an important driving force behind this trend. During holidays, Hanfu experience stores welcome a large number of young customers, either custom-made or "customized with pictures": young people hand over their designed patterns and styles to factories for production, realizing the transformation from consumers to co-creators. At the same time, by setting up a rapid rights protection center, the local area has shortened the Hanfu patent application time from 180 days to 10 days, protecting original enthusiasm.
Oriental elegance has also set sail overseas. Caoxian (曹县) Hanfu products are sold to more than 30 countries and regions. The person in charge of Caoxian Danya Collection (曹县丹雅集) New Chinese Hanfu Exhibition Hall said with emotion: "Now Hanfu has become a cultural carrier, and every overseas order is also a cultural dialogue." Hanfu, woven from thousands of warp and weft threads, is becoming a link connecting the past and the present, China and the world.
[Expert Commentary]
From wearing Hanfu and Tang makeup to practicing Baduanjin and tasting Chinese tea, young people feel the charm of excellent traditional Chinese culture from these activities. Integrating modern elements, the traditional ancient charm shows the charm of the times, actively responding to the expectations of young consumers: some time-honored enterprises have jointly created coffee, milk tea, ice cream and other products; in online live broadcast rooms and social media, ingenious designer products and domestic "trendy products" are "sold out" as soon as they are put on the shelves.
Traditional culture is not a shadow of the past, but is re-participating in and shaping contemporary life. As the inheritance and development of culture continues to create new situations, more "lightweight" products will promote the integration of traditional cultural elements into daily consumption and cultivate more consumer hotspots in the future.
——Yang Huan (杨环), Vice President of Sichuan Provincial Institute of Ethnology (四川省民族研究会) and Vice Chairman of Sichuan Provincial Folk Literature and Art Association (四川省民间文艺家协会)
Traditional Imagery Integrated into Drone Performance
Oriental Patterns "Fly" into Cyber Show
By Wang Xinyue (王欣悦), reporter of this newspaper
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Happy New Year!" As New Year's Day 2026 arrived, the night sky in Chongqing (重庆) was lit up by "fireworks."
Thousands of light spots rose from the river surface, "drawing" a huge hand in the sky. The giant hand slowly raised a magic wand and waved it gently. In an instant, the lights of the mountain city lit up one after another. "Wow!" An exclamation erupted from the crowd... The opening performance of the "New Charm Chongqing" drone light show presented the city with a New Year's gift full of technology.
"Flowers bloom and bring wealth" "Butterfly Lovers," "Soaring into the clouds" "Soaring Eagle," "Good fortune descends from the sky" "Treasure Gourd"... Drones constantly changed positions, assembling traditional imagery. The media screen also simultaneously played cultural elements such as stilt houses, camellias, and red plums, combined with modern technology symbols such as AI and aviation satellites, superimposed with Chinese style and electronic music - a cyber show of ancient and modern collisions, highlighting the city's temperament of "**承古焕新**" (chéng gǔ huàn xīn - "inherit the old and renew," to inherit and carry forward traditional culture while innovating and developing). In 2025, the "New Charm Chongqing" drone light show performed 63 regular performances on Nanbin Road (南滨路), Nanan District (南岸区), attracting a total of 6 million viewers on site.
Surrounded by two rivers, undulating mountains, and connected by bridges and tunnels, Chongqing (重庆) is known as an "8D city." The three-dimensional geographical space provides a unique stage for drone performances. This New Year's Eve, 8,000 drones took off, cooperating with the water curtain, lasers, and beam lights of 3 performance ships on the river, realizing the "three-dimensional linkage of water, land, and air" for the first time, bringing a 50-minute sensory experience to citizens and tourists.
How do oriental patterns "fly" into the modern stage? "We integrate water curtain and laser projection, and use a drone and urban light and shadow linkage model to cleverly integrate traditional aesthetics into the light show performance," said Zhang Yangxue (张阳雪), the person in charge of the New Year's Eve drone creative team. This exhibition used new carriers such as new lantern drones and soft screen performance drones, carefully designed Chinese cultural patterns, and lit up the New Year's Eve sky with oriental aesthetics.
As the night deepened, a "peony" slowly rose into the air. At the moment when it was fully bloomed, a colorful "butterfly" flew gracefully, interacting with the flowers - this is the "Butterfly Lovers" chapter. "We don't want 'Butterfly Lovers' to become a static symbol," Zhang Yangxue (张阳雪) said. The team carefully designed the programming to make the drone's tail wings flow with photoelectric ripples, transforming into a giant butterfly dancing among the flowers, making the traditional blessing of "flowers bloom and bring wealth" present a shocking visual effect.
The use of color also hides ingenuity. The traditional cultural symbol "Treasure Gourd" is covered with a pink coat, outlining auspicious cloud patterns. "A drone can present 256 colors, and we choose a color system that is brighter and more popular among young people," Zhang Yangxue (张阳雪) said.
What made many viewers smile knowingly was the "Immediately" series of patterns specially designed for the New Year. "Different forms of ponies visualize the popular internet memes in a romantic and humorous way, sweeping the screens of Chongqing people's WeChat Moments," Zhang Yangxue (张阳雪) said. With the blessing of technology, the ancient charm of Chinese style is appearing in a more vivid posture, allowing young people to approach traditional culture in a relaxed atmosphere.
[Expert Commentary]
Recently, the integration of "Chinese style + technology" has moved from visual presentation to a systematic innovation stage. Taking the Chongqing (重庆) drone light show as an example, technology not only reproduces traditional patterns, but also transforms traditional imagery such as "Butterfly Lovers" and "Treasure Gourd" into emotional carriers that can be participated in and disseminated through data collection, dynamic programming, and real-time interaction.
Looking to the future, this field will present a trend of data-driven and algorithm activation. On the one hand, use three-dimensional scanning, light and shadow capture and other technologies to conduct high-precision digital archiving of cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage to achieve the protection and sharing of cultural resources. On the other hand, use artificial intelligence to analyze the style of cultural data, reshape imagery, and generate new expressions that conform to both traditional aesthetics and contemporary aesthetics. This can not only inject continuous technological vitality into traditional culture, but also enable technology to obtain richer application scenarios and warmer humanistic care due to the empowerment of culture, achieving win-win and common progress.
——Deng Jing (邓靖), Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Economics, Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences (重庆社会科学院城市与区域经济研究所)
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Playing traditional musical instruments, singing opera tunes, and incorporating popular rap... In recent years, Guofeng music (国风音乐, Chinese-style music) has become a "top stream" in the hearts of many young people. In terms of musical forms and expressive meanings such as lyrics, musical rhythm, arrangement, and orchestration, Guofeng music presents a strong traditional cultural atmosphere. Immersed in the beautiful artistic conception of Guofeng music, young people exclaim: "The DNA in the blood has awakened," and "The aesthetics of the ancients are online," filled with sincere love and strong confidence.
How can the traditional become more popular, and the ancient become more fashionable? Simply superimposing poetry and traditional musical instruments is difficult to resonate with people. To win the love of contemporary audiences, Guofeng music must take Chinese traditional music culture as its "root" and the rich expression of contemporary music as its "branches and leaves," deeply rooted and widely explored in the fiery life, in order to have confidence, show vitality, and gather popularity.
Returning to nature, visiting ancient villages, and entering museums... In the TV program "Guofeng Chao You Xi: Xunfeng Ji" (国风超有戏·寻风季), the realistic creative wisdom of traditional "collecting poems and observing customs" is fully demonstrated.
During the pre-Qin period, poetry collectors "collected poems and observed customs" among the fields and paths, recording the most original artistic expressions of life. The "Guofeng" (国风) section in *The Book of Songs* collected poems through the poetry collection system, reflecting daily life and sincere emotions such as labor, love, and marriage, becoming a brilliant pearl in the literary and artistic treasure house. Since then, the Han Dynasty Yuefu poetry's "feeling sorrow and joy, originating from events," and the Tang Dynasty New Yuefu Movement's "articles should be written for the times, and songs and poems should be made for the events," all emphasized the close connection between art and life.
It can be seen that "Guofeng" stands on solid ground, continuing the tradition of realistic creation. However, why do some current Guofeng music works often fall into the accumulation of rhetoric and formulaic melodies? It stems from a lack of in-depth understanding of this land and a lack of genuine emotion, so the works cannot spread or be retained. Creators should not only seek chapters and sentences from classical literature, but must go to the vast world, truly touch life, feel the times, and observe their inner selves. We advocate "Xunfeng" (寻风, seeking the wind), intending to return creation to the soil that produces culture, nurtures emotions, and imagination, and maintain a cultural respect for tracing the roots.
The fertile soil of life is also the source of artistic creation. Experiencing folk customs in intangible cultural heritage markets, collecting folk songs in famous historical and cultural villages, and engaging in "dialogue" with different cultural elements such as opera, cultural relics, and ancient buildings, and experiencing the common rhythmic aesthetics and spiritual core of traditional art and poetry... Although the journey is hard, the harvest is full. Creators deeply explore cultural treasures, and further question the historical origins, circulation context, and the development and life interests of the times behind them. Chew, digest, and then internalize them in the heart, and then externalize them into musical works with historical details and universal emotions.
On this vast land, history is profound, culture is splendid, and life is colorful, waiting for creators to discover, experience, and chant. This also makes us look forward to: when more and more creators embark on the road of "Xunfeng," and when more historical culture releases moving charm through contemporary expression, the "most dazzling Chinese style" will surely blow to a broader future.
(Author is a professor at the School of Literature of Nanjing Normal University (南京师范大学))
Return to TopBy: 《环球人物》记者 田 亮
"From the bronze galloping horse of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the ink horses under Xu Beihong's brush, the 'horse' gallops through the historical scroll of Chinese culture, carrying the spiritual core of continuous striving and steady progress. The 'Year of Bingwu' zodiac stamp is a modern expression of this spirit," said Liu Aili (刘爱力), Party Secretary and Chairman of China Post Group Co., Ltd. (中国邮政集团有限公司).
A golden "steed" leaped out from the depths of the main screen and "ran" around the event site for a week, bringing the beautiful meaning of the spirit of the dragon-horse in the New Year... This was the scene on January 5 at the "Galloping for a Grand Blueprint, Myriad Steeds Bringing Blessings - China Post 'Year of Bingwu' Special Stamp Launch Ceremony" held at the People's Daily (人民日报社). This was also the forty-sixth time that China Post has issued zodiac stamps. Guests from the fields of culture and art, education, postal services, finance, and other fields attended the event.
In July 2025, China Post collected draft designs for the "Year of Bingwu" zodiac stamps from the whole society for the first time, attracting the participation of many art practitioners and stamp enthusiasts. After review, a series of excellent drafts stood out. These outstanding works were exhibited at the event site.
From the "Gengshen Monkey" in 1980 to the "Bingwu Horse" in 2026, zodiac stamps have undergone a transformation from being designed by art masters such as Huang Yongyu (黄永玉) to being co-created by people from all walks of life, becoming a vivid example of the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture. The "Bingwu Horse" in 2026 has a full shape, is very dynamic, raises its head and neighs, its four hooves generate wind, and is full of upward surging potential.
"Zodiac stamps not only show the posture of animals, but also show the spirit of the times in the square inch," said stamp designer Yan Bingwu (阎炳武). How is the design concept displayed? This requires the skills of the engraver. Stamp engraver Xu Zhe (徐喆) introduced that in the past, the old masters mainly relied on their hands and eyes for engraving. When the first zodiac stamp - the "Monkey Stamp" - was issued in 1980, the old masters even engraved the monkey's upright hair. "Times are progressing. We now use laser engraving machines to turn the designed patterns into digital lines, and lasers can be used to engrave the lines. Paper is the 'skin' of the stamp. We have added special fluorescent fibers to the stamp paper this time. Under the irradiation of ultraviolet light, the same fiber is red on one side and turns green when turned over," said Xu Zhe.
Ma Sai (马赛), former Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University (清华大学), believes that the horse's high-spirited posture symbolizes the pioneering spirit of 一往无前 (yī wǎng wú qián - "go forward, never retreat," to advance dauntlessly). In the overall composition and line application, it also incorporates the freehand brushwork of traditional Chinese painting, conveying the elegance and calmness of Eastern aesthetics. Tian Zhongli (田忠利), Dean of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication (北京印刷学院), said that the "Bingwu Horse" is exquisite and beautiful, and it makes printing a re-creation that enhances artistic expression.
Within the square inch, the spirit of the dragon-horse is fully displayed. With the launch of the "Year of Bingwu" special stamps, the "Bingwu Horse" will "run" on the envelopes, lives, and memories of hundreds of millions of people, conveying thoughts and blessings, and connecting the warmth of the years with the expectations of the distance.
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The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of 2025 proposed to "strengthen care and assistance for vulnerable groups" and "care about the production and life of people in difficulty."
**一个都不能少** (yī gè dōu bù néng shǎo - "not even one less," no one should be left behind on the road to prosperity), **一个都不能掉队** (yī gè dōu bù néng diào duì - "not even one can fall behind," no one should be left behind on the road to common prosperity). By ensuring and improving people's livelihoods in development, the background color of people's happy lives will be even brighter.
Starting today, this edition will launch a series of reports on "Caring for the Production and Life of People in Difficulty," exploring how various regions and departments are doing practical things and solving problems for the masses, bringing work that benefits people, warms hearts, and conforms to public opinion to the hearts of the masses, and further enhancing the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
——Editor
"Brother Chen's temporary assistance fund has arrived, totaling 16,296 yuan. Please check it." Over the phone, the voice of the civil affairs officer from the street was clear and warm. On August 28, 2025, Chen (陈) from Longwan District (龙湾区), Wenzhou (温州), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, had been discharged from the hospital for less than a week. His wife, Wang (王), was busy helping him wipe his body when she received this call.
Not reacting for a moment, she quickly leaned closer to the receiver and repeatedly confirmed with the other party, "Is this the money you helped us apply for some time ago?" "It hasn't been that long, has it?"... In her words, Wang (王) was both excited and surprised, and a little skeptical.
She opened her mobile bank and felt much more at ease after checking the account. Just a few minutes ago, this temporary assistance fund of 16,296 yuan had been transferred to Chen's (陈) bank account through Wenzhou's (温州市) "One-Click Access" (一键达) system for people's livelihood subsidies.
"For Lao Chen (老陈) and the children, I must grit my teeth and carry on."
Chen (陈) is 62 years old this year, and his family lives in Qianjie Village (前街村), Yongzhong Street (永中街道), Longwan District (龙湾区). A few years ago, Chen (陈) suffered a first-degree physical disability due to an accident at work. He lost his ability to take care of himself, and daily care was indispensable. The mainstay of the family collapsed.
"In the first few years, the family still had savings, and life was still manageable. Later, Lao Chen's (老陈) health deteriorated, and the expenses for medical treatment increased, and life became more and more difficult." Wang (王) said, "Fortunately, the village introduced me to some manual odd jobs, with a monthly income of more than 1,000 yuan. But my daughter is still in college, and this amount of money is not enough at all."
In 2024, Chen's (陈) family was identified as a low-income household, and according to the standards of that year, they could receive a monthly minimum living allowance of 3,330 yuan and a disability subsidy of 857 yuan. However, at the end of 2024, Chen (陈) was hospitalized again due to a serious illness, and the medical expenses for more than eight months amounted to 218,000 yuan, making matters worse.
Recalling that time, Wang (王) pieced together money and borrowed money everywhere to treat Chen (陈): "After deducting the part covered by medical insurance, I still had to pay more than 75,000 yuan out of my own pocket. I borrowed from all the relatives, friends, and neighbors I could think of. For Lao Chen (老陈) and the children, I must grit my teeth and carry on. Although people say they are not in a hurry to repay the money, I always worry about it, and it has become a heart disease."
"Less than a week after being discharged from the hospital, we received the assistance fund."
Wang (王) did not expect a turning point to appear a few days later. On August 22, 2025, Chen (陈) was discharged from the hospital. After the medical insurance settlement was completed, on August 25, on the computer screen of the Longwan District (龙湾区) Social Assistance Service Center (社会救助服务中心) office, the early warning monitoring module of the Zhejiang Province (浙江省) Big Assistance Information System (大救助信息系统) popped up a real-time notification: The medical expenditure data of Chen (陈), a recipient of minimum living allowance, was abnormal, and the system automatically marked an "increase in medical expenditure" early warning.
Lin Huihui (林慧慧), director of the Longwan District (龙湾区) Social Assistance Service Center (社会救助服务中心), introduced that the Zhejiang Province (浙江省) Big Assistance Information System (大救助信息系统) was launched in 2019, led by the Provincial Civil Affairs Department (省民政部门), with the joint participation of more than 20 relevant departments such as housing, medical insurance, and health, breaking down data barriers between departments. By monitoring information such as family income, property, medical insurance expenditure, and population status, it realizes dynamic monitoring and early warning of low-income people whose per capita annual family income is less than three times the minimum living security standard in the same period.
"The system can help us actively screen suspected families in difficulty, so that assistance services change from the traditional 'people looking for policies' to 'policies looking for people,' which is more timely and accurate." Lin Huihui (林慧慧) cited an example: After sharing the newborn registration information of the health department, if a low-income household adds a population, the system will pop up an early warning, allowing staff to include the new family member in social assistance security as soon as possible; through the shared information of departments such as the real estate registration center and the vehicle management office, early warnings will also pop up for property changes such as vehicles, real estate, and deposits, reasonably withdrawing or timely including low-income monitoring objects.
Chen's (陈) medical expenses triggered an early warning. On the same day, the Longwan District (龙湾区) Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) passed the relevant situation to Yongzhong Street (永中街道) as soon as possible, and Huang Dongyan (黄董燕), the civil affairs officer of the street, immediately contacted Wang (王).
"At first, when I heard that I could apply for temporary assistance, I thought I had received a scam call, but the other party patiently explained the policy to me." Talking about the situation at that time, Wang (王) was a little embarrassed. After Huang Dongyan (黄董燕) explained the situation, she made an appointment to visit the next day, and Wang (王) finally felt relieved, "I only then learned that the government has this assistance policy."
Under the guidance of Huang Dongyan (黄董燕), Wang (王) clicked on the "Zhe Li Ban" (浙里办) APP, searched for the "Zhe Li Jiu" (浙里救) platform, selected the temporary assistance application matter, directly filled in Chen's (陈) personal identity information and family difficulties online, and successfully submitted the temporary assistance application. In just 2 days, the street completed the review and approval, and the District Civil Affairs Bureau (区民政局) launched the "One-Click Access" (一键达) to distribute funds, which led to the opening scene.
A ray of light shone into the cramped life, and Chen's (陈) family felt warmth and strength. "Less than a week after being discharged from the hospital, we received the assistance fund. More than 16,000 yuan can fill many holes in the family." Wang (王) could not hide her excitement and planned the use, "We will take out 6,000 yuan to return to the neighbors. The remaining 10,000 yuan will mainly be left for the children as college living expenses and tuition..."
"Add confidence to families temporarily in difficulty."
Identification is assistance, and application requires zero trips, realizing a rapid response to the entire assistance process. In 2025 alone, Longwan District (龙湾区) received 373 early warning messages of various types, and cumulatively helped 103 families in difficulty.
Xiang (项), who lives in Shacheng Street (沙城街道), and his family also received assistance funds. Xiang (项) suffered a third-degree disability due to cerebral infarction a few years ago. Although the medical expenses were not small, according to the "income-based minimum living allowance" requirement that past family income was lower than the minimum living allowance standard, Xiang's (项) family did not meet the identification conditions for low-income households.
In recent years, Longwan District (龙湾区) has included expenditures such as medical care, education, and nursing care in the scope of rigid expenditure deduction, and has increased the "expenditure-based minimum living allowance" and "expenditure-based low-income edge" that consider family expenditures according to the difficulties. In November 2025, the "Implementation Measures for the Identification and Classified Assistance and Collaborative Assistance of Families with Rigid Expenditure Difficulties in Longwan District (Trial)" (龙湾区刚性支出困难家庭认定和分类救助协同帮扶实施办法（试行）) was introduced, incorporating rigid expenditures into the evaluation criteria, which clearly proposed the key standard of "the total amount of family rigid expenditures accounting for more than 70% of the total family income," expanding the scope of assistance.
Lin Huihui (林慧慧) calculated an account: Xiang (项) is unemployed, his wife, Li (李), has a monthly salary of 4,812 yuan, the eldest son is in the first year of high school, and the youngest son is in the third year of junior high school. The per capita monthly income of a family of four is 1,203 yuan, which exceeds the local traditional minimum living allowance line of 1,190 yuan. However, the total family income for the 6 months before the application was 28,900 yuan, and after deducting the rigid medical expenditure of 42,000 yuan, it meets the identification conditions for "expenditure-based minimum living allowance" according to the current method.
Li (李) teared up at the moment she received the notice of minimum living allowance. Once, she wanted to persuade her eldest son to give up studying and go to work earlier to shoulder the burden of the family. "Now there is an additional 4,760 yuan of minimum living allowance per month, and life has more confidence." Li's (李) eyes were filled with longing, "More importantly, the eldest son can study with peace of mind, and I look forward to him being admitted to college in the future."
Xiang Guangrong (项光荣), a member of the Party Group of the Longwan District (龙湾区) Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局), introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Longwan (龙湾) gradually established a three-dimensional assistance system of "accurate identification, collaborative assistance, and dynamic management." As of now, the district has cumulatively carried out more than 65,000 assistance reviews, accurately withdrawn 2,152 unqualified objects, linked more than 10 charitable organizations and more than 50 volunteer teams, spent 116 million yuan of charitable funds, and benefited more than 50,000 people in need.
Xiang Guangrong (项光荣) said that this year is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," "We will add confidence to families temporarily in difficulty with more accurate and efficient assistance."
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When family members suffer from serious illnesses or accidents, the entire family faces significant pressure. Zhejiang Province utilizes a comprehensive assistance information system to dynamically monitor the actual situation of people in difficulty, transforming assistance services from the traditional "people looking for policies" to "policies finding people," allowing assistance to be one step ahead and one level deeper.
After identifying the assistance target, staff proactively visit homes to explain policies, guide operations, and promptly distribute assistance funds to the recipients. Precise policies, refined processes, and meticulous services weave a solid safety net for families temporarily trapped in difficulties.
Proactive service demonstrates governance wisdom. Good policies must be implemented to be effective. Improving the accuracy and efficiency of policy implementation can give the people a tangible sense of gain.
Proactive service reflects the warmth of people's livelihood. When heartwarming assistance arrives proactively, the people gain a greater sense of belonging and happiness from being respected and cared for, and it also adds to their strength to overcome difficulties.
From "management" to "service," from "passively responding" to "taking the initiative," door-to-door assistance is both timely and considerate.
Return to TopBy: 闵方正
Build and utilize trade union service stations well, so that workers can enjoy more warm and practical services during their work.
Recently, some netizens posted videos claiming that a trade union service station in a certain place looked brand new, but was "closed to guests" during the day. Local trade union staff responded that the service station provides services free of charge and needs to take into account the rest of the administrators, so it is only open on weekdays. This matter has attracted attention, with some expressing understanding and many discussing the effectiveness of the service station.
According to statistics from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (全国总工会), there are currently 186,100 trade union service stations built nationwide, covering 193 million employees. In recent years, trade union service stations in many places have continuously innovated their services, providing workers with a place to cool off and warm up, drink water and eat, and have become their "gas stations." For example, Bijie (毕节) in Guizhou (贵州) has upgraded trade union service stations into comprehensive smart employment service centers, exploring new paths for trade union employment services through precise matching and skills training; Nanyang (南阳) in Henan (河南) has set up resident legal aid lawyers or trade union legal aid lawyer contact cards in trade union service stations, making the quality of rights protection services higher...
Along with the increase in quantity, some trade union service stations still have some gaps in service quality compared with the expectations of the masses, such as expired medicines and locked equipment. Trade union service stations must not only be built well, but also be used well. How to continuously improve in development?
Like the ocean accepting hundreds of rivers, actively absorb social forces. In order to run the service stations well, trade unions at all levels in various places, while ensuring the quality of service, actively absorb social forces to participate in the management of the service stations through activities such as "one-day stationmaster" and "open-door service station," which can not only alleviate the operation and maintenance pressure of the service stations, but also increase social awareness.
Remove the dross and select the essential, and improve the efficiency of resource allocation. Beijing (北京), Shandong (山东) and other places have realized the survival of the fittest in the construction of service stations by establishing operation monitoring mechanisms, unannounced visit working mechanisms and evaluation and exit mechanisms. Although the construction and operation models of service stations in various places are different, the most basic standards can be set to carry out dynamic "physical examinations," and service objects can be appropriately absorbed into the unannounced visit system to close inefficient and substandard stations in a timely manner, so as to promote the transformation of service stations from quantity improvement to quality leap with a pragmatic work attitude and strict standards.
Empower with technology and improve operation and maintenance capabilities with new technologies. Intelligent transformation is a good prescription for running trade union service stations well. Taixing (泰兴) in Jiangsu (江苏) has created a 24-hour unattended service station through "smart access control + video surveillance"; Chengdu (成都) in Sichuan (四川) has innovatively opened up a digital service link of "station map + chain-on inclusive benefit + station service"... Promoting the intelligent transformation of service stations according to local conditions and scenarios can not only realize the manageability, visibility and controllability of the service stations, but also improve the sustainable operation capacity of the service stations.
Build and utilize trade union service stations well, so that workers can enjoy more warm and practical services during their work.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), January 6th (Reporter Bai Jianfeng (白剑峰)) - The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) and 13 other departments recently jointly released the "Children and Adolescents 'Five Health' Promotion Action Plan (2026-2030)," which aims to strengthen the prevention and control of obesity, myopia, abnormal psychological behavior, abnormal spinal curvature, and dental caries among children and adolescents, and promote the health of children and adolescents' weight, vision, psychology, bones, and oral cavity.
The plan requires that health promotion work for children and adolescents be carried out around five aspects: weight, vision, psychology, bones, and oral cavity, to comprehensively improve the health level of children and adolescents.
Focusing on obesity in children and adolescents, implement a healthy weight promotion action. By strengthening weight management for children and adolescents and strengthening physical exercise, effective intervention in obesity among children and adolescents will be achieved, and the goal of achieving a pass rate of 60% or more in the National Student Physical Health Standards for primary and secondary school students by 2030 will be promoted.
Focusing on myopia in children and adolescents, implement a vision health promotion action. Strengthen children's eye care and vision examinations, strengthen student vision monitoring, emphasize the important role of families in the prevention and control of myopia in children and adolescents, create a good visual environment, and promote a continuous decline in the rate of myopia among children and adolescents.
Focusing on abnormal psychological behavior in children and adolescents, implement a mental health promotion action. Carry out monitoring and guidance on psychological and behavioral development of preschool children. Strengthen mental health services for primary and secondary school students, requiring schools to conduct at least one mental health lecture or related educational activity each academic year, and achieve full coverage of full-time (part-time) mental health education teachers in schools by 2030. Strengthen the construction of pediatric mental health specialty departments in maternal and child health care and other medical institutions, and strengthen the service network.
Focusing on abnormal spinal curvature in children and adolescents, implement a bone health promotion action. Guide schools and parents to guide children to strengthen physical exercise, reduce academic burden, and maintain good posture. Promote the widespread implementation of spinal curvature abnormality screening in primary and secondary schools, and strengthen assessment and intervention.
Focusing on dental caries in children and adolescents, implement an oral health promotion action. Emphasize carrying out popular science publicity and health promotion, and guide parents to urge children and adolescents to develop good tooth care habits. Maternal and child health care and other medical institutions should do a good job in children's oral health care and assist schools in conducting oral health examinations for students in school once a year. Actively promote appropriate technologies to promote effective intervention in dental caries among children and adolescents.
Return to TopBeijing, January 6th (Reported by Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - It was learned from the National Emergency Management Work Conference that the three-year action plan for fundamentally addressing safety production issues will be fully completed in 2026.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) stated that in 2026, efforts will be made to identify and improve the judgment standards for major accident hazards, increase guidance and assistance to key regions and industries, and promote the construction of enterprise safety management systems. Efforts will be intensified to construct, apply, upgrade, and transform safety risk monitoring and early warning systems in key industries and fields, accelerate the elimination of outdated technology and equipment, and promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional high-risk industries. The construction of a comprehensive urban safety risk monitoring and early warning system will be deepened.
At the same time, innovative central safety production assessment and inspection tours will be carried out in 2026, the indicator system will be optimized, the collection and disposal of clues will be improved, the capacity building of professional assessment and inspection teams will be strengthened, and authority and deterrence will be fully demonstrated. The working mechanism for overseeing the handling of accidents and on-site supervision will be improved, the quality of investigations will be improved, and it will be ensured that cases are closed on schedule and announced in a timely manner.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭晓龙
On the morning of January 2nd, Li Chengcheng (李成程), a citizen of Shuangcheng District (双城区), Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Province, was driving and waiting at a traffic light when his attention was drawn to a pink figure on the opposite pedestrian crosswalk—a girl less than 1 meter tall. In the sub-zero 20-degree Celsius weather, the child was walking alone in the cold wind.
"The little girl looked no more than 3 years old. How could she be out alone in such cold weather? Did she get lost?" Li Chengcheng (李成程) sensed something was wrong. Without thinking, he turned on his hazard lights, parked his car, and chased after her for a hundred meters, stopping the little girl. Seeing that the child was not wearing gloves or a scarf, Li Chengcheng (李成程) judged that her parents were nearby, so he chose to stay put and wait with her.
At the same time, more and more passersby stopped. A man from a shop put down his work, an auntie buying groceries stopped with her sticky bean buns, and a taxi driver also paused his fares. Everyone gathered around the little girl, and a special guardianship quietly unfolded...
Citizens took turns comforting the little girl. Some coaxed her softly, while others watched the passersby. Some citizens suggested driving the child to the police station, but everyone cautiously rejected the idea—"We don't feel comfortable with that." Li Chengcheng (李成程) said with a smile. Everyone called the police and waited for them to arrive. Li Chengcheng (李成程) was worried that the little girl would catch a cold, so he suggested taking her into the car to warm up. Everyone followed closely behind, and the taxi also slowly followed.
Before long, the child's parents, having heard the news, rushed over. However, the passersby did not let them take the child away, insisting on "waiting for the police to confirm." It wasn't until the child主动扑向 (zhǔ dòng pū xiàng - "actively pounce towards," to eagerly embrace) her mother's arms and the father showed a phone full of the child's photos that everyone felt relieved.
It turned out that the child's parents had left her alone in the car while they went to the bank for business, but unexpectedly, the child got out of the car to play and got lost. Seeing the family of three leave, the citizens who had been guarding the child also silently dispersed. "Joint companionship is everyone's warmest kindness," Li Chengcheng (李成程) said with emotion.
Return to TopDuring the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) focused on "national priorities" and served "provincial key tasks," fully leveraging the economic shock absorber and social stabilizer functions of the insurance industry to fully serve the economic and social development of Henan Province (河南省). During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it cumulatively undertook risk responsibility of 137.92 trillion yuan, paid taxes of 9.767 billion yuan, processed 7,053,700 claims, paid 56.869 billion yuan in claims, and served 19.92 million customers of various types. It has solidly promoted the high-quality development of the enterprise in serving the overall situation and delivered a bright answer sheet.
Comprehensively Support the Real Economy
PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) focused on the construction deployment of "Five Strong Provinces" in Henan Province (河南省) and served as a fresh force in serving the real economy. Serving the construction of a strong agricultural province, resolutely shouldering the political responsibility of ensuring food security, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it cumulatively provided risk protection of 56.892 billion yuan for 2,763,800 households of farmers, benefiting 986,600 households of farmers, and carried out "one spray and three preventions" for 8 consecutive years, serving an area of over 700,000 mu. Serving the construction of key industrial chain clusters, it supported the "one chain, one policy" service around key industrial chain clusters, providing risk protection of 250.5 billion yuan for 3,288 key industrial chain enterprises, including advanced engineering machinery, alloy new materials, and new energy vehicles. Carrying out the "escort action" for business entities, it customized diversified insurance solutions according to the risk protection needs of private enterprises. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, it cumulatively provided risk protection of 1.64 trillion yuan for central enterprises stationed in Henan, state-owned enterprises managed by the province, and leading private enterprises. Helping small and medium-sized enterprises to reduce burdens and solve difficulties, it continued to increase the innovation of insurance product service models for small and medium-sized enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households, helping to solve the problems of difficult and expensive financing for enterprises.
Precisely Empowering Technological Innovation
PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) focused on serving Henan Province's (河南省) innovation-driven strategy, deeply implemented the major article on science and technology finance, and precisely served technological self-reliance and self-improvement. Actively promoted the innovation of science and technology insurance products and services, aiming at the risk protection needs of science and technology innovation enterprises in different development stages, it constructed a comprehensive life-cycle protection service system, and actively promoted the implementation and application of characteristic products such as "Kehui Insurance," "Key R&D Equipment Insurance," and "First (Set) Equipment Insurance." Jointly building a platform to accelerate the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements, PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) and Zhengzhou Airport Economic Comprehensive Experimental Zone Management Committee (郑州航空港区管委会) jointly built a science and technology insurance innovation laboratory; launched "Key R&D Equipment Insurance" to help promote "Henan-made" medical equipment; and provided "Intellectual Property Overseas Infringement Liability Insurance" for a number of new material high-tech enterprises to help enterprises "go global."
Serving People's Livelihood with Heart and Soul
PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) adhered to the principle of putting the people first, established a financial sentiment for the people, and promoted the implementation of people's livelihood and well-being with a "small incision" of medical and health protection. Actively carried out medical review and claims inspection and investigation work, with 53 joint office outlets with medical insurance protection departments, and 183 joint office service personnel stationed. Strengthened the supply of inclusive medical insurance products, and the "Huimin Insurance" project promoted by PICC Property and Casualty was launched in Zhengzhou (郑州), Anyang (安阳), Jiaozuo (焦作), and Hebi (鹤壁), serving a cumulative total of 15,747,700 person-times. Improved the service and protection level of new citizens, innovatively launched 24 exclusive products for new formats and new citizens such as "Rider Insurance," and set up 126 exclusive service windows.
Actively Participating in Social Governance
PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) innovatively created a "insurance + risk reduction service + technology" model, closely integrated into the emergency management system. Actively served traffic safety governance, deepened the linkage model, and jointly launched a pilot project for collaborative governance of rural road hazards with the public security traffic management department. Fully served disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief. During the continuous rainy weather disaster during this year's autumn harvest, PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) invested 592 claims settlement personnel and 223 inspection vehicles; deployed 20 drones, with a cumulative flight of more than 300 sorties, covering more than 200,000 mu of autumn crop planting area; invested 6.21 million yuan in disaster prevention expenses, and organized party member commando teams to carry out 116 times of rush harvest support.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司) will continue to practice the mission of "People's Insurance, Serving the People," adhere to the political and people-oriented nature of finance, solidly do a good job in the "five major articles" of finance, and actively contribute PICC's strength to striving to write a new chapter in promoting Chinese-style modernization in the Central Plains.
Data Source: PICC Property and Casualty Henan Branch (人保财险河南分公司)
Return to TopLayout Design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopThe silver-clad Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山) in winter, together with the Qaidam Basin (柴达木盆地) in the morning light, outline a vast landscape. In recent years, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州) in Qinghai Province (青海省) has organically integrated its magnificent natural landscapes with its profound cultural heritage, exploring an innovative path from relying on traditional resource development to developing ecological tourism.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Haixi Prefecture (海西州)'s ecological tourism development achieved systemic breakthroughs. By the end of 2025, the prefecture had 22 A-level tourist attractions. According to incomplete statistics, the prefecture received 24.9744 million tourists in 2025, an increase of 11.4777 million from 13.4967 million in 2020, an increase of 85.04%. Tourist spending increased from 7.031 billion yuan to 13.01 billion yuan, an increase of 85.04%. The brand of "Beautiful Qinghai, Panoramic Haixi" (大美青海·全景海西) is becoming increasingly well-known, and a new picture of high-quality development with ecology as its foundation and tourism as its carrier is slowly unfolding on this vast land.
Adhering to the ecological bottom line, green development releases dividends.
Ecological protection is an insurmountable bottom line. Haixi Prefecture (海西州) innovatively established a "1+7" tourist carrying capacity monitoring platform, using big data and artificial intelligence technology to realize real-time monitoring and precise regulation of tourist flow in key scenic spots. Scenic spots such as Black Dushan (黑独山) and Chaka Salt Lake (茶卡盐湖) have determined reasonable capacities through scientific calculations. In 2025, the tourist carrying capacity of key scenic spots has always been controlled within a reasonable range, marking that Haixi Prefecture (海西州) has found a balance between ecological protection and tourism development.
Garbage sorting and sewage collection have been fully implemented in key scenic spots throughout the prefecture, and "zero increase" in plastic pollution has been achieved. At the Da Qaidam Emerald Lake Scenic Area (大柴旦翡翠湖景区), ecological protection projects have made the lake water clearer and brighter. At the Ussu (Water) Yadan Scenic Area (乌素特（水上）雅丹景区), the scientific tour route design has greatly reduced the impact on the fragile landforms. These meticulous protection measures allow tourists to appreciate the beautiful scenery while also feeling Haixi Prefecture (海西州)'s respect for nature.
Haixi Prefecture (海西州) has a unique "salt lake + Yadan + Gobi + starry sky" composite ecosystem, and systematically protects and rationally utilizes these ecological resources to create a number of ecological tourism demonstration zones, which not only provide a visual feast for tourists, but also provide replicable and scalable experience for the province's development of ecological tourism, becoming a vivid example of practicing the "Two Mountains" theory.
Promoting industrial integration, emerging business forms are booming.
Haixi Prefecture (海西州) has deeply integrated its own ecological tourism development into the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop Line (青甘大环线). By carefully creating characteristic tourist routes such as "Mars Exploration" and cultivating high-quality small loop lines within the prefecture, connecting the Qinghai-Tibet Line (青藏线), Qinghai-Xinjiang Line (青新线), Qinghai-Sichuan Line (青川线) and Qinghai Lake Loop Line (青海湖环线), a tourism product system with rich content, distinctive features and diverse experiences has been formed. These routes not only cover the representative natural landscapes of Haixi Prefecture (海西州), but also integrate rich cultural elements, allowing tourists to appreciate natural wonders and feel cultural charm during their journey.
The construction of the "Qaidam No. 1" (柴达木1号) and "Kunlun No. 1" (昆仑1号) ecological tourism landscape avenues is an important practice of the deep integration of "transportation + tourism" in Qinghai Province (青海省). After the completion of the project, it will greatly improve the accessibility of tourist attractions in Haixi Prefecture (海西州).
Where roads extend, business forms also grow. The in-depth promotion of Haixi Prefecture (海西州)'s "tourism +" strategy has allowed a series of new experiences such as wolfberry picking and red study tours to move from concept to reality, allowing traditional resources to be reactivated in the tourism context. The holding of brand events such as "Roadside Volleyball" and the Qaidam Planet Challenge not only ignited consumption enthusiasm, but also revitalized regional characteristic cultural tourism IPs and development momentum.
The deepening of cultural and tourism integration is also reflected in the improvement of public cultural services and the continuation of historical context. Four-level public cultural facilities throughout the prefecture have achieved zero-threshold opening, and Golmud City (格尔木市) has successfully created a national demonstration zone for the public cultural service system, and cultural benefits for the people have been put into practice. The Reshui Tombs Archaeological Site Park (热水墓群考古遗址公园) was selected into the fourth batch of national archaeological site park establishment list, and the newly discovered 46 cultural relic sites reproduce the thickness of history, jointly telling the contemporary story of "bringing cultural relics to life".
Consolidating the legal foundation, project investment drives both wheels.
Development needs a navigation mark, and even more needs power. Haixi Prefecture (海西州) uses the rule of law to calibrate the direction for the high-quality development of ecological tourism. The "Regulations on Promoting High-Quality Development of Ecological Tourism in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" (《海西蒙古族藏族自治州生态旅游高质量发展促进条例》) was promulgated, and the "Regulations on the Protection and Management of Geological Relics in Black Dushan of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (Draft)" (《海西蒙古族藏族自治州黑独山地质遗迹保护管理条例（草案）》) was compiled with high quality, providing a solid guarantee for ecological tourism from the legal level, and providing referable "Haixi experience" for the province to promote the high-quality development of ecological tourism.
Under the escort of the rule of law, the development momentum of Haixi Prefecture (海西州) has been continuously enhanced. In the past five years, Haixi Prefecture (海西州) has completed a total of 3.237 billion yuan in cultural tourism investment, and the proportion of social capital has increased from 55% to 68%; the leverage ratio has jumped from 1:1.8 to 1:2.2, and market confidence and policy guidance have achieved the same frequency resonance.
These investments have accelerated the upgrading of scenic spots in Haixi Prefecture (海西州). Chaka Salt Lake (茶卡盐湖) is making every effort to create a national 5A-level tourist attraction, and the construction of 251 projects such as the Ussu (Water) Yadan (乌素特（水上）雅丹) and Caka Salt Lake (察尔汗盐湖) 5A-level scenic spot cultivation project and the Reshui Tombs National Archaeological Site Park (热水墓群国家考古遗址公园) has achieved solid results. 11,000 new parking spaces, 18 viewing platforms, and 10 tourist toilets have been built. The 630-kilometer 5G signal on the Haixi section of the Qinghai-Gansu Grand Loop Line (青甘大环线) has continuous coverage. The infrastructure has been continuously improved, the tourism experience has been continuously improved, and the development of related industrial chains has also been driven. From transportation facilities to information services, from environmental remediation to cultural facilities, the implementation of a series of projects has comprehensively improved the hard power of tourism in Haixi Prefecture (海西州).
Behind the development is a healthy and orderly market environment. The tourism consumption dispute handling and rights protection mechanism interprets the service temperature with a satisfaction rate of 98.2%; "zero occurrence" of safety production accidents, major negative public opinions, and ecological damage events allows tourists to enjoy a safe, secure, and comfortable tourism experience, and the "Beautiful Qinghai, Panoramic Haixi" (大美青海·全景海西) brand is becoming more and more shining.
Standing at a new historical starting point, Haixi Prefecture (海西州) will build a cultural tourism development spatial pattern of "one ring, two wings and multiple belts", and strive to achieve the phased goal of "1347", that is, focusing on building an international ecological tourism destination as the center, implementing "three actions" of cultural tourism project construction, consumption level expansion and service quality improvement, achieving "four breakthroughs" in industrial development, product innovation, brand promotion and publicity and promotion, and promoting the group development, multi-capacity complementarity and coordinated progress of the seven regions in the prefecture.
In Haixi Prefecture (海西州), the magnificent scenery, picturesque mountains and rivers, unique culture, and rich experiences make people linger. Haixi Prefecture (海西州) sincerely invites guests from afar to experience sincere service and dedicated protection here, and find "poetry and distance".
Data source: Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television Bureau (海西蒙古族藏族自治州文体旅游广电局)
Return to TopGeneral Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Industrial prosperity is the prerequisite for solving all rural problems." Across the vast land of China, villages are relying on their unique local resources to compose new chapters of prosperity through industry and beauty through enterprise.
Specialized industries have become the endogenous driving force for revitalizing rural construction. Some villages rely on beautiful natural landscapes and rich local customs to develop ecological tourism and folk experience, allowing tourists to see the mountains and rivers, and even more to experience that rich nostalgia; some villages focus on time-honored traditional skills, combining ancient technology inheritance with modern design concepts, so that pieces of charming handicrafts go to the market and are welcomed; some villages develop characteristic agriculture, through technology empowerment, brand building, steadily holding up the hope of increasing farmers' income and becoming rich... Rich and diverse industrial forms transform resource advantages into development advantages, exploring unique development paths.
The construction of beautiful countryside is not only about "shaping" industry, but also about "casting the soul" of culture and "building the foundation" of ecology. In many villages, industrial development and cultural inheritance complement each other, and the improvement of the living environment and the construction of rural civilization are promoted simultaneously. Paying attention to preserving the texture and context of the countryside in development can enable old trees and old houses to coexist harmoniously with modern facilities, allow traditional festivals and folk tales to continue their lives in the new era, and make tidy villages and ecological livability a soft power to attract talents and retain nostalgia.
The successful practice of building one beautiful village after another is an epitome of steadily promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. The "Guangying China" image collection team walked into Mianyang (绵阳), Sichuan (四川), Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州), Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南) and other places to see how characteristic industries empower the construction of beautiful countryside, and show the beautiful picture of strong agriculture, beautiful countryside, and rich farmers.
(People's Daily reporter Li Zhiyao (李祉瑶))
Return to TopPresidential Decree of the People's Republic of China
No. 53
The "National Park Law of the People's Republic of China" was adopted at the 17th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on September 12, 2025, and is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on January 1, 2026.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
September 12, 2025
Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Layout and Establishment
Chapter III Protection and Management
Chapter IV Participation and Sharing
Chapter V Safeguards and Supervision
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution in order to promote the construction of national parks with high quality, strengthen the protection and management of national parks, maintain the authenticity and integrity of important natural ecosystems, build an ecological civilization, comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Article 2 National parks as mentioned in this Law refer to specific land and marine areas established with the approval of the State Council, with the main purpose of protecting nationally representative natural ecosystems and realizing the scientific protection and rational utilization of natural resources.
Article 3 The State establishes a natural protected area system with national parks as the main body, and gradually incorporates the most important natural ecosystems, the most unique natural landscapes, the most essential natural heritage, and the most biodiversity-rich natural ecological spaces into national parks, and implements strict protection.
Article 4 The construction of national parks shall adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, practice the concept that green mountains and clear water are **金山银山** (jīn shān yín shān - "gold and silver mountains," natural environment is invaluable), adhere to the people-centered development ideology, adhere to ecological protection first, coordinate protection and development, adhere to national representativeness and public welfare for all, adhere to adapting to local conditions and highlighting characteristics, construct a mechanism of government leadership, multi-party participation, and social sharing, and realize the unity of ecological protection, green development, and improvement of people's livelihood.
Article 5 The State Council and the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government where national parks are located shall strengthen the overall coordination of national park construction and improve policies and measures to support national park construction.
The State Council and the local people's governments at or above the county level where national parks are located shall incorporate national park construction into the national economic and social development plans.
Article 6 The State establishes a unified, standardized, and efficient national park management system.
The competent national park department of the State Council shall, in accordance with this Law and relevant laws and administrative regulations, be responsible for the supervision and management of national parks nationwide. The relevant departments of the State Council, such as natural resources, ecology and environment, water administration, and agriculture and rural affairs, shall, in accordance with this Law and relevant laws and administrative regulations, be responsible for the relevant supervision and management of national parks within their respective responsibilities.
The national park management agencies established in accordance with regulations shall, in accordance with this Law and the prescribed responsibilities, be responsible for the protection and management of each national park, and perform the relevant administrative law enforcement duties in the fields of natural resources, forestry and grassland, etc.
The local people's governments where national parks are located shall exercise the functions of comprehensive coordination of economic and social development, public services, social management, market supervision, disaster prevention and mitigation, etc. of national parks within their administrative regions.
The competent national park department of the State Council, the relevant departments of the State Council, the national park management agencies, and the local people's governments where national parks are located shall establish and improve corresponding mechanisms, strengthen work coordination, and realize information sharing.
The competent national park department of the State Council shall, in consultation with the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government where national parks are located, establish a work coordination mechanism to organize and coordinate major matters related to the construction of national parks across provincial regions.
Article 7 The competent national park department of the State Council and relevant departments shall, in accordance with their responsibilities, establish and improve the national park standard system, organize the formulation and revise the relevant national park standards in accordance with the law and in a timely manner.
Article 8 The State encourages and supports the research, development, application, and promotion of national park-related science and technology, strengthens the cultivation of national park professionals, and strengthens the supporting role of scientific and technological innovation in national park construction.
Article 9 The competent national park department of the State Council, the relevant departments of the State Council, the national park management agencies, and the local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments where national parks are located shall organize and carry out various forms of national park protection publicity and education activities, cultivate national park culture, and disseminate national park concepts.
News media shall adopt various forms to carry out public welfare publicity on national park protection and carry out public opinion supervision in accordance with the law.
Article 10 Units and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the construction of national parks shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with relevant national regulations.
Article 11 The State supports and promotes international exchanges and cooperation in the field of national parks through various means.
Chapter II Layout and Establishment
Article 12 The State scientifically plans the overall development layout of national parks, strictly sets the conditions for the establishment of national parks, and reasonably determines the number and scale of national parks.
The competent national park department of the State Council shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, formulate a spatial layout plan for national parks based on the distribution of natural ecological space and the needs of systematic protection, select candidate areas for national parks, and submit them to the State Council for approval and implementation.
When selecting candidate areas for national parks, an in-depth evaluation and demonstration shall be conducted on the national representativeness and ecological importance of the natural ecological space in the relevant areas, as well as the feasibility of incorporating them into national park protection and management.
Article 13 If a national park is to be established, the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the candidate area for the national park is located shall do a good job in the preliminary work in accordance with the relevant requirements of the national park spatial layout plan, organize basic investigations, put forward the name, regional scope, control zoning plan of the national park, as well as the impact assessment and solutions for the production and life of the original residents and enterprises, on the basis of widely listening to the opinions of relevant parties and conducting in-depth demonstrations, and publicize it to the society. For development and construction projects in the proposed national park area that do not meet the control requirements, do a good job in classification and disposal, orderly withdrawal, and reasonable compensation in accordance with laws and regulations.
After the preliminary work is completed, the relevant provincial, autonomous regional, or municipal people's government shall submit an application for the establishment of a national park to the State Council, submitting materials such as the national park establishment plan, after the competent national park department of the State Council organizes an assessment and solicits the opinions of relevant departments, and if the conditions for establishment are met, the national park shall be established upon approval by the State Council.
Article 14 The name of the national park shall comply with the national park naming specifications and the relevant provisions on place name management. The name of the national park generally does not use the name of the administrative division.
Article 15 The delineation of the regional scope of national parks shall take into account the authenticity and integrity of natural ecosystems and the needs of surrounding economic and social development, adhere to seeking truth from facts and scientific rationality, and be based on thorough investigation and scientific demonstration.
After the establishment of a national park, if other types of natural protected areas are all included in the regional scope of the national park, they will no longer be retained; if part of them are included, the unincluded part shall be integrated or revoked after scientific evaluation and approval in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
After the establishment of a national park, the national park may be used as a specific area to prepare a territorial space plan in accordance with the prescribed authority and procedures, and included in the territorial space plan implementation supervision information system for unified supervision.
Article 16 According to the characteristics of the natural ecosystem, functional positioning, and management objectives, national parks are divided into core protection areas and general control areas. Areas where the natural ecosystem in the national park area is completely preserved, highly representative, core resources are concentrated, or ecologically fragile and need to be restored are designated as core protection areas, and areas outside the core protection areas are designated as general control areas.
Article 17 After the establishment of a national park, the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the national park is located shall promptly organize the completion of the national park survey, and the national park management agency shall promptly set up national park boundary markers, electronic signs, or electronic fences and other boundary signs according to the needs of protection and management.
It is forbidden to damage, alter, cover, or dismantle or move national park boundary signs without authorization.
Article 18 The regional scope and control zoning of national parks shall be announced to the public by the competent national park department of the State Council.
The competent national park department of the State Council shall share information such as the regional scope and control zoning coordinates of national parks with relevant departments.
Changes to the name, adjustment of the regional scope, or control zoning of national parks shall be subject to approval by the State Council.
Article 19 The competent national park department of the State Council shall issue a unified national park logo for the whole country. The national park management agency may determine the exclusive logo of the national park it manages and publish it after obtaining the consent of the competent national park department of the State Council.
National park logos are protected by law. Without the consent of the national park logo issuing agency, no unit or individual may use national park logos for commercial purposes. The specific measures for the protection of national park logos shall be formulated by the competent national park department of the State Council in conjunction with relevant departments.
Chapter III Protection and Management
Article 20 The State adheres to the integrated protection of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands, and implements overall protection, systematic restoration, and comprehensive management of national parks in accordance with the characteristics and inherent laws of natural ecosystems.
Article 21 The national park management agency shall organize the preparation of the overall plan for the national park it manages, clarify the goals and tasks of protection and management, protection objects, protection measures, and other matters, and make arrangements for proposed ecological restoration activities and the production and living activities of the original residents. When organizing the preparation of the overall plan for the national park, it shall widely listen to the opinions of relevant parties and conduct in-depth demonstrations.
The overall plan for the national park shall be submitted to the competent national park department of the State Council for approval and implementation after being reviewed and approved by the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where the national park is located. The competent national park department of the State Council shall solicit the opinions of relevant departments when reviewing and approving the overall plan for the national park.
The overall plan for the national park shall be consistent with the national economic and social development plan, the overall territorial space plan, etc. The overall plan for the national park shall be made public to the society.
Article 22 The national park management agency shall, in accordance with laws, regulations, relevant national regulations, and the overall plan for the national park, improve the rules and regulations for the protection and management of the national park, and strengthen the daily protection and management of the national park.
Units and individuals within the national park area and personnel entering the national park shall abide by laws, regulations, rules and regulations for the protection and management of the national park, and accept the management of the national park management agency.
Article 23 The natural resources within the national park area shall be uniformly registered for confirmation of rights in accordance with the relevant national regulations on the registration of confirmation of natural resource rights, and the national park shall be used as an independent registration unit during the registration of confirmation of rights.
Article 24 The State strengthens the construction of the national park monitoring network system, gives full play to the role of various monitoring stations, uses information technology to strengthen the integration, analysis, sharing, and comprehensive application of monitoring data, comprehensively grasps the composition, distribution, dynamic changes, and biodiversity status of natural ecosystems, and timely assesses and warns of ecological risks.
Article 25 The national park management agency shall, in conjunction with the relevant departments of the local people's government where the national park is located, formulate protection and management goals for various natural ecosystems and specific protection objects such as wild animals and plants and their genetic resources, natural relics, and natural landscapes in the national park area, and carry out special protection.
The local people's government where the national park is located and the national park management agency shall establish a collaborative protection system to coordinate the protection of natural ecology and cultural heritage within the national park area.
Article 26 The restoration of damaged natural ecosystems, the connection of ecological corridors, and the restoration of important habitats in national park areas shall adhere to natural restoration as the main method; if it is indeed necessary to carry out artificial restoration activities such as population regulation and tree species renewal, the opinions of relevant parties shall be fully listened to, and a scientific and reasonable restoration plan shall be formulated in accordance with relevant regulations.
The national park management agency shall take measures to strengthen the prevention and response to the invasion of alien species, maintain ecosystem security, and improve ecosystem quality.
Article 27 Except for the following activities, human activities are prohibited in the core protection area of the national park:
(1) Investigation and monitoring, ecological restoration, management and patrol activities carried out to protect the national park, scientific observation, basic surveying and mapping, cultural relic protection, disaster prevention and mitigation, emergency rescue activities, and activities that state organs need to carry out in accordance with the law to perform law enforcement duties;
(2) Necessary production and living activities of the original residents, as well as the operation and maintenance of existing important infrastructure that needs to be retained and cannot be avoided;
(3) Activities that need to be carried out to maintain national security, implement major national strategies, and construct major infrastructure;
(4) Other activities stipulated by laws and administrative regulations or approved by the State Council.
Article 28 Only the following human activities are allowed in the general control area of the national park:
(1) Activities allowed in the core protection area;
(2) Construction, operation, and maintenance of important infrastructure that complies with the territorial space plan and cannot be avoided;
(3) Paleontological fossil investigation and excavation, basic geological survey, strategic mineral resource prospect survey, and strategic mineral resource exploration within the prescribed scope;
(4) Public service activities such as science popularization, ecotourism, education, culture, sports, etc.;
(5) Other activities stipulated by laws and administrative regulations or approved by the State Council.
Article 29 The production and living activities of the original residents in the national park area shall be premised on not exceeding the existing scale and utilization intensity and reasonably improving the conditions for production and living.
If it is indeed necessary for the original residents in the national park area to move out due to protection and management needs, the relevant local people's government shall properly resettle them.
Article 30 For activities carried out in the national park area as stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of this Law, if relevant procedures need to be handled in accordance with the law, the relevant units and individuals shall handle them in accordance with the law; if construction activities are involved, the relevant competent departments shall also solicit the opinions of the competent national park department of the State Council or the national park management agency.
Activities carried out in the national park area as stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of this Law shall take necessary measures to avoid or reduce adverse impacts on natural ecosystems, ecological corridors, important habitats, and natural and cultural landscapes. The national park management agency shall, according to the actual situation and needs, clarify the boundaries and intensity of relevant activities and the protective measures that should be taken.
Article 31 For areas in national parks where natural ecological processes and the breeding and reproduction of protected objects have obvious seasonal changes, seasonal differentiated control measures may be implemented after scientific demonstration, provided that ecological functions are not damaged.
The overall plan for the national park may stipulate differentiated control measures for the general control area of the national park.
Article 32 The relevant departments of the State Council shall periodically conduct scientific assessments of the status of natural resources and the ecological environment in national parks and publish them in accordance with the law.
Article 33 The national park management agency shall establish a daily patrol system, reasonably equip patrol personnel and patrol equipment, and strengthen the construction of patrol stations. Patrol personnel shall observe and record the habitat status of the main protected objects and their changes, dissuade and stop behaviors that violate the protection and management regulations of the national park, and report them in a timely manner.
Article 34 The national park management agency shall formulate emergency plans for sudden events in national parks, strengthen cooperation and coordination with the local people's government where the national park is located, do a good job in disaster prevention and mitigation, safety management, and emergency support related work in national parks, and enhance emergency support capabilities.
Chapter IV Participation and Sharing
Article 35 The State encourages and supports public participation in national park protection, carries out various forms of natural and ecological environment protection education, and cultivates the awareness of the whole society to love nature and protect the ecological environment.
Article 36 National park management agencies shall strengthen cooperation with local people's governments (地方人民政府) where the national parks are located, strengthen communication and consultation with the original residents, rural collective economic organizations, residents and enterprises around the national parks, guide and support their active participation in the protection of national parks, and provide ecological products and services consistent with the protection goals of national parks.
Article 37 The local people's governments (地方人民政府) where the national parks are located may cooperate with the national park management agencies to jointly protect the natural resources around the national parks in accordance with the requirements coordinated with the protection goals of the national parks, and reasonably build surrounding communities in accordance with the spatial planning of the territory.
Article 38 Local residents shall be given priority for employment in the ecological management and protection positions established by the national park management agency according to the needs of ecological protection.
Article 39 The rights and interests of the right holders shall be protected in accordance with the law for the collectively owned land and its affiliated resources within the national park area, and relevant stakeholders shall be guided to participate in the construction and protection of the national park through diversified methods.
Article 40 The national park management agency shall improve the public service system of the national park and enhance the public service function on the premise of ensuring that the ecology is protected.
In the general control area of the national park, appropriate areas may be delineated in accordance with the spatial planning of the territory, and necessary auxiliary facilities and equipment may be set up to provide support for carrying out relevant scientific research, popular science publicity, ecological tourism, education, culture, sports and other public service activities.
The national park management agency shall strengthen the management and service of visitors to the national park, reasonably determine the visitor capacity, clarify the visitor behavior norms, provide necessary barrier-free services in accordance with relevant national regulations, and improve relevant mechanisms such as visitor safety guarantee and emergency assistance.
No visiting, tourism and other projects inconsistent with the protection goals shall be opened in the national park area.
Article 41 For operating services in the national park area, the national park management agency may select service providers in a competitive manner. The specific measures shall be formulated by the national park competent department of the State Council (国务院) in conjunction with relevant departments.
Original residents in the national park area are encouraged to participate in the services stipulated in the preceding paragraph.
Article 42 The ticket prices of scenic spots built with public resources in the national park area and other separately charged items such as tourist sites and transportation tools in the scenic spots shall be subject to government pricing or government-guided prices.
The scenic spots stipulated in the preceding paragraph shall implement free or preferential ticket prices for special groups such as the disabled, the elderly, minors, soldiers, and fire and rescue personnel in accordance with relevant national regulations. It is encouraged to set up national park free opening days for the public.
Article 43 The State encourages and supports volunteers, volunteer service organizations and other organizations to carry out volunteer service activities related to national parks in accordance with the law.
National park management agencies may recruit volunteers and establish volunteer service teams in accordance with the law.
The national park management agency shall do a good job in volunteer training, management and other work, provide volunteers with necessary working conditions and safety protection measures, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of volunteers.
Chapter V Guarantee and Supervision
Article 44 The State shall establish a diversified national park funding guarantee system with financial input as the mainstay. The State Council (国务院) and relevant local people's governments (地方人民政府) shall include the required funds in their respective budgets in accordance with the principle of dividing financial powers and expenditure responsibilities.
Article 45 The State encourages enterprises, public institutions, social organizations and individuals and other social forces to provide support for the construction of national parks through the establishment of funds, donations, and sponsorships.
Article 46 The State encourages the creation of regional public brands of characteristic ecological products of national parks, supports the participation of ecological resource rights formed by ecological protection of national parks in market transactions in accordance with the law, and expands the realization mechanism of ecological product value of national parks.
Article 47 The State shall improve the ecological protection compensation mechanism for national parks, reasonably determine the scale of financial transfer payments according to the size and management effectiveness of national parks, and promote the market-oriented ecological protection compensation work for national parks.
Article 48 If casualties, crop or other property losses are caused by wild animals protected by law or other terrestrial wild animals that cause serious harm within the national park area, the relevant local people's governments (地方人民政府) shall provide compensation in accordance with the law, and the relevant expenses shall be subsidized by the central government in accordance with the regulations.
The relevant local people's governments (地方人民政府) may promote insurance institutions to carry out wildlife damage compensation insurance business.
Article 49 National park management agencies and other relevant departments shall strengthen supervision and inspection of the protection of national parks in accordance with their respective responsibilities, and investigate and deal with illegal acts in accordance with the law; for clues of cases that do not fall within the law enforcement authority of their own departments, they shall be transferred to relevant departments for handling in a timely manner.
National park management agencies and other relevant departments shall have the right to take the following measures to perform their duties of supervision and inspection in accordance with the law:
(1) Conduct on-site inspections;
(2) Inspect, test, and sample natural resources such as wild animals and plants involved in illegal activities;
(3) Consult and copy relevant documents and materials, and seal up documents and materials that may be transferred, destroyed, concealed or tampered with;
(4) Seal up and seize places, facilities or property suspected of illegal activities.
Supervision and inspection personnel shall take the initiative to show their law enforcement certificates when carrying out supervision and inspection. The inspected units and individuals shall cooperate and shall not refuse or obstruct.
The national park management agency shall provide necessary convenience for relevant State organs to perform their statutory duties in national parks in accordance with the law.
Article 50 Any unit or individual shall have the right to report acts that violate the protection and management regulations of national parks to the national park management agency or other relevant departments, and the department receiving the report shall handle it in a timely manner in accordance with the law.
Article 51 The State shall establish a performance evaluation system for the protection and management effectiveness of national parks, and the evaluation results shall be included in the relevant evaluation system.
For local people's governments (地方人民政府) that fail to protect national parks and have outstanding problems, the people's government at the higher level may interview their responsible persons, and the interviewed local people's governments (地方人民政府) shall take measures to rectify them in a timely manner.
Article 52 National park management agencies shall, in accordance with the law, promptly disclose information on the protection and management of national parks and other work, and consciously accept social supervision and public opinion supervision.
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Article 53 Staff members of national park management agencies and other relevant departments who abuse their powers, neglect their duties, or engage in malpractice for personal gain in the protection and management of national parks shall be given sanctions in accordance with the law.
Article 54 Those who damage, alter, cover up, or dismantle or move national park boundary markers without authorization shall be ordered by the national park management agency to stop the illegal act and take remedial measures, and may be fined less than 20,000 yuan; if losses are caused, they shall bear compensation liability in accordance with the law.
Article 55 Those who carry out activities other than those stipulated in Article 27 of this Law in the core protection area of the national park shall be ordered to stop the illegal act, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than 100,000 yuan may be imposed; if it belongs to illegal construction of facilities or construction projects, they shall be ordered to dismantle and restore the original state within a time limit, and a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan shall be imposed; if ecological damage is caused, they shall be ordered to restore within a time limit or take other remedial measures, and a fine of not less than 1 million yuan but not more than 5 million yuan shall be imposed.
Article 56 Those who carry out activities other than those stipulated in Article 28 of this Law in the general control area of the national park shall be ordered to stop the illegal act, the illegal income shall be confiscated, and a fine of less than 50,000 yuan may be imposed; if it belongs to illegal construction of facilities or construction projects, they shall be ordered to dismantle and restore the original state within a time limit, and a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan shall be imposed; if ecological damage is caused, they shall be ordered to restore within a time limit or take other remedial measures, and a fine of not less than 500,000 yuan but not more than 2 million yuan shall be imposed.
Article 57 Original residents in the national park area who carry out production and living activities in violation of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 29 of this Law shall be ordered to make corrections, and a fine of less than 2,000 yuan may be imposed depending on the circumstances.
Article 58 Those who carry out the activities stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of this Law in the national park area and fail to take necessary measures to avoid or reduce the adverse impact on the natural ecosystem, ecological corridor, important habitat, and natural and cultural landscape shall be ordered to make corrections, and a fine of less than 100,000 yuan may be imposed; if ecological damage is caused, they shall be ordered to restore within a time limit or take other remedial measures, and the relevant activities shall be carried out in the core protection area, a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan shall be imposed, and if carried out in the general control area, a fine of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be imposed.
Article 59 If units, individuals and personnel entering the national park area do not obey the management of the national park management agency, the national park management agency shall have the right to dissuade and stop them; if it constitutes a violation of public security administration such as disturbing public order, the public security organ shall give public security administration punishment in accordance with the law.
Article 60 The illegal acts stipulated in Articles 55, 56, 57 and 58 of this Law shall be punished by the national park management agency in accordance with relevant regulations, and a law enforcement cooperation mechanism shall be established with relevant departments of the local people's government (地方人民政府) where the national park is located.
Article 61 Whoever violates the provisions of this Law, damages natural resources or pollutes the environment, or damages the ecology, shall bear civil liability in accordance with the law; if it constitutes a crime, criminal liability shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 62 The people's congresses and their standing committees of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government (直辖市) where national parks are located may, in accordance with this Law and in light of the actual local conditions, formulate specific measures for matters such as ecological environment protection and restoration of national parks and management of related activities.
The people's congresses and their standing committees of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government (直辖市) where national parks are located may carry out regional coordinated legislation on the protection and management of national parks.
Article 63 This Law shall come into force on January 1, 2026.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京) Electric)
Return to TopAccording to a recent National Grain and Material Reserves Work Conference, as reported by our newspaper in Beijing on January 6th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)), in 2025, the cumulative grain purchase by various enterprises nationwide reached 830 billion jin (斤), maintaining a stable level of over 800 billion jin (斤) for three consecutive years. The grain market operated smoothly throughout the year, with prices generally stabilizing and rebounding.
Various regions have coordinated market-oriented grain purchases and policy-based storage. Regarding market-oriented purchases, efforts have been focused on strengthening the guarantee of essential factors such as grain purchase funds and storage capacity, promoting production-sales coordination and agricultural enterprise connections, emphasizing the leading role of state-owned grain enterprises, and actively guiding private grain enterprises to enter the market for purchases. Market-oriented purchases accounted for over 90% of the total, and the efficiency of grain circulation continues to improve.
Regarding policy-based storage, in response to the low prices in some major grain-producing areas during the peak grain purchase season, the minimum purchase price implementation plan for wheat was promptly initiated in five provinces, including Henan (河南), Anhui (安徽), Jiangsu (江苏), Shandong (山东), and Hebei (河北). The minimum purchase price implementation plan for rice was initiated in six provinces, including Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Anhui (安徽), Jiangsu (江苏), Jiangxi (江西), Henan (河南), and Hunan (湖南). Approximately 45 billion jin (斤) of wheat and rice were purchased at the minimum purchase price throughout the year, effectively playing a role in stabilizing the market and stabilizing expectations.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 6th (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) that in 2025, the utilization rate of chemical fertilizers for China's three major grain crops—wheat, corn, and rice—reached 43.3%, an increase of 3.1 percentage points compared to 2020.
According to reports, since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) has deeply implemented the action to reduce the amount of chemical fertilizers, integrated and promoted technical models such as side-deep fertilization of rice, simultaneous sowing of corn seeds and fertilizers, and mechanical deep application of wheat, and the level of scientific fertilization has reached a new level, providing strong support for improving grain production capacity, green agricultural development, and increasing farmers' income and efficiency.
Soil testing and formulated fertilization have been advanced in depth. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, agricultural and rural departments at all levels have widely carried out soil testing, continuously optimized fertilizer formulas, strengthened the connection between agricultural enterprises, and promoted the application of formulated fertilizers. In 2025, the coverage rate of soil testing and formulated fertilization technology for the three major grain crops nationwide reached over 95%.
The "three new" integrated model has expanded its coverage and increased its efficiency. Vigorously promoting the integrated application of new scientific fertilization products, new technologies, and new machinery, in 2025, the promotion area of side-deep fertilization of rice exceeded 26 million mu, with supporting slow-release special fertilizers, the nitrogen fertilizer utilization rate increased by 2.1 percentage points; the area of integrated water and fertilizer for corn and wheat increased by more than 20 million mu compared with the previous year.
Diversified substitution promotes synergistic nutrient efficiency. In 2025, the national organic fertilizer application area exceeded 650 million mu times, and the average reduction in chemical fertilizer usage in pilot projects of green planting and breeding cycle agriculture was 10%.
Professional services promote the implementation of technology. According to scheduling, there are currently more than 17,000 socialized service organizations for scientific fertilization nationwide, with an annual service area of 250 million mu times; more than 2,200 intelligent fertilizer distribution service outlets, with an annual fertilizer distribution volume of more than 4 million tons.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘文璋
In a temporary exhibition hall in Tokyo, Japan, images bearing the heavy weight of history are quietly displayed under the lights. "Who is being deceived? Face the truth, Japanese people!"—the theme of the historical photo exhibition of the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in its invasion of China is clear and profound. Staff members of the photo exhibition and visitors interviewed by this newspaper said that the exhibition relies on authentic historical materials and uses direct images to display the atrocities committed by the Japanese army in its invasion of China, exposing the lies of Japanese right-wing forces in covering up the history of aggression, and conveying the just voice of adhering to the truth of history and resolutely opposing war.
"The more people want to cover up the truth, the more we must make the truth public."
The more than one hundred pictures exhibited this time are all photocopies of historical photos collected by Frenchman Laurence. The event was jointly organized by Marcus, Laurence's grandson, Frenchman Bai Shijie (白士杰), and Zhong Haosong (钟灏松), a citizen of Chengdu, China. The exhibition records the dark history of Japanese militarist aggression against China from multiple perspectives: the city streets destroyed by artillery fire in the Jinan Massacre of 1928; the stark contrast between the bustling Bund and the prosperity of all industries before the fall of Shanghai, and the war-torn streets and the bodies of victims lying everywhere during the war; the atrocities of the Japanese army in the Nanjing Massacre; the remains of Unit 731 of the invading Japanese army and the incriminating data of human vivisection experiments...
Marcus introduced that his grandfather Laurence visited Shanghai and other places in China since the 1930s and personally experienced the darkest moments of the Japanese army's invasion of China. "This is not only our family's experience, but also a testimony to a heavy history, which must not be forgotten. My grandfather took the risk of bringing the photos back to France and carefully preserving them, hoping that this history could be fairly recorded and permanently passed on." In February 2025, Marcus donated the original photos to the Shanghai Songhu War of Resistance Memorial Hall (上海淞沪抗战纪念馆). In order to promote Japan's facing up to history and let more local people understand the truth, he and his friends decided to hold an exhibition in Tokyo to make the photocopies of the photos public. "We plan to hold 100 exhibitions to let people all over the world see the truth of history," Marcus said.
"Each photo has a handwritten explanation by Laurence, with the time, place and event process marked, which is ironclad evidence." Bai Shijie pointed to a picture recording the atrocities of the Japanese army and explained it to the audience. The picture shows the streets after being bombed by artillery fire.
It is revealed that during the preparation of this exhibition, they received a large number of opposition messages from Japanese right-wing groups, and even absurd theories that openly denied the existence of the Nanjing Massacre. When distributing leaflets on the streets of Tokyo, some Japanese people also expressed disinterest. Zhong Haosong said: "This has strengthened our determination to hold the exhibition. The more people want to cover up the truth, the more we must make the truth public."
"Avoiding history cannot protect society, but will erode its moral and rational foundations." Zhong Haosong said that Chinese archives, overseas documents, and civilian eyewitness records corroborate each other, providing conclusive evidence for exposing the crimes of the Japanese invasion of China. "I hope that through the exhibition, more Japanese people will understand that adhering to the correct view of World War II history is not only a respect for the people of the victimized countries, but also a prerequisite for Japan to move towards a bright future."
"Every Japanese person has a responsibility to remember this sinful history."
During the exhibition, many visitors stopped and stared at the pictures, taking pictures and recording them from time to time, and communicating in low voices with their companions. Some people's eyes were red and their expressions were solemn.
Japanese high school student Yagi (八木) stayed in front of the comparison pictures before and after the fall of Shanghai for more than 10 minutes. The prosperity of the Bund before the war was in stark contrast to the devastation during the war. "Our textbooks only mention the atomic bombing of Japan, and never mention Unit 731. I don't even know that the Japanese army committed such cruel crimes in China. These images and written records are more impactful than classroom teaching." He frankly said that he had often heard the saying "Japan is a victim of World War II." "Now I understand that this statement is untenable. Japan is the perpetrator of that war of aggression." Yagi said that he would tell his classmates and friends about these "histories not in textbooks."
Seeing the pictures recording the crimes of Unit 731, Marcelo from Argentina frowned. "After I came to Japan to work, I began to pay attention to the history of the Japanese army's invasion of China. I once made a special trip to Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) to visit the Exhibition Hall of Evidence of Crimes Committed by Unit 731 of the Invading Japanese Army. I couldn't help but shed tears at the scene. Those cruel acts were simply not something human beings could do." Marcelo believes that Japan's closed education system has led to many people being instilled with a one-sided history since childhood, making it difficult for them to accept the historical facts of Japan's aggression.
Yamada (山田), a retired old man, made a special trip to visit the exhibition. She told reporters: "Although there were history classes when I was in school, modern history was almost skipped, leaving no impression." After joining an anti-war theater troupe in her early years, she came into contact with the real history of World War II for the first time. "The teacher of the troupe was once imprisoned in a Siberian prisoner-of-war camp. After returning to China, he formed a troupe to promote anti-war ideas. He told us that Japan invaded China and the Korean Peninsula and other regions, and massacred a large number of innocent people. This shocked me deeply, and I realized that the history I had learned before was incomplete. Seeing these pictures with my own eyes today, I can more directly feel the heinous crimes of the Japanese army, and I finally understand why the teacher has insisted on anti-war for decades," Yamada said.
A Japanese elementary school student who had just finished school stood in front of the picture of the remains of the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, clutching the corner of his mother's clothes tightly, his face full of horror, and whispered: "It's so terrible, the Japanese army is so bad." The child's mother told reporters that she had been exposed to the Japanese war orphans in China due to her work. "The Chinese people did not harm these Japanese people left in China, but treated them with care. However, the Japanese army massacred Chinese civilians and prisoners of war on a large scale. This moral contrast is shocking."
Baishan (白山), a Japanese war orphan in his eighties, was deeply moved after watching the exhibition: "We were abandoned in Northeast China (中国东北) since we were young, and the Chinese people raised us. I am full of gratitude to my Chinese adoptive parents, the Chinese people and the Chinese government." He painfully stated that politicians in Japan continue to visit the Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) and deny war crimes, and this attitude is infuriating. "Historical truth cannot be avoided. In order to avoid the recurrence of tragedy, every Japanese person has a responsibility to remember this sinful history."
"These historical pictures are alarm bells, reminding us not to repeat the same mistakes."
The exhibition also shows the historical context of the Taiwan issue through pictures. Visitors expressed their firm opposition to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) erroneous remarks on Taiwan and her actions to strengthen the military and expand armaments.
"Takaichi Sanae's remarks on Taiwan in the Diet are very outrageous and completely unreasonable." Marcelo said, "Taiwan is a part of China. This is an indisputable fact, and no country has the right to interfere in other countries' internal affairs."
"As war orphans who returned to Japan from China, we have deep feelings for the Chinese people, and we are deeply saddened and firmly opposed to Takaichi Sanae's erroneous words and deeds that damage Japan-China relations." Utsunomiya (宇都宫), a Japanese war orphan, clearly stated, "Taiwan has always been Chinese territory. How to solve the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Japan. The countermeasures taken by China are justified and necessary."
Yamada also expressed the same position: "These pictures and international convention clauses clearly prove that Taiwan has always been China's Taiwan. Takaichi Sanae's erroneous remarks on Taiwan are an interference in other countries' internal affairs and are absolutely unacceptable. Such remarks are inciting confrontation and are extremely irresponsible."
Utsunomiya expressed his firm opposition to a series of dangerous trends in the Japanese government's efforts to strengthen the military and expand armaments: "We do not want to see the recurrence of war. Some forces in Japan have never been reconciled to the defeat of World War II and are always trying to revive militarism. These historical pictures are alarm bells, reminding us not to 重蹈覆辙 (chóng dǎo fù zhé - "repeat the same mistake," to follow the same disastrous path).
"Currently, many young people in Japan do not understand the invading acts of the Japanese army, which is a very dangerous signal." Kawamura (河村), a Japanese war orphan, said that militarist ideology is still deeply rooted in Japanese society, and he hopes that more similar exhibitions will allow the Japanese people to learn more about the truth of history.
(Reported from Tokyo, January 6, by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟 陈一鸣
Local time January 5th, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency public meeting on the U.S. military strike against Venezuela. Representatives from various parties condemned the U.S. military action, emphasizing the need to abide by international law, including the Charter of the United Nations.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (古特雷斯), when briefing the Security Council on the situation, said that the U.S. military action against Venezuela on January 3 did not respect the rules of international law, and he was deeply concerned about this. Guterres (古特雷斯) stated that the Charter of the United Nations prohibits the use or threat of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any country. Maintaining international peace and security depends on all member states continuing to commit to adhering to all the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
Venezuelan Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samuel Moncada (蒙卡达) pointed out that the U.S. action blatantly violates the Charter of the United Nations, seriously tramples on the principle of sovereign equality of states, violates the international law prohibition against the use of force or threat of force to infringe upon the territorial integrity and political independence of other countries, and also abandons the international obligation to resolve disputes by peaceful means. "No country should simultaneously act as the judge, participant, and enforcer of the world order." He stated that the core purpose of the U.S. move is to seize Venezuela's rich natural resources. "Oil, energy, strategic resources, and geopolitical position have always been inducements that invite covetousness and pressure from external forces."
Colombian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Leonor Zalabata (莱昂诺尔·扎拉巴塔) stated that the U.S. military strike against Venezuela violated Venezuela's sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity. Unilateral use of force to invade other countries is not justified under any circumstances.
Sun Lei (孙磊), Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, stated that the United States, as a permanent member of the Security Council, disregards the serious concerns of the international community, wantonly tramples on Venezuela's sovereign security and legitimate rights and interests, seriously violates the principle of sovereign equality, seriously violates the principle of non-interference in internal affairs, seriously violates the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes, and seriously violates the principle of not using force in international relations. These principles are the fundamental essence of the Charter of the United Nations and constitute the cornerstone of maintaining international peace and security. The U.S. places its own power above multilateralism and military action above diplomatic efforts, seriously threatening peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean and even internationally. China firmly opposes this, and the international community has also expressed serious concern and strongly condemned it.
Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya (涅边贾) said in his speech that Russia strongly condemns the U.S. armed aggression against Venezuela, and the U.S. actions undermine all norms of international relations. He urged the U.S. to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife. He said that Russia is shocked by the U.S.'s undisguised true purpose—to control Venezuela's natural resources and implement hegemony in Latin America. The U.S. is accelerating the advancement of neocolonialism and imperialism. Nebenzya (涅边贾) called on the international community to unite and resolutely oppose the U.S.'s practice of using military means to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries at every turn, forcing the U.S. to re-examine its erroneous policies and abandon hegemonic fallacies.
Dama Diakité (达玛迪卡里), Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'affaires ad interim of France to the United Nations, stated that the U.S. military action violates the international law principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and non-use of force. If permanent members of the Security Council repeatedly violate the Charter of the United Nations and international law, it will shake the foundation of the international order and the basis for the existence of the United Nations. Kariuki (卡里乌基), Chargé d'affaires of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, stated that the United Kingdom reaffirms its firm commitment to international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which are the cornerstone of maintaining global peace, security, and the rule of international law.
Jonathan Paschmore (乔纳森·帕斯摩尔), Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, condemned the U.S. for launching a unilateral military action against Venezuela and forcibly controlling President Maduro (马杜罗), saying that this action blatantly infringes upon Venezuela's sovereignty, violates international law, and once again reinforces the erroneous logic of **强权即公理** (qiáng quán jí gōng lǐ - "might is right," the belief that power determines what is right). International relations face the risk of falling into disorder.
Brazilian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ronaldo Costa Filho (达内塞) warned that the U.S. approach goes beyond the region and sets an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community. Armed intervention in the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and state organs of other countries must be strongly condemned.
On the 5th, President Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife, who were forcibly controlled by the U.S., made their first "court appearance" in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, rejecting the U.S.'s so-called "criminal" charges. "I was kidnapped from my home in Caracas (加拉加斯)," "I am innocent, I am not guilty," "I am still the President of Venezuela," Maduro (马杜罗) rejected all U.S. charges in court. His speech was subsequently interrupted by Judge Alvin Hellerstein (阿尔文·赫勒斯坦). The judge ruled that Maduro (马杜罗) would "appear" again on March 17 for a hearing. During the "trial," a large number of protesters gathered outside the court to demonstrate, chanting slogans such as "Free President Maduro (马杜罗)" and "Don't wage war on Venezuela," strongly protesting the U.S.'s illegal military intervention.
Mauricio Cárdenas (毛里西奥·克里甘), a professor of international relations at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (哥伦比亚埃斯特尔纳多大学), said in an interview with this reporter that the U.S. "trial" is essentially a political show, and the so-called "combating drug terrorism" is just an excuse. What the U.S. is really plotting is Venezuela's oil resources. He said that the U.S. strategy towards Venezuela has always focused on economic control, and political intervention is just a means to achieve this goal.
Pavel Alemán (帕维尔·阿莱曼), a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the University of Havana (古巴哈瓦那大学), said that the U.S.'s actions completely disregard the constraints of international law and international order, seriously impacting the international system with the United Nations at its core. Its actions are tantamount to pulling the world back to the era of **弱肉强食** (ruò ròu qiáng shí - "the weak are prey to the strong," survival of the fittest). The international community must remain highly vigilant about this and jointly defend the international order based on international law.
(Reported from Washington (华盛顿) and Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) by this newspaper on January 6)
Return to TopOn January 5th, people protested outside the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the U.S. military strike against Venezuela.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Fengguo (张凤国) photo
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At the beginning of the New Year in 2026, the greening renovation project around Notre Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) in France entered a critical stage of preliminary promotion. As a landmark project in the Paris street greening and pedestrianization renovation plan, the project has a budget of 50 million euros and will be promoted in stages in sync with the main body restoration progress of Notre Dame (圣母院), which not only highlights the historical heritage, but also strengthens the ecological cooling and tourist reception functions.
In March last year, the Paris (巴黎) City Government, the capital of France, decided to implement greening and pedestrianization renovations on 500 streets in the city through a public referendum. Anne Hidalgo (安妮·伊达尔戈), the mayor of Paris, said that this result reflects the broad consensus of the public on reducing motor vehicle traffic and increasing urban green space, and related renovation work will be gradually launched in various districts. This street greening and pedestrianization renovation plan is an important measure for Paris to respond to climate change, improve the living environment, and enhance urban resilience. The Paris City Government attaches great importance to urban greening. According to statistics, 220 streets in the city have completed related renovations in the past few years.
The "2024-2030 Climate Plan" released by the Paris City Government at the end of 2024 proposed that vegetation, as a "natural air conditioner," has multiple ecological functions such as cooling and shading, absorbing rainwater, and purifying air, while also beautifying the urban landscape and protecting biodiversity. The "de-hardening" transformation of urban public spaces can effectively reduce the pressure on the drainage system and promote natural rainwater infiltration. The Paris City Government plans to increase the proportion of non-hardened ground from 33% in 2023 to 40% by 2050, expand parks and green spaces, increase "garden roads," and create more "urban forests."
According to the plan, the Paris City Government will announce the list of selected renovated streets one by one in the next few years. The previously announced renovation plan for Place de la Concorde (巴黎协和广场) in Paris shows that this large traffic roundabout will be transformed into a "garden square," with plans to add 2.8 hectares of green space, plant 131 new trees, and build a 10-meter-wide pedestrian and cycling corridor, which is expected to reduce the surface temperature by about 8.5 degrees Celsius. The project has a budget of 36 million to 38 million euros and is planned to be completed within 3 years. In addition to Place de la Concorde (协和广场), the Seine (塞纳河) wharf, the Champs-Élysées (香榭丽舍大道), the Arc de Triomphe (凯旋门) and other iconic areas have also been included in the renovation scope, alleviating traffic pressure by increasing green space and highlighting historical charm and green style.
However, some dissenting voices said that the street renovation plan will reduce 10% of the ground parking spaces, and the renovation plan did not announce specific streets, making it difficult for the public to predict the actual impact of the project on traffic, commerce and the environment. Currently, the city of Paris has invited a number of experts in the field of architecture to discuss the integration path of historical site protection and urban green modernization. Patrick Bloch (帕特里克·布洛什), the deputy mayor of Paris, said: "For the past 25 years, we have been reclaiming public space for pedestrians and slow traffic. 'Garden roads' are precisely to create urban green lungs in the community."
(Reported by this newspaper from Paris (巴黎) on January 6)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Oslo, January 6th (Reporter Zhang Yuliang (张玉亮)) Copenhagen News: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the 6th, emphasizing that Greenland belongs to its people, and only Denmark and Greenland can decide their own affairs.
The Danish Prime Minister's Office announced the joint statement signed by the leaders of the seven countries on the same day. The statement stated that all parties should adhere to the principles of the United Nations Charter, including sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the inviolability of borders.
Greenland, located in northeastern North America, is the world's largest island. The island is an autonomous territory of Denmark and has a high degree of autonomy. Defense and foreign affairs are managed by the Danish government. The United States currently has a military base in Greenland.
Since taking office in 2025, U.S. President Trump (特朗普) has repeatedly threatened to obtain Greenland and claimed that he does not rule out the possibility of using force. In a telephone interview with the American magazine *The Atlantic* on January 4th, Trump (特朗普) said that Venezuela may not be the last country the United States intervenes in, and said, "We absolutely need Greenland."
Return to TopFrom January to March 2026, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (广东省文化和旅游厅) planned and launched the "Enjoy a Warm Winter, Travel in Guangdong (粤享暖冬 乐游广东)" 2026 New Year's promotion plan. By integrating dialect creativity, hub placement, and mutual tourist delivery, it broke the traditional tourism marketing model. Through cultural resonance and precise channel reach, it extended a sincere invitation to tourists at home and abroad to "Enjoy a warm winter in Guangdong (广东) and celebrate the Chinese New Year," making this winter warmer with Lingnan (岭南) customs and the Spring Festival more innovative with Cantonese (粤式) charm.
Breaking the Circle with Dialect: Cantonese Copywriting Closes the Emotional Distance
The innovative use of Cantonese copywriting allowed this New Year's promotion plan to not only complete information transmission, but also initiate a "Cantonese Dialogue."
At Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场), "'Dak lin yam cha' is not polite, it's 'I miss you'" issued a cultural and tourism invitation saying "Having tea when you're free is not just politeness, it's that I miss you." A warm Cantonese greeting shortened the distance between hearts.
At Harbin Taiping International Airport (哈尔滨太平国际机场), "Snow is falling again, falling on... the 'snow' in Guangdong (广东) is white sugar on tofu pudding" used poetic copywriting to collide the imagery of northern ice and snow with Lingnan (岭南) cuisine, stimulating tourists' curiosity about warm winter products. The creativity of "dialect + scene" not only retained local cultural confidence, but also maintained synchronous communication, allowing Cantonese warmth to achieve "soft touch" and allowing tourists to feel the enthusiasm and sincerity of Guangdong (广东).
Hub Placement: Precisely Attracting Traffic at Airports and Subway Stations
From January to March this year, Guangdong (广东) culture and tourism deeply laid out passenger hubs, implementing differentiated placement strategies at the three key transportation nodes of Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场), Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场), and Harbin Taiping International Airport (哈尔滨太平国际机场). Lightbox advertisements in the international arrival area and domestic departure area of Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场) locked in the sight of travelers; the 14 lightbox combinations at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (上海虹桥国际机场) covered the main channel of Terminal 2, forming a visual matrix.
Through precise placement in subway stations, Guangdong (广东) culture and tourism's warm winter invitation covered business districts such as Wangfujing (王府井) and Xidan (西单) in Beijing (北京), and penetrated into living areas such as Hengshan Road (衡山路) and Siping Road (四平路) in Shanghai (上海), aiming to extend a warm invitation to a wider audience to "Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Guangdong (广东)."
Mutual Tourist Delivery: North-South Linkage Leverages Two-Way Traffic
Harbin (哈尔滨) has always been a major winter tourism destination for Guangdong (广东) tourists, and also an important source of tourists from the north coming to Guangdong (广东) for the winter. From January to March this year, Guangdong (广东) culture and tourism will carry out flash mob activities in popular scenic spots such as Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) and Central Street (中央大街), using the humorous slogan "Old folks, leave the Ice and Snow World to the tourists, please come to Guangdong (广东) for the Chinese New Year" to attract local tourists to flow in the opposite direction.
Working simultaneously online and offline, Qunar.com and Dianping set up exclusive topic pages, with over 150 online influencers and tourists co-creating high-quality content, constructing a three-dimensional communication matrix; linking with online travel platforms such as Ctrip Travel, Fliggy Travel, and Tongcheng Travel to issue cultural and tourism consumption coupons, forming a marketing closed loop from promotion to consumption.
To strengthen offline interaction, Guangdong (广东) culture and tourism will plan 6 flash mob activities in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and Harbin (哈尔滨) in January 2026, combining folk elements such as "God of Wealth distributing red envelopes" and "Flower basket sisters giving gifts" to allow tourists to feel the warmth of Guangdong (广东) before they even arrive. At the same time, Guangdong (广东) culture and tourism will also jointly conduct in-flight flash mob activities with Hainan Airlines, and launch a ticket lottery event for round-trip flights from Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and Harbin (哈尔滨) to Guangzhou (广州) or Shenzhen (深圳) with Hainan Airlines. It will also carry out strategic cooperation with SF Express, allowing tourists to feel the warm affection of Guangdong (广东) through activities such as "sending air tickets + sending luggage express service."
A warm winter trip to Guangdong (广东), encountering a different kind of New Year flavor. In recent years, Guangdong (广东) has continued to deeply cultivate the "Please come to Guangdong (广东) for the Chinese New Year" festival brand, relying on diverse culture, distinctive cuisine, and warm climate to create new choices for Spring Festival travel. This winter, we sincerely invite tourists at home and abroad to visit Guangdong (广东), feel the Cantonese warmth in the fragrant tea, taste the Lingnan (岭南) New Year flavor in the bustling city streets, and unlock a warm winter experience in the warm sunshine and breeze, making Guangdong (广东) your favorite choice for Spring Festival travel, and embarking on a Lingnan (岭南) journey intertwined with warmth and joy!
Data source: Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (广东省文化和旅游厅)
Return to TopDuran (Deputy Director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, China Institute of International Studies)
George Yeo (Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Visiting Scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore)
Bedi Budiman (Founder of the Bandung Geopolitical Studies Association, Indonesia)
Kazbek Meirkel'dinov (Member of the National Kurultai under the President of Kazakhstan)
Hoo Yuu-Sea (Principal Advisor, Pacific Research Center of Malaysia)
In April 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the Central Conference on Work Relating to Neighboring Countries that "taking the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness as the basic guideline" has become an important guideline for guiding China's relations with neighboring countries.
Asian values are rooted in Asia's long-standing civilizational traditions, embody the common value pursuits of Asian countries, reflect the universal aspirations of the Asian people for a better life, and serve as an important spiritual guide for building an Asian community with a shared future. This issue invites five experts and scholars from Asian countries to share their thoughts on the connotation and significance of Asian values.
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Chinese civilization is the deepest source of vitality for Asian values.
Duran: Asian values are the crystallization of civilization that has been accumulated by various ethnic groups in Asia over thousands of years of interaction and exchange. Chinese civilization is the deepest source of vitality for Asian values. Confucianism's advocacy of "harmony without uniformity" (和而不同) and "harmonious coexistence of all nations" (协和万邦), Taoism's pursuit of "unity of man and nature" (天人合一), and Mohism's advocacy of "universal love and non-aggression" (兼爱非攻) all embody the spiritual core of peaceful coexistence and inclusive mutual learning. The ancient Silk Road is a historical witness to China's mutual exchange of needed goods and mutually beneficial win-win situation with Asian countries. Chinese civilization and Indian civilization, Islamic civilization, and other diverse civilizations have blended with each other, nurturing a spiritual tradition of mutual respect, advocating peace, and valuing development.
In modern times, Asian countries have suffered from the pain of colonialism, and the national independence movements after World War II gave rise to a common demand for opposing hegemony and pursuing equality. In 1954, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence jointly advocated by China, India, and Myanmar were the first to transform Asian wisdom into modern international relations norms. In the 1970s and 1980s, the rise of the "Four Asian Dragons" promoted the formation of the value concept of "development first, collective collaboration," demonstrating an Asian cultural consciousness different from the Western model. Entering the new era, China adheres to the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in its neighborhood diplomacy, and puts forward the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness based on a series of concepts and initiatives such as the "Asian Security Concept" and the "Asian Community with a Shared Future." This is not only an inheritance and promotion of Asian history and culture, but also a vivid practice of promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.
George Yeo: Asian values have a profound historical accumulation. Asian civilization spans thousands of years, experiencing periodic ups and downs. Through long-term insights into the development of human history, it has gradually formed a value system that emphasizes responsibility, order, and harmony. Whether it is the Chinese Confucian concept of "cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world" (修身齐家治国平天下), the traditional Indian social concept of valuing family continuity, or the Islamic civilization's strict norms on group order, the common point is to take the family as the root, responsibility as the foundation, and group harmony as the priority. Because of this, Asian civilizations generally advocate resolving differences and contradictions through seeking common ground while reserving differences rather than conflict and confrontation. Due to its diverse population composition and different cultural backgrounds, Singapore has effectively implemented "harmony without uniformity" (和而不同) in its long-term governance practice, which can be regarded as a miniature sample of practicing Asian values, proving that Asian values can play an important guiding role in modern national governance.
Kazbek Meirkel'dinov: Peace is the cornerstone of development, and only a safe and stable environment can ensure the continuous progress of the economy and society. Cooperation is the only way to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and interconnectedness in various fields can gather development synergy. Openness stimulates innovation and prosperity, and promotes technological exchange, market integration, and efficient allocation of resources. Inclusiveness respects the diversity of civilizations and advocates achieving harmonious coexistence and common progress while adhering to one's own characteristics. China's proposal of Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness responds to the practical needs of regional countries and builds a solid foundation of value consensus and trust for the entire Asia.
Bedi Budiman: At the Bandung Conference in 1955, representatives from 29 countries and regions in Asia and Africa gathered in Indonesia, sending out a strong voice of the times for unity, self-reliance, and independent development, and forming the Bandung Spirit of unity, friendship, and cooperation. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are an important part of the Bandung Spirit and have become an important guiding concept for Asian countries to carry out cooperation. At a time when geopolitical competition is intensifying, the climate crisis is prolonged, and the technological divide is widening, China's proposal of Asian values is of contemporary significance. It is a reaffirmation of Asian common values and reflects the firm will of Asian countries to adhere to their civilizational roots and coexist interdependently in the process of pursuing modernization.
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The "Asian Miracle" cannot be separated from the support and guidance of Asian values.
Duran: In the past few decades, Asia has risen as a whole, creating a "Asian Miracle" of long-term rapid growth and becoming an important engine of global growth. Behind this process is the spiritual support and practical guidance of Asian values. Asian countries do not engage in ideological demarcation, but embrace the wave of globalization with an open attitude. From the establishment of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, Asia has built the world's largest free trade area. Under the value leadership of openness and inclusiveness, it has formed a you-in-me, me-in-you industrial chain and supply chain network, showing a diverse and symbiotic development trend full of resilience.
Bedi Budiman: Asian values can strengthen the determination of regional countries to follow the path of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, rather than sliding into a model of camp confrontation. It can not only help Asian countries better cope with traditional and emerging challenges, but also provide a new path for world peace and development - promoting cooperation under the premise of adhering to common values, and enhancing inclusiveness and understanding while respecting differences.
Asia has demonstrated the possibility of building a peaceful, stable, and multipolar order with its prosperous development. The value concepts emphasized by Asia have been deeply integrated into contemporary South-South cooperation practices. The proposal and practice of Asian values will enable Southern countries to strive for greater say in shaping the future international order.
Hoo Yuu-Sea: Asian values are not abstract concepts, but pragmatic development strategies formed in Asia's long-term development practice. Asian values do not advocate camp confrontation, nor do they force ideological consistency. Instead, they advocate seeking consensus in differences, promoting development through cooperation, and enhancing mutual understanding through cultural exchanges and dialogue. This is in line with the reality of the coexistence of diverse civilizations in Asia and provides thinking for regional countries to cope with complex changes.
Kazbek Meirkel'dinov: Asian countries adhere to the dual-wheel drive of economy and security, coordinate traditional and non-traditional security issues, and jointly promote regional comprehensive governance, moving towards modernization together. Asian values have created a governance paradigm different from Western confrontational thinking by reconstructing the dialectical relationship between security and development. The "Shanghai Spirit," which mainly includes "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of common development," is closely related to Asian values. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has always adhered to the "Shanghai Spirit" and expanded cooperation from traditional border security to fields such as digital economy and energy security, creating a new cooperation model of unity, collaboration, openness, win-win, and inclusive mutual learning among countries with different social systems and development paths.
George Yeo: At a critical juncture of deep adjustment in the global order, Asia has the ability to become an important booster of global cooperation. Whether it is the rapid development of regional trade ties or the continuous improvement of cross-border infrastructure networks, it shows the consensus of regional countries to promote common development through mutually beneficial cooperation. Asia also provides new ideas for global governance with its unique value choices. Asian civilization respects differentiation and emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of different systems. Its governance philosophy emphasizes balance and equality, providing important inspiration for achieving harmony without uniformity in a multipolar world.
China is an important representative of Asian civilization. Chinese-style modernization adheres to the people-centered approach and benefits the vast majority of people through education popularization, infrastructure construction, and social governance innovation. China's development has made more and more countries realize that modernization is not about copying a certain system, but about finding a development path that suits their own national conditions.
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China is a firm advocate and active practitioner of Asian values.
Duran: From being poor and weak to becoming the world's second largest economy, China has proved the strong vitality of Asian values with facts. China has created a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction through reform and opening up, and has jumped from a low-income country to an upper-middle-income country, providing a development model for many developing countries in Asia. China has taken the initiative to build regional cooperation platforms and inject development momentum into Asia. China has promoted the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the New Development Bank of BRICS countries, deepened the alignment of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with the development plans of regional countries, and driven the trade growth and industrial upgrading of neighboring countries, forming a virtuous circle of "China's development - regional benefit."
China has always adhered to the path of peaceful development and has become a "ballast stone" for stability in Asia. In the face of the rise of unilateralism and protectionism in the global turbulent changes, China firmly safeguards multilateralism and free trade, and strives to create a stable development environment for Asian countries. China practices the objective and fair, both symptomatic and radical Chinese approach to solving hotspot issues, and joins hands with Asian countries to cope with non-traditional security challenges, consolidating the foundation of the regional security community. A China that adheres to peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness has not only achieved great achievements in its own development, but also provided strong impetus, broad space, and strong support for Asia's development and revitalization.
George Yeo: China's proposal to build a human community with a shared future and the four major global initiatives provide regional countries with a more inclusive cooperation framework than traditional international relations theories. These concepts and initiatives inherit and expand the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, emphasize respecting differences, embracing diversity, and achieving common security and common development, which are more in line with the realistic needs of a diverse world.
With the continuous growth of China's economy and the increasing demand for regional cooperation, cross-border infrastructure construction has become an effective way to promote common prosperity, and high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become an important platform for promoting regional connectivity. Sufficient and efficient supply of infrastructure has made up for the development shortcomings of regional countries and promoted the continuous deepening of regional cooperation.
Bedi Budiman: Adhering to the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, China participates in regional affairs governance through pragmatic cooperation rather than geopolitical games, and is committed to building equal and mutually beneficial partnerships, injecting strong impetus into the development of regional countries. By providing more diversified funding channels, broader market space, and more advanced technical support, China effectively supplements and strengthens the current multilateral cooperation mechanism, and promotes the formation of a more open, inclusive, and sustainable development pattern. Cooperation with China helps Indonesia participate more deeply in regional and global value chains, providing an inexhaustible driving force for Indonesia to achieve sustainable development.
Hoo Yuu-Sea: The cooperation between Malaysia and China is a vivid embodiment of Asian values. China has been Malaysia's largest trading partner for many years. After the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, the supply chain relationship between the two countries is closer, and cooperation in digital economy, electric vehicles, green energy and other fields is constantly deepening. The benefits brought by peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness are reflected in all aspects of Malaysia's economic and social development, especially the East Coast Rail Link under construction in Malaysia, which will not only improve the level of interconnection within Malaysia, but also promote Malaysia to play a more important role in the regional trade network.
Kazbek Meirkel'dinov: China has long been committed to promoting international cooperation and safeguarding multilateralism. Within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Kazakhstan and China are working together to combat terrorism, separatism, and extremism. Under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, the two countries continue to promote economic and trade cooperation and deepen exchanges in various fields. Confucius Institutes, Luban Workshops, and Chinese Cultural Centers have been established one after another, and cultural exchanges have been deepening. In cooperation, the sense of identity with the pursuit of common values has gradually deepened. Looking to the future, it is crucial to continue to expand regional cooperation in accordance with Asian values, and open cooperation will benefit every Asian country.
(Reported by Qu Pei, Zhang Niansheng, Bai Yuanqi, Cao Shiyun, and Li Qiang, reporters of this newspaper)
By: 张 风
As an important symbolic concept of major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, especially neighborhood diplomacy, Asian values are based on the similar historical experiences, common development practices, and identical dream pursuits of Asian countries, and are the spiritual wealth summarized in long-term exploration.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the economic rise of the "Four Asian Tigers" triggered extensive discussions in the international community on the Asian development model. "Asian values," as a philosophy of life that differs from the Western emphasis on individualism, began to enter the vision of political and academic circles. Entering the 21st century, Asia's position in the global political and economic landscape has significantly improved, and discussions on Asian development paths and value systems have deepened. More and more Asian countries have realized that Asian countries do not need to copy Western values. As long as they are based on their own national conditions, they can embark on a path of modernization that suits them.
Since the new era, the theoretical construction and practical advancement of Asian values have taken key steps. In 2015, President Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference "to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind by moving towards a community with a shared future for Asia," emphasizing adherence to mutual respect and equal treatment among countries, adherence to win-win cooperation and common development, adherence to achieving common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security, and adherence to the compatibility and mutual learning of different civilizations. In 2019, China hosted the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, advocating the construction of a peaceful and tranquil, jointly prosperous, open and integrated Asia. In 2021, at the Commemorative Summit Marking the 30th Anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations, China explicitly proposed jointly safeguarding and promoting Asian values. In 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered a written speech to the international symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy, summarizing "Asian values with peace, cooperation, inclusiveness, and integration as the core." In April 2025, the Central Conference on Work Relating to Neighboring Countries further summarized it as "Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness," highlighting the important position of this concept in China's promotion of work relating to neighboring countries.
From the common values of all mankind to Asian values, the key to why Chinese concepts can gather broad consensus is that they can provide guidance for creating a better future for mankind. Within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China and regional countries have transformed the thousands of miles of borders into a bond of friendship, mutual trust, and cooperation, solidly promoted law enforcement and security cooperation, properly managed and handled contradictions and differences, clearly opposed external interference, and maintained regional peace and tranquility. Against the backdrop of the accelerated restructuring of the global industrial chain and the rise of protectionism, the upgraded Protocol 3.0 of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area was officially signed, which is regarded as the most systematic and influential regional economic and trade upgrade arrangement in recent years, promoting in-depth docking in areas such as digital trade, green economy, and production and supply chains.
During the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, China emphasized jointly building an open Asia-Pacific economy that is inclusive and beneficial to all, unswervingly expanding high-level opening up, and continuously providing new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific and the world with new achievements in Chinese-style modernization. From continuously promoting institutional opening up to actively aligning with high-standard international economic and trade rules, China's opening-up commitments are being transformed into a driving force for regional growth. The high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" continues to deepen and become more practical, and the four major global initiatives are promoted in coordination. China has always firmly practiced Asian values.
Asian values are the common spiritual wealth of Asian countries and the value foundation that guides Asian countries towards common development and prosperity. When more and more countries move towards each other under the guidance of Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness, Asia will not only achieve its own peaceful development, but also lead mankind towards a better future.
(The author is an international affairs observer)
Return to TopTechnological innovation and industrial innovation are the fundamental paths to developing new quality productive forces. In 2025, relying on innovation to empower high-quality development, with the deep integration of science and technology and industry, the Chinese economy moved forward against pressure, developing towards new and better directions, and the construction of a modern industrial system continued to advance.
Entering 2026, how can we use technological innovation to lead industrial innovation? How can we amplify the multiplier effect of the deep integration of the two? How can the industrial sector seize opportunities and write new chapters? Let's listen to the voices of enterprise R&D leaders.
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Zhou Lei (周雷), Chief Engineer of the AS700 Project at the Special Vehicle Research Institute of Aviation Industry
New Airships Will Fly Higher and Farther
I am from the Special Vehicle Research Institute (特种飞行器研究所) of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (中国航空工业集团). When I graduated with a master's degree, many of my classmates devoted themselves to popular projects such as large aircraft, but I chose to join the Special Vehicle Research Institute because of the word "special" (特). Only after joining the job did I understand that the "special" word means unpopularity—focusing on niche areas such as surface vehicles and airships, with no mature experience to follow, and the technical path relies entirely on independent exploration. However, the inclusive and innovative atmosphere of the Special Vehicle Research Institute allowed me to quickly take root and deeply cultivate the design and research and development of various models and special subject research.
Ten years ago, I became associated with the "Xiangyun" AS700 airship (祥云AS700飞艇), accompanying it through the entire process of design, trial production, test flight, certification, and application. Today, I can proudly introduce that the AS700 is China's first short-range/vertical take-off and landing manned airship developed in accordance with airworthiness regulations and with completely independent intellectual property rights.
Looking back at 2025, in February, we successfully completed the first scientific flight of the electric AS700D; in September, the AS700 flew over the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge (花江峡谷大桥), the "world's highest bridge," in Guizhou (贵州), verifying the airship's environmental adaptability in plateau areas; in December, the AS700 obtained the first national production license for domestically produced manned airships.
In the eyes of some people, airships may still be "products of the last century," but with the accelerated iteration of new technologies and new scenarios, new airships have ushered in development opportunities. In the segmented field of the low-altitude economy, the advantages of airships, such as high safety and reliability, low-altitude slow speed, long dwell time, and green environmental protection, will all find their uses.
Along the way, we have used the scientific research perseverance of 板凳坐得十年冷 (bǎn dèng zuò dé shí nián lěng - "sitting on a bench for ten years feels cold," enduring long periods of research) to promote the AS700 to complete the leap from technology verification to market application, officially opening the curtain on the mass production of airships.
The AS700 has achieved several firsts in technology, for example, the first realization of the localization of the main materials of airships, the first breakthrough in the lightweight and low-cost capsule structure design, the first mastery of the key technology of thrust vector synchronous servo control of airships, and the first equipment of a domestically produced airship-specific integrated avionics system. Relying on the advantages of the new national system, we have jointly formed cross-field teams with universities and research institutes to overcome difficulties. It can be said that every take-off of this "Xiangyun" (祥云) is not a solitary battle, but a group of people, with the same heart, heading towards the same goal.
From the "laboratory" into the "big market," the AS700 has already "bloomed and borne fruit." Currently, a total of 42 aircraft have been signed, and there are application cases in Guanling (关岭), Guizhou (贵州), Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江), Taicang (太仓), Jiangsu (江苏), Yangshuo (阳朔), Guangxi (广西), and other places.
In the new year, I hope that "Xiangyun" (祥云) will fly higher and farther. We will focus on "fulfilling orders and verifying models," promote the AS700 to accelerate its implementation in scenarios such as low-altitude tourism and emergency rescue, so that "air services" can benefit ordinary life and help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, and empower the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy with hardcore innovation.
(Interview and compilation by Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕), reporter of this newspaper)
Jia Lianhui (贾连辉), Chief Engineer of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group (中国中铁装备集团)
Writing Drawings and Code on the Construction Site
At the mouth of the Yangtze River (长江) flowing into the sea, the construction of the Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel (崇太长江隧道) of the new Shanghai-Nanjing-Hefei high-speed railway (上海至南京至合肥高铁) is in full swing.
The Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel (崇太长江隧道) is a key control project of the "two major" (两重) projects along the Yangtze River high-speed railway (沿江高铁), and it is also China's first cross-river tunnel designed with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The "Leading" (领航号), the world's largest diameter high-speed railway shield machine developed by us, is responsible for the tunneling task.
In 2025, the "Leading" (领航号) passed multiple hurdles: it successfully crossed the deepest part of the Yangtze River underwater, 89 meters from the river surface, realizing "zero disturbance" to the Yangtze River's ecology; the tunneling broke through the 10,000-meter mark, breaking the world record for the one-time continuous tunneling of a 15-meter-class shield machine.
As the construction of the Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel (崇太长江隧道) moves towards the "last kilometer," in order to ensure the high-quality and high-efficiency construction of the project, we have launched new equipment: the world's largest diameter vertical shaft boring machine "Qiming" (启明号).
Why develop "Qiming" (启明号)? This is to solve the construction pain points on the project site. The Chongtai Yangtze River Tunnel (崇太长江隧道) is divided into water area tunneling and land area tunneling. The geology of the water and land sections is completely different, and the skills required for the shield machine are also different. Therefore, after completing the water area construction, it is necessary to excavate an equipment maintenance shaft to allow engineers to come to the top of the "Leading" (领航号) host to repair and maintain it.
Traditional vertical shafts generally use the "manual + semi-mechanical" construction method. Construction personnel need to enter the foundation pit for operation, and may face safety risks such as collapse and sudden surge at any time. Not only is the construction risk high, but the construction period is also long.
Based on this realistic demand, China Railway Equipment (中铁装备) launched the forward-looking research and development of vertical shaft boring machines in 2019. From solving the construction method problems of mechanized vertical shaft construction, proposing equipment requirements to dismantling research and development tasks, and tackling key core components one by one, China Railway Equipment (中铁装备) started with small diameters and promoted the gradual maturity of vertical shaft boring machine products.
It is precisely based on the technical reserves of the past 6 years, coupled with close cooperation with the industrial chain customer China Railway Tunnel Bureau (中铁隧道局), that we completed the research and development of "Qiming" (启明号) in only 1 year. "Qiming" (启明号) has an excavation diameter of 24 meters and a maximum excavation depth of 150 meters, which can realize efficient tunneling of "manned duty and unmanned operation."
According to the plan, "Qiming" (启明号) will start in January 2026. This brand-new research and development result will be transformed into real productivity, helping to increase the efficiency of vertical shaft operations by 3 times and reduce the number of personnel by 3/4, fundamentally avoiding various safety hazards of underground operations.
Looking forward to 2026, we will adhere to demand-driven innovation, promote the deep linkage between the R&D center and industrial scenarios, write drawings and code on the construction site, not only help enterprises achieve better development, but also solve the pain points and blockages of downstream industries, and continue to brighten the "China Construction" (中国建造) gold business card.
In the future, China Railway Equipment (中铁装备) will focus on promoting the intelligent, green, and integrated development of the shield machine industry. By building a large model in the vertical field, we will help the shield machine realize autonomous decision-making tunneling; through process innovation and equipment upgrades, we will realize green construction; by exploring diversified application scenarios, we will promote the expansion of shield machines from the transportation field to the mining, water conservancy, hydropower, and other fields, providing equipment assistance for China to fully develop underground space.
(Interview and compilation by Li Xinping (李心萍), reporter of this newspaper)
Wang Shiyu (王世宇), Deputy General Manager of Dalian Rongke Energy Storage Technology Development Co., Ltd. (大连融科储能技术发展有限公司)
New Energy Storage Sets Sail with "Vanadium"
One stack container above and two electrolyte containers below, stacked together is the vanadium flow battery energy storage system we produce. Each set of products can store 3,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of a household for about one year.
Vanadium flow batteries are a type of new energy storage technology route, with a service life of more than 20 years, a storage time of more than 4 hours, and resistance to high and low temperatures. Previously, due to raw materials, costs, and other restrictions, it was still far from large-scale application. In the past two years, the R&D team has realized the localization of vanadium flow battery electrode materials and developed efficient additives for vanadium electrolytes, helping vanadium flow batteries to accelerate their entry into the market.
The electrode is the core material of the battery. The thinner it is, the higher the battery energy density and the lower the material cost. In the past, electrode materials were imported from foreign companies, which required 3 to 6 months in advance, and long-term agreements had to be signed for large-scale purchases. Through continuous research and development, the thickness of the electrode materials we developed has been optimized from 6 mm to 2 mm, achieving better performance with less material, and greatly improving the cost performance.
Not only that, an additive independently developed by the R&D team can improve the stability and reliability of the electrolyte, and the frequency of customer downtime maintenance is greatly reduced, thereby improving the full life cycle benefits of the product. Currently, we have built the world's largest vanadium electrolyte production base, and vanadium battery products account for about 60% of the global market.
The achievements of the enterprise are not only due to the improvement of its own innovation capabilities, but also inseparable from industry-university-research cooperation. For example, we have in-depth cooperation with the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (大连化学物理研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院) and other scientific research institutes, using their respective resources and technical advantages to carry out market-leading product and technology development cooperation, and accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological innovation achievements into real productivity; for example, we have formed a cross-disciplinary professional R&D team covering high-performance vanadium materials, core components of stacks, and battery system development, relying on continuous high-intensity R&D investment, systematically promoting forward-looking technology layout, product iteration, and process optimization.
Currently, the installed capacity of new energy storage in the country has exceeded 100 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 40% of the global total. With the full entry of new energy into the market, power generation companies are forced to generate electricity cleverly and well, and further improve their competitiveness. As an important adjustment method, the future development prospects of new energy storage are worth looking forward to.
Next, we hope to further improve the power density of the stack and reduce costs and increase efficiency through technological breakthroughs, structural design upgrades, and large-scale production, and strive to reduce the cost per kilowatt-hour to about 1/3 of the current level in the next few years. At the same time, we will strengthen the integrated innovation of scientific and technological research and development, application scenario construction, and other links, apply more scientific and technological innovation achievements to the industrial chain, promote them to industrial parks, computing facilities, communication base stations, etc., and expand more segmented markets.
The deep integration of science and technology and industry requires both market promotion and policy guidance. In recent years, relevant departments and local governments have provided a lot of support in terms of resources and platforms, and we also look forward to further strengthening the forward-looking layout and policy support for long-term energy storage, and promoting China's leading energy storage technology to the world.
(Interview and compilation by Ding Yiting (丁怡婷), reporter of this newspaper)
Zhang Junbin (张峻彬), Founder and CEO of Narwal (云鲸智能)
Turning Service Blind Spots into Growth Highlights
Sales in the North American market increased by 48% year-on-year, and revenue in the European market increased by 67% year-on-year... During the "Black Friday" shopping season in 2025, Narwal's (云鲸智能) robot vacuum cleaner delivered a bright report card.
The reason why robot vacuum cleaners can change from "new species" to "hot products" is the consistent adherence to innovation. As early as 3 years ago, the Narwal (云鲸智能) R&D team discovered through hundreds of pre-research and tests that the live water crawler structure has higher cleaning efficiency and better user experience compared to the traditional roller structure. From "washing the mop by itself" to "automatically supplying and draining water like a washing machine" to "real-time cleaning the mop with hot live water while mopping the floor," our products are constantly innovating and selling well in more than 50 countries and regions.
After more than 40 years of development, China's home appliance industry has entered a stage where incremental expansion and stock renewal are equally important. In order to find new growth points, we seek answers from innovation and strive to find market increments from differentiation.
On the one hand, we are working hard to tackle core technologies. In recent years, Narwal (云鲸智能) has relied on independent research and development to build a core technology map of binocular vision technology, artificial intelligence large models, etc., and has applied for more than 1,400 patent achievements. In 2025, a dedicated embodied intelligence team was also formed, with R&D personnel accounting for more than 40%. On the other hand, optimize supply chain management. At present, the company's core components have achieved comprehensive localization.
Currently, our engineers are working hard to develop a family embodied intelligence product. This robot can not only clean along a set route, but also extend its robotic arm to tidy up scattered items.
The more China's economy moves towards high quality, the higher the requirements for innovation. In 2026, we will continue to deeply cultivate the field of robotics, driven by both technological innovation and intelligent manufacturing, and constantly improve market competitiveness, and help China's manufacturing move to a higher level.
Today's China has the advantages of a super-large market and a complete industrial system. This is our solid foundation for coping with challenges and overcoming difficulties, and it also provides the best soil for accelerating the cultivation and growth of new quality productive forces and seeking development through innovation. We firmly believe that by continuously overcoming technical difficulties and constantly eliminating service blind spots, the current market pain points will inevitably be transformed into future growth highlights, converging into a strong support for accelerating the construction of a manufacturing powerhouse.
(Interview and compilation by Han Xin (韩鑫), reporter of this newspaper)
Huang Wei (黄伟), Founder and CEO of Unisound (云知声)
Making Large Models More Knowledgeable and Easier to Use
At present, artificial intelligence technology is accelerating its deep integration with the real economy. For example, in the hepatology clinic of the Shunyi Hospital (顺义院区) of Beijing Friendship Hospital (北京友谊医院), when the attending doctor completes the consultation, the medical clinic "intelligent body" automatically generates electronic medical records, including chief complaint, present history of illness, past history, examination suggestions, etc. The doctor only needs to click the mouse, and the system directly archives it.
This set of "intelligent body" is a fusion project built by our company based on the Unisound (云知声) Shanhai large model (山海大模型). 2025 is the year of the leap of large models from usable to easy to use, and from general to special. In the past, although large models had broad general knowledge capabilities, they often "answered irrelevant questions" in high-professional threshold fields such as medical care, government affairs, and manufacturing. In the past year, we have truly made the Unisound (云知声) Shanhai large model (山海大模型) "knowledgeable" by injecting millions of levels of industry professional data. As of now, the Unisound (云知声) Shanhai large model (山海大模型) has been applied in multiple scenarios such as medical care, transportation, and government affairs. Among them, the Unisound (云知声) smart medical solution has been applied in 400 hospitals.
The older generation of Chinese entrepreneurs solved the problem of "having or not," and our generation of technology entrepreneurs must respond to the problem of "strong or not," and dare to be "special forces" that penetrate into the capillaries of the industry—not seeking large scale, but being able to be accurate, deep, and thorough in key links.
To form long-term accumulated "hard skills" in the vertical field, it depends on innovation. As of now, our R&D investment accounts for more than 35% of revenue, and we have applied for more than 1,300 invention patents, of which more than 90% focus on underlying technologies.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposal puts forward "promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation" and "strengthening the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation." This makes me more deeply aware that we must strengthen original innovation and key core technology research, produce more iconic original achievements, and accelerate the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements in specific application scenarios, so that large models can truly serve the front line of the industry.
In the next 3 years, artificial intelligence will further develop from a tool to an intelligent body, showing a trend of being able to perceive, think, execute, and self-evolve. Unisound (云知声) will focus on expanding into new tracks such as energy, finance, and high-end intelligent manufacturing, and continue to use general artificial intelligence technology to create practical and easy-to-use industry intelligent bodies to empower industrial development.
(Interview and compilation by Liu Wenxin (刘温馨), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 刘志强
In his 2026 New Year's message, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The deep integration of science and technology with industry, the emergence of innovative achievements, the competition in artificial intelligence large models, new breakthroughs in independent research and development of chips, and China has become one of the fastest-growing economies in terms of innovation."
Having passed the "14th Five-Year Plan," the deep integration of science and technology with industry has yielded fruitful results, and the real economy has become more prosperous—
Scientific and technological strength is growing day by day. "Chang'e" landing on the moon, "Tianhe" stationed in space, "Beidou" networking, and the C919 large aircraft achieving commercial flight... Major scientific and technological achievements have emerged one after another, and the construction of an innovative country is advancing steadily. In 2024, China's total R&D expenditure exceeded 3.6 trillion yuan.
Industrial upgrading is steadily advancing. Annual automobile production and sales have repeatedly hit new highs, the shipbuilding industry's market share leads the world, and future industries such as quantum technology and brain-computer interfaces are booming. The proportion of the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry in the industrial enterprises above the designated size continues to increase.
Technological innovation and industrial innovation are more closely integrated. On the one hand, the main position of enterprises in technological innovation has achieved a new leap. In 2024, 524 Chinese mainland companies entered the global top 2000 industrial R&D investment list, accounting for 26.2% of the listed companies, an increase of 4.8 percentage points compared with 2020. On the other hand, the industrialization of innovative achievements has taken new steps. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the transaction volume of national technology contracts has maintained double-digit growth for many years.
Entering the "15th Five-Year Plan," China's development environment faces profound and complex changes, and technological innovation and industrial innovation will face more pressure and challenges. At this moment, we must unswervingly ignite the innovation engine and inject a continuous stream of power into industrial upgrading.
We must unswervingly overcome innovation bottlenecks and make industrial upgrading more confident. Key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for. Only independent innovation can solve the "stranglehold" problem. In recent years, we have deeply cultivated fields such as 5G, high-speed rail, nuclear power, and Beidou navigation, and overcome a number of key core technologies, but there are still many shortcomings in fields such as integrated circuits, industrial machine tools, basic software, and advanced materials. To this end, we must focus on these areas, give full play to the advantages of the new national system, increase efforts, and coordinate efforts to accelerate decisive breakthroughs, so as to gain the initiative in fierce international competition.
We must unswervingly promote innovation integration and make industrial upgrading more dynamic. Technological innovation and industrial innovation are intertwined and complementary. Without technological innovation, industrial innovation will lack a source of living water; without industrial innovation, technological innovation will also lack a "place to use its talents." During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must further solve the problem of the "two skins" of science and technology and industry. By promoting scenario innovation, building pilot platforms, and improving the standard system, we will unblock the blockages and bottlenecks in the path of technology and products from the "laboratory" to the "production line," promote the accelerated transformation of more scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, and open up greater space for industrial development.
We must unswervingly optimize the innovation ecosystem and make industrial upgrading more vibrant. In recent years, relying on the accumulation of technological innovation and the advantages of application scenarios and talent resources, China's R&D and application of artificial intelligence, robots, etc. have been at the forefront of the world. An important manifestation of this is that related field companies have sprung up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Enterprises are the main body of innovation. We must promote the accelerated flow of innovation factors such as talent, capital, and technology to enterprises through policy guidance, mechanism innovation, and ecological optimization, promote the emergence of a group of leading technology enterprises and high-tech enterprises, and then drive the "collective leap" of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and various fields of industry, academia, and research.
Pursuing the new and moving towards the high, climbing endlessly. Today's China is striding from a large manufacturing country to a strong manufacturing country. Promoting technological innovation and industrial innovation in an integrated manner, and opening up the channel from a strong technology country to a strong industry country, a strong economy country, and a strong country, Chinese manufacturing will flourish, and Chinese-style modernization will reap a more solid material and technical foundation.
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Return to TopThe deep integration and development of culture and tourism is of great significance for meeting the people's needs for a better life, empowering economic and social development, and building a strong cultural country and a strong tourism country. The Liangzhu Ruins trace the roots of civilization, the Sanxingdui relics demonstrate the splendor of ancient Shu, and intangible cultural heritages such as Yingge Dance and the Zanhua Encirclement (簪花圍) are焕发新生 **焕发新生** (huàn fā xīn shēng - "radiate new life," to regain vitality; to be rejuvenated)... A series of vivid practices of deep integration and development of culture and tourism outline a vigorous picture of "poetry and distance" complementing each other and being perfectly integrated, better meeting the people's expectations for a better life.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward that "we should promote the deep integration of culture and tourism, vigorously develop the cultural tourism industry, and empower economic and social development with culture." Adhering to the principle of "cultivating tourism with culture and highlighting culture with tourism," promoting the integration of culture and tourism to a deeper level, allowing cultural confidence to permeate life and gather strength, continuously adding color to a better life, and injecting spiritual impetus into national rejuvenation.
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Ma Bin (麻斌), Head of the Xuankong Temple Scenic Area (悬空寺景区) of the Hengshan Scenic Area Management Center (恒山风景名胜区管理中心) in Shanxi Province (山西省):
"Wukong" Ignites Ancient Building Tourism
"Spectacular!" During the New Year's Day holiday, tourists stopped at the best photo spot in front of the Xuankong Temple (悬空寺) on Hengshan Mountain (恒山) in Hunyuan County (浑源县), Datong (大同), Shanxi (山西), and couldn't help but admire the ancient buildings built into the cliff face. The Xuankong Temple, built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏) and whose existing main structure is a legacy of the Ming (明) and Qing (清) dynasties, is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architectural art.
Stepping into the Jinlong Gorge (金龙峡谷), on the west side of the Cuiping Peak (翠屏峰) cliff, a three-story ancient pavilion stands quietly. The Dougong (斗拱) and flying eaves seem to "grow" out of the cliff face, supported only by a row of wooden pillars as thick as bowls, carrying dangerous rocks above and facing deep valleys below. On the corridor, tourists are like a long dragon, looking at the wonder and ingenuity of this "aerial pavilion," which makes everyone feel shocked.
"Everyone, please don't rush. The ancient buildings have limited capacity, so please queue up in an orderly manner to visit." Ma Bin (麻斌), 52, the head of the Xuankong Temple Scenic Area (悬空寺景区) of the Hengshan Scenic Area Management Center (恒山风景名胜区管理中心) in Shanxi Province (山西省), has been stationed here for 28 years. "The changes can be said to be earth-shattering."
In the past two years, with the popularity of "Black Myth: Wukong" (《黑神话：悟空》), this ancient temple, which served as a filming location, has welcomed tourists from all over the world. In 2024, the scenic area received more than 2.3 million tourists; in 2025, it exceeded 3 million, and tourism revenue reached more than 90 million yuan, an increase of more than 50% compared with various data before 2020.
Behind the traffic is the precise effort of cultural and tourism integration. In 2024, Shanxi Province (山西省) launched the "Tour Shanxi with Wukong" (跟着悟空游山西) campaign, using popular IP as a link to connect Shanxi's (山西) characteristic cultural and tourism resources such as the Xuankong Temple (悬空寺) on Hengshan Mountain (恒山) and the Yungang Grottoes (云冈石窟), and designed exclusive tour routes for tourists. The event was accompanied by the launch of cultural and creative products such as "Customs Clearance Documents" (通关文牒). Tourists holding the documents stamped at various attractions while learning about the history and culture of ancient buildings.
"In recent years, there has been a significant increase in foreign tourists." Ma Bin (麻斌) introduced that with the continuous release of visa-free policy dividends, many overseas tourists have come to visit the Xuankong Temple (悬空寺). "Many foreigners are impressed by the art of ancient Chinese architecture and are becoming more and more interested in traditional Chinese culture."
In the past two years, trendy cultural and creative products have frequently become popular, and the "Quicksand Fridge Magnet" independently developed by the scenic area has become popular all over the Internet. Ma Bin (麻斌) shook the fridge magnet in his hand. The fridge magnet is slightly narrower than a mobile phone. Wukong (悟空) in the black background pattern is holding a golden cudgel and looking at the Xuankong Temple (悬空寺) from afar. As the fridge magnet is flipped, the golden quicksand slowly fades away, and the ancient building pattern covered by golden sand slowly appears. "This cultural and creative product ranks among the top three in national cultural and creative single product sales, and online sales are even in short supply!"
The surge in tourists tests the scenic area's reception capacity. "In the past, the daily carrying capacity was only 15,000 people, but now the daily reception capacity can reach 46,000 people." Ma Bin (麻斌) said that the scenic area has now opened up a circular tour route, optimized the shuttle bus schedule, and bid farewell to the congestion of "unified import and export," making the tour experience more comfortable.
The ancient building craze has driven county tourism. Today's Hunyuan (浑源), the ancient city streets are crowded with tourists, the aroma of Hunyuan Jelly (浑源凉粉) is overflowing, and the cultural and tourism effect of the Xuankong Temple (悬空寺) continues to radiate, forming a consumption pattern of "one place is hot, the whole area is hot."
"IP traffic, business upgrade, cultural and tourism fever is turning our local single-point check-in into full-area consumption." Ma Bin (麻斌) is full of expectations for the future. "I hope there will be more popular cultural IPs to continuously rejuvenate the ancient buildings and let more people fall in love with Shanxi (山西) and understand China."
(Our reporter Zheng Yangyang (郑洋洋))
Liu Lu (刘璐), Head of the Explanation Group of the Social Education Department of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院):
Chinese and Foreign Audiences Appreciate the Treasures of Civilization
In the cold winter season, the Guanzhong (关中) region has just experienced a snowfall. The Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院), located in Lintong District (临潼区), Xi'an City (西安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), is crowded with people.
At 8:30 in the morning, Liu Lu (刘璐), head of the explanation group of the Social Education Department of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) and a first-level Chinese-English bilingual guide, received a team from Beijing (北京) and began a day's work.
Arriving in front of the terracotta warrior formation, each terracotta warrior silently tells a thousand years of history. In the team, the audience either stopped to look closely or whispered to each other, immersed in the magnificent atmosphere of the Qin Empire (秦帝国). The terracotta warriors have a thousand faces and exquisite craftsmanship. Each Qin warrior's dress and expression are unique, which is deeply shocking.
"When I meet an audience who likes cultural relics, I will innovate the explanation method and increase the interactive links according to their interests." Liu Lu (刘璐) said, "In the eyes of cultural and museum people, every terracotta warrior is a 'person' with life and emotion, and it is worth people to understand in depth."
In 2026, Xi'an's (西安) tourism market ushered in a good start. During the New Year's Day holiday, Xi'an (西安) ranked among the top ten popular tourist destinations in the country. Among them, the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (Terracotta Warriors) (秦始皇帝陵博物院 (兵马俑)) ranked first among the popular scenic spots in Xi'an (西安). "During the New Year's Day holiday, we implemented a carrying capacity control of 65,000 tickets per day to enhance the audience's experience." Liu Lu (刘璐) said.
In 2025, the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) received a total of more than 10.97 million visitors, including more than 680,000 foreign visitors. Behind the numbers is the continuous warming of the "cultural and museum fever" and the continuous improvement of the international influence of Chinese culture.
"In recent years, inbound tourism has been heating up, and the number of foreign audiences has obviously increased." Liu Lu (刘璐) introduced that in the face of the increasing international passenger flow, in April 2024, the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) launched the "Overseas Integrated Service Platform," which supports 34 currency settlements and 24 language services, covering 39 countries and regions around the world. As of the end of 2025, the platform has attracted more than 146,200 foreign visitors to book tickets, driving about 615,100 related orders for air tickets and hotels, highlighting the ability of cultural resources to activate the tourism economy.
Online reservations are very convenient, and on-site explanations are also very professional. With the warming of the "cultural and museum fever," cultural and creative stores have also become "popular check-in points." Chess pieces in the shape of terracotta warriors, insulated cups printed with gluttonous patterns... Walking into the cultural and creative store of the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院), the dazzling array of cultural and creative products is irresistible, and audiences from all over the world take cultural and creative products as "cultural tokens" to all over the world. In 2025, the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) launched more than 80 new cultural and creative products. Among them, the popular single product "Soldier Cat Terracotta" became the most popular Qin terracotta warrior cultural and creative product of the year.
"The terracotta warriors are a 'golden business card' of Chinese civilization." Talking about the plans for the new year, Liu Lu (刘璐) is full of confidence. "I hope that through our professional explanations, we can tell the world the story of the terracotta warriors and let more people understand China."
(Gao Bing (高炳), Wang Sanhe (王三合))
Zhang Jian (张健), General Manager of Nanjing Qinhuai River Construction and Development Co., Ltd. (南京秦淮河建设开发有限公司):
"Su Super" Ignites Consumption Fever
At 7 pm on January 4, the five-a-side football field of "Gulou Waterfront · Nanyi Backstreet" (鼓楼水岸·南艺后街) on the banks of the Qinhuai River (秦淮河) in Nanjing (南京) was brightly lit. Inside the field, the players passed, shot, and saved, and a series of actions were smooth and flowing; outside the field, the streets were lined with shops, neon lights flickered, and a strong atmosphere of fireworks came to the face. More than two months after the end of the 2025 "Su Super" (苏超), the "second scene" ignited by the event is still hot, and the passion for football and the life of the market are intertwined and rising.
Zhang Jian (张健), general manager of Nanjing Qinhuai River Construction and Development Co., Ltd. (南京秦淮河建设开发有限公司), which is responsible for the operation of the block, introduced that this riverside land used to be an antique market, and the passenger flow was mainly middle-aged and elderly people. In 2020, the block was renovated and upgraded, and a new street was opened, becoming a waterfront art and life landmark integrating "culture, tourism, business, sports, and art." The holding of the "Su Super" (苏超) league has further injected a strong impetus for the integrated development of culture, tourism and sports into the block. During the event, the average daily passenger flow of the block exceeded 15,000, and a vibrant "Nanjing Fan Gathering Area" (南京球迷集聚区) emerged.
Recalling the hot summer of 2025, Zhang Jian (张健) introduced that many restaurants keenly captured the huge business opportunities brought by the event, installed high-definition electronic screens in prominent positions in the restaurants to broadcast exciting events in real time; purchased atmosphere-creating items such as glow sticks, cheering sticks, stickers, and balloons; the store employees uniformly wore football uniforms and transformed into "football babies," carefully turning the entire store into an immersive viewing space. At the same time, many restaurants timely launched "Su Super Fan Packages" integrating special dishes and viewing discounts.
During the competition, restaurants such as "Chengdu Doll" (成都娃娃) in the block became popular viewing spots. For example, a few days before each game, Xu Kang (徐康), the store manager of "Chengdu Doll" (成都娃娃) restaurant, would have his mobile phone "blown up" just to grab a viewing seat. The hot scene also translated into bright operating data: on weekdays, the restaurant's average daily turnover was stable at about 20,000 yuan, while on "Su Super" (苏超) game days, the daily turnover nearly doubled.
During the "Su Super" (苏超) period, "Nanyi Backstreet" (南艺后街) innovatively integrated the event with its own event IPs such as the "Ice Cream Festival" (冰淇淋节) and the "Qingmu Painting Studio Music Festival" (青木画室音乐节), successfully creating an immersive viewing destination integrating culture, tourism, sports, commerce, art, and exhibitions. The "Su Super" (苏超) event cumulatively boosted the block's merchants' turnover by about 7 million yuan, an increase of about 45% compared with weekdays.
Zhang Jian (张健) introduced that the second "Su Super" (苏超) will be staged in a few months. For this reason, the merchants of "Nanyi Backstreet" (南艺后街) are actively planning. Some catering stores are preparing to innovate on the dishes, trying to cleverly carve the ingredients into football shapes, and embellish miniature goal models on the table to create the fun of a "miniature green field" in a square inch.
The changes in "Nanyi Backstreet" (南艺后街) are a microcosm of Nanjing's (南京市) empowerment of cultural and tourism consumption upgrades and stimulation of new momentum for urban development with high-level sports events. Zhang Jian (张健) said that he expects more high-quality "second scenes" like "Nanyi Backstreet" (南艺后街) to emerge in 2026, preparing richer viewing experience "gift packages" for citizens and tourists, including the majority of fans, accurately guiding the viewing traffic to the blocks and scenic spots, and continuously promoting the transformation of event "traffic" into economic "increment."
(Our reporter Wang Weijian (王伟健))
Shi Peiyi (师培轶), Curator of the Western Xia Mausoleum Museum (西夏陵博物馆):
Regional Linkage Builds a New Pattern of Cultural Tourism
In July 2025, "Western Xia Mausoleum" (西夏陵) was successfully included in the "World Heritage List," becoming China's sixtieth World Heritage Site, and this site, which had been silent for hundreds of years, radiated new vitality.
"The ancient Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) is now using the power of technology to break the 'glass curtain wall' between history and tourists, making history feelable, touchable and interactive." Shi Peiyi (师培轶), curator of the Western Xia Mausoleum Museum (西夏陵博物馆), introduced.
Digital technology is deeply integrated into the entire tour process. Tourists wear AR glasses to walk around the site, and the rammed earth mausoleum in front of them will be "restored" to the original appearance of the royal mausoleum with towering palaces and strict guards hundreds of years ago by digital twin technology. Tourists can "touch" national treasure-level cultural relics such as gilded bronze oxen in virtual scenes to feel their warm texture, and can also participate in "cultural relic restoration" interactions, piecing together pottery fragments and copying murals to feel the fun of archaeological work.
Business integration creates a full-chain cultural consumption scene for the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵). The Western Xia Mausoleum Museum (西夏陵博物馆) draws inspiration from Western Xia (西夏) texts and mural patterns to create and manufacture cultural relic peripherals such as refrigerator magnets and seals, allowing tourists to "bring Western Xia culture home." In order to attract more young people, the Western Xia Mausoleum Museum (西夏陵博物馆) has launched high-quality courses such as "Archaeological Exploration Experience" and "Western Xia Architectural Construction," making it a veritable "living history classroom."
Regional linkage magnifies the value of cultural tourism and builds a global tourism pattern. Shi Peiyi (师培轶) introduced that in the future, the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) will form a cultural tourism linkage belt with surrounding attractions such as Zhenbeibao Film City (镇北堡影视城) and wineries, and launch a special route of "Exploring Western Xia - Film and Television Tracing - Red Wine Tasting." Touch history in the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵), taste Helan Mountain East Foothill (贺兰山东麓) wines at the winery, chase the memory of light and shadow in the film and television city in the evening, and then feel the desert starry sky in the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) at night, forming a tourism experience of "traveling through ancient and modern times in one day and feeling the customs of the whole region." "This will not only extend the tourists' stay time, but also drive the development of surrounding villages, allowing villagers to share the dividends of cultural and tourism development through homestay operations and sales of special agricultural products, and realize the two-way empowerment of cultural protection and rural revitalization." Shi Peiyi (师培轶) said.
Protection first, active utilization. Shi Peiyi (师培轶) introduced that the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) has established a cultural relic database and a complete heritage monitoring system to achieve all-round and real-time monitoring and protection of the site.
In the future, the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) will become a platform for civilization exchange and mutual learning. Multi-language digital guides and international cultural performances will attract global tourists to explore this "mysterious kingdom on the Silk Road" and feel the unique charm of the pluralistic and integrated Chinese civilization. "The Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) is no longer an isolated site group, but a vibrant cultural space. Here, history is no longer distant, tradition is integrated into life, and every tourist can become a perceiver and inheritor of Western Xia culture. When the millennium mausoleum tower meets modern technology, when the heavy history and the vivid business forms blend, the Western Xia Mausoleum (西夏陵) will surely bloom with more brilliant light in the tide of cultural and tourism integration." Shi Peiyi (师培轶) introduced.
(Our reporter Zhang Wen (张文))
Li Mingdi (李鸣镝), General Manager of Shenzhen Huafa Snow World Commercial Operation Co., Ltd. (深圳华发冰雪世界商业经营有限公司):
"Ice and Snow +" Business Forms Meet New Needs
Pushing open the door, the fresh air of minus 6 degrees Celsius mixed with snow particles rushed to the face, and the ski resort, equivalent to 14 standard football fields in size, was crowded with snow friends and very lively. More than 3 months after its opening, Shenzhen Qianhai Huafa Snow World (深圳前海华发冰雪世界) has become a popular check-in place for ski enthusiasts in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区).
"Before we opened, we passed the official competition track certification of the International Ski Federation and became one of the first indoor ski resorts in China to be certified and qualified to hold ISF professional ski competitions." Li Mingdi (李鸣镝), general manager of Shenzhen Huafa Snow World Commercial Operation Co., Ltd. (深圳华发冰雪世界商业经营有限公司), introduced that as the world's largest, most vertical drop, and lowest latitude indoor ski complex, Qianhai Huafa Snow World (前海华发冰雪世界) has a ski resort area of more than 100,000 square meters and has 5 ski runs that meet professional competition standards.
The ski resort has created an ice and snow park of over 4,000 square meters, with more than 10 ice and snow entertainment projects such as snow circle slides, ice sculpture castles, and snow karts. Many parents take their children to the ski resort to experience parent-child projects such as snow karts, and the children often have to play several rounds in one breath before stopping. "The ice and snow park is very popular with family customers, and receives an average of thousands of families every day." Li Mingdi (李鸣镝) said.
For many tourists, the shopping mall of over 50,000 square meters connected to the ski resort is very attractive. In this super complex with ice and snow as the theme, sports scenes such as skiing, diving, rock climbing, and surfing are integrated with hotels, shopping malls, catering, leisure, and other business forms to provide tourists with a one-stop consumption experience.
In addition to ice and snow sports, Qianhai Huafa Snow World (前海华发冰雪世界) is building an extreme sports community - Super Sensory Park (超感公园), which has a 33-meter-deep indoor deep diving pool and rock climbing and other sports venues. "Skiing in summer and diving in winter, there is no off-season all year round. The deep diving pool simulates scenes such as sunrise and sunset and deep-sea blue light through light and shadow, combined with an underwater sound system to simulate an immersive deep-sea environment." Li Mingdi (李鸣镝) introduced that this deep diving pool can meet the diverse needs of professional diving training, leisure exploration, and so on.
Li Mingdi (李鸣镝) introduced that Qianhai Huafa Snow World (前海华发冰雪世界) has now become a new sports consumption landmark in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). More than 30% of consumers come from Hong Kong (香港), and more than 40% come from Shenzhen (深圳) locally. The ski resort has opened a direct bus to Hong Kong (香港), which takes only one hour to reach, which is very convenient for local residents.
(Our reporter Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州))
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In his 2026 New Year's message, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We nourish our spiritual home with culture. The enthusiasm for museums and cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage continues to rise, new members are added to the World Heritage list, the Monkey King and Nezha sweep the globe, and the ancient Chinese style has become the 'top aesthetic' in the eyes of young people. The cultural tourism market is booming, the 'City Super League' and 'Village Super League' are extraordinarily lively, and ice and snow sports ignite winter passion. Tradition and modernity blend together, and Chinese culture shines with even more brilliant light."
As the years change, China achieves new accomplishments every day. During the New Year's holiday, the national cultural tourism consumption market was full of vitality. The impressive data of 142 million domestic tourists and a total of 84.789 billion yuan in domestic tourism expenditure outlined a vivid picture of the integrated development of culture and tourism. Ice and snow tourism and warm winter tourism complement each other, urban leisure and rural tourism enhance each other, and micro-vacation products and distinctive cultural tourism activities are wonderful and diverse, which not only demonstrates the strong resilience of China's cultural tourism industry, but also reflects people's new expectations for a better life under the immersion of cultural confidence.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the integration of culture and tourism has been deeply promoted, and the two-way empowerment of "shaping tourism with culture and highlighting culture with tourism" has cultivated new momentum and shaped new advantages for the cultural tourism industry. From the continuous heating up of cultural heritage tourism and red tourism to the innovative highlights of study tourism and tourism performances, the structural reform of the supply side of cultural tourism has been continuously deepened. The integrated development model of "culture and tourism + hundreds of industries" and "hundreds of industries + culture and tourism" not only enriches people's lives, but also makes the cultural tourism industry an important engine for driving consumption and employment, and continuously injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the economy and society.
The full excavation and revitalization of cultural resources make the integration of culture and tourism more profound and warmer. China has incorporated the integration of culture and tourism into the rating standards of 5A-level tourist attractions and national-level tourist resorts, guiding various regions to create a number of tourist destinations with rich cultural connotations, and launching many distinctive leisure blocks and rural tourist destinations. The tracing of civilization at the Liangzhu Ancient City Site (良渚古城遗址), the textual charm of the oracle bone inscriptions in the Yin Ruins (殷墟), and the mysterious and magnificent cultural relics of Sanxingdui (三星堆) have "brought history and culture to life," driving a substantial increase in the number of tourists. The magnificent Three Gorges Dam (三峡大坝), the cross-sea heroic posture of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥), and the deep-space exploration of the China Sky Eye (中国天眼) have made the achievements of modernization a cultural tourism business card. These practices not only allow tourism to get rid of the superficial model of 走马观花 (zǒu mǎ guān huā - "riding a horse and looking at flowers," to gain only a superficial understanding through cursory observation), but also allow the majority of tourists to appreciate the beauty of nature, feel the beauty of culture, and cultivate the beauty of the soul in tourism.
The in-depth development of cultural tourism integration is reshaping consumption scenarios and enriching the connotation of a better life. With the continuous upgrading of people's spiritual and cultural needs, cultural tourism consumption has shifted from traditional sightseeing to high-quality experiential consumption. "Traveling with performances" has become a new fashion. The cross-city viewing rate of large-scale performances such as concerts and music festivals exceeds 60%, demonstrating the powerful driving effect of cultural IPs on tourism. "Cultural relics tourism," "intangible cultural heritage tourism," and "museum tourism" continue to heat up. The number of visitors received by national museums continues to hit new highs. Guangdong Yingge Dance (广东英歌舞), Fujian Zanhua Encirclement (福建簪花围), and Anhui Fish Lantern (安徽鱼灯) and other intangible cultural heritage projects have become popular, allowing the masses to feel the vitality of outstanding Chinese traditional culture in immersive experiences. The interactive and immersive products spawned by the deep integration of culture, tourism, and technology meet the diverse consumption needs of the masses in innovative forms. This series of changes confirms the important role of cultural tourism integration in meeting the people's growing needs for a better life, and also allows cultural confidence to be continuously enhanced in the virtuous interaction between supply and demand.
The people's yearning for a better life is the starting point and destination of cultural tourism development. Adhering to tourism for the people and tourism for the enjoyment of the people, and continuously optimizing the product structure and enriching the supply system are the inevitable requirements for the high-quality development of the cultural tourism industry. In the new year, it is necessary to continue to promote the integrated development of culture and tourism on a larger scale, at a higher level, and at a higher level, fully release the spillover effect of cultural tourism integration, better empower economic and social development, allow cultural confidence to take root deeper and have more luxuriant branches and leaves, and gather spiritual strength for national rejuvenation.
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The Suzhou Creek is Shanghai's mother river, and my childhood was spent on its banks.
My home was in a lane on the banks of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河). Stepping out of the lane, it was only a few steps to the bridge by the river, where I could watch the scenery on the water. I watched wooden boats emerge from under the bridge, the boat women and children vigorously twisting as they rowed, like they were dancing; a small dog squatted on the bow, looking up at the people on the bridge. I watched small steamships belching black smoke pass through the bridge openings, towing a long line of wooden boats behind them. The elementary school I attended was also on the banks of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河). Looking out from the classroom window, I could see the sparkling waves of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河) and hear the sounds coming from the river. As a child, I played hide-and-seek and explored by the Suzhou Creek (苏州河), witnessed the joys and sorrows of life on the riverbank, and even jumped off the bridge into the river to swim... My childhood memories are intertwined with the Suzhou Creek (苏州河). My novel "Childhood River" (童年河) originated from the Suzhou Creek (苏州河).
"Childhood River" (童年河) is my first novel, and also the book that has introduced me to the most readers in my half-century of writing career. In the 12 years since "Childhood River" (童年河) was published, it has brought me so much joy and surprise. The publication of a novel is like the birth of a child; it will meet many people, make many friends, and connect with many readers who care about and appreciate it. The publication of a book is also like a stream flowing out of a valley, winding forward, splashing countless waves along the way. It is truly a blessing for an author when a novel resonates with readers and circulates among people.
In these 12 years, because of this novel, I have met countless readers from all over the country and even from overseas, including adults of different ages, but more often young readers who have read the book. Enthusiastic readers have expressed their thoughts on reading this book in various ways, including articles published in newspapers and magazines, reading reflections posted online, and letters sent from all over. I have also participated in many different types of book clubs, in libraries, schools, and communities, exchanging views on the book with readers. Many elementary school language teachers read this book with their children in reading classes. The children's understanding and interpretation of "Childhood River" (童年河) surprised and moved me. What made me happiest was the gifts that children gave me after reading "Childhood River" (童年河): beautifully crafted picture albums made by the children themselves. In these albums, young readers used colorful paintings, poems, and commentaries to depict their thoughts and feelings about reading the book. I cherish these gifts from the children and regard them as a wonderful reward for me.
The children not only understand the story of "Childhood River" (童年河) and comprehend the joys, sorrows, and happiness of the characters in the novel, but also connect it to their own childhoods and the stories between themselves and their relatives and friends. One young reader, after finishing the book, exclaimed: Xue Di (雪弟), I want to be your friend!
The children in "Childhood River" (童年河), if they were living and growing up in this world, would be old people now. But the wonderful thing is that when I recall my childhood and return to that sparkling little river, I seem to rejuvenate and return to the distant childhood, becoming a simple and innocent child again, looking around the world with great interest, meeting many different adults and children, and living, creating, exploring, weeping, and laughing with them...
I had this feeling when I was conceiving and writing "Childhood River" (童年河) more than 10 years ago. A friend said that I had found a mysterious passage back to childhood. I don't know where this mysterious passage is. Perhaps it is because my childlike innocence has not faded, and time and space have lost their distance in my writing. Today's children read "Childhood River" (童年河) and do not feel alienated. The joys, sorrows, and happiness of the children in the novel touch their hearts. I think that childlike innocence and true feelings in the world probably will not age and disappear with the years. This is probably why "Childhood River" (童年河) can be accepted by today's young readers.
Xue Di (雪弟) is the protagonist of "Childhood River" (童年河), and many people think that Xue Di (雪弟) is the author himself. Novels are fictional literary works, and Xue Di (雪弟) in "Childhood River" (童年河) is certainly not me. However, many scenes from my childhood life appear on Xue Di (雪弟), and the prototypes of many plot points are my childhood memories. Fiction and reality are intertwined and fused in the novel, making it impossible to separate them.
The teachers and children of my elementary school read "Childhood River" (童年河) and discovered that the elementary school that the protagonist Xue Di (雪弟) attended in the novel was their school. The school built a library for this purpose, named "Childhood River Library" (童年河图书馆). I was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the library. The "Childhood River Library" (童年河图书馆) faces the Suzhou Creek (苏州河), and outside the large glass window of the reading room, the Suzhou Creek (苏州河) is flowing quietly. The muddy river water of the past has become clear. The chaotic docks on the riverbank are gone, and the riverfront has become an endless garden. Countless high-rise buildings have appeared on the riverbank, one after another. The wide river in my memory seems to have shrunk, becoming a small river in the city. What resonates endlessly in my ears is the laughter of children. I looked at the smiling faces of the children surrounding me, and in their bright eyes, I saw the shadow of my own childhood. In the colorful waves of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河), more than 60 years of time seemed to become a moment.
The ripples of "Childhood River" (童年河) have also flowed out of the country and into the world. In recent years, foreign sinologists have been contacting me, wanting to translate this novel into foreign languages. The innocence and purity of childlike innocence, and the clarity and transparency of childhood, can resonate with all children. This is a common human emotion. Japanese translator Chieko Shirota (城田千枝子) spent three years translating "Childhood River" (童年河). During the translation process, she wrote to me countless times, sometimes just for a detail in the novel, a sentence, or even a word. She wanted to understand the meaning clearly before translating it into Japanese. Not long ago, she visited China and showed me the "Childhood River" (童年河) that she carried with her. Opening the book, I saw that the pages were densely covered with annotations and marginal notes in different colors. I asked her, "How many times have you read this book?" She replied without hesitation: "More than 100 times." She insisted on seeing the Suzhou Creek (苏州河), the lane where I used to live, and the "Childhood River Library" (童年河图书馆) in my alma mater. She stood with me on the banks of the Suzhou Creek (苏州河), watching the river flowing eastward, and murmured, "I finally saw this river." A few days ago, Chieko Shirota (城田千枝子) wrote to me to tell me that her translation of "Childhood River" (童年河) is about to be published in Japan. She sent me a photo of the cover of the Japanese version of "Childhood River" (童年河). On the cover, a child stands by the river, gazing at the silent flowing water.
Everyone's childhood is a river, with rushing waves in the river, changing scenery on the banks, and different songs on the river. Childhood is the starting point of life and the homeland of the soul. Tracing back to the river of childhood is a journey of innocence and beauty in life. Even vicissitudes and bitterness can be transformed into meaningful scenery in such a retrospective.
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A friend of mine is a passionate singer. Once at a banquet, she encountered a singer she had long admired. He smiled and invited her to sing, but her cheeks flushed red: "I wouldn't dare... wouldn't that be 班门弄斧 (bān mén nòng fǔ - "display skill before Lu Ban," to show off one's slight talent before an expert)?"
"班门弄斧" – these four characters were like a key, "click," unlocking the lock of my memory. Many years ago, the classroom was spacious and bright. I had just choreographed half a dance inspired by a sudden burst of inspiration, but when I turned around, I met the teacher's gaze. Instantly, I was like a puppet with its strings cut, all movements came to an abrupt halt, and a feeling of fearing to make a fool of myself surfaced in my mind. At that moment, my mood was exactly the same as my friend's idea of "not daring to 班门弄斧."
In our traditional context, "班门弄斧" carries a clear derogatory meaning. Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元) once said: "操斧于班、郢之门，斯强颜耳 (cāo fǔ yú bān, yǐng zhī mén, sī qiáng yán ěr)." It means showing off in front of experts, which is almost shameless. During the Ming Dynasty, Mei Zhihuan (梅之涣) saw the messy poems inscribed in front of Li Bai's (李白) tomb and sarcastically wrote: "采石江边一堆土，李白之名高千古。来来往往一首诗，鲁班门前弄大斧 (cǎi shí jiāng biān yī duī tǔ, lǐ bái zhī míng gāo qiān gǔ. lái lái wǎng wǎng yī shǒu shī, lǔ bān mén qián nòng dà fǔ)."
Today, after all this time, those who dare to wield an axe confidently in front of "Lu Ban (鲁班)" are still in the minority. More people, like my friend and I, will see "Lu Ban," and even if they have already raised the "axe," they will subconsciously hide it behind them. In ancient philosophy, there is even praise for this, called "藏拙 (cáng zhuō - "hide clumsiness," to conceal one's shortcomings)." But what is hidden is not just "clumsiness"? I am afraid there is also the courage to break ground and the initial sharpness. This prudent "self-awareness" has also become a gentle shackle, blocking many possible encounters and guidance.
It is such a pity to stop because of awe! In fact, seeking advice from "Lu Ban" is originally a clear path to seeking truth and progress.
The Book of Songs (诗经) says: "如切如磋，如琢如磨 (rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó)." The warmth of jade is the result of repeated cutting and polishing. Is not human progress the same? It always requires summoning the courage to hand over one's rough and unpolished quality to a pair of hands that know how to "cut and polish." I still remember when my young daughter first learned calligraphy, the teacher repeatedly told her: "Do not show your writing casually to laymen, show it to experts." At that time, I did not understand the meaning, but now I suddenly understand – the so-called "外行看热闹，内行看门道 (wài háng kàn rè nào, nèi háng kàn mén dào - "laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the details," laymen enjoy the spectacle, while experts see the underlying principles)." The praise of laymen easily breeds vanity, while a word of guidance from an expert is that "四两拨千斤 (sì liǎng bō qiān jīn - "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds," a small force can move a great weight)," directly pointing out the unnoticed flaws.
Looking back through the ages, those who have achieved outstanding success are mostly axe-wielders who dare to "献丑 (xiàn chǒu - "offer ugliness," to show one's shortcomings)." When Zuo Si's (左思) "San Du Fu (三都赋)" was completed, people ridiculed it, but he resolutely presented it to the famous scholar Huangfu Mi (皇甫谧). Huangfu Mi greatly appreciated it after reading it and personally wrote a preface. As a result, "San Du Fu" became popular in Luoyang (洛阳), even to the point where paper became expensive. Xiang Si (项斯), a poet of the late Tang Dynasty, entrusted his poems to Yang Jingzhi (杨敬之), the Guozijijiu (国子祭酒) when he was unknown. Yang Jingzhi was so impressed that he not only invited him to meet, but also wrote the eternal line "平生不解藏人善，到处逢人说项斯 (píng shēng bù jiě cáng rén shàn, dào chù féng rén shuō xiàng sī)," helping him to pass the imperial examination and become famous.
Growth is a long accumulation, and it is also an instantaneous breakthrough. When one is trapped in mountains and rivers with no way out, if an expert can break through with a word, the situation will suddenly become clear. A few days ago, I saw that friend again. She said that she now regrets it very much – if she could have picked up the microphone at that time and said generously, "I'll try to sing, please give me some pointers," would the ending have been different?
I also thought of that afternoon in the classroom. If, after the panic, I had not lowered my arms, but had finished the dance facing the teacher's gaze, would there be a different beam of light in my memory?
What we lacked most at the beginning was that bit of reckless impulse. On the road to progress, we must always retain the courage to knock on the door, display our original intention like plain silk, and offer the sincerity of "不藏拙," just like that handsome young man in the Tengwang Pavilion (滕王阁), holding a pen and waving it: "钟期既遇，奏流水以何惭 (zhōng qī jì yù, zòu liú shuǐ yǐ hé cán)?" Not to compete for victory, but to present the rough and hot sincerity frankly to those who know the goods.
Moreover, from the perspective of "Lu Ban," how could he refuse a heart that seeks progress? Huangfu Mi did not close the door to Zuo Si, and Yang Jingzhi was willing to "逢人说项." The door that we have looked up to for too long, perhaps only after a gentle push will we know that it is just a slightly ajar wooden door. In the time behind the door, there is already a gaze waiting – waiting for that clear and melodious sound of the axe, carrying hope and sincerity.
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My 76-year-old mother hesitated again and again, finally made up her mind, took her senior citizen card, boarded a bus, and went to Dingsheng Teahouse (鼎盛茶楼) on Yunnan Road (云南路) for morning tea. This was the first time in her life that she had eaten alone in a restaurant, enjoying morning tea by herself.
For more than 70 years, my mother had never even considered eating alone in a restaurant. She seemed to think it was a "red line" in life: occasionally going out with family for a meal to improve life was fine; having a small "AA system" gathering with old friends to connect was also acceptable; other than that, there was always something to eat at home, whether it was boiling a bowl of porridge or heating up two carrot-filled buns, which was comfortable, healthy, and saved money and trouble, so why go out to eat alone? What's the point of eating out alone?
What broke this "red line" was actually a coupon. In recent years, every late autumn, I send my mother to Beihai City (北海市) in Guangxi (广西) to spend the winter. There are quite a few "migratory bird elderly" like her. A group of northerners, encountering each other in the warm and distant southern country, and being fortunate enough to rent in the same community, immediately felt a sense of kinship. Occasionally, the "migratory birds" get together to eat and chat, which is the happiest thing. I was afraid that my mother would be reluctant to spend money, so I specially got her a stored-value card for a Cantonese-style teahouse, deposited 1,000 yuan, so that she could generously pay the bill when gathering with old friends. Half a month ago, she spent one yuan at this teahouse to buy a dine-in coupon worth 28 yuan, which could be used to order a portion of perilla duck webs. She originally wanted to enjoy the delicious food with a few old friends, but unfortunately, some were going on road trips, and some had urgent family matters and were busy booking tickets back to Beijing (北京)... After waiting and waiting, there was only one day left. Seeing that the coupon was about to expire, my mother began to struggle. Should she let it expire and become invalid? One yuan would be wasted, and that was a whole portion of perilla duck webs. Or should she go to the teahouse alone to eat it? But she couldn't just eat that one portion of duck webs, right? Would she have to spend more money? The coupon my mother was holding was almost like a bowl of chicken ribs.
In the evening, when I talked to my mother on the phone, the old lady mentioned this matter again, as if it had become a knot in her heart. More importantly, she had never eaten out alone before, and couldn't convince herself to go to a restaurant by herself. I had no choice but to ask Wang (王), the shopkeeper in the play *Teahouse*, to persuade her: "Mom, Wang the shopkeeper said, 'It's not easy to have peanuts, but they're all toothless again.' You should take advantage of having both teeth and peanuts now, and eat what you want! You've worked hard all your life, how can you still restrain yourself like this? Besides, this isn't extravagant spending."
On the other end of the phone, my mother paused for a moment, not saying she would go, nor saying she wouldn't.
The next day at noon, my mother suddenly sent a video. In the video, she said: "Hey, Jiawang (家望), I came to Dingsheng Teahouse (鼎盛茶楼) by myself today for lunch. I'm over 70 years old, and it's the first time I've eaten out alone. It's a different kind of feeling. This is stir-fried beef noodles, this is crystal shrimp dumplings, all my favorites. And this is the perilla duck webs I bought with that coupon. Drinking tea and enjoying the delicious food, I feel very happy."
In the video of less than a minute, my mother's few happy words made my eyes suddenly moist. I remember when my sister and I were little, my mother worked at the Donghuamen (东华门) Non-Staple Food Market in Beijing (北京), and the pears and Guoguang (国光) apples she bought back were all covered with black spots or had soft, rotten spots. When eating them, we would first use a small knife to cut away the bad parts. Even so, my mother was reluctant to eat them herself. The pastry scraps she occasionally brought home were also "poor people's joy" bought for a dime a pound at the market: broken cakes, peach crisp crumbs, half-length Jiangmi sticks... The most were the thin skins that fell off the shortbread pastries, white, curved, like fine feathers shaken off a white goose.
The life experience my mother learned from her mother was that money is saved. Frugality is the foundation of life, and not a penny can be wasted. In January 1985, my grandmother passed away, leaving my mother 1,000 yuan, 10 yuan bills, a thick stack, wrapped in a handkerchief. That was the money she had saved all her life, "scraped from between her teeth." Holding the money in the handkerchief, my mother burst into tears. Later, life got better day by day, but my mother has adhered to the principle of careful calculation to this day. She is reluctant to throw away anything that can be eaten. After being a "migratory bird" in Beihai (北海) for several years, she was reluctant to eat a bowl of rice noodles in the small shop downstairs by herself.
My mother, who is used to being frugal, actually ate out alone for the first time today. Unexpected, isn't it? My mother sent me the bill, three dim sum dishes, using the coupon, and then a discount, totaling 32.8 yuan. She happily said: "See, it's not too expensive, right? I just ate two shrimp dumplings, a chopstick of beef noodles, and tasted a duck web, and I couldn't eat anymore. I packed the rest back, and it's enough for me to eat for two or three days."
32.8 yuan is the total cost of my mother's morning tea alone. This is the first time my dear mother has tried eating out by herself. This day is December 19, 2025.
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How many kilometers must this road travel
To reach the grassland of dreams?
The eagle's voice is a crisp flute,
Cattle and sheep cross the hills to reach the winter pasture.
Along the way, we encounter fresh things
—Magpies foraging in the grass.
The herdsmen sing, and the higher snow
Welcomes a grand silver dress to the mountaintop.
Happiness is light at this moment.
Smoke rises from the yurt.
The post office delivers letters; I can tell
My friends in the South that the stars last night
Descended upon the grassland once more.
The fox is a piano key jumping on the snow.
The chapter of morning slowly unfolds.
I pay tribute to every withered blade of grass
Because every withering and flourishing
Is another precious side of life.
Oil painting "Winter Birch Trees," by Zheng Guangxu (郑光旭), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
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For the people of Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔), every snowfall goes straight to the heart.
In summer, Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) is lush with vegetation. In autumn, Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) is a vast expanse of gold. If you go to Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) in spring, you can also witness the streams singing, the rivers playing, and the lakes harmonizing after the initial melting of ice and snow. If you bend down, you can discover how approximately 149 million mu of grassland strive to poke their heads out from their sleepy state, curiously smiling at the world.
But, have you been to Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) in winter?
Red walls, eaves, white snow, a solitary rider kicking up dust. This is the exquisite landscape presented by classical composition. When the snow falls, people step out of their homes to experience nature's baptism by "bathing in the snow." The drizzling rain is something to behold, and the torrential rain is something to avoid. But snow is like a long-lost friend, and no matter how much or little there is, as long as it comes, everything is just right.
"It's snowing heavily, let's eat something good," a mother said to her 10-year-old son. At that time, I was engrossed in eating a bowl of Lanzhou (兰州) ramen. To commemorate this snowfall, I added a lot of chili oil, a few slices of evenly textured beef, and a tea egg. Outside, the snow was falling heavily, and those tentacles of homesickness needed to be comforted, and the traveler's anxiety to return home needed to be saved by delicious food.
In Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔), after the first heavy snow, the grassland becomes a snowfield, and this green kingdom begins to be wrapped in layers of gorgeous cotton clothing. Cities or villages, streets or alleys, pedestrians are sparse. However, the host warms a pot of wine, steams sticky bean buns, slices a plate of pork belly, and serves it with hand-mashed garlic sauce. Guests can't wait to squeeze into the warmth of the small house to exchange greetings, and the world becomes even warmer.
The snow falls in a way that obscures the sky and covers the earth. People forget about time, eating, drinking, and making merry.
Sauerkraut jars ferment and store the fullness of time for people. Every household's sauerkraut tastes different. Decades ago, sauerkraut was almost the only main dish for Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) people in winter. If a little more lard or cracklings were added one day, children could even finish the sauerkraut soup. As life gets better and better, sauerkraut is no longer the only protagonist. For example, although the current "slaughtered pig dish" also has sauerkraut, it only borrows a bit of its flavor; fresh blood sausage, lean meat, pork belly, or fatty intestines are the main focus.
Hulunbuir's (呼伦贝尔) products are not particularly abundant, but they are characteristic enough. For example, willow sprouts have a slight bitterness with a refreshing fragrance, goose stewed in an iron pot has the taste of green grass, and in the face of delicacies made of beef and mutton, don't forget the exquisite taste of Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) white fish. But even if you gather this table of feast, without sauerkraut, it's like a large ship sailing without a compass.
Without sauerkraut, without the person who cooks the sauerkraut pot, it's like winter in Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔) suddenly not snowing.
So, let it snow.
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Fengwu Village (丰梧村) is a small village in southern Anhui province, nestled against mountains and surrounded by fields. In spring, golden rapeseed flowers set off the gray-tiled white walls in the distance. In autumn, the fiery red Chinese tallow tree at the village entrance sways, welcoming home those returning from their labor. The coniferous forests on the mountains and the misty mountain air remind one of what Huizhou native Tao Xingzhi (陶行知) said: only Switzerland and Huizhou (徽州) are alike in the world.
Nine years ago, I returned to Yixian (黟县) from the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong to visit my parents and inadvertently wandered into this small village. At that time, few old houses remained in Fengwu (丰梧). Young people had gone out to work, and the village was mostly populated by elderly people who eked out a living through farming and odd jobs. No one could have imagined that that brief visit would become the beginning of our story with Fengwu (丰梧).
Fei Xiaotong (费孝通) once compared the interpersonal relationships in rural villages to a "differential mode of association," where each individual is a ripple, weaving together a close-knit network of human relationships, making many stories possible. It was in these ripples that we met Zhou Tao (周涛), the then-First Secretary of Fengwu Village (丰梧村), and he constantly invited us to do things for Fengwu (丰梧).
My husband, Liu Lubin (刘鲁滨), and I are both architects. Reflecting on our years of professional practice in the city, we increasingly realized that the meaning of design should not be limited to "creating things" but rather "serving people." Returning to the countryside, we hoped to do something different—not to parachute design into the countryside but to truly serve the villagers, thereby allowing the countryside to grow its own sustainable "genes."
In a small tea room of less than 5 square meters in Yixian (黟县), we often drank tea and discussed with Zhou Tao (周涛). At that time, we had too many questions in our minds—what does the village really need? What can design bring to the countryside? Can an ordinary village possess an extraordinary cultural life? There were no standard answers to these questions, but we had one consensus: what we wanted to do was not a short-lived creative endeavor but an action "centered on people and the land." Thus, the name "Fengwu Season" (丰梧季) was born.
In the spring of 2023, Fengwu Season (丰梧季) officially began. We visited every household to understand the real needs of the villagers. During the survey, we found that many aspects of village life took place in public spaces—gathering together to eat with bowls in hand was a daily occurrence in the village, and weddings and funerals were important moments for villagers to commemorate and accompany each other. But in reality, it was difficult for the village to find a place that was truly suitable for gathering. Starting from the real needs of the villagers, we found the most suitable village nodes for creating public spaces, building aqueduct bridges, Huizhou (徽州) alleyways, and field stations.
The aqueduct bridge was originally an irrigation aqueduct from the last century. As irrigation methods changed, it gradually faded from people's lives but carried the memories of several generations. While completely preserving the old structure, we added a wooden gallery bridge. Like a newly grown vine, it gently clings to the old aqueduct, not only making the original structure safer but also transforming it into a public space for shade and shelter from the rain. Today, villagers rest, stroll, gather, and chat on the bridge every day, and some tell young children, "This is where I used to play hide-and-seek!"
We spent day and night with the villagers, listening to them talk about the details and worries of their lives. We realized that each individual's memories and emotions have special meaning and value. They are the soul of the village, but they are scattered in every household, lacking a place where they can be seen together. We had the idea of building a "Rural Memory Museum." The museum was located on a small square in the center of the village.
We organized a plan sharing session to listen to the villagers' opinions. In this back-and-forth exchange, we gradually realized that the village does not need to be completely "transformed" but needs to be "understood."
In the end, we decided to raise the museum to the second floor, with the first floor being a small square that provides shade and shelter from the rain, becoming a new village living room where people can gather. In the process of understanding each other, construction slowly became a common affair for everyone. The villagers actively participated in the village's micro-renovation, discussing material selection together and coming up with ideas to solve difficulties. I still remember that at the end of October that year, the water in the Fengxi River (丰溪河) was already bone-chillingly cold, but Wang (王) Da-ye (大爷), the village group leader, still rolled up his trouser legs and walked down the river to select the stones needed for construction.
That year, we received more than 90 items donated by 25 villagers. Sunlight fell on the display cases, and light and shadow wandered through the objects and memories. We named the theme of the exhibition "Life's Long Poem." In the display cases were Xu Da-ye's (徐大爷) granddaughter's first wood carving practice piece, a zuojia (坐夹) (a Huizhou (徽州) wooden baby stool) that had witnessed the growth of more than a dozen children in the village, and Wang Da-ye's (王大爷) almanac (日程本) (schedule book) written since the 1970s... Each exhibit tells the story of the birth, growth, and continuation of life in Fengwu Village (丰梧村). The day the Memory Museum was completed was our most unforgettable night. More than a dozen tables of food were set up in the semi-outdoor public space on the first floor, and adults and children came, as lively as during the New Year.
Now, the museum has been completed for more than a year, and the "long poem of life" that we started is being continued by the villagers: Uncle Wang (王大叔), who actively participated in the construction, has become the museum's administrator, and the public space on the first floor is frequently used. Every time we return to the village, we can see everyone eating, chatting, and doing farm work here. Banquets are also held here for the passing of elderly people, the marriage of daughters and daughters-in-law, and the admission of children to universities. The exhibits on the second floor are properly preserved and cherished. Many people bring friends to visit, proudly saying, "We built this ourselves," "This exhibit was donated by our family"...
Pride in the land and village culture is the true endogenous power of the countryside, and it is these forces that connect the past and the future of the countryside. The story of Fengwu Village (丰梧村) and Fengwu Season (丰梧季) will continue...
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