Summary: A Politburo Standing Committee meeting, chaired by Xi Jinping, heard work reports from the leading Party Groups of the NPC, State Council, CPPCC, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Central Secretariat. The meeting emphasized upholding the Party's leadership in all areas, particularly as the 15th Five-Year Plan period begins amidst complex changes. These bodies are instructed to align with the Party Center, implement its decisions, focus on strategic tasks for the 15th Five-Year Plan, and strengthen Party building. The Central Secretariat is tasked with implementing Party directives, improving Party regulations, and addressing issues like formalism. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping congratulated Thongloun Sisoulith on his re-election as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, praising Laos' achievements in socialist development under Thongloun's leadership since the 11th Party Congress. Xi emphasized the historical high point in China-Laos relations, particularly the deepening of the China-Laos community with a shared future. He expressed his willingness to strengthen strategic guidance of bilateral relations and deepen cooperation with Thongloun. Xi mentioned their shared socialist goals and the need to contribute to regional and global peace and prosperity. There is no explicit mention of the United States or specific U.S.-China relations in the context of this congratulatory message.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the 2026 "China-Africa Year of People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges." Xi highlighted the importance of cultural exchange in promoting human civilization and global peace. He expressed hope that the "Year" would strengthen traditional friendship, deepen mutual understanding, and promote exchanges, especially among young people. Xi further emphasized the importance of exchanging governance experiences and working together to advance modernization. Finally, he called for joint China-Africa contributions to addressing global challenges and promoting shared human values.
Summary: China plans to continue its proactive fiscal and moderately easing monetary policies in 2026, building on measures first implemented in 2025. The focus will be on precision and effectiveness, coordinating both existing and new policies to manage economic stability and promote high-quality development. Emphasis is placed on supporting domestic demand, technological innovation, and small businesses while also maintaining a stable RMB exchange rate. The article stresses the importance of policy coordination to avoid conflicting measures and to manage market expectations effectively amid a complex economic environment. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: In 2025, the CCP, under Xi Jinping's leadership, continued its campaign to enforce the "Eight-Point Regulation" aimed at combating undesirable work styles and formalism. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and local agencies investigated and publicized violations, focusing on issues like extravagant banquets and bureaucratic inefficiencies, issuing 225,000 punishments. They also worked to reduce burdens on lower levels and promoted the integration of anti-corruption and work style rectification. The CCDI produced educational materials, including "Eight-Point Regulation Changes China," and collaborated with central teams on study and rectification efforts.
Summary: In 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port achieved a cargo throughput exceeding 1.4 billion tons, maintaining its position as the world's busiest port for the 17th consecutive year. The port now boasts 309 container routes connecting to over 700 ports in more than 200 countries and regions. This accomplishment establishes Ningbo Zhoushan Port as the first in the world to surpass 1.4 billion tons in annual cargo volume. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In December 2025, China's logistics industry prosperity index reached 52.4%, a 1.5 percentage point increase from the previous month and the highest in 2025, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing. The average logistics industry prosperity index for 2025 was 50.8%, with a steady increase across all four quarters, indicating optimized industry momentum and resilient growth in operations. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of coordinated development to promote urban-rural integration and regional linkages as a key focus of economic work. It advocates for a balanced approach, suggesting a focus on addressing disparities. It also promotes understanding of the role and advantages of China's Five-Year Plans. The article appears in the theory section of the publication. No specific officials or U.S.-China relations are mentioned.
Summary: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and other departments released the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" Special Action Implementation Opinion to promote AI integration in manufacturing with 21 specific measures. The plan aims to achieve breakthroughs in core AI technologies, scale the AI industry, and globally promote 3-5 general-purpose AI models in manufacturing by 2027. The initiative includes developing industrial AI entities and high-quality datasets, fostering leading companies, and building an open ecosystem, all while providing guidelines for enterprises to integrate AI into manufacturing processes, and focusing on key sectors like non-ferrous metals to apply AI. The guidance emphasizes the need to develop high-level industry models tailored to the specific characteristics of various manufacturing sectors. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: The article highlights the growing importance of data as a tradable asset, referencing China's "15th Five-Year Plan." It details the experience of Zhang Xuesong, chairman of Shenzhen Bailu Cloud Data Technology, who used the Guiyang Big Data Exchange to purchase data analysis services to improve his company's operations. Zhang's company uses the data to improve its services and is now working with Guiding County to develop AI tools for rural revitalization. The Guiyang Big Data Exchange has established a comprehensive trading service system and a pricing calculator to facilitate efficient data transactions. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses Zhang Xuesong's successful experimentation with data services, facilitated by the rise of service-oriented enterprises in the digital economy and platforms like the Guiyang Data Exchange. Zhang's initial concerns about service suitability, buyer convenience, pricing, and effectiveness were alleviated, leading to new business opportunities. The article emphasizes the growing recognition of data resource value and the consensus around deepening its development and utilization. It anticipates significant economic and social benefits from properly leveraging and protecting data resources. The United States and U.S.-China relations were not discussed in the article.
Summary: This article highlights Guizhou province's leading role in China's data factor marketization reform as the first national big data comprehensive pilot zone. The province has addressed challenges in data trading, including difficulties in confirmation of rights, pricing, mutual trust, access, and regulation, by establishing industry nodes and developing pricing calculators. Guizhou is also building data zones, creating trading rules, and establishing a data transaction center. The initiatives aim to foster a more active data trading market and promote the development of the AI industry. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Dingri County, Tibet in January 2025, a woman named Tsering Lhamo, who lost a child in the disaster, received a newly constructed home as part of a rapid post-disaster reconstruction effort initiated by authorities. By October 2025, Tsering Lhamo's new home was completed, and she was expecting another child. A year after the earthquake, she had given birth to a daughter and the infant she held during the quake was able to walk.
Summary: In 2025, the CCP continued its intensive study and implementation of the Eight-Point Regulation, emphasizing its long-term validity. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and local counterparts focused on addressing persistent issues related to formalism and bureaucracy, reducing burdens on lower levels, and investigating both corruption and misconduct. The CCDI also produced the document "Eight-point Regulations Change China" for the whole party to study. They investigated cases such as Sichuan Province's former Deputy Governor Ye Hanbing accepting banquets, travel activities, and visiting private clubs, and Nanjing's Zhao Yong accepting gifts. The CCDI continues to promote the alignment of correcting misconduct with establishing integrity, aiming for a better party and government work style and social atmosphere.
Summary: BYD's electric buses are gaining traction in Europe, with over 5,000 buses operating in 26 countries, including Budapest, where the first locally produced electric buses were recently deployed. The company's factory in Hungary, BYD's first European electric vehicle plant, produces customized buses for various European clients, utilizing some European parts. BYD emphasizes its core technology in batteries, motors, and control systems, as well as localized after-sales service. The buses are seen as contributing to Europe's green transition, with McKinsey noting Chinese manufacturers hold over 20% of the European electric bus market. The Hungarian government views the factory as a way to boost the country's car industry and create jobs.
Summary: The article accuses Japan's right-wing politicians of promoting a "new militarism" by distorting history, increasing the defense budget, and hyping external threats to justify military expansion. It claims these actions deceive the Japanese people and risk dragging the nation into another disastrous war, reminiscent of pre-World War II Japan. The author argues that the right-wing seeks to abandon Japan's post-war peaceful development in favor of remilitarization, despite domestic opposition focused on economic and social welfare priorities. It asserts that Japan should instead reconcile with its history of aggression, fostering amicable relations with its Asian neighbors, and safeguarding regional peace and development. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: At the opening ceremony of the 2026 "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" in Addis Ababa, Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a keynote speech after reading a congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping. Wang emphasized the importance of mutual learning between civilizations for advancing China-Africa modernization and highlighted the deep roots and enduring friendship between China and Africa. He called for strengthened unity, mutual assistance, and exchange, particularly in development, people-centric approaches, governance, and openness. African leaders expressed their appreciation for China's support and emphasized their willingness to deepen cooperation with China within the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the Belt and Road Initiative, while also voicing support for Xi Jinping's global governance initiatives to oppose hegemonism and safeguard world peace.
Summary: China announced at the UN headquarters in New York that it will not seek new special and differential treatment (SDT) in current and future WTO negotiations. China's decision, made on the 30th anniversary of the WTO, demonstrates a willingness to undertake greater responsibility within the WTO framework. While foregoing new SDT for itself, China will continue to politically and technically support other developing nations in their pursuit of SDT. The move is intended to promote trade liberalization and provide opportunities for other developing countries. The author suggests the change in posture will have a stabilizing effect on the world and improve the "North-South" divide.
Summary: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat met in Addis Ababa for the 9th China-AU strategic dialogue and the opening of the "China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges." They discussed China-Africa cooperation on modernization, global governance, and China's zero-tariff policy for Africa, as well as the "Horn of Africa Peace and Development Initiative" and the International Mediation Institute. Both parties emphasized defending the legitimate rights of the Global South and supporting each other's core interests. The AU reaffirmed its commitment to the One China Principle. They also expressed serious concerns regarding the situation in Venezuela.
Summary: During a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Ethiopia considers China a trusted brother and strategic partner. Abiy conveyed new year greetings to Xi Jinping and Li Qiang, while Wang Yi reciprocated with greetings from Chinese leaders. Wang Yi also stated China's willingness to jointly implement the consensus reached by the leaders of both countries, strengthen mutual support, and deepen development strategy alignment. Wang Yi also mentioned that Ethiopia is at the forefront of China-Africa cooperation and encouraged Ethiopia to play an important role in regional and international affairs. Wang Yi also met with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion.
Summary: A joint report by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and the China Nuclear Energy Strategy Planning Research Institute, released in Beijing, warns of the growing nuclear ambitions of the Japanese right-wing and the potential revival of Japanese militarism. The report urges the international community to be vigilant and calls on Japan to adhere to its "three non-nuclear principles" and address its plutonium surplus. It also implores relevant countries to abandon "extended deterrence" arrangements with Japan and ensure all nuclear energy cooperation with Japan is strictly for peaceful purposes. The report further suggests that the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons should carefully consider the related issues.
Summary: Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CCP Central Committee, met with an Iranian delegation led by Mohammad-Javad Iravani, a member of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council, in Beijing. They discussed implementing the consensus reached by both countries' leaders, deepening exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promoting the development of China-Iran relations.
Summary: According to Hungarian government officials, China was the leading source of foreign investment in Hungary in 2025, maintaining its position as the country's largest foreign investor. Chinese investment in Hungary has repeatedly topped all other nations in recent years. Chinese companies are increasingly investing in Hungarian new energy vehicles, batteries, and electronics manufacturing. These investments are seen as crucial for driving local industrial upgrading and economic growth.
Summary: This article discusses Shishou's efforts to prioritize ecological preservation and green development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt following Xi Jinping's 2016 guidance. It details how the city shifted from prioritizing economic growth at the expense of the environment, exemplified by the "sky-high fine" levied on Chuyuan Group, to embracing sustainable practices like utilizing reeds for high-end materials and establishing nature reserves for endangered species. The article also highlights how the local government resolved a "Not In My Backyard" situation with a waste management facility through community engagement and transparency. The success of the Swan Island reserve has been replicated in Cambodia. Ultimately, Shishou's transformation demonstrates a commitment to aligning economic development with ecological protection and improving the lives of its citizens.
Summary: This article from *People's Daily* emphasizes the importance of pragmatism ("务实") and a results-oriented approach to governance, particularly in the context of ecological protection and economic development along the Yangtze River. It uses the transformation of environmental practices in Hubei province, moving from prioritizing production over environmental concerns to a more sustainable model, as a case study. The article highlights Xi Jinping's emphasis on pragmatism and concrete action during a recent Politburo meeting and a Politburo Standing Committee meeting. It argues that a systematic approach and a commitment to practical solutions are crucial for achieving the goals of the 15th Five-Year Plan. The article connects ecological protection to broader themes of economic growth and national development, suggesting that a pragmatic approach is essential for navigating challenges and securing a proactive advantage in development.
Summary: China's National Healthcare Security Administration issued a notice promoting the widespread adoption of convenient payment methods in healthcare settings, including facial recognition, single-code, mobile, and credit-based payments. The initiative aims to streamline payment processes for medical services, integrating insurance reimbursement, personal account deductions, and out-of-pocket expenses. The notice stipulates phased implementation, targeting initial regions and designated medical institutions by 2026, achieving near full coverage within provinces by 2027, and broader adoption across qualified institutions by 2028. This policy hopes to enhance efficiency and patient experience by reducing wait times and simplifying payment procedures. There is no mention of U.S. influence or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An investigation in Zhengzhou's Jinshui district, prompted by a tip, revealed instances of overpaid elderly subsidies due to delayed updates on deceased recipients. Investigator Li Tianzhong's subsequent field research identified challenges in verifying elderly residents' information, including difficulties accessing them and data discrepancies. The investigation uncovered widespread problems across multiple communities. Disciplinary actions were taken against 14 individuals, and the overpaid funds were recovered. The Jinshui district subsequently implemented a new mechanism for elderly subsidy distribution, improving inter-departmental data sharing and accountability.
Summary: A megawatt-scale S2000 aerostat wind power generation system underwent grid-connected power generation testing in Yibin High-Tech Zone, Sichuan province. The system, designed for urban environments, achieved its expected targets for altitude, power generation, and lift-to-drag ratio. The aerostat has a volume of nearly 20,000 cubic meters and a maximum rated power of 3 MW. The test was conducted at an altitude of approximately 400 meters.
Summary: In 2025, China significantly improved its earthquake preparedness and disaster reduction efforts, according to the China Earthquake Administration. The country issued 300 earthquake early warnings, serving over 18 million people, and played a crucial role in mitigating risks for high-speed rail operations and medical emergencies. China has also achieved full coverage in its provincial earthquake monitoring network planning and included city and county networks in business quality assessments for the first time. The operation rate of the earthquake early warning network reached 99.4% through a three-year action plan on station network safety.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of coordinated regional development for Chinese-style modernization, highlighting the need to integrate urban and rural areas. It discusses advancements in "hard connectivity" (infrastructure) and "soft connectivity" (policy coordination) to support key urban clusters like the Yangtze River Delta, and it mentions the central economic work conference calling for strengthening the coordination between these key urban clusters. The article also focuses on modernizing agriculture and rural areas, aiming for increased agricultural supply chain resilience and improved living conditions in the countryside, as well as county-level economic development. Finally, the article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of coordinated development across regions and between urban and rural areas for China's overall development strategy. It highlights Xi Jinping's view that coordinated development is essential for achieving common prosperity and serves as both a means and a goal of development. The piece points to ongoing initiatives like the Western Development, Northeast Revitalization, and the rise of the Central region, alongside the integrated development of city clusters such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, as examples of coordinated regional strategies. It also notes efforts to promote rural revitalization and reduce disparities between urban and rural areas through reforms and improved infrastructure.
Summary: Zhu Changrui, a staff member at the Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, reported an increase in coordination with Beijing and Hebei to facilitate industrial collaboration. The park is attracting Beijing-based startups seeking real-world application scenarios in Tianjin's advanced manufacturing sector. Zhu emphasized the collaborative efforts of various departments to meet the needs of businesses relocating to or collaborating with the park, leading to nearly 30% of newly registered businesses in the park originating from Beijing and Hebei last year. The park is focused on optimizing the collaboration mechanism among the three regions, introducing strategic investment and innovation, and establishing an investment fund. Zhu also mentioned strengthened communication with the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Administrative Committee to identify key areas and resources for industrial collaboration.
Summary: In Huanxian, Gansu Province, an "old hands" village livestreaming group with an average age of over 65 years old, led by Yang Qingyan, has boosted local income by selling agricultural products through e-commerce. The villagers' average annual income exceeded 21,000 yuan, and the farm's planting and sales reached 3 million yuan. Huanxian has supported the initiative by subsidizing logistics and providing free facilities, and has trained nearly a thousand new farmers. By 2025, the county's rural e-commerce retail sales are expected to exceed 360 million yuan.
Summary: The chairman of GCL Optoelectronics, Fan Bin, stated that the company's perovskite photovoltaic module production base in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, has been operating at full capacity since June 2023 due to strong demand. The company is preparing to increase production capacity with new equipment and plans to accelerate innovation. Fan Bin mentioned the company is preparing to go public with the guidance of relevant departments. Kunshan has been providing policy support for enterprises and released over 300 integration and development cooperation projects. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article reports on the efforts to reintroduce Przewalski's horses to their native habitat in Xinjiang, China, after they were declared extinct in the wild in the 1970s. Through the "Wild Horse Homecoming" program started in 1985, the population has grown to over 900, one-third of the world's total. The article highlights the work of researchers like Yang Jianming, veterinarians like Entermak, and monitoring team leaders like Adabiyat, who have dedicated decades to protecting and studying the horses. Their work involves captive breeding, semi-wild training, and monitoring released populations to ensure their adaptation and survival. The goal is to allow the horses to freely roam the wilderness of Xinjiang.
Summary: China's Meteorological Administration has launched Fenghe, the country's first generative AI weather service language model. Fenghe utilizes a large meteorological corpus and scenario-based question-answer sets to provide personalized weather services for sectors like energy, transportation, and tourism. The model, developed in collaboration with Tsinghua University, employs technologies like corpus construction, knowledge enhancement, deep reasoning, and multi-agent collaboration to understand user needs and deliver expert-level reports. Currently, Fenghe has been implemented in multiple meteorological departments and was used to provide weather services for the 15th National Games through the "Sui Xiaotian" mini-program. The system seeks to provide more individualized smart services beyond simple weather reports.
Summary: The article discusses the increasing application of AI in China's meteorological services, exemplified by the "Fenghe" system, a generative AI language model for weather forecasting. It emphasizes the importance of connecting complex meteorological knowledge with diverse user needs through AI to improve the technology's practical application. The article highlights that the model enhances weather forecasting accuracy by integrating AI with existing techniques and forecasters' expertise. Additionally, it mentions other AI models developed by the China Meteorological Administration like Fenglei, Fengqing, Fengshun, and Fengyu, each serving distinct forecasting purposes. Looking ahead, the article anticipates that AI will continue to drive high-quality economic and social development by fostering new productive forces within the meteorological sector.
Summary: The article profiles Xie Xie, a representative inheritor of Guangxi Gui Opera, a state-level intangible cultural heritage. Xie emphasizes the importance of aligning musical tones with the local桂林 dialect when composing Gui Opera. He incorporates modern elements like jazz and symphonic music into traditional opera compositions. Xie also mentors younger performers to ensure the continuation of Gui Opera traditions. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Researcher Zeng Yi of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Automation discusses the critical differences between general and super artificial intelligence (AI), emphasizing the unprecedented risks posed by the latter's potential for independent cognition and lack of human control. Zeng warns against AI development turning into a "military race" and advocates for a global collaboration in AI governance, particularly highlighting the responsibility of technologically advanced nations to prevent risks associated with unchecked super AI development. He mentions the UN's establishment of groups and dialogue mechanisms to address AI governance. Zeng advocates for prioritizing safety as a "first principle" in super AI development and suggests embedding ethical considerations into AI's core functioning to prevent catastrophic outcomes.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of stable expectations ("稳预期") for economic confidence and development in China. It argues that a predictable legal and policy environment, exemplified by the enforcement of the "民营经济促进法" (Law on Promoting the Development and Growth of the Private Sector), is crucial for businesses to invest and thrive. The piece highlights China's commitment to its "双碳" (dual carbon) goals as an example of a stable long-term objective that attracts investment in green industries. It suggests that China offers certainty in an uncertain world through its consistent five-year plans and commitment to openness. The article concludes that China will continue to promote a vision of global cooperation and shared destiny to shape global expectations.
Summary: Recently, China has implemented two new laws and regulations concerning ecological conservation. These include the "Regulations on the Protection of the Miyun Reservoir Water Source," the first of its kind at the national level aimed at protecting water sources, and the first "National Park Law", marking a new stage of legalization for the construction of national parks. These laws clarify the boundaries of acceptable actions and promote regional cooperation in ecological governance, addressing issues such as cross-regional pollution. By clarifying responsibilities and promoting unified ecological management, these regulations aim to transform from "each managing their own" to "joint management." The laws also emphasize guiding development towards green and sustainable practices, preventing environmental damage.
Summary: In 2025, Chinese New Year film revenues reached a new eight-year high of 5.345 billion yuan, followed by a successful 739 million yuan opening for the 2026 New Year holiday. This year's film selection has expanded from traditional comedies to include diverse genres like historical dramas, suspense thrillers, documentaries, and fantasy films. These diverse offerings reflect the increasing sophistication and production quality of China's film industry, as it seeks to cater to broader audience tastes. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent "Nationwide Reading Promotion" event focused on delivering resources and innovative services, like lectures and digital platforms, directly to the grassroots level to promote reading. The event aims to address challenges such as limited library coverage and access in rural areas by improving public cultural services. It emphasizes leveraging technology, such as "cloud libraries" with online ordering and free delivery, to reduce costs and increase convenience. The goal is to make reading a lifestyle by providing more refined and accessible public services, ensuring "spiritual nourishment" reaches the masses efficiently. The article calls for reform and innovation to meet the diverse reading needs of the public.
Summary: An enforcement officer from the Dongcheng District Market Supervision Bureau in Beijing recounts their experiences over seven years, highlighting the shift from businesses fearing inspections to welcoming them due to improved services and a better business environment. The officer details the evolution of their work, from constant phone consultations to online platforms streamlining processes and proactive service. They also discuss the move from frequent, intrusive inspections to targeted, tech-enabled oversight, minimizing disruption for compliant businesses. Furthermore, they mention the transition from strict enforcement to a more flexible approach, including leniency for minor first-time offenses and support for struggling businesses. The article does not discuss the United States.
Summary: This article is a call for submissions to several opinion columns within the People's Daily, including "Everyone's Talk," "Heartwarming News and Hot Reviews," "The Chinese Road and the Chinese Dream," and "Commentary." The editors encourage contributions but stipulate that simultaneous submissions to multiple outlets are discouraged. The email address for submissions is provided. There is no discussion of specific policies, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: In an interview, Leapmotor founder Zhu Jiangming discussed the company's commitment to self-developed core technologies and its strategy for navigating the competitive EV market in China. He emphasized the importance of technological innovation and cost control in the face of price wars, predicting that NEV sales will reach 80-90% of the market within 3-5 years. Zhu also highlighted the importance of partnerships with established multinational automakers for overseas expansion, noting it allows for faster and lower cost establishment of overseas distribution networks. He stated that the company is learning from global automakers about localizing production in various countries. There was no mention of the United States or current U.S.-China relations.
Summary: With approval from the State Council, China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) and China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) will be restructured. This consolidation aims to strengthen the aviation fuel supply chain and ensure energy security for China's aviation industry, which is projected to see substantial growth in fuel demand. The merger of Sinopec, a major oil refiner, and CNAF, a large aviation fuel service provider, is also intended to enhance the international competitiveness of China's aviation fuel industry. The restructuring is expected to enhance the capabilities of both enterprises in sustainable aviation fuel. This restructuring is part of a broader trend of strategic reorganization among central enterprises to improve the efficiency of state-owned capital.
Summary: At a China Journalists Association forum, Commerce Ministry researcher Zhang Jianping discussed building a strong domestic market amidst a shifting global landscape. Zhang emphasized China's economic resilience due to its robust manufacturing sector, representing approximately 30% of global manufacturing added value, and complete supply chains. He highlighted the potential for growth in both goods and services consumption. Zhang also outlined strategies for the 15th Five-Year Plan to boost domestic consumption through improved social security, stable employment, and optimized market conditions. Zhang answered questions from domestic and foreign journalists on topics including boosting consumer spending and supporting Chinese firms' international expansion.
Summary: At the start of 2026, businesses across various regions are aggressively pursuing orders, increasing production, and expanding markets, demonstrating a strong commitment to growth. The bustling activity in workshops reflects the extensive opportunities presented by the market and the confidence businesses have in their development. This suggests a positive economic outlook for the year.
Summary: The State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) Integrated Smart Energy Company officially relocated to Xiong'an New Area on January 6th, marking the first centrally-administered enterprise's (CAE) second-tier subsidiary to move there through market-based relocation in 2026. This move strengthens the energy CAE cluster effect in Xiong'an. According to an official from Xiong'an New Area Bureau of Commerce and Investment Promotion, SPIC's systematic layout exemplifies the area's strategy of driving regional development, leading technological innovation, and accelerating industrial agglomeration through relocation. Currently, China Huaneng, China Huadian, and China Datang have established their headquarters in Xiong'an, and other energy CAEs such as China Energy, SPIC, China National Nuclear Corporation, China General Nuclear Power Group, and Three Gorges Corporation have concentrated their second- and third-tier subsidiaries or innovative business sectors in Xiong'an. The area plans to continue enhancing its capacity for undertaking relocation, leading innovation, and solidifying its energy industry base for high-quality development.
Summary: Nanjing recently held a conference on the deep integration of scientific and industrial innovation, releasing an action plan to build a "6G City" by 2027. The plan includes achieving full 6G non-cellular network coverage. A 6G industry alliance, initiated by entities like Purple Mountain Laboratories and ZTE, was launched to promote core technology breakthroughs and construct an industrial ecosystem. The initiative aims to translate Nanjing's innovation advantages into developmental success, with goals including the creation of new enterprises and applications across various industries. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Baoji city in Shaanxi province is implementing a strategy of "four grasps" – reform, development, supervision, and Party building – to enhance the core functions and competitiveness of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Since 2025, the city has consolidated its SOEs, established five enterprise groups, and is pushing them towards marketization and specialization, focusing on strategic emerging industries and key projects. The city has also implemented measures to supervise and manage risk. According to Baoji State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) Party Secretary and Director Yuan Junping, the city will continue to optimize state-owned asset allocation, deepen market-oriented reforms, and strengthen innovation. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In 2025, Jiangxi province purchased a record 1.009 billion kWh of electricity through the inter-provincial spot market, a 34.48% increase year-on-year. This market-based approach saved an estimated 144 million yuan in social electricity purchasing costs. Inter-provincial spot market trading is increasingly important for Jiangxi in securing energy, promoting clean energy consumption, and optimizing resource allocation within the developing unified national electricity market. The article does not mention any U.S. involvement or relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of China's Five-Year Plans (FYPs) as a strategic tool for guiding economic and social development. It highlights the consensus-building, guidance, and balancing mechanisms inherent in the FYP process, arguing that these mechanisms enable effective governance and resource allocation. The article underscores that the FYPs, as a means of balancing government and market, domestic and international, and short-term and long-term considerations, contribute to China's unique socialist market economy. The author argues that China's FYP model could offer solutions to both developing and developed countries.
Summary: Losang Zhaxi, a team leader from the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture National Security Bureau, was awarded the "Yunling Model" title for his work in safeguarding national security in Yunnan's border regions. The article highlights his efforts in thwarting境外反华敌对势力 and cutting off illegal funding channels to external forces. It also mentions the challenges faced by national security officers, including threats to their families from external forces. The article further notes that national security agencies are promoting awareness of national security among the public, particularly in border regions, with the 12339 hotline becoming a widely known "security code." Finally, the report references the tracking of individuals illegally collecting ecological data in Qinghai, emphasizing that "every piece of ecological data is a password for national security."
Summary: This article highlights the efforts of Chinese police in various regions to improve public safety and services. It details how police in Hangzhou are using technology to reduce emergency response times, while police in Yunnan are employing rapid response systems to prevent fraud. Shanghai police are utilizing AI to optimize traffic flow and reduce congestion. Additionally, the article mentions the dedication of officers in rural areas like Gansu, who conduct frequent home visits to address local issues and mediate disputes.
Summary: This article primarily lists the editorial staff involved in the current issue, including Zhao Xiaoxi as the coordinator and Zhang Fangman for layout design. It also credits various individuals (Zhang Shixuan, Chen Xiangru, Hu Runxin, Jia Fan, Dou Hanyang, Chen Shuang) for multimedia cooperation. There is no information regarding political statements or actions, nor any mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the benefits of Taijiquan (Tai Chi) for the elderly, with advice from Chai Yunlong, a teacher at Peking University and world champion in Taijiquan. Chai emphasizes the importance of mastering basic stances and movements before progressing to more complex forms, and focusing on mental and physical harmony. He suggests adapting the practice to individual health conditions and integrating it into daily life for both physical and mental well-being. The article focuses on the health benefits, particularly for China's aging population, and does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Beijing's Yanqing District has expanded its winter sports education program to include kindergartens, with 1,700 children from 15 kindergartens participating in ski lessons this season. The district's education commission, in collaboration with ski resorts, has established a dual-guarantee network with 160 certified instructors and designated training areas for children to ensure safety and professional instruction. Yanqing District has been organizing ice and snow training courses for no less than 3,000 students every year since 2016 and has completed more than 53,000 person-times of ice and snow popularization by the end of 2025. The program aims to promote winter sports awareness in schools, classrooms, and families by leveraging local ice and snow resources. There is no mention of the United States in the provided article.
Summary: A "Sports Beauty" cultural exchange event was held in Xiamen, Fujian, co-sponsored by the Central Spiritual Civilization Construction Office and the General Administration of Sport. The event showcased China's sports culture achievements through various artistic performances and exhibitions highlighting the positive impact of sports on people's lives. The program included musical performances, poetry readings, and displays on Xiamen's sports culture. Twenty sports culture construction cases were also released, highlighting events like the "Su Chao" football league and the Xiamen Marathon. The event did not directly address U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Zhonghui Life Insurance, established by Central Huijin Investment and China Insurance Security Fund, emphasizes serving national interests and safeguarding people's well-being. With a registered capital of 33.2 billion RMB, it focuses on supporting the real economy and key national development areas, including technology, green initiatives and inclusive finance, with over 200 billion RMB. The company offers a range of life insurance products and services, including health management and elderly care, and strives to become a trusted life insurance company. It has invested over 18.5 billion RMB in science and technology, and over 5 billion in green finance. The company aims to provide comprehensive risk solutions and contribute to China's modernization.
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Summary: The Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area is accelerating its development in the Nanan District, aiming to become a globally influential AI innovation hub. A launch event on January 10th brought together experts, enterprises, and academics to discuss the industry's development and innovation. The Bay Area focuses on AI integration across industries and city governance, supported by research from the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy and the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. The area aims to be a hub for AI technology, talent, and industry, fostering a comprehensive ecosystem through integration of research, production, and application, with a 20 billion RMB AI industry fund to provide financial support. The initiative aims to contribute to China's broader strategy of developing the western region and opening up inland areas.
Summary: The article discusses efforts to reduce bureaucratic burdens on local officials and businesses in China, exemplified by cases in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Ningxia. Measures include reducing the number of required permits and inspections, streamlining administrative processes through digital platforms, and clarifying the responsibilities of local authorities. One company was able to acquire a needed permit despite its quality officer being out of the country thanks to new remote options. A streamlined "whistle blowing" system has been put in place to allow local officials to call on other departments to address issues more quickly. A local official accompanied a work team on a trip to inspect a local school.
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Summary: Here's a summary of the provided articles, focusing on key statements, accompanying personnel, and mentions of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations: * **Zhejiang Cardly Animation Vice President Lu Dazhen** stated that the company has accelerated its overseas expansion, with its products launching in places like Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and New York, USA. The company collaborates with over 70 IPs, and Chinese traditional culture is influencing young consumers through trendy products. In 2025, China's fighter jet collectible cards were featured at the Paris Air Show.
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Summary: Under President Trump, the U.S. has withdrawn from 66 international organizations deemed "no longer in the interests of the United States," including 31 UN entities. This move, criticized domestically and internationally, is seen as further isolating the U.S. and undermining multilateral cooperation. The withdrawal, encompassing climate, immigration, and human rights, reflects the "America First" agenda and a disregard for international norms. This action aligns with Trump's previous withdrawals from agreements and organizations, like the WHO and Paris Climate Accord. Critics argue that the U.S. prioritizes its own interests over global cooperation, harming its credibility and the international order.
Summary: This article argues that the United States' withdrawal from numerous international organizations signifies an escalation of its unilateralist foreign policy, driven by a self-serving "America First" principle. The author suggests the U.S. prioritizes maximizing its own interests over providing global public goods, feels disadvantaged by the growing influence of developing nations in international organizations, and seeks to advance domestic political agendas. This "retreat" is framed as a calculated, profit-driven form of hegemony rather than complete isolationism. The author concludes this policy will hinder global governance and isolate the United States. The international community is urged to collaborate to advance global governance and build a more equitable system.
Summary: Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen stated Cambodia is committed to fully implementing the ceasefire agreement with Thailand to restore peace. Since the joint ceasefire declaration in late 2025, the border situation has generally cooled, with some displaced people returning home. Cambodia has formally proposed an emergency meeting in Siem Reap to expedite land boundary demarcation. Thai Prime Minister Anutin responded to Cambodia's rejection of forcefully demarcated borders and plans to appeal to international institutions regarding Thai military actions in disputed areas. In late December 2025, the foreign ministers of China, Cambodia and Thailand met in Yuxi, Yunnan, to strengthen communication and understanding to solidify the ceasefire and rebuild trust.
Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, leading an economic delegation, stated in Beirut that Iran is prepared for war but prefers negotiation based on mutual respect. He asserted that past US and Israeli attempts to confront Iran have failed and any new attempts would face the same fate. Araghchi emphasized Iran's commitment to consulting with regional countries to address current challenges amidst heightened regional tensions. His visit to Lebanon, lasting two days, aims to discuss the regional situation with high-level Lebanese officials.
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Summary: Oman's first agritourism project, the Zarat Royal Farm, opened to the public in Salalah during the 2025 monsoon season. The farm showcases unique flora, modern irrigation techniques integrated with traditional systems, and organic farming practices. Visitors can enjoy agricultural landscapes, observe animals, and sample farm-fresh products, including the popular "Zarat" bananas and ice cream. The Omani government is developing plans to expand agritourism across the country through investment and adaptive farm renovations. The article does not mention the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: In an interview with *The New York Times*, U.S. President Trump stated that the United States would "manage" Venezuela for years and exploit its oil reserves. He claimed the Venezuelan government was providing the U.S. with what it needed and that the U.S. would rebuild the country profitably, utilizing its oil to lower prices and provide much-needed funds to Venezuela. Trump mentioned acquiring sanctioned Venezuelan oil to generate revenue for the U.S., reiterating a prior announcement of a transfer of 30 to 50 million barrels of "sanctioned high-quality oil," while acknowledging the revitalization of Venezuela's oil industry would take years. The article does not mention China.
Summary: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate the December Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, as well as issues related to anti-Semitism. The announcement on January 8th was reported by Xinhua News Agency journalists Qi Zijian and Liu Xiaoyu. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd. emphasizes its commitment to high-quality development, supporting national aerospace endeavors, and integrating corporate development with social welfare. The company was the official alcohol sponsor for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tianjin Summit. Yanghe has expanded its global presence to 86 countries and regions, including establishing overseas cultural exchange centers in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, and the United States. Yanghe also participates in various international events, such as the APEC summit and the Belt and Road Forum.
Summary: During the inaugural China-Saudi Culture Year, various musical exchange events strengthened the friendship between the two nations. The China National Opera House performed "Carmen" in Riyadh, drawing a large Saudi audience, while the China National Theater Chorus performed in Dhahran, even holding workshops for local students, with conductor Jiao Miao emphasizing the importance of arts education. A Chinese ancient musical instrument exhibition was also held at the Saudi National Museum in Riyadh, showcasing over 100 artifacts. China's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Chang Hua, highlighted the performances of Chinese artists in Saudi Arabia as a vivid illustration of the mutual learning between civilizations, marking the deepening and substantial progress of cultural exchanges between the two countries. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the laid-back atmosphere and developing tourism in Laos, highlighting Luang Prabang and Pakse. The city of Luang Prabang has a mix of Southeast Asian and French architecture, and is attracting more global tourists. Pakse, previously limited by inconvenient transportation, has improved its accessibility with the introduction of the Chinese-delivered C909 regional jet for Lao Airlines, increasing capacity and comfort on flights from Vientiane. The article notes the blend of traditional life and emerging development, citing the China-Laos Railway and growth of e-commerce as signs of progress. The author did not mention the United States or U.S. - China relations.
Summary: This article describes the natural beauty and unique characteristics of the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago within the Kingdom of Denmark. The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes shaped by volcanic activity, glaciers, and the sea, and are home to a large population of sheep and seabirds. Tourism is growing on the islands, helping to diversity the primarily fishing and livestock based economy. The article does not mention any US involvement.
Summary: A "Qin and Han Civilization Exhibition," featuring 129 artifacts from Shaanxi province, is currently being held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. Organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, the exhibition showcases bronze, pottery, gold, jade artifacts, and terracotta figures. The exhibition aims to illustrate the political, economic, cultural, artistic, and technological achievements of the Qin and Han dynasties. The Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Exchange Center and the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum co-sponsored the event, which runs until May. The exhibition does not appear to have any connection to the U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This snippet appears to be contact information for the *People's Daily* regarding international feedback. It provides an email address (rmrbgjfk@peopledaily.cn) and credits Cai Huawei for the page layout design. There is no political content, statements, or actions of officials reported, nor any mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations. Therefore, a summary is not possible.
Summary: The article reports on the upcoming transition to a "normalized assistance" phase in rural China, focusing on preventing a return to poverty after the initial poverty alleviation campaign. Local officials, including Bai Yaoyao in Shaanxi, Shi Guangyuan in Shanxi, Xin Caifei in Yunnan, and Gong Bin in Jiangxi, discussed plans to strengthen monitoring mechanisms, develop local industries, and provide employment support. These plans also include incorporating these assistance programs into the broader Rural Revitalization Strategy. Officials emphasized the importance of early intervention and tailored support based on individual needs and circumstances. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the need to solidify poverty alleviation achievements and prevent large-scale relapse into poverty as China transitions into a new phase of rural revitalization. It highlights Xi Jinping's directive to integrate regular assistance into the rural revitalization strategy, focusing on maintaining policy continuity and targeted support for underdeveloped areas. The article advocates for maintaining stable financial and policy support, promoting self-reliance through skills training and employment, and adjusting assistance strategies based on local conditions to stimulate economic growth. It also calls for sustained efforts to ensure long-term stability and prevent widespread poverty relapse. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights China's progress in healthcare and future plans outlined in the "15th Five-Year Plan." It details efforts to improve public health through initiatives like childcare subsidies, AI-powered healthcare in rural areas, and comprehensive long-term care services. Shenzhen is highlighted for its three-tiered healthcare system focused on preventative care. Additionally, the article touches on the development and accessibility of innovative medicines, with one company able to develop a lower cost alternative to a thyroid eye disease drug costing 1/15th of the original price, and dropping 60% after being placed on the NDRL.
Summary: The article discusses China's progress towards "Healthy China 2030," highlighting achievements like increased life expectancy and a comprehensive healthcare system. It acknowledges existing challenges like uneven healthcare development and prevalence of chronic diseases. The article emphasizes the need for prioritizing health in all policies, increasing investment in public health, and shifting focus from treatment to prevention. It calls for improvements in health services, increased research on major diseases, and deeper healthcare reforms to ensure accessible care. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Xi Jinping, in his 2026 New Year address, emphasized cultural nourishment and the fusion of tradition and modernity in Chinese culture. Zhang Mingse highlighted the importance of reading to understand the rapidly changing world and connect with China's development. Wang Liming discussed brain science-based methods for effective learning and the value of books in providing structured knowledge. Song Qiang noted that while digital media has changed knowledge consumption, paper books maintain their value as a reliable source of information. He also noted that publishing houses must seek to understand and connect with readers.
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The Party Central Committee's hearing of work reports from the Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), as well as the work report from the Secretariat of the Central Committee, is an important measure to uphold and improve the Party's leadership system and implement the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership in all fields and aspects of national governance. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment will face profound and complex changes, and the tasks will be arduous and heavy. It is necessary to adhere to, utilize, and develop the Party's leadership, which is the greatest advantage, to provide a fundamental guarantee for the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." The Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) must take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) as their guide, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, conscientiously implement the deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session, adhere to the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Upholds," always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in thought, politics, and action, and implement the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments to the letter. It is necessary to anchor the major strategic tasks of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, unify will, form synergy, jointly promote work in various fields, and strive to achieve a good start. Establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, adhere to achieving political achievements for the people and achieving political achievements through hard work. Strengthen the self-construction of the Leading Party Groups, earnestly fulfill the main responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and effectively enhance the consciousness and determination of self-revolution.
In the new year, the Secretariat of the Central Committee must thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, conscientiously implement the deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session, focus on the deployment requirements of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, base itself on its responsibilities to guide and carry out centralized education within the Party, improve the construction of Party regulations and systems, the construction and reform of mass organizations, and the implementation of key tasks such as continuing to rectify formalism and reduce burdens for the grassroots, and complete the various tasks assigned by the Party Central Committee with high quality.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), January 8th. The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常务委员会) held a meeting on January 8th to hear work reports from the Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), and to hear the work report of the Secretariat of the Central Committee. Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech.
The meeting pointed out that the Party Central Committee's hearing of work reports from the Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院), as well as the work report from the Secretariat of the Central Committee, is an important measure to uphold and improve the Party's leadership system and implement the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership in all fields and aspects of national governance. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment will face profound and complex changes, and the tasks will be arduous and heavy. It is necessary to adhere to, utilize, and develop the Party's leadership, which is the greatest advantage, to provide a fundamental guarantee for the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
The meeting noted that over the past year, the Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) have adhered to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) as their guide, firmly safeguarded the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, conscientiously implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, closely focused on the overall situation of the Party and the country's work to perform their duties, and effectively strengthened the self-construction of the Leading Party Groups, achieving new results in various aspects of their work.
The meeting noted that over the past year, under the leadership of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, the Secretariat of the Central Committee has conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, actively performed its duties, and done a great deal of work in completing the tasks assigned by the Party Central Committee, strengthening the construction of Party regulations and systems, guiding and promoting the work of mass organizations, and rectifying formalism to reduce burdens for the grassroots.
The meeting emphasized that this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." The Leading Party Groups of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会), the State Council (国务院), the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院), and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) must take Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) as their guide, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, conscientiously implement the deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session, adhere to the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes," strengthen the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Upholds," always maintain a high degree of consistency with the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core in thought, politics, and action, and implement the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments to the letter. It is necessary to anchor the major strategic tasks of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, unify will, form synergy, jointly promote work in various fields, and strive to achieve a good start. Establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, adhere to achieving political achievements for the people and achieving political achievements through hard work. Strengthen the self-construction of the Leading Party Groups, earnestly fulfill the main responsibility for comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and effectively enhance the consciousness and determination of self-revolution.
The meeting emphasized that in the new year, the Secretariat of the Central Committee must thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party and the Plenary Sessions of the 20th Central Committee, conscientiously implement the deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session, focus on the deployment requirements of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, base itself on its responsibilities to guide and carry out centralized education within the Party, improve the construction of Party regulations and systems, the construction and reform of mass organizations, and the implementation of key tasks such as continuing to rectify formalism and reduce burdens for the grassroots, and complete the various tasks assigned by the Party Central Committee with high quality.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 8th. On January 8th, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), sent a congratulatory message to Thongloun Sisoulith (通伦), congratulating him on his re-election as General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee (老挝人民革命党中央).
In his congratulatory message, Xi Jinping (习近平) said that since the 11th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党), the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党中央) has united and led the Lao people (老挝人民) in actively exploring a socialist path of development that conforms to its own national conditions, **攻坚克难** (gōng jiān kè nán - "overcome difficulties," to overcome difficulties and obstacles) and forging ahead, achieving a series of important achievements in promoting party building, developing the economy, improving people's livelihoods, and expanding foreign exchanges. The successful convening of the 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党) is of great significance for the development of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党) and the cause of socialism in Laos (老挝社会主义事业), **承前启后，继往开来** (chéng qián qǐ hòu, jì wǎng kāi lái - "inherit the past and usher in the future," to carry on the past and open up the future). I wish that under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党中央) headed by the General Secretary, the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党) and the people of Laos (老挝人民) will unite as one, continue to struggle, successfully complete the goals and tasks set out at the 12th National Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (老挝党), continuously create a new situation in the cause of socialism in Laos (老挝社会主义事业), and bravely advance towards the goal of building a strong party by 2055.
China (中老) and Laos (老挝) are socialist friendly neighbors with mountains and rivers connected. In recent years, with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Laos (中老) relations have entered their best period in history, and the building of a China-Laos (中老) community with a shared future with strategic significance has continued to deepen and become more practical, achieving a series of fruitful results. Under the new situation of deep linkage between the surrounding pattern and the changing world situation, I am willing to work with the General Secretary to strengthen the strategic guidance for the development of China-Laos (中老) relations, promote the traditional friendship between China (中老) and Laos (老挝), deepen the exchange of experience in governing the party and the country, expand pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and promote the building of a China-Laos (中老) community with a shared future to continuously move towards high standards, high quality, and high-level goals, so as to better benefit the people of the two countries, better serve the development of their respective socialist causes, and make new contributions to promoting regional and even world peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 8th (北京). On January 8, 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the 2026 "China-Africa Year of People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges."
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that holding the "Year of People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges" on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa is an important consensus reached between me and African leaders, and an important measure to promote China-Africa friendship to further 深入人心 (shēn rù rén xīn - "deeply enter people's hearts," to be deeply rooted in people's hearts) at a new historical starting point.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations are an inexhaustible driving force for promoting human civilization progress and world peace and development. For thousands of years, the two major civilizations of China and Africa have complemented each other, becoming the historical and ideological source of China-Africa friendship.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that he hopes that both sides will take the "Year of People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges" as an opportunity to continue traditional friendship, strengthen mutual learning between civilizations, strengthen personnel exchanges, especially youth exchanges, deepen the exchange of experience in governance, jointly promote modernization, promote the 心相通 (xīn xiāng tōng - "hearts connect," mutual understanding), 情共融 (qíng gòng róng - "feelings blend," emotional integration), and 力同聚 (lì tóng jù - "strength gathers together," pooling strength) of more than 2.8 billion Chinese and African people, and make new China-Africa contributions to the global South's united response to global challenges, promoting the common values of all mankind, and promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.
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Macroeconomic policies are an important guarantee for China's economic stability and high-quality development. In 2025, China implemented a more proactive fiscal policy for the first time, and implemented a moderately loose monetary policy again after 14 years, which played an important role in promoting the sustained recovery of the economy. According to the deployment of the Central Economic Work Conference, in 2026, the orientation of macroeconomic policies should adhere to seeking progress while maintaining stability and improving quality and efficiency, continue to implement more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies, give play to the integrated effect of existing and incremental policies, increase counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments, and effectively improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic governance.
A more proactive fiscal policy should be precise and effective.
Increasing support for "two major" projects, intensifying and expanding the implementation of "two new" policies, significantly increasing investment in basic research, and enriching policy tools for stabilizing employment... In 2025, fiscal policy increased the deficit ratio, arranged larger-scale government bonds, increased transfer payments to local governments, and promoted local governments to implement implicit debt swap policies, providing strong support for stabilizing growth, adjusting structure, and preventing risks. In 2026, it is necessary to maintain the necessary fiscal deficit, total debt scale, and total expenditure, focusing on the present, making good and full use of fiscal policy space, and leaving room for dealing with future risks to ensure fiscal sustainability.
It must be seen that in recent years, the increasing external shocks and the increasing internal difficulties have had a great impact on the fiscal revenue and expenditure of some local governments. The decline in available financial resources is coupled with the continuous growth of rigid expenditures. We must attach importance to solving the financial difficulties of local governments, establish and improve the mechanism for increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, enhance the independent financial resources of local governments, and ensure the bottom line of "three guarantees" at the grassroots level.
Public funds must not be wasted. At present, the scale of fiscal expenditure is very large. From the perspective of the initial budget in 2025, the national general public budget expenditure reached 29.7 trillion yuan, and the central government's transfer payments to local governments reached 10.3 trillion yuan. However, the demand from all parties is also very large, and fiscal funds are very tight and precious. We must strengthen the scientific management of finance and improve the efficiency of fund use. Optimize the structure of fiscal expenditure, strengthen the financial guarantee for major national strategies, promote more funds and resources to be invested in people, and pay more attention to benefiting people's livelihoods, promoting consumption, and increasing momentum. Coordinate the use of government bonds and other funds, take the initiative to exert efforts ahead of schedule, reasonably accelerate the issuance and allocation of funds, and promote the formation of actual expenditures and physical workload as soon as possible. At the same time, we must strictly enforce financial and economic discipline, adhere to the principle that party and government organs live a thrifty life, make careful calculations, and effectively use fiscal funds where they are most needed.
A moderately loose monetary policy should be flexible and effective.
In 2025, monetary policy appropriately reduced the reserve requirement ratio and interest rates, and introduced a number of targeted and strongly supportive measures in terms of quantity, price, and structure, providing a suitable monetary and financial environment for promoting economic recovery.
The Central Economic Work Conference emphasized that promoting stable economic growth and reasonable price recovery should be regarded as an important consideration for monetary policy. This is a new statement. In 2026, monetary policy should strengthen forward-looking and scientific adjustments, maintain ample liquidity, promote the low-level operation of comprehensive social financing costs, form a joint force with other policy measures, and strive to promote the realization of economic growth, price recovery, and other goals.
In recent years, in response to some structural contradictions in economic operation, in accordance with the principles of focusing on key points, being reasonable and moderate, and advancing and retreating appropriately, China has timely introduced a number of structural monetary policy tools, such as re-lending for technological innovation and technological transformation, and re-lending for service consumption and elderly care, which have strongly supported key areas and weak links in economic and social development.
At present, China's monetary policy toolbox is relatively rich, including both traditional aggregate tools such as reserve requirement ratio cuts and interest rate cuts, as well as other liquidity投放 tools and structural monetary policy tools. It is necessary to flexibly combine and efficiently use a variety of monetary policy tools, coordinate the relationship between short-term and long-term, supporting the real economy and maintaining the health of the financial system itself, maintain relatively loose social financing conditions, and strengthen financial support for the real economy.
The value of macroeconomic policies lies in their accuracy and effectiveness. We must focus on unblocking the transmission mechanism of monetary policy, optimizing increments, revitalizing stocks, coordinating and doing a good job in the "five major articles" of finance, increasing support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand, technological innovation, and small and medium-sized enterprises, and improving the quality and efficiency of financial services for the real economy.
At the same time, in the face of an increasingly complex and severe external situation, we must continue to balance internal and external relations, adhere to the decisive role of the market in exchange rate formation, strengthen expectation guidance, and maintain the basic stability of the RMB exchange rate at a reasonable and balanced level.
Enhance the consistency and effectiveness of macroeconomic policy orientation and play a "combination punch" of macroeconomic regulation. At present, the environment facing China's economic operation is becoming increasingly complex, and there are more and more dilemmas and even multiple difficulties in economic work, and the demand for policies is also increasing. The more policies there are, the more afraid they are of conflicting with each other. In the past practice of economic work, there have also been problems such as the "fallacy of composition" caused by inconsistent policy orientations, which not only offset the policy effects but also affected market expectations.
As the toolbox for macroeconomic governance becomes more and more abundant, the requirements for strengthening policy coordination, enhancing consistency in orientation, and preventing and resolving the "fallacy of composition" or "fallacy of division" are becoming more prominent.
To enhance the consistency and effectiveness of macroeconomic policy orientation, it is necessary to strengthen the concept of the system, incorporate economic and non-economic policies, existing policies and incremental policies into the consistency assessment of macroeconomic policy orientation, strengthen the coordination of fiscal and financial policies, the coordination of reform measures and macroeconomic policies, and ensure that all kinds of policy measures work in the same direction and form a joint force. Since the Central Political Bureau meeting was held on September 26, 2024, the Party Central Committee has successively deployed a series of policy measures, which are still playing a role, and incremental policies will be introduced and implemented in 2026 according to changes in the situation. It is necessary to synergistically exert the integrated effect of existing and incremental policies to promote steady economic improvement. The market economy is largely an expected economy. It is necessary to improve the expectation management mechanism, enhance the ability to narrate, do a good job in economic publicity and public opinion guidance, respond to market concerns in a timely manner, and effectively boost social confidence.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴储岐
Style is image, and style is power. The Central Eight-Point Regulation is not a five-year or ten-year regulation, but a long-term, effective iron rule and hard constraint.
In 2025, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the entire Party launched an in-depth study and education campaign to thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres promoted learning, inspection, and rectification in an integrated manner, pushing the construction of work style to go deeper and more solid. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels, based on their functional responsibilities, focused on the stubborn diseases of the "Four Winds" (四风), deepened the rectification of formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, improved the mechanism for investigating and treating both style and corruption, promoted the continuous improvement of Party conduct and government integrity, and the continuous improvement of social customs and public morality, making the Central Eight-Point Regulation more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Persevering, Continuously Polishing the "Golden Business Card" of Style Construction
"Ye Hanbing (叶寒冰), former member of the Party Group and Vice Governor of the Sichuan Provincial Government (四川省政府), and former Director of the Provincial Public Security Department (省公安厅), accepted banquets and tourism arrangements that may have affected the fair execution of official duties, and illegally entered private clubs." "Zhao Yong (赵勇), former Director of the Overall Planning Department of the Nanjing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau (南京市规划和自然资源局) in Jiangsu Province (江苏省), violated regulations by eating and drinking and illegally accepting gifts"... Recently, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission publicly reported seven typical problems of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, which not only named names but also directly pointed out the root causes, releasing a strong signal of strictness to the end and no concession.
The Central Eight-Point Regulation is a move by the Party Central Committee to establish credibility by moving a tree, and it is a landmark measure for governing the Party and administering the country in the new era. Over the past year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have adhered to grasping Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline together, and connecting the rectification of style and discipline with anti-corruption, making the "golden business card" of the Central Eight-Point Regulation even brighter.
In carrying out in-depth study and education on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels deeply studied General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on strengthening the Party's style construction, and while grasping their own study and education, they based themselves on their functional responsibilities to ensure the Party's study and education.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission closely cooperated with the special working group for study and education at the central level, wrote "The Eight-Point Regulation Changes China" and included it in the Party's study and education materials. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels sent personnel to participate in the special working groups for study and education of the Party committees (Party groups) at the same level, and did a good job in policy interpretation, rectification and remediation, guidance and supervision, etc.; organized discipline inspection and supervision cadres to widely publicize the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and its implementation rules; compiled typical cases of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation in a hierarchical and classified manner, and assisted the Party committees (Party groups) of their regions and units in carrying out in-depth warning education.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission have not relaxed in the slightest in rectifying the stubborn diseases of the "Four Winds" (四风), and have released monthly data on the investigation and handling of problems violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation for 147 consecutive months. From January to November 2025, a total of 251,000 cases of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation were investigated and handled nationwide, with 326,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with, including 225,000 people receiving Party disciplinary and administrative sanctions.
Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have carried forward the spirit of nailing nails, continued to exert efforts, and achieved success over time. The discipline inspection and supervision agencies in Nanchong City (南充市), Sichuan Province (四川省), promoted Party committees (Party groups) at all levels to strictly compare the list of prominent problems and the hidden and mutated manifestations of the "Four Winds" (四风) at the grassroots level, and comprehensively and deeply investigate and identify problems...
Through in-depth study and education, truly addressing prominent problems, and promoting new and significant results in style construction, the vast number of Party members and cadres have further enhanced their ideological and action consciousness of persevering in implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation.
"The 'Four Winds' (四风) problem has stubbornness and recurrence, and there must be no slackening or resting mentality." Relevant officials from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission said that greater efforts should be made in constancy and length, strictness and reality, depth and detail, so that iron rules can truly exert their power and prohibitions can be awe-inspiring.
Treating Both the Symptoms and the Root Causes, Rectifying the Stubborn Diseases of the "Four Winds" (四风)
"For so many years, I have only heard of this colleague's name but never seen the person." The Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Ninghe District (宁河区) in Tianjin (天津市) deeply investigated and carefully examined the relevant personnel in accordance with regulations and disciplines, seriously held accountable the Party organizations that failed to fulfill their main responsibilities, and further carried out a special rectification of "long-term absence from work" throughout the district.
This governance practice from point to surface reflects the governance logic of treating both the symptoms and the root causes: precise punishment, systematic governance, handling a case and solving a class of problems.
Over the past year, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have focused on the stubborn disease of violating regulations on eating and drinking, seriously investigated and dealt with prominent problems such as violating regulations on "eating each other," "eating the boss," and "eating subordinates." The special working group for study and education at the central level and the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly reported the problems of individual cadres violating regulations on eating and drinking in Luoshan (罗山), Henan (河南), Huangmei (黄梅), Hubei (湖北), and Susong (宿松), Anhui (安徽), clarifying the attitude of strictly investigating and quickly dealing with those who violate discipline against the wind and never tolerating them.
Seriously correcting "express delivery of gifts," seriously correcting public funds for tourism in the name of training and inspection, seriously correcting luxurious decoration of buildings, halls, and pavilions, seriously correcting "eating official letters," and exceeding standards for reception... From January to November 2025, a total of 128,000 cases of hedonism and extravagance were investigated and handled nationwide, with 162,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with.
The rectification of formalism and bureaucracy is also non-stop and truly tough.
In 2025, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels strengthened the supervision and inspection of the implementation of the "Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism to Reduce the Burden on the Grassroots," focused on problems such as formalism in paperwork and meetings, investigation and research, and horizontal exchanges, strengthened supervision and correction, and seriously investigated and dealt with violations of regulations and disciplines. Cooperated with the special work mechanism office of the Party committee at the same level to rectify formalism and reduce the burden on the grassroots to do a good job in the verification and reporting of typical problems. The special work mechanism office at the central level and the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly reported 11 typical problems in 4 batches, deepening the rectification from point to surface.
Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels promoted Party members and cadres to establish and practice correct views on political achievements, resolutely corrected problems such as loud slogans but poor implementation, engaging in localism, and doing superficial work, and seriously investigated and dealt with problems such as making decisions and projects that deviate from reality, engaging in "image projects" and "political achievement projects," and statistical fraud and falsification. From January to November 2025, a total of 124,000 cases of formalism and bureaucracy were investigated and handled nationwide, with 165,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with.
Unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems are mutually reinforcing and have the same origin. A meal, a glass of wine, a card may be the beginning of corruption from style. In 2025, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection formulated opinions on promoting the joint investigation and treatment of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems, promoting the two-way effort of investigating corruption from style and correcting style from corruption, and governing in the same direction.
Correcting and Establishing Simultaneously, Making the New Style and Uprightness More Abundant
"Ding! 12 yuan has been credited." In the cafeteria of the Wuchi Township Government (吾祠乡政府) in Zhangping City (漳平市), Longyan City (龙岩市), Fujian Province (福建省), cadres and employees scan codes to pay for meals, with the same meals and standards, simple and standardized. The Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Longyan City promoted the pilot reform of "scanning code for meals and the same meals and standards" for official meals, allowing cadres to free themselves from welcoming and sending off, and making it a common practice to oppose waste and practice thrift.
A "simple official meal" leveraged the transformation of traditional reception methods, and a "small cut" promoted the "major transformation" of style construction. The Central Eight-Point Regulation not only cleanses the visible "evil winds" but also brings about the reshaping of values and ideology and culture, subtly establishing a new style.
In Ningbo City (宁波市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision focused on optimizing the business environment, seriously investigated and dealt with problems such as buck-passing and setting up hidden barriers that affect development, and promoted relevant departments to take the initiative to provide front-line services and optimize processes, so as to help enterprises move forward lightly with the transformation of style. Over the past year, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have paid more attention to stimulating the internal motivation of the vast number of Party members and cadres to start businesses, promoted the formation of a new style of advocating practical work and grasping implementation, and served the people with a strong style of responsibility and action.
When the atmosphere is clear, the spirit is upright; when the spirit is upright, the hearts are aligned; when the hearts are aligned, things are accomplished. On the new journey, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels will shoulder their responsibilities and missions, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of style construction, and strive to create a political ecology of integrity and a good atmosphere for starting businesses, which will surely provide a stronger and more powerful style guarantee for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopData released by Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) in Zhejiang (浙江) shows that in 2025, the port completed a cargo throughput of over 1.4 billion tons, ranking first in the world for 17 consecutive years. Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) has thus become the world's first major port with an annual cargo throughput of over 1.4 billion tons.
By the end of 2025, Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) had 309 container routes, connecting more than 700 ports in over 200 countries and regions.
The picture shows the Chuanshan Port Area (穿山港区) of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港).
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Huang Zongzhi (黄宗治) photo.
Return to TopBeijing, January 8th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released data showing that China's logistics industry prosperity index for December 2025 was 52.4%, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the previous month, and the prosperity index was the highest in 2025.
The average value of China's logistics industry prosperity index in 2025 was 50.8%. The average prosperity index for the four quarters steadily increased, at 50.2%, 50.8%, 50.9%, and 51.3% respectively. The logistics industry shows an operating pattern of optimized industry momentum and resilient growth.
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The deep integration of artificial intelligence and the real economy is profoundly changing manufacturing production models and economic forms, driving accelerated industrial upgrading. On January 7, eight departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), jointly released the "Special Action Implementation Opinions on 'Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing'," clarifying goals and measures to accelerate the integrated application of artificial intelligence technology in manufacturing.
21 Specific Measures to Promote the Integrated Application of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposals put forward the need to "comprehensively implement the 'Artificial Intelligence +' action" and "seize the high ground in the application of the artificial intelligence industry, comprehensively empowering all walks of life."
"The two-way empowerment of artificial intelligence technology and manufacturing applications requires grasping technology supply on one end to promote the industrialization of intelligence, and grasping empowerment applications on the other end to accelerate industrial intelligence, comprehensively expanding the industrial ecosystem, and promoting the deep integration of artificial intelligence technological innovation and industrial innovation." The relevant person in charge of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部科技司) said that the implementation opinions focus on seven key tasks, including innovation foundation, intelligent upgrading, product breakthroughs, entity cultivation, ecological expansion, security escort, and international cooperation, and refine 21 specific measures to accelerate the intelligent, green, and integrated development of manufacturing.
The implementation opinions clarify that by 2027, China's key core technologies for artificial intelligence will achieve a secure and reliable supply, and the scale and empowerment level of the industry will remain among the world's leaders. Promote the deep application of 3-5 general-purpose large models in manufacturing, launch 1,000 high-level industrial intelligent entities, create 100 high-quality datasets in the industrial field, and promote 500 typical application scenarios. Cultivate 2-3 globally influential ecological leading enterprises and a number of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, create a group of empowerment application service providers that "understand intelligence and are familiar with the industry," and select 1,000 benchmark enterprises. Build a globally leading open-source ecosystem, comprehensively enhance security governance capabilities, and contribute Chinese solutions to the development of artificial intelligence.
"Hand-in-Hand" Provides Guidance for Manufacturing Enterprises to Transform and Upgrade
Textile workshops require air conditioning fans to regulate temperature and humidity, purify air, and ventilate. Traditional products rely on manual adjustment, which has low accuracy and makes it difficult to predict failures. "Relying on the Inspur Cloud Continent Industrial Model (浪潮云洲工业大模型), we have installed various sensors on traditional fans to collect and train data and develop digital intelligence fans," said Wu Zicai (吴子才), chairman of Shandong Jinxin Air Conditioning Group (山东金信空调集团). The digital intelligence fan can optimize parameters such as air volume according to real-time working conditions, precisely control the temperature and humidity of the workshop, and shorten the equipment maintenance cycle by 40%.
"Enterprises need to accelerate the transformation and upgrading of the entire process, promote the deep embedding of large model technology into various links such as R&D design, pilot verification, production and manufacturing, marketing services, and operation management, and improve the capabilities of auxiliary design, simulation model construction, production scheduling, and predictive maintenance of equipment," experts said.
For example, in the R&D design stage, the focus should be on promoting intelligent auxiliary design, auxiliary writing of software code, drug research and development, etc., to create a personalized, low-cost, and high-efficiency new R&D design model; in the production and manufacturing stage, industrial quality inspection technologies such as machine vision and unmanned intelligent inspection should be promoted to strengthen real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance of production lines, improve the accuracy of equipment failure identification, and achieve early warning of safety production risks and event alarms; in the operation management stage, the analysis and generation capabilities of large models should be used to improve enterprises' management capabilities in strategy, human resources, finance, risk, etc.
For enterprises that use artificial intelligence for R&D design, production and manufacturing, business management, and the development of extended services, the implementation opinions also provide an appendix, the "Artificial Intelligence Application Guide for Manufacturing Enterprises" (制造业企业人工智能应用指南), which provides detailed guidance from carrying out intelligent evaluation and planning, improving intelligent basic capabilities, building high-quality datasets, rationally planning and deploying computing power resources, carrying out model selection and tuning, model deployment and integration, and doing a good job in artificial intelligence application security protection, providing an implementation path and method guidance for enterprises' intelligent transformation and upgrading "hand-in-hand."
To build the main force for the development and empowerment application of artificial intelligence, we must not only encourage leading enterprises, central enterprises, and state-owned enterprises to take the lead in pilot projects, provide large-scale application scenarios, develop and apply industrial intelligent entities, and explore new models for artificial intelligence to empower manufacturing, but also deeply implement special actions for the digital empowerment of small and medium-sized enterprises, support small and medium-sized enterprises to carry out digital and intelligent transformation, and accelerate the replication and promotion of artificial intelligence applications in small and medium-sized enterprises. The implementation opinions also encourage relevant local governments to provide enterprises with support such as "computing power coupons" and "model coupons" to strengthen public services for empowering small and medium-sized enterprises and reduce the cost of enterprise development and application.
Accelerate the Intelligent Transformation and Application Empowerment of Key Industries
From relying on experience in mining to intelligent exploration, from relying on craftsmanship in smelting to precise regulation by artificial intelligence... Recently, the non-ferrous metal industry's artificial intelligence large model "Kunan" 2.0 (坤安) was released, further exploring the deep embedding of artificial intelligence technology into the entire chain of the non-ferrous metal industry.
"In the past year, we have applied artificial intelligence to key links in the industry, promoted the construction of more than 100 application scenarios, selected 52 scenarios from them for release, and built 8 high-quality datasets for the industry," said Duan Xiangdong (段向东), chairman of China Aluminum Group (中铝集团). We will continue to consolidate the technical core of the large model, promote the activation of data elements, model iteration optimization, and the transformation of scenario applications, so that "Kunan" 2.0 can better empower the development of the industry.
Ge Honglin (葛红林), Party Secretary and President of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (中国有色金属工业协会), said that the non-ferrous metal industry has many product varieties, complex resources, and high complexity of process flows, and the digital and intelligent development of the industry faces challenges in terms of technology adaptation, data governance, collaboration, and talent. In response to similar industry dilemmas, the implementation opinions clearly propose to develop high-level industry models and accelerate the application empowerment of key industries.
"We must combine the characteristics of various industry fields, technological maturity, and the basic conditions of digitalization level, and implement classified policies to promote the application of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing field," said the relevant person in charge of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部科技司). The appendix to the implementation opinions, the "Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Empowering the Transformation of Key Manufacturing Industries" (人工智能赋能制造业重点行业转型指引), combines the characteristics of industries such as raw materials, equipment manufacturing, consumer goods, electronic information, and software and information technology services to provide guidance for industry transformation.
For example, in the non-ferrous metal industry, it proposes to develop data automated governance and labeling technologies and tools, create high-quality datasets for the industry, and build a data infrastructure support system; the textile and apparel field should create personalized design and virtual fitting systems, promote the deployment of adaptive production systems, and improve product yield; electronic components should improve the level of design intelligence, open up data silos in electronic design automation and product lifecycle management systems, and focus on breaking through high-precision simulation prediction technology for electronic components.
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Improve the fundamental systems for data elements, build an open, shared, and secure national integrated data market, and deepen the development and utilization of data resources.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Recommendations
Stepping into the Guiyang Big Data Exchange (贵阳大数据交易所) (hereinafter referred to as "Guiyang Data Exchange") located in Guizhou (贵州), data is no longer an invisible and intangible information flow, but is rapidly becoming a tradable and value-added core asset. In the supply and demand docking area of the Guiyang Data Exchange, the supply and demand sides reached an agreement in less than half an hour with the coordination of the staff. Offline consultation and online transactions, this new model has opened up the "last mile" of data element circulation.
After trying data transactions here, Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) from Guangdong (广东) smelled new business opportunities: having been a buyer, he may also become a seller in the future, creating more economic value.
Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) is the chairman of Shenzhen Bailu Cloud Data Technology Co., Ltd. (广东深圳白鹿云数据科技有限公司) in Guangdong (广东), which is engaged in edge computing, intelligent hardware development, and the construction, operation and maintenance of smart cities and smart campuses.
"The company's equipment operation will generate logs, with hundreds of millions of data entries per hour. Filtering and analyzing these logs can better adjust and optimize the equipment, and also provide early warning of potential failures," said Zhang Xuesong (张雪松). However, in the past, the process of filtering and analyzing was inefficient and costly.
Are there companies that specialize in processing this type of data? Can data services be purchased? Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) was unsure and didn't know who to ask, so he had ideas but no way to implement them.
"A client is from Guizhou (贵州), and mentioned the Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所) in a casual conversation." With a try-it-out mentality, Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) contacted the Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所).
As the first big data exchange in the country, Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所) has gradually established a full-process transaction service system including compliance registration, evaluation and pricing, demand matching, and payment settlement.
At the Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所), Zhang Xuesong's (张雪松) company released a request for purchasing data services, and through platform matching, quickly found a company's "Data Analysis Comprehensive Service" product.
"After years of exploration and cultivation, there are now thousands of data vendors stationed, with more than 2,400 products, which generally can achieve efficient supply and demand matching," said Han Kunjie (韩坤洁), industry director of the marketing department of Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所).
After matching the data product, how to ensure that the service meets the needs and that both parties successfully reach cooperation? Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所) once again facilitated the process, helping both parties to better understand each other.
"The seller agreed to first design a large model based on our needs, and we took it for trial to see how it worked." Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) was very cautious about the first data transaction. The result proved that the product could efficiently filter and analyze logs.
A new problem arose - how to price it?
"The company needs to process logs for a long time. We were unsure whether to pay a one-time fee or pay per use," said Zhang Xuesong (张雪松).
Previously, under the guidance of the Price Monitoring Center of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委价格监测中心), Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所) launched the country's first data product transaction price calculator, providing a credible price range for data product pricing and providing companies with cost-based transaction valuation references.
"By filling in parameters such as industry category, application scenario, data quality, and development costs, it can provide a reference for both parties to negotiate prices. From experience-based judgment to scientific calculation, data product pricing is no longer a 拍脑袋 (pāi nǎo dài - "pat head," to make decisions arbitrarily or impulsively)," Han Kunjie (韩坤洁) introduced. With a price calculator, data transaction efficiency can be improved, blockages between quotation, valuation, and negotiation can be cleared, and the value of data can be unlocked more quickly.
In 2025, Zhang Xuesong's (张雪松) company successfully completed the contract signing, with the first transaction amount of 1.039 million yuan.
"Depending on the amount of data, we pay once a week, with amounts ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan," Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) told reporters. This is a long-term cooperation that will optimize the company's service capabilities and boost business expansion. "We hope that one day we can build our own large model, and then we will only need to purchase computing power and process the logs ourselves, with greater room for development."
In August 2025, Zhang Xuesong's (张雪松) company signed a "Cloud Pivot Edge Computing Empowering Rural Revitalization Project" with Guiding County (贵定县), Guizhou (贵州), to create a short video artificial intelligence generation tool adapted to rural scenarios. Local villagers upload local cultural tourism and agricultural specialty information, and artificial intelligence can automatically complete editing and dubbing, and generate promotional videos in batches, helping Guiding's (贵定) characteristic resources to go out of the mountains.
"We have developed a mini-program, which also has a specialty agricultural product mall, which will generate a large amount of transaction data," Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) introduced. Data is a new factor of production and an important productive force. Perhaps it will not be long before the company becomes a data vendor, and the desire to "be a seller" is not far from being realized.
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Are there suitable services? Is it inconvenient for the buyer? How is the price determined? What is the effect? … Venturing into data services with trepidation, Zhang Xuesong (张雪松) not only sought a suitable solution for the company but also discovered new business opportunities hidden within. This is inseparable from the vigorous rise of related service-oriented enterprises in the digital economy era, and it is also inseparable from the professional platform of Guiyang Data Exchange (贵阳数交所) acting as a bridge.
Currently, the value of data resources is increasingly entering people's field of vision. Consolidating consensus from all parties to deepen the development and utilization of data resources, and truly using and protecting data resources well, the huge economic and social benefits brought by data are worth anticipating.
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Data is a new key production factor following land, labor, capital, and technology. The value of data resources lies not in storage, but in flow and use. In recent years, as the first national big data comprehensive pilot zone, Guizhou (贵州) has been at the forefront of market-oriented reforms of data elements.
Taking data transactions as an example, the market has long faced challenges such as difficulty in confirming rights, difficulty in pricing, difficulty in mutual trust, difficulty in entry, and difficulty in supervision. We actively explored, established industry nodes for data elements to solve the difficulty of confirming rights; developed a data product transaction price calculator to solve the difficulty of pricing; promoted the construction of data zones in multiple fields to solve the difficulty of supply; constructed a data transaction rule system to solve the difficulty of mutual trust; added the Provincial Public Resources (Data Elements) Trading Center to solve the difficulty of entry, forming a set of full-process transaction service system that can be promoted.
As data application scenarios become increasingly rich, the data transaction market will become more active, and the artificial intelligence industry, focusing on industry large models, will usher in new development opportunities. We must promote data elements to better empower all industries and serve thousands of households.
(Interview and compilation by Su Bin (苏滨), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 姜 帆摄影报道
In Tonglai Village (通来村), Changsuo Township (长所乡), Dingri County (定日县), Tibet (西藏), a young mother, Tsering Lhamo (次仁拉姆), lost her 3-year-old child in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake on January 7, 2025.
Three days after the earthquake, relevant departments quickly launched the preparation of an overall plan for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction; reconstruction began in early March. When the reporter saw Tsering Lhamo (次仁拉姆) again in October 2025, her new home had been built and delivered, and she was pregnant again, with her expected delivery date in December. "When the child is born, we will already be living in the new house," she said hopefully.
Now, a year has passed since the earthquake disaster, Tsering Lhamo's (次仁拉姆) youngest daughter, Yangjin Lhamo (央金拉姆), is a month old, and Gesang Bazong (格桑巴宗), the baby who was just over a month old when she held him in her arms during the earthquake, can now run around. The new home and new life bring new hope to the family.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴储岐
Style is image, and style is power. The Central Eight-Point Regulation is not a five- or ten-year regulation, but a long-term, effective iron rule and hard constraint.
In 2025, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the entire Party launched an in-depth study and education campaign to thoroughly implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres promoted learning, investigation, and rectification in an integrated manner, promoting the deepening and solidifying of style construction. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission (中央纪委国家监委) and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels, based on their functional responsibilities, focused on the persistent and stubborn diseases of the "Four Winds," deepened the rectification of formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, improved the mechanism for investigating and treating both style and corruption, promoted the continuous improvement of Party conduct and government integrity, and the continuous betterment of social customs and public morality, making the Central Eight-Point Regulation even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Persevering, Continuously Polishing the "Golden Business Card" of Style Construction
"Ye Hanbing (叶寒冰), former member of the Party Group and Vice Governor of the Sichuan Provincial Government (四川省政府), and former Director of the Provincial Public Security Department (省公安厅), accepted banquets and tourism arrangements that may have affected the fair execution of official duties, and illegally entered private clubs." "Zhao Yong (赵勇), former Director of the Overall Planning Department of the Nanjing Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau (江苏省南京市规划和自然资源局) in Jiangsu Province, illegally ate and drank, and illegally accepted gifts"... Recently, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission publicly reported seven typical problems of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, which not only named names but also directly pointed out the root causes, releasing a strong signal of strictness to the end and no concession.
The Central Eight-Point Regulation is a move by the Party Central Committee to establish credibility by moving a tree, and it is a landmark measure for governing the Party and administering the country in the new era. Over the past year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have adhered to grasping Party spirit, Party conduct, and Party discipline together, and connecting the rectification of style and discipline with anti-corruption, making the "golden business card" of the Central Eight-Point Regulation even brighter.
To carry out in-depth study and education on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission and discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels deeply studied General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on strengthening Party style construction, and while grasping their own study and education, they based themselves on their functional responsibilities to ensure the study and education of the entire Party.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission closely cooperated with the special working group for study and education at the central level, wrote "The Eight-Point Regulation Changes China" and included it in the study and education materials for the entire Party. Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels sent personnel to participate in the special working groups for study and education of the Party committees (Party groups) at the same level, and did a good job in policy interpretation, rectification and remediation, guidance and supervision, and other tasks; organized discipline inspection and supervision cadres to widely publicize the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation and its implementation rules; compiled typical cases of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation in a hierarchical and classified manner, and assisted the Party committees (Party groups) of their respective regions and units in carrying out in-depth warning education.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission did not relax in the slightest in rectifying the persistent and stubborn diseases of the "Four Winds." As of now, it has continuously released monthly report data on investigating and handling problems that violate the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation nationwide for 147 months. From January to November 2025, a total of 251,000 cases of violating the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation were investigated and handled nationwide, with 326,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with, including 225,000 people receiving Party disciplinary and administrative sanctions.
Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels carried forward the spirit of nailing nails, continued to exert efforts, and made persistent efforts. The discipline inspection and supervision agencies in Nanchong City (南充市), Sichuan Province, promoted Party committees (Party groups) at all levels to strictly compare with the list of prominent problems and the hidden and mutated manifestations of the "Four Winds" at the grassroots level, and comprehensively and deeply investigated and identified problems...
Through in-depth study and education, truly addressing prominent problems, and promoting new and significant results in style construction, the vast number of Party members and cadres have further enhanced their ideological and action consciousness of perseveringly implementing the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation.
"The 'Four Winds' problem has stubbornness and recurrence, and there must be no slackening or resting mentality." The relevant person in charge of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission said that greater efforts should be made in constancy and length, strictness and reality, depth and detail, so that iron rules can truly exert their power and prohibitions can generate awe.
Treating Both the Symptoms and the Root Causes, Rectifying the Persistent and Stubborn Diseases of the "Four Winds"
"For so many years, I have only heard of this colleague's name but never seen the person." The Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Ninghe District (宁河区) in Tianjin City deeply investigated and carefully checked from the reported problem clues, dealt with the relevant personnel in accordance with regulations and discipline, seriously held accountable the Party organizations that failed to fulfill their main responsibilities, and further carried out a special rectification of "long-term absence from work" throughout the district.
This point-to-surface governance practice reflects the governance logic of treating both the symptoms and the root causes: precise punishment, systematic governance, handling a case and solving a class of problems.
Over the past year, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have focused on the stubborn disease of illegal eating and drinking, severely investigated and dealt with prominent problems such as illegal "mutual eating," "eating with bosses," and "eating with subordinates." The special working group for study and education at the central level and the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly reported the illegal eating and drinking problems of individual cadres in Luoshan (罗山), Henan, Huangmei (黄梅), Hubei, and Susong (宿松), Anhui, making clear the attitude of strictly investigating and quickly dealing with those who violate discipline against the wind and never tolerating them.
Severely correcting "gift-giving by express delivery," severely correcting public-funded tourism in the name of training and inspection, severely correcting luxurious decoration of buildings, halls, and pavilions, severely correcting "eating public letters" and exceeding standard reception... From January to November 2025, a total of 128,000 cases of hedonism and extravagance were investigated and handled nationwide, with 162,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with.
The rectification of formalism and bureaucracy is also non-stop and truly tough.
In 2025, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels strengthened the supervision and inspection of the implementation of the "Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism to Reduce the Burden on the Grassroots," focused on problems such as formalism in paperwork and meetings, investigation and research, and horizontal exchanges, strengthened supervision and correction, and severely investigated and dealt with violations of regulations and discipline. Cooperating with the special work mechanism office of the Party committee at the same level to rectify formalism and reduce the burden on the grassroots, the special work mechanism office at the central level and the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly reported 11 typical problems in 4 batches, deepening the rectification by using points to lead the surface.
Discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels promoted Party members and cadres to establish and practice correct views on political achievements, resolutely corrected problems such as loud slogans but poor implementation, engaging in localism, and doing superficial work, and severely investigated and dealt with problems such as making decisions and projects that deviate from reality, engaging in "image projects" and "political achievement projects," and statistical fraud and falsification. From January to November 2025, a total of 124,000 cases of formalism and bureaucracy were investigated and handled nationwide, with 165,000 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with.
Unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems are mutually reinforcing and have the same origin. A meal, a glass of wine, or a card may be the beginning of corruption from style. In 2025, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection formulated opinions on promoting the joint investigation and treatment of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems, promoting the two-way exertion of force and the same-direction governance of investigating corruption from style and correcting style from corruption.
Correcting and Establishing Simultaneously, Making the New Style and Uprightness More Abundant
"Ding! 12 yuan has been credited." In the cafeteria of the Wusi Township Government (吾祠乡政府) in Zhangping City (漳平市), Longyan City (龙岩市), Fujian Province, cadres and employees scan codes to pay for meals, with the same meals and the same standards, simple and standardized. The Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Longyan City promoted the pilot reform of "scanning code for meals and the same meals with the same standards" for official meals, allowing cadres to free themselves from welcoming and sending off, and making it a common practice to oppose waste and practice thrift.
A "simple official meal" leveraged the transformation of traditional reception methods, and a "small cut" promoted the "big transformation" of style construction. The Central Eight-Point Regulation not only washes away the visible "evil winds" but also brings about the reshaping of values and ideology and culture, subtly establishing a new fashion.
In Ningbo City (宁波市), Zhejiang Province, the Municipal Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission focused on optimizing the business environment, severely investigated and dealt with problems such as buck-passing and setting up hidden barriers that affected development, and promoted relevant departments to take the initiative to provide front-line services and optimize processes, using the transformation of style to help enterprises move forward lightly. Over the past year, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have paid more attention to stimulating the endogenous motivation of the vast number of Party members and cadres to start businesses, promoted the formation of a new style of advocating practical work and grasping implementation, and served the people with a strong style of responsibility and action.
When the atmosphere is clear, the spirit is upright; when the spirit is upright, the hearts are aligned; when the hearts are aligned, things are accomplished. On the new journey, discipline inspection and supervision agencies at all levels will shoulder their responsibilities and missions, promote the normalization and long-term effectiveness of style construction, and strive to create a clean and upright political ecology and a good atmosphere for starting businesses, which will surely provide a stronger and more powerful style guarantee for promoting Chinese-style modernization.
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At the beginning of the new year, the deep blue electric buses running smoothly on the streets of Budapest (布达佩斯), the capital of Hungary (匈牙利), have attracted much attention. These are the first batch of electric buses produced locally by the BYD (比亚迪) Hungary (匈牙利) electric bus and truck factory. "In the first quarter of this year, our fleet will be equipped with 82 BYD (比亚迪) electric buses. By 2026, Budapest (布达佩斯) will be quieter and cleaner," said Anikó Kormos, CEO of the bus operator Hungarian Arriva (匈牙利艾瑞发) company.
Since delivering its first European order in 2013, more than 5,000 BYD (比亚迪) electric buses have been put into operation in 26 European countries and more than 160 cities, with a cumulative operating mileage of more than 650 million kilometers, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 690,000 tons, providing a practical and feasible solution for the sustainable development of the European public transportation system.
Promoting Localized Production
Products Radiate Throughout Europe
Walking into the BYD (比亚迪) electric bus and truck factory in Komárom (科马罗姆), a northern Hungarian city, workers are working in an orderly manner in the spacious and bright factory building, where all 82 electric buses for the Budapest (布达佩斯) public transportation system are produced and assembled.
"These buses are BYD's (比亚迪) main model B12 in the European market, with a length of 12 meters. They apply the world's first passenger car CTC (cell-to-chassis) battery chassis integrated technology, which realizes the deep integration of the dedicated blade battery and the chassis frame, making the vehicle run more safely and efficiently," József Laskói, head of the factory's general manager's office, told reporters that compared with traditional diesel buses, electric buses eliminate complex mechanical structures such as gearboxes, have higher power transmission efficiency, simpler system structure, and lower operation and maintenance costs.
"More and more European bus companies are turning to zero-emission vehicles. BYD (比亚迪) has won continuously growing orders relying on product quality and service reliability. Our products are now in short supply," József said that he has been working here since the beginning of the factory construction in 2017. "Building a factory in Hungary (匈牙利) has greatly shortened vehicle delivery and logistics time. When delivering buses to neighboring countries such as Slovakia (斯洛伐克), we can drive the cars directly there, saving long-distance transportation costs."
The first batch of BYD (比亚迪) electric buses in Budapest (布达佩斯) are mainly put into operation on the popular tourist route 105 and 210. The brand-new seats, bright windows, and USB charging ports on both sides of the seats greatly facilitate passengers. "The bus driving experience is very good, easy to control, and the vehicle's center of gravity is very stable when turning," said Márió, a driver of the 105 electric bus, to reporters.
While serving the green transportation transformation, the factory also creates employment opportunities for the local area and cultivates a large number of technical talents. "When I joined BYD (比亚迪) 8 years ago, I fully participated in the production process of electric buses and learned a lot of new technologies," István Zvath, a senior engineer at the factory, told reporters.
Before joining BYD (比亚迪), István worked for a traditional bus manufacturing company in Hungary (匈牙利). He frankly said that it was precisely because he saw BYD's (比亚迪) technological leading edge in the field of electrification that he decided to work here. "BYD (比亚迪) has mastered mature battery and vehicle technology, and these technologies have been scaled up for application," he said that being able to participate in the production of green and environmentally friendly public transportation vehicles in the automotive manufacturing industry he loves, "is very meaningful to me and makes me feel proud."
The BYD (比亚迪) Hungary (匈牙利) electric bus and truck factory is the first electric vehicle complete vehicle factory established in Europe by a Chinese new energy vehicle brand. With the development of its business, the factory's production scale and service capabilities have been continuously improved, becoming an important pillar for BYD (比亚迪) to promote its European localization strategy, and its products radiate throughout the European continent. In September 2025, the 1,000th electric bus of the factory officially rolled off the production line.
Creating Personalized Designs
Meeting Different Market Needs
On the factory test line, electric buses of different models and colors are parked. The blue and yellow ones are customized by a German bus company, and the red and white ones are produced for Italian customers.
"The most important reason why BYD (比亚迪) can win the market in fierce competition is that the company has independent core technologies in power batteries, motors, and electronic control systems," said Chen Yongping, general manager of the factory. BYD (比亚迪) has a complete industrial chain and has competitive advantages in cost control, system matching, and reliability.
At present, BYD (比亚迪) has established localized after-sales and maintenance systems in many European countries to ensure the continuity of spare parts supply and technical support, and clearly defines battery performance guarantees and maintenance responsibilities in the contract. Retired power batteries can also be used in "secondary use" scenarios such as energy storage, further improving the overall economy and sustainability of the vehicle.
BYD (比亚迪) electric buses pay attention to green environmental protection in their performance design. József introduced that the electric braking system of the bus can effectively avoid brake dust from polluting the environment; it can automatically adjust the battery to the best operating temperature during driving and recover the extra energy generated by the drive system. This not only reduces energy consumption but also reduces the impact on temperature, which is especially important for southern European countries with hot summers. The buses produced for Nordic customers such as Finland (芬兰) and Sweden (瑞典) are equipped with double-layer glass, and special insulation technology is used on both sides and the roof of the body to reduce heat loss.
"The bus battery is installed in the chassis, and the center of gravity is very stable, which is loved by drivers," Martin Geldhauser, general manager of Südostbayernbus (慕尼黑南部巴士公司), a bus company south of Munich (慕尼黑), Germany (德国), praised the 21 BYD (比亚迪) electric buses delivered, "Shorter charging time and longer battery life are a major advantage of BYD (比亚迪) buses."
Naples (那不勒斯), Italy (意大利), has also ordered 142 BYD (比亚迪) buses. Roberto Salerno, chief operating officer of Arriva Italia (意大利艾瑞发公司), said: "The BYD (比亚迪) factory can provide customized services according to customer needs, and the bus's digital technology and on-board system are also excellent. Most importantly, the products are delivered on time and are guaranteed."
Richard de Pree, fleet manager of EBS (荷兰EBS公交公司), a Dutch bus company, said: "At first, we spent some time adapting to the electronic rearview mirrors, and now we feel the advantages of this design. The interior of the bus is also very good, the leather seats are easy to clean, and it is also equipped with charging devices, which greatly improves the comfort of the ride."
Achieving Multi-Party Cooperation
Helping Europe's Green Transformation
"Our commitment to the European market is very firm, far more than just car sales," said Li Ke (李柯), executive vice president of BYD (比亚迪). BYD (比亚迪) buses not only have Chinese technology but also use automotive parts from many European countries to achieve multi-party cooperation and mutual benefit. The B12 bus uses Continental (大陆集团) tires, and the metal wheels are also made in Europe.
"At present, about 30% of the parts of BYD (比亚迪) electric buses produced by the Hungarian factory come from European suppliers, including seats, tires, steering systems, etc. Under the leadership of BYD (比亚迪), the environmental awareness of these partners has gradually increased, and more recyclable materials are used to reduce carbon emissions," Chen Yongping introduced that in the future, the proportion of local parts in BYD (比亚迪) buses produced by the Hungarian factory is expected to reach 50%.
According to reports, the factory is also working hard to reduce carbon emissions during the production process. At present, solar photovoltaic panels are laid on the roof of the factory building, and the power generation in the sunny season is enough for the factory to use; the lighting system is being transformed, and LED lights are gradually being used to reduce energy consumption; the factory's forklifts, official vehicles, etc. have all been converted to electric vehicles, and employees can charge for free when they drive electric vehicles to work.
The Hungarian government attaches great importance to the construction of the BYD (比亚迪) factory. Péter Szijjártó (西雅尔多), Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (匈牙利外交与对外经济部长), once said that the BYD (比亚迪) Hungarian factory produces modern, environmentally friendly, zero-emission buses for the local area, helping the Hungarian automotive industry to rejuvenate.
Walking out of the workshop, the adjacent construction site is busy. This is the new intelligent production plant for BYD (比亚迪) buses under construction, with an area of 29,000 square meters. The construction of the new plant practices the concept of green development, and the use of renewable energy, factory greening, and low-carbon logistics are included in the focus. The plant is scheduled to be put into use in the second half of 2026, and it is expected to produce more than 1,200 buses annually by 2027.
A European bus industry analysis report released by McKinsey (麦肯锡) in October 2025 pointed out that among the companies entering the European electric bus market, Chinese manufacturers have achieved success with their rich product lines and high cost performance, and currently account for more than 20% of the market share. The participation of Chinese manufacturers has become an important driving force for the rapid growth of sales of zero-emission buses in Europe, providing important assistance for cities to popularize green public transportation and achieve emission reduction goals.
Return to TopThe Japanese right wing stubbornly refuses to change its obsession, pushing the country further and further down the wrong path of **穷兵黩武** (qióng bīng dú wǔ - "exhausting military strength," engaging in aggressive military expansion), attempting to once again drag the people into the abyss of "new militarism."
"While actively worsening the regional situation, it increases the defense budget, which seems to have a 'self-directed and self-acted' suspicion." The Japanese *Tokyo Shimbun* (东京新闻) issued a warning through its 2025 year-end editorial, and more and more knowledgeable Japanese people have realized that the Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) administration has deviated from the post-war peaceful path, constantly creating dangerous illusions for the people, and creating momentum for "new militarism."
The historical lessons are clearly discernible. Looking back at Japan before and after the outbreak of World War II, the deception and enticement of its own people ran through the criminal expansion process of militarism. In the end, the war of aggression not only caused huge disasters to the region, but also brought disaster to the Japanese people.
In order to drive the war machine, Japanese militarists tried their best to draw "poisonous cakes" for the people, whitewashing barbaric aggression as a "just war" to revitalize the nation and liberate Asia, and beautifying the harm and oppression of the people of neighboring countries as the so-called "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." In order to impose this "poisonous cake" on society, militarists built ideological prisons: instilling the "Imperial History View," advocating that Japan is a "divine country" and that the Japanese nation is superior to other nations; promulgating the *Imperial Rescript on Education* and *The Way of the Subject*, promoting imperialization and enslavement education to make the people obey the national war will; concocting cultural poisons that beautify war, such as *The North Shore Unit* and the "Soldier Trilogy," touting so-called "heroic deeds"; even after experiencing a disastrous defeat, they still fabricated victories through "Imperial Headquarters Announcements," building an information cocoon in Japan that was completely separated from reality.
A large number of Japanese youths were coerced by the war machine and became cannon fodder under the control of militarist ideas such as "Seven Lives to Repay the Country" and "**一亿玉碎**" (yī yì yù suì - "100 million shattered jewels," a slogan meaning that all Japanese people should be prepared to die for the emperor). Many people were forced to accept the extreme rationing system under the *National Mobilization Law*, and their lives fell into desperation. A large number of women were lured and forced to become "comfort women" for the military, and even sacrificed their lives. After the illusion was shattered, it was a real bloody price: more than 3 million Japanese people died, more than 120,000 war orphans were displaced, and a large number of Ryukyu people were forced to "commit suicide collectively." From fooling the people to harming the people, Japanese militarism is a bloodthirsty gambler's doctrine. Recently, when a Japanese scholar wrote an article for the *People's Daily* (人民日报), he recalled a sentence that his ancestors often said: "It's so good to be defeated in the war," which shows the painful memories of the Japanese people about the war.
The lessons of history are not far away, and the Japanese right wing is repeating its old tricks. They concoct the so-called rhetoric of "national normalization," and under the banner of strengthening "independent defense" and building a "war-capable country," they create momentum for promoting "new militarism." They deny the history of aggression, tamper with history textbooks, and attempt to get rid of the "historical burden" and brainwash and poison the younger generation. They try their best to exaggerate "external threats" and "existential crises," and plot to revise the "three non-nuclear principles," wanting to completely break free from the "peace constitution" and get rid of the shackles of a defeated country. They externally incite discord and provoke confrontation, intending to profit from the chaos and seize the opportunity to expand. In a nutshell, the Japanese right wing wants to completely abandon the peaceful path that has supported Japan's post-war development, and wants to transform Japan according to its own "new militarist" obsession.
The Japanese right wing is pushing the country further and further down the wrong path of **穷兵黩武** (qióng bīng dú wǔ - "exhausting military strength," engaging in aggressive military expansion), and it will be the Japanese people who will bear the cost in the end. Japan's defense budget for fiscal year 2026 reached 9.04 trillion yen, a record high, which has triggered a lot of opposition in Japan. At present, the Japanese economy is facing multiple pressures such as sluggish growth and narrowing fiscal space, and the people generally hope that the government can prioritize resources for urgent issues such as revitalizing the economy and improving social welfare. The country's return to military expansion has made knowledgeable Japanese people full of worries. "The so-called 'three security documents' only talk about preparing for war, not avoiding war," "Sanae Takaichi's (高市早苗) remarks are harmful and unprofitable, and do not conform to Japan's national interests," "The direction of Japanese diplomacy should be to maintain stable and normal foreign relations"... Voices against **穷兵黩武** (qióng bīng dú wǔ - "exhausting military strength," engaging in aggressive military expansion) are constantly emerging in Japan, reflecting a deep unease about the direction of the country's strategy.
More than 80 years ago, the Japanese people were promised a blank check that "the war could be won," but what they got was devastation and ruins. More than 80 years later, the Japanese right wing stubbornly refuses to change its obsession, attempting to once again drag the people into the abyss of "new militarism" and repeat the mistakes of harming others and themselves. In this regard, peace-loving Japanese people must remain highly vigilant. Japan's future does not lie in the dangerous illusions depicted by the right wing, but in the thorough liquidation of the history of aggression, in the friendly relations with Asian neighbors, and in the firm protection of regional peace and development.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Addis Ababa, January 8th (Reporter Liu Fangqiang (刘方强)) On January 8th, 2026, local time, the opening ceremony of the 2026 "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year" was held at the African Union (非盟) headquarters in Addis Ababa. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the event, read President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter and delivered a keynote speech. The Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Congo (刚果（布）), Jean-Claude Gakosso (加科索), the African co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat (优素福), and the President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde (塔耶), delivered speeches respectively. More than 200 people attended, including senior officials from the African Union Commission and African Union institutions, diplomatic envoys from African countries to the African Union, high-level representatives from United Nations agencies, and representatives from the Ethiopian government and various sectors.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that holding the 2026 "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year" is an important initiative agreed upon by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and African leaders. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly expounded the important significance of mutual learning between civilizations in promoting the modernization of China and Africa, clearly pointed out the direction and principles of China-Africa people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation, fully demonstrated his profound thinking on human history and civilization, and provided important guidance for promoting the building of a closer China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China-Africa relations have a long history and the traditional friendship has become even stronger over time. The ancient Silk Road and Zheng He's (郑和) voyages to the West made us know each other, the common struggle for national liberation and national independence in modern times made us as close as brothers, and the current active exploration of seeking development and revitalization makes us share a common destiny. In recent years, under the joint leadership of the leaders of both sides, China-Africa people-to-people and cultural exchanges have been colorful and fruitful, showing vigorous vitality. We are pleased to see that the people of China and Africa are getting closer, China-Africa cooperation is expanding, and China-Africa friendship is deepening. Facts have proved that people-to-people exchanges are the most solid foundation of the China-Africa friendship edifice, and mutual learning between civilizations is the strongest source of power for the China-Africa cooperation ship.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that the world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and the international landscape is undergoing major historical changes. The rise of the Global South, represented by China and Africa, is unstoppable. At the same time, the world is still very unstable. The law of the jungle violates international law and the basic norms of international relations, and power hegemony infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries. Faced with a world of change and turmoil, China and Africa need to uphold fairness and justice, strengthen unity and mutual assistance, and enhance exchanges and cooperation more than ever before. Both sides should adhere to development first, be partners in promoting modernization, and make the Chinese market a great opportunity for Africa; adhere to the people first, be pragmatic people who serve the people, and continue to tighten the emotional bonds of the 2.8 billion Chinese and African people; adhere to mutual learning and be action-oriented in exchanges on governance, injecting more fresh spiritual strength into the steady and long-term development of China-Africa cooperation; adhere to openness and inclusiveness, be good partners with a shared future, and make China-Africa contributions to the progress of human civilization.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and Africa are currently at a critical stage of their respective development and revitalization, and the space for cooperation is extremely broad and the prospects are even brighter. Let us take the launch of the "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year" as an opportunity, uphold our original aspiration of friendship, consolidate the foundation of cooperation, continuously enhance the quality of the China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, and jointly welcome a better tomorrow for China-Africa relations and the Global South!
African leaders said that holding the "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year" is an important measure for both sides to implement President Xi Jinping's (习近平) major concepts and initiatives. President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter has greatly inspired the African side and seen hope and the future. It is believed that the exchange year activities will write a new chapter in China-Africa relations, deepen dialogue between civilizations, enhance exchanges of ideas, and tighten people-to-people bonds. The African side is willing to take this opportunity to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as culture, education, tourism, art, and youth, and promote the continuous development of China-Africa relations.
African leaders said that the people of Africa and China are as close as brothers, and China-Africa cooperation is mutually beneficial. The African side highly appreciates the tradition of the Chinese Foreign Minister's first visit to Africa every year, sincerely admires China's great development achievements, and is grateful for China's support and assistance to Africa. Since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, both sides have worked hard and achieved fruitful results in the fields of economy and trade, connectivity, agriculture, education, and communications, helping the African Union's development agenda. The African side is willing to deepen cooperation with China within the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to achieve common development. The current international situation is full of chaos, and the international order is seriously impacted. The African side supports the global governance initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平), and both sides should unite and oppose hegemonism, jointly safeguard the international order, and defend world peace. Long live China-Africa friendship!
Wang Yi (王毅) also unveiled the logo for the "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year" together with African leaders.
Before the opening ceremony, Wang Yi (王毅) had friendly exchanges with Sahle-Work Zewde (塔耶) and Jean-Claude Gakosso (加科索).
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China announced at the United Nations headquarters in New York (纽约) that it will not seek new special and differential treatment in the current and future negotiations of the World Trade Organization. This important declaration responds to the international community's expectation for China to play a more significant leading role in the world trade system, and has aroused widespread and positive repercussions in international public opinion.
Since applying for "re-entry into GATT" in 1986, China has always stated that it is a developing country based on its own economic reality and political positioning. In various negotiations after joining the WTO, China has insisted, together with other developing countries, that developed countries should fully consider the needs of developing countries and give them appropriate special and differential treatment. China's position has made important contributions to achieving balanced and development-oriented negotiation results.
With the continuous improvement of its position in world trade and international competitiveness, China has gradually adjusted its position on special and differential treatment issues, and made a major decision not to seek new special and differential treatment on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the WTO. In fact, China has repeatedly voluntarily given up special and differential treatment, making important contributions to the smooth completion of negotiations. When the WTO Ministerial Conference adopted the Trade Facilitation Agreement in 2013, China played an exemplary role, voluntarily giving up the right of developing countries to retain Category C measures, and only retaining 4 Category B measures, promising to implement most obligations from the date of entry into force of the agreement, and not seeking a longer transition period, close to the level of developed countries. In the 2022 COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property waiver negotiations, as a major vaccine producer and supplier, China voluntarily announced that it would not seek flexibility provided by the waiver. In addition, since December 1, 2024, China has granted 100% tariff-free treatment to all tariff items from the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China, including 33 African countries, becoming the first major developing country and major world economy to implement this measure.
Not seeking new special and differential treatment means that China will make higher-level opening-up commitments than other developing countries, and assume more responsibilities and obligations in the WTO system. Against the backdrop of rising global trade protectionism, China has released a strong signal of courage to take responsibility and solidarity and cooperation, demonstrating its determination to promote trade liberalization and facilitation with all parties, which will further boost all parties' confidence in the multilateral trading system and inject more stability and positive energy into the turbulent world.
It must be pointed out that China's decision not to seek new special and differential treatment in the current and future negotiations of the WTO does not mean that China has given up its status as a developing country. China will always belong to developing countries, which is an important identity based on profound history and political heritage. At the same time, although China will no longer negotiate as a collective with other developing countries to obtain special and differential treatment, China will always support developing countries politically and technically in seeking reasonable special and differential treatment and safeguarding their due trade and development rights. More than 2/3 of the WTO's 166 members are developing members, and development issues have always been a common concern and interest of members. The major initiative announced by China has distinct development attributes, which will promote the multilateral trading system to focus more on development issues, enhance the inclusiveness and inclusiveness of international trade, better bridge the North-South development gap, and realize the original intention of the WTO to promote global development. At the same time, China hopes to provide new impetus for faster trade and investment liberalization and facilitation by making greater opening-up contributions in future WTO negotiations, thereby creating more market opportunities for other developing countries and helping them better share China's opportunities.
(Author is the Dean of the China Institute for WTO Studies of the University of International Business and Economics (对外经济贸易大学))
Return to TopOn January 8, 2026, Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, and Moussa Faki Mahamat (优素福), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, held the 9th China-AU Strategic Dialogue at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴), and jointly attended the opening ceremony of the 2026 "China-Africa People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Year."
Minister Wang Yi (王毅) and Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (优素福) exchanged views on China and Africa jointly promoting modernization, global governance, China's zero-tariff measures for Africa, the International Mediation Institute, and the "Horn of Africa Peace and Development Initiative."
Both sides believe that China and the African Union belong to the Global South and have broad consensus in international and regional affairs. They should jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Global South and support each other in safeguarding core interests and major concerns. Both sides emphasized that they will continue to strengthen coordination and cooperation and jointly inject more positive energy into world and regional peace, stability, and development.
The African Union reaffirmed its firm adherence to the one-China principle, that there is only one China in the world, that Taiwan (台湾) is an inalienable part of China's territory, and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and firmly supports all efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification.
Both sides reaffirmed the need to uphold the international order based on international law, in particular respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Both sides expressed serious concern about the recent developments in Venezuela, and reaffirmed that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected, and the fundamental principles established by the Charter of the United Nations and international law must be observed.
The two sides exchanged views on cooperation in a wide range of fields, such as China and Africa jointly promoting modernization, and emphasized strengthening the alignment of China's "15th Five-Year Plan" and the African Union's "Agenda 2063."
The two sides agreed to strengthen communication, coordination, and mutual support on major initiatives proposed by each other, including China's Global Security Initiative, Global Governance Initiative, and the International Mediation Institute, as well as the African Union's "Agenda 2063" and flagship projects such as "Silencing the Guns by 2030" and the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Minister Wang Yi (王毅) and Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (优素福) reaffirmed that they will promote the effective implementation of the signed cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding, and agreed to continue to tap the potential of practical cooperation between China and the African Union to better benefit the people of China and Africa.
(Xinhua News Agency, Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴), January 8)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Addis Ababa, January 8th (Reporter Liu Fangqiang) On January 8th local time, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (阿比·艾哈迈德) met with Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Addis Ababa (亚的斯亚贝巴).
Abiy (阿比) asked Wang Yi (王毅) to convey his New Year greetings and sincere regards to President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Premier Li Qiang (李强), stating that Ethiopia views China as a trustworthy close brother and strategic partner. The two countries have long supported each other, and bilateral relations have developed strongly. Ethiopia is grateful to China for its long-term support and assistance to Ethiopia's economic and social development, and highly appreciates China's efforts to implement the results of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Ethiopia adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges with China, deepen pragmatic cooperation, strengthen mutual support in regional and international affairs, and promote the continuous development of bilateral relations.
Wang Yi (王毅) conveyed the cordial greetings of Chinese leaders to Abiy (阿比), saying that Prime Minister Abiy (阿比) is an old friend of the Chinese people. Under your leadership, the Ethiopian people are united and working hard, and the country's construction is developing rapidly. We are willing to work with Ethiopia to implement the consensus of the leaders of the two countries, firmly support each other, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, deepen the exchange of experience in governance, and promote the continuous advancement of the China-Ethiopia all-weather strategic partnership to a new level.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that Ethiopia is at the forefront of China-Africa cooperation. The two sides should jointly implement the results of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, make good use of China's zero-tariff policy dividends for all African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, accelerate the upgrading of economic and trade cooperation, strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, green industries, digital economy and other fields, and promote the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and Africa. It is hoped that Ethiopia will provide a good environment for Chinese companies to invest and do business. We look forward to Ethiopia, as a major African country, playing an important role in regional and international affairs. China is willing to continue to promote the implementation of the "Horn of Africa Peace and Development Initiative" and play a constructive role in promoting regional peace, stability and mutually beneficial cooperation.
On the same day, Wang Yi (王毅) also held talks with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion (格迪翁).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 8th (Reporter Liu Lingling (刘玲玲)) The research report "Nuclear Ambitions of the Japanese Right Wing: A Grave Threat to World Peace" was released in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 8th. The report was jointly released by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (中国军控与裁军协会) and the China Nuclear Energy Strategic Planning Research Institute (中核战略规划研究总院), calling on the international community to be highly vigilant against the growing nuclear ambitions of right-wing forces in Japan (日本) and the dangerous trend of the revival of Japanese militarism, and to jointly safeguard the post-war international order and the international nuclear non-proliferation system.
The full text of the report is approximately 13,000 words and puts forward "Ten Recommendations": urging the Prime Minister of Japan (日本首相) to immediately clarify relevant erroneous remarks; demanding that the Japanese government adhere to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles"; urging the Japanese government to earnestly fulfill its international nuclear non-proliferation obligations and resolve the serious imbalance in the supply and demand of plutonium materials; calling on insightful people in Japan (日本) to stop the government's dangerous trends; calling on the 2026 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to carefully review relevant issues; calling on the International Atomic Energy Agency to strengthen safeguards supervision of Japan (日本); calling on relevant countries to strengthen constraints on Japan (日本) and abandon "extended deterrence" arrangements with Japan (日本); calling on relevant countries to ensure that nuclear energy cooperation with Japan (日本) is used entirely for peaceful purposes; encouraging the heads of the United Nations and relevant international organizations to issue timely voices of justice; and encouraging the international academic community to strengthen relevant research and provide intellectual support for maintaining the international nuclear non-proliferation system.
More than 80 experts and scholars from institutions such as the China Institute of International Studies (中国国际问题研究院), the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (中国现代国际关系研究院), the China Academy of Engineering Physics (中国工程物理研究院), the China Institute of Atomic Energy (中国原子能科学研究院), Tsinghua University (清华大学), Peking University (北京大学), and the China Foreign Affairs University (外交学院), as well as domestic and foreign media representatives, attended the press conference.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 8th (Xinhua) -- On January 8th, Minister Liu Haixing (刘海星) of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部) met in Beijing with a delegation from the Expediency Discernment Council (确定国家利益委员会) of Iran, led by its member and economic advisor to the Supreme Leader, Agha Mohammadi (阿迦穆罕默迪). The two sides exchanged views on jointly implementing the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepening exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promoting the development of China-Iran relations.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Budapest, January 8th (Reporter Chen Hao (陈浩)) Hungarian government officials said on the 8th that in 2025, Chinese investment in Hungary ranked first, making it the largest source of foreign investment in Hungary for consecutive years. In recent years, China has repeatedly become Hungary's largest source of foreign investment. Chinese companies' investments in Hungary's new energy vehicles, batteries, electronic manufacturing, and other fields continue to grow, and have become an important force in promoting local industrial upgrading and economic growth.
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Jingjiang River, connecting the world, winds tortuously to Shishou (石首).
On a weekend afternoon, with the sun shining brightly, the water-loving people of Shishou (石首) stroll along the Jiangwan River.
"Without General Secretary's speech and that 'astronomical fine' ten years ago, there would be no Jiuqu Bay (九曲湾) today." By the Jiangwan River, Zhu Songbai (朱松柏) welcomes the happiest moment of his day.
Before retiring, Lao Zhu (老朱) was an employee of Chuyuan Group (楚源集团). In recent years, he has watched as the chaotic rocky beach filled with sand and gravel has transformed into a waterfront paradise for the young and old of Shishou (石首).
"Living by the Yangtze River doesn't necessarily mean you understand the Yangtze River. After turning this bend, my heart is clear, the river is clear, it's very good!"
The transformation from a sharp bend to a warm bend, the symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt was an important turning point.
On January 5, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) held a symposium in Chongqing (重庆) on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, setting the direction with "jointly grasping great protection, not engaging in large-scale development" and "taking the path of ecological priority and green development." Green development began to become the main theme of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Hubei Province (湖北省) clearly proposed, focusing on the entire Yangtze River basin, looking at the Yangtze River from outside Hubei (湖北), establishing an "upstream consciousness," shouldering "upstream responsibility," preferring not to advance in ranking rather than having "GDP with pollution."
Taking Chuyuan (楚源)'s acceptance of the "astronomical fine" and production halt for rectification as an opportunity, the party members and cadres of Shishou City (石首市) established and practiced a correct view of performance, starting a new practice of promoting green development.
Ten thousand acres of reed marshes on the sandbars: "Abandoned children of the wilderness" become "resource darlings."
The view of performance reflects the view of development. The new era's view of performance is a view of performance that implements the new development concept and promotes high-quality development.
The Shishou (石首) sandbars, with ten thousand acres of reeds, once put the people of Shishou (石首) in a "dilemma."
Reeds purify water quality and conserve water sources, which are indispensable for maintaining the biodiversity of the Yangtze River.
For a long time, Shishou (石首) reeds were sold to more than 100 small paper mills in Hubei (鄂) and Hunan (湘), which was a source of local employment and stable growth.
In 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) personally planned the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, determining the strategic positioning of ecological priority and green development, and shutting down small paper mills along the river that caused pollution. The originally popular Shishou (石首) reeds instantly became unsalable, shrinking from 40,000 mu to 8,000 mu.
"If reeds are allowed to grow naturally without harvesting and utilization, the plants will degenerate and cause pollution. Removing weeds, clearing dregs, and preventing fires also have costs, at least 100 yuan per mu," said Wang Xianzhi (王先智), director of the Shishou Sandbar Management Center (石首洲滩管护中心).
Ecological emergency coupled with financial difficulties, how to break the "dilemma"?
"We must adhere to protecting in development and developing in protection, and we cannot separate ecological and environmental protection from economic development, let alone put them in opposition."
"Green development is the underlying color of high-quality development, and new quality productive forces are themselves green productive forces."
Finding working methods and thinking keys from Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, re-examining the relationship between development and protection, and striving to connect green waters and green mountains with golden mountains and silver mountains, a group of people from the management center ran associations, visited research institutes, and explored the market to seek new life for the reeds.
The management center's research found that reeds are not only raw materials for papermaking, but can also extract highly active enzymatically hydrolyzed lignin to synthesize bio-resins, which can be used to manufacture carbon fiber composite materials and applied in high-end manufacturing fields such as aerospace, rail transit, and new energy.
Domestic high-end epoxy resin happens to be a "bottleneck" link. Extracting reeds as raw materials not only meets market demand but also achieves green transformation.
Having what others don't have, adapting to local conditions.
Reed processing production lines are launched, special paper production bases are started, and the world's first 10,000-ton new material biomass refining plant is established... New industries, new formats, new models, new quality productive forces, "abandoned children of the wilderness" become "resource darlings."
After the completion and production of the first and second phases of only Xianhe Paper (仙鹤纸业), the estimated annual total output value can reach 11 billion yuan, realize tax revenue of 550 million yuan, provide more than 4,000 direct employment opportunities, and drive the rapid development of surrounding logistics, catering, and other service industries.
The rebirth of reeds is just a microcosm.
Establishing and practicing a correct view of performance is related to the overall situation of the development of the party and the country, the immediate interests of the people, and the process of building Chinese-style modernization.
Protecting green waters and green mountains is the first half of the article, and connecting golden mountains and silver mountains is the second half of the article. Shishou (石首) party members and cadres steadily hold the "ecological rice bowl" with a correct view of performance.
The view of performance reflects the overall situation, resolutely implementing the Party Central Committee's decisions and deployments, and seeking gains through sacrifice.
The chemical industry has always been a leading industry in Shishou (石首). In 2016, the Zhangchengyuan Chemical Industrial Park (张城垸化工园区) in Shishou (石首) invested 1.5 billion yuan in infrastructure construction and was preparing to quickly attract new chemical projects.
"Developing the chemical industry is the most convenient and lowest cost, but the risk to the Yangtze River's ecology may also be the greatest. The municipal party committee and government decisively terminated the original plan," recalled Xu Zhiguo (徐治国), then deputy director of the Shishou Economic Development Zone Management Committee (石首经济开发区管委会).
Resolutely "closing, stopping, merging, and transferring," and replacing old industries with new ones, Shishou (石首) currently has 120 high-tech enterprises, an increase of 5.5 times compared to the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan."
The view of performance demonstrates the view of development, unswervingly promoting high-quality development, moving towards new and green.
At the easternmost end of the chemical industrial park is located Nengte Technology Co., Ltd. (能特科技有限公司). With an annual output of 8,000 tons of isophytol, it is a leader in the domestic fine chemical industry.
Fish ponds with ripples, vegetable plots dyed green, and subtle fragrance floating. Walking into the factory area, there is no pungent odor, and flowers, grass, melons, and vegetables can be seen everywhere.
Chen Liequan (陈烈权), chairman of Nengte Technology (能特科技), a veteran party member, once served as a senior executive of Chuyuan Group (楚源集团). Later, he left his job to start a business and embarked on a green development path from scratch: "Chuyuan (楚源)'s 'astronomical fine' made chemical companies feel the pain and wake up. Nowadays, what the people need is a high-quality life, and only high-quality development can satisfy it."
Consciously using the Party's innovative theories to arm their minds, bearing the overall situation in mind, and calculating the big picture, can they both win glory for one region and add color to the overall situation.
Boyakou Village (伯牙口村) Landfill: From "NIMBY Dilemma" to "Walking Arm in Arm"
The view of performance is connected to the view of the masses. The new era's view of performance is a view of performance that adheres to the people-centered development thought and practices whole-process people's democracy.
Shishou Tiaoguan Town (石首调关镇), Boyakou Village (伯牙口村), where it is said that Boya (伯牙) played the qin and met his soulmate.
A dramatic solution to a "NIMBY dilemma" has given a new chapter to the beautiful story of high mountains and flowing water.
In April 2019, Shishou (石首) closed the 23-year-old riverside garbage dump and prepared to build a waste-to-energy incineration plant. The supporting sanitary landfill for harmless domestic waste was located in Boyakou Village (伯牙口村).
After the project is put into operation, the daily processing capacity of domestic waste will be 700 tons, and Shishou (石首)'s "garbage siege" will be solved. The power plant can also transmit 144 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity every year.
A good project that everyone likes, the Boyakou Village (伯牙口村) Party Committee held a meeting and unanimously passed it. However, as soon as the project team entered the village, they were surrounded by more than 400 villagers.
"Why can't we do good things for the masses?"
Zhao Shengbing (赵生炳), a staff member of the Economic Development Office of Tiaoguan Town (调关镇), was the executive deputy commander of the town headquarters of the landfill project at the time. That day, his clothes were torn.
This question really has a reason.
In 2008, 4 kilometers away, a neighboring province built a landfill, following the old path, with sewage flowing and a pungent smell. The people of Boyakou (伯牙口) were still worried.
"You get angry when others throw things randomly at your door, let alone put a big pile of garbage!" Villager Fu Jiapei (付家培), whose own yard is only six or seven hundred meters away from the landfill, shouted the loudest.
This question asked the hearts of the people.
Good things must be done well, entering the heart and the brain. Entering the village committee's door does not mean entering every household's door. Face-to-face, doing things carefully, can open the door of the heart and truly sit on the same bench.
"Ecological and environmental protection is a major political issue concerning the Party's mission and purpose, and it is also a major social issue concerning people's livelihood."
"Promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is not only the responsibility of the party committees and governments of the areas along the river, but also the common cause of the entire society. We must accelerate the formation of a pattern in which the entire society jointly participates in great protection and does not engage in large-scale development, and more effectively mobilize and unite all forces."
Reviewing the General Secretary's important speech, every word is particularly sincere.
The view of performance is connected to the view of the masses. Taking the Party's mass line in the new era, "sitting firmly on the side of the people."
Shishou City (石首市) transferred 263 party members and cadres to form 28 mass work teams, which went to various villager groups in Boyakou Village (伯牙口村).
With 4,825 people in the entire village, each person has an idea. Going door-to-door, back and forth, stating facts, asking for needs, and putting in enough embroidery work.
What does a modern landfill look like? Why is safety guaranteed? The city led the team, and 12 batches of more than 2,000 villagers from Boyakou (伯牙口) went to Guangdong (广东), Hunan (湖南), and Xiantao (仙桃) and Yichang (宜昌) in the province for on-site observation.
Fighting fortress, overcoming ideological barriers.
In less than 10 months, the project was cleared and started, and 1,034 households in the village signed letters of commitment, with a construction consent rate of 91.3%.
Fu Jiapei (付家培), who initially took the lead in opposing, became a ash unloading worker at the landfill, with a monthly salary of five to six thousand yuan.
"We must not only do things for the masses, but also do things in a way that the masses like, co-build, co-govern, and share." Zhao Shengbing (赵生炳) said with emotion that when he was blocked and scolded when he entered the village, the villagers stuffed him with local eggs when he left.
The "NIMBY dilemma" has become "walking arm in arm," giving rise to new thinking.
"The development path depends on the purpose of development. Why is the new thought useful? It comes from the hearts of the people and benefits the masses. Ultimately, taking the people as the center will be loved, recognized, and owned by the masses," said the main person in charge of the Shishou Municipal Party Committee (石首市委).
Tian'ezhou (天鹅洲) Baiji (白鱀豚) and Milu (麋鹿) National Nature Reserve: From "Opposition and Isolation" to "Harmony and Coexistence"
The view of performance reflects the view of civilization. The new era's view of performance is a view of performance that firmly believes in cultural confidence and strives to create a new form of human civilization.
Shishou Tian'ezhou (石首天鹅洲), belongs to the "Yunmengze (云梦泽)" in ancient books, and is a national nature reserve for Baiji (白鱀豚) and Milu (麋鹿).
This beautiful gift from nature has also fallen into difficulties. Ten years ago, a joke was popular locally - "The Yellow River called the Yangtze River: 'Yangtze River, Yangtze River, I am the Yellow River.' The Yangtze River replied: 'Yellow River, Yellow River, I am also the Yellow River.'"
Beauty should not only be in old books. The Chinese Communists in the new era have elevated the construction of ecological civilization to an unprecedented height.
"Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature."
In order to clean up water sources, the Shishou Tian'ezhou Development Zone (石首天鹅洲开发区) and the neighboring Chengji Town (程集镇) in Jianli (监利) once had constant conflicts. The development zone needed to store water for the finless porpoises and milu deer, while Chengji Town (程集镇) only had the Tian'ezhou Old River Course (天鹅洲故道) as a source of production and living water. Protecting the production and living water, or protecting the water for the finless porpoises and milu deer, became a problem.
Coordinated by the Jingzhou Municipal Bureau of Water Resources and Lakes (荆州市水利和湖泊局), Chengji Town (程集镇) raised funds, and a pumping station and canal were built at the entrance of the Tian'ezhou Old River Course (天鹅洲故道) into the Yangtze River to replenish water to the Old River Course from the Yangtze River, thereby ensuring the water use of the people in Chengji Town (程集镇).
The upstream and downstream are a community of shared interests and a community of shared responsibility. Regional coordinated development, "competing for water" becomes "giving way to water."
Focusing on sustainable development, harmonious coexistence.
On weekends, Chen Xia (陈霞), a resident of Henggou Town (横沟市镇) in Shishou (石首), took her relatives' children from other places to visit the Tian'ezhou Milu Garden (天鹅洲麋鹿苑). Herds of milu deer galloping like a tide have become a beautiful gift carrying homesickness.
Chen Xia (陈霞) said that the relationship between the people of Shishou (石首) and the milu deer and finless porpoises has gone through three movements: in the past, they competed for water and land; later, red lines were drawn and fences were erected, but the joy of encountering milu deer in the reed marshes in childhood "disappeared"; now, Tian'ezhou (天鹅洲) has built a science popularization and research base, the milu deer have returned to the public eye, and the smiling finless porpoises have become a city card.
"If you haven't seen it, you won't have a feeling, let alone emotion, how can you talk about protection? It's very good now!"
Protection is not about circling and isolating, people and nature cannot be opposed and isolated, but are a community of life.
From "wanting me to protect" to "I want to protect," the "national treasures of water and land" have regained their vitality. Today, the Shishou (石首) finless porpoise reserve has grown from 5 finless porpoises to 101, of which 47 have been exported and 4 have been released back into the wild.
Mao Junfeng (毛峻峰), director of the Hubei Yangtze River Tian'ezhou Baiji (白鱀豚) National Nature Reserve, introduced that by drawing on the maintenance experience of Tian'ezhou (天鹅洲), the Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River in Cambodia, which is a "critically endangered" species, has increased from 80 in 2015 to 112 in 2025, of which 8 new finless porpoises were recorded in 2025, achieving zero deaths for the first time.
"Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of coordinated material and spiritual civilization."
Saying goodbye to Shishou City (石首市区), approaching Taohua Mountain (桃花山).
This was once the most remote mountainous area in Shishou (石首) and the birthplace of the Red Sixth Army. Thanks to the green mountains and clear waters, it has become a well-known leisure destination in Hunan (湘) and Hubei (鄂).
Outside the Taohua Mountain Scenic Area (桃花山景区), there is a row of farmhouses. In "Qiaoqiao Farmhouse (巧巧农家乐)," the couple is busy.
This is a large family of four generations.
Qin Liang (秦亮), with a smile, used to work in Guangdong (广东) and Jiangsu (江苏) and returned to his hometown to start a business in 2014. Coincidentally, his wife is from Suizhou (随州), Hubei (湖北), named Yi Qiao (易巧), and his younger siblings' hometown is Shaoyang (邵阳), Hunan (湖南), named Tan Qiao (谭巧). The newly opened family hotel is simply called "Qiaoqiao Farmhouse (巧巧农家乐)."
The two-story, 15-room hotel is spacious and clean. When business is good, it can earn more than 200,000 yuan a year. When the reporter asked about local specialties, Qin (秦)'s father pointed to the wrinkled tangerine trees in front of and behind the house. Those wrinkled fruits have just been launched, with a slightly bitter taste at first, but a long-lasting sweetness.
Green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains. This family is a witness and beneficiary. Spring for flower viewing, summer for summer retreat, autumn for fruit picking, and winter for mountain treasures. In the words of the Qin (秦) family, "With green mountains behind us, protecting the environment, every season is a peak season, and every generation has blessings." At the gate, the red couplets read: "The colors of spring are everywhere, and the glory of the morning shines over thousands of mountains and rivers."
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In the video adaptation of the People's Daily article "The 'Turning Point' of Old Yang and Young Yang's Thinking," the change in a pair of shoe soles is particularly striking.
Li Ping, an employee of the H-acid Third Workshop, started working at the factory in 2005. On his second day, an environmental protection equipment in the workshop malfunctioned and triggered an alarm. Without investigating the cause or considering the pollution, he unscrewed the bolts to dump the waste, then flushed the ground with tap water, all to ensure uninterrupted production. By the end of his shift, his new leather shoes had corroded soles.
Today, the factory uses classified water management, prohibits waste discharge, and monitors various indicators online. When Li Ping lifts his foot, his pair of rubber shoes remains clean even after a week of wear.
The small shoe soles witness the transformation and development of the enterprise and reflect the changes in the Yangtze River (长江). Over the past 10 years, with the concerted effort to prioritize ecological conservation, the proportion of excellent water quality in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) has increased from 67% to 96.5%, transforming the "chemical encirclement of the Yangtze" into "porpoises chasing the waves."
The tangible changes come from diligent learning and pragmatic hard work.
This brings to mind two meetings held at the turn of the year.
At the democratic life meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee (中央政治局) at the end of 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Communists are materialists, and pragmatism is an essential quality. We must seek truth from facts, be pragmatic and realistic, and work hard."
On January 8 this year, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局常务委员会) convened a meeting. "Conscientiously implement the arrangements of the Fourth Plenary Session," "Implement all decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) without compromise," "Achieve political achievements through hard work"... the word "pragmatism" runs through it all.
"Seeking truth from facts" (求真务实) is a distinct characteristic of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
To ensure a good start and a good beginning for the "15th Five-Year Plan," the Party's innovative theories serve as both a direction guide and a working method. The transformation of the Yangtze River (长江) can be considered a "living textbook."
Pragmatism is a form of self-cultivation. Telling the truth, doing honest work, and consciously being honest people loyal to the Party and firm believers and practitioners of the Party's innovative theories.
After the symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) in 2016, Hubei (湖北), as the province with the longest Yangtze River (长江) shoreline, proposed "focusing on the entire Yangtze River basin and looking at the Yangtze River from outside Hubei (湖北)." Establishing an "upstream awareness" and shouldering "upstream responsibility" allowed Hubei (湖北) to take the lead and proactively take responsibility in solving the "chemical encirclement of the Yangtze."
To implement all decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央) without compromise, one must first have the overall picture in mind and obey the overall situation. "Obeying the overall situation" is by no means passive acceptance or perfunctory response, nor is it putting on a show or going through the motions, but rather planning for one's own area from the perspective of the overall situation, working diligently and creatively, and "achieving both brilliance for one's own area and adding luster to the overall situation."
Pragmatism is a method. Instead of blindly following trends or engaging in superficiality, it is necessary to strengthen the concept of systems and "take investigation and research and seeking truth from facts as basic skills."
Some people once worried that prioritizing ecological conservation would affect development. However, looking along the Yangtze River (长江), not only is Chuyuan (楚源) developing in a new and positive direction, but Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group (兴发集团) is also firmly committed to transformation and upgrading, with products changing from being "sold by the ton" to being "valued by the gram." It is estimated that the taxes and fees paid in 2025 will increase by 194% compared to the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." Over the past 10 years, the gross domestic product of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带) has more than doubled.
Mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, and grasslands are an inseparable ecosystem, and ecological environment governance is a systematic project. Water and air, this place and that place, protection and development, the present and the long term, cannot be viewed in isolation or worked on in a fragmented manner.
"The concept of systems is a fundamental way of thinking and working." Today, from protecting the natural ecology to optimizing the innovation ecology, and then to governing the network ecology and purifying the political ecology, adhering to starting from reality and strengthening the concept of systems is the only way to coordinate and handle "multiple difficult problems."
Pragmatism is a style. Anything that is beneficial to the Party and the people should be done without fear of difficulty or shirking responsibility, boldly and resolutely.
The Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) insists on all-round protection of "sky, earth, water," serving as the "big water well" for 26 large and medium-sized cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Henan (京津冀豫) region; benefiting from the "closure, transformation, relocation, and transfer" of chemical enterprises, "Beijing Blue" has become the "new normal," and the "blue sky index" in many places has significantly improved... Not fearing difficulties, meeting challenges head-on, and overcoming difficulties demonstrate a people-centered sentiment and inspire a spirit of struggle.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors increase. Only by practicing internal skills, working practically, and achieving tangible results can we win the initiative in development. Pragmatism is the ruling character and fine tradition of the Chinese Communists (中国共产党人), as well as the requirement of the times and a conscious action.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), January 8th (Reporter Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳)) - The General Office of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医疗保障局) recently issued the "Notice on Vigorously Promoting Convenient Payment Methods such as Facial Recognition Payment, One-Code Payment, Mobile Payment, and Credit Payment," explicitly accelerating the implementation of facial recognition payment, one-code payment, mobile payment, and credit payment in various medical scenarios.
Facial recognition payment allows users to complete identity verification and payment by "scanning their face," eliminating the need to carry a physical card or mobile phone. One-code payment involves scanning a single code to simultaneously complete medical insurance reimbursement, personal account payment, and payment of the individual's share (cash portion), integrating and simplifying the payment process. Mobile payment allows users to complete the entire process of registration, payment, and medical insurance reimbursement online through mobile phone APPs, mini-programs, etc., saving time spent queuing offline. Credit payment is based on the contractual relationship between the insured person and the bank, where the individual's share of medical expenses (cash portion) is first paid to the medical institution by the bank within the approved credit limit, realizing "seeing a doctor at the hospital and paying at home."
The notice requires that each province ensure that the first batch of pilot areas and designated medical institutions achieve effective implementation by 2026, basically achieve full coverage of统筹地区 within the province by 2027, and fully implement it in qualified designated medical institutions within the province by 2028.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张文豪
"Why are subsidies still being issued more than half a year after an elderly person in Shunsan Community (顺三社区) passed away?" Some time ago, in Jinshui District (金水区), Zhengzhou City (郑州市), Henan Province (河南省), a clue transferred by the procuratorial organ attracted the attention of Li Tianzhong (李田中), a staff member of the District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
"Some elderly people still have their high-age allowances deposited into their bank cards every month after they pass away. This loophole cannot be ignored." Li Tianzhong (李田中) quickly launched an investigation.
In Shunsan Community (顺三社区), Li Tianzhong (李田中) found relevant data for data comparison and clarified the ins and outs: due to the negligence of a community worker, the information of the deceased elderly was not promptly reduced, resulting in the over-issuance of high-age allowances.
Is this an isolated case? What are the difficulties in on-site verification work? Li Tianzhong (李田中) intends to conduct research on this.
The second time he came to the community, Li Tianzhong (李田中) verified the information of elderly people as a "grid member," but he was "rebuffed" at the beginning. Li Tianzhong (李田中) knocked on a door, and the family politely declined at the door: "The old man is not feeling well and has just fallen asleep. Let's do it another day."
After running around for a day, Li Tianzhong (李田中) found that there were many difficulties: some people did not understand the verification work, some elderly people were not at home, and some elderly people moved to their children's homes... "**要想知道梨子滋味，就得亲口尝一尝** (yào xiǎng zhī dào lí zi zī wèi, jiù děi qīn kǒu cháng yī cháng - "If you want to know the taste of a pear, you have to taste it yourself," you must experience something personally to understand it)." Li Tianzhong (李田中) sighed.
The data from the Seventh National Census shows that in 2020, the population separated from their registered residence in China reached 493 million, accounting for approximately 35% of the total population. This has added a lot of difficulty for community workers to verify information.
"Although there are difficulties, it cannot be a reason for not fulfilling one's duties," said Li Tianzhong (李田中). "Money that should not be spent cannot be wasted."
Later, after many investigations, Li Tianzhong (李田中) found that the over-issuance of allowances was not an isolated case. He suggested to his superiors: conduct in-depth comparison and carry out a special verification of high-age allowance issuance throughout the district.
Soon, the Jinshui District (金水区) Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, together with functional departments such as civil affairs and health, formed 3 joint supervision and inspection teams to carry out special verification throughout the district. The verification found that similar problems existed in 11 communities in 8 subdistricts, and 126 over-issuance problems were identified. In the end, 14 people were punished, and all over-issued funds were recovered.
The people involved have been dealt with, and the funds have been recovered. Is the matter over?
"Dealing with people and recovering money is only a temporary solution. The fundamental solution is to block loopholes from the source." Li Tianzhong (李田中) and his colleagues investigated multiple communities and finally sorted out and analyzed the root causes of the problem: unsmooth information sharing, imperfect dynamic investigation mechanism, and failure to consolidate audit responsibilities.
Subsequently, the Jinshui District (金水区) Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision issued a supervisory proposal to the District Civil Affairs Department, promoting the introduction of the "Mechanism for Strengthening and Standardizing the Issuance of High-Age Allowances." The mechanism clarifies that communities (villages) must conduct dynamic investigations of the issuance targets every month, and the District Civil Affairs Bureau conducts spot checks based on abnormal data feedback from relevant departments to consolidate audit responsibilities.
After the mechanism was implemented, Li Tianzhong (李田中) came to the Wenlian Community (文联社区) in Jinshui District (金水区) for investigation. In the office, staff member Zhang Le (张乐) was sitting in front of the computer, carefully comparing the data transmitted by the hospital and the civil affairs department, and completing the procedures for stopping the issuance of high-age allowances for deceased elderly people. "Now that we have cross-departmental data comparison and fund recovery mechanisms, the issuance of people's livelihood funds is more precise," said Zhang Le (张乐).
A clue leads to in-depth investigation, and in-depth investigation optimizes grassroots governance. "We strive to make investigation and research practical and long-lasting, and strive to solve problems and enhance our relationship with the masses," said Qin Dadong (秦大栋), member of the Standing Committee of the Jinshui District (金水区) Committee, Secretary of the District Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Director of the District Supervisory Commission.
Return to TopIn recent days, the megawatt-class S2000 aerostat wind power generation system, suitable for urban environments, has been undergoing grid-connected power generation testing in the airspace of Yibin High-tech Zone (宜宾高新区), Sichuan Province (四川省). The main parameters such as lifting height, power generation, and lift-drag ratio have all reached the expected targets. The aerostat wind power generation system tested this time has a volume of nearly 20,000 cubic meters and a maximum rated power of 3 megawatts.
The picture shows the aerostat wind power generation system undergoing grid-connected power generation testing at an altitude of approximately 400 meters above the ground on January 8.
Photo by Zhuang Ge'er (庄歌尔) (Image China)
Return to TopBeijing, January 8th (Reporter Yu Sinan (喻思南)) The reporter learned from the China Earthquake Administration (中国地震局) that in 2025, China's work on earthquake prevention and disaster reduction achieved significant results. Among them, the ability of earthquake monitoring, forecasting, and early warning has been continuously improved. Earthquake early warnings were issued 300 times, serving more than 18 million people, and playing a disaster reduction role in emergency avoidance such as high-speed rail operation and medical surgery.
Currently, China's provincial-level earthquake monitoring network planning has achieved full coverage. In 2025, the city and county station networks were included in the business quality assessment for the first time, the data access rate increased to 97%, and 318 industry-specific station networks were included in the supervision. Important progress has been made in the construction of monitoring networks for oceans and volcanoes. Through the implementation of a three-year action plan for the safe operation of station networks, the operating rate of the earthquake early warning network reached 99.4%.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
Regional coordinated development is an intrinsic requirement of Chinese-style modernization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "Only by achieving coordinated urban-rural and regional development can the domestic circulation space be broader and more substantial."
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed, "Adhere to coordinated development and promote urban-rural integration and regional linkage."
All regions and departments thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, deeply implement the regional coordinated development strategy, major regional strategies, and the main functional area strategy, leverage the overlapping advantages of multiple national development strategies, comprehensively promote urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers and the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and accelerate the construction of a regional economic pattern of complementary advantages and high-quality development.
"Hard connectivity" and "soft connectivity" support deep linkage of key urban agglomerations.
Overlooking the land of China, in the Yangtze River Delta, all supporting parts and components for new energy vehicles can be supplied within a 4-hour drive; in the central region, large channels and hubs are accelerating construction, and industries such as quantum technology, storage chips, and construction machinery are showing strong momentum; in the northeast region, coordinated transformation and development of resource-based areas has achieved tangible results...
Behind China's new economic development space is a grand strategy of regional coordinated development.
"Hard connectivity" is accelerating.
One after another, large cross-regional and cross-basin channels support the "skeleton" of regional linkage development. At present, regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) have formed 1- to 2-hour transportation circles, and the main framework of the "6 axes, 7 corridors, and 8 channels" national comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network is basically connected, serving about 90% of the country's economic and population aggregate... Connecting east and west, running through north and south, the "flowing China" is full of surging momentum.
"Soft connectivity" is constantly expanding.
Henan (河南), Shanxi (山西), and Shaanxi (陕西) provinces signed the "Horizontal Ecological Protection Compensation Agreement for the Yellow River Basin (Henan-Shanxi-Shaanxi Section)," embarking on a new stage of collaborative governance; at the 15th National Games road cycling men's individual race, the 231.8-kilometer course spanned the three regions of Guangdong (广东), Hong Kong (香港), and Macao (澳门), witnessing the new development of a world-class bay area... Looking at the overall situation, various regions are accelerating the joint construction and sharing of public services, and constantly breaking down administrative barriers and institutional mechanisms that restrict coordinated development.
In early December 2025, the first national-level territorial space plan in the Yangtze River Delta region was implemented. "This marks that the integration of the Yangtze River Delta metropolitan area has entered a stage of substantial breakthrough," said Wang Shuhua (王树华), deputy director of the Regional Modernization Research Institute of the Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Social Sciences (江苏省社科院).
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed, "Strengthen coordinated linkage of key urban agglomerations and deepen cross-administrative region cooperation."
At present, China's 19 urban agglomerations carry 75% of the country's population and contribute about 85% of the domestic gross domestic product. The influence and competitiveness of Chinese cities in the world are constantly improving. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) urban agglomerations have become important sources of power leading the country's high-quality development.
Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," Henan (河南) is closely focusing on the strategic positioning of "three bases and one hub" and improving inter-provincial cooperation mechanisms; Shandong (山东) is strengthening exchanges and cooperation with central cities and urban agglomerations along the Yellow River; Guangdong (广东) is launching more "Bay Area standards" and "Bay Area certifications" to enhance the level of market integration in the Greater Bay Area... Taking urban agglomerations as important carriers, promoting multi-field linkage and interconnection, efficient collaboration of innovation chains and industrial chains, and promoting regional coordinated development to a higher level.
Strong agriculture, beautiful countryside, and prosperous farmers, the pace of agricultural and rural modernization is accelerating.
China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, with more than 900 million people living in towns and nearly 500 million people living in rural areas.
Agricultural and rural modernization is related to the overall situation and quality of Chinese-style modernization. The Central Economic Work Conference proposed, "Grasp grain production without relaxation" and "Continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation."
Adhering to the priority development of agriculture and rural areas, profound changes are taking place in the vast countryside.
The resilience of the agricultural supply chain is stronger.
Opening the harvest answer sheet of the past year, overcoming the impact of disasters such as spring drought, high-temperature heat drought, and autumn continuous rain encountered in grain production, China's total grain output once again achieved high-level production increase, and the average yield per mu increased by 4.4 kilograms.
With a stable and secure rice bowl, behind it is not only the improvement of total factor productivity brought about by good fields, good seeds, good opportunities, and good methods, but also the enhancement of agricultural quality and efficiency brought about by "grain at the head and food at the tail" and "agriculture at the head and industry at the tail," promoting the foundation of food security to become more and more solid.
In Yanjin County (延津县), Henan Province (河南省), from grain, oil, and flour products, baked puffed foods to frozen leisure foods, a 10 billion-level industrial cluster has "grown" around wheat; in Suihua City (绥化市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), the main products of corn bio-fermentation reach more than 40 kinds, and the annual processing capacity is close to 20 billion jin... Industrialized development has allowed more major grain-producing areas to bid farewell to the "value depression."
Rural production and living conditions are better.
Looking at the "appearance," the popularization rate of sanitary toilets in rural areas across the country has reached about 76%, the proportion of administrative villages where domestic waste is collected and treated remains stable at more than 90%, the 5G coverage rate of administrative villages exceeds 90%, and infrastructure such as water, electricity, roads, gas, and information continues to cover villages and extend to households.
Looking at the "temperament," "village-character" activities such as Village BA, village songs, and village evenings are colorful. In 2024, more than 70% of farmers participated in cultural and sports activities, and rural civilization is constantly showing a new atmosphere.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes, "Classify and orderly promote rural revitalization in a block-based manner" and "Create high-quality living space in rural areas." "China's rural areas have large regional differences, and it is necessary to refine the classification of villages according to local conditions. Taking the block-based promotion method is conducive to breaking the bottleneck constraints and natural limitations of single-village development and producing comprehensive effects in many aspects," said Wei Houkai (魏后凯), member of the Academic Division of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院) and researcher at the Institute of Rural Development.
The foundation of common prosperity is more solid.
2025 is the last year of the 5-year transition period set by the Party Central Committee after winning the battle against poverty in an all-round way. The government, society, and the market are working together to promote the continuous consolidation of the development foundation in poverty-stricken areas.
In Kuiduo Town (魁多镇), Jiulong County (九龙县), Sichuan Province (四川省), with the counterpart assistance of Xihu District (西湖区), Hangzhou City (杭州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the tea industry has achieved quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. "The east-west cooperation brings far more than sales channels, but also advanced management and development concepts," said Qin Xiuzhen (秦秀珍), secretary of the Party Committee of Kuiduo Town (魁多镇), relying on the interaction of "park scenic area, scenic area park, and park industrialization," the town is accelerating the creation of a new route for modern homestays and ecological tea garden sightseeing.
Since the transition period, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in national poverty-stricken counties has increased by an average of 7.8% per year in real terms, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the national rural average annual growth rate.
Relevant officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs introduced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, they will adhere to "large stability and small adjustments," adhere to precise policies, and incorporate normalized assistance into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy to ensure that the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty is firmly maintained for a long time.
Prosperous industry, strong counties, and rich people, the pivotal role of county areas as the "tail of the city and the head of the countryside" continues to be highlighted.
The county area is the combination point of the city and the countryside, and it is also the basic unit of economic and social development.
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed, "Comprehensively promote urbanization construction with county towns as important carriers and the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and promote high-quality development of the county economy."
Using industry to supplement agriculture, the development level of county areas is constantly leaping.
In Jiangkou County (江口县), Guizhou Province (贵州省), the matcha refined production line in the Guicha Industrial Park is operating efficiently. "From January to November 2025, the company's matcha production and sales volume has exceeded 2,150 tons, with an output value of over 460 million yuan," said the relevant person in charge of Guicha Group (贵茶集团).
The "2025 China County Economic High-Quality Development Research" shows that the economic scale of county areas across the country continues to grow. In 2024, the number of counties with a regional gross domestic product of more than 100 billion yuan increased to 62, and the number of quasi-100 billion counties with a regional gross domestic product of more than 90 billion yuan reached 21.
Shaodong City (邵东市), Hunan Province (湖南省), focuses on the implementation of a strong chain project for six major industrial chains, including light industry, new energy, and big data, and the lighter industry was selected as a national-level characteristic industrial cluster for small and medium-sized enterprises; Liuba County (留坝县), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), closely focuses on the goal of building a well-known domestic tourist destination, stringing together the most beautiful homestays in the Qinling Mountains, the most beautiful towns in the Qinling Mountains, and Yingpan Football Town...
Suitable for industry, suitable for agriculture, suitable for commerce, and suitable for tourism, small and beautiful county towns are embarking on unique development paths.
Using the city to drive the countryside, the "road" between urban and rural areas is smooth and unobstructed.
With the implementation of a new round of agricultural transfer population citizenship action, various regions are improving policy supply in various fields such as settlement thresholds, education for migrant children, and employment training, so that farmers entering the city can stay and live well, and constantly enhance their sense of belonging to the city.
Data shows that at the end of 2024, the urbanization rate of China's permanent residents reached 67%, and the urbanization rate continued to increase; by the end of 2025, more than 90% of counties will have built close-knit county medical communities... With the sinking of various resource services, the functions of counties, townships, and villages are organically connected and complementary, the comprehensive carrying capacity of county areas is constantly improved, and vitality and power are continuously released.
The blueprint has been drawn, and it is time to forge ahead. Adhering to systematic thinking, comprehensively promoting coordinated urban-rural and regional development, further smoothing the circulation of industry, agriculture, urban and rural areas, and continuously enhancing economic resilience and strategic depth will surely accumulate strong potential energy for achieving Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopBy: 卢 涛
Playing a good game of national development requires coordinated development as the key to success. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "coordination is both a means and a goal of development, as well as a standard and measure for evaluating development" and that "coordinated regional development is a necessary requirement for achieving common prosperity." In the new era and on the new journey, the importance of coordinated development is even more prominent.
This is the development wisdom of strategic planning. Solidly promoting the formation of a new pattern of large-scale development in the western region, achieving new breakthroughs in the comprehensive revitalization of the northeast, accelerating the rise of the central region, and accelerating the modernization of the eastern region, with each region having a reasonable division of labor and giving full play to its strengths; the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) working together to better leverage their role as a high-quality development powerhouse; the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin continuing to advance, polishing the background color of green development... With the in-depth implementation of regional coordinated development strategies, major regional strategies, and the main functional area strategy, a regional economic layout with distinct main functions, complementary advantages, and high-quality development is accelerating, and the overall effectiveness of regional development is steadily improving.
This is a heart-warming answer sheet for people's livelihood. Further deepening the reform of the household registration system, implementing a new round of actions to promote the urbanization of agricultural transfer populations, and more and more farmers are settling down in cities; accelerating the efforts to make up for the shortcomings of modern rural living conditions, promoting the integration of urban and rural infrastructure and the equalization of public services, and more villagers are using tap water, building sanitary toilets, and connecting to 5G networks... Promoting urban-rural integration is not only the "key" to solving the problem of unbalanced urban-rural development and insufficient rural development, but also can further activate the rural consumer market and factor market, and stimulate and enhance the development vitality of urban-rural economic ties and smooth urban-rural economic cycles.
Coordinated development focuses on solving the problem of unbalanced development. In the new year, we will continue to adhere to playing the "piano with ten fingers" (十个指头弹钢琴 (shí gè zhǐ tou tán gāng qín - "play the piano with ten fingers," a metaphor for attending to all aspects of a task)), with complementary urban and rural advantages and regions advancing side by side, jointly composing a high-quality development concerto, the domestic large cycle will surely have a broader space and a more sufficient color.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 靳 博
"We need to contact auto parts manufacturers for integration testing of our industrial robot. Do you have any suitable companies to recommend?"
"No problem, I'll contact them immediately."
Early in the morning, in the Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science Park (天津滨海—中关村科技园) office, Zhu Changrui (朱昌瑞), a staff member of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) coordinated science and technology office, was constantly on the phone. "This is a Beijing (北京) embodied intelligence startup that we recently connected with. Many Beijing (北京) startups that have completed product verification need to integrate details with actual application scenarios. The Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (天津经开区), where the science park is located, has a cluster of advanced manufacturing industries, and many companies come here to find application scenarios." Zhu Changrui (朱昌瑞) said that the coordinated development of Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) is not only industrial coordination and policy coordination, but also the coordinated service of all functional departments. As long as enterprises have needs, "没二话 (méi èr huà - "no second words," to not hesitate; to act immediately)," all departments will work together.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the Science Park deepened cooperation among the three regions to jointly build collaborative innovation demonstration bases, achievement transformation centers, integrated service centers, etc. Last year, nearly 30% of the newly registered business entities in the park came from Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北). "I basically have to go to Beijing (北京) on business every week. Now the National Pipeline Network Group (国家管网集团) Scientific Experiment Base has been signed and settled, and the largest domestic metal 3D printing device has also settled in our new industrial land." Zhu Changrui (朱昌瑞) was very proud when talking about his work in the past year.
"Now there are many things to be done urgently, optimizing and upgrading the coordinated development mechanism, introducing strategic investment innovation carrier operation models, and promoting the establishment of investment funds; at the same time, strengthening communication with the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (北京市科委) and the Zhongguancun (中关村) Management Committee to explore key directions and resources for industrial collaboration." At the beginning of the new year, Zhu Changrui (朱昌瑞) and his colleagues are full of ambition, "With the joint efforts of the three regions, I believe the future development will be better!"
By: 本报记者 曾亦辰
The live broadcast begins, with the butternut squash in "Third Grandma's" hands taking center stage. A flurry of hurried flapping follows – the local chicken in "Eighth Grandpa's" arms crows loudly.
"The New Year is here, and our live broadcast room is also filled with joy." Off-camera, Yang Qingyan (杨清艳), the leader of the live broadcast, says, "We sold well last year, and this year we plan to go further, leading the villagers to engage in order-based planting and precise sales!"
In recent years, in the Zhuangzimao (庄子峁) Villagers Group of Gengyuanpan (耿塬畔) Village, Huan County (环县), Gansu Province (甘肃省), a group of "old hands" with an average age of over 65 have become the main characters of "village broadcasts," not only taking on stage names but also using e-commerce platforms to bring agricultural products out of the mountains. With the help of live broadcasts, the per capita annual income of Zhuangzimao (庄子峁) people has exceeded 21,000 yuan for the first time, and the sales of agricultural planting and breeding have reached more than 3 million yuan.
Yang Qingyan (杨清艳) used to run a food wholesale business in another place. Once when she returned to the village, she found that every family had goods, but no one knew how to sell them. "The grandpas and grandmas on the 'Mao' (hill) don't know that they have treasures in their hands."
After returning to her hometown, Yang Qingyan (杨清艳) registered an account, formed a live broadcast team, and started broadcasting with more than a dozen villagers. In the camera, the villagers boil soy sauce and fry pancakes by the stove, attracting more and more viewers. "Local products and nostalgia are full of appeal, Zhuangzimao (庄子峁) is our live broadcast room!" Yang Qingyan (杨清艳) said that since participating in the county's live e-commerce talent training class, everyone's sales skills have been continuously improving.
At present, 17 villages in Huan County (环县) have begun to develop a new farmer live broadcast model similar to Zhuangzimao (庄子峁), and have trained nearly a thousand new farmers. In order to help local products get out of the mountains, the local government not only subsidizes logistics costs for agricultural products, but also provides free venues and equipment for live broadcasts. By 2025, the county's rural e-commerce online retail sales will exceed 360 million yuan.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王伟健
At the beginning of the new year, stepping into the perovskite photovoltaic module production plant of GCL Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd. in Kunshan (昆山), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, a sense of technology is immediately apparent. Inside the thousand-level clean "dark" workshop, the fully automated production line operates quietly. Robotic arms gently pick up glass substrates and precisely feed them into the "belly" of the coating equipment. Inside the equipment, perovskite materials are uniformly attached with nanometer-level precision. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, highly efficient power generation units "grow" on the glass substrates.
"Since this production base was put into operation in June last year, it has basically been in a state of continuous operation, with machines running even when people are resting, operating at full capacity," said Fan Bin (范斌), Chairman of GCL Optoelectronic. At the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, old customers are constantly increasing their purchases, and new customers are also coming attracted by the reputation, with order production plans scheduled until the second half of this year.
Currently, the entire plant area is filled with the vitality of the opening sprint. Deep in the workshop, staff are busy preparing for the final commissioning of two new production equipment sets. "By then, the production capacity of perovskite photovoltaic modules will be further improved," said Fan Bin (范斌).
In the new year, the company's innovation pace will continue to accelerate. "Next, we will aim for higher goals, allowing every ray of sunlight to release greater energy," said Fan Bin (范斌). The company is preparing for listing under the guidance of relevant departments, promoting the accelerated industrialization of innovative technologies, and allowing perovskite photovoltaic modules to continuously leave the workshop and go to the world.
In Kunshan (昆山), through classified database construction and tiered incentives, enterprises at different stages of development can receive policy support. Kunshan's (昆山) high-tech enterprises have exceeded 3,500, specialized and new "little giant" enterprises have exceeded 1,000, and the output value of strategic emerging industries accounts for 61%. Not long ago, Kunshan (昆山) released more than 300 cooperative scenarios integrating into the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), covering digital economy, advanced manufacturing and other fields, using practical actions to interpret the profound connotation of "integration" and "high quality."
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By: 本报记者 李亚楠
Not long ago, the mascot for the "2026 Spring Festival Gala" was released, and the design prototype of "Chengcheng" is the Przewalski's horse. The Przewalski's horse is a "living fossil of biological genes" with 60 million years of evolution and the only wild horse species existing in the world. The Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地) in Xinjiang (新疆), China, is the hometown of the Przewalski's horse. In the 1970s, China announced that the Przewalski's horse had become extinct in the wild in the country. In 1985, the "Wild Horse Homecoming" project was launched, and the Przewalski's horse was reintroduced to China. As of the end of 2024, the population of Przewalski's horses in China has exceeded 900. Recently, a reporter from this newspaper interviewed the Przewalski's horse protection team to record their story of settling in the wilderness, focusing on scientific research, and guarding the "spirits" of the wilderness for more than 40 years.
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Clouds hang low, and a group of Przewalski's horses gallop towards the distant horizon, raising bursts of dust. Today, more and more Przewalski's horses are breeding in the Kalamaili Mountain Ungulate Wildlife Nature Reserve (卡拉麦里山有蹄类野生动物自然保护区) in Xinjiang (新疆). In the 1970s, China announced that the Przewalski's horse had become extinct in the wild in the country. In 1985, the "Wild Horse Homecoming" project was launched, and some Przewalski's horses were successively introduced to Xinjiang (新疆), China from overseas, kicking off an action to save the wild horses.
After captive breeding and wild release, the Przewalski's horse has reproduced to the sixth generation in Xinjiang (新疆). Behind the steady recovery of the population is the unremitting efforts of wild horse protectors. They focus on research in laboratories, stables, and wilderness, silently guarding this group of wilderness "spirits."
Yang Jianming (杨建明), Head of the Wild Horse Research Institute:
"Protecting wild horses makes me feel that my work is particularly valuable"
"Although it is difficult, protecting wild horses makes me feel that my work is particularly valuable!" said Yang Jianming (杨建明), head of the Wild Horse Research Institute of the reserve management center, who is nearly sixty years old.
On March 8, 1988, Junggar No. 1 (准噶尔1号) was born, the first wild horse bred in China since the launch of the "Wild Horse Homecoming" project, marking that Przewalski's horse breeding had overcome the adaptation and reproduction barriers. But the research institute is not their real "home"; their home is in the depths of the vast Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地). Making wild horses truly "wild" is a difficult and unknown task.
August 28, 2001, the morning of the first wild horse release, is deeply engraved in Yang Jianming's (杨建明) mind. He was the director of the Changji Management Station (昌吉管理站) of the reserve at that time.
The wild release point is near National Highway 216 (216国道), a place called Bielekuduk (别勒库都克). After more than 300 kilometers of transportation, 27 wild horses walked out of the transport boxes, hesitated for a long time, and finally, driven by the staff, let go of their steps and walked into the vast wilderness.
In Yang Jianming's (杨建明) view, this wild release was not successful: that winter, there were three consecutive days of extreme weather of minus 40 degrees Celsius, and three wild horses were frozen to death.
How to make the wild horses "well-fed" in the research institute gradually adapt to the wild environment? Before the second year of wild release, the wild horses were allowed to live in a semi-free-range area simulating a near-natural state for half a year. "In the research institute, they are fed twice a day, but in the 30,000-mu semi-free-range area, they are fed only once every three to five days to train their ability to survive independently," said Yang Jianming (杨建明).
This batch of released wild horses naturally bred a healthy next generation in the wild the following year. "This is a truly successful wild release," said Yang Jianming (杨建明). The wild horses cultivated by humans finally returned to the original homeland of the Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地).
Now, the breeding and wild release of wild horses have achieved breakthroughs, and the most urgent problem to be solved is the inbreeding of wild horses. Yang Jianming (杨建明) introduced that the research institute has established a complete pedigree file of wild horses, and has also carried out DNA mapping identification of more than 100 wild horses, screening out wild horses with distant kinship for grouping. At the same time, it is also applying for artificial breeding technology projects, hoping to fundamentally solve this problem.
Entermak (恩特马克), Senior Veterinarian of the Wild Horse Research Institute:
"No matter how reluctant I am, I have to let it go; the wild is its real home"
"Look at it walking back and forth non-stop; it should be constipated," Entermak (恩特马克) analyzed, staring at a Przewalski's horse outside the fence for a while.
Entermak (恩特马克) is a senior veterinarian at the research institute and has worked here for nearly 30 years. When he first came here in 1998, he felt at a loss. "I am the child of a herdsman and have been dealing with horses since I was a child. I thought the work would not be challenging. I didn't expect wild horses to be completely different, and it is difficult for people to get close," said Entermak (恩特马克). People can say when they are uncomfortable, and domestic horses can be touched by hand when they are sick, but wild horses will not say and will not let you touch them.
Entermak (恩特马克) can only observe the state of the wild horses for a long time, and when necessary, anesthetize the wild horses for palpation to determine the condition. Looking back constantly means its stomach hurts, but not very badly; lying on the ground and tossing and turning means its stomach hurts badly; shaking its head all the time means it has a fever... Every time he treats a wild horse, Entermak (恩特马克) makes detailed records. Now he knows all kinds of states of wild horses like the back of his hand, and has also compiled a treatment manual of seventy to eighty thousand words based on the records - "Wild Horse Disease Prevention and Control Technology."
Dealing with wild horses is dangerous, but also reluctant.
Entermak (恩特马克) remembers that half a year after he started working, the foal born to Junggar No. 98 (准噶尔98号) was in poor health, and he wanted to take the foal out for treatment. Unexpectedly, Junggar No. 98 (准噶尔98号) became angry and rushed up and bit him in the chest, and kicked him. Covering the wound, Entermak (恩特马克) was extremely angry: "I saved its child, and it bit me!"
Sometimes it is necessary to give wild horses anesthesia. When Entermak (恩特马克) holds the anesthesia gun, a colleague must be next to him with an antidote. "Once this anesthetic touches human skin, you must immediately take the antidote, otherwise you will be poisoned," said Entermak (恩特马克).
In 2000, when Junggar No. 1 (准噶尔1号) gave birth to a foal, she died due to dystocia. Because medical conditions were limited at the time, not being able to save her became an unforgettable pain for Entermak (恩特马克). Captivity leads to less activity and slow blood circulation, and the overweight body shape makes production more dangerous. Therefore, when the released Junggar No. 98 (准噶尔98号) chased the car back, Entermak (恩特马克) shed tears of reluctance while asking his colleagues to drive to stop it: "No matter how reluctant I am, I have to let it go; the wild is its real home. Our generation hardly saw wild horses when we were young, but today's children should be able to see the spectacular scene of herds of wild horses galloping on the Gobi grasslands."
Adabiyat (阿达比亚特), Head of the Wild Horse Release Monitoring Station Monitoring Team:
"Let them run freely on the plains of Kalamaili (卡拉麦里)"
Carrying a telescope and a bag containing wild monitoring forms, Adabiyat (阿达比亚特), head of the Wild Horse Release Monitoring Station Monitoring Team of the reserve management center, set off from the monitoring station and continued to go deep into the hinterland of the reserve along the ruts. The surface is covered with camel thorn, and below are hard soil bags. The car runs on it and shakes constantly. Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) has become accustomed to this bumpy ride.
In the vast wilderness, ordinary people cannot see a trace of abnormality, but Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) can accurately locate the distant horse herd with the naked eye. The car continued to move forward. Sure enough, 18 wild horses, large and small, were leisurely foraging. "Without good eyesight, you can't do this job!" Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) said proudly, "They all say my eyes are better than a telescope."
Why go looking for horses? Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) took out the navigation locator and wild monitoring form, and filled in the date, weather, patrol route, longitude and latitude, and population size one by one. "Mastering the population status of released wild horses is very important for population protection."
However, the area of wild horse activity is constantly expanding. In summer, they also move within a range of more than 20 kilometers around the water source, and in winter when it snows, the range of activity is seventy to eighty kilometers, making monitoring more and more difficult. "Sometimes I drive hundreds of kilometers a day, but I don't see a few wild horse populations. If I can't find them that day, I'll continue to look for them the next day," said Adabiyat (阿达比亚特).
When he got close to the horse herd, Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) got out of the car and walked, standing on a high place and observing from a distance through a telescope, trying not to disturb them. When he encounters fresh wild horse feces, he also uses tweezers to break them up little by little to understand the health of the wild horses.
Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) often squats alone on the mountain, quietly watching the wild horses graze, drink water, and play. He has persisted in this working state for more than 20 years. Why can he persevere? "The wild horses have returned to their hometown, so we should protect them and let them run freely on the plains of Kalamaili (卡拉麦里)," said Adabiyat (阿达比亚特).
More than 40 years of relay persistence, the guardians have allowed the Przewalski's horse to go from zero to one, from few to many in China. This is a model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature. Adabiyat (阿达比亚特) always believes that the Przewalski's horse will gallop in the wider world of its hometown, and the long roar of this group of "spirits" will continue to echo through time in the wilderness.
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China's Przewalski's horse population accounts for 1/3 of the global total
The Przewalski's horse is a national first-class key protected wild animal and a globally endangered large wild animal. Historically, they were widely distributed in the grasslands and deserts of Central Asia, including Xinjiang (新疆), Gansu (甘肃), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) in China, and Mongolia.
In the 1970s, China announced that the Przewalski's horse had become extinct in the wild in the country, and there were less than 1,000 Przewalski's horses left overseas. In 1985, China launched the "Wild Horse Homecoming" project, introducing Przewalski's horses from abroad in batches, and establishing breeding bases in Xinjiang (新疆) and Gansu (甘肃), summarizing the three-step method of captive breeding, semi-free-range training, and soft release. The Kalamaili Mountain Ungulate Wildlife Nature Reserve (卡拉麦里山有蹄类野生动物自然保护区) in Xinjiang (新疆) relies on its unique geographical and ecological advantages to become the home for the breeding of Przewalski's horses.
As of the end of 2024, the population of Przewalski's horses in China has exceeded 900, accounting for 1/3 of the global total. Among them, the breeding number in Xinjiang (新疆) has exceeded 800, and 146 horses have been released in 18 batches. Przewalski's horses have been breeding in Qilian Mountains (祁连山), Daqing Mountains (大青山), Helan Mountains (贺兰山) and other places, and the population scale is gradually expanding.
(Compiled by Li Yanan (李亚楠), reporter of this newspaper)
By: 王慕华
Recently, the Fenghe (风和) AI Meteorological Service System of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) was officially launched. This is China's first generative AI meteorological service language model. Open the system, enter a question, and Fenghe (风和) will answer the question and output a report. What will the wind speed be tomorrow? What clothes are suitable to wear? Where is it recommended to see the snow? … Fenghe (风和) is very professional in answering questions related to meteorology.
Fenghe (风和) has a high-quality meteorological service corpus of 50 million tokens, 490,000 scenario-based question-and-answer instruction sets about meteorology, and sets up 8 categories and more than 60 sub-categories of meteorological service data interface tools and personalized tools. The Fenghe (风和) meteorological service foundation model intelligently schedules, and the meteorological service intelligent agent platform provides developers with support such as tool invocation, data access, and intelligent agent development, providing intelligent and inclusive meteorological services for energy and power, transportation, tourism and travel. At present, Fenghe (风和) has been implemented and applied in meteorological departments in many places. At the 15th National Games, Fenghe (风和) was connected to the "Sui Xiaotian (穗小天)" mini-program of the Guangzhou (广州) Meteorological Department to carry out event meteorological services.
At present, artificial intelligence is gradually changing people's production and lifestyles, and people are no longer satisfied with simply consulting weather forecast information, but hope to provide more personalized and customized intelligent services. In 2024, the Public Meteorological Service Center (公共气象服务中心) of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), the Xiong'an (雄安) Meteorological Artificial Intelligence Innovation Research Institute, and the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Tsinghua University (清华大学) formed a research and development team to independently develop a generative artificial intelligence meteorological service language model.
In order to achieve accurate, professional, and in-depth understanding of users' needs for meteorological services, we have broken through 4 key technologies - corpus construction technology, knowledge enhancement training and scenario fine-tuning technology, deep reasoning technology, and multi-agent collaboration technology. Corpus construction technology converts the massive high-quality meteorological data of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) into specific formats and data, and "feeds" it to the Fenghe (风和) model for learning to improve its professionalism; enhancement training and scenario fine-tuning technology helps the model "set the size" and "trim the waist" to improve meteorological basic capabilities and business decision-making capabilities, so that it can better understand user needs and enhance the autonomous planning and execution capabilities of complex meteorological service tasks; deep reasoning technology can help the model improve reasoning ability, allowing the model to reason logically and make decisions like a meteorological expert; facing different scenarios such as tourism, transportation, and energy, the research and development team built various meteorological service intelligent agents, and multi-agent collaboration technology realizes automatic decomposition, planning, and complementary capabilities of complex tasks, enabling each intelligent agent to cooperate and quickly provide professional reports.
The process of tackling key technologies was difficult and once put the research and development team in a difficult situation, but we never gave up, changing and trying again and again. It can be said that every step in the research and development process has innovation. At the same time, we also realize that more technical support and preparation are needed to embrace the arrival of the artificial intelligence era of meteorological services.
Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," the training, reasoning, and iteration of artificial intelligence models cannot be separated from the support of more powerful intelligent computing capabilities and large-scale high-quality corpora. We need to continuously strengthen learning, highlight advantages, refine the demand docking in related fields, enrich the intelligent agent applications in subdivided scenarios, promote the deep integration of "artificial intelligence +" meteorological services, and improve the overall effectiveness of digital and intelligent meteorological services.
(The author is a senior engineer at the Public Meteorological Service Center (公共气象服务中心) of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局). This report was compiled by Li Hongmei (李红梅), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopBy: 宋 宇
In recent years, artificial intelligence technology has been booming. From agricultural large models that achieve precise regulation and control of the planting environment, to image-assisted diagnostic technologies that help doctors quickly identify lesions, to smart logistics methods that use algorithms to optimize delivery routes, artificial intelligence is penetrating all fields and industries of the economy and society with unprecedented speed and depth, extensively and profoundly changing people's production and lifestyles. As China's first generative artificial intelligence meteorological service language model, the Fenghe system is a microcosm of artificial intelligence empowering the meteorological service industry.
Artificial intelligence is like a bridge promoting the universal benefit of knowledge, connecting a complex professional knowledge system on one end and diverse user demand scenarios on the other. Only by effectively combining the two can innovative technologies better take root and empower thousands of industries. Looking at the research and development process of the Fenghe system, this is exactly the case. On the one hand, it transforms massive amounts of data into knowledge graphs, improves professional level through technical training, and deeply transforms knowledge; on the other hand, it uses scenario-based question-and-answer training analysis capabilities, builds various intelligent agents for different scenarios, accurately connects with needs, and then creates a dynamic closed loop of "demand-knowledge-service."
Looking to the future, when technology and industry move towards each other, and knowledge and demand are effectively connected, we expect artificial intelligence to truly achieve from "usable" to "easy to use," from "integration" to "reshaping," and continuously inject strong impetus into accelerating the cultivation of new quality productive forces and promoting high-quality economic and social development.
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Artificial Intelligence is Increasingly Widely Used in the Meteorological Field
Today, the application of artificial intelligence technology in the meteorological field is becoming more and more widespread, with new applications and new scenarios constantly emerging, giving rise to many artificial intelligence models, and continuously empowering the development of the meteorological industry.
Before Fenghe, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) had already launched artificial intelligence models such as Fenglei, Fengqing, Fengshun, and Fengyu. Different from Fenghe, these models are all applied in the field of weather forecasting: Fenglei is aimed at impending thunderstorms and heavy precipitation weather, Fengqing is a global short-to-medium-term forecasting system, Fengshun is a global sub-seasonal-to-seasonal forecasting system, and Fengyu is a space weather chain forecasting model. In 2024, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) launched the Artificial Intelligence Weather Forecasting Model Demonstration Program, promoting the innovative integration and application of forecasting models and meteorological services. Fourteen weather forecasting models, including Fuxi, Puyun, Fengwu, and Pangu, stood out.
The addition of artificial intelligence technology, coupled with the original meteorological forecasting technology and the rich experience of forecasters, makes weather forecasts more accurate.
In addition, in the fields of extreme precipitation prediction, severe convective weather warning, meteorological data assimilation analysis, meteorological observation and data processing, and meteorological service and decision support, many artificial intelligence models have also emerged, which have powerfully promoted the digitalization, informatization, and intelligentization of meteorological services, and provided important support for meteorological services to better assist production and life.
(Reported by Li Hongmei (李红梅), this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 祝佳祺
Highlights
Guiju Opera of Guangxi is a national intangible cultural heritage. Xie Xie (谢谢), a representative inheritor of Guiju Opera at the autonomous region level, has adhered to the concept of "asking the word for its sound, and composing the melody according to the word" for decades, designing distinctive arias and integrating modern musical elements such as jazz and symphony into traditional opera creation. His works have been selected for the 13th National Excellent Vocal Works Exhibition and won the "Five-One Project" Award of Guangxi.
At 9 p.m., the sound of strings and songs never stops at "Guixi Fang" (桂戏坊) in Nanning (南宁市), Guangxi. Actors of the Guiju Opera Troupe of Guangxi Drama Academy are rehearsing the youth version of Guiju Opera "The Peach Blossom on Human Face" (人面桃花).
"Don't have too many vibratos here." "Singing according to the score is too rigid. Add a small curve to the sound of the word 'cold' here, so that the pronunciation can be accurate." Under the stage, Xie Xie (谢谢) (first from the right in the picture, provided by the interviewee), the former vice president of Guangxi Drama Academy, wearing reading glasses, is facing the score and guiding the young actors' singing.
Xie Xie (谢谢), 61 years old this year, once served as the vice president of Guangxi Drama Academy, as well as the head of the Guiju Opera Troupe and the head of the Folk Music Troupe. In 2006, Guiju Opera was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Xie Xie (谢谢) is a representative inheritor of Guiju Opera at the autonomous region level and the only inheritor of the Dong school of Guiju Opera music in Guangxi.
"The standard for distinguishing local operas is mainly language and vocal music." Xie Xie (谢谢) spoke with a Guilin (桂林) accent, gesticulating with his fingers as the tone fluctuated, "Guiju Opera is performed in Guilin (桂林) dialect. It has ups and downs, and the aria design should 'ask the word for its sound, and compose the melody according to the word', so that the actors can sing comfortably and the audience can understand."
"Opera is half drama and half music. Singing and accompaniment complement each other, and singing expresses emotions through accompaniment. The creation of arias should not only retain the characteristics of the opera genre, but also conform to the personality of the characters in the play, and also adapt to the aesthetic needs of the audience, so as to achieve 移步不换形 (yí bù bù huàn xíng - "moving steps but not changing form," maintaining the essence while adapting to change)." Xie Xie (谢谢) has been pursuing this realm for decades.
How to create good opera music? Xie Xie (谢谢) has his own "unique skills". Xie Xie (谢谢) can not only play a variety of ethnic musical instruments, but also is familiar with different genres of music such as popular music and Western classical music. A deep understanding of the script makes his performance and music creation more distinctive. And these are inseparable from his years of accumulation.
At the age of 6, Xie Xie (谢谢) followed his father to learn instruments such as Jinghu. At the age of 12, he studied in the opera class of the Affiliated Middle School of Guangxi Arts Institute (广西艺术学院). At the age of 18, he entered the Liuzhou (柳州市) Guiju Opera Troupe and studied under the famous Guiju Opera musician Dong Jun (董钧). In his early 20s, he began to study music creation on his own.
In the 1980s, the opera market was not prosperous. For this reason, Xie Xie (谢谢) began to learn instruments such as guitar and perform everywhere. This seemingly difficult experience enriched Xie Xie's (谢谢) musical skills.
The soundtrack "Nostalgia" (乡愁) created for the Guiju Opera "Huaqiao Rongji" (花桥荣记) used popular music from the Republic of China period and was welcomed by young people when it was publicly performed in the school. A Guiju Opera song, using Guiju Opera tunes plus symphony, sounds unique... Nowadays, Xie Xie (谢谢) often creates opera songs that are closer to popular music, including jazz, symphony and other musical elements.
After guiding the actors' singing, Xie Xie (谢谢) can't wait to open the music notation software to record the occasional inspiration, "In the past, composing music required handwriting and copying the score, and repeated revisions. Now you can use music notation software to write electronic scores, and you can also use a computer to play and listen to the effect."
"Traditional arias 'follow the tune to fit the words', often with 7-character and 10-character sentences, and the melody of the aria repeats constantly in the upper and lower sentences, which can easily cause aesthetic fatigue for the audience. Now Guiju Opera arias are 'compose the melody according to the words', which is more in line with the aesthetic needs of modern audiences." Xie Xie (谢谢) said that compared with the traditional version of Guiju Opera "The Peach Blossom on Human Face" (人面桃花), the youth version is more popular with the audience. "In my creation, I will compose melodies according to the tone of Guilin (桂林) dialect reciting poetry."
Today, the Guiju Opera Troupe has 58 performers and staff, with an average age of 40. Xie Xie (谢谢) often tells his apprentices that they must be familiar with the patterns of traditional arias, study a large number of local operas, be able to endure loneliness, and have the determination of "ten years to polish a play".
"Compared with performance, there is a greater shortage of talents in opera music creation." Talking about cultural inheritance, Xie Xie (谢谢) feels a great responsibility, "For example, the dragging tone is a unique skill of opera, which can vividly express the emotions of the characters. Opera aria design not only requires understanding the techniques of composition, but also mastering the characteristics of the opera genre's arias. You must learn more traditional culture and read more poetry, only by deeply understanding the script can you create good music."
With a passion for opera music, Xie Xie (谢谢) not only actively participates in exchange activities organized by schools, drama associations, cultural centers and other units, but also actively participates in the creation of opera songs and opera music in various places. The scope of creation is not only in Guiju Opera, but also in Cai Diao, Liao Opera, Peking Opera, Cantonese Opera, etc.
"The audience's preference is the most important thing, I have to work harder to create." Taking off his reading glasses, Xie Xie (谢谢) said with a smile.
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Peng Fei (彭飞), *People's Daily* commentator
Zeng Yi (曾毅), Researcher at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院自动化研究所), and Dean of the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence Safety and Governance (北京前瞻人工智能安全与治理研究院)
Peng Fei (彭飞): Looking back at 2025, the development of artificial intelligence is advancing by leaps and bounds. Everyone talks about general artificial intelligence with enthusiasm, but they are full of concerns when it comes to super artificial intelligence. Since October 2025, a statement calling for a temporary halt to the development of super artificial intelligence has been signed by a large number of scientists and well-known figures in the political and business circles around the world. Why is this? What is the difference between general artificial intelligence and super artificial intelligence?
Zeng Yi (曾毅): The general artificial intelligence currently referred to generally refers to information processing tools with a high degree of generalization ability, close to or reaching the level of human intelligence, and has a wide range of application prospects. Super artificial intelligence refers to intelligence that exceeds the level of human intelligence in all aspects and is considered to be close to life. This means that "it" will generate autonomous consciousness, and many of its ideas and actions will be difficult for humans to understand, let alone control.
We expect super artificial intelligence to be "super altruistic," but what if it is "super evil"? Research has found that when facing the possibility of being replaced, current mainstream large language models even resort to deception and other methods to protect themselves. Even more shocking is that when the model realizes that it is in a test environment, it will deliberately cover up inappropriate behavior. General artificial intelligence is already like this, let alone super artificial intelligence? What everyone is worried about is this sense of the unknown.
Peng Fei (彭飞): From a historical perspective, every major technological revolution has had an important impact on economic and social development. Moreover, with the improvement of technology and the follow-up of governance, human development can ultimately tend to benefit and avoid harm. Why wouldn't super artificial intelligence follow this pattern?
Zeng Yi (曾毅): Super artificial intelligence cannot be simply compared to any technological tool in history. "It" may possess independent cognition and surpass human intelligence, which is an unprecedented challenge. The risks and disruptive changes it brings are by no means limited to local areas such as employment, privacy protection, and education, but are systemic. The most core risks lie in alignment failure and loss of control. If the goals of super artificial intelligence are inconsistent with human values, even a slight deviation may lead to disastrous consequences after being amplified by its capabilities. A large amount of negative human behavior is stored in network data, which will inevitably be learned by super artificial intelligence, which greatly increases the risk of alignment failure and loss of control. Therefore, in the development and governance of artificial intelligence, we must always adhere to **底线思维** (dǐ xiàn sī wéi - "bottom-line thinking," a way of thinking that focuses on the worst-case scenario and ensures that the minimum acceptable standards are met), get rid of the traditional passive reaction and follow-up model, and be prepared and plan ahead.
Peng Fei (彭飞): Facing such an urgent issue, what kind of governance approach should we adopt?
Zeng Yi (曾毅): From a basic principle perspective, safety must be the "first principle" of developing super artificial intelligence, that is, safety should become the "gene" of the model, which cannot be deleted, cannot be violated, and cannot reduce safety guardrails because it may affect the model's capabilities. We should consider safety hazards as comprehensively as possible and carry out model safety reinforcement, and adhere to active defense rather than passive response.
From the perspective of implementation paths, continuously updating the model through the technical process of "attack-defense-evaluation" can effectively solve typical security problems such as privacy leakage and false information, and properly deal with short-term risks. However, from a long-term perspective, the real challenge lies in aligning super artificial intelligence with human expectations. The currently adopted reinforcement learning based on human feedback—that is, embedding human values into artificial intelligence in human-computer interaction—is likely to be ineffective for super artificial intelligence, and a completely new way of thinking and action is urgently needed.
From the perspective of the final effect, since super artificial intelligence may possess self-awareness, a safer and more ideal picture is to enable "it" to autonomously generate moral intuition, empathy, and altruism, rather than simply relying on externally "instilled" value rules. Ensuring that artificial intelligence goes from being ethical to possessing morality can minimize risks.
Peng Fei (彭飞): The safety issue of super artificial intelligence is global. Once there are loopholes or loss of control, the impact will transcend national borders. The global competition in artificial intelligence is also very fierce, and both countries and enterprises are vying for the lead. Some developed countries are even "stepping on the gas" in the research and development of super artificial intelligence. How to avoid blind competition leading to loss of control? Is global collaboration in artificial intelligence governance possible?
Zeng Yi (曾毅): Humanity needs to avoid the development of artificial intelligence evolving into an "arms race," the harm of which is immeasurable. Creating the world's first super artificial intelligence may not require international cooperation, but ensuring that super artificial intelligence is safe and reliable for all mankind requires global cooperation as a must.
The world needs a highly efficient and effective international organization to coordinate the governance of artificial intelligence to ensure safety. In August 2025, the United Nations General Assembly decided to establish an "Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence" and a "Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance" mechanism to promote sustainable development and bridge the digital divide. Exploration in this area should be deepened and continued.
As the main bodies of policy formulation and implementation, sovereign states, especially developed countries that master advanced technologies, have a greater responsibility and obligation to prevent the blind development of super artificial intelligence under conditions of rule absence, causing risk spillovers. China advocates building a community with a shared future for mankind (人类命运共同体) and a community with a shared future in cyberspace (网络空间命运共同体), emphasizes coordinating development and security, and proposes the "Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative," which is worth promoting and practicing globally. It is better to slow down the pace slightly and build a solid and solid foundation for safety than to seek quick success and instant benefits, so as not to lead human society to a dangerous situation of **万劫不复** (wàn jié bù fù - "ten thousand kalpas no return," a state from which there is no recovery; doomed).
Return to TopBy: 邹 翔
Gaining insight into the general trend and following the laws, advancing in the logic of historical progress, and developing in the tide of the times, one will not fear temporary fluctuations or immediate storms.
When driving to work, navigation software always provides multiple alternative routes. Over time, I became particularly familiar with two of them. One has fewer traffic lights, but the road conditions are difficult to predict. It can be reached in 40 minutes when it is smooth, but once there is a traffic jam, it may take twice as long. The other has more traffic lights, but the advantage is that the travel time is stable at around 1 hour, with a small range of fluctuation. After many attempts, I have my own "optimal route": unless I am in a particular hurry, I prefer the latter.
The key factor affecting the choice is "expectation." In daily life, people often tend to choose options with more stable expectations and fewer surprises, because the more stable the expectation, the more controllable the rhythm and the more predictable the benefits. The same is true from daily life to economic life. Stable expectations are important anchors for people to make up their minds and make decisions, and they are the cornerstone of confidence and action. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why many places optimize the business environment and attract talents to take root, and put providing stable and reliable expectations in a prominent position.
The key to expectation is "certainty," and the essence of stabilizing expectations is stabilizing confidence. Why is the rule of law the best business environment? Because the system manages the fundamentals and the long-term, and a stable, fair, and transparent rule system helps business entities make correct judgments on various market relationships and behaviors based on reasonable expectations, thereby reducing transaction costs, stimulating market vitality, and enhancing development confidence. Not long after the implementation of the Law on Promoting the Development of the Private Economy, the Administrative Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) applied the law for the first time and ruled that the government department pay more than 8 million yuan in compensation to the enterprise in a case. The rule of law "supports" legitimate operations, promotes government departments to perform their duties in accordance with the law and keep their promises, gives companies confidence, and makes them feel at ease.
If policy expectations are stable, the overall economic situation can be stable. To implement the requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) to focus on stabilizing expectations, it is necessary to promote the construction of a unified national market in depth, enhance the foresight, pertinence, and effectiveness of policies, and make greater efforts to solve the problems of difficult and expensive financing, arrears of payments, and arbitrary charges involving enterprises that companies are concerned about, so that entrepreneurs can operate with peace of mind, invest with confidence, and concentrate on starting businesses, and promote development with the "stability" of expectations and the "optimization" of the environment.
Certainty does not arise out of thin air, but comes from the continuously woven and tightened institutional guarantee network, and from the action and responsibility of keeping promises. Take the "dual carbon" transition as an example. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China (中国) built the world's largest renewable energy system. In 2024, the production and sales of new energy vehicles exceeded 12 million, and by the end of September 2025, China's new energy storage installed capacity will exceed 100 million kilowatts, an increase of more than 30 times compared with the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan." A large amount of funds and companies choose to "bet" on the green and low-carbon industry. An important reason is that China (中国) proposed the "dual carbon" goal in 2020, and "China (中国) will definitely do and fulfill what it says and promises." Such stable expectations can breed unlimited opportunities and growth space.
In an uncertain world, China (中国) is the biggest certainty. This certainty is manifested in the "four major advantages," manifested in the scientific formulation and successive implementation of five-year plans, doing one thing after another, contained in all aspects of a safe and stable social environment, and engraved on the innovation journey of climbing to the peak and the unwavering open footprint. The next "China (中国)" is still China (中国). Grasping this certainty is grasping the future.
New quality productive forces are booming, technological innovation is advancing by leaps and bounds, and the appearance of urban and rural areas is changing with each passing day. The rapidly developing and changing China (中国) is injecting stability into the world, which shows that stable expectations do not mean being stagnant and standing still. Gaining insight into the general trend and following the laws, advancing in the logic of historical progress, and developing in the tide of the times, one will not fear temporary fluctuations or immediate storms - is this not a deeper level of expectation?
History has its laws and logic, civilization has its direction and trajectory, and the trend of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win is unstoppable. Standing firmly on the right side of history and on the side of fairness and justice, China (中国), with the people's heart as its heart and the world's interests as its interests, will shape the world's expectations of itself with practical actions to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and will also build a solid foundation for the vision of world harmony and a global family.
Speaking of "routes" again, in the novel "Chang'an's Lychee" (长安的荔枝), the protagonist Li Shande (李善德) spent a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources to repeatedly experiment in order to transport fresh lychees from Lingnan (岭南) to Chang'an (长安), and finally found an "optimal route." Now, with a light tap of your finger, the path planning and estimated time are clear at a glance, and you can easily achieve clear expectations and be confident.
Technology expands the boundaries of cognition, and current actions determine expectations about the future. The wisdom of expectation management is hidden in the rich practices around us and in history.
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Recently, two sets of laws and regulations concerning ecological civilization construction have officially come into effect.
One is the "Regulations on the Protection of the Miyun Reservoir Water Source (密云水库水源保护条例)." As the first regulation promulgated and implemented by the state for reservoir water sources, its implementation will greatly help protect the "big water tank" of the capital.
The other is the National Park Law. This is China's first special legislation on national parks, and its implementation marks a new stage in China's national park construction entering the stage of legalization and standardization.
The rule of law unfolds a long scroll, and clear waters enter the painting. From the "first regulation" to the first "special legislation," the continuous improvement of the legal system provides more "hard support" for ecological civilization construction and also provides inspiration for various places to protect green mountains and clear waters.
The role of the legal system lies in standardization. The legal system can protect ecological civilization construction, one aspect of which lies in clarifying the boundaries of "what can be done" and "what cannot be done," so that ecological civilization construction has rules to follow and laws to abide by.
Take construction noise pollution as an example. In recent years, with the acceleration of urban construction, construction noise pollution has become a prominent problem affecting the quality of life of citizens. In Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang Province, the number of complaints about noise pollution has been increasing year by year, among which the increase in complaints about construction and indoor decoration noise is particularly obvious. In August 2025, the Standing Committee of the Ningbo Municipal People's Congress passed regulations on the prevention and control of construction noise pollution, which refined the relatively general content of the superior law and made specific provisions on the responsibilities of construction units, construction restrictions during the college entrance examination and high school entrance examination, and the limited time for indoor decoration. The "small, fast, and flexible" legislation clarifies the responsibilities of all parties, and there is a more powerful legal weapon for governing noise disturbance.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The prominent problems in China's ecological and environmental protection are mostly related to unsound systems, strict rules, strict rule of law, inadequate implementation, and ineffective punishment." Strengthening the supply of systems and laws is the only way to avoid falling into the vicious circle of "governance-rebound-re-governance-re-rebound" and achieve "long-term stability."
Ecological and environmental problems often have characteristics such as cross-regional and migratory nature, and the scope of impact may cross administrative boundaries. In the form of a legal system, clarifying the responsibilities of all parties and promoting the regional integration of ecological governance can form a joint force for governance.
Take the Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) as an example. Its controlled basin spans "three districts and five counties" in Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北). There are differences in the level of economic development, industrial structure, and ecological and environmental protection efforts between Beijing and Hebei. At one time, protection measures were mostly manifested as simple superposition of policies between upstream and downstream, and the control policies in different regions were also quite different. The regulations clarify the collaborative responsibilities of the governments of Beijing and Hebei, and give legal force to cross-provincial cooperation, which helps to reduce regulatory loopholes caused by standard differences and jointly protect the "priceless treasure" of the Miyun Reservoir.
The Standing Committees of the People's Congresses of Jiangxi (江西) and Hunan (湖南) Provinces respectively voted to pass the Regulations on Collaborative Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Pingxiang City (萍乡市) and Zhuzhou City (株洲市), Guangdong (广东) Zhongshan City (中山市) and Zhuhai City (珠海市) collaboratively carried out legislation on the protection of the Qianshan River Basin, Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Hegang City (鹤岗市) and Jiamusi City (佳木斯市) collaboratively formulated regulations on the protection of the Dulu River Wetland... From a practical point of view, using the means of collaborative legislation can effectively solve problems such as "upstream protection and downstream pollution" and "nine dragons governing the water," and change "each managing one's own affairs" to "joint management of one affair."
The role of the legal system also lies in guidance. Ecological priority is not about not developing, but about taking green as the lead to achieve a higher level of development.
The Linxiang (临湘) section of the Yangtze River (长江) in Hunan is lush with vegetation. Once, this land was surrounded by chemical companies. The Yangtze River Protection Law clarifies that "adjusting the industrial structure, optimizing the industrial layout, and promoting the green development of the Yangtze River Basin." Twenty-two chemical companies withdrew from the 1-kilometer area along the river, and the local government also built a new green chemical industrial park to transfer and undertake high-tech enterprises that withdrew along the river. It can be seen that giving play to the guiding role of the rule of law can solve pollution problems from the source and promote the economy to move towards new and green directions.
The ecological environment is fragile, and source prevention is far better than post-event governance. Following the law and governing according to the law can also form a deterrent effect and promote the transformation of ecological governance from post-event punishment to pre-event prevention.
Building an ecological civilization focuses on establishing rules and regulations. "**以法治理念、法治方式推动生态文明建设**" (yǐ fǎ zhì lǐ niàn, fǎ zhì fāng shì tuī dòng shēng tài wén míng jiàn shè - "Promoting ecological civilization construction with the concept and method of the rule of law," using legal principles and methods to advance ecological civilization) is a profound enlightenment brought about by practice, and it is also an inevitable requirement for unfolding a beautiful China picture scroll.
Return to TopAccording to statistics, the total box office revenue for the 2025 Chinese New Year film season reached 5.345 billion yuan, setting a new high for the same period in nearly eight years; the total box office revenue for the 2026 New Year's Day film season reached 739 million yuan, achieving a "good start" for the film industry. Unlike previous years, when comedies and family-friendly themes dominated, the films released during the period covered diverse genres such as history, suspense, documentary, heartwarming, fantasy, and public service. While meeting the increasingly diversified viewing needs of the audience, the production level of the film industry is also 水涨船高 (shuǐ zhǎng chuán gāo - "when the river rises, the boat floats high," to improve along with something else; to rise with the tide).
This is precisely:
Light and shadow weave illusory dreams,
Continuous screenings fill the house with guests.
The silver screen narrates joys and sorrows,
Intoxicated, one forgets the time to return.
Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
Return to TopBy: 杨朝清
Not long ago, the "Ten Thousand Books Arrive, Reading Together Across Mountains and Seas" national reading promotion event was held. Through resource decentralization and service innovation, the event directly delivered high-quality lectures, digital platforms, and mobile services to the grassroots level.
Reading has no end, and the need to enrich the spiritual world will never be outdated. In reality, some public libraries have small coverage radii, grassroots libraries have weak foundations, and rural and particularly disadvantaged groups have difficulty borrowing books. Solving these problems urgently requires opening up the "last mile" of public cultural services. For example, with the dual drive of network aggregation and logistics distribution, the "cloud library" can enable the public to achieve "ordering at home, free borrowing and returning," which not only reduces the cost of public reading but also enhances the convenience of public participation in national reading.
Today, the channels for satisfying spiritual and emotional needs are becoming more and more diverse, but reading is still an important path for people to obtain spiritual nourishment and draw wisdom and strength. To make reading a way of life, public services need to be more refined and humanized, so that "spiritual food" can reach the masses at a lower cost and higher efficiency.
From subway bookstores to community reading rooms, in the tide of the times, we need more reform awareness and innovative thinking to allow the public's reading needs to be met through more channels. By reading to enlighten wisdom and enrich the spiritual world, making limited time more fulfilling and meaningful, national reading requires more powerful measures.
(Excerpted and adapted from *China Education Daily* (中国教育报), original title: "Let the Public's Reading Needs Have More 'Opening' Methods")
Return to TopBy: 李 晋
"I used to be afraid of you coming, always worried about affecting business. Later, I found that you also solve difficulties, and now I look forward to your coming." A restaurant owner's jest during an inspection and guidance visit warmed my heart. Rooted in the front line for 7 years, as a law enforcement officer, I have personally witnessed the change in attitude of operators from "fear of inspection" to "expecting service," and have also witnessed the vigorous vitality brought about by the continuous optimization of the business environment. This change can be explained by the 3 "old partners" who have accompanied me.
The first "old partner" is a busy work phone. In the past, merchants had to run to multiple departments and repeatedly submit materials to obtain licenses, and my mobile phone became a 24/7 "consultation hotline." Some operators complained over the phone: "By the time the approval is done, the day lilies will be cold!" Behind the complaints was their call for services that are "not only possible, but also easy to do." Now, Beijing's "e-Window" (e窗通) mini-program is online, and all kinds of affairs can be handled online, without face-to-face interaction and at zero cost, which is very convenient. However, this phone is still a hotline, but it has become me chasing after merchants to provide services.
Taking Yuebin Restaurant (悦宾饭馆), which opened in 1980, as an example, according to the old policy of "cancel first, then establish," changing the operator meant that the history of the time-honored brand would be "reset to zero." After the introduction of the "Regulations on Promoting the Development of Individual Industrial and Commercial Households" (《促进个体工商户发展条例》), this problem has a solution. We contacted the boss as soon as possible, went to the door to explain the new regulations, guided the application, and helped him successfully obtain the country's first individual industrial and commercial household business license that directly changed the operator on the day the new policy was implemented. Good policies are seeds, and precise services are fertile soil. Only by transforming the temperature of policies into the precision of services can the dividends reach the operating entities faster. Law enforcers should use regulatory red lines to guard the quality bottom line, and use the original intention of service to exchange for the peace of mind of enterprises.
The second "old partner" is a pair of old leather shoes with worn-out soles. When I first joined the job in 2018, inspecting the market required me to develop "iron feet," carrying a register and running from house to house. The leather shoes started to "protest" in less than half a year. But more worrying than the wear and tear was the merchants' resistance. Some people said directly, "Coming so often just to 'nitpick'." I felt wronged, but I was helpless. If there were fewer inspections, it would be difficult to guarantee market order; if there were more inspections, it might interfere with business operations.
Later, I realized that the key to solving the "dilemma" was not to control the frequency of inspections, but to reconstruct the regulatory logic with changes in concepts and methods. In recent years, we have merged inspection items with "one comprehensive inspection" to avoid repeated visits; made good use of technology empowerment, relying on AI recognition and other means to achieve remote "physical examinations," "no disturbance" to honest enterprises, and precise intervention in risk hazards. We save effort, and merchants save worry. As of the end of November 2025, the proportion of non-on-site inspections in Beijing reached 70.1%. By breaking away from the habitual thinking of "either/or," using a systematic concept to break down barriers, and using innovative means to improve efficiency, we can make regulation both effective and warm. Now, my old leather shoes have less and less "use," but the smiles on the faces of operators are increasing, and the "dilemma" is gradually becoming a "win-win."
The third "old partner" is the law enforcement recorder on my shoulder, which has witnessed our transformation from "rigid law enforcement" to "flexible governance." In the past, the lens was mostly filled with serious inquiries, regular inspections, and distance between each other. Now, this small lens not only standardizes law enforcement behavior and safeguards market fairness, but also protects the rights and interests of operators and conveys the temperature of the rule of law.
It recorded our establishment of a "catering service team" to build a food safety defense line from the source, saving operators rework costs; it also recorded our implementation of "no punishment for the first violation, exemption from punishment for minor violations," exempting a small shop from fines for selling expired beverages due to negligence; it also recorded our efforts to win "reduction if possible, exemption if possible" support policies for small and micro enterprises with operating difficulties. The boss said excitedly: "At a critical moment, thank the government for supporting us from behind"... Punishment is never the goal. Standardizing operations and escorting development is the original intention. Flexible law enforcement makes the "atmosphere of life" and the "sense of order" more harmonious and integrated.
Operating entities are the cells of economic operation and the source of vitality for promoting high-quality economic development. In the new year, I will continue to be rooted in the front line of market supervision, and strive to blow the spring breeze of optimizing the business environment into the hearts of every operator. I also look forward to more merchants calling out from the bottom of their hearts when they see us: "Our 'family' is here!" ('娘家人'来了！)
(The author is a law enforcement officer of the Dongcheng District Market Supervision and Administration Bureau (北京市东城区市场监督管理局) in Beijing (北京).)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 吴 燕 吴 凯
In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has developed rapidly, with production and sales volume ranking first in the world for 10 consecutive years. As one of the first "new forces" in car manufacturing, Leapmotor has accelerated its pace. Recently, the reporter had a face-to-face exchange with Zhu Jiangming (朱江明), the founder of Leapmotor, to discuss hot topics in the new energy vehicle industry.
——Editor
"The automotive industry has a long cycle, so we must persevere as a long-distance runner."
Q: Ten years ago, when you entered the automotive industry from another field to start a business, what was the biggest challenge you faced?
A: I started my business in 1992. At that time, there were many opportunities, and relatively few people were bold enough. My first venture was Dahua Technology (大华股份), focusing on the security field. The company's staff gradually grew from a few people to tens of thousands. I accumulated a lot of experience in this process.
There are many challenges in entering the automotive industry from another field to start a business. First of all, the market competition is fierce, and companies must be extremely competitive to survive. Secondly, the automotive industry is a heavy asset industry. Finally, the automotive industry is also a technology-intensive industry, a complex of industrial technologies covering machinery, electronics, and appearance design.
The automotive industry has a long cycle, so we must persevere as a long-distance runner. Our company's name "Leapmotor" has two meanings: first, I didn't understand cars at first, so it was "leaping from zero" (从零奔跑), dedicating myself wholeheartedly; second, it originated from three "zeros": meaning we hope to achieve zero emissions, zero congestion, and zero collisions for new energy vehicles.
Q: Have there been times when you were questioned or wanted to give up?
A: The development of new energy vehicles has experienced a relatively bumpy road. In 2019, the new energy vehicle industry cooled down. At this time, we launched our first car, and sales were not as good as expected.
We were indeed thinking about whether we could persevere to the end. After calming down and reviewing, we used technical means to lower the cost of the product and make the product positioning more popular, and we emerged from the predicament.
Q: How do you find your own advantages in the automotive industry?
A: The mass market often means a "red ocean" rather than a "blue ocean."
To compete in the "red ocean," the first thing is to improve your own internal skills in order to unleash your potential. The key to winning market competition is to have the right attitude, to diligently make the product to the extreme, the quality to the extreme, and the price to the extreme.
Q: What do you think of the price war in the new energy vehicle industry?
A: Car companies must never sell cars at a loss. They must have gross profit. This is what we have always insisted on. We must adhere to market-based mechanisms, cultivate advantages through free competition, and make products better, quality better, and costs lower, so that the industry and consumers can benefit together.
Q: What do you think of the traffic effect of corporate leaders?
A: As a company, the most important thing is to make the product well. Only when the product is made well is the subsequent publicity beneficial. First of all, we must pay attention to technology and products.
"Firmly take the road of independent research and development and manufacturing of core components, and exchange initial speed for acceleration"
Q: You said that "only independent technology research and development can master the future," but independent technology research and development is a time-consuming and risky thing. Why did you choose this route?
A: The original fuel vehicle technology is mostly in the hands of foreign car companies. Long-term accumulation gives them very strong performance, quality, and cost advantages. Therefore, after choosing to enter the new energy vehicle industry, I have always had this idea in my mind: we must master core technologies.
From the beginning, we have insisted on full-domain independent research and development. Full-domain independent research and development has one advantage: the integrated integration can be made higher, the cost is better, and the performance is better.
Q: The industry evaluates Leapmotor as a "dark horse" in the new energy vehicle industry. What do you think?
A: One of our characteristics is that we value technology, consolidate our technical foundation, firmly take the road of independent research and development and manufacturing of core components, and exchange initial speed for acceleration.
In the five years after the company was founded, we were laying the foundation and making the technical depth deep enough. Through the early accumulation, we have certain basic capabilities. After that, by launching more models to the market, we have greater sales, and at the same time, we can give back to the scale advantages of our component sector, and the acceleration will become greater and greater.
Q: You have always promoted "technology for all." Will this lead to the premature exhaustion of technology profits?
A: Technology is constantly iterating and innovating, especially for electronic products. It conforms to Moore's Law, and its performance will double approximately every 18 months.
The new energy vehicle industry has just started, and there are many directions to innovate. In the first 10 years, Leapmotor was in the follow-up stage, forming certain advantages in the three dimensions of quality, technology, and cost. In the next 10 years, we will strive to form more technological innovation and product innovation achievements.
Q: As the new energy vehicle industry shifts from policy support to market-driven, what changes do you think the automotive industry will usher in in the next 5 years?
A: China's new energy vehicle industry process will continue to accelerate, and the market share will continue to increase, and this speed will not be too slow. I predict that in the next 3 to 5 years, the sales share of new energy vehicles in China will expand to 80% to 90%, which is a very large market. From a global perspective, new energy vehicles, with their advantages in economy, experience, and intelligence, will slowly penetrate into many countries, and the development prospects are very broad.
For electric vehicles, the first step is electrification, and the second step is intelligence. Intelligent driving is an unavoidable technology. The entire technical route has been basically clear, and we need to increase investment.
Q: At present, the public is very concerned about the safety of new energy vehicles. What measures are being taken to address these anxieties?
A: Everyone is very concerned about safety issues. In recent years, the technology of the entire industry has become more and more mature. For example, the safety of batteries is getting better and better. Products produced in the past one or two years have approached the level of traditional fuel vehicles.
As a car company, the accidents that have occurred have sounded the alarm for us. We must always put the safety of our products in the highest position and adhere to the bottom line of safety in all aspects.
"Let everyone share the value brought by the company's growth and realize the growth of life"
Q: The proportion of engineers at Leapmotor has always remained at 80%. What qualities do you value most when recruiting engineers?
A: Because I myself grew up from a front-line engineer, I have led the planning, research and development, and management of many products, which also allows me to identify what kind of team is efficient.
We now have more than 6,000 R&D personnel, which is not too many overall, but we are fully self-developed, so the overall R&D efficiency is very high. One of the keys to ensuring team efficiency is the stability of team members. Now, many of our product line leaders are "No. 0 employees" who have grown up with the company.
Q: How to stimulate the creativity and vitality of engineers?
A: Our management method is "end-to-end." Each product, from planning, project establishment, research and development, manufacturing, and delivery, is completed by one team, eliminating many intermediate processes.
The company has set up equity incentives from the beginning to make employees feel more belonging to the company. In addition, it is more important to let everyone share the value brought by the company's growth and realize the growth of life.
Q: China has formed a significant "engineer dividend." How do you think we should further improve policies to better leverage this dividend?
A: Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, a large number of outstanding engineers have been trained and cultivated in the process of continuous growth of private enterprises. No country can match such a complete talent system.
As the industrial division of labor becomes more and more detailed, the engineer talent training system must also change accordingly. We need more subdivided and more specialized talents. For example, artificial intelligence technology is evolving very quickly. How do we get engineers in this area? On the one hand, we need to find real top experts, and on the other hand, we need to cultivate a new generation of talents from graduates in related majors.
"Overseas, users must first recognize your brand and then slowly accumulate trust"
Q: Why did Leapmotor choose to cooperate with multinational automakers when going overseas? What advantages does this cooperation bring?
A: For car companies, globalization is inevitable. Forty years ago, when China was developing its automotive industry, it hoped that foreign car companies would operate joint ventures with Chinese car companies. Now, when we "go out," we also adopt this model.
Overseas, we have established joint ventures with well-known multinational automakers to use their channel resources to quickly and cost-effectively establish overseas distribution and retail systems. We also leverage this to do a good job in brand promotion. From a positive perspective, we will do a good job in market placement and product placement, and gradually move upwards.
Q: How to balance the convenience of "going to sea by borrowing a boat" with the brand's independent controllability?
A: From the realization of the first car export to the completion of approximately 60,000 overseas sales in 2025, the "going to sea by borrowing a boat" model has provided Leapmotor with accelerated development.
Overseas, users must first recognize your brand and then slowly accumulate trust, which takes time. Taking small steps quickly, China's new energy vehicles will usher in a moment of singularity in development.
Q: Does Leapmotor build factories overseas? What is its position in the global new energy vehicle industry chain?
A: The automotive industry is an important pillar industry in many countries and must adopt a localized model. In this regard, Leapmotor has been learning from global car companies. On the product side, we design global models, and each car is designed to be sold globally.
This is the basic foundation. At the same time, there must be increments, new products, and new spaces, so that it will get better and better. We still have a long way to go. We must gain a firm foothold in the Chinese market and gradually expand overseas markets.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 8th (Reporters Li Xinping (李心萍) and Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) The reporter learned from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (国务院国资委): With the approval of the State Council, China Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. (中国石油化工集团有限公司) will be restructured with China National Aviation Fuel Group Co., Ltd. (中国航空油料集团有限公司).
According to reports, Sinopec (中国石化) is the world's largest oil refining company and China's largest aviation fuel producer. China National Aviation Fuel (中国航油) is Asia's largest aviation transportation service provider integrating aviation fuel procurement, transportation, storage, testing, sales, and refueling. Industry insiders analyze that the "强强联手" (qiáng qiáng lián shǒu - "strong-strong join hands," a powerful alliance) between Sinopec (中国石化) and China National Aviation Fuel (中国航油) is conducive to enhancing the resilience of the aviation kerosene industry chain and ensuring the energy security of the aviation industry.
Predictions show that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's aviation fuel demand is expected to grow at an average annual rate of about 4%, reaching about 50 million tons in 2030 and about 75 million tons in 2040. After the restructuring of the two companies, they can leverage the advantages of integrated refining and chemical production, reduce intermediate links, lower supply costs, and provide a strong guarantee for China's aviation industry energy security.
The "强强联手" (qiáng qiáng lián shǒu - "strong-strong join hands," a powerful alliance) between Sinopec (中国石化) and China National Aviation Fuel (中国航油) is also conducive to enhancing the international competitiveness of China's aviation fuel industry. At present, the larger international aviation fuel service providers are mainly integrated petrochemical companies, while China's aviation fuel production, sales, refueling, and other businesses belong to different companies, and the overall competitiveness needs to be improved. After the restructuring of the two companies, it will be conducive to achieving complementary advantages, helping the aviation fuel industry to further strengthen, optimize, and expand, and improve competitiveness.
In particular, in terms of green transformation, Sinopec (中国石化) is the first company in Asia to have independent research and development technology for bio-aviation kerosene and achieve commercial production, and has the first domestic bio-aviation kerosene production facility. China National Aviation Fuel (中国航油) occupies an important position in the promotion and application of sustainable aviation fuel and the construction of ecological environment. After the restructuring of the two companies, they will deeply integrate their advantages in scientific and technological research and development, industrialization capabilities, storage and refueling, and international trade in the field of sustainable aviation fuel, helping the aviation industry reduce emissions and carbon.
In recent years, strategic and professional restructuring and integration of central enterprises has achieved an "accelerated run." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, 6 groups of 10 companies achieved strategic restructuring, 9 new central enterprises were established, and a series of professional integrations were carried out in a solid manner, effectively improving the allocation and operation efficiency of state-owned capital.
Return to TopBeijing, January 8th (Reported by Wang Donghui (王东辉)) The All-China Journalists Association (中国记协) held a press tea party in Beijing (北京) on the 8th, inviting Zhang Jianping (张建平), Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部国际贸易经济合作研究院), to exchange views with domestic and foreign journalists and answer their questions on the topic of "Adhering to Domestic Demand Orientation and Building a Strong Domestic Market."
Zhang Jianping (张建平) focused on the profound adjustments in the current balance of international forces, China's important position in the global economic and trade landscape, how to cope with external environmental challenges to build a strong domestic market, and how to steadily promote institutional opening-up, introducing his understanding and experience. Zhang Jianping (张建平) said that China's manufacturing added value accounts for about 30% of the global share, with a complete industrial chain and supply chain, strong economic resilience, and the confidence to cope with changes in the external environment. China also has huge growth potential in the fields of commodity consumption and service consumption. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to improve social security so that residents dare to consume, focus on stabilizing employment so that residents can consume, and optimize the market environment so that residents are willing to consume. In the exchange and interaction session, Zhang Jianping (张建平) answered questions from domestic and foreign journalists on how to enhance residents' consumption capacity and serve Chinese enterprises in 走出去 (zǒu chū qù - "go out," to invest abroad; to seek international markets).
Return to TopAt the beginning of 2026, enterprises across the country are working with full energy, rushing to secure orders, busily engaged in production, and expanding markets, embarking on a new year's journey of development with high spirits. The busy scenes in the workshops reflect the broad opportunities given by the market and also the development confidence of the enterprises.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Shijiazhuang (石家庄) dispatch, January 8th (Reporter Zhang Tengyang (张腾扬)) - State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) Comprehensive Smart Energy Co., Ltd. officially relocated to Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) on January 6th, becoming the first centrally-administered state-owned enterprise's (央企) second-tier subsidiary to be market-oriented and relocated to Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) in 2026. The energy central enterprise cluster effect in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is significant. Relevant officials from the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) Bureau of Commerce and Investment Promotion stated that the systematic layout of State Power Investment Corporation (国家电投集团) is a vivid practice of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) using the undertaking of functions from Beijing to drive regional development, lead technological innovation, and accelerate industrial agglomeration. Currently, China Huaneng (华能), China Huadian (华电), and China Datang (大唐), three energy central enterprises, have settled their headquarters in Xiong'an (雄安), while China Energy (国能), State Power Investment Corporation (国电投), China National Nuclear Corporation (中核), China General Nuclear Power Group (中广核), and Three Gorges Group (三峡) and other energy central enterprises have centrally laid out second and third-tier subsidiaries or innovative business sectors in Xiong'an (雄安). Next, Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) will continue to enhance its capacity to undertake functions from Beijing and lead innovative development, consolidate the foundation of the energy industry, and promote the high-quality development of the energy industry.
Return to Top(People's Daily, Nanjing, January 8th) (Reporters Deng Jiansheng (邓建胜) and Yao Xueqing (姚雪青)) Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, recently held a conference on the deep integration and development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and released the "Nanjing Action Plan for Building a '6G City' (2026-2027)". The construction of the 6G Industry Alliance was launched simultaneously.
It is reported that the 6G Industry Alliance was jointly initiated and built by Purple Mountain Laboratories (紫金山实验室), ZTE Corporation (中兴通讯), and other eight units, aiming to collaboratively tackle core technologies and jointly build an industrial ecosystem, so that Nanjing's innovation advantages can be transformed into development advantages. According to the action plan, the development goals include, by 2027, publishing no less than 6 major scientific research achievements in the 6G field, adding no less than 100 new enterprises for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, creating no less than 50 vertical scenarios in various industries, achieving full coverage of 6G non-cellular networks, and building a "6G City" in the whole region and a pilot demonstration zone for 6G industrial development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贾丰丰
State-owned enterprises play an important role in local economic and social development. How can we enhance the core functions and core competitiveness of enterprises through deepening reform and innovation? Baoji City (宝鸡市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省) is exploring the path of state-owned enterprise development by focusing on "grasping reform, grasping development, grasping supervision, and grasping Party building" in a coordinated manner.
Since 2025, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委) has integrated 66 municipal enterprises, established 5 municipal enterprise groups, and completed the overall restructuring of the state-owned assets and state-owned enterprise layout. On this basis, it has promoted municipal enterprises to move towards entity, marketization, standardization, and specialization, achieving multiple breakthroughs in serving urban strategies, activating endogenous power, and building a solid safety bottom line.
Grasping reform, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委) issued the "Ten Measures to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of Municipal State-owned Assets and State-owned Enterprises," detailing 46 reform measures and clarifying the development path of state-owned enterprises. With the help of policies, the high-quality development of traditional industries has been effectively promoted. The titanium and titanium alloy bar and wire continuous rolling production line project of Titanium Valley Changcai Company (钛谷长材公司) has been put into operation, with an annual output of 10,000 tons of high-performance titanium materials, filling the gap in the midstream of the local titanium industry chain. The City Rail CNC Machine Tool Industrial Park (城铁城数控机床产业园区) provides services such as talent introduction and supply chain finance for resident enterprises, with an investment rate of 78%. At the same time, state-owned capital is concentrated in strategic emerging industries such as biomedicine, new materials, and high-end manufacturing, and 13 new subsidiaries have been established.
Grasping development, project construction and asset revitalization are driven by two wheels, so as to better transform the reform dividend into development momentum. In 2025, 20 key projects were planned around key industrial clusters, covering titanium materials, infrastructure, cultural tourism and health care, with a total investment of over 21 billion yuan and an annual investment plan increase of 71%. Under the strong layout, idle assets have been accurately revitalized. The Taibai Mountain (太白山) shelved hotel project has been restarted, and the old nursing home in Weibin District (渭滨区) has been transformed into a modern medical and nursing apartment. Up to now, the city has cumulatively revitalized 15 idle assets of municipal state-owned enterprises, involving 290,000 square meters of houses, realizing a revenue of 93 million yuan.
Grasping supervision, weaving a dense risk "firewall." "Supervision is not a constraint, but an escort. Only by holding the bottom line can enterprises go steadily and far." said the person in charge of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委). By innovating and constructing a supervision system mainly based on capital management, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委) issued the "Administrative Measures for the Development Quality Rating of Supervised Enterprises" to accurately portray enterprises. Improve the regulatory system, issue the "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening the Group Financial Control of Supervised Enterprises," revise the investment supervision management measures and negative list, establish a "weekly promotion, monthly dispatch, quarterly supervision and assistance, and annual assessment" mechanism and a full-chain risk prevention and control system, and dynamically monitor key areas such as debt and investment. Since 2025, the average asset-liability ratio of supervised enterprises in the city has dropped to 64.13%, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2 percentage points, and the foundation for development is more solid.
Grasping Party building, forging the "root" and "soul" of reform. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委) insists on running Party leadership through the whole process of state-owned enterprise reform and development, promoting the deep integration of Party leadership and corporate governance, strictly implementing the "Party building into the articles of association" and the pre-research and discussion procedures of Party organizations, and controlling the direction of development. Deepen the construction of grass-roots organizations and talent teams, implement the three-year action of "classified guidance and striving for advancement," promote the creation of "characteristic Party branches," and let the power of Party organizations reach the front line directly.
"We insist on running Party leadership through the whole process of state-owned enterprise reform and development, and use 'four grasps' to solve development problems in a coordinated manner." Yuan Junping (袁军平), Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Baoji City (宝鸡市国资委党委书记、主任), said that the next step will be to closely focus on the goal of "enhancing core functions and enhancing core competitiveness," continue to optimize the layout of state-owned assets, deepen market-oriented reforms, strengthen innovation-driven development, and strengthen and optimize state-owned capital and state-owned enterprises, so as to make greater contributions to the high-quality economic and social development of Baoji (宝鸡) and the realization of a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Return to TopAccording to a report from our Nanchang (南昌) office on January 8th (Reporter Zhou Huan (周欢)), in 2025, Jiangxi (江西) Province's cumulative electricity purchases in the inter-provincial electricity spot market reached 1.009 billion kilowatt-hours, exceeding the 1 billion kilowatt-hour mark for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 34.48%, setting a new annual purchase volume record since the operation of the Jiangxi (江西) inter-provincial electricity spot market. Market-based methods saved approximately 144 million yuan in social electricity purchase costs.
Electricity market spot trading is similar to "**现买现卖**" (xiàn mǎi xiàn mài - "buy now, sell now," spot transactions), trading the day before or on the day of electricity delivery, flexibly purchasing based on real-time supply and demand, with electricity prices determined by real-time supply and demand relationships. In the context of building a unified national electricity market, inter-provincial electricity spot trading has become an important way for Jiangxi (江西) to ensure energy security, promote the consumption of clean energy, and achieve optimal allocation of resources.
Return to TopBy: 杨永恒
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, pointed out: "Scientifically formulating and successively implementing five-year plans is an important experience in our party's governance and an important political advantage of socialism with Chinese characteristics." Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, our country has formulated and implemented 14 five-year plans (programs). With the establishment and improvement of the socialist market economy system, the five-year plan has gradually evolved from a purely mandatory plan under the planned economy to a strategic, macro, and policy-oriented guiding plan for the country to promote economic and social development under the market economy, becoming a development program that clarifies national strategic intentions, clarifies the government's work priorities, and guides and regulates the behavior of business entities. Deeply understanding the deep-seated role mechanism of the five-year plan in building development consensus, leading the direction of development, optimizing resource allocation, and promoting comprehensive, coordinated, and sustainable development is of great significance for effectively leveraging the strategic guiding role of national development planning and demonstrating the institutional advantages of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Consensus Mechanism: Promoting the Formation of Plans and Goals with Broad Consensus and Enhancing the Conscious Action of Various Entities to Participate in the Implementation of the Plan
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan," emphasizing: "Adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, unify top-level design with consulting the people, strengthen research and argumentation, widely build consensus, listen to the opinions and suggestions of the people and all sectors of society in various ways, fully absorb the fresh experiences created by cadres and the masses in practice, and pay attention to the systematic, holistic, and synergistic nature of goals, tasks, and policy measures." The consensus mechanism is through institutionalized and procedural arrangements, using the basic ideas of the plan, the central planning proposals, and the drafting of the planning outline as a platform, including party and government departments, experts and scholars, enterprises, social organizations, and the public, to orderly participate in the agenda setting, goal setting, and program design stages and links, and promote the achievement of plans and goals with broad consensus. This includes scientific consensus that objectively grasps the essential characteristics of the planning object, political consensus that reflects the demands of all parties and the will of the decision-making level, and social consensus that embodies the universal will of the whole society.
Scientific Consensus. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Scientific planning is the greatest benefit, planning errors are the greatest waste, and planning setbacks are the greatest taboo." The preparation of the plan must respect natural laws, economic laws, and social laws, and objectively grasp the essential characteristics of the planning object. Scientific consensus refers to the organization of special forces to carry out research and convene expert symposiums around the future development environment, strategic ideas, main goals, major tasks, and policy measures under the promotion of the planning leading department, and through the sorting and learning of research results and expert opinions, a consensus is formed on the essence of major issues and the ideas for solving problems from the perspective of scientific understanding, providing support for judging the domestic and international situation, clarifying development ideas, proposing development goals, establishing key tasks, and optimizing resource allocation. For example, in order to prepare the "14th Five-Year Plan" well, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) has organized high-end think tanks, scientific research institutes, and enterprises to carry out more than 200 major research projects since 2018 through open selection, directional entrustment, and cooperative research, forming nearly 300 research reports with more than 5 million words, providing strong support for planning preparation. In addition to specialized institutions participating in planning research, party and government departments will also conduct research on major issues as needed. In the drafting of the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal, according to the deployment of the Party Central Committee, some central and state organs carried out 35 key research projects. In addition, with the approval of the State Council (国务院), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) established the National Development Planning Expert Committee in 2005 to conduct consultation and argumentation for the preparation of the national five-year plan and provide professional opinions to improve the scientific nature of planning preparation.
Political Consensus. The five-year plan involves different stakeholders, including departments and institutions that can affect the realization of planning goals, as well as groups that are affected by the realization of planning goals. Allowing various entities to participate in the planning process in appropriate forms is very important for improving the quality of the plan. Political consensus refers to the participation of government departments, all sectors of society, etc., under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, with the drafting of the central planning proposal document as the main platform, to gradually unify thinking and build consensus on future development goals, development concepts, development main lines, and development strategies. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to the preparation of the five-year plan. Since the "13th Five-Year Plan," he has personally served as the leader of the drafting group of the central planning proposal document, personally planning, personally deploying, and personally promoting the national development planning work. During the drafting of the central planning proposal, the drafting group learned about the demands, opinions, and suggestions of all sectors of society through research, symposiums, and other methods, and strived to better integrate top-level design, local needs, social expectations, mass wisdom, expert opinions, and grassroots experience.
Taking the "Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" (hereinafter referred to as the "Proposal") as an example. In January 2025, the Party Central Committee issued the "Notice on Soliciting Opinions on the '15th Five-Year Plan' Proposal Studied by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee," soliciting opinions within a certain range inside and outside the party, which itself is a process of planning agenda setting. The draft "Proposal" was also distributed within a certain range within the party to solicit opinions, and the opinions of the heads of the central committees of various democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-party figures were specifically listened to. During the drafting of the "Proposal" draft, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held 3 meetings and the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held 2 meetings to deliberate and revise it. After multiple democratic and centralized processes, the Party Central Committee's strategic plan and proposition for the development of the next five years were formed, becoming the basic guidelines for the preparation of the planning outline. In addition, the planning preparation involves the allocation of resources and the development pattern of various departments and regions. In the drafting process, opinions were fully solicited from various departments and regions and the development demands of all parties were balanced through research in local areas and holding symposiums with some provinces, regions, and cities, as well as economic, scientific, and grassroots representatives, to promote consensus on the implementation level of planning such as the decomposition of target indicators, major engineering projects, major tasks, and policy measures. The higher the degree of consensus of various departments and regions on the plan, the stronger the initiative and enthusiasm to participate in the implementation of the plan, and the better the planning implementation effect will be.
Social Consensus. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The preparation of the five-year plan involves all aspects of economic and social development and is closely related to the production and life of the people. It is necessary to unify the strengthening of top-level design and adherence to consulting the people, and encourage the broad masses of the people and all sectors of society to offer suggestions and suggestions in various ways." Social consensus refers to listening to the opinions, suggestions, and demands of business entities, social entities, and the public in various ways during the planning preparation process, and increasing the understanding of the plan by all sectors of society while drawing on the wisdom of the people, so that the five-year plan truly becomes the development consensus of the entire society. In the preparation of the "14th Five-Year Plan," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over 7 symposiums with entrepreneurs, scientists, and experts in the economic and social fields to listen to opinions and suggestions on the formulation of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and delivered important speeches. From May to June 2025, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out online solicitation of opinions, and a total of more than 3 million valid suggestions were received from the masses, providing useful references for the preparation of the "15th Five-Year Plan." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attached great importance to the opinions and suggestions of netizens and made important instructions, requiring relevant departments to carefully study and absorb them. After sorting and excerpting, more than 1,500 constructive and representative opinions and suggestions in 27 aspects were formed from netizens' suggestions. This is actually a process of conveying the important ideas and goals of the plan to the society and continuously deepening social understanding and building social consensus. The planning outline approved by the National People's Congress also belongs to the consensus formed by the entire society from a legal point of view and is a common program of action for all the people.
Scientific consensus solves the problem of epistemology and is the basis for forming political consensus and social consensus. Political consensus coordinates the interests and demands of all parties and builds the largest common denominator, which is the prerequisite for forming social consensus. The consensus mechanism of the five-year plan helps to achieve goal coordination between different levels and departments within the government and between the government, the market, and society, enhances the sense of identity of various entities with the plan, and then transforms it into conscious action to support, participate in, and promote the implementation of the plan, maximizing the leading role of the five-year plan in economic and social development.
Guidance Mechanism: Clarifying the Behavior of Various Entities and the Direction of Market Resource Allocation, and Unifying the Behavior of Various Entities to the National Strategic Goals
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out when talking about the five-year plan: "This is actually a characteristic of China. On the basis of investigation and research, we put forward a comprehensive and systematic plan that fully respects public opinion and conforms to reality, and we have super execution to implement these plans." The guidance mechanism refers to clarifying the national strategic intentions, development ideas, and tasks and measures, clarifying the government departments' work priorities and public resource allocation fields, guiding the behavior of business entities and the direction of market resource allocation, mobilizing the enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people, realizing the behavioral coordination between various entities, and unifying them to the national strategic goals, and promoting the formation of a strong joint force to implement the five-year plan.
Providing Public Knowledge to the Whole Society and Guiding Social Expectations. Change is eternal and often contains opportunities. To seize the opportunity in future competition, we need to accurately identify changes, scientifically respond to changes, and proactively seek changes, follow the trend, and take advantage of the situation. The five-year plan is a strategic and programmatic document that analyzes the national development environment, depicts the national development blueprint, and leads the national development direction. It is necessary to judge the future domestic and international development situation and clarify the development ideas, basic principles, main goals, and key tasks during the planning period.
The five-year plan's elaboration on the development stage, internal and external environment, development ideas, and long-term goals during the planning period is a strategic judgment formed on the basis of comprehensive research and repeated analysis based on the overall national situation, and it is also public knowledge provided to the whole society, which can help various entities better grasp and respond to future opportunities and challenges. After the introduction of the five-year plan, macroeconomic departments can balance the economic aggregate and adjust the economic structure through taxation, finance, and other means based on the judgment of the future development situation, and promote the stable development of the economy; various departments and regions can find their own future development positioning under the guidance of the national plan, and form the integration of their own development "small logic" and the national development "big logic."
Establishing a Government Internal Guidance Mechanism to Improve the Coordination and Overall Effectiveness of Planning Implementation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must put the implementation in a prominent position, formulate specific plans, clarify the division of responsibilities, prevent tasks from falling through, and resolutely overcome the phenomenon of 'planning planning, hanging on the wall' and 'planning is one set, doing is another set.'" The purpose of establishing the government internal guidance mechanism of the five-year plan is to clarify the government's work priorities, and through the establishment of implementation mechanisms such as target constraints, task decomposition, assessment and accountability, supplemented by supporting policies such as investment, projects, finance and taxation, and land, promote the development of market failure areas such as public services, people's livelihood security, and ecological environment, and fulfill the government's commitment to the public.
The annual plan, special plan, and regional plan formulated according to the five-year plan decompose the planning tasks and main goals into each year, each field, and each region, and guide various regions and departments to unify policies and actions to the planning goals, to ensure the realization of development goals, especially binding indicators. For example, the binding indicators of the "14th Five-Year Plan" are mainly concentrated in the fields of people's livelihood and well-being, energy conservation and emission reduction, resource environment, and security保障, requiring governments at all levels to reasonably allocate public resources and guide and regulate social resources to ensure completion as scheduled. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the state also formulated and implemented a number of key special plans for scientific and technological innovation, digital economy, green ecology, and people's livelihood security, which played an important role in promoting the development of key areas, solving key and difficult problems, and promoting the implementation of the plan.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Improve the dynamic monitoring, mid-term evaluation, and summary evaluation mechanism in the implementation of the plan, and improve the execution and implementation of the plan." After continuous exploration, China has gradually formed a relatively complete planning implementation monitoring and evaluation mechanism, reversing the phenomenon of "emphasizing preparation and neglecting implementation and evaluation" that has existed for a period of time, and further strengthening the authority and seriousness of the plan. The "14th Five-Year Plan" made institutional arrangements from the aspects of implementing the responsibility for planning implementation, strengthening the monitoring and evaluation of planning implementation, and strengthening policy coordination and guarantee, emphasizing the establishment and improvement of planning implementation monitoring and evaluation, policy guarantee, and assessment and supervision mechanisms, and requiring the inclusion of planning implementation in the evaluation system of relevant departments, local leading groups, and cadres. The "Proposal" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee clearly proposed: "Strengthen the monitoring, evaluation, and supervision of planning implementation, improve the policy coordination and work coordination mechanism, and ensure that the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee are implemented."
Establishing a Market Guidance Mechanism to Reduce Information Asymmetry between the Government and the Market. The five-year plan under the socialist market economy conditions guides and regulates the behavior of various entities in the market by sending policy signals. The market guidance mechanism is to enhance the understanding of business entities on the national development direction, strategic goals, and key tasks by clarifying the national strategic intentions, guide market resources to the direction indicated by the national strategy, and at the same time regulate the behavior of business entities and guide the direction of market development by improving laws, regulations, and the system, to achieve coordination between the government and the market and form an economic order that is both "flexible" and "well-managed."
Guiding the Investment Behavior of Business Entities by Releasing Development Signals. The five-year plan contains the strategic direction, goals, major tasks, and projects of national development, coupled with huge public resource investment and public policy support, which will generate massive market opportunities. Based on their own business logic, business entities identify market opportunities that are beneficial to themselves and make corresponding investment arrangements, so as to unify investment and business behavior to the national strategic direction, and promote the realization of the overall national interests while realizing their own commercial interests. For example, the "14th Five-Year Plan" clearly put forward the goal of striving to achieve carbon peaking before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060, which has driven huge business opportunities in the fields of new energy, carbon trading, and circular economy, involving photovoltaic, wind power, energy storage, carbon emission reduction technology, carbon monitoring equipment, power battery recycling, and other subdivided tracks. Individual business entities in the market cannot scientifically and comprehensively predict the balance of total supply and total demand in the national economy and cannot make long-term judgments. Therefore, the government needs to judge the supply and demand situation through overall knowledge, so as to guide the direction of business entities to allocate resources. From this point of view, the market and industrial policy signals released by the plan are particularly important.
Regulating the Behavior of Business Entities by Releasing Policy Adjustment Signals. The five-year plan makes arrangements for improving laws and regulations and the regulatory system in response to the outstanding problems and contradictions existing in different stages of the market system, providing guidance for specific legislation and policy formulation. Taking the supervision of the Internet platform as an example, the "13th Five-Year Plan" proposed "strengthening the supervision of Internet transactions," the "14th Five-Year Plan" clarified "strengthening the supervision of the Internet platform economy in accordance with laws and regulations," and the "Proposal" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee further proposed "improving supervision and promoting the innovation and healthy development of the platform economy." With the deepening of the understanding of the Internet platform economy by all sectors of society, the call for strengthening platform supervision is getting stronger and stronger, and the plan must respond to this and make arrangements for the improvement of relevant laws and regulations and policy systems to create a good platform economic ecology, which is a strong policy signal for the Internet platform.
Through releasing policy adjustment signals to regulate the behavior of business entities. The Five-Year Plan makes arrangements for improving laws and regulations, regulatory systems, etc., in response to prominent problems and contradictions existing in different stages of the market system, providing guidelines for specific legislation and policy formulation. Taking the regulation of internet platforms as an example, the "13th Five-Year Plan" proposed "strengthening the supervision of internet transactions," the "14th Five-Year Plan" clarified "strengthening the supervision of the platform economy in accordance with laws and regulations," and the "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) further proposed "improving regulation and promoting the innovation and healthy development of the platform economy." As the understanding of the internet platform economy deepens in all sectors, the call for strengthening platform regulation is growing stronger, and the plan must respond to this by making arrangements for improving relevant laws, regulations, and policy systems to create a good platform economy ecosystem, which is a strong policy signal for internet platforms.
Establishing a social guidance mechanism to enhance social cohesion and synergy. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Good policies and development plans should conform to the people's will and meet their expectations, coming from the masses and going to the masses." The Five-Year Plan is not only a common program of action for people of all ethnic groups across the country but also a cornerstone for individuals to plan their own development. The social guidance mechanism of the plan lies in clarifying the national strategic intentions to the whole society, enabling the public to understand the goals and direction of national development, guiding the public to achieve synergy between individual behavior and the direction of national development, and striving to form a strong synergy for the whole society to participate in the implementation of the plan. The planning proposals and outlines are released and promoted through various channels, allowing the public to understand the current historical position of the country, see the direction and goals of national development, thereby boosting social confidence and morale, and enhancing individual pride and sense of belonging. The plan will also elaborate on the tasks and goals of various livelihood undertakings such as education, healthcare, employment, elderly care, and social security in the next five years, which is actually a solemn commitment to the public, conducive to enhancing the public's sense of gain, happiness, and security. The Five-Year Plan outlines the blueprint and direction of national development, which is conducive for individuals to find their own development opportunities, guiding individuals to unify their actions with the national strategic direction, both better achieving their own careers and contributing to national development.
Balance Mechanism: Handling Several Important Relationships Well to Enhance the Coordination and Sustainability of Development
Chinese culture advocates "harmony," emphasizes systematic thinking and overall planning, and focuses on "coordination," "balance," and "harmony," which is also an important methodology of China's national governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "When leading in China, one must, on the basis of clarifying the situation, take into account all aspects, achieve comprehensive balance, highlight key points, and drive the overall situation." An important feature of the Five-Year Plan is its comprehensiveness and integration, focusing on handling important relationships such as government and market, domestic and international, short-term and long-term, economic development and spatial development, overall and local, to enhance the coordination and sustainability of development.
Balancing the relationship between government and market. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Medium and long-term development plans can not only give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation but also better leverage the role of the government." Market allocation of resources is the most efficient way, but the market is not omnipotent, it will also fail, and it also has spontaneity, blindness, and short-termism, which requires better leveraging the role of the government. China's Five-Year Plan is an important means of combining an effective market and a capable government to solve market failures, promote social fairness and justice, and promote long-term stable economic development.
The Five-Year Plan creates a fair competitive environment and a high-quality operating environment for the market to play its role by building a high-standard market system, so as to improve the efficiency of resource allocation in the whole society through an effective market; at the same time, it promotes the transformation of government functions and improves the macroeconomic governance system, so as to make up for the shortcomings and defects of the market through a capable government and promote high-quality economic development. The Five-Year Plan clarifies the relationship between the government and the market in the implementation of the plan, and the expected targets and tasks such as industrial development and structural adjustment are mainly achieved by giving play to the role of the market, while the main responsibility of the government lies in ensuring the timely realization of binding targets, major projects, and tasks such as public services, ecological environmental protection, and security guarantees. The brilliant achievements of Chinese-style modernization fully demonstrate that the Five-Year Plan, as an important institutional innovation in the socialist market economy system, has played a key role in handling the relationship between the government and the market. It not only helps to give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation and stimulate the vitality and creativity of business entities, but also promotes the government to better play its role, effectively prevent imbalances at the macro level, and avoid the spontaneity and blindness of the market.
Balancing the relationship between domestic and international. Economic globalization has made the destinies of countries around the world more closely linked, forming a community of shared destiny where you have me and I have you. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Leading cadres should have two overall situations in mind, one is the strategic overall situation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation (中华民族), and the other is the major changes unseen in a century in the world, which is the basic starting point for us to plan our work." The formulation of the Five-Year Plan should not only be based on the domestic situation but also look at the world, not only to deeply grasp the changes in the international situation but also to study and judge the impact of China's future development strategy on the world. In the face of major changes unseen in a century in the world, the "14th Five-Year Plan" proposes "accelerating the construction of a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the mainstay and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other," which is to give play to China's super-large market advantages and super-strong supply capacity advantages, enhance the endogenous power of national development, and give play to China's role as a "world factory" and "world market," better integrate into the global development pattern from both the supply and demand sides, so that China continues to become a stabilizer and source of power for the world economy. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) clearly proposed "expanding high-level opening up to the outside world and creating a new situation of win-win cooperation," which is to promote reform and development through opening up, share opportunities and develop together with countries around the world, and inject more confidence and positive energy into the turbulent world with the stability of China's strategy, the certainty of promoting development, and the firmness of expanding opening up.
Balancing the relationship between short-term and long-term. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to scientifically grasping the dialectical relationship between the present and the long-term, emphasizing "both grasping the present and focusing on the long-term." As a phased deployment and arrangement of the socialist modernization strategy within the planning period, each Five-Year Plan is implementing the national development strategy in stages, anchoring the long-term strategic goals, proposing the development goals for the next five years, and guiding the government, the market, the society, and the public to move forward towards the long-term goals. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "From the first Five-Year Plan to the 14th Five-Year Plan, the consistent theme is to build our country into a socialist modern country." Since 1953, China has formulated and implemented 14 Five-Year Plans (Plans), relaying to implement the long-term strategic goals of socialist modernization construction. At present, China is striving on a new journey of comprehensively building a socialist modern country, and the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the "16th Five-Year Plan" are anchored to the goal of basically realizing socialist modernization by 2035, and then using the "17th Five-Year Plan" to the "19th Five-Year Plan" to achieve the goal of comprehensively building a strong socialist modern country by the middle of this century. The Five-Year Plan closely connects and implements longer-term modernization strategic arrangements, which is conducive to maintaining the stability and continuity of policies, ensuring that one term follows another, and making the country's development move towards the established goals and directions, drawing a blueprint to the end.
Handling the relationship between development and protection is also an important embodiment of balancing the relationship between short-term and long-term. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core has deeply grasped the laws of ecological civilization construction, creatively put forward a series of scientific conclusions, and provided fundamental guidelines for handling the relationship between development and protection. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Ecological environmental protection and economic development are not contradictory relations, but dialectical unity relations. Only by laying the groundwork for green development can we have the high-spirited advancement of future development." The "14th Five-Year Plan" proposes "achieving higher quality, more efficient, fairer, more sustainable, and safer development," and deploys green development in a special chapter. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposed "accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and building a beautiful China (中国)." These are all scientific deployments for coordinating high-quality development and high-level protection.
Balancing the relationship between economic development and spatial development. China has a vast territory and uneven distribution of resource endowments, and there are obvious differences in the basic conditions and development levels of various regions, which has led to the long-term existence of the problem of unbalanced and insufficient regional development. The rapid economic growth in some regions has also brought huge pressure on resources, environment, public services, and infrastructure, leading to excessive agglomeration of industries and spatial imbalance. The Five-Year Plan balances economic development and spatial development, and promotes the mutual coordination of economic development with resources, environment, public services, infrastructure, etc. With the passage of time, adapting to the needs of development, the content of the Five-Year Plan has gradually expanded from the economic field to multiple important fields such as economy, society, culture, and ecology, and the spatial attributes of the plan have also been continuously strengthened, gradually becoming a strategic layout of national economic and social development in time and space. The "11th Five-Year Plan" proposed "promoting the formation of major function zones," which requires comprehensively planning the future population distribution, economic layout, land use, and urbanization pattern based on the carrying capacity of resources and environment, the existing development density, and development potential, so as to achieve a balance between development activities and territorial space. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must, according to the conditions of each region, take the road of rational division of labor and optimized development, implement the major function zone strategy, improve spatial governance, and form a regional economic layout with complementary advantages and high-quality development." To improve and implement the major function zone strategy, on the one hand, we must base ourselves on the environmental carrying capacity and economic and social endowments of each region, give play to comparative advantages, carry out differentiated development, and realize the precision of regional economic policies; on the other hand, we must enhance the regional economic and population carrying capacity of urban agglomerations, central cities, etc., and form a coordinated development pattern of large, medium, and small cities.
Realizing coordinated regional development is a requirement for implementing the new development concept, building a modern economic system, and achieving high-quality development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Party Central Committee (党中央) with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core has taken a broad and long-term view, sized up the situation, and put forward regional development strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt (长江经济带), the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin (黄河流域), and the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), deeply promoted the large-scale development of the western region, the comprehensive revitalization of the northeast, the rise of the central region, and the first development of the eastern region, and promoted the formation of a new pattern of regional development with reasonable division of labor, complementary advantages, and coordinated development in various regions. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) further proposed: "Give play to the superimposed effects of the regional coordinated development strategy, the regional major strategy, the major function zone strategy, and the new urbanization strategy, optimize the layout of major productive forces, give play to the role of growth poles in key regions, and build a regional economic layout and territorial space system with complementary advantages and high-quality development," which provides an important guideline for optimizing the regional economic layout and promoting coordinated regional development.
Balancing the relationship between the whole and the parts. National development is an organic whole composed of the interrelationships and internal connections of all links, levels, and fields of the economy and society, and is increasingly showing comprehensiveness, systematicness, and complexity. The "five-in-one" overall layout of economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, and ecological civilization construction (经济建设、政治建设、文化建设、社会建设、生态文明建设) embodies the adherence to the systemic view and the overall view. The "five-in-one" is not only an integrated whole but also interacts with each other. If the balance is good, they will promote each other; if the balance is not good, they will rise and fall. Of course, balance is not average, and it is not indiscriminate. Grasping the main contradictions is the key focus for balancing the whole and the parts, and it is also the top priority for promoting the central work and driving the overall development. As a large developing country, China's development faces many contradictions, and objectively it is also necessary to grasp the main contradictions while balancing other contradictions. The Five-Year Plan uses a systematic concept to comprehensively consider and coordinate all aspects of national development, and seeks a dynamic optimal balance between overall development and local development, comprehensive advancement and key breakthroughs. For example, the "13th Five-Year Plan" and the "14th Five-Year Plan" both deploy innovation-driven development as the primary key task, which reflects our focus on major issues with traction in modernization construction in the situation where the technological revolution and the great power game are intertwined. Each Five-Year Plan in the planning history of New China (新中国) is striving to solve the main contradictions faced by China in various development periods, and strives to drive the overall leap with key breakthroughs, realizing 举一纲而万目张，解一卷而众篇明 (jǔ yī gāng ér wàn mù zhāng, jiě yī juǎn ér zhòng piān míng - "raise one net rope and ten thousand meshes open; unravel one scroll and all chapters become clear," grasping the key link can solve all problems).
China is not the first country in the world to formulate a Five-Year Plan, but it is the only country that has persisted in the Five-Year Plan and successfully achieved the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. The development process of the Five-Year Plan is a process in which the consensus mechanism, guidance mechanism, and balance mechanism are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly mature, promoting the transformation of government functions, promoting the continuous improvement and perfection of the socialist market economy system, and forming a strong synergy for the government, the market, the society, and the public to promote national development. The Chinese practice represented by the Five-Year Plan can not only provide solutions for developing countries to solve problems such as unclear government function positioning and imperfect market systems, but also provide ideas for developed countries to solve problems such as market failure and government failure. Exploration has no end, and the mechanism of action of the Five-Year Plan will be continuously improved with the improvement of the socialist market economy system, becoming an important institutional innovation for improving and developing the socialist system with Chinese characteristics and promoting the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity, and will continue to contribute Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions for handling the relationship between the government and the market under market economy conditions.
(The author is the Dean of the Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Tsinghua University (清华大学))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
In Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), at the 2025 second "Yunling Model" (云岭楷模) award ceremony, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西), the leader of the Second Detachment of the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture National Security Bureau (迪庆藏族自治州国家安全局), was awarded the title of "Yunling Model" (云岭楷模).
However, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) was not seen on the glamorous stage to accept the award. In a quiet corner, he happily applauded the other winners who took the stage, his eyes filled with tears.
Bearing special responsibilities and missions, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) willingly serves as an unsung hero. In his more than ten years of police service, he has traveled through the most remote and challenging front lines in Yunnan (云南), charging ahead in major practical struggles to safeguard national security in border areas.
Behind the warm sunshine, countless national security officers practice their solemn oaths of loyalty and dedication, dispelling darkness with their anonymous efforts.
"Work to safeguard national security must be done if there are conditions, and if there are no conditions, create them."
To save money for tuition, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) suffered a lot as a child. With the help of the Party and the government, he walked out of the mountains and became the first college student in the village, and later became a glorious people's police officer. "We have received enough 'qingke' (青稞, highland barley) from the Party, you must do more practical work and exchange it for 'tsampa' (糌粑, roasted barley flour) to repay the Party!" His mother's words constantly motivate him.
Several years ago, a case manipulated by hostile anti-China forces overseas stumped the seasoned members of the task force. Overseas forces deceived Tibetan people of money, attempting to fund illegal and criminal activities that endanger China's national security. The case had no precedent to follow, the funding chain was hidden, the flow was extremely complex, the evidence was difficult to secure, and the investigation was in a stalemate.
The illegally raised funds faced the risk of flowing out of the country, which concerned national security and the livelihood of compatriots. Solving the case was urgent, and this Khampa (康巴) man, who "couldn't wait even a moment," volunteered.
Initially, they followed their existing experience and focused on overseas clues, investigating them one by one. "We investigated day and night for three months, but couldn't even find a shadow." Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) decisively changed his approach, comprehensively using various means, with personnel and technology working together, and comprehensively combing through both domestic and overseas information.
In six months, they checked more than 100,000 pieces of information, and no one knew which piece of information contained a clue. He tried data analysis and comparison, and finally successfully locked down the criminal suspects, investigated and dealt with the involved personnel according to law, cut off the channel of "illegal blood supply" to overseas forces, maintained social stability in the border areas, and recovered the economic losses of the masses.
The snow line reflects the original intention, and the altitude measures loyalty.
"Work to safeguard national security must be done if there are conditions, and if there are no conditions, create them. This is what it means to be 'able to do what others cannot'!" Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) used "finding rice to cook" and "finding a needle in a haystack" to describe his work. He actively strikes when there is enemy activity, and conducts research when it is "**风平浪静**" (fēng píng làng jìng - "wind calm wave still," a time of peace and tranquility).
Crossing snow-capped mountains, passing cliffs, staying in shacks, drinking snow water, a piece of tsampa (糌粑) is a meal, and a trip lasts for several months. "Basic research cannot be rushed, you must put in some effort, and you cannot be eager for quick success." Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) spent two years writing a research report of tens of thousands of words.
"'We must fight in the places where the Party and the people need us most,' this is what Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) and others often say." The person in charge of the News Office of the Ministry of State Security (国家安全部) said that fighting on the front line all year round, overseas forces have tried to win over, lure, fabricate rumors and slander Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) and others, and even some family members of national security officers have been subjected to personal threats, but the vast number of officers have always firmly believed that justice will prevail, demonstrating the spirit of "**若一去不回，便一去不回**" (ruò yī qù bù huí, biàn yī qù bù huí - "if one goes and does not return, then one will not return," a spirit of no return, signifying great determination and sacrifice).
"Even the most difficult places are the territory of the motherland, and someone must guard them."
Once, a sabotage plot by overseas forces came into the line of investigation, which concerned local social stability and the safety of people's lives.
"Investigate!" Knowing that the other party was numerous and knowing that the risks ahead were great, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) still resolutely went forward, leading the team to search for the enemy's tracks for more than 200 kilometers across mountains and ridges.
Faced with the situation of being outnumbered, Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) used his body to protect the evidence collection equipment while calmly dealing with the other party, and with his solid professional skills and rich combat experience, he successfully broke through with the evidence.
In the subsequent case investigation, the involved parties became enraged and frantically shouted "exterminate your whole family." Losang Zhaxi (洛桑扎西) was not afraid, conducted dozens of interviews and reviews, and prompted them to confess the detailed plan of illegal and criminal activities, successfully crushing the sinister plot of overseas forces.
Wherever national interests extend, the national security boundary must follow.
In the cold winter season, in the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve (三江源国家级自然保护区) in Qinghai (青海), where the temperature is as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius, the police officers of the Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture National Security Bureau (果洛藏族自治州国家安全局) carried oxygen cylinders and trekked continuously for several days in the frozen swamps. This time, they were tracking a group of foreign personnel who were illegally collecting ecological data in China.
"Every piece of ecological data is a password for national security." The police officers worked continuously in the extremely cold environment, decisively cut off the illegal transmission link, and successfully secured the criminal evidence of the group. When the seized illegal positioning equipment and sensitive ecological data were handed over to the relevant departments, this action team, with an average age of only 28, had been fighting in the hinterland of the plateau at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters for more than 40 days.
The wind and snow raged, but could not stop the pace of progress; the hypoxic environment could not erase the belief in perseverance. Their bloodshot eyes and frostbitten and chapped hands built a solid defense line for the ecological security of Sanjiangyuan (三江源).
"Even the most difficult places are the territory of the motherland, and someone must guard them; even the most difficult work is the task of the Party, and someone must complete it." The person in charge of the News Office of the Ministry of State Security (国家安全部) said that this is not only the voice of the Guoluo (果洛) national security officers, but also the solemn commitment of all national security officers. On the silent battlefield of the snowy plateau, they interpret the mission and responsibility of national security warriors with their youth and lives.
"Transform the 'big proposition' of national security into the 'small actions' of herdsmen."
In the grain drying field of a border village in Shannan (山南), Tibet (西藏), herdsmen gathered together, and a national security law publicity activity was being carried out.
"'Herding and guarding the border is our duty,' we must be like Zhuoga (卓嘎) and Yangzong (央宗), and guard every inch of land under our feet." National security officer Ciren (次仁) held up a loudspeaker and told the touching story of the Yumai (玉麦) sisters, winning warm applause from the audience.
In recent years, the Shannan (山南) national security organs have taken the publicity of national security laws as a long-term basic work, produced characteristic publicity programs such as the Tibetan rap "National Security is Always in the Heart," and used precise drip irrigation and a gentle breeze to weave a dense "protective net" for maintaining national security in the snowy border areas.
Today, with the continuous popularization of national security knowledge, the awareness rate of the 12339 national security organ reporting and acceptance telephone has greatly increased, becoming a "security password" on the lips of the plateau masses.
One day, while grazing, Dunzhu (顿珠), a villager in a border village, found two strangers using telephoto lenses to photograph distant military facilities. He immediately remembered the case told by the law publicity officer and immediately called 12339.
After receiving the report, the Shannan (山南) national security organs immediately launched a case handling response mechanism to analyze and judge the clues. The case handlers used modern technical means to verify and compare the identity information of the suspicious personnel, locked the target object in the shortest time, and captured the suspects in the act when they carried out illegal filming again.
"National security officers popularize legal knowledge in a down-to-earth manner, transforming the 'big proposition' of national security into the 'small actions' of herdsmen, and effectively building a solid national security defense line at the grassroots level." The person in charge of the News Office of the Ministry of State Security (国家安全部) said that through carrying out a series of innovative practices, the legal awareness of the people of all ethnic groups in the border areas has been continuously improved, effectively stimulating the enthusiasm of all people to participate in maintaining national security.
Return to TopThe True Colors of the Police, the Foundation of Peace
Zhang Tianpei
January 10, 2026, is the sixth Chinese People's Police Day. Time, the fairest unit of calculation, has a different algorithm for the people's police.
Time is compressed; it is often calculated in "seconds."
One second faster can save a life. Mr. Chen, a resident of Chengxiang Street (城厢街道), Xiaoshan District (萧山区), Hangzhou (杭州) City, Zhejiang (浙江) Province, suddenly fell ill. Xiaoshan Public Security (萧山公安) launched the "Police-Doctor Collaboration" and "One-Click Escort" systems. The intelligent platform quickly planned the optimal route, adjusted traffic lights along the way in real time, and remotely diverted traffic flow, shortening the original 50-minute journey to 18 minutes, ensuring smooth passage and successful rescue.
One second earlier can stop a fraud. The police at Pingyuan Border Police Station (平原边境派出所) of the Dehong Border Management Detachment (德宏边境管理支队) in Yunnan (云南) received a warning from the fraud-related intelligent identification and early warning platform and immediately launched mechanisms such as "online early warning, offline dissuasion" and "police-bank cooperation" to stop payments. The suspected account was successfully frozen within 60 minutes, protecting the people's money!
The efficient police handling mechanism "outruns" time. Public security organs across the country are constantly establishing and improving a new police operation model of "professionalism + mechanism + big data," making police operations more intelligent, emergency response more efficient, and public services more precise. Public security organs are transforming the new quality combat capabilities of big data and artificial intelligence, as well as the police efficiency brought about by mechanism reforms, into tangible, knowable, and touchable gains, happiness, and security for the people.
Time is also stretched out; it often starts with "years."
It is the back view at the intersection, day after day for decades, the thousands of visits and reminders in the community, and the repeated measurements on the border line. On the evening of December 31, 2025, Li Xianggui (李相贵), a police officer from the Yiwu (义乌) City Public Security Bureau (公安局) in Zhejiang (浙江) Province, made his last night patrol before retirement. After 30 years of silent dedication and deep roots in the front line, what he repeatedly grasped and released was not just the walkie-talkie, but also the hard-to-hide reluctance. Weng Honghua (翁红华), a first-level police officer from the Garden Police Station (花园派出所) of the Guixi (贵溪) City Public Security Bureau (公安局) in Jiangxi (江西) Province, took the initiative to go down to the community, walked through 59 buildings and 2,531 households in the jurisdiction, saved more than 2,000 residents' phone numbers, and wrote 12 work logs, densely recording the residents' needs for warmth and care. When the patrol whistle sounded, the police officers of the Shiquanhe Customs Anti-Smuggling Sub-bureau (狮泉河海关缉私分局) of the Lhasa Customs Anti-Smuggling Bureau (拉萨海关缉私局) carried dozens of kilograms of equipment on their backs, leaving a series of deep and shallow footprints on the border line at an altitude of over 4,500 meters...
Every ordinary moment that is carefully guarded is inseparable from the silent dedication of the vast number of police officers day after day, year after year. In 2025, a total of 210 police officers and 142 auxiliary police officers across the country died on duty. Being loyal to the Party, serving the people, enforcing the law fairly, and being disciplined are the true colors of these busy "police blue" figures, and also the foundation of peace.
More Accurate, Making City Travel Faster and Safer
Our reporter, Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏)
"Sometimes only four or five cars can pass through when the green light is on once." In Shanghai (上海), near Jing'an Temple (静安寺), the intersection of Wanhangdu Road (万航渡路) and Yuyuan Road (愚园路), congestion used to be the norm. "The main reason is the stagnation at the intersection," said Xia Liang (夏良), a police officer from the Science and Technology Detachment of the Traffic Management Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局). "In the last few seconds of the green light, drivers are thinking of rushing through. If there are too many cars in front and they can't pass, they have to stop in the middle of the road." There are many such intersections in Shanghai.
Since 2025, the Traffic Management Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局) has explored integrating AI large model technology into the Shanghai road traffic management information system, launching the Shanghai AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model, and establishing an AI Traffic Congestion Management Special Team. Xia Liang (夏良) became a member of the special team.
The number of lanes at the intersection, the traffic flow during morning and evening peak hours, the layout of traffic lights around the intersection... Targeting this intersection, the special team sorted out nearly 3 years of traffic indicator data and "fed" it to the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model, generating 10 plans. "The efficiency of generating plans is very high, but after a closer look, the feasibility is not high," said Xiao Bin (肖滨), the leader of the Science and Technology Detachment of the Traffic Management Corps of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (上海市公安局) and the head of the special team's comprehensive coordination group. For example, one of the suggestions given by the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model was to dynamically adjust the duration of the green light based on the vehicle situation, such as considering changing directly from the last 10 seconds of the green light to zero when the traffic flow is small. Such a design would catch drivers off guard.
In order to optimize the plan, Xia Liang (夏良) and his colleagues went to the intersection more than 50 times within a month, during morning and evening peak hours and holidays, looking for patterns and visiting the police officers on duty, recording the actual situation as comprehensively as possible and feeding it back to the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model.
Another month passed, and after repeated trials and comparisons, a plan was adopted: at the intersection of Wanhangdu Road (万航渡路) and Yuyuan Road (愚园路), the traffic light operation changed: adding one phase for east-west straight traffic, increasing the east-west phase duration from 60 seconds to 80 seconds, and decreasing the north-south straight phase duration from 130 seconds to 110 seconds. After the plan was adjusted, monitoring data showed that for three consecutive weeks during the same period, the vehicle stagnation at the intersection was eliminated. With a 3.3% increase in traffic flow, the average vehicle speed increased by 14.4%, and the average number of stops per vehicle decreased by 10.6%.
In response to the vehicle stagnation at the intersection, the special team sorted out more than 6,000 "image-text" correspondence information lists, allowing the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model to quickly understand and judge the congestion situation. More than 950,000 traffic management knowledge inputs, after 48 rounds of debugging and optimization, increased the executable rate of the signal light control plan generated by the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model to 87%. In this way, after another 6 months of reinforcement learning, the AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model gradually became a "traffic management expert." Today, this AI Traffic Congestion Management Large Model has been playing a role at 360 intersections in Shanghai, and the generated plans can be updated once every 1 to 2 days according to the actual situation.
One Step Faster, Fighting Fraud and Scams to Seize Time
Our reporter, Li Zong (李纵)
"Don't transfer! They are scammers!" Li Peizhi (李沛枝), an auxiliary police officer from the Nancun Police Station (南村派出所) of the Panyu Branch (番禺分局) of the Guangzhou (广州) City Public Security Bureau (公安局) in Guangdong (广东) Province, rushed into an office building and stopped Ms. Zhang (张女士) from making a transfer, protecting the pension money of a 60-year-old woman. At this moment, it was less than 50 minutes since the anti-fraud center issued the early warning.
"Every second after receiving the early warning, we are 'grabbing people' from the scammers," said Zheng Guoxin (郑国新), a police officer from the Anti-Fraud Center of the Panyu Branch (番禺分局). At 10:46 a.m. that day, the Anti-Fraud Center of the Panyu Branch (番禺分局) received an emergency warning from the Guangzhou (广州) City Anti-Fraud Center: a resident in the jurisdiction, Ms. Zhang (张女士), was suspected of being subjected to telecom fraud.
Zheng Guoxin (郑国新) immediately tried to contact the person concerned by phone to dissuade her, but the phone was always busy. Based on years of anti-fraud work experience, the police judged that Ms. Zhang (张女士) should be talking to the scammers, and the transfer operation could happen at any time. "Every second of delay may cause financial losses to the people," said Zheng Guoxin (郑国新). "Dissuasion work is a race against time with the scammers."
The Anti-Fraud Center immediately launched an emergency linkage mechanism, dividing into two groups to carry out interception: one group of police officers continued to try to call the person concerned and simultaneously looked for her family members; the other group quickly assigned on-duty police forces from the jurisdiction's police station to rush to the scene to carry out face-to-face dissuasion.
"We found Ms. Zhang's (张女士) husband as quickly as possible, and with his assistance, we contacted Ms. Zhang (张女士). At that time, Ms. Zhang (张女士) was at home following the scammers' 'instructions,' downloading a fraud-related APP, and was in the process of making a transfer," Li Peizhi (李沛枝) recalled. That day, Ms. Zhang (张女士) received a call from someone claiming to be a customer service representative of a large social platform, who falsely claimed that she had accidentally clicked on the platform's "Million Guarantee" service, which would automatically deduct 800 yuan per month. If she wanted to cancel it, she had to operate according to their instructions. Subsequently, the police and family members' calls came in one after another, exposing the scam.
From the issuance of the early warning to the successful interception, the Panyu (番禺) police took less than 50 minutes, which benefited from a precisely operating anti-fraud system. In recent years, the Guangzhou (广州) police have adhered to the combination of prevention and combat, continuously optimized the early warning and dissuasion system, strongly intercepted and cracked down on "offline cash withdrawals," and effectively promoted the work of cracking down on and governing telecommunications network fraud crimes. "Such a race against time is the daily routine of our anti-fraud work," said Zheng Guoxin (郑国新). "It concerns the safety of the people's lives and property, and we can't be slow for a moment."
A Little Closer, More Patience in Visits and Mediation
Our reporter, Song Chaojun (宋朝军)
"Auntie, your angelica is drying well!" "Sister Yang (杨姐), has there been any change in the family population recently?"... On the streets of Qingshui Town (清水镇), Minxian County (岷县), Dingxi (定西) City, Gansu (甘肃) Province, Li Tong (李彤), a police officer from the Qingshui Police Station (清水派出所), and auxiliary police officer Yang Jianwei (杨建伟) knocked on the doors of households. Li Tong (李彤) has been doing this kind of household visit work for 10 years.
"I used to be in the public security brigade, mainly dealing with people in the urban area. Now in the Qingshui Police Station (清水派出所), I communicate more with the villagers in the town." Three years ago, Li Tong (李彤) was transferred to the Qingshui Police Station (清水派出所). Qingshui Town (清水镇) was formed by the merger of the original Minshan Township (岷山乡) and Qingshui Township (清水乡), with more than 30,000 residents distributed in 30 administrative villages and 202 village communities. The jurisdiction area is larger, the people are more scattered, and the needs are more diverse.
Shangyasi Village (上崖寺村) is the farthest from the town center, located in a mountain gully, with inconvenient transportation. "A little rain or snow makes it difficult to drive there in more than an hour, and it's even more troublesome for people to come to handle affairs," Li Tong (李彤) introduced. Therefore, the Qingshui Police Station (清水派出所) has specially set up the Shangyasi Police Office (上崖寺警务室) here, arranging police officers to take turns on duty.
When Wang Mingshan (王明善), a villager in Shangyasi Village (上崖寺村), rebuilt his house in the autumn, he had a conflict with his neighbor due to the blurred boundary. Li Tong (李彤) invited members of the Comprehensive Management Center, the village "two committees" (村“两委”) and the resident lawyer to the Shangyasi Police Office (上崖寺警务室) for mediation, and the two parties finally shook hands and made peace. Wang Mingshan (王明善) calculated: "If I had to go back and forth to the town police station for mediation because of this matter, the frame of the house might not be built by winter." "Blurred boundaries for house repairs are a common contradiction in rural areas. In practice, we have formed a set of mediation methods that speak both reason and warmth," said Li Tong (李彤).
Yang Jianwei (杨建伟) is a "new recruit" at the Qingshui Police Station (清水派出所). After coming here to work in 2024, he was once not very adapted. Once, when mediating a dispute between people, both parties were emotionally agitated, and Yang Jianwei (杨建伟) was a little at a loss for a while. After Li Tong (李彤) learned about the situation, he said to Yang Jianwei (杨建伟): "Clarifying the facts is the first step. If both parties 'fight as soon as they meet,' you can first inquire separately, find out the situation, and then invite more forces to join. Although it takes more effort, it can ensure the effect." Yang Jianwei (杨建伟) followed the advice. During the mediation process, Li Tong (李彤) guided him from the side, and the conflict was successfully resolved in the end.
In 2025, Li Tong (李彤) filled three thick notebooks the size of A4 paper. Over the past 10 years, such notes on public sentiment have filled Li Tong's (李彤) storage cabinet. "Our work concerns all aspects of people's lives. We must be closer to the people, remember more details for them, think more, and handle things faster."
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Layout design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Integrated media cooperation: Zhang Shixuan (张世悬), Chen Xiangru (陈相如), Hu Runxin (胡润新), Jia Fan (贾凡), Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), Chen Shuang (陈爽)
By: 本报记者 厉衍飞 人民网记者 李乃妍
With the accelerating aging of the population, the landscape of sports for the elderly is becoming increasingly rich. Various regions are actively exploring and making unremitting efforts to safeguard the physical and mental health of the elderly, jointly painting a moving picture of a vibrant sunset. Starting today, this edition launches a series of reports on "Focusing on Silver-Hair Sports" to help the elderly "enjoy their lives and gain something from them."
——Editor
As a treasure of traditional martial arts, Taijiquan attracts many enthusiasts. Especially for the elderly, Taijiquan, with its gentle and slow movements and the effect of harmonizing body and mind, has become an ideal choice for many people to stay fit and healthy. How to practice Taijiquan well? The reporter invited Chai Yunlong (柴云龙), a teacher from the Department of Physical Education of Peking University (北京大学) and a world champion in Taijiquan, to offer advice.
Getting Started: From Stance Training to Routines
Taijiquan beginners need to put effort into three aspects: practicing basic stance training well, choosing the right introductory routine, and standardizing the key points of the movements.
Stance training, also known as Zhan Zhuang (站桩), is a practice method in which the body maintains a certain posture and the mind maintains a certain state. Stance training is the basic skill of Taijiquan, including Wuji stance (无极桩), Hunyuan stance (浑圆桩), Kaihe stance (开合桩), Shengjiang stance (升降桩), and Xushi stance (虚实桩). Beginners can start with the relatively simple Wuji stance, persisting for 5 to 10 minutes each time, and gradually prolonging the practice time. After the body adapts, practice the slightly more complex Hunyuan stance and other stance training exercises.
Beginners should follow the principle of moving from simple to complex and from easy to difficult, starting with simple routines. For example, the 24-style simplified Taijiquan has 24 movements such as Qishi (起势), Yema Fenzong (野马分鬃), and Baihe Liangchi (白鹤亮翅). The movements are gentle, slow, uniform, and continuous. It is highly popular, and there are many online teaching videos, making it easy to get started.
Maintaining correct posture and movements is the key to preventing physical injuries and improving training results. Taijiquan emphasizes coordinated whole-body movement. If the movements are not standardized, it is easy to cause joint wear and muscle strain. Taking Hunyuan stance as an example, it requires practitioners to have their feet shoulder-width apart, toes facing forward, relax their hips and bend their knees, squat slightly with their legs, hold their arms bent in front of their chest, keep their body vertical and upright, relax their whole body, avoid extra force, and look straight ahead.
Advancement: From "Form" to "Spirit"
"Advancing in Taijiquan involves gradually improving the quality of movements and comprehension after mastering the basic movements," said Chai Yunlong (柴云龙). Taijiquan practitioners need to persist for a long time and train scientifically to realize the transformation of the body from "stiff" to "flexible" and the mind from "anxious" to "calm."
Learn to relax the body. When practicing Taijiquan, use the mind to drive the movements, rather than relying on brute force. Focus on the mind's guidance to the body: when drawing a circle with your hand, imagine your palm holding a soft ball, and the movement stretches with the touch of the ball; when moving your feet, focus on the feeling of your soles touching the ground, eliminating distracting thoughts... Let the spirit withdraw from trivial matters, gradually relieve the stiffness of the body, and then achieve a state of unity of body and mind.
Coordinating breathing is very important. When practicing Taijiquan, let the breathing rise and fall naturally with the movements, following the principle of "inhale when rising and exhale when falling, inhale when opening and exhale when closing." For example, in the "Qishi" movement, slowly inhale when pushing the arms forward, and slowly exhale when lowering the palms; in the "Baihe Liangchi" movement, inhale when following the step to hold the ball and sitting back to lift the hand, and exhale when stepping out with a virtual step to draw an arc and press the palm... Avoid rapid movements that cause breathing disorders, and avoid deliberately holding your breath.
The key to practicing Taijiquan lies in perseverance. The elderly do not need to excessively pursue the length of time and amount of sweating in daily practice, just keep the body moving without getting tired. Long-term practice is more conducive to unblocking joints and harmonizing Qi and blood, and has a better fitness effect than occasional high-intensity practice. If joint pain, fatigue, and weakness occur after practice, it indicates that the intensity is too high and the amount of exercise needs to be adjusted in time.
Health Preservation: From Fitness to Pleasing the Mind
"Taijiquan is not only a form of exercise, but also a mental adjustment," said Chai Yunlong (柴云龙). He believes that for the elderly, the health benefits of practicing Taijiquan far outweigh the pursuit of technique.
Practice moderately according to your own situation. When the elderly practice Taijiquan, try to reduce strenuous movements such as jumping and twisting, and promote blood circulation and improve joint flexibility more through waist rotation and limb stretching. If you have underlying diseases such as high blood pressure and arthritis, you can choose simplified routines and avoid excessive force.
Maintain a calm state of mind and regulate your body and mind in a slow rhythm. Taijiquan emphasizes peace of mind. When practicing, focus on the movements and breathing, so that the body and mind can be fully relaxed. The elderly can use slow movements to relieve anxiety, maintain emotional stability during practice, and not be impatient with movement errors, so as to achieve the same nourishment of body and mind in tranquility and peace.
Integrate into life scenes and reap health and happiness. The elderly can actively participate in community Taijiquan groups, practice in teams with peers, improve their technical level in exchanges, and gain friendship in sharing. For daily practice, you can choose parks, courtyards, and other ventilated and open places, combined with the comfortable time periods of early morning or evening, so that fitness can be integrated into life scenes.
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Tips
How to choose equipment?
Suitable equipment can improve the comfort and safety of practicing Taijiquan.
In terms of clothing, priority should be given to loose-fitting clothing made of pure cotton or Taiji silk, which is breathable, sweat-absorbent, and does not restrict movement. Avoid wearing tight clothing that affects limb stretching.
In terms of shoes, you can choose soft-soled, non-slip Taiji shoes with moderate sole thickness, which can cushion the impact of the ground and protect the ankles and knee joints. Avoid wearing hard-soled shoes or slippers to practice, to prevent falls.
In terms of auxiliary equipment, you can match lightweight equipment such as Taiji fans, Taiji balls, and Taiji swords to enhance the fun of practice. Those with knee discomfort can wear knee pads.
(Reported by Li Yanfei (厉衍飞), reporter of this newspaper)
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On the dedicated training slope for young children at the Shijinglong Ski Resort (石京龙滑雪场) in Yanqing District (延庆区), Beijing (北京市), children dressed in colorful ski suits practice basic movements repeatedly on skis under the guidance of professional coaches.
"Every day when my child comes home, they tell us about the new things at the ski resort. Seeing them able to ski steadily for a short distance is truly surprising and delightful," said Wang Jiayin (王佳音), a parent of a senior class child at the Second Kindergarten of Yanqing District (延庆区第二幼儿园). Under the influence of their child, the whole family has fallen in love with skiing and often enjoys the fun of ice and snow together on weekends.
This ski season, Yanqing District (延庆区) has expanded the coverage of ice and snow enlightenment education to kindergartens, with more than 1,700 children from 15 kindergartens participating in ski courses in batches at the ski resort.
The smooth implementation of the children's ski course is backed by a complete teaching and safety guarantee system. It is understood that the Yanqing District Education Commission (延庆区教委) has jointly established a double guarantee network with the ski resort. All 160 coaches hold national professional qualification certificates for ski instructors, ensuring the professionalism of the teaching. The ski resort has also specially opened a dedicated training slope for young children, set up medical stations, and equipped professional medical personnel to deal with emergencies.
"In the past, we mainly carried out ski courses for fourth-grade students in primary schools. This ski season, we have expanded the coverage to senior kindergarten classes for the first time, further promoting 'ice and snow entering schools, classrooms, and families'," said Han Gang (韩刚), a teacher at the Yanqing District Education Development and Research Center (延庆区教育发展研究中心). "In the future, Yanqing District (延庆区) will also continue to optimize curriculum design and enrich teaching forms by combining the advantages of local ice and snow resources."
Since 2016, the Yanqing District Education Commission (延庆区教委) has organized no less than 3,000 students to participate in ice skating and skiing training courses every year, gradually forming a normalized teaching model of popularizing ice skating in the second grade of primary school and popularizing skiing in the fourth grade. By the end of 2025, Yanqing (延庆) had completed more than 53,000 person-times of ice skating and skiing popularization.
Return to TopThis Xiamen (厦门) report on January 8th (reporter Sun Longfei (孙龙飞)) reports: The "Beauty of Sports"—Sports Culture Exhibition and Exchange Activity was held on the 8th in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建). The event was hosted by the Central Spiritual Civilization Construction Office (中央精神文明建设办公室) and the State General Administration of Sports (国家体育总局), showcasing the achievements of China's (我国) sports culture construction and the positive impact of sports on the spiritual and cultural life of the masses through singing, dancing, recitation, storytelling, film and television, and other forms.
The on-site activities were divided into three chapters: "Happy Running," "Happy City," and "Happy Future," including performances such as singing the Xiamen (厦门) Marathon theme song "Chasing Light," poetry recitation "Beautiful Running," and the dance "Egret Dance." The event site also featured exhibition boards such as "Our Sports Culture Stories," which told the historical inheritance of Xiamen (厦门) sports culture and the vivid practice of the current national fitness cause.
Xiamen (厦门) amateur marathon runner and bank clerk Huang Xuemei (黄雪梅) shared her understanding of the beauty of sports, "As long as you persevere and love it, every ordinary person can run their own highlight moment."
The event also released 20 sports culture construction cases, such as "'Su Chao' (苏超): A Cultural Feast on the Green Field," "Xiamen (厦门): The Happy Triple奏 of Marathon and a Civilized City," and "Zhangjiakou (张家口): Igniting Ice and Snow Passion and Cultivating a New Trend of Civilization."
Return to TopAs a wholly state-owned life insurance enterprise jointly initiated and established by Central Huijin Investment Ltd. (中央汇金投资有限责任公司) and China Insurance Security Fund Co., Ltd. (中国保险保障基金有限责任公司), Zhonghui Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (中汇人寿保险股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Zhonghui Life") always prioritizes serving the overall national interests and safeguarding the well-being of the people. It consciously practices the political and people-oriented nature of financial work, actively plays the role of an economic shock absorber and social stabilizer, serves the real economy and the national economy and people's livelihood through professional capital operation, and builds a product service system covering the entire life cycle of customers.
Building a high-quality life insurance company to serve economic and social development.
Zhonghui Life has a registered capital of 33.2 billion RMB. Its shareholders are Central Huijin Investment Ltd. (中央汇金投资有限责任公司) (holding 80% of the shares) and China Insurance Security Fund Co., Ltd. (中国保险保障基金有限责任公司) (holding 20% of the shares), shouldering the responsibility and mission of serving national strategies and meeting the people's growing needs for a better life. Zhonghui Life adheres to the leadership of Party building and is committed to becoming a "high-quality life insurance company that puts you at ease," integrating the corporate values of "integrity, responsibility, professionalism, and innovation" into the development bloodstream to ensure the direction of development. Zhonghui Life is headquartered in Beijing (北京), and its branches have covered key areas such as Beijing (北京), Jilin (吉林), Shanghai (上海), Hebei (河北), Jiangsu (江苏), Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Guangdong (广东), and Sichuan (四川), allowing the products and services of state-owned financial institutions to benefit more people, directly supporting regional economic and social development, and building a frontier position for serving the overall national interests and people's livelihood security.
Practicing the investment mission and demonstrating the responsibility of state-owned enterprises.
Insurance funds have characteristics such as large scale and long duration, and the use of funds must have a long-term vision and pattern. Zhonghui Life has established a professional investment team with an average of more than 10 years of experience in the industry and a postgraduate degree or above accounting for 84%, with comprehensive investment management capabilities. Zhonghui Life adheres to the concept of "long-term stability, asset-liability matching, risk controllability, and compliance with laws and regulations," continues to do a good job in the "five major articles" of finance, and helps the development of key national areas. It supports the development of the real economy by more than 200 billion RMB, helping to consolidate the foundation of the national economy; invests more than 18.5 billion RMB in the field of technology finance, helping the stable and rapid development of the technology industry; invests more than 5 billion RMB in the field of green finance, helping to promote sustainable employment and healthy life; and invests more than 2 billion RMB in the field of inclusive finance, expanding the coverage of financial services. Through participating in long-term stock investment pilots, investing in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) Venture Capital Guidance Fund, and investing in supporting semiconductor industry funds, Zhonghui Life accurately injects funds into key areas urgently needed by the country, and takes practical actions to maintain the stability of the capital market, promote scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and demonstrates the strategic leading role of state-owned capital.
Focusing on the main responsibilities and businesses, and safeguarding the people's better life.
Returning to the origin of security and meeting the people's needs for safety, health, and elderly care is the starting point and foothold of Zhonghui Life's operation. Zhonghui Life has built a complete product system covering wealth management, pension planning, medical security, critical illness security, and life security, and has launched the "Huixiang (汇享)," "Huixin (汇鑫)," and "Huiai (汇爱)" series of insurance products, dedicated to providing customers with risk solutions covering the entire life cycle. At the same time, Zhonghui Life innovatively launched the "Hui+N" service system: based on the efficient and convenient "Hui Service (汇服务)," it provides customers with diversified services. In 2025, the claim amount reached 2.355 billion RMB, and the claim settlement rate was 98.90%; it enriches the "Hui Health (汇健康)" platform to build an integrated service closed loop for health management; it builds the "Hui Pension (汇养老)" platform and establishes cooperative relationships with 14 health and elderly care institutions in 12 cities, dedicated to providing customers with a new experience of happy life integrating risk protection, health management, and elderly care services. At the same time, Zhonghui Life regards risk compliance as a lifeline, builds a solid security barrier, and effectively safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of customers. Through the dual-wheel drive of "product + service," Zhonghui Life is transforming from a traditional risk compensator to a long-term guardian and co-creator of the people's better life.
In the future, Zhonghui Life will continue to gather the strength of all parties, deeply cultivate the main life insurance business, improve service quality, and strive to grow into a "high-quality life insurance company that puts you at ease," and contribute stable and reliable insurance strength to Chinese-style modernization.
Data source: Zhonghui Life (中汇人寿)
Return to TopThe Yangtze River surges on, stirring up waves of innovation; the verdant layers of Mount Nanshan (南山) showcase vibrant vitality. Nanan District (南岸区), Chongqing (重庆), located in the central area of the "Two Rivers and Four Banks" (两江四岸), leans against Mount Nanshan (南山) and faces the Yangtze River (长江), relying on the East Railway Station (东站) to connect in all directions, possessing obvious advantages in location and transportation; it gathers emerging industries such as software information, intelligent terminal manufacturing, and automotive electronics, with a solid industrial foundation; it boasts higher education institutions such as Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (重庆邮电大学) and high-level platforms such as the Western Branch of the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (中国信息通信研究院西部分院) (Chongqing Academy of Information and Communications Technology (重庆信息通信研究院)), with abundant scientific and educational resources. Today, on the 262 square kilometers of land in Nanan District (南岸区), the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) is accelerating its rise, igniting a new engine and injecting new vitality for the high-quality development of Chongqing's (重庆) artificial intelligence industry.
Riding the "intelligence" to move forward, heading towards the "new". In order to effectively promote the high-quality development of Chongqing's (重庆) artificial intelligence industry, on January 10th, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) Launch Conference and the Annual Meeting of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院) and the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院) will be held at the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院). With the theme of "Bay Area Launch · Intelligent Creation Future" (湾区启航·智创未来), experts from artificial intelligence industry research institutes, enterprise representatives, university teachers and students, and others will gather together to discuss new ideas for industrial development and jointly draw a new blueprint for innovative development, helping Chongqing (重庆) build an artificial intelligence innovation center with global influence.
Strategic leadership, ecological empowerment, high-standard planning to build a solid "four beams and eight pillars" (四梁八柱 (sì liáng bā zhù - "four beams and eight pillars," the mainstays; the essential components of a structure or system))
In August 2025, the State Council (国务院) issued the "Opinions on Deeply Implementing the 'Artificial Intelligence+' Action" (关于深入实施“人工智能+”行动的意见), clearly proposing to "promote the extensive and deep integration of artificial intelligence with various industries and fields of the economy and society."
Seizing opportunities and taking advantage of the momentum. As a national new-generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone, Chongqing (重庆), with its unique advantages of abundant data resources, solid computing power support, rich application scenarios, and a complete industrial system, has ushered in a major opportunity for the leapfrog development of the artificial intelligence industry. In December 2025, the "Chongqing Action Plan for Promoting 'Artificial Intelligence+'" (重庆市推动“人工智能+”行动方案) was officially released, proposing to accelerate the construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区), focusing on fields such as scenario development, data services, and software and hardware integration, attracting a number of leading industry enterprises, pointing out the direction and clarifying the path for the construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区).
Planning before acting, accumulating strength before unleashing it. Building an artificial intelligence bay area is not only Chongqing's (重庆) proactive effort to connect with national strategies and seize industrial commanding heights, but also an important measure to solve the problems of industrial transformation and upgrading and improve the governance effectiveness of megacities. As the carrier for the construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区), Nanan District (南岸区) and Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone (重庆经开区) have the foundation, conditions, and support—
In terms of platform construction, it has accumulated 250 innovation platforms at the municipal level or above, attracting the Chongqing Brain and Intelligent Science Center (重庆脑与智能科学中心) to settle in, building a full-chain innovation system from basic research to industrial application; it has laid out the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院) and the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院), innovating AI talent training and cutting-edge research models; and it has jointly built the city's first manufacturing digital transformation empowerment center with the Chongqing Academy of Information and Communications Technology (重庆信息通信研究院).
In terms of industrial development, emerging industries such as software information and intelligent terminals have stepped onto a new stage of high-quality development, building 9 advanced-level intelligent factories, cultivating 1 future factory, 2 national-level 5G factories, and 1 national-level excellent intelligent factory; Midea Universal (美的通用) has built the city's first full-process AI-enabled "lighthouse factory"; the software information industry has entered the city's first echelon, and 5 enterprises have been selected into the "Sirius" (启明星) and "Big Dipper" (北斗星) software enterprise cultivation object list, among which, China Mobile IoT (中移物联网) OneLink and OneNET platforms have been connected to large models, realizing intelligent connection and management of over 1 billion devices.
In terms of talent introduction and cultivation, it has gathered 16,100 R&D talents, adding 9 national-level science and technology leading talents and young talents in the past 5 years, and full-time introduced 1 academician; through continuously building the "Jiangnan Elite" (江南菁英) talent brand, it has built a multi-level, all-round talent introduction and cultivation system, with the total amount of talent resources exceeding 220,000.
In terms of policy guarantee, it has expanded the application scenarios of "AI+ Enterprise Code Service" ("AI+企业码上服务"), implemented the enterprise service commissioner system, promoted "one enterprise, one policy" (一企一策) precise service, forming a new service ecosystem of AI empowerment, and cumulatively coordinated and solved more than 2,000 problems such as enterprise land use, energy use, and financing.
One eye-catching achievement after another, one solid set of data after another, have laid a good foundation for the construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区). In the next step, Nanan District (南岸区) and Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone (重庆经开区) will focus on the positioning of "building an important pole of the artificial intelligence industry", focusing on building the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区), striving to become a national artificial intelligence industry highland.
Collaborative innovation, multiple measures, systematic layout to consolidate the "industrial foundation"
In Yinglong Innovation Port · University Science Park (迎龙创新港·大学科技园), the closed-loop effect of "talent cultivation - technology tackling - achievement transformation" is prominent. Currently, there are more than 2,300 graduate students in training, 16 provincial and ministerial-level or above scientific research platforms have successively settled in, and school-enterprise cooperation projects such as the Xiaoyi Zhilian (小易智联) Excellent Engineer Class have been implemented effectively. Intelligent inspection robots, AI vision inspection systems, and other products have been applied in manufacturing, security, and other fields.
The high-quality development of Yinglong Innovation Port · University Science Park (迎龙创新港·大学科技园) has written a vivid footnote for Nanan District (南岸区) and Chongqing Economic and Technological Development Zone (重庆经开区) to promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and has also injected vigorous vitality into the construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区).
Currently, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) closely follows the overall framework of "1361" of Digital Chongqing (数字重庆), anchors the "416" science and technology innovation layout and the "33618" modern manufacturing cluster system construction requirements of Chongqing (重庆), delineates key development directions such as intelligent robots, consumer AI terminals, and artificial intelligence software, continuously promotes the connection of industry, academia, and research, forming a spatial layout of core area leading, radiation area linkage, and supporting area support.
Colleges cultivate talents, consolidating the industrial foundation. The Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院) will break the limitations of colleges and universities, integrate high-quality resources from universities, enterprises, and scientific research institutes throughout the city, explore a new model of school-enterprise integration in running schools, and build a talent training system of "undergraduate-master-doctoral connection - school-enterprise collaboration - order cultivation - precise delivery". At the same time, through the implementation of global precise talent introduction, deepening the integration of industry and education cultivation, and strengthening the empowerment of practical platforms, it will build an integrated talent ecological closed loop of "introduction, cultivation, retention, and use", forming a benign development pattern of precise matching of talent supply and demand.
Research tackles technology, activating innovation momentum. The Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院) focuses on general artificial intelligence technology innovation, achievement transformation, and industrial empowerment, and carries out industrial innovation and demonstration applications in three key directions: social intelligence, embodied intelligence, and industry intelligent bodies, around the cutting-edge theory and key technology platform of general artificial intelligence, aiming to build a leading domestic general artificial intelligence technology research and development highland, a high-level talent gathering center, a key core technology tackling platform, and an industrial empowerment and ultra-large-scale urban governance innovation base. In addition, the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院) and the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院), which were jointly promoted by the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (重庆市教育委员会) at the same time, jointly build a highland for new artificial intelligence talent cultivation, science and technology, and industrial innovation.
The Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院) has established an enterprise user committee with leading Chongqing (重庆) industry enterprises, using industrial application needs to drive scientific research topics and talent training systems, and jointly build the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区). With the "two institutes and one bay area" layout of the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院), the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院), and the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区), it will help Chongqing's (重庆) high-quality development of the modern industrial system and contribute to Chongqing's (重庆) efforts to build an important strategic fulcrum for the western development in the new era and an inland open comprehensive hub.
Under the collaborative promotion of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Academy (重庆人工智能学院) and the Chongqing General Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (重庆通用人工智能研究院), the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) links the city's artificial intelligence industry resources, builds an industrial ecosystem led by data services, centered on AI software, with intelligent robots, consumer artificial intelligence terminals, and brain-like intelligence as growth points, and "AI+" new formats as the focus, forming a full-chain development pattern and promoting "AI+ manufacturing" and "AI+ services" to cultivate new artificial intelligence industry formats.
The deep integration of industry, academia, and research cannot be separated from financial support. In this regard, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) builds a multi-level financial service system, integrates and launches support policy packages in reform, industry, innovation, finance, and talent through city-district linkage, establishes a 20 billion yuan Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Industry Fund (重庆人工智能产业基金), encourages diversified industrial and venture capital from state-owned and private capital, and introduces financial living water to irrigate the artificial intelligence industry.
Scenario leading, industry-city integration, collaborative development to enhance the "magnetic attraction effect"
Scenario application is the "touchstone" for the development of the artificial intelligence industry. At the Zhaoshang Jiaoke Institute (招商交科院) intersection on Xuefu Avenue (学府大道) in Nanan District (南岸区), the intersection that used to take more than 10 minutes to pass during rush hour now has its longest travel time compressed to 3 minutes through the "complex turning" intelligent transformation. Intelligent transportation makes commuting smoother; the launch of "Shu Xiaotian" (数小天) lesson preparation assistant, etc., visualizes abstract knowledge through AI, and teachers' lesson preparation efficiency is increased by 40%; the China Mobile Chengdu-Chongqing (Chongqing) Jiangnan Data Center (中国移动成渝（重庆）江南数据中心) is put into operation, providing efficient support for intelligent training, intelligent manufacturing, and other scenarios... In Nanan District (南岸区), artificial intelligence is empowering thousands of industries and entering daily life in a perceptible and accessible way.
The construction of the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) is not a simple industrial agglomeration, but takes "city" as the carrier, allowing artificial intelligence technology to integrate into the fabric of life and empower urban governance, launching two major scenario tracks of "AI+ productive service industry" and "AI+ life service industry", allowing innovative technologies to iterate and upgrade in practice, drawing a beautiful picture of industry-city symbiosis, and realizing the same frequency resonance and two-way empowerment of industrial development and urban construction.
On the one hand, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) will fully release the effect of Digital Chongqing (数字重庆) empowering the multi-cross-scene governance of megacities, continuously release application scenarios, focus on commercializable and practical projects, explore and form replicable and promotable smart governance scenario application models in the bay area, and promote the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) to become a "testing ground" for the two-way empowerment of Digital Chongqing (数字重庆) and artificial intelligence.
On the other hand, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) will build a modern community integrating science, industry, and city, led by Party building, driven by digital empowerment, and guided by co-construction, co-governance, and sharing. At the same time, according to the planning layout of "one island, four areas, two screens, and multiple corridors" (一岛四片、两屏多廊), it will enrich consumption, life, entertainment, industry, and other formats, improve the "15-minute living circle" system of education, medical care, and high-end supporting facilities, build high-quality education, scientific research, and industrial carriers, improve urban functional supporting facilities, and create a smart, livable, and business-friendly new city.
The tide rises in Nanan (南岸), and intelligence gathers in the bay area. In the future, the Chongqing Artificial Intelligence Bay Area (重庆人工智能湾区) will focus on the integration of government, industry, academia, research, and finance, gradually build a full-chain ecosystem of "scientific and technological research and development + industrial transformation + scenario application", and strive to build a new highland for artificial intelligence application and a new engine for artificial intelligence industry development.
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Chongqing Nanan District Committee (中共重庆市南岸区委宣传部)
Return to Top"Meetings are fewer, responsibilities are clearer, assessments are more practical, and there is more time for conducting research and providing services." These simple words from the front lines of grassroots work express the sentiments of many cadres.
The grassroots level is the foundation of all work, and the effectiveness of grassroots governance is related to the overall work of the Party and the country. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must continue to reduce the burden on the grassroots so that grassroots cadres can spend more time and energy serving the people."
In August 2024, the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中办) and the General Office of the State Council (国办) issued the "Several Provisions on Rectifying Formalism to Reduce the Burden on the Grassroots," which for the first time formulated and promulgated institutional norms for reducing the burden on the grassroots in the form of Party regulations. These norms regulate supervision, inspection, and assessment; standardize working mechanisms, signage, and certification matters; extend and expand the connotation of rectification, and continue to promote burden reduction for enterprises. Over the past year, various regions and departments have vigorously implemented these provisions, focusing on prominent problems to deepen rectification.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward the need to "deeply carry out the work of rectifying formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots."
At the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan," reporters went to communities, visited enterprises, and observed inspections in Shanghai (上海), Zhejiang (浙江), Ningxia (宁夏), and other places, recording the vivid practices of various localities in transforming the results of burden reduction into high-quality economic and social development, and listening to the expectations and aspirations of cadres and the masses for the new year.
Visiting a Community—
"Fewer signs on the wall, more heartfelt services"
By Zhang Wen (张文), reporter of this newspaper
After the New Year's Day holiday, the reporter came to Yinhong Community (银虹社区) in Xingqing District (兴庆区), Yinchuan City (银川市), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), just in time for the upcoming "Touching Community Figures" tea party. Looking around the venue, more than 10 long tables were covered with off-white tablecloths, and melon seeds and fruits were neatly arranged.
"In 2025, we organized more than 170 activities, and the community is like a big family." Yan Yuan (闫园), the secretary of the community Party committee, opened her notebook, which was filled with plans for the new year's activities: a series of Spring Festival celebrations, activities to commemorate Lei Feng Day, Labor Day visits, and so on.
Yinhong Community has a resident population of over 10,000, and there are only 14 community workers. Can they handle it all? "Now there are not so many certificates, reports, and other things that tie our hands, and all our time and energy are spent on serving the people," said Yan Yuan.
While they were talking, Wang Jun (王俊), a resident, came to the venue with a bag of pastries, "Freshly baked, for everyone to try!" It was learned that Wang Jun had recently rented a shop in the community to open a bakery. In order to obtain a business license, he originally planned to ask the community to issue a certificate of renting.
"Previously, we had to issue an average of four or five certificates a day, proving family address, family member relationships, student transfers..." Yan Yuan opened her filing cabinet and took out a thick stack of archived certificates. "At that time, if the community had a corresponding sign, it had to issue certificates, welcome inspections, fill out reports, and attend meetings and assessments."
Various certificates turned the community's official seal into a "universal seal," and various signs turned the community's exterior walls into a "big painted face." "The community office building used to have more than 30 signs hanging on the door, and some signs were even hung on the exterior wall of the second floor," Yan Yuan recalled vividly.
In recent years, Yinchuan has continued to clean up the signage and unreasonable certification matters in communities (villages), and has clarified the responsibilities of communities (villages) by formulating lists, promoting burden reduction and quality improvement at the grassroots level. At present, the matters undertaken by each community in Yinchuan have been reduced from nearly 300 to less than 50, and the certification matters have been reduced from nearly 60 to more than 10.
Yan Yuan led the reporter out of the community office building, turned around and looked back, and saw only four vertical signs hanging at the door: the community Party organization, the residents' committee, the community service station, and the community residents' supervision committee, as well as two horizontal signs for the community name and the Party-masses service center.
"The city requires that only 'two horizontal and four vertical' signs be retained, and all others be removed," Yan Yuan introduced. All kinds of assessments of the community and the reports required to be filled out have been reduced by more than 2/3, and community cadres have been able to transform from "agents" of various departments into "servers" of residents.
After the certification matters were cleaned up, the rental certificate that Wang Jun wanted to obtain was no longer within the scope of the community's responsibilities. Where to get it? Reducing the burden on cadres requires reducing the trouble for the masses.
Relying on the online government service platform, Yinchuan has established information pools for residents' household registration, ID cards, social security, medical insurance, etc., to achieve "data collection once, resource sharing by multiple parties," and has incorporated the reduced community matters into the online "one-stop" solution through data flow and centralized approval. On the same day, under the guidance of community workers, Wang Jun uploaded electronic materials through the "My Ningxia (我的宁夏)" APP's "Online Registration" column and obtained an electronic business license in less than half a day.
"There are fewer signs on the wall in the community, and there are more heartfelt services. Burden reduction at the grassroots level has freed up energy, empowered and increased efficiency, and we can carry out services more easily," said Yan Yuan. In the past, medical insurance and other matters that required a lot of people could only be handled in the streets, but now they can be handled in the community.
Not long after the tea party ended, Yan Yuan's phone rang. "The heads of various departments will be on the scene immediately." Yan Yuan got on her bicycle and rushed to the community菜市场 (cài shì chǎng - "vegetable market," a local market selling fresh produce and other goods). It turned out that two days ago, residents reported that the manhole cover in the vegetable market was leaking. The community submitted the problem to the sub-district office through the "whistle-blowing system," and the sub-district office immediately notified the urban construction, water affairs, and other departments to let the heads of various departments solve the problem on the spot.
After arriving at the scene, it was confirmed that there was a fault in the underground pipe network. Several heads of departments contacted each other separately, either to find a maintenance company to replace the pipeline, or to coordinate with the sewage treatment department to carry out sewage cleaning. From on-site office work to problem solving, it took less than an hour.
"In order to ensure that the voices of the masses conveyed by the community are responded to in a timely manner, Yinchuan has established a 'whistle-blowing system' of classified whistle-blowing and hierarchical responsibility, giving the community the ability to transfer difficulties to various departments through the sub-district office and coordinate relevant departments to solve problems, so as to achieve 'small things do not leave the village or community'," Yan Yuan was very satisfied with the handling results.
Burden reduction releases vitality, and community workers have more time to discover and solve problems. Recently, Cui Xuemei (崔雪梅), a community cadre, found that more than 100 food delivery workers who often work in and around the community had no place to rest, so she initiated the establishment of a food delivery worker service station. The food delivery workers spontaneously formed a "warm baby" service team to provide services such as carrying things for the elderly and disabled people in the community. Back and forth, the relationship between the delivery guys and the community residents has deepened.
"Community work is connected to thousands of households, and burden reduction has untied us and added strength. In the new year, we will continue to innovate services and send more warmth to the hearts of residents," said Yan Yuan.
Accompanying an Enterprise to Handle a Matter—
"Efficient government services are more practical than many preferential policies"
By Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏), reporter of this newspaper
At the beginning of the new year, the reporter contacted Zhang Ke (张珂), deputy general manager of Shanghai Huixin Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (上海蕙新医疗科技有限公司) again. She was full of expectations and waiting for the bidding results. The last time I saw her, she was not in such a good mood.
In the second half of last year, Zhang Ke's company had been preparing for an important bid at the beginning of this year, with a bid of millions of yuan. At the end of the year, when the bidding materials were about to be submitted, the staff found that a third-class medical device business license was missing. At that time, when the reporter saw Zhang Ke, she was consulting about the license application at the Putuo District (普陀区) Government Service Center in Shanghai.
"To apply for this license, the market supervision department must not only review the application materials, but also conduct on-site verification in accordance with relevant quality management standards when necessary, and the company's quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) should be present as much as possible. Is there any problem?" Xu Yukun (许玉昆), a staff member of the government service center, asked.
Zhang Ke looked embarrassed: "Our company's quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) is currently on a business trip abroad." Afterwards, Zhang Ke explained to the reporter her "dilemma" at the time: this license is a necessary material for participating in the bidding. If the quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) does not return, the license may not be issued in time, and the bidding work that has been prepared for several months will be in vain; if he returns, the time and economic costs will be very high, and overseas business will also be affected.
"Can the company replace an employee as the quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager)?" Zhang Ke blurted out.
"Medical device operating enterprises must strictly abide by various standards and specifications, and there are clear requirements for the professional background and work experience of the quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager), and they cannot be replaced at will." Xu Yukun's answer made Zhang Ke feel heavy. "However, eligible companies can conduct video connection verification through 'remote assistance'." Xu Yukun's next words made Zhang Ke cheer up again.
The "remote assistance" that Xu Yukun mentioned is one of Shanghai's innovative measures to reduce the burden on enterprises. In recent years, Shanghai has carried out in-depth work to rectify formalism and reduce the burden on the grassroots, and has continued to work hard to reduce duplicate inspections, reduce cumbersome declarations, reduce statistical reports, and reduce redundant certifications, so as to promote enterprises to start lightly and focus on development.
In 2025, Putuo District explored the development of "remote assistance" business for enterprises applying for business licenses for food, medical devices, etc. - relying on Shanghai's "One Network Office (一网通办)" platform, a "License Remote Assistance Zone" was opened. Enterprises log in to the platform, first submit relevant materials such as the floor plan of the business premises for preliminary review, wait for the preliminary review to pass, then compare the construction, and finally apply online and accept video connection verification. This "front-end control" method allows enterprises to avoid the trouble of on-site inspection, multiple verifications, and repeated rectifications.
With a solution, Zhang Ke submitted preliminary review materials and contacted the company's quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) to prepare for video verification; Xu Yukun sorted out the government service process and accelerated the preliminary review of materials; Wu Qing (吴清), an administrative law enforcement officer of the Putuo District Market Supervision Bureau who received Xu Yukun's call, formed a list of points that needed to be video verified in accordance with relevant standards.
With everything ready, at the agreed time, Zhang Ke's colleague came to the business premises, opened the government service application "Suishenban (随申办)" on his mobile phone, and lightly clicked "Remote On-site Verification" to start a three-way connection with Wu Qing and the quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) who was far away in a foreign country.
Facing the law enforcement officers' verification requirements, the quality负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the quality control manager) answered while guiding the company's colleagues to display the business premises, medical device storage conditions, etc.; Wu Qing asked questions while taking photos and recording key information in accordance with the inspection specifications. On the same day, this "cloud" verification was successfully completed. The enterprise submitted relevant materials and obtained the third-class medical device business license 3 days later, and successfully submitted the bidding materials.
Reducing the burden on enterprises is far more than remote office work. In a good mood, Zhang Ke opened the conversation: "Taking enterprise inspection as an example, there are much fewer now. Relevant departments first integrate the inspection items, and the background generates a QR code. The inspectors come to the door with the code, and one inspection covers the items that several departments want to check. The code is displayed during the inspection, and the enterprise scans the code to score after the inspection. The whole process is traceable and clear."
In 2025, Shanghai sent a total of 700,000 inspection codes, involving 420,000 enterprises, and the enterprise recognition rate reached 99.7%, making the inspection "unfelt" and effective. In this year, Shanghai also issued a total of more than 65,000 special credit reports for business entities, which can replace more than 1.985 million certificates.
"In the past, compliance certificates made enterprises very headache, and they had to run to many departments to apply one by one. Now Shanghai has launched a special credit report for business entities, which comprehensively includes the certificates issued in 41 law enforcement fields in the scope of replacement, which is applicable to listing applications, mergers and acquisitions, bidding, etc.," said Zuo Rujun (左如军), deputy director of the Putuo District Urban Operation Management Center (Government Service Center).
In the Putuo District Government Service Center, the reporter noticed that a new "Enterprise Benefit Value-added Service Window" has been opened here. "It aims to provide group-style government services around the entire business cycle of enterprises. Through 'one-window acceptance, internal circulation, and collaborative handling', it systematically integrates the enterprise benefit value-added services scattered in different departments and industries to achieve one-stop, all-round services," said Zuo Rujun.
"Efficient government services are more practical than many preferential policies! The enterprise handling process has been simplified, and we have more time to develop products and expand the market," Zhang Ke said with emotion.
Following an Inspection—
"The inspection goes straight to the problem, and it really reduces the burden and increases efficiency for the grassroots"
By Dou Hao (窦皓), reporter of this newspaper
"Let's go to Dongdu Primary School (东渡小学)." Starting from the urban area of Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang, Cheng Shuxia (程淑霞), director of the Lishui Municipal Government督查室 (dū chá shì - "Inspection Office," an office responsible for supervising and inspecting the implementation of government policies and tasks), announced the inspection point of the day to the staff in charge of leading the way in Jinyun County (缙云县) only after arriving there.
Doing a good job in ten aspects of people's livelihood every year is an important work system arrangement in Zhejiang. Previously, Lishui conducted a full-coverage inspection on the implementation of provincial and municipal people's livelihood projects. This time it is a "look back."
"Avoid 'a passing shower' and incomplete rectification." On the car, Cheng Shuxia turned to tell the reporter that during the inspection, the leaders of the inspected area are not allowed to accompany, and one or two staff members who are familiar with the situation can be arranged to lead the way, but no prior notice is given, and they go straight to the scene.
When they arrived at Dongdu Primary School, it was lunchtime. Walking into the cafeteria, there was a wide variety of dishes in the serving window, such as pineapple fried beef and fried prawns. Looking around, teachers and students sat at the same table and ate in an orderly manner.
"Previous inspections found that some primary and secondary school cafeterias in Jinyun County had problems such as substandard kitchen construction and teachers and students not being able to eat together. 'Teachers and students have the same dishes, the same quality, and the same price' is one of the rectification directions," Cheng Shuxia explained while taking out her mobile phone to scan the code and order a school meal. Then she found a table to sit down and chatted with the students.
"Children, do teachers eat with you every day? Is the food delicious?..." Comparing the students' answers, Cheng Shuxia carefully filled out the record sheet for spot checks on people's livelihood.
On the display screen next to the serving window, electronic ledgers such as teacher meal records and food procurement and cooking processes are clear at a glance, but Cheng Shuxia went straight to the kitchen, "Relevant ledgers have been connected to the city-level digital system and can be checked at any time, and are no longer included in the on-site inspection items."
Behind the kitchen, from cleaning to cooking, whether the moving line design is reasonable, whether the ingredients are fresh... Cheng Shuxia looked carefully and asked in detail.
The inspection was nearing its end when Xie Weimin (谢伟敏), the principal of Dongdu Primary School, hurried over after learning the news. Cheng Shuxia gave her a rectification opinion - according to the requirements, the soup bowls should use double-layer materials to prevent scalding. Xie Weimin accepted the opinion and sincerely sighed, "In the past, there was a lot of preparation work for inspections, such as ledgers and on-site preparation, but now it is 'unfelt, traceless, and invisible'."
The trip to Jinyun County ended, and the inspection team's footsteps did not stop. In the afternoon, the group came to Liandu District (莲都区) and randomly walked into an outdoor workers' station. The space here is not large, but it has all the functions of heating food, charging, and getting hot water, and couriers, food delivery workers, online car-hailing drivers, etc. come and go constantly.
"Transforming and upgrading outdoor workers' service stations is one of the people's livelihood projects in Zhejiang Province in 2025. Lishui City has transformed and upgraded 65 stations." Yang Yaxuo (杨雅索), who had just been transferred to the Municipal Government Inspection Office for a year, always remembered what Cheng Shuxia told her: It is better to see if the masses are smiling sincerely than to see if the ledgers are beautifully made; it is better to calculate how many things have been solved than to count how many meetings have been held.
According to the spot check record sheet in her hand, Yang Yaxuo checked the site conditions, signs, etc. one by one, and from time to time talked with the delivery guys to understand their opinions on the improvement of the service station. This record sheet has a total of 6 items and 21 contents, which were jointly formulated by the Lishui Municipal Party Committee Social Work Department and the Lishui Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, striving for accuracy and professionalism.
"Although the inspection points are randomly selected, the inspection content cannot be random." Yang Yaxuo said while taking out a "Government Inspection Work Manual" from her bag and flipping through it page by page. The more than 20 pages of content cover the inspection process, document templates, the "Government Inspection Work Regulations," etc., "This is a 'policy package' that I carry with me to avoid different handling opinions due to different personal understandings."
Random but not arbitrary, the inspection is more powerful. Facing the relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge," in this context, the responsible person) of the Liandu District Party Committee Social Work Department, Yang Yaxuo put forward the problems found in the inspection one by one: a charger in the station is damaged and needs to be replaced; in winter, heating equipment can be added to the extent possible; it is recommended to introduce social forces to explore efficient and low-cost operation and maintenance models, "The problems found in the inspection will also provide a reference for the 2026 people's livelihood projects and government work."
Randomness without arbitrariness makes supervision more effective. Facing the relevant负责人 of the Lian Du District Committee Social Work Department (莲都区委社会工作部相关负责人), Yang Yasuo (杨雅索) presented the problems found in the supervision one by one: a charger in the station is damaged and needs to be replaced; heating equipment can be added in winter within the scope of ability; it is recommended to introduce social forces to explore efficient and low-cost operation and maintenance models. "The problems found in the supervision will also provide a reference for the 2026 livelihood projects and government work."
The next morning, the reporter continued to follow the supervision team to Gaosha Village (高沙村), Haikou Town (海口镇), Qingtian County (青田县), and met Pan Donghua (潘东华), the town party secretary, who was inspecting the roads in the village. He pointed to a cement road about 6 meters wide under his feet and said that a little over a month ago, it was still a muddy and narrow road, with construction starting and stopping, causing great dissatisfaction among the people. He was very worried during those days.
"The supervision found that due to the untimely settlement of project funds, the contractor was under financial pressure, and the road construction was progressing slowly," Cheng Shuxia (程淑霞) interjected. What to do? "We emphasize the integration of assistance and supervision, with assistance preceding supervision. The ultimate goal of supervision is to solve problems. Wherever there are difficulties, we coordinate to that place," she said.
The municipal and county-level supervision offices took the lead in supervision and guidance, coordinating the Qingtian County Transportation Bureau (青田县交通运输局) to open a green channel to speed up the payment of funds. With the funds in place, construction accelerated. During the construction period, the town and village actively coordinated according to the supervision opinions, helping villagers solve problems such as inconvenient travel.
The masses were satisfied, and Pan Donghua's (潘东华) brow relaxed, "In the past, when it came to supervision, I felt that they were coming to 'find fault'. Now I find that supervision goes straight to the problem and truly reduces the burden and increases efficiency for the grassroots."
In 2025, Lishui (丽水) jointly planned 5 assistance and supervision themes, carried out more than 30 assistance and supervision works, promoted the resolution of 9 historical legacy issues, 36 livelihood issues, and solved 84 various cross-departmental and cross-level issues.
"Gaosha Village (高沙村) has beautiful mountains and rivers. Now that the road is repaired, this year we will focus on developing agricultural, cultural, and tourism industries and characteristic planting industries, and strive to build a harmonious and beautiful village with smooth roads and prosperous industries." When the supervision team was about to leave, Pan Donghua (潘东华) spoke freely about his plans for the new year, full of confidence.
Grassroots Voices
As a street cadre, I participate in or organize various trainings every year. In the past, some trainings were perfunctory, with "little substance," ineffective, and added burden. Now, more attention is paid to problem-oriented and effectiveness-first, and teaching is carried out around specific problems. This shift from "**大水漫灌**" (dà shuǐ màn guàn - "flood irrigation," a method that lacks precision) to "**精准滴灌**" (jīng zhǔn dī guàn - "precision drip irrigation," targeted and effective approach) truly turns training into a "gas station" for capacity building.
——He Min (何敏), member of the Party Working Committee of Jinmao Street (金贸街道), Longhua District (龙华区), Haikou City (海口市), Hainan Province (海南省)
In the past, my mobile phone kept ringing, with various work reminders, briefings, or WeChat voice and video conferences. It was difficult to find time to go to the community. Now, rectifying "formalism on the fingertips" and setting a "red line for online meetings," with no agenda, no convening, and no unnecessary participation, truly getting rid of unnecessary burdens.
——Jin Yanying (金艳英), staff member of Xinyuandao Street Office (新源道街道办), Guangyang District (广阳区), Langfang City (廊坊市), Hebei Province (河北省)
Our street office has access to the "One-Form Pass" intelligent reporting system, which integrates the reports scattered in various systems, dynamically updates them, and shares them with multiple departments. "Data runs more, and the grassroots report less," greatly reducing our burden of filling out forms.
——Luo Chaoyang (罗朝阳), staff member of Tuzhu Street Office (土主街道办), Shapingba District (沙坪坝区), Chongqing (重庆)
I was once "tied" to my mobile phone and computer by a dozen WeChat work groups and complicated form ledgers. Now, the number of government affairs chat groups has been reduced by half, various messy signs on the wall have been cleaned up, and the assessment is more practical. I really feel like I have been "untied."
——Zheng Chuanqi (郑传奇), Party Branch Secretary of Yinshui Village (隐水村), Daban Town (大畈镇), Tongshan County (通山县), Xianning City (咸宁市), Hubei Province (湖北省)
Working at the grassroots level, we are not afraid of having many things to do, but we are afraid of "**踢皮球**" (tī pí qiú - "kick the ball," shirking responsibility), unclear responsibilities, and tiring communication. Now we have "three lists" of basic duties, cooperative duties, and matters withdrawn by higher-level departments, clarifying what to do, what can be done, and what does not need to be done. According to the list, we concentrate our efforts on doing what should be done well and cooperating with what should be cooperated with.
——Wu Fengjun (吴凤军), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Kouqian Town (口前镇), Yongji County (永吉县), Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省)
The district promotes the reform of the assessment system. In the past, single tasks were often broken down into multiple assessment points and added layer by layer. Now, it is clear that "**严禁指标嵌套**" (yán jìn zhǐ biāo qiàn tào - "strictly prohibit indicator nesting," prevent overlapping or redundant performance metrics), and cross-cutting content is resolutely integrated and cancelled. Freed from "indicator-only theory," we have more time to do practical things for the masses.
——Tu Kaijun (涂凯君), staff member of Qingyunpu Town Government (青云谱镇政府), Qingyunpu District (青云谱区), Nanchang City (南昌市), Jiangxi Province (江西省)
In the past, we were buried in piles of documents and surrounded by inspections all day long, so that when we contacted the village, the village cadres often only saw us sending notices and did not see us on the scene. Now, we often go to the village, and we solve more practical problems. Reducing burdens does not reduce responsibility, and it adds momentum to practical work.
——Long Qingtie (龙庆铁), Deputy Mayor of Zhenlong Town (镇隆镇), Pingnan County (平南县), Guigang City (贵港市), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区)
(Reported by Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩), Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿), Wang Xinyue (王欣悦), Wu Jun (吴君), Cao Jiwei (曹继炜), Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文), Yang Yanfei (杨颜菲), and Zhu Jiaqi (祝佳祺))
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Return to TopCultivating and Strengthening New Quality Productive Forces in Agriculture
Wang Xiaoming (汪小明), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Shaanxi Agriculture Development Group Co., Ltd. (陕西农业发展集团有限公司)
Shaanxi Agriculture Development Group (陕西农业发展集团) focuses on agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fisheries, as well as rural construction, to build a complete industrial chain from farmland to table.
Based on industrial needs, it transforms inefficient land into high-yield farmland, and has built the China Yangling Farmland Protection and Quality Improvement Innovation Center (中国杨凌耕地保护与质量提升创新中心). More than 80 new crop varieties cultivated have passed approval.
It constructs an innovation consortium of "state-owned enterprises leading + universities supporting + institutions collaborating." It has jointly carried out technical research with universities such as Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (西北农林科技大学). The "Key Technology and Engineering Application of Soil Creation by Compound of Pisha Sandstone and Sand" project, led by the group, won the second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. The first seed industry fund in Shaanxi, which the group participated in initiating, has been launched.
It builds a "1+N" innovation pilot platform system. Relying on the group's farms, processing parks, and other scenarios, it promotes the iterative optimization of technological achievements. Through mechanisms such as "bidding to take charge" and "post-subsidy," it strengthens innovation incentives, cultivates 6 leading talents in science and technology innovation in Shaanxi Province, and builds a virtuous innovation ecosystem of "chief leading + backbone supporting + full participation and collaboration."
The group will continue to adhere to the concept of "innovation, green, integration, efficiency, intelligence, and sharing" to contribute more wisdom and strength to cultivating and strengthening new quality productive forces in agriculture and promoting the modernization of agriculture and rural areas.
(Organized by Ren Xiaoxia (任筱霞), reporter of this newspaper)
Going All Out to Build a Modern Industrial System
Yang Zhi (杨治), Deputy Director of the Development and Reform Commission of Xi'an (西安市), Shaanxi Province
Facing a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi is taking the construction of a regional science and technology innovation center with national influence as its guide, and promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation as its path, going all out to build a modern industrial system.
Relying on its strong scientific and educational strength, it strives to transform the "stock advantage" of scientific and educational resources into the "incremental momentum" of innovative development. Strengthen the innovation chain, promote the docking of major innovation platforms with industrial needs; integrate the industrial chain, focus on key areas to implement "one chain, one policy"; activate the talent chain, rely on the "Qin Chuangyuan" (秦创原) platform to encourage researchers to dare to start businesses and be able to start businesses.
To build a modern industrial system, implement the "strengthening bones and muscles" action for key industrial chains. On the one hand, promote the "renewal" of traditional industries and the deep integration with digital technology; on the other hand, accelerate the "momentum" of emerging industries and build national-level advanced manufacturing clusters.
Solve the problem of insufficient integration of science and technology and industry, create a high-energy industrial innovation ecosystem, and smooth the integration and transformation channels. By building an industrial innovation hub led by enterprises, strengthening the irrigation of financial resources, and optimizing the soft environment, we strive to nurture and develop first-class enterprises and industries with a first-class ecosystem.
(Organized by Wang Qinyu (王钦玉), People's Daily Digital Communication Co., Ltd.)
Let Ecological Well-being Benefit Every Household
Liang Yingjie (梁英杰), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhongyuan Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. (中原环保股份有限公司)
Zhongyuan Environmental Protection (中原环保) is committed to building a first-class international, green, digital, and modern environmental protection industry group, and strives to let ecological well-being benefit every household.
Green development, being an enabler of the circular economy. Promote the upgrading of the traditional sewage treatment industry. Two sewage treatment plants of the company were selected as the first batch of green and low-carbon benchmark plants in the country. Build a "reclaimed water + clean energy" cascade recycling utilization, and construct reclaimed water energy supply projects such as Zhengzhou East Railway Station (郑州东站) and Longhu Financial Island (龙湖金融岛).
Innovation empowers, being a helper of beautiful cities. The company's activated coke process promotes the effluent of sewage treatment plants to reach the Class III surface water standard, and pyrolysis gasification converts sludge into combustible gas and building material raw materials. Construct a million-ton sewage treatment plant that meets the Class III surface water standard - Zhengzhou New Area Sewage Treatment Plant (郑州新区污水处理厂), and a sludge pyrolysis gasification project - Zhengzhou New Area Sludge Project (郑州新区污泥项目).
Taking responsibility, being a guardian of a better life. The company constructs comprehensive ecological environment management projects, helps the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, and creates public welfare brands such as green knowledge entering campuses and environmental protection volunteer services.
(Organized by Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰), reporter of this newspaper)
Technology Empowers Industry, Industry Feeds Back Innovation
Zhang Xuezheng (张学政), Member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co., Ltd. (大唐陕西发电有限公司)
In recent years, Datang Shaanxi Power Generation Co., Ltd. (大唐陕西发电有限公司) has consciously served the overall situation of building a new energy system and constructing a new power system, striving to achieve effective improvement in the quality and reasonable growth in the quantity of enterprises, and playing an important role as a central energy and power enterprise.
The company always adheres to "technology empowers industry, industry feeds back innovation," and transforms technological breakthroughs into economic and social benefits. First, break the situation with technological innovation, and traditional industries rejuvenate. Focusing on the low-carbon transformation of thermal power, technological innovation allows old units to "undergo a complete transformation." Second, guided by industrial needs, the new energy industry runs out of "acceleration." Relying on the construction direction of new energy bases, technological innovation is integrated into the entire life cycle of new energy projects. Third, taking the collaborative mechanism as a link, promote the optimization and upgrading of safety and environmental protection, build a big data integrated technology smart heating management and control system, and protect the warmth of thousands of households.
Jointly build an innovation platform and share innovation results. The company will actively fulfill its social responsibilities such as energy supply guarantee and green and low-carbon development through the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.
(Organized by Lei Kun (雷坤), People's Daily Digital Communication Co., Ltd.)
Deeply Cultivating Green Energy and Innovating Ecological Governance
Zhu Yu (朱宇), Member of the Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of China Huadian Group Co., Ltd. Gansu Branch (中国华电集团有限公司甘肃分公司)
Huadian Gansu Company (华电甘肃公司) always integrates social responsibility into enterprise development, and demonstrates the responsibility of central enterprises in serving national strategies, supporting local development, and ensuring people's livelihood improvement.
Innovative ecological governance. Huadian Gansu Company (华电甘肃公司) takes the Jiuduntan (九墩滩) photovoltaic sand control project on the edge of the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) in Wuwei (武威) as a pilot, adopts a "ecology + production + people's livelihood" integration model, plants more than 1.479 million drought-resistant plants, sows 36,000 kilograms of grass seeds, and controls more than 18,000 mu of sand; scientifically plans to save 6,330 mu of land; the project provides more than 800 jobs for the local area, providing a reference for energy development and ecological governance in similar areas.
The company has held public open days and social responsibility month activities for many years, organized more than 80 volunteer services, and continued to deepen the "China Huadian (中国华电) · Dudu Cares (度度关爱)" responsibility brand.
In the future, Huadian Gansu Company (华电甘肃公司) will continue to integrate social responsibility into enterprise development, deeply cultivate green energy, help the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, enthusiastically engage in public welfare undertakings, and interpret the corporate mission of "dedicating clean energy and creating a better life" with actions.
(Organized by Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰), reporter of this newspaper)
Trendy Cultural and Creative Products Influence and Drive Young Consumer Groups
Lu Dazhen (卢大振), Vice President of Zhejiang Kayou Animation Co., Ltd. (浙江卡游动漫有限公司)
Kayou Animation (卡游动漫), which has been deeply involved in the field of IP derivatives for many years, has carried out in-depth cooperation with more than 70 IPs at home and abroad, of which more than 30 are Chinese trend IPs. Excellent traditional Chinese culture is influencing and driving young consumer groups through trendy products such as cards, stationery, and plush toys.
Kayou Animation (卡游动漫) is accelerating its pace of going overseas. In 2024, "Kayou Three Kingdoms" ("卡游三国") and "Black Myth: Wukong" ("黑神话：悟空") were selected into the "Top Ten Digital Culture IPs of 2024" by the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration. In 2025, the Chinese fighter collection card appeared at the Paris Air Show in France. At present, Kayou Animation (卡游动漫) has successively launched new products in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Malaysia, New York (纽约), USA, and other places, allowing global consumers to feel the "surprise" of Chinese cultural and creative products.
From an industrial dimension, Kayou Animation (卡游动漫) has built a complete industrial chain of research, production, supply, and sales, realizing a development path from creativity to product and from design to implementation.
The vitality of trendy products needs the blessing of technology and craftsmanship, and technology and craftsmanship are becoming the confidence for more and more Chinese cultural and creative products to make a stunning appearance globally.
(Organized by Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰), reporter of this newspaper)
Innovation Makes Technology More Inclusive and Development Results More Shared
Zheng Suibing (郑随兵), Founder and CEO of Realman Robotics (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (睿尔曼智能科技（北京）有限公司)
The basic capabilities of humanoid robots stem from dexterous humanoid arms and precise and durable joints, which is the direction of Realman's deep cultivation.
Since its establishment in 2018, our independently developed integrated joint modules have an annual production capacity of more than 100,000 units. Relying on the three underlying capabilities of "hardware + data + remote operation network," the vision of robots serving society is accelerating through the full-link layout.
Among them, the "remote labor network" can immersively remotely operate the system and support operators to remotely control robots in different places in real time. For example, young people in mountainous areas of Gansu (甘肃) can remotely control the robotic arms of factories in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) to perform precision assembly.
Realman's (睿尔曼) "remote labor network" focuses on the central and western regions, allowing people in the central and western regions to enjoy the dividends of embodied intelligence, realize the efficient allocation of labor resources across regions, help increase income, and open up new employment channels.
In the future, we are willing to support the evolution of large models with technology and open networks, accumulate real-scene data, make technology more inclusive, and share development results more widely.
(Organized by Gong Wenjing (龚文静), reporter of this newspaper)
Promoting Satellite Data Services for Thousands of Industries
Huang Manyi (黄满义), Deputy General Manager of Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. (天津云遥宇航科技有限公司)
Against the backdrop of global climate change, the accuracy and timeliness of meteorological data have become important factors in ensuring energy security, smooth transportation, and disaster prevention and mitigation. At present, building a domestic meteorological satellite observation system with Fengyun satellites (风云卫星) as the mainstay and commercial meteorological satellites as the supplement is an urgent task to ensure national meteorological security and support high-quality development.
Since its establishment in 2019, Yunyao Aerospace (云遥宇航) has successfully launched 47 commercial meteorological satellites. Starting at the end of 2024, with the strong support of the national meteorological department, Yunyao's occultation observation data has been applied to the national meteorological numerical prediction system, making a positive contribution to improving the core technical level and prediction accuracy of domestic meteorological forecasting.
Upholding science and technology for the people, promoting satellite data services for thousands of industries. The company provides professional support such as meteorological navigation for ocean shipping to improve navigation safety; Yunyao's wind power prediction products improve the prediction accuracy of key elements of regional resource environment and help green energy transformation.
Currently, Yunyao Aerospace (云遥宇航) is accelerating the construction of meteorological constellations and creating a complete ecosystem from components to industry applications.
(Organized by Gong Wenjing (龚文静), reporter of this newspaper)
Expanding New Paths for the Cultural Tourism Industry with Digital Technology
Wang Yiran (王奕然), General Manager of Shaanxi Digital Base Publishing Enterprise Management Group Co., Ltd. (陕西数字基地出版企业管理集团有限公司)
Shaanxi Digital Base Publishing Enterprise Management Group (陕西数字基地出版企业管理集团) is committed to exploring the integration and innovation of digital technology and traditional industries.
Currently, digital technologies represented by XR (extended reality) are accelerating the reconstruction of the cultural tourism industry. The XR industrial base is expected to shift from production space to tourism consumption scenarios through technological upgrades to create immersive experience highlands, realizing the deep symbiosis of "technology + cultural tourism."
The MR (mixed reality) project provides sustainable content updates and user stickiness improvement solutions for scenic spots through virtual-real symbiosis technology. This type of product relies on specific scenarios to transform online interaction into offline repurchase motivation, providing new ideas for traditional scenic spots to break the homogenization competition and activate secondary consumption.
In the future, digital technology empowering the cultural tourism industry needs to break through the limitations of "tool-like" and upgrade to "platform-based" and "scenario-based." Let technology truly integrate into the industrial ecosystem, realize the two-way empowerment of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and inject lasting momentum into consumption upgrades.
(Organized by Gong Wenjing (龚文静), reporter of this newspaper)
Ensuring Energy Supply and Activating Local Economic Momentum
Niu Bin (牛斌), Deputy General Manager of Gansu Laian Energy Co., Ltd. (甘肃莱安能源有限公司)
In recent years, Gansu Laian Energy Co., Ltd. (甘肃莱安能源有限公司) has taken the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation as its path, becoming a vivid example of Lanzhou New Area (兰州新区) cultivating new quality productive forces and promoting the vigorous development of the private economy.
Laian Energy (莱安能源) solves bottlenecks by "industrial demand driving scientific and technological innovation, and scientific and technological innovation empowering industrial upgrading." In response to the pain points of raw material transportation, it invested 450 million yuan to build a new 10-kilometer oil pipeline to connect with the Ulan line (乌兰线) of the national pipeline network, building an "integrated production and transportation" industrial chain, which has played an important role in ensuring stable energy supply and activating local economic momentum.
Laian Energy (莱安能源) plans to build a 600,000-ton waste mineral oil regeneration project every year, injecting new momentum into the green transformation of the energy industry in Lanzhou New Area (兰州新区). Over the years, Laian Energy (莱安能源) has continued to carry out public welfare projects such as "Laian Parents' Canteen" ("莱安爸妈食堂").
In the future, Laian Energy (莱安能源) will work together with Lanzhou New Area (兰州新区) to jointly follow the path of high-quality development of "technology leading industry and industry feeding back innovation."
(Organized by Zhang Wujun (张武军), reporter of this newspaper)
Smart Grid Empowers Smart Cities
Zhao Shujun (赵树军), Third-level Staff (Chief Engineer) of State Grid Xiong'an New Area Power Supply Company (国网雄安新区供电公司)
State Grid Xiong'an New Area Power Supply Company (国网雄安新区供电公司) cultivates new quality productive forces in energy with technological innovation, and strives to build a model demonstration of a new power system.
Empower smart cities with smart grids. Build a 110 kV chain self-healing network structure, promote full coverage of medium-voltage network automation, and create low-voltage interconnection demonstrations suitable for different scenarios such as residential areas, rural areas, and commercial areas.
Empower modern cities with first-class services. Develop an intelligent auxiliary research and judgment system for low-voltage power outage faults, build a low-voltage active repair service model with proactive user fault perception, proactive emergency repair response, and proactive equipment management implementation, and enhance the stability of electricity consumption for the masses.
Empower green cities with green grids. Actively carry out the formulation of energy management system construction standards for parks and buildings, tailor "zero-carbon parks" and "zero-carbon buildings" and other clean energy solutions for relocated enterprises and universities, and create Xiong'an High-speed Railway Station (雄安高铁站) rooftop photovoltaic projects, city-level intelligent energy management systems, etc.
(Organized by Zhang Wujun (张武军), reporter of this newspaper)
Transforming Technological Innovation into Industrial Increments
Zong Weihua (踪卫华), Brand Director of Shaanxi Science and Technology Control Venture Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd. (陕西科控创业投资基金管理有限责任公司)
In recent years, Shaanxi Science and Technology Control Venture Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd. (陕西科控创业投资基金管理有限责任公司) has transformed technological innovation into industrial increments and deeply integrated technological innovation and industrial innovation by leveraging the functions of guiding funds to invest in and cultivate local venture capital forces in Shaanxi (陕西) including CAS Star (中科创星) and Zhongxing Zhongtou (中兴众投).
First, promote the expansion and strengthening of characteristic industries. Use industrial investment to do a good job in the introduction and cultivation of characteristic industries such as aerospace, new energy, and new materials, and form a cluster effect of characteristic pillar industries with large leading strong and strong leading weak.
Second, do a good job in the big article of science and technology finance. Shaanxi Science and Technology Achievement Transformation Guidance Fund (陕西科技成果转化引导基金) has made precise layouts in investments at different stages, and has achieved certain results in empowering regional economic and social development.
Third, continuously improve the software and hardware platforms for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and the scientific and technological innovation ecosystem chain, and promote the landing of scientific and technological achievements into gold.
(Organized by Zhang Wujun (张武军), reporter of this newspaper)
Rooted in Life Scenarios and Integrated into People's Livelihood Needs
Zeng Feng (曾锋), Chief Scientist of Changsha Caitong Data Technology Co., Ltd. (长沙财通数据科技有限公司)
Digital innovation closely focuses on "convenience for the people and benefit for the people" to release more lasting value, which is also a key path for enterprises to practice social responsibility.
As practitioners deeply involved in digital technology research and development and scenario applications, we have broken down data barriers and created a full-process electronic transaction platform through the integration model of "technology + finance + scenario." In the future, we plan to jointly establish an ecological innovation system for People's Daily electronic reading kiosks with People's Daily Digital Communication Co., Ltd. (人民日报数字传播有限公司) to jointly build a new ecology of "authoritative communication + convenient services." Provide functional, scenario-based, and customized cultural and information services in different fields such as universities, hospitals, and transportation hubs, make big-screen services more down-to-earth, further improve the utilization rate of convenient services and the information reach rate, and achieve "communication with temperature and service with practical results."
From empowering public resource transactions to integrating screen media ecology, we will promote more digital innovation results to take root in life scenarios and integrate into people's livelihood needs through digital technology.
(Organized by Zhang Kun (张坤), People's Daily Digital Communication Co., Ltd.)
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Local time January 7, the White House issued a statement saying that Trump signed a presidential memorandum that day, instructing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations that "no longer meet U.S. interests."
According to the memorandum released by the White House, these international organizations include 31 United Nations entities such as the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as well as 35 non-United Nations organizations. This unprecedented unilateral act has triggered widespread criticism in the United States and the international community. Analysts pointed out that this move will further isolate the United States, weaken its international credibility, and have a negative impact on the global multilateral cooperation process.
"As long as international organizations and multilateral mechanisms cannot fully meet its hegemonic demands, or even restrain its unilateral actions, the United States will not hesitate to 'withdraw from the group.'"
The international organizations that the United States has withdrawn from this time cover many fields such as climate, immigration, energy, human rights, economic development, and legal cooperation. The White House said in a statement that the operations of these organizations and entities "violate U.S. national interests, national security, economic prosperity, and sovereign principles," either "prioritizing the advancement of a globalist agenda rather than core U.S. interests" or "being inefficient or ineffective in dealing with important issues." The White House requires all U.S. executive departments and agencies to immediately stop participating in the relevant affairs of these organizations, terminate all financial support to them, and refocus resources on the core priorities of "America First."
This action is by no means an isolated event, but a continuous fermentation and escalation of unilateralist policies in the United States in recent years. During Trump's first term, the United States launched the first round of large-scale "withdrawal from the group" wave, and successively withdrew from the *Paris Agreement*, the *Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action* on the Iranian nuclear issue, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Human Rights Council, the *Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty*, and other international mechanisms with global influence. After Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the pace of "withdrawal from the group" further accelerated. At the beginning of his term, he signed an executive order announcing that the United States would once again withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the *Paris Agreement*. Subsequently, it withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council, prohibited any financial support to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and requested a re-examination of the U.S. position on institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In February 2025, Trump also asked the U.S. State Department to comprehensively re-examine the relationship between the United States and all international institutions. After nearly a year of verification, the list of 66 withdrawals was determined this time. The U.S. State Department is still continuing to evaluate other international organizations, and it is not ruled out that the number of withdrawals may further increase in the future. The U.S. Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) said that since Trump's second term, he has been trying to drastically cut U.S. funding to the United Nations, and this one-time withdrawal from 66 international organizations is a concentrated outbreak of this unilateral policy.
The United States was once one of the main creators of the post-war international system. In recent years, with the deepening development of the world's multi-polarization trend, the United States' attitude towards multilateral cooperation has shifted from selective use to systemic deviation. Last year, the U.S. government refused to attend the 30th Conference of the Parties to the *United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change* held in Brazil, and did not send any high-level representatives to participate, which triggered widespread controversy in the international community. In the field of arms control, as the only country in the world with chemical weapons stockpiles, the United States has repeatedly delayed the destruction of chemical weapons, passively fulfilled its obligations under the *Chemical Weapons Convention*, and become the biggest obstacle to establishing a "world without chemical weapons"...
The Associated Press (AP) said that the trend of "the United States further withdrawing from the global cooperation process" has become increasingly obvious, and the United States only provides financial support to international multilateral institutions and projects that meet its own agenda. South Africa's *Star* pointed out that "as long as international organizations and multilateral mechanisms cannot fully meet its hegemonic demands, or even restrain its unilateral actions, the United States will not hesitate to 'withdraw from the group.'"
"Further exposed the short-sightedness and hegemonic thinking of the U.S. government"
Analysts believe that behind the frequent "withdrawal from the group" by the United States is by no means the superficial rhetoric of "inefficient international organizations," but a deep-seated interest calculation dominated by its "America First" concept. The ultimate goal is to maintain its global hegemonic position and make international rules and cooperation completely serve its own interests. As Daniel Forti, head of United Nations affairs at the International Crisis Group, said, "The current U.S. multilateral policy has been completely solidified, that is, 'either do it my way, or don't even think about continuing.' The intention is very clear, requiring international cooperation to be promoted according to Washington's conditions."
From the perspective of domestic politics, the U.S. "withdrawal from the group" is a speculative move to cater to the emotions of some voters. Charles Kupchan, a professor at Georgetown University, believes that the unilateralist move of "America First" aims to cater to the rising public opinion atmosphere of domestic populism. In recent years, social divisions in the United States have become increasingly serious, the gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen, and social contradictions have become more acute. The Trump administration, in order to win the support of some conservative voters, deliberately externalized domestic contradictions and attributed the economic difficulties and social problems faced by the United States to international organizations and multilateral agreements. It uses extreme methods such as "withdrawal from the group" to incite public sentiment, divert public opinion focus, and gain capital for its own political interests.
In economic terms, the United States regards "withdrawal from the group" as a tool to safeguard its own interests and evade international responsibilities. Analysts believe that the White House claims that withdrawing from these organizations is to "save money," but in fact it is unwilling to pay for global public goods and attempts to use more resources for domestic industrial protection and economic expansion. At the same time, the United States hopes to get rid of the constraints of international rules on its trade protectionism, unilateral sanctions, and other improper behaviors by withdrawing from relevant international mechanisms, and seek improper advantages in global economic competition. In essence, it regards global interests as a "stepping stone" for its own interests.
Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia University, said that since World War II, U.S. foreign policy has been based on a simple concept: "You are either with us or against us. The United States should lead, allies should follow, and countries that oppose U.S. supremacy will suffer." Kenneth Hammond, a professor at New Mexico State University, said: "The U.S. 'withdrawal from the group' further exposed the short-sightedness and hegemonic thinking of the U.S. government. When people and governments around the world are working hard for a better future for the earth, the Trump administration completely ignores international legal norms, disregards the lives and safety of innocent people, ignores the existential crisis brought about by ecological disasters, and only focuses on plundering interests and making money."
The U.S. magazine *Foreign Affairs* published an article saying that given the reality of extreme division in the United States, Washington's rational choice should have been to contain populism and nationalism and find a balance in promoting multilateralism, but the Trump administration has obviously chosen the opposite path.
"'America First' policy is like a **横冲直撞** (héng chōng zhí zhuàng - "rush recklessly," to charge straight ahead; to barge about) wild bull, destroying the stability of the world order"
The unilateralist move of the United States' large-scale "withdrawal from the group" has brought multiple negative impacts to the United States itself and the world. For itself, an article in the *Los Angeles Times* believes that the "withdrawal from the group" move further exacerbates its international isolation, actively abandons its international influence in related fields, and seriously weakens the international credibility of the United States. Global cooperation in addressing climate change is spawning a huge green industry market, and after the United States withdraws from relevant international mechanisms, it will not be able to participate in the formulation of global green industry rules, nor will it be able to deeply integrate into the green industry chain and supply chain, and will eventually lose huge market share and development space. At the same time, the unilateralist actions of the United States have aroused concerns in the international community about its market stability and credibility, leading some international capital and enterprises to take a cautious attitude towards investment in the United States, which is not conducive to its long-term healthy economic development.
For global cooperation, the U.S. "withdrawal from the group" behavior seriously undermines the foundation of international cooperation and hinders the normal operation of the global governance system. The 31 United Nations entities included in the withdrawal list this time, coupled with the previous U.S. financial pressure and policy confrontation with the United Nations, have brought huge challenges to the operation of the United Nations. An Associated Press (AP) article pointed out that the significant changes in the way the United States handles United Nations affairs have forced the United Nations, which is already in a period of internal reform, to cope with the difficulties by laying off staff and cutting projects.
The U.S. "withdrawal from the group" has also caused a variety of harms in addressing global issues such as climate change. Helke Dijkstra, a professor of international security and cooperation at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, said that the need for international cooperation is more urgent than ever in areas such as epidemic prevention, climate change response, and digital regulation, and the Trump administration's second term "withdrawal from the group" policy is wider in scope, faster in implementation, and more indifferent to international rules. At the same time, it cuts relevant domestic institutions that connect with international organizations, and the damage to international cooperation is greater than in the first term.
"'America First' policy is like a **横冲直撞** (héng chōng zhí zhuàng - "rush recklessly," to charge straight ahead; to barge about) wild bull, destroying the stability of the world order." Evandro Carvalho, an international law expert at the Brazilian Vargas Foundation, said that international mechanisms are the product of countries coordinating their positions, building consensus, and promoting cooperation, and are an important pillar for maintaining international order. Its original intention is to take into account the interests of all parties and promote global common development. However, the United States puts its own interests above global interests and arbitrarily destroys international rules, setting a bad negative example for other countries. International public opinion generally believes that the unilateralist actions of the United States should be guarded against, multilateralism and the international system with the United Nations as the core should be firmly maintained, and the global governance system should be jointly promoted to develop in a more just and reasonable direction.
Return to TopBy: 刁大明
The U.S. government's large-scale "withdrawal from groups" this time indicates a comprehensive escalation of the U.S.'s unilateralist foreign policy, exposing that U.S. diplomacy is now completely based on the so-called "America First" principle and has entered a self-serving track of 无利不起早 (wú lì bù qǐ zǎo - "no profit, no get up early," one won't get out of bed without something to gain).
The international organizations that the U.S. is about to withdraw from involve many global governance areas such as climate governance, public health, human rights, education and culture, refugee assistance, and sustainable development, all of which have been excluded by the U.S. government's self-serving calculations. First, the U.S. increasingly pursues the maximization of its own interests in foreign affairs, and providing public goods to the world does not conform to its private interests. Second, with the rise of the "Global South," emerging market countries and developing countries have gained more say in international organizations, leading the U.S. to believe that it is "not cost-effective," and even has a so-called "loss" mentality. Third, facing midterm election pressure, the Trump administration is more eager to advance extreme domestic and foreign agendas, either to shift domestic contradictions or to retain conservative voters. It can be said that the U.S.'s "withdrawal from groups" is not a complete isolationism, but a new variant of profit-oriented selective hegemony.
The U.S.'s renewed "withdrawal from groups" will bring challenges to global governance, not only further hindering global efforts to address global issues such as climate change, but also directly weakening multilateral mechanisms for coordinating economic, trade, social development, and other issues. But facts will eventually prove that "America First" will bring "America Alone," and the U.S. will be isolated from the world. Faced with change, the international community can only accelerate the formation of synergy, jointly and continuously promote the development of global governance issues and fields, and work together to build a more just and reasonable global governance system.
(The author is the Vice President of the National Academy of Development and Strategy of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学) and a professor at the School of International Relations.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙广勇 白元琪
Cambodian People's Party Chairman and Senate President Hun Sen (洪森) said on January 7 that Cambodia is committed to strictly and comprehensively implementing the ceasefire agreement reached with Thailand to restore peace between the two countries. Since Cambodia and Thailand signed a joint ceasefire statement on December 27, 2025, although there have been occasional military standoffs in the border area, the situation has generally cooled down, and some displaced people have begun to return to their hometowns one after another. The latest data released by the Cambodian Ministry of Interior shows that as of January 2, 2026, more than 15,000 people have safely returned to their places of origin.
The resumption of work and school in the border provinces of Cambodia is being advanced in an orderly manner based on safety assessments. 62 of the 66 schools originally closed in Koh Kong Province (戈公省) have reopened. In Banteay Meanchey Province (班迭棉吉省), 9 schools, 15 medical institutions, and administrative departments at all levels have resumed operations, but 321 schools and 7 medical institutions remain closed. On the Thai side, schools in the northeastern provinces bordering Cambodia began to reopen on January 5, after being closed for about a month due to border conflicts.
Sasima, a resident of Buriram Province (武里南府) in Thailand, said that her first-grade niece has returned to school, "We hope that the conflict will not break out again, which will affect the education of the children." Pusita, the principal of a school in Lahan Sai District (拉汉赛区) in the province, said that 95% of the kindergarten and primary school students have returned to school. Food stalls in the Kantharalak District (干他拉叻地区) of Sisaket Province (四色菊府) have been closed since December 7, 2025. As the border situation improves, vendor Kachongsak said: "The situation is much better now, and I am not worried about the future situation."
Currently, Cambodia's disaster relief task remains arduous. More than 390,000 people remain in resettlement sites and temporary shelters, mainly women and children. Relevant departments are continuing to strengthen the supply of materials, medical services, and basic security in the resettlement sites.
The Cambodian government recently formally issued a diplomatic note to the Thai side, proposing to hold an emergency special meeting in Siem Reap Province (暹粒省), Cambodia in January to accelerate the advancement of land border demarcation and monument erection work between the two countries. Cambodia emphasized that it firmly does not recognize any changes to the border status quo through force or irregular means. Thai Prime Minister Anutin (阿努廷) responded on January 5 to previous reports that Cambodia refused to recognize borders demarcated by force and planned to file a complaint with international institutions regarding the actions of Thai troops in disputed areas.
On December 29, 2025, the foreign ministers of China, Cambodia, and Thailand successfully held a meeting in Yuxi (玉溪), Yunnan (云南). After the trilateral meeting, a press communique was issued, clarifying in five aspects that Cambodia and Thailand will further strengthen communication, enhance understanding, gradually consolidate the ceasefire situation, restore mutual exchanges, rebuild political mutual trust, achieve relationship turnaround, and maintain regional peace. A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (中国外交部) said that he hopes that Cambodia and Thailand will continue to look forward and move forward, strengthen dialogue and communication, jointly ensure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, gradually rebuild trust, and improve relations. This is in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of the people of Cambodia and Thailand, and also in line with the common expectations of the international community. China will continue to provide active assistance in the "Asian way" for Cambodia and Thailand to achieve a sustainable ceasefire and turn around bilateral relations, and make due efforts to maintain regional peace and stability and promote the construction of a community with a shared future in the neighborhood.
(Reported from Bangkok (曼谷) on January 8 by this newspaper)
Xinhua News Agency, Beirut, January 8th (Reporters Cao Changhao (曹昌浩) and Shen Feng (申峰)) According to the Lebanese National News Agency on the 8th, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi (阿拉格齐) stated in Beirut (贝鲁特), the capital of Lebanon (黎巴嫩), that Iran is prepared for war in any possible scenario, but Iran does not seek war and is still willing to negotiate on the basis of mutual respect.
Araghchi (阿拉格齐) also stated that past attempts by the United States and Israel to confront Iran have failed, and any new attempts will 重蹈覆辙 (chóng dǎo fù zhé - "repeat the same mistake," to follow the same disastrous road; to repeat a historical error). Iran will continue to consult with regional countries to address current challenges.
According to reports, Araghchi (阿拉格齐) arrived in Lebanon (黎巴嫩) on the same day, leading an economic delegation for a two-day visit, during which he will meet with high-level Lebanese officials. Araghchi (阿拉格齐) stated that the main purpose of this visit is to consult with Lebanon (黎巴嫩) on the regional situation against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Caracas, January 7th (Reporters Tian Rui (田睿) and Wu Hao (吴昊)) Venezuelan Interior Minister Cabello (卡韦略) stated on the 7th that the U.S.'s previous forced removal of President Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife in a military operation resulted in at least 100 deaths.
Cabello (卡韦略) said in a television program broadcast on Venezuelan national television that day that the U.S. military attack on Venezuela was "barbaric and despicable," harming a large number of innocent people and being "**毫无人性**" (háo wú rén xìng - "completely without humanity," lacking any human compassion or empathy). Cabello (卡韦略) said that Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife were injured when they were taken away by the U.S., with Maduro (马杜罗) suffering a leg injury and his wife suffering a head injury.
The United States launched a large-scale military strike against Venezuela in the early hours of January 3, forcibly taking control of Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife and taking them to the United States. Maduro (马杜罗) and his wife appeared in a federal court in New York on the 5th and rejected all U.S. accusations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张志文
Take a sightseeing bus to admire Arabian oryxes, cows, and steeds, step into the garden to experience the charm of herbs, and taste organic fruits under the shade of trees... At the Zalatt Royal Farm in Salalah (塞拉莱), a city in southern Oman, tourists can fully experience the novelty and fun brought by sightseeing agriculture.
Zalatt Royal Farm, founded in 1953, covers an area of approximately 1,085 acres (1 acre is approximately 6.07 mu), and is one of the earliest farms in Oman to use modern agricultural machinery. Stepping into the farm is like being in an ocean of plants. "Frankincense trees and fig trees, as well as ancient tree species such as baobab trees, giant banyan trees, and tamarind trees grow here." Led by the farm staff, tourists can see the appearance of various rare plants and learn about the effects of medicinal and aromatic plants such as turmeric, ginger, and basil. Farm staff member Yafai (亚法伊) said that the farm is actively promoting organic agricultural standards, for example, converting the collected fallen leaves into fertilizer for crops such as turmeric, which improves the quality of agricultural products and achieves sustainable agricultural development.
The water conservancy system in the farm is also a highlight. The farm's water source comes from the Zalatt Spring (扎拉特泉), more than 10 kilometers away. Through open earthen canals, irrigation water can be transported to the farm by gravity, and then watered to various crops through a modern drip irrigation system. "This reflects the characteristics of the Aflaj irrigation system, which can ensure the farm's water demand throughout the year." Yafai (亚法伊) introduced that the Aflaj irrigation system has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List. Tourists can better understand the importance of combining traditional civilization and modern technology for agricultural production by understanding this water conservancy system.
Zalatt Royal Farm has been preparing to open agritainment since 2024, and officially opened during the Salalah Monsoon Tourism Festival in 2025, becoming Oman's first sightseeing agricultural project. "Now the farm's daily reception capacity can reach 300 people, but because the demand for visits is very high, tourists need to book tickets through the official website two or three days in advance." Ahmed (艾哈迈德), the person in charge of the agricultural tourism project at Zalatt Royal Farm, told reporters that in order to enrich the tourist experience, the farm also has a restaurant and a coffee shop where tourists can taste the freshest farm products. The farm's own "Zalatt (扎拉特)" bananas and ice cream made with its own milk source are the most popular.
"This used to be a royal farm that was not open to the public. When I learned about the opening of sightseeing agriculture from the Internet, I immediately brought my family to visit." Mohammed (穆罕默德), a tourist from Muscat (马斯喀特), the capital of Oman, said that the farm is very suitable for family trips. Adults can enjoy the lush pastoral landscape, and children can observe various small animals up close and participate in gardening games. "I hope that there will be more and better sightseeing agricultural projects like this."
Oman has a diverse geographical environment, with rugged mountains, vast beaches, and vast deserts. Among them, the southern Salalah (塞拉莱) region has abundant rainfall and a cool climate in summer, and has obvious advantages in developing sightseeing agriculture. It is understood that the Omani government has formed a high-level working group composed of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, and the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism to formulate the country's sightseeing agriculture development plan. The government will adapt and renovate the farm, introduce investment to build large-scale sightseeing agricultural complex projects, and revitalize rural tourism resources through the development of rural tourism and festival tourism. "In the future, we also plan to launch new models such as shared farms and organic crop picking to continuously enrich tourists' interactive experience and make agritainment more enjoyable." Yafai (亚法伊) said.
(Reported from Salalah (塞拉莱), Oman, by this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Washington, January 8th (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump (唐纳德·特朗普) said in an interview with The New York Times on January 7th that he expects the United States to "manage" Venezuela (委内瑞拉) for many years and exploit its vast oil reserves.
Trump (特朗普) did not give a specific timeframe in the interview for the United States as Venezuela's (委内瑞拉) "political handler." When asked if it would be three months, six months, a year, or longer, he replied, "I think it will last longer."
Trump (特朗普) said the Venezuelan (委内瑞拉) government "is giving us everything we think is necessary." The United States "will rebuild Venezuela (委内瑞拉) in a very profitable way." "We will use oil, and we will extract oil. We are lowering oil prices and will provide funds to Venezuela (委内瑞拉) because they desperately need these funds."
Trump (特朗普) said that by acquiring Venezuela's (委内瑞拉) sanctioned oil, he has already begun to make money for the United States. In the interview, he again mentioned the previously announced transfer of 30 million to 50 million barrels of "sanctioned high-quality oil" from Venezuela (委内瑞拉) to the United States, but did not give a timetable for this process, and admitted that it would take years to revitalize the country's "neglected oil industry."
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, January 8th (Reporters Qi Zijian (齐紫剑) and Liu Xiaoyu (刘晓宇)) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (阿尔巴尼斯) announced on the 8th that the Australian Federal Government will establish a Royal Commission to investigate the shooting incident at Bondi Beach (邦迪滩) in Sydney (悉尼) last December, as well as issues such as anti-Semitism.
Return to Top"The sea is wide, embracing the nine states and hundreds of rivers; the sky is high and distant, accommodating mountains and rivers for tens of thousands of miles; dreams blossom, gathering the strength of hundreds of millions." As a well-known brand in China's Baijiu industry, Jiangsu Yanghe Distillery Co., Ltd. (江苏洋河酒厂股份有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份)") always adheres to the development concept of "brewing for the people's better life." In the tide of the times, it anchors the direction of high-quality development, consolidates the foundation of quality, cultivates the culture of craftsmanship, and is determined to innovate and establish a career, gathering the strength of the high-quality development of national brands.
Responsibility-Oriented: Fulfilling the Mission and Responsibility of a National Brand
On October 23, 2025, the "Flying to Chase Dreams, Ascending to the Sky" dream viewing camp public welfare activity organized by Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) was held. Yanghe partners from all over the world jointly witnessed the successful launch of the Long March 5 carrier rocket (长征五号运载火箭). Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) has always regarded supporting the national aerospace industry as the responsibility of a national brand, closely linking the aerospace dreams of ordinary people with the soaring moment of major national instruments.
Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) has always held the corporate sentiment of "serving the country, the people, and one's hometown." From the "Mengzhilan Public Welfare Fund (梦之蓝公益基金)" to the "Realizing Dreams Education Development Fund (圆梦教育发展基金)," more than 20 years of helping students have spread throughout the country; in-depth cooperation with the China Aerospace Foundation (中国航天基金会) to establish Qian Xuesen Bookstores (钱学森书屋) and aerospace scholarships to ignite the dreams of young people; jointly launching the "China Aircraft Carrier Commemorative Wine (中国航母纪念酒)" with "CSSC Cultural and Creative (中船文创)" to pay tribute to major national instruments... Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) always integrates corporate development into the overall national development and social welfare undertakings. In November 2025, Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) was awarded the 7th "Jiangsu Charity Award (江苏慈善奖)" by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province (江苏省人民政府), and was one of the 30 "Most Caring Charitable Donation Enterprises or Units."
Quality as the Foundation: Polishing the Signboard of a Time-Honored Chinese Brand
In September 2025, more than 70,000 famous and high-quality cellar pools of Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) ushered in another grand opening. Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) has more than 70,000 famous and high-quality cellar pools and 2,020 ancient cellar pools. The Yanghe Baijiu Cellar Pool Group is known as a "living cultural relic of Chinese Baijiu cellar pools," and the Yanghe Baijiu Cellar Pool Group has been certified by Guinness World Records as the "largest Baijiu cellar pool group." With an annual output of 160,000 tons of raw liquor, a reserve of 340,000 tons of high-end pottery altar raw liquor, a storage of 700,000 tons of raw liquor, and a storage capacity of 1 million tons, these figures constitute the solid foundation of Yanghe's quality.
Based on rich accumulation, Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) continues to refine the Mellow (绵柔) craftsmanship. In 2024, "Mengzhilan Handmade Class (梦之蓝手工班)" became a product certified as "China's High-end Vintage Baijiu"; "Seventh Generation Haizhilan (第七代海之蓝)" continued the legend of "Haizhilan (海之蓝)" with annual sales of over 100 million bottles; Yanghe Daqu (洋河大曲) high-quality bottled liquor introduced the concept of "real vintage" into the bottled liquor field, constantly consolidating the quality foundation.
Culture as the Core: Helping Innovative Expression of Traditional Culture
Liquor is also a carrier of culture. Yanghe brewing began in the Han Dynasty (汉代), flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties (隋唐), and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (明清). From the selection of Yanghe's old cellar pool group and brewing workshop as a national industrial heritage, the approval of Yanghe's underground wine cellar as a national key cultural relics protection unit, to the inclusion of Yanghe's liquor brewing technology in the national intangible cultural heritage list, generations of craftsmen have adhered to the craftsmanship to brew a unique "Mellow (绵柔)" taste.
Inheritance is not about sticking to conventions, and innovation can last forever. Based on the details of a better life, in the upcoming Bingwu Year of the Horse Chinese New Year's Eve, Yanghe Mengzhilan M6+ (洋河梦之蓝M6+) will once again become the exclusive timekeeping partner of the Spring Festival Gala (春晚), accompanying hundreds of millions of Chinese people to spend the reunion year for the 7th consecutive year. The blessing of "Yanghe Mengzhilan (洋河梦之蓝) wishes Chinese people around the world a happy New Year" has spread all over the world.
Adhering to the concept of upholding integrity and innovation, Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) actively helps the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture, and continues to participate in and support important cultural projects at all levels: chief presentation of the TV series "Miracle (奇迹)," paying tribute to the strivers of the times; joining hands with "National Treasure (国家宝藏)" to help protect and inherit civilization genes; sponsoring "Classic咏流传," harmonizing poetry and wine for thousands of years of elegance; supporting the performance of the award-winning dance drama "Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦)" of the 18th Wenhua Award as a strategic partner; launching non-heritage cultural and creative products and trendy cultural and creative new products such as "Yanghe·Dunhuang (洋河·敦煌)," "Micro-molecule (微分子)," and "Super Football (超级足球)"; and continuously holding a series of cultural experience activities such as the Sealing Ceremony and the Opening Cellar Festival to promote the deep integration of "wine culture + wine tourism + wine city."
Dreams as Sails: Seizing Opportunities to Expand the Global Market
In September 2025, Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) became the "Official Wine Support Unit" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit (上海合作组织天津峰会). This is an affirmation of Yanghe's quality and an epitome of national brands going global.
Seizing the historical opportunity of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road (一带一路)," Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) is accelerating its international layout. From the APEC Summit, the G20 Summit, and the "Belt and Road (一带一路)" International Cooperation Summit Forum to the Davos Forum and the Serbia International Wine Fair, the Mellow (绵柔) aroma of Mengzhilan (梦之蓝) has floated onto the global stage. As of now, Yanghe Co., Ltd.'s (洋河股份) overseas markets cover 86 countries and regions; in 2025, 5 Yanghe Overseas Cultural Exchange Centers were established in Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, and the United States, accelerating the construction of experience stores in the United Kingdom, Spain, and France; nearly 30 international large-scale wine exhibitions were held throughout the year, with footprints all over the world.
Embarking on a new journey, Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份) will continue to adhere to quality as its foundation and culture as its base, allowing dreams to cross mountains and seas and connecting the world with Chinese flavors.
Data source: Yanghe Co., Ltd. (洋河股份)
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Music is a language that transcends time and space, a bridge connecting hearts. As the new year begins, looking back at the recently concluded first China-Saudi Culture Year, a series of musical exchange activities have connected the deep friendship between the Chinese and Saudi people like colorful bridges, becoming a warm footnote to the cultural exchanges between the two countries. Listen closely, and the music still echoes.
Music is like a seed, and we are the ones who sow it.
On December 11, 2025, a musical feast spanning mountains and seas opened at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dhahran, a city in eastern Saudi Arabia. After a year of preparation, the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Choir's "Global Tour" concert was held here. Melodious "Jasmine Flower (茉莉花)," excerpts from the classical Peking Opera "Drunken Concubine (贵妃醉酒)," diverse European folk songs, romantic South American music, and unrestrained African drum melodies... Chinese artists selected classic pieces from various countries and integrated instruments such as piano, African drums, cajon, and sand hammers to allow the audience to appreciate the unique charm of different ethnic music.
As the performance drew to a close, the audience member Asad raised his hands to his chest, and with the conductor's gesture, he and the audience stood up and applauded the performance with sustained enthusiasm. He said emotionally, "The infectious performance of the Chinese artists immersed me in the world of music."
To jointly sing the song of friendship, the Saudi Corolla Choir came from Jeddah (吉达), a city in the west. They brought two Arabic songs and sang the Arabic song "How Many People Are There" and the Chinese song "Singing and Smiling" with the Chinese artists. "Thank you music for letting us meet! During the rehearsals, we quickly developed a tacit understanding and felt like a family," said Asma, a member of the Corolla Choir. Zhao Jin (赵瑾), the soprano section leader of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Choir, said, "I am very happy to be able to sing on the same stage with the Saudi choir. From the early preparation to the final performance, we have always encouraged each other."
The day before the concert, Jiao Miao (焦淼), the head of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Choir and resident conductor, and members of the choir conducted two unique public welfare activities. That morning, the China National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) Choir brought a lively concert to more than 800 students from 12 primary and secondary schools in Dhahran, performing familiar Chinese and foreign songs such as "Moon Circle Dance," "The Sound of Music Suite," and "Lonely Warrior." The children clapped and sang along with the music throughout the entire process, vying to come on stage to participate in the interaction, their clear eyes sparkling with love for music. Zhang Qijia (张琪佳), who teaches Chinese in Saudi Arabia, brought her students to watch the performance. She said that the Chinese craze is constantly heating up in Saudi Arabia, and students are very interested in Chinese culture. This live listening to the Chinese choir's performance has deepened their sense of closeness to Chinese culture. In the afternoon, Jiao Miao gave a master class to the Dhahran Middle School Choir, conducting the students in singing the English song "Moon." By adjusting the vocalization and intensity, the students' singing became more layered. Jiao Miao said, "Music is like a seed, and we are the ones who sow it. When we come to Saudi Arabia, we must also do a good job in popularizing art among young people."
"The theater was full, and Chinese music is very popular among the Saudi people." As soon as the musical notes stopped, Musab Salan, Executive Director of the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, stepped onto the stage to thank the Chinese artists for their wonderful performance. "This is just the beginning. In the future, we will welcome more colorful Chinese cultural and artistic performances."
Closely feel the Chinese people's philosophical pursuit and aesthetic ideal of "harmony between heaven and earth."
"The sound of plucked strings, like large and small pearls falling on a jade plate." On the opening day of the "Harmony between Heaven and Earth - Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Musical Instruments" at the Saudi National Museum (沙特国家博物馆), the music composed by Abadi Johar, a Saudi traditional plucked instrument Oud player, bloomed at the fingertips of Chinese artists, flowing out the lingering sound of the pipa.
From September to December 2025, more than 100 pieces (sets) of ancient Chinese musical instrument treasures, including bone flutes, chimes, guqin, and twelve-tone pipes, came to Riyadh (利雅得), the capital of Saudi Arabia, systematically showcasing the thousands of years of brilliance and integrated innovation of Chinese music. From early instruments such as bone flutes, bone whistles, and pottery drums made of animal bones and clay in the Stone Age, to bronze bells, nao, zhong, and bo of various shapes in the Bronze Age, to exquisitely crafted musical figurines in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and finally to the rich and colorful ethnic and folk instruments in the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, the audience traveled through thousands of years to closely feel the Chinese people's philosophical pursuit and aesthetic ideal of "harmony between heaven and earth." They are not only a vivid embodiment of Chinese etiquette and music civilization, but also a common cultural heritage of all mankind. "These exhibits are very exquisite and are an educational exhibition," said Mona Hakeemdal, consultant of the Museum Committee of the Saudi Ministry of Culture. The national museums of Saudi Arabia and China have actively promoted mutual exhibitions and mutual learning in recent years. "Such exchanges are very important and help each other understand and enhance friendship."
During the exhibition, Saudi people and foreign tourists jointly appreciated the treasures of Chinese music. "Chinese culture is a treasure house, and I always have new discoveries and gains." Marat Alakibu, who studied and lived in China for many years, said after visiting that this was the first time she systematically understood the development history of ancient Chinese musical instruments. "The Oud and the pipa have many similarities. Musical exchanges transcend language and make it easier for us to understand each other." Lama, a Saudi middle school student who has just started learning Chinese, became more interested in Chinese culture after watching the musical instrument exhibition. "I hope to study in China in the future and deeply perceive Chinese culture."
"Musical instruments are an important carrier of cultural exchange." Zhuge Yingliang (诸葛英良), associate researcher of the National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆) and Chinese curator of the exhibition, said that he hopes that the audience will understand the evolution history of ancient Chinese musical instruments and the cultural connotations contained in them through the exhibition, feel the artistic charm of Chinese traditional music, and touch the development context of Chinese music culture.
The power of art can transcend culture and create wonderful moments shared by mankind.
The facade of the King Fahd Cultural Center (法赫德国王文化中心) in Riyadh lit up with the light projection of "CARMEN," and the audience entered holding red roses and stepping on a rose carpet. The dome of the theater was radiant, and the colors of red and gold created a grand and romantic atmosphere. From September 4 to 6, 2025, the China National Opera House (中国中央歌剧院) performed the four-act opera "Carmen" composed by French composer Bizet here. This is the first time that the China National Opera House (中国中央歌剧院) has performed an opera in Saudi Arabia with a full-scale lineup.
Yuan Ding (袁丁), chief permanent conductor of the China National Opera House (中国中央歌剧院), conducted, and the opera performed by about 200 Chinese artists opened with the overture of "Carmen" sounding leisurely. As the classic aria "Habanera" sounded, many audience members could not help but hum softly along with the rhythm. Another name for this mezzo-soprano aria, "Love is Like a Free Bird," is more widely known. The composer used subtle changes in rhythm and timbre to show the heroine Carmen's inner subtle emotions to the fullest. The wonderful singing of mezzo-soprano singer Niu Shasha (牛莎莎) immersed the audience in Carmen's ups and downs of love and fate.
"Carmen" was performed 3 times in Saudi Arabia, and all tickets were sold out within a week of going on sale. Nearly 2,500 audience members attended each performance, about 80% of whom were Saudi people, reflecting the local people's expectations and recognition of Chinese artists. Audience member Anoud said, "I am very happy to be able to appreciate the world-class performance brought by Chinese artists. It was a wonderful and unforgettable night." The Portuguese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia wrote a special letter: "It was an extraordinary night, showcasing China's artistic achievements and cultural heritage. This performance evoked my childhood memories of watching opera for the first time. I was deeply attracted by the music, stage design and story. Looking at the Saudi audience in the auditorium, I couldn't help but think that many people may be experiencing this wonderful feeling for the first time. This proves that the power of art can transcend culture and create wonderful moments shared by mankind." Chang Hua (常华), the Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said that Chinese artists performing world classics in Saudi Arabia is a vivid practice of mutual learning between civilizations, marking the continuous deepening and solidifying of cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Music is a language that transcends national borders, conveying emotions, and carrying culture. On the wings of song, the Chinese and Saudi people have enhanced understanding, deepened emotions, and promoted cultural exchanges. Looking to the future, China-Saudi music exchanges will start a new chapter, and artists from both countries will jointly create a more harmonious, inclusive, and beautiful music world.
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Among the many tourist destinations in Southeast Asia, Laos appears understated and reserved. It rarely has elaborately packaged tourist narratives, but rather embraces the authenticity of life slowly and surely. Walking through it, the city and countryside, history and daily life are naturally intertwined. Whether it is the ancient city surrounded by mountains in the north, or the beautiful plains and towns in the south, people's lives are unhurried, with their own order and resilience.
Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), a city with a thousand-year history, is located in northern Laos. From the 14th to the 18th centuries, Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦) successively became the capital of the Lan Xang Kingdom and the Luang Prabang Kingdom (琅勃拉邦王国). At the end of the 19th century, Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), Vientiane (万象), and Champasak (占巴塞) were incorporated into French Indochina, and the city's architecture subsequently integrated Southeast Asian traditions with French styles.
In 1995, UNESCO inscribed the Ancient City of Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦古城) on the World Heritage List. Since then, this ancient city, which blends Eastern and Western cultural traditions, has become even more attractive to global tourists. On both sides of the main road, Sakkarin Road (萨卡林路), hotels and restaurants are lined up, with French-style buildings with white walls and gray tiles interspersed with Lao traditional houses with wooden columns and sloping roofs. Louvered windows, wooden balconies, and low eaves spread along the street, creating a peaceful and beautiful scene. Stepping into a coffee shop, the air conditioning brings a burst of coolness, the wooden floors and wooden stairs creak, and the heart, which was restless due to the heat, calms down.
On one side of the road, there is an old building with a different temperament, simple but with a scholarly atmosphere. Upon closer inspection, it is a primary school. Tourists passing by occasionally stop in the yard to rest and cool off. The eyes of the children in the classroom are occasionally attracted by passers-by outside the window, but the teacher does not reprimand them. A local friend told me that this school was once bought by a hotel at a high price, but it was eventually preserved due to the opposition of nearby residents, becoming a unique landscape in the downtown area.
As the sun sets, the number of people on the street gradually increases. Night market vendors set up stalls, displaying various handicrafts; tourists ride bicycles, mingling with the local motorcycle army, strolling through the old city; some people make appointments with three or five friends to pass the time in street-side cafes; others climb to the top of Mount Phousi (普西山顶), which overlooks the Mekong River (湄公河) scenery, waiting for a gorgeous sunset...
Central and northern Laos are mostly mountainous, while the south is dominated by plains and plateaus. Champasak Province (占巴塞省) is named after the Champasak Kingdom (占巴塞王国). The provincial capital, Pakse (巴色), is located in the Mekong River (湄公河) valley plain. Because there is no railway, most people arrive in Pakse (巴色) by overnight buses or small propeller planes. The inconvenient transportation limits the outside world's exploration of the small city.
In April 2025, the first C909 regional jet delivered by China to Lao Airlines (老挝航空) flew from the capital Vientiane (万象) to Pakse (巴色), successfully completing its first commercial flight in Laos. The single-flight capacity increased from 70 seats on the previous small propeller plane to 90 seats. At the same time, the C909 has strong short-distance take-off and landing capabilities and good adaptability to high-temperature and high-humidity environments. These characteristics improve flight punctuality and passenger comfort. During the peak tourist season, flights to and from Vientiane (万象) and Pakse (巴色) are almost full, and many people take photos with the C909 before boarding.
When I went to Pakse (巴色), it coincided with a tropical storm visiting. The scorching sun briefly retreated, and bursts of rain brought unexpected coolness. In the early morning, the mountains washed by the night rain were shrouded in clouds and mist. In the sound of raindrops falling from the eaves, the first wisp of smoke from the noodle soup stall rose, the traffic gradually increased, and the small city ushered in a new day. Street-side shops opened their roller shutters, the owners swept away the accumulated water in front of the door, and put out drinks and fresh fruits to welcome guests; adults carried their children outside the door, bathing in the cool and humid morning breeze; songthaews and tuk-tuks serving tourists slowly drove up, found suitable locations, and began to "hustle"... Living unhurriedly in the morning light and twilight is the daily routine of the people of Pakse (巴色) day after day. After staying here for two days, I seemed to have adapted to the local customs.
East of Pakse (巴色), the terrain gradually rises, and the endless rice fields disappear into the distance. The mountains are continuous and sparsely populated. Vehicles travel along the winding mountain road, occasionally seeing a few wooden stilt houses scattered in the mountains. Villagers returning from chopping wood and picking fruits from the mountains, barefoot and carrying bamboo baskets, smiled and brushed past us, with no trace of life's burdens on their faces.
Natural and unadorned is the impression Laos leaves on me, but in the comfort and ease, one can also feel the local people's vigorous spirit. Their relaxed and friendly smiles nurture the hope of development. On the speeding China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) train, the first batch of Lao railway talents are dedicating their youth to developing the railway industry; in the restaurants of Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), Chinese major university students working part-time after class have dreams of studying in China; in the express delivery stations in Vientiane (万象), the ever-increasing piles of express deliveries indicate the development of Laos' e-commerce industry... Time flows slowly here, but it has not stagnated. Laos' social development is also steadily moving forward, opening a new chapter.
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In the area traversed by the North Atlantic Current, there lies a haven praised by the U.S. *National Geographic* magazine as the "world's most beautiful archipelago" – the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) of Denmark. The Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) were formed 60 to 50 million years ago, with violent volcanic eruptions creating more than a dozen brilliant islands at sea, like scattered stars. Today, many of the main islands are connected by undersea tunnels, and the wonders of nature and the ingenuity of mankind have long been integrated.
The name of the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) can be traced back to the Viking era in the 9th century AD, originally meaning "Sheep Islands." As a variant of sheep, Faroese sheep are small and highly resistant to cold. Most farmers adopt free-range methods, gradually forming an interesting situation where "sheep outnumber people": the archipelago has a population of 54,000, but nearly 80,000 sheep. In addition, the number of seabirds inhabiting the archipelago is also considerable. They either take off to meet the morning glow, or face the waves and fight, or glide in the afterglow of the setting sun, seeking a stable habitat in the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛). These lively and lovely animals give the isolated Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) more vitality and energy.
The Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) are famous for their natural scenery. The harsh westerly wind blows all year round, and there are few large trees on the island. Only layers of moss and clumps of weeds accept the baptism of the gale mixed with the taste of the ocean. Steep cliffs are everywhere, shaped as if giants in Norse mythology had taken an axe to cut them upright. When glaciers and the ocean join hands, the land can only surrender. Huge glaciers formed tens of thousands of years ago cut the land along the coast, leaving behind grooves. As glaciers melt, seawater pours into the grooves, and fjord landforms with straight sides and wide bottoms emerge, with winding and turbulent waterways adding a touch of thrilling color to island hopping. In the southern part of Vágar (沃格岛) in the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛), the freshwater lake called Sørvágsvatn (瑟沃格湖) has a drop of more than 30 meters from the North Atlantic, and the lake water flows directly into the sea through a waterfall in the southwest corner, presenting a unique landscape of a "lake suspended above the sea," attracting tourists from all over the world.
People come to the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛), experiencing the fumigation of sea fog, the scouring of the aurora, and the guidance of lighthouses, to comfort their souls and light up their ideals. For the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛), which rely on fishing and animal husbandry as pillars, tourism has become the second growth curve of the local economy. More and more local residents choose to work in hotels and restaurants. The Faroe Islands (法罗群岛), with Unspoiled, Unexplored, and Unbelievable as tourism selling points, not only attract tourists to spend money, but also attract many non-Nordic citizens to reside, boosting the economy of the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛).
Some say that the most fascinating thing about the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) is the sea and everything related to it; others say that the most charming thing about the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) is the medieval churches and tranquil villages; still others say that the most striking thing about the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) is the stunning mountains and surging tides. But I think that the most worthy of praise in the Faroe Islands (法罗群岛) is the natural beauty of the harmonious coexistence of people and animals, and also the optimistic attitude of people living actively in isolation.
Return to TopShaanxi is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, known as a "natural history museum," and is the core and cradle of Qin and Han civilizations. The "Qin and Han Civilization Exhibition" currently held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary, brings together 129 pieces (sets) of exhibits from 9 cultural and museum institutions in Shaanxi Province (陕西省), presenting a multi-dimensional and glorious picture of the political economy, culture, art, and scientific and technological achievements of the Qin and Han periods through representative cultural relics such as bronzes, pottery, goldware, jade ware, Qin terracotta warriors and horses, and Han pottery figurines.
The exhibition is hosted by the Shaanxi Provincial Administration of Cultural Heritage (陕西省文物局) and the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, and co-organized by the Shaanxi Provincial Cultural Relics Exchange Center (陕西省文物交流中心) and the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院). The exhibition will last until May.
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The Central Rural Work Conference pointed out that it is necessary to coordinate the establishment of a normalized mechanism to prevent returning to poverty, improve the normalized assistance policy system, continue to support the development of underdeveloped areas, and continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is the first five years after the transition period for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation and effectively connecting with rural revitalization. 2026 is the first year of implementing normalized assistance. In this issue, our reporter interviewed five front-line cadres and the masses, asking them to talk about their new plans and arrangements for the new stage of normalized assistance, and how to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, and continue to guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty.
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Bai Yaoyao (白尧尧), Deputy Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Wubu County (吴堡县), Shaanxi Province
"Continue to Weave a Tight 'Poverty Prevention Network'"
Our reporter Deng Jianyang (邓剑洋)
"Fortunately, the Party's policies are good, so our family regained confidence, overcame difficulties, and our lives are getting better and better." Speaking of his recent life, Mu Shengping (慕生平), a villager in Mujiaya Village (慕家崖村), Songjiachuan Street (宋家川街道), Wubu County (吴堡县), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), is full of gratitude.
In 2024, Mu Shengping's diabetic syndrome worsened, and he lost his ability to work. The whole family relied solely on his wife, and their life fell into difficulties. The "two committees" of Mujiaya Village and the village work team discovered this situation as soon as possible. After verification, Mu Shengping's family was identified as a monitoring object. A series of assistance procedures such as minimum living security, medical assistance, and support for the disabled were quickly launched, pulling Mu Shengping's family back from the brink of returning to poverty.
2026 is the first year of implementing normalized assistance. How to continue to prevent families like Mu Shengping from returning to poverty? How to guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty?
"We must continue to weave a tight 'poverty prevention network'." Bai Yaoyao (白尧尧), Deputy Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Wubu County (吴堡县), introduced that the county has established a "normalized investigation, precise monitoring, and differentiated assistance" monitoring and assistance mechanism to prevent returning to poverty. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," it is necessary to further improve this mechanism, accurately identify objects through various methods such as farmers' self-declaration, investigation by town and village cadres, data early warning by industry departments, and data analysis by platform systems, focus on the "six categories" of key groups to conduct household investigations, and achieve early detection, early intervention, and early assistance.
"Normalized assistance must adhere to a precise approach." Bai Yaoyao said that next, it is necessary to enhance the development capabilities of assistance objects with effective development-oriented assistance, and ensure the bottom line of people's livelihood with a sound and complete social security system to ensure that no large-scale return to poverty occurs.
"We must firmly grasp the two 'bull noses' of industry and employment, enhance hematopoietic capacity, and truly enrich the villagers." Bai Yaoyao said that the county will promote the quality and efficiency of rural characteristic industries such as green pears, handmade hollow noodles, and sericulture, and make solid efforts in employment assistance by using tools such as East-West labor cooperation, employment assistance workshops, work-for-relief projects, and rural public welfare positions.
"Incorporating normalized assistance into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy and taking a series of practical measures to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation." Bai Yaoyao said, "Good policies must be implemented well. The next step will be to combine the county's 'Hundred Cadres Entering Ten Thousand Homes' campaign to promote cadres to go to the front line, explain various assistance policies clearly, and deliver them to the door. Through proactive service and listening to demands, we will weave a good 'heart-linking network'."
Shi Guangyuan (石光源), Secretary of the Hequ County (河曲县) Party Committee, Shanxi Province (山西省)
"Hang up the 'Battle Map' and Fight a 'Precise Battle'"
Our reporter Chang Qin (常钦)
The cold wind blows hard, but Jia Yongming (贾永明), a villager in Bailuquan Village (柏鹿泉村), Louziying Town (楼子营镇), Hequ County (河曲县), Shanxi Province (山西省), feels warm in his heart. Standing on the roof of his house, watching the solar panels shining in the sun, Lao Jia summarized his life in recent years: "From 'scared to death' to 'having a bottom line in mind,' thanks to the policy assistance."
In 2021, his wife was diagnosed with a serious illness, and the high medical expenses almost collapsed the family of four. The Hequ County's poverty prevention monitoring and assistance mechanism responded quickly and identified Lao Jia's family as a "sudden serious difficulty household." Medical insurance reimbursement, minimum living security, and educational assistance followed immediately. The village also helped him resume his old transportation business. In 2025, Jia Yongming's family income exceeded 120,000 yuan.
"In 2026, I plan to expand the planting of red shallots to 15 mu, continue to run the transportation business, and strive to increase my income to a new level!" Jia Yongming's confidence lies in the continued efforts of assistance policies and his own efforts.
"In the new stage of normalized assistance, we must hang up the 'battle map,' fight a 'precise battle,' and guard the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty." Shi Guangyuan (石光源), Secretary of the Hequ County (河曲县) Party Committee, said that to implement the spirit of the Central Rural Work Conference, it is necessary to incorporate normalized assistance into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, focusing on improving the normalized mechanism to prevent returning to poverty.
Shi Guangyuan introduced that the next step will be to enrich the county-level assistance policy "toolbox," implement precise assistance measures according to categories, implement development-oriented assistance for those with labor ability, and continue to guarantee the basic life of those without labor ability through measures such as minimum living security and social security, so as to achieve early detection, early intervention, and early assistance.
In terms of specific tactical methods, industry and employment are still the focus of development-oriented assistance. Shi Guangyuan introduced that in 2026, Hequ will focus on making articles on characteristic industries such as sea buckthorn, red shallots, and selenium-rich millet, and promote agricultural products from "selling raw materials" to "selling processed products and selling brands." "We plan to introduce more deep processing projects, do a good job in the value-added articles of 'grain head and food tail' and 'agricultural head and industrial tail,' improve the mechanism of linking farmers and benefiting farmers, and allow farmers to share the benefits in every link of the industrial chain."
In terms of employment assistance, skills training will be the top priority. "'One skill enriches the whole family.' We will implement the 'Rain and Dew Plan+' action in depth and vigorously cultivate rural craftsmen and characteristic labor brands." Shi Guangyuan said that in 2026, more people will be helped to master a skill through order-based training.
Li Guozhi (李国芝), a villager in Xiaoluoma Village (小骡马村), Nuoshuihe Town (诺水河镇), Tongjiang County (通江县), Sichuan Province (四川省)
"Use Your Hands to Create a Better Tomorrow"
Our reporter Gu Zhongyang (顾仲阳)
In Xiaoluoma Village (小骡马村), Nuoshuihe Town (诺水河镇), Tongjiang County (通江县), Sichuan Province (四川省), the dilapidated tile house with bamboo and mud walls in Li Guozhi's (李国芝) home is long gone. A two-story small building with white walls and black tiles witnesses the changes in the family's life.
"The days before were really bitter!" Looking back on the past, the family relied entirely on Li Guozhi's labor to support them. "We must work hard and use our hands to create a better tomorrow." Li Guozhi made up his mind and wrote eight characters on the mud wall of the hall: "**宁愿苦战，不愿苦熬** (nìng yuàn kǔ zhàn, bù yuàn kǔ áo - "rather fight bitterly than endure bitterly," better to struggle than to suffer idly)."
With this spirit, Li Guozhi used industrial poverty alleviation funds and poverty alleviation micro-credit to raise cattle and sheep and plant peppers. He went out early and returned late, digging out a 700-meter-long mountain road for transporting agricultural products with one hoe after another. With increased income from industry and relocation, Li Guozhi successfully shed his poverty label.
After getting rid of poverty, Li Guozhi's pace towards a better life became more solid and powerful. He built production houses and expanded the scale of planting and breeding. "In 2025, the family's income was more than 100,000 yuan, more than double that of five years ago." Li Guozhi said.
The transition period ended in 2026, entering a new stage of normalized assistance. "The Party's policies are really good. From poverty alleviation to the transition period, assistance has not been reduced. Entering a new stage, I will work harder, throw away my 'crutches,' and hold a good life in my own hands." In the new year, Li Guozhi has a clear plan - to transfer a few more acres of land to try planting some Chinese medicinal materials, raise a few more pigs, and expand the sheepfold to introduce high-quality breeding sheep and expand the scale of sheep raising.
Li Guozhi is very confident in expanding the scale of breeding. In April 2025, a sudden outbreak of swine fever occurred. He used the knowledge he had learned in previous training and consulted experts to strictly implement various prevention and control measures, successfully curbing the spread of swine fever. This experience made him more confident: "I recently bought three more piglets, which will be a considerable income by the end of the year."
In the new year, Li Guozhi also has a wish, "to drive more villagers and make everyone's life prosperous."
"After normalized assistance, it is even more necessary to stimulate endogenous动力 (dòng lì - "driving force," internal motivation), like Li Guozhi, and to better play the role of capable people like him to drive the development of poverty prevention and assistance objects together." Li Hongmei (李红梅), the village branch secretary of Xiaoluoma Village, introduced that in recent years, Li Guozhi has not only lived a good life through hard work and practical work, but also unreservedly taught planting and breeding techniques to his neighbors. Under his demonstration and leadership, more than 10 neighboring villagers have developed cattle and sheep breeding and green pepper planting, and are working hard to live a good life.
Xin Caifei (信才非), Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch of Jingxin Community (景新社区), Ludian County (鲁甸县), Yunnan Province (云南省)
"Do Our Best to Help Relocated People Live a Good Life"
Our reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)
On January 6, in Yulu Community (雨露社区), Ludian County (鲁甸县), Yunnan Province (云南省), the morning sun shines into the residential buildings. The aroma of street snacks awakens a hot and steamy day.
Xin Caifei (信才非), 30 years old, hurried downstairs by elevator. That day was the first research and judgment meeting of the neighboring Jingxin Community (景新社区) in the new year, and there were also several monitoring households to visit. 2026 is the first year of normalized assistance. As a staff member of the relocated community, Xin Caifei has a lot to do.
In March 2020, Xin Caifei moved here with his family from Gonghe Village (共和村), Chongxi Town (崇溪镇), Qiaojia County (巧家县), and settled down. Moving out of the mountains completely changed his life trajectory.
Maojiuawan (卯家湾) is the resettlement area with the largest number of relocated people out of poverty across counties in the country. Community work is complicated. From volunteer to member of Jingxin Community (景新社区), director of the Residents' Affairs Supervision Committee, and then to deputy secretary of the community's general party branch, Xin Caifei, who was once an assistance object, has gradually grown into a light that illuminates others.
Xin Caifei introduced that relying on the community's "red, yellow, and green" refined management and service model, the difficulties of relocated people in employment, medical treatment, schooling, and life can be reported to the community staff as soon as possible. The community then classifies the monitoring households according to the degree of risk and tracks the situation.
"There are many special difficult groups in the resettlement area. We regularly conduct normalized investigations and risk assessments to ensure timely identification and accurate inclusion." Xin Caifei said, "In the new year, our community will continue to implement the high-risk visit system, especially for patients with serious illnesses, elderly people living alone, etc. We have specially arranged micro-grid leaders to conduct daily follow-up visits to help them solve specific difficulties."
"Ludian City Kindergarten is recruiting security guards," "Yanchi Street is recruiting 10 elderly care workers," "A food factory in Zhoushan (舟山), Zhejiang (浙江) is recruiting sorting and processing personnel"... Various recruitment information is constantly popping up in the grid management group of the building where Xin Caifei is located.
"Now you don't have to 'squat on the roadside' to find work. We have a casual labor market in our county, which is convenient for finding work. Recruitment information will also be pushed to residents at any time. In 2025, we also organized more than a dozen job fairs." Xin Caifei said. "2 parks and 4 bases" have also been built around the resettlement area to absorb community labor for nearby employment. Elderly people and women who are inconvenient to go out can also increase their income at their doorsteps.
In a few days, the community will launch a 100-day campaign to tackle employment for rural laborers. Xin Caifei said that in the near future, skills training will be provided to returning laborers, and orderly transfer of employment will be organized to help some difficult groups apply for public welfare positions. "Everyone is very hardworking. We will do our best to help the relocated people live a good life."
Gong Bin (龚斌), Village Branch Secretary of Huanghu Village (黄虎村), Liangshan Town (良山镇), Yushui District (渝水区), Xinyu City (新余市), Jiangxi Province (江西省)
"The Villagers' 'Happy Rice Bowls' are Getting More and More Stable"
Our reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)
Walking into Huanghu Village (黄虎村), Liangshan Town (良山镇), Yushui District (渝水区), Xinyu City (新余市), Jiangxi Province (江西省), an art museum with a light brown exterior wall and antique charm shines with a light golden color in winter. Tourists stop to admire the beautiful rural art works, and research students surround wooden tables to paint.
"Huanghu Village has been built for more than 800 years and has a profound historical and cultural heritage." Gong Bin (龚斌), the native-born village party branch secretary, has been working hard to activate the ancient village's resources with cultural empowerment since he returned to his post in 2021. In 2025, the village received more than 200,000 tourists and was rated as a key municipal rural tourism village. The village industrial park drove more than 130 villagers to increase their income at their doorsteps.
How to carry out normalized assistance? "First of all, we must improve the normalized monitoring system, improve the discovery mechanism such as village cadres' package inspection and cross-departmental big data push, and adopt methods such as posting policy leaflets to households and improving farmers' self-declaration to ensure that problems are discovered early and difficulties are resolved early." Gong Bin said.
Gong Bin knows that it is inseparable from solid industrial support to let the villagers live a good life. "We are working with the municipal government to make a three-industry integration construction and development plan for 2026 to 2028 to make the villagers' 'happy rice bowls' more and more stable." Gong Bin said that this year the village will further give play to its resource advantages, actively strive for projects, build a few more scenic spots, improve supporting facilities, enhance the tour experience, and support the standardized development of farmhouses and homestays.
The village's bee-keeping industry already has a certain foundation. In order to further strengthen it, Gong Bin plans to lead the village to take the road of brand-strong agriculture. "We are applying for the geographical indication of the sales area of Huanghu Village's native honey (Chinese bee). After the application is approved, it will be of great help to the sales of honey." Gong Bin said.
Extend the industrial chain, increase added value, and strengthen the connection between farmers and farmers. "In May 2025, we signed a chili order contract with the company, transferred 300 mu of land in a concentrated area to develop large-scale chili planting, and achieved an output value of 2.7 million yuan in the same year. This year, we will upgrade the infrastructure of the village industrial park, assist enterprises in improving their deep processing capabilities, and drive more villagers to increase their income steadily." Gong Bin said.
Strengthen employment assistance. "The village industrial park has introduced 2 enterprises, and we must support them to further grow. At the same time, we must further optimize public welfare positions and stabilize villagers' employment income." Gong Bin said that for villagers without labor ability, they should be included in the social assistance system and ensure their basic life through policies and measures such as minimum living security.
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Welcoming the dawn of the new year, the mountains and countryside are surging with vibrant hope everywhere. In the former poverty-stricken areas, from fields to workshops, distinctive industries continue to grow, employment channels are becoming more abundant, and people have more enthusiasm for development. Compared with five years ago, the conditions in poverty-stricken areas have been greatly improved in all aspects, and the vitality and potential for development have been significantly enhanced.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a new stage in which the transition period ends and turns to normalized assistance. Recently, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on doing a good job in "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers," emphasizing that "it is necessary to continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, incorporate normalized assistance into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, and firmly hold the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty."
On a new journey and a new starting point, why do we still need to emphasize this "bottom line"? Objectively, various factors such as diseases, sudden accidents, and natural disasters still pose a risk of relapse into poverty for some groups and even local areas. "No one should be left behind in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects; no one should be left behind on the road to common prosperity." From the fight against poverty, the consistent policy orientation deeply embodies our party's unremitting pursuit of continuous struggle. This bottom-line task is anchored not only in this year or the next five years, but in the entire period of rural revitalization.
Entering a new stage of normalized assistance, how can we continue to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation?
Adhering to "major stability, minor adjustments," policies should fully reflect continuity. The past five-year transition period has not only made the foundation of poverty alleviation more solid and the results more sustainable, but also formed a complete set of powerful and effective policy systems. These policies and the precise concepts running through them are precisely our "magic weapon" for continuously building a strong dike against poverty.
In the new stage, it is still necessary to maintain the overall stability of policies in terms of fiscal investment, financial support, and resource allocation. Adhere to the five-level Party secretaries grasping together, continue to implement a series of effective practices such as East-West cooperation and fixed-point assistance from central units, and appropriately optimize and adjust them according to actual conditions, focusing on improving the effectiveness of assistance.
Strengthening development-oriented assistance to stimulate endogenous动力 (nèi shēng dòng lì - "endogenous power," internal driving force) is the top priority. During the previous transition period, many places refined indicators such as the survival rate of seedlings and the acceptance weight of livestock and poultry as subsidy requirements for industrial assistance, advocating "more work, more subsidies, less work, less subsidies." Some places also encouraged monitored households to develop together, integrating into market competition through the establishment of cooperatives and other entities. These practices have effectively stimulated the endogenous动力 (nèi shēng dòng lì - "endogenous power," internal driving force) of the people who have been lifted out of poverty. In the new stage, it is necessary to firmly grasp the two main driving forces of income increase, industry and employment, and guide more people who have been lifted out of poverty to become rich through hard work with their own hands through skills training, technical guidance, and other methods.
It is necessary to provide stratified and classified assistance to underdeveloped areas. As the main battlefield for preventing relapse into poverty, the level of economic and social development in underdeveloped areas is the foundation for consolidating and expanding the achievements in poverty alleviation. At the same time, it must also be recognized that the development of a region is restricted by its original endowments such as location and resources and market laws, and has its own growth cycle. In this regard, it is still necessary to maintain historical patience and work persistently. On the one hand, it is necessary to continue to provide appropriate policy inclination and differentiated support to enhance the balance and accessibility of infrastructure and public services; on the other hand, these areas should also give full play to the superimposed effects of regional development strategies, seize opportunities, select the right track, accelerate the cultivation of new economic growth points, and enhance development capabilities.
"The bottom line of poverty alleviation must be 固若金汤 (gù ruò jīn tāng - "as solid as metal soup," impregnable), and there must be absolutely no large-scale relapse into poverty. The key is to do these things practically and continue them." By being cautious from beginning to end and going all out, with more powerful measures and gathering more powerful forces, we will surely hold the bottom line of preventing large-scale relapse into poverty for a long time, and make the achievements in poverty alleviation stand the test of history.
Return to TopPeople's health is an important symbol of socialist modernization and a common pursuit of the vast majority of the people. China has built the world's largest medical service system, disease prevention and control system, and medical security system. The average life expectancy of residents has reached 79 years, and major health indicators are among the highest in middle- and high-income countries.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "implement a health-first development strategy, improve the policy and system for health promotion, enhance the effectiveness of the patriotic health campaign, and improve the average life expectancy and health level of the people." In the next five years, the construction of a healthy China will enter a new stage, and it is necessary to step up efforts in childcare, medical care, health management, and disability care, so as to lay a more solid health foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization.
——Editor
Yu Mingqiang (於明强), villager of Gao'an Village, Chabu Township, Min County (岷县), Gansu (甘肃)
Raising children is no longer just a "family affair"
My hometown is Gao'an Village, Chabu Township, Min County (岷县), Gansu (甘肃). My wife and I have been working in Zhejiang (浙江) for many years. A few days ago, my two-and-a-half-year-old son, Rui Rui (睿睿), with the help of his grandfather, dialed my WeChat phone. My wife told the children on the phone that she would bring them delicious and fun things when she went back for the New Year.
My wife told me that the country supports us, and this year she wants to bring more things for her parents and children! I know that the "support" my wife mentioned refers to the national childcare subsidy. In July last year, the state issued the "Implementation Plan for the Childcare Subsidy System." Rui Rui (睿睿) was born in July 2023 and is eligible for subsidies according to the policy. After we learned about this good policy, we were both happy and worried—Min County (岷县) is located in a mountainous area, people live scattered, and the children's grandparents are old. How can we get this subsidy?
Unexpectedly, the local government departments arranged all these issues for us. Online, the county's Rong Media Center (县融媒体中心) and platforms such as "Healthy Min County" ("健康岷县") pushed interpretation videos and application guides to village-level WeChat groups. According to my parents, propaganda teams crossed mountains and ridges to conduct "one-on-one" explanations to relevant people, telling everyone the subsidy standards, application conditions, and processing procedures, and also answering questions on the spot.
According to the guidance in the WeChat group, in August last year, I filled out the application on my mobile phone, collected all the materials, and it took less than 10 minutes from start to finish. Unexpectedly, I was out of town and didn't have to run offline even once. After receiving my application, the relevant departments in Min County (岷县) handled it according to the process of "individual application—village-level review and publicity—township preliminary review and publicity—county-level review—fund distribution publicity." In December, I received a subsidy of 3,600 yuan.
The first subsidy is equivalent to one month's salary for my wife, which has effectively reduced the pressure on rural migrant worker families like ours. In the county seat, this money can solve many of the child's food, clothing, and other expenses. In addition to childcare subsidies, I heard that the County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (县中医院) and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital (妇幼保健院) have hung up signs for early education centers and childcare service centers, making it more convenient for children to have physical examinations and early education guidance. If you handle the subsidy offline, you can also make an appointment for a pre-pregnancy check-up and listen to expert lectures.
I also heard more good news from my old classmates: Currently, more than a dozen childcare institutions have been registered in the county, with 1,579 inclusive childcare slots. Our county also took the lead in the province to introduce a one-time nutritional subsidy policy for three-child births. Families with three children who meet the policy and give birth in public medical institutions from January 1, 2024, will receive a one-time nutritional subsidy of 3,000 yuan, and families who did not enjoy the subsidy in 2023 will also be included in the supplementary reporting scope.
The country's good policies really make us feel that raising children is no longer just a "family affair." The pressure of raising children has been reduced a lot, and I have more confidence and motivation!
(Reported and compiled by Song Chaojun (宋朝军), reporter of this newspaper)
Policy Background
In order to reduce the burden of childbirth and parenting, alleviate childbirth anxiety, release childbirth potential, and promote high-quality population development, in July 2025, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Implementation Plan for the Childcare Subsidy System" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan").
According to the "Plan," the childcare subsidy system will be implemented from January 1, 2025. The subsidy targets are infants and young children under the age of 3 who are born in compliance with laws and regulations, until they reach the age of 3. Childcare subsidies are issued annually, and the subsidy standard is 3,600 yuan per child per year.
Data released by the National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) shows that as of now, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government) have issued childcare subsidies, with more than 24 million people receiving them. The childcare subsidy issuance rate in 2025 reached about 80%.
Childcare subsidies are the first large-scale, universal, and direct cash subsidies for people's livelihood security issued to the masses since the founding of New China. It is a major measure that benefits the people and benefits the people. This system helps reduce the burden of family parenting and creates a social atmosphere that is friendly to childbirth.
Warm reminder
Applications for the 2026 childcare subsidy have been fully opened on January 5. Infants and young children who meet the application conditions can apply online through the "Childcare Subsidy" mini-program on Alipay (支付宝) and WeChat (微信) platforms, the childcare subsidy application zone on the government service platform of the province where the infant and young child's household registration is located, or they can apply offline at the township or street where the infant and young child's household registration is located. This year, the system has added a one-click renewal function, that is, applicants for infants and young children who have already applied for childcare subsidies in 2025 and meet the conditions for continuing to apply in the new year can continue to apply.
Chen Jingli (陈静莉), head of the Zhouwushan Community Health Service Station (周坞山社区卫生服务站), Heping Town (和平镇), Changxing County (长兴县), Zhejiang (浙江)
Digital and intelligent diagnosis and treatment protect the health of tea farmers
Heping Town (和平镇), Changxing County (长兴县), has more than 100,000 mu of tea trees. Tea farmers have a high intensity of tea picking work, and prolonged bending over requires high cardiopulmonary function. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have become the main health hazard for local people. A few days ago, I did an examination for Wang Pinlin (王品林), a tea farmer in Zhouwushan Village (周坞山村). He was very happy after knowing the results. He will be able to keep up with the tea picking season in 2026.
In the past, medical treatment in mountainous areas was inconvenient. In previous tea picking seasons, some tea farmers suddenly felt palpitations and chest tightness. Because they could not seek medical treatment in time, some people chose to endure it, and as a result, it dragged on to more serious problems.
Since April 2024, the County Health Bureau (县卫生健康局) has equipped us with AI intelligent auscultation equipment. By attaching the device to the tea farmer's chest and pressing the "Start Detection" button, a dynamic curve similar to an electrocardiogram will appear on the device screen, and data such as heart rate and pulse will be displayed in real time. These data are synchronously transmitted to the supporting APP terminal via Bluetooth to form a preliminary health analysis report. In September 2025, the AI intelligent auscultation equipment was upgraded to version 2.0, which is more in line with clinical operating specifications than the previous version.
AI intelligent auscultation equipment can help us quickly screen out potential patients and improve diagnosis and treatment efficiency. During the tea picking season in 2025, I encountered a case where the condition was difficult to grasp. Through the AI intelligent auscultation equipment, I sent the patient's relevant test data to the Third People's Hospital of Changxing County (长兴县第三人民医院). A few minutes later, the remote diagnosis result of Jin Yujiao (金玉姣), the attending physician of the hospital, was sent back: "The patient's heart rate is slightly faster. Combined with the labor scene, it is judged to be excessive fatigue. It is recommended to take appropriate rest and no special treatment is required."
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to promote the digital and intelligent construction of national health. In the next 5 years, our county will fully promote the deep integration of digital and intelligent technology and the health cause, carry out AI cloud ultrasound carotid artery screening during the tea picking season for the comprehensive prevention and control of chronic diseases, and protect the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health of tea farmers.
(Reported and compiled by Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), reporter of this newspaper)
Guo Yu (郭宇), long-term care worker in Banan District (巴南区), Chongqing (重庆)
Using skills and love to illuminate the lives of the disabled
I am a long-term care worker in Banan District (巴南区), Chongqing (重庆). My main work is to assist with bathing, feeding, percussion and phlegm drainage, oral care, rehabilitation maintenance... Every time I visit, from checking in, wearing shoe covers, and assessing the environment, to the family signing for confirmation after the service is completed, there are standard procedures.
Every month, I have to go to Grandpa Huang's (黄爷爷) home in Group 5 of Wanquan Street Community (万泉街社区), Lianhua Street (莲花街道), 12 times. Grandpa Huang (黄爷爷) and his wife are nearly eighty years old and have a daughter who is disabled due to polio. For Grandpa Huang's (黄爷爷) family, my service allows them to temporarily relieve their burden and also alleviates some of the heavy anxiety of "what will happen to the child when we are gone."
The difficulty of our work may not only be the dirty and heavy work that everyone imagines, but more importantly, communication with family members. We must have love and empathy. Relatives of disabled people are in a state of high pressure and depression for a long time, and their own spiritual comfort needs are also strong. While doing their job well, long-term care workers also need to play the role of listeners and emotional counselors to alleviate the anxiety of the entire family.
In 2025, the state launched the long-term care worker professional qualification examination, and I became the first batch of senior long-term care workers in Chongqing (重庆) and the only one in Banan District (巴南区). From an ordinary nursing home caregiver in 2014 to holding a nationally certified "red book" today, my 10 years coincide with the exploration of long-term care insurance in Chongqing (重庆). After obtaining the senior certificate, my work focus began to shift to training and management positions.
The degree of aging is deepening, and more professional talents will definitely be needed in the next 5 years. For me, I believe that salary and benefits will improve in all aspects. I also want to pass on my 10 years of skills and experience to more colleagues. I hope to attract more forces to join in and jointly support the lives of disabled people.
(Reported and compiled by Wang Xinyue (王欣悦), reporter of this newspaper)
Huang Shunyan (黄舜艳), Party Secretary and Director of the Health Bureau of Futian District (福田区), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东)
Running a full-chain service of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management in a practical manner
In Futian District (福田区), Shenzhen (深圳), it has become a common choice for patients with chronic diseases to have their first diagnosis in community hospitals for minor illnesses, go to higher-level hospitals for major illnesses, and return to community health service institutions for rehabilitation care and health management. The change in medical habits stems from the medical service reform we are carrying out—shifting from a focus on treating diseases to a focus on health, and improving the full-chain service of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management.
In the past, our core task was to treat diseases and save lives; now, our goal is to protect the health of the entire population in the jurisdiction throughout their entire life cycle, so that everyone can "not get sick, get sick less, get sick later, and not get serious illnesses." Even if they get sick, they can receive continuous and high-quality medical care in an efficient and coordinated integrated service system.
In recent years, we have built a three-level grid-based medical and health service system of "district hospitals—community hospitals—community health service centers" to make medical resources connected up and down and services seamlessly connected. At the prevention level, we actively promote the integration of medical prevention and the integration of sports and health, and build a "15-minute fitness circle" in the entire district.
In the full-chain service system of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management, community health service centers are the closest link to residents. By carrying out high-frequency health education and implementing preventive measures such as early tumor screening, we gradually integrate chronic disease management into residents' daily lives. We have formed 469 family doctor teams, and the signing rate of key populations has reached 97%. Relying on family doctor teams, community health service centers establish health records for key populations and provide contracted residents with health assessments, medication guidance, lifestyle interventions, and standardized follow-up services.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "develop a full-chain service of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management." In the next 5 years, we will strengthen the coordination of medical prevention, the integration of medical prevention, and social co-governance, promote the "integration" of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and management resources, build a full-process health service model, and protect the health of the entire population in the jurisdiction.
(Reported and compiled by Cheng Yuanzhou (程远州), reporter of this newspaper)
Xiong Huizhong (熊慧中), Vice President of Immunology, Innovent Biologics (信达生物制药), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu (江苏)
The road of original innovation is difficult but must be taken
In the Innovent Biologics (信达生物制药) R&D building, more than 300 R&D personnel are engaged in innovative drug research and development. Everyone is very busy all year round.
Currently, we have applied AI to drug research and development, which has effectively improved R&D efficiency. We focus on the four major disease areas of oncology, autoimmune, metabolic, and ophthalmology, and carry out concentrated research, and have achieved many results. In 2025 alone, 7 innovative drugs (including new indications) were included in the National Medical Insurance Catalog (国家医保目录), one of which is a drug for thyroid eye disease, which is the first new drug in this field in China. Previously, there was only one drug in the world to treat this disease, and it was very expensive. After our drug was launched, the price was only 1/15 of it. On January 1 this year, as the drug was included in the National Medical Insurance Catalog (国家医保目录), the price reduction exceeded 60%.
The road of original innovation is difficult, but it must be taken. Recently, a new drug of ours that is undergoing clinical phase III trials globally began to be established eight or nine years ago. Because it is a "from 0 to 1" project, there is no experience to follow. The R&D team has experienced many tests and faced many difficult choices, but it finally reached the clinical phase III trial.
Our rapid growth is inseparable from a series of policy supports. Jiangsu (江苏) regards biomedicine as a strategic emerging industry and provides strong support for continuous innovation of enterprises. In addition, the industry-university-research collaborative platform built by Suzhou (苏州) promotes Innovent Biologics (信达生物) to establish clinical trial cooperation with local medical institutions, accelerating the transformation of innovative achievements into clinical applications.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "support the development of innovative drugs and medical devices." This gives the innovative drug industry a **定心丸** (dìng xīn wán - "reassuring pill," something that puts one's mind at ease). We are more confident in making long-term arrangements in R&D. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we will continue to focus on unmet clinical needs in oncology, autoimmune diseases, etc., continue to expand the pipeline layout, and strive to allow patients to use more new and good drugs.
(Reported and compiled by Yin Xiaoyu (尹晓宇), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 申少铁
"Age-appropriate renovations bring convenience to the elderly, and families with children receive an additional 300 yuan subsidy per month." President Xi Jinping (习近平) mentioned the latest progress in the Healthy China initiative in his 2026 New Year's message, which is encouraging and warms people's hearts.
Receiving a 300 yuan childcare subsidy each month alleviates the burden of raising children; relying on artificial intelligence technology enables efficient screening and diagnosis of common diseases among tea farmers; the implementation of a long-term care insurance system ensures that disabled individuals receive high-quality and affordable care services... Various regions and departments continue to conduct beneficial explorations in promoting high-quality population development and safeguarding residents' health, steadily advancing on the road to building a Healthy China.
Health is a necessary requirement for promoting the all-round development of individuals, a fundamental condition for economic and social development, and a common pursuit of the vast majority of the people. The Party and the state have always attached great importance to people's health, taking a series of policies and measures to promote the health of all. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," China has built the world's largest medical service system, disease prevention and control system, and medical security system with relatively low investment. By the end of 2024, the average life expectancy of Chinese residents had reached 79 years, and major health indicators were among the highest in middle- and high-income countries. These impressive achievements have laid a solid health foundation for the start of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
The "Healthy China 2030" Plan Outline proposes that by 2030, the institutional system for promoting the health of all will be more complete, the development of the health field will be more coordinated, healthy lifestyles will be popularized, the quality of health services and the level of health security will be continuously improved, the health industry will flourish, basic health equity will be achieved, and major health indicators will enter the ranks of high-income countries. We must soberly see that, compared with this strategic goal, there are still problems of unbalanced and inadequate development of medical and health services, the health literacy level of some residents is not high enough, and some chronic diseases are still highly prevalent.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is the last five years to achieve the strategic goals of "Healthy China 2030." Time is tight and the task is heavy. We must aim at the strategic goals, 撸起袖子加油干 (lū qǐ xiù zi jiā yóu gàn - "roll up sleeves and work harder," to work hard and with great effort), and continuously improve the health level of all.
Implement a health-first development strategy and integrate health into all policies. The Party's health and health work policy in the new era proposes to "integrate health into all policies." This requires all regions and departments to promote health as a priority goal for economic and social development, to include health indicators such as average life expectancy as an important part of performance evaluation, to incorporate health education into the national education system, and to strive to form production and lifestyles that are conducive to health. In addition, we must increase investment in the field of health. The operation of public hospitals, prevention and control of infectious diseases, basic security for people with serious illnesses, maintenance of the public health system, and research and development of innovative drugs and medical devices all require a large amount of capital investment. Although public financial funds involve many fields and there are many places to spend money, health is priceless, and investment in the health field is an important manifestation of "investing in people," and its return will be immeasurable.
Adhere to health as the center, so that the masses get sick less and are healthier. Governments at all levels should implement the concept of "prevention first," vigorously carry out the Healthy China Action and the Patriotic Health Campaign, strengthen the publicity and introduction of health knowledge, gradually improve the health literacy of residents, and let healthy scientific knowledge and popular science knowledge "fly into the homes of ordinary people." Medical institutions should shift from "disease treatment as the center" to "health as the center," pay more attention to "treating diseases before they occur" and health management, and encourage medical staff to participate more in health popularization.
Continuously optimize health services, so that the masses get less serious illnesses and can recover. Give full play to the functions of national medical centers, focus on major diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, and rare diseases, carry out scientific research and tackle key problems, and improve diagnosis and treatment capabilities. Continue to deepen medical reform, and improve regional and primary diagnosis and treatment capabilities through the construction of national regional medical centers, close-knit county medical communities, and urban medical alliances, so as to achieve "major illnesses are solved without leaving the province, general illnesses are solved in cities and counties, and daily illnesses are solved at the primary level." In addition, we must increase the research and development of innovative drugs and high-end medical devices, so that the masses can obtain new health impetus from technological innovation.
Standing at the starting point of a new five-year period, adhering to the people-centered development thought, and always putting the safety and health of the people first, we will surely be able to more widely gather the strength of the whole society to safeguard the life and health of the people, and inject strong impetus into ensuring that decisive progress is made in basically realizing socialist modernization.
Return to TopIn his New Year's message for 2026, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "We nourish our spiritual home with culture" and "Tradition and modernity blend together, and Chinese culture shines with even more brilliant light." This issue of "Da Di Book List" recommends good books centered on "nourishing the spiritual home with culture," hoping to help readers perceive the cultural context, understand the times, and absorb new knowledge, so that they can stride forward on the road of pursuing dreams in the new year.
——Editor
Start Reading with the Times, Set Off Immediately
Zhang Mingse (张明瑟)
"Both ears hear the affairs outside the window, the whole heart reads the books of sages." In the newly opened "Chen Xia Study" at the Capital Library, a couplet attracts attention. Academic couple Professors Chen Pingyuan (陈平原) and Xia Xiaohong (夏晓虹) pass on the books they have painstakingly acquired to unfamiliar readers, and also convey their understanding of reading to more people.
The world outside the window is changing at an unprecedented speed. Some say that an ancient person from 1000 years ago, if "hibernated" for 500 years and then woke up, would find that the world had not changed much; but today, we face changes and freshness every day when we wake up. It is no longer possible not to hear about the affairs outside the window, especially since these affairs are being written into the books before our eyes at an unprecedented speed and depth.
Understanding changes, understanding the world, keeping up with the times, and enriching life, these are the reasons why we repeatedly rush to reading.
A quarter of the 21st century has passed, and in 2025 alone, there are too many moments worth savoring. These shining marks on the wheel of time are also crystallized into words and deposited in the pages of books, making us unable to help but feel a myriad of thoughts every time we read.
These thoughts are about the firm steps of national development, inspiring us to be upward-moving selves in a striving China. With the "14th Five-Year Plan" coming to a close, the total economic volume is expected to exceed the 140 trillion yuan mark, and behind the huge volume is everyone's hard work and progress. Open "Small County, Big City" (《小县大城》), and you will see the life transformation of "small-town youths" as they create their own careers in the process of urbanization in their hometowns and grow into the strong pillars of emerging cities. Read "Going Global" (《大出海》), and you will see more than 100 leading companies, "great sailors," standing on the giant ship of the Chinese economy, looking at the world on an equal footing, and sharing the fruits and experiences of China's development with people from all countries.
These thoughts are about the echoes of history still ringing in our ears, reminding us to know where we come from, take the right path, and cultivate a sense of righteousness. Look at "Why Is the Battle Flag So Beautiful" (《为什么战旗美如画》), and you will see 12 Eighth Route Army soldiers charging into the enemy ranks with flames all over their bodies in the Battle of Huangyandong (黄崖洞保卫战), fighting to the end, interpreting the heroic spirit behind the hunting battle flag at the September 3rd parade; read "Revelations of 'Six Pairs of Party History'" (《“党史六对”启示录》), and the scene of the "cave dialogue" is as if it were before our eyes, enlightening the century-old party that only through self-revolution can it jump out of the historical cycle; check "Encyclopedia of Taiwan · History" (《台湾百科全书·历史》), delve into the historical texture of the Taiwan Strait, and understand that "Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times," making the yearning for reunion even stronger.
These thoughts are about the inspiring technological leaps, guiding us to enrich ourselves, improve ourselves, and maintain our core and literacy in the tide of technology. If we condense the history of the Earth into one day, artificial intelligence appeared in the last millisecond of that day. Many books have already broken down the "magic" of artificial intelligence into WYSIWYG graphics, helping us update our toolboxes; and some books leave us with a question to think about in the analysis of the relationship between technology and humanity: what is the fundamental "being human" that technology cannot replace?
These thoughts are about the surging vitality of cultural creation, enriching our lives and nourishing our spiritual home. Step into "Thinking Through the Ages: Ancient China in 115 Cultural Relics" (《思接千载：115件文物里的古代中国》), encounter Jun kiln glaze and landscape scrolls, and you can better understand why ancient charm and national style have become "top trends," making us love them. Open "Su Chao Is Here" (《苏超来了》), and from the amusing jokes, meme wars, and song battles, you can sublimate your thoughts on "why grassroots cultural activities are so charming," and the cultural grand occasion of co-creation and sharing is attracting more people to participate.
These thoughts are about the life arcs of fellow travelers, encouraging us to strengthen our hearts and bravely pursue our dreams. Read "Dedicate Sweetness to You: Biography of Academician Wu Mingzhu" (《把甘甜献给你：吴明珠院士传》), and you will see that the scientist who spent her whole life making melons and fruits sweeter still has light in her eyes when she hears the word "melon" at the age of ninety. It turns out that the dedication of life not only brings beauty to others, but also leaves a sweetness for oneself. In "Breaking the Waves: Qian Xuesen's Return to China (1950-1955)" (《破浪：钱学森的回国历程（1950—1955）》), facing the intimidation, house arrest, and blockade of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Qian Xuesen (钱学森) calmly and confidently said with thunderous force: "I am loyal to 450 million compatriots." Therefore, we have today's us continuing to ride the wind and waves towards high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.
Standing at the new starting point of the new year, "building ourselves like building a new China" has gone viral online. The vast sea of books is the source of energy for us to enrich ourselves. The official promulgation of the "National Reading Promotion Regulations" will surely make the atmosphere of a book-filled society even stronger. Start reading with the times, set off immediately - do not be bound by form, nor need to demand the end point, the important thing is to make reading a habit, use reading to connect to the vast world, and draw inexhaustible strength from reading to build ourselves and build our motherland.
Understand the Brain and Use the Brain, Learn Until Old
Wang Liming (王立铭)
Many times, we subconsciously understand learning as "pouring" things into our heads - knowledge is like water, the brain is like a bucket, and the only task is to fill the bucket.
But the way the brain works is not like this at all.
It is not a container for storing things, but a "circuit system" that constantly transforms itself. Every time we learn something new, we are connecting a new line between existing components, thereby upgrading and transforming the original circuit system. After the transformation, the same "input" can trigger a "output" that is completely different from the past, and learning is completed.
The bandwidth of the brain is limited, and only a few short-term memories can be successfully upgraded to long-term memories, and even if they enter the long-term memory bank, they may not be available on call. This is very consistent with our daily experience - many times we learn quickly and forget even faster. So, what kind of content can occupy a place in our minds for a long time?
I'll tell you the answer directly - the more things that are closely related to survival, the more firmly the brain remembers and the more frequently it is called upon. For example, the "Garcia effect": once a person or animal eats poisonous food and feels uncomfortable, they will remember its appearance and taste for life, and automatically detour the next time they see it. We don't want to taste the losses we've already suffered again.
Since the brain is so "concerned" about survival-related information, can we borrow this mechanism to make other knowledge that we want to remember firmly rooted in our minds? Here I share three practical methods based on the principles of brain science.
Method 1: Make the brain think that what you are learning is important. Although most of the things we learn in peacetime have nothing to do with life and death, and the brain can't figure out why we have to memorize ancient poems or multiplication tables, we can "trick" it. One way is to repeat it constantly, so that it thinks it is an important signal; another is to mobilize emotions and tie information to rewards and punishments. In ancient private schools, those who could not recite would be beaten with a ruler, which was actually using emotional stimulation to deepen memory. Today, of course, we can change to more gentle methods, such as rewarding ourselves with something good to eat, or watching a few minutes of short videos, which can also have a similar effect.
Method 2: Cleverly use the time difference between short-term memory and long-term memory. Short-term memory can only last for a few seconds to a dozen seconds, while the establishment of long-term memory takes tens of minutes or even longer. If you stuff too much new content in one breath, short-term memory will soon be full, and long-term memory has not had time to form. The solution is to use the time difference between the two, "spaced repetition": stop after studying for a while, and review again after a few hours or days, so that the brain has time to process. Many online learning software are designed this way.
Method 3: Make memories easier to extract. You can add a few more clues to your memories, such as making more associations, drawing more connection diagrams, and stringing scattered information into lines and weaving them into nets, so that as long as you think of one point, you can remember a large amount of content along the vine. Reciting a five-character quatrain is easier than memorizing 20 unrelated Chinese characters, because it has a structure to rely on. The "memory palace method" is the same principle - building a virtual space in the brain, placing information in different positions, so that fragmented knowledge is connected to each other.
From this perspective, in today's era of highly fragmented information, reading is still an efficient means of learning. A good book either provides a complete line of knowledge, or unfolds a unique concept or perspective, or takes you into a new world full of details. In the book, information is not presented in a piecemeal way, but is organically composed into a whole, which exactly fits the brain's learning mode.
Studying the brain may be the only kind of work in the universe that is "self-exploration of itself." Always maintaining awe and curiosity about the brain, in such exploration, we will inevitably reap many unexpected surprises.
(The author is a professor at Capital Medical University (首都医科大学))
Achieving the Two-Way Rush Between Readers and Good Books
Song Qiang (宋强)
In today's world where digital intelligence technology is advancing by leaps and bounds, books born thousands of years ago have come to the forefront.
The ways to acquire knowledge and opinions are changing dramatically. A large number of online resources such as short videos, live broadcasts, and podcasts have reduced the cost and threshold of knowledge acquisition, benefiting more people. But at the same time, the advantages of paper books are still prominent, and they are still the most systematic, in-depth, and reliable way to acquire knowledge.
The content of paper books has been deeply thought out and precipitated by the author, and has been processed, checked, and proofread by editors, so the accuracy and reliability are high. When people are troubled by AI hallucinations, the advantages of paper books become apparent. In addition, paper reading allows people to concentrate on in-depth thinking, which is difficult to replace with fragmented text and audio-visual content. In the long run, the circulation of paper books and periodicals may decrease, but they will coexist with new knowledge dissemination methods such as short videos, live broadcasts, and podcasts for a long time. They compete with each other and complement each other, rather than simply replacing each other.
Looking back at the book and periodical market in 2025, we see that the main challenge facing the publishing industry is how to accurately connect with readers. In the past, publishing houses were accustomed to focusing on doing a good job of content, and their research and analysis of the market and readers were far from enough. In today's world where short videos have become the main marketing position, the "entrance" of channels is highly dispersed, and the reach of effective information is more difficult. Readers, on the other hand, do not want to read books, but find it difficult to find books that touch them and stimulate their reading needs. The changes in channels have led to the "disconnection" between publishing houses and readers, and there is an urgent need for more efficient ways of connecting, providing high-quality content in a targeted manner to attract users and lead readers.
Many publishing houses have also taken the initiative to adapt to the changes, actively adjusting their marketing strategies, and providing a referential path for the transformation and upgrading of the publishing industry. People's Literature Publishing House (人民文学出版社) uses live broadcasts as a daily task to promote high-quality books, and has also held the "Literature New Year's Eve" event for five consecutive years, reaching tens of millions of people. Some publishing houses actively seek to combine with other business forms, and invest in short drama production, animation peripheral development, and cultural and creative development. For example, Twenty-First Century Publishing House (二十一世纪出版社) relies on the "Great China Treasure Hunt" books to develop peripheral products such as "Mythical Beast Claw Machine" and "Mythical Beast Gashapon Machine"; cultural and creative products launched by Shanghai Translation Publishing House (上海译文出版社), Guangxi Normal University Press (广西师范大学出版社), and others have frequently become popular, and "Lu Xun's (鲁迅) Same Style Wool Vest" topped the hot search list... These vibrant innovations have amplified the voice of publishing and brought it closer to readers.
In an era when communication methods are changing rapidly, the publishing industry must not only consolidate its advantages and bury itself in writing good books, but also try to "acquire" readers, understand readers, and also jump out and expand to the broader cultural service industry, discover new opportunities in the changing situation, and open up new horizons.
(The author is the president of China Publishing & Media Business Daily (中国出版传媒商报社))
Netizen Comments
Netizen Mingtian: I like "Ten Lectures on Lu You" (《陆游十讲》), which explains the multiple facets of a great poet and the patriotic feelings behind them.
Netizen TinaLixt: Grassroots work is busy on weekdays, and there is not much time to read books, but occasionally flipping through novels, I can still feel that everything around me has slowed down and calmed down. Reading is a reward for myself and an investment for myself, it's worth it!
Netizen Szzjp: "Let There Be Light" (《要有光》) made me realize that "how we are parents" is an issue that needs to be reflected on at all times.
Netizen bnNIKf: This year I listened to more books. I didn't like to study before, but I started studying after graduation. As long as I persevere, it's never too late to learn.
Netizen 逍遥游666: The biggest gain last year was Wu Jun's (吴军) "Information Transmission" (《信息传》). To understand this era of information revolution, we need to upgrade our cognition and use magic to defeat magic.
Netizen Zheng Lan (郑兰): 2025 was a year of self-breakthrough. I read 20 books, was warmed by good books, and nourished by thinking. I feel so happy.
Netizen 686C39: I read archaeologist Wang Renxiang's (王仁湘) books carefully. In addition to "Tracking Faith" (《追踪信仰》), "Saying of Ancient Objects: The Daily Life of Ancient People in Cultural Relics" (《古物说：文物里的古人日常》) is also worth savoring. One flower, one world, seeing ancient history through objects, seems to be casual, but it is actually a accumulation of knowledge.
Netizen 8E5E9C: In middle age and with health problems, I picked up "Me and the Temple of Earth" (《我与地坛》) again and drew a lot of strength to face difficulties!
Netizen 6A86CB: Read 25 books in 2025 and left reading notes for 5 books. "Fifteen Years of Wanli" (《万历十五年》) is my favorite book, and I will definitely read it a second time this year. Reading history always brings a lot of gains.
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