Summary: Xi Jinping, speaking at the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's (CCDI) Fifth Plenary Session, emphasized strengthening Party leadership, comprehensively strengthening Party governance, and resolutely advancing anti-corruption efforts to safeguard the 15th Five-Year Plan. He highlighted the importance of implementing central decisions to achieve high-quality development and construct a new development pattern, including expanding high-level opening-up and preventing poverty. Xi stressed the need to cage power within institutions and maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption. Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Ding Xuexiang attended the meeting, which was chaired by Li Xi.
Summary: Per the decision of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, President Xi Jinping has appointed and removed several ambassadors. Jing Quan replaces Huang Xilian as Ambassador to the Philippines. Shen Bo replaces Tan Jian as Ambassador to the Netherlands. Jia Guide replaces Chen Xu as Representative to the UN Office at Geneva and other Swiss International Organizations. The other changes involve ambassadorships to Antigua and Barbuda, Mali, Kuwait, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Portugal. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to the article, at the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's fifth plenary session, Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of comprehensively strengthening Party discipline to ensure the achievement of goals set for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). He stressed the need for resolute implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and for enhancing anti-corruption efforts. The article highlights the importance of aligning local implementation with the Party's central directives, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach and preventing deviation from the intended policy goals. It also references the construction of a unified national market, warning against local protectionism. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations were made in the article.
Summary: According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the country's civil aviation sector saw substantial growth in 2025, exceeding targets for total transportation turnover, passenger volume, and cargo and mail transport. Flight regularity surpassed 90% despite increased flight volume, and the industry achieved a profit of 6.5 billion yuan. General aviation and registered drone usage also experienced significant growth. The report did not mention U.S.-China relations or any direct reference to the United States.
Summary: The publication includes theoretical guidance on ensuring a strong start to the 15th Five-Year Plan, emphasizing five essential principles. It also stresses prioritizing the people's well-being and focusing on practical actions to improve their lives, which is central to the eight key economic tasks for the year. Finally, it reports on expanding channels for realizing the value of ecological products, highlighting Saihanba's success in gaining international "green certification." There is no mention of any officials, the United States, or U.S.-China relations in the provided titles.
Summary: The Sixth Asian Beach Games will be held in Sanya, Hainan from April 22-30, with 3,798 athletes from 45 Asian countries and regions having already completed their initial registration. Li Jing, Vice President of the Games Organizing Committee and Deputy Director of the State Sports General Administration, stated that these games are the highest-level beach games in Asia. Xie Jing, Vice Governor of Hainan Province and Vice President of the Organizing Committee, emphasized the integration of Sanya's coastal ecology with international standards. Chen Xi, Secretary-General of the Games Organizing Committee and Mayor of Sanya, mentioned plans to launch customized leisure packages for domestic and foreign tourists. The games are the first major international sports event since Hainan Free Trade Port began full island operations, which is intended to make personnel entry and exit more convenient.
Summary: An article reviewing the impact of the "Eight-Point Regulation" (八项规定) notes that in the first 11 months of 2025, over 250,000 violations were investigated, and nearly 70% of foreign respondents in a global survey held a positive view of the CCP's efforts in strictly governing the party. The article emphasizes the importance of leading cadres taking the lead in implementing regulations and finding the "thread" to solve complex problems, citing the example of addressing illegal dining to improve governance. It further highlights the need for perseverance and sustained efforts in implementing the Eight-Point Regulation, ensuring its long-term effectiveness. The article does not discuss United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to an interview with Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Lecheng, China will focus on stabilizing key industries, expanding domestic demand, fostering innovation, and increasing the vitality of businesses to promote industrial economic growth. Li emphasized the promotion of intelligent, green, and integrated manufacturing, aiming to enhance the security and controllability of industrial chains. He also highlighted the importance of technological innovation and digital transformation, including the "AI + Manufacturing" initiative. The US is not mentioned in this article.
Summary: The "832 Platform," an online sales platform for agricultural products from formerly impoverished areas, has reached a cumulative transaction volume of 60.791 billion yuan by the end of 2023. According to Liu Guosheng, Party Secretary and Chairman of China Supply and Marketing E-Commerce Co., Ltd., the platform focuses on product quality and market orientation to ensure the long-term sustainability of poverty alleviation efforts. The platform has improved product standardization and packaging, with processed products now accounting for 61% of sales. Through collaborations with governments and leading enterprises, the platform has cultivated regional brands in 25 counties and cities. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Farmers in Luliang County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province are planting potatoes, taking advantage of favorable weather. The region supports three potato harvests annually. Xiaobaihu town has 91,500 mu dedicated to potato cultivation. The area is actively promoting modern agricultural techniques like mechanization and integrated water and fertilizer management to boost the potato industry. The article does not mention any Chinese officials, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The price of gold has surged, reaching record highs due to rising global risk aversion and a weakening U.S. dollar. Analysts attribute the increase to factors like the Federal Reserve's potential interest rate cuts, growing U.S. federal debt, and geopolitical instability. Central banks are also increasing gold reserves to diversify away from the dollar. Rising demand for other precious metals such as silver and platinum is being driven by the rise in electric vehicle and green energy technology production. Experts caution investors to remain rational and acknowledge market risks, even as the World Gold Council predicts a dynamic equilibrium for the gold market in 2026.
Summary: President Xi Jinping replied to a letter from students and teachers of the U.S. youth education exchange group composed of the Miami Diamond Navigation Academy, the University of Florida, and Miami Dade College, expressing his hope that more American teenagers will contribute to U.S.-China friendship as new ambassadors. The letter and the initiative to invite 50,000 American youths to China in 5 years have resonated strongly with the American students, who expressed gratitude for the opportunity to visit and learn about China, fostering understanding and friendship. The students visited Nanjing and Changzhou, experiencing Chinese culture and innovation, including exchanges with Chinese students. They believe such exchanges are crucial for reducing stereotypes, building mutual trust, and promoting long-term development of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article highlights Xi Jinping's focus on youth exchanges to improve U.S.-China relations, stemming from his earlier efforts as the Party Secretary of Fuzhou to establish a sister city relationship with Tacoma, Washington. It emphasizes the "5-Year, 50,000" initiative inviting American youth to China for educational exchanges, as well as Xi's personal involvement, including inviting students from Lincoln High School to visit China after their performance for him and Peng Liyuan. The article provides anecdotal evidence of positive cultural exchanges, such as joint performances and sporting events between American and Chinese students. Xi Jinping sent New Year's greetings to Washington state students to further encourage these exchanges. The author, the president of the "U.S.-China Youth Student Exchange Association" in Washington State, emphasizes the power of people-to-people diplomacy.
Summary: Following a trip to Africa, Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted China's commitment to strengthening strategic trust and cooperation with the continent, emphasizing their shared interests in jointly addressing global challenges. He noted the launch of the "China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges" and China's continuous 36-year tradition of starting the year with a visit to Africa, underscoring China's enduring friendship and support. Wang pointed out that China offers zero-tariff treatment to many African nations, supports Africa's sovereignty, and expressed China's willingness to help African nations achieve modernization without westernization. Wang also reiterated the consensus among African nations to adhere to the One China principle, and condemned external interference in China's internal affairs, specifically regarding Taiwan, while blasting "neo-colonialism."
Summary: While visiting Africa, Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Somali Foreign Minister De'e, conveying greetings to Somali leaders and welcoming President Mohamud to the upcoming China-Arab States Summit. Wang emphasized China's consistent support for Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, opposing Somaliland's ties with Taiwan, and pledged deepened cooperation in various sectors. Wang also reaffirmed China's support for developing nations and Somalia's role as UNSC president. De'e reiterated Somalia's commitment to the One China principle and expressed gratitude for China's support against separatism and terrorism. The statements did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier He Lifeng met with former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Warburg Pincus Chairman Timothy Geithner, stating China is comprehensively implementing the spirit of the 20th CPC Central Committee's Fourth Plenary Session and expanding high-level opening up to promote high-quality economic development. He Lifeng welcomed foreign companies, including Warburg Pincus, to continue expanding investment in China. Geithner expressed optimism about China's economic development and Warburg Pincus's commitment to deepening U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation. The meeting focused on China's economic policies and the potential for increased U.S. investment.
Summary: Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will pay an official visit to China from January 14 to 17, at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang. The announcement did not mention any accompanying officials or specific agenda items. No details regarding U.S.-China relations were mentioned in the report.
Summary: The U.S. One Voice choir visited Guangzhou from January 10-11 for a two-day cultural exchange and performance, singing Cantonese classics like "Friends" with local youth at the Guangzhou Tower. Organized by the Guangzhou Foreign Affairs Office and the Guangzhou Youth Federation, the event was part of the "Global Youth See Guangzhou" series and implemented the "5 Years 50,000" initiative. This cultural exchange indicates a continued interest in people-to-people diplomacy despite broader U.S.-China tensions. The visit showcases Guangzhou's efforts to engage with foreign youth.
Summary: Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Somali Foreign Minister De'e held a phone conversation, reaffirming the strong strategic partnership and mutual support on core interests. Both sides agreed to deepen political trust and strengthen pragmatic cooperation, committing to safeguarding national sovereignty and unity, and upholding the principle of non-interference. China reiterated its support for Somalia's territorial integrity, affirming that Somaliland is an inseparable part of Somalia. Both ministers also exchanged views on expanding cooperation in trade, development assistance, cultural exchanges, multilateral coordination, and promoting peace and development in the Horn of Africa.
Summary: The article reports on the development of volunteer services for the elderly in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, specifically focusing on the "Cheng Xiaoqing" volunteer team from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. Volunteers provide services such as health check-ups, massages, and personalized rehabilitation plans to elderly residents in communities like Mengbei Village and Dongjing Village, addressing issues like chronic disease management and post-stroke care. The team utilizes a "three-circle care" model involving medical professionals, regular volunteer visits, and training family members as "family health workers". Over 27,000 elderly people have benefited from these services. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the necessity of a collaborative approach to elderly care in China, involving government, society, and family. It highlights the importance of doctors providing professional care, volunteers offering support, and families acting as caregivers to create a comprehensive support network for seniors. The piece advocates for more widespread participation in building an age-friendly society, ensuring a happy later life for all elderly individuals. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Commerce Minister Wang Wentao delivered a report on expanding high-level opening-up and promoting inclusive globalization at a joint event organized by several top departments in late December 2025. Wang emphasized that high-level opening is a powerful engine for high-quality development and necessary to meet the people's needs for a better life. He noted China's active role in promoting inclusive globalization and addressing external uncertainties through strategic choices, highlighting that China is willing to share its opportunities with the world and achieve common development. Wang also discussed the accomplishments of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period and the challenges and opportunities faced in the future. Wang also stated that President Xi Jinping and President Trump held a meeting in Busan on October 30, 2025, providing new guidance and injecting new impetus into the stable development of the two countries' relations.
Summary: The State Council has announced personnel changes, appointing Jiang Chenghua as Deputy International Trade Representative (Vice-Ministerial Level) at the Ministry of Commerce. This appointment suggests a continued focus on international trade negotiations. Shen Bo has been appointed as the Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, replacing Tan Jian. Chang Zheng was appointed as Vice President of the Executive Council of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, while You Liang was removed from the position.
Summary: This article reports on the revitalization of traditional folk customs in Badong County, Hubei Province, specifically mentioning the "Paotang" feast. The county is integrating these customs with activities, cultural heritage experiences, and agricultural product sales. The aim is to rejuvenate rural areas and contribute to overall rural revitalization. The article does not mention any specific officials or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The Central Economic Work Conference has designated prioritizing people's livelihoods as a key task for 2026, focusing on employment, education, healthcare, and housing. Efforts to stabilize employment include increasing job postings, providing financial support to enterprises, and offering targeted services to key groups like college graduates and migrant workers, as well as expanding social security to cover new employment forms. The government is also working to strengthen the social safety net by expanding social security coverage, improving access to healthcare and elderly care, and increasing subsidies for childcare and elderly care services. The article does not mention U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Central Economic Work Conference emphasized prioritizing people's livelihoods and addressing their practical needs, setting the direction for 2026. Focus areas for the upcoming year, the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, include stabilizing employment for key groups like college graduates and migrant workers. The government also aims to build a more birth-friendly society, striving for national implementation of "zero out-of-pocket" childbirth expenses within policy scope and shifting long-term care insurance from pilot programs to a comprehensive system. The article emphasizes that improvements in individual livelihoods contribute to the overall prosperity of China. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the text.
Summary: This article profiles Shen Lingxiang, a 52-year-old woman from Bijie, Guizhou, who found stable employment as a home eldercare provider after participating in a free skills training program organized by the Qixingguan District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in conjunction with a domestic service company. Shen, previously unemployed, acquired skills in elderly care, nutrition, and emergency response, earning a basic eldercare certification. She now earns 4400 yuan per month while also caring for her own family. The program has facilitated stable employment for over 600 individuals in Qixingguan District, including Shen's husband, who now works as a hospital caregiver.
Summary: Hongsibao District in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is implementing educational reforms, including "strong schools leading weak schools," to equalize education between urban and rural areas. Since September 2023, Hongsibao has established multiple education groups that enables shared resources and synchronous classes for students in different areas. Teachers from urban schools are reported to frequently visit rural schools to give lessons. According to Zhang Huaide, the deputy director of Hongsibao District Education Bureau, the reforms will push for more equitable education between urban and rural. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A long-term care insurance (LTCI) training base in Ningbo's Haishu District, Zhejiang Province, is providing free training to family members and caregivers of severely disabled individuals. The training, conducted by nurses from Haishu District People's Hospital, covers basic care skills, rehabilitation, and emergency response. The program aims to professionalize LTCI services and strengthen protections for the insured, with over 1,000 caregivers and 200 family members already trained. Haishu District has 760,000 insured individuals, 49 designated institutions, and 2,792 nursing beds under the LTCI program.
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Summary: Ding Yuxiang, a judge at the Beijing Financial Court, is profiled for his dedication to justice and handling of complex financial cases. He is noted for pioneering judgments in areas lacking legal precedent, such as a low-frequency noise pollution case which later informed judicial interpretations and legislation. Ding also presided over Beijing Financial Court's "Case No. 1" involving bond market disputes, clarifying responsibilities and promoting regulatory compliance. He further addressed novel issues in the platform economy, such as a case involving network car platforms and insurance compensations after traffic accident, by convening cross-departmental meetings. The profile emphasizes his commitment to public service and setting precedents in judicial rulings.
Summary: The Deep Earth Tako-1 well, located in the Tarim Basin, has successfully drilled to a depth of 10,910 meters, setting five drilling records, according to Zhang Zhi, the on-site implementation team leader and deputy director of the Tarim Oilfield Oil and Gas Technology Research Institute of China National Petroleum Corporation. The well aims to explore the potential for oil and gas resources at depths of 10,000 meters and will serve as an experimental platform for downhole tool and fluid experiments. Challenges included the hardness of the rock, extreme temperatures and pressures, and equipment stability. The Tarim Basin already has more than 400 wells over 8000 meters. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLAC) released its Q4 2025 list of "Righteous and Courageous Heroes," recognizing 50 individuals for acts of bravery. The honorees include those who subdued criminals, rescued individuals from natural disasters like floods and fires, and even sacrificed their lives in the process. The CPLAC organized the event, highlighting the spirit of mutual assistance among the people, with group efforts accounting for over 66% of the recognized acts. Since September 2022, the CPLAC has awarded 657 individuals. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Following his visits to the African Union, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Lesotho, Foreign Minister Wang Yi highlighted the strategic importance of strengthening ties between China and the AU, especially through the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year." He emphasized China's commitment to supporting Africa's development and sovereignty amidst global challenges, particularly when other countries "forget" Africa, including through offering zero-tariff treatment while others impose tariffs. Wang also reiterated that African nations voiced their support for the One China Principle, viewing it as crucial for their own sovereignty and rejecting interference from external forces, including on the issue of Taiwan. China welcomes African nations to "ride on China's fast train," and stated the "opportunities list" that is China's 15th Five-Year Plan can bring benefits to countries, including African nations. Wang noted that many African leaders have asked to align their development strategies with China's modernization goals, as well as initiatives for industrialization, agricultural modernization, and talent development.
Summary: An enterprise in Luoyang, Henan province is operating its smart production lines at full capacity to fulfill domestic and international orders for steel furniture. The article highlights the efficient operation of the production lines, emphasizing the factory's focus on meeting both internal and external demand. This suggests a continuing emphasis on manufacturing and export-oriented growth. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of confidence in achieving China's economic goals for 2026, citing the growth of the silver economy and advancements in domestic AI models as sources of optimism. It highlights China's economic resilience, innovation, and the potential of its large domestic market as key factors supporting this confidence. The piece advocates for self-reliance and strengthening internal capabilities to overcome external challenges, referencing the successful development of domestic jet engines as an example. The article also mentioned President Xi Jinping's New Year address in 2026. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent environmental inspection revealed pollution governance shortcomings in some rural areas, including slow sewage treatment and improper waste disposal, highlighting the need to prioritize ecological protection as a productive force. The article argues that pollution control should be viewed as an investment in rural ecological assets, promoting green development and increased income. It emphasizes the importance of tailoring environmental policies to local conditions and integrating pollution treatment with broader rural development initiatives. It also highlights the importance of engaging local populations in environmental protection efforts to ensure sustainability. The article does not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent rescue of three endangered white-lipped deer trapped in an icy river in Sichuan's Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture highlights China's increasing focus on ecological protection. Local police and villagers collaborated to save the deer, showcasing a commitment to wildlife preservation. The incident reflects a broader trend of strengthened ecological governance, including the implementation of "ecological policing" mechanisms and legal frameworks for environmental protection. This rescue exemplifies China's efforts to balance development with environmental responsibility. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Finance have issued a notice regarding the "equipment upgrades and trade-ins of consumer goods" policy to be implemented in 2026, clarifying its scope, subsidy standards, and implementation mechanisms. RMB 62.5 billion in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds have been allocated in advance to local governments to support the consumer goods trade-in program. The policy aims to stimulate the economy and boost consumption in the coming years. While the article does not specifically mention the United States, these economic policies may have indirect implications for China's trade relations and overall economic competitiveness.
Summary: Hubei Province's "New Year First Meeting" honored twelve scientists with a red-carpet event, emphasizing the importance of science and innovation. The meeting highlighted the need to persevere with challenging but crucial tasks like technological innovation and the development of new productive forces. It stressed the significance of original innovation and key technologies, pointing to breakthroughs such as the "Han Yuan 1" quantum computer and advances in heat-resistant rice. The article quoted Xi Jinping's call to alleviate scientists' burdens from unnecessary activities, allowing them to focus on research. The piece concludes by emphasizing the need to support basic research and technological advancement.
Summary: Wang, the Party Secretary of Teng Huayu Village, Shandong Province, discussed her efforts to improve the village's infrastructure and economy, including providing clean water, repairing irrigation ditches, and paving roads. Partnering with others, including a postgraduate and a returned overseas student, she leveraged e-commerce through short videos and livestreams to sell local agricultural products, significantly increasing village income. Wang also emphasized initiatives to engage villagers, especially women and children, through cultural and educational programs. Wang referenced the support from the Yantai University, including a village-based first secretary. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article discusses the camellia, known locally as "Nai Dong" (耐冬), which is the city flower of Qingdao. It highlights the flower's ability to bloom in winter, symbolizing resilience and perseverance. The article connects the flower's characteristics to the spirit of the city and its people, referencing historical events such as resistance to foreign powers. It also mentions that the flower is integrated into daily life, from cultural products to school education, and can be found in parks and streets. The piece does not explicitly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article profiles Teng Lu, a 75-year-old resident of Qingdao, Shandong, known locally as "Old Winter Camellia," for his extensive cultivation and donation of winter camellias (耐冬), the city's official flower. Teng Lu, a former police officer, has donated over 4,000 camellia seedlings to beautify the city's streets, parks, and homes. He has also given away 1,000 seedlings to other residents. Teng Lu finds satisfaction in seeing the camellias bloom across the city, believing their resilience reflects Qingdao's spirit.
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Summary: This article, attributed to Zhong Caiwen, interprets the "five musts" (五个必须) outlined at the Central Economic Work Conference, framing them as the latest development of Xi Jinping's economic thought and crucial for the 15th Five-Year Plan. The "five musts" are: fully exploit economic potential, adhere to both policy support and reform innovation, achieve both "invigoration" and "good governance," combine investment in both "things" and "people," and respond to external challenges by improving internal strengths. The author emphasizes China's resilience and the importance of focusing on domestic development to counter external pressures, including trade barriers from some countries, and views China's ability to meet these challenges with confidence.
Summary: The article discusses measures being taken in three Chinese cities to improve the quality and accessibility of service consumption. In Harbin, historic districts are blending traditional businesses with modern elements to attract consumers. In Hangzhou, the focus is on standardizing and refining household services, with digital platforms providing transparency. Changsha is embedding childcare services within "15-minute living circles" and ensuring quality through trained staff and monitoring systems. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article defines "basic service consumption" as essential spending on services like food, lodging, domestic help, eldercare, and childcare, which are fundamental to residents' survival and development. It argues that rising living standards are driving demand for higher quality and more sophisticated basic services, leading to a shift from mere functionality to experiences and personalized services. The key to upgrading this sector lies in enriching the supply of high-quality services through innovation, technological empowerment, and integrated scenarios. Ultimately, upgrading basic service consumption can drive economic growth and improve the quality of life.
Summary: In Lincang, Yunnan, the macadamia nut industry is thriving after overcoming previous challenges in yield and sales. Technological advancements, guided by experts like Academician Deng Xiuxin, addressed issues like pollination and nutrient imbalance, significantly increasing yields. The establishment of the Lincang Macadamia Nut Industry Alliance standardized harvesting practices and provided guaranteed prices for farmers. New business models and expansion into both domestic and international markets, including Kazakhstan and Turkey, further boosted the industry. The industry has received national geographical indication product and agricultural product geographical indication certification.
Summary: In Zhangye National Wetland Park, Gansu Province, workers are harvesting reeds to mitigate fire risks, prevent water pollution, and promote reed regeneration, maintaining the wetland's ecological balance. The harvested reeds will be supplied to local breeding farms or desertification control stations, supporting ecological breeding and desertification control efforts. The image was captured by Yang Yongwei. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued an opinion clarifying the "serious circumstances" standard for falsifying product quality inspection results or issuing false certifications. These circumstances include criminal prosecution, repeat offenses within two years, issuing multiple false reports in key sectors impacting public safety, or causing significant safety incidents with adverse social impact. Institutions meeting these criteria will have their inspection qualifications revoked and be placed on a blacklist for inter-departmental joint punishment. The new regulations aim to strengthen oversight and accountability in product quality control. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A report by Peking University's Institute of Capital Development indicates significant growth in coordinated innovation across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jingjinji) region, with the Jingjinji Coordinated Innovation Index increasing from 100 in 2013 to 388.0 in 2024. The report highlights progress in integrating technological and industrial innovation, noting the inclusion of several Jingjinji clusters in the national advanced manufacturing cluster list. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: An Urumqi construction project is utilizing 5G-enabled remote-controlled cranes, allowing operators to work from comfortable ground-level stations. This initiative is part of Urumqi's broader effort, since being selected as a national smart construction pilot city in 2022, to promote intelligent construction technologies, including 3D modeling and a digital concrete ordering system. The city aims to further expand the application of these technologies through increased informatization and technological innovation. This project highlights advancements in construction automation and digitalization within China. There were no mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: An old debt owed to Hainan Taikang Real Estate by the city of Wanning was resolved through the use of Hainan's "Supervision One Network" (监督一张网) platform, which is designed to improve the business environment by increasing government transparency. The platform tracks the handling of issues, alerts higher-level bodies when resolution is delayed, and facilitates coordination between different government departments. Wanning officials initially resisted the platform, but now use it proactively to solve problems, with the platform expanding throughout Hainan. The system intends to prevent officials being passive in their duties by making the resolution progress of cases visible to all. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of cadres adopting a correct view of performance that prioritizes addressing historical problems rather than solely pursuing visible achievements. It argues that many long-standing issues persist due to cadres' flawed performance perspectives, leading to buck-passing and inaction. The article advocates for strengthening accountability through institutional mechanisms, transparency, and clear assignment of responsibilities to overcome bureaucratic inertia. It also stresses the need for inter-departmental coordination and strict disciplinary supervision to tackle complex, long-standing problems effectively. Ultimately, the piece calls for turning problem resolution from ambiguous consultation into transparent supervision with clearly defined milestones and individual accountability.
Summary: Fu Nannan, Deputy Director of the Dongcheng District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in Beijing, conducted an immersive investigation by working as a food delivery driver to understand the concerns of delivery workers in the Guijie area. This led to the identification of key issues like slow food preparation and unclear responsibility for damaged orders. The district then facilitated negotiations between businesses and riders, resulting in self-regulatory rules and improved algorithm adjustments by delivery platforms to address these concerns. The initiative aims to improve governance and safeguard the rights of new employment groups. The article emphasizes the importance of leaders conducting field research to accurately identify problems and formulate effective policies. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The article discusses governance challenges in Hangzhou's Shangcheng district, Zhejiang Province, stemming from the conversion of rural villages into urban communities ("撤村建居"). To address issues like ineffective coordination and insufficient services, Shangcheng is clarifying the responsibilities of communities and cooperative economic organizations. The district is also repurposing vacant spaces in these communities to create service centers and optimizing grid management by incorporating various stakeholders. These initiatives aim to address the unique challenges arising from the blend of rural collective economics and urban community governance in these transformed areas.
Summary: Following central government criticism in February 2025, Huizhou city in Guangdong province has implemented measures to reduce the non-teaching burdens on teachers. These measures include halting the standardized fire safety inspections and addressing issues related to student drowning prevention that were previously assigned to schools. Instead of teachers, experts now conduct inspections and provide guidance, improving efficiency. The city established reporting mechanisms and monitoring systems to prevent the resurgence of excessive burdens on teachers. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on Balle Village in Guangxi Province, which is leveraging its mountainous terrain and climate to boost rural revitalization through sweet potato cultivation and the production of dried sweet potatoes. This has created a local specialty industry. The provided image shows villagers drying sweet potatoes in their yards to supply the market for the Lunar New Year. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In Huaibei, Anhui Province, a new initiative is deploying "Rural Industry Instructors" to revitalize rural areas, focusing on areas such as cultural tourism integration. Shao Jingwei, a manager with cultural tourism experience, is cited as an example of how these instructors are helping villagers to increase their incomes. Huaibei has pioneered the selection and appointment of 85 talented individuals in six categories, including technical guidance and e-commerce enablement. The city has also established a support system involving project subsidies and financial assistance to promote the long-term effectiveness of the program, resulting in the introduction of 23 projects, cultivation of over 300 "new farmers," and income growth for villagers. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: 虞城 County in Henan province is focusing on developing its non-public economy by strengthening party leadership in enterprises, enhancing talent acquisition, and optimizing the business environment. The county has implemented measures such as deploying Party building instructors to guide enterprises and establishing Party branches within companies to promote innovation and efficiency. They are also attracting skilled workers through various talent initiatives, including partnerships with local universities. To facilitate business growth, the county has created specialized platforms like e-commerce and logistics parks, along with a bonded logistics center to promote international trade. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article profiles two young Chinese individuals revitalizing Wushu (martial arts) through dedication and innovation. Yao Yang, a post-95s athlete, won gold medals at the National Games and promotes Wushu's beauty and spirit internationally, including in the United States, through demonstrations and social media. Fan Shisan, a post-90s blogger, combines Wushu with technology to realize "flying swords" and other fantastical elements, drawing inspiration from traditional Chinese aesthetics and collaborating with experts. Both highlight the blend of tradition and modernity in Chinese culture and the enduring appeal of Wushu.
Summary: This article discusses the beauty of Chinese martial arts (wushu), emphasizing its roots in aesthetics and its embodiment of Chinese philosophy, such as the concept of "unity of man and nature." It highlights how wushu intertwines physical movements with inner strength and spirit, exemplified by various styles like Taijiquan and Xingyiquan. The article also connects wushu to patriotism and historical figures who defended China. Finally, it argues for preserving and promoting wushu's intrinsic beauty and cultural value through education and global cultural exchange to create a new athletic aesthetic paradigm, without any apparent discussion of the United States.
Summary: The Zhongke Aerospace Li Hong-1 Yiyao-1 completed a suborbital flight test at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, successfully recovering its return capsule. The test validated atmospheric reentry and deceleration, along with precision landing control technology, marking a move towards engineering validation for space manufacturing. The flight reached an altitude of approximately 120 kilometers and carried microgravity laser additive manufacturing experiments and radiation-mutated seeds. Future upgrades will aim for at least one year in orbit with reusability and autonomous manufacturing capabilities. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: An article reports on Pengshui County, Chongqing, integrating intangible cultural heritage (ICH) into tourism, exemplified by the蚩尤九黎城景区's live performances of Miao folk songs and the Gaotai lion dance. This integration provides stable platforms for ICH inheritors and enhances tourist engagement through interactive experiences like papermaking and silver crafting. According to Ren Xiaoyun, Head of the Publicity Department of the Pengshui County Party Committee, Pengshui leverages its rich ethnic culture and natural resources, boosted by improved transportation, to promote tourism and rural revitalization. In 2025, Pengshui received 33.05 million tourists, generating a comprehensive tourism income of 18.6 billion yuan. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Peking University-led international team, headed by Professor Dong Subo, has confirmed the planetary status of a free-floating planet candidate. By analyzing observational data from Earth and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite, the team determined the object's mass to be similar to Saturn, ruling out the possibility of it being a brown dwarf or star. The discovery, made possible by a rare alignment and Gaia's unique orbital position during the micro-lensing event, was published in the journal *Science*. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Tianjin's Municipal Education Commission has launched the "Haihe Science and Technology Innovation Youth Sharp Start Plan" to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among university faculty and students. The initiative consists of three parts: a grant for young teachers with promising research, a national smart technology innovation and entrepreneurship competition for university students ("Tiankai Chuangju Jinmen"), and the establishment of a university innovation and entrepreneurship education alliance led by institutions like Tianjin University. The plan aims to create a comprehensive innovation and entrepreneurship education system to support Tianjin's high-quality development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article reports on the revitalization of the traditional fish lantern industry in China through a "Intangible Cultural Heritage + Tourism" model. It highlights the use of upgraded craftsmanship, experiential activities, and lantern festivals to expand the industry's influence. The strategy aims to boost local tourism by leveraging the cultural significance of fish lanterns. The article features a photograph taken on January 10 in Anhui Province, showing a family participating in a fish lantern making experience. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 15th Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Film Directors Symposium, hosted by the China Film Directors Association, concluded in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, with the release of a shared vision statement. The statement, representing the consensus of over 200 film directors, emphasizes strengthening communication and collaboration among film directors from the mainland, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The vision also advocates for supporting young filmmakers, promoting film co-creation, and advancing technological exchange and innovation within the Chinese-language film industry. The meeting is positioned as a significant achievement for Chinese-language film exchange, setting the stage for 2026.
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Summary: The Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm successfully obtained CFCC/PEFC forest management certification, valid from December 2025 to December 2030, covering 93,337.62 hectares. This certification, equivalent to an "international market green pass," signifies international recognition of the forest farm's management and enhances the marketability and value of its products. The certification process involved rigorous audits based on social, economic, and environmental standards, requiring extensive improvements in forest management practices. This certification will allow Saihanba's forestry products to more easily enter the European and American markets, and can also provide support for downstream companies to go overseas. It allows the forest to further develop its economic value, including carbon capture programs.
Summary: The article discusses China's progress in forest certification during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, highlighting the growth in certified areas and the development of a supporting standard system. It emphasizes the mutual recognition between CFCC (China Forest Certification Council) and PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), which provides Chinese forest products with access to international markets. The CFCC/PEFC certification aids in protecting ecosystems, fostering forest-based economies, and boosting the forestry industry in regions such as the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm. By improving market competitiveness, the certification acts as a "green passport" and "green letter of credit."
Summary: The article discusses the recent deaths of three hikers who illegally traversed the "Aotai Line" in the Qinling Mountains, highlighting the inherent dangers due to the area's extreme weather, complex terrain, and risk of hypothermia. It emphasizes that not all mountains are suitable for climbing, citing ecological fragility and extreme altitudes as reasons for restrictions. The piece underscores the importance of thorough preparation, respect for nature, and adherence to safety guidelines when engaging in outdoor activities.
Summary: The Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration announced a crackdown on illegal activities within the park, including unauthorized trekking, exploration, and tourism. Individuals and organizations engaging in such activities will face severe penalties and be blacklisted from entering the park. The notice explicitly prohibits unauthorized entry for these activities and the dissemination of information that could encourage or recruit others to engage in them. Organizations and individuals will bear full responsibility for any accidents or injuries resulting from illegal activities, and will be responsible for covering the costs of any rescue operations. There is no mention of the United States in the article.
Summary: China has expanded its efforts to protect endangered aquatic species in the Yangtze River, adding 27 new habitats to the "National Key Protected Aquatic Wildlife Habitat List" following the ten-year fishing ban initiated in 2021. These habitats are crucial for species like the Yangtze finless porpoise and Chinese sturgeon, whose populations are showing signs of recovery. The list aims to create a more comprehensive and targeted protection network, enabling customized conservation plans and improved ecological connectivity. Authorities plan to integrate strict protection with ecological restoration and enhance monitoring through advanced technologies. The ultimate goal is to improve the overall ecosystem health of the Yangtze River.
Summary: The article explains the phenomenon of "cold-air lake-effect snow" (冷流雪) that frequently occurs in the coastal cities of Weihai and Yantai in Shandong province. These cities, known as "China's snow nests," experience heavy snowfall due to cold air masses passing over the warmer sea, creating conditions for snow formation, with cold-air lake-effect snow accounting for 80% of its snowfall days. Weihai's unique geographical location on the eastern tip of the Shandong Peninsula, surrounded by sea on three sides, makes it particularly prone to this type of snowfall. The article does not reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights initiatives across China addressing the challenges of an aging population by promoting sports and fitness among seniors. In Shanxi province, the 7th Elderly Games featured events like table tennis, emphasizing participation and enjoyment over competition, with approximately 200 participants and an average age of 65. In Fujian, a national-level social sports instructor leads Tai Chi and fitness activities for local seniors. Chongqing has created senior-exclusive gyms with specialized equipment, personalized fitness plans, and real-time health monitoring to ensure safe and effective exercise. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese marathon runner He Jie is training in Yunnan, determined to improve after winning the National Games marathon in 2:12:07. He previously trained in Kenya with world-class runners to prepare for the Paris Olympics, where he gained valuable experience. He broke the national record twice in Wuxi, in March 2023 and 2024, securing his spot for the Paris Olympics. Now, He Jie is focused on pushing his limits further in the lead-up to the Los Angeles Olympics, aiming to showcase the strength of Chinese marathon running on the world stage. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: A kindergarten in Fuzhou, Jiangxi province, held a parent-child event themed "Loud Red Songs, Flying Sports" to cultivate patriotism and promote physical fitness among children through games and sports. The event featured activities like a balance bike competition. The article makes no mention of any officials, U.S. relations, or the United States.
Summary: The Chinese Table Tennis Association announced the results of its coaching staff selection process for the Los Angeles Olympic cycle. Qin Zhijian has been nominated as the head coach, and Xiao Zhan as the deputy head coach. Wang Hao and Ma Lin were nominated as the male and female team head coaches, respectively. Qin Zhijian previously coached athletes like Ma Long and Xu Xin, and led the team to victory in the Tokyo Olympics. Xiao Zhan coached athletes such as Liu Shiwen, Wang Manyu and Wang Chuqin, and also led the team to victory in the Paris Olympics.
Summary: Chinese snooker players Wu Yize and Xiao Guodong both advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Masters in London on the first day of competition. Wu defeated defending champion Shaun Murphy 6-2, while Xiao defeated Mark Selby by the same score. Murphy praised Wu as "calm and relaxed" after his victory. Xiao attributed his success to focusing on enjoying the process and maintaining a relaxed mindset. The two will face each other in the quarterfinals.
Summary: The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) Finals were held for the third consecutive year in Shenzhen's Bao'an district, attracting over 200,000 spectators and featuring British sailor Ian Williams, who won his ninth title. The event aims to popularize sailing in China by bringing the sport closer to the public, integrating it with local culture and tourism, and fostering youth participation. Bao'an district officials emphasized the positive interaction between urban life and sailing through this event. The article mentions the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The "Li-Ning Cup" China-ASEAN Pickleball Open was held in Nanning, Guangxi, organized by the State Sports General Administration Tennis Management Center, the Chinese Tennis Association, and the Guangxi Sports Bureau. Thirty-two teams and over 320 athletes from China and ASEAN countries competed in a mixed team format, with the Shenzhen Arenas team winning the championship. The event aimed to promote the sport and provide a high-level competitive platform for athletes. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Several countries, including Australia, Denmark, and Malaysia, are tightening regulations on social media use by minors to protect them online. Australia has implemented a ban on social media for those under 16, while Denmark is raising the minimum age for social media use to 15, and Malaysia will require parental supervision for those under 16. These measures aim to address concerns about the negative impact of social media on children's mental health and well-being. These countries are implementing these policies independent of the United States, and the article does not mention the U.S. beyond that.
Summary: A recent report from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and UNCTAD indicates a near-complete collapse of the Palestinian economy, with Gaza's GDP plummeting by 84% since 2023 and unemployment reaching catastrophic levels. Infrastructure damage and restrictions on trade and movement have severely hampered economic activity, leading to widespread food insecurity and crippled public services. The report estimates reconstruction costs will exceed $70 billion and stresses the need for a comprehensive recovery plan, coordinated international aid, and eased restrictions. China has expressed deep concern over the humanitarian crisis and pledged \$100 million in aid to Palestine for relief and reconstruction, which was welcomed by Palestinian President Abbas as a reflection of the deep friendship between the two nations. The aid is intended to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people and support their recovery from the devastation of the conflict.
Summary: The European Commission released its first Affordable Housing Plan to address the worsening housing and rental crisis across Europe, acknowledging it as a structural risk impacting economic stability and social equity. The plan focuses on increasing housing supply, mobilizing public and private investment, promoting regulatory reform, and providing immediate support to affected groups by streamlining administrative processes and encouraging green building. Rising housing costs are impacting labor mobility, social cohesion, and economic vitality, forcing families to cut spending on education, healthcare and pushing back marriage and career advancement. The EU aims to alleviate housing pressure by reducing overall living costs through energy-efficient housing upgrades and reduced utility expenses. The plan's success hinges on the implementation efforts of member states and local governments.
Summary: China's "Central Asia tourism fever" continues to rise, with Uzbek tourism experiencing a surge. In the first 11 months of 2025, 350,000 Chinese citizens visited Uzbekistan, including 250,000 tourists, more than double the number from the same period in 2024. Bukhara, a key Uzbek tourist city with over 2,500 years of history and a vital Silk Road center, is attracting numerous visitors annually. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Iranian state media reported widespread rallies across the country condemning "foreign-backed riots." According to Iranian officials, these demonstrations, held in multiple provinces, showcased national unity. Funerals were also held for security personnel who died during the unrest. Foreign Minister Araqchi accused the U.S. and Israel of involvement in "terrorist activities" within Iran, specifically referencing President Trump's statements as interference that provided a pretext for intervention after protests "became violent and bloody."
Summary: A remote-controlled bomb detonated near an armored police vehicle in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing six officers. The incident occurred in the Dangar area as the vehicle was en route from the Gomal police station. Interior Minister Naqvi condemned the attack, which destroyed the police vehicle; no group has claimed responsibility. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, is known for frequent terrorist attacks. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights China's achievements in economic, technological, defense, and overall national strength, emphasizing environmental improvements and increased public satisfaction as it approaches the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan in 2026. Foreigners in China are reportedly documenting the nation's progress towards realizing its goals. The article does not explicitly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations. The article credits multiple reporters from People's Daily as sources.
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Summary: 庆阳 city in Gansu province has undergone a political ecology restoration after a "collapse-style" corruption case involving multiple officials. Party rectification efforts have led to decreased complaints against leading officials and improved satisfaction with cadre selection and the business environment. Qingyang's transformation demonstrates that effective governance strengthens economic and social development. The city has focused on regulating power, fostering transparent relationships between government and business, and promoting economic diversification, including developing a big data industry, which has seen rapid growth. These efforts have improved investor confidence, but there is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Following the New Year holiday, many localities convened a "first meeting of the year" to kick off the year's work. These meetings focused on practical implementation in areas like improving the business environment, promoting scientific and technological innovation, and strengthening work styles. The meetings emphasized the importance of seizing opportunities, adopting a macro perspective to identify strategic positioning, and tackling difficult problems with reform. By addressing deep-seated contradictions and obstacles to high-quality economic and social development, these meetings signal a proactive approach for the year. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Party Secretary in Nanjing's Pukou district, identified as Nie, received a Party warning for soliciting "sponsorship fees" from local businesses under the guise of "safety standardization" due to a shortage of community funds near the Spring Festival. The district's Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission found that three companies had transferred a total of 200,000 yuan to the community. The official was found to be in violation of party discipline for increasing the burden on the people. The article emphasizes the need to crack down on such behavior to protect the business environment and maintain trust in the Party and government. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: This article discusses the phenomenon of "filter" (滤镜) or rose-tinted glasses when people remember past cultural and artistic works, arguing that nostalgia and collective memories contribute to this perception. It suggests that while appreciating classics is important, it's crucial to give contemporary young creators time, confidence, and support to foster artistic progress. The author also notes that today's fast-paced, algorithm-driven environment and sometimes hostile online sphere make it difficult for quality works to emerge and be recognized. The author believes that only by creating works that stand the test of time can people create things that future generations will look at with nostalgia, and that creators have a responsibility to do so. The article does not directly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: AI-generated short animations (AI 漫剧) are rapidly growing in popularity in China, projected to become a market worth over 20 billion RMB due to their low cost and accessibility. These AI animations offer a new avenue for ordinary people to participate in cultural creation, although concerns exist regarding homogenous content and algorithmic prioritization of formulaic narratives. The article advocates for platforms to implement diverse evaluation mechanisms beyond algorithms and for creators to focus on authentic storytelling rooted in reality. It also calls for improved copyright protection and ethical guidelines to foster the healthy development of AI-generated content. Ultimately, AI animation should be seen as an expansion of the cultural landscape, not a replacement of traditional art forms, requiring a people-centered approach to creation.
Summary: The article discusses the booming Chinese musical theatre market, highlighting a growing trend of "actor-driven" productions where popularity outweighs artistic merit. It notes that while celebrity actors draw large audiences and boost ticket sales, this focus can lead to lower-quality productions and hinder the long-term sustainable development of the industry. The success of the Hong Kong musical "The Great Pretender", which lacks famous mainland actors but boasts a strong story and music, is cited as an example of a shift towards quality over celebrity. The article advocates for prioritizing script development and musical composition to ensure the sustainable growth and artistic integrity of Chinese musical theatre. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Bilibili's "The Most Beautiful Night" New Year's Eve gala, a program rooted in youth culture, has revitalized the traditional New Year's Eve celebration format, attracting 350 million viewers. The gala caters to younger audiences by incorporating elements of film, animation, and games, fostering a sense of shared youth culture and collective memory across generations. The show innovatively presents traditional Chinese culture through performances like a Peking opera-themed show and extracts from a dance drama, appealing to younger aesthetics. The gala differentiates itself from CCTV's Spring Festival Gala by focusing on youth subcultures rather than mass appeal. It promotes intergenerational connection, communication, and understanding.
Summary: Recent Chinese dance dramas have moved beyond external form exploration to delve deeper into artistic essence, prompting discussions on integrating "dance" and "drama." Unlike spoken dramas, dance dramas utilize unique physical vocabularies to express narratives, focusing on revealing characters' inner worlds rather than simply driving events. Overcoming the notion of dance's narrative limitations requires creators to avoid subordinating dance to plot or mere technique display. Recent works like adaptations of "Thunderstorm" and "Full River Red" demonstrate dance's ability to convey complex emotions and narratives, suggesting that future success lies in dance actively shaping plots and deepening themes.
Summary: The documentary "Even Angels Have Internships" chronicles the growth of five medical students, showcasing the demanding realities of their training, from long shifts to critical decision-making. The film highlights the students' development in patient communication and their increasing understanding of providing emotional support. Audience reactions ranged from empathy for the students' workload to reflections on the fragility of life and the importance of respecting others. Some medical student viewers shared personal experiences, adding another layer of perspective on the challenges faced by healthcare professionals. The article does not include any details about the statements or actions of any specific officials nor any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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To adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, we must promote full and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, more resolutely and effectively implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, more scientifically and effectively confine power within the cage of regulations, and more soberly and firmly advance the anti-corruption struggle, so as to provide a strong guarantee for achieving the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments is the fundamental requirement for safeguarding the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and it is also an important historical experience for the continuous development and progress of the Party and the people's cause. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres must enhance their sense of political responsibility and historical mission, and implement the various decisions and deployments of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party Central Committee with practical actions. We must closely focus on implementing the new development concept, promoting high-quality development, and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, focusing on building a modern industrial system, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, building a unified national market, expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, steadily promoting the common prosperity of all the people, preventing the return to poverty on a regular basis, resolving the implicit debts of local governments, strengthening ecological and environmental protection, and coordinating development and security, and other task requirements, strengthen specific, precise, and regular supervision and inspection, make good use of the results of inspections, strengthen rectification supervision, and ensure that the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments are implemented. All regions and departments must combine their actual situations and earnestly explore effective methods and approaches for implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments. Local governments will begin to change this year, and good cadres who are truly loyal and reliable, consistent in word and deed, and responsible must be put to use.
The Party's self-revolution focuses on governing power, and confining power within the cage of regulations is an important task of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee took the lead by formulating and implementing the eight-point regulation, establishing iron rules and strong constraints, and promoting a new atmosphere in Party conduct and government administration. To confine power within the cage of regulations, we must not only continuously improve the rules and regulations, making them dense but not cumbersome, effective and useful, but also focus on improving the enforcement of the system and enhancing rigid constraints. We must adhere to the principle that everyone is equal before laws and regulations, that there are no privileges in abiding by laws and regulations, and that there are no exceptions in enforcing laws and regulations, so as to ensure that the rules and regulations truly become high-voltage lines with electricity. The "top leader" must take the lead in implementing the system. We must strengthen the publicity and education of laws and regulations, and guide Party members and cadres to understand the law, understand the rules, and know awe. We must further improve the transparency of Party affairs and government affairs, so that power operates in the sun.
Corruption is a stumbling block and stumbling block in the development of the Party and the country, and the fight against corruption is a major struggle that we cannot afford to lose and must not lose. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has successfully embarked on a path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, addressing both the symptoms and root causes, and promoting the integrated approach of "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt" (不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐 (bù gǎn fǔ, bù néng fǔ, bù xiǎng fǔ - "not dare to be corrupt, not be able to be corrupt, not want to be corrupt," a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating corruption)), and we must firmly continue on this path. At present, the situation in the anti-corruption struggle is still severe and complex, and the task of eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption is still arduous and heavy. We must maintain a high-pressure posture without wavering, and resolutely oppose corruption, eliminate corruption, and eradicate evil, so that corrupt elements have no place to hide. We must grasp the new trends and new characteristics of corruption, innovate methods and means, improve the anti-corruption responsibility implementation mechanism, timely discover, accurately identify, and effectively manage various corruption problems, and continuously improve the penetration of anti-corruption. We must make greater efforts in promoting the integrated approach, strengthen the concept of the system, strengthen linkage and cooperation, connect all aspects of supervision, and promote integrated governance through full-chain collaboration.
Beijing (北京), January 12 (Reporter Xu Jun (徐隽)) - Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China on the morning of January 12. He stressed that it is necessary to adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, more resolutely and effectively implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, more scientifically and effectively confine power within the cage of regulations, and more soberly and firmly advance the anti-corruption struggle, so as to provide a strong guarantee for achieving the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Li Qiang (李强), Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), and Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting. Li Xi (李希), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, presided over the meeting.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that in 2025, the Party Central Committee will deeply promote the construction of Party conduct and integrity and the anti-corruption struggle, and achieve remarkable results. Strengthen political supervision, deepen political inspections, and effectively ensure the implementation of the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments; Solidly carry out in-depth study and education on thoroughly implementing the spirit of the eight-point regulation of the Central Committee, and promote the whole party to further change its work style and establish a new style; Maintain a high-pressure anti-corruption posture, promote the simultaneous investigation and treatment of wind and corruption, deepen the rectification of unhealthy trends and corruption problems around the masses, and focus on eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption.
Xi Jinping (习近平) stressed that implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments is the fundamental requirement for safeguarding the authority and centralized, unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and it is also an important historical experience for the continuous development and progress of the Party and the people's cause. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres must enhance their sense of political responsibility and historical mission, and implement the various decisions and deployments of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the Party Central Committee with practical actions. We must closely focus on implementing the new development concept, promoting high-quality development, and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, focusing on building a modern industrial system, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, building a unified national market, expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, steadily promoting the common prosperity of all the people, preventing the return to poverty on a regular basis, resolving the implicit debts of local governments, strengthening ecological and environmental protection, and coordinating development and security, and other task requirements, strengthen specific, precise, and regular supervision and inspection, make good use of the results of inspections, strengthen rectification supervision, and ensure that the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments are implemented. All regions and departments must combine their actual situations and earnestly explore effective methods and approaches for implementing the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments. Local governments will begin to change this year, and good cadres who are truly loyal and reliable, consistent in word and deed, and responsible must be put to use.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the Party's self-revolution focuses on governing power, and confining power within the cage of regulations is an important task of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the new era. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee took the lead by formulating and implementing the eight-point regulation, establishing iron rules and strong constraints, and promoting a new atmosphere in Party conduct and government administration. To confine power within the cage of regulations, we must not only continuously improve the rules and regulations, making them dense but not cumbersome, effective and useful, but also focus on improving the enforcement of the system and enhancing rigid constraints. We must adhere to the principle that everyone is equal before laws and regulations, that there are no privileges in abiding by laws and regulations, and that there are no exceptions in enforcing laws and regulations, so as to ensure that the rules and regulations truly become high-voltage lines with electricity. The "top leader" must take the lead in implementing the system. We must strengthen the publicity and education of laws and regulations, and guide Party members and cadres to understand the law, understand the rules, and know awe. We must further improve the transparency of Party affairs and government affairs, so that power operates in the sun.
Xi Jinping (习近平) stressed that corruption is a stumbling block and stumbling block in the development of the Party and the country, and the fight against corruption is a major struggle that we cannot afford to lose and must not lose. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has successfully embarked on a path of anti-corruption with Chinese characteristics under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, addressing both the symptoms and root causes, and promoting the integrated approach of "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt" (不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐 (bù gǎn fǔ, bù néng fǔ, bù xiǎng fǔ - "not dare to be corrupt, not be able to be corrupt, not want to be corrupt," a comprehensive approach to preventing and combating corruption)), and we must firmly continue on this path. At present, the situation in the anti-corruption struggle is still severe and complex, and the task of eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption is still arduous and heavy. We must maintain a high-pressure posture without wavering, and resolutely oppose corruption, eliminate corruption, and eradicate evil, so that corrupt elements have no place to hide. We must grasp the new trends and new characteristics of corruption, innovate methods and means, improve the anti-corruption responsibility implementation mechanism, timely discover, accurately identify, and effectively manage various corruption problems, and continuously improve the penetration of anti-corruption. We must make greater efforts in promoting the integrated approach, strengthen the concept of the system, strengthen linkage and cooperation, connect all aspects of supervision, and promote integrated governance through full-chain collaboration.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that the discipline inspection and supervision organs have a major responsibility and a glorious mission in promoting the Party's self-revolution and comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and it is necessary to firmly safeguard the Party's unity and unity, and firmly defend the Party's advanced nature and purity. It is necessary to continuously strengthen the standardization, legalization, and regularization of discipline inspection and supervision work, and continuously improve the quality and efficiency of supervision, discipline enforcement, and law enforcement. It is necessary to focus on forging a discipline inspection and supervision iron army that is loyal, clean, responsible, and dares to fight and is good at fighting in accordance with the requirements of being politically strong, capable, having a good work style, and being clean and honest.
Li Xi (李希) pointed out when presiding over the meeting that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech fully affirmed the remarkable achievements made in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party in the past year, focusing on the key period of basically realizing socialist modernization, and made strategic deployments to promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, so as to provide a strong guarantee for achieving the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The speech is far-sighted, broad-minded, profound in thought, and rich in content, providing fundamental guidance for deeply promoting comprehensive and strict Party governance and the anti-corruption struggle. It is necessary to deeply study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments," enhance the "four consciousnesses," strengthen the "four self-confidences," achieve the "two safeguards," earnestly fulfill the political responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and unswervingly advance the Party's self-revolution in depth with the perseverance and determination of always being on the road.
Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission, relevant leading comrades of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, State Councilors, President of the Supreme People's Court, Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, relevant leading comrades of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and members of the Central Military Commission attended the meeting.
Members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, principal responsible comrades of various departments of the central and state organs, various people's organizations, and relevant units of the military participated in the meeting. The meeting was held in the form of a video conference, with branch venues set up in various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团), as well as relevant units of the military.
The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China opened in Beijing (北京) on January 12. The Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection presided over the meeting. On the afternoon of the 12th, Li Xi (李希) delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection entitled "Promoting Comprehensive and Strict Party Governance with Higher Standards and More Practical Measures, so as to Provide a Strong Guarantee for Achieving the Goals and Tasks of the '15th Five-Year Plan' Period."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th. President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping (习近平), in accordance with the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, has appointed and removed the following ambassadors to foreign countries:
1. Removed Huang Xilian's (黄溪连) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of the Philippines;
Appointed Jing Quan (井泉) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of the Philippines.
2. Removed Tan Jian's (谈践) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
Appointed Shen Bo (申博) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
3. Removed Zhang Yanling's (张艳玲) (female) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda;
Appointed Jiang Wei's (蒋薇) (female) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Antigua and Barbuda.
4. Removed Chen Zhihong's (陈志宏) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Mali;
Appointed Li Xiang (李响) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Mali.
5. Removed Zhang Jianwei's (张建卫) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the State of Kuwait;
Appointed Yang Xin (杨欣) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the State of Kuwait.
6. Removed Wang Qing's (王擎) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone;
Appointed Zhao Yong (赵勇) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
7. Removed Wang Shunqing's (王顺卿) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Slovenia;
Appointed Kang Yan's (康艳) (female) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Slovenia.
8. Removed Zhao Bentang's (赵本堂) position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Portuguese Republic;
Appointed Yang Yirui (杨义瑞) as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Portuguese Republic.
9. Removed Chen Xu's (陈旭) position as Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland;
Appointed Jia Guide (贾桂德) as Representative and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland.
By: 本报评论员
Entering a crucial period of laying a solid foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization, how can we turn the blueprint drawn by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) into reality? History and practice tell us: the key lies in the Party and in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.
"More resolutely and effectively implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, more scientifically and effectively confine power within the cage of the system, and more soberly and firmly advance the anti-corruption struggle." At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made strategic deployments from the strategic height of the overall development of the Party and the country's cause, to promote comprehensive and strict Party governance with higher standards and more practical measures, and to provide a strong guarantee for achieving the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development faces both strategic opportunities and risks and challenges, and there are more uncertain and unpredictable factors. The more arduous the task, the more turbulent the situation, the more important it is to give play to the role of the Party Central Committee's centralized and unified leadership as the **定海神针** (dìng hǎi shén zhēn - "sea-calming needle," a metaphor for a person or thing that can stabilize a situation), and to grasp the initiative of development with the executive power of vigorously grasping implementation.
"Implementing the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee is the fundamental requirement for safeguarding the authority and centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and it is also an important historical experience for the continuous development and progress of the Party and the people's cause."
From the strategic blueprint of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), to the clear requirements for a good start and a good step, to the goals and tasks of this year's economic and social development... the major strategic decisions made by the Party Central Committee, and the clear working ideas, tasks, and policies, have all been put forward after full argumentation and repeated research. Once decided, they must be implemented. If we adhere to the whole Party being of one mind and the whole country acting as one, and effectively implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, we will be able to overcome all difficulties and not be overwhelmed by any difficulties, and gather greater impetus for forward development.
"Enhance the sense of political responsibility and historical mission," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward clear requirements for Party organizations at all levels and the vast number of Party members and cadres. A sense of responsibility is like walking on thin ice with the "major affairs of the country" in mind, being in one's position, seeking one's government, and fulfilling one's responsibilities; a sense of mission is the firm and persistent "taking over the historical relay baton" and taking a new road to catch up, with ideals in mind, the country in the heart, and missions on the shoulders. We must take the Party's original aspiration as our fundamental aspiration and the Party's mission as our life, and concentrate all our wisdom and strength on realizing the Party's central task.
To be a firm actionist and pragmatist, it is crucial to establish and practice a correct view of achievements. Whether there is deviation from the lofty ideal of communism and the common ideal of socialism with Chinese characteristics, whether there is departure from the fundamental purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly, whether there is deviation from the Party's line, principles, and policies and the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, and whether there is detachment from the national conditions and the actual situation of the region and department? Starting from the realization of the Party's mission and tasks, and frequently examining our own thoughts and actions, we can single-mindedly promote Chinese-style modernization and submit a qualified answer sheet that can stand the test of history and the people.
Implementing the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee is a basic requirement of the Party's political discipline and political rules. For discipline inspection and supervision organs, deepening and solidifying political supervision around the realization of the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and strengthening specific, precise, and normalized supervision and inspection, will certainly better play the political leading and political guaranteeing role of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "All regions and departments should combine with reality and earnestly explore effective methods and ways to implement the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee." This fully reflects the inherent requirements of seeking truth from facts and adapting to local conditions.
For example, in developing new quality productive forces, the Party Central Committee has repeatedly emphasized "adapting to local conditions." Some places blindly follow the trend, seeing others engage in chips, and they also engage in them; seeing others engage in "new three items," and they are not willing to lag behind; and even disregard the actual situation and simply withdraw from traditional industries as "low-end industries" and "outdated industries." These warn us that once implementation deviates from the actual situation of the region and department, it is easy to become deformed and distorted, and the good scriptures are chanted wrongly.
Another example is deepening the construction of a unified national market. In recent years, 4,218 regulations and practices that hinder the unified national market and fair competition have been cleaned up in a concentrated manner, but there are still obstacles and blockages in the construction of a unified national market in areas such as enterprise competition, government procurement bidding, and local investment promotion. Only by firmly establishing a sense of the overall situation and resolutely breaking down local protectionism and market segmentation can we continuously shape new momentum and new advantages for China's development.
Resolutely and forcefully implementing the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee is not contradictory to carrying out work creatively. The decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee are formulated based on the overall development of the country and have universality, globality, and directionality. Only by basing ourselves on the actual situation of development and implementing them creatively can we ensure that the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee take root.
All work must be based on facts and proceed from reality, and avoid mechanically copying and applying them uniformly. All regions and departments should accurately position themselves in the overall situation of the country, pay attention to adapting to local conditions and adapting to the times, carry out work creatively, and ensure that the final effect is in line with the decision-making intentions and policy intentions of the Party Central Committee.
Striding forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," uniting more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, and implementing the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee more resolutely and forcefully, and concentrating our efforts to conquer one "Mount Lou" (娄山关) and one "Lazikou Pass" (腊子口), we will surely move from victory to new victory.
Return to TopBeijing, January 12th (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) - The reporter learned from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局): In 2025, the entire civil aviation industry completed a total transport turnover of 164.08 billion tonne-kilometers, a passenger transport volume of 770 million passengers, and a cargo and mail transport volume of 10.172 million tons, representing year-on-year increases of 10.5%, 5.5%, and 13.3% respectively.
With a year-on-year increase of 4.7% in flight volume, the flight regularity rate exceeded 90%. A profit of 6.5 billion yuan was achieved, and operating efficiency further improved. Traditional general aviation completed 1.218 million flight hours, the total number of registered drones under real names exceeded 3.28 million, and the cumulative flight time was 45.3 million hours, a year-on-year increase of nearly 70%. Overall, in 2025, the industry as a whole maintained a development trend of **稳中有进** (wěn zhōng yǒu jìn - "stability with progress," steady progress) and **稳中向好** (wěn zhōng xiàng hǎo - "stability trending positive," stability trending towards improvement), and the main goals and tasks were successfully completed.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陶相安 董泽扬
The 6th Asian Beach Games (hereinafter referred to as "the Asian Beach Games") will be held in Sanya (三亚市), Hainan Province (海南省) from April 22 to 30. At present, the preparation work has entered the sprint stage. On January 12, on the occasion of the 100-day countdown to the opening of the Asian Beach Games, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办公室) held a press conference to introduce the preparations for the event.
Li Jing (李静), Vice Chairman of the Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee and Deputy Director of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局), said that the Asian Beach Games is the highest-level beach games in Asia. The Sanya (三亚) Asian Beach Games is the second time that China has hosted the Asian Beach Games after Haiyang (海阳) in 2012, and it is also the first time that Hainan Province (海南省) has hosted an international comprehensive sports event.
This Asian Beach Games has a total of 14 major events, 15 sub-events, and 63 minor events, including both Olympic and Asian Games regular events such as swimming and sailing, as well as emerging events such as Teqball and beach kabaddi. At present, sports registration is proceeding in an orderly manner. 3,798 athletes from 45 countries and regions in Asia have completed their first registration, and the second registration will be conducted from January 10 to February 10. Starting from January 16, test matches for sailing, beach volleyball, Teqball, aquathlon and other events will be launched one after another to comprehensively test the operation of venues, equipment and facilities, local support, command and dispatch, and other aspects of work. The Chinese sports delegation is expected to have 190 athletes participating in 61 minor events in 13 major events other than beach kabaddi.
In terms of competition venues, this Asian Beach Games plans to lay out 8 competition venues, 5 of which are located in Sanya Bay (三亚湾), the "Coconut Dream Corridor (椰梦长廊)", 1 is adjacent to the Sanya River (三亚河), and 2 are located in the Sanya City Sports Center (三亚市体育中心), forming a "coastal + city" spatial pattern. Xie Jing (谢京), Vice Chairman of the Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee and Vice Governor of Hainan Province (海南省), said: "The construction of the venues highlights the concepts of intelligence and greening, and deeply integrates the coastal ecological resources of Sanya (三亚). It not only strictly complies with the standards of international events, but also fully demonstrates the style of tropical islands, realizing the coordinated development of competitive sports and ecological protection."
The host country optimizes the flow line design of the event, builds a comprehensive event support system through selecting high-quality reception hotels, launching catering services that integrate Hainan (海南) characteristics and international flavors, and adopting new energy security vehicles. "We have recruited and trained more than 5,000 event volunteers who will demonstrate the enthusiastic, open, and inclusive image of Hainan (海南) with professional qualities and thoughtful service," said Xie Jing (谢京).
This Asian Beach Games is the first international large-scale comprehensive sports event after the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港). At present, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) has been fully closed and operated on the entire island, making it more convenient and efficient for people to enter and exit, and more free and fast for the customs clearance of goods. The city's internationalization level and comprehensive security capabilities have been comprehensively improved, which has added to the success of the Asian Beach Games.
In terms of facilitating personnel exchanges, superimposed with the bilateral comprehensive mutual visa exemption and unilateral visa-free policies applicable nationwide, citizens of 86 countries holding ordinary passports can enter Hainan (海南) visa-free, and can enjoy fast customs clearance services without applying for a visa in advance.
Hainan (海南) will closely combine its own resource endowments and policy advantages, give full play to the agglomeration effect of the Asian Beach Games, and promote the development of Hainan's (海南) sports, tourism and other related industries, as well as the further improvement of the city's international reputation and reputation.
Hainan (海南) will take the holding of the Asian Beach Games as an opportunity to further improve the city's environment and service capabilities, accelerate the learning of international advanced experience, promote the service industry to become international, high-end, intelligent, and personalized, cultivate a number of internationally competitive brands and enterprises, and enhance the overall competitiveness of the service industry. Xie Jing (谢京) said: "We will increase the promotion of the city through a combination of 'going out' to promote and 'inviting in' to experience. We will carry out relevant promotion activities at key nodes in the preparation of the Asian Beach Games and in key areas at home and abroad, so that more international tourists can get to know Hainan (海南) and Sanya (三亚), thereby forming a long-term tourism attraction."
Sanya (三亚) has a pleasant climate, and beach sports and water sports can be carried out all year round. Chen Xi (陈希), Secretary-General of the Asian Beach Games Organizing Committee and Mayor of Sanya (三亚市), introduced that Sanya (三亚) will jointly launch sports special training, outdoor camping, parent-child sports, and physical fitness products with sports institutions and travel agencies to customize leisure vacation packages for domestic and foreign tourists, integrating rehabilitation physiotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, nutritional diets, etc., superimposed with gourmet catering, and jointly promote the development of the characteristic business format of "health + food + tourism".
Return to TopBy: 彭 飞
At the turn of the year, two sets of data regarding the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) have attracted attention.
In the first 11 months of 2025, a total of 251,516 cases of violations of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) were investigated and dealt with nationwide, with 225,347 people receiving Party disciplinary and government sanctions.
The 2025 China International Image Global Survey Report shows that nearly 70% of foreign respondents hold a positive attitude towards the Communist Party of China's (中国共产党) in-depth implementation of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) and other comprehensive and strict Party governance concepts and practices, agreeing that "members of the ruling party should be held to higher standards than ordinary citizens" or "strict requirements."
Two perspectives, internal and external, demonstrate the effectiveness and far-reaching impact of the Eight-Point Regulation (八项规定) in eliminating malpractices. At the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (二十届中央纪委五次全会), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大), the CPC Central Committee (党中央) started by formulating and implementing the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定), establishing iron rules and strong constraints, and promoting a new atmosphere in Party conduct and government administration." Why is the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) always able to find the key to curing stubborn diseases and solving difficult problems? The three keywords—leading by example, "thread," and drive—provide a perspective for consideration.
Some say, "With leaders taking the lead, there's no need to worry about anything." This simple saying reveals a profound truth: whether it is comprehensively and strictly governing the Party or starting a business, it is crucial for leading cadres to lead by example.
"The Party's self-revolution focuses on governing power." To implement the system, the "top leader" must take the lead. The reason why the Eight-Point Regulation (八项规定) can leverage the overall situation lies in the formation of an atmosphere and situation of leading from the top down, with leadership at each level and demonstration at each level.
"Grasping the 'key minority'" is the key to solving a series of difficult problems. To comprehensively govern the country according to law, leading cadres who are good at using the rule of law thinking and methods to carry out their work can drive the whole society to know and use the law. To win the battle to protect clear waters, the river chief and lake chief system implements the responsibilities of leading cadres, which is convenient for overall coordination and systematic governance. When the "key minority" drives the "vast majority," everyone adds firewood to make the flames higher, and the confidence to overcome difficulties and meet challenges is stronger.
The difficulty of a problem lies in the multitude of clues, contradictions, and complex interest relationships. By pulling out the "thread" from a "tangled mess" and finding a breakthrough, the problem is often solved easily, and long-standing malpractices can be eradicated.
Rectifying violations of regulations on eating and drinking is an important "thread" in governing the Party. Violations of regulations on eating and drinking not only corrupt the work style, but also easily breed corruption, and may even lead to political problems such as "small circles" and "small gangs." In 2025, the central government publicly reported the serious violations of the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定) by individual cadres in Luoshan (罗山), Henan (河南), Huangmei (黄梅), Hubei (湖北), and Susong (宿松), Anhui (安徽), forming a strong deterrent and effectively promoting the overall work of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.
Since the new era, we have opened up a new situation in comprehensively and strictly governing the Party by focusing on work style construction, leveraged the toilet revolution to improve and upgrade the rural living environment and governance, and piloted a higher level of opening up to the outside world with the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港)... By sorting out the "threads" and playing the "piano" well, related work is often twice the result with half the effort and things fall into place.
To eradicate chronic diseases and start a career, it is impossible to succeed without a tenacious spirit and a persistent drive.
Zhejiang (浙江) has created the "Zhejiang Reimbursement" (浙里报账) platform to make every official expenditure more standardized, efficient, and transparent; Hunan (湖南) has introduced a number of measures to effectively block loopholes such as "eating official letters" and exceeding standards and scope of reception... Observing the measures taken by various localities in recent years to implement the spirit of the Central Eight-Point Regulation (中央八项规定), all efforts have been made to grasp the ordinary and the long-term. "Iron rules and hard constraints" are effective for a long time, and there is no room for unhealthy trends and evil practices.
"Some things require a tough battle, and some things require long-term effort." From resolutely fighting corruption with the sobriety of being always on the road, to promoting new urbanization with sufficient historical patience, to jointly fighting the tough battle of pollution prevention and control and the protracted war of ecological civilization construction... Today's China is not only full of the pragmatic drive of "grasping firmly what is identified," but also has institutional advantages to escort this persistence and determination.
Marking the era, reaching the hearts of the people. The Eight-Point Regulation (八项规定), this "golden business card" of Party governance in the new era, is becoming brighter and brighter, and will continue to profoundly change China and reflect the future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 政 刘温馨
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Focus on developing new quality productive forces, strengthen the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and build a modern industrial system with international competitiveness." The Central Economic Work Conference pointed out that we should adhere to innovation-driven development and accelerate the cultivation and expansion of new drivers of growth. In the past year, China's industrial economy has moved forward against pressure, developed towards new and better directions, and the construction of a modern industrial system has been continuously advanced. In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, our reporter interviewed Li Lecheng (李乐成), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部).
"Stability, Expansion, Innovation, and Increase" to Maintain Steady and Long-Term Industrial Economic Growth
Reporter: How do you view the current industrial economic development situation? What measures will be taken to maintain steady industrial economic growth?
Li Lecheng (李乐成): The year 2026 is the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." The advantages and conditions of China's industrial economic development, such as strong resilience, great potential, and sufficient vitality, have not changed. This year, we will focus on the following four aspects:
"Stability" means stabilizing the growth of key industries and key regions. The industrial added value of key industries and regions accounts for 80% of the total industrial output, which is the basic foundation of the industrial economy. We will thoroughly implement a new round of work plans to stabilize growth in ten key industries; continue to support major industrial provinces in taking the lead, strengthen policy support and factor guarantees, and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
"Expansion" means tapping potential to expand effective demand. Strengthen supply-demand matching, actively promote flexible manufacturing, accelerate the innovative application of new technologies and models such as artificial intelligence, build a Chinese famous consumer goods matrix by industry and field, and guide enterprises to increase the production of marketable products. Accelerate the launch of major "15th Five-Year Plan" projects and focus on maintaining effective manufacturing investment; strengthen coordination of industrial and trade policies to stabilize industrial product exports.
"Innovation" means promoting value creation through quality. Comprehensively implement the traditional industry renewal action and the action to develop and expand emerging industries to create new drivers of growth, deeply promote major technological transformation and upgrading projects, strengthen standard leadership, quality improvement, and brand building, consolidate and enhance the status and competitiveness of industries such as metallurgy, light industry, and machinery in the global industrial division of labor, create emerging pillar industries such as integrated circuits, new materials, and aerospace, and promote bio-manufacturing, embodied intelligence, and 6G to become new economic growth points.
"Increase" means further enhancing the dynamism and vitality of business entities. Improve the gradient cultivation system for high-quality enterprises and help high-quality enterprises further move towards becoming technology leaders and world-class enterprises. Attach great importance to helping enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), improve cash flow, intensify efforts to clear overdue payments to enterprises, continue to implement special actions to reduce the burden on enterprises, and promote direct and rapid access to preferential policies for enterprises. Strengthen monitoring and early warning of production capacity in key industries and governance of production capacity, consolidate and expand the comprehensive rectification of "**内卷式**" (nèi juǎn shì - "involution," an over-competitive situation where increased effort yields diminishing returns) competition, and create a good environment for the healthy development of enterprises.
Promote the Intelligent, Green, and Integrated Development of Manufacturing
Reporter: To accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, in which aspects will the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) focus its efforts next?
Li Lecheng (李乐成): During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we will promote the intelligent, green, and integrated development of manufacturing, enhance the level of safety and controllability of the industrial chain and supply chain, maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing, and make the foundation of the real economy more stable, resilient, and efficient.
First, promote the "renewal" of traditional industries. Implement the traditional industry renewal action, focusing on fields such as metallurgy, chemical industry, light industry, textile, machinery, and shipbuilding, study and formulate transformation and upgrading plans by industry, and support enterprises in widely using digital intelligence technology and green technology to promote equipment renewal, process optimization, and management innovation. Implement the "Artificial Intelligence+" action, vigorously develop intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing, and explore the creation of a number of zero-carbon factories and zero-carbon parks.
Second, accelerate the "leap" of emerging industries. Implement the action to develop and expand emerging industries to create new drivers of growth, focusing on key fields such as integrated circuits, new displays, new materials, aerospace, low-altitude economy, and biomedicine, and create a number of national emerging industry development demonstration bases. Carry out large-scale application demonstrations of new manufacturing technologies, new products, and new scenarios, and promote the construction of innovative facilities, technology research and development, product iteration and upgrading, and business model exploration in an integrated manner to accelerate the large-scale development of emerging industries. Work with all relevant parties to establish and improve a service and supervision system that adapts to the characteristics of new industries, new business forms, and new models, and create a good environment in which innovation and entrepreneurship are full of vitality and the industry is standardized and orderly.
Third, focus on the "layout" of future industries. Accelerate the establishment of a mechanism for increasing investment in future industries and sharing risks, and promote new breakthroughs in future manufacturing, future information, future materials, future energy, future space, and future health. Implement the National High-tech Zone New Track Cultivation Action, focusing on enhancing the innovation source, achievement transformation, and future industry cultivation functions of national high-tech zones. Implement the Future Industry Scenario Innovation Special Action, focusing on fields such as quantum technology, humanoid robots, brain-computer interfaces, deep-sea polar regions, and 6G, and strengthen technology research, product development, enterprise cultivation, and ecosystem construction.
Fourth, deepen the "momentum" of service-oriented manufacturing. Comprehensively carry out technological innovation, model innovation, and product innovation, cultivate new models such as platform-based design, personalized customization, networked collaboration, and service-oriented extension, expand new business forms such as flexible production, cloud manufacturing, shared manufacturing, virtual manufacturing, and industrial e-commerce, and promote industrial design and research and development design to extend to specialization and the high end of the value chain.
Comprehensively Enhance Industrial Science and Technology Innovation Capabilities
Reporter: The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward "promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation." What considerations does the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) have in the manufacturing field?
Li Lecheng (李乐成): Next, we will focus on accelerating high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology, comprehensively enhance industrial science and technology innovation capabilities, continuously generate new quality productive forces, and seize the commanding heights of global industrial development.
First, systematically increase the supply of high-quality science and technology. Focusing on industrial needs and shortcomings, plan national science and technology major projects, launch a new round of high-quality development actions for key manufacturing industrial chains, and coordinate the promotion of industrial foundation reengineering projects and major technical equipment tackling projects. Build platforms and carriers such as the National Manufacturing Innovation Center (国家制造业创新中心), and use market-oriented means such as "**揭榜挂帅**" (jiē bǎng guà shuài - "taking the lead after the announcement of a task," a mechanism where projects are open for bidding) and "**赛马制**" (sài mǎ zhì - "horse racing system," a competitive selection process), to guide enterprises to jointly tackle key problems with universities and research institutes.
Second, continue to strengthen the main position of enterprises in scientific and technological innovation. Thoroughly implement policies such as additional deductions for research and development expenses, implement a new round of central financial support policies for the high-quality development of specialized, refined, special, and new (专精特新) SMEs, and promote enterprises to further increase research and development investment. Continuously increase the proportion of enterprise experts participating in and leading national science and technology major projects under the responsibility of our ministry, and help enterprises enhance their voice in innovation.
Third, accelerate and smooth the channels for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Build a national manufacturing pilot service network, strengthen technical basic services such as measurement, standards, and intellectual property, cultivate excellent incubators, and build a cradle for the growth of new enterprises and new business forms. Promote pilot projects for the reform of "use first, pay later" for scientific and technological achievements and pilot projects for the industrialization of high-tech achievements, and make good use of technology transfer agencies and technology managers. Accelerate the combination of "finding scenarios" and "creating scenarios," give play to the "connector" role of key application scenarios, and promote the seamless connection of the innovation chain and the industrial chain.
Fourth, focus on optimizing the integrated innovation ecosystem. Promote the convergence of intelligent and green technologies, technology services, high-end talents, and patient capital to enterprises. Deeply implement the manufacturing talent support plan, vigorously build excellent engineer training bases, guide universities under the ministry to optimize discipline construction, and create a high-level industrial science and technology innovation talent team. Make good use of the "integration of science, technology, industry, and finance" special project and the national industrial and financial cooperation platform, give play to the leverage effect of industrial funds, and invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology.
Promote the Digital and Intelligent Transformation of Manufacturing
Reporter: What deployments does the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) have next in promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing?
Li Lecheng (李乐成): The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward "promoting the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing." The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) will take the large-scale application of the industrial internet as a strategic starting point, accelerate the integrated application of digital intelligence technologies such as artificial intelligence, expand more industries and fields, promote more typical applications, and explore more scenario value.
Consolidate the digital foundation. On the one hand, focus on industrial data, using high-quality data to support high-level applications. We will launch an industrial data foundation action, focusing on key manufacturing industries, highlighting the capture, collection, and use of data, building a number of high-quality industry data sets, and expanding business entities such as data consulting and data labeling. On the other hand, accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing, promote "full transformation" of enterprises above a designated size, fully integrate into the digital process, and accelerate equipment renewal, process upgrading, and quality improvement. Deepen the special action to empower the digital transformation of SMEs, and promote pilot cities for the digital transformation of SMEs.
Smooth networked links. On the one hand, focus on "connection," accelerate the upgrading of network technology, orderly promote the evolution and upgrading of "dual gigabit" networks to 5G-A and 10-gigabit optical networks, accelerate the updating and transformation of traditional industrial network equipment, focus on solving bottlenecks such as compatibility and interoperability of industrial standard protocols, and improve the breadth and quality of connections. On the other hand, focus on "application," cultivate and strengthen industrial internet platforms, vigorously develop digital intelligence software and hardware products and solutions for key industries and key scenarios, and increase the promotion of networked and platform-based applications.
Activate the intelligent engine. Deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing" special action, on the one hand, "strengthen technology," comprehensively deploy general large models and industry large models, and cultivate a number of key industry intelligent bodies and intelligent native enterprises. On the other hand, "expand scenarios," accelerate the intelligent upgrading of manufacturing, widely explore artificial intelligence application scenarios, find the right entry points, expand applications, and "**串珠成链**" (chuàn zhū chéng liàn - "string beads into a chain," connect individual elements into a cohesive whole), and gather thousands of "small scenarios" to form a large integrated "scene," injecting strong impetus into promoting the high-quality development of manufacturing.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 12th (Reporter Wang Guan (王观)) reports: Raisins and dried dates from Moyu County (墨玉县), Xinjiang (新疆), highland honey and highland barley biscuits from Tibet (西藏)... On the "832 Platform" (脱贫地区农副产品网络销售平台) (online sales platform for agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas), distinctive agricultural and sideline products from poverty-stricken areas are entering households through online sales.
The "832 Platform" is an online sales platform for agricultural and sideline products in poverty-stricken areas, established and operated by China Cooperative E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (中国供销电子商务有限公司) under the guidance of the Ministry of Finance (财政部), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), and the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (中华全国供销合作总社). By the end of 2025, the platform's cumulative transaction volume reached 60.791 billion yuan, with a total of 444,100 products on sale. It has successfully cultivated 13,000 certified "Two Products One Standard" products and registered 476,200 purchasing units. "While adhering to the 'basic plate' of public welfare and strictly controlling the quality and price of goods, the '832 Platform' adheres to 'relying on policies and facing the market'. By improving the operating mechanism, enhancing product competitiveness, and attracting more social forces to participate, we promote the long-term and sustainable development of assistance results," said Liu Guosheng (刘国生), Party Secretary and Chairman of China Cooperative E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (中国供销电子商务有限公司).
By formulating strict commodity access standards and quality control specifications, the "832 Platform" promotes commodity grading and standardized packaging, comprehensively improving the level of commercialization. After quality and packaging optimization, the repurchase rate and sales rate of Ningxia (宁夏) yellow beef, Ganzhou (赣南) navel oranges, and other products have been greatly improved, realizing the leap from "can be produced" to "sells well" and then to "well-known."
The platform also actively promotes the transformation of agricultural products into deep-processed products, with the proportion of deep-processed products increasing from 30% to 61%. Through the "platform + government + leading enterprise" model, industrial projects have been implemented in 25 counties and cities, cultivating 25 regional public brands such as "Moyu (墨玉) Fortune Bag" and "Hailun (海伦) Soybean", driving the income increase of more than 100,000 farmers, with related sales exceeding 3 billion yuan, forming a virtuous development pattern with brands as the core and the entire industrial chain linked.
Return to TopOn January 12th, in the potato planting base of Pule Village, Xiaobaihu Town, Luliang County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province (云南省曲靖市陆良县小百户镇普乐村), farmers took advantage of the sunny weather to drive agricultural machinery to sow spring potatoes. Luliang County (陆良县) is blessed with abundant light, heat, water, and soil resources, allowing for three potato harvests a year. The potato planting area in Xiaobaihu Town (小百户镇) reaches 91,500 mu. The area actively promotes modern agricultural technologies such as mechanized operations, high-ridge cultivation, integrated water and fertilizer management, and green prevention and control, to continuously develop and strengthen the potato industry.
Photo by Wang Yong (王勇) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 葛孟超
On January 12, spot gold prices once broke through $4,600 per ounce, reaching a new historical high. In 2025, the international gold price increased by approximately 70% during the year, marking the largest annual increase since the 1979 oil crisis. Affected by international gold prices, domestic gold prices in China also rose significantly, with gold jewelry prices rising from around 800 yuan per gram to around 1360 yuan per gram during the year. How should we view the performance of gold prices? The reporter interviewed several industry insiders.
Looking at a longer time frame, this round of international gold price increases began in the second half of 2019, with an increase of approximately 18% that year. Between 2020 and 2023, international gold prices repeatedly broke through $2,000 per ounce. In 2024, international gold prices broke through $2,800 per ounce, with a full-year increase of approximately 27%. Entering 2025, international gold prices rose rapidly, breaking through $3,000 per ounce in March, $4,000 per ounce in October, and reaching new highs again at the end of the year, approaching $4,600 per ounce.
Why are international gold prices so strong? Industry insiders analyze that this not only reflects the increase in global risk aversion demand but also shows the declining trend of the US dollar's credibility.
As a safe-haven asset, gold prices usually strengthen in a low-interest-rate environment and when uncertainty rises. "The Federal Reserve (美联储) has entered a rate-cut cycle, and the weakening dollar has reduced the cost of holding gold. At the same time, the United States is over-issuing paper money, and the US federal government's debt has exceeded $38 trillion. Investors' confidence in US dollar assets has declined, and gold's value as a 'non-sovereign asset' safe haven has become prominent," said Liang Yonghui (梁永慧), Deputy General Manager of Shandong Zhaojin Gold and Silver Refining Co., Ltd. (山东招金金银精炼有限公司).
Liang Yonghui (梁永慧) analyzed that increased geopolitical risks and rising global economic uncertainty are important factors driving up gold prices. Market risk aversion sentiment has significantly increased, and the demand for gold as a traditional safe-haven asset has surged, driving up prices.
To hedge against US dollar risk, governments and major central banks around the world have accelerated the promotion of reserve diversification in recent years, massively increasing their gold holdings, becoming an important force in pushing up gold prices, and the share of gold in various countries' foreign exchange reserves has increased.
Experts say that from an overall trend perspective, domestic gold prices are highly correlated with the long-term trend of international gold prices, but short-term fluctuations are affected by exchange rates and unique supply and demand differences in the domestic market, forming a fluctuation rhythm independent of the international market, showing the increasing influence of domestic gold pricing.
Driven by the rise in international gold prices, the prices of various precious metals have also seen significant increases. Last year, international spot silver and platinum prices both increased by more than 140%, and palladium increased by more than 100%. "Gold, as the leader of precious metals, its strong market activates sector rotation, driving the overall valuation of precious metals to rise, and promoting the influx of funds into related varieties such as silver and platinum group metals," said Jiang Shu (蒋舒), chief analyst of the Gold Circle of Shanghai Xirang Industrial (上海息壤实业黄金圈). At the same time, the increase in industrial demand for some precious metals is also an important factor supporting their price increases. For example, the rapid development of the photovoltaic and electric vehicle industries, and the explosive expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence fields, constitute support for silver demand.
Since the beginning of the new year, international gold prices have fluctuated at high levels, and all parties in the market are quite concerned about the future trend of gold prices. Anke (安凯), Chief Executive Officer of the Americas region and Head of Global Research at the World Gold Council (世界黄金协会), said that looking ahead to 2026, the gold market will enter a new stage of multiple forces intertwined and dynamic equilibrium.
Faced with the hot gold market, experts remind investors to remain rational and fully recognize market risks. When investing in gold, investors need to follow the principle of diversified allocation, adopt a fixed investment strategy to smooth income levels, pay timely attention to changes in the market's macroeconomic situation, and dynamically adjust and optimize the asset allocation structure. It is essential to combine risk and affordability to allocate reasonably and avoid 追涨杀跌 (zhuī zhǎng shā diē - "chase the rise and kill the fall," buy high and sell low).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李志伟
On January 7, Chinese President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to a letter from teachers and students of the youth education exchange group composed of the Miami Country Day School, the University of Florida, and Miami Dade College in Florida, USA. President Xi Jinping (习近平) stated that he looks forward to more American youth joining the cause of China-U.S. friendship, becoming a new generation of envoys of friendship between the two countries, and making greater contributions to enhancing China-U.S. cultural exchanges and promoting the development of bilateral relations.
President Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply letter has triggered enthusiastic responses among the visiting teachers and students of the American youth education exchange group. In interviews with reporters from this newspaper, they stated that the reply letter reflects President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concern and care for friendly exchanges between Chinese and American youth, embodies his earnest expectations for enhancing cultural exchanges between the two countries, makes them feel particularly warm and deeply moved, and encourages them to strengthen friendly exchanges and cooperation and promote the development of bilateral relations.
"This feeling of being seen and valued makes me both excited and encouraged"
Recently, the visiting teachers and students of the American youth education exchange group wrote to President Xi Jinping (习近平), reviewing their visit to China in October 2025 and thanking President Xi Jinping (习近平) for proposing the "invitation of 50,000 American youth to China for exchange and study in the next five years" initiative, which provided valuable opportunities to strengthen mutual understanding between the youth of the two countries.
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply letter deeply touched me," said Tamika Lewis, founder of Miami Country Day School in Florida, USA, and Chief Operating Officer of the South Florida United Community Organization. She said that the letter is filled with kindness and sincerity, and full of care for the younger generation.
"Through the reply letter, we felt President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concern for our journey in China and our thoughts and feelings. This feeling of being seen and valued makes me both excited and encouraged," said Naya, a high school student at Miami Country Day School. She said that this visit to China has deepened her respect for Chinese culture and inspired her to continue learning, engage in U.S.-China exchange and cooperation, and build a bridge of communication for the friendship between the people of the two countries.
"I was extremely excited and proud to learn that President Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to our letter," said Delio, a junior high school student at Miami Country Day School. He thanked President Xi Jinping (习近平) for proposing the "50,000 in 5 years" initiative, which gave American youth the opportunity to enter China and understand China.
Miyakh, a high school student at Miami Country Day School, told reporters: "I hope that the U.S. and China can forge a deeper friendship and further enhance understanding of each other. I hope to share what I have learned with more people, and I am willing to be a young envoy to promote the friendship between the people of the two countries."
Milinda Seervai, Principal of Miami Country Day School, said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply letter is a great honor for the entire school, all students, and even herself personally. "We never thought we would receive such a sincere reply letter. We are both surprised and encouraged," Seervai said. President Xi Jinping (习近平) felt the students' strong interest and sincere feelings for Chinese culture, and pointed out that the hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people and the future lies in the youth. "This is exactly the message we want to share. This first-hand experience of visiting and exchanging in China can change the way students see the world."
"Curiosity replaced estrangement, understanding eliminated distance, and friendship naturally took root"
The American youth education exchange group consisted of 20 people who visited China and successively visited the two cities of Nanjing (南京) and Changzhou (常州) in Jiangsu (江苏) Province. In Nanjing (南京), the teachers and students visited the Confucius Temple (夫子庙), the China Imperial Examination Museum (中国科举博物馆), Xuanwu Lake (玄武湖), and Hongshan Forest Zoo (红山森林动物园), and conducted exchanges at Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (南京邮电大学). In Changzhou (常州), they visited Qingguo Lane (青果巷) and Hongmei Park (红梅公园), experienced Tai Chi and morning exercises, and interacted friendly with local citizens.
During their visit to China, the teachers and students of the American youth education exchange group felt the vigorous innovation vitality of China on the spot. They entered Changzhou Beijiao Senior High School (常州市北郊高级中学), conducted classroom exchanges with Chinese students, interacted with members of the science and technology innovation studio, and experienced traditional engineering and modern science integration projects such as Luban Bridge construction (see photo, provided by Jiangsu Provincial Education International Exchange Service Center). They also visited Changzhou University (常州大学), Changzhou Li Auto Intelligent Manufacturing Base (常州理想汽车智能制造基地), etc., to gain an in-depth understanding of China's development in technological innovation, especially in the field of new energy.
Andra, a high school student at Miami Country Day School, said that what she saw and heard in China gave her a new understanding of China's development, especially its achievements in innovation. "This experience broadened my horizons and made me even more eager to learn more about China."
"China respects and protects history, and also demonstrates innovative achievements in the fields of education and technology, which is impressive," Seervai said. "During the visit, from cultural monuments to modern universities to technology laboratories, we saw a dynamic, future-oriented, and hospitable China."
During the exchange activities, the American students not only deepened their understanding of China, but also forged sincere friendships with Chinese youth. Miyakh told reporters that he liked the rich extracurricular activities on Chinese campuses, and he could not forget the deliciousness of Peking duck. What made him even happier was that he made Chinese friends. "I found that American students and Chinese students have many things in common. Although we come from different places, we are all working hard to become our best selves and create a better future."
"I am very happy to learn that our experience in China has contributed to enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the U.S. and China," said Abella, a high school student at Miami Country Day School. This exchange inspired her to continue to understand China and explore the vast world with an open mind.
"Through this visit to China, I have seen many changes in the students: curiosity replaced estrangement, understanding eliminated distance, and friendship naturally took root," Lewis said. The encouragement given by President Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply letter made her even more convinced that the trip to China was not just a trip, but a connection of hearts between people.
"Together, we look forward to a future of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation"
Since the launch of the "50,000 in 5 years" initiative, more than 40,000 American youth have actively participated, opening a window for them to understand the real China and building a bridge to continue the friendship between the people of the two countries. This fully demonstrates that carrying out friendly exchanges and cooperation is what the people of China and the United States want.
"There is a strong desire for increased exchanges between the people of the U.S. and China," Seervai said. When people talk face-to-face frankly and learn from each other, true mutual understanding is enhanced. The youngest member of the exchange group was a 13-year-old student. While visiting a park, local Chinese people showed great interest in her hairstyle. She patiently explained the cultural connotation behind this hairstyle and took the initiative to ask about the other party's traditional customs. "This experience confirms the importance of cultural exchanges," Seervai said. "Educational cooperation can not only achieve the sharing of knowledge, but also generate resonance, achieve mutual respect, and make the friendship between the people of the U.S. and China more solid."
"We should increase exchanges, not reduce dialogue," Miyakh said. Self-isolation will hinder mutual understanding and self-growth. "Through educational cooperation and cultural exchanges, the people of the U.S. and China can reduce stereotypes about each other, keep communication open, and further build mutual trust, thereby laying a good foundation for the long-term development of relations between the two countries."
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) reply letter and encouragement filled me with strength," Andra said. "This inspires me to continue to adhere to learning with a global perspective and strive to build a bridge of friendship between the U.S. and China."
"Friendship is not only built on policies, but also stems from shared experiences and open hearts," Lewis said. The people of the U.S. and China very much need to strengthen friendly exchanges. Carrying out educational cooperation and cultural exchanges is an effective way to promote lasting friendship and peace between the two sides. "These exchanges open a door for young people. When education becomes a bridge rather than an obstacle, young people can together look forward to a future of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation."
(Reported from Washington, D.C. by this newspaper on January 12)
Return to TopBy: 庄汉杰
Since the implementation of the "50,000 Students in 5 Years" initiative, batches of American teenagers have come to China for exchanges and studies, enhancing friendship, mutual understanding, and affinity with Chinese teenagers, and writing one heartwarming story after another of friendly people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China.
The origin of the story can be traced back to the end of 1993. At that time, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee of Fujian Province, visited Tacoma, Washington, USA. Under his personal promotion, Fuzhou and Tacoma became sister cities the following year, sowing a precious seed for people-to-people exchanges between the two places.
More than 20 years later, this seed ushered in an important moment of blossoming and bearing fruit. In 2015, when I learned that President Xi Jinping (习近平) was about to visit Tacoma, I was extremely excited. During the visit, President Xi (习近平) visited my alma mater, Lincoln High School, and visited American teenagers, which greatly encouraged us.
In order to welcome this historic visit, the teachers and students of Lincoln High School carefully prepared a special gift - singing the song "On the Field of Hope" in Chinese. For a group of American children who knew almost no Chinese at all, this was undoubtedly a huge challenge. But with enthusiasm and hard work, they started from scratch and completed the rehearsal in just 9 days. When President Xi (习近平) and his wife Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) came to Lincoln High School, the melodious melody rang out on campus, and the sincere singing touched everyone. "I would like to invite 100 students from Lincoln High School to visit China next year," President Xi (习近平) said sincerely during the visit. Since then, this friendship across the Pacific has continued in various forms.
2018 marked the tenth anniversary of the Wenchuan earthquake. The "US-China Youth Student Exchange Association" organized and arranged for 30 middle school students from Sichuan to visit the United States. In 2023, President Xi (习近平) pointed out that "the hope of China-US relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the people, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local areas," and announced that "China is willing to invite 50,000 American teenagers to China for exchanges and studies in the next five years." Since then, under this initiative framework, multiple groups of American teenagers have successively visited China. In June 2024, a new group of American teenagers went to China to participate in the 2024 "Kulangsu Gulangyu Bond" China-US Youth Exchange Week. President Xi (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the event, emphasizing that "youth is the most energetic and dreamful, and the future of China-US relations lies in the youth."
The Mid-Autumn Festival trip in September 2024 was particularly memorable. The 80 teachers and students of the American teenagers "Youth Together" Washington State delegation went to Guizhou to experience Chinese traditional culture and the fiery atmosphere of "Village BA" up close. The audience also sang songs such as "The Moon Represents My Heart" and "Goodbye" with the American teachers and students, and the language barrier quietly disappeared. At the "China-US Friendship, Youth Together" China-US Youth Cultural and Sports Friendship Activity held at Beijing No. 8 High School (北京市第八中学), American and Chinese students formed mixed teams to play basketball and sang songs such as "Stand by Me" and "On the Field of Hope." The smiles on the faces of the students are the best testimony to the friendship between the people of the United States and China.
The movement of friendship played a grander symphony in 2025. On January 1, 2025, President Xi (习近平) and his wife Peng Liyuan (彭丽媛) sent New Year cards to representatives of teachers and students from middle schools in Washington State, USA, to extend New Year greetings, and hoped that the youth of China and the United States would continue to actively participate in the "invite 50,000 American teenagers to China for exchanges and studies in the next five years" initiative, strengthen exchanges and interactions, enhance mutual understanding, inherit traditional friendship, and contribute to promoting the development of China-US relations and promoting world peace. The 2025 "Kulangsu Gulangyu Bond" China-US Youth Choir Week held in July of that year was the largest thematic China-US youth exchange activity since the implementation of the "50,000 Students in 5 Years" initiative.
Since the implementation of the "50,000 Students in 5 Years" initiative, batches of American teenagers have come to China for exchanges and studies, enhancing friendship, mutual understanding, and affinity with Chinese teenagers, and writing one heartwarming story after another of friendly people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China. All of this vividly proves that sincere exchanges across languages and cultures can gather warm and powerful forces.
(The author is the President of the "US-China Youth Student Exchange Association" in Washington State, USA)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th (北京) – On January 12th, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局) and Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave an interview to Chinese media after concluding his visits to the African Union (非盟), Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚), Tanzania (坦桑尼亚), and Lesotho (莱索托):
I. During this visit, the China-Africa Strategic Dialogue was held at the AU headquarters, and the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" was launched. What is the practical significance of this in the current situation?
China is the largest developing country, and the AU is the regional organization with the most developing countries. It is timely for both sides to strengthen strategic mutual trust, align strategies, and deepen strategic cooperation. We have endless topics to discuss and inexhaustible cooperation to pursue. The focus is to further unite and strengthen ourselves, jointly respond to current challenges, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China and Africa, and contribute China's and Africa's efforts to the peace and development of the world. This is the value and significance of the China-Africa Strategic Dialogue.
Holding the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" is an important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and African leaders. President Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the Exchange Year, expressing his earnest expectations. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. Seventy years ago, Chinese and African brothers joined hands in the pursuit of independence and autonomy. Over the past 70 years, China-Africa friendship has grown stronger in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism and has been continuously deepened in the era of development and revitalization. Holding the Exchange Year is to continue the relay race of China-Africa friendship from generation to generation, bringing the people of China and Africa closer, expanding China-Africa cooperation, and deepening China-Africa friendship.
The Exchange Year is not only a festival for the people of China and Africa but also a showcase of the achievements of China-Africa cooperation. We will gather the strength of youth, culture, media, and other aspects through nearly 600 exchange activities, covering all fields of China-Africa exchanges, so that the African people can have more gains and a deeper sense of identity with China-Africa friendship.
II. This year marks the 36th consecutive year that the Chinese Foreign Minister has started the new year with a visit to Africa. What new and prominent feelings did you have during this trip to Africa?
To persevere in doing one thing for 36 years reflects the deep friendship of the Chinese people towards the African people, and even more so, a commitment and a spirit. That is, when African brothers and sisters are in need, China will always be the first friend to stand by your side. Along the way, everyone was enthusiastically discussing not this trip to Africa, but which country the Chinese Foreign Minister will visit at the beginning of next year. Many African countries are looking forward to being one of them and feel so hopeful about it. From this, we also feel the responsibility that China should shoulder and the burden it should bear.
The past year has been very turbulent for the world, and even more difficult for Africa. When Africa is once again being "forgotten," we come to this continent full of hope, taking Africa as the starting point of China's diplomacy every year. When Africa faces the impact of tariff "sticks," China announces a "gift" of zero tariffs to African countries. When some external forces adopt a teacher-like attitude and point fingers at African affairs, China firmly supports Africa in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and national dignity. When Lesotho (莱索托) was questioned as to whether it was known where it was, China visited Lesotho (莱索托) to tell the world that Lesotho (莱索托) is here, the people are living well, and China is their strategic partner.
I deeply feel that the concept of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been the guideline for China's cooperation with Africa. Sincerity, equality, and mutual trust have always been the underlying tone of China-Africa exchanges. Africa and China are good partners who can entrust each other and be considerate of each other.
During the visit, we were delighted by the new achievements in Africa's development, and China's huge market will provide broader opportunities for Africa's development. We open our arms to welcome African countries to take a ride on the express train of China's development. China's cooperation with Africa insists that no one should be left behind, and no country should be dropped. We also call on the international community to pay more attention to Africa and increase investment in Africa.
III. Africa is currently ushering in a critical period of accelerating development and revitalization. How can China and Africa accelerate the realization of modernization?
At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed that China and Africa join hands to promote the "six modernizations," which pointed out the direction for the future of China-Africa relations. Along the way, what we have heard the most and felt the deepest is that China and Africa must work together to achieve modernization without delay and with great potential.
World civilization is rich and diverse, and there is no unified template for the road to modernization, and there is no single paradigm. The successful practice of Chinese-style modernization provides useful reference and new choices for the vast number of developing countries. Facts have proved that modernization is not equal to Westernization, and Westernization does not necessarily lead to modernization. The key is to find a development path that suits one's own national conditions and can be supported by the people. China is willing to build a institutionalized platform with African countries to carry out exchanges of experience in governance, and support African countries in actively exploring successful paths that meet their own actual needs, benefit the people, and can fully utilize their own resource endowments. The key is to enhance the ability of independent development while maintaining their own sovereignty and cultural identity, and to grasp the future of the country and the nation in their own hands.
Only when China and Africa jointly move towards modernization can the world achieve modernization. There is no world modernization without the modernization of Africa. China and Africa jointly pursuing the dream of modernization is our legitimate right, a reflection of the progress of the times, and even more so, a fundamental correction of historical injustice towards Africa. During this trip, many African leaders thanked China for initiating the "Initiative on Supporting Africa's Modernization Cooperation" and strongly hoped to deeply connect their national development strategies with Chinese-style modernization, and are willing to work with China to implement the "Initiative on Supporting Africa's Industrialization," the "China-Assisted Africa Agricultural Modernization Plan," and the "China-Africa Talent Training Cooperation Plan" announced by President Xi Jinping (习近平). We will work with African countries to refine and implement them one by one with a nail-nailing spirit, benefiting the African people, and then build a better world with a more enterprising spirit, and welcome the arrival of a community with a shared future for mankind.
IV. The implementation of the results of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has reached the "halfway point." What is the current progress?
Since the successful convening of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September 2024, the two sides have worked together to promote the implementation of the results, and more than 90% of the goals have been implemented or have made positive progress.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) has successively received many African leaders, providing strategic guidance for promoting the implementation of the summit results. Premier Li Qiang (李强) and other Chinese leaders have visited Africa, achieving more pragmatic cooperation results. Major projects such as the Simandou Iron Mine (西芒杜铁矿) in Guinea (几内亚) have set sail, and 301 "small but beautiful" projects have been successfully promoted. China-Africa passenger flights have increased by 23%, nearly a thousand medical team members have gone to Africa to carry out free clinics, and more than 200 agricultural experts have taken up their posts in Africa. In the first 11 months of 2025, China-Africa trade historically crossed the 300 billion US dollar mark, an increase of 17.8% year-on-year. More and more specialty products from Africa, such as coffee, nuts, and fruits, are being placed on the tables of Chinese consumers. The people of China and Africa are painting a beautiful vision of "two-way奔赴."
The story of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (坦赞铁路) is well-known in China and has been included in the history of China-Africa relations, becoming a symbol of China-Africa friendship. In 2024, the heads of state of the three countries witnessed the signing of cooperation documents to revitalize this railway at the Beijing Summit. Last November, Premier Li Qiang (李强) and the leaders of Tanzania (坦桑尼亚) and Zambia (赞比亚) jointly attended the project's commencement ceremony. During this visit, we reviewed the passionate years of fighting side by side with our Tanzanian (坦桑尼亚) friends, and remembered the young martyrs who dedicated their lives to this cause. We deeply felt the historical responsibility and contemporary value of revitalizing this railway. Both sides agreed to promote the upgrading and transformation of the railway with high efficiency and high quality, and at the same time, carry out industrial cooperation in agriculture, manufacturing, and mining along the railway, jointly build a railway prosperity belt, and set a new monument for China-Africa friendship, so as to comfort our predecessors and inspire future generations with our practical actions.
V. How does Africa view China's development prospects? How can Africa benefit from it?
During this visit, the African side was briefed on the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) recommendations adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee (中共二十届四中全会), emphasizing that the plan not only drew a blueprint for China's future development, but also a "list of opportunities" for countries around the world, including Africa. China will continue to be the engine of world economic growth and is willing to be a booster for Africa's development and revitalization. African leaders highly praised the development achievements made by China and are full of expectations for Chinese-style modernization to benefit Africa.
The word mentioned most frequently by the African side is "zero tariffs." This measure is a golden business card for China-Africa cooperation in the new era. It is an important measure for China to actively expand unilateral opening up, demonstrating China's willingness to assume more international obligations and firmly expand high-level opening up to the outside world. Zero tariffs can be described as **雪中送炭** (xuě zhōng sòng tàn - "sending charcoal in snowy weather," providing help in someone's time of need) for the African people. It is not only a "subtraction" of tariffs, but also an "addition" of development, a "multiplication" of people's livelihood, and even a "division" to deal with the abuse of tariffs. It can be predicted that zero tariffs, as a composite measure of trade and investment, will promote each other with Africa's needs to expand exports, attract investment, and increase employment, driving China-Africa cooperation in green industries, e-commerce and payment, technology, artificial intelligence, and other emerging fields. China's large market will truly become a great opportunity for Africa.
VI. All the countries visited and the African Union (非盟) have issued joint documents with China, sending a common voice on the Taiwan (台湾) issue adhering to the one-China principle. What is China's comment on this?
Both China and Africa have suffered from colonial plunder and hegemonic oppression, and deeply know how precious a country's sovereignty and dignity are. China will not forget that 55 years ago, it was with the support of African brothers that the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority, and the one-China principle became a basic norm of international relations and a broad consensus of the international community.
The 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation issued the "Beijing Declaration," and all African members of the forum unanimously pledged to firmly support the Chinese government's position on the Taiwan (台湾) issue. During this visit, African friends reiterated their adherence to the one-China principle and support for all efforts made by China to achieve national reunification. Many African friends also frankly stated that adhering to the one-China principle is helping Africa itself. This once again shows that the complete reunification of China is the trend of the times and the will of the people. Anyone or any external force that attempts to intervene in the Taiwan (台湾) issue and interfere in China's internal affairs will be severely punished and is doomed to failure.
China-Africa friendship has transcended the limitations of time and space, transcended the changes in the international situation, and transcended the disturbances of temporary events. We believe that China and Africa will always stand firmly together, resolutely defend the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people of all African countries. "Neo-liberalism" is on the verge of bankruptcy in Africa, and "neo-colonialism" will not have a market in Africa. All oppression and bullying will be expelled from Africa and never return.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Durban, South Africa, January 11 (Reporter Jin Bowen (靳博文)) On January 11, local time, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a telephone conversation with Somali Foreign Minister De'e (德埃) while visiting Africa.
Wang Yi (王毅) asked Foreign Minister De'e (德埃) to convey the cordial greetings of Chinese leaders to President Mahmoud (马哈茂德) and Prime Minister Barre (巴雷), and expressed China's welcome to President Mahmoud (马哈茂德) to visit China this year to attend the Second China-Arab States Summit. Wang Yi (王毅) emphasized that China and Somalia have a traditional friendship, and China firmly pursues a friendly policy towards Somalia. The two countries have always respected and supported each other, and the China-Somalia strategic partnership will not be affected by temporary events. China highly appreciates Somalia's practical actions to adhere to the one-China principle. We will, as always, support Somalia in safeguarding its national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and oppose the attempt by Somaliland to collude with the Taiwan authorities to seek independence. No matter how the international situation changes, China will deepen cooperation with Somalia in the fields of economy, trade, security, and defense. Taking the "China-Africa Humanistic Exchange Year" as an opportunity, we will strengthen friendly exchanges between the two countries and consolidate and develop the strategic partnership between the two countries.
Wang Yi (王毅) said that Chinese diplomacy has always firmly stood on the side of developing countries, upholding justice and speaking out for small and medium-sized countries. China fully supports Somalia in assuming the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council this month and jointly fulfilling its responsibility to maintain international peace and security. China believes that Somalia will move from governance to revitalization, achieve development and prosperity, and build a peaceful, developmental, and cooperative corner of Africa.
De'e (德埃) said that Somalia highly appreciates the Chinese Foreign Minister's annual first visit to Africa. Somalia and China have a traditional friendship, and developing relations with China is Somalia's firm strategic choice. Somalia sincerely thanks China for supporting Somalia in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity, opposing all acts of division and terrorism, and helping Somalia achieve national stability and development. Somalia adheres to the one-China principle and believes that Taiwan is an inseparable part of the People's Republic of China, and the Taiwan issue is entirely China's internal affair. Somalia highly appreciates the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and is willing to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields, promote Somalia's peace and development, promote lasting peace in the Horn of Africa region, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th (Reporter Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, met with former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chairman of Warburg Pincus, Timothy Geithner, at the Great Hall of the People on the 12th. He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that China is comprehensively implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and, in accordance with the deployment of the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposals, is deeply advancing the construction of a unified national market, resolutely expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, and promoting high-quality economic development. Foreign-funded enterprises and long-term capital, including Warburg Pincus, are welcome to continue expanding investment in China and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China.
Geithner expressed optimism about China's economic development prospects, stating that Warburg Pincus is willing to continue to deeply cultivate the Chinese market and promote the deepening of U.S.-China economic and trade cooperation.
Return to TopBeijing, January 12th (Reporter Chen Xirui (陈熙芮)) A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) announced on the 12th: At the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (贾斯廷·特鲁多) will pay an official visit to China (中国) from January 14th to 17th.
Return to TopThis Guangzhou (广州) report on January 12th (reporter Luo Aihua (罗艾桦)) On January 10th and 11th, the American One Voice Choir visited Guangzhou (广州) to carry out a two-day cultural exchange and performance event. During this period, the choir ascended the Canton Tower (广州塔) and sang the classic Cantonese song "Friends" with Guangzhou (广州) youth. This event is one of the "Global Youth Look at Guangzhou (广州)" series of events, and also a practice of Guangzhou (广州) Municipality's implementation of the "5 Years 50,000" initiative, jointly organized by the Guangzhou (广州) Municipal People's Government Foreign Affairs Office and the Guangzhou (广州) Youth Federation.
Return to TopWang Yi (王毅), a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国), held a phone conversation with Somali Foreign Minister, Abshir Omar Jama (德埃).
Both sides reaffirmed the solid foundation of the China-Somalia strategic partnership and mutual support on issues of core interests, welcomed the positive momentum in the development of bilateral relations, and agreed to deepen political mutual trust and strengthen pragmatic cooperation. Both sides emphasized that the two countries will jointly commit to safeguarding national sovereignty and unity, and defending the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. The Chinese side reiterated its firm support for Somalia's territorial integrity, emphasizing that Somaliland is an indivisible part of Somalia. The Somali side reiterated its firm adherence to the one-China principle, its firm support for all the efforts made by the Chinese government to achieve national reunification, and its resolute defense of the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758.
The two foreign ministers also exchanged views on expanding cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, development assistance, cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and multilateral coordination, as well as promoting peace and development in the Horn of Africa region.
Both sides reaffirmed that all countries in the world should abide by the basic norms established by the Charter of the United Nations and international law, oppose the use or threat of force in international relations, and oppose coercion and bullying that infringe upon the sovereignty of other countries.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), January 12)
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Developing volunteer services and strengthening the management of volunteer service organizations.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Recommendations
In the deep winter, sunlight filters through the clouds, casting a glow on Mengbei Village (孟北村), Xigang Subdistrict (西岗街道), Qixia District (栖霞区), Nanjing City (南京市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省).
An elderly care service event is underway: seniors line up to have their blood pressure and blood sugar levels checked, and volunteers provide massages to relieve shoulder, neck, and joint strain and pain.
"In the past, I had to go to the clinic in the street to get my blood pressure checked. Now, the volunteers come directly to my doorstep and even massage my joints. I feel much more comfortable," said 78-year-old Grandpa Wang (王大爷) with a smile on his face.
These volunteers in orange vests are from the "Orange Youth" (橙小青) elderly care volunteer service group of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (南京中医药大学). On "December 5th" International Volunteer Day in 2025, another "Orange Youth" elderly care station was inaugurated and put into operation in Mengbei Village (孟北村). The team is rooted in community stations, providing elderly people with specialized health and wellness services, supplemented by chronic disease indicator monitoring, health knowledge popularization, health lectures, and other activities.
In Dongjing Village Community (东井村社区), Maigaoqiao Subdistrict (迈皋桥街道), Qixia District (栖霞区), a volunteer free clinic is also being held.
"My old partner always says that Astragalus root soaked in water is good, but why does my throat feel dry after drinking it?" Resident Grandpa Chen (陈爷爷) asked Xu Jiangnan (许江南), a member of the volunteer service group and a 2022 undergraduate student majoring in Rehabilitation Therapy.
"Although Astragalus root nourishes qi, people with a constitution that tends towards heat may experience internal heat when using this medicinal material alone. I suggest you pair it with Ophiopogon japonicus or chrysanthemum when soaking it in water," Xu Jiangnan (许江南) said.
After the free clinic, Grandpa Chen (陈爷爷) added Xu Jiangnan's (许江南) WeChat, and he often consults her about health issues, such as "Recently, my legs have been weak and I have no strength. Are there any ways to alleviate this?" He always receives timely responses.
"Elderly people like Grandpa Chen (陈爷爷) need not just one-time service, but also intimate and lasting companionship, which is also the direction we are working towards," Xu Jiangnan (许江南) said.
For semi-disabled elderly people with limited mobility, volunteers also regularly visit their homes and customize personalized health and wellness plans for them.
In the autumn of 2024, Xu Yingrui (徐迎芮), a 2022 undergraduate student majoring in Rehabilitation Therapy, came to the home of Grandma Wang (王奶奶), a resident of Wufu Jiayuan Community (五福家园社区), Qixia District (栖霞区). Grandma Wang (王奶奶) is nearly 80 years old and has hemiplegia after a cerebral infarction. Her children all work away from home, and she usually relies on neighbors to lend a hand with care.
Under the guidance of experts, Xu Yingrui (徐迎芮) gave Grandma Wang (王奶奶) a comprehensive health assessment, customized an exclusive health and wellness plan, and taught Grandma Wang's (王奶奶) granddaughter to do simple leg massages, making the child a "family health worker."
"Now I can move myself to the window to see the scenery, and my children are much more at ease when they are away from home," Grandma Wang (王奶奶) opened her notebook, which detailed the date and service content of each visit by the volunteer service team, "My knees don't ache anymore," "I sleep better"... Happiness is evident between the lines.
"This reflects the characteristic volunteer service of 'three-circle care'," said Yang Fan (杨帆), Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee of the School of Elderly Care Service and Management of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (南京中医药大学) and the team's instructor. "The central circle provides professional plans by licensed physicians, the middle circle is regular home care by volunteers, and the outer circle trains family members to become 'family health workers'."
Today, "Orange Youth" (橙小青) has successively entered multiple streets and communities to carry out volunteer services, benefiting more than 27,000 elderly people and providing a total service time of more than 16,000 hours.
"Elderly care is a warm relay race for a group of people. I am willing to work hard with my partners to allow more elderly people to enjoy professional care without leaving their homes," Xu Yingrui (徐迎芮) said as she put on her orange vest and headed to the next service point.
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Physicians customize professional plans, volunteers provide close-range services, and family members transform into "family health workers"... In this relay, elderly care extends from the family to society, and various streams of kindness and care ultimately converge into a warm force that protects the silver-haired years.
Elderly care is not a cause that a single entity can achieve; the forces of the government, society, and family must work together. In this care relay, physicians contribute professional strength, young people offer volunteer spirit, and family members provide attentive companionship. With clear division of labor, interlocking links, and progressive layers, one baton is passed after another, allowing the torch of respecting, helping, and loving the elderly to be passed further. Only by moving in the same direction and resonating at the same frequency can we transcend the limitations of "individual effort" and weave a three-dimensional security network for the elderly that covers all aspects of life care, medical rehabilitation, and spiritual comfort.
Every family has elderly members, and everyone will grow old. We look forward to more people joining this relay to build an age-friendly society,发挥所长、尽己所能 (fā huī suǒ cháng, jìn jǐ suǒ néng - "give full play to one's abilities and do one's best," to contribute one's talents and efforts to the fullest extent), with hearts connected and hands clasped, so that the radius of the "circle of unity" covers more elderly groups, and supports a happy old age for every elderly person.
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Editor's Note: Recently, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), the Work Committee of the Central and State Organs, the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, and the Beijing (北京) Municipal Party Committee jointly held a series of reports on the current situation and policies. On December 29, 2025, Wang Wentao (王文涛), Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部), delivered a special report entitled "Expanding High-Level Opening-up and Promoting Inclusive and Shared Economic Globalization." The following is an excerpt published in a question-and-answer format.
Adhering to Open Cooperation and Mutual Benefit is an Inevitable Requirement of Chinese-style Modernization
Reporter: The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) made a major deployment of "expanding high-level opening-up and creating a new situation of win-win cooperation." How should we understand the great significance of expanding high-level opening-up?
Wang Wentao (王文涛): The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal (hereinafter referred to as the "Proposal") reviewed and approved by this plenary session has a special chapter on expanding high-level opening-up, which reflects the great importance attached to opening-up work by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core. We will thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on opening-up to the outside world, and deeply understand the great significance of expanding high-level opening-up.
To comprehensively promote high-quality development, high-level opening-up is a powerful driving force. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the plenary session that we should adhere to expanding opening-up to the outside world, not only placing development on the basis of our own strength, but also making good use of global factors and market resources. For more than 40 years, we have adhered to promoting reform, development, and innovation through opening-up, and opening-up to the outside world has become a powerful driving force for economic and social development. The deeper the reform, the higher the requirements for the level of opening-up; the higher the level of opening-up, the greater the promotion of reform. Industries with a high degree of openness are often more competitive. For example, high-speed rail, 5G, smart phones, and the rapidly developing artificial intelligence and other industries in recent years have all achieved development and growth in open cooperation.
To meet the people's needs for a better life, high-level opening-up is an important way. The "Proposal" emphasizes that realizing the people's aspiration for a better life is the starting point and foothold of Chinese-style modernization. Opening-up to the outside world is closely related to the people's production and life, which not only makes the people's wallets "bulge," but also makes more choices. First of all, the people can get tangible benefits. Opening-up to the outside world, especially foreign trade and foreign investment, directly and indirectly drives a large number of jobs, exceeding 200 million people, of which more than 80 million are migrant workers. The market can also be richer. Among the consumer goods we import, there are not only European cosmetics, but also Southeast Asian fruits, and South American red wine, etc. These commodities well meet the diversified needs of the people. We have successfully held eight sessions of the China International Import Expo (进博会), which has built a bridge for foreign brands and Chinese consumers, bringing global good things into thousands of households. The development of cross-border e-commerce has also made it more convenient for people to buy foreign goods.
To promote inclusive and shared economic globalization, high-level opening-up is a proactive action. The "Proposal" emphasizes that adhering to open cooperation and mutual benefit is an inevitable requirement of Chinese-style modernization. Economic globalization is an irreversible historical trend, an objective requirement of the development of productive forces and an inevitable result of technological progress, and also an inevitable trend of human social development and progress. In the past, our opening-up was "following," but now our opening-up is to "lead." The higher the level of opening-up, the stronger the ability to lead. For example, we led the WTO to reach the "Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement," which has been joined by about 130 members. We seize the opportunities of globalization, make good use of two markets and two resources, and expand the development space of Chinese-style modernization. The Chinese nation has always advocated "the world is one family" (天下一家) and "establishing oneself to help others" (立己达人), advocating "harmonious nations and a world of great harmony" (协和万邦、天下大同). We are not "going alone," but "going together," promoting high-level opening-up, which is not only conducive to our own development, but also conducive to the world's win-win situation.
To cope with the uncertainty of the external environment, high-level opening-up is a strategic choice. The "Proposal" points out that relations between major countries affect the international situation, and changes in the international situation profoundly affect domestic development. China's development is in a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and there are more uncertain and unpredictable factors. This requires us to actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes, and to win the initiative in economic development and international competition through proactive opening-up to the outside world. On the one hand, we will increase our strength through opening-up. Security is the premise of development, and development is the guarantee of security. Promoting high-level opening-up, continuously developing and growing in this process, and enhancing the ability to safeguard national security. On the other hand, we will prevent risks through opening-up. In the face of increasing external shocks, we will expand international cooperation, promote market diversification, deeply participate in the global industrial division of labor and cooperation, tighten economic and trade ties with various countries, and maintain the security and stability of important industrial supply chains.
In short, opening-up is a great cause that is good for China and good for the world. To revitalize a country and a nation, it is necessary to advance in the logic of historical progress and develop in the trend of the times.
Historical Achievements and Historical Leaps in Opening-up to the Outside World
Reporter: During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's high-level opening-up to the outside world has continued to expand. Please introduce the significant achievements that have been made.
Wang Wentao (王文涛): Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has taken overall control and steered the course, and opening-up to the outside world has achieved historical achievements. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, high-level opening-up to the outside world has continued to expand, which is concentrated in four "new" aspects.
First, the open economy has reached a new level. Expanding opening-up has stimulated a strong impetus for China's economic development. For example, the status of the world's largest trading nation has become more stable. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, foreign trade withstood the pressure and showed resilience. The scale of trade in goods successively crossed two major steps of 5 trillion and 6 trillion US dollars, ranking first in the world for eight consecutive years. In the first 11 months of 2025, the total value of imports and exports of goods was 41.2 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.6% year-on-year. The "new content" of China's foreign trade continues to climb: new products are accelerating to "go global," and the "new three" products such as new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products have become new business cards for Chinese manufacturing to go to the world; new business formats are booming, and cross-border e-commerce, bonded maintenance, etc. have spawned new growth drivers; the number of new entities is constantly increasing. In the first three quarters of 2025, the number of foreign trade operators with import and export performance in China reached 700,000 for the first time, exceeding the total amount in 2024. The service trade ranks second in the world, and the total amount exceeded 1 trillion US dollars for the first time in 2024. For another example, the status of a major two-way investment country is increasingly consolidated. The quality of "bringing in" has been improved. The first is "stable quantity." The cumulative absorption of foreign investment during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period exceeded the expected target of 700 billion US dollars. At the same time, it is also "high-quality." In 2024, the proportion of foreign investment in high-tech industries was 34.6%, an increase of 6 percentage points compared with 2020. We have held more than 40 round table meetings for foreign-funded enterprises. Many multinational companies said that "investing in China is not an option, but a must." "Going out" is being promoted in an orderly manner. The flow of outward direct investment has ranked among the top three in the world for 13 consecutive years. Outward investment has provided a large amount of tax revenue to host countries, driven a large number of jobs, and promoted local industrialization.
Second, independent opening-up has made new breakthroughs. We have expanded independent opening-up and unilateral opening-up to the least developed countries, implemented zero tariffs on 100% of tariff items for the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with us, implemented unilateral visa-free or comprehensive mutual visa-free treatment for more than 70 countries, and signed the "Framework Agreement on Common Development Economic Partnership" with more than 30 African countries. The entry threshold is "lower." For example, the trade threshold, China's overall tariff level has been reduced to 7.3%, which is far lower than the average level of developing countries and close to the average level of developed countries. In the past five years, the level of trade facilitation has been continuously improved. For another example, the investment threshold, both the national version and the free trade pilot zone version of the negative list have been significantly "slimmed down." Access restrictions on manufacturing have been "cleared." Pilot projects for opening up in the fields of value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals have been carried out. The opening platform is "better." For example, the number of free trade pilot zones has reached 22, covering the east, west, south, north, and center of the country. The negative list management model has been extended to cross-border service trade, cross-border data flow, and other fields. In Shanghai (上海) and other qualified free trade pilot zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), we have taken the initiative to connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, launched more than 110 pilot measures, and formed and replicated a number of advanced experiences. We have carried out pioneering and integrated explorations. In the past five years, the free trade pilot zones have formed 225 institutional innovation achievements.
Third, open cooperation has shown new achievements. We have taken into account our own needs and the expectations of the world, and promoted win-win cooperation. The "Belt and Road" initiative has become a popular international public product and cooperation platform. A number of "small but beautiful" projects have been implemented, and major landmark projects such as the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) have been completed. Memorandums of understanding on investment cooperation in digital, green, and blue fields have been signed with more than 50 co-construction countries. The number of "Silk Road E-commerce" partner countries has increased to 36. The exhibition platform demonstrates openness and inclusiveness and is widely welcomed. For example, the Canton Fair (广交会) was founded in the spring of 1957, held twice a year, three phases each session, and it is still "hard to get a booth." Sixty years later, we also created the China International Import Expo (进博会). Since its first holding in 2018, the cumulative intended transaction value has exceeded 580 billion US dollars; the "World Opening Report" has been released for five consecutive years, gathering global consensus on opening-up. From the Canton Fair (广交会) to the China International Import Expo (进博会), one "out" and one "in" reflect the changes of the times and the changes in China's strength, and also show China's attitude of actively opening up its market to the world and promoting common development.
Fourth, opening-up leadership demonstrates new responsibility. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly declared on many occasions that China will never seek hegemony and will never engage in expansion; China has always been a maintainer of the current international order and a practitioner of true multilateralism. The free trade zone network has been further expanded. Currently, there are 24 free trade agreements signed. In 2025, the upgraded protocol of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (中国—东盟自由贸易区) Version 3.0 was signed. The "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》) has been in effect for four years, and the "report card" is very bright, which is both a "booster" for foreign trade and a "stabilizer" for foreign investment. Fruitful results have been achieved in participating in global economic governance, and China has become an important participant in global economic governance. For example, we fully participated in the WTO reform. In 2022, we promoted the 12th Ministerial Conference to reach a package agreement on issues such as fisheries subsidies. In September 2025, Premier Li Qiang (李强) announced that China, as a responsible developing country, will not seek new special and differential treatment in the WTO's current and future negotiations. This has won the support and appreciation of the vast majority of WTO members. China also makes full use of mechanisms such as the G20, BRICS, APEC, and SCO to send out more Chinese voices.
The fundamental reason for the achievements of the opening-up cause lies in the leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and in the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
China's External Opening-up Environment Faces Profound and Complex Changes
Reporter: The world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century. How should we view the opportunities and challenges currently facing the expansion of high-level opening-up to the outside world?
Wang Wentao (王文涛): During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes, with strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexisting, and more uncertain and unpredictable factors. This constitutes the "background board" for expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world. However, China also has many favorable factors for actively managing international space and shaping the external environment. China's economic foundation is stable, its advantages are many, its resilience is strong, and its potential is great. Expanding high-level opening-up to the outside world has many favorable conditions. Overall, opportunities still outweigh challenges. It can be summarized as four "periods."
From the perspective of the opening-up environment, it is a period of pressure bearing with high winds and waves. The changes unseen in a century are accelerating, and the world is intertwined with chaos and turbulence, and the "change" side is developing in depth, and the "chaos" side is more prominent. The world economic growth is slowing down. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects global economic growth to be 3.2% and 3.1% in 2025 and 2026, respectively, lower than the growth rate in 2024. Sino-US relations affect the direction of the world. On October 30, 2025, President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Trump held a meeting in Busan (釜山) to provide new guidance and inject new impetus into the stable development of bilateral relations. President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that economic and trade should continue to be the ballast and propeller of Sino-US relations, rather than stumbling blocks and points of conflict. The meeting between the heads of state gave a "reassurance pill" to the Chinese and American economies and the world economy with tangible results.
From the perspective of opening-up momentum, it is a period of reshaping with the conversion of old and new. The "new track" we often talk about mainly focuses on "digital" and "green." China has formed first-mover advantages in some fields, and has broad application scenarios and market space. For example, in digital trade, in 2024, China's imports and exports of digitally deliverable services reached 2.9 trillion yuan, an increase of 6.5%; cross-border e-commerce imports and exports reached 2.7 trillion yuan, an increase of 14%. A large number of digital products are widely welcomed around the world. Online literature, online games, and online dramas have set off a "Chinese style" around the world, which can be said to be both going overseas and outstanding. For another example, in the green transformation, in the past 10 years, China has provided more than 80% of the world's photovoltaic modules and 70% of wind power equipment, and the green background of Chinese manufacturing has been continuously brightened.
From the perspective of opening-up conditions, it is a period of tackling key problems in reform and breakthrough. We still have considerable potential for expanding opening-up. The reform tasks in key areas and key links are still arduous, but we also have multiple advantages. For example, the market, China is the world's second largest import market, with a share of more than 10%, second only to the United States' 13.6%. For example, the industrial system, China's industrial system is complete, with strong supporting capabilities, and has more than 200 mature industrial clusters. For another example, talents, China has a large number of high-quality workers and entrepreneurs, the number of scientists and engineers ranks first in the world, and the full-time equivalent of R&D personnel ranks first in the world, and the "demographic dividend" is turning into a "talent dividend."
From the perspective of opening-up vision, it is a period of promoting a shared future. 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. The trend of the times of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win has not changed, but new threats and new challenges have increased rather than decreased, and governance deficits, trust deficits, peace deficits, and development deficits are more prominent. The international balance of power is undergoing profound adjustments, and contradictions such as growth and distribution, opening-up and security are prominent. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that major countries should have a greater appearance, provide more global public goods, assume the responsibilities of major countries, and show the responsibility of major countries. The concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and the four global initiatives have provided Chinese solutions for improving global governance.
Unswervingly Promote the Expansion of High-Level Opening-up During the "15th Five-Year Plan" Period
Reporter: During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, what are the main aspects of implementing the key tasks of expanding high-level opening-up?
Wang Wentao (王文涛): We will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the plenary session, implement the Party Central Committee's various deployments on high-level opening-up to the outside world, promote reform and development through opening-up, and share opportunities and develop together with the world. There are four key aspects:
First, actively expand independent opening-up. Based on China's own development needs and taking into account the needs of benign interaction with the world, we will promote more leading opening-up. Internally, we will promote reform and development through opening-up. We will actively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, focus on the service industry, expand market access and opening-up fields, and further expand pilot projects for opening-up in the fields of value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals. We will reduce "border" and "post-border" barriers, and implement "access and operation." We will implement the free trade pilot zone upgrading strategy and build the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) to a high standard. Externally, we will promote cooperation and win-win through opening-up. We will promote common opening-up through our own opening-up and expand our international economic and trade "circle of friends." We will expand the scope and region of unilateral opening-up, and implement the zero-tariff treatment for 100% of tariff items for the least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations with us. We will accelerate the process of regional and bilateral trade and investment agreements, continue to promote accession to the "Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement" (《全面与进步跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》) and the "Digital Economy Partnership Agreement" (《数字经济伙伴关系协定》), and expand the high-standard free trade zone network. We will constructively participate in global economic governance, maintain the multilateral trading system, fully and deeply participate in WTO reform, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing members, and fully participate in the formulation of new field rules. We will promote the construction and maintenance of a fair, just, open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial international economic order.
Second, promote innovative trade development. We will promote market diversification and the integration of domestic and foreign trade, strengthen the domestic cycle, smooth the domestic and international dual cycles, and promote a more smoothly circulating opening-up. We will use the domestic cycle to drive the external cycle. We will create an international consumption environment, build the "Made in China" brand, further improve the departure tax refund policy, deepen the construction of international consumer center cities, and continue to expand inbound consumption. We will focus on service consumption, "add" to foreign opening-up by introducing more high-quality services, and "subtract" from domestic opening-up by reducing restrictive measures. We will promote the expansion and upgrading of commodity consumption, such as optimizing the implementation of the "trade-in" policy. We will also stimulate consumption vitality in the sinking market. We will implement a "policy + activity" dual-wheel drive to bring out the advantages of a super-large market. We will use the external cycle to promote the internal cycle. We will consolidate the "three pillars" of a strong trading nation. We will optimize and upgrade trade in goods and expand trade in intermediate goods and green trade. We should not only pay attention to exports but also actively expand imports, promote balanced trade development, and create the "Exported from China" brand; vigorously develop trade in services, expand service exports, and improve the negative list management system for cross-border trade in services. We will innovate and develop digital trade and orderly expand opening-up in the digital field. We will promote the integration of trade and investment.
Third, expand the space for two-way investment cooperation. We will consolidate and enhance China's position in the global production and supply chain and promote deeper cooperation in opening-up. In terms of "bringing in," we will continue to polish the "Invest in China" gold brand and create new advantages for attracting foreign investment. We will shorten the negative list for foreign investment access, implement the new version of the catalog of industries encouraging foreign investment, promote the reinvestment of foreign capital in China, and promote the landing of more landmark projects. We will improve the service guarantee system for foreign investment, fully implement national treatment, promote the efficient, convenient, and secure cross-border flow of data, and create a transparent, stable, and predictable institutional environment. We will hold foreign-funded enterprise roundtables and turn the enterprises' "demand list" into our "service list" so that foreign-funded enterprises are willing to come, stay, and develop well. In terms of "going out," we will effectively implement foreign investment management, improve the overseas comprehensive service system, expand the trade and investment platform functions of overseas economic and trade cooperation zones, improve the cross-border layout of production and supply chains, look at both GDP and GNI, and pay attention to both the "Chinese economy" and the "economy of the Chinese people."
Fourth, jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality. We will strengthen friendly mutual trust and the integration of interests with co-construction countries and promote a better shared opening-up. We will strengthen strategic alignment with co-construction countries, strengthen the overall management of cooperation planning, and coordinate the promotion of major landmark projects and "small but beautiful" livelihood projects. We will expand tripartite and multilateral market cooperation, deepen pragmatic cooperation in trade, investment, industry, and culture, expand new spaces for cooperation in green development, artificial intelligence, digital economy, and other fields, and build a high-standard "Silk Road E-commerce" cooperation pilot zone. We will strengthen the protection of overseas interests, improve the foreign-related legal service system, and provide a higher level of legal protection for the overseas investment rights and interests of enterprises. We will focus on telling China's story well and spreading China's voice well.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th (Xinhua) -- The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Jiang Chenghua (蒋成华) was appointed as Deputy International Trade Representative of the Ministry of Commerce (Vice-Ministerial Level) (商务部); Chang Zheng (常征) was appointed as Vice President of the Executive Council of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残疾人联合会); Shen Bo (申博) was appointed as Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
You Liang (尤亮) was removed from the post of Vice President of the Executive Council of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残疾人联合会); Tan Jian (谈践) was removed from the post of Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
Return to TopOn January 10th, in Tudianzi Village (土店子村), Badong County (巴东县), Hubei Province (湖北省), villagers and tourists gathered together to enjoy pao tang (刨汤) and talk about reunion. In recent years, Badong County (巴东县) has used folk culture as a bond to deeply integrate traditional folk customs such as eating pao tang (刨汤) with interesting activities, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and agricultural product exhibitions, giving traditional folk customs a new lease of life and injecting vitality into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside.
Photo by Jiao Guobin (焦国斌) (People's Vision)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨彦帆 申少铁 邱超奕
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "To promote reform and development, the ultimate goal is to enable people to live a better life."
The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) has identified "adhering to the people's livelihood as paramount and striving to do practical things for the masses" as one of the eight key tasks for economic work in 2026, and has made a series of major deployments regarding employment, education, medical care, housing, and other aspects that concern the vital interests of the masses.
Adhering to the people's livelihood as paramount is both a value orientation and a practical requirement. From further increasing policy support for stabilizing employment, to accelerating the construction of a long-term care insurance system, to promoting the structural adjustment of educational resource allocation, all localities and departments have always adhered to a people-centered approach, actively responded to concerns about people's livelihoods, and earnestly and diligently handled practical matters related to people's livelihoods.
Steadily Stabilizing the Basic Foundation of Employment, a More Solid Foundation for People's Livelihood
In a gymnasium in Yanji City (延吉市), Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州), Jilin Province (吉林省), coach Cao Junyao (曹珺尧) is instructing students to hit the ball. Cao Junyao (曹珺尧) graduated from Jilin Sport University (吉林体育学院). She previously filled out a job application through the Yanji City (延吉市) Talent Service Center (人才服务中心) and quickly received a response.
Yanbian Prefecture (延边州) increased the frequency of job recommendations and actively explored employment resources. In 2025, it held nearly 300 job fairs for key groups such as college graduates and migrant workers, and newly developed more than 400 positions focusing on characteristic industries such as ice and snow tourism.
The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) emphasized: "Implement actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality, stabilize employment for key groups such as college graduates and migrant workers, and encourage and support flexible employment personnel and new employment form personnel to participate in employee insurance."
Employment support policies continue to increase—
"The company plans to introduce more aircraft, which can increase more than 100 job positions." In Xi'an City (西安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), Zhao Ni (赵妮), General Manager of the Human Resources Department of Chang'an Airlines Co., Ltd. (长安航空有限责任公司), said that in 2025, the company enjoyed more than 5.21 million yuan in subsidies from corporate employment stabilization refunds and tax incentives for absorbing key groups, which strengthened its confidence in stabilizing and expanding employment.
In July 2025, the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) issued the "Notice on Further Increasing Policy Support for Stabilizing Employment," supporting enterprises to stabilize and expand employment; in the first three quarters of 2025, the policy of phased reduction of unemployment insurance rates reduced labor costs for enterprises by 138.4 billion yuan, issued 19.6 billion yuan in employment stabilization refunds, and supported 16.6 billion yuan in expenditures for promoting employment such as training... A series of practical measures have been intensively implemented, providing real money and silver support for stabilizing employment.
Employment of key groups is implemented in detail—
Provide "1131" real-name services for unemployed graduates after leaving school (i.e., establish a real-name ledger, and provide at least 1 policy promotion, 1 career guidance, 3 job recommendations, and 1 training or internship opportunity), implement the 2025 "Three Supports and One Assistance" plan for college graduates; cumulatively cultivate nearly 2,500 labor brands, driving the employment of hundreds of millions of migrant workers; carry out centralized assistance for unemployed people, providing training, recruitment, and other services... Various targeted measures directly reach key groups.
From January to November 2025, the number of newly employed people in urban areas nationwide was 12.1 million, completing the annual target task ahead of schedule. In November, the surveyed unemployment rate for migrant agricultural household labor in urban areas was 4.4%, which is a relatively low level in recent years.
New employment form personnel have stronger protection—
"After uploading social security payment vouchers in the APP, the social security subsidy will be credited in about a month," said Huang Yang (黄洋), a Taobao Flash Sale (淘宝闪购) rider in Wuhan City (武汉市), Hubei Province (湖北省). Currently, Taobao Flash Sale (淘宝闪购) has launched social security subsidy applications in many places, with a maximum of 100%.
Meituan (美团) provides cash subsidies for delivery riders who participate in social security payments; JD.com (京东) pays five insurances and one fund for full-time riders... New progress has been made in the pilot expansion of occupational injury protection for new employment form personnel in 2025, with the cumulative number of participants exceeding 22 million.
Relevant persons in charge of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源和社会保障部) stated that they will focus on the implementation of key tasks, adhere to stabilizing employment as the top priority, implement actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality, build an employment-friendly development model, take multiple measures to stabilize employment for key groups, and steadily stabilize the basic foundation of employment.
Weaving a Dense Social Security Network, a Stronger Safety Net for People's Livelihood
In the Baiyun Huaju (百韵华居) public rental housing community in Chengzhong District (城中区), Xining City (西宁市), Qinghai Province (青海省), 61-year-old Zhang Shengkui (张生魁) lives alone on weekdays. In 2024, he suffered from hepatobiliary diseases, which resulted in the loss of his ability to work, and his life fell into difficulties.
Staff members of Dongtai Community (东台社区) learned about Zhang Shengkui's (张生魁) difficulties through active investigation and data analysis, and immediately started the assistance program, including him in the minimum living security and helping him apply for public rental housing. "Now that I have minimum living security money and live in public rental housing, I feel much more at ease," said Zhang Shengkui (张生魁).
To safeguard the bottom line of people's livelihood, accelerate the improvement of a multi-level social security system, and continuously weave a denser and stronger social security network.
As of the end of September 2025, the number of people participating in basic pension, unemployment, and work-related injury insurance nationwide was 1.074 billion, 248 million, and 304 million, respectively. In recent years, the annual participation rate of basic medical insurance in China has stabilized at around 95%, and the world's largest social security system has been built.
Establish and improve a hierarchical and classified assistance system, accelerate the development of a multi-level and multi-pillar pension insurance system, improve a multi-level medical security system, promote a long-term care insurance system, gradually expand the scope of maternity security, and actively promote flexible employment personnel and new employment form personnel to participate in the employee social insurance system... In line with the new expectations of the people, China is constantly improving the basic security project system.
Focus on inclusive and basic livelihood construction. In Shouguang City (寿光市), Shandong Province (山东省), Ms. Zhang (张女士) sent her 3-year-old baby to an inclusive childcare center. "The inclusive center has low prices, and the government also has subsidies. It's very cost-effective, and the staff is very professional, so we are very relieved," said Ms. Zhang (张女士).
Focus on the urgent difficulties and anxieties of the people. In 2025, 114 new drugs were added to the national medical insurance drug catalog, and the security level in key areas such as tumors, chronic diseases, mental illnesses, rare diseases, and pediatric drugs has been significantly improved; as of the end of 2024, various allowances and subsidies such as high-age allowances, service subsidies for elderly people with economic difficulties, and nursing subsidies for disabled elderly people benefited 49.45 million elderly people; the number of registered and recognized charitable organizations nationwide increased from more than 9,400 at the end of 2020 to more than 16,000 in October 2025...
The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) further made deployments: "Optimize drug centralized procurement, deepen the reform of medical insurance payment methods," "Implement a capacity expansion and improvement project for rehabilitation and nursing, promote a long-term care insurance system, strengthen care and assistance for vulnerable groups," "Advocate a positive view of marriage and childbearing, and strive to stabilize the scale of new births"... Taking multiple measures to effectively enhance people's well-being.
Handling the People's Affairs Well, More Precise Livelihood Services
Nanchuanyuan Community (南川园社区) in Chongchuan District (崇川区), Nantong City (南通市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), once had insufficient supporting facilities and a lack of public activity space. Now, the community has improved the living environment of residents by adding cultural and leisure, sports and fitness, barrier-free facilities, and elderly care and childcare service venues.
To handle the people's affairs well, we must start with the things that the people care about most and focus on the details that the people pay the most attention to. The supply of public services for the elderly and children has been increased. As of the end of 2024, the proportion of nursing-type elderly care beds in elderly care institutions nationwide has increased to 65.7%...
To make livelihood services more detailed and practical, so that the people's sense of gain is more substantial, their sense of happiness is more sustainable, and their sense of security is more guaranteed.
Services are more accessible, allowing heart-warming public services to directly reach the grassroots and be close to the people—
The teacher team of the Affiliated High School of Yunnan Normal University (云南师范大学附属中学) has been traveling to the No. 1 Middle School of Lianghe County (梁河县第一中学) for a long time to carry out teaching activities and deeply participate in the development of the county's middle school; in Yongjia County (永嘉县), Wenzhou City (温州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), a number of diagnosis and treatment vehicles shuttle through the mountainous areas, equipped with urine analyzers, electrocardiographs, defibrillators and other equipment and commonly used drugs, filling the gap in medical services in the mountainous areas...
Continuously optimizing the allocation of education, medical care, elderly care and other resources, and improving the accessibility and fairness of diversified social services, can enable the fruits of development to benefit all people more and more equitably.
The masses are more "aware" of the benefits, promoting the investment of funds and resources "in people" and serving people's livelihoods—
"This month's pension of 2,960 yuan has been credited." In Torch City Community (火炬城社区), Yinpenling Street (银盆岭街道), Xiangjiang New District (湘江新区), Hunan Province (湖南省), 68-year-old Qiu Shuhua (邱淑华) carefully counts her pension plan, "In addition to daily expenses, buying costumes needed by the dance team, I can also go singing with my old sisters..."
From promoting the overall planning and accurate distribution of pension insurance to weaving the "last mile" of elderly care services, Xiangjiang New District (湘江新区) is exploring a new model of "elderly care +" services, and the funding for social management services is increasing year by year.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 70% of the national fiscal expenditure was used for people's livelihood. In 2025, the replacement of old consumer goods with new ones will be intensified and expanded, and structural subsidies will be accurately targeted at the elderly and children, issuing elderly care service consumption subsidies to moderately or severely disabled elderly people, gradually promoting free preschool education, and issuing 3,600 yuan per year in childcare subsidies to infants under 3 years old... Fiscal interest subsidies and structural subsidies and other multi-dimensional policies work together.
Relevant officials from the Central Finance Office (中央财办) stated that in 2026, we will accelerate the construction of consumer infrastructure such as parking lots and charging piles, increase the proportion of investment in livelihood categories such as elderly care, childcare, and medical care, and promote urban renewal with high quality.
Development and people's livelihood are mutually conditional and mutually reinforcing.
Consistently anchoring the people's happiness as the "most important thing for the country," and solving people's worries, benefiting people's livelihoods, and warming people's hearts with practical results, we will surely turn the people's yearning for a better life into reality.
(Reporters Sun Chao (孙超), Zheng Zhiwen (郑智文), Jiang Meng (江萌), and Wang Yongzhan (王永战) of this newspaper participated in the writing)
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The 2025 Central Economic Work Conference proposed adhering to the principle of prioritizing people's well-being and striving to do practical things for the masses. A series of targeted and warm-hearted deployments for people's livelihoods have pointed the direction for the work on people's livelihoods in 2026.
Having access to childcare, education, employment, medical care, elderly care, housing, and assistance for the vulnerable are the concerns of hundreds of millions of families. China has built the world's largest education system, social security system, and healthcare system; during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, more than 12 million new urban jobs were added each year; direct settlement of cross-provincial medical expenses has benefited 560 million people... People's livelihood guarantees are more robust, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security are written in the prosperity and abundance, and in the lights of thousands of homes.
2026 is the starting year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." Anchored to new goals, all regions and departments must combine their actual conditions and adapt to local conditions to implement the key tasks deployed by the conference. Accurately focus on key groups such as college graduates and migrant workers to stabilize the "basic foundation" of employment; build a fertility-friendly society, and strive to basically achieve "no self-payment" for individual childbirth within the scope of the policy nationwide this year; the long-term care insurance system will shift from pilot projects to a comprehensive system...
There are no trivial matters concerning people's livelihoods; even the smallest details are always of concern. "When every 'small family' is full of vitality, the 'big family' of China will thrive." Use hard work to solve problems, respond to expectations with practical results, make people's lives more secure and comfortable, and paint a brighter new picture of people's livelihoods.
Return to TopBy: 讲述人：贵州省毕节市七星关区甘河街道幸福小镇居民 申玲香
My name is Shen Lingxiang (申玲香), and I am 52 years old this year. I live in Xingfu (幸福) Town, Ganhe (甘河) Subdistrict, Qixingguan (七星关) District, Bijie (毕节) City, Guizhou (贵州) Province. There are six people in my family.
My husband and I are both farmers. We used to support our children's education by farming, and later we went out to work. Because the elderly were getting older, we returned to Qixingguan (七星关) District in 2023 to make it easier to take care of them. My husband does odd jobs, and I first worked as a housekeeping manager in a hotel, but the hotel's business was not good, so I didn't continue.
For more than half a year, I couldn't find a job and was so worried that I couldn't sleep at night. At the beginning of 2025, a friend said that the Qixingguan (七星关) District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (七星关区人社局) had joined forces with a domestic service company to provide free skills training to help unemployed and jobless people like me find employment and start businesses. I quickly signed up and went to Qianlingnv (黔灵女) Vocational Skills Training School in Qixingguan (七星关) District, Bijie (毕节) City to participate in training, learning knowledge such as elderly care, nutritional diet matching, and emergency handling, and successfully obtained a junior elderly care worker qualification certificate. The day after graduation, the domestic service company helped me match a home-based elderly care worker job.
I have learned new skills, and my job is stable. I now mainly take care of an elderly person living alone, earning 4,400 yuan a month, and I can also take care of the elderly and children in my family. I am now full of energy and learning while working, preparing to take the confinement nanny certificate and a higher-level elderly care worker qualification certificate.
In Qixingguan (七星关) District, more than 600 people have achieved stable employment through free training provided by the District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (区人社局). My husband also participated in the training and is now working as a caregiver in a hospital, earning 230 yuan a day. We will work hard and make our lives better.
(Reported by Su Bin (苏滨), reporter of this newspaper)
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In the smart classroom of Xinzhuangji Central Elementary School (新庄集中心小学) in Hongsipu District (红寺堡区), Wuzhong City (吴忠市), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区), fourth-grade students hold tablet computers, transforming graphics with the light touch of their fingertips. A teacher from Hongsipu District No. 2 Elementary School (红寺堡区第二小学) is leading everyone in "playing with" geometry. "We can also attend classes in the same way as children in the city!" student Ma Xiaolian (马小莲) said, her eyes shining with excitement, "Now I look forward to coming to school every day!"
"The tablet is in a locked screen state during class, and the screen only lights up when interaction is needed. The teacher controls the usage time, so there is no need to worry about eye strain," explained Li Zhongxue (李中学), a teacher at Xinzhuangji Central Elementary School (新庄集中心小学).
Hongsi Fort District (红寺堡区) has implemented the group-based school management reform of "strong schools leading weak schools, urban areas connecting with rural areas" since September 2023. In the autumn of 2025, Xinzhuangji Central Elementary School (新庄集中心小学) and Hongsipu District No. 2 Elementary School (红寺堡区第二小学) formed a joint teaching and research community, realizing synchronous classes, shared teachers, and integrated teaching and research. Urban and rural students can attend the same class in real-time, sharing high-quality resources. A two-way flow mechanism has been established, with urban and rural teachers frequently "visiting each other's classes," realizing two-way exchange and 教学相长 (jiāo xué xiāng zhǎng - "teaching and learning benefit each other," teaching benefits the teacher as well as the student).
Zhang Huaide (张怀德), Deputy Director of the Hongsipu District Education Bureau (红寺堡区教育局), introduced that as of now, the district has formed 2 junior high school education groups, 7 urban elementary school education groups, and 6 teaching and research collaborative groups. In recent years, Hongsipu District (红寺堡区) has promoted the flow of high-quality educational resources throughout the region through group-based school management. "We will further promote the transition of urban and rural education from basic balance to high-quality balance," said Zhang Huaide (张怀德).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦 皓
In the classroom of the Long-term Care Insurance Training Base in Haishu District (海曙区), Ningbo City (宁波市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), a nursing training class is underway. Medical staff from Haishu District People's Hospital (海曙区人民医院) are instructing students on how to accurately measure blood pressure.
"My spouse is bedridden due to a stroke, and it's particularly difficult to take care of them," said Liu Xihai (刘锡海), who lives in Longguan Township (龙观乡), Haishu District (海曙区). He added that the free training in the district has taught him scientific care techniques, "It's truly 雪中送炭 (xuě zhōng sòng tàn - "sending charcoal in snow," providing help in someone's urgent need)."
Ningbo (宁波) is one of the first pilot cities for long-term care insurance in the country, and Haishu District (海曙区) is one of the first pilot areas in the city. Currently, the district has 760,000 insured individuals covered, with 49 designated institutions and 2,792 nursing beds. How can long-term care insurance services be made more professional and the guarantee more solid?
Haishu District (海曙区) has established a long-term care insurance training base and a school for families of severely disabled individuals, building a full-chain cultivation system covering skills enhancement and career development. The Haishu District Medical Security Bureau (海曙区医疗保障局) and the Health and Health Bureau are strengthening cooperation. Through government procurement of services, nurses with more than 7 years of experience from the District People's Hospital (区人民医院) serve as training teachers.
In addition to training basic life care skills, the "school" also offers professional courses such as rehabilitation care, psychological counseling, and emergency handling. The local government is also actively building a full-chain training system for practitioners such as assessors and assistants for applicants, and implementing classified training.
This "school," which is open to caregivers and families of disabled individuals, conducts regular training every month and has held a total of 31 sessions, training over 1,000 caregivers and 200 family members. A total of 1,210 caregivers in Haishu District (海曙区) have been certified to work after passing standardized training.
Return to TopThis issue coordinated by: Shang Yang (商旸), Tang Tianyi (唐天奕)
Layout design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)
By: 本报记者 魏哲哲 王 洲
In the simple office, besides the shelves full of law books, the most eye-catching thing is a slightly old judge's robe hanging behind the chair. It has accompanied Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) in handling many national first-of-its-kind and difficult and complex cases, witnessing many important moments in China's financial judicial process, and also witnessing Ding Yuxiang's love for the judicial trial cause.
Rooted in the court for 19 years, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔), a National Advanced Worker, National Model Judge, and Presiding Judge of the Second Trial Division of the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院), handles each case fairly, impartially, and efficiently according to law, and uses each judgment to earnestly practice justice for the people and safeguard fairness and justice—courageously undertaking the first case, pioneering and cultivating in fields where there are no ready-made paths to follow, and promoting the improvement of rules; caring about people's livelihoods, handling practical matters and solving problems for the masses with a "if I were the litigant" consciousness, interpreting the excellent character of a people's judge who is loyal, clean, and responsible.
"In my work, I have come into contact with many parties involved, many of whom are litigating for the first time, and this is a huge deal for them. Doing legal work with heart and soul can be done even better." Over the years, what Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) cherishes most is still the creed he held when he first became a judge—to make every judgment worthy of the entrustment of the parties involved.
Being able to help the masses is the most authentic happiness.
Mentioning the case more than 10 years ago, Ms. Gao (高女士) is still full of gratitude: "Maintaining the original judgment would have been the easiest approach, but Judge Ding (丁法官) spent a lot of effort studying the case and ultimately reversed the judgment, which moved us deeply."
Ms. Gao (高女士) was the plaintiff in a low-frequency noise infringement case. After buying a new house, she moved in with joy, but found that the central air-conditioning unit in the basement of the community was humming, making it impossible for her family to sleep all night.
After complaining everywhere without results, Ms. Gao (高女士) sued the developer in court, but the result of the first instance cooled her heart: the house met the allowable noise level standard for "general residential buildings." After losing the first instance, Ms. Gao (高女士) appealed, and the case came into Ding Yuxiang's (丁宇翔) hands.
At that time, there were no low-frequency noise regulations in relevant legislation, and there were no procedural problems in the first instance. However, if the noise meets national standards, does it necessarily mean that it does not constitute infringement?
Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) decided to experience it on site. "When the central air conditioner is working, the cups on the table are vibrating," said Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔). "Under the influence of this noise, it is indeed difficult for ordinary people to fall asleep, and no one can stand it in the long run."
After experiencing it firsthand, he decided to investigate further. He delved into the air-conditioning machine room to understand the engineering structure, retrieved the community design and planning drawings from the construction department, and consulted top experts in the field of acoustics in China... After some effort, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) obtained authoritative opinions: the objective harm of the noise actually exists.
Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) then led the collegial panel to conduct multiple discussions and analyses, and finally broke through the misconception of "meeting the standard means no responsibility," and wrote into the judgment that "the constitution of environmental pollution infringement liability does not necessarily require the violation of national or local standards by the polluting behavior," and ordered the real estate company to carry out noise reduction and vibration reduction treatment.
This judgment not only improved Ms. Gao's (高女士) living environment, but also aroused deeper repercussions. More than a month later, the relevant judicial interpretation issued by the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) recognized this view; subsequently, the newly revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution also redefined the connotation of noise pollution.
What is judged is fairness, and what is guarded is the people's hearts. "The judge's judgment can become a paving stone on the road to a peaceful life for the masses, which is the most authentic happiness as a judge," said Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔).
Set a benchmark for handling similar cases with rigor and meticulousness.
500 million yuan in bonds, a 106-page judgment, the "Case No. 1" after the establishment of the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院)... Each keyword can weigh the weight of this case.
This was also the first case handled by Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) after he came to work at the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院). Lanshi Asset (蓝石资产) sued underwriting institutions, auditing institutions, rating agencies, and legal service institutions, saying that they made "false statements." Is there actually a false statement? The regulatory authorities have not determined it, can the court independently review and judge? If there is a false statement, how much responsibility should the above-mentioned institutions bear? These issues of widespread concern in the industry cannot be avoided or evaded.
With no rules to follow and no precedents to follow, how should this lawsuit be adjudicated?
Faced with the complicated case, the seven-member collegial panel headed by Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) decided to initiate judicial audit procedures, which was the first case of its kind at that time. Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) and the collegial panel studied the more than 2-meter-high case files page by page, went through 13 pre-trial conferences and inquiries, and held court hearings for a total of more than 20 hours, and finally formed a judgment of more than 70,000 words, which for the first time clarified the application of laws in the inter-bank bond market, clarified the responsibilities of all parties, and effectively guided underwriters to strictly verify and control, intermediary parties to standardize service behaviors, and investors to maintain caution and rationality, building a good ecology for the bond investment market.
Individual case trials promote the standardization of financial order. "The judgment in this case held the accounting firm jointly and severally liable for compensation, which not only clarified the relevant performance obligations of practitioners, but also powerfully promoted the healthy development of the industry." Zhou Yan (周艳), director of the Research and Development Department of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (中国注册会计师协会), met Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) at an industry seminar, and since then, the "hotline" between the two around various professional issues has never been disconnected. "He never stops at handling one case, but always thinks one step further and takes one more step, hoping to guide the establishment of industry rules and promote social governance by giving play to the exemplary and leading role of judicial adjudication," said Zhou Yan (周艳).
In 2023, a car-hailing traffic accident case was appealed to the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院). Liu (刘某), a car-hailing driver, had a traffic accident on the way to pick up an order, causing 110,000 yuan in damage to a third-party vehicle. The traffic police determined that Liu (刘某) was fully responsible. After the insurance company paid compensation, it initiated a recovery claim against Liu (刘某) and the car-hailing platform.
However, the car-hailing platform insisted on drawing a clear line: the platform did not commit tortious acts, and had a "new type of cooperative relationship" with the driver, and should not bear joint and several liability.
At this time, similar car-hailing disputes had occurred many times in various places. The driver's ability to pay compensation was limited, the platform's responsibility boundary was unclear, and the phenomenon of different judgments in similar cases occurred from time to time, which has become a dual problem in the fields of social governance and financial claims settlement.
How to deal with it? Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) did not make a hasty judgment, but proposed to convene a joint professional judge meeting across departments to allow different views to clash fiercely. Through full discussion and similar case retrieval, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) locked in two key facts: at the time of the accident, the vehicle was in the process of being dispatched by the platform; and the driver Liu (刘某) had not obtained the network-reserved taxi driver's license required by relevant regulations.
It was these two facts that became the key to clarifying responsibility. In the end, the court held that the platform company should bear supplementary compensation responsibility to the insurance company seeking recovery within the scope of the losses that the driver should bear due to its fault.
"Judicial adjudication is not only about solving individual case problems, but also about rule suggestions for the standardized governance of this industry." Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) demonstrated judicial attitude with rigorous and meticulous argumentation, promoted the construction of new business forms and new rules, and set a benchmark for handling similar cases.
Take one more step forward so that the masses can run less errands.
"Being a judge can transform professional opinions into legally effective judgment documents, and truly experience the significance of the law being implemented and the judiciary serving the people." After graduating from graduate school, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) gave up many high-paying job opportunities and took the judge as his professional ideal.
The wisdom and warmth of justice are reflected in considering one more step for the masses, and in thinking about leaving a way out for enterprises in difficulty. In handling cases, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) uses the law to safeguard fairness and justice, and also to safeguard the fireworks of life.
In a personal insurance contract dispute case, the insured Zhang (张某) had been insured for 3 consecutive years, but when he suffered from leukemia within the insurance period, the insurance company refused to pay 450,000 yuan in medical expenses.
"The insured did not truthfully inform the medical history," "The insurance contract for the third year clearly states that if the insured is not treated in a public hospital, the insurer can be exempted from liability"... The litigation agent of the insurance company argued in court.
In the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院), where the subject matter of litigation is often tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan, this is undoubtedly a "small case." But in Ding Yuxiang's (丁宇翔) view, this case is related to the treatment and life of the parties involved, and affects the happiness of a family.
Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) peeled away the facts of the case: the insurance agent already knew that the insured was ill when he signed the insurance contract for the third year, which should be regarded as the policyholder fulfilling the obligation to inform; "If you do not seek medical treatment in a public hospital, you will be exempted from insurance liability." This is a new exemption clause added to the insurance contract for the third year, and the insurance company failed to provide evidence to prove that it had fulfilled its obligation to remind and explain... In the end, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) ruled that the insurance company should pay more than 450,000 yuan in life-saving money.
If you don't underestimate small cases, you can handle each case into the hearts of the masses.
This was an attempt to race against time. In 2020, the stock of a listed company was terminated from listing, and hundreds of thousands of shareholders were involved. Many investors sued the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院). The litigation group is wide and highly dispersed. If the traditional trial process of separate litigation is followed, investors will pay immeasurable time and money costs.
"The common people can't afford to spend it, and we can't just watch everyone being tossed around. We take one more step forward so that the masses can run less errands." It was Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) who provided the solution and promoted its implementation. He led the police to repeatedly study and demonstrate, and proposed the idea of establishing an online platform for representative securities disputes, which was completed with the joint efforts of relevant departments.
In addition to his busy work, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) is also concerned about "leading the team." "He carefully selects suitable cases, and uses case teaching methods to guide the judge's assistants in the team to write the first draft of the judgment, and then uses the revision mode to meticulously modify and give feedback, leading us to 'learn by doing'," said Diao Tian (刁天), a judge's assistant at the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院).
Hao Di (郝笛) was a judge in Ding Yuxiang's (丁宇翔) trial division and was deeply influenced by Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔). Now she has become a backbone force of the Beijing Financial Court (北京金融法院): "We must be like Judge Ding (丁庭长) and become a good judge in the hearts of the parties involved."
At 6:30 in the morning, Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) always arrives at the office on time, using the quietest time of the day to write judgments, review and approve, and review case files, and then, according to the schedule, puts on his judge's robe and strikes the gavel...
"Winter wheat needs to be pressed, the more it is pressed, the more it will grow." Ding Yuxiang (丁宇翔) applies the simple truth of the countryside to trial business, presses it more firmly, and扎 (zā)扎 (zā) (扎 - "to prick," 扎扎 - "thoroughly") into the depths, striving to use sincerity and responsibility to make every expectation reap a fair response.
Return to TopBy: 张 志
The vast Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), the "Sea of Death," where wind and sand constantly shift. Ten thousand meters underground, Asia's first 10,000-meter scientific exploration well, the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井), drills through rock formations, advancing deep into the Earth.
Many people have asked me, why go to such great lengths to find oil and gas 10,000 meters underground?
Currently, the main direction of oil and gas exploration in China has shifted to areas such as 10,000-meter deep Earth, 1,000-meter deep water, and unconventional oil and gas resources. The Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地) is China's largest onshore oil and gas-bearing basin, covering an area of approximately 530,000 square kilometers. The Tarim Oilfield (塔里木油田), where I work, is engaged in exploration and development in the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地).
Previous studies suggested that there might be no oil and gas resources below 7,000 meters underground. In reality, we have explored industrial oil and gas at depths of 8,000 meters and 9,000 meters. Is there oil and gas at 10,000 meters underground? This is an unsolved mystery, and the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井) is designed to solve this mystery.
The path of exploration is not easy. Below 10,000 meters, how does the lithology of the formation change, what impact does high temperature and high pressure have on the equipment, and is the ultra-heavy and ultra-long drill string stable? Although meticulous research and preparation have been done in the early stages, many unexpected situations still arise.
On May 30, 2023, carrying a desire for the unknown, the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井) started drilling with a whistle. When breaking through 9,000 meters and advancing towards 10,000 meters, the most direct feeling is that the drilling speed of the drill bit decreases, and the wear becomes more severe. The ultra-deep dolomite has extremely high strength and hardness, and the intermittently developed chert is like pebbles in tofu, which easily causes the drill bit to chip during the cutting process. These rocks, which have been deposited for hundreds of millions of years, block the way of drilling like "roadblocks." In order to overcome the drilling problem of formation rocks, we used independently developed polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bits.
As the drilling gets deeper and deeper, when there are only a few tens of meters left to break through 10,000 meters underground, I heard a continuous loud noise from the well, and the steel wire rope on the drilling platform shook violently—the nearly 300-ton drill pipe broke. What to do? Victory is clearly within reach, but such a major setback has occurred. During that time, we were all very tormented, studying solutions day and night, sleeping only one or two hours a day.
The team successively proposed more than a dozen solutions. After continuous demonstration and attempts, the "fish" was finally salvaged by replacing the broken drill pipe and using a tapping method, and the whole process took only 7 days.
On the day when we were about to drill to 10,000 meters underground, everyone held their breath and waited, staring at the instrument monitoring screen, until the depth number displayed on it changed from 9999 to 10000, and the whole place cheered.
On January 5, 2025, the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井) was successfully completed, eventually drilling to 10,910 meters underground, breaking five drilling records, including the "fastest" breakthrough of 10,000 meters in global onshore drilling.
In the future, the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井) will shoulder the mission of an experimental platform, conducting downhole tool and instrument experiments, fluid experiments, vibration measurements, and so on. Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will continue to explore the question of whether there are oil and gas resources 10,000 meters underground and contribute to national energy security.
(The author is the on-site implementation team leader of the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井) and the deputy dean of the Oil and Gas Technology Research Institute of China National Petroleum Corporation Tarim Oilfield (中国石油塔里木油田), interviewed and compiled by Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥), reporter of this newspaper)
Reporter's Notes
Advancing to the Deeper Parts of the Earth
In addition to the vast sky and the boundless deep sea, the depths of the land we stand on also hold many mysteries that have not yet been revealed. With the two tasks of discovering oil and gas and scientific exploration, the drilling team started drilling to 10,000 meters underground. "Even if there is only a 10% probability, we must persevere." Zhang Zhi's (张志) words express the spirit of scientific exploration.
The road to exploring the unknown will inevitably be bumpy. In terms of natural conditions, in the Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), the team has to face challenges such as special surface, special lithology, special fluids, special geological bodies, and special temperature and pressure fields; in terms of engineering technology, it is necessary to penetrate 12 complete formations from top to bottom. In the process, extreme challenges such as ultra-high temperature, ultra-high pressure, ultra-heavy load, high stress, high grinding, high pollution, multiple pressure systems, and multiple complex lithologies come one after another.
With the blessing of "hard-core" technology, the drilling team dares to fight and work hard, solving problems one by one. The world's first 12,000-meter automated drilling rig is the "power engine" for 10,000-meter deep drilling; the integrated geological engineering design technology is the "smart brain" of the Shendiketake 1 Well (深地塔科1井), scientifically designing the "four beams and eight pillars" of the wellbore structure...
The road to scientific exploration is long and arduous. Only with firm belief and determination can we achieve something. Facing the "15th Five-Year Plan," I believe that more scientists and engineers will persistently tackle key problems and advance to the deeper parts of the Earth to solve more unsolved mysteries.
Extended Reading
More Than 400 Deep Wells Above 8,000 Meters Have Been Drilled in the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地)
Like the ways humans understand nature, such as going to the sky and going to the sea, carrying out engineering underground is a way for humans to obtain underground information, and its difficulty is no less than that of space engineering.
Deep Earth exploration faces multiple problems: rocks are hard to enter, the complex structure inside the Earth makes signals weak and difficult to identify, and instruments and equipment are difficult to adapt to the high temperatures in the deep Earth.
More than 1/3 of China's known oil and gas resources are distributed 4,500 meters deep underground, and some are even deeper. Deep and ultra-deep oil and gas resources account for about 34% of the country's total oil and gas resources, and 60% of the world's new oil and gas reserves come from deep terrestrial strata. In the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地), more than 80% of the oil is buried in ultra-deep strata below 6,000 meters. Exploration and development of deep oil and gas resources is of great significance for expanding reserves and stabilizing production.
In recent years, Chinese scientific research and technical personnel have continued to advance to the depths of the Earth, repeatedly breaking deep Earth development records. In 2025, the output of oil and gas equivalent from deep and ultra-deep layers in the Tarim Oilfield (塔里木油田) exceeded 20 million tons, accounting for more than 60% of the total output. Deep and ultra-deep layers have become an important "growth pole" for oil and gas production in the Tarim Oilfield (塔里木油田). At present, more than 400 deep wells above 8,000 meters have been drilled in the Tarim Basin (塔里木盆地).
(Compiled by Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 12th (Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委) released the fourth quarter 2025 list of heroes who acted bravely for a just cause. Based on the online attention to typical cases of acting bravely for a just cause, the confirmation and declaration opinions of various regions in accordance with the law, a comprehensive evaluation and review was conducted, and a total of 50 heroes who acted bravely for a just cause were commended, praised, and given condolences.
The heroes who acted bravely for a just cause on the list this quarter include Dong Hui (董辉), Xie Yunpeng (谢云鹏), Zhang Runsheng (张润生), and Chen Kui (陈奎), who were seriously injured or even sacrificed themselves while subduing criminal suspects. Many heroes faced dangerous situations such as rainstorms and floods, huge waves and rapids, and deflagration fires, and 义无反顾 (yì wú fǎn gù - "duty-bound no turning back," to not hesitate to do something even if it means putting oneself in danger) and went towards the danger. Huang Qidong (黄启东), Xie Guangrong (谢光荣), Zuo Mingqing (左明清), and Gou Jun (苟俊) sacrificed themselves to save people, while Wang Yuping (王玉平), Huang Chao (黄超), Deng Yaqun (邓亚群), Song Guomin (宋国民), and Li Hongxing (李红星) tried their best to rescue people in extreme environments, reflecting the heroic spirit of stepping forward in the face of sudden disasters and accidents. Among them are Hu Wenxiang (胡文祥) and Rao Junshu (饶军树), elderly people over seventy years old, as well as young students Qin Huihua (覃辉华) and Li Jiating (李佳婷). There are 8 group-based typical examples on the list, and 18 individual-based typical examples on the list involve the masses assisting in completing rescues. Collaborative rescue situations account for more than 66% of the total number on the list, reflecting the good social custom of the people helping each other in times of need - 守望相助 (shǒu wàng xiāng zhù - "keep watch assist each other," to help each other).
The release event of the list of heroes who acted bravely for a just cause was sponsored by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委) and organized by the China Righteous and Courageous Foundation (中华见义勇为基金会). Since September 2022, the list of heroes who acted bravely for a just cause has been released 12 times, and a total of 657 heroes who acted bravely for a just cause have received commendations and rewards.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 12th (北京) -- On January 12th, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee (中共中央政治局), and Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave an interview to Chinese media after concluding his visits to the African Union (非盟), Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚), Tanzania (坦桑尼亚), and Lesotho (莱索托):
I. During this visit, the China-Africa Strategic Dialogue was held at the AU headquarters, and the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" was launched. What is the practical significance of this in the current situation?
China is the largest developing country, and the AU is the regional organization with the most developing countries. It is timely for both sides to strengthen strategic mutual trust, align strategies, and deepen strategic cooperation. We have endless topics to discuss and endless cooperation to pursue. The focus is to further unite and strengthen ourselves, jointly respond to current challenges, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of China and Africa, and contribute China's and Africa's efforts to the peace and development of the world. This is the value and significance of the China-Africa Strategic Dialogue.
Holding the "China-Africa People-to-People Exchange Year" is an important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping (习近平) and African leaders. President Xi Jinping (习近平) specifically sent a congratulatory letter to the opening ceremony of the Exchange Year, expressing his earnest expectations. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. Seventy years ago, Chinese and African brothers joined hands in the pursuit of independence and autonomy. Over the past 70 years, China-Africa friendship has grown stronger in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism and has been continuously deepened in the trend of development and revitalization. Holding the Exchange Year is to continue the relay race of China-Africa friendship from generation to generation, so that the people of China and Africa become closer, China-Africa cooperation becomes broader, and China-Africa friendship becomes deeper.
The Exchange Year is not only a festival for the people of China and Africa but also a demonstration of the achievements of China-Africa cooperation. We will gather the strength of youth, culture, media, and other aspects through nearly 600 exchange activities, covering all areas of China-Africa exchanges, so that the African people have more gains and a deeper sense of identity with China-Africa friendship.
II. This year marks the 36th consecutive year that a Chinese Foreign Minister has made Africa the first destination of their New Year visit. What new and prominent feelings did you have during this trip to Africa?
To persevere in doing one thing for 36 years reflects the deep friendship of the Chinese people towards the African people, and even more so, a commitment and a spirit. That is, when African brothers and sisters are in need, China will always be the first friend to stand by your side. Along the way, everyone was hotly discussing not this trip to Africa, but which country the Chinese Foreign Minister would visit at the beginning of next year. Many African countries are looking forward to being one of them and feel so hopeful about it. We also feel the responsibility that China should shoulder and the burden it should bear.
The past year has been very turbulent for the world, and even more difficult for Africa. When Africa is "forgotten" again, we come to this continent full of hope and make Africa the starting point of China's diplomacy every year. When Africa faces the impact of tariff "sticks," China announces a zero-tariff "gift" to African countries. When some external forces adopt a teacher-like attitude and point fingers at African affairs, China firmly supports Africa in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and national dignity. When Lesotho (莱索托) is questioned as to where it is, China visits Lesotho (莱索托) to tell the world that Lesotho (莱索托) is here, the people live well, and China is their strategic partner.
I deeply realize that the concept of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been the guideline for China's cooperation with Africa. Sincerity, equality, and mutual benefit have always been the underlying tone of China-Africa exchanges. Africa and China are good partners who can trust each other and be considerate of each other.
During the visit, we were delighted by the new achievements in African development, and China's super-large market will provide broader opportunities for African development. We open our arms and welcome African countries to take a ride on the express train of China's development. China's cooperation with Africa insists that no one should be left behind, and no country should be dropped. We also call on the international community to pay more attention to Africa and increase investment in Africa.
III. Africa is currently ushering in a critical period of accelerating development and revitalization. How can China and Africa accelerate the realization of modernization?
At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly proposed that China and Africa join hands to promote the "six modernizations," which pointed out the direction for the future of China-Africa relations. Along the way, what we have heard the most and felt the deepest is that China and Africa must work together to achieve modernization without delay and that there is great potential to be tapped.
World civilization is rich and diverse, and there is no unified template for the road to modernization, and there is no single paradigm. The successful practice of Chinese-style modernization provides useful reference and new choices for the vast number of developing countries. Facts have proved that modernization is not equal to Westernization, and Westernization does not necessarily lead to modernization. The key is to find a development path that suits one's own national conditions and can be supported by the people. China is willing to build a institutionalized platform with African countries to carry out exchanges of experience in governance, and support African countries in actively exploring successful paths that meet their own actual needs, benefit the people generally, and can fully utilize their own resource endowments. The key is to enhance the capacity for independent development while maintaining one's own sovereignty and cultural identity, and to hold the future of the country and nation in one's own hands.
Only when China and Africa move towards modernization together can the world achieve modernization. There is no world modernization without African modernization. China and Africa's pursuit of the dream of modernization is our legitimate right, a reflection of the progress of the times, and even more so, a fundamental correction of historical injustices against Africa. During this trip, many African leaders thanked China for initiating the "Initiative on Supporting Africa's Modernization Cooperation" and strongly hoped to deeply integrate their national development strategies with Chinese-style modernization, and are willing to work with China to implement the "Initiative on Supporting Africa's Industrialization," the "China-Assisted Africa Agricultural Modernization Plan," and the "China-Africa Talent Training Cooperation Plan" announced by President Xi Jinping (习近平). We will work with African countries to refine and implement them one by one with a nail-nailing spirit, benefit the African people, and then build a better world with a more enterprising spirit and welcome the arrival of a community with a shared future for mankind.
IV. The implementation of the results of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has reached the "halfway point." What is the current progress?
Since the successful convening of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September 2024, the two sides have worked together to promote the implementation of the results. Currently, more than 90% of the goals have been implemented or have made positive progress.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) has successively received leaders of many African countries, providing strategic guidance for promoting the implementation of the summit results. Premier Li Qiang (李强) and other Chinese leaders visited Africa, achieving more pragmatic cooperation results. Major projects such as the Simandou Iron Mine (西芒杜铁矿) in Guinea (几内亚) have set sail, and 301 "small and beautiful" projects have been successfully promoted. China-Africa passenger flights have increased by 23%, nearly a thousand medical team members have gone to Africa to carry out free clinics, and more than 200 agricultural experts have taken up their posts in Africa. In the first 11 months of 2025, China-Africa trade historically crossed the 300 billion U.S. dollar mark, an increase of 17.8% year-on-year. More and more specialty products from Africa, such as coffee, nuts, and fruits, are being placed on the tables of Chinese consumers. The people of China and Africa are painting a beautiful vision of "two-way rush."
The story of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (坦赞铁路) is well-known in China and has been recorded in the history of China-Africa relations, becoming a symbol of China-Africa friendship. In 2024, the heads of state of the three countries witnessed the signing of cooperation documents to revitalize the railway at the Beijing Summit. Last November, Premier Li Qiang (李强) and the leaders of Tanzania (坦桑尼亚) and Zambia (赞比亚) jointly attended the project's groundbreaking ceremony. During this visit, we reviewed the passionate years of fighting side by side with our Tanzanian (坦桑尼亚) friends, commemorated the young martyrs who dedicated their lives to this cause, and deeply felt the historical responsibility and contemporary value of revitalizing this railway. Both sides agreed to promote the upgrading and transformation of the railway with high efficiency and high quality, and at the same time, carry out industrial cooperation in agriculture, manufacturing, and mining along the railway line, jointly build a railway prosperity belt, set a new monument for China-Africa friendship, and comfort our predecessors and inspire future generations with our practical actions.
V. How does the African side view China's development prospects? How can Africa benefit from it?
During this visit, the African side was briefed on the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划) proposals adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee (中共二十届四中全会), emphasizing that the plan not only charted a blueprint for China's future development but also a "list of opportunities" for countries around the world, including Africa. China will continue to be the engine of world economic growth and is also willing to be a booster for Africa's development and revitalization. African leaders highly praised China's development achievements and are full of expectations for Chinese-style modernization to benefit Africa.
The word mentioned most frequently by the African side is "zero tariff." This measure is a golden business card for China-Africa cooperation in the new era, an important measure for China to actively expand unilateral opening-up, demonstrating China's willingness to assume more international obligations and firmly expand high-level opening-up to the outside world. Zero tariffs can be described as **雪中送炭** (xuě zhōng sòng tàn - "sending charcoal in snowy weather," providing help in someone's hour of need) for the African people. It is not only a "subtraction" of tariffs but also an "addition" of development, a "multiplication" of people's livelihood, and even more so, a "division" to deal with the abuse of tariffs. It can be predicted that zero tariffs, as a composite measure of trade and investment, will promote each other with the African side's needs to expand exports, attract investment, and increase employment, driving China-Africa cooperation in green industries, e-commerce and payment, technology, artificial intelligence, and other emerging fields. China's large market will truly become a great opportunity for Africa.
VI. All the countries visited and the AU have issued joint documents with China, sending out a common voice of adhering to the one-China principle on the Taiwan issue. What is China's comment on this?
Both China and Africa have suffered from colonial plunder and hegemonic oppression, and deeply know how precious a country's sovereignty and dignity are. China will not forget that 55 years ago, it was with the support of African brothers that the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2758 with an overwhelming majority, and the one-China principle became a basic norm of international relations and a broad consensus of the international community.
The 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation issued the "Beijing Declaration," in which all African members of the forum unanimously pledged to firmly support the Chinese government's position on the Taiwan issue. During this visit, African friends reiterated their adherence to the one-China principle and supported all efforts made by China to achieve national reunification. Many African friends also frankly said that adhering to the one-China principle is helping Africa itself. This once again shows that the complete reunification of China is the trend of the times and the desire of the people. Anyone or any external force that attempts to interfere in the Taiwan issue and interfere in China's internal affairs will be severely punished and is doomed to failure.
China-Africa friendship has transcended the limitations of time and space, transcended the changes in the international situation, and transcended the disturbances of temporary events. We believe that China and Africa will always stand firmly together, resolutely safeguard the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people of all African countries. "Neoliberalism" is on the verge of bankruptcy in Africa, and "neocolonialism" will not have a market in Africa. All oppression and bullying will be expelled from Africa and never return.
Return to TopOn January 12th, in the production workshop of a company located in Yibin District, Luoyang City (洛阳市), Henan Province (河南省), intelligent production lines were operating efficiently, working hard to rush out orders for steel furniture products for both domestic and international markets.
Photo by Zhang Guanghui (张光辉) (Image China)
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Using the spirit of "daring" to solve problems, using the wisdom of "innovation" to open up new prospects, and building a solid foundation with a "practical" style, we will surely make the seedlings of confidence grow stronger and the fruits of development more abundant.
What miracles are there? Achieving good results in places that are not favored is a miracle. What secrets are there? Completing seemingly impossible tasks bit by bit is the secret.
Time is the measure of struggle, and confidence is the source of struggle. Where does the confidence in development come from? Let's first look at two sets of data.
First, as of June 2025, there are 161 million silver-haired netizens aged 60 and above in China. The elderly crossing the digital divide and embracing online life has created greater development space for the silver economy and the digital economy.
From responding to the aging population to promoting energy decarbonization, from the intelligent upgrading of traditional industries to the modernization transformation of agricultural production, China, the "world's most ambitious modernization practice field," is full of structural and trend-based opportunities, providing fertile soil for the growth of confidence seeds.
Second, as of November 2025, a total of 611 generative artificial intelligence services have completed filing, and 306 related applications or functions have completed registration. Domestic artificial intelligence large models are blooming everywhere, achieving a leap from following to running alongside and even leading in large-scale applications.
The new generation of digital technologies represented by big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things continues to spawn new industries, new models, and new momentum, constantly opening up sources of confidence for development.
Confidence is by no means a blind optimistic slogan, but rather pulsates in the real economy, appears in the rising curves of corporate reports, shines in the leap from the laboratory to the production line, and is reflected in the positive development data... The stability and vitality, resilience and innovation of the Chinese economy are the most solid support for development confidence.
Looking at momentum, the Chinese economy is undergoing a profound reshaping of momentum. The past growth logic mainly relied on factor inputs and scale expansion, while now new quality productive forces lead the quality change, efficiency change, and power change of development, becoming an important engine for promoting economic quality and efficiency improvement.
Looking at potential, from coordinated regional development to fill development depressions, to comprehensive rural revitalization to make the fields grow hope, from the continuous improvement of human capital quality to the continuous optimization and upgrading of consumption structure, the potential contained in the Chinese economy is constantly being released. Small ponds may dry up or be washed away, but the sea is neither afraid of storms nor will it dry up.
Looking at applications, the infinite possibilities of the Chinese economy are reflected in the unique ecosystem formed by the super-large-scale market—any innovation, once recognized by the market, will quickly form a scale effect. New energy vehicles overtaking on a curve, the low-altitude economy emerging as a dark horse, and live streaming e-commerce opening up business opportunities are all powerful proofs.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered the 2026 New Year's message emphasizing: "We must anchor our goals and tasks, strengthen our confidence, take advantage of the momentum, solidly promote high-quality development, further comprehensively deepen reform and opening up, promote common prosperity for all the people, and continue to write new chapters in the Chinese miracle." The new year's journey begins, and confidence is essential. Using the spirit of "daring" to solve problems, using the wisdom of "innovation" to open up new prospects, and building a solid foundation with a "practical" style, we will surely make the seedlings of confidence grow stronger and the fruits of development more abundant.
Hard work increases confidence. Starting with a chip, a molecule, or a piece of code, being willing to sit on the "cold bench" and willing to put in "stupid effort" to build a technical "moat" and strengthen the value "range extender" is the success code of many Chinese entrepreneurs. What miracles are there? Achieving good results in places that are not favored is a miracle. What secrets are there? Completing seemingly impossible tasks bit by bit is the secret.
Self-reliance and self-strengthening increase confidence. Facing the questioning of the difficulty in achieving breakthroughs in China's aero-engine technology, the successful installation and test flight of the domestic large-bypass ratio turbofan engine broke the "chokehold" dilemma. Breaking through against the trend in technological blockade and achieving self-reliance and self-strengthening in the face of criticism is a vivid footnote to confidence. Confidence never depends on external evaluation, but rather stems from the persistence of goals and the dedication to the cause. Firmly doing our own thing, the road ahead can become wider and wider.
Turning danger into safety increases confidence. The 2025 Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) took "we must use hard internal skills to cope with external challenges" as one of the regular understandings of doing economic work well. Maintaining strategic focus, improving the industrial system, and responding to the uncertainty of the world with our own certainty and stability, we can definitely cultivate new opportunities and open up new situations in the complex changes.
The road is as smooth as a whetstone, and the grand chapter awaits continuation. In the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," only by seizing the day and night can we take the initiative, and only by being determined can we move forward. The seeds of confidence are not afraid of any winter cold; the striving nation will surely reap its own glory.
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Pollution control is not a burden on the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, but rather accumulates valuable ecological assets for agriculture and rural areas.
Not long ago, the fifth batch of the third round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections publicly reported typical cases. Slow progress in sewage collection and treatment, random stacking and discharge of livestock and poultry manure, illegal dumping of garbage... The pollution treatment arrears in a few rural areas reflect the shortcomings in the construction of a beautiful China.
Judging from the reported cases, whether it is a "half-finished project" or a perfunctory response, it exposes the problem of inadequate ideological understanding. Emphasis on hardware investment and neglect of long-term management lead to idle facilities after completion; the inertia of short-sightedness prevents environmental protection from receiving due attention; equating ecological governance with one-time task indicators, only looking at immediate results and disregarding long-term impacts... These erroneous perceptions directly affect the actual results of rural environmental governance.
If understanding is not in place, action will not follow. Only by firmly establishing the concept that "protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity, and improving the ecological environment is developing productivity" in ideological understanding can ecological governance truly become a conscious act.
From a dialectical perspective, pollution control is not a burden on the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, but rather accumulates valuable ecological assets for agriculture and rural areas. From severe pollution to the reappearance of fish and birds, Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) in Hebei Province launched a treatment campaign for 567 polluted fish ponds, brightening the beauty of the Baiyangdian (白洋淀) lake area, and the "Dian people" put away their fishing nets and started eating from tourism. From foul odors to clear waters and beautiful trees, Yushui District (渝水区) in Xinyu (新余), Jiangxi Province, centrally treats the manure from hundreds of thousands of pigs and uses it for biogas power generation and organic fertilizer production, and the green circular industrial chain drives income growth for the masses. The green mountains, clear waters, and pastoral scenery of rural areas are all valuable resources, and the process of controlling pollution and restoring ecology is the process of preserving and increasing the value of ecological assets.
China's various regions have large differences in natural endowments, and residents' production and living habits are not entirely the same, so environmental protection construction should also be adapted to local conditions and implemented according to different categories. For example, Zhejiang's "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project (千万工程) determines construction models based on the specific conditions of rural areas, creating colorful and distinctive beautiful villages. Distinguishing between developed and underdeveloped areas, suburban villages and purely agricultural villages, and ensuring that rural environmental protection is coordinated with the laws of rural development and adapted to the level of development, can better meet the people's expectations for a better life.
Pollution control should be organically combined with green development, and cannot be done 东一榔头西一棒槌 (dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng chuí - "one hammer in the east, one club in the west," to act randomly and unsystematically). For example, Beihuangjia Village (北黄家庄村) in Yishui County (沂水县), Linyi (临沂), Shandong Province, coordinated road repairs, pollution removal, and water diversion, turning stinky ponds into "fish-seeking ponds" and empty courtyards into farmhouses, achieving both village beauty and village wealth. It is necessary to increase income and achieve common prosperity, as well as control pollution and prevent pollution. Starting from the integrity of the ecosystem, rural domestic sewage, black and odorous water bodies, agricultural non-point source pollution, and soil pollution should be considered as a whole, and coordinated with agricultural modernization and rural construction. What will be gathered will be a powerful driving force for rural ecological and environmental protection.
A good ecological environment is the greatest advantage and valuable wealth of rural areas. Agricultural and rural pollution control is for the people and must rely on the people. In Guichi District (贵池区), Chizhou (池州), Anhui Province, the construction of beautiful villages has always been led by farmers, offering suggestions and ideas at the planning level, contributing people and efforts in the construction process, and every household is full of participation. Farmers are participants, builders, and beneficiaries of rural environmental improvement. Fully stimulating the enthusiasm and initiative of the farmers, rural ecological and environmental protection can have the most solid foundation and the most lasting power.
Fighting this tough battle to "re-dress" the Chinese countryside, leaving birdsong and floral fragrance and pastoral scenery for the people, and accumulating more ecological assets for future generations, the distinctive background color of green development in Chinese-style modernization will inevitably be more intense.
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[Keywords] Police Rescue for Deer
[Event] "Fawns are about to freeze to death, trapped in the river, please come and rescue them quickly." Not long ago, on the ice river in Dege County (德格县), Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (甘孜藏族自治州), Sichuan Province (四川省), three white-lipped deer (白唇鹿), a Class I national protected animal, fell into an ice cave and were on the verge of death. At the critical moment, the local police rushed to the scene and, together with the villagers, broke the ice and entered the cold river water. After more than an hour of strenuous rescue efforts, all the trapped white-lipped deer were finally rescued. This life-and-death rescue spread on the Internet and moved many netizens.
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Why does an ice river rescue of "police rescue for deer" touch people's hearts?
The white-lipped deer is a precious alpine mountain specialty animal in China, assessed as vulnerable by the *IUCN Red List of Threatened Species*, and is very sensitive to environmental changes. The safe survival of such an endangered animal is undoubtedly worth celebrating.
This rescue shines with the brilliance of humanity. The ice river is bone-chilling and full of dangers, but in the face of dying, vibrant lives, the rescuers jumped down without hesitation. This is not only fearless courage, but also respect for life without discrimination.
From Jiangxi's Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖) "clearing the net to protect birds" to protect the migratory bird passage, to Yunnan's (云南) scientific escort of Asian elephants (亚洲象) moving north and returning south; from Shanghai's (上海) Chongming Island (崇明岛) skillfully resolving the "human-bird conflict" to Qinghai's (青海) Sanjiangyuan (三江源) herdsmen adhering to ecological management positions all year round... Consolidating the broad consensus of ecological civilization, and sparing no effort to protect nature, has become a common practice on the land of China today.
Behind each safe guarding, there is solid support from the governance system. For example, Dege's (德格) "life-and-death rescue" this time benefited from the smooth operation of the "ecological police" mechanism. The local institutional innovation structurally embeds ecological protection responsibilities into grassroots governance, allowing the police, forestry and grassland departments, communities and other parties to achieve organic coordination. From the "River Chief System" (河湖长制) and "Forest Chief System" (林长制) to the continuously improving ecological monitoring network, a series of institutional designs have enhanced the effectiveness of systematic governance, and continuously weave a protective net for the green waters and green mountains and all living things around everyone.
The long-term operation of the system also requires the strong guarantee of the rule of law to "consolidate the foundation, stabilize expectations, and benefit the long term." The Yangtze River Protection Law (长江保护法), the Wetland Protection Law (湿地保护法) and other laws have been successively introduced, delineating clear ecological red lines; cross-regional collaborative legislation, "small, fast, and flexible" legislation, and the ecological environment public interest litigation system and other rule of law innovations have targetedly filled governance "dead corners" and "blind spots"; many ecological restoration judicial cases have strengthened the concept of "protection first, natural restoration," and promoted ecological governance from end-of-pipe punishment to front-end prevention and systematic restoration... With steady progress in the construction of the rule of law, the foundation for ecological and environmental protection is becoming increasingly solid.
How we treat a bird, a few deer, or a herd of elephants tests the level of social civilization and measures the quality of modernization. The attention caused by the ice river rescue may fade, but the profound changes behind it concerning development methods, values, and governance models will surely have a long-term impact. This is not only a contemporary echo of the Chinese excellent traditional cultural concepts such as "all things grow together" (万物并育 - wàn wù bìng yù - "all things grow together," everything in the universe grows and develops together) and "treating people and things with kindness" (民胞物与 - mín bāo wù yǔ - "people are my compatriots, and creatures are my companions," to love all people and creatures), but also a realistic portrayal of the "Two Mountains" theory (两山理论) deeply rooted in people's hearts.
By maintaining awe of nature, we are protecting not only living creatures and vegetation, but also the foundation for the sustainable development of civilization. We look forward to more people capturing more moving moments with wisdom and action in the vivid practice of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the Ministry of Finance (财政部) issued the "Notice on Implementing Large-Scale Equipment Renewal and Trade-in Policies for Consumer Goods in 2026," clarifying and optimizing the support scope, subsidy standards, and implementation mechanisms for the "Two New" policies in 2026. Relevant departments have pre-allocated the first batch of 62.5 billion yuan of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds for 2026 to local governments to support the capital plan for trade-ins of consumer goods.
This is precisely:
A dazzling array of goods hangs before our eyes,
Enjoying good prices with subsidies.
Delighted to see the opening year,
The marketplace is as bustling as a painting.
By Chen Bingxu (陈炳旭)
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At this year's Hubei "New Year's First Meeting," 12 scientists walked the red carpet, a hundred-meter-long "Avenue of Stars." "These are our role models, the stars we should be chasing," "Chase the stars of science, follow in the footsteps of science"... The bright red carpet was laid for those who gnaw on "hard bones" and sit on the "cold bench" in the laboratory; the warm applause was for the "difficult but correct" cause of scientific and technological innovation.
The so-called "difficult but correct thing" is something that is correct in direction but full of challenges in the process. Once successful, it can often form a huge comparative advantage and competitive advantage. Scientific and technological innovation has a long cycle, large investment, and high risk, but it concerns development and benefits the long term. The sense of urgency to "do it quickly" and the strategic determination to "persist in doing it" are indispensable, and it undoubtedly belongs to the "difficult but correct thing."
China's first atomic quantum computer "Hanyuan No. 1 (汉原1号)" emerged from its chrysalis, and the experimental speed of magnetic levitation was refreshed three times in half a year, breaking the world record. The research results on rice heat-resistant genes were selected as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs in "Science" magazine in 2025... One original innovation, key technology, and iconic product are the fruits of vigorously grasping scientific and technological innovation.
Technological breakthroughs often occur in quiet corners and long treks. Scientific and technological innovation, developing new quality productive forces, and promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries are all tricky and difficult things, but each one must be done and done well. The difficult road is often uphill. Once you cross the hills and overcome the difficulties, it will be as clear as a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.
For example, deciphering the heat-resistant code of rice provides a new method for cultivating high-quality, high-yield, and heat-resistant rice. Furthermore, the "rice blood production" technology has achieved mass production, which can effectively change the situation that human serum albumin, the "golden life-saving drug," has long relied on imports. Every innovation breakthrough has the potential to change the industrial landscape and open up a new blue ocean of value. This will not only win core competitiveness for the development of the industry, but also inject inexhaustible power into the development of the region and even the country.
Doing a good job in "difficult but correct things" tests determination and endurance. "We must never let scientific and technological personnel spend a lot of time on some meaningless welcoming and sending activities, on unnecessary review and evaluation activities, and on various activities of formalism and bureaucracy." These words of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) are 振聋发聩 (zhèn lóng fā kuì - "deafening," a wake-up call; to make people aware of their errors). Doing everything possible to "untie and reduce the burden" for scientists is to add fuel to the fire for scientific and technological innovation.
Give more space for innovative exploration and occupy less time for dedicated scientific research; create more conditions for dedicated research and reduce unnecessary welcoming and sending, so that scientists can concentrate on "drilling deep wells" and hear the thunder of innovation in silence.
As long as the road is right, we are not afraid of the high mountains and long rivers. We must continue to consolidate the "root system" of basic research, forge the "backbone" of key technologies, and unblock the "blood vessels" of industrial transformation, so that the innovative rainforest will be more vibrant.
(Excerpted from "Hubei Daily (湖北日报)," originally titled "Let those who are willing to sit on the cold bench be able to specialize in difficult and correct things")
Return to TopBy: 王 浩
To provide tap water for more than 200 households, repair over 400 meters of old irrigation canals, and harden the muddy roads in the village... Recently, my 2025 annual summary report became "popular" on short video platforms. Some people said that I "wrote the essay on the land." I'm doing ordinary things, and the results are not outstanding, but I realize that it's because everyone smelled the rustic flavor in it.
The rustic flavor comes from doing the work. A few years ago, I quit my job and returned to my hometown to run for a position on the village committee. I had worked in sales, understood a bit about management, and was full of ideals and ambitions, dreaming of making a big splash in the village. What is the most taboo thing to do in grassroots work? The village Party branch secretary hit the nail on the head: "You can't just talk the talk or put on airs. You have to calm down and become 'down-to-earth.'" Following the secretary to handle neighborhood conflicts, helping villagers apply for benefit-the-people policies, organizing collective activities... Over the past 3 years, my skin has darkened, my accent has become heavier, and I have grown closer to the villagers. Instead of rushing to make a big career, I have developed a sense of pragmatism rooted in the land by doing small things well.
From following others to leading the way, the fields and the trivial matters of daily life are all test sites. In April 2024, I came to Tenghuayu Village (藤花峪村) to serve as the Party branch secretary. Neighborhood disputes over house foundations, lack of water for farmland irrigation, distribution of land compensation... I verified and mediated the old issues raised by the villagers one by one. If the infrastructure was not perfect, I would run to the town and find departments to fight for funding and projects. I often encountered difficulties and setbacks and would be discouraged, but looking back, that was also a kind of nourishment, allowing me to transform from a "young outsider" to "Little Wang Secretary (小王书记) of our village."
The water is clean, the canals are clear, and the roads are better. Today's life is better, so we look forward to an even better tomorrow. We have many mountains here, and the slopes are covered with forsythia, honeysuckle, and mulberry leaves, which are "natural shelves" given to us by the mountains. In April last year, I and Gao Anqin (高安勤), a postgraduate of the 1980s, and Li Ya (李亚), a returnee of the 1990s, opened an account together, learning to shoot short videos and start live broadcasts, leading the villagers to pick, dry, and package the mountain goods and agricultural products and sell them online. The price of sweet potatoes was 3 to 5 mao higher than the market price, and hawthorn dried fruit became a "hit product"... In more than half a year, the sales volume exceeded 400,000 yuan, the village collective's pockets were bulging, and the villagers earned money at their doorsteps. To develop rural industries, many places do not lack resources, but lack the thinking and ability to monetize them. With our feet on the ground, using "local methods," and with our eyes open, with more new ideas, the road to revitalization can become wider and wider.
Revitalizing, revitalizing, what is revitalized is people's hearts. Nowadays, the village is mostly filled with the elderly and children. What is the most difficult thing? It is to preserve memories for the older generation and allow the children to see a bigger world. We celebrated "March 8" International Women's Day with the aunts in the village, and many people received flowers for the first time. We jointly organized a free summer托管班 with the Yantai University (烟台大学) teaching team, taking the children to learn painting and experience shadow puppetry. We held summer evening parties, village evenings, and the Wisteria Cultural and Art Festival, and the once-quiet village became lively... People pay attention to Tenghuayu Village (藤花峪村) because they are also paying attention to this spirit of unity and enthusiasm between the cadres and the masses.
Rural development is for the people and relies on the people. In Tenghuayu Village (藤花峪村), Wang Xuefeng (王雪峰), the first secretary stationed in the village from Yantai University (烟台大学), brought talent, funds, and a development vision, resulting in fruitful cooperation between the university and the local area. Relying on the "Pomegranate and Jujube Homecoming" project, more than 10 young talents have returned to their hometowns to start businesses. Giving policies and building platforms is not only to allow the mountain villages to bear fruit for prosperity, but also to allow every heart that wants to take root to settle down. The two-way rush between young people and the countryside will surely "light up" more villages.
"Let youth bloom in the places where the motherland and the people need it most." I increasingly feel that there is no need to go far to pursue dreams; the hometown is a good place. The so-called splendor can also be like forsythia, which only needs a handful of soil and a ray of sunshine to take root, grow, and bloom in the wind.
(The author is the Party branch secretary of Tenghuayu Village (藤花峪村), Shanting District (山亭区), Zaozhuang (枣庄), Shandong (山东))
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Appreciating Flowers
In a secluded island, the cold lingers,
Flowers cherish the Yuming camellia as kindred.
Green hues distinct, pure from the spring's depths,
Light reflects, red against the snowy edges.
——"Winter Camellia" Qing Dynasty · Shen Tingfang (沈廷芳)
On the coast of the Yellow Sea, Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) Province. As the biting sea breeze begins to sweep through the city, a flower quietly blooms in the cold.
Strolling through the mountain courtyards, or the park green spaces, or beside the walls of old houses, one can see among the dense green, almost black leaves, the clusters of vibrant red winter camellias, proudly blooming against the wind and frost, declaring the tenacity and passion of life with their full and fiery姿态 in a season when all things wither.
In March 1988, the Second Session of the Tenth Qingdao Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee designated the winter camellia and the Chinese rose as the city flowers. The winter camellia, known as "red in the snow," not only adorns Qingdao's winter and spring but is also deeply rooted in the city's veins, becoming one of the symbols of its spiritual culture.
Crimson adorns the branches, carrying a long cultural heritage.
The winter camellia belongs to the Camellia genus of the Theaceae family, an evergreen shrub or small tree that blooms in winter and spring. Its flowers are usually single-layered, with five petals spread out like trumpets, large in shape, bright in color, and cold-resistant. As a native flower of the northern region that can bloom in the harsh winter, it stands tall and proud against the frost and snow.
Qingdao is a famous mountain and sea city, and the winter camellia is rooted in its soil, widely distributed in places such as Laoshan Taiqing Palace (崂山太清宫), Qingdao Botanical Garden (青岛市植物园), Zhongshan Park (中山公园), and Badaguan (八大关), carrying heavy cultural memories.
Laoshan (崂山), located in the Laoshan District (崂山区) of Qingdao City, is a gathering place for ancient winter camellia trees, known for their large number, long age, and long history, and there have been many beautiful legends about the winter camellia since ancient times. According to legend, during the Yongle (永乐) period of the Ming Dynasty, the famous Taoist Zhang Sanfeng (张三丰) traveled around the islands of Laoshan and saw that southern camellias were blooming in winter on the islands, shining brightly against the white snow. He named them "winter camellias" and transplanted them from Changmenyan Island (长门岩岛) to Laoshan Taiqing Palace.
The winter camellia truly entered the cultural classics through the writings of the Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling (蒲松龄). During the Kangxi (康熙) period of the Qing Dynasty, Pu Songling lived in the厢房 of Laoshan Taiqing Palace and was deeply shocked to see the winter camellias in the courtyard, "two zhang tall, dozens of wei in circumference... the flowers were as bright as brocade." In "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio · Xiangyu" (聊斋志异·香玉), he shaped the winter camellia into a red-clad fairy "Jiang Xue (绛雪)," whose beautiful, dignified, intelligent, and affectionate image became the embodiment of truth, goodness, and beauty. In the "Hai Gongzi" (海公子) chapter, he wrote the description "Donghai Ancient Site Island (长门岩岛古称) (Changmenyan Island, ancient name), has five-colored winter camellia flowers that do not wither in all four seasons," allowing the beauty of Qingdao's winter camellias to spread in all directions with the books.
Today, the ancient winter camellia tree on the west side of the San Guan Dian (三官殿) in Taiqing Palace is five or six hundred years old. It is still lush and blooms with more than a thousand red flowers every deep winter, contrasting with a white camellia tree next to it, attracting flower lovers to come and appreciate them. "I come every year after I retire. Many flowers wither in winter, but the winter camellia blooms more vigorously the colder it gets, which is very uplifting," said Zhang Minghe (张明河), a citizen of Qingdao. Under the gnarled branches and abundant flowers, one can feel the charm of the accumulation of years and the intertwining of literary works.
Crimson adorns the branches, and a subtle fragrance floats. Today, visiting the Laoshan winter camellias is not only about appreciating flowers but also about pursuing traditional culture.
Standing tall against the frost and snow, reflecting the city's character.
The selection of the winter camellia as the city flower of Qingdao is by no means accidental. Its biological characteristics and spiritual temperament have formed a wonderful resonance with the historical trajectory and people's character of Qingdao over the past century.
What is most commendable about the winter camellia is its "enduring" spirit. Its flowering period lasts from November each year to May of the following year, as long as half a year, running through the harsh winter and early spring. When all the flowers wither, it blooms brilliantly in the north wind and flying snow. The bright red petals are like flames burning in the ice and snow, symbolizing a life force that is not afraid of difficulties and becomes stronger with pressure.
Yu Shencheng (于慎澄), director of the Scientific Research Department of the Qingdao Municipal Party School of the Communist Party of China (中共青岛市委党校), introduced that in the glorious years, this city has resisted and moved forward with courage. Since modern times, Qingdao has been coveted by the great powers. In 1897, Germany invaded Jiaozhou Bay (胶州湾); from 1914 until the founding of the People's Republic of China, Japan invaded Qingdao twice for a total of more than 10 years. But the people of Qingdao never succumbed, just like the winter camellia in the deep winter, holding on to life in the wind and snow.
In 1923, Communists such as Deng Enming (邓恩铭) and Wang Jinmei (王尽美) came to Qingdao to establish party organizations, spread Marxism, and lead the workers' movement, igniting the revolutionary spark of anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism. In 1925, a large-scale anti-imperialist patriotic movement broke out in Qingdao, with workers striking, students boycotting classes, and merchants closing their shops, becoming an important part of the May Thirtieth Movement. Under the white terror, revolutionary martyrs such as Li Weinong (李慰农) and Hu Xinzhi (胡信之) would rather die than yield, practicing their loyalty to the country and the people with their blood.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共青岛市委) formed the Laoshan Anti-Japanese Guerrilla (崂山抗日游击队), laying the ideological and mass foundation for the local armed resistance against Japan.
The spirit of perseverance and fearlessness of power displayed by the people of Qingdao is just like the character of the winter camellia - the more difficult and arduous, the more vibrant it becomes.
The winter camellia was officially designated as the city flower of Qingdao, becoming a symbol of the city's spiritual temperament. It tells the world that the beauty of Qingdao lies not only in its red tiles, green trees, blue sea, and blue sky but also in its inner strength, like the winter camellia, which becomes stronger after experiencing frost.
Adorning streets and alleys, integrated into daily life.
Today in Qingdao, the winter camellia has emerged from ancient books and legends, flying from fairy mountains and ancient temples into ordinary streets and alleys, integrated into the daily life of ordinary people.
In Zhongshan Park (中山公园), the Botanical Garden (植物园) in the city, and the old streets and alleys such as Badaguan (八大关), the winter camellia has been introduced and cultivated, ending the history of no open-ground flowers in Qingdao in winter, adding bright colors to the city in winter. "When I go out for a walk in winter, I often encounter winter camellias in scenic spots and street corners. Looking at the clusters of red petals in the cold wind, I feel warm in my heart," said He Yu (贺雨), a citizen of Qingdao.
Street shops, cultural and creative products based on the winter camellia, such as tea sets, ceramic ornaments, and refrigerator magnets, are very popular among customers; in flower shops, fresh-cut winter camellias have become a popular choice in winter and spring, adding vitality to homes; in urban greening, winter camellias are planted in combination with Chinese roses and cedar, the city tree, forming an ecological landscape with scenery in all four seasons.
The winter camellia not only blooms between mountains and seas and in classics but also sows and sprouts in the hearts of generations of Qingdao people. In the science lectures at Shazikou Primary School (沙子口小学) in Laoshan District, teachers use plant specimens to tell the stories about the winter camellia on this land. At the end of the activity, grains of winter camellia seeds are distributed to each student, along with easy-to-understand planting guides, allowing children to personally practice patience and care in the process of cultivating a seed and caring for a seedling, and feel the joy and responsibility of life's growth.
It is another cold winter. At this moment, those familiar clusters of crimson arrive as promised, blooming firmly in the cold, nodding gently in the wind and snow, and embellishing the warm and bright colors of Qingdao in winter.
The winter camellia silently accompanies the people of Qingdao through the coldest season, and then quietly disappears into the green shade in the spring breeze, year after year, never absent.
Flower Card
Qingdao · Winter Camellia
The winter camellia, Camellia genus of the Theaceae family, is an evergreen broad-leaved small tree or shrub. There are many variants, including single-petaled, double-petaled, and semi-double-petaled, and the flower colors include red and white. Camellias prefer a warm and humid climate and are mostly distributed south of the Yangtze River (长江). The Qingdao (青岛) area of Shandong (山东) Province is the northernmost end of the natural distribution of camellias. Camellias have a strong adaptability to local climatic conditions and bloom in winter and spring, with large and colorful flowers, and are called "winter camellias" by the locals.
The original winter camellia natural distribution tree groups were on the offshore islands of Qingdao, such as Changmenyan (长门岩), Qianliyan (千里岩), Daguan (大管), and Xiaoguan (小管) Islands. They were introduced into Laoshan (崂山) in the Ming Dynasty and propagated in the Taoist temples and courtyards of Laoshan.
Since the 1980s, winter camellias have been used in Qingdao's urban landscaping, and they are cultivated in all newly built public green spaces and special green spaces, and are a very popular flower among citizens.
Source: Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Forestry (青岛市园林和林业局)
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In the winter of Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), whether in ordinary alleys or parks and scenic spots, one can often catch a glimpse of the *Camellia japonica*—among the thick, dark green leaves, either dotted with plump flower buds or blooming with bright red petals, swaying gracefully in the cold wind. Many of these *Camellia japonica* come from the hands of one citizen.
His name is Teng Lu (滕鲁), 75 years old this year, and the citizens of Qingdao (青岛) affectionately call him "Old Man *Camellia japonica*."
Stepping into Teng Lu's (滕鲁) small courtyard, one is greeted by rows of neat *Camellia japonica* seedlings. "I have a connection with flowers in this life, and the seed of loving flowers was planted in me from a young age." Teng Lu (滕鲁) bent down and gently stroked the leaves, as if taking care of children.
When he was a child, the windowsill at home was always filled with various flowers and plants, and the way his mother took care of them was deeply engraved in Teng Lu's (滕鲁) childhood memories. In 1998, he was transferred from the army to the police station as a police officer, and he accidentally met a vendor selling *Camellia japonica*. "The flower buds were strong and energetic, and they attracted me at first glance." Since then, he has forged an indissoluble bond with this city flower of Qingdao (青岛).
In order to cultivate *Camellia japonica* well, Teng Lu (滕鲁) continued to study hard. After work, he checked information, asked flower farmers, and repeatedly pondered grafting techniques. "This *Camellia japonica* flower is delicate in nature but has a tough bone." He summed up a set of "maintenance scriptures": "Water must be watered every week, avoid exposure to the sun, and must be placed in a cool place; it takes five or six years to bloom, and once it blooms, from winter to spring, the flowering period is long." With diligence, care, and patience, the *Camellia japonica* flowers in the small courtyard grew more and more, with lush branches and leaves.
The *Camellia japonica* walked out of the small courtyard due to an accident. Street staff planned to plant *Camellia japonica* in the block to beautify the environment and came to ask for maintenance tips. When Teng Lu (滕鲁) heard this, he immediately decided: "I will donate 1,000 seedlings!" Seeing the seedlings take root and sprout in the street green belt, he was very happy: "The city flower should be seen by more people, making the blocks of Qingdao (青岛) more beautiful."
This donation has not stopped. Over the years, Teng Lu (滕鲁) has donated a total of 4,000 *Camellia japonica* seedlings free of charge, which have taken root in street green belts, community small parks, and even entered thousands of households. He has distributed more than 1,000 *Camellia japonica* seedlings to citizens free of charge. "Everyone calls me 'Old Man *Camellia japonica*', and I was also awarded the 'Greening Star' of Qingdao (青岛). This honor is not only a halo, but also a responsibility," he said.
What is the purpose of planting flowers every day and donating seedlings every year? Teng Lu (滕鲁) said that whenever he strolls on the street and sees the *Camellia japonica* he sent blooming in the wind, decorating the city, he feels a real sense of satisfaction in his heart. In his opinion, the character of *Camellia japonica* blooming in the cold is just like the temperament of this city—tough, simple, but with its own strength.
The sun shines into the small courtyard, illuminating the *Camellia japonica* seedlings, some of which have grown to thirty or forty centimeters high. "When this batch of seedlings grows a little bigger, I will continue to donate them," Teng Lu (滕鲁) said, "My wish is to let the city flower bloom all over the streets and alleys, and into the lives of more people."
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As an important component of Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping's economic thought provides a sharp ideological weapon for promoting high-quality economic development in China, scientifically responding to major risks and challenges, and comprehensively building a modern socialist country. The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year summarized the new understanding and experience of doing economic work under the new situation with "five musts," which is the latest achievement of Xi Jinping's economic thought. It has great guiding significance for continuously consolidating and expanding the momentum of economic stability and improvement and winning strategic initiative in fierce international competition. Today's theory edition publishes an article signed by Zhong Caiwen (钟才文), which authoritatively and accurately interprets the profound connotation of the "five musts," and unites the efforts to promote a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
——Editor
At the Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping summarized the practical experience in recent years and put forward the regular understanding of doing economic work under the new situation: We must fully tap economic potential, we must adhere to both policy support and reform and innovation, we must achieve both "vibrant release" and "effective management," we must adhere to the close combination of investment in things and investment in people, and we must respond to external challenges by practicing internal skills. These "five musts" have profound connotations. They are not only a scientific summary of past practical experience, but also a scientific guide for future economic and social development, which further enriches and develops Xi Jinping's economic thought. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. This year is the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and a good start is half the battle. We must study, understand, and implement the important requirements of the "five musts," strengthen our confidence, overcome difficulties, strive to achieve the goals and tasks of economic and social development throughout the year, and ensure a good start and a good step for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
I. We must fully tap economic potential
Fully tapping economic potential is crucial for continuously consolidating the material foundation of Chinese-style modernization. China is a large country in terms of both economy and population. An important feature of a large country's economy is its large room for maneuver and internal circulation. We must make full use of China's multiple economic advantages, accelerate quality change, efficiency change, and power change, strive to cultivate and form more new growth points, and open up new development space from points to areas, providing a strong impetus for high-quality development.
China is the world's second largest economy and has some distinct characteristics. The broad market depth ensures internal circulation. "The Chinese economy is a sea, not a small pond." The volume is large enough, the system is complete enough, and the demand and supply are diverse and strong. The economies of scale, scope, and network are obvious. Production, distribution, circulation, and consumption are mainly realized efficiently in China, and resource allocation is optimized, which can calmly respond to various risks and challenges. The favorable innovation ecology ensures that science and technology can be self-reliant and self-strengthening. From the perspective of previous technological revolutions and industrial changes, large countries have sufficient innovation resources, trial and error space, and application scenarios, and have the conditions to lead the trend of global economic development and dominate the global industrial division of labor system. As a large economic country, a large technological country, and a large industrial country, China has a relatively complete innovation ecology and industrial ecology, which can nurture an independent technology system, control key links in the industrial chain, and achieve a high level of self-reliance and self-strengthening. The strong advantages of the industrial chain and supply chain ensure that it can affect the global economic and trade pattern. China is the world's largest in goods trade and the world's second largest in service trade. It is not only a global super "buyer" but also a super "seller," and is the main trading partner of more than 150 countries and regions around the world. At present, a few countries are pursuing unilateralism and protectionism. China's position in the global economy is becoming more and more important. It is a key force affecting the global economic pattern and has the ability to actively shape a fair and reasonable international order.
China is the world's largest developing country and has many advantages. The socialist system with Chinese characteristics injects the greatest certainty into the Chinese economy. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, the Chinese economy has withstood the severe impact of the century-old epidemic, effectively responded to risks and challenges such as external containment and suppression, strengthened counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments to cope with downward economic pressure, and has always been the largest contributor and stabilizer to world economic growth. The super-large-scale market is the "ballast stone" of China's economic development. China has a population of more than 1.4 billion, making it one of the world's largest and most potential consumer markets. A large number of Chinese brands in the fields of new energy vehicles, smart phones, white goods, and trendy toys have grown and developed in the domestic market and gone overseas, becoming new business cards of the Chinese economy. The complete industrial system is the greatest confidence for the Chinese economy to stand at the forefront of the times. China's manufacturing scale has ranked first in the world for more than ten consecutive years, and it has the world's most complete manufacturing system. Facing the trend of global economic "fragmentation," Chinese manufacturing is not only the foundation and resilience of its own economic development, but also an indispensable "stabilizer" for the international industrial chain and supply chain. A high-quality workforce and entrepreneur team provide a source of vitality for China's economic innovation and development. China's total human resources exceeds 220 million, and the number of high-level scientific and technological talents ranks among the top in the world. An excellent entrepreneur team is constantly growing. Whether it is "major country weapons" such as domestically produced large aircraft and electromagnetic catapult aircraft carriers, or phenomenal new technologies and new products such as DeepSeek (深度求索) and the game "Black Myth: Wukong," a large number of young Chinese scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs are active behind them, and they are the greatest source of continuous power for the Chinese economy.
Collaborate across the entire chain and in multiple dimensions to transform economic potential into the actual effectiveness of high-quality development. Vigorously boost consumption and expand effective investment to tap domestic demand potential. China's residents' consumption rate is about 40%, which is 10-20 percentage points higher than that of developed countries, and the per capita infrastructure stock is 4-5 times higher than that of developed countries. We must focus on cultivating more new growth points in high-quality goods and service consumption, investment in things, and investment in people. Promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation to tap innovation potential. China is an important pole of global innovation and an important contributor to human knowledge, and has multiple advantages in grasping the strategic opportunities of this round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. We must focus on expanding new technologies, new products, and new scenarios such as the intelligent economy, green economy, bioeconomy, and aerospace economy, and create a number of emerging pillar industries with high added value and strong leading capabilities. Promote urban-rural integration and coordinated regional development to tap spatial potential. China's urbanization quality and level will continue to improve, agriculture will gradually develop into a modern large industry, rural areas will gradually have modern living conditions, and the development gap between regions will continue to narrow. We must tap development potential in solving the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development, and expand development space in guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood.
II. We must adhere to both policy support and reform and innovation
Policy support and reform and innovation are like the two wheels of a car and the two wings of a bird, complementing each other and indispensable. To promote high-quality economic development, we must not only provide strong policy support, but also exert efforts in reform, coordinate and promote macro-control and deepening reform, and promote continuous new achievements in high-quality development.
Adhering to both policy support and reform and innovation is the practical experience of macroeconomic governance in the new era. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, facing the profoundly changing domestic and international environment, the Party Central Committee has made a major judgment that China's economic development has entered a new normal, adhered to strengthening macro-control and comprehensively deepening reform with "both hands," and written a new chapter in the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability. On the one hand, innovate and improve macro-control, and strengthen counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments. Pay attention to making good use of the two major means of fiscal policy and monetary policy, give full play to the role of industrial, price, employment, consumption, investment, and other policies, enhance the consistency of macro policy orientation, deepen supply-side structural reform, focus on expanding domestic demand, promote dynamic balance between supply and demand, and maintain economic operation in a reasonable range. On the other hand, adhere to comprehensively deepening reform and mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties. The Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China opened a new journey of comprehensively deepening reform, systematically designing and promoting reform in the new era. China's reforms in finance, taxation, finance, science and technology, ecology, and other fields have been comprehensively deepened. The basic institutional framework in various fields has been basically established, and many fields have achieved historical changes, systematic reshaping, and overall restructuring. In practice, we have adapted to the phased characteristics of the "three-period superposition," focused on winning the "three major battles," effectively responded to risks and challenges such as the impact of the century-old epidemic and external suppression and containment, and explored a macroeconomic governance path that combines policy support and reform and innovation, creating a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Adhering to both policy support and reform and innovation is the inevitable choice for solving multiple problems in economic and social development. At present, China's economic development is intertwined with cyclical, structural, and institutional problems. From the perspective of the economic cycle, global economic growth is insufficient and recovery is weak. External demand faces greater uncertainty and instability. The contradiction between strong domestic supply and weak demand is prominent, and the virtuous cycle of the national economy faces many blockages. From the perspective of economic structure, China is still in a critical period of transformation between old and new driving forces. The supply of some high-quality goods and services is insufficient, the supply of some traditional industries exceeds demand, changes in the population structure have put forward new issues for economic development and social governance, and the problem of unbalanced urban-rural and regional development is still prominent. From the perspective of the economic system, the market-oriented allocation of factors is not yet sufficient, the construction of a unified national market still needs to be strengthened, the business environment in some regions needs to be continuously optimized, and the vitality of some business entities has not been fully released. These problems are intertwined and superimposed, and there is no panacea that can solve them. We must comprehensively implement policies and coordinate and promote policy support and reform and innovation to strive to maximize effectiveness.
Adhering to both policy support and reform and innovation requires the organic combination of short-term macro-control and medium- and long-term system construction. Macro policies focus on counter-cyclical adjustment and short-term "reducing fever and relieving pain" to stabilize the economic fundamentals, but if there is a lack of reform measures to support them, the policy effect will gradually decrease, and even lead to the formation of "policy dependence" in economic development. Reform and innovation are committed to removing institutional and mechanism barriers and "strengthening the body" in the long term to enhance the endogenous power of the economy, but they are often accompanied by adjustment pains. If there is no policy to stabilize the economic fundamentals, reform will be difficult to continue effectively. We must organically combine short-term macro-control with medium- and long-term system construction. On the one hand, strengthen counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments, implement more proactive macro policies, and continue to stabilize growth, employment, and expectations, and create favorable conditions for reform. On the other hand, we must put reform in a more prominent position, take economic system reform as the traction, closely focus on promoting Chinese-style modernization, further comprehensively deepen reform, resolutely remove institutional and mechanism drawbacks in all aspects, mobilize the enthusiasm of local governments and enterprises, and promote the formation of more economic development models driven by domestic demand, consumption, and endogenous growth. Only when policy "blood transfusion" and reform "hematopoiesis" work together can we achieve the organic unity of "short-term stability" and "long-term health."
Adhering to both policy support and reform and innovation requires enhancing the consistency and effectiveness of macro policies. To coordinate and promote policy support and reform and innovation, we must pay more attention to resonance and moving in the same direction. We must strengthen the concept of the system, and not only incorporate economic policies and non-economic policies, stock policies and incremental policies into the consistency assessment of macro policy orientation, but also strengthen the coordination of reform measures and macro policies to avoid the mutual cancellation of the effects of macro policies and reform measures, and ensure that they work in the same direction and form a joint force. We must grasp the timing, intensity, and effectiveness, improve the scientific decision-making and evaluation mechanism, and adjust and optimize macro policies and reform measures in a timely manner to ensure that policies do not run empty and reforms do not run in vain, and provide strong impetus and institutional guarantees for promoting sustained economic stability and improvement and achieving high-quality development.
III. We must achieve both "vibrant release" and "effective management"
Properly handling the relationship between the government and the market is the core issue of economic system reform. We must let the market's "invisible hand" and the government's "visible hand" each perform their duties, promote the formation of an economic order that is both "vibrant release" and "effectively managed," and continuously enhance the driving force and vitality of high-quality development.
Coordinating the relationship between "vibrant release" and "effectively managed" is an inevitable requirement for improving economic governance capabilities. Adhering to the combination of an effective market and a capable government is the inherent meaning of building a high-level socialist market economic system, and it is also a key factor in ensuring the continuous success of China's economic development. Market determination of resource allocation is the general law of the market economy. Market allocation of resources is the most efficient form. We must give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, promote the free flow of commodity factor resources on a larger scale, and continuously reduce institutional transaction costs. Better playing the role of the government is a prominent advantage of the socialist market economic system. Through scientific macro-control and effective government governance, it can effectively make up for market failures, maintain a fair and competitive market order, and stabilize and improve expectations in all aspects. Therefore, to accelerate the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system, we must coordinate the relationship between an effective market and a capable government, give full play to the advantages of a super-large-scale market, continuously improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic governance, and form an economic order that is both "vibrant release" and "effectively managed."
The purpose of "release" is to remove institutional and mechanism barriers that affect the development of productive forces and fully stimulate the vitality of various business entities. In recent years, all regions and departments have conscientiously implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, continuously transformed the functions of government management and services, and strived to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized. It needs to be clarified that "release" is not laissez-faire or letting go, but to effectively ensure that various forms of ownership economy use production factors equally in accordance with the law, participate in market competition fairly, and receive equal legal protection, and promote the complementary advantages and common development of various forms of ownership economy. Deepen the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, promote the optimization of the layout and structural adjustment of the state-owned economy, enhance the core functions of state-owned enterprises, and enhance core competitiveness. Develop and strengthen the private economy, improve the supporting laws and regulations and policies of the Private Economy Promotion Law, continue to promote the development of private investment, and improve the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in the construction of major national projects. We must deepen the reform of the foreign investment promotion system and mechanism, reduce the negative list for foreign investment access, fully implement national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, and vigorously support the reinvestment of foreign-funded enterprises in China.
"Management" is aimed at behaviors that disrupt market order and disrupt market expectations. The essential requirement is to build a rule-of-law economy. The rule of law is an inherent requirement and important guarantee for building a high-level socialist market economic system. "Effectively managed" means better playing the role of the government, focusing on correcting market failures, and regulating the order of market competition. Of course, "management" is not to tie hands and feet or set up barriers to manage to death, but to put the rule of law in a more prominent position and build a unified, open, competitive, and orderly market system, and vigorously build a rule-of-law economy and a credit economy. Facing the vigorous development of new industries, new business forms, and new models, we must accelerate the construction of the rule of law in the fields of the digital economy and artificial intelligence, and better protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers while stimulating the innovative vitality of business entities. In response to the phenomenon of malicious low-price dumping in some fields, we must thoroughly rectify "involution" competition, promote high-quality and good prices, and benign competition, and create a good market ecology. Strengthen the governance of production capacity in key industries, strengthen standard and quality leadership, and implement the exit of business entities in accordance with laws and regulations. Continue to standardize law enforcement and supervision behaviors involving enterprises, and resolutely prevent illegal law enforcement in different places and profit-seeking law enforcement.
"Managing" targets behaviors that disrupt market order and disturb market expectations, with the essential requirement being the construction of a rule-of-law economy. The rule of law is an intrinsic requirement and important guarantee for building a high-level socialist market economic system. "Managing well" means better leveraging the role of the government, focusing on correcting market failures, and standardizing market competition order. Of course, "managing" is not about tying hands or setting up barriers to control rigidly, but about placing the rule of law in a more prominent position, building a unified, open, competitive, and orderly market system, and vigorously constructing a rule-of-law economy and a credit economy. Faced with the vigorous development of new industries, new business formats, and new models, we must accelerate the construction of the rule of law in areas such as the digital economy and artificial intelligence, while stimulating the innovative vitality of business entities and better safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. In response to phenomena such as malicious low-price dumping in some areas, we must deeply rectify "involution-style" competition, promote high-quality and fair prices, and benign competition, and create a good market ecology. Strengthen capacity governance in key industries, strengthen standards and quality leadership, and implement the exit of business entities in accordance with laws and regulations. Continue to standardize law enforcement and regulatory behavior involving enterprises, and resolutely prevent illegal extraterritorial law enforcement and profit-seeking law enforcement.
The key to testing whether we have achieved both "vibrant liberalization" and "good management" is to see whether it effectively promotes high-quality economic development. We must fully and accurately implement the new development concept, focus on removing institutional and mechanism barriers in areas such as building a unified national market, developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and meeting the people's needs for a better life, handle the relationship between an effective market and an active government, and promote economic development from "whether there is" to "whether it is good." Faced with external uncertainties, we must further effectively smooth the domestic circulation, promote the construction of a unified national market in depth, and form a joint force to promote high-quality development. Unblock the bottlenecks and pain points in the development of new quality productive forces, strengthen the leading role of enterprises in innovation, improve the intellectual property protection system in emerging fields, and achieve high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. Focusing on solving the urgent and difficult problems of the people, strengthen inclusive, basic, and guaranteed people's livelihood construction, and continuously enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security.
4. We must adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people.
The ultimate goal of economic development is to improve people's well-being and achieve people's all-round development. Adhering to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people is a comprehensive update of the investment concept and a comprehensive optimization of investment priorities, which is of great significance for enhancing development momentum, expanding domestic demand, and promoting people's all-round development.
Investment is an important engine of economic and social development, and there are different investment priorities at different stages of development. In the initial stage of modernization, a country is often constrained by capital shortages and tends to prioritize investment in "things," making large-scale investments in raw materials, infrastructure, factory equipment, etc., to consolidate the material and technical foundation for economic and social development. As material capital continues to "accumulate," the overall rate of return on investment in things will tend to decline, and the momentum of economic development will gradually shift from incremental expansion to quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Entering a new stage of development, we can no longer follow the old path of factor-driven and investment-driven, but must shift to innovation-driven and demand-driven, increasing investment in "people," accelerating the accumulation of human capital, and synergistically achieving technological progress and improving people's livelihoods, building long-term economic development competitiveness.
Investing in things should focus on the real economy and technological innovation, expanding space and releasing potential. After years of development, China's "family assets" of physical assets have become more solid, but there is still a large gap in per capita capital investment compared with developed countries. For example, the per capita infrastructure stock is only 20% to 30% of that of developed countries, and the stock capital structure needs to be further optimized and upgraded. Investment in some important industrial fields is insufficient, some key core technologies are still subject to others, and many existing machines, equipment, infrastructure, old residential areas, underground pipe networks, etc., need to be updated and upgraded. A new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation has also promoted the rapid emergence of a large number of new investment demands, and investment demand in key areas such as new quality productive forces is strong. On the whole, compared with the needs of Chinese-style modernization, China still has a lot of room for investment in things. We should combine the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) recommendations to plan and implement a number of major projects with strong traction, promote urban renewal with high quality, maintain a reasonable scale of material capital investment, optimize investment layout, and expand effective investment in the real economy and technological innovation.
Investing in people should focus on improving people's livelihoods and developing human resources, highlighting priorities and making precise efforts. Investing in people refers to the investment in the capacity building and potential development of all people and the entire life cycle, such as childcare, elderly care, health, education, skills training, etc. With the changes in China's development stage, its importance and urgency are increasingly prominent. Compared with material capital investment, China's investment in social people's livelihood and people's all-round development-related fields is insufficient, and there is still a large room for improvement compared with developed countries. For example, although the proportion of national fiscal education expenditure in gross domestic product (GDP) has remained above 4% for many years, it is lower than the average level of 4.5%-5.5% in developed countries; the proportion of total health expenditure in GDP in 2024 is 6.7%, which is significantly lower than that of developed countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan. In the coming period, we must earnestly change the investment concept, not only see things, but also see people, improve the long-term mechanism for investing in people, expand effective investment covering all people and the entire life cycle, organically combine improving people's livelihoods and expanding domestic demand, cultivate new economic growth points in improving people's well-being, provide basic and strategic support for high-quality development, and win strategic initiative in a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation.
Investing in things and investing in people should empower each other and promote each other. Emphasizing investing in people does not mean that investing in things is not important. In fact, the accumulation of material capital and human capital is not mutually exclusive, but complementary and mutually reinforcing. On the one hand, people's all-round development is inseparable from investment in "things." Building schools, hospitals, and supporting service facilities can improve the level of public services, which is conducive to ensuring and improving people's livelihoods and promoting people's all-round development. On the other hand, the efficiency improvement and technological iteration of material capital are inseparable from investment in "people." The construction of new infrastructure such as 5G networks and computing power centers and the development of cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and biomedicine are deeply linked to the cultivation of high-quality talents. In our work, we must establish a coordinated development orientation and promote the coordinated accumulation of material capital and human capital. For example, when formulating industrial policies, we should simultaneously match policies and measures to promote human capital development; establish a coordinated evaluation system for investing in things and investing in people, change the practice of simply measuring investment effectiveness by the increase in material capital, and prevent the phenomenon of "seeing things but not people." Private investment is not only an important force for investing in things, but also a potential new force for investing in people. We should improve the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in the construction of major projects, guide private investment to new tracks such as high technology and productive service industries; relax access, strengthen guidance, and provide demonstrations, and guide private capital to invest in human resource development and all fields of people's all-round development.
5. We must respond to external challenges by practicing internal skills.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized, "No matter how the external environment changes, we must concentrate our efforts on doing our own things well." Faced with the accelerated evolution of the world's unprecedented changes in a century, we must maintain strategic focus, cultivate an indestructible body, and respond to the drastic changes in the external environment with the certainty of high-quality development.
The biggest certainty in the international environment is that it is full of uncertain challenges. Today's world is intertwined with changes and chaos, and turbulence is intensifying. China's development environment is facing profound and complex changes, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. Geopolitical conflicts are prone to occur frequently, and regional conflicts in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America are prolonged and spill over, impacting the safety of international transportation channels and the prices of bulk commodities. Unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, and the international economic and trade order is facing severe challenges. According to statistics from the World Trade Organization, the new tariff and other trade barriers set up by countries around the world in 2025 will affect US$2.7 trillion in goods trade, which is more than three times that of 2024, and trade barriers and frictions against China have increased. A few Western countries adhere to the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game concept, regard China as a major strategic competitor, implement all-round containment and suppression, and great power game is more complex and fierce.
History proves that we have strong advantages in应对外部挑战 (yìng duì wài bù tiǎo zhàn - "responding to external challenges," dealing with difficulties from the outside). Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, China has encountered many external risks and shocks, and has been able to turn danger into safety in the end, relying on maintaining strategic focus and placing the foothold of development at home. Faced with the two major shocks of the Asian financial crisis and the international financial crisis, we implemented a strategy of expanding domestic demand and promoted the transformation of economic development to domestic demand-led, and the proportion of exports in GDP decreased from about 34% in 2007 to about 19% at present. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have adhered to the Party's comprehensive leadership, adhered to and improved the basic socialist economic system, the total economic volume has continuously reached new levels, we have built the world's most complete and largest industrial system, and risks in key areas have continued to be resolved. Since the United States launched a trade war in 2018, the Party Central Committee has calmly responded and systematically implemented policies, and the Chinese economy has always maintained development and progress, showing the resilience of "the more suppressed, the stronger." In recent years, we have opened the door wider and wider, goods exports have maintained strong resilience, the diversified pattern of foreign trade has accelerated, the export dependence on a single country has decreased, and institutional opening up has steadily expanded. The ability of scientific and technological innovation has become stronger and stronger, and suppression and containment have forced key areas to accelerate tackling key problems, overcome a number of major key core technologies, and the level of independent control of the industrial chain has been continuously improved. The unique position of super seller of manufactured goods has become increasingly prominent. Many investment goods and intermediate goods have strong international competitiveness and are difficult to find alternative sources in the short term, providing strategic support for winning the initiative in international economic and trade struggles. Time and momentum are on our side. As long as we adhere to focusing on national interests and long-term goals, unswervingly do our own things well, and continuously strengthen our own strength, no external challenges can delay or even interrupt the great historical process of Chinese-style modernization.
Enhance the strong resilience to应对外部挑战 (yìng duì wài bù tiǎo zhàn - "responding to external challenges," dealing with difficulties from the outside). Changes contain opportunities, and challenges inspire fighting spirit. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五), we must follow the requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference, carry forward the spirit of historical initiative, make good use of the advantages of the vast economic depth of a large country, and promote the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五) to achieve a good start. Strengthen, optimize, and expand the real economy and build a modern industrial system. We must consolidate and enhance the advantageous position of traditional industries, address structural contradictions in a holistic way, and accelerate digital and intelligent transformation. Strengthen the classification, planning, and guidance of emerging industries and future industries, and implement large-scale application demonstration actions for new technologies, new products, and new scenarios. Explore new economic growth points in promoting the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry, improve policies on access, supervision, and opening up, and promote the development of productive service industries and life service industries by classifying and implementing policies. Comprehensively enhance the ability of independent innovation and accelerate high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology. We must improve the new type of national system, take unconventional measures, and reverse the situation of being subject to others in key core technologies as soon as possible. Increase long-term and stable support for basic research and strengthen the original innovation orientation of scientific research and technological development. Strengthen the leading role of enterprises in innovation and promote the concentration of innovation resources in enterprises. Accelerate the construction of national strategic talent strength and smooth the channels for talent exchange between universities, research institutes, and enterprises. Build a strong domestic market and smooth the domestic and international dual circulation. In accordance with the requirements of "five unifications and one opening up," we must resolutely remove the blockages and pain points that hinder the construction of a unified national market and improve supporting systems such as statistics, finance, taxation, and assessment. Adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people, and strengthen human resource development and investment in people's all-round development. Vigorously promote increasing residents' income and reducing burdens and expand the supply of high-quality consumer goods and services. Expand the diversification of export markets and promote the balanced development of imports and exports. Proactively connect with international high-standard economic and trade rules, actively expand autonomous opening up, and shape new advantages in attracting foreign investment.
The Chinese people do not cause trouble, nor are they afraid of trouble. We have full confidence, ability, and confidence to应付外部挑战 (yìng fù wài bù tiǎo zhàn - "cope with external challenges," deal with difficulties from the outside), do our own things in a down-to-earth manner, achieve a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五), and continuously promote the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation in an all-round way with Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopThe Central Economic Work Conference proposed to "expand the supply of high-quality goods and services" and "release the potential of service consumption."
Service consumption is an important support for improving people's well-being, an important direction for optimizing and upgrading the consumption structure, and an important endogenous driving force for promoting high-quality economic development. At present, China's service consumption is growing rapidly and has great potential, but the supply in some areas still has shortcomings. To develop service consumption, improving the quality of supply is the key. The "Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of Service Consumption" issued by the State Council proposes to tap the potential of basic consumption, stimulate the vitality of improved consumption, and cultivate and expand new types of consumption. Recently, reporters conducted visits to see how various regions are exploring new growth points for service consumption.
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Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Harbin (哈尔滨)—
New Tricks, Long Queues in Front of Time-Honored Restaurants
By Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙), reporter of this newspaper
In the early morning, in the Zhonghua Baroque Historical and Cultural Protection Block (中华巴洛克历史文化保护街区) of Harbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), a long queue has formed in front of the century-old restaurant "Zhang Bao Shop" (张包铺). "I got up early on purpose to taste these steamed buns," said Li Na (李娜), a tourist from Jilin (吉林), holding up her mobile phone to capture the rising steam from the steamer.
Just after 11 a.m., all 40-plus tables on both floors of the restaurant were full, and many customers were still waiting for seats. "We are constantly innovating on the basis of inheritance," said Wang Li (王丽), the restaurant manager. The steamed bun shop not only retains classic fillings such as signature spare ribs and traditional three delicacies, but also plans to launch more new varieties that meet the health needs of young people.
The lively atmosphere is not limited to one time-honored brand. Walking deeper into the block, a building combining Chinese and Western styles is particularly eye-catching—the facade is decorated with patterns of grape vines, pomegranates, pine trees, and deer, and the three characters "Lao Ding Feng" (老鼎丰) are written on the dark green lintel. Various traditional pastries are displayed in the glass cabinet inside the store. Turning into the courtyard, the red bricks and green tiles attract tourists to stop and take pictures. "I wanted to buy some pastries, but I didn't expect there to be such a hidden gem inside, perfect for the elderly and children to rest and take pictures," said Mr. Zhang (张先生), a tourist.
This time-honored pastry shop has been transformed into a "living room" integrating pastry sales and cultural display. "It not only continues the traditional style, but also incorporates more elements that young people like," said Cao Weiping (曹卫平), head of the Lao Ding Feng (老鼎丰) main store.
"Integration and innovation are the keys to attracting popularity," said Teng Jialiang (滕家樑), a staff member of the block management office. On the basis of protection and renovation, the block accurately attracts investment, introducing more than 60 new and old merchants with matching styles to create models such as "century-old buildings + fast food" and "time-honored brands + new scenes." During the New Year's Day holiday, the Zhonghua Baroque Historical and Cultural Protection Block (中华巴洛克历史文化保护街区) received a total of 198,000 tourists.
This kind of old block is not the only one. As night falls, in the Huayuan Street Historical and Cultural Block (花园街历史文化街区), the melodious sound of an accordion comes from the Madier (马迭尔) Brewpub. "Drinking craft beer, listening to a little tune, and looking at the old houses, this feeling is really great," said Mr. Liu (刘先生), who had just gotten off work, leaning comfortably on the back of his chair.
Able to preserve the classics, and also able to be an "internet celebrity." Harbin's (哈尔滨) old streets and alleys are telling a story of integration and rebirth in a lively manner.
Zhejiang (浙江) Hangzhou (杭州)—
Refinement, Standardized and Regulated Domestic Services
By Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), reporter of this newspaper
At 3 p.m., Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花), a domestic service worker from Zhejiang Xialinghui Intelligent Elderly Care Technology Group Co., Ltd. (浙江遐龄荟智能康养科技集团有限公司), arrived at the customer's home on time, cleaning, tidying, and cooking in an orderly manner.
Twenty years ago, Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花) and her husband came to Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江) from their hometown in Anhui (安徽) to work hard. "At that time, domestic services mainly involved doing some basic cleaning work," she said.
The content of domestic services is very different now. "Taking cleaning as an example, it not only includes cleaning, but also includes clothing storage and organization, and cleaning of appliances, furniture, and soft furnishings," said Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花). Before each service, it is necessary to understand the specific needs of the customer.
In the kitchen, Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花) is doing a deep cleaning. She follows the principle of "from top to bottom, from inside to outside, clean first and then dirty," and carefully performs zone cleaning and detail processing. "These are all trained by the company, and each step has standardized standards, which can not only clean the kitchen, but also reduce the customer's subsequent cleaning burden," Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花) said while working.
"Auntie Huang (黄阿姨), there are guests coming to my house for dinner tonight, please prepare some home-style dishes that are good for eating." "Okay, no problem. How many guests are there, what do you usually like to eat, are there any dietary restrictions?"... After some communication and instructions, the customer left with peace of mind. Now, Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花) can not only adjust the dishes according to the customer's taste, but also match health-preserving diets according to different seasons.
In Hangzhou (杭州), there are many domestic service workers like Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花) who have "eighteen kinds of martial arts." Guo Yuchen (郭昱辰), vice chairman of Xialinghui (遐龄荟), introduced that consumers have higher requirements for service standardization and refinement, and domestic services need to create a standardized system covering service processes, employee training, and quality control. The company has developed digital platforms such as the "Smart Maternal and Infant Service Supervision Platform" and the "Domestic Service Integrity Service Mall." Consumers can view the health records and service evaluations of domestic service personnel online before placing orders and making evaluations.
With the change of lifestyles, domestic services are further subdivided. "For example, the elderly have needs for accompanying visits and bathing at home, children have needs for bilingual early education and nutritional matching, and there are also niche needs such as feeding cats at home..." Guo Yuchen (郭昱辰) introduced.
"Customers' more diverse needs require more professional and personalized high-quality services," said Huang Xianhua (黄鲜花). She is preparing to participate in the domestic service worker skills improvement exam and obtain a long-term care worker certificate this year. "**技多不压身**" (jì duō bù yā shēn - "skill many not press body," having more skills is never a burden, the more skills you have, the better). The more skills you master, the more opportunities you will have."
Hunan (湖南) Changsha (长沙)—
More Reassuring, Childcare Services Embedded in the "15-Minute Living Circle"
By Yang Xun (杨迅), reporter of this newspaper
At 7:30 in the morning, Li Min (李敏), a resident of Huangdugang Community (黄都港社区) in Wangcheng District (望城区), Changsha (长沙), Hunan (湖南), walked into the community childcare center with her daughter. This childcare center was transformed from vacant community rooms and is equipped with play areas and independent sleeping rooms suitable for young children.
"The monthly childcare fee is 1,980 yuan," said Li Min (李敏), gently stroking her daughter's hair. "Children can participate in a variety of activities, and parents are also at ease."
In Wangcheng District (望城区), childcare services are embedded in residents' "15-minute living circle" through the renovation of old residential areas and the innovative use of community space.
"The activity room is selected on the first floor facing south, with good sunlight. The door is designed with rounded corners to prevent pinching, the sockets are installed above 1.5 meters, and the toys are disinfected every day..." The staff of the childcare center introduced, "This is not only a childcare point, but also a parenting station for the community. Parents can also borrow picture books and participate in parenting lectures when picking up and dropping off their children."
In Li Min's (李敏) view, the reassurance of community childcare services lies not only in the close distance, but also in the reliable quality. "The teachers have professional skills, and doctors from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital come regularly for health check-ups," said Li Min (李敏), pointing to the publicity column on the wall.
"The government is also helping us train teachers," said the head of a childcare institution in Wangcheng District (望城区). "We can participate in 2 free infant care training sessions every year."
"Changsha (长沙) requires that newly built residential communities with a designed residential capacity of more than 1,200 households should be specially designed and built with nurseries according to the standard of 10 childcare places per 1,000 people," said the relevant person in charge of Wangcheng District (望城区). "We will also accelerate the construction of district-level childcare service centers and promote the integration of 'medical care and health'."
"Can I watch the monitoring in real time?" This is a question that many parents are concerned about when consulting. In the childcare institutions in Wangcheng District (望城区), cameras are fully covered, and the videos are kept for 90 days. Parents can watch their children eat and play games on their mobile phones.
Childcare institutions jointly run childcare with enterprises, encourage kindergartens to open childcare classes to realize the integration of childcare and kindergarten, and use vacant space in party and mass service centers to open temporary childcare points... Wangcheng District (望城区) has been exploring how to meet diverse needs and strive to benefit more families with "young children being cared for."
Return to TopBy: 襄 谈
What is basic service consumption? Catering and accommodation, domestic services, elderly care and childcare... These are service expenditures generated by residents to meet their basic needs for survival and development. They are the trivial matters inseparable from daily life and the cornerstone of service consumption.
With the continuous improvement of residents' living standards, people have higher expectations for the quality and level of basic service consumption. Eating is not only about eating well, but also about eating with a sense of atmosphere; living is not only about living comfortably, but also about having a cultural experience; domestic services are no longer simple cleaning, but precise and personalized service matching; elderly care and childcare are even embedded in new scenarios, providing warm living solutions.
The shift from "just getting by" to "pursuing quality" contains huge market increments. The key to upgrading basic service consumption lies in enriching high-quality supply. Through quality improvement, model innovation, scenario integration, and technological empowerment, it can shift from meeting basic needs to higher-level experiences and value creation, which will not only bring new growth points for economic development, but also satisfy people's yearning for a better life.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨文明
In January, in Lincang (临沧), Yunnan (云南), the harvest of the ten-thousand-mu macadamia orchards comes to an end. In the factory workshop of Zhongyu Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. in Zhenkang County (镇康县), Lincang City (临沧市), the lights are brightly lit, entering the busiest season of the year. The assembly line operates day and night, and the newly fried macadamia nuts, wrapped in aroma, are quickly packed into festive and auspicious gift boxes.
General Manager Ma Jianrui (马建瑞) said with a smile: "As soon as 200,000 boxes of New Year's gift boxes come off the production line, the revenue figures on our financial report will jump up a lot again!"
This macadamia nut, which has enriched the pockets of farmers, is the macadamia nut, commonly known as the Hawaiian nut. What is little known is that the world's largest macadamia nut planting base is neither in Australia nor in Hawaii, but in China. In 1991, Lincang City (临沧市) introduced macadamia nut for trial planting. Today, the planting area has exceeded 2.6 million mu. One-third of the world's macadamia nuts grow in this warm and humid land with an average annual temperature of 18.8 degrees Celsius.
However, planting a lot does not mean earning a lot: some trees are full of flowers but bear few fruits, becoming ornamental roadside trees that are useless; some have a yield of only a hundred kilograms per mu, and a year's work is wasted due to a pest or disease; when the weather is favorable and the yield is okay, the price will fall again. In the past two years, some farmers were so worried that they wanted to cut down the trees.
How is the current increase in income achieved?
"Technology has been 'planted' into the macadamia nut fields." Academician Deng Xiuxin (邓秀新) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) and other expert teams have taken root in the base to carry out technical research and have identified the "root cause" of low yield—dense canopy, insufficient pollination, and nutritional imbalance. Agricultural technicians are active in the fields, and key core technologies and supporting technologies are quickly spread among farmers. "In the past, pruning was based on feeling, but now the technicians teach the pruning methods clearly, and there are techniques for beekeeping in orchards and precise fertilization," said Tian Xiaoying (田小映), a grower in Yongde County (永德县), Lincang City (临沧市).
Technological empowerment promotes a bumper harvest. In 2025, the average yield per mu of all macadamia nut experimental demonstration sites in Lincang City (临沧市) will be nearly 400 kilograms, an increase of 23.32% over the previous year, and the highest yield per mu will reach 878 kilograms. The former "worry about poor harvest" has turned into "joy of bumper harvest."
The nuts also once faced the problem of chaotic sales. In the early years, some fruit farmers, with the mentality of "selling at a high price by going to market early," hastily picked the fruits before they were ripe, resulting in a large number of shriveled fruits after drying. In 2024, the Lincang Macadamia Nut Industry Alliance (临沧坚果产业联盟) was established, setting the rule: unified harvesting after Bailu (White Dew), ensuring the maturity of the fruits, and giving a guaranteed purchase price, so that farmers can wait for the harvest with peace of mind.
In addition to setting rules, new models are also being explored. Zhenkang County (镇康县) innovated the "464" joint farming and farmer-benefiting model: in addition to purchasing macadamia nuts at the contract price, enterprises voluntarily take out an additional 4% of the purchase price to return to the cooperative. The cooperative distributes 60% of the returned funds to farmers as dividends, and the remaining 40% is retained for the development of the village collective economy, for technical promotion and risk underwriting. Yongde County (永德县) promotes "final price settlement," and enterprises give farmers rebates according to the market price. Cao Xiuwei (曹秀伟), a villager in Mengzhi Village (勐旨村), Daxueshan Township (大雪山乡), received a rebate of 32,000 yuan because of the good quality of his fruits.
With a good harvest, the industrial chain also "grows taller." Lincang City (临沧市) has introduced leading enterprises in the macadamia nut industry to build standardized factories, develop high value-added products such as macadamia nut oil, macadamia nut protein powder, and snack foods, increasing the commodity conversion rate to 65%; organized enterprises to go to Shanghai (上海), the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) to explore markets, and cooperated with e-commerce platforms to build online sales networks; actively expanded international markets, and boxes of macadamia nuts were sent to more than 10 countries and regions such as Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦) and Turkey (土耳其).
Lincang (临沧) macadamia nuts have now obtained dual certification as a National Geographical Indication Product (国家地理标志产品) and an Agricultural Product Geographical Indication (农产品地理标志). This "foreign seed" that has traveled across the ocean has taken root in the mountains of Yunnan (云南) and become a golden fruit for wealth.
Return to TopOn January 11th, workers were harvesting reeds at the Zhangye National Wetland Park (张掖国家湿地公园) in Gansu Province (甘肃省). Harvesting reeds can eliminate fire hazards, prevent water pollution, promote reed regeneration, and maintain the ecological balance of the wetland. The reeds can be supplied to breeding communities or desertification control stations, helping ecological breeding and desertification control.
Photo by Yang Yongwei (杨永伟) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 12th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) - The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently issued the "Opinions on the Standards for Determining Serious Circumstances of Product Quality Inspection Institutions Forging Inspection Results or Issuing False Certificates," clarifying the circumstances that fall under the category of "serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 57, Paragraph 1 of the "Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国产品质量法)," including:
Being held criminally liable in accordance with the law for forging inspection results or issuing false certificates, thus constituting a crime;
Having been subject to one administrative penalty for forging inspection results or issuing false certificates within two years, and then engaging in the same type of illegal activity;
Issuing two or more false inspection and testing reports in key areas related to the health, safety, and public safety of the people, such as children's products, road motor vehicles, electric bicycles, fire protection products, hazardous chemicals, civil explosive materials, building insulation materials, and the implementation of production license or compulsory product certification management, or issuing 10 or more false reports in various product quality inspection fields;
Causing major or especially serious quality and safety incidents, or generating adverse social impact;
Other circumstances that should be identified as serious in accordance with laws and regulations.
For illegal institutions that meet the above circumstances, market supervision departments will revoke their inspection qualifications in accordance with the law, and include them in the list of serious violations of trust in market supervision and management as stipulated, implementing cross-departmental joint punishment and 惩戒 (chéng jiè - "punishment and warning," to discipline and deter through penalties).
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 12th (Reporter Wang Zhou (王洲)) - The Capital Development Institute of Beijing Normal University recently released the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Collaborative Innovation Index (2026)," measuring the collaborative innovation and development of Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) from five dimensions: innovation capability, scientific research cooperation, technological connection, innovation performance, and innovation environment. The report shows that from 2013 to 2024, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei collaborative innovation index increased from 100 to 388.0, with an average annual growth rate of 13.1%, demonstrating significant results in collaborative innovation.
The integrated development of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation in Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) has begun to show results. The "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei New Generation Information Technology Application Innovation Cluster," the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Safety and Emergency Equipment Cluster," the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integrated Circuit Cluster," and the "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Intelligent Connected New Energy Vehicle Cluster" were selected into the second batch of national advanced manufacturing clusters. Currently, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has a total of 7 national advanced manufacturing clusters.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尚嵘峥
More than 50-meter-high tower cranes slowly lift construction materials and steadily transport them to designated locations. This is a typical scene at the construction site of the CD Block II project in the Urumqi International Land Port Logistics Service Park (乌鲁木齐国际陆港物流服务园区) in Xinjiang (新疆). What's unusual is that if you look into the tower crane's cab with binoculars, you'll find that there's no driver inside.
Can tower cranes also be unmanned? Actually, the driver is sitting in the control room on the ground, remotely operating the crane. In front of him are six high-definition screens displaying real-time images transmitted by 360-degree cameras installed on the tower crane. The comprehensive 5G signal enables millisecond-level low latency for the network.
"This is a 5G unmanned tower crane independently developed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau (中建三局). The driver can sit comfortably in a spacious air-conditioned or heated room and work without having to climb up and down, which saves time and effort," said Ren Tianzhao (任天照), the project's mechanical and electrical负责人. In the past, when tasks were heavy, drivers often had to stay in the cramped tower crane cab all day, with meals being hoisted up by ropes and toilet breaks being very inconvenient. The 5G unmanned tower crane improves work comfort and ensures safety.
In order to promote the industrialization, digitization, and intelligent upgrading of the construction industry in an orderly manner, Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市) has taken the opportunity of being selected as one of the first batch of national smart construction pilot cities since 2022 to promote the improvement of the policy system, management mechanism, technical standards, pilot demonstrations, and talent cultivation for smart construction development. A total of 25 smart construction demonstration projects, 11 smart construction demonstration bases, and 6 smart construction industrial worker training bases have been selected.
At the CD Block II project site in Urumqi International Land Port Logistics Service Park (乌鲁木齐国际陆港物流服务园区), there are innovations in design, production, construction, and operation and maintenance. Five categories of 36 smart construction technologies make construction "smarter." "This is a three-dimensional modeling construction drawing. During the construction process, the project负责人 can see a visualized three-dimensional animation demonstration of the construction process and node details on their mobile phones," said Chen Lei (陈磊), the project manager, pointing to the large screen in the project command center. "Take the pipeline layout as an example. Water, electricity, heating, fire protection, and other pipelines are intricate and complex. Traditional two-dimensional drawings can only display one cross-section each, which can easily lead to construction errors. Now with 3D drawings, the accuracy of construction is greatly improved."
"In concrete pouring operations, if the concrete supply is interrupted for more than half an hour, cold joints may form, affecting the integrity of the reinforced concrete structure and weakening the bond strength of the reinforcement. In the past, communication about concrete supply relied entirely on sending messages and making phone calls in WeChat groups. Now it's different, we have a set of concrete ordering system," Chen Lei (陈磊) said, clicking on the digital cloud concrete management system on his phone. After "ordering" a truck of concrete, the system intelligently dispatches the order, and the page displays the real-time location of the vehicle. "If the time is exceeded, the system will automatically remind, and the delivery efficiency is greatly improved."
The relevant负责人 of the Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市) Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau (住房和城乡建设局) stated that they will continue to expand and promote the application of smart construction technology, increase information construction and technological innovation, and continue to promote the transformation of construction into "intelligent manufacturing."
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曹文轩
Not far from the Wanning Cultural and Sports Plaza (万宁文化体育广场) in Hainan, on a piece of land of about 65 mu, machines roared and construction vehicles shuttled back and forth, speeding up the leveling. The scene before him filled Chen Junyan (陈峻艳), General Manager of Hainan Taikang Real Estate Co., Ltd. (海南泰康置业有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Taikang Real Estate"), with mixed emotions. This stone had been weighing on his heart for many years, and now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The knot in his heart began in 2016. In that year, in order to establish a long-term mechanism for coastal zone protection and development, Hainan issued the "Implementation Rules for the Protection and Development Management of the Coastal Zone in the Hainan Special Economic Zone," stipulating that within the 200-meter land area of the coastal zone's Class I ecological protection red line area, all types of development and construction activities unrelated to protection were prohibited. According to the regulations, Taikang Real Estate's two pieces of undeveloped construction land, totaling over 170 mu, located in Shangen Bay (山根湾) and Riyue Bay (日月湾) in Wanning (万宁), were fragmented, leaving only more than 30 mu available.
The sudden policy adjustment caught Taikang Real Estate somewhat off guard. Environmental protection is a long-term benefit, and Taikang Real Estate fully understands and supports it, but the funds invested in the early stage cannot be wasted. After careful evaluation, Taikang Real Estate proposed a compensation of over 150 million yuan to the Wanning Municipal Government.
For the finances of Wanning (万宁), a county-level city, this was no small amount. In 2018, the Wanning Municipal Government lost the administrative lawsuit, and the two parties signed a repayment agreement. By 2020, nearly 60 million yuan had been repaid, but later, various factors overlapped, and the repayment process almost came to a standstill.
In the past few years, "collecting debts" from the government has become a major task for Chen Junyan (陈峻艳). During this period, the tight capital chain made the company's operations difficult.
The historical legacy issues affect the development of enterprises and also reflect the local government's view of political achievements.
With the in-depth advancement of the construction of the Free Trade Port, Hainan has set "building a first-class business environment" as its goal, and has successively established special working groups for optimizing the business environment and established a Department of Business Environment Construction at the provincial level. In 2024, the Hainan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision launched a special supervision campaign across the province to investigate the responsibility for administrative defeat cases, and a number of historical legacy issues were once again brought to the forefront.
Fan Senhong (范森宏), Executive Deputy Director of the Wanning Municipal Bureau of Business Environment Construction, frankly stated that the determination to optimize the business environment from top to bottom has given confidence and clarified the direction for repaying "old debts." The implementation of the "Supervision One Network" has provided a key tool for solving problems.
What is "Supervision One Network"? In 2023, under the promotion of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, the Hainan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, based on the experience explored in the field of public works and pilot cities and counties, gathered the relevant content and data of relevant supervisory bodies such as the People's Congress, democracy, administration, judiciary, audit, accounting, statistics, the masses, and public opinion to the "Supervision One Network" platform, forming a "1 (Party Supervision) + 9" "Big Supervision" system. "Supervision One Network" moves the entire process of handling supervised issues online, making public the process nodes, progress timeliness, specific responsible units and responsible persons, rectification results and feedback opinions, etc., with full traceability and full "visibility."
What if the handling of a case initiated by a supervisory body has not been signed for a long time or has not been completed beyond the deadline? The platform sets up early warning rules. If the above situation is a "yellow light" warning, and it is still not completed within the time limit, or is returned for the second time due to dissatisfaction with the handling result, or the case is given a satisfaction evaluation of 2 stars or less, a "red light" will be lit, and the discipline inspection and supervision agency will intervene for re-supervision, and in severe cases, accountability will be pursued.
There is inertia in the way things are done, and ideological transformation requires a process. In Wanning (万宁), the initial implementation of "Supervision One Network" was not smooth. Some cadres did not understand: "We see each other all the time, is it necessary to make things so big that the Discipline Inspection Commission is watching?" Others discussed: "Will it be just a gust of wind, blowing and passing?"
That period was unforgettable for Wu Yuchao (吴育超), a member of the Wanning Municipal Supervisory Committee. As the Director of the Party Style and Government Style Supervision Office of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision at the time, he and his colleagues went out to "sweep the buildings," running to each department to explain the role of this "network." "More than 400,000 yuan in arrears, the facts are clear, but the departments involved shirk their responsibilities, and the problem has not been resolved for a long time. Why not put it on the 'Supervision One Network'?" At a business environment work conference, the criticism from the city leaders made Fan Senhong (范森宏) unable to sit still. "To promote the work, it is inevitable to blush and sweat, just do it!" After the meeting, Fan Senhong (范森宏) initiated a case on the "Supervision One Network" platform, with a time limit of 3 days.
"All parties immediately paid attention to it." The arrears were successfully repaid, and Fan Senhong (范森宏)'s confidence increased greatly. He took the opportunity to propose: clear the arrears of less than 500,000 yuan, all in accordance with this case handling model, the functional departments involved in the arrears uniformly send letters, and the Bureau of Business Environment Construction takes the lead in connecting with the Finance Bureau. In more than a month, 8 million yuan of small arrears were resolved.
When the needs of development meet the changes of reform, Taikang Real Estate's "old debts" are once again brought to the forefront. However, this time Wanning (万宁) requires that it be handled within a time limit, and the resolution process is "sunned" online.
The reason why "old debts" have been delayed for a long time is often due to the complexity of the causes and the wide range of departments involved. The Wanning Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision took the lead in establishing a consultation mechanism. The Municipal Bureau of Business Environment Construction, the Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, the Finance Bureau, and the Bureau of Justice met many times to brainstorm ideas and discuss with enterprises to find a way to resolve the issue legally, compliantly, fairly, and justly.
"Some problems have been delayed for a long time, sometimes because the functional departments 自扫门前雪 (zì sǎo mén qián xuě - "each sweeps the snow from his own doorstep," to be concerned only about one's own affairs)." Wu Yuchao (吴育超) introduced that after several discussions, the Wanning Municipal Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning came up with a plan: to publicly list the approximately 65 mu of land selected by Taikang Real Estate in the government's reserve land, and the land transfer fee will be used to repay the arrears. Because Taikang Real Estate still has the intention to develop in Wanning (万宁), it is also invited to participate in the auction. In the end, the land was acquired by a cooperative enterprise of Taikang Real Estate. Considering the actual difficulties of the enterprise, the land transfer fee can be paid in installments and then returned in installments.
"The last payment of about 20 million yuan, the relevant departments promised to arrive by the end of January this year." Recently, Chen Junyan (陈峻艳), who has unloaded the burden, has turned his energy to the new plot.
With the "Supervision One Network" as a tool, cadres are more motivated. Not long ago, Xu Qianwei (许乾伟), Deputy Director of the Wanning Municipal Bureau of Business Environment Construction, and his colleagues solved a problem of arrears in project payments caused by "new officials ignoring old accounts." "It may be difficult to solve historical legacy issues, but we must dare to face them directly. As long as the thinking does not decline, there will always be more solutions than difficulties." He said.
"Supervision is not to pursue accountability, but to clear obstacles and protect development." What makes Wu Yuchao (吴育超) gratified is that from the initial forced use and begged use to active use, the number of cases handled on the Wanning "Supervision One Network" platform has increased from 1,483 in 2023 to 2,662 in 2025, playing an increasingly important role in the fields of business environment, letters and visits, and people's livelihood.
From pilot projects to extension and expansion, and then to improving the system, 19 cities and counties in Hainan have established corresponding leading institutions with reference to the provincial level. Haikou (海口), Wanning (万宁), Qionghai (琼海) and other places have included all levels and units in their jurisdictions into the "Supervision One Network" platform for management, forming a supervisory network integrating and coordinating various supervisory systems. At present, the platform users have been expanded to 4,956 units at all levels in the province, realizing the province-wide expansion of "Supervision One Network."
Since the implementation of the "Supervision One Network" mechanism for more than two years, departments at all levels in Hainan Province have initiated a total of more than 117,000 problem cases and more than 3,000 clue cases; the on-time completion rate has exceeded 96%, the early completion rate is 76.31%, and the average number of days ahead of schedule is 18.75 days. Among them, there are 6,915 problem cases related to the business environment, with an on-time completion rate of 94.33%.
Cadre's Remarks
The correct view of political achievements originates from the original intention of "serving the Party and benefiting the people." It is reflected in the solid implementation of the major decisions and deployments of the central government and the provincial Party committee, in effectively solving development problems, and in continuously improving the sense of gain of enterprises and the masses.
We give full play to the role of "Supervision One Network," and through the "1+9" supervision system and early warning mechanism, we "sunshine" the entire process of problem disposal, forcing cadres to abandon the inertia of "fear of taking responsibility and inaction," and understand that "solving historical legacy issues and gaining the trust of enterprises" is a real political achievement.
——Wu Yuchao (吴育超), Member of the Wanning Municipal Supervisory Committee, Hainan Province
Political achievements are not about the numbers written on paper, but about how many practical problems have been solved.
"Supervision One Network" is not only a technical platform, but also a forcing mechanism. Solving "old debts" involving enterprises and "untying" the business environment is not easy, but every time I see enterprises unloading their burdens and regaining their vitality, I am more convinced that the real political achievement is to dare to face contradictions, be good at resolving problems, pay off "old debts" and retain "people's hearts."
——Xu Qianwei (许乾伟), Deputy Director of the Wanning Municipal Bureau of Business Environment Construction, Hainan Province
Return to TopBy: 迟嘉瑞
A correct view of achievements not only pursues tangible achievements but also dares to face problems and deal with "old debts." Many historical legacy issues have been unresolved for a long time. Superficially, they are constrained by objective factors such as funds and policies, but the root cause lies in the deviation of cadres' views on achievements, resulting in path dependence, leading to buck-passing and prolonged delays.
The problems "dragged" out by procrastination must be eradicated by enhancing the sense of responsibility. An old case, an old debt, from enterprises knocking on doors everywhere to cadres blushing and sweating, behind it is the activation of the sense of responsibility. It is important to change from passive to active and strengthen the sense of responsibility, but it is also necessary to establish rules and regulations to make problems public and responsibilities specific, and to break the inertia of governance with rigid supervision.
Many historical legacy issues involve multiple departments and span a long period of time, making it difficult to solve by relying on one person or one department fighting alone. We must use strict discipline and supervision, and overall coordination to force all departments to work together to overcome difficulties and solve problems. At the same time, the problem disposal process should be transformed from vague consultation to transparent supervision, clarifying nodes and assigning responsibilities to individuals, so that the complexity of "old debts" does not become an excuse for delay, so that supervision can be effective and work can be implemented. 单打独斗 (dān dǎ dú dòu - "single fight alone," to act alone without any assistance).
Return to TopBy: 潘俊强
Actively going to places with more difficulties, complex situations, and sharp contradictions is the only way to understand the situation and accurately identify the problems. The policies and measures formulated based on this will be targeted and truly effective.
Beijing's Ghost Street (北京簋街)—
—One of the most popular areas for food delivery. The 1,472-meter-long street is home to over a hundred catering businesses, with an average of nearly 500 active delivery riders and over 3,000 orders per day, also becoming a hotspot for conflicts in the food delivery industry.
What are the riders most concerned about? In order to more accurately understand their urgent needs and concerns, Fu Nannan (付楠楠), Deputy Director of the Dongcheng District (东城区) Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Beijing (北京市), put on a helmet, rode a small electric scooter, and delivered food with the veteran riders, walking through the streets and alleys. After experiencing it firsthand, Fu Nannan changed her preconceived answers.
"Don't fine me," "Can the merchants prepare the food faster?"... During the breaks between waiting for and delivering food, Fu Nannan heard the most of these specific and empathetic "complaints." During peak dining hours, merchants are anxious because of the concentrated orders exceeding supply, riders are distressed because waiting too long delays delivery time, and platforms are urging orders within a limited time to ensure user experience and enhance stickiness. In this "impossible triangle," each party has its own considerations.
How to alleviate the anxiety of food delivery riders? The key is to find the root cause of the problem. Fu Nannan and her colleagues in the research team sorted out 13 major demands of riders and 15 development needs of merchants, forming a special report that accurately pinpointed pain points such as "being fined for slow food preparation leading to timeouts" and "difficulty in determining responsibility for food damage."
"Solving problems should be gradual. Sometimes 'small steps and quick progress' are more effective than '大步流星' (dà bù liú xīng - "big strides like shooting stars," taking giant steps; making rapid progress)." Fu Nannan first encouraged both parties to think from each other's perspective, organizing "Merchant-Rider Consultation Meetings," where both parties reached 15 self-discipline rules, 7 merchant norms, and 8 rider codes of conduct.
The research is not only to solve a specific problem, but also to promote the solution of a class of problems. With the judgment that "the Ghost Street (簋街) problem is a common problem in the industry," relevant departments in Dongcheng District (东城区) began repeated docking, the Beijing Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau (北京市人社局) provided policy support, and the streets collected real cases of riders. Facing the concerns of merchants and riders who "speak from their own experience," major platforms replaced "algorithm optimization" with "algorithm averaging," using average speed instead of the fastest speed to estimate delivery time, and automatically extended the time limit in special weather and special time periods.
From "immersive research" to understand the pain points of people's livelihoods, to "three-level linkage" to break down consultation barriers, and then to "tripartite co-governance" to achieve long-term governance, Dongcheng District (东城区) continues to exert efforts with Ghost Street (簋街) as a "small incision" to fully protect the rights and interests of new employment groups.
Currently, the pace of urban life is fast, and the pressure is high. The demands and interests of the masses are more diverse, bringing more challenges to social governance. To solve problems, we must go to the front line to find solutions and make good use of investigation and research, a family heirloom. Leading cadres should actively go to places with more difficulties, complex situations, and sharp contradictions in order to understand the situation and accurately identify the problems. The policies and measures formulated based on this will be targeted and truly effective.
(The author is a reporter from this newspaper's Beijing Branch (北京分社))
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Return to TopThis newspaper's Hangzhou (杭州) report on January 12th (Reporter Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋)) (reported): In recent years, with urban development, a large number of suburban rural areas in Shangcheng District (上城区), Hangzhou (杭州) City, Zhejiang Province (浙江省) have been successively transformed into urban communities through "village-to-community conversion," with villages becoming cities and farmers becoming citizens, thus facing many governance challenges such as uncoordinated cooperation between collective economic organizations and communities, and insufficient service supply.
To this end, the Organization Department of the Shangcheng District (上城区委组织部) Committee focused on the needs of refined governance, based on the dual governance structure and mixed population structure of communities separated from collective economic organizations after village-to-community conversion, and innovated grassroots governance practices. At the level of mechanism coordination, Shangcheng District (上城区) clarified the rights, responsibilities, and interests of communities and collective economic cooperatives, established a directory of deliberative and consultative matters, and solved key small matters around residents.
During the transformation process, some communities have both rural collective economic attributes and urban community governance characteristics, often with wasted resources such as vacant rooms. At the level of spatial empowerment, Shangcheng District (上城区) used spatial reconstruction to solve the transformation pain points of village-to-community conversion communities. Taking Baishi Community (白石社区) in Jianqiao Street (笕桥街道) as an example, the community Party committee, led by the support of the collective economic cooperative, transformed the idle mezzanines and vacant rooms of residential buildings to create a fully functional Party-Masses Service Center, which not only revitalized the stock resources unique to village-to-community conversion communities, but also made up for the shortcomings of insufficient urban community service space.
In addition, Shangcheng District (上城区) also started with the reshaping and empowerment of the grid system, dynamically optimized grid units, and absorbed law enforcement, property management, and new employment groups into grid governance, effectively solving the problems of unclear management responsibilities and insufficient strength.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 刚
Walking into the Affiliated School of Huizhou University (惠州学院) in Huizhou (惠州), Guangdong Province (广东省), on the spacious and level playground, physical education teachers are leading students in physical training, while the sound of reading aloud comes from the teaching building not far away...
"Since 2025, the school has focused on normalized fire safety education and practical drills, no longer carrying out mechanical fire safety compliance inspections. The amount of record-keeping has been greatly reduced, and non-educational burdens have been significantly alleviated." Chen Jian (陈剑), principal of the Affiliated School of Huizhou University (惠州学院), frankly stated that in the past, social affairs such as fire safety inspections were complicated, and the organization of records consumed a lot of energy. Now, with the shift in work focus, teachers can concentrate more on teaching.
In February 2025, the central government reported that the Huizhou (惠州) education department lacked overall planning and standardization for social affairs entering schools, and that it had violated regulations by carrying out compliance activities and signing letters of responsibility, which increased the non-educational burden on teachers.
After receiving the problem report, the Huizhou Municipal Party Committee (惠州市委) and Municipal Government (市政府) established a special working group to promote investigation and rectification by the departments and districts and counties involved. They immediately stopped the standardized management compliance inspection of primary and secondary school fire safety, which was named in the report, and comprehensively rectified problems such as assigning water area inspections to schools, excessive record-keeping, and frequent signing of commitment letters in the work to prevent student drowning. Through a series of strong and warm rectification measures, they solved persistent problems and freed teachers from non-educational affairs.
"Now we don't need to build special record books anymore. Fire safety and food safety experts will directly go to the school for on-site inspections and guidance for improvement," Chen Jian (陈剑) introduced. In the past, the teachers in charge of these "record book" tasks were all part-time general affairs and safety office teachers, who were neither professional, accurate, nor comprehensive. Now, experts clearly inform them which fire safety equipment and facilities are not perfect and which aspects of safety management are not scientific, and they also provide hands-on guidance on equipment maintenance and optimization, which greatly improves the efficiency of safety management.
"In the past, every holiday, parents needed to sign drowning prevention commitment letters and safety reminder receipts, and the head teacher had to call each one to urge them. These cumbersome record-keeping tasks consumed a lot of energy." Xie Jingfei (谢婧霏), deputy director of the teaching affairs office of Boluo County (博罗县) No. 3 Primary School, who has 23 years of teaching experience, told reporters that the most direct change after the rectification is that the head teacher's pressure has been reduced, and they have more time to engage in teaching and research and focus on teaching.
After the rectification, students and parents also felt the change in the school atmosphere. "In the past, my daughter's teacher contacted us mostly about preparing various record books and attending unnecessary meetings. Now it is mainly about teaching and research, my daughter's learning, and the situation in the school," said Ms. Lai (赖女士), a citizen of Huizhou (惠州), while showing reporters her chat history with the head teacher this semester.
In order to prevent a rebound, Huizhou (惠州) adheres to the combination of "**当下改**" (dāng xià gǎi - "rectify immediately," immediate rectification) and "**长久立**" (cháng jiǔ lì - "establish long-term," establishing long-term mechanisms). It not only starts from institutional construction, collaborative governance, and dynamic monitoring, but also builds an all-round, three-dimensional long-term mechanism. It announced a special reporting hotline and email address to the public to accept problems such as the arbitrary entry of activities unrelated to education and teaching into schools, the abuse of work groups, and excessive record-keeping. At the same time, the city selected 18 different types of schools as burden reduction monitoring points, building a three-dimensional supervision network of "online + offline" and "daily monitoring + special supervision" to ensure that the rectification work achieves practical results and forms a long-term mechanism.
Return to TopBale Village (巴勒村), Zhongliang Township (忠良乡), Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County (金秀瑶族自治县), Guangxi Province, relies on the unique climatic conditions of long sunshine hours and large temperature differences between day and night in the mountainous area, as well as the advantages of a good ecological environment, to vigorously develop sweet potato planting and has formed a sweet potato dried specialty industry, injecting new vitality into the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. The picture shows villagers in Bale Village (巴勒村) drying sweet potato dried in the courtyard on January 12 to supply the New Year market.
Gao Rujin (高如金) Photo (Image China)
Return to TopAccording to a report from our Hefei (合肥) office on January 12th (Han Junjie (韩俊杰) and Yu Xiaomeng (俞晓萌)), Shao Jingwei (邵景卫), a "cultural tourism integration-type rural industry instructor" in Xiangshan District (相山区), Huaibei (淮北) City, Anhui (安徽) Province, is inspecting the room arrangements in a local B&B. As the general manager of Huaibei Cejia Industrial Co., Ltd. (淮北策加实业有限公司), Shao Jingwei (邵景卫) has extensive experience in the integrated development of culture and tourism. "Integrating the charm of Ming and Qing architecture with pomegranate culture into the B&B, allowing the villagers to steadily hold onto their 'cultural tourism rice bowl,' this path to prosperity is the right one," he said.
Now in Huaibei (淮北) City, "rural industry instructors" like Shao Jingwei (邵景卫) are becoming a vital force in promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside. At the beginning of last year, Huaibei (淮北) took the lead in the province to explore the selection and appointment of "rural industry instructors." The first batch of pilot projects selected 85 outstanding talents in six types, including technical guidance, operation and management, cultural tourism integration, e-commerce empowerment, development planning, and policy services.
In order to promote the long-term effectiveness of the selection and appointment work, Huaibei (淮北) City has built a four-level linkage mechanism involving the city, county, town, and village. It has established six major policy support systems, including project support and financial support, providing a maximum loan interest subsidy of 1 million yuan for high-quality industrial projects. At the same time, it clarifies the responsibilities of 12 municipal departments, providing key support in project application, land use guarantees, and other aspects, and giving priority to recommending outstanding "rural industry instructors" to serve as "Two Representatives and One Committee Member" or including them in the training of village-level reserve cadres.
Since the launch of the selection and appointment work, Huaibei (淮北) City has introduced 23 cultural tourism, B&B, and other projects, cultivated more than 300 "new farmers," driven employment for more than 3,000 people, increased the annual income of villagers by more than 10,000 yuan, and continuously strengthened the collective economy of the villages.
Return to TopOn the thriving economic landscape of the Central Plains, Yucheng County (虞城县), Shangqiu City (商丘市), Henan Province (河南省), is attracting increasing attention with its rapid development of the non-public sector. In recent years, Yucheng County has consistently aimed to build a "strong county in Henan and a new city in the Central Plains" (河南强县、中原新城) and has made efforts on multiple fronts and promoted coordinated development, constructing a virtuous development ecosystem of "Party building leading the direction, talent empowering quality improvement, environment safeguarding efficiency enhancement, and the synergistic efforts of three major platforms." This has accelerated the transformation of non-public enterprises from "quantitative accumulation" to "qualitative leap" and injected a continuous and strong impetus into the high-quality economic and social development of Yucheng County.
Party Building Leadership: From "Tangible Coverage" to "Effective Coverage"
"Wherever the enterprise develops, the Party organization should cover it, and the Party's work should be carried out there." This is not only a goal of Yucheng County's Party building work but also a guiding principle for its actions.
Faced with the characteristics of a large number of non-public enterprises in the county, varying scales, and scattered Party members, Yucheng County adopted the method of "one person, one enterprise; one person, multiple enterprises" to achieve full coverage of the selection and dispatch of "Party building instructors." The "Party building instructor" team went deep into key enterprises in the county, providing "one-on-one" guidance and "point-to-point" services to help enterprises improve Party organizations, standardize organizational life, and cultivate Party building brands, promoting the transformation of the Party's political and organizational advantages into enterprise development advantages. With the assistance of "Party building instructors," Yucheng High-tech Zone (虞城高新区) has gathered 23 high-tech enterprises, 27 national technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises, 13 specialized and new enterprises, 5 provincial-level engineering technology research centers, and 14 provincial-level R&D centers, forming an innovative grid system in which "government-universities-enterprises" are integrated.
The leading role of Party organizations in enterprise transformation and upgrading is becoming increasingly prominent. Establishing a Party organization is only the first step. To fully exert the fighting fortress role of grassroots Party organizations and take root in enterprises, Yucheng County vigorously implemented the "Fortress Enhancement" project, building Party branches on production lines and establishing 126 "Pioneer Party Member Posts" (党员先锋岗) and 89 "Party Member Responsibility Areas" (党员责任区) in non-public enterprises throughout the county, carrying out the "Three Comparisons and Three Views" (三比三看) competition of comparing innovation and looking at breakthroughs, comparing efficiency and looking at contributions, and comparing service and looking at reputation.
Taking the "Double Coverage and Double Enhancement" (双覆盖双增强) project as a carrier, Yucheng County organized Party members to carry out activities such as "Three Brights and Five Leads" (三亮五带头), "Pioneer Party Member Posts," and "Party Member Responsibility Areas," giving full play to the leading role of the majority of non-public enterprise Party members in cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, technological innovation, and other aspects, realizing the deep integration of Party building work and enterprise development. The "red" of Party building work must ultimately be reflected in the "gold" of enterprise development. Solid "red fortresses" have sprung up in non-public enterprises in Yucheng County, continuously stimulating the great vitality and potential of the non-public economy, and bearing fruitful results.
Talent Empowerment: Activating the Intellectual Engine of Enterprise Innovation
Talent is the primary resource for enterprise development and an important driving force for improving the quality and efficiency of the county economy. Yucheng County has always placed talent work in a strategic position, continuously improving the talent policy system, building a platform for talent to start businesses, and injecting a continuous stream of "intellectual living water" into enterprise development.
Cultivating talent and building a "fresh force" for development. Yucheng County implemented the "Two-way Cultivation" (双向培养) project, cultivating business backbones into Party members and cultivating Party members into business backbones. Strengthening the coordinated construction of talent and platforms to stimulate the endogenous power of the private economy. Implementing the high-tech enterprise cultivation project, improving incentive policies, supporting enterprises to declare high-tech enterprise qualifications, and promoting full coverage of R&D institutions in enterprises above designated size. Encouraging enterprises to carry out the "new apprenticeship system" to form a virtuous mechanism of "employment-training-retention"; actively promoting school-local cooperation, establishing a collaborative education mechanism with Shangqiu Institute of Technology (商丘工学院), Henan Chemical Technician College Shangqiu Branch (河南化工技师学院商丘分院) and other local universities, and striving to build a talent "reservoir" for county economic development.
Innovating the "Two-way Listing" (双向揭榜) mechanism to allow intellectual support to accurately reach the front line of industry. Yucheng County focused on the technological development needs of enterprises, organized relevant enterprises to release a list of technical needs, and collected 26 technical needs from 50 enterprises such as Henan Shengjia Food Co., Ltd. (河南盛佳食品有限公司). Currently, 17 technical needs have been listed. Through overseas talent recruitment and intelligence introduction workstations, linking scientific research talents from Henan Agricultural University (河南农业大学) and other universities, releasing a list of scientific research achievements, promoting accurate matching between supply and demand, and jointly tackling key problems in the production front line, successfully promoting the transformation of achievements in the traditional food industry in 8 items, technical transformation in 10 items, and also helping enterprises solve a number of long-term unresolved technical problems, and also helping enterprises form professional technical teams. In addition, preferential policies were introduced to attract talents to return to their hometowns to start businesses and find employment, and a total of 47 high-level talents were introduced, including 32 entrepreneurs who returned to their hometowns to start businesses, realizing the agglomeration effect of "introducing one and driving a group."
Henan George White Fashion Co., Ltd. (河南乔治白服饰有限公司) (referred to as "George White" (乔治白)) invested more than 60 million yuan in Yucheng, introducing digital and intelligent models to carry out comprehensive intelligent transformation of the production line. George White's intelligent transformation is not a simple "smashing money to buy equipment," but prioritizing the establishment of a digital transformation team to consolidate talent support, so as to play the role of advanced equipment. Through the combination of talent and technology, George White built an intelligent factory, established a digital center, and carried out process-based resource integration of enterprise information, realizing the maximum efficiency of raw materials, equipment, and manpower.
Environmental Optimization: Creating Fertile Soil for Enterprise Development
The business environment is productivity, and optimizing the business environment is liberating productivity. Yucheng County has always adhered to the needs of enterprises as the guidance, taking the deepening of the administrative examination and approval system reform as the starting point, and making efforts in many aspects such as government services and policy support, so that enterprises can invest in Yucheng with confidence and develop with peace of mind.
Efficient and convenient government services. Yucheng County has focused on opening up the "last mile" of government services and has fully built a convenient service system with county, township, and village three-level linkage and complete functions. At present, 25 townships and 611 administrative villages have achieved 100% full coverage of three-level convenient service stations. Around the needs of enterprises and the masses to handle affairs, Yucheng County has deeply implemented the reform of "efficiently handling one matter," integrating the related matters that needed to be handled in multiple departments and through multiple links in the past into "one matter" from the perspective of enterprises and the masses. At present, 22 theme integrated services of "efficiently handling one matter" have been successfully launched and operated. The reform has achieved remarkable results, and the cumulative number of handled cases has exceeded 8,000.
Policy implementation directly reaches the "last mile." Faced with complex and diverse benefit-enterprise policies, many enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, often have the situation of "can't see, can't understand, can't use." Yucheng County combined with activities such as "Optimizing the Business Environment Publicity Month," "Credit Record Care Day," and "Learning, Checking, and Changing to Observe the Government and Serve Enterprises," distributed publicity materials, and answered policy consultations on the spot. Through telephone communication, field visits, and other forms, it went deep into more than 2,000 enterprises and merchants, publicized policies face-to-face, listened to opinions, promoted the "direct and fast enjoyment" of benefit-enterprise policies, accurately irrigated business entities, and stimulated endogenous power.
Yucheng County has cultivated a number of well-known enterprises with good economic benefits and a large number of employees, such as Kedi Food Group Co., Ltd. (科迪食品集团股份有限公司), Shangqiu Jichuan E-commerce Innovation Industrial Park Development and Management Co., Ltd. (商丘集川电商创新产业园开发管理有限公司), and Henan George White Fashion Co., Ltd.
Platform Efforts: Broadening the "Fast Lane" for Enterprise Development
In recent years, Yucheng County has focused on the development needs of non-public enterprises, concentrated resources to build three characteristic platforms: E-commerce Logistics Industrial Park, Electroplating Ecological Park, and Shangqiu Bonded Logistics Center, providing strong support for the high-quality development of non-public enterprises through professional and clustered services.
The E-commerce Logistics Industrial Park opens up the "last mile" of sales. The industrial park integrates e-commerce incubation and warehousing logistics functions, providing enterprises with one-stop solutions. Many local agricultural and sideline products and characteristic manufacturing enterprises have taken this opportunity to go online, broaden sales channels, reduce logistics costs, and realize the transformation and upgrading from "running offline" to "selling online."
The Electroplating Ecological Park solves the environmental protection and development problems. In response to the environmental protection bottleneck of the electroplating links of traditional industries such as metal products and hardware processing, Yucheng County has built a professional electroplating ecological park with high standards. The park implements centralized pollution control and resource recycling, attracting relevant enterprises to gather and develop in a standardized manner, which not only meets the key production supporting needs of non-public enterprises but also protects green waters and green mountains, realizing the organic unity of economic and ecological benefits.
The Shangqiu Bonded Logistics Center opens the door to foreign trade convenience. Relying on the center, Yucheng County and surrounding enterprises can enjoy convenient services such as import bonded, export tax rebates, and cross-border logistics, greatly reducing international trade costs, improving customs clearance efficiency, and powerfully promoting local export-oriented non-public enterprises to explore international markets and integrate into the global industrial chain.
Yucheng County has successfully stimulated the great vitality and potential of non-public enterprises in the region, bearing fruitful results. At present, Yucheng High-tech Zone has 426 various economic entities, 194 "above four" enterprises, and 154 industrial enterprises above designated size. From January to November 2025, the operating income of enterprises above designated size in the zone was 4.41 billion yuan, an increase of 8% year-on-year, and the fixed asset investment was 5.39 billion yuan, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year. The scale of leading industries such as equipment manufacturing, food processing, and textile and apparel is constantly expanding, and the industrial cluster effect is becoming increasingly prominent.
The wind is good for sailing, and the whip is urging us to move forward again. Standing at a new starting point, Yucheng County will continue to solve the problems of enterprise development, stimulate the vitality of business entities, promote the high-quality development of non-public enterprises to take greater strides, and make the non-public economy make greater contributions to writing a new chapter in the construction of "a strong county in Henan and a new city in the Central Plains" and realizing high-quality economic and social development.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Yucheng County Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共虞城县委宣传部)
Return to TopMany people harbor a "Wuxia dream" in their hearts. Chinese traditional martial arts, refined through the passage of time, inspire generations with their unique moves and rich connotations, carrying romantic imaginations and conveying the charm of ancient Chinese culture.
Currently, martial arts are blossoming with new brilliance through the inheritance and innovation of young people. Some young people diligently practice their skills to "martial" out vigor and spirit, while others use technological means to achieve "flying with swords." The stories of young people's connection with "martial arts" allow us to feel the new vitality surging in the intersection of tradition and youth, and the encounter between martial arts and technology.
-- Editor
Yao Yang (姚洋), a post-95s athlete, interprets the charm of martial arts through perseverance—
Combining strength and grace, both beautiful and heroic
By Fu Mingli (付明丽), reporter of this newspaper
Black-clothed Changquan (长拳) as firm as a pine, white-clothed swordsmanship as agile as the wind, red-clothed spear wielding, heroic and valiant...
At the finals of the Wushu Taolu (武术套路) competition of the 15th National Games, Yao Yang (姚洋), a Shanxi (山西) Wushu Taolu athlete, vividly demonstrated Chinese aesthetics and the essence of martial arts, winning the all-around gold medal in women's Changquan, swordsmanship, and spearmanship. After stepping off the competition field, she added Chinese-style music to the competition video and uploaded it to social media, and netizens praised her as "combining strength and grace, both beautiful and heroic."
Yao Yang (姚洋) is a post-95s, who looks thin and gentle, but when she performs martial arts, she is like a different person: her eyes are firm, her punches and kicks are sharp, she dodges and moves freely.
In 2004, Yao Yang (姚洋), only 6 years old, was selected by martial arts coach Zhang Wulin (张武林), and since then, she has been connected with "martial arts." "I went to practice after school, not missing a single day." She started with basic skills such as leg presses and horse stances, immersing herself in the charm of martial arts day after day, move by move.
In 2007, Yao Yang (姚洋) joined the Shanxi (山西) Wushu Taolu team, and every morning, training was unwavering. The thick calluses on her palms faded and grew again. With her love for traditional martial arts, Yao Yang (姚洋) overcame fatigue and pain. "Only after truly practicing martial arts did I understand that the so-called 'chivalry' is forged with sweat and perseverance."
More than twenty years of tireless effort have honed Yao Yang's (姚洋) unique style that is both relaxed and generous, combining form and intention. "Chinese traditional martial arts emphasize 'hand, eye, body, method, step, spirit, energy, strength, skill,' and it is necessary to fully integrate the movements with the inner thoughts and breath to achieve the unity of strength, beauty of form, and cultural beauty." Yao Yang (姚洋) said that in order to achieve this state, she focuses on the study of skills. After hard practice, she is already skilled in difficult movements such as whirlwind kick 720 degrees connecting to horse stance, and 630-degree rotation connecting to split. In 2021, Yao Yang (姚洋) was also invited to shoot demonstration movements of boxing, swordsmanship, and spearmanship, which were recorded in the "Competitive Wushu Taolu Action Library."
As her skills improved, Yao Yang (姚洋) won many championships in world competitions, and also went to the United States, France, and other places with the Chinese Wushu Team (中国武术队) to carry out martial arts promotion and exchange performances. "Once, we performed overseas, and more than 1,700 martial arts enthusiasts came to the scene, including the elderly and children, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic." This made Yao Yang (姚洋) determined, "I am not only an athlete, but also a disseminator of Chinese martial arts. It is my mission to let the world see the beauty and spirit contained in Chinese martial arts."
In Yao Yang's (姚洋) hometown of Xinzhou (忻州), Shanxi (山西), the atmosphere of martial arts is strong. "Hey, ha, hey, ha..." On the playground of Xinwang Primary School (新旺小学) in Daixian County (代县), Xinzhou (忻州), children punch, kick, and elbow... their moves are quite decent. The school integrates martial arts with physical education classes and extracurricular exercises, strengthening the body while allowing children to feel the charm of traditional culture. In recent years, many places in Shanxi (山西) have carried out "martial arts entering campus" activities and held various martial arts competitions, revitalizing traditional martial arts projects such as Xinyi Quan (心意拳), Xingyi Quan (形意拳), and Tongbei Chuan Quan (通背缠拳).
Fan Shisan (范十三), a post-90s blogger, combines martial arts with technology—
Daring to think and act, flying with swords in the sky
By You Yi (游仪), reporter of this newspaper
Fan Shisan (范十三) has always had a "Wuxia dream." With a wave of his hand, the sword is unsheathed, and the sword moves with his heart: not only can he "fly with swords in the sky," but he can also "talk" to the sword. All of this has become a reality in the world of this post-90s self-media blogger.
Fan Shisan's (范十三) studio is located in Pidu District (郫都区), Chengdu (成都市), Sichuan Province (四川省), where more than 40 knives and swords of various shapes and materials are lined up on the wall. The whiteboard is full of calculation formulas, and the studio members are gathered in a circle, enthusiastically discussing how to generate the "sword energy" in the novel. "Use laser," "try high-pressure gas"... Wuxia meets technology, and together they burst out with brilliant sparks in the creation of young people.
A black coat and a long sword are Fan Shisan's (范十三) symbols. "Since I was a child, I loved to read Wuxia novels, and I always wanted to bring the moves described in them into reality, without special effects, but relying on science," Fan Shisan (范十三) said.
Putting the "Wuxia dream" into practice was in 2020. At that time, Fan Shisan (范十三), who was still working in a hotel in Chengdu (成都), began to self-study video creation. Gradually, his video creation with swordsmanship as the main content attracted more than one million fans.
In the video, as the wooden sword is unsheathed, the balloons on the balloon stand in the amusement park are burst one by one; by assembling multiple ducted fans, it is possible to achieve flying with swords and free shuttle; "Flame Knife," "Ice Sword," and "Thunder Blade" are no longer fictional images, but "cool" images that can be displayed through shooting.
"Once the 'Wuxia dream' of childhood is activated, it will grow more and more full," Fan Shisan (范十三) said. Currently, the studio has 6 members, from photography to drawing design, from prop production to technical guidance. This group of young people, with a common love for traditional martial arts, combines their professional strengths to turn dreams into reality. "Our team has people studying electrical engineering and fine arts, and I myself am a physics and chemistry major. Everyone has a clear division of labor, and skills complement each other," Fan Shisan (范十三) said.
In order to make the special-shaped sword "fly," Fan Shisan (范十三) repeatedly consulted the team that developed the aircraft, installed an aircraft inside the sword, and repeatedly test-flew it. In order to study "sword energy," he made a special trip to the School of Science of Xihua University (西华大学) for advice, and finally "captured" the "sword energy" with the help of an air visualization schlieren device and an ultra-high-speed camera with a maximum of 130,000 frames per second.
Lightning speed, flying with swords, Fan Shisan (范十三) always tries these challenges based on technology without hesitation, "Daring to think and act, and facing difficulties, is also the spiritual power conveyed by Chinese traditional martial arts."
Deconstructing every move into physical problems, touching the texture of traditional martial arts between circuits and machinery, Chinese aesthetics are rejuvenated. Designing a small flying sword, the texture refers to the cultural relics unearthed from Sanxingdui (三星堆); creating a sword, the style is exactly the same as the famous Longquan Sword (龙泉剑)... The sword carries Chinese aesthetics and demonstrates the charm of ancient Chinese culture. "Perhaps everyone has a 'Wuxia dream' in their hearts. What I want to do is to realize my dream with greater courage and interpret the unique romance of the Chinese people," Fan Shisan (范十三) said.
Return to TopBy: 胡少辉 马学智
Where does the beauty of Chinese martial arts lie?
The strength and vigor of Shaolin, the combination of strength and softness of Emei, the ethereal and harmonious nature of Wudang... Different schools have different styles and unique characteristics. Chinese aesthetics have a vast and profound connotation, and the beauty of martial arts lies in the interplay of movement and stillness, integrating form and spirit into strength and energy. Chinese martial arts, with the original intention of strengthening the body, shapes a beautiful physique and also carries people's spiritual pursuit of beauty.
Chinese martial arts have been closely integrated with aesthetics since ancient times. Tracing back to history, martial arts and dance both originated from primitive hunting, sacrifices, and other activities. Over the years, philosophical thought and the fashion of the times have injected more humanistic connotations into martial arts. Taking the concept of "harmony between man and nature" as an example, martial arts embodies a high degree of harmony between physical activity and natural laws. Whether it is the imitation of the postures of birds and animals in the animal-imitating boxing styles or the emphasis on "following the laws of nature" in the internal martial arts, both reflect the pursuit of this aesthetic concept.
Martial arts is the art of the body, and all philosophy and aesthetics are embodied in every move. At the level of strength, the "jing" (劲) mentioned in martial arts is a kind of energy that is from the inside out, focused on intention, and full of elasticity and penetrating power: such as the "silk-reeling force" (缠丝劲) of Chen-style Taijiquan, which looks round and soft but contains inner strength; Xingyiquan requires "hands and feet arrive together, internal and external unity." In terms of form, the "cloud hands" (云手) of Taijiquan, with the arms entwining and circling like flowing clouds and water, are like the continuous momentum pursued in cursive calligraphy. In addition to the moves themselves, the beauty of Chinese martial arts is further sublimated through external forms: when a martial artist starts a movement, the sleeves flutter with the figure, externalizing the invisible "qi" (气) and "jing" into a visible "rhythm"; swordsmanship emphasizes lightness of body, showing elegance in a free and easy manner.
The beauty of Chinese martial arts is not limited to the individual. When physical skills and inner spirit meet, martial arts transforms into a cultural symbol. Qi Jiguang (戚继光) resisted the Japanese pirates, and "Martial Arts General" Dou Laigeng (窦来庚) fought against the Japanese army. Throughout history, many people have combined Chinese martial arts with patriotic feelings, using practical actions to interpret the loyalty and righteousness of Chinese martial arts, and setting a brilliant example for future generations.
The beauty of Chinese martial arts flows continuously. In the current wave of cultural exchange and digital development, we should adhere to the foundation and explore paths of inheritance. To allow the world to better appreciate the beauty of Chinese martial arts, we should not only focus on the competitiveness and appreciation of martial arts, but also promote the inner spirit of Chinese martial arts and establish a new paradigm of sports aesthetics in global cultural exchange. In terms of inheritance, aesthetic connotations should also be integrated into martial arts teaching to achieve the simultaneous teaching of skills and beauty—not only teaching "how to do it" but also explaining "why it is beautiful," and explaining the inherent aesthetic principles of rigidity and softness, emptiness and fullness, movement and stillness in martial arts in teaching.
The beauty of Chinese martial arts is not an "add-on" to the skill, but its inner soul. Only by truly understanding the aesthetic spirit and cultural value behind Chinese martial arts, and inheriting the spirit and charm of Chinese martial arts, can Chinese martial arts be passed on and revitalized.
(The authors are teachers from the Physical Education Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外国语大学) and professors from the Chinese Wushu Institute of Beijing Sport University (北京体育大学) respectively.)
Return to TopBeijing (北京), January 12th (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)) At 16:00 on the 12th, the CAS Space (中科宇航) Li Hong-1 (力鸿一号) Y1 flight vehicle successfully completed its suborbital flight test mission at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (酒泉卫星发射中心) in China, and the returnable payload cabin successfully landed and was recovered via a parachute system. The first flight carried a microgravity laser additive manufacturing returnable scientific experiment payload, as well as space radiation-induced mutation rose seeds, among other items.
The successful completion of this flight test verified the re-entry atmospheric return deceleration and recovery of the returnable payload cabin. At the same time, it carried out the verification of the precise landing point control technology for the flight vehicle's sub-stage return. The accuracy of the landing point return within 100 kilometers reached the level of 100 meters, marking the transition of space manufacturing from the "proof of concept" stage to the "engineering verification" stage, laying a technical foundation for the future realization of space manufacturing, space experiments, space medicine, and space tourism.
The Li Hong-1 (力鸿一号) first flight test vehicle had a flight altitude of approximately 120 kilometers. The flight vehicle has the advantages of low launch cost, high flexibility, and support for experimental payload recovery. It is mainly oriented towards application requirements such as microgravity scientific experiments and near-space in-situ detection, and can provide scientific experimental payloads with a highly stable, reliable, and functionally diverse experimental environment for more than 300 seconds.
Subsequently, the Li Hong-1 (力鸿一号) returnable payload cabin will be upgraded to an orbital-class space manufacturing spacecraft with a maximum on-orbit dwell time of no less than 1 year and a reuse frequency of no less than 10 times, adapting to the high-precision requirements of on-orbit manufacturing. It has autonomous experimental manufacturing closed-loop regulation capabilities and a high-speed space-ground communication link, realizing fully unattended and efficient operation, and constructing a "space-ground round trip, on-orbit research, sample return, data empowerment" space science experiment platform, which can support on-orbit manufacturing and cutting-edge scientific experiments in space drug manufacturing, drug screening, animal experiments, high-end semiconductor manufacturing, microgravity physics, space life science, and space materials science.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰
"The Miao people have a tradition of offering wine to guests first. The Miao region has a lot of good wine, and good wine is offered to honored guests..." Early in the morning, at the "opening of the city gate" at the Chiyou Jiuli City Scenic Area (蚩尤九黎城景区) in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County (彭水苗族土家族自治县), Chongqing (重庆), Miao girls wearing Miao costumes and silver ornaments sang loudly.
Miao folk songs are a national intangible cultural heritage, known as the "living fossil of Miao history." In Pengshui (彭水), this ancient ballad is no longer a recording in a museum, but a live display by inheritors of intangible cultural heritage through the integration of culture and tourism.
The Chiyou Jiuli City Scenic Area (蚩尤九黎城景区) consists of more than 40 individual landscape buildings, showcasing the profound connotation of Miao culture by exploring Miao history and folk customs. "In addition to the daily singing sessions, we also hold the 'Ten Thousand People Sing Jiao'a'yi, Ten Thousand People Dance Caihua Mountain' event here every year to involve more people and increase the popularity and awareness of Miao folk songs," said Ren Maoshu (任茂淑), a national representative inheritor of Miao folk songs.
In addition to Miao folk songs, another national intangible cultural heritage, Gaotai Lion Dance, is also very popular among tourists. The lion dancers are dressed in bright costumes, full of energy, and awe-inspiring. During the performance, accompanied by the exciting sound of gongs and drums, the lion jumps and rolls, with agile movements. It is an intangible cultural heritage performance that combines strength and beauty. "Every performance attracts many tourists," said Mao Yunfeng (毛云锋), a national representative inheritor of Gaotai Lion Dance, introducing that through the cultural and tourism integration display platform, while bringing a wonderful visual feast to everyone, it also allows this long-standing intangible cultural heritage skill to be better inherited in a living state.
The rich and colorful intangible cultural heritage experience left a deep impression on tourist Zhao Changhuai (赵长怀). Experiencing the bamboo bridge papermaking technique, tourists can personally feel the process of scooping paper and understand how paper is born; experiencing Miao silver jewelry forging, the small hammer in the hands of the silversmith accurately falls, and silver pieces are transformed into exquisite silver jewelry in the sound of tinkling; in the Miao embroidery workshop, embroiderers' fingertips fly, and various classic patterns are depicted stitch by stitch.
"The dozens of intangible cultural heritage living inheritance workshops set up in a concentrated manner are not only a window for display, but also a classroom for interactive experience," said Liu Qijing (刘淇境), deputy curator of the Pengshui County Cultural Center (彭水县文化馆). Pengshui (彭水) currently has 2 national intangible cultural heritage items, 35 municipal intangible cultural heritage items, and 278 county-level intangible cultural heritage items. "Integrating intangible cultural heritage into scenic spots not only provides a stable display platform and broad teaching space for inheritors, but also turns the scenic spot into an 'intangible cultural heritage museum', making intangible cultural heritage a cultural memory that can be perceived and taken away."
The transformation of intangible cultural heritage projects from static display to living performance has greatly improved tourist satisfaction and "return rate." From viewing from a distance to immersing themselves in it, from hearing to experiencing it firsthand, tourists can participate in depth. The scenic spot receives 1.8 million tourists annually, and the participation rate of intangible cultural heritage experience projects exceeds 40%. "In the next step, we will also develop a series of intangible cultural heritage research courses with distinct themes to build the brand of intangible cultural heritage entering scenic spots," said Liao Changhong (廖昌鸿), chairman of Chongqing Jiuli Tourism Holding Group Co., Ltd. (重庆九黎旅游控股集团有限公司).
In 2025, Pengshui (彭水) received a total of 33.05 million tourists, with a comprehensive tourism income of 18.6 billion yuan. Ren Xiaoyun (任孝云), member of the Standing Committee of the Pengshui County Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, introduced that the Wuling Mountain Area (Southeastern Chongqing) Tujia and Miao Cultural Ecological Protection Zone (武陵山区（渝东南）土家族苗族文化生态保护区), where Pengshui (彭水) is located, is a national cultural ecological protection zone with rich ethnic culture and natural scenery resources. The opening of the high-speed rail has shortened the distance between the mountains and the city. Pengshui (彭水) continues to enrich its characteristic cultural and tourism projects by carrying out activities such as intangible cultural heritage entering scenic spots, the Wujiang Miao Caihua Mountain Festival (乌江苗族踩花山节), folk song festivals, and alpine camping music seasons, painting a beautiful picture of comprehensive rural revitalization.
(Zhao Yong (赵勇) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 12th (Reporter Wu Dan (吴丹)) - This reporter has learned from Peking University (北京大学) that the international team led by Professor Dong Subo (东苏勃) of the Department of Astronomy, School of Physics, Peking University (北京大学物理学院天文学系), has for the first time confirmed the planetary status of a rogue planet candidate. The relevant research results were published in the international academic journal *Science*.
Unlike planets in the solar system, rogue planets do not orbit stars but instead wander alone in interstellar space. These rogue planets emit almost no light themselves, so the opportunity to capture their "true form" is when they happen to pass in front of a distant background star, and their gravity bends the starlight like a lens, causing the star to brighten briefly. This is the microlensing effect proposed by Einstein. Previously, astronomers had captured about 10 rogue planet candidates using the microlensing effect, but their mass could not be independently and accurately measured.
The rogue planet candidate studied by Dong Subo's (东苏勃) team was discovered on May 3, 2024. During its microlensing event window of only about two days, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope not only happened to be observing the region, but also, due to its special orbital position at the time, was able to cover the critical phase of the event's brightness reaching its peak for as long as 16 hours, completing 6 measurements. Such an opportunity occurs only once in Gaia's more than 10 years of service.
Dong Subo's (东苏勃) team seized the opportunity and, by analyzing ground-based and Gaia observational data, finally determined that the mass of the celestial body that triggered the microlensing event was comparable to that of Saturn. This result confirms for the first time that the rogue planet candidate is a planet, ruling out the possibility that it is a more massive brown dwarf (a type of celestial body between a planet and a star) or a star.
Return to TopThis newspaper Tianjin (天津) January 12th (Reporter Li Jiading (李家鼎)) The Tianjin Municipal Education Commission (天津市教委) released the "Haihe Science and Technology Innovation Youth Pioneer Launch Plan" on the 11th, synergistically creating a city-wide innovation and entrepreneurship brand for university teachers and students through "one award, one competition, and one alliance." It focuses on building a full-chain innovation and entrepreneurship education system of "government guidance, university main body, social assistance, and enterprise collaboration," stimulating the innovation and entrepreneurship will and enthusiasm of university teachers and students, and better serving Tianjin's (天津) high-quality development.
One award is the establishment of the "Municipal University Young Teachers' Innovation Award Fund," deepening the cultivation of young science and technology innovation talent teams. The award fund selection is organized annually, focusing on Tianjin's (天津) key industrial chain fields, selecting outstanding young university teachers with high-level research results who want to start businesses and can transform them, and providing support. One competition is the "Tiankai Innovation Gathering Jinmen (津门)" National University Student Intelligent Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Challenge, focusing on the field of intelligent technology, and closely integrating university innovation and entrepreneurship education with actual industrial needs. One alliance is the establishment of the Tianjin University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Alliance, bringing together the unique advantages of various universities. Tianjin University (天津大学), Tianjin University of Technology (天津理工大学), Tianjin Polytechnic University (天津工业大学), Tianjin University of Science and Technology (天津科技大学) and other universities serve as founding units to establish the Tianjin University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Alliance, sharing innovation and entrepreneurship education resources.
Return to TopIn recent years, the fish lantern industry has adopted a "non-heritage + cultural tourism" model, expanding its influence and driving tourism development through craft upgrades, experience innovation, and fish lantern garden parties.
The picture shows a family experiencing the fish lantern making process and feeling the charm of intangible cultural heritage at a fish lantern workshop in Zhanqi Village (瞻淇村), Beian Town (北岸镇), She County (歙县), Huangshan City (黄山市), Anhui Province (安徽省) on January 10.
Photo by Shao Guangming (邵光明) (Image China).
Return to TopThis newspaper Guangzhou (广州) January 12th dispatch (Reporter Liu Yang (刘阳)) The 15th Cross-Strait, Hong Kong and Macao Film Directors Symposium, hosted by the China Film Directors Association (中国电影导演协会), concluded its agenda on the 12th in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong Province (广东省). At the meeting, the 15th Cross-Strait, Hong Kong and Macao Film Directors Symposium (Guangzhou (广州)) Common Vision was released, becoming an important exchange achievement in the Chinese film industry in 2026.
In the Common Vision, more than 200 film directors attending the symposium unanimously expressed their hope to strengthen exchanges and cooperation among film director groups, advocated jointly helping young film directors grow, further promoting film cooperation and co-creation, and promoting film technology exchange, collaboration, and innovation.
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The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal suggests expanding channels for realizing the value of ecological products, adapting to local conditions.
Green mountains and clear waters are not only natural and ecological wealth but also social and economic wealth. Recently, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm successfully passed the CFCC (China Forest Certification Council (中国森林认证委员会))/PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (森林认证体系认可计划)) forest management certification, marking that Saihanba forest products have obtained a "green pass" to expand into the international market, and the forest farm's ecological value transformation path has been further broadened.
After the snow, Saihanba, a million acres of planted forest, is covered with vast white snow. Spruce and Scots pine are verdant and upright, while larch forests stand brown and yellow.
Beneath the forest, the footprints of forest rangers, together with aerial satellites, the "Wanghailou (望海楼)" on the hilltop, high-definition cameras, and ground-based Internet of Things monitoring equipment, weave a sky-ground integrated monitoring and prevention network, guarding this hard-won greenery.
Recently, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm successfully passed the CFCC (China Forest Certification Council (中国森林认证委员会))/PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (森林认证体系认可计划)) forest management certification, with a certification period from December 2025 to December 2030, and a certified area of 93337.62 hectares (i.e., the total operating area of the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm is 1.4 million mu). The forest farm's ecological value transformation path has been further broadened, opening the door for forest products to reach the world.
What is the value of this "green pass"?
Guo Zhifeng (国志锋), Deputy Director of the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, introduced that obtaining this certification can further broaden the forest farm's "Two Mountains (两山)" transformation path.
Obtaining this certification means that the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm's management philosophy, management system, and technical level have been internationally recognized, which helps to enhance market recognition, product added value, and international competitiveness. "This certification, to put it bluntly, is a 'green pass' to the international market," said Guo Zhifeng (国志锋).
However, passing this certification was not easy.
China Forest Certification Center (中林天合森林认证中心) was entrusted to carry out CFCC/PEFC forest management certification (in 2014, CFCC and PEFC achieved mutual recognition). Tan Tuanyuan (谭团员), the relevant person in charge of the center, said that the certification standards are mainly based on three aspects: social, economic, and environmental.
"The indicators for passing this certification include 10 principles, 46 standard clauses, and 143 indicators," Guo Zhifeng (国志锋) introduced. According to statistics, among the 4,200 state-owned forest farms in the country, not many can pass the CFCC/PEFC forest management certification.
In the first half of 2025, the expert team from China Forest Certification Center (中林天合森林认证中心) stepped into the Saihanba forest and conducted a "comprehensive physical examination" of the forest farm's forest management.
The experts' footprints covered the 6 sub-farms of the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, and the inspection covered the entire life cycle of the forest from seedling cultivation, afforestation, and tending to harvesting and protection. Even the daily management meeting records and warehouse material inventory had to be checked one by one.
After the first review, the forest farm received a long list of rectifications. "Many questions were raised," Guo Zhifeng (国志锋) recalled. To this end, the forest farm concentrated its efforts to rectify every detail from the management method and the scientific nature of seedling cultivation to resource protection in accordance with the standards.
After two rounds of rigorous review, at the end of 2025, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm finally obtained the CFCC/PEFC certification certificate.
"The certification is an affirmation of our long-term adherence to scientific forest management and sustainable operation," said Chang Weiqiang (常伟强), head of the Silviculture Section of the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm. This requires the entire process of forest management to be orderly, sustainable, and ecologically friendly. In the future, Saihanba forest products will not only be able to enter markets such as Europe and the United States more smoothly, but also provide support for downstream enterprises in the industrial chain to go overseas.
In recent years, as an ecological barrier for Beijing (北京) and Tianjin (天津) and a national pilot unit for sustainable forest management, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm has taken "second entrepreneurship" as its starting point to accurately improve forest quality. In response to problems such as the single structure and degraded ecological functions of large-scale artificial pure forests, the forest farm has innovatively implemented technologies such as high-density initial planting and multiple tending and utilization, and actively created mixed forests of multiple tree species to gradually improve the diversity, stability, and sustainability of forest ecosystems.
Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the forest farm has completed a cumulative 542,000 mu of forest tending, and the proportion of mixed forests has increased from 21.4% to 26.9%. It has successively been rated as a national pilot for sustainable forest management and a demonstration unit of the United Nations Forest Instrument. According to the plan, by 2040, the area of mixed forests in the forest farm will increase by 244,000 mu, accounting for more than 40%.
In exploring the mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm continues to open up new paths: after becoming the first state-owned forest farm in North China to develop a national certified forestry carbon sink project in 2016, in 2022, it developed 330,000 mu of Hebei Province (河北省) forest carbon sequestration ecological products, certified a carbon sink volume of 2.251 million tons, and realized an income of 10.681 million yuan. Through scientific tending, the forest farm's annual carbon sequestration reaches 860,300 tons, which is equivalent to neutralizing the annual emissions of 860,000 household cars.
"Next, Saihanba will further carry out 'second entrepreneurship' and continue to promote the historic transformation of this largest planted forest in the world from 'greening up' to 'getting better' and 'becoming stronger'," said Guo Zhifeng (国志锋).
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Forest certification is a globally recognized, government-led, third-party-participating forest management approach that promotes sustainable forest management and access to international trade in forest products. It is an internationally accepted management tool and trade facilitation instrument, and a fundamental system for strengthening forest product source control, quality management, and improving market efficiency under a market economy.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's forest certification area has steadily increased, the standard system has been continuously improved, and the certification influence has gradually expanded. At present, a new standard system supported by 5 national standards and 27 industry standards has been formed, which plays an important role in improving the level of forest management, protecting forest ecological functions, improving the green market system, increasing the supply of green products, transforming the traditional operating model and development mode of the forest industry, and increasing the added value of forest products.
In 2014, CFCC (China Forest Certification Council (中国森林认证委员会)) achieved mutual recognition with PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (森林认证体系认可计划)), the world's largest forest certification system. CFCC products can be labeled with the joint CFCC and PEFC logo, gaining a "green passport" and "green letter of credit" to enter the international market, promoting the improvement of the quality and efficiency of forest products and enhancing market competitiveness.
Through CFCC/PEFC forest management certification, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm (塞罕坝机械林场) will be helped to strengthen ecosystem protection, enhance ecosystem diversity, stability, and sustainability, and continuously develop the under-forest economy and strengthen the forestry and grassland industry. Combined with key projects such as the "Three-North" Shelterbelt Project (三北工程) and the national major ecological system protection and restoration projects, the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm (塞罕坝机械林场) will continue to promote forest tending, low-quality and low-efficiency forest transformation, and degraded forest restoration, accurately improve forest quality, and promote the positive succession of forest ecosystems. At the same time, it will cultivate mixed forests and high-quality, precious, and native large-diameter timber to improve the comprehensive productivity of forest land; explore the development potential of characteristic industries such as forest health and forest carbon sinks, and create green industries with Saihanba (塞罕坝) regional characteristics such as ecological tourism, forest health, nature education, and outdoor sports.
(The author is a professor at Hebei Agricultural University (河北农业大学), and this article was compiled and edited by Dong Siyu (董丝雨), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Not all mountains are suitable for climbing. This is not only due to differences in management policies, but also the distinction between natural attributes and cultural significance.
Recently, five people illegally crossed the "Ao Tai Line (鳌太线)" of the Qinling Mountains (秦岭), resulting in the deaths of three of them, which has aroused social concern.
Rapidly changing weather, complex terrain, high incidence of hypothermia, and difficult rescue – every characteristic of the "Ao Tai Line (鳌太线)" destines it to be a mountain path full of extreme risks.
Mountains are not all the same. Some become scenic spots crowded with tourists, while others are listed as no-go zones where crossing is prohibited. Not all mountains are suitable for climbing. This is not only due to differences in management policies, but also the distinction between natural attributes and cultural significance.
The core area of national nature reserves such as the Ailao Mountains (哀牢山) in Yunnan (云南) has an extremely fragile ecosystem. Once humans enter frequently, they may disrupt the ecological balance and cause irreversible environmental damage. Those extremely high peaks above 8,000 meters above sea level, such as Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛峰), mean severe natural tests – low pressure and lack of oxygen, extreme low temperatures, and potential high-altitude pulmonary edema and cerebral edema, each of which can bring life-threatening dangers.
Located at the climate dividing line between the north and south of China, the "Ao Tai Line (鳌太线)" has a complex and changeable climate. In the collision of cold and warm air currents, dense fog, heavy rain, snowstorms, and hail sometimes switch in an instant. Public meteorological data shows that the evening temperature in winter is minus 20 to 30 degrees Celsius, and the lowest can reach minus 40 degrees Celsius. If a mountaineer's clothes are wet with rain or sweat and then encounters strong winds, their body temperature will drop sharply. At the same time, when the body temperature drops to around 32 degrees Celsius, the human body will produce a "hot" illusion, leading to confusion, active undressing, and even danger.
Energy management in high-altitude environments is very important. Hiking in areas with thin air consumes a lot of energy. If high-energy foods are not replenished in time, hypoglycemia symptoms are likely to occur: dizziness, fatigue, and decreased judgment.
The entire crossing process of the "Ao Tai Line (鳌太线)" mostly takes place among stone seas, arêtes, and horn peaks formed by Quaternary glacial relics. High-intensity routes, complex terrain, and changing weather are extremely likely to cause physical exhaustion, altitude sickness, rapid body temperature loss, and loss of direction. Danger can occur at any time. Therefore, going into the mountains should never be an adventure on a whim, but a well-prepared journey with reverence. Even regular scenic area mountaineering requires strict adherence to safety rules to avoid potential risks.
Before climbing, be sure to accurately check the weather forecast for the destination, reasonably match clothing, prepare emergency supplies, find out the scenic area routes and opening hours, and reasonably plan the return time. During climbing, control the pace of travel, replenish water and rest in a timely manner, keep an eye on the signs on the roadside, and do not deviate from the safe route. In the event of an accident, the first thing to do is to remain calm: treat minor injuries with a first-aid kit in a timely manner. If you get lost or encounter bad weather, immediately find a safe area to hide, contact the scenic area rescue team as soon as possible, and clearly explain your location and condition.
Scientific and reasonable outdoor sports should be based on respecting nature, abiding by rules, and returning safely. Because the most beautiful scenery is always worth sharing with loved ones – and the premise is that we know how to revere life and respect nature.
(The author is an associate professor in the Department of Geology at Northwest University (西北大学). This report was compiled and edited by Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopThis newspaper Xining (西宁) January 12th (Reporter Jiang Meng (江萌)) Recently, the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration (三江源国家公园管理局) issued the "Announcement on Cracking Down on Illegal Entry into Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园)", stating that organizations and individuals who carry out illegal crossing, adventure, hiking, and tourism activities in Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) without authorization will be severely punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations and included in the Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) access blacklist.
The "Announcement" clarifies that without approval, any organization or individual is strictly prohibited from entering Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) without authorization to carry out activities such as crossing, adventure, hiking, and tourism; no organization or individual may, in any way, publish information that induces or recruits others to carry out illegal activities such as tourism, crossing, adventure, and hiking in Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园) without authorization. Organizations and individuals shall bear full responsibility for accidents such as personal injury or death caused by unauthorized illegal crossing, adventure, hiking, and tourism activities in Sanjiangyuan National Park (三江源国家公园). If rescue is carried out through public resources, the organization and individuals involved in the activities shall bear the relevant costs incurred by the rescue, in accordance with relevant regulations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郁静娴
Since January 1, 2021, China officially implemented a ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River. Over the past five years, the biodiversity of aquatic life in the Yangtze River has continued to improve. Monitoring data shows that the density of fish resources and the number of species in multiple monitoring sections in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have shown a restorative growth trend, and some rare fish species that have disappeared for many years have reappeared.
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) released the "National Key Protected Aquatic Wildlife Important Habitat List (Second Batch) (Yangtze River Basin)" (《国家重点保护水生野生动物重要栖息地名录（第二批）（长江流域）》, hereinafter referred to as the "List"). With the fishing pressure greatly reduced, why is it still necessary to continuously strengthen habitat protection? What is the significance of the List for further protecting rare and endangered aquatic wildlife?
The "List" adds 27 important habitats, involving rare aquatic animals such as the Yangtze finless porpoise and Chinese sturgeon.
Important habitats such as spawning grounds, feeding grounds, overwintering grounds, and migration channels are the river basin spaces on which aquatic organisms depend for survival and reproduction.
In 2017, the former Ministry of Agriculture (原农业部) released the first batch of important habitat lists, listing the Xinluo Section of the Yangtze River in Hubei Province (湖北省长江新螺段), Tian'ezhou (天鹅洲) and other waters as important habitats for the Yangtze finless porpoise, strengthening the protection of the Yangtze finless porpoise and achieving significant results - the number of Yangtze finless porpoises in the two important habitat sections increased from 23 and 7 in 2017 to 30 and 13, respectively.
In recent years, the functional degradation or loss of important habitats is still a key factor restricting the recovery of some rare aquatic species.
The Yangtze River Protection Law (长江保护法) promulgated in 2020 clearly stipulates that "ecological environment restoration and other protection measures should be implemented in important habitats." The "Opinions on Firmly Promoting the Ten-Year Fishing Ban in the Yangtze River" (《关于坚定不移推进长江十年禁渔工作的意见》) issued by the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) in 2024 lists the development of important habitat restoration as a key task.
"Continuously carrying out habitat restoration reflects the idea of holistic protection of the river basin ecosystem," said the relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Basin Fishery Administration Supervision and Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部长江流域渔政监督管理办公室). This "List" adds 27 habitats on the basis of the first batch of habitat lists, covering 18 concentrated distribution waters of national first-class key protected aquatic wildlife and 9 concentrated distribution waters of national second-class key protected aquatic wildlife, such as 11 important habitats for the Yangtze finless porpoise in the Nanjing Section of the Yangtze River in Jiangsu (江苏长江南京段), as well as the Shanghai Yangtze River Estuary Chinese Sturgeon Important Habitat (上海长江口中华鲟重要栖息地), and the Shaanxi Taibai River Chuan-Shaan Zhe Luo Salmon Important Habitat (陕西太白河川陕哲罗鲑重要栖息地), etc.
Scientifically identified habitats are also a direct reflection of the protection achievements of the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River.
In recent years, relevant scientific research institutions have monitored nearly 100 Yangtze finless porpoises in the Bali River waters of Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖八里江水域), an important habitat for the Yangtze finless porpoise at the mouth of Poyang Lake (鄱阳湖).
The "List" forms a rigid constraint, which helps to build a more precise and comprehensive protection network.
Industry experts believe that this is not just a list of place names, but a clear ecological restoration "task map."
The "List" lists in detail the geographical location of each habitat, the protected species involved, etc. "In the past, scientists knew which areas were critical to key protected species such as Chinese sturgeon, Yangtze finless porpoise, Yangtze sturgeon, and Chuan-Shaan Zhe Luo Salmon, but this understanding mostly stayed in research reports and drawings," said Zhuang Ping (庄平), a researcher at the East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (中国水产科学研究院东海水产研究所). The release of the "List" makes management boundaries and protection responsibilities have rigid constraints, which helps to build a more precise and comprehensive protection network.
More targeted. In response to the specific functions and threats of each habitat, relevant local authorities and units can tailor "one policy for each place" protection and management plans. For example, the core area of the "Yichang Chinese Sturgeon Spawning Ground" (宜昌中华鲟产卵场) needs to implement seasonal channel control and noise control; the "Poyang Lake Yangtze Finless Porpoise Feeding Ground" (鄱阳湖长江江豚索饵场) needs to focus on ensuring its hydrological rhythm and bait resources.
Synergy improved. "Scattered habitats are like ecological islands. The 'List' further densifies the habitat protection network, which helps to guide areas along the river to identify and connect these key ecological nodes," Zhuang Ping (庄平) said. Planning and constructing ecological corridors with habitats as nodes can effectively connect population exchange channels separated by dams and dikes, reduce habitat fragmentation effects, and gradually build a functionally complementary and organically connected ecological safety net to enhance the overall resilience and connectivity of the ecosystem on a river basin scale.
China will promote the protection and restoration of habitats in multiple dimensions.
The ultimate goal of habitat restoration is not only to increase the number of a certain species, but also to comprehensively improve the ecosystem service functions of the Yangtze River. "Protecting the habitats of flagship species such as the Yangtze finless porpoise and Chinese sturgeon has a significant 'umbrella effect'," Zhuang Ping (庄平) said. The key habitats of these species are usually ecologically unique and habitat-fragile and sensitive areas. Protecting them is protecting the health of the river basin ecosystem.
The relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Basin Fishery Administration Supervision and Management Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部长江流域渔政监督管理办公室) introduced that in the future, habitat protection will be used as an important starting point to focus on building a multi-dimensional integration and multi-departmental collaborative system of governance.
Promote the deep integration of strict protection and ecological restoration. According to the relevant provisions of the Yangtze River Protection Law (长江保护法), the Fisheries Law (渔业法) and other laws and regulations, strictly restrict water-related projects and activities that do not meet ecological protection requirements, and simultaneously implement habitat ecological restoration projects such as terrain transformation, vegetation restoration, and shoreline naturalization.
Technology empowers to improve the efficiency of dynamic supervision. Make full use of modern technologies such as satellite remote sensing, drone patrols, underwater acoustic monitoring, and environmental DNA to build an integrated "sky-air-ground-water" monitoring system. Through real-time monitoring and accurate assessment of habitat conditions, rapid early warning and response to various habitat damage situations can be achieved.
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From January 10th to 11th, heavy to torrential snow fell in parts of Weihai (威海) and Yantai (烟台), Shandong (山东) Province. Some netizens said that the "snow smoke" was swirling around, and it was all "smoking."
In fact, it is not uncommon for the two coastal cities of Weihai (威海) and Yantai (烟台) to have frequent snowfall. Because of the heavy snow, they are known as "China's Snow Nest," and cold-air lake-effect snow accounts for 80% of the snow in these two places.
What is cold-air lake-effect snow? How does it form?
So-called cold-air lake-effect snow is also known as "cold-air snowfall." Because the sea is rich in water vapor, and the water temperature of the sea is higher than the surface temperature of the inland in winter, the air above the sea is relatively warm and humid. When cold air moves southward, the warm and humid air above the sea rises to a certain height, it will condense into snowflakes and fall, forming snowfall. Cold-air lake-effect snowfall is also known as the "Great Lakes effect."
Every winter, compared with other areas of Shandong (山东), Yantai (烟台) and Weihai (威海) have significantly more snow. Moreover, snowfall in these two cities is mainly cold-air lake-effect snow, accounting for more than 80% of the total number of snowfall days. Why do Yantai (烟台) and Weihai (威海) always have cold-air lake-effect snow in winter?
Weihai (威海) is located at the eastern end of the Shandong Peninsula (山东半岛), surrounded by the sea on three sides, and its unique geographical location makes it very easy to produce cold-air lake-effect snow. Large snowfall is one of the characteristics of cold-air lake-effect snowfall. From the end of 2005 to the beginning of 2006, the precipitation in Zhifu District (芝罘区), Yantai (烟台) reached 80.3 mm.
The ocean has a large heat capacity, and the change in seawater temperature in winter is much slower than the change in air temperature and land temperature. When the southward cold air passes over the sea, the temperature difference with the seawater is large, and the lower-level air warms and humidifies, providing conditions for air convection, so that it forms stratocumulus clouds with a certain convection near the sea surface and produces snowfall. In addition, the terrain uplift of the hills and mountains along the northern coast of the peninsula and the friction of the coast will quickly lift the warm and humid air to above the condensation height, which will also increase the cold-air lake-effect snow.
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Return to TopPopulation aging is a challenge, but also a new opportunity to promote high-quality sports development. Shanxi stimulates the vitality of the elderly through sports events, Fujian's social sports instructors work diligently, and Chongqing creates exclusive fitness spaces for the elderly... As more and more elderly people enjoy the joy of exercise, the warmth and depth of civilization in society become visible and tangible.
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Shanxi (山西) Holds Elderly Sports and Fitness Games
"We don't value winning or losing, we enjoy the joy of exercise"
By Zheng Yangyang (郑洋洋), reporter of this newspaper
"Good shot! Lao Gao's (老高) backhand is no worse than a young man's!" In the gymnasium of Kelan County (岢岚县), Xinzhou (忻州), Shanxi, a dozen table tennis tables are arranged in two rows, and the players are in full swing. Cheers and the sound of table tennis balls colliding echo in the gymnasium.
At the site of the 7th Shanxi Elderly Sports and Fitness Games table tennis exchange event, 68-year-old Gao Yuming (高玉明) from the Linfen (临汾) team had his graying hair soaked with sweat, and the sleeves of his blue sportswear were rolled up to his elbows. With a slight flick of his wrist, the table tennis ball spun back over the net.
Gao Yuming started playing table tennis when he was in school and has persisted to this day. "We don't value winning or losing, we enjoy the joy of exercise," Gao Yuming said.
At the next table, Wen Yuping (温余平) from the Jincheng (晋城) team was rallying with an old friend. She has participated in many consecutive competitions and her footwork is very flexible. "The players from various cities are very skilled. Every time I come, I have a learning mentality. Being able to communicate with everyone is rewarding, even if I lose," Wen Yuping said.
"This table tennis exchange event brought together 17 teams from 11 cities in Shanxi, with nearly 200 enthusiasts participating. The average age of the players is 65," said the person in charge of the Shanxi Elderly Sports Association (山西省老年人体育协会). The conference was jointly organized by the Shanxi Provincial Sports Bureau (山西省体育局), the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee Old Cadre Bureau (山西省委老干部局), the Shanxi Provincial Sports Federation (山西省体育总会), and the Shanxi Elderly Sports Association. This year's conference has 12 official competition events, including gateball, table tennis, soft tennis, and bocce, which cover both traditional projects popular with the elderly and incorporate emerging fitness forms to meet the needs of different groups. The award settings expand the coverage, and excellent awards and winning awards are given according to 40% or 60% of the number of participating teams and people. Each individual event also sets up awards such as best choreography, best organization, and sportsmanship according to the characteristics of the project.
After the competition, Wen Yuping did not win an award, but happily held up her teammate's medal to take a photo and sent it to the family group, "Next time, I will strive for a good ranking!"
When asked "Will you come to the next one?", Gao Yuming let out a hearty laugh, "As long as my physical condition allows, I will keep playing!"
This National Social Sports Instructor in Fujian (福建) is very busy
"Being able to contribute my remaining energy makes me feel very fulfilled"
By Shi Yu (施钰), reporter of this newspaper
"Don't squat too low, maintain your breathing rhythm..." At six or seven in the morning, in Huian County (惠安县), Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian Province, 63-year-old Liu Ming (刘明), as usual, met with fitness enthusiasts in the surrounding area at Chongwu Cultural Square (崇武文化广场) to practice Tai Chi together. "Our team usually has more than 30 people, and more than 50 people on weekends," Liu Ming said.
In 2012, Liu Ming came into contact with Tai Chi and has since developed a strong interest in it, learning various Tai Chi routines.
"After learning deeply and proficiently, I slowly started to be able to teach others. I bought books, CDs, and other materials for self-study, and sought advice from professional teachers, watching, learning, and practicing at the same time," Liu Ming also successively learned Baduanjin (八段锦), Wuqinxi (五禽戏) and other traditional fitness programs, and obtained the national social sports instructor certificate in 2021.
First practice two or three sets of fitness qigong to warm up, then practice Tai Chi, Tai Chi sword, Tai Chi Kung Fu fan... Standing in front of the team, Liu Ming demonstrated each movement; while practicing, he walked into the crowd to guide and correct movements. "For difficult and key movements, I will break down the teaching and explain the angle, speed, and reality of the movements clearly," Liu Ming said.
"Most of the people in the team are middle-aged and elderly, so we pay more attention to exercise safety, control the duration of exercise, and prevent overexertion," Liu Ming introduced.
"I have been exercising with Liu Ming for 8 years, and my energy and spirit are getting better and better," said Zhang Likun (张利坤), who is 73 years old this year. In recent years, the physical examination indicators have been much more normal.
Liu Ming also actively organizes middle-aged and elderly fitness enthusiasts to participate in fitness qigong and Tai Chi competitions at all levels, and goes into the countryside to participate in the promotion of traditional martial arts culture activities. He is very busy. "Everyone exchanges and progresses in fitness, and is physically and mentally happy; being able to contribute my remaining energy makes me feel very fulfilled," Liu Ming said.
Chongqing (重庆) Creates Exclusive Gyms for the Elderly
"The equipment here is designed specifically for the elderly"
By Wang Xinyue (王欣悦), reporter of this newspaper
At 9 a.m., the Elderly Sports and Health Home in the Lijia Street (礼嘉街道) Cultural Activity Center in Liangjiang New Area (两江新区), Chongqing, became lively. As soon as 85-year-old Wan Ming (万明) entered the door, he put on a real-time heart rate monitoring armband and went straight to the intelligent vertical rhythm sofa.
There is no deafening music here, nor are there young people sweating profusely. Soft lighting, non-slip floor tiles, barrier-free passages, and handrails and emergency stop buttons that can be seen everywhere together constitute the unique temperament of Chongqing's first exclusive gym for the elderly.
Wan Ming is a "veteran" member here, and has come to experience it since the first day of the trial operation. He said: "I am old, and the treadmills in ordinary gyms are not easy to operate and are easy to fall. The equipment here is designed specifically for the elderly."
Wan Ming's words express the aspirations of many elderly people.
"I feel that my coordination ability has improved," Wan Ming said. Before, he used to "draw" by himself at home according to videos, but now he comes to "check in" on time every day, and the public welfare price is very affordable.
According to Ma Liya (马里亚), the person in charge of the operation, since the trial operation, an average of more than 20 elderly people have been received every day, and more than 40 people at peak times. Some elderly people even take the bus to come here.
"We will conduct physical fitness monitoring and surveys on exercise habits, physical conditions, and living habits for the elderly in advance, customize exclusive sports and health files for them, and design targeted exercise programs," Ma Liya said.
"Ordinary treadmill handrails are wide and the speed is difficult to control, which is not friendly to the elderly," Ma Liya pointed to the intelligent slow-speed rehabilitation training treadmill in front of her and introduced, "Our machine has narrower handrails and is designed with high and low double bars, which is convenient for elderly people of different heights to grasp; the running belt speed is smoother."
The reporter also found in the experience that the intelligent whole-body aerobic fitness bike here adopts a four-limb linkage design, so that even hemiplegic patients can exercise; the hand rhythm platform is aimed at elderly people with inflexible fingers after stroke, and promotes blood circulation through passive exercise.
Safety monitoring runs through the entire exercise process. The heart rate monitoring armbands worn by the elderly will transmit data to the big screen in real time. Once the heart rate exceeds the safe range, the system will remind them, and the staff will immediately provide assistance. Every elderly person must measure blood pressure and heart rate before exercising to ensure that they start exercising in a safe state.
"The original intention of building the Elderly Sports and Health Home is to solve the problems of where the elderly can go to exercise and how to exercise scientifically," said Xin Lin (辛琳), propaganda committee member of Lijia Street. It has also become a social center for the elderly, where they can drink tea, chat, participate in health lectures and cultural and sports activities in addition to exercising.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 焦思雨
Not long after New Year's Day, He Jie (何杰) arrived at the high-altitude training base in Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), and began a new round of intensive training. He runs into the crisp, cool air, accumulating strength for his next "bloom."
In the men's marathon event of the 15th National Games, He Jie (何杰), a 27-year-old athlete from the Ningxia (宁夏) team, won the championship with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 07 seconds, earning Ningxia (宁夏) its first summer event gold medal at the National Games in 38 years. Crossing the finish line, he shouted excitedly: "Who says roses can't grow in Ningxia (宁夏)? I am one!" Behind this powerful cry is the story of a Northwest (西北) teenager measuring his dreams with his footsteps.
He Jie (何杰) had kept this sentence to himself for a full 4 years. Four years ago, he suffered a sudden severe cold before the National Games and unfortunately finished fourth, missing out on a medal. Afterwards, his self-deprecating remark, "I brought back an iron medal," became the motivation for his hard work. "I don't know how my opponents train, I can only try my best to fight," said He Jie (何杰). Since then, his life has been reduced to almost only three things: running, eating, and sleeping.
To break through his limits, he went to Yunnan (云南) in China and Kenya (肯尼亚) for intensive training. He was already running before dawn every day. His weekly mileage reached up to 240 kilometers, and during the preparation for the National Games, his monthly mileage once exceeded 1,000 kilometers. Zhang Bo (张波), head of the Ningxia Sports Training Management Center (宁夏体育运动训练管理中心), sighed: "When others get up, He Jie (何杰) has already run dozens of kilometers." He Jie's (何杰) coach, Xiao Li (肖丽), has 40 years of coaching experience. In her eyes, He Jie (何杰) is "the most hard-working one." During training in Kenya (肯尼亚), one day, He Jie (何杰) injured his toe, but still insisted on completing the day's training, and only sought medical attention for stitches after it was over. Facing his distressed coach, He Jie (何杰) said lightly: "My foot is numb when I run, it doesn't hurt, it's okay!"
Day after day of polishing has left his feet covered with a mixture of new and old scars. "A marathon runner's feet are very ugly, but these are our medals," said He Jie (何杰). These scarred feet led him to an explosion at the 35-kilometer mark of the men's marathon at the 15th National Games—as the race entered the decisive stage, He Jie (何杰) suddenly accelerated, took the lead alone, and left his opponents behind. "I can also follow behind others, but I don't want to do that. Competitive sports cannot be comfortable, I want to release myself without reservation." In the end, He Jie (何杰) crossed the finish line first, tears and sweat intertwined.
He Jie's (何杰)缘分 with running began in a wilderness in Hejia Village (何家村), Lingsha Township (灵沙乡), Pingluo County (平罗县), Ningxia (宁夏). The vast land on the banks of the Yellow River (黄河) was his initial track. In the second year of junior high school, he swept the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter championships at the regional youth track and field championships, thus embarking on a professional path. At the age of 15, in a 5,000-meter race, his running shoes were stepped off, but he ran the entire race barefoot and won a silver medal, and was carried off the field by his coach after the race; the next day, with his foot injury not yet healed, he stood on the 10,000-meter track again and won another silver medal. Recalling the experience of running barefoot, He Jie (何杰) said: "I didn't think about anything else at the time, I just felt that my steps couldn't stop."
In 2016, He Jie (何杰) fell into a trough: no championships for many years, mediocre results, and he had the idea of retiring. After discussion, the coaching team believed that although He Jie (何杰) did not have outstanding absolute speed, he had extremely strong aerobic endurance—which is exactly the quality that a marathon runner should have. So, under the guidance of the coaching team, He Jie (何杰), at the age of 20, switched to the marathon. In just a few months, he and his teammates won the national marathon championship team title, which strengthened He Jie's (何杰) confidence in cultivating the marathon project.
What really transformed He Jie (何杰) was his sprint towards the Paris Olympics entry standard. At that time, the Paris Olympics qualifying line was raised to 2 hours, 08 minutes, and 10 seconds, faster than the then national record. He Jie (何杰) rose to the challenge, and under the scientific planning of Xiao Li (肖丽), he went to Kenya (肯尼亚) to train with world-class masters such as Kipchoge (基普乔格) at the same base. "Running with stronger people, you will unconsciously chase and constantly test your limits," said He Jie (何杰). On the red dirt mountain road at an altitude of 2,400 meters, he ran with "dirt in his teeth," but he cherished this "eating dirt" experience.
The track extends forward, and his footsteps have never stopped. In the Wuxi Marathon (无锡马拉松) in March 2023, He Jie (何杰) broke the 16-year-old national record with a time of 2 hours, 07 minutes, and 30 seconds; at the Hangzhou Asian Games (杭州亚运会) in October of the same year, he won the first men's marathon Asian Games gold medal in Chinese history; in the Wuxi Marathon (无锡马拉松) in March 2024, he improved the national record to 2 hours, 06 minutes, and 57 seconds, and secured his qualification for the Paris Olympics. The experience of the Paris Olympics allowed him to see the gap and accumulate experience.
Now, entering the Los Angeles Olympics cycle, "we must break through again." Facing the challenge, He Jie's (何杰) eyes are firm, "There is pressure, but more motivation. I want to let the world see the strength of Chinese marathon."
After winning the National Games championship, He Jie (何杰) returned to training in less than a week after resting. At 6 o'clock in the morning, footsteps rang out in the Ningxia Sports Training Center (宁夏体训中心), and He Jie's (何杰) figure approached from afar, his steps light and firm, just like the past thousands of mornings.
Return to TopRecently, a kindergarten in Fuzhou (抚州), Jiangxi Province (江西省) held a parent-child activity called "Loud Red Songs, Flying Sports," allowing children to cultivate patriotic feelings, strengthen their bodies, and grow happily through various fun games and sports activities.
The picture shows children participating in a balance bike competition.
Photo by Dai Qingfu (戴庆福) (People's Vision)
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) January 12th (Reporter Sun Longfei (孙龙飞)) The Chinese Table Tennis Association (中国乒协) website announced on the 12th the results of the coaching staff recruitment for the national table tennis team for the Los Angeles (洛杉矶) Olympic cycle. Qin Zhijian (秦志戬) is proposed to be appointed as the head coach, and Xiao Zhan (肖战) as the deputy head coach.
The proposed appointees also include Wang Hao (王皓) as the head coach of the national men's team, Ma Lin (马琳) as the head coach of the national women's team, Liu Bin (刘彬) as the head coach of the national youth men's team, Li Lu (李鹭) as the head coach of the national youth women's team, and 20 other coaches for various positions.
Qin Zhijian (秦志戬) previously served as the head coach of athletes such as Ma Long (马龙) and Xu Xin (许昕). As the head coach of the national men's team during the Tokyo (东京) Olympic cycle, he led the team to win the men's team and men's singles championships at the 2021 Tokyo (东京) Olympics, the men's singles and men's doubles championships at the 2019 Budapest (布达佩斯) World Table Tennis Championships, the men's singles championship at the 2021 Houston (休斯敦) World Table Tennis Championships, and the men's team championship at the 2022 Chengdu (成都) Team World Table Tennis Championships.
Xiao Zhan (肖战) previously served as the head coach of athletes such as Liu Shiwen (刘诗雯), Wang Manyu (王曼昱), and Wang Chuqin (王楚钦). As the head of the mixed doubles team during the Paris (巴黎) Olympic cycle, he led the team to win the mixed doubles championship at the 2024 Paris (巴黎) Olympics, and the mixed doubles championships at the 2023 Durban (德班) World Table Tennis Championships and the 2025 Doha (多哈) World Table Tennis Championships.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 12th (Reporter Li Shuo (李硕)) On the 11th local time, the 2026 Snooker Masters Tournament kicked off in London. Chinese players performed well on the first day of competition. Wu Yize (吴宜泽) defeated the defending champion, English player Shaun Murphy (肖恩·墨菲), with a score of 6-2, and Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) also defeated English star Mark Selby (马克·塞尔比) with a score of 6-2. Both players advanced to the quarterfinals and will meet in the 1/4 finals.
Wu Yize (吴宜泽), who was participating in the Masters Tournament for the first time, won the victory with excellent offense and defense. After the match, Murphy (墨菲) praised Wu Yize (吴宜泽) as "calm and relaxed." In the match against Selby (塞尔比), Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) quickly got into the game, achieving a 4-0 start. Subsequently, Selby (塞尔比) chased two games in a row, but made a mistake in the crucial seventh game. Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) seized the opportunity to win two consecutive games and win the match. Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) admitted that the belief of enjoying the process and relaxing helped him focus on the game and perform at his best. "I hope to contribute a wonderful game with Wu Yize (吴宜泽)." Looking forward to the 1/4 finals, Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑 轶
The warm winter sun shines on the surging waves, and under the reflection of the "Bay Area Light" (湾区之光) Ferris wheel, the colorful sailboats competing with each other resemble an oil painting. British athlete Ian Williams stands on the deck, with the beautiful city skyline behind him. He can't help but exclaim, "Every time I return to Shenzhen (深圳), it's a pleasure."
The word "return" reveals the mutual attraction between the city and the event. Starting in 2023, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) final will be held in Bao'an District (宝安区), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) for three consecutive years. This area of Qianhai Bay (前海湾) has since become a dream destination for top global sailors, and also opens a window for local citizens to experience the charm of sailing up close.
Different from the unattainable pursuit of waves in the distant sea, WMRT presents the "speed and passion" of nearshore confrontation to the eyes. "One-on-one" close competition and windward positioning are clearly visible, and millisecond-level operational responses and thrilling course games are fascinating. The 2025 WMRT Finals will increase to 16 top teams, and the competition is unprecedentedly fierce.
On January 11, relying on the precise judgment of the light wind environment in Qianhai Bay (前海湾), Ian Williams led his team to win the 2025 WMRT championship trophy, topping the podium in Shenzhen (深圳) for three consecutive years, and also creating the legend of "nine-time champion." The free viewing area in Happy Harbor (欢乐港湾) in Bao'an District (宝安区) was bustling with applause and cheers. "It's so great to watch sailing skills near the shore at my doorstep!" exclaimed citizen Zhang Yunpeng (章云鹏).
As an imported project, sailing was once labeled as "niche" in China. In recent years, the introduction of international events, the spread of sailing culture, and the attraction of public participation have gradually broadened the path of sailing popularization. Today, the number of registered sailing associations and clubs in China has increased to more than 200. The growing demand for sports consumption has spawned a vast potential sailing market.
Bao'an District (宝安区)'s partnership with the WMRT Finals is precisely due to the integration and positive interaction between urban life and sailing. "Setting the venue in the cultural and tourism landmark of an important urban area not only activates the event economy, but also allows more people to understand and fall in love with sailing," said Liang Haiyang (梁海洋), director of the Bao'an District (宝安区) Public Culture and Sports Service Center.
According to the organizing committee, the 6-day event attracted a cumulative audience of over 200,000, with many citizens coming with their families. The accompanying carnival activities, which integrated windsurfing handicrafts, cultural and creative markets, sailing science popularization, and intangible cultural heritage experiences, further expanded the event's driving effect on urban public life.
In the same waters, nearly 40 teenagers from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) formed 8 teams and experienced the fun of sailing match racing for the first time under the hands-on teaching of WMRT world champion instructors. The unique starting method, novel practical training, and full autonomous steering simulation combat sowed the seeds of navigation in the hearts of the children.
"Shenzhen (深圳) has once again demonstrated to the world its ability to host top-level water sports events. With WMRT as a link, sailing culture is being subtly spread here," said Ian Williams. "I look forward to participating in more events in this water area and continuing to promote the development of sailing in China."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Nanning (南宁) on January 12th (Reporter Pang Ge Ping (庞革平)) The "Li Ning Cup (李宁杯)" China-ASEAN Pickleball Open was recently held at the Li Ning Sports Park (李宁体育园) in Nanning (南宁), Guangxi (广西). This tournament adopted a mixed team competition format. After fierce competition, the Shenzhen Arenas Team (深圳阿伦纳斯队) won the championship.
The tournament was co-sponsored by the Tennis Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局网球运动管理中心), the Chinese Tennis Association (中国网球协会), and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Sports Bureau (广西壮族自治区体育局). It attracted 32 teams with more than 320 athletes from China and ASEAN countries to compete on the same field. The event balanced competition and exchange, providing athletes with a high-level competition platform and further promoting the popularization and development of pickleball.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 章念生 徐 馨
Currently, global policy discussions surrounding adolescent digital health are continuously intensifying. Many countries have explicitly stated that they are studying the establishment of safer and clearer boundaries for minors' use of social media and other online behaviors through national legislation and related measures. Australia, Denmark, and Malaysia have begun to "tighten" their control measures on social media for minors in order to strengthen online protection for specific groups and build a more complete digital environment.
Australia—
The World's First Country to Implement a Social Media Ban for Adolescents Through Legislation
On December 10, 2025, Australia's social media ban for people under the age of 16 officially came into effect, marking the world's first initiative to implement such a minimum age restriction for social media through legislation. According to regulations, 10 major social media platforms, including Facebook, TikTok, and X, are now required to prevent users in this age group from having accounts. The Australian government stated that the ban can reduce the negative impact of social media on adolescents.
In November 2024, the Australian Federal Parliament passed the "Cybersecurity (Minimum Age for Social Media) Amendment Act 2024." The amendment requires specific social media platforms to take "reasonable measures" to prevent minors under the age of 16 from having accounts on their platforms. Companies that fail to comply will face fines of up to approximately AUD 49.5 million (approximately RMB 4.68 per AUD), but violating minors and their guardians will not be penalized. Since then, the Australian government has been dynamically adjusting the list of platforms required to enforce the ban based on specific circumstances.
According to research by the Australian government's eSafety Commissioner, 96% of Australian adolescents aged 10 to 15 use social media, 70% of whom have been exposed to harmful content, and more than half of adolescents report experiencing cyberbullying. The eSafety Commissioner's office stated that the risks posed by social media stem not only from the content itself but also from platform designs such as algorithm-driven content recommendation mechanisms. This increases adolescents' screen time and has long-term effects on their attention span and mental health. A poll released by Australian data and consulting services company Pureprofile showed that public support for the ban is as high as 73%.
Currently, several social media platforms have launched relevant technical measures. TikTok disabled approximately 200,000 accounts on the first day the ban took effect. Meta (元宇宙平台公司) began to gradually close underage accounts starting in early December 2025. The company stated that if an account is mistakenly closed, users can prove their age by providing identification or a selfie video.
After the ban was implemented, many teachers and parents believed that the ban would help alleviate online pressure and protect the physical and mental health of minors. The policy also provides external support for families, alleviating long-standing parent-child conflicts surrounding social media. Australian media have also reported many cases of adolescents overcoming "internet addiction." Some adolescents said that since the social media ban was implemented, they have reduced their mobile phone usage time and started spending more time on reading, exercising, and doing handicrafts.
In the process of implementing the ban, it has also been found that some children choose to turn to platforms with weaker supervision or unregulated cyberspace. The number of downloads of some platforms not included in the ban has increased. Some experts have suggested that alternative methods such as "digital literacy education" and "parental guidance" also need to be followed up. Australian Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland (安妮卡·威尔斯) stated that the ban is not the end but the beginning of a continuous adjustment process, and the scope of application may be adjusted in the future based on changes in risks.
Denmark—
Multiple Measures to Build a Safer Digital Environment for Children
Recently, the Danish government announced an agreement to ban minors under the age of 15 from using social media; with parental permission, teenagers aged 13 and above can browse specific platforms. The agreement aims to raise the age threshold for minors' first use of social media, improve the safety of digital products, and create a safer online environment.
The penetration rate of social media in Denmark is very high. According to Danish Minister for Digitalization Marie Bjerre (奥尔森), 94% of Danish children currently have social media accounts before the age of 13, and more than half of children under the age of 10 have social media accounts. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) said, "Smartphones and social media are stealing children's childhoods." Never before have so many children and adolescents suffered from anxiety and depression. Many children are exposed to harmful information, digital pressure, and addiction mechanisms before they are old enough to cope with the digital environment.
According to the agreement, Denmark plans to allocate DKK 160 million (approximately RMB 1.09 per DKK) to promote the implementation of 14 measures. Its basic goals include raising the age at which minors first use smartphones and social media; ensuring that digital products for minors are safe from the start; reducing the number of minors who suffer from cyberbullying; and effectively enforcing laws on digital protection for minors.
According to the agreement, the Danish Ministry of Justice will promote raising the age limit for minors' first use of smartphones and social media, setting the age limit for information society service contracts involving personal data to 15 years old. The government will also promote the creation of physical spaces, reducing children's and adolescents' use of mobile phones and social media by providing them with more attractive offline community life. At the same time, it will increase efforts to combat illegal marketing activities by influencers using minors and develop appropriate tools to help minors who have experienced online distress.
"For a long time, we have allowed 'tech giants' to define the boundaries of children's digital lives," said Bjerre. Denmark is the first country in Europe to set a national age limit for social media and is working to improve the digital well-being of children and adolescents. "We are setting new standards to protect young people in the Internet age with the power of the whole society."
Malaysia—
Use of Social Media Must Be Accompanied by Parents Throughout
Malaysia will ban minors under the age of 16 from registering or using social media accounts independently from January 1, 2026; if they need to use related platforms, they must be accompanied by their parents throughout. The ban is based on the Malaysian Cybersecurity Act 2025 (《2025年网络安全法令》) promulgated in May 2025 and is supported by 10 subsidiary regulations. It is an important measure for the country to promote the protection of minors' online safety.
According to Bernama (马新社) reports, Malaysia has approximately 33.1 million active social media users, of which approximately 10.6 million are under the age of 18. A survey by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission showed that in 2024, more than half of minors spend 1 to 4 hours online every day, and more than 60% have personal electronic devices. Research has pointed out that internet addiction and mental health risks among Malaysian minors are on the rise.
Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈), Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Women, Children and Social Development of the Malaysian Parliament, said that minors are facing more severe online risks, and many people are experiencing electronic game addiction accompanied by severe anxiety symptoms. Minors also face crimes caused by online influence and school bullying.
The real risks reflect the urgent need to strengthen legislation. At the financial level, the Malaysian government has allocated MYR 32 million (approximately RMB 1.72 per MYR) in the 2026 budget to combat online fraud and online sexual crimes against children; at the policy level, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is accelerating the formulation of subsidiary regulations to clarify the regulatory responsibilities of media platforms, ensure that users under the age of 16 cannot access the platform, provide age-appropriate content for users under the age of 18, implement parental supervision tools, etc., and require platforms to submit cybersecurity plans; at the technical level, the government will implement mandatory electronic identity verification on social media as a key mechanism to verify users' age, and users need to use their identity card, passport, or national digital identity for verification when registering.
The "Malaysia Education Watch 2025" released by Ipsos Group (益普索集团), a polling agency, shows that 72% of Malaysian respondents support setting restrictions on the use of social media by minors under the age of 14. Relevant departments and experts generally hold a positive attitude, believing that real-name binding helps reduce fake accounts, making online fraud, sexual exploitation, and school bullying more difficult to hide, while improving the overall security of the digital space. However, some teenagers are also concerned that the ban may affect their social interaction, learning collaboration, and participation in public discussions. Malaysian Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil (法赫米·法齐勒) said that as long as the government, regulatory authorities, and families fulfill their respective responsibilities, they can ensure a safer online environment for minors.
(Intern Xi Zhimiao (奚之淼) also contributed to this article)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张志文
A recent report released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics states that economic indicators for 2025 indicate that the Palestinian economy is "almost completely paralyzed," with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Gaza Strip shrinking by 84% compared to 2023. The Palestinian unemployment rate is as high as 46%, with the unemployment rate in the Gaza Strip as high as 78%, reaching a "catastrophic level."
The "2025 Economic Report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory" recently released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that in 2024, the GDP of the Gaza Strip plummeted by 83% compared to the previous year, and the per capita GDP dropped to $161, less than $0.5 per day, which is among the lowest levels in the world. Elagra, a senior economist in charge of coordinating UNCTAD's assistance to the Palestinian people, said that the current occupied Palestinian territory is in economic collapse, and 70 years of development achievements in the region have been wiped out.
The report stated that infrastructure, productive assets, and public services in the occupied Palestinian territory have been widely damaged, resulting in one of the top ten most severe economic crises in the world since 1960. At the same time, fiscal revenue has plummeted, and the Palestinian government's ability to maintain basic public services and invest in recovery is severely constrained due to the Israeli government's withholding of tax revenues collected on its behalf. Pedro Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD, believes that decades of restrictions on action, coupled with recent military operations, "have wiped out decades of development achievements," and the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are facing devastating long-term impacts.
The report shows that since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, 2023, more than 90% of agricultural assets in the Gaza Strip have been damaged, 86% of arable land has been destroyed, 89% of water supply and sanitation facilities have been destroyed, and more than 500,000 people are facing famine, which is the first time that famine has been officially confirmed in the Middle East. In the Gaza Strip, which is suffering from famine and siege, most commercial, agricultural, and industrial assets have been damaged, economic, trade, and investment activities have been severely disrupted, and the unemployment rate has soared. Statistics show that since October 2023, the price of edible oil in the area has increased by 1200%, and the price of flour has increased by 5000% by mid-2025. In the West Bank, Israel revoked the permits for Palestinians to work in Israel after October 7, 2024, withheld tariff revenues collected on its behalf under the "Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization," and set up more than 800 checkpoints and ports, which seriously hindered normal Palestinian economic activities and people's work and lives.
"Many Palestinian companies have been forced to reduce the scale of production or services, and the Palestinian government has also been forced to maintain operations through bank loans," Palestinian economist Muayad Afaneh (莫亚德·阿法纳) told this reporter. The severe economic situation has severely impacted the daily lives of Palestinians, and public services such as education, medical care, and social security have been negatively affected to varying degrees. School class hours have had to be reduced to 60% of normal levels, and the operational capacity of medical institutions has also been forced to drop to about 30% of normal levels. "The continuing economic crisis has seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of the Palestinian people."
According to UNCTAD's estimates, reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will require more than $70 billion in funding, and based on past experience, clearing the rubble alone could take 22 years. UNCTAD officials emphasized that without a lasting ceasefire, any economic recovery is out of the question. The agency called for a comprehensive recovery plan for the occupied Palestinian territory, while coordinating international assistance, restoring the transfer of tax revenues collected on its behalf, and taking measures to ease restrictions on trade, movement of people, and investment.
The current Gaza conflict has lasted for more than two years, causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, to which China is deeply concerned. Since the outbreak of the conflict, China has provided multiple batches of humanitarian material assistance to the Gaza Strip through the United Nations, Egypt (埃及), Jordan (约旦) and other channels, which has been welcomed and praised by the Palestinian government and people. Recently, China announced that it will provide $100 million in assistance to Palestine (巴勒斯坦) to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and support Gaza's recovery and reconstruction. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (阿巴斯) sent a letter to China, expressing his heartfelt thanks for China's assistance. Abbas emphasized that this generous move not only reflects the deep historical friendship between the two countries and their peoples, but also embodies China's commitment to deepening bilateral relations, expanding cooperation and partnership frameworks to benefit the two peoples and promote regional peace and stability. Muayad Afaneh (莫亚德·阿法纳) said that given the devastating impact of the conflict on all aspects of Palestine, this assistance will effectively help the Palestinian people recover from the trauma of war, "China's actions reflect its firm support for the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 牛瑞飞
Recently, the European Commission released its first "Affordable Housing Initiative," formulating an overall roadmap to address the increasingly severe housing and rental crisis in Europe. This is the first time the EU has responded to the issue of housing affordability at the level of common policy. The plan points out that the housing problem is no longer a temporary challenge for individual countries or cities, but is evolving into a significant structural risk affecting economic stability, social equity, and intergenerational mobility. Continuous increases in housing prices and rents are eroding residents' actual income, driving up the cost of living, and creating more direct and lasting pressure on young people, students, and low-income families. Against this backdrop, the EU hopes to guide member states to jointly address the imbalance between housing supply and demand and the decline in affordability through a coordinated policy framework.
The "Affordable Housing Initiative" revolves around four aspects: increasing housing supply, mobilizing public and private investment, promoting institutional reform and providing immediate support, and helping the most affected groups. It plans to ease the tension between housing supply and demand by simplifying administrative approval procedures, revising national aid rules, strengthening regulation of the short-term rental market, and encouraging modular and green building.
The realistic background for the introduction of this policy is the long-term trend of simultaneous increases in housing prices and rents throughout the EU. Relevant data shows that in the past 15 years, housing prices in the EU have cumulatively increased by about 60%, and rents have increased by nearly 30%, with increases significantly higher than the growth of residents' income. Taking Belgium as an example, in the first nine months of 2025, the average price of houses nationwide in Belgium was 346,200 euros, an increase of about 5% compared to the average annual level in 2024. In some major European cities, rental expenses account for more than 40% of household disposable income, and the proportion of housing expenses in household budgets continues to rise.
High housing prices and rents have led to many young people being unable to afford independent housing costs. According to a report by the British newspaper *The Guardian*, about 30% of young people aged 25 to 34 in the EU live with their parents. In countries such as Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Poland, this proportion is close to 50%. Students face even greater pressure. For example, in 2025, the average rental price for university students in Brussels (布鲁塞尔), Belgium, was about 680 euros per month. A report released by the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) believes that high housing costs have had a long-term impact on labor mobility, social cohesion, and economic vitality in European cities. When housing expenditures continue to climb, families are forced to compress their investments in education, healthcare, elderly care, and consumption, and phenomena such as delayed marriage and childbirth and slowed career mobility become more common.
In this "Affordable Housing Initiative," the European Commission (欧委会) for the first time explicitly proposed that housing pressure should be systematically alleviated from the perspective of "total housing costs," including promoting energy-saving renovation of old houses, improving building energy efficiency standards, exploring energy subsidy mechanisms, and reducing basic service fees through centralized procurement and public service agreements.
European media reports that the EU's launch of its first housing plan is an effort to find a solution to the housing problem, but the plan is mainly based on coordination and guidance, and has not yet formed a unified mandatory legislation and fixed budget. Its actual effectiveness largely depends on the implementation efforts of member states and local governments. In the next few years, whether the housing supply can be effectively increased, whether comprehensive living costs can be controlled, and whether the housing security of young people and vulnerable groups can be effectively improved will become key indicators for testing the effectiveness of this plan.
(Reported from Brussels (布鲁塞尔), January 12 by this newspaper)
Return to TopCurrently, the "Central Asia tourism boom" continues to heat up. The latest data shows that in the first 11 months of 2025, the number of Chinese citizens visiting Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦) reached 350,000, of which about 250,000 were tourists, an increase of more than 2 times compared with the same period in 2024.
Bukhara (布哈拉) is an important tourist city in Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦), with a history of more than 2,500 years. It was also an important trade, cultural and religious center on the ancient Silk Road.
The Historic Center of Bukhara (布哈拉历史中心) was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993 and is also recognized by UNESCO as a "Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art", attracting many tourists every year.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Tehran, January 12th. According to Iran's Press TV on January 12th, hundreds of thousands of people across Iran took to the streets that day to hold rallies condemning "foreign-backed riots." The report said that people in most provinces, including Tehran Province (德黑兰省), began holding rallies around 2:00 PM local time, with some provinces starting their rallies earlier. The report quoted Iranian officials as saying, "This national rally demonstrates the unity of the people, and this unity is a guarantee of the country's resilience."
Iran's Press TV footage showed that in Khorramabad (霍拉马巴德), Birjand (比尔詹德), Zahedan (扎黑丹), Rasht (拉什特) and other places, rally participants held up banners, Iranian flags, and photos of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (哈梅内伊), expressing their support for the country.
A video released by Iran's Tasnim News Agency showed crowds in Qom (库姆) and other places holding funerals for Iranian security personnel who died in the riots.
The Iranian government announced on January 11th a three-day national mourning period for the "martyrs" who died during the riots, and called on the public to hold a march on the 12th to express condemnation of the violent acts of "terrorist criminals."
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (阿拉格齐) said at a press conference held in Tehran (德黑兰) on January 12 that Iran has a lot of material to prove that the United States and Israel were involved in "terrorist activities" inside Iran. He said that U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on the Iranian situation were an interference in Iran's internal affairs, and that the protests in Iran "became violent and bloody, providing an excuse for Trump to intervene."
Return to TopIslamabad, January 12 (Reporter Zhao Yipu (赵益普)) According to Pakistani media reports on the 12th, a remote-controlled bomb exploded near an armored police vehicle in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (开伯尔—普什图省) province in the northwest of the country, killing six policemen and injuring several others.
According to local media reports, the explosion occurred in the Dangar area of the province. At the time of the explosion, the armored police vehicle was traveling from the Gomar police station to the Dangar area on a mission. Due to the enormous power of the explosion, the police vehicle was completely destroyed. Pakistan's Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control, Naqvi (纳克维), strongly condemned the attack and expressed his condolences to the victims. No organization has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (开伯尔—普什图省) province, which borders Afghanistan, has long been a hotspot for armed terrorist attacks. Several terrorist organizations, including the Pakistani Taliban, operate in the area, often targeting Pakistani security forces and local civilians. In recent months, attacks against security personnel have increased in some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (开伯尔—普什图省) province. On January 4, a shooting occurred in the province, killing three traffic policemen who were on duty.
Return to TopThe year 2026 marks the beginning of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan." Today, China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, national defense strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached new levels. Lush mountains and clear waters have become a beautiful backdrop, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has been continuously enhanced. Foreign friends who work, study, or live in China use their cameras to record the vivid scenes of the Chinese people striving for their dreams and working hard for happiness, turning grand visions into beautiful realities.
(Reporters Chen Shangwen (陈尚文), Cui Yin (崔寅), He Linping (贺林平), Yang Wenming (杨文明), Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙), Xu Yuyao (徐驭尧), Li Yanan (李亚楠), Qu Pei (屈佩), and Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩) of this newspaper interviewed and compiled this report.)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 洋 王锦涛
On the Loess Plateau, the spirit of Nanliang is like an unextinguished spark, illuminating the glorious past. However, a "collapsing-style" corruption once tarnished this old revolutionary area. In recent years, a comprehensive battle to restore and purify the political ecology has been launched in Qingyang City (庆阳市), Gansu Province. The vast number of party members and cadres have been focusing on learning to promote improvement, focusing on execution to promote implementation, and focusing on effectiveness to promote development. With the cleansing breeze sweeping through, the chronic ailments are gradually being removed, presenting a "three decreases and three increases" trend:
On the one hand, the total number of petitions in the city has decreased year by year. Compared to 2021, the number of reports received by discipline inspection and supervision agencies against "first-in-command" officials in 2024 decreased by 33.67%, and the incidence of repeated reports decreased by 32.8%.
On the other hand, the satisfaction ranking of cadre selection and appointment has jumped significantly from the bottom of the province; the comprehensive evaluation of the business environment has entered the first echelon from the last place in the province in 2021, ranking first in the province in the third quarter of 2025; and the total economic volume and the amount of investment attracted have crossed three 10-billion-level thresholds for four consecutive years.
"The more effective the governance of the Party, the stronger the guarantee for economic and social development." The transformation of Qingyang (庆阳) provides a vivid and profound footnote to this important conclusion.
Everyone is a participant and witness in the restoration and purification of the political ecology.
Anti-corruption is a battle for the hearts and minds of the people.
From May 2016 to June 2018, the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision investigated as many as six members of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government leadership team. Investigating one led to a series, and the six serious violations of discipline and law directly involved as many as 270 cadres (times).
The "collapsing-style" corruption severely dampened the morale of the cadre team. Many cadres still vividly remember, "They are righteous and awe-inspiring on the stage, but act recklessly behind the scenes. How can we do our work?" "So many things have happened that we feel ashamed to go out."
The negative impact spread quickly. Companies were full of doubts, "Can the investment promises still be counted? We are very worried." The public's dissatisfaction also continued to emerge through petition channels, and the relationship between cadres and the masses faced a severe test.
Corruption must be punished, and cases must be investigated. Restoring and purifying the political ecology is urgent.
During the interviews, many cadres talked about an old story: In 1991, a revolutionary veteran returned to Qingyang (庆阳) and talked about the story of the people pleading for an Eighth Route Army soldier during the war years, and asked sternly: "Now I want to ask you people sitting here today, no matter who it is, if you do something wrong, will the people still plead for you?"
This question was about Party spirit and original intention, and it was deafening. Staying connected with the masses is like fish in water, while being detached from the masses is like a tree without roots. "Corruption erodes the foundation of the Party's governance, and the 'sources of pollution' must be completely eradicated," said Li Xiaoguang (李晓光), member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and member of the Provincial Supervisory Commission.
In October 2019, the Gansu Provincial Party Committee issued the "Opinions on Restoring and Purifying the Intra-Party Political Ecology of Qingyang City (庆阳市)," deploying seven key tasks. The Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision immediately established a working guidance group to conduct tracking, on-site, and research-based guidance to ensure that the rectification does not go through the motions. A profound self-revolution is constantly advancing in depth on the Loess Plateau and continues to this day.
Looking back on these years, some cadres talked about reviewing the oath of joining the Party, watching "The Warning of the Collapsing-Style Corruption in Qingyang (庆阳)," and visiting red education bases such as the Nanliang Revolutionary Base Area (南梁革命根据地); some cadres talked about putting power in the cage of the system, and a series of regulations such as the "Several Provisions on Honest Administration for Party Member Cadres in Qingyang City (Trial Implementation) (庆阳市党员干部廉洁从政若干规定（试行）)" were intensively introduced; some cadres talked about the violations of discipline and law that have been thoroughly investigated in recent years, and each case was investigated and dealt with... Everyone is a participant and witness in the restoration and purification of the political ecology.
"In the past few years, we investigated and handled the cases of Zhang Cong (张聪), the former chairman of Qingyang Urban Investment Company (庆阳城投公司), and Luo Wenkai (罗文凯), the former general manager, for violations of discipline and law, and found that there were problems such as imperfect corporate governance structure and a few people having the final say," introduced the relevant person in charge of the Qingyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. The local area drew inferences from one instance, sorted out and found that some enterprises had unclear strategies, blindly pursued market hotspots, and expanded into non-core and non-advantageous areas; some enterprises over-invested in pursuit of "doing bigger"; some enterprises emphasized investment and neglected management, and lacked effective tracking and evaluation mechanisms. "This can easily lead to the risk of asset loss, major operational and financial risks, and the breeding of corruption risks, and the competitiveness and innovation of enterprises will be damaged," said the person in charge.
In view of this, the Qingyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision issued one discipline inspection and supervision recommendation and two work reminders to the Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, urging the introduction of institutional regulations such as the "Measures for the Supervision and Management of Investment of Municipal Enterprises (Trial Implementation) (市属企业投资监督管理办法（试行）)," promoting the establishment of a negative list of investment projects, clarifying 16 types of prohibited investment projects and 4 types of special supervision investment projects, and at the same time improving the investment risk management and internal accountability system to improve operating efficiency through scientific decision-making.
"Problems must be solved. Drawing lessons, reflecting on problems, and plugging loopholes, restoring and purifying the political ecology is a political responsibility that we must shoulder, and it is also a solemn commitment to the people of the old revolutionary area," said Huang Zeyuan (黄泽元), Secretary of the Qingyang Municipal Party Committee.
Calibrate the "weathervane" and activate "a pool of water."
Leave those who speculate and seek personal gain with nowhere to go.
"'First-in-command' officials have the final say, and personal decisions are made on personnel and matters";
"Some people rack their brains to 'build connections' and take it as an honor and flaunt it";
"If you don't run or give gifts, you stay where you are; if you run and give gifts, you get promoted and reused";
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Looking back now, the Party members and cadres in Qingyang City (庆阳市) directly point out the problems. The feedback from the Gansu Provincial Party Committee's inspection once pointed out the problems: there were problems of "promoting with illness," irregular promotion, and "nepotism," "husband and wife teams," and "father and son teams," and there were problems of running for office, forming gangs, appointing people by favoritism, and promising official positions.
"An important inducement for 'collapsing-style' corruption is the prevalence of sending money and gifts, running for office, and the serious misalignment of the weathervane for selecting and appointing people. If the official position is bought, how can they focus on doing things after taking office?" Huang Zeyuan (黄泽元) hit the nail on the head.
What kind of people are selected and used is the weathervane, and it will bring about what kind of Party conduct and political style. Correcting the atmosphere of selecting and appointing people is a key move to restore and purify the political ecology.
Qingyang City (庆阳市) has specially formulated the "Specific Measures for Strengthening the Supervision of 'First-in-Command' Officials and Leadership Teams," clarifying the supervisory responsibilities of 13 departments, including the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision and the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, in nine aspects, including integrity and self-discipline, improving work style, and performing duties according to law.
From grasping the "key few" to managing the "vast majority," Qingyang City (庆阳市) has formulated the "Special Rectification Work Plan for Selecting and Appointing People," rectifying the problems of loose procedures and lax checks in the selection and appointment of cadres, strictly investigating the stubborn diseases of "four winds" such as irresponsibility and inaction, and illegally accepting gifts and gift money, and strictly controlling the procedure and integrity. In 2024, Qingyang City (庆阳市) strictly reviewed more than 40,000 integrity opinions, leaving those who speculate and seek personal gain with nowhere to go.
At the same time, the orientation of selecting and appointing people who are honest and clean and do practical work has been established. In 2025, through the "QR code" evaluation of cadre work style, 64,600 opinions and suggestions from the masses were collected, 164 people were investigated and held accountable for stubborn work style problems, and 74 advanced models were selected.
Employing one virtuous person will attract all virtuous people, and seeing virtue and thinking about it will become a common practice. In recent years, the weathervane has been calibrated, the spirit has been boosted, and the Party members and cadres in Qingyang City (庆阳市) have not only made breakthroughs in energy transformation and development, but also dared to break through and try, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and actively embrace the wave of the digital economy.
Walking into the National Data Center Cluster (Gansu·Qingyang) (国家数据中心集群（甘肃·庆阳）) "Eastern Data and Western Computing" Industrial Park ("东数西算"产业园区), data centers are rising from the ground, rows of racks are neatly arranged, and servers are running at high speed...
As one of the eight national hub nodes and ten major data center clusters of the national integrated computing power network, Qingyang (庆阳), although starting late, has a high starting point and has laid out the cutting-edge field of intelligent computing from the beginning; it has a good foundation, with abundant oil, coal, gas, wind, and photovoltaic resources, which can provide sufficient guarantees for the development of computing power. At present, it is also promoting a green electricity aggregation pilot project to explore new paths for green development.
Doing business and starting a business depends on people. Dong Zongmou (董宗谋) used to work in a state-owned big data enterprise in Qingyang City (庆阳市) and became one of the first builders at the beginning of the construction of the industrial park. He learned while doing and studied cutting-edge technology, and gradually grew into an expert in the field of computing power.
He and his team pay attention to details and innovation in investment promotion services, customize inspection routes, and link online and offline to stimulate production innovation with service innovation. They also took the initiative to upgrade their concepts - from attracting investment to attracting investment selection. "We urgently need enterprises to settle in, but it is not without standards. We will choose leading enterprises or chain-leading enterprises to allow qualified enterprises to enter the overall industrial chain of the 'Eastern Data and Western Computing' project to achieve long-term development." Due to his outstanding performance, Dong Zongmou (董宗谋) was promoted to member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee of the "Eastern Data and Western Computing" Industrial Park last year.
Those who are capable will be in position. A group of cadres like Dong Zongmou (董宗谋) who are passionate, understand innovation, and are willing to work hard have been used in key positions. Su Wenchang (苏文昌), deputy director of the Management Committee of the "Eastern Data and Western Computing" Industrial Park, said, "Computing power is a new thing, a new track, and a rare new opportunity for us," which expresses the current state of cadres' work - "Everyone learns computing power, strives to attract enterprises, and provides full service" has become a conscious action.
Sweat irrigates the harvest. As of now, Qingyang City (庆阳市) has signed contracts with 1,632 digital enterprises and landed more than 523. The intelligent computing scale of the Qingyang Data Center Cluster (庆阳数据中心集群) has exceeded 114,000 P, becoming the benchmark cluster with the fastest computing power growth, the largest incremental growth, and the highest proportion of intelligent computing among the eight major computing power hub nodes in China.
Do not engage in "hunting" or refuse to be "hunted."
The relationship between government and business is close and clean.
Analyzing the "collapsing-style" corruption, there is another significant feature - the intertwining of corruption in personnel and corruption in power, and the intertwining of being willing to be "hunted" and being keen on "hunting." "The period when the six people embarked on the road of massive corruption almost overlapped with the stage of large-scale development of oil resources in Qingyang (庆阳)," said Li Xiaoguang (李晓光).
A fallen official confessed: "In the past, I was very vague. I thought it might be a kind of friendship. Now I realize very clearly that this is a transaction, a purely power-money transaction."
In view of this, Qingyang City (庆阳市) is focusing on regulating the operation of power and building a new type of government-business relationship, comprehensively reviewing existing systems and mechanisms, making up for shortcomings, plugging loopholes, and a series of pragmatic measures have been intensively introduced:
Government services comprehensively implement systems such as "brand service, certified employment, first-question responsibility, time-limited handling, public evaluation, investigation and handling of reports, and last-place accountability";
Law enforcement involving enterprises strictly implements the "scan code to enter the enterprise" and "one-time comprehensive inspection" system, responding to requests and not disturbing without cause;
Public resource transactions are included in the "one network in the province" development system, with sunshine and transparency throughout the process;
The court promotes the segmented and intensive management of case execution, with those who handle cases not managing money, and those who manage money not handling cases, strictly preventing cases of favor and money;
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In recent years, the Qingyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has also taken real action, deeply carried out centralized rectification of unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems around the masses, resolutely investigated and dealt with cases such as seeking personal gain by abusing power in the pre-sale of houses in the housing management field, power-money transactions in the collection of civil air defense fees in the civil air defense field, and the abuse of law enforcement power for personal gain by the Ning County Branch of the Qingyang Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, sending a strong signal to society: Actions that harm the interests of enterprises and the masses cannot be done.
A more profound change has taken place in ideological concepts - say less about "what we manage" and think more about "who we serve." In Huang Zeyuan's (黄泽元) view, "We must take optimizing the business environment as a long-term plan, and we must put the construction of a service-oriented and efficient government in an important position."
It only took two years from groundbreaking to completion and production, which Liu Zhenyu (刘振玉), the person in charge of Luyuan Oil and Gas Co., Ltd. (绿源油气有限公司) in Huachi County (华池县), found "a bit unbelievable."
This is an enterprise that came from Puyang (濮阳), Henan (河南) to invest. "At first, I was really unsure because I thought the procedures would be complicated. However, the relevant departments in Huachi County (华池县) carried out joint review and approval, which greatly improved efficiency. After the enterprise was put into production, the relevant departments continued to follow up, promptly sent out preferential policies for enterprises, and assisted in solving practical difficulties such as raw material supply," said Liu Zhenyu (刘振玉).
Li Zhe (李哲), general manager of Qingyang Hongda Chemical Technology Co., Ltd. (庆阳市宏大化工科技有限公司), also felt the change. The project introduced from Chongqing (重庆) was successfully implemented when the company officially went into production in October 2024, "thanks to the leaders at the municipal and county levels who were assigned to take charge - they understood the industry and were familiar with the business, and the communication was smooth and efficient, which helped us solve many practical problems."
Fu Yumeng (傅雨萌), general manager of Gannong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (甘农生物科技有限公司), has been working and living in Qingyang (庆阳) for 15 years. He sees the change in the atmosphere clearly: "When I first came, I felt that there were many phenomena of exclusion and bullying. Cadres were ideologically conservative and worked at a slow pace. In recent years, not only do I not have to ask for relationships or go through the back door to get things done, but cadres also take the initiative to come to our door to provide services and provide support in factory construction and bank loans. Some time ago, we registered a seedling and forestry company, and all the procedures were completed within one day."
From "shirking and procrastination" to "efficient collaboration," from "asking for help" to "service on the doorstep," not engaging in "hunting" or refusing to be "hunted," the relationship between government and business is close and clean, making Qingyang (庆阳) a hot spot for investment and business. In 2024, the satisfaction of investment promotion enterprises ranked first in the province.
A clean and upright atmosphere is also productive.
Exercising full and strict Party self-governance is always on the road.
"Qingyang (庆阳) has great potential and should have great achievements, and the key is people." During the interviews, whether it was grassroots cadres working hard on the front line or leading cadres of relevant municipal departments, they all said this sentence when talking about urban development.
Behind the simple expression is a grasp of the laws of development and a determination to establish and practice a correct view of performance. They generally realize that: complying with rules and regulations can allow them to do things freely. We must take "creating benefits for the people" as the greatest achievement and "high-quality development" as the goal, and we must create achievements that can stand the test through hard work.
Since 2025, as an energy city, Qingyang (庆阳) has faced tremendous pressure on the operation of related industries due to fluctuations in international oil prices. Despite this, the Party members, cadres, and the masses of the city have faced difficulties and united in struggle, and the GDP growth rate for the whole year is expected to reach 5.4%, and the main economic indicators are all positive growth. This achievement is hard-won.
"A clean and upright atmosphere is also productive. After ten years of sharpening a sword, cadres have regained their confidence, and the city has emerged from the shadows," Huang Zeyuan (黄泽元) said with emotion. "There is no best political ecology, only better. We must persevere and work for a long time to provide a stronger political guarantee for high-quality development."
Exercising full and strict Party self-governance is always on the road. The practice of Qingyang (庆阳) is a warning and an inspiration: Anti-corruption has never affected economic development, but is conducive to the sustained and healthy economic development. The clean breeze on the Loess Plateau is blowing out a broader world of development.
Return to TopBy: 吴储岐
After the New Year's Day holiday, many places held "the first meeting of the new year." This is an inspiring "charge" sounded at the beginning of the year, either directly addressing the pain points and bottlenecks of the business environment, or anchoring the direction of tackling key problems in scientific and technological innovation, or continuing to deepen the construction of work style. The real and practical measures to implement each item are surging with the striving power of seizing every minute and never slacking off.
To implement, there must be a sense of urgency to seize every second. Some places have moved the "first meeting of the new spring" in previous years to the "first meeting of the new year," which reveals a sense of urgency of "can't wait, can't be slow, can't sit still." If you see it accurately, seize it and do it immediately, and use a resolute and vigorous style to bring up the enthusiasm of all aspects, so as to gather the joint force to promote high-quality development. If the "first meeting of the new year" fired the starting gun for the work of the whole year, then after the gun is fired, what is being competed for is speed and efficiency. From letting those who work hard take the stage to be honored to clarifying the main direction of attack to studying and deploying the economic work in the first quarter, the meeting is held in a practical way, and the guidance is clearly established: promoting development, creating achievements, and winning the trust of the people with practical work. If we both calm down and work hard, and are both determined to forge ahead and maintain the rhythm, we will surely achieve good results.
To implement, the most valuable thing is to have a big picture view of "focusing on the big picture." There is an old saying that is very practical: we must not only bow our heads and pull the cart, but also look up at the road. From the New Year's horns of various places, people have seen the determination and action to base themselves on their own endowments, closely focus on strategic positioning, and take a path of development with their own characteristics. Chongqing (重庆) closely focuses on the strategic opportunity of enhancing the energy level of the Chengdu-Chongqing Twin-City Economic Circle (成渝地区双城经济圈), finds its coordinates in the big picture of regional coordinated development, and achieves differentiated development and takes advantage of the situation to climb to a higher level through complementary advantages; Hainan (海南) bases itself on the unique opportunity of the new stage of independent customs operations on the whole island, accelerates the promotion of institutional opening-up, and activates development potential through differentiated paths... At the "first meeting of the new year," these plans that are tailored to local conditions and tailored to local conditions vividly confirm a truth: only by accurately positioning ourselves in the overall situation and creatively implementing them from the actual situation can we make the pace of starting the year accurate, steady, and far-reaching.
To implement, we must also have the executive power to overcome difficulties. Only by "grasping accurately" can we "implement practically." In the face of problems that cannot be avoided in the transformation and development, we especially need to show a style of seeking truth from facts and doing practical work, and use the spirit of reform to overcome difficulties. In a grassroots interview, the words of a cadre from the market supervision department were impressive: "In the past, when we encountered the problem of multi-headed supervision, we used to push it to the 'system and mechanism.' Now we understand that reform means cutting ourselves." The "first meeting of the new year" in various places did not avoid the deep-seated contradictions in development, but instead aimed at key blockages to accurately exert efforts and meet difficulties head-on. When scientific and technological innovation is placed at the center of the agenda, it points to the bottlenecks and capacity shortcomings that restrict long-term development; when optimizing the business environment is repeatedly emphasized, its essence lies in breaking down the hidden barriers and institutional malpractices that hinder vitality and affect fair competition. Only by daring to exert efforts in the most difficult places and advancing to the most critical places can we clear obstacles and expand roads and accumulate momentum for the high-quality economic and social development in resolving deep-seated contradictions.
"Those who start sharply must plan for their end, and those who succeed must first plan for their beginning." The striving attitude in the "first meeting of the new year" indicates a good momentum for the development of the whole year. By maintaining the tireless energy and implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee into every specific work, we will surely win the initiative, win the advantages, and win the future in the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Return to Top"The community makes companies pay 'sponsorship fees.' If you don't give, you're afraid of being blocked when handling affairs. If you give, you feel aggrieved." Some time ago, the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Pukou District (浦口区), Nanjing (南京) City, Jiangsu Province (江苏省) received a report from the masses, reflecting that Nie (聂), the Party Branch Secretary and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of a certain community, apportioned fees to enterprises in the辖区.
The cadres of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission of Pukou District (浦口区) verified and found that community staff did ask the informant, Hu (胡), for sponsorship fees under the pretext of tight funding. "The community cadre specifically reminded me not to note 'sponsorship fee' when making the payment, but to write 'safety standardization'," said Hu (胡).
The cadres of the District Discipline Inspection and Supervision Commission retrieved the community accounts, and there were three transfer records totaling 200,000 yuan, with the payers being three enterprises within the community's jurisdiction. "I know that apportionment is wrong," Nie (聂) confessed, "But as the Spring Festival approached, there were many rigid expenses such as people's livelihood condolences and service guarantees. There was not much available funds in the community account, so I wanted to raise some money in this way."
According to the "Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China," raising funds and labor from the masses beyond standards and scope, and apportioning expenses, which increases the burden on the masses, is a violation of mass discipline.
In the end, Nie (聂) was given a warning within the Party, and the illegal gains have been ordered to be returned.
[Disciplinary Enforcer Says] Bypassing relevant laws and regulations, arbitrarily apportioning and wantonly charging enterprises, damages the business environment and undermines enterprises' trust in the Party and the government. Such acts that infringe upon the interests of the masses and damage the business environment must be cracked down on as soon as they appear, and there must be no leniency. Party members and cadres should always keep the string of discipline and rules taut, build a new type of pro-clean and unified government-business relationship, and better assume responsibility in benefiting and facilitating enterprises, so that enterprises can unload their burdens and develop with peace of mind.
(Reported by Yin Xiaoyu (尹晓宇), reporter of this newspaper)
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The "white moonlight" is certainly beautiful, but the "person before your eyes" should be cherished even more. What we need to do is find a balance between appreciating classics and cherishing new works, giving young creators a little more time, confidence, tolerance, and support.
In recent years, we have often seen videos like "Inventory of 100 Classic Characters of a Certain Era" receiving a large number of likes and comments, and we always hear sayings like "There will be no more sitcoms after *My Own Swordsman* (《武林外传》)" and "Where have the classic Chinese pop songs gone?" People are filled with fond memories of certain past works, which is considered a kind of "filter."
Some say that the "filter" is not a filter, but a fact, a sentiment; others say that the "filter" is a kind of "colored glasses," a kind of arrogance and prejudice. So, where does this "filter" come from, and should it be removed?
Why do people have filters?
Because of the collective memory of youth. People always say, "Each generation has its own youth," and literary and artistic works are often the BGM (background music) that sets the tone for this youth. Like *The Legend of the White Snake* (《新白娘子传奇》) for those born in the 1970s, *My Fair Princess* (《还珠格格》) for those born in the 1980s, QQ Music for those born in the 1990s, and "developmental idol" variety shows for those born in the 2000s, and so on. These works accompany a generation as they grow up and are often given many meanings beyond themselves, such as childhood, close friends, a sense of group belonging, and even participation in shaping a person's values and identity.
Because of the sifting of time. Every era must have both masterpieces and vulgar works. As time washes away, mediocre works are often submerged in the torrent, while the essence is seen and remembered. Just like the golden age of Hong Kong and Taiwan pop music in the 1980s and 1990s that people miss, there were also a large number of singers who were here today, gone tomorrow, and crudely made songs; the movie *A Chinese Odyssey* (《大话西游》), which is now widely praised, also suffered a box office Waterloo and critical controversy when it was released. History has selected the representative works of an era, and if you only use these classics to define the creation of a certain era, a "filter" will naturally be produced.
Because of higher cultural expectations. There is a "rosy retrospection" effect in psychology, which refers to the fact that people tend to actively screen and beautify information when extracting past memories, making the memories as beautiful as roses. The "filter" is also like this to some extent. This reconstruction of memory is actually a projection of people's cultural ideals deep in their hearts. People always imagine a scene of masterpieces like clouds and stars shining brightly, so those distant collections of works are beautified into a "Shangri-La."
**厚古薄今、贱近贵远** (hòu gǔ bó jīn, jiàn jìn guì yuǎn - "valuing the past over the present, and the distant over the near," to favor the old and distant while belittling the new and near) is a common social and cultural psychology. In fact, the image in the mirror is more of a watch over a good literary and artistic ecology.
For example, reverence and piety for creation. Back then, the actors of the *Dream of the Red Chamber* (《红楼梦》) crew went into seclusion to study the original work, living and eating together; the *Journey to the West* (《西游记》) had one camera and one photographer, filmed for 6 years, and broadcast for decades. In the case of limited resources and single channels, they were able to concentrate and pursue the ultimate. Today, however, some literary and artistic productions driven by interests are highly fast-food and homogenized, more like commodities than works, and some classic IP remakes have been overturned.
For example, the evaluation criteria of quality first. In the past, a work needed to go through multiple professional checkpoints before it could reach the public. In the era of information explosion, everyone is a creator and an audience. Faced with massive amounts of work, algorithm recommendation replaces professional screening, and its criteria are popularity, stickiness, and traffic. A carefully crafted work may have far less voice than a sensational short video, and it is even more difficult to break through the information cocoon and reach the public.
Another example is a tolerant online environment. Social media has become a key area for literary and artistic viewpoints to clash, and literary and artistic discussions can easily lead to opposition and attacks. A work is often labeled as black or white, and when you click on relevant entries, you see "comment control" and "water armies" everywhere. Major rating websites and hot search lists also often see "fan circles" fighting with each other. If rational voices are silenced, the evaluation space is lost, and the standards for good works are out of balance, it is difficult for masterpieces to have soil.
Whether it is nostalgia or expectation, should the audience wear or take off this "filter"? In the face of it, how should literary and artistic workers conduct themselves?
The "filter" has, to some extent, made the audience's appetite "picky." With pearls and jade in front, even if the filter is taken off, people's aesthetic standards will not be downgraded, just like netizens joked, "People who have eaten fine grains cannot swallow coarse grains." Among the many works, which ones come from a sincere heart, which ones belong to quick success and instant benefits, who is the "king" of absolute strength, and who is the "parallel import" packaged with heavy money, the audience knows very well.
As the saying goes, "Later generations will look at today as today looks at the past." People decades from now will also judge our literary and artistic works today, leaving behind some things that are not abandoned by the times, some things that will allow future generations to look at us with "filters." This is both responsible for oneself and responsible for the times, and should be the pursuit of every literary and artistic worker. Literary and artistic workers can only establish themselves with their works. Traffic is often short-term, and those quick recipes and vulgar routines cannot stand repeated chewing. Only classics can defeat time.
What transcends the "filter" is certainly not a simple imitation of the past, but a profound understanding of the present. Times are changing, concepts are changing, technology is changing, and the tastes of the audience are changing. Creators must also change, either by telling old stories with new flavors, allowing the audience to see that subjects like *The Age of Awakening* (《觉醒年代》) and *Nanjing Photo Studio* (《南京照相馆》) are filmed to reach people's hearts; or by finding new stories, using originals like *She Who Pillows on Light* (《枕着光的她》) and *If the Moon Doesn't Come* (《若月亮没来》) to resonate with the heartbeats of contemporary people. What you see, what you create, and what you leave behind is the underlying color of the filter of this era.
Of course, we must also see that it is unfair to today's creation to always wear a "filter." The "white moonlight" is certainly beautiful, but the "person before your eyes" should be cherished even more. In recent years, there have been more and more platforms in the literary and artistic field to select new generation talents, and the Internet environment has also allowed more grassroots literary and artistic creators to emerge, inheritance is happening more vigorously, and excellent works are growing more actively and vigorously. What we need to do is find a balance between appreciating classics and cherishing new works, giving young creators a little more time, confidence, tolerance, and support. When we can objectively view the brilliance and characteristics of each historical stage, perhaps we can truly understand what is the progress of literature and art.
Return to TopBy: 魏西笑
Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly spawning new forms of art and literature, and AI comic dramas (i.e., AI-generated animated short dramas) are a product of this trend. According to statistics, AI comic dramas have become the fastest-growing segment in the current micro-drama industry, experiencing a "content fission" similar to that of early short dramas, and the market size is expected to exceed 20 billion yuan. AI comic dramas enter the public's life in a low-threshold, fast-paced manner that is close to the internet context, becoming a new way for ordinary people to participate in cultural creation.
In the past, animation production often meant high costs and long cycles. A minute of footage could cost tens of thousands of yuan and take weeks or even months to polish. However, after the intervention of artificial intelligence, this situation has changed significantly. Today, the cost of a minute of animated short drama can be as low as several hundred yuan, and the time required is only a few weeks or even days. The AI-transferred versions of some popular projects have achieved an average cost reduction of 90% and an efficiency increase of more than 20 times.
But this is not just a simple cost reduction and efficiency increase. More importantly, it changes who can participate in literary and artistic creation. In the past, the requirements for skills, equipment, and teams in animation production naturally constituted an invisible threshold. Today, ordinary people can participate in image design and story expression simply by entering prompts. The significant reduction in technical barriers allows more people to have the possibility of expression. This activated creative enthusiasm is itself worthy of affirmation.
At the same time, the popularity of AI comic dramas is also closely related to the current emotional structure of society. The acceleration of the pace of life, the increase in work pressure, and the increase in fragmented time make many people tend to choose literary and artistic forms that are fast-paced and emotionally concentrated. AI comic dramas often construct virtual worlds with clear rules and definite results, completing emotional buildup and conflict resolution in just a few minutes, providing the audience with a light and immediate spiritual comfort. It can be said that it is not a fantasy divorced from reality, but to a certain extent responds to the psychological needs in real life.
Of course, any new thing will encounter the troubles of "adolescence" in its rapid growth. On the one hand, the homogenization of themes and structures is more obvious. Urban, revenge, and system types appear repeatedly. Some works rely on existing templates and emotional labels, and the character shaping and narrative depth are still thin. On the other hand, while the algorithm recommendation mechanism improves the efficiency of dissemination, in order to pursue traffic, it may squeeze the space for diversified expression, making creation tend to similar routines such as "a reversal every 15 seconds, a refreshing point every three sentences, and a reversal in every episode."
However, it should be noted that these problems are not unique to AI comic dramas. Almost all new media arts will experience this stage in the early stage of industrialization. Therefore, our attitude should not be to **一棍子打翻** (yī gùn zi dǎ fān - "knock down with one stick," to reject something completely), to completely deny it, but to focus on how to actively guide it.
From the perspective of creators, after gradually becoming familiar with the dividends brought by technical tools, they need to realize that good content is still the real competitiveness. AI tools can improve efficiency, but cannot replace the love of life, the understanding of emotions, and the thinking about values. Truly touching works always originate from a sincere response to reality, the inheritance and development of tradition, and the eager hope for the future. By guiding creators to be closer to reality, care for people's hearts in terms of theme selection, character shaping, and plot setting, AI comic dramas are entirely possible to maintain their mass characteristics while expanding a richer space for expression and shaping the aesthetics of contemporary people.
From the perspective of platform parties, it is necessary to introduce more diverse evaluation and support mechanisms in addition to algorithm recommendations. By setting up boutique-oriented, original incentive, and diversity support programs, provide growth space for works of different styles and themes, so that traffic logic and value orientation can form a benign interaction. The platform is not only a technical subject, but also a cultural subject. Its responsibility is not only to distribute content, but also to cultivate the ecology.
In terms of management, we should continue to improve relevant mechanisms such as copyright protection, technical ethics, and content norms, so as to provide clear boundaries and stable expectations for the healthy development of AI art and literature. In an environment with clear rules and a clear order, the new mass art and literature can release its creative potential without falling into a cycle of short-term profit-seeking.
More importantly, we need to look at AI comic dramas and the new mass art forms they represent with a more calm attitude. They do not mean the retreat of traditional art and literature, nor should they be regarded as a decline in aesthetic standards, but a natural expansion of the cultural landscape in the context of changes in technical conditions. Looking back at history, every media innovation will give birth to new ways of expression. Today's AI comic dramas are opening up a new possibility for contemporary Chinese art and literature.
Technology can change the way of creation, but the root of art and literature is always in people. As long as we adhere to the creative orientation of being people-centered, and insist on unifying ideological connotation, artistic quality, and the sense of the times, we can also cultivate new mass art and literature with warmth, depth, strength, and spirituality in the wave of algorithms. **锐始者必图其终，成功者先计于始** (ruì shǐ zhě bì tú qí zhōng, chéng gōng zhě xiān jì yú shǐ - "Those who start sharply must plan for the end, and those who succeed must first plan at the beginning," a successful beginning requires careful planning for the end), the development path of AI comic dramas has just begun. As long as we steer the course well and protect the voyage, there is every reason to expect that it can go far and steadily.
Return to TopBy: 任飞帆
"Tonight, I'm going to rescue the 'hostage.'" If you see a post like this on social media, don't panic or worry. You may have just come across a musical theater fan. In the eyes of fans, their favorite actor is the "hostage" who has been "kidnapped" by a low-quality show, so they buy tickets to "redeem" them—this self-deprecating humor from the audience actually reflects the problem of some musicals being "more about the actor than the play."
Currently, musical theater has become a remarkable art form in China's performing arts industry. The "2025 China Musical Theater Market Annual Report" shows that in 2025, there were 19,700 musical performances nationwide, with a box office revenue of 1.807 billion yuan and 8.1859 million viewers, leading the field of performing arts. But behind these numbers, some musicals are of low quality and rely solely on the popularity of actors to attract fans to watch repeatedly in order to achieve high box office returns.
Objectively speaking, the booming development of the musical theater market is inseparable from the favor of fans. In 2018, the variety show "Super Vocal" became a hit, and actors such as Ayunga (阿云嘎) and Zheng Yunlong (郑云龙) became well-known stars, driving significant growth in the musical theater market. In addition to large-scale productions, resident performances of small theater musicals, represented by the Shanghai Asia Building (上海亚洲大厦), create a viewing atmosphere different from traditional theaters, forming a closer emotional connection between the audience and the actors. Audiences will repeatedly watch the same play for an actor, and the phenomenon of "more about the actor than the play" begins to appear.
When the weight of individual actors outweighs the quality of the play, the drawbacks become obvious: some producers regard actors as bargaining chips, over-rely on the fan economy, ignore the polishing of works, weaken aesthetic value and ideological depth, and highlight the phenomenon of homogenization. When a play loses its artistic value and is only supported by popularity, the play is taken off the stage when the actor leaves. This trend of writing plays based on the actor's persona is not conducive to the sustainable development of the industry.
The core charm of musical theater lies in the organic integration of plot, music, and performance, and the value of actors is ultimately demonstrated through their works. In 2025, the Hong Kong musical "The Great Lawyer" made its first tour of mainland China, causing a strong reaction. This play does not feature stars familiar to mainland audiences, but it has become a phenomenal work with its meaningful story, full character development, and diverse musical styles, with tickets sold out in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and other places. The performance of the same role by different actors did not affect the target audience, but instead made the whole story present a richer appearance. The excellent quality of the work itself also allows young actors to grow faster.
Literary and artistic works, including musicals, should pay more attention to "the play elevates the actor" (戏抬人), and then "the actor elevates the play" (人抬戏). Chinese musical theater has gone through the stage of 从无到有 (cóng wú dào yǒu - "from nothing to something," from scratch) and stands at the key point of "from having to being excellent" (从有到优). Only by returning the work to its artistic essence and making script polishing and music creation the central links can this art form, which is deeply loved by the public, take deep root and flourish.
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As we bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, "The Most Beautiful Night 2025" Bilibili New Year's Eve Gala arrived as scheduled. The peak live viewership reached 350 million, with 250,000 overseas viewers, and over ten million real-time bullet screen interactions. This program IP, born from a youth culture platform, joined the New Year's Eve gala landscape originally dominated by television stations, injecting new vitality into the long-standing art form of "gala."
In the past period, the content structure and aesthetic style of satellite TV New Year's Eve galas have become increasingly homogenized, leading to a loss of young viewers and a weakening of the "gala's" function as a mass cultural memory. The emergence of "The Most Beautiful Night" New Year's Eve Gala filled the needs of young audiences and, in terms of content organization and viewing methods, broke the traditional gala's creative logic. By integrating popular culture such as film, animation, and games, it reorganized "a gala" into a space for sharing youth culture and finding collective memories.
Targeting young people of different age groups, the gala did not limit its audience to a single generation. The frequently appearing comment "It's all my childhood" in the bullet screens refers not only to the growth experiences of the post-00s generation but also spans the cultural memories of the post-90s, post-80s, and even earlier generations. From Liu Huan's (刘欢) performance of "A Thousand Questions" ("千万次的问") and "I Want to Become an Immortal" ("我欲成仙") to the grand chorus of "Auld Lang Syne," popular golden oldies serve as shared emotional nodes for several generations, creating new collective memories here and gradually integrating the "circle aesthetics" of generations of young people into the public eye.
The series of galas has conducted valuable explorations in the contemporary expression of traditional culture. This time, the innovative opera-themed show "The White Bone Demon Thrice Defeated" ("三打白骨精") and the "Garden Stroll" excerpt from the dance drama "Peony Pavilion" ("牡丹亭") transformed and reconstructed traditional art into an aesthetic fashion that young audiences are happy to share through cool and grand stage designs and exquisite choreography, reflecting the creative idea of "transformation rather than display." Looking at the rise of the national style and national tide, this idea is precisely the key to the series of galas sending the beauty of traditional folk music, dance, and intangible cultural heritage to young people and winning their love. It has also opened up a new track, inspiring various cultural entities such as television stations, art troupes, video bloggers, and even ordinary netizens to actively participate in the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.
From an overall perspective, "The Most Beautiful Night" New Year's Eve Gala has a clear differentiated positioning from "competitors" such as the Spring Festival Gala (春晚). The former does not pursue covering all audiences but promotes the integration of youth culture into the social mainstream based on meeting the needs of segmented audiences; the latter undertakes the cultural service function for a larger audience group, focusing on family fun. The two complement each other, making our year-end and New Year's festive culture present a richer appearance, and also showing the innovative vitality and broad mind of contemporary Chinese culture.
Whether the New Year's Eve gala belonging to young people will develop into a stable new folk custom remains to be seen. But when more young people sit down to watch the gala, participate in discussions, and communicate with their families, this cultural trend is enough for us to cherish: on the basis of respecting differences, strengthen the connection between generations and enhance communication and understanding. This is precisely the significance of new art forms such as online galas.
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In recent years, Chinese dance drama creation has been active, with continuous innovation in form and content. Along with the change of creative concepts and the improvement of audience aesthetic level, dance drama creation has gradually surpassed the expansion of external forms and entered a deeper exploration stage of the art itself. In this context, how the "dance" and "drama" in the works should be organically integrated and mutually accomplished has become a topic of common concern for the industry and the audience.
The dramatic structure of dance drama is quite special. When moving from performance to drama, dance needs to make full use of the body's movements, rhythm, spatial relationships, and power texture to establish its own independent expressive grammar. Compared with forms such as drama and musicals, its uniqueness lies in breaking away from natural language and using physical expression to construct a completely new narrative vocabulary system.
So, what is the central task and ultimate destination of this unique vocabulary? The answer lies in "people." From the perspective of choreography logic, drama often "writes events by people," usually driven by one or more core events, and various characters make choices in the chain of cause and effect. The narrative focus is on the advancement and completion of the event itself. Dance drama, on the other hand, tends to "write people by events," transforming external events into carriers and opportunities for revealing the inner world, emotional fluctuations, and spiritual journey of characters. All artistic means such as dance choreography, musical atmosphere, and stage visuals are ultimately aimed at immersing the audience in the joys, sorrows, and joys of the characters, understanding their beliefs and ambitions, and achieving a near-synchronous breathing and empathy. This is the irreplaceable aesthetic value of dance drama. It can bypass the translation of language and directly touch those complex inner worlds with the body. Therefore, dance drama should give full play to the advantages of dance as a medium, without having to pursue a complex story full of information and twists and turns, but rather strive to write a dramatic space and time unique to dance with body logic.
In fact, the so-called old perspective that "dance is clumsy in narration" measures body art with the scale of language art, often 削足适履 (xuē zú shì lǚ - "cut the feet to fit the shoes," to force something to fit or conform; to act to fit circumstances). If creators are bound by this concept, they are prone to fall into two misunderstandings: either let the dance become a visual appendage to illustrate the plot, weakening its intrinsic charm; or make the work flow into a display of skills, lacking a dramatic core. Excellent dance drama works should have both form and spirit, using carefully choreographed dance to serve well-proportioned, smooth, and clear dramatic content, in order to achieve a touching expression effect.
In the past two years, many choreographers have continued to explore the field of dance drama narration, incorporating new themes that were rarely involved in past dance dramas into their vision, and created many remarkable and wonderful works with complementary dance designs. The abstractness and polysemy of dance language make it uniquely charming when constructing complex dramatic situations. Multiple narrative lines or inner conflicts that are difficult to handle on the drama stage can be transformed into exquisite visual symphonies in dance drama.
For example, *Thunderstorm* (《雷雨》) is adapted from Cao Yu's (曹禺) classic drama, using dance's jumps, hugs, and other physical movements to transcend the linear unfolding of language, and simultaneously presents the inner activities and social relationships of multiple groups of characters on the stage in group dances, reproducing the complex emotional entanglements of two generations of the Zhou Mansion (周公馆). *Full River Red* (《满江红》) separately set up "psychological" roles for several main characters, using the dislocation of role identities and psychological activities to create a treacherous and unpredictable contrast effect of "hearing thunder in silence" (于无声处听惊雷 (yú wú shēng chù tīng jīng léi - "hear thunder in silence," a sudden revelation or shocking event)). *Living Among Flowers* (《人在花间住》) focuses on the life difficulties of Alzheimer's patients, using magnificent and bizarre group dances to show the subjective feelings of the "mother" when she has an attack, and using local folk customs to show the mother's labor memories in her youth, transforming the unspeakable experience of illness into concrete and perceptible visual images, making the characters and stories particularly real and three-dimensional.
The long-standing prejudice that "dance is clumsy in narration" is being constantly broken. The key to future Chinese dance drama creation may lie in whether it can give full play to the unique advantages of the dance medium, so that dance not only serves the plot, but also actively leads the plot and deepens the theme; so that drama not only provides a framework, but also stimulates the creative transformation of dance language. Only in this way can dance drama truly become an artistic masterpiece that carries the emotions of the times, condenses collective memories, and has both aesthetic height and ideological depth.
The documentary "Even Angels Have Internships" tells the true growth stories of five medical students. Behind the reputation of healing the wounded and rescuing the dying lies shifts so busy that there's no time to drink water, meticulous and numerous case summaries, the hum of monitors, meticulous diagnosis and treatment, and life-or-death decisions...
For the audience, it is truly enlightening and a real "seeing of growth." Each part of the film is a necessary path for medical students: the requirement for good communication with patients turns "i people" into "e people"; the intern who missed an operation due to a misunderstanding voluntarily works overtime late at night; the "newbie" rotating in the Department of Ultrasound Medicine gradually understands how important it is to give patients humanistic care and emotional value... The audience is moved by their workload, and their emotions rise and fall with each communication with patients, questions from teachers, and the success or failure of operations, as if watching the five medical students grow up day by day.
Interestingly, some medical student viewers ridiculed themselves in the comments section for "not being real enough" and shared their own experiences of life-and-death moments, which also added a bit of respect to the audience for medical staff. And seeing the fragility of life is to strengthen the meaning of survival, just like the transformation of several protagonists, we all need to bear the responsibilities given by life, respect others, and be kind to ourselves.
(Jin Zixian (靳子贤), Xicheng District (西城区), Beijing (北京市))
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