Summary: Xi Jinping addressed a seminar for provincial and ministerial-level officials on studying the spirit of the 20th Fourth Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee, emphasizing the importance of the "15th Five-Year Plan" (2026-2030). He highlighted the need for a comprehensive and accurate understanding of the session's strategic deployments, focusing on both domestic and international factors, including the international situation and technological revolutions. Xi stressed the importance of building a modern industrial system, expanding domestic demand, and coordinating economic and social development. Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng also attended the opening ceremony. He did not mention the United States.
Summary: Xi Jinping congratulated Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his re-election as President of the Central African Republic, emphasizing deepening political trust and mutual support on core interests. Xi highlighted the steady advancement of exchange and cooperation between the two countries. He expressed his desire to work with Touadéra to implement the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit. Xi hopes to elevate the bilateral strategic partnership to benefit both nations.
Summary: President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to King Felipe VI of Spain regarding the high-speed train derailment and collision in Cordoba, expressing his deep condolences to the victims on behalf of the Chinese government and people. He also extended sincere sympathies to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery. Premier Li Qiang also sent a message of condolence to Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez on the same day. The article contains no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The CCP Central Committee sent a congratulatory message to the 14th National Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), praising the VCP's leadership and Vietnam's socio-economic achievements. The message highlighted the significance of the Congress for Vietnam's future development. The CCP emphasized the importance it places on Sino-Vietnamese relations, expressing a desire to implement high-level consensus and advance the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. The CCP stated that this cooperation would contribute to regional stability and global peace. The message did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to the article, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of a study seminar for leading provincial and ministerial-level cadres on implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi emphasized the importance of the Five-Year Plan as a political advantage of the Party, stressing the need to unify thought and focus on achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan" under the leadership of the Central Committee. The article highlights that China has become the world's second-largest economy through the implementation of 14 Five-Year Plans, and the "15th Five-Year Plan" will focus on strategic tasks related to Chinese-style modernization. The article also noted that the "15th Five-Year Plan" would focus on strengthening original innovation and key core technologies to achieve high-level self-reliance in science and technology. The article did not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning met with Pakistani National Assembly Speaker Sadiq in Beijing, emphasizing the strategic guidance provided by meetings between Xi Jinping and Pakistani leaders in 2025 to deepen bilateral relations. Wang stated China's willingness to work with Pakistan to implement these agreements, enhance practical cooperation, and build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future, particularly as 2026 marks 75 years of diplomatic ties. Sadiq affirmed Pakistan's commitment to the One China principle and support for Xi's global initiatives, while seeking deepened cooperation in Belt and Road, trade, training, and security for Chinese personnel and projects in Pakistan. Wang Dongfeng was also present at the meeting.
Summary: This article from Xinhua announces an 8-part TV program, "Xi Jinping's Thought on the Rule of Law Series Lectures," co-produced by state media and legal organizations to promote Xi Jinping's legal ideology. The program aims to deeply interpret Xi Jinping's thought on the rule of law by explaining its importance, spirit, connotation and practical requirements. It is structured around three sections: "The Issue of the Times," "Thought Leadership," and "Legal Order for the World." The series will start airing on January 21st on CCTV.
Summary: At a State Council Information Office press conference, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) officials, including Director-General Zhou Chen and Vice-Director Wang Changlin, presented China's 2025 economic achievements and outlined plans for the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, emphasizing innovation, domestic demand expansion, and the construction of a unified national market. The NDRC is formulating plans to boost urban and rural incomes and promote domestic consumption, including continuing the trade-in policy for consumer goods. They also aim to remove obstacles to building a unified national market and foster high-quality development, especially in technology, transportation, and data. The officials highlighted the need to expand domestic demand to counter supply-demand imbalances.
Summary: Chen Wenqing, a member of the Politburo and President of the China Law Society (CLS), addressed an expanded meeting of the CLS Standing Council, emphasizing the importance of adhering to Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law. He called for upholding the "Two Establishes" and "Two Safeguards," and for strengthening the political guidance of legal scholars and practitioners. Chen stressed the need to build a China-specific system of legal knowledge, drawing on Marxism, traditional Chinese legal culture, and socialist practices while also referencing the need to learn from other nations' law. The meeting focused on the CLS's role in promoting legal research, practice, publicity, and talent cultivation to contribute to the construction of a rule-of-law China. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided article.
Summary: A State Council Information Office press conference on January 20th highlighted proactive fiscal policies for high-quality economic development in 2025 and 2026. Key measures include issuing 1.3 trillion yuan in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support key projects and new infrastructure, and increased financial support for consumption, including subsidies for replacing old consumer goods. Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min stated these policies aim to support economic growth, improve livelihoods, and promote structural transformation. Fiscal policy will focus on expanding domestic demand, supporting private investment through loan interest subsidies and risk-sharing mechanisms. The policies also aim to optimize government procurement and promote a unified national market, aligning with international trade rules.
Summary: The article reports on the opening of the annual pre-Lunar New Year market in Jihongtan, Qingdao, Shandong Province, marking the beginning of the traditional holiday shopping season. The Jihongtan market has a history of hundreds of years and represents a local tradition. The article is accompanied by photographs taken by Wang Haibin.
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Summary: A China-Ethiopia-UNIDO joint project is modernizing Ethiopia's livestock industry through a traceability system, improving food safety management, and promoting trade investment. The system involves ear tags for livestock allowing tracking of origin and vaccination records and Chinese experts are providing training on quality control and disease prevention. Ethiopian officials state that Chinese support has significantly improved the quality, safety, and export capabilities of Ethiopian livestock. The project has also facilitated knowledge exchange, with Ethiopian professionals receiving training in China on meat import standards and laboratory techniques. The project is seen as a model for South-South cooperation and is helping Ethiopia increase its agricultural competitiveness in markets including China.
Summary: Chinese state media highlights the country's achievement of surpassing 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail, portraying it as a model for other nations and a testament to China's long-term planning and stability. The report emphasizes the economic and social benefits of this infrastructure development, particularly in connecting less developed regions to the national network. It also showcases China's role in international railway projects, such as the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and the China-Laos Railway, to promote global connectivity and shared development. The United States is mentioned, with the article mentioning that U.S. media has noted this Chinese advancement. The piece positions China's approach as a partnership-based alternative to traditional development models, especially for countries in the Global South.
Summary: Hungarian Deputy Speaker of Parliament Latorcai János emphasized the deep friendship and strategic trust between Hungary and China, highlighting the elevation of their relationship to an "all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership" during Xi Jinping's visit in 2024. Latorcai noted China's role as Hungary's largest foreign investor and its largest trade partner outside the EU, welcoming Chinese investment in key sectors. He also mentioned the surge in air passenger traffic between the two countries as a symbol of cultural integration. Latorcai positioned Hungary as a "bridge" between Europe and China, aiming to facilitate deeper understanding and cooperation, and stressed that China's development presents opportunities for the world, including the EU. The United States was not mentioned.
Summary: Former Mainichi Broadcasting System reporter Hidenari Kato received the "Sycamore Award" from the Nanjing Public Diplomacy Association for his work in uncovering and reporting on the Nanjing Massacre. Kato's investigation was spurred by Japanese politician Shintaro Ishihara's denial of the massacre as a fabrication, leading him to discover crucial film footage taken by John Magee with the help of the United States. This footage, found at a Los Angeles film center, provided key evidence of the atrocities. Kato interviewed survivors, family members of key figures like Magee and Fitch, and researched historical documents, including diaries of doctors who witnessed the events. Kato emphasizes the importance of educating Japanese youth about the truth of the Nanjing Massacre and Japan's wartime aggression, especially in the face of rising historical revisionism in Japan.
Summary: Vice Premier He Lifeng, attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, conveyed China's commitment to multilateralism and free trade, referencing Xi Jinping's past addresses and the Four Global Initiatives as solutions to global issues. He Lifeng advocated for free trade, multilateralism, cooperation, and mutual respect in his address. During the forum, He met with Swiss leaders to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and expediting free trade agreement upgrades. He Lifeng also held meetings with U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen and UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves to discuss Sino-U.S. and Sino-British trade issues, respectively.
Summary: China's expanding visa-free policies, including extended stays, are facilitating increased foreign tourist arrivals. Chongqing is developing tourism products targeting these inbound travelers, proving popular. The article highlights the tourist hotspot of Ciqikou Ancient Town in Shapingba District, Chongqing, where foreign and Chinese tourists were observed watching local delicacies being prepared. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to the article, in 2025, China's GDP exceeded 140 trillion yuan, a 5.0% increase, demonstrating economic resilience amid external pressures and internal challenges. China's economy has become the main contributor and stabilizing anchor of world economic growth. The increase in exports, especially in sectors like automobiles and robotics, underscores industrial upgrading and innovation. Consumption patterns are evolving towards services and online retail, supported by policies aimed at boosting domestic demand. Looking ahead to 2026, the article emphasizes the need for further reform, opening up, and addressing key challenges to maintain high-quality development.
Summary: Central Social Work Department Minister Wu Hansheng discussed the importance of improving social governance and promoting high-quality social work development, particularly in the context of the "15th Five-Year Plan." He emphasized the need to extend the Party's reach to new economic and social organizations and new employment groups. Wu also highlighted strengthening grassroots governance, improving services to the people, and enhancing the social work system itself. He noted the importance of coordinating and resolving conflicts at the grassroots level, and said that it is important to respond to the needs of the people. He did not mention the United States in his remarks.
Summary: According to the article, Xi Jinping stressed the importance of adhering to the spirit of the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee in order to ensure a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan. Xi highlighted that formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is a significant political advantage of the Party. The article states that China has become the world's second-largest economy through these plans. It also mentions the complex changes in China's development environment during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes a snow scene at Slender West Lake scenic area in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, during the "Major Cold" solar term. It depicts tourists enjoying the snow-covered landscape on January 20th. No officials are mentioned, nor is there any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of revitalizing existing ("stock") resources for economic and social development in China, advocating for a shift from prioritizing new construction to better managing and utilizing existing assets. It highlights examples like "food banks" and "time banks" where underutilized resources are given new purpose and value through innovative mechanisms and platforms. The key to success lies in creating mutually beneficial systems that incentivize participation and ensure sustainable resource flow, achieved through updated concepts, methods, and technological innovation. By aligning resource utilization with societal needs, China can unlock its potential for continued growth, and there is no allusion to the United States or to U.S.-China relations. The article appeared in People's Daily.
Summary: This article discusses the campaign in Zhejiang and Shandong provinces to address the problem of haphazard utility poles in rural areas, which obstruct farming and negatively impact aesthetics. Local governments are adopting tailored strategies to coordinate the various departments responsible for the poles, encourage public participation, and diversify investment to ensure both responsibility and funding are secured. The successful removal of these poles is freeing up space for agricultural modernization, tourism, and improved rural living, creating new economic opportunities. The article references Xi Jinping's 2026 New Year's address about co-creating a better life. The article did not mention any topics on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China is increasingly focused on developing its "climate resource economy," transforming natural weather phenomena into valuable products and services. The China Meteorological Administration recently released a blue paper detailing the economic applications of climate resources like sunlight, heat, and wind, noting their potential in sectors from solar power to agriculture and tourism. Improving weather forecasting accuracy is key to enhancing existing industries and mitigating risks from extreme weather events. Innovative applications, such as forecasting scenic weather phenomena for tourism, are also being explored. Further technological innovation is crucial for maximizing the efficiency and productivity of climate resource utilization in agriculture and other sectors.
Summary: China has made significant progress in its national water network construction by 2025, completing 27 major water conservancy projects and 9,420 rural water supply projects. These efforts have improved water access for 134 million rural residents, raising the rural tap water penetration rate to 96%. Over 1,700 "happy rivers and lakes" have been built, creating high-quality waterfront spaces. This development strengthens the foundation for high-quality development through improved water resources. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: Over 4,300 Chinese firms lost their "high-tech enterprise" status in 2025, with insufficient R&D spending cited as a primary reason. This trend, including over 800 firms de-listed in December 2025 alone, underscores a dynamic management system that aims to promote genuine innovation and weed out companies seeking preferential policies without substantial technological advancement. The removal of the "high-tech" title is not a simple one, but it could damage outside perception and trust in the affected companies. The authorities see this as a positive elimination process that supports the development of new productive forces. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: A researcher at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, returned to China after postdoctoral research in Germany to develop deep-sea power technology. Faced with a tight deadline, the researcher's team developed the "Qingneng-I" solid-state lithium battery, which successfully powered equipment at depths exceeding 10,000 meters in the Mariana Trench. The researcher emphasizes the importance of both foundational research and embracing innovative ideas in scientific pursuits. The developed battery technology is now being applied in fields beyond deep-sea exploration, such as new energy vehicles and energy storage. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Jin Yipeng, a professor at China Agricultural University, specializes in wildlife medicine, particularly the medical treatment of endangered species like pandas and snow leopards. He recounts instances of treating pandas in the wild, including one named Yimao, requiring innovative approaches like developing custom artificial lenses for snow leopard cataract surgery after studying in the United States. Jin emphasizes practical experience for his students and advocates for preventative measures like vaccinating domestic animals in protected areas. He hopes to increase public awareness and participation in wildlife protection.
Summary: The article details China's "Qianfan Constellation" project, aiming to construct a low-orbit satellite internet to provide global high-speed internet service. Innovations include cost-reduction measures in satellite construction and launch, such as a new flat satellite structure, a rotary separation system, and the use of krypton propulsion. The project emphasizes iterative development through collaboration between research institutes and enterprises, focusing on user needs and application scenarios. The first 324 satellites in orbit are planned for this year. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Tianma Expressway project in Yunnan province, specifically the Dabi River Bridge section between Tianbao and Malipo, achieved a significant milestone with the left side closure. The Dabi River Bridge is a key control point for the Tianma Expressway, which is located in Malipo County, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The completion of this difficult bridge construction marks important project progress. The article makes no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Yongding River, historically prone to drying, has maintained continuous water flow for three consecutive years, achieving sustained improvement in water ecology by the end of 2025. Through coordinated regional efforts and strategic water resource allocation—including water from the Yellow River, reservoirs, and reclaimed water—over 3 billion cubic meters of water has replenished the river since 2019. This replenishment has led to a significant increase in river surface area, groundwater recharge, and the resurgence of over 80 springs. The river's biodiversity has also increased, attracting rare bird species and fostering the formation of a green ecological corridor. In 2025, the river was selected as a typical case in the national action for river revival.
Summary: Gansu province has released a plan (2025-2027) for large-scale vocational skills training focused on the "Skills Light the Future" initiative. The plan emphasizes a project-based training model linking job demand, skills training, evaluation, and employment services. Key sectors for training include advanced manufacturing, the digital economy, and agriculture, targeting workers, graduates, and rural laborers. The initiative aims to build a skills-based talent development chain, particularly within the modern agriculture industry.
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Summary: The city of Shenyang is implementing a "citizen designer" system to improve urban renewal projects, focusing on old residential areas, back streets, and pocket parks. These citizen designers, including experts and residents, gather community input and incorporate it into renovation plans, ensuring the projects meet the needs of the people. Shenyang has established a "think tank" of citizen designers to assist with the micro-renewal of back streets and alleys, soliciting community input and making adjustments based on feedback. The city has also built numerous pocket parks, incorporating citizen designers to tailor each park to the specific needs of the surrounding community. Through public consultation and participatory design, Shenyang aims to enhance the quality of life for its residents by ensuring that urban renewal projects are responsive to their needs and preferences.
Summary: A Jilin University research team's analysis of Chang'e-6 lunar samples revealed naturally formed single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphite carbon, the first such confirmation internationally. The discovery suggests a more active geological history on the far side of the moon, driven by factors like micrometeorite impacts, volcanic activity, and solar wind radiation. Comparing Chang'e-6 samples with Chang'e-5 samples, the team found more defects in the carbon structures from the far side, suggesting more intense micrometeorite bombardment. This indicates compositional and evolutionary asymmetries between the near and far sides of the moon. The research was published in *Nano Letters*.
Summary: China's national natural gas pipeline network reached a record high daily supply volume of 1.067 billion cubic meters on January 20th. This surge was driven by increased demand due to recent cold weather and heavy snow in multiple regions. The National Pipeline Group increased pipeline storage to over 3.6 billion cubic meters and is utilizing LNG receiving stations and storage facilities to meet the demand. The integrated national network is facilitating efficient resource allocation, especially to northern and central-eastern regions.
Summary: A national network of credible evaluation points for real-world medical insurance comprehensive value assessment has been formally established with 79 medical institutions signing a covenant in Beijing. According to Shi Zihai, Deputy Director of the National Healthcare Security Administration, this network will conduct real-world assessments to support scientific decision-making for medical insurance policies. The aim is to create a scientific and authoritative evaluation standard using reliable data to objectively identify the clinical benefits and comprehensive value of pharmaceutical products. The network is part of a pilot program launched last September by the National Healthcare Security Administration. These assessments are intended to supplement existing evaluation methods that rely on authoritative conclusions and clinical expert opinions.
Summary: A Chinese New Year-themed exhibition, "Celebrating the Year: Bingwu Spring Festival Series," opened at the China National Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum in Beijing. The exhibition showcases over a hundred intangible cultural heritage projects related to the Spring Festival, including themes such as traditional calendars, zodiac culture, food culture, and lantern customs. The exhibition is drawing visitors to experience and learn about these traditions. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A group of over 100 tourists from Singapore, Malaysia, and other countries boarded the K7041 "Northeast Folk Customs" themed train from Harbin to Mohe, Heilongjiang to experience the region's ice and snow attractions, marking the first time the train has hosted such a large international tour group. The train was decorated in a "Northeast Big Flower" theme and offered cultural activities like Northeast Yangko dance lessons and dumpling making. The train also provided bilingual services and multilingual travel guides.
Summary: Guangzhou is increasingly focused on managing and recycling its plant waste in parks, with the city's parks achieving a 90% on-site recycling rate. Guangzhou released the "Technical Guidelines for Resource Utilization of Park Plant Waste" in June 2025, standardizing the process of turning waste into resources, from composting to construction standards. Yuexiu Park, for example, utilizes high-temperature aerobic biological fermentation technology to process waste on-site, reducing processing time and space needed. The head of Guangzhou's forestry and landscaping bureau stated that the city will continue to support the construction of zero-carbon parks, implement digital carbon management, and establish a carbon credit green consumption system to promote sustainable development. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: Thanks to the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Chilean cherries are stably and largely imported into China. To maintain freshness, the cherries undergo pre-cooling to induce "dormancy," are transported via specialized "cherry express" shipping routes directly to ports like Guangzhou's Nansha Port, and are expedited through customs inspections. Nansha Customs implements measures like "pre-declaration" and a "cherry green channel" to ensure rapid clearance, with some cherries reaching markets within two hours. The article notes that 90% of Chile's cherry export is to China. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: This article highlights the journey of Chilean cherries from a luxury item to an accessible treat in China, attributing this shift to innovation and collaboration in the supply chain. Innovations in pre-cooling, transportation, and customs clearance have built a "high-speed" path from orchards to consumers. The import of Chilean cherries fills a seasonal gap in China's domestic fruit production, benefiting both Chinese consumers and Chilean farmers. The article promotes this success as a model of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Summary: China's National Energy Administration (NEA) reported that the country's maximum power load reached a record high of 1.417 billion kilowatts on January 20th due to a widespread cold wave, marking the third winter high this year. The NEA has implemented province-specific strategies to address challenges like fluctuating renewable energy output and equipment failures from snow and ice. State Grid and Southern Power Grid are optimizing operations and deploying technology like ice monitoring devices and de-icing robots to ensure stable power supply, particularly in regions prone to freezing rain. Jiangsu province, for example, has increased electricity imports from other regions to supplement its domestic supply and support heating needs. The NEA will continue monitoring power supply and demand to ensure a warm winter for the population.
Summary: Over the past decade, foreign trade within the 11 provinces and cities of the Yangtze River Economic Belt accounted for 45.2% of China's total, reaching 161.63 trillion yuan. Jiangsu province led the region with 47.93 trillion yuan in foreign trade. Trade with Belt and Road countries reached 72.76 trillion yuan. High-tech product import and export accounted for 47.8%.
Summary: Heilongjiang Province's Seed Industry Technology Service Center issued a 2026 zoning plan for high-quality, high-yield crops, selecting 244 varieties suitable for different temperature zones to boost grain yields. The selection process, involving experts from research institutions, seed companies, and extension units, covered major crops like corn and rice, as well as 19 non-major crops. The selected varieties demonstrated excellent performance in yield potential and stress resistance after undergoing standardized planting and evaluation. The plan aims to improve agricultural productivity in the province.
Summary: Beijing Bank is highlighted for its financial support to tech companies, particularly in resolving initial financing difficulties and providing long-term support through specialized financial products like "Sci-Tech e-Loan." The bank has served over 29,000 specialized and innovative enterprises with loans exceeding 120 billion yuan. Beijing Bank aims to construct an ecosystem that integrates government, industrial parks, and capital markets to broaden the channels for enterprise growth. It also signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Beijing Stock Exchange to assist enterprises in listing on the Beijing Stock Exchange.
Summary: The construction of the Tibet-Guangdong Direct Current (DC) power transmission project's Guangdong section has officially begun. This project, a key inter-provincial power transmission initiative, aims to transmit 10 million kilowatts of electricity from Tibet to Guangdong. Upon completion, the project will transmit over 43 billion kilowatt-hours of clean energy annually to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The project's total investment, including supporting infrastructure, exceeds 150 billion yuan, intending to stimulate economic growth and employment in related industries. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of "Beautiful China" construction as a core component of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and its integration into China's modernization path. It argues that China's approach offers a new model of modernization that prioritizes harmony between humanity and nature, contrasting it with the unsustainable practices of Western industrialization. The "Beautiful China" initiative aims to balance economic development with environmental protection, promoting green development and a high-quality ecological environment for all citizens. By pursuing ecological civilization, China contributes to global sustainability and offers a practical example for building a clean and beautiful world. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of integrating culture and technology, particularly AI, to foster new cultural industries and enhance China's cultural soft power. Xi Jinping's directives on cultural and technological fusion are highlighted as crucial for developing digital cultural formats and upgrading cultural infrastructure. The author advocates for policies that support this integration, including strategic planning, intellectual property protection, and talent development in areas like AI-generated content and digital heritage. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned in the article.
Summary: A Chengdu disciplinary inspection team used a digital supervision model to uncover illicit business activities involving a local official, Xie, whose son was linked to companies benefiting from Xie's unit's projects. Investigators discovered Xie's connections to a "shadow company" and suspicious financial transactions with its controller, leading to charges of accepting bribes disguised as legitimate business deals, including "dry shares" and inflated purchases. Xie was found to have colluded with a businessman, shielding illicit transactions through normal business activities. Chengdu's anti-corruption efforts increasingly rely on digital platforms and big data to penetrate complex, hidden corruption schemes and address citizen concerns, leading to an increase in cases initiated through digital supervision. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the corruption case of Xie, a former "number one leader" (一把手) who used sophisticated methods to conceal bribery, including disguising it as commercial transactions and accepting dividends from "phantom shares" (干股). The author stresses the need to improve supervision of key leaders, strengthen checks on power, and close institutional loopholes to prevent corruption, focusing on identifying subtle forms of misconduct and their underlying corrupt connections. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Central Political and Legal Work Conference revealed that in 2025, China achieved significant progress in social governance, including the establishment of comprehensive governance centers in all counties and a high level of public safety. Authorities reported a decrease in both juvenile crime and crimes against minors. China has achieved major results in combating telecom network fraud, including the dismantling of criminal groups in northern Myanmar and the repatriation of over 57,000 criminals. The nationwide crackdown on drug-related crime has resulted in a 63% decrease in drug users since the end of 2020.
Summary: A press conference held by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on January 19th announced that the revised Civil Aviation Law, passed on December 27, 2025, by the 19th session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee, comprehensively overhauls the existing law across 16 chapters and 262 articles. The revisions aim to adapt to the rapid development of China's civil aviation industry and emerging low-altitude economy by supporting general aviation, optimizing low-altitude airspace resource allocation, and simplifying approval procedures. The revised law also strengthens passenger rights protection through improved contract terms, enhanced information protection, and optimized handling of flight delays and cancellations. Yang Ying, Director-General of the Department of Policies, Laws and Regulations of the CAAC, stated that the next step will be to improve the civil aviation regulations system.
Summary: The Shanghai Municipal Letters and Calls Office and the Municipal People's Suggestions Solicitation Office are incorporating public suggestions into grassroots governance, exemplified by improvements to the Shanghai Airport Link Line after a citizen submitted recommendations regarding luggage transport and congestion. The city solicited 103,000 suggestions from the public in 2023, adopting 98.6% of major proposals, and used 30,000 additional suggestions for the 15th Five-Year Plan. This initiative aims to broaden channels for listening to public opinion and stimulate public participation in urban development. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Due to a cold wave, Anhui province experienced low-temperature rain and snow, leading to icy roads and travel safety hazards. Public security, transportation, and urban management departments initiated emergency plans, organizing personnel to clear snow, manage traffic, and install anti-slip measures to ensure smooth and safe travel for the public. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chenzhou, Hunan province, has launched an "AI Credit Repair Assistant" developed jointly by local government agencies and China Unicom. The system uses AI and big data to proactively contact businesses eligible for credit repair, guiding them through the entire process, from application to submission. The AI-powered system has reportedly improved the first-time approval rate of credit repair applications by approximately 40% and reduced the average processing time by over 50%. The system was put into trial operation in the Chenzhou High-tech Zone at the end of December 2025.
Summary: The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) has investigated Gao Yichen, former deputy director of the Central Leading Group for Preventing and Dealing with Heretical Religions, for severe violations of discipline and law. Gao is accused of political corruption, abuse of power for personal gain (including in areas of company IPO approvals and land transfers), accepting bribes, and resisting investigation. He has been expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted. The investigation found that Gao violated the Eight-Point Regulation, accepted banquets, and helped others with work transfers. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This article discusses the integration of traditional Chinese culture with winter sports and ice-related activities across several regions. In Heilongjiang, the Harbin Ice and Snow World features ice sculptures of traditional architecture, blending southern and northern styles. In Jilin, skiers perform wearing Peking opera costumes, incorporating opera movements into their routines, while also offering traditional herbal tea to visitors. In Xinjiang, a dance performance titled "Snow Pulse: Altay" draws inspiration from ancient rock paintings depicting skiing, showcasing the region's history and culture. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article explores the beauty of ice and snow in the Chinese context, extending beyond its natural aesthetic appeal to encompass cultural depth, tradition, and innovation. It emphasizes how ice and snow evoke classical Chinese poetry and cultural practices, enriching leisure and reflecting traditional culture. The piece highlights the active inheritance of Chinese aesthetics through ice and snow art, connecting the past to the future. Finally, it underscores the innovative combination of ice and snow with traditional Chinese culture, showcasing a modern expression of Chinese aesthetics.
Summary: According to Chinese Television Artists Association Vice President Lin Yongjian, Xi Jinping sent a letter in July 2025 to film artists, including Tian Hua, emphasizing the importance of cultural confidence and creating works that reflect the spirit of the times and the voice of the people by taking root in the fertile soil of life. Lin reflects on his experiences playing rural characters in television dramas, emphasizing the need to immerse oneself in the lives of the people one is portraying. He stresses the importance of moral character ("德") being prioritized over artistic skill ("艺") for practitioners in the film and television industry. He also urged younger members of the industry to be mindful of their social influence, observe the law, and be focused on being rooted in their work in order to succeed. The article does not explicitly mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released 53 winter rural tourism routes and 144 scenic spots under the theme "A Chinese New Year Country Rendezvous." These offerings focus on Spring Festival and holiday rural leisure, including intangible cultural heritage, skiing, and hot springs. The routes and spots aim to showcase local winter scenery, folk customs, and products. The selections are intended to precisely meet diverse market demands such as family travel and cultural experience tourism. The initiative promotes rural industrial integration.
Summary: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has released its fourth list of precious ancient books, comprising 100 titles, including Han Chinese, Zhuang, and Manchu texts, reflecting the region's diversity. This list highlights 83 Han texts, 15 ancient Zhuang texts, and 2 Manchu texts. This announcement is intended to enhance the protection of ancient books in Guangxi and help to transition from a general survey toward more specifically targeted and effective policies. The list aims to systematically organize the region's literary heritage, providing valuable primary sources for researching regional history and ethnic integration.
Summary: A Hunan province initiative, the "Send Opera to Ten Thousand Villages, Send Calligraphy and Painting to Ten Thousand Homes" program, launched in Huaihua City's Jingping Ancient Village. Artists from provincial troupes performed opera, folk dance, and acrobatics, while calligraphers gifted artwork to villagers. The program, designed to bring cultural resources to rural areas, dispatched teams to other regions like Xiangxi and Yongzhou. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Great Wall Motor (GWM) unveiled its "Guiyuan" (归元) platform, an AI-native automotive platform designed for global markets, at events held in both Zhejiang and Hebei. GWM Chairman Wei Jianjun stated the platform's modular design allows for rapid, differentiated adaptation to global market needs, drawing inspiration from movable type printing. The Guiyuan platform supports five powertrain types including PHEV, HEV, BEV, FCEV and ICE. GWM emphasizes safety as a foundational principle of the platform, integrating active and passive safety measures. GWM aims to leverage the platform to produce over 50 models across seven vehicle categories for global consumers.
Summary: This article commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Beijing West Railway Station, highlighting its growth and impact on China's railway system. Wang Quanwei, who participated in the preparatory work for the opening and operation of Beijing West Railway Station, noted the increase in train routes and types over the past three decades. The station now connects to numerous cities and provinces, facilitating travel and economic development, including a direct train to Hong Kong since 1997. The article also mentions the introduction of high-speed rail and online ticketing systems, reflecting technological advancements. It further discusses the convenience brought to cross-province commuters and the evolution of ticket sales, especially the shift from manual to online, with an emphasis on assisting elderly passengers with online ticketing.
Summary: The article focuses on the phenomenon of small acts of kindness in Chinese society, highlighting examples like "Lao Zhang Ramen" offering free meals to those in need, and the "meals on the wall" initiative in Xinjiang. These acts are characterized by their accessibility and respect for the dignity of recipients. The author emphasizes the cyclical nature of such kindness, where those who receive help are often inspired to give back, creating a "social asset" of goodwill. The author argues that these individual efforts contribute to a broader sense of social warmth. The article does not discuss United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The owner of "Old Zhang Ramen" in Beijing, Cheng Naicang, has been offering free bowls of noodles to people in need since 2018. According to Cheng, his two locations serve approximately a dozen individuals per month, often without requiring them to explain their situation. He recounted a particularly memorable instance of providing free meals to a family from Jiamusi whose child was undergoing leukemia treatment. Some recipients later return to pay it forward, donating money for future free meals. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Lishui, Zhejiang is pioneering a system to quantify and monetize ecological resources through its Ecological Product Transaction Platform. The platform facilitates the trading of various ecological resources and products, aiming to convert ecological advantages into economic value. The platform addresses issues like information asymmetry and high transaction costs in ecological product trading. Examples include villages leveraging their GEP/VEP for loans and trading forest carbon credits for financial gain. The platform has facilitated transactions involving forest rights, carbon credits, and VEP, totaling 17.915 billion RMB since its launch, expanding trading throughout Zhejiang and even across provincial lines.
Summary: The article discusses the biological process of vernalization, where plants like plum blossoms require a period of sustained cold to transition from vegetative to reproductive growth, enabling flower bud differentiation. Different plants have varying cold requirements (chill hours) for optimal flowering, with some cultivars, like the green calyx plum, chosen for warmer climates due to lower chill hour needs. Horticulturists can manipulate flowering times by artificially creating cold environments to induce flower bud differentiation. The piece concludes by drawing a philosophical parallel between the necessity of hardship for plants to bloom and for individuals to flourish. The United States is not mentioned in the article.
Summary: The 859-meter underground culvert section of the Xi'an Railway Station has been renovated, completing the first full connection of the Xi'an moat system in over 70 years. Originally built in the Tang Dynasty, the moat now serves as an ecological landscape, flood storage, and national water conservancy scenic spot. The project, a key urban renewal and drainage initiative, will also add over 3,000 square meters of open water and 50,000 square meters of ecological restoration area to the railway station's south square. The completed waterway will serve as a flood barrier for the city. There were no reports on the statements or actions of an official, nor any discussion on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A cold wave brought rain and snow to Hunan and Hubei, and significant temperature drops to Jiangxi, Guangxi and Guizhou. The Central Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow alert for ice, forecasting freezing rain and sleet in parts of Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Jiangxi, and Fujian. While the impact of the cold wave is waning, a blue warning has been lifted, further temperature drops of 4-6 degrees Celsius are still expected in parts of southeastern China. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Following Beijing's first snowfall of 2026, municipal parks implemented a "Returning Snow to the Forest" initiative, utilizing snowfall to enhance landscapes and nourish vegetation. Parks, including the Summer Palace and the National Botanical Garden, adopted tailored snow management plans based on plant types and green spaces, involving controlled snow piling and spreading techniques. This effort aims to provide insulation, replenish soil moisture, and balance ecological benefits with aesthetic considerations. According to the Beijing Parks Management Center, this round of snowfall allowed for the effective utilization of 70,200 cubic meters of snow across 13 municipal parks and the Chinese Garden Museum. The Beijing Parks Management Center stated they will strengthen research on the recycling of rain and snow resources.
Summary: Ecological ranger Wang Cheng patrols the Wuzhishan area of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. His responsibilities include fire prevention and guiding lost tourists, leveraging his deep familiarity with the local terrain. Wang emphasized the importance of ecological protection for the community's long-term well-being, noting the return of previously scarce flora and fauna. He balances his conservation work with tea farming, recognizing the mutual benefit between a healthy ecosystem and high-quality tea production. Wang stresses the importance of preserving the forest for future generations.
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Summary: The WHO reports a severe global influenza situation, with rising respiratory illnesses and hospitalizations in many countries, driven by the K sub-branch of the H3N2 virus. The K sub-branch, first detected in Oceania, has rapidly spread globally and accounts for over 90% of cases in Europe, the Americas, and East Asia. The WHO emphasizes vaccination, especially for high-risk groups, as the most effective preventive measure. The United States has reported over 18 million cases, 230,000 hospitalizations, and 9,300 deaths this season, with the K sub-branch being the dominant strain. The WHO urges countries to share data, exchange prevention experiences, and provide mutual assistance for medical resources to reduce the impact of influenza on global public health.
Summary: The EU and Mercosur (Southern Common Market) have signed a free trade agreement after 25 years of negotiations, aiming to create one of the world's largest free trade zones. EU leaders, including Commission President Von der Leyen, German Chancellor Scholz, and Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez, view the agreement as bolstering the EU's strategic autonomy and diversifying trade amid global economic uncertainty and rising protectionism, particularly in relation to the U.S. Mercosur leaders also hailed the agreement, expecting it to significantly expand access to European markets. However, internal EU opposition, including from French President Macron and agricultural groups, remains, raising doubts about the agreement's ratification. The EU Commission is proposing measures to mitigate potential negative impacts on European agriculture.
Summary: The Frankfurt Heimtextil trade fair, featuring 1,057 Chinese exhibitors among 3,000 global participants, showcased innovative home textile designs and trends, including collaborations between AI and traditional craftsmanship. Chinese companies displayed a range of products from smart bedding to eco-friendly fabrics, attracting significant interest from European buyers who noted their improved design and innovation. A China home textile industry promotion event was held, drawing representatives from countries including the United States. Olaf Schmidt of the Frankfurt Exhibition Group highlighted the potential of the Chinese market and the deepening cooperation between European and Chinese companies, especially in areas like smart manufacturing and environmental protection.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China deeply mourns the death of a Chinese citizen and expresses condolences to the five injured in the Kabul restaurant bombing on January 19th, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility. China has lodged an emergency representation with Afghanistan, urging them to treat the injured, protect Chinese citizens, projects, and institutions, and bring the perpetrators to justice. Guo emphasized China's strong condemnation of terrorism and support for Afghanistan's efforts to combat it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its warning for Chinese citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan and for those already there to increase security measures and evacuate high-risk areas. The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan has visited the injured in the hospital.
Summary: An investigation is underway regarding the high-speed train collision in Cordoba, Spain, which resulted in at least 40 deaths and over 150 injuries. Initial findings suggest that the cause of the accident may be related to broken rails, despite recent renovations and inspections. The accident occurred when a train derailed and encroached on the adjacent track, colliding with an oncoming train. Transportation Minister Óscar Puente stated that the possibility of welding defects in the rails is being investigated, and all hypotheses are under consideration. The safety system designed to send emergency braking commands in case of obstructions was ineffective due to the short time between derailment and collision.
Summary: IAEA Director General Grossi reported on social media that all external power supply to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been disrupted due to military activities in Ukraine. According to Grossi, multiple substations crucial for nuclear safety were affected by large-scale military activity that day. He added that power lines to other nuclear power plants were also affected. The IAEA is closely monitoring the situation to assess the impact on nuclear safety. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated to parliament that Denmark will not negotiate on sovereignty or borders regarding Greenland. Frederiksen warned of a potential trade war with the United States, triggered by tariffs threatened by President Trump over European opposition to the U.S. acquiring Greenland, and stated that Denmark must be prepared to respond to any such trade war initiated against Europe. She also warned that such a trade war would hurt jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. Multiple opposition leaders praised Frederiksen and the Danish government's response during this "difficult time," and expressed support for the government's recent diplomatic policies and statements.
Summary: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen criticized the U.S. for imposing punitive tariffs on European allies over the Greenland issue, calling it a "mistake." Speaking at the Davos forum, von der Leyen stated the EU is developing a package to support Arctic security, prioritizing solidarity with Greenland and Denmark, emphasizing their territorial sovereignty is non-negotiable. The EU is seeking to promote large-scale investment in Greenland and collaborate with both Greenland and Denmark to support their economy and infrastructure. Von der Leyen said the EU would work with the U.S. and other partners in broader areas, including strengthening security partnerships with countries like the UK, Canada, Norway, and Iceland. The EU is developing its own security strategy, including an upgraded Arctic strategy, slated for release later this year.
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Summary: According to various Chinese and international scholars, China's economy grew by 5.0% in 2025, showcasing resilience amid complex international conditions and protectionism, with GDP exceeding 140 trillion yuan. Experts highlight China's strategic focus on innovation, green development, and high-quality growth, including advancements in AI, biomedicine and robotics, as key drivers. China is expanding its global partnerships and promoting institutional opening to address global trade and investment challenges, while its complete industrial system supports the global supply chain. Despite external pressures, including those from the U.S., China's long-term economic prospects remain positive, as international organizations revise up their growth forecasts.
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Summary: The article highlights President Xi Jinping's emphasis on central enterprises serving national interests and contributing to China's modernization, using the China Merchants Group as an example. The group, a large state-owned enterprise with a history spanning over 150 years, has evolved through various stages, symbolized by different ships, from early industrialization to embracing technological advancements. The group's success is attributed to aligning its development with national strategies, including marine power, transportation, financial strength, regional coordination, Hong Kong's prosperity, and the Belt and Road Initiative. The article also emphasizes the company's commitment to innovation, reform, and international expansion, particularly in port management with applications being used in Sri Lanka and Greece.
Summary: The article discusses the historical contributions, current successes, and future prospects of Chinese enterprises. It highlights the role of Chinese companies in establishing China's modern industrial base, building a complete industrial system, and driving economic growth. Examples cited include BYD's leading position in global electric vehicle sales, advancements in shipbuilding and high-speed rail, and Huawei's development of an independent operating system. The article emphasizes policies aimed at fostering innovation, supporting both state-owned and private enterprises, and creating a unified national market to promote high-quality development for Chinese businesses.
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Summary: In 2025, China's economy exceeded 140 trillion yuan with a 5.0% growth, and R&D spending surpassed OECD countries' average. Chinese companies prominently displayed advanced robotics at the CES in Las Vegas, signaling technological progress. Domestically, the viral "crying horse" toy from Yiwu exemplifies the rapid response of Chinese businesses to market trends. China entered the top ten of global innovation indices for the first time. The article suggests that China's innovation-driven economy is gaining momentum in global competition.
Summary: China's ice and snow economy is booming, with domestic brands rising and innovative operating models emerging. The ice and snow industry's scale has increased significantly, and is expected to exceed one trillion yuan in 2025. This growth is marked by a "north ice south expansion" trend, with southern cities developing unique ice and snow experiences. Xinjiang is diversifying its winter tourism offerings, introducing new activities and events to attract visitors, while Chengdu has opened unique new indoor attractions. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Suzhou Silk Museum is revitalizing ancient silk patterns through digitization, creating a "digital gene bank" of designs that are inspiring modern fashion and cultural products. Designers are adapting these historical motifs, like those from a Tang Dynasty brocade, to appeal to younger generations, resulting in popular items such as stylish accessories and furniture. This innovative approach has significantly increased the museum's appeal to younger audiences, with visitors in 2023 increasing by 12%, and over half of those visitors being in their 20s and 30s. Designer Shiyi also used silk patterns as blueprints, creating a series of "national trend" cultural and creative products. The initiative transforms the museum from a nostalgic space into a hub of creativity and trendsetting.
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Summary: This article discusses "black oil noodles" (黑油凉面), a local specialty in the Xiong'an New Area. The dish consists of hand-pulled noodles, vegetables, and a unique "black oil" made from cotton seed oil. Once a common and affordable meal for local residents, it is now a popular dish even served in big hotels as Xiong'an develops.
Summary: The article discusses the spirit of Fuzhou, China, as embodied in Shoushan stone carving. It emphasizes the meticulous "琢磨" (polishing/crafting) spirit, reflecting the city's history, culture, and the character of its people. The author connects the artistry of stone carving with other aspects of Fuzhou life, such as cuisine and architecture, to illustrate the city's unique blend of cultural refinement and enterprising spirit. The piece also touches on the historical significance of Fuzhou, including figures like Lin Zexu and the city's maritime history, suggesting a spirit of resilience and outward-looking ambition. The U.S. is not mentioned in this article.
Summary: During a wedding celebration in the Altai region, an attendee spoke with Serik Hedermoula, a folk artist from Habar River County and inheritor of "沃尔铁克" (Wo'er Tieke) tradition, also known as "Wooden Goat Dance." Wo'er Tieke is a traditional Kazakh art form where a puppet goat dances to the music of a *dombra*. Serik learned the craft from his father and innovated by using ox horn instead of wood for the goat's construction. He was recognized as an inheritor of the non-material heritage of Wo'er Tieke at Altai region level and added local cultural elements and colorful design to the wooden box to cater to the taste of young people. The art form has become a popular attraction in the Habar River County scenic spots due to the booming tourism in Altai.
Summary: This article identifies the oil painting "Snow" by Chen Beixin as part of the collection at the National Art Museum of China. There is no indication of any political figures, statements, or connection to the United States within the provided information. The focus is solely on the attribution and location of a specific artwork.
Summary: This article is a poem and does not contain information relevant to Chinese politics or U.S.-China relations. It describes a vibrant and idyllic scene centered around a clear stream, evoking a sense of peace and connection to nature. The poem expresses a desire to reside by the stream, finding companionship with nature and seeking inspiration from the surroundings.
Summary: A geologist recounts his 1985 visit to a remote, impoverished village in Guizhou, where he acquired a rare 500-million-year-old fossil from a local farmer in exchange for grain rations. Returning 40 years later, the author marvels at the transformation brought about by poverty alleviation efforts, with modern houses replacing the old dwellings. Although the author could not find the family from whom he obtained the fossil, he cherishes the fossil as a symbol of his connection to the region and its people. The author implies that the quality of life of the villagers have improved greatly since his visit, and that they have cause to be happy. The article makes no mention of the United States.
Summary: This article is a reflection on a trip to Tianshui, Gansu, focusing on the author's changing perceptions of the city. Initially unimpressed by Tianshui's natural beauty due to familiarity with similar landscapes, the author discovers the city's understated character through its ancient trees and the art of the Maijishan Grottoes. The author highlights the "Cypress embracing Chinese Hackberry" at the South Temple, and Buddhist sculptures and murals, interpreting them as symbols of harmony, coexistence, and the duality of human nature. The author concludes that true travel is not about physical movement, but about finding inner peace. There is no mention of the U.S. or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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To continuously deepen the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, better unify thoughts, build consensus, and under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, earnestly carry out various tasks and strive to achieve a good start for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Formulating and implementing five-year plans is an important experience for our Party in governing the country, an important political advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, conducive to realizing the Party's leadership, concentrating efforts on major undertakings, proactively grasping strategic issues, and maintaining the continuity of our cause. In the long-term practice of formulating and implementing five-year plans, our Party has created and accumulated rich experience, including adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, proceeding from reality, adhering to the principle of coordinating all the activities of the nation like pieces in a chess game, promoting democracy, pooling wisdom, and adhering to the principle of legal planning. We must strengthen our confidence in the system and continuously carry forward this advantage in combination with new realities.
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic arrangements for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, which must be fully, deeply, and accurately understood and grasped. Comprehensive means understanding the spirit of the plenary session from a holistic perspective, grasping all deployments as a whole, and avoiding focusing on one thing and losing sight of others. Deep means knowing not only what it is but also why and how to do it, truly understanding it thoroughly. Accurate means precisely grasping the policy boundaries and scales, ensuring that what should be done must be done, what can be done should be done with effort, and what should not be done must never be done.
China's development is in a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. When we analyze the situation, we must consider all factors comprehensively and be good at grasping some key factors such as new changes in the international situation, a new round of technological revolution, and industrial transformation. We must have the overall situation in mind, aim high and see far, maintain strategic focus, carefully plan tactics, and continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of China's development.
Building a modern industrial system and achieving an overall leap in the industrial system are important strategic tasks during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. All regions and industries must accurately identify their positions, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, leverage comparative advantages, and form a dynamic situation where upstream and downstream industries are interconnected, each displaying its strengths, and working together in the same direction. We must maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing and vigorously develop advanced manufacturing. We must develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. We must build modern infrastructure.
China has a large population, a large market, a complete industrial system, and strong development momentum, creating conditions to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern. We must adhere to the domestic cycle as the mainstay, correctly handle the relationship between consumption and investment, demand and supply, adhere to the close combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and strive to improve the quality and efficiency of the national economic cycle, making domestic demand the main driving force for economic development. We must strengthen the domestic cycle to enhance the autonomy of expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, and expand the international cycle to enhance the vitality of domestic reform and development, striving to achieve internal and external connectivity and mutual promotion.
Economic development and social development are mutually reinforcing and must advance in a coordinated manner. We must take improving people's livelihoods as the focus of promoting social development and steadily improve the quality of people's lives while developing the economy. We must adhere to Party building leadership, strengthen the guarantee of the rule of law, consolidate the foundation at the grassroots level, and effectively improve the level of social governance. We must coordinate development and security, effectively prevent and resolve various risks, and effectively safeguard national security and social stability.
We must adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and prepare the national and local "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines and special plans. Local plans and special plans must be well connected with the national overall plan, reflect the spirit and requirements of the national overall plan, and at the same time, adapt to local conditions and circumstances, unify needs and possibilities, and ensure that what is decided can be done and can be effectively implemented.
To successfully complete the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must focus on improving the Party's ability and level to lead economic and social development. Cadres at all levels, especially leading cadres, must further strengthen their studies, delve into the Party's innovative theories, improve their professional qualities, and enhance their practical skills. We must establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, adhere to proceeding from reality and acting in accordance with the laws, and consciously seek political achievements for the people and achieve political achievements through hard work. We must vigorously promote the spirit of struggle, dare to step forward and meet difficulties head-on, and be good at fighting risks, meeting challenges, and overcoming difficulties. We must maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption, never stop or retreat, and promote the integrated approach of "dare not to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt."
(Reported by People's Daily, Beijing, January 20) A special seminar for leading cadres at the provincial and ministerial levels to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee opened on the morning of January 20 at the Central Party School (National Academy of Governance). Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony, emphasizing that it is necessary to continuously deepen the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, better unify thoughts, build consensus, and under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, earnestly carry out various tasks and strive to achieve a good start for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Li Qiang (李强), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the opening ceremony. Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇), Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), and Li Xi (李希), members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice President of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng (韩正) attended the opening ceremony.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that formulating and implementing five-year plans is an important experience for our Party in governing the country, an important political advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, conducive to realizing the Party's leadership, concentrating efforts on major undertakings, proactively grasping strategic issues, and maintaining the continuity of our cause. In the long-term practice of formulating and implementing five-year plans, our Party has created and accumulated rich experience, including adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, proceeding from reality, adhering to the principle of coordinating all the activities of the nation like pieces in a chess game, promoting democracy, pooling wisdom, and adhering to the principle of legal planning. We must strengthen our confidence in the system and continuously carry forward this advantage in combination with new realities.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic arrangements for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, which must be fully, deeply, and accurately understood and grasped. Comprehensive means understanding the spirit of the plenary session from a holistic perspective, grasping all deployments as a whole, and avoiding 顾此失彼 (gù cǐ shī bǐ - "attend to one thing and lose sight of the other," to focus on one aspect to the detriment of others). Deep means knowing not only what it is but also why and how to do it, truly understanding it thoroughly. Accurate means precisely grasping the policy boundaries and scales, ensuring that what should be done must be done, what can be done should be done with effort, and what should not be done must never be done.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China's development is in a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. When we analyze the situation, we must consider all factors comprehensively and be good at grasping some key factors such as new changes in the international situation, a new round of technological revolution, and industrial transformation. We must have the overall situation in mind, aim high and see far, maintain strategic focus, carefully plan tactics, and continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of China's development.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that building a modern industrial system and achieving an overall leap in the industrial system are important strategic tasks during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. All regions and industries must accurately identify their positions, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, leverage comparative advantages, and form a dynamic situation where upstream and downstream industries are interconnected, each displaying its strengths, and working together in the same direction. We must maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing and vigorously develop advanced manufacturing. We must develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation. We must build modern infrastructure.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that China has a large population, a large market, a complete industrial system, and strong development momentum, creating conditions to accelerate the construction of a new development pattern. We must adhere to the domestic cycle as the mainstay, correctly handle the relationship between consumption and investment, demand and supply, adhere to the close combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and strive to improve the quality and efficiency of the national economic cycle, making domestic demand the main driving force for economic development. We must strengthen the domestic cycle to enhance the autonomy of expanding high-level opening up to the outside world, and expand the international cycle to enhance the vitality of domestic reform and development, striving to achieve internal and external connectivity and mutual promotion.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that economic development and social development are mutually reinforcing and must advance in a coordinated manner. We must take improving people's livelihoods as the focus of promoting social development and steadily improve the quality of people's lives while developing the economy. We must adhere to Party building leadership, strengthen the guarantee of the rule of law, consolidate the foundation at the grassroots level, and effectively improve the level of social governance. We must coordinate development and security, effectively prevent and resolve various risks, and effectively safeguard national security and social stability.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that we must adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and law-based decision-making, and prepare the national and local "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines and special plans. Local plans and special plans must be well connected with the national overall plan, reflect the spirit and requirements of the national overall plan, and at the same time, adapt to local conditions and circumstances, unify needs and possibilities, and ensure that what is decided can be done and can be effectively implemented.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that to successfully complete the goals and tasks of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we must focus on improving the Party's ability and level to lead economic and social development. Cadres at all levels, especially leading cadres, must further strengthen their studies, delve into the Party's innovative theories, improve their professional qualities, and enhance their practical skills. We must establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, adhere to proceeding from reality and acting in accordance with the laws, and consciously seek political achievements for the people and achieve political achievements through hard work. We must vigorously promote the spirit of struggle, dare to 挺身而出 (tǐng shēn ér chū - "step forward bravely," to stand up and take action) and meet difficulties head-on, and be good at fighting risks, meeting challenges, and overcoming difficulties. We must maintain a high-pressure stance against corruption, 一步不停歇 (yī bù bù tíng xiē - "without stopping for a single step," to never cease or pause) and 半步不退让 (bàn bù bù tuì ràng - "not yielding even half a step," to not concede any ground), and promote the integrated approach of "dare not to be corrupt, cannot be corrupt, and do not want to be corrupt."
Li Qiang (李强) pointed out while presiding over the opening ceremony that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech was far-sighted, profound, and inspiring, with strong political, theoretical, targeted, and guiding significance. It is of great significance for the entire Party, especially senior cadres, to deeply understand the major achievements made by the Party and the country during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, accurately grasp the guiding principles, main goals, and key tasks of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, maintain strategic focus, enhance confidence in victory, and strive to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization. It is necessary to deeply understand the rich connotations, essence, and practical requirements of the General Secretary's important speech, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," and consciously unify thoughts and actions with the spirit of the General Secretary's important speech and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee. It is necessary to learn and apply what has been learned, and transform the results of learning into practical achievements, and continuously achieve new results in promoting high-quality development.
Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairmen of the Central Military Commission, Vice Chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress who are Party members, State Councilors, President of the Supreme People's Court, Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and Vice Chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference who are Party members attended the opening ceremony.
Principal responsible comrades from 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), relevant departments of the Central and State organs, relevant people's organizations, centrally-administered financial institutions, enterprises, and universities, and various units of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force attended the seminar. Responsible comrades from various central committees of democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联), and relevant parties attended the opening ceremony as nonvoting delegates.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th. On January 20th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory message to Faustin-Archange Touadéra (福斯坦—阿尔尚热·图瓦德拉), congratulating him on his re-election as President of the Central African Republic.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that in recent years, China and the Central African Republic have continued to deepen political mutual trust, firmly supported each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and steadily promoted exchanges and cooperation in various fields. I attach great importance to the development of relations between China and the Central African Republic, and I am willing to work with President Touadéra (图瓦德拉) to actively implement the results of the Beijing (北京) Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, promote the continuous development of the strategic partnership between the two countries to a new level, and better benefit the people of both countries.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th. On January 20th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a message of condolence to King Felipe VI of Spain regarding the high-speed train derailment and collision in Spain.
Xi Jinping (习近平) stated that he was shocked to learn of the unfortunate high-speed train derailment and collision in the province of Córdoba in southern Spain, which resulted in heavy casualties. On behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, I would like to express my deep condolences to the victims, extend my sincere sympathy to the families of the victims, and wish the injured a speedy recovery.
On the same day, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强) sent a message of condolence to Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th. On January 20th, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a congratulatory message to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The congratulatory message stated:
The Communist Party of Vietnam is the strong leadership core of the Vietnamese people and the cause of socialism in Vietnam. Since the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has united and led the Vietnamese people in achieving remarkable achievements in promoting socialist construction and the renovation cause. Under the complex international situation, Vietnam's political and social stability, rapid and sustainable economic development, and increasingly enhanced international status have demonstrated the advantages of the Communist Party's leadership and the socialist system, making positive contributions to regional and global peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam is an important meeting convened at a crucial period when the Party and people of Vietnam are moving towards the centenary goal of the Party's founding. The Congress will plan the major policies and guidelines for the development of the Party and the country of Vietnam in the next five years and beyond, opening a new era in the development of the Vietnamese nation, which has far-reaching historical significance. We believe that this Congress will be a congress of unity and victory, and that the Vietnamese people will, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, successfully achieve the goals and tasks of the Party and the country's development and construction.
The Chinese Party and government attach great importance to the development of relations between the two parties and two countries of China and Vietnam, and are willing to work with the Vietnamese side to uphold the principles of "long-term stability, facing the future, good-neighborly friendship, and comprehensive cooperation" and the spirit of "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades, and good partners," implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, promote the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future with strategic significance in accordance with the overall goal of "six more," so that it will continue to 开花结果 (kāi huā jié guǒ - "bloom and bear fruit," to yield positive results; to come to fruition), better benefit the two countries and their peoples, and jointly make important contributions to regional stability and development, as well as the cause of human peace and progress.
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At every critical historical juncture, our Party uses the Party's innovative theories to unify the thinking of the entire Party and promotes the implementation of the Party Central Committee's strategic deployments through study.
At the opening ceremony of the seminar for leading provincial and ministerial-level cadres to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech, profoundly expounding that formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan is an important political advantage of our Party. He made in-depth elaborations on fully, deeply, and accurately understanding and grasping the strategic deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, put forward clear requirements for focusing on improving the Party's ability and level to lead economic and social development, and emphasized that "we must continuously deepen the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee to better unify thinking, build consensus, and work diligently under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee to achieve a good start for the '15th Five-Year Plan'."
"Formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan is an important experience for our Party in governing the country and an important political advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics." At the opening ceremony, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly summarized the political advantages embodied in the formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan with "four benefits" and summarized the rich experience created and accumulated in long-term practice with "five insistences," reflecting our Party's deepening understanding of the regularity of formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan.
"Our Party has always analyzed and grasped the general trend of history with the basic principles of Marxism, correctly handled the relationship between China and the world, and is good at seizing and making good use of various historical opportunities." The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, from the strategic height of coordinating the two overall situations, accurately grasped the development trend, deeply analyzed the domestic and international situation, and made top-level design and strategic planning for China's economic and social development in the next five years.
Looking at the "15th Five-Year Plan" strategic planning from the perspective of the two overall situations, we can better appreciate our Party's lofty goals, its commitment to the great cause of the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and its ability to prospectively grasp strategic issues, and better understand the historical initiative of the Party to lead the people in continuing to write new chapters in the two great miracles.
Looking back on the course of struggle since the founding of New China, China has formulated and implemented 14 Five-Year Plans (Plans), developing from a poor and weak agricultural country into the world's second largest economy and moving towards the goal of building a strong socialist modern country in all respects. How difficult and courageous it is!
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's total economic volume successively exceeded 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, 130 trillion yuan, and 140 trillion yuan, achieving "four consecutive jumps." China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached a new level, providing a solid foundation for moving towards new goals. At an important historical node, the "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal deploys strategic tasks related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization.
Looking at the "15th Five-Year Plan" strategic planning from the perspective of development practice, we deeply understand that the "two establishments" are of decisive significance for promoting Chinese-style modernization, and we truly feel that the scientific guidance of the Party's innovative theories in the new era is the fundamental guarantee for us to grasp the historical initiative.
Looking back at history, from establishing an independent and relatively complete industrial system on the basis of poverty and blankness, to achieving major scientific and technological breakthroughs such as the "Two Bombs and One Satellite" and the lunar exploration project, from completing major projects such as the Three Gorges Project (三峡工程), the West-East Gas Pipeline Project (西气东输), and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调), to concentrating efforts to win the battle against poverty since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大) and historically solving the problem of absolute poverty, and building the world's largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system...
By formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan, deploying a number of major tasks, major projects, and major projects in stages, and mobilizing resources and forces from all aspects to complete them on schedule, we have effectively supported economic and social development and national construction in all aspects.
Looking at the "15th Five-Year Plan" strategic planning from the perspective of institutional advantages, an important aspect of the superiority of China's socialist system is concentrating efforts to do big things. The formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan makes this advantage more fully utilized, further strengthens our institutional confidence, and enhances our confidence in forging ahead along the path of Chinese-style modernization.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes. Whether it is building a modern industrial system, consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy, or strengthening original innovation and tackling key core technologies, and accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement... The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal deploys strategic tasks that have a major traction, driving, and supporting role in promoting Chinese-style modernization. Combining the new reality to carry forward the political advantages, implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, consolidate and expand advantages, break through bottlenecks and constraints, and strengthen weaknesses and shortcomings, we will surely always win the strategic initiative and master the development initiative.
After more than a century of trials and tribulations, today's Communist Party of China (中国共产党) is leading hundreds of millions of people on a new Long March (长征). Even if there are strong winds and waves or even stormy waves ahead, we are more determined and calm: under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, transforming political advantages into governance effectiveness and development potential can promote major breakthroughs in strategic tasks related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, and our goals will surely be achieved. This is where the historical mission lies, and it is also what historical laws show.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th (Reporter) - Wang Huning (王沪宁), Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协), met with Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq (萨迪克), in Beijing (北京) on the 20th.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) stated that in 2025, President Xi Jinping (习近平) met with President Asif Ali Zardari (扎尔达里) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (夏巴兹) respectively, providing new strategic guidance for the development of China-Pakistan relations. 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. China is willing to work with Pakistan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, promote the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership to a deeper and more solid level, and accelerate the building of a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future in the new era. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) of China is willing to make positive contributions to this end.
Sadiq (萨迪克) stated that Pakistan firmly adheres to the one-China principle and actively supports the four major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping (习近平). Pakistan is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields such as the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, economy and trade, and personnel training, and to fully ensure the safety of Chinese personnel, projects, and institutions in Pakistan. The National Assembly of Pakistan is willing to make unremitting efforts to promote the 铁杆友谊 (tiě gǎn yǒu yì - "iron-clad friendship," an extremely strong and reliable friendship) between Pakistan and China.
Wang Dongfeng (王东峰) and others attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th. Comprehending the power of thought to build a rule-of-law China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has stood at the strategic height of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. In the great practice of leading the comprehensive rule of law and building a rule-of-law China, he has creatively put forward a series of new concepts, new ideas, and new strategies, forming Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law. As an important component of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law is the fundamental guideline and action guide for comprehensively governing the country according to law in the new era, guiding China's socialist rule of law construction to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes.
In order to deeply study, publicize, and implement Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law, China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), jointly with the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委), the Office of the Commission for Law-based Governance of the CPC Central Committee (中央依法治国办), and the China Law Society (中国法学会), have jointly produced and launched an 8-episode large-scale special program, "Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law Series Lectures." The program focuses on General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important expositions on comprehensively governing the country according to law, setting up three sections: "The Proposition of the Times," "Ideological Guidance," and "Law Secures the World." It specially invites leading cadres, experts, and scholars in the field of rule of law construction in China as lecturers, combining grassroots innovation practice cases to deeply interpret the great significance, spiritual essence, rich connotation, and practical requirements of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law. It vividly demonstrates the vivid practice of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on the Rule of Law leading the construction of a rule-of-law China to continuously create new situations, creating a strong atmosphere of the rule of law for continuing to write new chapters in the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
The program will premiere on the comprehensive channel of China Central Television (CCTV) (总台央视综合频道) at 8 pm every night starting from January 21, 2026, and will be rebroadcast on the social and legal channel (社会与法频道) at 8 pm the next night, and will be broadcast simultaneously on new media platforms such as CCTV News (央视新闻), CCTV Video (央视频), and CCTV.com (央视网).
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On January 20th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference, inviting relevant responsible comrades from the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) to introduce the relevant situation surrounding "Implementing the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference and promoting a good start to the '15th Five-Year Plan'."
Accelerating the Creation of a Global Science and Technology Innovation Highland and an Important Source of Emerging Industries
On January 19th, the 2025 report card for China's economy was released. "The achievements are hard-won, demonstrating the characteristics of China's solid economic foundation, numerous advantages, strong resilience, and great potential." Zhou Chen (周陈), Director of the National Economic Comprehensive Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委国民经济综合司司长), believes that looking ahead to 2026, the economic structure will continue to improve, the driving force for development will continue to be renewed, and the overall development trend will continue to improve.
New technologies, new products, and new scenarios are becoming a trend. New energy, new materials, aerospace, quantum technology, bio-manufacturing, embodied intelligence, and other new economic growth points are poised to take off. The installed capacity of new energy storage exceeds 100 million kilowatts, accounting for more than 40% of the global share. Artificial intelligence is accelerating its transition from the digital world to the physical world, which will drive explosive growth in high-end manufacturing, emerging consumption, and new business formats and models. In 2025, the added value of high-tech manufacturing will account for more than 17% of the added value of industries above a certain size. A number of landmark and leading major projects in the high-tech industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period are being planned and promoted.
The innovation chain, industrial chain, and talent chain are accelerating their integration. China has a complete industrial system, a super-large market with a population of more than 1.4 billion, and the world's largest and most complete talent resources. More than 5 million graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors graduate every year, possessing the full-chain and full-scenario advantages of pushing innovation results from "bookshelves" to "shelves." In 2025, the added value of China's digital economy is expected to reach 49 trillion yuan, accounting for about 35% of GDP, which will create greater market space in the future.
The innovation-leading role of power source regions continues to strengthen. China has 24 of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, ranking first in the world for three consecutive years. Among them, the "Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou (深圳—香港—广州)" cluster ranks first in the world, and China accounts for 5 of the top 15 global innovation clusters. The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) has already deployed the construction of three international science and technology innovation centers in Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) (北京（京津冀）), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta) (上海（长三角）), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区). The recently established National Venture Capital Guidance Fund (国家创业投资引导基金) has specifically set up three regional funds, which will accelerate the creation of a global science and technology innovation highland and an important source of emerging industries.
The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) proposed that "the contradiction between strong domestic supply and weak demand is prominent." "We must expand domestic demand, optimize supply, and promote the formation of an economic development model dominated by domestic demand, driven by consumption, and driven by endogenous growth." Wang Changlin (王昌林), Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委副主任), said that they will fully tap economic potential, focus on promoting reform and innovation, continue to work hard internally, and promote a good start and a good step for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
We are Studying and Formulating Actions to Stabilize Employment, Expand Capacity, Improve Quality, and Increase Income for Urban and Rural Residents
Domestic demand is a stable anchor for driving economic growth. In 2025, the contribution rate of domestic demand to economic growth will exceed 67%, of which the contribution rate of consumption will reach 52%. In 2026, how will policies be implemented to expand domestic demand?
Benefiting the people and promoting consumption are closely combined. Relevant parties are studying and formulating actions to stabilize employment, expand capacity, improve quality, and increase income for urban and rural residents, enhance residents' consumption capacity, and optimize consumption supply. This year, the policy of replacing old consumer goods with new ones will continue to be implemented, and the first batch of more than 60 billion yuan in funds has already been allocated. Special actions to boost consumption will also be implemented in depth, creating a number of new consumption scenarios with a wide range of influence and high visibility.
"Investing in things" and "investing in people" are closely combined. Various government investment funds will be used well, the structure of government investment will be optimized, the proportion of government investment in people's livelihood projects will be increased, and demand will be promoted. We will continue to issue and use new types of policy-based financial instruments to drive more private investment and social capital.
Policy support and reform and innovation are closely combined. Recently, the State Council (国务院) deployed and implemented a package of fiscal and financial policies to promote domestic demand in a coordinated manner. The National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) will focus on clearing some of the bottlenecks that hinder the virtuous cycle of supply and demand, including clearing unreasonable restrictions in the consumption field, promoting pilot projects for new consumption formats, new models, and new scenarios, optimizing investment and financing mechanisms, and improving the long-term mechanism for private enterprises to participate in the construction of major national projects.
Implementing the "two new" policies is an important measure to expand domestic demand and strengthen counter-cyclical adjustments. "Since 2024, the 'two new' policies have continued to play a role in stabilizing investment, expanding consumption, promoting transformation, and benefiting people's livelihoods." Wang Shancheng (王善成), Director of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委资源节约和环境保护司司长), introduced that in 2025, more than 360 million people applied for subsidies for replacing old consumer goods with new ones, driving sales of related commodities to exceed 2.6 trillion yuan, directly driving the growth of total retail sales of social consumer goods by 0.6 percentage points. "In 2026, by optimizing the support scope and subsidy standards of the 'two new' policies, improving the implementation mechanism of each link, and strengthening the full-chain management of projects and funds, the accuracy, convenience, and effectiveness of the policies will be further improved, amplifying the policy effectiveness."
Resolutely Eliminate the Blockages and Pain Points Hindering the Construction of a National Unified Market
Building a national unified market is a key support for unblocking the domestic cycle.
"The role of a unified market in gathering resources, promoting growth, encouraging innovation, expanding domestic demand, and promoting competition is increasing day by day." Wang Renfei (王任飞), Director of the Comprehensive Department of System Reform of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委体制改革综合司司长), used three sets of figures of "two increases and one decrease" to illustrate the effectiveness: From January to November 2025, the proportion of national inter-provincial trade sales in national sales revenue reached 41.1%, an increase of 0.8 percentage points year-on-year, and the proportion of cross-provincial transaction electricity in the national market-oriented transaction electricity was 24%, an increase of 1 percentage point year-on-year; In the first three quarters of 2025, the ratio of China's total social logistics costs to GDP was 14%, a decrease of 0.1 percentage points year-on-year.
"The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) included promoting the construction of a national unified market in depth into the overall requirements of this year's economic work, highlighting the importance of this work." Wang Renfei (王任飞) said that the next step is to make full efforts in "promoting in depth."
Promote in depth in terms of system construction, which can be summarized as "one regulation, two lists, and three systems." Study and formulate regulations on the construction of a national unified market to strengthen the rule of law guarantee; formulate and issue a list of matters hindering the construction of a national unified market and a list of matters encouraging and prohibiting investment promotion to clarify what local governments can do and what they cannot do when promoting economic development; improve the statistical, financial, taxation, and assessment systems that are conducive to the construction of a unified market, and improve the incentive and restraint mechanism.
Promote in depth in empowering high-quality development. Promote the first breakthrough in the unified market in the fields of electricity, transportation, technology, and data, and introduce a number of high-value policy measures.
Promote in depth in eliminating stubborn diseases. Focusing on key issues such as low-price and disorderly competition among enterprises, local government procurement and bidding, and investment promotion, improve the working mechanism for problem discovery, clue verification, supervision and rectification, and interview and notification, resolutely eliminate the blockages and pain points hindering the construction of a national unified market, and break local protectionism and market segmentation.
Reporter's Notes
Stimulate Economic Potential with Reform and Innovation
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's economy has moved forward steadily and grown stronger. Entering the "15th Five-Year Plan," completing the established goals and responding to risks and challenges, the development tasks are still arduous and heavy. To this end, systematic and pragmatic measures must be taken to further stimulate the potential of a major country's economy.
Stimulating potential depends on reform and innovation. Unblocking the virtuous cycle of "employment-income-consumption-investment" and promoting residents' income growth to enhance consumption capacity and willingness to consume will better release domestic demand potential. Accelerating the construction of a national unified market and promoting coordinated urban-rural and regional development will better leverage the scale economy, scope economy, and network economy effects of a super-large economy. Synergistically promoting reforms in access, factors, and scenarios, and establishing a new type of production relations and institutional supply adapted to the development of new quality productive forces will continuously transform the potential of technological innovation and industrial innovation into real productive forces.
Planning and promoting a number of high-tech industries; studying and formulating a plan to increase the income of urban and rural residents and an implementation plan for expanding domestic demand strategy for 2026-2030; formulating regulations on the construction of a national unified market to regulate the behavior of local governments and enterprises... As an important macroeconomic management department, the series of measures introduced by the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) at the press conference well reflect the requirements and directions of reform and innovation. In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," by implementing and refining reform measures and innovative hard measures, China's potential advantages and resources will continue to be transformed into development results, helping this towering tree become more lush and leafy.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 20th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) - An expanded meeting of the Standing Council of the China Law Society (中国法学会) was held in Beijing (北京) on the 19th. Chen Wenqing (陈文清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and President of the China Law Society (中国法学会会长), attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He emphasized that the China Law Society (中国法学会) should adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law, earnestly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important instructions on comprehensively advancing the rule of law and the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important letter to the Ninth National Congress of Members of the China Law Society (中国法学会第九次全国会员代表大会), firmly uphold the "Two Establishments" and resolutely achieve the "Two Safeguards," unite and lead the vast number of legal scholars and practitioners to strengthen their confidence in the rule of law and bravely shoulder the mission of the times, unswervingly follow the path of the socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively carry out work such as promoting legal research, serving the practice of the rule of law, strengthening legal publicity, and cultivating legal talents, jointly create a new situation in the construction of the rule of law in China, and contribute the strength of the rule of law to achieving a good start to the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan."
Chen Wenqing (陈文清) fully affirmed the achievements of the China Law Society (中国法学会) in 2025 and emphasized that to do a good job in 2026, it is necessary to take studying and implementing Xi Jinping (习近平)'s thought on the rule of law as the primary political task, and deepen learning and training, publicity and promotion, and research and interpretation. It is necessary to adhere to the Party's comprehensive leadership over the work of the China Law Society (中国法学会) and strengthen the political guidance of legal scholars and practitioners. It is necessary to adhere to the "soul" of Marxist rule of law theory, inherit the "root" of outstanding traditional Chinese legal culture, base ourselves on China's rich socialist rule of law practice, draw on the excellent achievements of world rule of law civilization, and accelerate the construction of China's independent legal knowledge system. It is necessary to establish an effective connection mechanism between legal education, legal research, and the practice of the rule of law, and enhance the ability and level of serving the construction of the rule of law.
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On January 20th, the State Council Information Office (国务院新闻办) held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of leveraging the role of proactive fiscal policy to promote high-quality economic and social development.
Issuing 1.3 trillion yuan of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds in 2025 to continuously support "two major projects" and "two new initiatives."
In 2025, a more proactive fiscal policy will "resonate with action," providing important support for the macroeconomic economy to move forward against pressure and maintain steady progress.
Increase the intensity of counter-cyclical adjustment of fiscal policy. The deficit rate is arranged at around 4%, and the scale of new government debt is 11.86 trillion yuan, far exceeding the average level of the previous years. 500 billion yuan of special treasury bonds will be issued to supplement the core tier-one capital of state-owned large commercial banks. 500 billion yuan of local government debt balance limit will be arranged to supplement the comprehensive financial resources of local governments and expand effective investment.
Vigorously boost consumption. 1.3 trillion yuan of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds will be issued to continuously support "two major projects" and "two new initiatives," including 300 billion yuan of funds for replacing old consumer goods with new ones, driving sales of related commodities to exceed approximately 2.6 trillion yuan. Policies such as interest subsidies for personal consumption loans and loans to service industry business entities will be introduced and implemented to encourage and expand related consumption.
Continuously strengthen people's livelihood security. The central government has allocated 66.74 billion yuan in employment subsidy funds, introduced policies to expand the scope of social insurance subsidies and increase the intensity of unemployment insurance stabilization returns, increased the two financial subsidy standards for residents' medical insurance and basic public health service funds, and arranged 100 billion yuan to issue childcare subsidies to infants under 3 years old... Investment in people's livelihood security continues to increase, enhancing residents' consumption capacity and stimulating consumption willingness.
Adhere to both risk prevention and development promotion. Continue to arrange 2 trillion yuan to replace the stock of implicit debt quota. Arrange 800 billion yuan of new special bonds to supplement the financial resources of local government funds to support debt reduction. After replacement, the average interest cost of debt has been reduced by more than 2.5 percentage points, reducing the burden on local governments and enhancing development momentum.
"The more proactive fiscal policy in 2025 not only strongly supports current economic growth and handles practical matters for people's livelihood, but also effectively promotes the transformation of China's economic structure, laying a solid foundation for the medium- and long-term sustainable development of the economy and society," said Liao Min (廖岷), Vice Minister of Finance.
In 2026, more fiscal funds will be used to boost consumption, "invest in people," and ensure people's livelihood.
In 2026, the fiscal department will continue to implement a more proactive fiscal policy, which can be summarized as "increased total amount, optimized structure, better efficiency, and stronger momentum."
The fiscal deficit, total debt scale, and total expenditure will maintain the necessary levels to ensure that the overall expenditure intensity "only increases and does not decrease" and the guarantee of key areas "only strengthens and does not weaken"; more fiscal funds will be used to boost consumption, "invest in people," and ensure people's livelihood, increasing residents' income through multiple channels; ultra-long-term special treasury bonds will continue to be arranged for "two major projects" construction and "two new initiatives" work; the negative list management of special bond projects will be improved to better leverage the benefits of bond funds; the reform of key areas of finance and taxation will be deepened to stimulate the internal vitality of the economy.
Expanding domestic demand in an all-round way is the key task of current economic work. On January 20th, the Ministry of Finance (财政部), the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and other departments jointly released a number of fiscal, tax, and financial support policies to stabilize investment and promote consumption, so as to stimulate private investment and promote residents' consumption with greater efforts.
There are 3 new policies to support private investment:
The interest subsidy policy for loans to small and micro enterprises mainly provides interest subsidies for enterprise loans in related fields, focusing on 14 key industrial chains and upstream and downstream industries, such as new energy vehicles, industrial robots, and medical equipment, as well as productive service fields such as technology, logistics, information, and software. The interest subsidy is 1.5 percentage points of the total loan amount, the longest interest subsidy period is 2 years, and the upper limit of the loan amount that can enjoy the interest subsidy policy is 50 million yuan per household.
The special guarantee plan for private investment mainly provides guarantees for loans to small and micro private enterprises. Eligible small and micro private enterprises can obtain support for medium- and long-term loans required for production and operation activities such as the expansion, transformation, and upgrading of production scenarios, as well as the renovation and expansion of factory buildings and store decoration. The loan amount that a single enterprise can enjoy the guarantee is 20 million yuan.
Support the risk-sharing mechanism for private enterprise bonds. The central government will specially arrange risk-sharing funds to coordinate with the existing policies of the People's Bank of China to provide credit enhancement support for private enterprises and private equity investment institutions to issue bonds, helping enterprises lower financing thresholds.
There is 1 optimization policy to support private investment:
The equipment renewal loan interest subsidy policy expands the scope of interest subsidies, including fixed asset loans related to equipment renewal and technology innovation loans in the scope of interest subsidies. Related enterprises can enjoy interest subsidy support of 1.5 percentage points of the total loan amount for a period of no more than 2 years. The benefiting areas and handling banks have also been further expanded.
To promote consumption, the interest subsidy policy for loans to service industry business entities and the interest subsidy policy for personal consumption loans have been further optimized:
The interest subsidy is greater. The interest subsidy amount that consumers can obtain for a single consumption at a bank has been increased from 500 yuan to 3,000 yuan, better meeting residents' needs for large-scale consumption. For enterprises in the consumer service industry, the loan amount that a single household can enjoy the interest subsidy has been greatly increased from 1 million yuan to 10 million yuan, and the interest subsidy amount has also been correspondingly increased from 10,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan.
The consumption field is wider. On the personal consumption side, the credit card installment business, which covers a large number of people and has a wide range of application scenarios, has been included in the scope of interest subsidies, and the restrictions on the consumption field in the original policy have been cancelled. On the service consumption side, 3 key areas of digital, green, and retail have been added on the basis of the existing 8 areas of catering and accommodation, health, and elderly care.
The implementation period is longer. The implementation period of the two consumption loan interest subsidy policies has been extended to the end of 2026.
The institutional coverage is wider. It has been expanded from the original 20 or so national institutions to more than 500 handling institutions, so that the policy benefits a wider range of business entities and people.
Support the National Venture Capital Guidance Fund to "invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology."
Yu Hong (于红), Director of the Financial Department of the Ministry of Finance (财政部金融司司长), said that the fiscal department will further leverage the role of government investment funds to support the National Venture Capital Guidance Fund to "invest early, invest small, invest long-term, and invest in hard technology." Continue to promote the new technological transformation of manufacturing and the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, so as to accelerate intelligent, green, and integrated development. In order to strengthen the main position of enterprises in technological innovation, the structural tax reduction and fee reduction policies will be implemented to focus on supporting technological innovation and manufacturing development; continue to leverage the policy roles of specialized, refined, and new "little giant" development reward and subsidy policies and the National SME Development Fund to help cultivate more specialized, refined, and new enterprises, single champion enterprises, gazelle enterprises, and unicorn enterprises.
The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) deployed the smooth flow of the domestic cycle and the construction of a unified national market. Focusing on building a unified, open, and competitive market system, finance will focus on three aspects.
Continue to deepen the reform of the fiscal and tax system - improve the central and local fiscal relations with clear powers and responsibilities, coordinated financial resources, and regional balance; standardize tax preferential policies to consolidate the institutional foundation for the construction of a unified national market; adapt to the emergence and development of new formats, new industries, and new models, and study how to create a fair and unified tax environment for online and offline, new and old business models, and gradually promote solutions.
Continue to standardize fiscal subsidies - improve the standardized management system of fiscal subsidies, deeply promote the cleaning and standardization work, and resolutely rectify the "involution" disorderly competition.
Continue to optimize government procurement order - benchmark international high-standard economic and trade rules, and strive to build a complete, unified, and standardized government procurement legal system; implement the national product policy in the field of government procurement, treat all types of business entities equally and equally; continue to rectify the government procurement market order, resolutely punish all kinds of illegal and irregular behaviors in government procurement, and promote the continuous optimization of the government procurement business environment.
Reporter's Notes
Expanding Domestic Demand Policies Have Warmth and Strength
The investment accounts of enterprises and the shopping carts of residents are related to the warmth and coldness of thousands of households, outlining the economic growth curve.
The "package" of policies to expand domestic demand announced by the Ministry of Finance (财政部), the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行) and other departments on January 20th transmits the warmth of policies to the terminal units of the economic cycle with "real money." The new policies are a continuation, optimization, and upgrade of the previous "two new initiatives" and "double interest subsidy" policies, reflecting a more proactive and promising macroeconomic policy.
On the investment side, the policy focuses on private investment and focuses on expanding and upgrading new industries. Further stimulate the vitality of private investment and promote the improvement of supply quality. On the consumption side, interest subsidy matters almost cover all daily "buy, buy, buy" of residents, and the policy "red envelope" is substantial.
The policy simultaneously exerts efforts from the investment side and the consumption side, which will effectively dredge the blockages in the production, circulation, and consumption links, further open up and strengthen the internal economic cycle, consolidate the momentum of economic recovery and improvement, make enterprises and residents feel more rewarding, and make the economy more endogenous and resilient.
Close cross-departmental collaboration and the simultaneous efforts of fiscal and financial policies demonstrate the continuous improvement of macroeconomic governance capabilities. The policy release is decisive, efficient, and powerful, which will inject more confidence into the market.
We expect that as this batch of warm and powerful policies and measures are gradually implemented, the virtuous circle of enterprises daring to invest and residents willing to consume will be further effectively stimulated, the endogenous power and resilience of the Chinese economy will be strongly consolidated, and a solid foundation will be laid for a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Return to TopJanuary 20th, Qingdao Jihongtan Grand Bazaar (青岛棘洪滩大集) in Shandong (山东) Province ushered in the first New Year's goods market day of the twelfth lunar month. The Jihongtan Grand Bazaar (棘洪滩大集) has a history of hundreds of years and is a representative traditional market in the area.
All of the above pictures were taken by Wang Haibin (王海滨) (People's Vision (人民视觉)).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈小晓
Saviki, 50, lives with his family in Bori Village in the South Omo region of Ethiopia. More than 30 sheep, more than 20 cattle, and 3 donkeys are the main source of income for Saviki's family of seven. "To be honest, I was a little worried about putting ear tags on them at first, and many people in the village felt the same way. After communicating with the experts, I learned more about ear tags and traceability systems, and I felt relieved." As Saviki spoke, he took out his mobile phone and scanned the QR code on a sheep's ear tag, and the screen showed the sheep's date of birth, vaccination records, etc. He said with a smile, "Cattle and sheep have ear tags and registered numbers, which is equivalent to having an 'identity card'."
Establishing an information traceability system for Ethiopian livestock production and export is part of the Ethiopian Livestock Value Chain Capacity Building Project jointly launched by China, Ethiopia and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in 2021. The project aims to promote the modernization of Ethiopian animal husbandry by supporting the development of policy frameworks, strengthening certification and inspection systems, improving trade negotiations, and promoting technical knowledge exchange. This is also a representative project of the Global Development Initiative in African countries.
Establishing a traceability system to promote industrial upgrading and export growth
Livestock is an important part of Ethiopia's agricultural economy and an important source of foreign exchange, accounting for about 20% of Ethiopia's export revenue. According to World Bank data, as of 2024, Ethiopia has the largest livestock inventory in Africa. Despite its huge potential, the long-term constraints on the development of local animal husbandry include the shortage of high-quality feed, weak basic services, insufficient skills of practitioners, and an unsound commercial production system.
In July 2024, the China-Africa (Ethiopia)-United Nations (Industrial Development Organization) Cooperation Demonstration Center (合作示范中心) (hé zuò shì fàn zhōng xīn - "Cooperation Demonstration Center") held a listing ceremony in Beijing (北京). In May 2025, the second phase of the Ethiopian Livestock Value Chain Capacity Building Project was officially launched. By further strengthening institutional capacity building and technical support, the project will improve Ethiopia's food safety management system, promote the structural transformation of animal husbandry, promote trade and investment, and contribute to local poverty reduction.
Aseged, National Project Officer of the UNIDO Ethiopia Regional Office, told reporters that the Cooperation Demonstration Center is committed to training modern technical talents for Ethiopia and helping Ethiopia's agricultural modernization. It is an important project of South-South cooperation and demonstrates the great potential of international cooperation in promoting development and accelerating the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Aseged said that China provides targeted support for the development of Ethiopia and other African countries. "China not only shares development experience, but also provides key financial and technical support to jointly promote the implementation of projects with African countries."
In the past, due to the ambiguity of the place of origin and the inability to trace the breeding process, Ethiopian livestock and meat products lacked competitiveness in the international market. After the implementation of the Livestock Value Chain Capacity Building Project, a livestock identification and traceability system covering the entire chain of breeding, transportation and slaughter was put into application and continuously improved. Hadgu, head of the Livestock Identification and Traceability System and Animal Welfare Department of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, told reporters that the supporting mobile application developed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture supports the registration and tracking of livestock in remote farms and other places. By wearing electronic ear tags for livestock, the data is synchronized to the livestock identification and traceability system management platform in real time, realizing intelligent management of the entire life cycle of livestock.
China also provides Ethiopia with customized training, covering quality inspection standards, epidemic prevention and control, and traceability platform operation, and organizes local experts to go to China for on-site study and exchange. China assisted Ethiopia in formulating the "Animal Health and Welfare Policy", which not only connects with international norms, but also meets local realities, creating conditions for Ethiopian products to better enter the international market.
"We have signed cooperation agreements with export companies, and the sales price of ear-tagged livestock can be increased by about 15%, which has helped us increase a lot of income." Saviki told reporters that after the introduction of the traceability system, herders can not only obtain greater insurance and loan support, but also their livestock can be given priority in procurement. "This identification and traceability system is too important for us. Scanning the code can trace and verify the breeding history and health status of livestock, so we can raise them with peace of mind and sell them with confidence," Saviki said.
"With China's strong support, the quality, safety and export capacity of Ethiopia's animal husbandry have been significantly improved." Fekru Regassa, State Minister of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, said that the Livestock Value Chain Capacity Building Project has promoted Ethiopia's policy reform and technological upgrading, "providing a solid guarantee for the industrial upgrading and export growth of Ethiopia's animal husbandry."
Strengthen technical exchanges to improve product compliance and international competitiveness
Walking into the Animal Products and Inputs Quality Testing Center under the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, high-precision mass spectrometers and testing equipment are in operation. Quality analyst Fanuel introduced that after receiving the samples, they will be extracted, purified and analyzed. He put the concentrated sample into the automatic sampler of the mass spectrometer connected to the computer, set the program, and the instrument started to run. After about 25 minutes, the test was completed, and Fanuel carefully checked the generated report on the computer screen to determine whether the sample analysis results met the standards.
Fanuel went to China for training in 2024 to learn about China's meat import standards and visited farms in the suburbs of Beijing (北京). Prior to this, he also participated online in the "Training Course for Officials on Import and Export Food Safety Supervision in Developing Countries" hosted by China. "With the support of the project, we not only have advanced laboratory equipment, but also can receive training and learn how to operate it. This is a very good opportunity."
According to Belachev, head of the testing center, with the support of the project, the laboratory has established a complete set of standardized operating procedures and obtained a number of international certifications, which greatly enhances the international recognition of Ethiopian test reports. The project has cultivated a high-quality laboratory team through systematic technical training, "which has laid an important technical foundation for Ethiopian meat products to enter the international market, including China."
The project also supports the development of an Ethiopian meat industry portal website to realize the digitalization of meat inspection processes. Ayalew, Chief Executive Officer of Livestock and Livestock Products Regulation of the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, said that the project has promoted the introduction of a series of regulations and standards by the agricultural sector, which has significantly improved the compliance and international competitiveness of Ethiopian agricultural and livestock products.
In June 2024, Khalifa Hussein, Chairman of the Ethiopian Meat Producers and Exporters Association, visited China and held business talks with more than 70 Chinese importers. He said that China and Ethiopia have strong trade complementarity, "Through cooperation with China, Ethiopia's animal husbandry has achieved better development and villagers' incomes have become more stable."
Upgrade the cooperation model to promote the formation of replicable experience
When the reporter interviewed, the testing center was conducting project training, and the trainees came from various provinces and regions of Ethiopia.
58-year-old Lekemariam comes from the veterinary laboratory in Bahir Dar (巴赫达尔) region and works in microbiology. He told reporters that the training lasted for 4 days and mainly focused on the standard procedures for microbial testing. "This is the first time I have participated in such training," Lekemariam said, "This training provides us with complete and practical work processes."
Under the coordination of the project, more than 500 Ethiopian professionals participated in special training on food safety standards, slaughterhouse environmental management, meat inspection technology, animal feed production, and digital technology for livestock management, and 25 trainers were certified as international meat inspectors. More than 30 Ethiopian officials participated in industry exchange meetings between Ethiopia and China, and participated in activities such as the China International Import Expo and the China International Meat Conference to discuss issues such as meat product supervision, industry development, and trade facilitation.
"The establishment of the Cooperation Demonstration Center represents an upgrade of the international cooperation model. Different from the traditional aid model, the Cooperation Demonstration Center adopts a new model of demand-driven, skill-based and institutional co-management, which is a vivid practice of promoting sustainable development and South-South cooperation." Ayana, Senior Policy Advisor to the Ethiopian Minister of Industry, said that the Cooperation Demonstration Center is expected to form replicable experience and help the industrial transformation of African countries.
"Under the leadership of the Cooperation Demonstration Center, Ethiopia will carry out more cooperation projects with China to support African industrialization, agricultural modernization and talent cultivation." Ayana said that China's modernization experience is very important for African countries.
Return to TopThe value of railways lies not only in the extension of tracks but also embodies the pursuit of interconnection and common development. China's railways are injecting stronger impetus into the world's modernization.
"China has set a new global standard for high-speed rail construction in the world." Recently, American media provided a detailed interpretation of China's high-speed rail operating mileage exceeding 50,000 kilometers, believing that the success of China's high-speed rail network has set a model for other countries seeking to improve their railway systems.
"50,000 kilometers" is not only a numerical leap but also a milestone of modernization, opening a window for the world to understand China's governance and the "opportunity list" that Chinese-style modernization brings to the world.
Behind the "50,000 kilometers" is the adherence to "long-termism." Railway construction has a long cycle and requires high capital investment, and scientific planning is essential for advancement. From the first edition of the "Medium and Long-Term Railway Network Plan" in 2004 providing a clear framework for the development of the high-speed rail system, to the optimized adjustment of the plan in 2008, and then to the upgrade to the "Eight Vertical and Eight Horizontal" blueprint in 2016, China's high-speed rail construction is a vivid practice of 一张蓝图绘到底 (yī zhāng lán tú huì dào dǐ - "draw one blueprint to the end," to implement a plan consistently from start to finish). In the process of promoting high-speed rail construction, China has leveraged the advantages of a new type of national system, connecting "industry, academia, research, and application," and transforming the world's largest high-speed rail market into the strongest innovation magnet. It is this institutional strength of uniting efforts that has allowed China to not only break through technological barriers but also achieve a magnificent transformation from follower to leader in "uncharted territories" such as intelligent high-speed rail and green high-speed rail.
International media analyzed China's "focus": this is not just an achievement, but also represents a way of thinking, "it is the result of a country building for the next century rather than the next election." Looking at the world, when some countries are trapped in "veto politics" and find it difficult to promote long-term infrastructure construction, China has demonstrated amazing policy stability and continuity. This planning and execution ability that transcends cycles has made certainty and stability a distinct symbol of China's development.
Behind the "50,000 kilometers" shines the value of putting the people first. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period alone, 128 counties, including Fuping (富平), Badong (巴东), and Longzhou (龙州), ended their history of not having high-speed rail. Taking the recently opened Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway as an example, this line, which integrates the old revolutionary base areas into the national "one-day transportation circle," clearly calculates a major livelihood account: it not only allows Luochuan's (洛川) apples and Fuping's (富平) persimmon cakes to connect to a larger consumer market but also promotes the formation of a new pattern of industrial collaboration. China is sparing no effort to build high-speed rail into old revolutionary base areas and mountainous areas, planning for a grand layout of regional coordination and common prosperity. The solemn commitment that "no one can be left behind on the road to modernization" is being spread across the vast land.
The value of railways lies not only in the extension of tracks but also embodies the pursuit of interconnection and common development. Today, China's railways are injecting stronger impetus into the world's modernization. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (雅万高铁) has fulfilled the "high-speed rail dream" of the Indonesian people and driven the accelerated rise of industrial belts along the route; the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) has transformed Laos (老挝) from a "land-locked country" to a "land-linked country," creating more than 100,000 jobs; the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway (蒙内铁路) has reshaped the transportation hub of East Africa and improved the livelihoods of people along the route through public welfare assistance and community co-construction; the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway (中吉乌铁路) under construction is unfolding a new picture of interconnection between the Eurasian continent... Chinese-style modernization does not pursue self-interest but leads global common development and prosperity by strengthening international cooperation. Kenyan media pointed out that China's modernization narrative emphasizes partnership rather than hierarchy, emphasizes cooperation rather than dependence, and provides a unique and increasingly important framework for countries in the Global South.
China's achievements are shared by the world. Turning blueprints into reality, transforming visions into reality, extends not only the mileage of high-speed rail in China but also the "China Standard" and "Development Express" that benefit the world. This profoundly shows that China not only has the planning ability to draw long-term plans and the execution ability to deliver on its promises but also always adheres to the concept of openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation, and constantly injects surging momentum into building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 禹丽敏
"Hungary's cooperation with China is built on the deep friendship and strategic mutual trust between the two countries." László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什), Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, said in a recent interview with our reporter that the current international situation is complex and volatile. Hungary and China have always worked together in a frank, pragmatic, and stable manner, and cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results, setting a model for a new type of international relations.
In recent years, with the continuous advancement of China-Central and Eastern European Countries cooperation, China-Hungary relations have shown a rapid development momentum. In particular, during President Xi Jinping's (习近平) state visit to Hungary in 2024, the leaders of the two countries announced the elevation of China-Hungary relations to a new era of all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership, injecting strong impetus into pragmatic cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two sides. "This historic visit has promoted fruitful results in Hungary-China cooperation and also charted the future development of bilateral relations," said László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什).
As one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, Hungary has always maintained close exchanges and cooperation with China in the political, economic, and cultural fields. László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) said that Hungary and China have always adhered to the spirit of mutual respect and mutual trust in developing bilateral relations, "This is the foundation for us to continuously deepen cooperation."
Today, China has become Hungary's largest source of foreign investment and its largest trading partner outside the European Union. László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) believes that Chinese companies' investments in Hungary in key areas such as new energy, battery manufacturing, and logistics infrastructure not only create a large number of jobs but also enhance Hungary's competitiveness in the regional industrial chain. He said: "We welcome Chinese companies to invest. Chinese technology and experience are highly compatible with Hungary's economic development needs."
In László Kövér's (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) view, the solid foundation of Hungary-China relations is not only reflected in trade and investment but also built on the exchanges and mutual trust between the people of the two countries. Statistics show that the volume of air passenger traffic between Hungary and China has increased fivefold in the past 15 years. "This is not only a symbol of economic exchange but also a witness to cultural integration," he said. "The people of the two countries have increased contact, understanding, and tolerance in areas such as tourism and language learning, and people-to-people friendship has become the foundation for the smooth development of the two countries."
László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) emphasized that Hungary is willing to continue to play the role of "bridge between Europe and China," assisting more Chinese companies in entering Europe and promoting deeper understanding and cooperation between Europe and China. László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) said: "We believe that China's development is an opportunity for the world. As an EU member state, Hungary is willing to play a more active role within the multilateral framework to promote multilateral cooperation."
Speaking of future cooperation directions, László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) believes that Hungary and China have broad cooperation space in many fields such as scientific and technological innovation, green energy, infrastructure, and vocational education. "No matter how the international situation evolves, the stability and complementarity of Hungary-China relations will enable them to maintain strong resilience."
László Kövér (洛托尔曹伊·亚诺什) said that in the face of many uncertainties in today's world, friends should enhance trust and deepen cooperation, not only to promote mutually beneficial and win-win results in the economic field but also to commit to pushing bilateral relations and pragmatic cooperation to a higher level. "I always believe that true friends can stand side by side and overcome difficulties together at critical moments, and China is a trustworthy friend."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 尹晓宇 杨俊峰
Recently, at the 10th "Sycamore Award" ceremony of the Nanjing Public Diplomacy Association (南京公共外交协会), Kaden Hidenari (加登英成), former reporter of Mainichi Broadcasting System (每日放送) of Japan, won the Public Opinion Propaganda Award for Commemorative Activities for his years of searching for and reporting the truth about the Nanjing Massacre.
In October 1990, Shintaro Ishihara (石原慎太郎), a member of the Japanese House of Representatives, openly claimed that the Nanjing Massacre, which shocked the world, "was a lie fabricated by the Chinese" and that China "has always wanted to damage Japan's image." Kaden Hidenari consulted Professor Tomio Hora (洞富雄) of Waseda University (早稻田大学) about this. Tomio Hora took out the memoir "80 Years in China" by George Fitch (乔治·费奇), the former General Secretary of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone, and said to Kaden Hidenari: "If we can find those films mentioned in this book, it will surely become powerful evidence to prove the Nanjing Massacre."
The films that Tomio Hora mentioned were secretly taken by Reverend John Magee (约翰·马吉), a member of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone, with a 16mm camera during the Nanjing Massacre, and are the only moving images discovered so far about the Nanjing Massacre. In January 1938, Fitch sewed the film taken by Magee into his coat and took it to Shanghai (上海), where he and British journalist H.J. Timperley (田伯烈) went to Kodak to edit and produce 4 copies. The film was 11 minutes long, three copies of which were taken to Europe and the United States, and one copy was sent by Fitch to Muriel Lester (穆里尔·莱斯特), a British social activist in China at the time, who took the copy to Japan for screening, but it was quickly banned, and the copy disappeared.
In order to explore the truth of history, Kaden Hidenari began to investigate and interview. On December 26, 1990, he saw a full-page article in the *New York Times* published by the U.S. Memorial Society of Nanjing Massacre Victims (美国纪念南京大屠杀受难同胞联合会) entitled "In Memory of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre and Refuting Shintaro Ishihara," which left a telephone number to solicit clues about historical materials of the Nanjing Massacre from around the world. Kaden Hidenari contacted the association and learned that Fitch's daughter had sent the association an 11-minute film copy, which was stored at the Los Angeles Film Center.
"On July 2, 1991, I saw the Magee film in Los Angeles," Kaden Hidenari recalled. After watching the film, he quickly revealed the news to the Japanese media. On the evening of July 3, 1991, Japanese NHK TV (NHK电视台), Asahi TV (朝日电视台), and TBS TV (TBS电视台) broadcast the major news that images recording the Nanjing Massacre had been discovered in the United States. Kyodo News (日本共同社) and Mainichi Broadcasting System (每日放送) and other media made special reports, which caused a strong shock in Japanese society and academia.
After that, Kaden Hidenari continued to travel around in search of the truth of history. Following the clues that appeared in the film, he came to Nanjing (南京) and interviewed Xia Shuqin (夏淑琴) and other survivors of the Nanjing Massacre; in the United States, he interviewed David Magee (大卫·马吉), the son of Reverend Magee, as well as Fitch's daughter and her husband; he searched for detailed information on the testimony of witnesses in the Tokyo Trial; and he found the diary of Robert Wilson (罗伯特·威尔逊), a surgeon who treated refugees at Gulou Hospital (鼓楼医院) during the Nanjing Massacre, at the Yale University Library. Based on this, Kaden Hidenari produced the documentary "Verification of the Nanjing Massacre," which was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System in October 1991.
On August 11, 1997, Mainichi Broadcasting System broadcast a special program in which Kaden Hidenari interviewed Reinhard (莱茵哈特), the granddaughter of John Rabe (约翰·拉贝), in Germany. In December 2007, Kaden Hidenari filmed the journey of repentance to Nanjing by Mitani Sho (三谷翔), a former Japanese invading naval soldier, and produced it into a news feature.
Kaden Hidenari said that because Japanese schools have very limited content on modern and contemporary history, many young people simply do not understand the fact that Japan invaded other countries during World War II. In recent years, the right-wing trend in Japanese domestic politics has intensified, and some politicians deny the history of aggression against China, attempting to construct a set of self-serving historical narratives to pass on to future generations. "We must let more young Japanese people understand the irrefutable evidence of the Nanjing Massacre, especially why Japan launched that war of aggression. I believe that telling the true history is Japan's obligation," said Kaden Hidenari.
(Yang Guang (杨光) also contributed to this article)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Davos, Switzerland, January 20th (Reporters Yan Huan (颜欢) and Guo Ziyun (郭梓云)) On January 20th, He Lifeng (何立峰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the World Economic Forum 2026 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and delivered a speech.
He Lifeng (何立峰) stated that in January 2017, President Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech at the Davos Forum. China has earnestly implemented it and firmly supports multilateralism and free trade. In recent years, President Xi Jinping (习近平) has successively proposed four major global initiatives, providing Chinese solutions to address the common problems facing the world. He Lifeng (何立峰) put forward four points of view in his speech at the forum: First, we must firmly support free trade and work together to promote inclusive economic globalization. Second, we must firmly uphold multilateralism and promote the improvement of a more just and reasonable international economic and trade order. Third, we must adhere to cooperation and win-win results, and strive to jointly enlarge the pie of cooperation and jointly solve development problems. Fourth, we must adhere to mutual respect and equal consultation, and make good use of dialogue to properly manage differences and solve problems. He Lifeng (何立峰) also introduced the situation of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, emphasizing that China's development will bring important opportunities to the world, and had in-depth exchanges with international business leaders.
During his attendance at the annual meeting of the forum, He Lifeng (何立峰) jointly met with Swiss Federal President Viola Amherd (帕姆兰) and Vice President Ignazio Cassis (卡西斯), conveying President Xi Jinping's (习近平) cordial greetings, and expressed China's willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with Switzerland and deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation. The Swiss side expressed its hope to accelerate the upgrading negotiations of the free trade agreement with China and jointly support multilateralism and free trade. He Lifeng (何立峰) also held meetings with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (贝森特) and British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (里夫斯) respectively, at their request, as the leaders of the Sino-US economic and trade consultation mechanism and the Sino-British economic and financial dialogue mechanism, exchanging views on relevant issues in the Sino-US and Sino-British economic and trade fields.
Return to TopWith the continuous expansion of China's "visa-free circle of friends" and the implementation of policies such as extending visa-free stay periods, it has become more convenient for foreign tourists to enter China. Chongqing (重庆) is actively developing tourism products for inbound tourists, which are welcomed by tourists. The picture shows foreign and Chinese tourists watching the production of special delicacies in Ciqikou Ancient Town (磁器口古镇) in Shapingba District (沙坪坝区), Chongqing (重庆), recently.
Photo by Sun Kaifang (孙凯芳) (Image China)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "2025 is a very extraordinary year," and "China's economy has moved forward against pressure, developing towards new and better directions, demonstrating strong resilience and vitality."
On January 19, the 2025 China Economic Annual Report was released, with data reflecting "resilience and vitality": the gross domestic product (GDP) reached a new level of 140 trillion yuan for the first time, an increase of 5.0% over the previous year calculated at constant prices. Facing the complex and severe situation of drastic changes in the external environment and increasing domestic difficulties and challenges, the Chinese economy has demonstrated a valuable certainty of high-quality development, and continues to be a major contributor and stabilizing anchor to world economic growth.
With the theme of promoting high-quality development, adhering to the principles of seeking progress while maintaining stability and improving quality and efficiency, the Chinese economy is constantly reaching new heights and opening up new realms in "moving forward against pressure and developing towards new and better directions."
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"Moving forward against pressure and developing towards new and better directions" demonstrates the determination to "concentrate on managing our own affairs well."
Growing stronger in overcoming difficulties, the Chinese economy, with its consistent and steady performance, demonstrates the resilience of "moving forward against pressure."
2025 is the closing year of the "14th Five-Year Plan." In the face of numerous difficulties and challenges, the Chinese economy has stabilized its foundation and consolidated its roots:
Stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations to stabilize the fundamentals of the economy. In this year, we withstood downward pressure and implemented more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies. The Chinese economy has always maintained operation within a reasonable range: economic growth completed the expected target of "around 5%"; the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was the same as the previous year, and the core CPI excluding food and energy prices rose by 0.7%; the average surveyed urban unemployment rate nationwide was 5.2%, and the employment situation was generally stable; the foreign exchange reserve balance exceeded 3.3 trillion US dollars, hitting a new high since December 2015.
Taking multiple measures to stabilize foreign trade and opening up a new situation of openness. In this year, we withstood changes in the international economic and trade situation and launched a "combination punch" of five rounds of tariff and non-tariff countermeasures. The total value of imports and exports of goods exceeded 45 trillion yuan, a record high, of which exports increased by 6.1%, continuing to maintain its position as the world's largest trading nation in goods.
Looking at five years from one year, "stability with progress" has been consistent.
The total economic volume has achieved a "four-level jump," continuously crossing the 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, 130 trillion yuan, and 140 trillion yuan marks; the 5-year economic increment exceeded 36 trillion yuan; it ranked among the top ten in the Global Innovation Index for the first time, built the world's largest renewable energy system, and increased the average life expectancy to 79 years... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, we effectively responded to extraordinary shocks and challenges such as the century-long pandemic, "decoupling and chain breaking," and natural disasters, and continued to write new chapters in the two major miracles.
Steadily moving forward on the track of high-quality development, the Chinese economy is full of vitality, demonstrating the vitality of "developing towards new and better directions."
The upward leap of the three industrial curves is encouraging—
The automobile industry is booming in production and sales. In 2025, China's automobile production and sales both exceeded 34 million vehicles, ranking first in the world for 17 consecutive years, of which the production and sales of new energy vehicles ranked first in the world for 11 consecutive years.
Robots are accelerating their overseas expansion. Welding robots achieve high-speed spot welding operations, heavy-duty robots easily handle heavy objects, and automated production lines complete the painting of entire vehicles in more than 80 seconds... In 2025, the export of industrial robots increased by 48.7% year-on-year, achieving net exports for the first time.
Electricity consumption continues to climb. In 2025, China's total social electricity consumption exceeded 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time. Behind this is the rapid growth in electricity demand in high-end manufacturing, the digital economy, and other fields, which also reflects the improvement of the guarantee capabilities of the new energy system. "Chasing the wind and chasing the sun," the energy supply structure is undergoing qualitative changes.
Moving towards the new, climbing to new heights, and pursuing green development, new quality productive forces are thriving, and industrial upgrading is advancing rapidly and steadily. In 2025, the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size increased by 9.4% year-on-year, accounting for 17.1% of the added value of industries above designated size.
"Developing towards new and better directions" is reflected in strong innovation momentum and industrial structure upgrades, as well as in abundant market vitality and consumption structure upgrades.
Service consumption is booming. "Village galas" are driving rural cultural tourism, the "Su Chao" is leveraging the ticket stub economy, and new trends such as "consumption for self-pleasure" and "emotional consumption" are emerging. Residents' consumption is shifting from mainly commodity consumption to equal emphasis on commodity and service consumption. In 2025, the added value of the service industry increased by 5.4% over the previous year, and the retail sales of services increased by 5.5% over the previous year.
Online shopping is extremely popular. In 1 second, more than 6,000 packages enter the delivery channel; in 1 day, nearly 34 billion yuan of physical goods are traded online... In 2025, new consumption models and new scenarios are accelerating their expansion, driving online retail sales to increase by 8.6% over the previous year.
The super-large market is the "ballast stone" of China's economic development. In 2025, thanks to the in-depth implementation of special actions to boost consumption, the construction of "two major projects," and the "two new" policies, China's total retail sales of consumer goods exceeded 50 trillion yuan, an increase of 3.7% over the previous year, and the contribution rate of final consumption expenditure to economic growth exceeded 50%.
With a solid foundation, many advantages, strong resilience, and great potential, after 2025, the Chinese economy will be more innovative and structurally optimized. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed, and the steady posture of moving forward against pressure and developing towards new and better directions remains consistent.
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"Moving forward against pressure and developing towards new and better directions" is both a development achievement and a major trend in development.
"Moving forward against pressure" is to deeply grasp the objective environment of development.
Looking outward, the century-long changes are accelerating, the international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, and global challenges are becoming more prominent; looking inward, the cyclical, structural, and institutional problems in economic development are intertwined, the contradiction between strong domestic supply and weak demand is prominent, the task of converting new and old driving forces is arduous, and the vitality of some business entities has not been fully released... During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment will face profound and complex changes, and we are bound to seek development in an environment of high winds, rough seas, and even stormy waves.
"Developing towards new and better directions" is the state and trend of development.
Having gone through the "14th Five-Year Plan," China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, national defense strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached new levels, providing us with a solid foundation and sufficient confidence to turn the grand vision of the "15th Five-Year Plan" into a beautiful reality.
Looking at the driving force of development, innovation-driven momentum is sufficient.
At the end of 2025, Zhejiang (浙江) announced the list of 96 new science and technology little giant enterprises for the first time. Bionic robots, brain science and brain-like intelligence, aerospace information, and the bio-industry—young high-tech enterprises are deeply involved in hard technology and competing in new tracks, with revenue or valuation growing by more than 30% annually in the past three years.
From Hangzhou's (杭州) "six little dragons" to Zhejiang's (浙江) "new little dragons," from the land of Zhijiang (之江) to the north and south of the Yangtze River (长江), innovation, entrepreneurship, and creation are constantly thriving. The population with higher education has reached 250 million, the total number of R&D personnel ranks first in the world, the R&D investment intensity reached 2.8% in 2025, exceeding the average level of OECD countries for the first time, and the R&D and application of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, robotics, etc. are in the world's first echelon... With abundant innovation resources in hand, promoting the deep integration of science, technology, and industry, new quality productive forces will grow vigorously.
Looking at the development potential, the huge market space is broad.
The average daily sales of key monitored enterprises in Beijing (北京) increased by 16.3% year-on-year during the holiday, the average daily tourism revenue in Guangdong Province (广东省) increased by 39.8% year-on-year, and the number of foreigners entering the country under the visa-free policy increased by 35.8% compared with the same period in 2025... During the 2026 New Year's Day holiday, the consumer market was full of vitality, achieving a "good start."
China's market has a large volume, multiple levels, and sufficient potential. There is huge investment space in new urbanization, science and technology industries, and improvement of people's livelihoods, and service consumption, cultural and tourism consumption, and green consumption have promising prospects. Adhering to the close combination of benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, the potential of domestic demand will continue to be released.
Looking at the development support, the macro-governance strength is great.
Lowering the interest rates of various structural monetary policy tools, increasing the amount of re-lending for technological innovation and technological transformation, and setting up a re-lending for private enterprises with an amount of 1 trillion yuan under the re-lending item for supporting agriculture and small businesses... The People's Bank of China (人民银行) released the 2026 monetary and financial policy "schedule," showing the continued increase in policy efforts.
At present, China's macroeconomic governance has broad space, sufficient tools, and rich experience. Continuing to implement more proactive and effective macroeconomic policies, giving play to the integrated effect of existing and incremental policies, and increasing the intensity of counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments will strongly support the stable operation of the economy.
Looking at the future from the present, the "moving towards new and better directions" trend will continue.
At the end of 2025, the popularity of many indicators increased.
The main indicators show marginal improvement. Looking at prices, in December 2025, the CPI rose by 0.8% year-on-year, rebounding to the highest level since March 2023, and the core CPI rose by more than 1% year-on-year for four consecutive months; the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose month-on-month for three consecutive months. Looking at efficiency, in the first 11 months of 2025, the cumulative growth rate of profits of industrial enterprises above designated size increased for four consecutive months.
Leading indicators indicate good expectations. In December 2025, the manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose back to the expansion range after 8 months, and the non-manufacturing business activity index also rebounded to the expansion range after 1 month, indicating that corporate development confidence is increasing.
International institutions are optimistic. Recently, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and many foreign institutions such as Goldman Sachs have successively raised their forecasts for China's economic growth rate, casting a "vote of confidence" in the Chinese economy.
With a foundation, conditions, and capabilities, positive factors are accumulating and increasing. On the road ahead, we are fully capable of solving the problems in development and transformation through our efforts, and constantly consolidating and expanding the momentum of economic stability and improvement.
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"Moving forward against pressure and developing towards new and better directions" is an inevitable requirement for unswervingly promoting high-quality development.
2026 is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and the development tasks are arduous and heavy. At this time, we must dare to act and be good at achieving success, gather strong development synergy, and ensure a good start and a good step for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
"Moving forward against pressure" requires us to show the courage to dare to act and develop and advance in meeting difficulties and solving problems.
Technological competition is changing rapidly, how should we respond? Self-reliance and self-improvement to break through bottlenecks.
The first tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter was commissioned, the 1200-kilowatt turboprop engine completed the ignition test, and the CR450 EMU will carry out a comprehensive application assessment... Since the beginning of the year, technological good news has been reported one after another. Striving to achieve a high level of scientific and technological self-reliance, we will firmly grasp the initiative of development.
How to stimulate the endogenous driving force of development? Deepen reform and expand opening up.
On January 18, the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) ushered in its "full moon" of island-wide customs closure operations. In one month, Hainan (海南) added 5,132 new foreign trade enterprises, and Hainan's (海南) offshore duty-free shopping amount was 4.86 billion yuan, an increase of 46.8% year-on-year. From the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) to the 22 Free Trade Pilot Zones, steadily expanding institutional opening up, China's development space is becoming wider and wider.
"We Chinese Communists have always been engaged in revolution, construction, and reform to solve China's practical problems."
In response to the investment negative growth problem that has not occurred for many years, deploy "optimizing the implementation of 'two major projects'" and "effectively stimulating the vitality of private investment"; aiming at the blockages and bottlenecks that hinder the domestic circulation, propose "formulating regulations for the construction of a unified national market and thoroughly rectifying 'involutionary' competition"; in response to "more risks and hidden dangers in key areas," deploy active and prudent resolution of risks in areas such as real estate and local debt... The Central Economic Work Conference (中央经济工作会议) clarified the overall requirements and policy orientation of economic work in 2026 and deployed a series of key tasks.
Transform the problem list into a task list and into a results list. In the new year, focusing on the key areas and key links that affect and restrict high-quality development, focusing on solving the existing difficulties and problems, the Chinese economy will continue to transform potential into strength and advantages into victories.
"Moving towards new and better directions" requires us to increase the wisdom of being good at achieving success and do economic work in accordance with local conditions under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee.
The sooner the better, grasp and implement it. At the end of December 2025, in order to do a good job in the smooth and orderly connection of policies and meet the consumption needs of peak seasons such as New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and other departments pre-allocated the first batch of 62.5 billion yuan of "national subsidy" funds for 2026 to local governments. Releasing a package of fiscal and financial policies to promote domestic demand, deploying a special action of "artificial intelligence + manufacturing," and expanding the coverage of the enterprise annuity system... Relevant departments have successively introduced a series of policies and measures, taking the initiative and making efforts ahead of time.
Seize the day and live up to the time. After the New Year's Day holiday, various regions held "the first meeting of the new year," with clear themes and prominent key points: Shanghai (上海) focused on optimizing the business environment and introduced the 9.0 version of the plan and 26 task measures; Henan (河南) focused on major project construction and high-quality manufacturing development, clarifying the strengthening of infrastructure projects and optimizing industrial projects; Chongqing (重庆) focused on enhancing the development level of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle and strived to sing the "twin-city story" in the new era in the west... All regions consciously integrate into the "one game" and strive to play the "grand chorus."
The start of the game does not allow hesitation or waiting, nor does it allow impatience or rashness. All regions and departments adhere to proceeding from reality in everything, based on resource endowments, location advantages, and industrial foundations, and implement the Party Central Committee's various decisions and deployments with innovative ideas and creative measures, which will gather a strong synergy to jointly promote high-quality development.
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Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out that social work is an important part of the work of the Party and the state, which is related to the Party's long-term governance and the country's long-term stability and security, and to social harmony and stability and the people's happiness and well-being. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development," deliberated and adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, focuses on the overall situation of the development of the cause of the Party and the state, clearly proposes to take the road of social governance with Chinese characteristics, makes important arrangements for improving the social governance system, and points out the direction for further promoting the high-quality development of social work.
In order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, our reporter interviewed Wu Hansheng (吴汉圣), Minister of the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部).
Fully Understand the Great Significance of Improving the Social Governance System and Promoting the High-Quality Development of Social Work
Reporter: The "Suggestions" clearly state "improving the social governance system" and make plans and arrangements for doing a good job in social work in the next five years. How should we understand and fully recognize the great significance of improving the social governance system and promoting the high-quality development of social work?
Wu Hansheng (吴汉圣): The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial period for laying the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization. It is also a period in which strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors increase. Social governance faces new situations and new tasks, and social work must demonstrate new responsibilities and new actions.
First, it is an inevitable requirement for deeply advancing the new great project of Party building in the new era. The key to building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation lies in the Party. With rapid economic development and profound social changes, profound changes are taking place in China's social relations, social behaviors, and social psychology. The new type of urbanization is accelerating, a large number of new economic organizations and new social organizations are emerging, the scale of new employment groups is continuously expanding, and the impact of cyberspace on social governance is ubiquitous. It is necessary to improve the social governance system, promote the high-quality development of social work, adapt to economic and social development changes, improve the Party's organizational system, effectively extend the Party's organizational coverage and work coverage to various organizations and groups, and closely unite the broad masses of the people around the Party.
Second, it is an inevitable requirement for comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization. Chinese-style modernization is the cause of hundreds of millions of people. The people are the main body of Chinese-style modernization. Only by respecting the people's principal position, respecting the pioneering spirit of the masses, and gathering the infinite wisdom and strength contained in the people can we continuously create new historical achievements. It is necessary to improve the social governance system, promote the high-quality development of social work, deeply grasp the characteristics and laws of mass work under the new situation, thoroughly do a good job in organizing the masses, publicizing the masses, uniting the masses, and serving the masses, practice the concept of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing, fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties, and maximize the release of the creative potential of the entire society, so that Chinese-style modernization has the most reliable, deepest, and most lasting source of power.
Third, it is an inevitable requirement to meet the people's growing needs for a better life. As China crosses from a middle-income country to a high-income country, the people's yearning for a better life is even stronger. They not only have higher requirements for material and cultural life, but also have increasing demands in terms of democracy, the rule of law, fairness, justice, security, and the environment. The task of improving the quality of people's lives, promoting the all-round development of people, and promoting the all-round progress of society is even more arduous and heavy. It is necessary to improve the social governance system, promote the high-quality development of social work, innovate mechanisms for seeking benefits for the people, handling affairs for the people, and solving problems for the people, unblock and standardize channels for expressing mass demands, coordinating interests, and safeguarding rights and interests, focus on solving the most concerning, most direct, and most realistic interest problems of the people, do practical things that are in line with the people's will, solve the people's worries, and benefit the people's livelihood, and make the people's sense of gain more substantial, their sense of happiness more secure, and their sense of security more sustainable.
Fourth, it is an inevitable requirement to promote the virtuous interaction between high-quality development and high-level security with high-efficiency governance. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes. From an international perspective, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, the threat of hegemonism and power politics is rising, and major-country games are becoming more complex and intense. From a domestic perspective, the problem of unbalanced and insufficient development is still prominent, there are shortcomings and weaknesses in people's livelihood security, changes in the population structure pose new challenges to economic development and social governance, there are still risks and hidden dangers in key areas, and the task of coordinating development and security is arduous. It is necessary to improve the social governance system, promote the high-quality development of social work, effectively prevent and resolve risks and hidden dangers, enhance economic and social resilience, safeguard the new development pattern with a new security pattern, and continue to write a new chapter in the two major miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
Accurately Grasp the Principles and Requirements for Improving the Social Governance System
Reporter: How should the Party Committee Social Work Department accurately grasp the principles and requirements for improving the social governance system during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
Wu Hansheng (吴汉圣): During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we will adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as our guide, combine the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee with the study and implementation of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平)'s important expositions on social work, and pay attention to grasping the following points.
First, grasp the correct direction. We must unswervingly follow the path of social governance with Chinese characteristics. This is a governance path based on China's reality, rooted in China's land, and has distinct socialist attributes and Chinese characteristics. We must adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to the people-centered approach, adhere to the combination of self-governance, the rule of law, and the rule of virtue, adhere to co-construction, co-governance, and sharing, and continuously transform the Party's leadership and the advantages of our socialist system into social governance advantages. Second, find the right methods and paths. We must adhere to systematic governance, governance according to law, comprehensive governance, and source governance, be good at using systematic concepts and systematic thinking, the concept of the rule of law and the methods of the rule of law, coordinate the use of various governance resources and means, adhere to both addressing the symptoms and treating the root causes, with emphasis on treating the root causes, and improve the effectiveness of social governance with advanced concepts, scientific attitudes, professional methods, and refined standards. Third, improve the system and mechanism. We must improve the social work system and mechanism, give full play to the role of the Party building-led grassroots governance coordination mechanism, the emerging field Party building work coordination mechanism, etc., strengthen cross-departmental work coordination, information exchange, and coordination and cooperation, continuously improve the responsibility system, and promote smooth operation. We must strengthen system construction, continuously improve the complete, scientific, standardized, practical, and effective social governance policies and laws and regulations system, and ensure that social governance operates on the track of the rule of law.
Fully Implement the Key Tasks of Improving the Social Governance System
Reporter: What key tasks will the Party Committee Social Work Department focus on during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period?
Wu Hansheng (吴汉圣): During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, we will, in accordance with the deployment of the Plenary Session, focus on the following tasks around continuously improving the social governance system and promoting the high-quality development of social work:
First, expand and deepen Party building in emerging fields. The Party building work of new economic organizations focuses on leading development. We must consolidate and enhance Party building in non-public enterprises, promote the integration of Party building into enterprise production, operation, and management, guide qualified non-public enterprises to establish and improve a modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, and achieve "strong Party building and strong development." We must promote Party building in mixed-ownership enterprises by category, actively explore Party building work models that meet the characteristics of different types of enterprises, strengthen the political leadership role of Party organizations in enterprise development, and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of Party building work. The Party building work of new social organizations focuses on standardized management. These social organizations are large in number and involve a wide range of areas. To strengthen Party building work, it is necessary to give full play to the role of the competent business units, industry authorities, and street communities (parks), and form a joint working force. In particular, we must focus on the Party building work of industry associations and chambers of commerce, deepen reform and transformation and development, strengthen the daily management and supervision of persons in charge, and continue to rectify outstanding problems such as arbitrary charges, arbitrary evaluations, and arbitrary commendations. At the same time, we will actively and steadily adjust and optimize the structural layout of industry associations and chambers of commerce to better play the role of industry associations and chambers of commerce in serving the industry, serving society, and serving the masses. The Party building work of new employment groups focuses on ideological guidance and cohesive service. In recent years, a large number of new forms of business supported by Internet platforms have emerged, gathering a large number of new employment groups mainly engaged in flexible employment, such as couriers, online delivery workers, online car-hailing drivers, truck drivers, and online anchors. We must strengthen political guidance and service management, improve the coordination mechanism for the interests of the masses in related fields, urge relevant enterprises to fulfill their social responsibilities, deepen the governance of platform algorithms, promote the construction of harmonious labor relations, improve the social security system for new employment groups, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties.
Second, strengthen Party building to lead grassroots governance and grassroots political power construction. Grassroots governance is the cornerstone of national governance. We must firmly establish a clear orientation of attaching great importance to the grassroots, adhere to both making up for shortcomings and filling gaps and improving quality and strengthening functions, and continuously consolidate the grassroots foundation. We must consolidate and deepen the achievements of reducing burdens and empowering the grassroots. We must promote the implementation of the list of responsibilities of townships (streets) and improve the access system for work matters in villages (communities). We will organize and carry out publicity and implementation of the Organic Law of Villagers Committees and the Organic Law of Urban Residents Committees, and guide the new round of village (community) "two committees" elections together with relevant departments. We must promote the improvement of the grassroots mass autonomy mechanism led by grassroots Party organizations and improve the grassroots democratic system and work system. We must adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验) of the new era (fēng qiáo jīng yàn - "Fengqiao Experience," a model for resolving conflicts at the grassroots level), and effectively resolve conflicts at the grassroots level and resolve them in the bud. We must adhere to the principle of responding to the people's needs and deepen the promotion of Party building-led immediate response to appeals. We must give play to the role of civic conventions, resident conventions, and village rules and folk covenants to promote changing customs and habits.
Third, we must earnestly do a good job in uniting and serving the masses. We must adhere to the people-centered development thought, implement the "going down to the grassroots level in four aspects" system (四下基层) (sì xià jī céng - "four go to the grassroots," cadres going to the grassroots to investigate, research, solve problems, and promote work), and do our work to the hearts of the masses. We must promote the rule of law in petitioning work. We must deeply promote the source resolution, diversified resolution, and orderly resolution of conflicts and disputes. We must give full play to the "weather vane" role of petitioning work and promptly discover potential, trending, and common problems. We must explore and promote the work of soliciting people's suggestions, coordinate the use of online and offline solicitation platforms, unblock and expand channels for collecting public opinion, and strengthen the transformation of results. We must vigorously promote the spirit of volunteerism, improve the volunteer service system, strengthen the management of volunteer service organizations, and organize and carry out various forms of volunteer service activities around serving national strategies, serving the people's livelihood, and serving social governance. We must strengthen the construction of the social worker team and improve the level of professional services.
Fourth, we must continue to strengthen the self-construction of social work departments. We must take a clear-cut stand on politics, deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments" (两个确立) (liǎng gè què lì - "two establishes," establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era), enhance the "four consciousnesses" (四个意识) (sì gè yì shí - "four consciousnesses," political integrity, awareness of the overall situation, awareness of the core leadership, and awareness of the need to fall in line), strengthen the "four self-confidences" (四个自信) (sì gè zì xìn - "four self-confidences," confidence in the path, theory, system, and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics), and achieve the "two safeguards" (两个维护) (liǎng gè wéi hù - "two safeguards," resolutely safeguard General Secretary Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole, and resolutely safeguard the Party Central Committee's authority and centralized, unified leadership). We must unremittingly use Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to arm our minds, guide practice, and promote work, and implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee without compromise. We must strengthen political responsibility, dare to practice and explore, earnestly perform our duties, and build a social work cadre team that is politically firm, of excellent quality, cares about the masses, serves society, and has a strong work style. We must strengthen research and planning, and clarify the goals, tasks, and key measures of social work in the next five years. We must improve our ability to work with the masses, be good at carrying out work in ways that the masses are willing to accept, and measure the effectiveness of our work by whether the masses are satisfied. We must vigorously grasp the implementation of work, improve and make good use of systems such as consultation and supervision, solidly promote the implementation of various tasks, strive to promote the high-quality development of social work in the new era, and make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation with Chinese-style modernization.
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At every critical historical juncture, our Party uses the Party's innovative theories to unify the thinking of the entire Party and promotes the implementation of the Party Central Committee's strategic deployments through study.
At the opening ceremony of the study seminar for leading provincial and ministerial-level cadres to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech, profoundly elucidating that the formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan is an important political advantage of our Party. He made in-depth expositions on comprehensively, profoundly, and accurately understanding and grasping the strategic deployments of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, put forward clear requirements for focusing on improving the Party's ability and level to lead economic and social development, and emphasized that "we must continuously deepen the study and implementation of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, better unify our thinking, pool our strength, and, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee, earnestly do a good job in various tasks and strive to achieve a good start for the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan'."
"The formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan is an important experience in the Party's governance of the country and an important political advantage of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics." At the opening ceremony, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly summarized the political advantages embodied in the formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan with "four benefits" and summarized the rich experience created and accumulated in long-term practice with "five insistences," reflecting our Party's deepening understanding of the regularity of formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan.
"Our Party has always analyzed and grasped the general trend of history with the basic principles of Marxism, correctly handled the relationship between China and the world, and is good at seizing and making good use of various historical opportunities." The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, from the strategic height of coordinating the two overall situations, accurately grasped the development trend, deeply analyzed the domestic and international situation, and made top-level design and strategic planning for China's economic and social development in the next five years.
Looking at the strategic planning of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" from the perspective of the two overall situations, we can better appreciate our Party's lofty goals and its determination to build a great cause for the Chinese nation for thousands of years. We are good at forward-looking grasp of strategic issues and better understand the historical initiative of the Party leading the people to continue writing a new chapter in the two great miracles.
Looking back on the course of struggle since the founding of New China, China has formulated and implemented 14 Five-Year Plans (Plans), developing from a poor and weak agricultural country into the world's second largest economy and moving towards the goal of building a strong socialist modern country in all respects. How difficult and courageous it is!
During the "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China's total economic volume successively exceeded 110 trillion yuan, 120 trillion yuan, 130 trillion yuan, and 140 trillion yuan, achieving "four consecutive jumps." China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached a new level, providing a solid foundation for moving towards new goals. At an important historical node, the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal deploys strategic tasks related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization.
Looking at the strategic planning of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" from the perspective of development practice, we deeply understand that the "two establishments" are of decisive significance for promoting the construction of Chinese-style modernization, and we truly feel that the scientific guidance of the Party's innovative theories in the new era is the fundamental reason why we have mastered the historical initiative.
Looking back at history, from establishing an independent and relatively complete industrial system on the basis of poverty and blankness, to achieving major scientific and technological breakthroughs such as "Two Bombs, One Satellite" and the lunar exploration project, from completing the construction of major projects such as the Three Gorges Project, the West-East Gas Pipeline, and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, to concentrating efforts to win the battle against poverty since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and historically solving the problem of absolute poverty, and building the world's largest education system, social security system, and medical and health system...
By formulating and implementing the Five-Year Plan, a number of major tasks, major projects, and major projects are deployed in stages, and resources and forces from all aspects are mobilized to complete them on schedule, which strongly supports economic and social development and national construction in all aspects.
Looking at the strategic planning of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" from the perspective of institutional advantages, an important aspect of the superiority of China's socialist system is to concentrate its efforts on doing big things. The formulation and implementation of the Five-Year Plan enables this advantage to be more fully utilized, further strengthens our institutional confidence, and enhances our confidence in forging ahead along the road of Chinese-style modernization.
During the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" period, China's development environment faces profound and complex changes. Whether it is building a modern industrial system, consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy, or strengthening original innovation and tackling key core technologies, and accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement... The "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" proposal deploys strategic tasks that have a major traction, driving, and supporting role in promoting Chinese-style modernization. Combining new realities to carry forward political advantages, implement the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments, consolidate and expand advantages, break through bottlenecks and constraints, and strengthen weaknesses, we will surely always win the strategic initiative and master the initiative of development.
After more than a century of trials and tribulations, today's Communist Party of China is leading hundreds of millions of people on a new Long March. Even if the road ahead is windy and stormy, we are more determined and calm: under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, transforming political advantages into governance effectiveness and development momentum can promote major breakthroughs in strategic tasks related to the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, and our goals will surely be achieved. This is where the historical mission lies, and it is also what the historical law shows.
Return to TopThe Great Cold solar term brought snowfall to Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu Province, and the snow-covered Slender West Lake Scenic Area (瘦西湖风景区) was adorned in silver. The picture shows tourists enjoying the snow at Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) on January 20.
Photo by Meng Delong (孟德龙) (People's Vision)
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
Changing the mindset of "emphasizing construction over management" and being adept at discovering and awakening the underutilized "residual heat" can better stimulate the value of existing assets.
When every renewal responds to people's needs and every inch of land radiates new value, the vast urban and rural areas can rely on intensive development to obtain the internal power for sustained growth.
Every winter, I always recall the warm stove of my childhood. The dark red charcoal lay in the stove, seemingly weak, but as long as you gently stirred it with fire tongs, the light and heat hidden inside would be fully released, making the whole room warm and cozy.
This brings enlightenment to grassroots governance. Those "sleeping" existing resources are like the charcoal in the stove. You only need to find the right time and strength to "stir" them, and they can release unexpected energy.
Finding new homes for existing resources can make a big difference. Futian District (福田区), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) Province, has partnered with many supermarkets to launch a 24-hour "food bank." Volunteers collect and sort unsold fruits, vegetables, and bread of the day, store them in street refrigerators, and provide them to citizens, especially disadvantaged groups, according to the principle of "special offers first, then general offers." Businesses also benefit, not only reducing disposal costs but also displaying advertisements on the cabinets and enjoying donation tax deduction policies.
Giving new meaning to existing resources can stimulate new value. Wang Niangniang (王孃孃), 61, of Yinglong Town (迎龙镇), Nanan District (南岸区), Chongqing (重庆), used to dislike going out, but now she delivers meals to her elderly neighbor, Li Popo (李婆婆), on time every day. It turns out that the local area has implemented a "time bank" to encourage healthy, younger elderly people to provide volunteer services to older elderly people. The time spent is recorded as "points," which can be exchanged for daily necessities or stored and "cashed out" into services when needed in the future.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal puts forward the idea of "optimizing increments and revitalizing existing assets." This is a methodology for promoting economic and social development. Changing the mindset of "emphasizing construction over management" and being adept at discovering and awakening the underutilized "residual heat" can better stimulate the value of existing assets.
In many cases, what is lacking between resources and needs is not the willingness to connect, but a standardized and trustworthy platform. The reason why the "food bank" is successful is not because of "free distribution," but because of the standardized public welfare platform built by the government. The quality is guaranteed, the cabinet is equipped with refrigeration and disinfection functions, and the food is traceable and tested; the distribution is orderly, with low-income and disabled people given priority to make reservations and scan codes to receive the food. Just like finding the right fire tongs, skillfully stirring the charcoal, the warmth naturally spreads around. Striving to achieve the "two-way rush" of existing resources and diverse needs can activate potential elements and generate new momentum for development.
How to make existing resources flow continuously and healthily? The key is to form a mutually beneficial participation mechanism, so that all parties have immediate benefits and even greater expectations for the future. The beauty of the "time bank" lies in the unification of altruism and self-interest, which not only gives volunteer services an "exchange value" that can be exchanged for rice, flour, grain, and oil, but also creates "expected value," which is conducive to personal future life security. By carefully coordinating interests and designing systems, quantifying the value of resources, building a circulation platform, and forming a stable and mutually beneficial model, a virtuous cycle can be achieved.
To revitalize existing assets, we must also take conceptual innovation, method updates, and technological innovation as the starting point, and be good at exploring the value of existing resources. Existing resources are not just idle spaces and dusty facilities, but also implicit skills and behavioral choices. For example, choosing to take the bus or ride a bicycle for commuting can achieve "green increments." Existing resources are diverse, but it is necessary to break through inherent thinking, use new standards to measure ordinary things, and use innovative mechanisms to realize their potential value.
Achieving stock development tests not only the wisdom of value reshaping but also the re-activation of social vitality. When every renewal responds to people's needs and every inch of land radiates new value, the vast urban and rural areas can rely on intensive development to obtain the internal power for sustained growth. Let the "charcoal fire" of existing assets burn brighter and hotter, illuminating a more beautiful life picture.
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To move forward, we must overcome difficulties, but more importantly, we must broaden our thinking and innovate our methods. We should adhere to implementing policies based on different categories and carrying out rectification by zones, while also encouraging social participation and diversified investment, ensuring that both responsibility and funding are "in place."
In the villages of Pinghu City (平湖市), Jiaxing (嘉兴), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the neat streets and scattered dwellings complement each other, resembling a tranquil pastoral poem. In the fertile plains of Lanshan District (兰山区), Linyi (临沂), Shandong Province (山东省), vibrant vitality thrives, and a modern agricultural picture is slowly unfolding on the Yimeng (沂蒙) land... Strolling through the countryside of Zhejiang (浙) and Shandong (鲁), the distant mountains and fields merge seamlessly into a verdant scroll.
Looking up, without the spiderweb-like tangled wires, the verdant green of the countryside blends with the azure blue of the sky, making people unable to help but sigh: "It truly returns to the countryside the openness and comfort it should have."
Returning beauty to the village is thanks to the efforts of governance. The target of governance is the various types of utility poles commonly found in rural areas. The messy utility poles in farmland not only affect the aesthetics but also, to some extent, restrict grain production. For example, utility poles occupy limited farmland space, affecting the efficiency of agricultural mechanization operations; the disorderly distribution of utility poles also affects the contiguous rectification and large-scale operation of farmland. Comprehensively speaking, clearing the "spider web" can open up "new space."
How to govern? The key is to solve a "difficult" problem. The difficulty lies in the fact that various utility poles belong to multiple departments such as electricity and communications, making coordination difficult; the difficulty lies in the complex terrain of farmland areas, which are restricted by farmland protection and farming seasons, making construction difficult; the difficulty lies in the many engineering links, requiring large investments, resulting in significant financial pressure; the difficulty lies in long-term maintenance and management, preventing the phenomenon of "chaos after clearing" and the "rebound" of unauthorized connections. To move forward, we must 攻坚克难 (gōng jiān kè nán - "overcome difficulties," to surmount obstacles and tackle tough problems), but more importantly, we must broaden our thinking and innovate our methods.
Adapting to local conditions is the key to achieving twice the result with half the effort. Different counties and districts have different situations, and governing utility poles cannot be a "one-size-fits-all" approach, nor is it easy to apply a single model. Starting from pilot explorations, some places have formed useful, practical, and effective methods. For example, Linyi (临沂), Shandong (山东), strengthened the function of the "12345·Linyi First Release" public service hotline, incorporating utility pole governance into the "special in-depth handling" matters, so that the demands of the masses are responded to and resolved; Deqing (德清), Zhejiang (浙江), coordinated state-owned enterprises participating in the "sending lights to the countryside" project to provide financial support for utility pole governance. We should adhere to implementing policies based on different categories and carrying out rectification by zones, while also encouraging social participation and diversified investment, ensuring that both responsibility and funding are "in place."
Utility pole governance is by no means simply "cutting wires and pulling poles," but requires systematic planning and joint governance. In practice, the local Party committees and governments playing a leading role, coordinating all parties to contribute their strength and reach consensus, is an important experience and an important method. Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang (浙江), made good use of the "Villagers' Council Hall" to jointly discuss the direction of utility poles, and Jiaxing (嘉兴) did a good job of explanation and coordination through the "Party Member Responsibility Area"; Chengwu (成武), Shandong (山东), deepened the collaborative protection mechanism for public interests, encouraging social participation through the method of "People's Congress Inquiry + Procuratorial Supervision." A cadre said, "Transforming 'top-down' instructions into 'unified will from top to bottom' cooperation, and transforming 'the government does, the masses watch' into 'everyone does it together.'" To achieve good grassroots governance, we must pay more attention to joint construction, joint governance, and sharing, deeply integrating the Party's policies, social forces, and the wisdom of the masses.
Optimizing governance is the first step, and the key is to transform valuable physical space into development space. This is a methodology of establishing and abolishing, and breaking and establishing simultaneously. In areas such as Datong Town (大同镇) and Genglou Street (更楼街道) in Jiande (建德), Zhejiang (浙江), a total of 350 abandoned poles and 4,000 meters of abandoned wires have been cleared, realizing the orderly arrangement of utility poles in 500 mu of rice fields. This not only helps to realize mechanized planting of rice in the entire area but also enhances the rural appearance. The local area successfully held activities such as the "Urban Pastoral Culture Festival" and the "Rice Field Music Fashion Show," attracting tourists and driving the economy. When the idle land after clearing abandoned utility poles becomes "pocket parks" and "shared vegetable gardens," and when utility pole governance is combined with the full-domain digital upgrade of "future villages," this will not only open up operating space for the masses and create a pleasant space for tourists but also enhance the vitality and potential of agriculture and rural areas.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in his New Year's message in 2026: "Let us jointly create and share a better life." The countryside is more beautiful, production is more convenient, governance is more effective, and development is more vigorous. A magnificent picture of high quality and efficiency, livability and workability, prosperity and abundance is unfolding on the fields of hope.
(The author is a reporter for this newspaper)
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The sweltering heat of summer, the continuous autumn rains, and the freezing cold of winter—these natural landscapes in the eyes of people are now being developed into products and services with economic value. At the end of last year, the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) released China's first blue book on the climate resource economy, sorting out the current situation of the transformation and application of China's climate resources in the economic field, and helping the public further understand the broad space for the development and utilization of climate resources.
Climate resources such as light, heat, clouds, water, and wind are a new type of strategic resource. Transforming climate resource elements into commodities and services, and achieving sustainable utilization in coordination with ecological protection, is the climate resource economy. Today, from solar photovoltaic power stations to wind power plants, and then to characteristic agriculture, ecological tourism, etc., the connotation of the climate resource economy is still being enriched, and the industrial chain is constantly extending.
Improving the efficiency of existing industries is a highlight of the climate resource economy. For example, monitoring and early warning of extreme weather and climate events helps to enhance the development resilience of agriculture, water conservancy, and other fields. For another example, improving the accuracy of wind and solar energy forecasts can optimize grid dispatch. Preventing disasters and mitigating losses, and seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, climate services help relevant industries reduce losses and increase gains, which can further consolidate the safety foundation for industrial development.
The climate resource economy contains genes for new development. In Beijing (北京), the local government has launched characteristic meteorological landscape forecasts such as morning glow, sunset glow, and starry sky, and integrated related services into cultural tourism promotion; in Yunhe County (云和县), Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, tourists can open the "Yunhe Rice Terraces Digital Meteorological Map" mini-program to view cloud sea forecasts. Refined meteorological services are in line with the needs of scenic viewing, health preservation, and other beautiful life pursuits, which not only revitalize climate resources, but also empower green development and promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
Turning unlimited scenery into a green economy and a beautiful economy, it is crucial to play the first-mover advantage of scientific and technological innovation. Next to high-standard farmland in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), automated weather stations collect meteorological element data such as temperature and humidity in real time 24 hours a day, and mini-programs, APPs, etc. promptly push forecast and early warning information to farmers, turning agricultural production into 知天而作 (zhī tiān ér zuò - "knowing the weather to work," farming in accordance with weather conditions); in Zhangjiajie (张家界), Hunan (湖南) Province, growers accurately grasp the humidity and light during the picking period, making the Meicha tea be rated as a "Hunan Climate Good Product". Developing an intelligent agricultural management system based on climate data can accurately predict changes in the crop growing environment and help farmers improve crop yield and quality. There is still great room for technological innovation in focusing on improving the monitoring and evaluation accuracy of climate resources and improving the conversion efficiency of climate resources.
Scientific utilization of climate resources is an inherent requirement of ecological civilization construction and green development. Releasing the productivity of the climate resource "development treasure house" and continuously expanding the path to transform it into Jinshan Yinshan (金山银山), the development potential of the climate economy is worth looking forward to.
Return to Top27 major national water conservancy projects commenced construction, 9,420 rural water supply projects were completed, and the water supply security level for 134 million rural people was improved, with the popularization rate of tap water in rural areas reaching 96%. More than 1,700 "happy rivers and lakes" have been built in various regions, creating a large number of high-quality waterfront spaces that are close to nature and enjoyable for life... In 2025, the construction of the national water network has achieved remarkable results, consolidating the foundation of water conservancy for high-quality development.
This is precisely:
The flowing canal water enters the fertile fields,
People happily smile leisurely by the river.
The warp and weft crisscross to weave a beautiful tapestry,
Sweet rain moistens the world and extends happiness.
Cheng Senwen (成森文)
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According to incomplete statistics, in 2025, over 4,300 enterprises were removed from the ranks of high-tech enterprises. In December 2025 alone, more than 10 provinces and cities, including Beijing (北京) and Jiangxi (江西), revoked the high-tech enterprise qualifications of over 800 enterprises, including some listed companies.
High-tech enterprises continuously conduct research and development and transform technological achievements in areas of key national support, forming core independent intellectual property rights for the enterprise, and enjoy corresponding support policies. The removal of the "high-tech" qualification will bring some impact to the enterprise and will affect the outside world's confidence in the enterprise, which is not as simple as losing a title.
This is not the first time that high-tech enterprises have been "de-listed." According to incomplete statistics, from 2022 to 2024, a number of high-tech enterprises nationwide have had their qualifications revoked. It can be seen that high-tech enterprises are subject to dynamic management, and it is normal to have entries and exits.
What is the reason for the "de-listing"? Failure to meet the proportion of R&D expenses is the main reason. As we all know, the development of high technology often requires huge investment. Failure to meet the proportion of R&D expenses indicates that the enterprise has "limited motivation" and "insufficient stamina" in technological research and innovation. In other words, when the funding is not enough to support the enterprise's continuous development of high technology, coupled with loopholes in management and other factors, it is reasonable to lose the relevant qualifications.
The removal of over 4,300 enterprises serves as a reminder to those still listed. For example, some enterprises, after obtaining qualifications and enjoying dividends, have not taken care to maintain this hard-won "golden signboard," not only failing to achieve an increase or stabilization of R&D funding, but even significantly reducing it, or playing petty tricks on the composition of R&D expenses, attempting to muddle through the review. This violates the original intention of applying for high-tech enterprise qualification. Only by firmly guarding the "lifeline" of innovation and development, and operating in a standardized manner, can high-tech enterprises both gain a good reputation and enjoy policy support.
Supporting high-tech enterprises means supporting enterprises that are truly willing to work hard on innovation. For enterprises that attempt to exploit loopholes, enjoy dividends, but cannot produce results, they can only be "de-listed." Some legal professionals say that this is a benign elimination formed by the continuous improvement of standards. Providing more support for enterprises that are brave in innovation will help promote the full flow of new quality productive forces.
In short, dynamic "de-listing" is not only a rigid requirement for maintaining the seriousness of the system, but also an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality enterprise development. We look forward to using this system well and flexibly on the basis of continuous improvement, so as to better promote the healthy development of enterprises and achieve steady and long-term progress.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Chongqing Daily (重庆日报)*, original title: "What Signals are Transmitted by the Removal of 'High-Tech' Qualifications")
Return to TopBy: 崔光磊
Both "downward rooting" and "outward extension," embracing each "unfettered imagination," can usher in a "boundless future."
When I finished my postdoctoral research in Germany, China's deep-sea exploration was entering the full-ocean-depth stage. At that time, deep-sea power technology was monopolized by a few countries, and traditional liquid lithium batteries were prone to deformation and leakage under the high pressure of 10,000 meters. The needs of the country are the direction of scientific research. In order to break through the "bottleneck" of deep-sea exploration, I resolutely chose to return to China and joined the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院青岛生物能源与过程研究所).
Deep-sea exploration is often a contest in the "no man's land." In August 2016, I received an urgent task: "Deep-sea equipment urgently needs a reliable power supply. Can you develop a high-performance battery and test it at sea in October?" Achieving "something from nothing" in two months, the pressure is self-evident.
To fight pressure, one must use faith as a "sword." To enable the battery to withstand deep-sea pressure, suitable materials must be found. I formed a task force and moved the bedding to the laboratory. The cycle optimization of screening and design synthesis is very long. Sometimes the data trend is just developing well, and the next experiment will take a sharp turn. For the synthesis of only one core polymer material, we experienced hundreds of failures. Gloves were worn out one after another, experimental notebooks were filled with more than a dozen thick volumes, and when I had inspiration during insomnia in the middle of the night, I immediately got up and wrote it down in the notebook by the bed... Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is forgetting why we started. The original intention of scientific research is the pillar of invigorating the spirit.
A turning point will eventually reward those who are single-minded and pragmatic. One early morning, team members discovered while analyzing data that a group of samples showed excellent performance under specific synthesis conditions. Following up on verification, working in shifts for 48 consecutive hours, we creatively proposed the design concept of "combining rigidity and flexibility" for polymer electrolytes. Finally, with only 3 days left before the sea test, we developed a new high-energy-density "Qingneng-I" solid-state lithium battery (青能—Ⅰ型固态锂电池), and all indicators of the battery system passed the simulation test. If breakthroughs are rare, then have expectations and move forward courageously, and 峰回路转 (fēng huí lù zhuǎn - "the road twists and turns, the scenery changes," a turn for the better) will eventually come.
The real scene is the real testing ground. During the sea test, our battery withstood the pressure of 4,000 meters underwater and the power supply was normal. But I know that 4,000 meters is just the starting point, and the depth of diving tests the quality of the battery. Continue to dive deeper, continue to test, to truly lead. In March 2017, the "Qingneng-I" solid-state lithium battery followed the "Wanquan" lander (万泉号) to the Mariana Trench. After 9 consecutive dives, 7 of which exceeded 10,000 meters, the power supply had zero failures. When the depth data of 10,901 meters and the good news of stable power supply came at the same time, the command center instantly boiled. The pressure in the 10,000-meter deep sea is equivalent to 1 ton of weight pressing on a fingernail. Looking at the scientific images sent back from the dark deep sea, I understood the meaning of perseverance: what we are polishing is not a sample, but the confidence of independence and self-reliance; what we are winning is not only the confrontation with deep-sea pressure, but also the initiative of the country's deep-sea exploration.
The inheritance of scientific research is the continuation of faith and the relay of innovation. To do scientific research, one cannot blindly read literature, but must "root in the laboratory and touch the equipment with one's own hands." Young people put forward novel ideas, and even if they seem "fanciful," I will fully support them to try. The team works together with one heart, inheriting the perseverance of "ten years to forge a sword" (十年磨一剑) and catalyzing new technologies with bold integration. From the deep ocean to new energy vehicles, large-scale energy storage, etc., now, our batteries can not only "dive deep," but also "cross-border," catalyzing more new quality productive forces. To do scientific research, we must emancipate our minds, both "downward rooting" and "outward extension," embracing each "unfettered imagination," can usher in a "boundless future."
There is a map hanging in my office, marked with dense red dots, each red dot is the mark of the team's technology landing and application. Whenever I feel tired from working at my desk, I look up and look at these sparks of prairie fire. The greatest luck for a scientific researcher is that personal ideals resonate with national needs. I believe that in the inheritance of generations of scientific researchers, one loyal heart after another will burst out with endless potential and melt out more "national heavyweights" (国之重器).
(The author is the director of the Solid-State Energy System Technology Center of the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院青岛生物能源与过程研究所固态能源系统技术中心主任), and this report was compiled by Wang Zhe (王者), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
Biographical Sketch
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏), born in Beijing (北京) in 1979, is the Deputy Dean and Professor of the College of Veterinary Medicine at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学). He is primarily engaged in wildlife medicine research, focusing on the medical rescue and treatment of endangered wildlife, and is one of the leading figures in veterinary surgery and wildlife medicine in China.
The course "Veterinary Surgery" he teaches has been selected as a national first-class undergraduate course. He has received honors such as the Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award and the Beijing Higher Education Young Teaching Master Award.
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏), a professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), stores many photos of wild animals he has rescued on his mobile phone: "This is the giant panda Tang Tang (唐唐), a butterfly landed on its back when it was released back into the wild," "This is the giant panda Meng Er (萌二), its periorbital depigmentation problem was later solved"... While browsing the photos and chatting, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) knows them all like the back of his hand.
A Thrilling Giant Panda Rescue
"This feeling of mutual trust is so good"
"Now when a panda sees me, sometimes it will roll over and sit next to me, this feeling of mutual trust is so good." The wild animal that Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has rescued the most is the giant panda.
"Our team's rescue of giant pandas began in 2008, in the Foping National Nature Reserve (陕西佛坪国家级自然保护区) in Shaanxi (陕西)," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) recalled. "There I met Yi Mao (一猫)." The reason it was called Yi Mao (一猫) was because it was the first panda in the reserve used for continuous scientific data collection.
"As a male giant panda, Yi Mao (一猫) would get injured from fighting," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said. Once, Yi Mao (一猫) was bitten by another panda, its teeth were loose and displaced, and its face was covered in blood, requiring immediate wound treatment.
The frightened Yi Mao (一猫) ran ahead, and Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) and his team members chased desperately behind. Until Yi Mao (一猫) got tired and stopped by a small stream. To avoid disturbing it, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) lay down in the icy stream. "It was winter at the time, I was wearing a down jacket, and I swam and crawled in the water for more than 20 minutes before slowly moving to about 4 meters away from Yi Mao (一猫), then I anesthetized it with a blowpipe and completed the subsequent treatment work," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said.
Over the past ten years, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has given Yi Mao (一猫) more than 10 large and small physical examinations and treatments. "Yi Mao (一猫) is 21 years old this year, which is considered old age, and its foraging ability has declined a lot," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) introduced. Last May, the team launched a wild giant panda wild rehabilitation program. "We hired a full-time veterinarian to go up the mountain every day to find Yi Mao (一猫), supplement its nutrition through diet therapy, and then use targeted medication. After a period of care, the effect is very good," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said. "In the recent review, all of Yi Mao's (一猫) indicators have approached normal, and we hope to extend its life in this way."
An Extremely Difficult Cataract Surgery
"If there are no treatment conditions, then create them yourself"
Why did he firmly choose the path of wildlife rescue? Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has his own considerations.
In 2007, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) went to the United States as a visiting scholar to study wildlife medicine, thus beginning his journey of wildlife rescue.
"After returning to China, I interned at a wildlife breeding institution. Once, while participating in the rescue of giant pandas, I found that our treatment capabilities were limited, and we still needed to contact foreign experts and refer to foreign medical standards," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said. "At that moment, I was determined to change this situation." Over the past ten years, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has rescued more than a thousand wild animals, from giant pandas and snow leopards to black bears and desert cats.
In early 2019, an elderly male snow leopard that was severely injured and nearly in shock was sent to the Qinghai Wildlife Rescue and Breeding Center (青海野生动物救护繁育中心). Because the day it was admitted was exactly the Great Cold (大寒) in the twenty-four solar terms, the snow leopard was named Ling Han (凌寒).
After receiving the news, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) and his team members rushed to Xining (西宁), Qinghai (青海) as soon as possible. "During the physical examination, we found that Ling Han's (凌寒) left eye had a corneal perforation due to trauma, and the right eye had obvious cataracts, which required surgery," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said.
There had been no precedent for using phacoemulsification to treat wild snow leopards with cataracts. "This technology has been widely used in the clinic for small animals such as dogs and cats. During the operation, I didn't feel too much pressure," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) admitted. The real difficulty lay in customizing a suitable artificial lens for the snow leopard. "We asked all the manufacturers, and none of them had a production mold for artificial lenses for snow leopards. If there are no treatment conditions, then create them yourself."
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) customized three artificial lenses for horses from abroad, and then modified and applied them to the snow leopard based on years of research and accumulated experience. The operation went smoothly, and Ling Han (凌寒) finally regained his sight.
"The year before last, our team performed the second snow leopard cataract treatment surgery. This time we used domestically produced snow leopard artificial lenses that were independently developed, more technologically advanced, and lower in cost," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said proudly.
In the process of rescuing wild animals, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has also witnessed the rapid development of wildlife medicine in China. He introduced: "Initially, we could only use stethoscopes and test strips for simple physical examinations, but now we have a series of medical equipment with independent intellectual property rights, such as wildlife medical vehicles, portable ultrasound and X-ray machines, which can be used to conduct physical examinations or treatments for animals in the field."
Being a Guardian of Wildlife Health
"Seemingly small changes are effective ways to protect wildlife"
"What kind of teacher is Jin (金) in your mind?"
"Often appears in various protected areas or rescue organizations," "Has a very high level of painting, and the team logos are all designed by himself," "Full of passion for life, likes sports, and also created a graduate student rugby team"... The students' descriptions outline a more three-dimensional Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏).
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) pays great attention to the accumulation of practical experience, especially for master's and doctoral students, he will try to let students participate in field rescue.
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) recalled: "When rescuing the giant panda Tang Tang (唐唐), it was the middle of winter. My three doctoral students lived in the mountain rescue station for 39 days, treating Tang Tang's (唐唐) external injuries, giving infusions, and cutting bamboo for food every day. In order to facilitate checking the injury, they often stayed by the enclosure."
Above professional skills, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) hopes to regard wildlife medicine as an art.
"When I used to study painting, my elders told me that if you copy other people's works, no matter how well or quickly you paint, you are still just a craftsman. But if you paint according to your own ideas, that is creation, and it is possible to become a painter," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said. This concept also applies to wildlife medicine research.
In teaching, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) does not require students to memorize a certain prescription or a certain surgical procedure. He pays more attention to communication with students: "What method do you think should be used to deal with the problem?" "Why did you think of using this method, what are the advantages and disadvantages?"... He encourages students to break the rules and cultivate creative thinking.
In recent years, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) has also invested a lot of energy in preventive protection work. In the Foping National Nature Reserve (陕西佛坪国家级自然保护区) in Shaanxi (陕西), he went door-to-door to vaccinate the village's dogs. "If domestic dogs are not vaccinated or dewormed, they may bring diseases to pandas and other wild animals. Some city residents who bring pets to protected areas and tourist areas also have the risk of cross-transmission of pathogens," Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said.
"Seemingly small changes are effective ways to protect wildlife." Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) hopes to continuously improve public awareness and participation, and form a social atmosphere of consciously protecting wildlife together.
Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) is full of passion for his work: "The resilience of wild animals will inspire me to keep moving forward."
Reporter's Notes
Ignite More Enthusiasm with Love
In 1997, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) was admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), majoring in clinical veterinary medicine, becoming one of the three students in the major who applied as their first choice. When asked about the reason, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) said frankly: "I like it." The unconscious upward curve of his mouth shows the purest driving force of scientific research: love.
Love can resist hardship. Guarding giant pandas in the wild in winter, continuous squatting leads to rheumatism; chasing wild animals on the plateau, strenuous running leads to pneumothorax... Although he has suffered from various large and small injuries, Jin Yipeng (金艺鹏) never regrets it.
Love inspires endless energy. From sticking to it alone, to leading a team, to building a key cultivated discipline of wildlife medicine... The initial love has ignited the enthusiasm of more people and gathered a strong force for wildlife protection.
On the road of scientific research, love is the original intention at the beginning, and also the light that illuminates the way forward. I look forward to more people "persevering because of love," overcoming obstacles and forging ahead on the road of scientific research.
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Satellites are extending the boundaries of communication from the ground to space, making "ubiquitous connectivity" a reality. The purpose of developing the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) is to provide global high-speed, real-time, secure, and reliable autonomous low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet services, essentially "moving the internet to the sky." Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, making it significant to build our own LEO satellite internet as soon as possible.
Building a LEO satellite internet requires a very large number of satellites. Considering the lifespan of each satellite is about 7 years, we need to deploy at least 324 satellites within a year or two. If the goal is to fully realize commercial use, this number needs to be doubled. Traditional satellite launch methods are costly and involve small numbers. Since the first batch of networking satellites in August 2024, the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) has initiated a normalized launch mode of "one rocket with 18 satellites." Currently, several batches of networking satellites have been successfully launched into space, forming a new path for large-scale satellite development and launch.
Low-cost, mass-produced, and short-cycle satellite launches have no precedent in China. We changed the main structure of the satellite, adopting an integrated metal flat-panel structure to compress the satellite size while improving beam scheduling performance, greatly improving networking efficiency. We used rotary ejection separation technology for the first time in China, making multi-satellite stacked launches possible. In terms of broadband communication payloads, we used agile multi-beam phased array and other technologies to inject strong power into the satellite's large-capacity communication. We also used krypton propulsion on a large scale for the first time in China, significantly reducing costs.
This series of technological innovations has not been **一帆风顺** (yī fān fēng shùn - "one sail, smooth wind," plain sailing; smooth and successful). For example, the main structure of past satellites was usually square, but now it needs to be flat, and each part needs to be redeveloped and designed. The rotary ejection separation structure is like throwing tiles, allowing 18 stacked satellites to be launched quickly. This process must achieve efficient separation without the satellites colliding with each other, so we have done a lot of simulation. In the process, we also encountered ignition failures. At this time, we need to repeatedly find the problem, repeatedly test and iterate in a process of **抽丝剥茧** (chōu sī bō jiǎn - "draw silk peel cocoon," to analyze something meticulously; to get to the bottom of something), to ensure on-orbit success.
The construction of LEO satellite internet is a new thing. In the future, it will be oriented towards the public and expand its civil and commercial space. One of the challenges is to connect user needs with application scenarios. To overcome this problem, collaboration innovation and cooperation between research institutes and enterprises are indispensable. During the testing of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) project, the enterprise, as the operator, will promptly feedback new understandings of user needs and new ideas for application scenarios. We will then improve the design and development based on the feedback from the enterprise. This is a two-way interactive exchange process. Since each satellite has different application scenarios and on-orbit performance, we adopt a strategy of "developing one generation, pre-researching one generation, and planning one generation" to promote the continuous iteration of our satellites in research and development, forming a good feedback closed-loop mechanism.
While completing the launch mission, the testing and demonstration of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) for downstream applications are also in full swing. On the sea thousands of kilometers away from the mainland, and in places with fewer ground base stations, smooth and clear video and voice calls can also be achieved through broadband communication. This year, the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) will strive to complete a cumulative 324 satellites in orbit. I believe that day will eventually come—high-definition calls can be realized on ships in the Pacific Ocean, Brazilian farms can use data for precise planting, and mountainous areas in Malaysia can interact with global classrooms in real time... This is precisely the mission of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座).
(The author is the Dean of the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院微小卫星创新研究院). This article was compiled by Li Junqiang (李君强), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Reporter's Notes:
Continuously Optimize and Iterate in Practice
The construction of LEO satellite internet is a grand project, and the project team faces specific problems: how to build satellites in a very short cycle, how to get hundreds of satellites into orbit at a lower cost and higher quality, and how to iterate and upgrade in each launch... The Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) does not pursue a perfect solution **一蹴而就** (yī cù ér jiù - "one kick and then accomplish," achieve something in one step; to get things done overnight), but continuously optimizes and corrects in practice.
During the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) project, one feature is particularly prominent: the rapid iteration of technology through the needs and scenarios provided by the operating enterprise. "Developing one generation, pre-researching one generation, and planning one generation," the technical solutions are rapidly updated in the needs and scenarios, completing the leap from design drawings to on-orbit operation in high-intensity tasks.
This is a more scientific way of tackling scientific and technological problems: clear goals, tight rhythm, efficient collaboration, and also allowing for trial and error and correction in practice. The value of LEO satellite internet will ultimately be reflected in the "ubiquitous connectivity" application scenarios. The "two-way rush" between research institutes and enterprises and the efficient collaborative innovation system have promoted the implementation of the project.
"Moving" the internet to the sky also "lands" collaborative innovation. The practice of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) is an exploration of the construction path of China's space information infrastructure. By continuously and steadily carrying out complex system engineering, what the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) presents is not only the leap in technical level, but also the improvement of the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system.
Extended Reading:
Making "Ubiquitous Connectivity" a Reality
When we take the internet for granted, there are still blank areas of broadband internet on the sea far from the mainland and in forests and deserts not covered by ground base stations. The Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座), a major satellite internet project, came into being, aiming to build a global, high-speed, and reliable LEO satellite internet to provide high-speed internet services to the world, while ensuring the country's independent control and strategic security in the field of space internet.
To achieve this goal, the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) project team of the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院微小卫星创新研究院) is committed to overcoming technical challenges such as high-density networking, high-efficiency communication, low-cost manufacturing, and intelligent autonomy. Efficient orbit entry technology allows the constellation to be deployed on a large scale; high-efficiency and high-integration communication payload technology injects strong power into the satellite's large-capacity communication; high-integration comprehensive electronics and other series of technologies build a solid "intelligent base" for the constellation's autonomous operation and maintenance, building a full-chain innovation system.
In October 2025, the sixth batch of networking satellites of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) developed by the Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院微小卫星创新研究院) was launched in the "one rocket with 18 satellites" mode. In November of the same year, "Large-scale Development of Qianfan Constellation Satellites" won the Leading Science and Technology Award at the 2025 World Internet Conference (世界互联网大会). With the steady advancement of the Qianfan Constellation (千帆星座) project, the vision of "ubiquitous connectivity" is accelerating towards reality.
(Compiled by Li Junqiang (李君强), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopOn January 18, the left side of the Dabi River Bridge on the Tianbao to Malipo section of the Yunnan Tianma Expressway project was successfully joined. The Tianma Expressway is located in Malipo County (麻栗坡县), Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (文山壮族苗族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省). The Dabi River Bridge is a key control project of the expressway. The bridge construction is quite difficult, and this joining marks an important progress in the project construction.
Photo by Xiong Pingxiang (熊平祥) (Image China)
This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 20th (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)): This reporter learned from Yongding River Basin Investment Co., Ltd. (永定河流域投资有限公司) that by the end of 2025, the Yongding River (永定河) has achieved continuous flow throughout the entire river for three consecutive years, and the aquatic ecology has continued to improve.
As an important water source conservation area, ecological barrier, and ecological corridor for the Beijing (北京)-Tianjin (天津)-Hebei (河北)-Shanxi (山西) regions, the Yongding River (永定河) had historically experienced long periods of断流. Through cross-regional collaboration and joint efforts by the government and enterprises, the ecological restoration of the Yongding River (永定河) has been vigorously promoted, and the ecological landscape of the basin has been completely renewed.
Since 2019, under the unified dispatch of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部) and the Haihe River Water Conservancy Commission (海河水利委员会), water from multiple sources, including the Wanji寨 (Wànjiāzhài) Yellow River Diversion North Main Line Yellow River water, the Cetian Reservoir (册田水库) water, the Guanting Reservoir (官厅水库) water, and some reclaimed water, has been scientifically allocated to form a continuous and stable water replenishment system, connecting the upstream and downstream river channels, streams and wetlands, surface and underground of the Yongding River (永定河). By the end of 2025, the Yongding River (永定河) had received more than 3 billion cubic meters of ecological water replenishment.
Currently, the river surface area of the Yongding River (永定河) has increased significantly, the groundwater recharge effect is obvious, and more than 80 springs, including Chenjiazhuang Spring (陈家庄泉) in Beijing (北京市), have been restored. Biodiversity is increasingly abundant, and rare birds such as the Sand Martin, White-naped Crane, and Oriental Stork have successively returned to the Yongding River (永定河). The quality and stability of the ecosystem have gradually improved, and the Yongding River (永定河) green ecological corridor has initially formed. In 2025, the Yongding River (永定河) was selected as a typical case of the national Mother River复苏行动.
Return to TopThe Lanzhou (兰州) report of this newspaper on January 20 (Reporter: Zeng Yichen (曾亦辰)) - The General Office of the Gansu Provincial Government (甘肃省政府办公厅) recently issued the "Implementation Plan for Large-Scale Vocational Skills Improvement Training in Gansu Province (2025-2027)", clarifying that it will take the in-depth implementation of the "Skills Illuminate the Future" training action as a guide, carry out large-scale vocational skills improvement training, and promote the project-based training model of "job demand + skills training + skills evaluation + employment services."
The plan proposes that the training will focus on the market needs of key areas such as advanced manufacturing, the digital economy, the low-altitude economy, transportation, agriculture and rural areas, and life services, around the needs of Gansu's (甘肃) industrial development. It will focus on key groups such as enterprise employees, college graduates, and migrant workers, while also strengthening the training of skilled personnel in emerging industries and improving the skill levels of ordinary workers. The plan makes it clear that Gansu (甘肃) will strengthen the cultivation of skilled personnel in the industrial chain, focus on modern cold and drought-resistant characteristic agricultural industrial clusters, and create an "industry-education-evaluation" skilled personnel cultivation ecological chain with industry enterprises as the main body and the common participation of general universities, vocational colleges, and industry associations.
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘洪超
Core Reading
The Central Economic Work Conference proposed to "promote urban renewal with high quality." As a livelihood project that beautifies the "face" of the city and solidifies the "inside" of people's lives, urban renewal must seek advice from the people, understand the needs of the people, and evaluate the effectiveness for the people. Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁) Province, promotes the renovation of old residential areas, back streets and alleys, and the construction of pocket parks by allowing citizens to be designers and listening to their needs.
How to renovate and update the city? Let citizens be designers.
In recent years, Shenyang (沈阳) City, Liaoning (辽宁) Province, has actively promoted the citizen designer system in the renovation of old residential areas, back streets and alleys, and the construction of pocket parks.
These designers are selected and hired by the governments of various districts and counties. Some are experts from the design industry, and some are enthusiastic resident representatives. They are active in the streets and alleys of the city, running among residents, listening to everyone's needs, and combining their professional qualities to put forward rational suggestions for urban renewal.
A Discussion at Liming Apartment Community
"The most annoying things are littering, random parking, and sewer blockage. Cleaning and dredging also require money from the entire building, which can easily lead to neighborhood conflicts."
"Some people treat the green space in the community as their private vegetable garden. I hope it can be transformed into a fitness square."
Children also come to make requests: "Auntie, we want a slide that can turn, just like the rainbow bridge in cartoons."
Hearing that they could participate in the community renovation, more than 30 resident representatives from the Liming Apartment Community (黎明公寓社区) in Jihong Street (霁虹街道), Tiexi District (铁西区) enthusiastically discussed the ideas for the community renovation with designer Wang Yuemei (王月梅). As a citizen designer selected and hired by the government, Wang Yuemei (王月梅) carefully recorded every suggestion.
"My parents also live in old residential areas. From expanding public activity areas and increasing fitness equipment to optimizing underground pipe networks and solving parking problems, these suggestions reflect residents' expectations for improving their quality of life." Back in the design studio, Wang Yuemei (王月梅), who has more than 10 years of experience in the industry, immediately launched a discussion with the team and incorporated the residents' needs into the design plan. After the construction starts, she will also participate in on-site supervision and technical guidance throughout the process.
Chen Lili (陈励鹂), Secretary of the Party Committee of Liming Apartment Community (黎明公寓社区), told reporters: "In the past, the renovation of old residential areas was determined by the government, which easily led to the disconnection between the design plan and the needs of the residents. Now, the design team will communicate with the street, community, and residents in multiple rounds, and the plan will be repeatedly adjusted until a consensus is reached with the vast majority of residents."
One citizen designer is assigned to one street, and one drawing is formed for one community. Before the renovation, residents' opinions are fully solicited and incorporated into the design plan; during the renovation, a resident volunteer supervision team is established, and deputies to the People's Congress and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (政协委员) work together to supervise the quality and progress of the renovation project; after the renovation, resident acceptance and professional acceptance are combined, and acceptance is not granted if the satisfaction rate does not meet the standard.
Since 2024, the Shenyang (沈阳) Municipal Urban Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau has invited famous artists, industry experts, and resident representatives to form a "Citizen Designer Think Tank" to jointly participate in urban renewal work. As of now, 186 citizen designers have been stationed in streets and communities, completing a total of 397 old residential area renovation projects.
"Think Tank" Helps Micro-Renewal of Back Streets and Alleys
"Turning these steps into anti-corrosion wood seats will give the elderly a place to rest in the sun!" At the micro-renewal site of Jixian Street (集贤街) in Heping District (和平区), Huang Fengzhen (黄凤珍), who is over seventy years old, stroked the renovated step seats, and her joy was beyond words. This old director, who has served in the community neighborhood committee for 30 years, now has a new identity - a citizen designer for the renovation of back streets and alleys.
Currently, 86 back streets and alleys in Shenyang (沈阳) City have been renewed and rejuvenated under the collective efforts of the "Citizen Designer Think Tank."
At the renovation review meeting of Nanqi East Road (南七东路) in Tiexi District (铁西区), community cadre Zhang Yan (张妍) presented survey data: This alley, less than a kilometer long, has 3 schools, and more than 200 elderly people pick up and drop off their children every day. "There is not even a shelter from the wind and rain on rainy and snowy days." Her words resonated, and the designer team immediately adjusted the plan to add corrugated rain shields.
"Aging-friendly design cannot be completed just by installing a handrail." Liu Jingdong (刘敬东), a professor at Shenyang Jianzhu University (沈阳建筑大学), said during on-site exploration, "When the design truly squats down to listen, the city has warmth."
What residents praise the most is the "fault-finding" acceptance. At the entrance of a school, the "Think Tank" found that the lighting was beautiful but not bright enough, and immediately demanded that "the lights should be both romantic and bright"; finding that the flower boxes at the street corner hindered the blind path, they adjusted the layout overnight to leave a 1.2-meter passage area. "The renovation plan has been revised 11 times." The project负责人 showed the thick design drawings, and each change reflected the residents' opinions.
Pocket Parks Become New Spaces for the Public to Stroll
In the Youth Palace Pocket Park (青年宫口袋公园) in Heping District (和平区), due to its proximity to the Shenyang (沈阳) Youth Palace (沈阳市青少年宫) and the Children's Library (少年儿童图书馆), the park has specially created different functional areas and sports facilities such as a skateboard area, a climbing area, a swing area, and a multimedia interactive area, allowing children to enjoy the joy of sports; in the Quangong Pocket Park (劝工口袋公园) in Tiexi (铁西), by retaining the original green space and mature tree species, winding "train tracks" connect functional spaces such as the Quangong Pavilion (劝工亭) and leisure squares, allowing people to see greenery when they open their windows, see scenery when they move, and be neighbors with flowers and birds.
"Whether it is newly built or renovated, it is not just a simple matter of planting some flowers and plants and placing some fitness equipment. We have hired a citizen designer team for the pocket parks, so that each park can meet the needs of nearby residents as much as possible," said Yang Rui (杨锐), Deputy Director of the Landscape Gardening and Greening Department of the Shenyang (沈阳) Municipal Urban Management Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau.
"The site conditions, scale, and environmental requirements of pocket parks are different, and the design cannot be generalized. Scientific layout in a limited space and meeting the needs of most residents is the starting point of our design," said citizen designer Wu Di (吴迪).
"Our primary school wants to bring children here to carry out educational practice courses on garbage classification, green environmental protection, etc. We hope that the design can take this into consideration." At the beginning of the design of the Lingxi Pocket Park (陵西口袋公园), the teachers of Lingxi Primary School (陵西小学) put forward this idea. Now, walking in the garbage classification education-themed pocket park, sculptures and toys transformed from discarded electrical appliances, flower pot seesaws transformed from discarded tires, and benches made from recycled waste plastic bottles are very distinctive and have become an off-campus classroom for primary school students to learn about environmental protection concepts.
In the process of pocket park construction, Shenyang (沈阳) City widely solicits public opinions, and collects opinions from the public on renovation and construction through various channels such as discussion meetings and symposiums, and accurately designs and transforms the "menu" around what the public needs, wants, and expects, so as to realize joint planning of plans, sharing of environment, and joint evaluation of effects, allowing the public to order and the public to make decisions. As of now, Shenyang (沈阳) has built a total of 3198 pocket parks.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 20th (Reporter Li Junqi (李君强)) Recently, the Jilin University (吉林大学) research team, through systematic analysis of the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) lunar soil samples, has for the first time in the world discovered and confirmed naturally formed single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphitic carbon, revealing the precision of "high-energy physical-chemical processes" on the lunar surface, confirming that geological activity is more active on the far side of the moon, and providing key data for studying the moon's evolutionary history.
This research comprehensively utilized various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques to systematically characterize the samples collected by Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) from the far side of the moon, clearly identifying graphitic carbon for the first time, tracing its possible formation and evolution process, and also confirming for the first time internationally the existence of naturally formed single-walled carbon nanotubes without human intervention.
The research indicates that the formation of these carbon nanotubes may be closely related to iron-catalyzed processes under the synergistic effects of micrometeorite impacts, volcanic activity, and solar wind irradiation in the moon's history, demonstrating nature's ability to synthesize key materials under extreme conditions.
By comparatively studying the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) far side lunar samples and the Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) near side lunar samples, the research team also found that the carbon structure in the Chang'e-6 (嫦娥六号) samples has more obvious defect characteristics, which may be related to the more intense micrometeorite impact history experienced by the far side of the moon; this discovery also reveals a new asymmetry in the material composition and evolution process between the near and far sides of the moon.
This is another important discovery by the Jilin University (吉林大学) research team after the discovery of few-layer graphene in the Chang'e-5 (嫦娥五号) lunar samples. The related research results were recently published in the academic journal *Nano Letters*.
Return to TopAccording to reports from the State Pipeline Group, as of the 20th, the daily gas supply of China's main natural gas pipeline network reached 1.067 billion cubic meters, setting a new historical peak.
Recently, many regions have been affected by cold waves, rain, snow, and freezing weather, resulting in drastic temperature drops. The State Pipeline Group has proactively increased pipeline storage to over 3.6 billion cubic meters. Currently, the average daily output from the 19 liquefied natural gas receiving stations connected to the pipeline network is nearly 300 million cubic meters, and 17 interconnected gas storage facilities are simultaneously extracting gas, with a daily extraction volume of nearly 200 million cubic meters entering the network. At the same time, leveraging the centralized and unified dispatching advantages of the "national unified network," the group ensures gas demand in key regions such as the northern and central-eastern parts of the country, achieving efficient cross-regional resource allocation and precise scheduling. It is reported that current gas demand remains at a high level.
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Return to TopAccording to a report from this newspaper in Beijing on January 20th (Reporter: Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳)), the National Trusted Evaluation Point Network for Real-World Medical Insurance Comprehensive Value Assessment was officially established recently. 79 medical institutions in Beijing (北京) jointly signed the "National Trusted Evaluation Point Network Convention for Real-World Medical Insurance Comprehensive Value Assessment." It is reported that the medical institutions covered by the network will undertake the responsibility of real-world medical insurance comprehensive value assessment, helping medical insurance departments make scientific decisions.
Shi Zihai (施子海), Deputy Director of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局), introduced that carrying out real-world medical insurance comprehensive value assessment is to create a set of scientific and authoritative evaluation standards. Relying on real and credible data, the goal is to objectively, completely, and accurately identify the clinical benefits and comprehensive value of pharmaceutical products, supporting the formulation of medical insurance policies. In this process, the vast number of medical institutions represented by trusted evaluation points can play a key role in generating data, formulating norms, and conducting research.
For a long time, the medical insurance system's judgment on the value of pharmaceutical products and medical services has mainly relied on the authoritative conclusions of relevant departments and the professional judgment of clinical experts, which has certain limitations. In September last year, the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) issued a notice to carry out pilot work on real-world medical insurance comprehensive value assessment.
Return to TopOn January 20th, the "Celebrating the New Year - Bingwu Spring Festival Series Themed Exhibition" opened at the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum (中国非物质文化遗产馆) in Beijing (北京), attracting citizens and tourists to visit and experience.
The exhibition includes themes such as traditional calendars, zodiac culture, views on food, and lantern folk customs, covering more than a hundred representative intangible cultural heritage projects related to the Spring Festival.
The picture shows visitors appreciating the exquisitely made dough figurines in the "Food is Paramount" area of the exhibition hall. 食为天 (shí wéi tiān - "food as heaven," food is the most important thing).
Photo by Zhang Wujun (张武军), reporter of this newspaper.
Return to TopHarbin (哈尔滨), Heilongjiang (黑龙江) – January 20th (Reporter Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙)) On January 19th, at the Harbin Railway Station (哈尔滨站) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), over a hundred foreign tourists from Singapore (新加坡), Malaysia (马来西亚), and other countries boarded the K7041 "Northeast Folk Customs" themed train to experience the charm of ice and snow in Mohe (漠河), the "Arctic of China" (神州北极). This marks the first time the "Northeast Folk Customs" themed train has welcomed a large international tour group.
This winter, ice and snow tourism continues to be popular. To reflect regional characteristics, the K7041 train from Harbin (哈尔滨) to Mohe (漠河) is decorated with a "Northeast Floral" theme and arranged to simulate the style of a Northeast farmhouse kang (炕) (heated brick bed), creating a warm and festive travel atmosphere. The connections between the carriages display physical objects such as ice sleds and bamboo skis (simple double-board skis) commonly used in northern ice sports. The natural ice flowers condensed on the train windows blend with the warmth inside the train, enhancing the immersive experience of passengers in the ice and snow world.
During the journey, the train's dining car is transformed into a "mobile cultural exhibition hall," offering experience activities such as Northeast Yangko dance teaching, paper-cut window decorations, dumpling making, and the Northeast traditional game "Ga La Ha." Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage from Mohe (漠河) also demonstrated skills such as Oroqen folk tunes and traditional birch bark pyrography on-site, attracting many foreign tourists to actively participate.
To provide a better travel experience, Harbin Railway Station (哈尔滨站) has opened a green channel for group tourists to enter the station, and the Qiqihar (齐齐哈尔) Passenger Transport Section has organized youth volunteers to provide bilingual Chinese and English guidance services throughout the journey. At the same time, the train is equipped with multilingual travel guides, which provide detailed introductions to the scenery and folk customs along the way, leaving passengers with an unforgettable winter experience.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜晓丹
Walking into the carbon neutrality-themed park in Yuexiu Park (越秀公园), Guangzhou (广州) City, Guangdong Province (广东省), one can see that fallen leaves are weighed, sorted, and crushed before entering a machine to ferment into soil improvers; wastewater is filtered and disinfected for raising fish and growing vegetables; and intact dead branches and tree stumps are transformed into puppets, wall clocks, and other handicrafts to decorate the park. Here, dead branches, fallen leaves, discarded flowers, and other plant waste have become reusable "treasures."
With the continuous strengthening of ecological construction and urban greening, how to scientifically and efficiently treat the increasing amount of plant waste has become an urgent ecological issue to be solved. In June 2025, the Professional Committee on Resource Utilization of Park Greening Waste of the China Parks Association (中国公园协会) released the "Technical Guidelines for Resource Utilization of Park Plant Waste" in Guangzhou (广州), unifying the entire process standard for turning park dead branches and fallen leaves "from waste to resources." From the temperature control of leaf composting to the construction standards of a 10,000-ton greening waste treatment plant, there are now reference norms.
"We started exploring ways to recycle and utilize plant waste a few years ago. Initially, it was composting, which not only occupied space but also easily produced odors and sewage, affecting the visitor experience," said Li Qingtian (李庆天), director of the Park Greening Department of Yuexiu Park (越秀公园). He introduced that the park now introduces a garden waste treatment system based on high-temperature aerobic bio-fermentation technology, adopting the method of source classification plus end-of-pipe on-site resource disposal to realize "no leaving the park" for park greening waste.
"After adopting the new technology, the original 40-day fermentation process is now completed in one day, and the processing space has been reduced from more than 1,000 square meters to more than 200 square meters. The released space has been built into a carbon neutrality-themed park for popular science display, which takes into account environmental, economic, and social benefits," said Li Qingtian (李庆天). At present, Yuexiu Park (越秀公园) has established a complete chain system of "collection-transportation-treatment-utilization" for garden waste.
Not only Yuexiu Park (越秀公园), but many parks in Guangzhou (广州) are also exploring resource utilization models for plant waste based on their own circumstances.
Zhujiang Park (珠江公园) uses professional equipment to efficiently crush plant waste and compost it into fertilizer for use as a soil improver. Haizhu District (海珠区) collects native natural materials such as dead branches and bamboo from greening pruning and has built 12 life landscape corridors, insect hotels, and other natural conservation facilities to create natural wetland landscapes and convey environmental protection concepts. Guangzhou Zoo (广州动物园) uses dry tree trunks and branches to build nesting environments for animal enrichment, such as bird nests, and cuts dry tree trunks into wooden boards to make tree pool stepping stones. Liuhua Lake Park (流花湖公园) transforms discarded plant trimmings and dead tree stumps into unique landscape sketches, creating landscapes such as "**一路生花**" (yī lù shēng huā - "flowers bloom all the way," a scene of flourishing flowers along the road) and "**枯木逢春**" (kū mù féng chūn - "withered trees revive in spring," a dead tree coming back to life; a turn for the better), turning "waste" into beauty.
"At present, Guangzhou's (广州) annual greening waste treatment volume is nearly 290,000 tons, of which the on-site resource utilization rate of municipal parks is over 90%," said the main person in charge of the Guangzhou Municipal Forestry and Landscaping Bureau (广州市林业和园林局). Next, Guangzhou (广州) will continue to support and guide qualified parks to continue building zero-carbon parks, implement digital carbon management construction, create a park carbon credit green consumption system, and establish a zero-carbon park ecosystem jointly built and shared by the public, businesses, and other parties to promote green and sustainable development.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺林平
Unique climatic and geographical conditions make Chile, located in South America, an excellent production area for cherries. Since 2006, relying on the policy dividends continuously released by the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement, these deep red fruits have been able to stably and on a large scale enter China, decorating the tables of thousands of households in winter.
From Chilean orchards to Chinese dining tables, spanning nearly half the globe, how do delicate cherries maintain their freshness? The reporter visited the harvesting, transportation, and entry links, listening to the cherry's freshness-grabbing "three-part harmony."
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To entertain a good friend's family, Ms. Wan, a resident of Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东), opened the online shopping platform of a large membership supermarket and placed an order for two boxes of Chilean cherries.
In just over half an hour, the cherries were delivered. Opening the package, the fresh fruits in front of her were plump, the skin was red-purple and bright, and the stems were green and tough; tearing open the thin film seal, she casually rummaged through the pile of fruit, and a cool air surrounded her fingertips. "I checked, Chile (智利) is thousands of miles away from us, and these cherries are so fresh." Ms. Wan said.
What "black technology" does cherry preservation rely on? With this question in mind, the reporter began the exploration.
Harvesting——
Pre-cooling treatment to let the fruit "sleep"
The locomotives at the Phase III terminal of Nansha Port (南沙港) in Guangzhou (广州) rumbled. Nearby, an international freighter from Chile (智利), directly to Guangzhou (广州), had just berthed. Because it was full of cherries, it also had a special name - "Cherry Express."
At the dock, Ye Zijie (叶子杰), a post-00s tower crane driver, skillfully operated the equipment. In less than 1 minute, a cold chain container was unloaded from the ship and loaded onto a trailer on the ground platform. The ship carried more than 300 such containers, filled with fresh Chilean cherries.
The Chilean cherry season is from November to February each year, coinciding with the off-season for local Chinese fruit production and the peak season for holiday consumption. More than 20 days ago, this batch of fresh fruit left the branches of the Chilean orchard and started its long journey non-stop.
Shenzhen Xinrongmao Fruit Industry Technology Group Co., Ltd. (鑫荣懋果业科技集团股份有限公司), headquartered in Guangdong (广东), has multiple orchard bases in Chile (智利). "When the cherries are ripe, the local temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius. In order to improve the resistance to damage during transportation, fruit farmers usually apply an appropriate amount of calcium fertilizer during the fruit expansion period; after picking, they will immediately transport them to nearby warehouses for pre-cooling treatment to eliminate 'field heat'." Li Yan (李燕), Customs Director of the company, introduced.
During the 24 hours of pre-cooling treatment, the fresh fruit is washed and soaked in 0-degree Celsius water, and then sorted and graded by automated equipment before being packaged in a modified atmosphere. "Cherries continue to breathe after being picked, so nitrogen or carbon dioxide must be injected into the sealed packaging bag to reduce the concentration of oxygen, thereby inhibiting respiration, allowing it to 'sleep', slowing down metabolism, and 'locking' in freshness and sweetness." Li Yan (李燕) said.
After pre-cooling and "sleep", the core temperature of the cherries drops to about 1 degree Celsius, and then they are packaged in boxes of 5 pounds each, and then neatly stacked into containers with their own air-conditioning compressors to complete the next "crossing the ocean" in the entire cold chain. "When packing, relevant Chilean agricultural regulatory authorities will send people to the site to verify the green label. This is a regulatory behavior based on the inspection and quarantine protocol signed bilaterally between China and Chile, which not only ensures the 'safety on the tip of the tongue' of Chinese consumers, but also improves the customs inspection efficiency after arrival." Chen Rongyi (陈荣溢), Deputy Director of Nansha Customs (南沙海关) affiliated to Guangzhou Customs (广州海关), said.
Transportation——
Express line direct, the voyage is greatly shortened
The "MSC PALAK", berthed at the Phase III terminal of Nansha Port (南沙港), is the tenth "Cherry Express" connected to Nansha Port (南沙港) since the new 2025-2026 Southern Hemisphere cherry production season. Where is the express line fast? Departing from a Chilean port and sailing directly to Nansha Port (南沙港), without stopping at other ports in the middle, the entire journey only takes 21 to 23 days, which is more than half the time of ordinary routes.
In order to grab freshness, early cherries were mainly transported by air, with small quantities and high prices. With large quantities arriving at the port by sea, the price of imported cherries has continued to decline, and they have also entered more and more Chinese families. "The reason why we can achieve 'direct flight' is mainly because the quantity has increased. Nansha Port (南沙港) alone has two 'Cherry Express' ships arriving every week." Deng Jinlan (邓金兰), Liner Customer Service Director of Guangzhou Port Zhonglian International Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. (广州港中联国际船务代理有限公司), which provides shipping agency services for Xinrongmao Fruit Industry (鑫荣懋果业), said.
With the continuous deepening of China-Chile economic and trade cooperation, by 2019, the product coverage rate of zero tariffs implemented by both parties reached about 98%, and cherries are one of them. The gradual reduction of tariffs, the reduction of import costs, the improvement of logistics efficiency, and the increase in consumer recognition... The dual effects of policy and market continue to strengthen the positive cycle of the scale and speed of cherry transportation. As of now, Chile (智利) has accounted for more than half of the world's cherry exports, of which more than 90% are sold to China (中国).
During maritime transportation, efficient operation of refrigeration equipment keeps the container at a temperature of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius and a humidity of 90% to 95%. In addition, the bottom of the container has a base, and the four sides have fixed edges. The gaps and edges between the hard boxes containing cherries are filled and blocked with soft plastic or foam, so they are transported all the way steadily and firmly. "As the ship agent of the cargo owner, we connect with the ship's departure schedule one month in advance, grasp its berthing plan one week in advance, and declare the manifest and verify the data 3 days in advance, linking each link closely to ensure 'immediate arrival at the port, immediate operation, and immediate pick-up of the container'." Deng Jinlan (邓金兰) said.
In order to improve regulatory efficiency, Nansha Border Inspection Station (南沙边检站) assigns special personnel in advance to follow up on ship dynamics, and comprehensively uses drones, electronic monitoring systems and other technical means to implement three-dimensional "unfelt" supervision of ships, striving to ensure port security in the case of "zero waiting". "The shelf life of cherries is short. Every minute faster is a response to the people's 'expectations on the tip of their tongues'." Cao Renping (曹仁平), instructor of the Third Detachment of Nansha Border Inspection Station (南沙边检站), said.
Entry——
Convenient customs clearance, can enter the market in 2 hours
Walking into Warehouse No. 2 of Nansha International Cold Chain Center (南沙国际冷链中心), a chill instantly enveloped the whole body. Looking up, 27 berths are lined up in a row. After the cabin door is opened, the cold chain container directly "extends" into the loading and unloading area; after the workers open the container door, they drive forklifts to "move" the more than two-meter-high cherry stacks, which are bundled and fixed with plastic bags, and arrange them neatly on the other side of the warehouse.
Entering the inspection link, I saw 4 customs officers in uniforms working in pairs: one randomly selected a few boxes from each stack and grabbed a handful of cherries into an iron bucket; the other used an iron cake to crush the cherries and poured in a large spoonful of black liquid; the two leaned over to observe carefully, while using the law enforcement terminal they carried to take pictures and save them...
"This cold chain center is also our cold chain inspection platform." Hu Jingyou (胡京友), Chief of the Nansha Port (南沙港) Phase III Cold Chain Supervision Section of Nansha Customs (南沙海关), introduced, "What is being carried out is the 'brown sugar water test', which mainly looks for harmful organisms such as Mediterranean fruit fly larvae lurking in the fruit."
Entry customs clearance, the whole process is "grabbing freshness". During the peak season for the concentrated listing of fruits such as cherries, the customs guides enterprises to "declare in advance" and implements uninterrupted customs clearance and 24-hour ship "inspection as soon as they arrive". "Through the seamless connection of all parties and the tacit cooperation with the port, like these 27 containers here, they can all be inspected in more than an hour." Hu Jingyou (胡京友) said.
Walking outside the warehouse, the large fan of the compressor is clearly visible at the other end of each cold chain container; on the stacking yard on one side, the wires are arranged around 4 layers of steel frames to each point, providing power for each temporarily stored container. "Relying on the coordinated software and hardware facilities of each link, we can achieve 'non-cold' throughout the operation." He Jiali (何嘉丽), Deputy Manager of the Business Department of Guangzhou Nansha International Cold Chain Co., Ltd. (广州南沙国际冷链有限公司), said.
Looking at the entire process of cherry customs clearance, after the importing enterprise completes the customs declaration, the customs supervision algorithm carries out automatic screening and randomly inspects all imported cherries. The selected cherries will be diverted to the customs supervision site of Nansha International Cold Chain Center (南沙国际冷链中心) for manual inspection; the cherries that are not selected, after completing customs clearance procedures, will be directly pulled away from the terminal by the cold chain container truck arranged by the cargo owner. "Time is the lifeline of fresh goods. With the support of facilitation measures such as 'two-step declaration', 'direct pick-up at the ship's side' and 'cherry green channel', imported cherries can enter the market in as little as 2 hours." Hu Jingyou (胡京友) said.
"In the new 2025-2026 production season, the company's cherry container volume imported through Nansha (南沙) increased by nearly 30% compared with the same period last year." Lu Zhan (卢展), Customs Director of Guangdong Yulonghui Supply Chain Co., Ltd. (广东裕龙汇供应链有限公司), introduced, "Thanks to the preservation technology and fast transportation and transfer of the entire chain, Chilean cherries have not only been sold in Guangzhou (广州) and its surrounding areas, but also connected with national purchasers through the wholesale market as soon as possible, and delivered to consumers in major cities within 24 hours."
Return to TopBy: 吴 凯
From the once "out of reach" high-priced fruit to today's "within reach" fresh and sweet taste, the preservation of Chilean cherries is backed by an innovative and collaborative industrial chain, witnessing China's concept of cooperation and win-win results.
From "out of reach" to "within reach," the key lies in adhering to innovation and collaboration. Pre-cooling treatment in the harvesting stage, express direct delivery in the transportation stage, and "direct pickup from the ship's side" in the customs clearance stage... one "black technology" after another, one new measure after another, build a "highway" from the orchard to the table, and also allow the "bite of freshness and sweetness" of cherries to cross thousands of miles.
From "out of reach" to "within reach," the important thing is to uphold mutual benefit and win-win results. The concentrated listing period of Chilean cherries coincides with the off-season of fruit production and the peak season of holiday consumption in China. This sweetness from afar just makes up for the "shortage" in the market, enriches the "fruit plate" of Chinese consumers, and also expands a stable income increase channel for Chilean farmers.
The long journey of cherries witnesses cooperation and innovation. We look forward to more such high-quality products taking the fast boat of international cooperation and trade facilitation to bring sweetness and beauty to more people.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁怡婷
The latest data released by the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) shows that on January 20, the national maximum power load exceeded 1.4 billion kilowatts for the first time in winter, reaching 1.417 billion kilowatts. Affected by a wide range of cold wave weather, the national power load has rapidly increased since January 18, increasing by 150 million kilowatts in 3 days, and the heating and supply guarantee has entered a critical period.
This is the third time this year that the power load has hit a new winter high. On January 4, the national maximum power load reached 1.351 billion kilowatts, setting a new historical high for winter load for the first time. The maximum reached 1.379 billion kilowatts on January 19 and 1.417 billion kilowatts on January 20, setting new winter load highs for two consecutive days.
Since the beginning of this year, the national daily power consumption has remained at a high level. On January 5, the single-day power consumption exceeded 30 billion kilowatt-hours for the first time in winter. The single-day power consumption exceeded 30 billion kilowatt-hours from January 5 to 7 and on January 19.
The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) has deployed "one policy per province" to prepare for response measures, overcome difficulties and challenges such as large fluctuations in new energy output and equipment failures caused by rain, snow, and ice disasters, and ensure the smooth and orderly progress of heating and supply guarantee work. The State Grid (国家电网) optimizes the operation mode of the power grid and uses inter-regional and inter-provincial transmission channels to support key areas for heating and supply guarantee. China Southern Power Grid (南方电网) has added ice-covering monitoring devices in areas prone to freezing rain, and has made preparations in advance such as inventorying and replenishing emergency repair materials and positioning emergency repair teams.
A solid grid foundation is an important support for coping with peak loads. In Jiangsu (江苏), the maximum power load climbed to 135 million kilowatts on January 20. "In this peak load, residential heating and industrial and commercial heating power consumption account for about 1/4. Ten backbone network projects in Jiangsu Province (江苏省) were put into operation before winter, which improved the power transmission and mutual assistance capabilities," said Qiu Chenguang (仇晨光), director of the Dispatch and Operation Department of the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Dispatch and Control Center (国网江苏电力调控中心). Through inter-regional and inter-provincial medium and long-term transactions and other methods, Jiangsu (江苏) has implemented more than 30 million kilowatts of imported electricity during peak periods to supplement the supply in the province.
In rainy, snowy, and icy weather, transmission lines are prone to icing, which threatens the safety of the power grid. Power departments in many places use technological innovation to make high-tech equipment a tool for ice breaking.
The ice-watching "Thousand Mile Eye" is online. The Anhui Power Grid (安徽电网) has deployed more than 480 sets of "ice-watching elves" and nearly 100 sets of meteorological monitoring devices in easy-to-ice channels. Xu Xiang (许翔), director of the Ningguo Operation and Inspection Station of Anhui Transmission and Transformation Company (安徽送变电公司宁国运检站), introduced that the "ice-watching elf" can monitor the inclination angle of the wire and the ice-covering situation, and also has functions such as wire temperature measurement, and transmits the data to the background in real time to realize uninterrupted remote monitoring.
Ice-removing "Minions" are operating. At an altitude of 40 meters in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (阿坝藏族羌族自治州) in Sichuan Province (四川省), the ice-removing "Minions" use high-frequency mechanical vibration to break the ice layer on the line. "Before the cold wave arrives, the robot is pre-loaded to the heavy ice section by drone. Once icing occurs, it will be activated immediately, with a maximum speed of 2 meters per second and a battery life of 3 to 5 days," said Zhao Hongyun (赵红云), the leader of the transmission line operation and maintenance team of State Grid Sichuan Ultra-High Voltage Company (国网四川超高压公司).
The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) stated that in the next step, it will guide and urge local governments and relevant power companies to earnestly do a good job in ensuring winter heating and supply, track and monitor the power supply and demand changes in key areas on a daily basis, and coordinate and solve potential risks and problems in a timely manner to ensure stable power supply in various places and ensure that people can spend the winter warmly.
Return to TopBeijing (北京), January 20th (Reported by Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁) from this newspaper) -- The development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt is a major regional strategy for China. According to statistics from Nanjing Customs (南京海关): Over the past 10 years, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports of the 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt reached 161.63 trillion yuan, accounting for 45.2% of the country's total imports and exports. Among them, over the past 10 years, Jiangsu Province (江苏省) had a foreign trade import and export value of 47.93 trillion yuan, ranking first in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
With openness, the Yangtze River's vitality is even more vigorous. Over the past 10 years, the imports and exports of the 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" totaled 72.76 trillion yuan, accounting for 43.3% of the country's imports and exports to countries jointly building the "Belt and Road." With innovation, the Yangtze River's momentum is even stronger. Over the past 10 years, the imports and exports of high-tech products from the 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt reached 49.18 trillion yuan, accounting for 47.8% of the country's imports and exports of high-tech products.
Return to TopHarbin (哈尔滨), January 20th (Reporter Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙)) - Recently, the Heilongjiang Provincial Seed Industry Technology Service Center (黑龙江省种业技术服务中心) issued the 2026 Planting Regionalization Layout of High-Quality and Efficient Crop Varieties, selecting 244 high-quality and efficient varieties suitable for planting in different accumulated temperature zones throughout the province to help increase the yield per unit area of grain on a large scale.
The variety evaluation was jointly carried out by experts from scientific research institutions, seed companies, and extension units organized by the Heilongjiang Provincial Seed Industry Technology Service Center (黑龙江省种业技术服务中心), covering major crops such as corn and rice, as well as 19 non-major crops such as potatoes and sorghum, and was strictly screened according to the approval standards of high yield, stability, and adaptability. Among them, there are 125 leading varieties of major crops (41 corn, 34 rice, 41 soybeans, and 9 wheat), 33 promising varieties (11 corn, 10 rice, and 12 soybeans), and 86 varieties of non-major crops (including 9 potatoes, 12 sorghum, and 32 vegetables, etc.). All candidate varieties have been tested by a "challenge competition" with unified planting and unified evaluation, and have shown excellent performance in terms of yield potential and stress resistance.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 葛孟超
After 10 years of dedicated research, Beijing Huaxintai Technology Co., Ltd. has developed a high-precision, low-power consumption, and practical chip-scale atomic clock. During this period, the customized financing plan provided by the Zhongguancun Haidian Park branch of Bank of Beijing (北京银行) offered stable financial support. Liang Xiaopeng (梁小芃), the founder of Huaxintai (华信泰), said, "The support from Bank of Beijing (北京银行) always comes at the right time, solving many of our worries."
From Huaxintai (华信泰), which successfully developed the chip-scale atomic clock, to the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (北京人形机器人创新中心), which enables humanoid robots to run steadily, a large number of technology companies are growing vigorously in Beijing (北京). Behind them, one can often see the accompanying figure of Bank of Beijing (北京银行). Since its establishment 30 years ago, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) has always regarded serving technological innovation as its strategic fulcrum and distinctive feature, continuously iterating its service system and accompanying many companies from "breaking ground" to "flourishing."
Data shows that as of the end of September 2025, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) served over 29,000 specialized and innovative enterprises, with a loan balance exceeding 120 billion yuan; the balance of science and technology financial loans reached 437.7 billion yuan, and it has provided credit funds of over 1.4 trillion yuan to more than 58,000 technology-based small and medium-sized micro enterprises.
Breaking the "First Loan Difficulty" and Opening up the "Last Mile" of Financial Vitality
"I didn't expect it to be so convenient!" Gao Yong (高永), the head of Beijing Shenwang Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. (北京神网创新科技有限公司), clicked the mouse and quickly obtained the first loan since the company's establishment through Bank of Beijing's (北京银行) online product "Sci-Tech e-Loan" ("科创e贷").
The "first loan" not only broke the funding bottleneck but also became the financial lifeblood for precisely irrigating the seedlings of strategic emerging industries, helping technology companies grow towards the sun.
In response to the financing pain points of technology companies such as "light assets and lack of collateral," Bank of Beijing (北京银行) moved the service threshold forward, focusing on "investing early and investing small," and created a series of characteristic financial products such as "Sci-Tech e-Loan" ("科创e贷") and "Golden Grain e-Loan" ("金粒e贷"), solving the "first loan" problem for many start-up technology companies. Since 2020, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) has provided first loans to more than 20,000 enterprises, helping many industry leaders enter the fast lane of development.
Accompanying the "Entire Cycle" and Striving to be a "Companion" in Enterprise Growth
"Five years ago, the company's funds were very tight, and our clinical trials were progressing rapidly. The shortage of funds could affect the progress of new drug development," recalled He Ting (何霆), the founder of Beijing Yimiao Shenzhou Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (北京艺妙神州医药科技有限公司). At a critical moment, the Shuangxiu branch of Bank of Beijing (北京银行) issued a credit loan of 10 million yuan to the company and subsequently provided longer-term financing support, accompanying the company through difficulties and steadily growing.
From technological breakthroughs to market expansion, the financial needs of science and technology enterprises vary at different stages of growth. To this end, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) has formed a professional science and technology financial service team, deeply understanding the industrial context and the pace of enterprise development, continuously enriching the product portfolio, strengthening refined service supply, and actively building a financial service system covering the entire life cycle of science and technology enterprises, escorting enterprises through the obstacles in the growth process.
Building an "Ecosystem" and Leaping from "Financing" to "Intelligence Integration"
Beijing Liangliang Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (北京亮亮视野科技有限公司) has a number of core technologies and more than 270 invention patents. Bank of Beijing (北京银行) not only provides credit support but also helps it expand its market through transaction banking, foreign exchange business, and platform resources. At the 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (服贸会), Liangliang Vision's (亮亮视野) products were displayed at the Bank of Beijing (北京银行) booth, becoming a vivid example of the integration of "finance + technology."
On the road to serving technological innovation, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) is committed to building a resource integration platform, broadening the channels for enterprise growth by linking government, parks, and capital markets. In 2021, Bank of Beijing (北京银行) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Beijing Stock Exchange (北京证券交易所) to help companies list on the Beijing Stock Exchange (北交所); built an "equity-debt linkage partner" ecosystem and implemented the first batch of private investment institutions' science and technology innovation bonds; jointly created a resource platform for the integrated development of enterprises with the media... Bank of Beijing (北京银行) is transforming from a "blood transfusion provider" to a "blood creator" and "empowerer."
Standing at a new starting point, the relevant person in charge of Bank of Beijing (北京银行) said that in the future, the bank will expand its industrial layout to the "Top Ten Tracks," continue to build a new science and technology financial ecosystem with deep integration of "government, bank, enterprise, and research," and contribute greater financial strength to accelerating high-level technological self-reliance, actively cultivating new quality productive forces, and promoting high-quality economic and social development.
Return to TopThis newspaper Guangzhou (广州) January 20th (Reporter Luo Aihua (罗艾桦)) The Tibet-Guangdong DC Project's Stability, Growth, and Investment Mobilization Conference and the groundbreaking ceremony for the first foundation of the Guangdong section were held on the 20th in Boluo County (博罗县), Guangdong Province (广东省), marking the official start of the construction phase for the Guangdong section of the Tibet-Guangdong DC Project. The Tibet-Guangdong DC Project's line engineering begins at the Changdu Converter Station in Meiyu Township, Zogong County, Changdu (昌都左贡县美玉乡昌都换流站), Tibet (西藏), passes through the Chayu Converter Station in Chayu County, Linzhi (林芝察隅县察隅换流站), Tibet, the Xiaojing Converter Station in Huadu District, Guangzhou (广东广州花都区小迳换流站), Guangdong, and ends at the Central Converter Station in Longhua District, Shenzhen (广东深圳龙华区中部换流站), Guangdong, with a total DC line length of 2681 kilometers.
According to reports, the Tibet-Guangdong DC Project is a key inter-provincial power transmission project in China, with a transmission capacity of 10 million kilowatts. Once operational, the Southeast Tibet Clean Energy Base can transmit over 43 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area annually, approximately half of the annual power generation of the Three Gorges Dam, replacing about 12 million tons of standard coal consumption and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by about 33 million tons each year. The Tibet-Guangdong DC Project itself has a total investment of approximately 53.2 billion yuan. Coupled with the investment of over 150 billion yuan in the supporting "integrated hydro-wind-solar" power base, it can strongly drive the growth of related upstream and downstream equipment manufacturing, engineering construction, and other related industries, as well as personnel employment.
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The construction of a Beautiful China is an important component of Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization. In the article "Comprehensively Promote the Modernization of Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature through the Construction of a Beautiful China," included in the first volume of *Xi Jinping's Excerpts on Ecological Civilization*, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Place the construction of a Beautiful China in a prominent position in the construction of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation, promote significant improvements in the urban and rural living environment, achieve remarkable results in the construction of a Beautiful China, and support high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has advanced and expanded Chinese-style modernization with a profound historical vision and a broad global perspective, promoted the construction of a Beautiful China, explored a path of modernization featuring harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, consolidated the ecological foundation for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and led the way forward for human modernization. The "Suggestions of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee focused on "achieving major breakthroughs in strategic tasks concerning the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization," and identified "achieving new and major progress in the construction of a Beautiful China" as a major goal for economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The Central Economic Work Conference held in December 2025 proposed "adhering to 'dual carbon' leadership and promoting comprehensive green transformation" and "intensifying the battle to defend blue skies, clear waters, and pure land, and strengthening the management of new pollutants," scientifically deploying key tasks for the construction of a Beautiful China in 2026.
We must study and use the first volume of *Xi Jinping's Excerpts on Ecological Civilization* well, deeply understand the great significance of the construction of a Beautiful China for promoting Chinese-style modernization, continuously deepen the study and implementation of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, better guide the practical actions of comprehensively implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the Central Economic Work Conference with scientific theory, and effectively promote the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature through the construction of a Beautiful China, laying a more solid ecological foundation for basically realizing socialist modernization.
The construction of a Beautiful China is inherent in the process of Chinese-style modernization, promoting the creation of a new form of human civilization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in "Focusing on Promoting Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature": "Human development activities must respect nature, conform to nature, and protect nature, otherwise they will be retaliated against by nature." Chinese-style modernization is a modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, enriching and expanding the connotation of modernization. The construction of a Beautiful China is a concentrated embodiment and vivid practice of the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
For a long time, the Western path to modernization has been regarded as the only path to modernization. Several waves of industrial revolution have brought about leaps in productivity, forming an industrial civilization development paradigm based on fossil energy, centered on consumerism, and creating material wealth on a large scale. This development paradigm has achieved rapid global economic growth, but has also brought increasingly severe ecological and environmental challenges, such as exacerbated climate change, sharp declines in biodiversity, and environmental pollution disasters represented by the "world's eight major pollution incidents." The problems of traditional industrial civilization stem to some extent from its Western philosophical concept of "subject-object dichotomy" between humanity and nature, placing humanity in opposition to nature, believing that nature can be conquered through technological means, and pursuing unlimited economic growth. Although contemporary Western societies also have discussions on the limits of development and reflections on the ecological and environmental crisis, and have proposed theories and methods such as Pigouvian taxes to solve environmental problems and correct the negative externalities of economic growth, they cannot fundamentally reverse the tension between humanity and nature caused by the traditional development paradigm. The United Nations' "2025 Sustainable Development Goals Report" shows that among the 169 detailed items of the Sustainable Development Goals, only 35% are progressing smoothly, nearly half are progressing slowly, and 18% are even regressing. This fully demonstrates that without transforming the traditional development paradigm and without achieving harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, the process of human modernization will be unsustainable.
More than 1.4 billion Chinese people are to enter a modern society as a whole, and its scale exceeds the total population of existing developed countries, and the difficulties and challenges it faces far exceed those of existing developed countries. This determines that China must embark on a path of modernization different from the West. Chinese-style modernization is not a simple copy of Western modernization, but is based on fundamental reflections and creative development of human modernization since the Industrial Revolution. Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization stands at the historical height of the development and progress of human civilization, focuses on enhancing the common well-being of all mankind, and regards promoting harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature as one of the essential requirements of Chinese-style modernization. Chinese-style modernization transcends the Western modernization's development logic centered on capital, adheres to the people-centered development thought, integrates the construction of a Beautiful China into the process of Chinese-style modernization, and strives to benefit the people ecologically, benefit the people ecologically, and benefit the people ecologically. This means that Chinese-style modernization is not about completing humanity's conquest of nature, but about promoting harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature; it is not about treating a good ecological environment as a luxury for a few people, but about making it a livelihood and well-being shared by all the people. This modernization that respects nature, conforms to nature, and protects nature not only meets the Chinese people's aspirations for a better life, but also provides a fairer and more sustainable new path to modernization for the development and progress of human civilization.
Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization incorporates the construction of a Beautiful China into the grand blueprint of Chinese-style modernization, effectively guaranteeing the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. The construction of a Beautiful China rejects the short-sightedness of **竭泽而渔** (jié zé ér yú - "drain the pond to catch the fish," to seek only immediate gain without considering the future), abandons the practice of leaving ecological deficits to future generations, and instead accumulates green wealth for future generations with the historical responsibility of "making contributions in the present and benefiting future generations," laying a solid ecological foundation for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Chinese-style modernization continuously promotes harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, promotes human modernization towards a new era of ecological civilization, and creates a new form of human civilization. This is not only a change in the development paradigm, but also a revolution in the concept of civilization. When the traditional development paradigm encounters ecological bottlenecks on a global scale, Chinese-style modernization, through the vivid practice of building a Beautiful China, answers the major question of how humanity will move towards the future from the underlying logic of civilization development and evolution with practical actions. The construction of a Beautiful China is not only an inherent requirement of Chinese-style modernization, but also carries the historical mission of exploring a new path of sustainable development for human civilization.
The construction of a Beautiful China is an important achievement of adhering to the "two combinations," demonstrating the superiority of Chinese-style modernization.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized in "Adhering to Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature": "Firmly follow the path of civilized development featuring production development, affluence, and good ecology, build a Beautiful China, create a good production and living environment for the people, and contribute to global ecological security." The construction of a Beautiful China is an important achievement of adhering to the "two combinations," which not only embodies the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional ecological culture, but also promotes the advancement of Marxist views on nature and ecology in keeping with the times, demonstrating the significant advantages of Chinese-style modernization in achieving harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
Adhere to the idea that humanity and nature are a community of life, and promote the correct handling of the relationship between humanity and nature. Since ancient times, China has formed a rich ecological wisdom and cultural tradition, and has produced the idea of "harmony between humanity and nature," which holds that "heaven and earth are born with me, and all things are one with me." Marx pointed out: "Man is a part of nature" and "Man lives by nature." There is a high degree of compatibility between China's excellent traditional ecological culture and Marxist views on nature and ecology. Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization profoundly grasps this high degree of compatibility, and puts forward the important assertion that "humanity and nature are a community of life," breaking through the cognitive dilemma of the Western philosophical "subject-object dichotomy" between humanity and nature, and becoming the fundamental guideline for the construction of a Beautiful China. The construction of a Beautiful China always adheres to the idea that humanity and nature are a community of life, ensuring that Chinese-style modernization does not follow the old path of environmental pollution and ecological sacrifice taken by the United States and Europe, but instead promotes the widespread formation of green production and lifestyles, reducing total pollution emissions while improving resource utilization, creating more material and spiritual wealth to meet the people's growing needs for a better life, and providing more high-quality ecological products to meet the people's growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment, so that the significant advantages of Chinese-style modernization that transcends the Western modernization path and achieves harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature are fully demonstrated.
Adhere to the idea that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, and solve the dilemma of the binary opposition between development and protection. The ancient Chinese said: "If grass and trees are planted, the country will be rich." Marxist political economy also affirms the important significance of natural ecosystems for the creation of social wealth. Marx said: "Labor is not the source of all wealth. Nature is just as much the source of use values (and material wealth is made up of use values!) as labor." Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization adheres to the "two combinations," puts forward the concept that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets, affirms that protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity, is protecting natural value and increasing natural capital, and that improving the ecological environment is developing productivity. This is not only in line with China's excellent traditional ecological culture, but also incorporates natural resources into the national wealth system, and regards natural ecosystems as an important part of productivity, enriching and developing Marxist productivity theory. Under the guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, the construction of a Beautiful China continues to explore and expand the practical path of transforming lucid waters and lush mountains into invaluable assets, so that lucid waters and lush mountains continue to play ecological, economic, and social benefits, achieving the dialectical unity of economic and social development and ecological environmental protection, solving the dilemma of Western modernization's difficulty in coordinating economic and ecological considerations, balancing development and protection, and only being able to sacrifice the environment in exchange for economic growth, demonstrating the great superiority of Chinese-style modernization in achieving economic and ecological integration and mutual promotion, and making Chinese contributions to promoting the process of human modernization and promoting the progress of human civilization.
Adhere to the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, and guide the direction of modernization of ecological environment governance. How to achieve the modernization of national governance is a major issue in the process of human modernization. The modernization of ecological environment governance is an important aspect of the modernization of national governance. We must adhere to systematic thinking, rely on systematic methods, improve the effectiveness of ecological environment governance, and achieve the modernization of ecological environment governance. The concepts of yin and yang, the five elements, and the eight trigrams in ancient China reflect the simple worldview of the ancient Chinese and contain profound systematic thinking. Materialist dialectics believes that things are universally connected, and the entire world is an interconnected and interacting whole. Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization clearly states that mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts are inseparable ecosystems, combining Marxist systematic thinking and dialectical methods with China's excellent traditional culture, accurately grasping the scientific methods of ecological environment governance in the resonance and mutual achievement of the two, and proposing to adhere to the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, effectively guiding the modernization of ecological environment governance and promoting the construction of a Beautiful China. In the new era and on the new journey, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core adheres to systematic thinking, comprehensively implements the scientific methods of systematic governance in the practice of building a Beautiful China, changes the traditional governance methods of treating the head when it hurts, treating the foot when it hurts, each managing its own section, and lacking coordination, and forms an ecological environment governance system that is both scientific and rigorous and full of Chinese wisdom, effectively realizing the overall protection, systematic restoration, and comprehensive management of various natural elements such as mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, demonstrating the great superiority of Chinese-style modernization in promoting the modernization of ecological environment governance, and guiding global ecological environment governance towards a more scientific, more efficient, and more effective direction.
The construction of a Beautiful China writes a new chapter in the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and is a vivid Chinese practice of jointly building a clean and beautiful world.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out in "Striving to Build a Modernization of Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature": "Building ecological civilization and promoting green, low-carbon, and circular development can not only meet the people's growing needs for a beautiful ecological environment, but also promote the realization of higher-quality, more efficient, fairer, more sustainable, and safer development." The construction of a Beautiful China is not only the goal and path of building ecological civilization, but also a profound economic and social transformation guided by green development, writing a new chapter in the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, and opening up broad development space for jointly building a clean and beautiful world.
Consolidate the institutional foundation for harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Protecting the ecological environment must rely on the system and rely on the rule of law" and "We must always adhere to protecting the ecological environment with the strictest system and the most stringent rule of law." The construction of a Beautiful China is an important part of realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and is the only way to adhere to the concept of green development and promote the organic unity of high-quality development and high-level protection. This major strategic deployment must rely on strong political leadership, scientific top-level design, and strong institutional guarantees, and rely on the national governance system to ensure effective implementation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, we have comprehensively deepened reform around the construction of a Beautiful China, and the institutional system of ecological civilization with the nature of "four beams and eight pillars" has basically taken shape, the legal system of ecological environmental protection with Chinese characteristics has been continuously improved, and the institutional cornerstone of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature has become more solid and reliable.
Promote the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature to move forward steadily and far. The construction of a Beautiful China runs through the great journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country, and is a long-term systematic project with a clear timetable, roadmap, and construction plan. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed that by 2035, green production and lifestyles will be widely formed, carbon emissions will peak and then stabilize and decline, the ecological environment will fundamentally improve, and the goal of a Beautiful China will be basically achieved. This means that green has become the background color of development, economic growth and resource and environmental load growth have achieved a historic "decoupling," the construction of ecological civilization has shifted from quantitative change to qualitative change, and the beautiful Chinese picture of "blue sky, green land, and clear water" is becoming a reality. The "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China" proposed: "Looking forward to the middle of this century, ecological civilization will be comprehensively improved, green development and lifestyles will be fully formed, key areas will achieve deep decarbonization, the ecological environment will be healthy and beautiful, the modernization of the ecological environment governance system and governance capacity will be fully realized, and a Beautiful China will be fully built." This will be the comprehensive realization of the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, making Chinese contributions to solving the contradiction between human development and the earth's carrying capacity. From fighting the tough battle against pollution prevention and control, to comprehensively promoting the construction of a Beautiful China, to the basic formation of green production and lifestyles and the achievement of new and major progress in the construction of a Beautiful China during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and then to the basic realization of the goal of a Beautiful China by 2035 and the comprehensive construction of a Beautiful China by the middle of this century, the construction of a Beautiful China does not pursue achieving success in one battle, but instead achieves step-by-step advancement through continuous efforts and long-term work. This not only follows the objective laws of ecological environment governance, but also fits the realistic national conditions of different stages of the modernization process, ensuring that the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature is orderly and continuously promoted.
Let the people obtain visible and tangible benefits from the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature. Comprehensively promoting the construction of a Beautiful China is making the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature increasingly become a visible and tangible daily life scene, allowing the achievements of ecological civilization construction to benefit all the people more and more fairly, and showing all the people a three-dimensional picture of a Beautiful China with ecological beauty, industrial prosperity, and people's wealth. Today, the people truly see: the sky is bluer, the national average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in cities at or above the prefecture level decreased to 29.3 micrograms/cubic meter in 2024, a decrease of 16.3% compared to 2020, and the proportion of days with good air quality reached 87.2%; the water is clearer, the proportion of surface water sections with excellent water quality in the country in 2024 was 90.4%, exceeding 90% for the first time, an increase of 28.8 percentage points compared to 2012, and more than 3,000 black and odorous water bodies in cities at or above the prefecture level have been basically eliminated; the mountains are greener, barren mountains are covered with green clothes, mines have become parks, China's forest coverage rate exceeds 25%, becoming the country with the largest and fastest growth in global forest resources and the largest area of artificial afforestation, and the forest area and stock volume continue to "double increase"; the habitat of species continues to improve, biodiversity continues to enrich, the Yangtze River finless porpoise frequently appears, Yunnan elephants go north and return south (云南大象北上南归), and the populations of rare and endangered species such as giant pandas, Tibetan antelopes, and Northeast tigers and leopards are steadily recovering... These visible and tangible changes allow the broad masses of the people to obtain real benefits from the construction of a Beautiful China, reflecting the distinct characteristics of Chinese-style modernization in achieving production development, affluent life, and good ecology in the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature.
Providing a practical sample for global sustainable development and building a clean and beautiful world together. The construction of a Beautiful China is China's concrete action to actively participate in global environmental governance, powerfully proving that China is an important participant, contributor, and leader in global ecological civilization construction. We adhere to comprehensively promoting the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature with the construction of a Beautiful China, making outstanding contributions to building a clean and beautiful world together. For example, striving to achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and announcing China's new round of national independent contribution goals at the United Nations Climate Change Summit; building the world's largest clean power generation system and carbon emission trading market; contributing about 25% of the world's new greening area; since the new era, supporting an average annual economic growth of 6.1% with an average annual energy consumption growth rate of 3.3%, becoming one of the countries with the fastest reduction in global energy consumption intensity; deeply promoting the green "Belt and Road" construction, carrying out a series of cooperation in green infrastructure, green energy, green transportation, and green finance, actively helping developing countries improve their green development capabilities and environmental governance capabilities, and jointly effectively responding to global challenges such as climate change and environmental pollution; and so on. The construction of a Beautiful China has taken major steps, creating world-renowned ecological miracles and green development miracles, becoming a vivid Chinese practice for building a clean and beautiful world together, not only profoundly changing China, but also an important achievement and useful reference for global sustainable development.
(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院).)
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With the rapid development of new-generation information technologies represented by artificial intelligence, the integration of culture and technology is moving towards a deeper level and a broader field. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The integration of culture and technology has not only spawned new cultural formats and extended the cultural industry chain, but also gathered a large number of innovative talents. It is a sunrise industry with great prospects." "Culture and technology promote each other. We must explore effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology, use Internet thinking and information technology to improve the cultural creation and production process, promote the comprehensive upgrading of 'hardware' and 'software', realize the digital empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction, and transform cultural resource advantages into cultural development advantages." These important expositions are major theoretical innovations of Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought, providing fundamental guidelines for realizing the integration of culture and technology and developing new cultural formats. The "Suggestions" of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) proposed: "Promote the integration of culture and technology, promote the digital and intelligent empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction, and develop new cultural formats." This is an important deployment to implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) cultural thought from the "15th Five-Year Plan" level. We must deeply study the important expositions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), adhere to the people-centered work orientation, give full play to the leading role of socialist core values, explore effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology, cultivate new cultural formats, and increase the supply of high-quality cultural products.
The construction of a strong cultural country urgently needs to vigorously develop new cultural formats through the deep integration of culture and technology.
New cultural formats refer to cultural industry forms characterized by technology empowerment, cross-border integration, and experience orientation. It reconstructs the entire chain of cultural production, dissemination, and consumption, meeting the diversified and personalized consumption needs of users. New cultural formats are supported by the dual drivers of technological innovation and cultural innovation, and have the characteristics of high technology, high efficiency, and high quality. Its labor subject is compound talents who understand technology application and cultural creativity, such as AI (artificial intelligence) painters, metaverse architects, and data analysts; the tools are mostly high-tech products such as 3D modeling and digital twin platforms; the object can be digitized cultural resources, such as data resources that can be calculated and reshaped by transforming cultural relics, intangible cultural heritage, etc. through digital technology.
Developing new cultural formats can provide a strong impetus for contemporary and future cultural development. Seizing this development opportunity is of vital strategic significance for promoting cultural prosperity, building a strong cultural country, and undertaking the cultural mission of the new era. First, it helps promote high-quality economic development. The integration of technology and culture can promote the traditional cultural industry to break through bottlenecks, transform and upgrade, and achieve leapfrog development, forming a green and high value-added cultural industry, thereby optimizing the economic structure, transforming production methods, and cultivating new economic growth points. Second, it helps to better meet the people's spiritual and cultural needs. With the progress of science and technology and the improvement of cultural consumption levels, the people have higher requirements for the quality of cultural products and expect personalized, interactive, and immersive cultural experiences. New cultural formats can create high-quality cultural products and services with technological content, which helps to meet the people's growing multi-level spiritual and cultural needs. Third, it helps to better protect and inherit outstanding Chinese traditional culture. Digital technology can be fully applied to the protection and inheritance of outstanding Chinese traditional cultural resources such as cultural relics and intangible cultural heritage. Using digital technology to digitize and virtualize outstanding Chinese traditional cultural elements is conducive to realizing protection, inheritance, and innovation, and injecting long-lasting vitality into them. Fourth, it helps to enhance the country's cultural soft power and the influence of Chinese culture. Through new technologies and new media, we can tell Chinese stories to the world more vividly and effectively, display the Chinese image, and enhance cultural discourse power.
Explore practical paths and effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Explore effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology, accelerate the development of new cultural formats, and form more new cultural industry growth points." "Take stimulating innovation and creativity as the central link in deepening the reform of the cultural system and mechanism, and accelerate the improvement of the cultural management system and production and operation mechanism." To promote the integration of culture and technology, we must not only use Internet thinking and information technology to improve the cultural creation and production process and promote the comprehensive upgrading of "hardware" and "software," but also reform the parts of the relations of production and the superstructure that are not adapted to the development of productive forces, build a scientific, complete, and effective system and mechanism, so that innovative elements such as technology, capital, talent, and data can flow freely and be efficiently allocated in cultural production, stimulate cultural innovation and creativity, and accelerate the development of new cultural formats.
Focusing on social and cultural needs, promote the mutual promotion of culture and technology. The disruptive technological innovations that have occurred in human history have all been driven by specific social needs at the time. The people's growing cultural needs have spawned corresponding technological innovations, and new technologies have promoted the upgrading of new cultural needs and cultural product supply. We must correctly understand the relationship between culture and technology promoting each other, support cultural development with technology, nourish technological innovation with culture, and form a virtuous circle. Content innovation can be strengthened through technologies such as VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) to meet the public's demand for immersive cultural experiences; high-precision scanning, 3D modeling, multi-spectral imaging, artificial intelligence, big data, and other technologies can be used to integrate digital acquisition, intelligent identification, deep mining, visual presentation, and permanent preservation, so that cultural heritage such as cultural relics can obtain permanent digital life and reach a wider audience. For example, in recent years, China Digital Culture Group (中国数字文化集团) has relied on its own resource advantages and supported the construction of the national cultural big data system to promote the sharing of digital culture by all people. For another example, the "Digital Palace Museum" (数字故宫) and "Digital Dunhuang" (数字敦煌) have realized better protection and utilization of cultural relics through digital technology, opening up new paths for cultural digitization and digital industrialization.
Promote the transformation of the cultural industry and develop new cultural formats. The innovative achievements formed by the deep integration of technological innovation and cultural innovation can only be effectively transformed with the help of emerging industries, new formats, and even industrial clusters, and continuously upgraded in practical applications. The cross-border innovation promoted by the integration of culture and technology blurs, reshapes, and expands the boundaries of the cultural industry and the technology industry, which can provide a core driving force for the transformation and upgrading of the traditional cultural industry and promote the digital and intelligent empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction. We must deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, use artificial intelligence to assist in creating more cultural content with Chinese cultural elements and logos, and cultivate new intelligent native models and new formats, including new models of human-computer collaborative creation such as AI painting, AI composition, and AI writing, as well as new formats such as digital publishing, digital museums, and digital cultural tourism. We must strengthen the application of digital and intelligent technologies in the field of intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance, and promote the productive protection of intangible cultural heritage. For example, Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute (南京云锦研究所) is trying to computerize some Yunjin designs and preliminary preparation processes to shorten the design cycle and improve production efficiency. For another example, Jingdezhen (景德镇) uses 3D printing, digital design, and other technologies to upgrade traditional ceramic technology, strengthen technology empowerment, promote the deep integration of the ceramic culture industry with live broadcast e-commerce and the tourism industry, and promote the transformation and upgrading of the traditional ceramic culture industry.
Improve relevant systems that support cultural and technological integration and innovation. At present, the realization of cultural and technological integration and innovation through technologies such as the Internet, AI, and big data has made it possible for everyone to become an innovation subject and everyone to share innovation results. Only by establishing and improving a set of effective systems can we better adapt to the needs of developing new cultural formats and provide solid support for cultural and technological integration and innovation. We must do a good job in strategic planning and top-level design, formulate medium- and long-term development plans related to technology empowerment culture at the national and local levels, and establish a cross-departmental collaborative working mechanism. Accelerate the formulation of technical standards, content standards, and industry norms in the fields of digitization and informationization to ensure the healthy and orderly development of the digital cultural industry. Improve the intellectual property protection system. Accelerate the revision of relevant laws and regulations such as the Copyright Law and the Patent Law, strengthen the protection of data, algorithms, and related content; strengthen research on issues such as the copyright of AIGC (artificial intelligence generated content), and standardize it; strengthen law enforcement efforts, and establish a rapid response mechanism for intellectual property review, confirmation, and rights protection. Improve the talent training and incentive system. Formulate a forward-looking cultural and technological talent training strategy, and promote the development of education, technology, and talent in an integrated manner; promote universities to optimize the disciplinary layout of cultural and technological integration, and encourage interdisciplinary training; reform the education system and talent system, and cultivate a group of leading talents and teams with dual backgrounds in science and technology and humanities. In addition, it is also necessary to improve the content review mechanism and technical compliance review mechanism for cultural and technological products, strengthen the governance of technological ethics, ensure that technological applications comply with socialist core values, and avoid the dissemination of harmful online information and bad algorithm recommendations.
(The author is a special researcher at the Beijing (北京市) Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研究中心).)
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During an inspection, in a temporary office filled with documents, several inspection cadres from the Chengdu Municipal Committee Inspection Team (成都市委巡察组) of Sichuan Province (四川省) were intently staring at computer screens. A supervision model for illegal business operations was running, and digital information was constantly scrolling.
"Wait a moment." One cadre suddenly stopped the mouse. A highlighted business information entry on the screen showed that the son of Xie (谢), the person in charge of a certain unit, appeared on the shareholder list of a company. Other shareholders on this list had registered their own companies, most of which were engaged in businesses related to Xie's unit.
Through further comparison, the inspection cadres discovered that in the past three years, these companies had won bids for or contracted multiple projects and activities from Xie's unit.
"The relationships are highly overlapping; this is likely not a coincidence. Quickly organize the clues and report them to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision (成都市纪委监委) according to procedures," said the leader of the inspection team.
After receiving the clues, the case handlers of the Chengdu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision used Xie as the "origin" to draw a relationship map and launched an investigation. After strict approval, the analysis of information of Xie and others revealed multiple abnormal associations in Xie's "relationship network." Among them, behind the company where Xie's son worked, there was a "shadow company" that maintained business dealings with it, and this company had contracted service projects from Xie's unit. Further investigation revealed that the actual controller of this "shadow company" was Tu Moumou (涂某某). Another clue was even more suspicious—Xie and Tu Moumou had traveled to other places at the same time.
The case handlers focused on this breakthrough and further investigated in depth. Relevant data comparison and analysis showed that there were multiple abnormal large amounts of capital exchanges between Tu Moumou and Xie's wife and son.
After solidly securing the evidence, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision immediately filed a case for investigation into Xie's suspected serious violations of discipline and law. As the chain of evidence gradually closed, Xie's "cloak of invisibility" was completely uncovered.
The investigation found that in Xie's case, the main bribe-giver, Tu Moumou, played the role of "agent" and "white glove," deeply trusted by Xie. In the bidding for unit projects, Xie often "leaked" the questions to Tu Moumou in advance, helping him to successfully win bids for multiple projects, and Tu Moumou did not forget to 投桃报李 (tóu táo bào lǐ - "throw a peach, receive a plum," to return a favor). The two were deeply colluded and bound together. Tu Moumou not only collected money and held assets on behalf of Xie, but also became Xie's "private bank," with money available for withdrawal at any time.
According to Xie's confession, he and Tu Moumou had a hidden "cooperation" model. Tu Moumou operated a trading company. To cover up the truth, Xie would "instruct" other bribe-givers to buy goods from Tu Moumou at high prices that far exceeded their original value. Afterwards, the proceeds were kept by Tu Moumou on behalf of Xie, and Xie could withdraw them at any time. The seemingly compliant commodity transactions were actually power-money transactions disguised with a "cloak of invisibility."
"Embedding the transfer of benefits into seemingly normal market trading behavior, with bribes not being cashed out immediately but paid in 'installments' and 'on demand,' is a typical characteristic of 'proxy holding' bribery," the case handler introduced. This type of bribery is often characterized by hidden subjects, indirect transactions, and compliant appearances. The key to investigation lies in conducting a penetrating verification of "people, events, and money." Many carefully disguised relationships often reveal themselves in the daily interactions and lifestyle details of the bribe-givers and bribe-takers. The special team used "people" to break the network, investigating both corruption and misconduct, and then used "events" to trace the source, verifying the transaction chain, penetrating the flow of funds, and tracking the destination of benefits, forming a complete closed loop of evidence.
As the investigation deepened, the special team also discovered that Xie had long-term hidden problems of receiving dividends from dry shares. For example, to thank Xie for his long-term assistance in the operation of his company, the boss of a certain enterprise transferred dry share dividends to Xie in cash at a fixed percentage every year.
"'Dry share' bribery is essentially 'power for shares.' The bribe-taker often has no actual investment, no equity registration, and no signed agreement, relying on verbal agreements and cash transactions to obscure the traces of the behavior and secretly realize the monetization of power," the case handler pointed out. "Although this type of hidden corruption is highly concealed, it is like an underwater vortex. No matter how calm the surface is, the benefits will eventually flow to the bribe-taker and their specific related parties." The case handler further explained that during the handling of the case, by tracing the background of corporate decisions, the actual flow of dividend funds, and comprehensively collecting various types of information and other evidence, and conducting interactive comparative analysis, it is possible to lock in the complete chain of benefit transfer behind it.
After investigation, Xie sought benefits for others in business contracting, project construction, and other aspects and accepted huge amounts of property. In the end, Xie was given the punishment of expulsion from the Party and dismissal from public office, and was sentenced to twelve years of imprisonment and fined for the crime of bribery.
The case handlers analyzed that Xie's case reflects some typical characteristics of new types of corruption and hidden corruption: First, the methods are highly concealed, often packaging power-money transactions into market behaviors in the form of false transactions, dry share dividends, and shadow companies, with strong professionalism and lengthy chains, making it difficult for conventional supervision to penetrate; second, the industry has high professional barriers, bringing about blind spots in supervision, and there is a realistic problem of "outsiders supervising insiders."
In response to these problems, the Chengdu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision insists on empowering the fight against corruption with technology, strengthening the construction of a digital discipline inspection and supervision system, and striving to break down data barriers to help improve the quality and efficiency of supervision. The system has built a big data supervision platform for rectifying conduct and enforcing discipline, and has built 564 supervision models in the fields of bidding, state-owned assets, and project construction in response to the industry risks reflected in corruption cases, and has gradually embedded them into industry system platforms such as "Smart State-owned Assets" and "Public Assets Transactions." The platform automatically compares, analyzes, and intelligently warns by legally querying and retrieving, automatically excavating the traces of benefit transfer that are "deeply hidden" and "tightly wrapped," and accurately locks in abnormal power situations, making the identification of violations of discipline and law faster and more accurate.
In addition, in order to efficiently respond to the demands of the masses, Chengdu has deepened the linkage mechanism between "Finding Discipline Inspection for Matters" and the 12345 hotline, innovatively established four types of intelligent screening models, conducted in-depth analysis of massive amounts of livelihood demand data, and built an efficient supervision model of intelligent screening, precise supervision, and closed-loop feedback, promoting the solution of 362,000 urgent, difficult, and worrying problems for the masses, and continuously enhancing the masses' sense of gain from rectifying conduct and fighting corruption. Since 2025, the number of cases filed in Chengdu through digital supervision has accounted for 17.1% of the total number of cases filed in the city.
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The Xie (谢) case spans a long period, and the methods of committing the crime are concealed. It is a typical case of political failure, power out of control, institutional failure, and improper family style. Xie (谢) "packaged" the bribe money into shopping funds in the form of commodity transactions, attempting to cover up the essence of power-for-money transactions; he accepted dry shares given by others without actually contributing any capital, and received benefits in the form of cash dividends every year, which was extremely concealed.
The inertia of power and network of relationships formed by serving as the "top leader" of the unit for a long time provided a "protective shell" for Xie (谢) to commit crimes in a concealed manner. In the process of false transactions, it is necessary to penetrate multiple layers of fund accounts to trace the true source of the bribe money; and the "three no's" characteristics of his "dry share" bribery—no equity registration, no written agreement, and no actual capital contribution—increased the difficulty of investigation and evidence collection. Based on this, we must be good at using data comparison and analysis to penetrate the fog, precisely guide, lock in key personnel involved in the case, formulate a hierarchical breakthrough strategy, coordinate and integrate the forces of all parties, solve the evidentiary dilemma, and make the hidden power-for-money transactions have nowhere to hide.
From this case, we deeply realize that it is necessary to strengthen the supervision of the "key few," improve the supervision and restriction mechanism for the operation of power, implement the regular rotation mechanism for the "top leader," and prevent power from getting out of control and behavior from being out of line; it is necessary to adhere to investigating both misconduct and corruption, strengthen source governance, closely monitor the invisible and mutated problems of the "Four Winds" (四风), focus on discovering the "big hunt" behind the "small gifts" and the "big transactions" behind the "small banquets," and deeply investigate possible corrupt collusion; it is necessary to plug institutional loopholes, strengthen the limitation and governance of power, and urge the unit where the case occurred to tighten the institutional cage of internal control management through handling cases, and promote the discovery of problems early and the handling of them at a small scale.
(The author is the Deputy Director of the Second Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Chengdu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection (成都市纪委监委), and this article was compiled by Wang Mingfeng (王明峰), a reporter from this newspaper.)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on January 20th (Reporter: Qi Yukun (亓玉昆)) - This reporter learned from the Central Political and Legal Work Conference convened from the 18th to the 19th that in 2025, China (中国) will have fully established 2,848 county-level comprehensive management centers, handling 10.73 million cases of disputes; completed the special governance of "resolving conflicts and risks, and maintaining social stability," investigating 8.946 million cases of disputes; and the national public sense of security reached 98.23%, maintaining above 98% for six consecutive years.
China (中国) promoted service management for relevant groups. In 2025, the number of juvenile offenders accepted by procuratorial organs for review and prosecution and the number of offenders who harmed minors decreased by 9.8% and 2.2% year-on-year, respectively, achieving a "double decrease" for the first time.
According to reports, in 2025, China (中国) achieved significant victories in combating telecom and online fraud crimes, inflicting a devastating blow to the "Four Big Families" criminal syndicate in northern Myanmar, with 57,000 criminals handed over and repatriated to China (中国), and Chen Zhi (陈志), the head of a gambling and fraud criminal group, was escorted back to China (中国). Historic achievements have been made in combating drug crimes, with the number of drug users nationwide decreasing by 63% compared to the end of 2020.
In 2025, the situation of social security continued to improve. National people's mediation organizations mediated 16.54 million cases, and arbitration case acceptance increased by 25% year-on-year. Administrative reconsideration case acceptance increased by 31.4% year-on-year, with more than 90% not entering litigation procedures again. On the basis of a 29.1% decrease in 2024, the total number of letters and visits decreased by 1.7% year-on-year.
In addition, China (中国) has built the world's largest public legal service system, handling more than 40 million cases of various types each year. The People's Court (人民法院) issued opinions regulating the filing and mediation of civil cases, changing from "mediate first, then file" to "file first, then mediate," with civil first-instance case acceptance increasing by 35.3% year-on-year, and filing satisfaction increasing by 14.7 percentage points.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on January 20th (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)): This reporter learned from a press conference held by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (中国民航局) on the 19th that the Civil Aviation Law is the fundamental law in China's (中国) civil aviation field. It plays an important role in safeguarding national airspace sovereignty, ensuring the safe and orderly conduct of civil aviation activities, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of all parties, and promoting the high-quality development of the industry.
In recent years, China's (中国) civil aviation industry has developed rapidly, and new business forms such as the low-altitude economy have continued to emerge. In order to better adapt to the new stage and new situation of China's (中国) civil aviation industry development, the revised Civil Aviation Law was passed and officially promulgated at the 19th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) on December 27, 2025, marking the completion of the comprehensive revision of the Civil Aviation Law.
The newly revised Civil Aviation Law has a total of 16 chapters and 262 articles, and comprehensively revises the current law from many aspects such as flight safety, airworthiness management, airport management, general aviation and low-altitude economy, protection of passenger rights, supervision and management, and legal responsibilities.
For example, in promoting the high-quality development of the industry, it vigorously supports the development of new business forms of general aviation and the low-altitude economy, simplifies the approval procedures for access to general aviation enterprises, and improves the classification and hierarchical management of general aviation businesses; optimizes the allocation of low-altitude airspace resources, and clarifies that the division of airspace should take into account the development needs of the low-altitude economy and expand the application service areas of low-altitude.
In increasing the protection of passenger rights, it is clearly required that airlines and service units improve the terms of passenger transportation contracts, strengthen the protection of personal information, optimize the handling process of flight delays or cancellations, properly handle follow-up service guarantees such as information notification, food and accommodation arrangements, and complaint handling, and strive to improve the passenger travel experience; unify the limits of liability for compensation of domestic and international air transport airlines.
In improving the means of legal supervision, in response to the problem that some illegal and irregular behaviors are repeatedly prohibited, it strictly punishes behaviors that endanger aviation safety and passenger rights, increases the amount of fines for some illegal behaviors, adds new types of administrative penalties, expands the scope of application of administrative penalties, and effectively enhances the deterrent and binding force of the law.
Yang Ying (杨颖), Director of the Policy and Regulations Department of the Civil Aviation Administration (民航局政策法规司), introduced that the next step will be to do a good job in the establishment, revision, and abolition of supporting regulations, rules, and other normative documents in the regulatory system, and continuously improve the civil aviation regulatory system that is comprehensive, orderly, and effectively implemented.
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"There is room for improvement in baggage transportation and capacity matching, and many citizens have also reported that the line is crowded and the frequency of services is not frequent enough." Last year, Yu Weijie (于伟杰), a Shanghai citizen, discovered while taking the Shanghai Airport Link Line (上海市域铁路机场联络线) that this line, which had just started operating, still had some problems that were inconvenient for passengers.
Subsequently, he conducted on-site experience of commuting routes, visited airport passengers, line operators, and transportation department staff, and formed a suggestion on improving the operation service of the Hongqiao (虹桥) and Pudong (浦东) airport lines from the aspects of optimizing the baggage space structure, adjusting peak-hour services, and adding convenient services for airline routes, and submitted it to the Shanghai People's Suggestions Collection Department (上海市人民建议征集部门).
This suggestion quickly received feedback from the Shanghai People's Suggestions Collection Office (上海市人民建议征集办): it has been forwarded to the transportation management department for handling. Subsequently, the baggage transportation service of this line continued to be optimized, and problems such as insufficient baggage storage space in the carriages and station stopping time also began to be adjusted one after another. "These changes made me truly realize that ordinary people can also contribute to urban development," said Yu Weijie (于伟杰).
"The people build the people's city, and the people's city is for the people." In Shanghai (上海), the exploration and practice of integrating people's suggestions into grassroots governance is becoming increasingly rich. "We deeply practice and develop whole-process people's democracy, adhere to asking the people for advice, further broaden the channels for listening to public opinion, and continue to stimulate the enthusiasm of the masses to participate," said Ge Bohua (盖博华), Director of the Shanghai Municipal Letters and Calls Office (上海市信访办) and the Municipal People's Suggestions Collection Office (市人民建议征集办).
The company had just obtained the "High-tech Enterprise" title, but employees were unable to apply for talent settlement due to data delays. In response to the suggestion of Ding Yiwen (丁臆雯), an employee of the company, to optimize the connection between qualification certification and talent policies, the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission (上海市科委), together with the Big Data Center (大数据中心), quickly unblocked data bottlenecks and realized the "direct and fast enjoyment" of benefiting enterprise policies; Citizen Ge Zhongcheng (葛中琤) has been carrying out volunteer services at the Hongqiao Hub (虹桥枢纽) for many years and found that hundreds of people cannot find their way every day due to unclear signs. In response to this problem, he submitted a letter of suggestion, and the Hongqiao Hub (虹桥枢纽) launched a series of comprehensive actions to optimize the guidance system accordingly...
In 2025, the people's suggestions collection departments at all levels in Shanghai (上海) received a total of 103,000 suggestions from the public, submitted 170 important suggestion abstracts and special reports, and the adoption rate of important suggestions reached 98.6%. They actively solicited opinions 163 times around the preparation of Shanghai's (上海) "15th Five-Year Plan" and various policies and measures, and received more than 30,000 suggestions from the public. The "golden ideas" from citizens have become the "golden keys" to improving the work of various departments and optimizing urban governance.
Return to TopAffected by the cold wave, low-temperature rain and snow weather has appeared in many parts of Anhui (安徽) Province, and some roads have accumulated snow and ice, bringing potential safety hazards to the public. Public security, transportation, urban management and other departments quickly launched emergency plans for severe weather, organized forces to carry out road snow removal, traffic guidance, and laying of anti-skid facilities, and made every effort to ensure road traffic and protect the safe travel of the public.
Return to TopChangsha, January 20th (People's Daily reporter Yang Xun (杨迅)) – Recently, the Chenzhou Municipal Bureau of Business Environment, the Municipal Bureau of Urban Management and Comprehensive Law Enforcement of Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, and Chenzhou Unicom jointly developed and launched the "Artificial Intelligence Credit Repair Assistant," and put it into trial operation in Chenzhou High-tech Zone at the end of December 2025.
The system relies on artificial intelligence big data technology to match the list of untrustworthy enterprises in real time. After monitoring that an enterprise meets the conditions for credit repair, it will actively contact the enterprise's legal representative through intelligent outbound calls. Using artificial intelligence voice interaction, it provides enterprises with a full-process service from repair maturity reminders, information detection and diagnosis, to intelligent application generation, material pre-examination, and progress feedback. In addition, it guides enterprises to complete identity verification, condition self-examination, material preparation and online submission through dialogue, and conducts intelligent preliminary review of the submitted materials, pointing out problems in a timely manner.
Currently, the first-time pass rate of enterprise credit repair application materials using this system has increased by approximately 40%, and the average processing time has been reduced by more than 50%.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on January 20th that, with the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) have filed a case for investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Gao Yichen (高以忱), former Deputy Director of the Central Leading Group for Preventing and Dealing with Heretical Religious Organizations and Deputy Director of the State Council Office for Preventing and Dealing with Heretical Religious Organizations (国务院防范和处理邪教问题办公室).
The investigation found that Gao Yichen (高以忱) had lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original aspiration and mission, lacked political awareness and political judgment, engaged in extensive collusion between government and business for the exchange of benefits, seriously polluted the political environment, and resisted organizational review. He violated the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee (中央八项规定精神) by accepting banquets in violation of regulations; he violated regulations by providing assistance to others in transferring jobs; he failed to maintain the bottom line of integrity, accepted gifts and money in violation of regulations, and accepted car services provided by private business owners free of charge; he interfered in judicial activities; he amassed wealth unscrupulously, continued to seek personal gain even after retirement, and used his position to seek benefits for others in areas such as company listing approvals, land use rights transfers, and handling of enforcement cases, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property.
Gao Yichen (高以忱) seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and work discipline, constituted a serious violation of duty and was suspected of bribery and using influence to accept bribes. Furthermore, he did not restrain himself or 不收敛、不收手 (bù shōu liǎn、bù shōu shǒu - "not restrain, not stop," to continue doing wrong despite warnings) after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, his actions were serious in nature and had a vile impact, and he should be severely punished. In accordance with the "Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China," the "Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China," and the "Law on Administrative Disciplinary Actions for Public Officials of the People's Republic of China," and other relevant regulations, after research by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and approved by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), it was decided to give Gao Yichen (高以忱) a punishment of expulsion from the Party; to cancel the benefits he enjoyed as stipulated; to confiscate his illegal gains from violations of discipline and law; and to transfer his suspected criminal problems to the procuratorial organs for investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law, and to transfer the property involved along with him.
Return to TopAnother year of ice and snow season, with many new trendy ways to play—in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), pavilions and towers "grow" out of ice sculptures; in Jilin (吉林), ski suits "transform" into Peking opera costumes; in Xinjiang (新疆), ancient snowfield memories "jump" onto the modern stage. Intertwined with inheritance and innovation, ancient charm "breaks the ice" and the Chinese style treads on the snow.
——Editor
The magnificent buildings in the ice sculptures are dazzling!
People's Daily Reporter Zhu Dawei (祝大伟)
The ice sculpture of Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) stands majestically in the night.
27.4 meters high, crystal clear throughout. Flying eaves pick the moon, brackets stack jade. 8,600 cubic meters of natural ice from the Songhua River (松花江) is "reborn" here as the pavilions in the poem.
In Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), the ice sculpture of Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼), which combines the poetic charm of the South and the customs of the North, has become a popular "out-of-circle" attraction.
Ice and snow carving is a provincial intangible cultural heritage project in Heilongjiang (黑龙江), known as the "art of subtraction." "Integrating traditional heritage with modern trends, this is the aesthetics of Ice and Snow World," said Cong Peiyu (丛配玉), Minister of Design and Development Department of Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界), "The biggest challenge is to restore the exquisite charm of wooden ancient buildings with fragile ice and achieve mechanical stability like wooden tenon and mortise joints."
The exquisite parts such as brackets and upturned eaves are carved and polished bit by bit by craftsmen with ice shovels and carving knives, presenting the texture and lightness of wooden buildings. In particular, for the overhanging eaves, the craftsmen use a staggered masonry method of multi-layer ice bricks to make the ice bricks bite each other to enhance the overall stability.
Transparent ice crystals interpret the charm, and the intelligent lighting system gives brilliance. From the ice sculpture of Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) with frost on the flying eaves to the ice sculpture of Tulou (土楼) with the charm of the Min school, to the majestic ice Great Wall (长城)... One after another, ice sculpture ancient buildings restore the magnificent buildings to the world.
Walking in the Ice and Snow World, you can inadvertently see lifelike ice sculptures of terracotta warriors, and the encounter between ice and snow and historical culture attracts people to stop. "Ice sculpture landscapes are constantly being updated, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger, and more ice sculptures with folk customs will continue to 'enter' the park," said Cong Peiyu (丛配玉).
"Ice sculptures convey good wishes and inherit traditional culture." Zhang Xin (张鑫) is a teacher of sculpture major at Harbin Normal University (哈尔滨师范大学) and has been engaged in ice and snow sculpture for more than 20 years.
This winter, Zhang Xin (张鑫) and more than 30 artists from different countries jointly completed a large-scale ice sculpture "Eight骏图". The leading horse is held up by auspicious clouds, leading the horses to gallop forward. Zhang Xin (张鑫) believes that the beauty of ice and snow is not only for viewing, but also can be touched, participated in, and treasured.
Cultural and creative products are also constantly being renewed. "Chinese Zodiac ice sculpture postcards", "glowing ice sculpture refrigerator magnets"... More than 100 cultural and creative products attract tourists to "pack and take away" ice and snow art.
When traditional culture meets ice and snow wonders, Harbin (哈尔滨) explores giving ice and snow more cultural charm, so that ice and snow can better become gold and silver mountains.
The singing, reciting, acting, and acrobatics in the snow are cool!
People's Daily Reporter Liu Yiqing (刘以晴)
On the snow slope, the gongs and drums sound.
A group of young figures wearing Peking opera costumes are skiing down on snowboards—the back flags are fluttering, and the robes are swaying in the wind.
This is the Peking opera-themed ski show in China Travel Service Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区) in Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省).
More than 200 skiers performed in a group, leaping and jumping, reflecting the white snow, heroic and cool, attracting bursts of cheers.
The movements of the Wusheng (武生, male martial role) appearance are also used in the snow. Skiers step on snowboards, spread their arms, exert force on their elbows and wrists, draw circles with one hand, and then point forward with a bright look in their eyes. "The movements are neat and powerful, and the eyes are sharp and energetic." Ding Ning (丁宁), the founder of a ski club, who participated in the event, said, "While ensuring safety, we have borrowed the gestures and eyes of the Wusheng (武生) appearance in Peking opera and integrated them into skiing."
"We must not only highlight the charm of the national quintessence, but also ensure sports safety." Ding Ning (丁宁) introduced that Peking opera costumes are exquisite and gorgeous, sometimes with as many as several layers. The team tried repeatedly, consulted with opera fans, retained the most recognizable outer robes and other costumes, and appropriately shortened the length of the hem, and replaced them with professional ski boots.
In the ice and snow, skiers rehearsed and adjusted their formations repeatedly. "Relying on the love of traditional culture, we encouraged each other." Ding Ning (丁宁) said. Xue You (雪友, snow friend) Xu Jia (徐佳) was very excited after watching the performance, "It turns out that Peking opera can be so cool!"
This winter, the Jilin City Hundred Regiments Alliance (吉林市百团联盟) also has performances almost every day. "The Hundred Regiments Alliance (百团联盟) refers to more than 300 mass art teams that gather ten categories including folk music and opera, allowing traditional art to enter communities, schools, and snow fields in winter." Zhang Wei (章巍), curator of the Jilin City Mass Art Museum (吉林市群众艺术馆), said.
The snow equipment hall of the ski resort is filled with heat. The staff pours mountain spring water into the pot, and then adds ginseng, wolfberry, tangerine peel and other medicinal materials to boil a pot of ginseng tea for skiers to drink for free. Zhao Lanju (赵兰菊), general manager of China Travel Service Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区), said: "Our Changbai Mountain (长白山) ginseng is famous, and everyone can taste a cup after skiing, which is healthy and warming."
Walking into Songyuan Chagan Lake (松原查干湖), the fishing and hunting culture is combined with the ice and snow park, and the millennium winter fishing is given a new expression; Changchun (长春) creates a "Journey to the West Theme Park" to provide tourists with immersive interactive experience scenes... There are more "ways to open" ice and snow + traditional culture. During the New Year's Day holiday this year, Jilin Province (吉林省) received 8.11 million domestic tourists, and the 9 snow fields in Jilin City (吉林市) received a total of 26% more tourists year-on-year, and operating income increased by 25% year-on-year.
Traditional culture is integrating into ice and snow in a light posture. "Peking opera + skiing allows the excellent traditional Chinese culture to be cleverly integrated with the interests of young people." Wang Wenyang (王文扬), staff member of the Jilin City Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau (吉林市文化广播电视和旅游局), said, "Next, we will continue to adapt to local conditions, deeply explore the characteristic resources of ice and snow, and provide tourists with richer, newer and better tourism experiences."
The snowfield memories on the stage are beautiful!
People's Daily Reporter Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥)
The wind is rising, and the rock paintings are moving—
A girl in ethnic costumes comes on the snow and enters the cave. On the painted rock paintings, the "ancestors" stepping on snowboards and holding ski poles dance with the music, and a story spanning thousands of years begins here...
In the Grand Theatre of Urumqi Cultural Center (乌鲁木齐文化中心) in Xinjiang (新疆), the dance "Snow Veins·Altay (雪脉·阿勒泰)" was wonderfully performed. The dance is completed by more than 30 actors, based on the ancient ski cave paintings of Dundebulak (墩德布拉克) in Altay (阿勒泰), drawing inspiration from the ancient fur ski making skills and ethnic dances, and integrating modern ski sports forms to interpret the snowfield memories on the stage.
"The word 'snow veins' in the dance name is the vein of snow, and also refers to the cultural blood." Choreographer Yespoli·Dolideken (叶斯波力·多力得肯) introduced, "The dance conveys the continuous cultural genes on the ice and snow land, demonstrating the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation."
"The performance forms of sports and ethnic dances are very different." Gao Shanjun (高善君), secretary-general of the Xinjiang Dancers Association (新疆舞蹈家协会), introduced that sports naturally have a sense of strength, while ethnic folk dances express more ethnic customs and regional characteristics. To achieve a perfect integration, it is necessary to break the formal barriers between the two, and also avoid simply stacking elements and causing a sense of separation.
After field research, the creative team found the combination point of fur skis. "We referred to the sliding, turning, jumping, balancing and other movements of skiing, and transformed them into dance body language to restore the sense of strength and smoothness of skiing." Choreographer Liu Jingjing (刘晶晶) said that these movements all rely on fur skis to express, and large-scale tilting and continuous sliding are quite challenging for dancers.
Riding the wind and galloping in the snow, the artistic conception is infinite. With the dance, the fur skis are shaped into many images such as yurts, snow tracks, mountains, and wind, and then matched with the sound of stepping on snow and the sound of wind, giving the audience a wonderful feeling of "no ice and snow, but ice and snow everywhere".
Liu Jingjing (刘晶晶) introduced that the dance shapes the image of a fur ski making skill inheritor, inheriting the ice and snow skills passed down from generation to generation. The team found in the research that when the snow is thick, horses cannot walk, and herders will use fur skis to help travel. "We imagine the skis as steeds, and use a lot of shoulder rhythm to highlight the appeal of riding horses." Liu Jingjing (刘晶晶) said.
Inheriting tradition also collides with trends. The "snow wall" skiing action, which has been popular on social platforms in the past two years, is also reflected in the dance.
"Snow wall" is to achieve front-edge braking by lowering the center of gravity when snowboarding, creating a piece of snow. When the male actor makes a one-legged snow kick, the female actor spreads her skirt, and the skirt gradually changes from white to blue, and with the change of light, the highly impactful "snow wall" picture is reproduced.
Power and beauty burst on the stage. Gao Shanjun (高善君) believes that "Snow Veins·Altay (雪脉·阿勒泰)" uses the thickness of time and space to confirm "ancient", and uses the softness of ethnic dance and the strength of ice and snow sports to show "charm", demonstrating the profound heritage of ancient charm and Chinese style. In the future, this dance will also enter more theaters to show the charm of ice and snow to more audiences.
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What does the ancient version of "Ice and Snow World" look like?
In classical poetry and painting, there are many works with ice and snow sports as the theme. The "Ice Play Picture (冰嬉图)" scroll collected by the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) was painted by Jin Kun (金昆), Cheng Zhidao (程志道), Fulongan (福隆安) and others in the Qing Dynasty, depicting the ice play scene south of Jin'ao Yudong Bridge (金鳌玉蝀桥) (now Beihai Bridge (北海大桥) in Beijing (北京)): flag bearers and shooters are arranged at intervals, spiraling and zigzagging on the ice, looking from a distance, like a dragon winding; in the skating team, there are also various acrobatic performances, such as knife dancing, stacking Arhats, etc., the various postures of the performers make the cold winter full of vitality.
Ice play, also known as "ice games". As early as ancient times, people began to draw skiing and hunting scenes on rocks. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, the prototype of ice and snow sports has gradually formed. By the Qing Dynasty, ice play became a popular custom. Some painters incorporated ice play scenes into paintings, realistically and vividly recording the colorful ice activities, and also providing valuable resources for the promotion of contemporary ice and snow sports and artistic creation.
(Compiled by People's Daily reporter Zhao Shuaijie (赵帅杰))
By: 曹怡晴
Where does the beauty of ice and snow lie? Crystal clear, pure white and ethereal, this is the beauty of nature. In the eyes of the Chinese people, the beauty of ice and snow is more than that.
The beauty lies in its foundation. Ice and snow culture comes with its own aesthetic genes. "Thousands of trees and thousands of pear blossoms blooming" exudes poetic charm, and "mountains dancing like silver snakes, plateaus charging like waxy elephants" expresses heroic sentiments. From counting the "nine nines" to dispel the cold to boiling snow water for tea, from one person's ice fishing to a group of people's ice games, the scenes outlined by the icy world enrich everyone's leisure life and also awaken people's deep feelings for outstanding traditional Chinese culture.
The beauty lies in its inheritance. Carving out the "art of subtraction" between ice and snow, jumping out the charm of "singing, reciting, acting, and fighting" on snowboards, and performing the snowfield memories of traversing ten thousand years on the stage... Through living inheritance, those Chinese aesthetic elements that not only belong to the past but also illuminate the future allow oriental charm to flow on every snowflake.
The beauty lies in innovation. "Ice sculpture + ancient architecture," "skiing + Peking Opera (京剧)," "snow veins + dance," the combination of ice and snow with traditional culture is not a simple stacking of symbols, but an innovative expression of Chinese aesthetics embracing modern fashion. Through a snowflake, we can see the warm journey from tradition to the future and perceive the cultural practice from ancient to youthful.
Return to TopBy: 林永健
Immerse yourself in the deepest parts of life, bury yourself in the soil like a seed, absorb enough nutrients, and finally break through the ground to grow into a vibrant work.
Land and people, countryside and China, life and art, are closely linked, constantly growing and thriving. My experience playing the farmer Feng Er in the TV series "The Growth of All Things" ("生万物") often brings me back to that land soaked in sweat. When I pick up a handful of soil from the farmland, I can almost feel the heat of labor rising from my back.
In July 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) wrote back to eight film artists, including Tian Hua (田华), emphasizing: "I hope you will continue to set an example in promoting virtue and art, lead the vast number of film workers to strengthen their cultural confidence, take root in the fertile soil of life, and strive to create more excellent works that praise the spirit of the times and express the voice of the people." Looking back on my creative journey, it is the experiences of going to the fields and getting close to the land that have given my artistic life the most solid foundation.
In the past year, three of my dramas have been broadcast. "The Growth of All Things" ("生万物") and "Stationed" ("驻站") are new dramas, and another is the rural drama "The Story of Xi Gengtian" ("喜耕田的故事"), which was rebroadcast on the Revisit Classics channel.
Back then, against the background of the abolition of agricultural taxes, the TV series "The Story of Xi Gengtian" ("喜耕田的故事") portrayed the experience of Xi Gengtian, a farmer who went to the city to work, returning to his hometown to farm. At that time, I was mostly "acting," holding back a burst of energy, wanting to perform a farmer's "likeness": how to hold a hoe, how to wipe sweat, how to squat on the ridge to eat...
In the TV series "Stationed" ("驻站"), I became Wang Xizhu (王喜柱) of Dongzhai Village (东寨村). Facing the complex connotations of the role, I went from pursuing "resemblance in form" to pursuing "resemblance in spirit." By the time I played Feng Er in "The Growth of All Things" ("生万物"), I found a sense of spiritual harmony in the role.
Feng Er, a genuine farmer, argues with people for the sake of the land. Every look and action makes people feel that he is a farmer who digs food from the soil! He is almost a part of the land itself, persistent, silent, but secretly containing the code for the growth of all things. In order to play this role well, we went to the countryside two months in advance to experience life. The actors lived and ate with the farmers, learned to speak the local dialect, observed the details, and worked with the farmers, planting, fertilizing, and harvesting.
By the time I was performing the role, I no longer needed to deliberately "act." The direction of every wrinkle on Feng Er's face, the curvature of his hunched back, and the turbid yet sharp look in his eyes when he stared at the crops were no longer the design of acting techniques, but the traces of the natural flow after the dialogue between life and land.
Looking back on the creation of the three roles, from the "form" of Xi Gengtian to the "spirit" of Wang Xizhu, and then to the "soul" of Feng Er, this is not only a process of shaping images, but also a process of deepening my understanding of the land and the people under my feet.
This sense of spatial and temporal depth comes from the creative adherence to always "go deep into life and take root in the people," using heart, emotion, and effort to express the people, immersing oneself in the deepest parts of life, burying oneself in the soil like a seed, absorbing enough nutrients, and finally breaking through the ground to grow into a vibrant work. My personal artistic life is also closely connected with the countless ordinary and great minds on this land. Looking forward, I am willing to continue to be a singer of this land, using every role to perform and sing for this great era and for those ordinary heroes who are constantly growing and thriving.
"Both virtue and art," with "virtue" before "art." Today, more and more young people full of passion and dreams are joining the film and television industry. We must cherish the social influence of actors: distinguish right from wrong, adhere to the bottom line, and abide by laws and regulations. At present, for practitioners, challenges and opportunities coexist. Only by cultivating oneself, being upright, focusing on creation, and taking root in the soil can one stand out and bloom the flowers of the times.
(The author is the Vice Chairman of the China Television Artists Association (中国电视艺术家协会)).
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing on January 20th (reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) recently launched 53 high-quality winter rural leisure tourism routes under the theme of "Hometown Rendezvous Chinese New Year," including the Tianjin Grand Canal Fireworks Tour and the Jiangsu Zhenjiang Vinegar Culture Leisure Tour, as well as 144 high-quality scenic spots such as Xiaomaiyu Village (小麦峪村) in Weifang (潍坊), Shandong (山东).
The high-quality routes and scenic spots released this time focus on the Spring Festival theme and holiday rural leisure tourism products, covering characteristic projects such as intangible cultural heritage experience, skiing and snow play, and hot spring health preservation. They fully demonstrate the rural winter scenery, folk customs, and characteristic products of various places, accurately connecting with diverse market demands such as family tours, parent-child tours, and cultural experience tours, providing a rich choice for the majority of tourists' Spring Festival holiday rural tourism. The promotion of high-quality routes and scenic spots comprehensively displays the development achievements of new rural industries and new business formats through the systematic integration of high-quality rural leisure tourism resources, and helps the deep integration and development of rural primary, secondary, and tertiary industries.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Nanning (南宁) on January 20th (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)). Recently, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区文化和旅游厅) officially announced the "Fourth Batch of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Precious Ancient Books List," with a total of 100 ancient books selected. Among them, 83 are ancient Chinese books, 15 are ancient Zhuang character books, and 2 are ancient Manchu books, fully reflecting the diversity of versions and ethnic characteristics. As of now, Guangxi (广西) has 84 ancient books selected for the "National Precious Ancient Books List" and 472 ancient books selected for the "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Precious Ancient Books List."
The publication of the fourth batch of the list is of great significance to the protection of ancient books in Guangxi (广西). The improvement of the list, on the one hand, clarifies the core scope and key objects of ancient book protection in Guangxi (广西), and promotes the transformation of ancient book protection from "comprehensive census" to "precise policy implementation"; on the other hand, it further systematically sorts out the literature context of ancient books in Guangxi (广西), providing valuable first-hand information for the study of regional history and culture, and the history of ethnic integration.
Return to TopChangsha, January 20th (Reported by Yang Xun (杨迅) from this newspaper) – Recently, Hunan Province's (湖南省) 2026 "Bringing Opera to Ten Thousand Villages, Bringing Calligraphy and Painting to Ten Thousand Homes" cultural benefit activity was launched in Jingping Ancient Village (荆坪古村), Zhongfang County (中方县), Huaihua City (怀化市). Literary and art workers from provincial-level literary and art troupes brought an artistic feast of opera, calligraphy, and painting to the local villagers.
At the performance site, artists from various literary and art troupes brought wonderful programs such as Xiang Opera, Huagu Opera, song and dance, acrobatics, and puppet shadow plays. The melodious singing and lively performances conveyed the warmth and charm of traditional culture. On the other side of the stage, calligraphers and painters wielded their brushes on the spot, giving calligraphy and painting works to the villagers. It is reported that the "Bringing Opera to Ten Thousand Villages, Bringing Calligraphy and Painting to Ten Thousand Homes" activity has become a major brand of cultural benefits for the people of Hunan (湖南), promoting the direct access of high-quality cultural resources to the grassroots and delivering artistic masterpieces to the fields. After the launching ceremony, the local area also organized more than 10 literary and art light cavalry teams to go to townships and villages in western Hunan (湘西), Loudi (娄底), Yongzhou (永州), and other places to deliver literary and artistic programs and calligraphy and painting works to the grassroots.
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Return to TopOn January 16, 2026, the "Great Wall Motor Tribute to Movable Type Printing and Great Wall Guiyuan Platform Global Launch" event was held simultaneously in Dongyuan Village (东源村), Ruian City (瑞安市), Wenzhou City (温州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), the living heritage site of Chinese movable type printing, and the Great Wall Motor Technology Center in Baoding City (保定市), Hebei Province (河北省). The event took the form of "Tribute to Movable Type Printing" to discuss the craftsmanship of the millennium and pay tribute to Chinese wisdom.
At this event, the Great Wall Guiyuan Platform was launched globally. The Guiyuan Platform is a native AI full-power vehicle platform, built with three self-innovations: "power revolution, native intelligent change, and safety innovation," to build underlying capabilities for the global market, bringing global users a higher quality and lower cost car experience.
Drawing on Movable Type Printing to Build Guiyuan Car-Making Technology
Great Wall Motor pays tribute to and draws on the "simplifying complexity" of movable type printing, and is committed to building the "returning to simplicity" Guiyuan car-making technology. The greatness of movable type printing lies not only in "printing" but also in "movable," using standardized character particles to flexibly combine under unified rules. Each technology on the Great Wall Guiyuan Platform is like an independent "movable type," which can be precisely called and respond to diversified needs.
A single movable type has limited weight, but when arranged together, it can form a poem. Wei Jianjun (魏建军), Chairman of Great Wall Motor, said that Great Wall Motor applies this wisdom to the research and development of the Great Wall Guiyuan Platform, establishing underlying standards and creating combined capabilities, so that the Guiyuan Platform can not only develop on a large scale but also achieve rapid differentiated adaptation for the global market.
Great Wall Motor created the Guiyuan Platform to allow consumers to "buy with peace of mind and use with comfort." Great Wall Motor always adheres to "seeking truth in technology and the inherent goodness of technology," showing its true technical foundation to serve users, adhering to the "three nos": not showing off flashy and impractical functions, not compromising on the bottom line of safety, and not failing every trust of users. The concept of car manufacturing has never changed.
Creating "One Architecture," "Fully Compatible" with Five Power Forms
The Great Wall Guiyuan Platform provides a "one car, multiple power" path, which can realize modular combination and on-demand customization of different power forms, compatible with PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), HEV (hybrid electric vehicles), BEV (pure electric vehicles), FCEV (hydrogen fuel cell vehicles), and ICE (high-efficiency internal combustion engine vehicles), achieving "one architecture, full-domain compatibility," covering global diversified energy and car use scenarios. In the future, Great Wall Motor will also launch new power models such as diesel hybrids. Among them, diesel hybrid models will continue the advantage of high torque, while meeting the needs of off-road and towing, reducing comprehensive fuel consumption by 9%, urban fuel consumption by 15%, and accelerating capacity by 40%.
Relying on Native AI to Empower Scenario Collaboration and Vehicle Control
The Great Wall Guiyuan Platform takes native AI as its foundation, integrating Coffee EEA 4.0 electronic and electrical architecture, AI OS in-vehicle system, dual VLA large model, and bionic motion control system to build a full-scenario intelligent body cluster. Through "hardware atomization, software labeling, and AI nativization," the entire vehicle is disassembled into more than 300 reusable functional units, and these scattered atomized capabilities are labeled with more than 2,000 labels, which are combined and dynamically scheduled by AI as needed to achieve more efficient scenario collaboration and kinetic energy management. At the same time, the bionic motion control system opens up the boundaries of the chassis, intelligent driving, and power system to achieve vehicle collaborative control.
Safeguarding the Safety Bottom Line to Achieve Deep Integration of Active and Passive Safety
Safety is the bottom line for Great Wall Motor to build the Guiyuan Platform. The Guiyuan Platform reconstructs safety logic with AI, opening up a closed loop of the entire link from prediction and intervention to protection, achieving deep integration of active and passive safety. Great Wall Motor independently builds a real-world scenario verification system and carries out full-process physical verification in continuous working conditions such as "active deceleration + collision." Great Wall Motor has also developed an active and passive integrated dummy that supports continuous working condition verification to achieve full-process physical verification and comprehensive active and passive collaboration.
Strengthening the Guiyuan Platform, "Tailor-Made Chinese Cars for World Users"
The confidence of Great Wall Motor in building the Guiyuan Platform comes from more than 30 years of full-stack independent research and development and the ecological capabilities of the entire industry chain collaboration. Relying on the "forest ecosystem" layout, Great Wall Motor holds core technology capabilities in its own hands, providing a foundation for the continuous iteration of the Guiyuan Platform. The Guiyuan Platform covers seven categories: sedans, urban SUVs, pan-off-road SUVs, strong off-road SUVs, pickups, MPVs, and sports cars with "one car, multiple power, one car, multiple categories, and one car, multiple postures." It plans to launch more than 50 models covering five power forms, and is committed to "tailor-made Chinese cars for world users."
Inheriting Chinese culture and paying tribute to Chinese wisdom. Great Wall Motor will uphold the belief of 归本溯元 (guī běn sù yuán - "return to the origin and trace the source," to go back to the basics), 一基千变 (yī jī qiān biàn - "one foundation, thousands of changes," one basic principle can lead to countless variations), 智稳如磐 (zhì wěn rú pán - "wisdom as stable as a rock," intelligence and stability are as solid as a rock), and 信达四方 (xìn dá sì fāng - "trust reaches all directions," trustworthiness extends in all directions), so that the Guiyuan Platform can continue to create higher value for global users.
Data source: Great Wall Motor
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李心萍
Thirty years ago today, January 21, 1996, the Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) opened. As of January 20, 2026, it has served nearly 2 billion passengers. Over the past 30 years, the operational map of Beijing West Railway Station has resonated with the country's development.
Over the past 30 years, Beijing (北京) has grown from two railway hub passenger stations, Beijing Railway Station (北京站) and Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), to eight: Beijing Railway Station (北京站), Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), Beijing South Railway Station (北京南站), Beijing North Railway Station (北京北站), Qinghe Railway Station (清河站), Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station (北京朝阳站), Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站), and Beijing Tongzhou Railway Station (北京通州站). Today, Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) reaches 32 provincial-level administrative regions and 211 prefecture-level and above cities, leading the country in accessibility. Trains departing from Beijing (北京) can directly reach 266 prefecture-level and above cities. In 2025, Beijing's (北京) railway passenger volume reached 390 million.
Wang Quanwei (王全伟), who participated in the opening and operation preparation of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站):
"More transit directions, more complete train models"
1996-2026 marks the 30th anniversary of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), and also the 30th anniversary of Wang Quanwei's (王全伟) career, as he grew from an ordinary connecting worker to a Party branch secretary.
In 1959, Premier Zhou Enlai (周恩来) proposed building another large passenger station in the southwest of the capital, and the concept of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) was born. Subsequently, Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) underwent three planning and research phases, and officially started construction in January 1993.
After graduating from Shijiazhuang Railway Transportation School (石家庄铁路运输学校), Wang Quanwei (王全伟) was selected for the preparatory group for the opening and operation of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站). "The first time I stepped into the gate of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), the station was still under final construction. Watching the tracks extend into the distance, I felt both excited and uneasy," he said.
The Beijing-Kowloon Railway (京九铁路), a landmark project of China's (中国) "Eighth Five-Year Plan," is 2,381 kilometers long, starting from Beijing (北京) in the north and ending in Kowloon (九龙), Hong Kong (香港) in the south, like an economic artery running through the north and south.
"Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) is the 'dragon head'," Wang Quanwei (王全伟) introduced. The Beijing-Kowloon Railway (京九线) climbs and winds many times, like a deliberately curved necklace, stringing together the scattered "pearls" of Henan (河南), Hubei (湖北), Jiangxi (江西) and other provinces.
The Beijing-Kowloon Railway (京九铁路) not only broke through the long-standing bottleneck of north-south transportation in China (中国), but also, with its strong radiation, drove the formation of a north-south economic growth belt benefiting approximately 200 million people, becoming a vivid footnote to China's (中国) railway's contribution to economic development.
From the opening of direct trains from Beijing (北京) to Kowloon (九龙) on the eve of Hong Kong's (香港) return in 1997, to the first Tibetan train connecting the snowy plateau in 2006; from the first major speed increase to 120 kilometers per hour in 1997, to entering the high-speed rail era in 2012 with the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway (京广高铁); from becoming one of the first stations to use computer ticketing in 1996, to becoming the first station to use self-service verification and ticket checking equipment in 2016... Over the past 30 years, Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) has created a number of "firsts."
From only two ordinary-speed lines, Beijing-Guangzhou (京广) and Beijing-Kowloon (京九), at the beginning of the station's operation, to accessing 11 railway lines today; from 27 pairs of trains at the beginning of operation to 193 pairs in 2025; from a passenger volume of 8.26 million in 1996 to 65.39 million in 2025... "More transit directions, more complete train models," said Wang Quanwei (王全伟). At the beginning of the new year, Wang Quanwei (王全伟) bid farewell to Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), where he had worked for 30 years, and was transferred to Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站).
In Wang Quanwei's (王全伟) view, the straight-line distance from Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) to Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) is only about 5 kilometers, but it condenses the progress of China's (中国) railways. Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) is a single railway transportation building; Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) is a three-dimensional urban transportation hub, with high-speed rail on the top floor, ordinary-speed trains on the ground, and subways underground. Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) mainly uses artificial lighting, and the lighting in the waiting hall mainly relies on side windows; Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) uses a central atrium and more than 200 light guides to introduce natural light into the waiting hall, which can save about 950,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year.
Looking at the whole country through Beijing (北京), at the end of 1996, China's (中国) railway mileage was only 64,900 kilometers. Today, China's (中国) railway mileage has reached 165,000 kilometers, and the high-speed rail mileage has exceeded 50,000 kilometers. Chinese (中国) railways are re-measuring time and space with speed, witnessing the myriad phenomena of the Chinese (神州) land.
Cross-provincial commuting passenger Li Tao (李涛):
"With the commuter train around Beijing (环京), I can have a complete weekend with my children"
Friday is Li Tao's (李涛) most anticipated day of the week.
Clocking out at 17:00, taking the subway from Beijing Fengtai Science and Technology Park (北京丰台科技园) to Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) for half an hour, entering the station in 15 minutes, and at 17:50, Li Tao (李涛) boarded the K7721 train on time.
The K7721 train is a commuter train around Beijing (环京), departing from Beijing Fengtai (北京丰台) to Hengshui (衡水), Hebei (河北) every Friday at 18:00. The whole journey takes more than 3 hours, and Li Tao (李涛) can return to his home in Hengshui (衡水) that night.
"In the past, there was no train back to Hengshui (衡水) after get off work on Friday. I could only go back to the dormitory first, and then take the Y501 train from Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) early on Saturday morning," Li Tao (李涛) said. After a tiring journey home, it was already noon on Saturday, and he had to return to Beijing (北京) on Sunday afternoon. "The time I spent with my family every week was only one day at most."
In June 2022, the century-old Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) was "transformed" into a large railway hub passenger station and put back into use, making Li Tao's (李涛) journey home more convenient. "There are trains at both Beijing West (北京西) and Beijing Fengtai (北京丰台), but for me, Fengtai Station (丰台站) is more convenient because the subway goes directly to both the unit and the station," said Li Tao (李涛).
The train schedule is also more reasonable. Relying on the opening and operation of Fengtai Station (丰台站), the China Railway Beijing Bureau (国铁北京局) has greatly increased the frequency of commuter trains around Beijing (环京). Every Friday night, ordinary-speed trains departing from Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) and Beijing Fengtai Railway Station (北京丰台站) to Baoding (保定), Handan (邯郸), Shijiazhuang (石家庄) and other directions in Hebei (河北) appear on time, carrying cross-provincial commuters who live in Hebei (河北) and work in Beijing (北京) to enjoy their weekend time.
"Arriving home on Friday night and returning on Sunday night, with the commuter train around Beijing (环京), I can have a complete weekend with my children," said Li Tao (李涛).
From "one city with two stations" to "one city with eight stations," the lives of citizens are becoming increasingly convenient due to the increased density of railways. Relying on the Beijing (北京) Municipal Sub-Center Line, it only takes 35 minutes from Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) to Zhongcang Station (中仓站) (Old Tongzhou Station (老通州站)), and only one security check is required for subway and railway transfers; relying on the Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway (京雄城际铁路), it only takes 28 minutes from Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) to Daxing Airport Station (大兴机场站) at the fastest, making air-rail combined transportation comfortable and convenient.
Xie Lina (谢丽娜), duty officer of the ticket sales workshop at Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站):
"In the past, we pursued speed, but now we can be slow"
Speaking of railways, we cannot avoid the Spring Festival travel season. As a unique annual migration in China (中国), the Spring Festival travel season carries long-lasting homesickness and engraves the changes of the times.
Xie Lina (谢丽娜), duty officer of the ticket sales workshop at Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), has witnessed the changes in the Spring Festival travel season. "I was officially transferred to the ticket sales workshop at Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) in 2004," Xie Lina (谢丽娜) recalled. In order to cope with the Spring Festival travel season, the station would launch temporary ticket offices, with up to 170 temporary windows during peak periods. "Tickets were really being sold everywhere."
Even so, at that time, in order to buy a train ticket home, passengers still needed to bring dry food and stools, and queue overnight in the square. The long line could stretch for several kilometers.
During the peak of ticket sales, Xie Lina (谢丽娜) and her colleagues could sell an average of four or five tickets per minute, and had to complete procedures such as receiving orders, querying, confirming, collecting money, verifying banknotes, and giving change in a dozen seconds.
The change occurred in 2011, when the Railway 12306 website began to pilot online ticket sales. Since then, more and more ticket purchases have shifted from offline to online. During the 2015 Spring Festival travel season, online ticket booking accounted for as high as 78%; during the 2025 Spring Festival travel season, online ticket booking accounted for more than 90%. The ticket hall of Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站) has been reduced from 5 to 2, and only 20 ticket windows have been retained.
In the context of online ticket sales, what is the use of manual ticket windows? "In the past, we pursued speed, but now we can be slow; in the past, we mainly relied on hands, but now we mainly rely on mouths; in the past, we pursued quantity, but now we pay more attention to quality," Xie Lina (谢丽娜) summarized the changes in manual windows.
Today, among the 20 ticket windows at Beijing West Railway Station (北京西站), the Beijing Railway Elderly Care Window (京铁爱心敬老窗口) marked with the big word "Slow" is very popular. In front of the ticket window, elderly people from all over the country speak with different accents. "Some elderly people don't know how to buy tickets online, so we have to help them learn how to use the Railway 12306 APP," Xie Lina (谢丽娜) said while operating and patiently explaining the online ticket purchase process and elderly member points policy to the elderly. After the installation and registration are completed, she proactively writes the relevant information on a piece of paper and gives it to the elderly to prevent them from forgetting.
The reduction of windows relies on the world's largest ticket purchase system: Railway 12306 issues 300 to 500 tickets per second, and up to about 1,000 during peak periods. It only takes 2.8 seconds from the time a user submits a request to the time a ticket is issued... On January 19, the first day of ticket sales for this year's Spring Festival travel season, a total of 13.962 million tickets were sold through various channels.
The changes in railway stations record the development of the country and the lives of the people. There are warm memories and upward strength here.
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The warmth of society often stems from the accessible acts of kindness and relay efforts of many ordinary people.
"Lao Zhang Ramen" (老张拉面) has garnered attention for its years of providing free meals to people in need. The notice stating "Free noodles available for those in need" not only warms the hearts of many in difficult circumstances but also attracts customers to spontaneously "deposit noodles" to help others. This tacit flow of love illustrates a simple yet profound truth: the warmth of society often stems from the accessible acts of kindness and relay efforts of many ordinary people.
Good deeds begin with persistence in small matters. In addition to "Lao Zhang Ramen's" "free bowl of noodles," there are many such acts of kindness across the country. For example, Xinjiang's "Meals on the Wall" project allows customers to pre-purchase a meal and "deposit" the receipt on the "Love Wall" of participating merchants, so that those in need can take the receipt and redeem the meal.
In the sweltering summer, street-side shops offer free cold drinks to sanitation workers and delivery drivers; in the cold winter, community volunteers run mobile "Winter Night Canteens" for nighttime workers. Many measures do not have high barriers to entry, yet they precisely respond to the immediate needs of specific groups, making it easy and sustainable to do good. These small things that are "within reach" make kindness a daily life choice and even a habit.
Kindness lies in respecting others. At "Lao Zhang Ramen" (老张拉面), the owner specifically instructs employees "not to ask too many questions," just to ensure that those seeking help can eat a bowl of noodles in peace and with dignity. In Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), several "Food Banks" use intelligent equipment to allow people in need to collect food as if they were in front of ordinary shelves, avoiding the embarrassment of face-to-face applications. This "silent help" protects the privacy and self-esteem of others with empathy, so that receiving kindness is no longer accompanied by psychological burden, and helping others becomes natural and considerate.
Warmth will circulate in the transmission. Once kindness is stimulated, it often forms a virtuous cycle of "helped - helping others," generating greater social value. This is the most touching part of the "Lao Zhang Ramen" (老张拉面) story: many recipients later quietly return to pay, and even pay more to "deposit noodles"; more ordinary customers who know about this also actively join the ranks of "depositors." This transmission of love makes kindness a "social asset" that can be saved and circulated, breaking the one-way "giving and receiving," establishing a mutual aid community, and allowing warmth to spread like ripples.
From individual spontaneous acts of kindness to the circulation of love that inspires widespread resonance, these are all heartwarming practices that happen around us. It relies on the conscious choices and silent persistence of countless ordinary people, letting us believe that every seemingly small force will become a source of social warmth.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘子赫 秦瑞杰
"When you encounter difficulties, you can eat a bowl of hot noodles for free at 'Lao Zhang Ramen'." The red-lettered white sign, posted under the not-so-tall storefront of "Lao Zhang Ramen" (老张拉面), is very eye-catching.
On a winter afternoon, the glass windows of "Lao Zhang Ramen" (老张拉面) at the north gate of Ritan Park (日坛公园) in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京市), are covered in a white mist. Pushing open the door, a fragrance mixed with the aroma of wheat and bone broth wafts in. The space inside the store is not large, and the few old wooden tables are wiped clean and shiny. In front of the stove, the ramen master is busy in the steaming mist. Pulling noodles, scooping noodles, pouring soup, sprinkling scallions... all done in one go. Not far away, the owner, Cheng Naicang (成奶仓), presses the calculator with one hand and records with a pen in the other.
"A bowl of noodles doesn't cost much. When we encounter customers in difficulty who ask to eat noodles for free, we will provide a large bowl of noodles," said Cheng Naicang (成奶仓). "I specifically told the staff not to ask too many questions or chat, just observe a little and cook the noodles directly."
"Most of those who ask are really in trouble. Asking more just adds weight to their hearts. We don't want to be nosy, we just want people to eat a bowl of noodles steadily and warmly." In the eyes of Wang Hao (王浩), the store manager of the Ritan (日坛) store, this cautious kindness comes from the tacit understanding that Cheng Naicang (成奶仓) and his employees have built up with customers day after day.
No phone battery, no change, temporary unemployment... From the opening of the Gongti (工体) store in 2018 to the opening of the Ritan (日坛) store in 2023, anyone who encounters difficulties can eat a large bowl of hot noodles for free in Cheng Naicang's (成奶仓) store.
"The two stores combined have an average of a dozen people a month who need help coming to eat noodles," said Cheng Naicang (成奶仓). "The one that impressed me the most was a family of three from Jiamusi (佳木斯), Heilongjiang (黑龙江)."
According to Cheng Naicang's (成奶仓) recollection, the child in this family suffered from leukemia. The couple were seeing a doctor for their child at a hospital not far from the Ritan (日坛) store. The first few times they came to eat noodles, they would voluntarily pay, but long-term medical treatment brought a considerable financial burden to the family. Cheng Naicang (成奶仓) saw that the child had become a little bald head and also understood the family's difficulties. "I told them that they didn't have to pay and could eat noodles for free," said Cheng Naicang (成奶仓). "Fortunately, when they came back for a check-up last August, they told me that the child's illness had been cured and is currently in the recovery stage. They even came to my store to buy noodles, and I am sincerely happy for them."
"There are old people and young people who come to eat noodles. Some people look clean and tidy, but they look embarrassed," recalled Han (韩), the ramen master. "Most people eat very cleanly, and they will clean the table after eating. Some people will whisper 'thank you' to us, and some will nod and gently push the door out."
"Some people who have eaten noodles for free later came back specifically to return the money, and some even deposited money for several bowls of noodles. The purpose is to let us pass on the good deeds and use the money to help the next person in need," said Cheng Naicang (成奶仓). "Some old customers also talk about this from time to time, praising our approach. Whenever this happens, my heart feels warm."
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Quantifying intangible ecological value and then transforming ecological advantages into development advantages, Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang (浙江) is building an ecological product trading platform to carry out various ecological resource and ecological product transactions, strengthen the transformation of ecological value, and continuously expand channels for realizing the value of ecological products.
The warm winter sun shines on the ten thousand acres of tea fields in Datian Village (大田村), Dazhe Town (大柘镇), Suichang County (遂昌县), Lishui City (丽水市), Zhejiang (浙江). Tea farmer Cheng Dong (程冬) finished clearing weeds from the tea garden and admired the rolling tea hills. "Our mountains, water, and air here are 'priced'." His words were full of pride.
The "pricing" refers to the nation's first village-level Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) accounting report. In 2019, Datian Village (大田村) calculated its ecological account—worth 160 million yuan—and inventoried its green assets.
A few years ago, when GEP was mentioned, most local people were confused. After several years of exploration, GEP is no longer new and has become a frequently used word on everyone's lips. "With this account, the path for rational development and utilization in the future is also clear," said Xiang Ping (项萍), Secretary of the General Party Branch of Datian Village (大田村).
Not long ago, in Yunhe County (云和县), Lishui City (丽水市), Ye Xiaoyan (叶小燕), a homestay owner in Meiyuan Village (梅源村), Chongtou Town (崇头镇), successfully obtained a loan of 500,000 yuan without collateral or guarantee, which was based on the ecological product value of Meiyuan Village (梅源村).
Located in the Yunhe Terraces (云和梯田) scenic area, Meiyuan Village (梅源村) boasts high-quality ecological resources. With the help of a valuation of ecosystem products (VEP) accounting system based on specific geographic units, the calculated VEP of Meiyuan Village (梅源村) is 103.4643 million yuan.
From GEP to VEP, Lishui's (丽水) exploration has been ongoing on the road to expanding channels for realizing the value of ecological products.
Lishui City (丽水市), located in southwestern Zhejiang (浙江), has beautiful mountains and clear waters, with a forest coverage rate of 80.3% and high air and water environmental quality. Its ecological quality index has ranked first in Zhejiang Province (浙江省) for 21 consecutive years.
Although the ecological advantages are obvious, how can these advantages be further expanded to turn the high ecological value into high economic value? Lishui (丽水) took the lead in tapping the product value of its green assets.
First of all, the intangible ecological value must be quantified. In 2019, Lishui (丽水) released the nation's first local standard for Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) accounting, solving the problem of ecological value being "invisible and unclear," and gradually forming a series of ecological product value accounting and trading systems.
At the end of 2022, Zhejiang's (浙江) first regional ecological product trading center—the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台)—was launched for trial operation in Lishui (丽水). Through a "storage-transaction-development-service" full-process digital closed loop, various ecological resources and ecological product transactions are carried out.
In Lishui (丽水), city and county-level Liangshan Cooperatives (两山合作社) and strong village companies store and calculate ecological resources, and then "put them on the shelves" for trading on the platform. "Some projects with a good foundation and strong market appeal are directly listed for trading. At the same time, scattered ecological products are packaged and integrated, and social capital is introduced to participate in the development and operation of resources to revitalize ecological assets," introduced Fan Wei (范薇), head of the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台).
In Fan Wei's (范薇) view, the platform can solve problems such as information asymmetry in ecological product transactions, idle waste of resources, and high transaction costs, and provide professional and convenient services. Thanks to the platform's clear rules, potential problems such as whether property rights are clear, whether value assessments are reasonable, and whether transaction processes are transparent are now gradually being better resolved with the support of the trading platform.
Not only do the ecological products around us have value, but they can also be realized into "real money" through the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台). Fan Wei (范薇) introduced that the platform links financial, evaluation, guarantee, and other third-party entities, and can use various means such as mortgage financing, industrial funds, and green insurance to increase support for the development of green resource projects.
In neighboring Longquan City (龙泉市), mountain and forest resources that are prohibited from being developed at will can also "generate gold." You Gao (游高), Secretary of the Party Branch of Yanchuan Village (雁川村), Daotai Township (道太乡), pointed to the lush trees in the mountains and introduced that the "air dividend" worth 36,162.04 yuan here is the forest carbon sink income obtained from 1,412 mu of mountain forest.
This "green wealth" relies on the "Forestry Carbon Sink" section launched on the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台), which promotes the closed loop of Lishui's (丽水) forest carbon sinks from storage to transaction. In August 2023, the platform's "Forestry Carbon Sink" section was upgraded to the Zhejiang (Lishui) Forestry Carbon Sink Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）林业碳汇交易平台), equipped with the "Carbon Neutral Together" mini-program, to achieve data interconnection with the Quzhou (衢州) Forestry Carbon Account and the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment (浙江省生态环境厅) filing and registration system, forming a closed loop of registration, transaction, and filing. As of now, the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台) has achieved 1,430 forestry carbon sink transactions, with a transaction volume of approximately 42,600 tons and a transaction amount of approximately 3.2658 million yuan. The transaction scope covers 10 cities in the province, including Hangzhou (杭州), Jiaxing (嘉兴), and Ningbo (宁波), and has also achieved inter-provincial transactions.
In 2025, the platform innovatively expanded innovative trading categories such as carbon sink (bamboo material replacement carbon emission reduction project) and VEP equity projects to promote the transformation of ecological product transactions from "selling a single resource" to "selling the overall value of the ecosystem."
On the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台), checking the account of the Longquan City Forestry Bureau (龙泉市林业局), there are records of remittances for purchasing carbon dioxide forestry carbon sinks (carbon benefits). "Protecting nature well will lead to wider and wider paths for the transformation of ecological value," said You Gao (游高).
From the landing of the first ecological product transaction to the current cumulative transaction amount of 17.915 billion yuan, the Zhejiang (Lishui) Ecological Product Trading Platform (浙江（丽水）生态产品交易平台) is constantly improving. Today, the platform brings together four major trading categories: ecological resource assets, ecological products, green property rights, and others, covering 16 ecological product sub-categories such as forest rights, forestry carbon sinks, and VEP. Since its launch, the platform has cumulatively stored 3,839 ecological products, listed 4,260, and completed 4,048 transactions (including 1,308 transactions through the carbon sink mini-program), with a transaction amount of 17.915 billion yuan.
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Like plum blossoms and many other plants, they must experience a period of sustained low temperatures to transition from the vegetative growth stage to the reproductive growth stage. Without experiencing the harshness of wind and frost, how can there be fragrance? This is not only a natural law but also contains rich philosophical insights into life.
The Major Cold solar term falls on January 20th. "Without a bone-chilling cold, how can the plum blossom's fragrance be so sweet?" "The sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the plum blossom's fragrance comes from bitter cold"… This reflects a natural phenomenon: plum blossoms must experience a period of low-temperature environment to complete flower bud differentiation and bloom smoothly. In fact, without experiencing low temperatures, plum blossoms may only grow leaves without flowering, have few flowers, or have poor flower quality.
It's not just plum blossoms. Many plants must experience a period of sustained low temperatures to transition from the vegetative growth stage to the reproductive growth stage. This process is called vernalization. The essence of vernalization is that in a low-temperature environment, a series of physiological and biochemical changes occur in the plant's body. Genes that inhibit flowering are stopped from functioning, and genes that promote flowering are activated, thereby completing flower bud differentiation. The effective low-temperature accumulation time required for a plant to flower is called chilling requirement.
In some southern regions, the winter temperature is relatively high, which may not meet the vernalization needs of plum blossoms, making flowering difficult. To allow plum blossoms to bloom, some places choose varieties with lower chilling requirements, such as the green calyx plum (绿萼梅) and others.
Among flowers, peach blossoms, plum blossoms, apricot blossoms, orchids, peonies, herbaceous peonies, as well as tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, etc., all require low-temperature induction to develop complete floral organs. The degree and duration of low temperature required vary among different species.
For example, the tulip is a temperate bulbous flower and also one of the popular New Year flowers. Tulip bulbs generally need about 12 weeks of low temperature at 4-9 degrees Celsius to grow and bloom normally. Horticulturists store tulip bulbs at a low temperature of 5 degrees Celsius for 6 weeks, and then plant these bulbs in the soil, and these bulbs will grow leaves and bloom. Horticulturists meet people's needs for continuous appreciation of tulips by processing them in batches and planting them at intervals.
Using this characteristic of plants, horticulturists can also promote plant flower bud differentiation and change plant flowering time by artificially creating low-temperature environments. For example, plum blossoms are placed in cold storage or air-conditioned rooms and stored under certain conditions. After inducing flower bud differentiation, the plants are removed from the cold room and placed in an environment above 15 degrees Celsius, and the plum blossoms will bloom quickly.
Without experiencing the harshness of wind and frost, how can there be fragrance? This is not only a natural law but also contains rich philosophical insights into life.
(The author is a senior engineer at the Beijing Institute of Landscape Architecture Science (北京市园林绿化科学研究院), interviewed and compiled by Shi Fang (施芳), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Return to TopThis newspaper's Xi'an (西安) report on January 20th (Reporter Jia Fengfeng (贾丰丰)) On January 20th, with the completion of the 859-meter dark culvert renovation of the Xi'an Railway Station section, the Xi'an (西安) moat water system was fully connected for the first time in more than 70 years.
The Xi'an (西安) moat is a ring-shaped artificial river located outside the Ming Dynasty city wall of Xi'an City (西安市), Shaanxi (陕西), which was first excavated in the Tang Dynasty. Together with the Xi'an (西安) city wall, it constitutes a city defense system and is now a national water conservancy scenic spot with both ecological landscape and flood storage and detention functions. In 1952, due to the construction of the Xi'an Railway Station (西安火车站), the Shangqin Gate (尚勤门) to Shangde Gate (尚德门) section of the moat was backfilled and converted into an underground dark culvert. As a key project for urban renewal and strengthening the weaknesses in drainage and flood control, the completion of this dark culvert renovation project is also a systematic urban renewal with water as its pulse. After the full-line water system is connected, the Xi'an (西安) moat will not only serve as a flood control barrier, but the South Square of the Railway Station will also add more than 3,000 square meters of open water surface and more than 50,000 square meters of ecological restoration area.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) January 20th (Reporter Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) Meteorological monitoring shows: On the 20th during the day, affected by the cold wave, Hunan (湖南), Hubei (湖北) and other places experienced rain and snow; Jiangxi (江西), Guangxi (广西), Guizhou (贵州) and other places experienced significant cooling.
The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) forecasts that there will be rain, snow, and ice in Hunan (湘), Guizhou (黔), Guangxi (桂) and other places. At 18:00 on the 20th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) continued to issue a yellow warning for freezing: It is expected that from 20:00 on the 20th to 20:00 on the 21st, parts of central and eastern Guizhou (贵州), northwestern Guizhou (贵州), central and southern Hunan (湖南), northern Guangxi (广西), northwestern Guangdong (广东), northeastern Yunnan (云南), central Jiangxi (江西), and northwestern Fujian (福建) will experience freezing rain or ice pellets. The amount of freezing rain in most of the above areas will be 1-2 mm, with some areas in southwestern Hunan (湖南), southeastern Guizhou (贵州), and northern Guangxi (广西) reaching 3-5 mm, and locally exceeding 6 mm.
The impact of the cold wave on China (中国) is coming to an end. At 10:00 on the 20th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) lifted the blue warning for the cold wave. However, it is expected that from 14:00 on the 20th to 20:00 on the 21st, eastern and southern Jiangnan (江南), South China (华南) and other places will still experience a temperature drop of 4-6 degrees Celsius, with local cooling reaching 8-10 degrees Celsius. On the morning of the 21st, the zero degree Celsius line for the lowest temperature will be located in the southern Guizhou (贵州) - northern Guangxi (广西) - southern Jiangxi (江西) - southern Zhejiang (浙江) area.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳
Recently, Beijing welcomed its first snow of 2026. Beijing Municipal Parks launched the "Returning Snow to the Forest" themed ecological practice, which not only allows snowflakes to decorate the beautiful scenery of the gardens, but also returns to the land and nourishes the trees.
After the snow, the Summer Palace (颐和园) was covered in silver. The park's landscaping department formulated a refined snow resource utilization plan based on plant characteristics and green space types. In the tree pools of the courtyards, the height of the snow piles was strictly controlled within 0.5 meters. For tree species with thin bark and weak cold resistance, the rootstocks were avoided, and long-term snow accumulation was also avoided to prevent frost damage to the rootstock areas. Since the beginning of winter, the park has taken cold protection measures such as piling soil and wrapping grass ropes for crabapples, peonies, and other plants. This centralized stacking of clean snow adds a natural "insulation layer" to the plants. In green spaces such as bamboo forests, lawns, and flower borders, staff evenly spread the snow, taking into account both ecological replenishment and landscape cleanliness. The ancient trees and flowering shrub revitalization wells on paved ground were used as dedicated snow storage areas, and the melted snow water can soak the plant roots.
The National Botanical Garden (国家植物园) mainly adopted the method of flattening the snow in the lawn area around the greenhouse and the tulip exhibition area on the west side of the Science Popularization Hall to keep the plant roots warm. The areas with tall trees, such as the gate area and the tree area, mainly adopted the method of stacking, piling the snow around the trees, which not only avoids the accumulation of snow affecting tourists' passage, but also allows the snow to melt slowly at the roots of the trees, improving soil moisture.
According to the Beijing Municipal Parks Management Center (北京市公园管理中心), the 13 municipal parks and the Chinese Garden Museum (中国园林博物馆) effectively utilized 70,200 cubic meters of snow in this round of snowfall. "In the future, we will continue to strengthen research on the recycling of rain and snow resources, so that rain and snow resources can serve the construction of urban garden ecosystems more scientifically and efficiently," said the relevant person in charge of the Beijing Municipal Parks Management Center (北京市公园管理中心).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙海天
"Look, there's a crab in the tree hole."
Beside an ancient tree that requires several people to encircle, ecological ranger Wang Cheng (王承) stopped and pointed to a tree hole filled with rainwater, saying in a low voice. The entrance to the hole was dark and deep, and a dark brown crab the size of a fingernail was waving its pincers.
This is the Wuzhishan (五指山) area of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park (海南热带雨林国家公园). Deep in the dense forest, hundreds of meters above sea level, there are crabs in the trees? Wang Cheng (王承) told reporters that only when the rainforest has excellent water conservation and sufficient air humidity can these little creatures make their home in tree holes. This is a unique creature in this rainforest, known locally as "mountain crabs."
In Shuiman Township (水满乡), Wuzhishan City (五指山市), Hainan (海南), 44-year-old Wang Cheng (王承) is one of the more than 70 ecological rangers here. In the early morning, before the clouds and mist in the mountains have dissipated, he rides his motorcycle from his home in Fangying Village (方应村), Maona Village Committee (毛纳村委会), Shuiman Township (水满乡), to reach his patrol point.
Opening the "Rainforest Patrol" APP on his mobile phone, his footprints begin to extend on the electronic map. In Wang Cheng's (王承) eyes, the mountain is not only a contour line on the map, but also a familiar friend. He notices everything: where new seedlings have grown, where the soil is loose.
The terrain in the Wuzhishan (五指山) area is complex, and Wang Cheng (王承) and the ecological rangers distributed in various villages form a protection grid covering the foot of the mountain to the hillside.
One day a few years ago, Wang Cheng (王承) was looking out from his home when he suddenly noticed an unusual plume of smoke rising from the hillside in the distance. The color was wrong—not the white of cooking smoke, but thick, rolling black smoke. Wang Cheng's (王承) heart tightened, and he immediately reported it and rushed to the scene. It turned out that a villager collecting pine resin had lit mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes and accidentally ignited several bags of dry pine resin on the ground.
Because it was discovered in time, the fire, which could have caused a major disaster, was quickly extinguished. "The forest is too dense, and some places are inaccessible to anyone except the locals. We are the first line of defense," Wang Cheng (王承) said. During the high-risk fire season every winter and spring, his mobile phone is kept open 24 hours a day, ready to respond to emergencies.
In addition to fire prevention, ecological rangers also have to deal with various situations. The Wuzhishan (五指山) tropical rainforest has dense vegetation, making it easy to get lost. Occasionally, when tourists or explorers from other places get lost, he and his teammates are reliable guides.
Since joining the job in 2017, Wang Cheng (王承) has walked this mountain road for many years. For him, this is not only a job, but also a responsibility to protect his home.
"In the past, people relied on the mountains for a living and ignored ecological protection," Wang Cheng (王承) said. With the advancement of the national park system pilot program and the implementation of strict protection measures, the mountains and forests have been able to recover.
Strolling through the rainforest, everything is green. During his mountain patrols, Wang Cheng (王承) often sees many long-lost old friends: silver pheasants stroll through the forest with their long white tails, unknown wildflowers bloom by the roadside, and there are more and more crabs in the tree holes and mountain shrimp in the streams. "The animals and plants that were common when I was a child are slowly coming back now."
In this rainforest, Wang Cheng (王承) has a dual identity. When he takes off his patrol uniform, he is a hardworking tea farmer.
Shuiman Township (水满乡) has a warm and humid climate, and the large-leaf tea produced there is of excellent quality. Wang Cheng (王承) has a clear understanding of this: protecting the forest, conserving water sources, and regulating the climate will improve the quality and increase the yield of his own tea. "We protect the mountains, and the mountains protect us. This is the way to have a long-lasting life," he said.
"Protecting the ecology depends on everyone. If we protect the mountains well, our children will be able to continue to see these trees and these birds in the future." Wang Cheng (王承) smiled and pointed to a small path ahead, "Let's go, there's a big banyan tree ahead, let's go see how it's growing."
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report stating that the current global influenza virus transmission situation is severe in many countries. From January 10 to 16, most reporting countries saw a general increase in the number of people seeking medical attention for respiratory symptoms, and the number of hospitalizations remained high. On January 10, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert stating that the influenza positivity rate in the Americas continues to rise. At the same time, influenza hospitalization cases in many European and Asian countries have increased significantly, with hospitalization data in countries such as the United Kingdom and Japan reaching record highs for the same period in previous years. The WHO calls on countries to make vaccination of key populations a core prevention and control measure and to strengthen multi-dimensional response measures.
Since October of last year, the intensity of influenza activity has continued to climb.
The WHO's "Global Seasonal Influenza Situation" report released at the end of last year pointed out that since October 2025, the intensity of global influenza activity has continued to climb. The epidemic in the Northern Hemisphere shows the characteristics of "early arrival, rapid spread, and high intensity," while the epidemic in some countries in the Southern Hemisphere continues to show a long-term epidemic trend. The K-branch of the influenza A (H3N2) subtype virus (hereinafter referred to as "K-branch") is the current dominant strain. Since it was discovered in Oceania in August of last year, it has spread to more than 30 countries and regions around the world, accounting for more than 90% of the prevalent strains in Europe, the United States, and many East Asian countries, forming a global cross-regional epidemic trend.
WHO European regional data shows that influenza activity levels in many European countries are at high or extremely high levels. In countries such as Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Serbia, more than half of patients with influenza-like symptoms tested positive, of which 90% of confirmed cases were K-branch infections. Data from the British National Health Service (NHS) shows that in the second week of January, English hospitals admitted 3,140 influenza cases, an increase of 18% month-on-month, a record high for the same period in previous years. The occupancy rate of hospital beds continued to exceed 90%, maintaining a state of "high alert." On January 12, several hospital trust institutions in the United Kingdom announced that they had entered a "critical incident" state to cope with the continued pressure on medical treatment services. Declaring a "critical incident" means that the hospital cannot take additional measures to protect patients and can only prioritize the care of the most seriously ill patients. Ted van Essen, chairman of the Dutch Immunization Foundation, warned that the K-branch prevalent in the United Kingdom may quickly enter the Netherlands. If the scale of infection is close to the 2018 level, the number of hospitalizations in the Netherlands may reach 90,000, and the medical system will face greater pressure.
The latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that as of January 16, the cumulative number of influenza cases in the United States this flu season has exceeded 18 million, with 230,000 hospitalizations and 9,300 deaths. More than 90% of the prevalent strains are K-branch. The U.S. CDC said that influenza is still in the epidemic period in the United States, but the spread of the virus has been declining or remaining stable for two consecutive weeks. It will continue to monitor to prevent a new wave of influenza activity peaks.
In Asia, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's monitoring shows that the K-branch accounts for 96% of the influenza strains prevalent in Japan. Since December of last year, the number of newly added cases per week has exceeded 190,000. Many places have issued influenza warnings, and the scope of school closures continues to expand. Kaito Kitazato (北里海雄), associate professor at Nagasaki University (長崎大学) in Japan, bluntly stated that both the medical system's load and drug reserves are facing severe challenges. South Korea has raised its influenza alert level to "high." Experts warn that if the epidemic continues, it may encounter the most severe influenza season since 2016. The Indonesian Ministry of Health reported on January 8 that 63 confirmed cases of influenza A (H3N2) (all K-branch) have been detected in the country. At present, the overall epidemic is controllable, and community transmission trends are being closely monitored.
Vaccination is still the most effective means of preventing influenza.
Virological studies have shown that the core characteristic of the K-branch is that key mutations such as T135K and K189R occur in the hemagglutinin protein on the surface of the virus, and the efficiency of adhering to human respiratory tract cells has increased significantly compared with previous prevalent strains. This is one of the main reasons for its rapid spread and frequent clustered infections. In addition, the influenza A (H3N2) subtype has not been prevalent on a large scale in the past two years, and the population generally lacks targeted immune barriers, which has further fueled the spread of the epidemic. Monitoring by the Global Vaccine Alliance shows that although the influenza virus continues to evolve, the evolutionary path of the K-branch is normal, and no breakthrough mutations have occurred.
Nicola Lewis, director of the World Influenza Center at the Francis Crick Institute (弗朗西斯·克里克研究所) in the United Kingdom, believes that "super influenza" is not a scientific term. Existing evidence shows that the essence of the K-branch is still a variant of the influenza A (H3N2) influenza virus. The severity of the disease does not exceed other influenza subtypes. The symptoms are the same as ordinary influenza, mainly high fever, muscle soreness, and respiratory symptoms. The severity of the condition mainly depends on the infected person's immunity, basic health status, and timeliness of treatment.
In response to the spread of influenza, the WHO emphasized that vaccination is still the most effective means of preventing influenza. The WHO Vaccine Research Advisory Group pointed out that the overall matching degree of existing cell culture vaccines to the K-branch is relatively high, and the protective effect is good. Monitoring by the Pan American Health Organization (泛美卫生组织) and the WHO shows that the protective effect of this influenza season's vaccine against severe illness and hospitalization in children is about 75%, and about 30% to 40% in adults, which can significantly reduce the risk of severe illness and death.
Hans Kluge, director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, said that the early arrival of the 2025-2026 influenza season has caused some people to miss the best vaccination window. For example, Swiss people are accustomed to being vaccinated at the end of December to early January, which delays the establishment of an immune barrier behind the spread of the virus. At the same time, some members of the public have cognitive misunderstandings, confusing influenza with the common cold, and have behaviors such as "eagerly reducing fever" and "blindly using anti-inflammatory drugs." The WHO's clinical diagnosis and treatment guidelines clearly remind that antibacterial drugs such as amoxicillin and cephalosporin are ineffective against viral infections, and blind use of drugs may delay treatment or cause drug resistance.
Countries need to strengthen virus monitoring data sharing, prevention and control experience mutual learning, and medical resource mutual assistance.
The WHO stated that countries need to accelerate the promotion of vaccination, especially covering high-risk groups. At present, problems such as insufficient vaccine accessibility and limited medical resources in developing countries have further exacerbated the imbalance of global prevention and control. In early January, the WHO, together with the Global Vaccine Alliance, donated the first batch of 4 million doses of influenza vaccine to 12 low-income countries in Southeast Asia and Africa, focusing on areas with rapid epidemic increases such as Indonesia and Ethiopia. At the same time, vaccine manufacturers have also accelerated the release of production capacity and signed supplementary supply agreements with many Latin American countries to ensure the supply of vaccines in Southern Hemisphere countries against the background of the extended influenza season.
Countries are simultaneously strengthening prevention and control measures and health education, and new progress has been made in the research and application of influenza treatment drugs. The WHO recommends that the public maintain good hygiene habits, cover their mouths and noses when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently, avoid contact with influenza patients, wear masks scientifically after symptoms appear, reduce going to crowded places, and actively explain their contact history when seeking medical treatment. At the same time, key populations can be vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia at the same time to improve comprehensive protection capabilities.
In May 2025, the 78th World Health Assembly adopted the "World Health Organization Pandemic Agreement," which provides a mechanism guarantee for the global response to infectious diseases such as influenza and clarifies the core principles of equitable access to vaccines, therapies, and other public health products, and the construction of a global supply chain. Zhang Wenqing (张文清), head of the WHO's Global Influenza Program, called on all parties to plan emergency resources in advance, strengthen the protection of vulnerable groups, improve the health system's ability to receive and refer patients, and be vigilant about the transmission risks brought about by personnel mobility during the holiday season. The WHO emphasized that influenza prevention and control has no borders. Countries need to strengthen virus monitoring data sharing, prevention and control experience mutual learning, and medical resource mutual assistance, focus on the prevention and control needs of developing countries, and reduce the impact of influenza on global public health and economic society to the greatest extent through comprehensive collaborative response.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈海琪
On January 17th, local time, the Southern Common Market (hereinafter referred to as "Mercosur") and the European Union officially signed a free trade agreement in Asunción (亚松森), the capital of Paraguay (巴拉圭). This marks a crucial step towards creating one of the world's largest free trade areas after more than 25 years of marathon negotiations. Against the backdrop of profound adjustments in the global economic and trade landscape and the rise of unilateral protectionism, many parties generally regard this as an important signal for the EU to promote trade diversification and optimize its external cooperation layout. Analysts believe that considering factors such as the strong opposition of some countries within the EU, the approval process of the agreement may encounter resistance in the parliaments of EU member states and the European Parliament, and whether it will eventually come into effect remains uncertain.
Mercosur and the EU have a market of over 700 million people, and their combined gross domestic product (GDP) accounts for approximately 25% of the global GDP. According to the agreement, Mercosur will implement zero tariffs on 91% of EU goods in stages, covering several key areas such as automobiles and chemicals. The EU estimates that after the agreement comes into effect, its annual exports to Mercosur are expected to increase by 39%, creating over 440,000 jobs in Europe, which will effectively expand the scale of bilateral trade and create a stable and predictable development environment for companies on both sides. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) said: "This agreement establishes Europe's position as a reliable economic and trade partner and will build strong support for the EU to enhance its strategic autonomy." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (默茨) said, "This is an important milestone in Europe's strategic sovereignty and ability to act." Against the backdrop of frequent adjustments in US tariff policies and rising global economic uncertainty, actively exploring the Latin American market will help alleviate European export pressure. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (桑切斯) said that the agreement will create favorable conditions for local companies to explore the Latin American market.
In a joint statement issued after the signing of the free trade agreement, Mercosur member states stated that the Mercosur-EU free trade agreement establishes a comprehensive and balanced framework to promote trade in goods and services, investment, and economic development. The statement said that the EU will gradually eliminate tariffs on 92% of Mercosur's export goods and will grant preferential treatment to another 7.5% of export goods. "The channels for Mercosur goods to enter the European market will be significantly expanded, trade conditions will be improved, and the competitiveness of companies in the region will also be enhanced." Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (卢拉) called it "a historic day for multilateralism" and emphasized that in an international environment where protectionism is rising, the agreement fully demonstrates the important role of international trade in promoting common development.
At the same time, the agreement still faces many controversies and concerns within the EU. French President Emmanuel Macron (马克龙) clearly expressed his opposition, stating that "the agreement no longer conforms to the current economic and environmental reality, and all political forces in France hold a consistent attitude on this." Agricultural organizations in Poland (波兰), Ireland (爱尔兰), and other countries are concerned that the large-scale entry of low-cost agricultural products from Mercosur into the European market will impact the order of domestic agricultural production and the stability of rural employment.
The European Commission stated that it will launch a package of supporting guarantee measures, including strengthening the dynamic monitoring of agricultural product imports and establishing an agricultural crisis response fund. The core goal is to prevent free trade from causing excessive impact on European agriculture. However, some member states hold a cautious attitude towards this, believing that the actual effect of these measures still needs to be continuously tracked and tested in the subsequent implementation of the agreement. João Romero, a professor of public policy at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (米纳斯吉拉斯联邦大学) in Brazil (巴西), believes that the final entry into force of the free trade agreement depends not only on whether all parties can find a balance point in the many conflicts of interest, but also on whether all parties can find a common strategic anchor point while maintaining the principles of free trade.
(Reported from Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) on January 20th by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 赫
Recently, the world's largest home textile industry event, the 2026 Heimtextil in Frankfurt (法兰克福家纺展), concluded. The exhibition attracted approximately 3,000 exhibitors from 66 countries and regions worldwide. Among them, 1,057 were Chinese exhibitors, who garnered attention from international peers and customers with their innovative strength and diverse exhibits.
Heimtextil in Frankfurt (法兰克福家纺展) is an important window for observing industry changes and design trends. Stepping into the trend display area in Hall 3 of the exhibition, soft gradient lighting enveloped the staggered textile installations, with dynamic images generated by artificial intelligence echoing the physical fabrics. In the center of the exhibition hall, the immersive design "Common Ground," created by Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola, became the focal point. The work was composed of recycled nylon, textile waste, and bio-based materials, with flexible textile modules in shades of pink-purple, light green, and beige pieced together to form an arched structure, the edges retaining natural raw edges, creating a stark contrast with the flowing and changing digital textures on the background screen. "Here, textiles are not just decorative materials, but a medium connecting people, materials, and machines," said Urquiola.
During the exhibition, Alcova, a well-known design platform in Milan, Italy, released its new annual home textile design trends. "We don't have to choose between artificial intelligence and craftsmanship, but rather should seek a dynamic balance," said Joseph Grima, co-founder of Alcova. "Algorithms help break through fixed mindsets, but the warmth of hands and the intuition of creation cannot be replaced." Today, "technical artisans" are emerging, using digital tools to extend the boundaries of craftsmanship, promoting the synergistic coexistence of artificial intelligence and ingenuity, and becoming an important force in driving the future transformation of the home textile industry.
At this exhibition, Chinese enterprises had an exhibition area of nearly 20,000 square meters, with exhibits covering the entire industry chain, including wall coverings, carpets, decorative fabrics, and sleep systems. Anti-bacterial and anti-mite smart quilt cores, museum-branded Chinese-style bedding, and pure plant ecological fabrics combined design and technology. The reporter saw at the scene that many Chinese companies' booths were constantly crowded with customers, often welcoming three or four groups of customers simultaneously: some merchants carefully touched the fabrics and appreciated the texture, some focused on shooting product details, and others spread out materials at the booth to discuss cooperation plans on the spot. Staff members held notebooks, densely recording customer needs. Many European buyers told reporters that Chinese home textile companies are not only world leaders in manufacturing capabilities, but also have been adhering to innovation and transformation and upgrading in recent years, and their product competitiveness has been continuously improving.
At the booth of Zhejiang Innovo Textile Co., Ltd. (浙江英诺威纺织有限公司), staff members were introducing the latest jacquard fabric patterns to several European customers: "This one is specially developed for European home spaces, and the pattern density and color system have been optimized." Stepping into the Tianjin Yawen Carpet (天津雅文地毯) exhibition area, several minimalist-style carpets were displayed at the entrance. Zheng Yong (郑勇), the company's general manager, told reporters: "This is our new product, focusing on demonstrating product design and function to international customers through material demonstrations and scenario-based displays." Wendy Wen (温婷), Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. (法兰克福展览（香港）有限公司), told reporters, "Chinese companies are more international in their booth design and product storytelling, fully upgrading to more dominant creative expression, material innovation, and sustainable development, allowing the global market to see the innovative strength of the Chinese home textile industry."
In recent years, Chinese-style products with Chinese cultural symbols have become increasingly popular among many overseas consumers. Suzhou Taihu Snow Silk Co., Ltd. (苏州太湖雪丝绸股份有限公司), which mainly deals in silk products, has been continuously expanding its global sales network through cross-border e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and overseas official websites, and has been invited to appear at international art events such as Milan Design Week and Singapore Culture Week. The company is also promoting the construction of silkworm demonstration gardens overseas, and is cooperating with international partners in aspects such as mulberry tree planting, silkworm breeding, and cocoon silk processing. "While strengthening and refining the traditional silk industry, we are paying more attention to driving upgrades through innovation and promoting win-win results through cooperation," said Cao Ling (曹玲), sales manager of Taihu Snow (太湖雪).
The China Home Textile Industry Promotion Conference held during the exhibition attracted representatives from more than 100 companies from countries and regions such as Germany, France, Italy, and the United States. The China National Home Textile Association (中国家用纺织品行业协会) and related institutions introduced the latest trends, emerging channels, and innovative technologies in the Chinese home textile market. "We have been cooperating with Chinese companies for many years and have witnessed their rapid development," said Miller, a home furnishing buyer. "In addition to price and delivery capabilities, we are now more concerned about the product's design logic and environmental protection standards. Currently, European and Chinese companies have launched cooperation in areas such as intelligent manufacturing and green environmental protection, and I believe that the cooperation between the two sides will be more in-depth in the future."
"I am very optimistic about China's development potential and market prospects," said Olaf Schmidt (奥拉夫·施密特), Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt Group (法兰克福展览集团), in an interview with reporters. "The global home textile industry landscape is being reshaped, and the in-depth cooperation between European and Chinese companies will jointly promote the development and prosperity of the industry."
(Reported from Frankfurt, Germany, by this newspaper on January 20)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 20th (Reporters Dong Xue (董雪) and Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥)) Regarding the explosion in Kabul (喀布尔), the capital of Afghanistan, on January 19th, which resulted in casualties of Chinese citizens, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated on the 20th that China expresses its deep condolences for the deceased citizens and sincere sympathy to the injured citizens. China has made urgent representations to the Afghan side, requesting them to do their utmost to treat the injured, further take effective measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens, projects, and institutions in Afghanistan, and to investigate the truth and punish the perpetrators as soon as possible.
At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: On the afternoon of January 19th, an explosion occurred outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul (喀布尔), Afghanistan, causing casualties to Chinese citizens. Some media reported that the "Islamic State" has claimed responsibility for the explosion. What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on this?
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) said that on January 19th, an explosion occurred outside a Chinese restaurant in Kabul (喀布尔), the capital of Afghanistan, causing multiple casualties, including one Chinese citizen killed and five injured. China expresses its deep condolences for the deceased citizens and sincere sympathy to the injured citizens.
Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆) stated that China has made urgent representations to the Afghan side, requesting them to do their utmost to treat the injured, further take effective measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens, projects, and institutions in Afghanistan, and to investigate the truth and punish the perpetrators as soon as possible. The Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan has visited the hospital where the injured are located to express condolences.
He emphasized that China strongly condemns and firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and supports Afghanistan and regional countries in jointly combating all forms of terrorist and violent activities.
"In view of the current security situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry once again reminds Chinese citizens not to travel to Afghanistan in the near future, and Chinese citizens and enterprises already in Afghanistan should enhance their awareness of prevention, strengthen security measures, and evacuate from high-risk areas as soon as possible," said Guo Jia Kun (郭嘉昆).
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, January 19th (Reporters Meng Dingbo (孟鼎博) and Xie Yuzhi (谢宇智)) The investigation into the high-speed train derailment and collision accident in Cordoba Province (科尔多瓦省), Andalusia Autonomous Region (安达卢西亚自治区) in southern Spain on the 18th is being accelerated. Preliminary investigation results indicate that the cause of the accident may be related to broken rails.
In this accident, some carriages of a high-speed train operated by Iluyo (伊尔约) company derailed while traveling and encroached on the adjacent lane, colliding with a high-speed train operated by the Spanish National Railway Company (西班牙国家铁路公司) traveling in the opposite direction about 20 seconds later. According to statistics, the accident has caused at least 40 deaths and more than 150 injuries.
Investigators revealed that the accident site was a straight section of track that had just been renovated in May 2025; the derailed train was manufactured in 2022 and underwent maintenance on January 15 this year; neither train was speeding at the time of the accident. For the above reasons, experts believe this accident is puzzling.
Investigators found that the rails in the accident section had multiple fractures, and the initial fracture point may have been located at the position where the train derailed. Spanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente (奥斯卡·普恩特) said that it is not yet possible to determine whether there were welding problems with the rails, and a judgment must be made through laboratory analysis. At this stage, all hypotheses are within the scope of the investigation.
The head of the Spanish National Railway Company (西班牙国家铁路公司) revealed that the safety system equipped on the line would send an emergency braking command to the train if there were obstacles on the track. However, because the time interval from the train's derailment to the collision was too short, the system could not effectively function.
The accident investigation has now entered the second stage. According to Spanish media estimates, the government may need several months to issue the final investigation report.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Vienna, January 20th (Reporter Meng Fanyu (孟凡宇)) - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Grossi said on social media on the 20th that all external power supplies to the Chernobyl (切尔诺贝利) nuclear power plant have been interrupted due to military activities.
Grossi said that on the morning of that day, multiple substations in Ukraine (乌克兰) that are critical to nuclear safety were affected by large-scale military activities. In addition to the Chernobyl (切尔诺贝利) nuclear power plant, transmission lines of other nuclear power plants were also affected. Grossi said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring the situation to assess its impact on nuclear safety.
The Chernobyl (切尔诺贝利) nuclear power plant is located in northern Ukraine (乌克兰) near the border with Belarus (白俄罗斯). On April 26, 1986, an explosion occurred in the No. 4 reactor unit of the nuclear power plant, causing a serious accident.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Oslo, January 20th (Reporter Zhang Yuliang (张玉亮)) Copenhagen News: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) stated during a parliamentary inquiry on the 20th that Denmark will not negotiate on issues such as sovereignty and borders regarding Greenland (格陵兰岛), and will prepare for a trade war.
Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) said that Denmark is now facing threats from its "closest allies." In response to US President Donald Trump's (特朗普) recent announcement of imposing tariffs on European countries that oppose the US acquiring Greenland (格陵兰岛), Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) warned that a trade war would lead to job losses on both sides of the Atlantic.
Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) pointed out that Denmark must prepare for possible scenarios. "If someone provokes a trade war with Europe, we will of course respond," she said.
According to Danish Broadcasting Corporation (丹麦广播公司) reports, several opposition leaders praised Frederiksen (弗雷泽里克森) and the Danish government for their response during "difficult times" during the inquiry, and expressed support for the government's recent foreign policy and statements.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Davos, Switzerland, January 20th (Reporters Kang Yi (康逸) and Zhang Zhaoqing (张兆卿)) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) said on the 20th that the United States' imposition of punitive tariffs over the Greenland issue, targeting European allies, is a "mistake."
Von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) said during a speech at the Davos Forum in Switzerland (瑞士达沃斯论坛) that the EU is developing a package of plans to support Arctic security. Its primary principle is solidarity with Greenland (格陵兰岛) and Denmark (丹麦), and its territorial sovereignty and integrity are non-negotiable. Secondly, the EU is working to promote large-scale investment in Greenland (格陵兰岛) and is working with Greenland (格陵兰岛) and Denmark (丹麦) to explore how to further support the local economy and infrastructure construction.
Von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) said that the EU will work with the United States (美国) and all partners to work in broader areas. She emphasized that the EU needs to cooperate with all regional partners to strengthen common security. Therefore, the EU will explore how to strengthen security partnerships with countries such as the United Kingdom (英国), Canada (加拿大), Norway (挪威), and Iceland (冰岛).
Von der Leyen (冯德莱恩) stated that the EU is developing its own security strategy and plans to release it later this year. The Arctic strategy will be upgraded, and the core principle of this strategy is that sovereign states have the right to decide their own future.
Return to TopIn 2025, facing a complex and volatile international situation, China's economy maintained overall stability and made progress while ensuring stability. New achievements were made in high-quality development. The annual gross domestic product exceeded 140 trillion yuan, an increase of 5.0% compared to 2024. This hard-earned achievement demonstrates the inherent resilience and innovative momentum of the Chinese economy. In this issue, we invite six Chinese and foreign scholars to jointly explore how the Chinese economy can move forward against pressure, develop towards new and better directions, and continue to inject strong impetus into the world economy.
Wang Xuekun (王雪坤), President of the Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce (商务部国际贸易经济合作研究院)
Zhang Bin (张斌), Deputy Director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院世界经济与政治研究所)
Chen Guangyan (陈光炎), Professor of Economics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (新加坡南洋理工大学)
Xia Huasheng (夏华声), Economist at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil (巴西瓦加斯基金会)
Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普·拉鲁什), Founder and President of the Schiller Institute, Germany (德国席勒研究所)
Dennis Munene (丹尼斯·穆内内), Executive Director of the China-Africa Center at the Africa Policy Institute, Kenya (肯尼亚非洲政策研究所中非中心)
Demonstrating Strong Resilience in a Complex Environment—
Stemming from both the Strategic Determination at the National Level and the Indispensable Policy Coordination and Institutional Support
Chen Guangyan (陈光炎): In 2025, the Chinese economy is at a crucial juncture, marking the conclusion of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the planning and layout of the "15th Five-Year Plan." Against the backdrop of escalating external geopolitical conflicts, rising global economic uncertainty, and the rise of protectionism, the Chinese economy grew by 5.0% throughout the year. This achievement demonstrates the strong resilience and adaptability of the Chinese economy in the face of structural adjustments and multiple pressures. In China, economic growth is no longer the sole evaluation criterion. Ecological improvement, people's livelihood security, and the people's sense of security are placed in more important positions. The evaluation system is shifting from a single growth orientation to multi-dimensional indicators.
The Chinese economy's ability to move forward against pressure in a complex environment stems from both the strategic determination at the national level and the indispensable policy coordination and institutional support. The deep-seated mechanism lies in the parallel operation of "bottom-line protection" and "transformation": bottom-line protection means preventing the linked risks of finance, employment, local finance, and real estate, and ensuring that the economy does not experience a cliff-like decline; transformation means investing more limited policy resources in the direction of new quality productive forces, consolidating the foundation for medium- and long-term growth.
Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普·拉鲁什): The overall performance of the Chinese economy in 2025 was remarkable, maintaining the organic unity of macro stability and structural optimization and upgrading, and demonstrating strong resilience and strategic determination on the road to high-quality development. Faced with U.S. tariff suppression and increased global trade friction, China did not fall into a war of attrition, but continued to expand its "circle of friends," actively expand global markets, continuously optimize its trade structure, strengthen its innovation advantages, and accelerate the layout of cutting-edge technologies, effectively resolving external shocks.
The Chinese government has demonstrated a high degree of rationality and foresight in the formulation and implementation of macroeconomic policies, successfully achieving a balance between stabilizing growth and adjusting the structure. On the one hand, it has consolidated the endogenous driving force of economic growth by boosting consumption, stabilizing investment, and expanding domestic demand; on the other hand, it has continued to promote industrial upgrading and technological progress through policy tools such as tax cuts and incentives for innovation.
Dennis Munene (丹尼斯·穆内内): In 2025, China, as a super-large economy, achieved steady economic growth. The reason why the Chinese economy withstood the pressure and achieved outstanding results is, first of all, the effective implementation of long-term plans. China formulates five-year plans for economic and social development to ensure that policies are implemented effectively. Secondly, China is the only country in the world with all industrial categories in the United Nations' industrial classification. Its outstanding industrial manufacturing capabilities enable it to have sufficient strength to cope with external challenges.
Zhang Bin (张斌): In 2025, the overall operation of the Chinese economy was stable, and its activity increased compared to 2024. The transformation and upgrading of industries performed well. Following new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products, the research and application of artificial intelligence, biomedicine, robotics, and other fields are also at the forefront of the world. The high-quality development of industries has promoted foreign trade and enhanced international competitiveness. The rapid development of agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries has brought about commodity diversity and continuously improved cost performance, bringing tangible changes to people's lives.
Wang Xuekun (王雪坤): From a consumption perspective, a series of pro-consumption policies in China in 2025 worked together to promote steady growth in the consumer market. Service consumption maintained rapid growth, and the driving role of new types of consumption became increasingly apparent. The trend of improving the quality and upgrading of residents' consumption continued. With the in-depth implementation of special actions to boost consumption, consumption potential was continuously released. From an investment perspective, China's emerging areas of investment showed good growth momentum. The green transformation of energy and the widespread application of information technology drove related investment growth. China's investment potential and space remain huge.
Xia Huasheng (夏华声): The government's organization and guidance role is crucial for the Chinese economy to maintain stable growth. The private sector is full of vitality, but without the direction of guidance at the national level, the market often presents a decentralized and disordered state. The Chinese government guides resources to be concentrated in green energy, advanced manufacturing, and high-tech industries by clarifying industrial directions and releasing clear signals to enterprises and capital. This national-level organizational capability is the key to forming a complete and efficient industrial ecology. At the same time, the Chinese government provides more stable and predictable guarantees by improving the pension and medical insurance systems, which helps to further release the consumption potential of Chinese residents.
Innovation and Green Reshape Development Momentum—
Developing Towards New and Better Directions is the Most Prominent Theme in China's Economic Narrative in 2025
Chen Guangyan (陈光炎): Developing towards new and better directions is the most prominent theme in China's economic narrative in 2025. Innovation is placed at the core because, when the traditional factor dividend decreases, the key variable that determines the medium- and long-term competitiveness of the economy shifts to the improvement of total factor productivity. China's advantage lies in its systemic capabilities: the ultra-large-scale market brings high-density application scenarios, a relatively complete industrial system, and the consistency of direction formed by long-term planning, making it easier for innovation to complete the closed loop from research and development to industrialization.
Zhang Bin (张斌): Innovation is the core driving force of medium- and long-term economic growth. The Chinese economy has entered a stage of high-quality development, and the source of growth momentum is gradually shifting from increasing factor inputs to improving efficiency. The key to improving efficiency lies in innovation, including innovation in systems and mechanisms, production organization methods, and production technologies. The main reasons why China can achieve innovative breakthroughs are: full market competition, providing strong incentives for participants; a high level of opening up to the outside world, making full use of both domestic and foreign markets; the huge domestic market size, bringing economies of scale and more opportunities for trial and error; and a sound infrastructure and a large number of high-quality laborers, laying an important foundation for innovation.
Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普·拉鲁什): Innovation is a key support for the high-quality development of the Chinese economy. In 2025, China maintained strong momentum in artificial intelligence, robotics, new energy, and other fields, and continued to make breakthroughs. Its ranking in the global innovation index entered the top ten for the first time. This is the inevitable result of China's clear development blueprint and long-term strategic determination. In addition, China's total social R&D expenditure accounts for the second-highest proportion of GDP in the world, and the scale of its science and engineering talent training system is huge, which helps to enhance the overall capabilities of China's innovation system.
Xia Huasheng (夏华声): Developing green industries is also crucial for China's high-quality development. China has established the world's largest and most complete new energy industry chain, providing important support for achieving the "dual carbon" goals and sustainable economic development. In addition, China also helps other countries obtain clean energy solutions through foreign investment and technological cooperation. This "technology spillover" is an important contribution of China to global green transformation and sustainable development.
Building a New Pattern of Global Economic Cooperation—
Continuously Solving Global Trade and Investment Problems with Institutional Opening-up
Wang Xuekun (王雪坤): In 2025, China's foreign trade demonstrated strong resilience and achieved high-quality development. The main reasons are in five aspects: First, a complete industrial system has built a solid foundation for trade growth; second, innovation-driven has stimulated new potential for trade growth; third, institutional opening-up has enhanced the endogenous driving force of foreign trade; fourth, channel diversification has expanded new space for trade growth; and fifth, actively promoting global cooperation has created a favorable external environment for trade growth.
Faced with a complex and volatile international situation, China has always adhered to its unwavering commitment to opening up to the outside world, and has continuously solved global trade and investment problems with institutional opening-up. From the implementation of the "zero tariff, low tax rate, and simplified tax system" policy for the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), to the continuous promotion of rule innovation in 22 free trade pilot zones; from continuously shortening the negative list for foreign investment access, realizing full opening up in the manufacturing sector, and revising and expanding the encouraged foreign investment industry catalog, to continuously optimizing the market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized business environment... A series of pragmatic opening-up measures have made the Chinese market more attractive, continuously attracting global high-quality factor resources to gather in China, promoting China's close economic and trade exchanges with countries around the world, and allowing the world to share China's development opportunities.
Dennis Munene (丹尼斯·穆内内): At a time when the global economic recovery is weak, China's steady economic growth has provided a huge increment to the global economy. China's complete industrial system supports the efficient operation of the global division of labor system and stabilizes the global supply chain. China's continued promotion of building an open world economy has allowed the world to see valuable certainty and has enhanced confidence in maintaining the global economic order.
Thanks to China's continuous expansion of high-level opening-up to the outside world, continuously expanding the spillover and driving effects of platforms such as the China International Import Expo (进博会) and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (中非经贸博览会), and implementing measures to implement zero tariffs on 100% of tariff items for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, the characteristic products of Kenya and other countries have been integrated into the global supply chain. These measures will provide Chinese consumers with more choices, meet diversified consumption needs, and improve the quality of life.
Chen Guangyan (陈光炎): China's core measures to promote the construction of an open world economy have shifted from simple market access to the supply of rules and systems. By aligning with international high-standard economic and trade rules, China stabilizes market expectations with rules and attracts global resources with systems, forming a virtuous cycle. The full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港) is a positive attempt at institutional opening-up. In the future, the focus of China's expansion of high-level opening-up will shift from "scale expansion" to "quality improvement," allowing foreign investment to participate more deeply in China's economic transformation process.
Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普·拉鲁什): China has achieved high-quality development of foreign trade through continuous improvement of the business environment and expansion of institutional opening-up; through infrastructure construction, regional coordinated development, and institutional innovation, it has successfully integrated its own development into the global economic system and made a huge contribution to world economic growth. This is completely different from what I saw during my first visit to China in 1971.
The judgment that "believing in China is believing in tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future" has a solid realistic foundation. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, a large amount of foreign investment has been invested in China's advanced manufacturing, modern service industries, high-tech and other fields, which is a vote of confidence from the international community in China's development prospects.
The Long-Term Positive Trend Will Not Change—
The Contribution to Global Economic Growth Also Lies in Exporting the Stabilizing Effect of "Inclusive Consumption" to the World
Helga Zepp-LaRouche (黑尔佳·策普·拉鲁什): In recent years, China's contribution rate to world economic growth has remained at around 30%, and breakthroughs in key technology fields are reshaping the global technology landscape and providing new growth momentum for the world economy. In the future, relying on a complete industrial system, strong innovation capabilities, and stable governance capabilities, the basic trend of the Chinese economy's long-term improvement will not change, and it is expected to cultivate more new growth points during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
We look forward to China further expanding global cooperation in cutting-edge fields such as new energy, artificial intelligence, and aerospace, helping more countries and regions accelerate their development pace, building a broad stage for openness, sharing, mutual benefit, and win-win results for the international community, and continuing to contribute Chinese wisdom, Chinese technology, and Chinese solutions to global economic development and the common progress of mankind.
Xia Huasheng (夏华声): For a long time, China's contribution to global economic growth is not just numbers, but also lies in exporting the stabilizing effect of "inclusive consumption" to the world—China's manufacturing relies on industrial chain advantages and technological innovation to make affordable goods and high-tech products accessible to everyone in the world, even low-income groups can afford them. For example, most of the goods used to celebrate traditional festivals in various countries around the world come from Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang, which allows people of different cultures and income levels to celebrate festivals with lower expenditures, which is related to people's happy lives.
Wang Xuekun (王雪坤): The international community is generally optimistic about China's economic development prospects. Many international organizations and foreign-funded institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, have raised their expectations for China's economic growth in 2026. Behind this is China's strategic determination to adhere to stability while seeking progress and improving quality and efficiency. Faced with a complex external environment, the basic trend of the Chinese economy's long-term improvement has not changed: high-level opening-up to the outside world provides a solid guarantee for long-term economic improvement, the accelerated cultivation of new quality productive forces injects important strength into long-term economic improvement, and the advantages of a super-large-scale market provide important support for long-term economic improvement. China will continue to be the largest engine of global economic growth.
Chen Guangyan (陈光炎): Looking to the future, although external environmental uncertainty is still rising, the basic trend of the Chinese economy's long-term improvement has not changed. The supporting conditions come from the structural foundation: the ultra-large-scale market and complete industrial system provide buffer space, innovation and green transformation continue to breed new momentum, and long-term planning and governance capabilities ensure consistency of direction.
Of course, long-term improvement does not mean there are no challenges. The Chinese economy is at a critical period of transformation between old and new driving forces. The recovery of the consumer market and the development trend of global trade protectionism may all affect the operation of the Chinese economy. If China can maintain stable growth during the structural adjustment period and continue to provide the world with green products, innovative achievements, and stable supply chains, it will not only open up new space for its own development, but also provide important support for global economic development in terms of demand, supply, and expectations.
(Reporters Wang Xiaobo (王骁波), Zhang Jinruo (张矜若), Chen Yiming (陈一鸣), Liu He (刘赫), and Huang Weixin (黄炜鑫) of this newspaper interviewed and compiled the report, and intern Hou Tianze (侯天泽) participated in the writing)
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "On the new journey, central enterprises must fully recognize the responsibilities and missions they shoulder, better serve the overall work of the Party and the country, serve the high-quality development of the economy and society, serve the safeguarding and improvement of people's livelihoods, bravely shoulder social responsibilities, and contribute greater strength to the construction of Chinese-style modernization."
Embarking on a new journey, how should central enterprises clarify their orientation, accurately identify their positioning, and effectively fulfill their responsibilities and missions? China Merchants Group (招商局集团), a Hong Kong-based central enterprise with a history of more than 150 years, provides a reference perspective.
Born in a time of national crisis and starting from the practice of the Westernization Movement, China Merchants Group (招商局集团) is China's first modern company and a pioneer of national industry and commerce. Today, its total assets exceed 15 trillion yuan, and its business covers four major sectors: transportation and logistics, comprehensive finance, real estate and parks, and science and technology innovation industries.
During an interview at China Merchants Group (招商局), the story of the "four ships" was impressive: the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship, the first modern commercial vessel in China's modern national shipping history; the "Hai Liao" (海辽) ship, the first ocean-going vessel of the new China to raise the five-star red flag; the "Ming Hua" (明华) ship, for which Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) personally wrote the inscription "Sea World" (海上世界); and the "New E-Dun" (新伊敦) ship, the world's first very large crude carrier (VLCC) to use carbon fiber rigid wing sails. The four ships from different periods have engraved the development history of the century-old China Merchants Group (招商局集团) and witnessed the great leap of the Chinese nation from an era of backwardness to keeping up with the times and then leading the times.
Looking at the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship to pursue the dream of a strong industrial country
Carrying the long-cherished wish of countless people with lofty ideals, the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship opened the prelude to modern Chinese national shipping.
Pinching, flattening, and folding, a small square towel is folded neatly in less than 10 seconds... Walking into the China Merchants Lion Mountain Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (招商局狮子山人工智能实验室) in Shenzhen (深圳), humanoid robots are being trained on the test bench and accelerating their "evolution."
"This young laboratory represents the future of China Merchants Group (招商局)." Deng Weidong (邓伟栋), general manager of China Merchants Innovation (招商创科), told reporters that in February 2024, China Merchants Group (招商局) established the Advanced Technology Research Institute (先进技术研究院) to focus on cutting-edge technology fields and formed a series of research and development platforms. The Lion Mountain Laboratory (狮子山实验室) is one of them. The laboratory quickly attracted more than 100 talents in the fields of large models and positioning and navigation, and launched self-developed intelligent body reasoning systems, intelligent companion robot dogs and other hardcore products.
Like other institutions under China Merchants Group (招商局), a ship model is also prominently displayed in the Lion Mountain Laboratory (狮子山实验室), living with entrepreneurs with an average age of only 28 years old day and night. It is the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship from more than 150 years ago.
Climbing Microwave Mountain (微波山) in Shenzhen (深圳), we saw the "birth certificate" of the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship in the China Merchants History Museum (招商局历史博物馆). A yellowed "Notice of the China Merchants Steamship Bureau" (轮船招商公局告白) reads: "This bureau purchased British company's ship No. 1, named E-Dun, priced at 65,000 British silver dollars..."
A notice brings thoughts back to an era filled with the smoke of gunpowder.
Since the Opium War, China's national strength has declined, and its maritime rights have been lost. Relying on iron-blooded force, foreign companies have reaped huge profits in China's shipping operations. Faced with internal and external troubles, the Westernization Movement advocated that merchants and civilians raise funds to establish a fleet and presented a memorial to the Qing government entitled "Proposal to Establish a Bureau to Recruit Merchants to Trial Steamships to Transport Grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang" (设局招商试办轮船分运江浙漕粮由), which was approved in December 1872. In January 1873, the China Merchants Steamship Bureau (轮船招商局) opened in Shanghai (上海).
Ships are essential for shipping. On the eve of the establishment of the China Merchants Steamship Bureau (轮船招商局), the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship purchased from the British Steamship Company became the first steel steam-powered merchant ship in modern China. After arriving in China, it departed from Shanghai (上海) and made its maiden voyage to Fuzhou (福州) and Shantou (汕头), opening China's first coastal commercial route.
Starting with the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship, China Merchants Group (招商局) gradually drove the rise of modern national industrial and commercial enterprises. Just looking at the shipping sector, which is both the main business and the "ancestral business," you can intuitively feel the changes. A set of data proves it: At present, China Merchants Energy Shipping (招商轮船) has five fleets of oil tankers, dry bulk carriers, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, ro-ro ships, and container ships, operating and managing more than 370 ships (including orders) with a total carrying capacity of more than 52 million deadweight tons. Among them, there are 51 very large crude carriers and 34 self-owned very large ore carriers, and the carrying capacity scale ranks among the top in the world.
Carrying the long-cherished wish of countless people with lofty ideals to seek wealth and strengthen the country, the "E-Dun" (伊敦) ship opened the prelude to modern Chinese industry and illuminated the Chinese nation's dream of a strong industrial country.
Looking at the "Hai Liao" (海辽) ship to see the corporate responsibility and mission
To do business, we must always find the entry point and focus of development in serving the overall national situation.
Looking at the 1953 edition of the five-cent RMB banknote, you can see a ship breaking through the mist and moving forward bravely. This ship is the "Hai Liao" (海辽) ship.
On September 19, 1949, on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the "Hai Liao" (海辽) ship, which was requisitioned by the Kuomintang, revolted, set sail from Hong Kong (香港), broke through numerous blockades, and arrived at Dalian Port (大连港) in the liberated area on September 28 of the same year. At 14:57 on October 1, 1949, three minutes before the founding ceremony, the five-star red flag was raised on the "Hai Liao" (海辽) ship.
Inspired by this, the Hong Kong China Merchants Group (香港招商局) and 13 ocean-going vessels gathered in Hong Kong (香港) raised the five-star red flag on January 15, 1950, and the whistle resounded throughout Hong Kong (香江). The Hong Kong China Merchants Group (香港招商局) made a choice that conformed to the historical trend and returned to the embrace of the Party and the people.
"Sharing the destiny with the motherland and developing with the times." Since the new era, China Merchants Group (招商局) has continued its fine traditions, adhered to the principle of "planning for business and planning for the country," and actively participated in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
The blue waves are vast, and the sea and sky are the same color. Taking a boat around the Mazhou Island (孖洲岛) in Qianhai Bay (前海湾) in Shenzhen (深圳), you can see giant ships docked in the various docks of Yiu Lian Dockyards (友联船厂), with 16 ships being repaired at the same time. This is one of the largest ship repair bases in the country.
"Yiu Lian Dockyards (友联船厂)'s ability in repairing high-end ships is leading in China, and the number of orders is increasing." Huang Wensong (黄文松), administrative director of China Merchants Heavy Industry (招商船舶) Mazhou Island Base, said that in the past, the repair of LNG ships was still the "world" of foreign companies. After Yiu Lian Dockyards (友联船厂) achieved a technological breakthrough in 2017, it has repaired a total of 108 ships.
China Merchants Heavy Industry (招商船舶) is an old brand enterprise integrating ship repair and shipbuilding. "During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, the company achieved profitability through structural adjustment and transformation and upgrading, and entered the first echelon of the domestic ship repair and shipbuilding industry." Zheng Hehui (郑和辉), deputy general manager of China Merchants Heavy Industry (招商船舶), said that China Merchants Heavy Industry (招商船舶) currently has ten ship repair and shipbuilding bases in the country, and has obvious advantages in the fields of car ro-ro ships, high-end ro-ro ships, small and medium-sized chemical tankers, and cruise ship manufacturing.
Two nautical miles from Mazhou Island (孖洲岛) is a modern port under China Merchants Port (招商港口) - Mawan Smart Port (妈湾智慧港).
5G network covers the entire port area, remote-controlled shore bridges automatically load and unload containers according to instructions, and more than 90 "5G + autonomous driving trucks" shuttle in an orderly manner... "This used to be a traditional bulk cargo terminal. After the intelligent transformation was completed in 2021, the number of field bridge operators was reduced by more than 50%, and the single-machine operating efficiency was increased by more than 60%." In the view of Xu Song (徐颂), chief executive officer of China Merchants Port (招商港口), the most exciting thing about the transformation is the use of the independently developed China Merchants Core Operating System (招商芯操作系统). "After realizing domestic substitution, it has not only been promoted and applied in many domestic ports, but also copied to ports in Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡), Greece (希腊) and other countries."
China Merchants Heavy Industry (招商船舶) mainly engages in ship repair and shipbuilding business, China Merchants Energy Shipping (招商轮船) mainly engages in shipping business, and China Merchants Port (招商港口) provides services for ship berthing... Around the "one ship," China Merchants Group (招商局集团) has deeply cultivated the marine economy.
From investing in the construction of a maritime power, a transportation power, and a financial power, to serving regional coordinated development, helping Hong Kong (香港) maintain prosperity and stability, and jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, China Merchants Group (招商局集团) "not only strives for glory in one field, but also adds color to the overall situation." From 2012 to 2025, the group's total assets increased by 40 times, and the compound annual growth rate of operating income and total profit reached 22% and 18% respectively.
"From the development history of China Merchants Group (招商局), we can see that whenever it is better combined with the overall national situation, it is the time when the enterprise develops the fastest and best. To do business, we must always find the entry point and focus of development in serving the overall national situation." Miao Jianmin (缪建民), chairman of China Merchants Group (招商局集团), said with emotion.
Looking at the "Ming Hua" (明华) ship to see the tide of reform and opening up
Always adhering to the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, innovation and enterprising, and constantly stimulating new vitality for the enterprise
As night falls, the neon lights of Shekou (蛇口) in Shenzhen (深圳) are flashing, and the "Ming Hua" (明华) ship in Sea World (海上世界) is brightly lit, and China's first original immersive physical drama "The Trading Life" is being staged. Actors from 12 countries presented wonderful performances, making the audience call it "full of international style."
Shekou (蛇口) in Shenzhen (深圳) is an important landmark of reform and opening up.
In 1979, China Merchants Group (招商局) detonated the "first shot" of moving mountains and filling the sea in Shekou (蛇口) and independently developed the Shekou Industrial Zone (蛇口工业区). Since the early 1980s, it has publicly recruited talents nationwide; broken the "iron armchair" and abolished the lifelong tenure of leading cadres... In the spring tide of reform and opening up, Shekou (蛇口) took the lead in implementing a series of reforms and created 24 "national firsts."
The "Ming Hua" (明华) ship is an important token of Shekou (蛇口)'s changes.
On January 26, 1984, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平), who was inspecting Shenzhen (深圳), boarded the "Ming Hua" (明华) ship and personally wrote the inscription "Sea World" (海上世界). On National Day of that year, the float of the "Sea World" (海上世界) model, carrying the slogan "Time is money, efficiency is life," passed through Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) and became famous throughout the country.
Reform and opening up is only ongoing, not completed. On the new era's voyage, China Merchants Group (招商局集团) always adheres to the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, innovation and enterprising, bravely stands at the forefront of the tide, brings forth new ideas, and constantly stimulates new vitality for the enterprise.
Dare to break through and try, move forward bravely, and persevere in reform.
Release development potential by delegating power and authorizing. "The group has given the management team of the secondary company greater autonomy, and increased the decision-making authority of the team's investment committee from 30 million yuan to 50 million yuan, which is conducive to us seizing high-potential development projects in a timely manner." Gao Bin (高斌), head of the investment department of China Merchants Venture (招商创投), said.
Increase endogenous motivation by optimizing assessment. "According to the group's strategic guidance, the company began to include deep cultivation of science and technology finance as a 'must-answer question' in the 'one enterprise, one policy' assessment indicators in 2024." Hu Yangyang (胡洋洋), an employee of China Merchants Securities (招商证券) investment bank, said. In 2025, China Merchants Securities (招商证券) helped 10 technology companies land on the capital market, doubling the number compared with 2024.
Global layout, setting sail, and striding forward to "go out."
"Seven years of overseas experience have passed in a flash." When Wang Zhipeng (王志鹏), an employee of China Merchants Port (招商港口), was seen, he had just returned from the Paranaguá Container Terminal (巴拉那瓜集装箱码头) in Brazil (巴西). "Since 2018, we have introduced China's advanced port management methods to this terminal. The terminal's annual throughput has doubled, and the lives of employees have continued to improve."
Today, China Merchants Port (招商港口) has invested in and laid out 51 ports in 26 countries and regions around the world, with overseas revenue accounting for more than 30%.
In the process of "going out," China Merchants Group (招商局) adheres to the values of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The Colombo International Container Terminals (科伦坡集装箱码头) invested, constructed and operated has rewritten the history that Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡) cannot berth large container ships and promoted the development of foreign trade in South Asia: In 2013, the year it opened, the terminal's container throughput was only 58,000 TEUs. In 2025, the throughput increased to 3.29 million TEUs. With experience in the lead, China Merchants Group (招商局集团) has invested in Hambantota Port (汉班托塔港) in Sri Lanka (斯里兰卡). In 2025, the cargo throughput increased by more than 50 times compared with before it took over in 2017.
Not just China Merchants Port (招商港口). In recent years, China Merchants Group (招商局集团) has deeply implemented the internationalization strategy and achieved fruitful results - it has established 84 logistics institutions in 46 countries and regions; invested in and operated overseas parks with a total area of about 160 square kilometers, and has attracted more than 870 enterprises to the parks; and laid out more than 10 financial institutions in Asia (亚洲), Europe (欧洲) and other places...
Sailing forward in the historical trend of reform and opening up, China Merchants Group (招商局)'s development space is becoming wider and wider.
Looking at the "New E-Dun" (新伊敦) ship to see the enterprise's response to change and innovation
At different stages of development, we should take the initiative to embrace the most advanced productive forces at that time and promote high-quality development with the development of new quality productive forces.
The world's first! In 2022, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the first new generation of energy-saving and consumption-reducing ship type invested and built by China Merchants Group (招商局) - a very large crude carrier (VLCC) using carbon fiber rigid wing sails - was delivered and named "New E-Dun" (新伊敦) ship.
"Compared with other oil tankers, the 'New E-Dun' (新伊敦) ship is equipped with two more pairs of retractable wing-shaped sails independently developed by Chinese enterprises. When the wind direction is in line, the wind energy emitted can save an average of 6% to 8% of fuel." Li Weiping (李伟平), deputy general manager of Haihong Hong Kong (海宏香港), said.
In September 2025, the world's first 9,300-car methanol dual-fuel powered car ro-ro ship "Gang Rong" (港荣) was delivered; in December 2025, the world's first methanol dual-fuel powered intelligent VLCC "Kai Tuo" (凯拓) was delivered... Adapting to the green transformation trend of the shipping industry, China Merchants Energy Shipping (招商轮船)'s fleet continues to "upgrade."
The "New E-Dun" (新伊敦) ship is a microcosm of China Merchants Group (招商局)'s move towards the new, climbing to the high, and fully accelerating the "third entrepreneurship" during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
"The reason why China Merchants Group (招商局) can have a century-old foundation is that a very important point is that it has taken the initiative to embrace the most advanced productive forces at that time at different stages of development." In the view of Shi Dai (石岱), general manager of China Merchants Group (招商局集团), the "first entrepreneurship" of China Merchants Group (招商局) during the Westernization Movement developed the productive forces spawned by the first and second industrial revolutions; the "second entrepreneurship" in the early stage of reform and opening up embraced the third industrial revolution; the "third entrepreneurship" seized the opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, "the core is to develop new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development."
On the one hand, promote the "advance, retreat, integration, and cooperation" of traditional industries and accelerate the move towards both ends of the "smile curve." "Advance" means expanding new businesses around the main business, such as China Merchants Energy Shipping (招商轮船)'s layout of the gas transportation business, and China Merchants Bank (招商银行)'s acceleration of the "digital and intelligent China Merchants Bank" transformation and the creation of "AI + Finance." "Retreat" means disposing of non-core assets and exiting non-core businesses. "Integration" means carrying out in-depth integration of similar and homogeneous business resources, such as China Merchants Energy Shipping (招商轮船)'s integration of Sinotrans Container Lines (中外运集运) in 2021 to create a leading domestic container shipping enterprise. "Cooperation" means systematically promoting internal coordination and external cooperation.
On the other hand, seize the opportunities in the fields of biomedicine, inspection and testing, and embodied intelligence, continue to increase investment and mergers and acquisitions, create a "fourth sector" of science and technology innovation industries, and build a sustainable "Malik curve."
China Merchants Innovation (招商创科) is the youngest secondary company in the "big family" of China Merchants Group (招商局). Since its opening and operation in April 2024, it has made frequent moves: jointly investing in Ruichi Information (瑞驰信息) with ARM (ARM), a global chip architecture giant; spending more than 6 billion yuan to increase its stake in Cathay Biotech (凯赛生物); strategically investing in Humanwell Healthcare (人福医药) and consolidating Tianjin Pharmaceutical Research Institute (天津药物研究院)... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China Merchants Group (招商局) fully entered strategic emerging industries, and its investment in scientific and technological research and development reached 89.3 billion yuan, nearly doubling compared with the "13th Five-Year Plan." With the in-depth advancement of the "third entrepreneurship," China Merchants Group (招商局集团)'s total profit has stabilized at the 220 billion yuan level and reached a new high, and the high-quality development trend and the construction of a world-class enterprise have continued to highlight.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on the work of central enterprises, which provided fundamental guidance for the development of China Merchants Group (招商局集团)." Looking forward to the "15th Five-Year Plan," Miao Jianmin (缪建民) said that China Merchants Group (招商局集团) will keep its entrustment in mind, be grateful and forge ahead, solidly promote the "third entrepreneurship," accelerate the construction of a world-class enterprise, create a number of secondary companies with 10 billion yuan of profit, 100 billion yuan of revenue, and 1 trillion yuan of market value, and comprehensively achieve the triple leap of scientific and technological innovation capabilities, international operation level, and service to the overall national situation, and show the new responsibility and new actions of central enterprises on the new era and new journey.
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From the "Yidun" (伊敦) ship, which initiated modern Chinese shipping, to the "Hailiao" (海辽) ship, which laid the foundation for the new China's shipping industry, from the "Minghua" (明华) ship, born with the tide of reform and opening up, to the "New Yidun" (新伊敦) ship, which represents the development direction of new quality productive forces... In China Merchants Group's "four ships," there is the arduous journey of a century-old enterprise, and also the history, present, and future of Chinese enterprises.
Chinese enterprises have a glorious history.
Building fleets, digging coal mines, constructing railways, and developing electric power and communications, since the Opium War, countless people with lofty ideals have been determined to become stronger and have successively founded a number of industrial and mining enterprises, laying the foundation for modern Chinese industry.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country was poor and blank, and all industries were waiting to be developed. Again, enterprises responded to the call, relied on their own efforts, built blast furnaces, repaired power stations, and manufactured automobiles, using day-to-day cultivation to establish a relatively complete industrial system.
After the reform and opening up, the constraints on productivity were further broken, state-owned enterprises rejuvenated, and individual businesses, township enterprises, and private enterprises flourished. The vast number of enterprises innovated products and explored markets together, helping China become the world's second largest economy and the largest manufacturing country.
As time changes and years pass, some enterprises have faded into the dust of history in the changing situation, and many enterprises have persevered and maintained their foundation for a long time. All those enterprises that have struggled for national rejuvenation, contributed to the national economy and people's livelihood, and strived to realize their own value are worthy of being remembered and respected. It is by relying on generations of people to continue to inherit and relay their struggles that the dream of a strong industrial country is getting closer and closer!
Chinese enterprises have a wonderful present.
At the beginning of the new year in 2026, good news came from the Chinese automobile industry: BYD topped the global pure electric vehicle sales list with a performance of 2.2567 million vehicles sold throughout 2025. Winning the "sales champion" is inseparable from the company's long-term efforts, and is also closely related to China's economic supply advantages, demand advantages, and institutional advantages. With the superposition of advantages, Chinese automobile companies have collectively leaped and changed lanes in more than ten years.
BYD is a microcosm. Working hard to overcome difficulties, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (中船集团) has摘下国产邮轮等造船业“皇冠上的明珠”; (zhāi xià guóchǎn yóulún děng zàochuán yè “huángguān shàng de míngzhū” - "摘下国产邮轮等造船业“皇冠上的明珠”," to pluck the pearls from the crown of shipbuilding, referring to overcoming key technological challenges in shipbuilding, such as building domestic cruise ships); continuing to lead, CRRC (中国中车) CR450 EMU has set a new benchmark for global high-speed rail equipment; determined to innovate, Huawei (华为) has developed an independent and controllable domestic operating system... Since the new era, the vast number of enterprises rooted in the fertile soil of China's economy have bravely moved forward and flourished all the way, with large enterprises "standing tall and reaching the sky," small and medium-sized enterprises "galloping like ten thousand horses," and small and micro enterprises "vigorous and lively." In the "2025 China Top 500 Enterprises" list, the number of my country's trillion-scale enterprises has increased to 267, the operating income of 15 enterprises has exceeded one trillion yuan, and the entry threshold has achieved 23 consecutive increases.
Looking forward to tomorrow, Chinese enterprises have a broader future.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposal proposes to improve the modern enterprise system with Chinese characteristics, promote the spirit of entrepreneurs, and accelerate the construction of more world-class enterprises. Whether it is promoting technological innovation, developing new quality productive forces, adhering to the "two unwavering" and supporting the development and growth of the private economy, or building a unified national market and comprehensively rectifying "involutionary" competition, a series of policies and measures have been implemented and achieved results, which will create a better ecology and provide stronger support for the development of the vast number of enterprises.
With firm confidence, seizing opportunities, and moving forward bravely, Chinese enterprises will set sail far away in the vast waters of high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 韩 鑫
On January 19th, the 2025 economic report card for China's economy was officially released:
The total economic output leaped to a new level of 140 trillion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 5.0%; the intensity of R&D investment reached 2.8%, exceeding the average level of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for the first time; the innovation index ranking entered the top ten globally for the first time; the low-altitude economy "soared high," embodied intelligence "thought nimbly and acted skillfully," and the added value of high-tech manufacturing accounted for 17.1% of the added value of industries above designated size... The Chinese economy fully demonstrated the resilience of 顶压前行 (dǐng yā qián xíng - "advancing against pressure," forging ahead despite difficulties) and the vitality of "moving towards the new and the superior," successfully achieving the expected goals.
Having passed the closing year of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and entered the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," the momentum of "moving towards the new and the superior" continues to extend in the economic body—
At the beginning of the new year, two "horses" from domestic and international arenas have attracted attention.
Internationally, at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas (拉斯维加斯), USA, the "Chinese legion," including Unitree Robotics (宇树科技) and Galaxy General (银河通用), made a concentrated appearance and firmly occupied the "C position," with the "Oriental dark horse" refreshing the international "visibility" of domestic robots.
Domestically, in Yiwu (义乌), the "World's Capital of Small Commodities," a horse-year doll with its mouth sewn backward became popular across the internet. The internet craze quickly transformed into market demand, staging a unique comeback.
From the technology exhibition stage to the market stage, these two "horses," one virtual and one real, clearly illuminate the full "horsepower" of China's innovative development.
This "horsepower" is expressed as a kind of "endurance," where continuous effort leads to a great accumulation of knowledge and experience that can be unleashed at any moment.
Looking closely at the exhibits at CES, it can be found that many Chinese companies' robots are no longer "concept machines" that remain at the prototype stage, but rather deliverable products that can be selected, tested, and picked up on-site. By accumulating small steps to reach a thousand miles, the "small spark" in the words of Wang Xingxing (王兴兴), the founder of Unitree Robotics (宇树科技), has gradually become a "prairie fire" with the help of time and patience. Some foreign media commented: Chinese companies have begun to confidently display the fruits of "technological rise."
Moving from the periphery to the "C position," the humanoid robot, showcasing the "Kung Fu mode," has become a concrete expression of new quality productive forces and a vivid footnote to innovative China. Facing the difficulties and challenges in the process of advancement, all parties are firmly promoting the deep integration of science and technology with industry, and the steadily growing new quality productive forces are constantly being transformed into new driving forces for high-quality development. In 2025, the added value of the equipment manufacturing industry and the high-tech manufacturing industry increased by 9.2% and 9.4% year-on-year, respectively, both faster than the industrial enterprises above the designated size. Emerging industries represented by high-end equipment and artificial intelligence continue to become new pillars of the modern industrial system.
This "horsepower" is embodied as a kind of "explosive force," where seizing the opportunity is the only way to strive for the upper reaches.
The popularity of the "Crying Horse" lies in the satisfaction of emotional value, but digging deeper, the comeback behind it comes from the high sensitivity and rapid response of Yiwu (义乌) merchants to market changes. If the observation period is lengthened, it will be found that this is not an isolated case. Overseas best-selling heaters, ever-changing refrigerator magnets... Whenever the market gives a signal, the complete industrial chain from design and production to marketing can quickly coordinate, and creativity and production capacity go hand in hand, allowing demand to be quickly transformed into tangible consumption.
The innovation rhythm of Yiwu (义乌) is precisely the vivid beat of China's innovation speed. An average of 45,000 new energy vehicles roll off the production line every day, thousands of invention patents are born, and more than 500 million express parcels are sent... In 2025, China entered the top ten in the global innovation index for the first time, becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in terms of innovation. Domestic carbon fiber "breaks through," core components of marine engineering equipment "break through," CR450 EMU "advances"... From new explorations in basic research to new breakthroughs in key technologies, from the deep integration of science and technology with industry to the widespread implementation of people-benefiting achievements, since the beginning of the year, good news has been frequently reported in cutting-edge fields, and innovation and creation have accelerated the creation of new quality productive forces, making China's economy more "new."
路遥知马力 (lù yáo zhī mǎ lì - "distance reveals a horse's strength," time will tell). Entering the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," with the accelerated breakthrough of cutting-edge technologies and the in-depth empowerment of artificial intelligence to thousands of industries, the global industrial technology competition will be like a hundred rivers competing for flow and will become more intense. By taking out the drive of "seizing the day," inspiring the mentality of "you chase me," and maintaining the ambition of "overcoming difficulties," the road of innovation will surely be "swift horses galloping, unstoppable," helping to "continue to write a new chapter in the Chinese miracle."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王东辉 郑智文 李凯旋 尚嵘峥
As night falls, the colorful lights of the Harbin Ice and Snow World (哈尔滨冰雪大世界) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) province light up, with ice castles and snow sculptures shimmering. Tourists take photos, check in, or experience the attractions, and laughter and cheers echo in the cold air. On January 1, 2026, Harbin (哈尔滨) received a total of 1.405 million tourists, an increase of 11.4% year-on-year.
The "Erbin craze" reflects the vigorous development of China's ice and snow economy. In December 2025, the "China Ice and Snow Economic Development Report (2025)" released by the State General Administration of Sport (国家体育总局) showed that from 2016 to 2024, the scale of China's ice and snow industry jumped from 364.7 billion yuan to 980 billion yuan, with an average annual increase of 21.09%. It is expected to exceed one trillion yuan in 2025. The number of ice and snow tourists in China has exceeded 300 million for three consecutive ice and snow seasons.
What are the new characteristics of the ice and snow economy today? What changes are taking place? Reporters went to many places for in-depth visits.
Rise of Domestic Brands
New Product Supply
"Domestic snowboard, made of carbon fiber, light and easy to use!" In Jilin City (吉林市), Jilin Province (吉林省), at the China Travel Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区), a young tourist, Tang Wenhao (唐闻昊), took the snowboard handed over by a staff member of the Xifei (希飞) brand.
The children marveled at the lightweight, while the parents compared the prices. "The price of the same carbon fiber snowboard is less than half of that of international brands, which is very attractive."
The eye-catching domestic snowboard comes from Jilin Chemical Fiber Group Co., Ltd. (吉林化纤集团有限责任公司), not far from the ski resort. As a large domestic carbon fiber company, Jilin Chemical Fiber Group has set its sights on the ice and snow equipment market in recent years, giving full play to its industrial chain advantages and developing carbon fiber snowboards.
"'Xifei' (希飞) is a registered trademark of Jilin Chemical Fiber Group. We started developing carbon fiber snowboards in 2023. The quality benchmarks against international first-line brands, and the price is more affordable," said Zhou Zhiyou (周志有), deputy director of the market development department of the sales center of Jilin Chemical Fiber Group. Carbon fiber snowboards are 30% lighter and 3 to 5 times stronger than ordinary snowboards, and can withstand greater impact.
In the ski resort, from mostly foreign brand equipment to the rise of domestic brands; on the ice rink, shiny domestic ice skates can be seen both inside and outside the arena... More and more domestic equipment is being recognized by consumers. Jilin Province (吉林省) is accelerating the cultivation of the ice and snow equipment industry, supporting the brand building of backbone enterprises, and building an ice and snow equipment industrial park, striving to exceed 5 billion yuan in output value of the ice and snow equipment industry by 2030.
According to Liu Junyi (刘俊一), director of the Jilin Province Ice and Snow Sports Key Laboratory and professor at Northeast Normal University (东北师范大学), the ice and snow equipment market has broad prospects. "At present, many domestic brands are deeply involved in technology and create ice and snow equipment based on factors such as athletes' habits. The performance of some products such as ice skates has reached the international first-line level. The main difficulty in development is how to improve market recognition."
Zhou Zhiyou (周志有) deeply agrees with this. "With technical accumulation, we have begun to focus on product design and sales this year." In terms of design, it incorporates "Chinese style" and reflects youthfulness. The snowboard coating features elements such as Peking Opera; in terms of sales, it actively expands the market, opens new stores, and settles in ski resorts.
Changchun Shengwei Yate Garment Group Co., Ltd. (长春圣威雅特服装集团有限公司) is also optimistic about the ice and snow equipment track and is exploring new paths in ice and snow clothing manufacturing. In the design of ski suits, it incorporates brand logos, Changbai Mountain (白山) and Heilongjiang (黑水) patterns, seasonal snowflakes and ice and snow track patterns to create a visual language with regional characteristics. "Performance meets the needs of most scenarios. The most important goal at the moment is to build a brand," said Lu Xiaomei (陆小枚), chairman of Shengwei Yate (圣威雅特).
Experts said that China has formed 15 major categories of ice and snow equipment product systems, basically covering the entire industrial chain of ice and snow equipment from head to toe, from individuals to venues, and from competitive competitions to mass sports. Driven by the application of new materials and intelligent technologies, domestic equipment is transforming from OEM to independent research and development and standard setting, providing an important impetus for the overall industry growth.
Presenting "North Ice South Expansion"
New Operating Models
In Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川) province, the Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort (西岭雪山滑雪场) at night is very bright under the illumination of the main lights. The colored lights placed next to the ski trails are scattered as densely as stars, creating a very atmospheric feel. Li Jixiang (李吉祥), a tourist from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), is having a great time. "The lights cover the snow trails at night, and it feels like you are traveling through the starry sky when skiing. The experience is very fresh."
Li Jixiang (李吉祥) is a ski enthusiast who often checks in at ski resorts around the world. He said, "I have experienced climbing snow mountains and skiing on professional ski trails. I am very much looking forward to seeing new changes in the ski resorts."
Not long ago, Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort (西岭雪山滑雪场) opened night skiing, creating the first new operating model of "daytime multi-experience + nighttime immersive skiing" in Southwest China, attracting many tourists.
Experts said that the regional development of China's ice and snow economy presents the characteristics of "North Ice South Expansion," breaking the traditional constraints of climate and region. In the south, through the construction of infrastructure such as artificial "city snow," large indoor snow resorts in Guangzhou (广州), Chengdu (成都), Shenzhen (深圳) and other places operate all year round, becoming popular destinations for urban leisure and professional training. Nearly half of the customers come from the warm Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区); most of the newly added indoor ski resorts in the country are located south of the Yangtze River (长江).
Compared with northern cities with abundant ice and snow resources, how can southern cities form their own competitive advantages? The answer is: innovative ideas, differentiated competition, developing new projects, and exploring new scenarios.
"Lower your feet, kick your legs straight forward, support with a pickaxe..." Walking into the ICE PANDA indoor ice climbing hall located in Chengdu Future Science and Technology City (成都未来科技城) in Sichuan (四川), the crisp sound of ice axes hitting the ice surface rises and falls. Ice climbing enthusiasts wearing assault suits are enjoying the fun of climbing ice peaks under the guidance of coaches.
"Ice climbing is an extreme sport that combines strength, skill and courage. It tests physical fitness and is also visually appealing," said Li Changchen (李昶郴), general manager of the venue. As the first indoor ice climbing hall in the country directly accessible by subway, the hall has a professional-grade ice wall about 12.5 meters high, covering a variety of slope challenge areas from 60-degree ice slopes to 90-degree vertical ice walls. Both new and old players can find suitable venues here.
The opening of the ice climbing hall is a vivid example of the ice and snow sub-segment track. "Compared with the equipment investment and travel costs of tens of thousands of yuan for outdoor ice climbing, urban venues greatly reduce the threshold for experience," said Jiang Shoutan (蒋寿坦), an ice climbing enthusiast. "There are many snow mountains around Chengdu (成都). Ice climbing is an important part of the process of climbing snow mountains. It is particularly convenient to practice technology indoors first and then go to outdoor snow mountains. This 'indoor + outdoor' connection model is particularly convenient."
In Chengdu (成都), with the upgrading of technology, the ice and snow industry is breaking through the dual restrictions of region and season and becoming a trendy urban lifestyle. Jianfeng Dry Snow Four Seasons Ski Resort (尖锋旱雪四季滑雪场) in Xindu District (新都区) relies on China's independent intellectual property rights "Enoki Mushroom Dry Snow" technology to realize the normalization of ice and snow sports outdoors in all seasons; in Pengzhou National Fitness Center (彭州全民健身中心), the Chengdu version of "Alps Ski Resort" is about to debut. The center is equipped with the longest dry snow slide in Southwest China, tennis courts and other sports facilities. "Skiing on the roof and swinging a racket downstairs" will become the daily experience of local people.
As of now, Chengdu (成都) has 18 ice rinks and snow resorts and more than 60 venues for various winter sports, with more than 2 million participants in ice and snow sports.
Rich Business Layout
Refreshed Consumer Experience
Looking into the distance, the snow-capped mountains are continuous; looking up, the sky is blue. In the "blue hour" in the evening, a group of tourists wearing special cold-proof and waterproof clothing are comfortably floating on the frozen lake, immersed in the quiet blue. The tourists pose in creative poses, and drones take off to record this romantic moment.
This is the ice floating experience project that Altay (阿勒泰) in Xinjiang (新疆) took the lead in introducing to the country since the new snow season. Cheng Hou (程厚), head of Altay Polar Ice Floating Tourism Information Studio (阿勒泰市极地冰浮旅游信息工作室), introduced that this tourism project focuses on integrating into nature and relaxing the body and mind. By chiseling cuts on the closed ice lake, tourists can float on the lake and enjoy the unique poetic and picturesque scenery of winter. "Since its opening, reservations have been very popular and it is deeply loved by young people. It is expected to receive 10,000 tourists throughout the winter."
In recent years, Xinjiang's (新疆) ice and snow economy has been booming, but there are also some shortcomings - the ice and snow tourism industry has a single format and is seriously homogenized. It has a solid "foundation," but it is not well explored. How to make good use of resource advantages and improve the quality of ice and snow economic development?
In recent years, Xinjiang (新疆) has continued to increase policy support for winter tourism, continuously enrich ice and snow product formats, and focus on creating ice and snow tourism brands. Taking Altay (阿勒泰) as an example, in addition to ice floating, new projects such as ice fishing, ice and snow theme parks, and horseback riding in the snow have been added. Ski resorts have introduced projects such as hot air balloons, paragliding, and snowmobiles. The "skiing +" is constantly expanding, and the supply of ice and snow tourism products continues to be enriched.
As the sun sets below the horizon and the sky turns pink, a "sunset party" is in full swing at the top of General Mountain International Ski Resort (将军山国际滑雪度假区) in Altay (阿勒泰). Zhang Qi (张琪), marketing manager of General Mountain International Ski Resort (将军山国际滑雪度假区), introduced that today's ski resorts are no longer just about skiing. Tourists can also take hot air balloons and other low-altitude sightseeing, and take cable cars to the top of the mountain to "bounce". The constantly "new" business formats have helped the number of tourists received by ski resorts to achieve rapid growth. Since the new snow season, as of the end of 2025, General Mountain International Ski Resort (将军山国际滑雪度假区) has received a total of 460,000 tourists, an increase of 52% year-on-year.
The line of sight shifts from Altay (阿勒泰) in the northernmost part of Xinjiang (新疆) to Hotan (和田) in the southernmost part. On the edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert (塔克拉玛干沙漠), ski resorts built on the gentle slopes of sand dunes have sprung up, and the contrast between the desert and ice and snow adds a novel experience to tourists.
This snow season, Xinjiang (新疆) launched more than 500 characteristic cultural and tourism activities and issued 45,000 ice and snow tourism consumption coupons. During the 2026 New Year's Day holiday, Xinjiang (新疆) received a total of 1.6838 million tourists, with a total tourist expenditure of 1.532 billion yuan.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王伟健
Bathed in the warm winter sun, the Future Pavilion of the Suzhou Silk Museum (苏州丝绸博物馆) is bustling with visitors. Here, ancient patterns "extracted" from "aged" silk are transformed into dazzling game costumes in the digital world, exquisite and elegant accessories in the fashion field, and adorable trendy toys for daily life. Ms. Gu (顾女士), who made a special trip to "check in," couldn't help but exclaim, "Our ancestors' aesthetics are truly 'trendy'!"
Qian Zhaoyue (钱兆悦), curator of the Suzhou Silk Museum (苏州丝绸博物馆), introduced that the museum houses over 6,000 pieces/sets of silk cultural relics, with a total of more than 130,000 items. As early as the late Ming Dynasty, Suzhou (苏州) silk clothing had over 120 colors, and at that time, "Suzhou fashion" swept the world. However, as the pace of modern life accelerated, ancient silk gradually lost its appeal to younger generations. The museum's audience was mainly middle-aged and elderly people with nostalgic feelings, with few young faces. Silk culture once fell into a state of 曲高和寡 (qǔ gāo hè guǎ - "high-pitched song few singers," highbrow art finds few appreciators; to be too refined for the common taste).
How can these ancient collections be brought out of their "seclusion" and become "trendy"?
The museum has started to create "new articles" based on ancient patterns. In 2023, the museum began to digitally collect, deconstruct, and extract patterns from its collection of cultural relics, resulting in a vast "digital gene bank" of silk patterns. With the help of digitalization, every cloud pattern and every flower and bird on silk cultural relics has become "source code" in the hands of designers.
In the historical exhibition hall, a replica of a Tang Dynasty "Red Ground Linked Pearl Roundel Four Horsemen Hunting Brocade" (唐代“红地联珠团窠四骑士狩猎纹锦”) attracts attention: on the silk surface, several winged steeds are majestic and powerful, as if about to burst out of the brocade. This powerful atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty instantly struck the heartstrings of Zou Yujia (邹宇佳), a designer born in the 90s. Just as the Lunar Year of the Horse was approaching, inspiration burst into her mind.
However, the original patterns looked too serious, and the winged horse element was often used for burial objects in ancient times, making it difficult to match the fashion preferences of contemporary young people. Therefore, Zou Yujia (邹宇佳) took the lead in carrying out a "pattern surgery": removing the horse's wings and reshaping the facial expression to make it cute and adorable. After the basic shape was finalized, gold ingots were added to the horse's back, matched with traditional Suzhou (苏州) rope knots, carefully embellished with jade beads, and then various exquisite Song brocades were pasted on with special glue. After more than a dozen complex processes, a horse-shaped fashion accessory was completed.
Within a square inch, classical charm and modern aesthetics blend harmoniously. This fashion accessory was first unveiled at the museum's "Suzhou Silk International Reception Hall" ("苏丝国际会客厅") on January 1st this year and has become a "hit" sought after by young people. Zou Yujia's (邹宇佳) artisan team is working overtime to catch up with production, but demand still exceeds supply, selling thousands of pieces in just half a month.
At the Suzhou Silk Museum (苏州丝绸博物馆), more and more ancient patterns are being spread "out of the circle" through the ingenious hands of designers, quietly融入 (róngrù - "blend into") the daily lives of thousands of households.
Shi Yi (施意), the "shopkeeper" of Da Shi Tailor Shop (大施裁缝铺), is a designer born and raised in Suzhou (苏州). Using silk patterns as a blueprint, she has created a series of "Guochao" (国潮) cultural and creative products such as fortune bucket bags, earrings, and ladies playing polo brooches, which have been well received by the market. "Digital patterns are an inexhaustible source of creativity. They make history no longer distant, but a part of our lives," said Shi Yi (施意).
Recently, Shi Yi (施意) has had a new cross-border work. She "moved" the longevity peach pattern from a Qing Dynasty kesi (缂丝) birthday celebration picture in the museum to new Chinese-style furniture such as coffee tables and screens. During the design process, problems arose one after another: the longevity peach shape on the cultural relics was too simple and difficult to impress young people. After repeated adjustments in the design, she finally drew a more plump and rounded "honey peach" shape that was more modern, giving the ancient pattern a fresh vitality.
Cross-border also needs to solve material bottlenecks. Although the gorgeous Song brocade fabric is beautiful, it is very delicate and cannot withstand the wear and tear of frequent use of furniture. Shi Yi (施意) added an invisible "armor" of waterproof and anti-fouling properties to the silk fabric by covering the surface of the silk fabric with a nano-coating, and covered the surface of the fabric with high-strength glass to form a double protective barrier, ensuring that these furniture pieces that integrate thousands of years of silk charm can withstand the test of daily use.
The "trendiness" of the patterns has also ignited the museum's popularity. Qian Zhaoyue (钱兆悦) introduced that in 2025, the museum's visitor reception volume increased by 12% year-on-year, of which 57% of the visitors were born in the 90s and 00s. The ancient patterns are quietly rewriting the museum's narrative with their unique charm. It is no longer just a nostalgic hall, but also a creative workshop and a trendy landmark.
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Staying overnight in Xiong'an (雄安), I had a poor appetite and worried about what to eat. Then let's eat Xiong'an Black Oil Cold Noodles!
Having visited Xiong'an (雄安) many times, I had never heard of Black Oil Cold Noodles. Let's try it! I wandered through the streets and alleys of the old Rongcheng (容城) county town and squeezed into a small farmhouse restaurant. The small restaurant was unnamed but packed with customers. We ordered four dishes: Baiyangdian (白洋淀) Smoked Fish, stir-fried green asparagus, salted duck eggs, and small shrimp paste pancakes. People in Xiong'an (雄安) are particular about serving dishes in even numbers rather than odd numbers, in order to get a "**好事成双**" (hǎo shì chéng shuāng - "good things come in pairs," a wish for good fortune to be doubled).
The cold noodles were finally served. Unlike the noodles I usually eat, I couldn't smell the rich aroma of the sauce when they were brought to the table. The toppings were just shredded cucumber and shredded carrot. A layer of clear black oil floated on the noodle soup. I took a sip of the soup, and a unique aroma swirled in my mouth. Then I ate the noodles, and the noodles, accompanied by the toppings and black oil, tasted refreshing and delicious.
Black Oil Cold Noodles have a magical quality. The noodles are pure white, and the black oil floats on the noodle soup. The noodles and the black oil seem to have nothing to do with each other. But in the end, you will find that the noodles are gone, and the black oil is also gone. How are the noodles and oil so intertwined?
I asked the owner for advice. The owner, Sister Zhang (张大姐), didn't hide anything. She said that their Black Oil Cold Noodles are all handmade noodles, which are chewy. After the noodles are cooked, they need to be rinsed twice in ice-cold boiled water. The toppings are not picky either, shredded cucumber, shredded carrot, long beans, or seasonal vegetables, anything can be matched.
The key is the black oil. I asked, what kind of oil is black oil? Sister Zhang (张大姐) said that it is actually cottonseed oil. It is called black oil only because the color of cottonseed oil is darker. Select authentic cottonseed oil, heat the oil in a pot, add a little peppercorns, and pour it into the bowl while it is hot. With a "sizzle" sound, the whole room is fragrant.
Eating cold noodles in the hot summer is the most authentic. Now it is deep winter, so warm water is used. Sister Zhang (张大姐) said that Xiong'an (雄安) is developing rapidly, and guests come from the north and south. After eating too much Baiyangdian (白洋淀) fish and Xiongxian (雄县) baked cakes, Black Oil Cold Noodles are gradually being known. Now, some large restaurants have also started to offer Black Oil Cold Noodles. "But large restaurants may not be as authentic as us." Sister Zhang (张大姐) is very confident. I agree with her statement.
The next day, I went to Nanwenying (南文营) Community. During the conversation, I chatted with "relocated household" Brother Yuan (袁大哥) about Black Oil Cold Noodles. Brother Yuan (袁大哥) said that when he was a child, almost every household in the Xiong'an (雄安) area grew cotton. Cottonseed oil was cheap and was a common cooking oil for the people. People's lives have improved, and they never thought that the common food of poor days has now become a special delicacy.
"When you come over in the summer, I will treat you to authentic Xiong'an (雄安) Black Oil Cold Noodles." I said that I had already tasted it last night, and it was wonderful! Brother Yuan (袁大哥) laughed heartily: "Wander around here more, and you will find that our Xiong'an (雄安) is **处处妙不可言** (chù chù miào bù kě yán - "everywhere wonderful beyond words," wonderful beyond description everywhere).
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Shoushan produces stones. If you take a walk in the northern suburbs of Fuzhou (福州), the mountains are ordinary green, and the water flows quietly. From this soil and water grow warm, colorful stones, like dreams hidden in the ground, waiting for someone to gently call them out.
When the stones are first mined, they are unremarkable, dusty gray, wrapped in a layer of rough skin. The artisan holds it in his hands, not rushing to use the knife, but just looking. Looking at its grain, its color, its aura. This is called "xiang shi" (相石 - stone appraisal). What is being appraised is not the shape, but the soul. The city of Fuzhou (福州) was also "appraised" in this way, with the Three Mountains (三山) standing tall, the Two Pagodas (两塔) settling the spirit, and the Min River (闽江) flowing from north to south, passing through the city. Choosing this place to build a city means appreciating the bone structure of mountains embracing water: not cutting mountains to fill valleys, not straightening waterways, but only arranging streets and lanes according to the natural veins, and planting banyan trees. The leaves of the banyan trees densely cover half the street. Walking underneath in summer is cool and refreshing, as if the entire city is lying in the shade of the stones. Stone and city have a natural, interconnected rhythm.
Xiang shi (相石 - stone appraisal) is thinking, and wielding the knife is decisive. Facing a piece of uncut jade, the artisan must "审曲面势" (shěn qū miàn shì - "examine the curved surface potential," carefully assess the shape and potential of the stone), like a general arranging troops, planning before acting. Where are the mountains, where are the clouds and water, all are in the mind, so those who achieve great success are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Yang Yuxuan (杨玉璇) of the early Qing Dynasty entered Confucianism from craftsmanship. He absorbed the clothing patterns of the Tang Dynasty grottoes, giving the character statues a faint antique flavor. Zhou Bin (周彬) of the same period was good at carving seal knobs, able to create the solemn patterns of bronze tripods and ritual vessels, and also able to create landscapes with freehand brushwork. Both were masters of the time. Later, there were Lin Qianpei (林谦培), Pan Yumao (潘玉茂), and others, all using stone to carry the Dao, condensing humanistic cultivation into a small space.
If we only talk about wielding the knife, it is a different scene. Shoushan stone carving is divided into relief carving, round carving, openwork carving, etc., and the techniques are inseparable from punching, cutting, scraping, and scratching. Wielding the knife does not allow for half a point of hesitation. The courage of "奏刀" (zòu dāo - "presenting the knife," beginning the carving process with boldness), also engraves the history of Fuzhou (福州). Lin Zexu (林则徐)'s destruction of opium at Humen (虎门销烟), eliminating foreign poisons, was like wielding a knife to break the uncut jade, splitting open the chaos of the national crisis. On the banks of the Mawei (马江), the black smoke of French gunboats covered the sun. The Fujian Navy (福建水师) fought against ironclad ships. That tragic blow was the splashing of national integrity on the edge of the knife. And more people from Fuzhou (福州), unwilling to stay in a corner of the Three Mountains (三山), cut off the ropes of comfort, boarded boats and sailed far away, to Southeast Asia, to Taiwan, stepping into the unknown wind and waves. How decisive was this "going to sea" (出海) of generations! They engraved the imprint of unyielding and pioneering on the world map. In this cultural and spiritual map of this landscape, there is both the gentle scholarly atmosphere of the neighborhoods and the awe-inspiring soul of breaking waves in the sea and sky.
Among my friends in Fuzhou (福州), there are many skilled stone carvers. Some carve ancient beasts, some carve landscapes, and some are good at creating statues. You can clearly feel different emotions and personalities. Only one thing is the same, that is, they are all immersed in the creator's enthusiasm and quiet persistence. They say that the best state is in the quiet of the night, facing the stone, the heart sinks down. Only the stone shadow under the lamp and the slight sound of the knife tip moving can dig out the spirit of the stone from the rough stone skin. At the same time, the mountains, clouds, flowers, birds, insects, and fish inside themselves are slowly "born," and are polished, carved, and caressed for a long time. Time slows down, condensing into the warmth of the stone, and also giving them a deep patience, a calm and unhurried determination.
This effort of "琢磨" (zhuó mó - "polishing," to refine, improve, or ponder something carefully) cannot help but make me think of the atmosphere of everyday life. "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" (佛跳墙) gathers delicacies from mountains and seas, and is simmered over low heat for dozens of hours, extremely concentrated in a bowl of soup, mellow and rich. The rice paste of guobianhu (锅边糊) seems transparent but is not, the ingredients are carefully selected, and the finishing touch is a few drops of shrimp oil floating on top, a natural composition. Jasmine tea needs to be scented layer by layer, allowing the tea leaves to slowly absorb the fragrance of the flowers, a taste cultivated through effort. Even the saddleback walls of Sanfang Qixiang (三坊七巷), the undulating curves, and the carvings on the gate towers are all engravings of time and craftsmanship.
Someone once said that the spirit of Shoushan stone is the spirit of carving, the spirit of struggle, the spirit of pursuing beauty, and the spirit of unremitting effort. The "Fu" (福 - blessing, good fortune) of Fuzhou (福州) has never been a static reward, but a dynamic, generation-to-generation creation. True well-being comes from a clear understanding of one's own endowments, courageous shaping, and that persistent, quietly flowing polishing. Here, nature has given the bones of the mountains, the blood of the water, the soul of the stones, and the boundless possibilities facing the ocean. The people of Fuzhou (福州) use these mountains and seas as a foundation, and use courage and knowledge as knives and pens, continuously carving the appearance and spirit of their homeland, carving out both the elegance of Sanfang Qixiang (三坊七巷) and the coolness of "榕荫满城" (róng yīn mǎn chéng - "banyan shade fills the city," a city filled with the shade of banyan trees), and also carving out the "海纳百川" (hǎi nà bǎi chuān - "the sea accepts all rivers," inclusive and open-minded) breadth of mind and the "敢拼会赢" (gǎn pīn huì yíng - "dare to fight, will win," a spirit of daring to take risks and striving for success) courage.
Therefore, stone and city can no longer be separated.
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During travels, nothing is more delightful than unexpectedly encountering a wedding.
A gentle breeze washes the clouds into white veils, hanging above the snow-capped mountains. Outside the yurt, the aroma of mutton stewed in a large pot wafts in the wind. A bride, her face filled with happiness and shyness, serves milk tea to relatives and friends, accepting the blessings of the guests. On the flower-carpeted meadow, baursaks, candies, milk curds, fruits, and horse meat are laid out. An old man wearing an embroidered hat, a white silk shirt with embroidery, and a crimson chapan plays folk songs on a dombra. In front of him, on a round barrel decorated with patterns, a jet-black, shiny "little goat" with upward-curving horns moves its neck and limbs to the rhythm of the music, sometimes bowing its head, sometimes leaping, sometimes relaxing, sometimes lying down, moving back and forth, up and down, leaping and running, even more interesting than a real goat.
This dancing "little goat" is called "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè).
"沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè) means "leader of the goats on the high mountains," and is also known as the "Wooden Goat Puppet Dance," a folk art form enjoyed by Kazakh herders in the Altay region (阿勒泰地区) during grazing. The "little goat" is made of birch wood and materials such as sheepskin, horsehide, and cowhide. Thin lines connected through the spine control the puppet goat's limbs, while a willow branch about 80 centimeters long supports the puppet. One end of the willow branch is connected to the puppet, and the other end is embedded in the hollow wooden box on which the puppet stands, establishing a linkage through bearings. The performer loops the meter-long thin lines on the puppet's body onto their ring finger. As the thumb, index finger, and middle finger play the dombra, the puppet dances to the rhythm of the ring finger, resembling dancing.
Pulled by enthusiastic herders to join the wedding, I struck up a conversation with the resting old man. The old man told me that his name is Serik Hedelmaula (赛里克·合德尔毛拉), from Habahe County (哈巴河县), and he learned to play the dombra from his father since childhood. Dombra playing is the first step in learning "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè). When he was a child, he often saw his father carving "little goats" with an axe or knife. An inconspicuous piece of wood would be magically transformed in his father's hands, and in a few days, a nimble and lovely "little goat" would stand on his hand. Serik's eyes were like the sea, absorbing every movement of his father. After growing up, Serik followed his father to learn how to make "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè), only to realize that his father's smooth and flowing movements became clumsy and uncontrollable in his hands. Modeling the "little goat's" horns, connecting the limbs and neck joints, etc., these are all technical tasks. Even the seemingly insignificant cloth covering the wooden barrel cannot be careless; it must be covered with sturdy and soft wool felt. Each process is a difficult hurdle.
"To be familiar with the goat's blood vessels, muscles, and bones, and to concentrate and strive for perfection during production, can you create a beautiful, generous, and lifelike '沃尔铁克' (Wò'ěr tiě kè)."
His father's words awakened him. Whenever he had the opportunity, he would grab a lamb to touch its bones and go to the mutton stall to observe the stall owner dissecting the sheep bones. The "little goat" was made, it could run, jump, and keep in time, but it was not lively enough. Love is the best teacher. Because of love, he willingly devoted his energy to carefully pondering and improving it. After several years, he succeeded.
Each generation has its own aesthetics. He looked at the "little goat," which was exactly the same as his father's, and always felt that the gloss was not enough, lacking the beauty after years of washing. Could cattle horns be used to make "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè)? Cattle horns were once part of life, with a hard texture, carrying the wind, sunshine, rain, snow, mountains, rivers, and trees of the grassland in their gaps, hiding the code of life and the soul of time. No sooner said than done, Serik tried to make it. The cattle horn was hard, difficult to saw, and easy to saw off if it was not tight. Polishing the protruding round joints was also more time-consuming and laborious than making them from wood. But difficulties did not scare him away. A few months later, a "little goat" with beautiful lines, majestic horns, and an imposing appearance was born, its whole body as black as the night sky, flashing with a mysterious dim light. Serik was extremely happy. Since then, he has taken it with him every time he goes out to perform, like spoiling his little grandson.
With the popularity of Altay (阿勒泰) tourism, "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè) has become a signature of various scenic spots in Habahe County (哈巴河县). Serik has been recognized as an Altay (阿勒泰) regional-level "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè) intangible cultural heritage inheritor. He changed the "little goat" from a single color to a colorful one, and added local cultural elements around the wooden box to suit the aesthetic needs of young people.
The Irtysh River (额尔齐斯河) flows quietly, mountain flowers are in full bloom on the grassland, and the wedding continues. The old man Serik sits in the middle, his students lined up on both sides, jointly performing "沃尔铁克" (Wò'ěr tiě kè). Dozens of colorful "little goats" dance to the rhythm, and the people attending the wedding dance with joy. Infected, I also joined in, the snow-capped mountains receded, the blue sky stood still, only the "little goats" jumped and jumped in front of my eyes...
Return to TopOil painting "Snow," by Chen Beixin (谌北新), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
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This stream. Tender green like a dream just awakened.
The floodgates of a city's bustle. Open here.
Crystal-clear, the everyday life of the common people.
The eyes of the Qiaoxi Ancient City Gate (樵溪古城门). The flowers and plants on the city wall,
And miscellaneous trees, are washed by this stream every day.
Becoming increasingly fragrant, rosy, vibrant, and intelligent.
A row of camphor trees. Following the stream's direction of supreme goodness,
On the pedestrian path, they unfurl like umbrellas,
Sheltering the vicissitudes of life from wind and rain,
And shielding the vivid and piercing verses and poetic thoughts
From frost and snow.
I long to live by the stream,
Neighboring emerald bamboo, befriending birdsong and floral fragrance,
Listening to the criticism and teachings of Mr. Yan Yu (严羽).
I long to be a stone arch bridge,
Or a small boat,
Prostrate upon the warmth and coolness of the Futun River (富屯溪).
So that people can ride on my wings,
And sing to the distance with the ease of flowing clouds and water (行云流水 (xíng yún liú shuǐ - "flowing clouds and flowing water," natural and smooth, without constraint)).
By: 欧阳黔森
There is such a place that I haven't visited again in 40 years, yet it always feels within reach. This place is Panshi Town (盘石镇), located in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains (武陵山脉), under the jurisdiction of Songtao Miao Autonomous County (松桃苗族自治县), Guizhou Province (贵州省). It borders Fenghuang County (凤凰县) and Huayuan County (花垣县) of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州), Hunan Province (湖南省), and is known as the "Eastern Gateway of Guizhou" (黔东门户). The town government is 21 kilometers from Songtao County (松桃县) seat, 46 kilometers from Fenghuang Ancient City (凤凰古城), and 30 kilometers from Tongren Fenghuang Airport (铜仁凤凰机场). Highways run north and south through the territory, giving it a clear advantage in transportation location. This advantage is the best interpretation of 沧海桑田 (cāng hǎi sāng tián - "blue sea mulberry fields," great changes over time) and turning natural barriers into thoroughfares. The people here have bid farewell to the long-standing predicament of facing towering mountains when going out and traversing ravines on the way home.
Standing on the summit of the mountain, I hardly had time to relive the feeling of surveying all the mountains below. Before my eyes, the vibrant scene of Chounao Village (臭脑村) at the foot of the mountain amazed me! That long-lost surge of emotion welled up in my heart. The mountains are green, the water is green, the sky is blue, the clouds are white, the people are smiling... The sunlight from the east, carried by a gentle breeze, filled the valley. At this moment, my smiling face must be very bright. At this moment, I couldn't help but have the urge to ask the heavens and the earth, could it be that the world has changed?
In the spring of 1985, I also stood here, looking exhausted. I had traveled over mountains and ridges, taking as long as 8 hours. Here, the spring in the mountains is of course beautiful, I see it every year, the stone slab and thatched houses scattered in the mountain depressions, I am used to seeing them. This is the most authentic feeling of a geological team member who travels through mountains and rivers, passing through villages. I remember that the "Outline for Poverty Alleviation and Development in Rural China (2011-2020)" (《中国农村扶贫开发纲要（2011—2020年）》) clearly identified 14 contiguous areas of extreme poverty, and the Wuling Mountains (武陵山区) were "on the list." And here is in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountains (武陵山区), Panshi Town (盘石镇) was listed as an extremely impoverished township. Panshi Town (盘石镇) in 2011 was still poor, so one can imagine what Panshi Town (盘石镇) looked like in 1985.
That day, I traveled across the strata of the Sinian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, and Permian periods, and came to the summit of this Huanglianpo (黄连坡). Under my feet was the Cambrian land from about 500 million years ago, and in the distance, I could see the Red Cloud Golden Summit (红云金顶) of Mount Fanjing (梵净山), the main peak of the Wuling Mountains (武陵山脉), which was land from 1.4 billion years ago. A sense of desolation arose in my heart, a feeling similar to that of an archaeologist. You could say this! An archaeologist holding a human skull from 10,000 years ago, a geologist holding a trilobite fossil from 500 million years ago, and even if you live to be 100 years old, that's only 36,000 days, it's terrifying to think about, isn't it?
That afternoon, I was holding a Sinian cephalopod fossil in my hand, lost in thought. I found this fossil in a farmer's house in Chounao Village (臭脑村). At that time, I had already come down from the top of Huanglianpo Mountain (黄连坡山顶) and walked to Chounao Village (臭脑村). I lit a cigarette at the entrance of the village, but before I finished smoking it, I had already reached the end of the village. I suddenly felt thirsty, and then I remembered that I should have a good drink to quench my thirst. At this time, I happened to pass a thatched shed. At first, I thought it was a cattle pen, but when I got closer, I saw someone in the shed, so I went forward to ask for a drink of water. A woman came out, but she couldn't understand what I was saying, so I had to gesture with my hands. She finally understood and brought a gourd ladle of water from the shed.
After gulping down the water, I wiped the remaining water from the corners of my mouth and said thank you! Just as I was about to leave, I saw a cephalopod protruding from a stone under the bamboo and mud wall. I recognized it at a glance. It was a Sinian cephalopod, also known as the Chinese cephalopod. This kind of cephalopod mostly comes from the Middle Ordovician period, about 510 million to 440 million years ago, and this area is a place where the Cambrian and Ordovician periods are intertwined, so it is not surprising to have such cephalopods. It is produced in the Ordovician period, but it is not called the Ordovician cephalopod, because this kind of cephalopod is unique to China, and its naming conforms to the connotation of Chinese culture. Sinian cephalopods have a hard shell, some shells are straight, some are coiled, the surface has wavy horizontal stripes, the longest can reach more than 2 meters, most are between tens of centimeters and 1 meter, and have high scientific research, collection and ornamental value. According to the "Regulations on the Management of Paleontological Fossils" (《古生物化石管理办法》), this kind of cephalopod is one of the protected and managed fossils and is extremely precious. Such a precious fossil, not a geologist, of course ordinary people do not understand, in the eyes of the people here, it is just a stone! It is reasonable to use it as a paving stone or a surrounding stone.
Just as I was looking at the cephalopod fossil in my hand in a daze, the male owner of the house came back carrying a hoe. He was not tall, very thin, looked more than 40 years old, with a simple and honest face, and his eyes were full of surprise. Seeing me holding the stone tightly, he said, you are from the geological team! What's so interesting about this? If you like it, take it away.
This is exactly what I wanted, but I couldn't take it for nothing, I had to give money. I took out 20 yuan to give him, thinking he would happily accept it. At that time, 20 yuan was a lot of money, a new employee's monthly salary was only 18 yuan, which was jokingly called 180 dimes at the time. Don't underestimate this dime, a dime can buy a rich breakfast, and can be exchanged for 5 eggs. However, we who do field geological work have more than this amount of money, and there is also a subsidy of 75 yuan a month. This is the confidence of my generosity. But he refused to take the money, saying that he would not sell the stone. As a result, after much persuasion, I gave him 50 jin of national grain coupons, which he accepted very embarrassedly. When I was about to leave, he quickly grabbed two chickens for me, saying to take them to eat on the road. Of course, I had to refuse his kindness. With this cephalopod fossil, I was already satisfied.
When I climbed the Combs Mountain (梳子山) at an altitude of more than 1,200 meters and looked back at Chounao Village (臭脑村), Chounao Village (臭脑村) was already hidden in a cloud of mist, and I could vaguely see it nestled in a mountain depression. At this time, a feeling of guilt came to my heart. The scene of walking through Chounao Village (臭脑村) appeared. On the village road, there were very few black tile and wooden board houses - this kind of folk house can be said to be a landmark building in eastern Guizhou, but in Chounao Village (臭脑村), most of them are bamboo and mud walls, thatched roofs, and even many thatched sheds. And the appearance of that couple was even more impressive to me. The couple's clothes were tattered, and their faces were gray, indicating that they were short of food and clothing and malnourished. Poverty and lack of money, but not greedy, how good people must be to do this! After much persuasion, he reluctantly accepted the 50 jin of national grain coupons, which made me feel a little better.
From poverty alleviation to rural revitalization, today, when I stand on this mountain again and look around, where are the thatched houses, only small buildings with red roofs and white walls rising from the mountain depressions, particularly eye-catching in a lush green mountain. The world is still the same world, but the old look has been changed for a new look.
Walking into Chounao Village (臭脑村), I once tried to find the family from that year, but there was no trace of them. Some regrets, but it doesn't seem so depressing. In life, there are such unexpected encounters, and you can occasionally generate a trace of concern, what else do you need? Isn't that enough?
With such concern, regret seems so insignificant, with such concern, this landscape is no longer far away, and when I think of it, it feels as if it is within reach at any time.
That Sinian cephalopod is still treasured in my study, it is my precious thought of caring about this land.
During the visit to Chounao Village (臭脑村), I unexpectedly met many Miao (苗族) brothers and sisters. In the exchange with them, laughter was spontaneous. In such laughter, I seemed to see the couple in tattered clothes and gray faces that I met unexpectedly that year. Although I don't know the names of this couple, I know that among the small buildings with red roofs and white walls rising from this village, there must be one that belongs to them, and among these smiling faces, there must also be their happy appearance.
Return to TopBy: 王 熠
People are always accustomed to casting their eyes on distant mountains and unreachable shores, forgetting to look down at the land beneath their feet. Longcheng Tianshui (龙城天水) is such a place for me. I am in the same province as it, occasionally passing through in a hurry, always with my feet bound by tedious affairs. Not long ago, I finally had the opportunity to wander freely in this land, walking as I pleased. This walk unexpectedly brought out many complex thoughts.
Speaking of Tianshui (天水), colleagues and friends inevitably praise its mild climate, verdant mountains and rivers, and long history, mentioning the reputation of the Maijishan Grottoes (麦积山石窟) as the "Oriental Sculpture Gallery." However, as a native of Anhui (安徽), I have been accustomed to seeing green landscapes since childhood, not to mention the beautiful Huangshan (黄山). The name of Tianshui (天水) as a place of "green mountains and clear waters" does not move me. Because of this, I missed Tianshui (天水) for so many years.
Time always has its own way of correcting stereotypes. If every city has its own temperament, then Tianshui's (天水) temperament is probably introverted and low-key, inclusive and broad-minded, and like the highest goodness of water. "Water benefits all things without striving." As the hometown of Emperor Fuxi (羲皇) and the location of the Maijishan Grottoes (麦积山石窟), Tianshui (天水) seems to never speak or contend, silently entrusting itself to time and the people who pass through this place.
Even the ancient trees growing in Tianshui (天水) are like this. According to statistics, there are more than 5,000 ancient and famous trees in Tianshui (天水), ranking second in the country. In Nanguo Temple (南郭寺) on the northern slope of Huiyin Mountain (慧音山), there is an ancient cypress tree dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period with a tree age of over 2,500 years. It is verdant, upright, and has lush branches and leaves. Like most ancient trees in the world, this ancient cypress has experienced lightning strikes and earthquakes, and has withstood thousands of years of wind and rain. But what is even more special is that a Chinese hackberry tree with an age of about 300 years grows in this ancient cypress. The roots of the two are intertwined. The cypress tree does not bully the weak because it has lived here for a long time and has deep roots, and the hackberry tree does not seize nutrients because it is young and strong. They live in harmony and depend on each other, creating a touching story of "cypress embracing hackberry."
The Maijishan Grottoes (麦积山石窟) are also like this. On the day of visiting the Maijishan Grottoes (麦积山石窟), I simply slowed down and devoted myself to appreciating the exquisite sculptures and wonderful murals.
After careful observation, there are two artistic treasures that particularly touched me. One is a group of Song Dynasty painted sculptures called "Sakyamuni and Rahula" in Cave 133. The creators of this group of painted sculptures used light and shadow to show different scenes to the world. The tall Buddha stands facing the door in the light that penetrates through, and the light and shadow slowly reflect the god of compassion along his cheeks. His gaze falls gently and lovingly on the curved fingertips, and that hand is only a span away from his son Rahula (罗睺罗). The boy stands beside his father with his hands clasped together, his eyes lowered in contemplation, as if he has thousands of words to say to his father. This span may be the most distant distance in the world, silently separating father and son. The Buddha's slightly raised hand seems to be bestowing a gift on the boy. I think the person who created this painted sculpture must be a compassionate and kind person, a transparent person with blessed wisdom. Like most craftsmen throughout history, he did not leave his name, but he left his wisdom.
Another is the mural in Cave No. 9, which has a rather conspicuous "two-headed baby," which can be regarded as a variation of the "Jivamana bird" in Buddhist stories. This bird often appears in murals, embroidery and other artworks, symbolizing the principle of sharing good and bad fortune and living in harmony. This is also the good intention of the painter, reminding the world that one thought can make you a demon and one thought can make you a Buddha, and that good and evil are all between the arising of thoughts.
Walking on the land of Tianshui (天水), I realized that the mountains and rivers are vast. Seeing the ancient cypress embracing the hackberry, seeing the grottoes containing light, seeing that every plant and tree contains the universe, and seeing that every thought and breath is all living beings. It turns out that true walking is never a geographical migration, but a return of the heart.
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