Summary: Xi Jinping met with a KMT delegation led by Hung Hsiu-chu, emphasizing the shared heritage of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, and the importance of working together for national rejuvenation. Xi outlined four points for cross-strait relations, including promoting shared identity, safeguarding a common homeland through adherence to the "1992 Consensus" and opposition to "Taiwan independence," enhancing people's well-being through exchange and integration, and striving for national rejuvenation through unity. Xi stressed that "Taiwan independence" is the main culprit for the destruction of peace in the Taiwan Strait, and must be opposed by both parties, as well as outside interference. Hung Hsiu-chu responded by emphasizing the importance of the "1992 Consensus" in order to maintain peace and development.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the commemorative event for the 55th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy, emphasizing its historical significance in reopening U.S.-China relations. He highlighted the role of youth in fostering friendship and promoting the stable and healthy development of bilateral ties. Xi expressed his hope that people from all fields, especially the young people of both countries, can strengthen mutual understanding and friendship in exchanges and cooperation, and make new contributions to promoting the stable, healthy and sustainable development of Sino-US relations. The event, which also launched a series of U.S.-China youth sports exchanges, was co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the State General Administration of Sports, and China Media Group. The letter references the U.S. and its relationship with China.
Summary: During the "Two Sessions," Xi Jinping stressed the need to address complex environments and deep-seated contradictions to achieve the "15th Five-Year Plan" goals. Localities are innovating to solve development problems, such as the integration of AI into manufacturing in Tengzhou, Shandong, and new models of regional coordinated development between Dongguan and Jieyang in Guangdong. The article highlights advancements in industries like motorcycle manufacturing, low-altitude economy, new materials, and AI, showcasing the development of "new quality productive forces." The report also briefly mentions a U.S. thinktank reporting on China's climbing national innovation index.
Summary: Premier Li Qiang convened a symposium with economists and entrepreneurs, including Guo Lei and Yang Zhilin, to discuss the current economic situation and future economic work. Participants assessed that China's economy saw a good start in the first quarter, with many indicators exceeding expectations despite external shocks. Li emphasized the need to analyze marginal changes in the economy, focus on domestic affairs, and proactively manage risks to maintain development momentum. He called for improved macro policy effectiveness, service sector development, AI integration, and increased employment and income for urban and rural residents.
Summary: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng attended the 55th anniversary of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" and the launch of a series of Sino-U.S. youth sports exchanges in Beijing, where he read a congratulatory letter from Xi Jinping and delivered a speech. Han emphasized that the "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" of 1971 opened the door to friendly exchanges between the two peoples and a new chapter in bilateral relations. He stated that Sino-U.S. relations are at a critical juncture and that the strategic choices of the two countries will once again affect the evolution of the world pattern, calling for mutual respect and win-win cooperation. Han expressed the need to build bridges for Sino-U.S. people-to-people exchanges and hoped that U.S. youth participating in sports exchanges in China would gain an objective understanding of China. Han and guests jointly launched a series of Sino-U.S. youth sports exchanges.
Summary: China's State Council has issued a comprehensive plan for the Inner Mongolia Free Trade Pilot Zone, aiming to deepen reform and opening up in the region. According to Commerce Ministry official Yuan Xiaoming, the plan focuses on building Inner Mongolia into a hub for trade, logistics, resource allocation, technological innovation, and industrial cooperation, while also promoting high-quality development of trade. Huang Zhiqiang, vice chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, stated that the zone will explore unique institutional innovations suited to its border region characteristics, strengthening cooperation with neighboring "Belt and Road" countries. The plan outlines measures to upgrade infrastructure, enhance international logistics, and explore new cross-border transportation methods, including unmanned systems. The plan also focuses on developing agriculture, energy, and computing power sectors.
Summary: Hainan Province Governor Liu Xiaoming stated at a press conference that Hainan aims to build a high-standard free trade port to serve China's new development pattern, focusing on both national needs and Hainan's capabilities. He highlighted the island's progress since the full island closure in December, including increased duty-free imports, streamlined customs procedures, and a surge in new business registrations. The "15th Five-Year Plan" includes specific targets for growth in trade, foreign investment, and tourism. Liu also outlined plans to develop new quality productive forces based on Hainan's unique strengths, focusing on sectors like tourism, technology, and agriculture, and to improve people's livelihoods.
Summary: China's Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has introduced a fourth listing standard for the ChiNext board, aimed at better serving emerging and future industries. The new standard focuses on revenue growth rate and R&D investment alongside market capitalization and revenue, targeting high-growth, innovative companies. These standards include those for emerging industries with requirements of a minimum expected market value of 3 billion yuan and future industries with cumulative R&D investments of no less than 100 million yuan, accounting for no less than 15% of revenue. Local governments will recommend companies for listing, but this is not a mandatory procedure and does not replace the responsibilities of regulators or intermediaries. The reforms also encompass enhanced supervision, investment-side reforms, and improved financing and M&A systems.
Summary: China's National Bureau of Statistics reports that March saw a seasonal decline in consumer demand after the Spring Festival holiday, resulting in a 0.7% month-on-month decrease in the CPI but a 1.0% year-on-year increase. Core CPI, excluding food and energy, rose 1.1% year-on-year. The PPI increased by 1.0% month-on-month and 0.5% year-on-year due to rising international commodity prices and improved domestic supply-demand dynamics in some sectors, ending a 41-month period of decline. International factors impacted domestic industries, and sectors related to new energy and technology, such as photovoltaic equipment and AI-driven components, experienced significant price increases. The report makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), along with the Ministry of Finance, has optimized and refined its "trade-in" (以旧换新) program for consumer goods, allocating special treasury bonds to local governments to boost its effectiveness. The revised policy includes pre-payment of funds to sales enterprises for appliances, digital products, and smart devices. National sales under the program have exceeded 433.2 billion RMB so far this year, benefiting over 60.93 million people, and the NDRC and Ministry of Finance allocated a second batch of 62.5 billion RMB in special treasury bonds to support the program. Authorities plan to strengthen oversight and prevent fraud related to the trade-in subsidies.
Summary: Construction has begun on the Yunnan section of the ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line project connecting Tibet's southeast with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, dubbed the "Green Electricity Skyway." This UHVDC project traverses three major plateaus to deliver electricity from Tibet to southern China. On April 10th, workers from the China Southern Power Grid (CSG) used heavy-lift drones to transport materials to the site. The project signifies China's continued investment in infrastructure to deliver renewable energy. No mention of the United States or of U.S.-China relations were made in the article.
Summary: China's auto production and sales saw year-on-year decreases in March, with 2.917 million and 2.899 million vehicles produced and sold respectively, although showing significant month-on-month growth. The first quarter saw similar year-on-year declines in production and sales, totaling 7.039 million and 7.048 million vehicles respectively. However, exports surged by 56.7% to 2.226 million vehicles during the same period. The industry anticipates that new policies and the Beijing Auto Show will boost market activity and auto consumption in the second quarter.
Summary: The 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) will be held in Guangzhou from April 15th to May 5th. The fair will be divided into three phases and boasts a total exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters and 75,700 booths. Over 32,000 companies will participate, including approximately 3,900 first-time exhibitors. The scale of this year's fair exceeds all previous sessions.
Summary: According to multiple foreign media outlets, China is making significant strides in AI technology innovation, application, and ecosystem development, while maintaining a people-oriented and ethical approach. China's "AI+" initiative, as highlighted in the "15th Five-Year Plan" and the Government Work Report, aims to empower various industries. Foreign reports highlight China's use of AI in manufacturing, agriculture, energy, education, and urban development, showcasing both technological advancements and the promotion of global cooperation and shared innovation. China's proactive role in shaping global AI governance, including the "Global AI Governance Initiative," has also garnered international attention. One report notes that models developed in China have served as the basis for models developed in other countries, such as Uganda.
Summary: The article reports on China's efforts to promote high-quality development in its service sector, highlighting Xi Jinping's recent instructions emphasizing the sector's strategic importance. China aims to boost its service industry to contribute to domestic economic growth and share development opportunities with other countries. In 2023, the service sector's contribution to GDP reached 57.7% and accounted for 61.4% of economic growth. The expansion and improvement of China's service industry are increasingly seen as a crucial link between domestic and international economic cycles, attracting foreign investment and promoting international tourism with 35.17 million arrivals. China is expanding the breadth and depth of service sector openness to provide a larger service consumption market for the world, and attract foreign investment.
Summary: Kim Jong-un met with Wang Yi in Pyongyang, where Wang conveyed Xi Jinping's greetings and congratulated the DPRK on recent political milestones. Wang Yi stated China is ready to work with the DPRK to implement the consensus reached by both countries' leaders and strengthen communication on international issues. Kim Jong-un expressed support for Xi's vision of a shared future and China's position on Taiwan, while emphasizing the DPRK's commitment to developing relations with China amidst international instability. Both parties agreed to strengthen high-level exchanges and strategic communication.
Summary: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will pay an official visit to China from April 11-15 at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang. Sánchez, born in 1972, has a doctorate in economics and business administration. He became Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in 2014, and has served as Prime Minister of Spain since June 2018, securing re-election twice.
Summary: Hungarian sinologist and translator Gao Baoshi emphasized the deepening cultural and economic ties between Hungary and China. She highlighted her experience translating Xi Jinping's signed article in the *Magyar Nemzet* newspaper, as well as her work on the Hungarian translation of *Xi Jinping: The Governance of China*, noting that these projects gave her a deeper understanding of Xi's thought. Gao also noted that Chinese investment in Hungary is concentrated in high-tech industries, supporting local economic development and employment. She looks forward to increased cooperation and communication between the two countries.
Summary: Xi Jinping's special envoy, Jiang Xinzhi, attended the inauguration of Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw. Jiang conveyed Xi's greetings and China's support for Myanmar's development path, emphasizing the deepening of Belt and Road cooperation and border stability. Min Aung Hlaing expressed gratitude for China's assistance and affirmed Myanmar's commitment to the One China principle and support for China's global initiatives. He pledged to safeguard China's security interests in Myanmar, further solidifying the China-Myanmar community of common destiny.
Summary: New Zealand Speaker of the House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee will lead a delegation to China from April 12-16 at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The article states that Brownlee will be visiting China. It is not reporting on any statements or actions of Brownlee, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade, Peya Mushelenga, will pay an official visit to China from April 11-18 at the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The announcement did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has completed the Awash Palm Resort project in Ethiopia, a key component of the country's tourism development strategy. Spanning 138 hectares with 4,514.76 square meters of building space, the resort includes buildings, interiors, roads, landscaping, and supporting facilities. The project aims to improve the quality and upgrade Ethiopia's tourism industry. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning stated that the UN High Seas Treaty's entry into force is a victory for multilateralism, emphasizing China's commitment to global ocean governance. Responding to questions about China's nomination of Xiamen to host the treaty secretariat, Mao rejected the notion of a zero-sum game where China's influence expands as the U.S. lags behind, particularly given Washington's decision not to ratify the treaty. Mao emphasized that multilateralism involves shared decision-making to address global challenges, and that China is still committed to that principle. She added that China values the protection and sustainable use of the oceans.
Summary: The groundbreaking ceremony for the Chinese-invested Upper Tatay pumped-storage hydropower project took place in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia. Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentbin attended the ceremony. Keo Rattanak stated the project, with a total installed capacity of 1000 MW, will stabilize the Cambodian national grid and support energy independence and green development as Cambodia's electricity demand rises. The project, jointly invested by Chinese companies including China National Heavy Machinery Corporation and China Southern Power Grid, is a key project in the China-Cambodia production capacity cooperation list and Cambodia's first gigawatt-scale pumped storage power station.
Summary: The city of Linze in Gansu province is implementing a water resource budget management system that includes water conservation targets in local officials' performance evaluations. The new system divides the area into three categories based on the local economy, which helps guide the type of regulations that the city implements. This approach has increased water efficiency and is driving industrial upgrades in the region. Compared to 2020, Linze's water use has decreased by 10.68 million cubic meters while its GDP has increased 1.53 times by 2025. The director of the Linze County Investment Promotion Service Center, Zhong Xiaolong, said that total water consumption and groundwater reduction are now considered in investment promotion and industrial layout.
Summary: State Councilor Chen Yiqin recently conducted research in Henan on employment and vocational skills training, stressing the importance of implementing Xi Jinping's instructions on employment and ensuring overall employment stability. During her visit to multiple cities, Chen emphasized strengthening employment-first policies, expanding vocational skills training, and addressing structural employment contradictions. She also highlighted the need to improve services and guarantees for migrant workers, focusing on their urgent needs. Chen also emphasized the need to solve the urgent needs of farmers and workers. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Xi Jinping met with a delegation from the Kuomintang (KMT) led by Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu in Beijing, emphasizing that both parties share responsibility for peaceful cross-strait relations and improved livelihoods. Xi stated that the KMT visit, the first in ten years, aligned with the needs of cross-strait development and the interests of the Chinese nation. He stressed that while cross-strait relations are desired, any movement towards Taiwanese independence would be met with resolute opposition. The article stated that the KMT visit demonstrated shared cultural and historical ties, and that China welcomes any ideas or actions that are conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, as well as opposing foreign interference. Finally, the article stated that a strong and united China can provide fundamental guarantees to all Chinese people, including Taiwanese.
Summary: China's spring agricultural production is underway, with nearly 10% of the intended area for spring grain sowing completed nationwide as of April 7th. Early rice seedling cultivation is almost finished, with over 30% already planted. Winter wheat in key production areas is developing well, benefiting from favorable weather and government support. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is promoting field management and preparation for spring plowing, dispatching working groups to 10 key provinces to provide technical guidance.
Summary: According to reports from the Ministry of Water Resources, 27 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps have initiated spring irrigation, supplying 17.2 billion cubic meters of water to irrigate 170 million mu of land. Water storage in lakes and reservoirs nationwide is higher than the average for the same period in previous years, ensuring adequate water for spring irrigation. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources reports that spring irrigation along the Yellow River is in full swing, with 2.15 billion cubic meters of water supplied to meet wheat growth needs. The five major reservoirs along the Yellow River currently hold a combined storage of 28.306 billion cubic meters of water.
Summary: Liu Chang, the Party Secretary of the Lin Yi Road Community in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, is working to resolve a long-standing issue of a construction pit left unfinished since 2012. Newly appointed officials, including Xinhua Street Party Committee Secretary Zhang Hongming and Heping District Housing Bureau Director Cao Yu, prioritized addressing this "historical debt" by filling the pit. They collaborated with the community and construction units, ultimately deciding to fill the pit and return the land to the people after seeking opinions from the local residents. The resolution of this issue reflects Liaoning's broader effort to encourage officials to take responsibility and solve problems for the people. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the construction progress of the Yufeng-Yizhou section of the Wuzhou-Leye Expressway in Guangxi, a key component of the "Horizontal Five Line" expressway network. The project, spanning Liuzhou, Laibin, and Hechi cities, is expected to be completed in 2027. The report is accompanied by a photograph depicting the installation of box girders on the Muji River Bridge. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Driven by spring break and the Tomb Sweeping holiday, China's consumer market is experiencing a surge in activity, particularly in tourism, seasonal foods, and outdoor activities. Travel destinations, especially those offering "flower viewing," are seeing increased traffic, with niche locations experiencing significant growth. Spring cuisine like seasonal vegetables and Qing糰 are popular, boosting rural economies through increased demand for local produce. Outdoor activities like camping, cycling, and hiking are also trending, driving sales of related equipment and tech gadgets. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly released "Interpretation (II) on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Embezzlement and Bribery," effective May 1, 2026. This new interpretation aims to refine and improve the application of legal standards for determining guilt and sentencing in corruption cases, covering all standards for embezzlement and bribery. It clarifies the standards for crimes such as bribery by and of organizations, expands rules for identifying bribery through intermediaries, and increases the punishment for new types of hidden corruption. The document also emphasizes equal protection for different ownership enterprises and encourages active return of ill-gotten gains by criminals.
Summary: At a press conference on April 10th, China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) reported that in the first quarter of 2026, immigration authorities processed 185 million entries and exits, a 13.5% year-on-year increase, including increases for mainland residents, residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, and foreigners. Visa-free entries for foreigners accounted for 77.9% of the total for foreigners, and increased by 29.3%. The NIA is expanding institutional opening-up in immigration management, including online registration for foreigners staying outside hotels in select provinces. Additionally, the NIA investigated 5,507 cases of border-related crimes, arresting 10,487 suspects.
Summary: The Ministry of Education and other departments jointly issued the "Artificial Intelligence + Education" Action Plan, outlining four key tasks: cultivating AI talent and literacy, promoting AI integration with education, strengthening the AI infrastructure, and optimizing the AI ecosystem. The plan emphasizes AI education from primary school through lifelong learning, including integrating AI into teacher training and qualification exams. It also focuses on developing AI-powered tools for personalized learning, intelligent teaching systems for educators, and smart platforms for school governance and scientific research, with the ultimate goal of transforming educational paradigms. The plan does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of "new quality productive forces" (新质生产力) for achieving the "15th Five-Year Plan" economic and social development goals, quoting Xi Jinping's call to address complex issues with fresh approaches. It highlights examples across various regions and sectors, such as Shandong's integration of AI into machine tools, Guangdong's cross-regional industrial collaboration between Dongguan and Jieyang, and the rise of China's low-altitude economy. The article also mentions that China's national innovation index is rapidly improving, outpacing developed countries. Ultimately, it underscores the need for practical implementation and a people-centered approach to drive high-quality development. The United States and U.S.-China relations were not mentioned in this article.
Summary: The Chang'e-7 lunar probe has safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site and is undergoing pre-launch preparations for a launch scheduled in the second half of this year. The mission aims to explore the lunar south pole environment and resources through comprehensive orbiting, landing, roving, and leaping exploration techniques. The mission intends to achieve breakthroughs in soft landing, legged locomotion, lunar leaps, and exploration of permanently shadowed craters. China aims to integrate resources and capabilities in manned lunar landing and unmanned lunar exploration. There is no mention of the United States in the article.
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Summary: The article discusses the implementation of "new agricultural productive forces" in China, highlighting the use of technology like irrigation robots, AI models, and drones in spring planting. The Shennong AI model, developed by China Agricultural University, is being used for tasks like disease and pest identification, and customized fertilization plans. Agricultural drones are used for crop management tasks like spraying, fertilizing, and transporting goods, especially in mountainous areas. These technologies aim to improve efficiency, reduce labor, and promote sustainable agricultural practices.
Summary: The article discusses China's use of space breeding (航天育种) to improve the yield and quality of *morel* mushrooms (羊肚菌), a popular delicacy. By sending *morel* spores into space and selecting for beneficial mutations, scientists have developed new varieties with larger size, enhanced flavor, and higher yields, with one variety seeing yields double. These new varieties are being cultivated across multiple provinces, including Yunnan and Sichuan, boosting farmers' incomes. The program has been ongoing since 1987 and has created new strains for hundreds of crops. The article does not discuss U.S.-China relations or reference the United States.
Summary: A Chinese brand, Zhangxue Motorcycle, won the World Superbike Championship in Portugal using advanced valve technology developed by the Jihua Laboratory. The lab's team, based in Foshan, Guangdong, spent twenty years developing a titanium-aluminum alloy valve able to withstand high temperatures and improve engine performance. The new valves allowed engines to reach speeds of 14,000 RPM, significantly improving performance and leading to Zhangxue's victory and subsequent orders for mass production. The lab has also launched a new materials company to further optimize the process for commercial applications and explore uses in other fields, such as automotive and aerospace. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine, independently developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC) Hunan Power Machinery Research Institute, successfully completed its maiden flight on a 7.5-ton unmanned transport aircraft in Zhuzhou, Hunan. This flight marks a transition from technology to engineering for domestically produced megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation engines, signifying a complete domestic technical chain from core components to complete engine integration. Experts from AECC stated that as green hydrogen production costs decrease, the economic and energy security advantages of hydrogen-powered aviation will become apparent, with potential applications in unmanned cargo, island logistics, and eventually passenger aircraft. The success lays the foundation for the industrialization of hydrogen energy aviation.
Summary: Lund University in Sweden has announced the development of a novel AI model capable of identifying multiple neurodegenerative diseases through a single blood test. Utilizing protein measurement data from over 17,000 individuals, the model identifies specific protein signatures associated with diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, frontotemporal dementia, and stroke history. The model's predictive accuracy for cognitive decline based on protein features potentially surpasses existing clinical diagnostic methods. The research offers new avenues for early screening, auxiliary diagnosis, and understanding the pathogenic mechanisms of these diseases. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Grid Wuhan Electric Power Company has implemented a "drone virtual cockpit" technology that allows for remote, real-time control of inspection drones, improving the precision and flexibility of power grid inspections. This technology, developed by the company since September 2025, allows operators to control drones from an office using existing hardware and software, providing high-definition imagery and detailed 3D mapping of substations. The system overcomes previous limitations of pre-set flight paths and addresses issues of transmission latency and stability. Li Xiang, Deputy General Manager of the company, stated that the technology significantly speeds up response to emergencies due to the increased flexibility. The article does not reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Chinese researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University have unlocked key aspects of ancient Chinese bronze casting by analyzing the properties of loess soil used in the casting molds. Their research focused on the Zhouyuan site, a core area of Western Zhou bronze casting, and involved recreating ancient casting processes using loess soil and bronze alloys. The study revealed how loess's heat-retention properties enabled successful casting and provided a quantitative basis for understanding the heat exchange between bronze and the mold. This research elevates the understanding of loess from a raw material to a precisely engineered casting material, highlighting the ingenuity of ancient Chinese artisans. The findings offer new insights into the material foundations of Chinese civilization.
Summary: The article discusses the "Wenzhen Qin," a traditional Chinese musical instrument from Putian, Fujian, tracing its origins to ancient instruments and its role in the "Wen Shifan" musical tradition. This instrument, a fusion of zither and lute elements, is considered a symbol of ancient music revival and has been used in cultural exchanges. Efforts are underway to preserve the Wenzhen Qin tradition through digitization, artistic innovation, and integration into higher education, ensuring its continued transmission to future generations. The instrument's unique sound and cultural significance connect people through civilization. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The author, a native of Suizhou, recounts experiences participating in the fourth national cultural relics survey, detailing the process of discovering, identifying, and documenting historical sites and artifacts, including Ming and Qing dynasty tombs and a 1970s aqueduct. They emphasize that preserving cultural relics is about protecting collective memories and understanding the historical context they represent. The author highlights the challenges encountered, such as private property rights and the conflict between preserving old towns and urban development, emphasizing the importance of raising public awareness and engagement in protecting cultural heritage. They advocate for revitalizing old factories by repurposing them into museums, parks, and studios, integrating historical narratives with contemporary life. The author concludes that the survey is not just about inventorying cultural relics but also about understanding national identity and the ongoing responsibility of preserving history for future generations.
Summary: The article discusses the revitalization of the Cheng Ancestral Hall in Anhui province's Yi County, a historically significant structure now repurposed as a community space. Once a symbol of clan governance and later a village office, the hall has been transformed into a multifunctional space with a library and cultural area through a joint project between the village and the Xiaomi Group's Party Committee. This initiative aims to foster collaboration between locals and newcomers, promoting rural revitalization by blending historical preservation with modern development. The Cheng Ancestral Hall now serves as a focal point for community activities, integrating local traditions with new cultural elements. This transformation is part of a broader effort to upgrade the entire village environment and revitalize its intangible cultural heritage.
Summary: The China National Silk Museum recently opened the "Unveiling the Wardrobe of the Southern Song Dynasty" exhibition, curated by Zheng Jialei, focusing on unearthed clothing artifacts from the tombs of Zhao Boyun and Huang Sheng in Zhejiang and Fujian. The exhibition aims to illustrate the culture, customs, and lives of people during the Southern Song Dynasty through 83 exhibited items, including official garments and elaborate women's attire. Zheng emphasizes the importance of academic research in supporting museum exhibitions and plans to explore the historical evolution of Chinese silk and fashion aesthetics, as well as the interactions between Eastern and Western cultures. The exhibition highlights the evolution of aesthetics from the Tang to Song dynasties and seeks to connect modern audiences with the lives and emotions of people from the past.
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Summary: The article discusses the experiences of "foreign Jingpiao" (foreigners working in Jingdezhen) and their contributions to the city's artistic landscape. It highlights the stories of Klaus Hesse, a German professor who initiated a Sino-German ceramics exchange program, and David Reid, an Australian artist who held public workshops and considers Jingdezhen his second home. Both artists found creative inspiration and a sense of belonging in Jingdezhen, fostering cross-cultural exchange. The article emphasizes Jingdezhen's welcoming atmosphere and its ability to attract international artists, enriching the city's artistic heritage. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: A literary figure reminisces on an inscription he wrote for a child, emphasizing the importance of cherishing every second ("秒秒") and accumulating knowledge like small streams merging into the sea ("涓涓"). He reflects on the value of consistent effort and daily accumulation of small gains, contrasting it with the impatience of modern youth. The author notes that true value lies not in grand gestures but in daily perseverance. He admires an elderly colleague who continues to learn and create, embodying the principle of finding meaning in everyday life. This approach, he concludes, is a form of living art.
Summary: The article depicts the quiet integration of traditional Chinese clothing and customs into the daily life of Chengdu. It describes scenes like children learning traditional etiquette, artisans practicing embroidery, and young designers incorporating traditional motifs into modern designs. The piece highlights how these traditions are naturally woven into the city's fabric, from chefs in traditional attire to students accessorizing uniforms with traditional garments. The article emphasizes that this embrace of tradition is not a forced revival, but a natural continuation of cultural heritage. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: This poem depicts the daily life of a middle-aged woman who works as a street sweeper, starting her day with the sunrise and ending with the sunset. Her husband, a water truck driver, occasionally brings her lunch, and they share quiet moments during his break. The poem reflects on the mundane routine, the lack of significant events, and the contrast between the city's noise and moments of personal reflection. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Yingmei, a Tibetan woman from Qinghai, runs a teahouse in Li County, Hunan, where she hosts gatherings for fellow Qinghai natives. At a recent gathering, she presented a *hada* scarf to a newly arrived woman from Qinghai, symbolizing welcome and connection. Yingmei came to Li County after marrying her husband, a musician native to the area, and together they opened the teahouse. While she has adapted to life in Li County, she still cherishes her Qinghai heritage. Yingmei feels she has found a way to grow in a different way, and remembers being attracted to her husband's music in the first place.
Summary: This article is a personal reflection on the sudden and powerful fragrance of *Edgeworthia chrysantha*, or "knotting flower," encountered during the spring. The author describes the flower's appearance, initially unremarkable, transforming into a source of overwhelming honey-like scent. Other flowers are also mentioned, but are not the main focus of the author's attention. The author contemplates the flower's significance, its connection to nature, and its ability to evoke a sense of wonder and connection, imbuing the author with a sense of natural beauty. The author marvels at the plant's ability to concentrate the scents of nature. The plant has other names such as dream flower, knotting flower, and love tree, with ancient people considering it auspicious and also used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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The meeting between the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党) after a decade is of great significance to the development of relations between the two parties and across the Taiwan Strait. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait belong to the Chinese nation. People of all ethnic groups, including Taiwan compatriots, jointly created a unified multi-ethnic country, jointly wrote the glorious history of China, jointly created the splendid Chinese civilization, jointly cultivated the great national spirit, and forged the common belief that the territory cannot be divided, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be scattered, and the civilization cannot be interrupted, leading the Chinese nation to strive for self-improvement and the Chinese civilization to continue.
No matter how the international situation and the situation in the Taiwan Strait change, the general trend of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will not change, and the general trend of compatriots on both sides of the Strait getting closer and coming together will not change. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait all look forward to peace and tranquility in the Taiwan Strait, improvement and development of cross-Strait relations, and a better life. This is an unshirkable responsibility of the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, and also the driving force for working together. We are willing to strengthen exchanges and dialogue with all political parties, groups, and people from all walks of life in Taiwan, including the Kuomintang, on the common political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," to seek peace for both sides of the Strait, seek well-being for compatriots, and seek rejuvenation for the nation, and firmly grasp the future of cross-Strait relations in the hands of the Chinese people themselves.
Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward four opinions on the development of cross-Strait relations.
First, adhere to promoting spiritual harmony with correct understanding. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait share the same roots, the same culture, and the same blood, and are a community with a shared future. When a family gets along, as long as they talk things over and discuss things more, there are no contradictions and differences that cannot be resolved. Different social systems are not an excuse for division. The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, should stand firm on the national position, inherit and promote Chinese culture, firmly recognize the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, and the great motherland, and enhance the ambition, backbone, and confidence of being upright Chinese people.
Second, adhere to peaceful development to protect our common homeland. The mainland and Taiwan belong to one China, and China is the common homeland of the Chinese nation. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait must protect and build this common homeland well. The fundamental lies in adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," and the core is to recognize that both sides of the Strait belong to one China. When the family is harmonious, everything prospers. We welcome any proposition that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, and we will do our best to do anything that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. "Taiwan independence" is the culprit for undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, and we will never tolerate it. The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, must adhere to national righteousness, oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference, promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, and firmly protect the common homeland of the Chinese nation.
Third, adhere to exchanges and integration to enhance the well-being of the people. The goal of developing cross-Strait relations is to enable compatriots on both sides of the Strait to live a better life. We will continue to uphold the concept that compatriots on both sides of the Strait are one family, and actively do practical things, good things, and solve difficult problems for Taiwan compatriots. The motherland's mainland has magnificent mountains and rivers and a vast market. We welcome Taiwan compatriots to come home and see, welcome Taiwan youth to come to the mainland for exchanges and development, and welcome Taiwan's agricultural and fishery products and high-quality commodities to enter thousands of households on the mainland. The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, should jointly expand cross-Strait exchanges, interactions, and integration, and enhance the kinship and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Strait.
Fourth, adhere to unity and struggle to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen (孙中山先生). Revitalizing China and national reunification were his lifelong pursuits. Today, we have successfully embarked on a path of Chinese-style modernization, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable. We firmly believe that more and more Taiwan compatriots will correctly understand the mainland's social system and development path, and deeply realize that the future of Taiwan's development lies in a strong motherland, and the interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots are tied to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year is the opening year of the mainland's "15th Five-Year Plan." We are willing to share development opportunities and results with the vast number of Taiwan compatriots and jointly strengthen the Chinese national economy. The Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang should consolidate political mutual trust, maintain healthy interaction, unite compatriots on both sides of the Strait, and work together to create a better future for the reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the nation.
Beijing (北京), April 10 (People's Daily) - Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), met with a delegation from the Kuomintang (中国国民党) led by Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu (郑丽文) in Beijing on the morning of the 10th.
Xi Jinping (习近平) welcomed Hung Hsiu-chu's (郑丽文) delegation. He pointed out that the meeting between the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党) after a decade is of great significance to the development of relations between the two parties and across the Taiwan Strait. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait belong to the Chinese nation. People of all ethnic groups, including Taiwan compatriots, jointly created a unified multi-ethnic country, jointly wrote the glorious history of China, jointly created the splendid Chinese civilization, jointly cultivated the great national spirit, and forged the common belief that the territory cannot be divided, the country cannot be chaotic, the nation cannot be scattered, and the civilization cannot be interrupted, leading the Chinese nation to strive for self-improvement and the Chinese civilization to continue.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that no matter how the international situation and the situation in the Taiwan Strait change, the general trend of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation will not change, and the general trend of compatriots on both sides of the Strait getting closer and coming together will not change. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait all look forward to peace and tranquility in the Taiwan Strait, improvement and development of cross-Strait relations, and a better life. This is an unshirkable responsibility of the Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党), and also the driving force for working together. We are willing to strengthen exchanges and dialogue with all political parties, groups, and people from all walks of life in Taiwan, including the Kuomintang, on the common political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," to seek peace for both sides of the Strait, seek well-being for compatriots, and seek rejuvenation for the nation, and firmly grasp the future of cross-Strait relations in the hands of the Chinese people themselves.
Xi Jinping (习近平) put forward four opinions on the development of cross-Strait relations.
First, adhere to promoting spiritual harmony with correct understanding. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait share the same roots, the same culture, and the same blood, and are a **休戚与共** (xiū qī yǔ gòng - "share weal and woe," to share the same fate). A family gets along, as long as they talk things over and discuss things more, there are no contradictions and differences that cannot be resolved. Different social systems are not an excuse for division. The Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党), and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, should stand firm on the national position, inherit and promote Chinese culture, firmly recognize the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, and the great motherland, and enhance the ambition, backbone, and confidence of being upright Chinese people.
Second, adhere to peaceful development to protect our common homeland. The mainland and Taiwan belong to one China, and China is the common homeland of the Chinese nation. Compatriots on both sides of the Strait must protect and build this common homeland well. The fundamental lies in adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," and the core is to recognize that both sides of the Strait belong to one China. **家和万事兴** (jiā hé wàn shì xīng - "when the family is harmonious, all affairs will prosper," harmony in the family brings success in everything). We welcome any proposition that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, and we will do our best to do anything that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations. "Taiwan independence" is the culprit for undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, and we will never tolerate it. The Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党), and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, must adhere to national righteousness, oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference, promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, and firmly protect the common homeland of the Chinese nation.
Third, adhere to exchanges and integration to enhance the well-being of the people. The goal of developing cross-Strait relations is to enable compatriots on both sides of the Strait to live a better life. We will continue to uphold the concept that compatriots on both sides of the Strait are **两岸一家亲** (liǎng àn yī jiā qīn - "both sides of the strait are one family," a concept emphasizing the close ties and shared identity between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait), and actively do practical things, good things, and solve difficult problems for Taiwan compatriots. The motherland's mainland has magnificent mountains and rivers and a vast market. We welcome Taiwan compatriots to come home and see, welcome Taiwan youth to come to the mainland for exchanges and development, and welcome Taiwan's agricultural and fishery products and high-quality commodities to enter thousands of households on the mainland. The Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党), and compatriots on both sides of the Strait, should jointly expand cross-Strait exchanges, interactions, and integration, and enhance the kinship and well-being of compatriots on both sides of the Strait.
Fourth, adhere to unity and struggle to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen (孙中山先生). Revitalizing China and national reunification were his lifelong pursuits. Today, we have successfully embarked on a path of Chinese-style modernization, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is **势不可挡** (shì bù kě dǎng - "the trend is unstoppable," an irresistible force or trend). We firmly believe that more and more Taiwan compatriots will correctly understand the mainland's social system and development path, and deeply realize that the future of Taiwan's development lies in a strong motherland, and the interests and well-being of Taiwan compatriots are tied to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This year is the opening year of the mainland's "15th Five-Year Plan." We are willing to share development opportunities and results with the vast number of Taiwan compatriots and jointly strengthen the Chinese national economy. The Chinese Communist Party (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党) should consolidate political mutual trust, maintain healthy interaction, unite compatriots on both sides of the Strait, and work together to create a better future for the reunification of the motherland and the rejuvenation of the nation.
Zheng Liwen (郑丽文) said that the people on both sides of the strait are descendants of Yan and Huang (炎黄子孙), belong to the Chinese nation, are influenced by Chinese culture, are Chinese and a family, and should work together to promote the revitalization of China proposed by Sun Yat-sen (孙中山先生). The Kuomintang (中国国民党) and the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) must adhere to the common political foundation of the "1992 Consensus" and opposition to "Taiwan independence," strengthen political mutual trust, play the role of a communication platform, devote themselves to maintaining Chinese history, promote Chinese culture, promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields such as folk, grassroots, economic, trade, and culture across the strait, support youth exchanges and development, enhance the common well-being of the people, promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, create a better future for cross-strait relations, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Wang Huning (王沪宁), Cai Qi (蔡奇) and others attended the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10th. On April 10th, President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter to the commemorative event marking the 55th anniversary of China-U.S. "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" and the launching ceremony of the China-U.S. youth sports exchange series.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that 55 years ago, the older generation of leaders of China and the United States, with outstanding political wisdom and strategic vision, reopened the door to friendly exchanges between the two peoples, achieving the historical story of "small ball moving big ball." Today, the youth of the two countries are renewing the "Ping-Pong friendship" and carrying out a series of sports exchanges, which is of great significance for promoting the cause of China-U.S. friendship.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that the foundation of China-U.S. relations is built by the people, and the future is created by the youth. It is hoped that people from all walks of life in the two countries, especially the younger generation, will draw wisdom and strength from history, get to know and be close to each other in exchanges and cooperation, move forward hand in hand in mutual learning and mutual appreciation, jointly tighten the bond of friendship, and make new contributions to promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
The commemorative event marking the 55th anniversary of China-U.S. "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" and the launching ceremony of the China-U.S. youth sports exchange series were held in Beijing (北京) on the same day, co-sponsored by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (中国人民对外友好协会), the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局), and China Media Group (中央广播电视总台).
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This year's National People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "To complete the '15th Five-Year Plan' economic and social development goals and tasks, we need to cope with a more complex environment and solve more deep-seated contradictions." "We must put effort into studying new situations, solving new problems, and gaining experience."
Bearing in mind the entrustment, various regions and departments are using new ideas to solve development problems, inspiring vitality with a new style, and creating new achievements with new actions.
Breaking out of traditional thinking
Five-axis milling-turning compound machine tools operate at high speed, robotic arms perform precise operations, transport robots operate back and forth, and production data jumps in real time on the digital screen... In the workshop of Qingluan Fuxing Group in Tengzhou (滕州) City, Zaozhuang (枣庄) City, Shandong (山东) Province, the vivid scene of intelligent manufacturing leaps to the eye.
Tengzhou City is an important R&D and manufacturing base for small and medium-sized CNC machine tools in China. In the past, most local enterprises mainly engaged in simple processing, and the low-end route became narrower and narrower, while high-end machine tools above five axes have long relied on imports. What should be done?
"Break out of traditional thinking." Huang Chuanqing (黄传清), chairman of the group, said that the company has deeply integrated artificial intelligence with industrial machine tools and independently developed intelligent machine tools, which can generate the optimal processing plan in just a few minutes. The "end-to-end intelligent thermal compensation system" keeps the processing accuracy stable at the micron level, breaking the technical bottleneck of high-end precision processing.
"To transform old and new kinetic energy, we must let traditional industries grow 'new bones' and let more companies dare to advance into the no-man's land of technology." Liu Xucun (刘修存), director of the Zaozhuang City Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Promotion Center, said.
In the Dongguan-Jieyang Science and Technology Park (莞揭科智园) in Jieyang (揭阳), Guangdong (广东) Province, Chen Hanchang (陈汉昌), chairman of Guangdong Dongguan-Jieyang Industrial Investment Development Co., Ltd. and head of the project, held drawings and walked around the park to check.
Dongguan-Jieyang Industrial Investment was established under the promotion of the Dongguan (东莞) City-Jieyang City counterpart assistance and cooperation headquarters, and is mainly responsible for the investment, development and operation of the Dongguan-Jieyang industrial cooperation park. Chen Hanchang has been paying attention to the Dongguan-Jieyang Science and Technology Park, which is an important platform for the two places to explore and promote coordinated regional development.
Dongguan and Jieyang have obvious differences in industrial conditions and development stages. "To solve the problem of imbalance, we must break through traditional assistance thinking and regional restrictions, and think of new tricks and explore new paths." Ye Guanqiang (叶冠强), commander of the Dongguan-Jieyang headquarters, said.
After repeated in-depth investigations at the front line, repeated communication and exchanges between the two places, and repeated special meetings for "brainstorming," a new path gradually became clear. "Set up a Dongguan-Jieyang Innovation Center in Songshan Lake (松山湖), Dongguan, and carry out R&D results transformation in Jieyang to promote complementary advantages and two-way empowerment!" Chen Hanchang is full of energy.
In the sensor assembly workshop of Zhejiang Yili Automobile Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. in Longquan (龙泉) City, Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, the fully automatic production line is operating in an orderly manner, and sensor components only the size of a thumb are continuously coming off the line.
Located in mountainous areas, insufficient aggregation of innovation elements and low degree of industrial collaboration are urgent problems that need to be solved in the high-quality development of Longquan City.
"We focus on platforms, technology, and talent. We have used talent 'bidding' to tackle 26 industrial technology problems; established an automobile air-conditioning industry college, and built 9 postdoctoral workstations to consolidate the foundation for innovation breakthroughs." Zhou Pinwang (周品旺), director of the Longquan City Economic and Commercial Bureau, said.
"The focus of creating a high-quality business environment at present has shifted from improving efficiency and service levels in the past to cultivating a first-class innovation ecosystem." The person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission said, "We must systematically build a full-chain service system covering policy guarantees, element support, and service improvement to provide solid and strong institutional and environmental support for enterprise innovation."
Jiangsu (江苏) Province has implemented the requirements of "studying new situations and solving new problems" in the field of people's livelihood. Changzhou (常州) City uses "one-time handling of one matter" to accurately solve the "license plate anxiety" of citizens who buy cars in other places; Yancheng (盐城) City focuses on the "elderly and young," expands "doorstep" medical services such as family sickbeds and door-to-door visits, and continues to increase the supply of inclusive childcare services... Focusing on the urgent needs and expectations of the masses, the people's livelihood projects highlight "small cuts, full chains, and sustainability," both focusing on specific problems and making precise efforts, and paying attention to systematic advancement and collaborative linkage, and constantly creating new work situations with a spirit of striving for progress.
From "0" to "1", lengthen "1"
A motorcycle fully demonstrates the renewed courage of traditional industries.
On March 29, in the Portuguese round of the World Superbike Championship, the domestic motorcycle manufacturer "Zhangxue Motorcycle" (张雪机车) bravely won two consecutive championships in the middleweight category, breaking the decades-long monopoly of foreign brands.
From "OEM imitation" to "independent innovation," the old motorcycle industry has been revitalized. In the first two months of this year, China's motorcycle vehicle exports increased by 22.25% year-on-year, and the export value increased by 24.9%. The "gold content" of each motorcycle is higher, and Chinese motorcycles are not only "selling more" but also "selling more valuable."
At the beginning of the year, renewal scenes continued to emerge - the world's largest diameter vertical shaft boring machine "Qiming" (启明号) set off and drilled into the depths of the Yangtze River (长江); 0.100 mm ultra-thin silicon steel went offline, staging the industry miracle of "steel thinner than paper"; the second domestic large cruise ship "Adora Magic City" (爱达·花城号) was out of the dock and transferred to the dock for commissioning... Anchoring intelligence, greening, and integration, all industries use practice to prove that "the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries can also develop new quality productive forces."
In Bao'an (宝安) District, Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong Province, hundreds of Fengyi (丰翼) drones fly along predetermined routes, quickly delivering electronic components, fresh medicines, and other materials to cities such as Dongguan and Zhuhai (珠海); in Haixinsha (海心沙), Guangzhou (广州), the GAC GOVE low-altitude manned aircraft takes off and lands smoothly, completing the first scene flight demonstration in the core area, and is expected to complete certification and mass production delivery by the end of the year.
The low-altitude economy "soared" at the beginning of the year, and the core technology achieved a key leap from "following" to "partial leadership."
"As airspace management continues to become more refined and core components accelerate the completion of compliance certification, the key bottlenecks in industrial development are gradually being cleared, and the low-altitude economy is expected to officially enter normalized operation this year." Zhu Keli (朱克力), Dean of the Bay Area Low-Altitude Economy Research Institute, said.
Open the geographical map of Chinese manufacturing, and the growth momentum of new kinetic energy is strong -
New materials ushered in "new breakthroughs," and the world's first T1200 grade carbon fiber, which reached the industry's top level, achieved mass production of 100 tons;
New energy ran out of "new speed." In the first two months, the output of wind turbine generator units and lithium batteries for energy storage increased by 28.7% and 84% respectively;
Artificial intelligence is shaping "new advantages." In March of this year, the average daily number of token calls exceeded 140 trillion, an increase of more than 1,000 times in two years...
Innovation-driven leadership is enhanced, helping emerging industries grow stronger and injecting more new impetus into economic growth.
At the end of March, in Fengxian (奉贤) District, Shanghai (上海), in the world's leading mass production factory of humanoid robots, the 10,000th general-purpose embodied robot, Farizon A3, was officially mass-produced. In just 15 months, the mass production scale has jumped from thousands to tens of thousands.
From "0" to "1", lengthen "1". At the beginning of the year, embodied intelligent robots are growing "taller." In January and February alone, the scale of industrial investment was nearly half of the entire year last year.
Sprouting, forming, and gaining momentum, the future industrial landscape has a new look since the beginning of the year -
Hefei (合肥) Quantum Supercomputing Center is online, providing diversified quantum computing services to the world;
6G has completed all technical tests in the first phase, forming a reserve of more than 300 key technologies;
The world's first all-high-temperature superconducting tokamak device "Honghuang 70" (洪荒70) successfully achieved steady-state long-pulse operation, breaking the world record for commercial nuclear fusion...
The rapidly rising future industries are constantly shaping new advantages for the Chinese economy.
Not long ago, the report released at the Zhongguancun (中关村) Forum Annual Conference showed that in 2025, China's national innovation index will rise to ninth in the world, and the growth rate of major indicators is higher than that of developed countries, making it the fastest-growing country in more than 10 years.
Traditional industries are accelerating their renewal, emerging industries are accelerating their lead, and future industries are strengthening their roots - the new quality productive forces surging in thousands of industries are condensing into a brand-new picture of the "15th Five-Year Plan" for the Chinese economy to start.
Carry out a good blueprint to the end
The "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint has been drawn, and the start-up test is not only the wisdom to turn the blueprint into a real scene, but also the courage to take responsibility and implement it.
In the early spring, various parts of Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Province, multiple comprehensive transportation projects have fully resumed work. The builders used a lot of "black technology" according to local conditions: 100 meters underwater, the multi-beam unmanned ship "zero error" determined the pile driving position; in the concrete layer, intelligent sensors constantly "monitor body temperature," just for the Tongjiang (同江) Songhua River (松花江) Highway Bridge to be completed as soon as possible and shorten the travel time of the masses.
Promote high-quality development with the correct view of political achievements.
"We will take the pursuit of high-quality development as an important yardstick for establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements, do solid achievements, deepen potential achievements, adhere to adapting to local conditions and differentiated development, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects the characteristics of Jilin (吉林) City." Based on the white mountains and black waters, Hu Bin (胡斌), Secretary of the Jilin City Party Committee, has in-depth thinking.
"While seeing the phased achievements, we must be soberly aware of the long-term and arduous nature of the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River (长江), and we must maintain strategic focus and historical patience." The relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said. Not long ago, a joint law enforcement activity went deep into the market front line, jointly verifying the traceability of aquatic products, and resolutely guarding the hard-won ecological achievements.
Achieve political achievements for the people.
The green wheat seedlings are growing taller. In the wheat fields of Hutou (湖头) Town, Yinan (沂南) County, Shandong Province, the power service port has been moved directly to the fields. "The electricity is connected to the ground, and water and fertilizer are fed to the roots of the wheat seedlings without leaking a drop!" Behind the smiling faces of the farmers is the precise escort of the power supply department's "on-site survey on the same day, quick connection and early use." Li Ranjiang (李然江), director of the Marketing Department of the State Grid Yinan County Power Supply Company, said: "We will take the power supply guarantee for spring plowing and spring irrigation as a major livelihood matter to help protect the ballast stone of food security."
"It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people. There should be key actions at the beginning of the year." Li Chengwei (李成伟), Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhengzhou (郑州) University, said that the school is closely following the national strategy, opening up the chain of scientific and technological achievements transformation from the "first kilometer" to the "last kilometer," and striving to run higher education that the people are satisfied with by adjusting and optimizing the discipline settings, and consolidating the intellectual foundation of the national strategy.
Achieve political achievements with hard work.
"Repairing road shoulders, renovating village offices, laying 8,000 meters of tap water pipelines, dredging 2,700 meters of drainage outlets..." In Lankao (兰考), Henan (河南), the birthplace of the Jia Yu-lu (焦裕禄) spirit, at the public job evaluation site of the Lutun (鲁屯) community, the newly appointed Party Branch Secretary Song Ningfeng (宋宁风) reported a list of annual livelihood projects to the party members and the masses in one breath. With the "hundred-day stationing in villages" of cadres throughout the county, livelihood projects have been implemented. This year, all village (community) party organization secretaries in Lankao County publicly reported their duties and made public commitments, using mass supervision to force hard work and responsibility.
In Yuanjiang (沅江) City, Hunan (湖南) Province, when a civil affairs specialist visited a family in difficulty, he immediately launched multi-departmental linkage: subsistence allowances were handled, hospitalization expenses were reimbursed, and school fees for children were also reduced. Zhou Feng (周锋), director of the Yuanjiang Civil Affairs Bureau, introduced that 19 departments in the city have established a joint meeting mechanism to break down barriers and change "people looking for policies" to "policies looking for people." At present, 22 people in difficulty have received cross-departmental comprehensive assistance.
From on-site consultations on project front lines to public commitments in rural communities; from planning long-term strategic focus to working together across departments to solve problems... At the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan," a high-quality development picture with "new" as the pen and "solid" as the ink is slowly unfolding.
"We cannot only look at the growth of domestic production value. What is growing now is hard power, and what is being pursued is the development of new quality productive forces. Through continuous transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and replacement, we are moving upward step by step." General Secretary Xi Jinping has far-sighted considerations.
If there is a certain strategy, then there will be a certain achievement. The Chinese giant ship, heading towards newness and excellence, will forge ahead bravely, regardless of wind and rain.
(Reporters Wang Ke (王珂), Chang Qin (常钦), Han Xin (韩鑫), Wang Donghui (王东辉), He Linping (贺林平), Yu Jingxian (郁静娴), Li Rui (李蕊), Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), Bai Guangdi (白光迪) of this newspaper)
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10th. Li Qiang (李强), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, presided over a symposium of experts and entrepreneurs on the afternoon of April 10th in Beijing to listen to their opinions and suggestions on the current economic situation and the next steps in economic work.
At the symposium, Guo Lei (郭磊), Liu Yi (刘奕), Ma Guangrong (马光荣), Xu Wei (许伟), Feng Boming (冯波鸣), Wu Jianxiong (吴建雄), Li Bin (李彬), Yang Zhilin (杨植麟), and others spoke in succession. They believed that China's economy had achieved a good start in the first quarter, with many indicators better than expected. Although external shocks have brought challenges to economic operations, macro policies have been implemented proactively and effectively, and new momentum for high-quality development has been continuously accumulated and strengthened. They also put forward opinions and suggestions on enhancing economic resilience, consolidating the foundation for development, and promoting sustained economic improvement.
After listening carefully to the speeches of the experts and entrepreneurs, Li Qiang (李强) said that since the beginning of this year, the external situation has become more complex and volatile. Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, all regions and departments have conscientiously implemented more proactive and effective macro policies, and all tasks have been carried out quickly and efficiently, resulting in a strong start to economic operations. Analyzing and studying the economic situation requires paying attention to various marginal changes, especially key variables, enhancing insight and foresight, and grasping the essence and laws through phenomena. We must deeply understand the inherent driving force of China's steady economic progress, thoroughly study the future trends of the international economic and trade landscape, concentrate our efforts on managing our own affairs well, calmly respond to various risks and challenges, and firmly grasp the initiative in development.
Li Qiang (李强) emphasized that it is necessary to follow the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, earnestly implement various tasks, continuously consolidate and expand the positive trend of steady economic progress, and form more tangible and accessible results that benefit the people. It is necessary to further improve the effectiveness of macro policy implementation, enhance foresight, pertinence, and coordination, adhere to the combination of policy support and reform and innovation, strengthen systematic integration, and amplify policy effects. It is necessary to focus on promoting the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry, facing the full life-cycle living needs of the people and the full-process production and operation needs of enterprises, deeply implement the service industry capacity expansion and quality improvement action, adhere to the overall planning of development and supervision, and cultivate more "China Service" brands. At the same time, deepen and expand "Artificial Intelligence +," accelerate the digital and intelligent transformation of manufacturing, and support the overall leap in the industrial system through the deep integration and two-way empowerment of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries. It is necessary to promote employment and income growth for urban and rural residents with greater efforts, tap the employment potential of various channels and fields, vigorously cultivate new occupations and new positions, promote the transformation of employment concepts and the improvement of vocational skills, formulate and implement an income increase plan for urban and rural residents, and strengthen the virtuous cycle of resident income increase, domestic demand expansion, and economic development.
Li Qiang (李强) expressed his hope that the majority of entrepreneurs will deeply cultivate their industries and strengthen their enterprises, and make more contributions in leading innovative development and promoting employment and income growth. He hoped that experts and scholars will strengthen forward-looking research on strategic issues, explore solutions to dilemmas and multiple difficulties, and offer more constructive opinions.
Wu Zhenglong (吴政隆) attended the symposium.
Return to Top*People's Daily* Beijing, April 10 (Reporter Zhou Zhou (周輖)) On April 10, Vice President Han Zheng (韩正) attended the 55th Anniversary Commemoration of China-U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" and the Launching Ceremony of China-U.S. Youth Sports Exchange Series Activities in Beijing (北京), read President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter and delivered a speech.
Han Zheng (韩正) pointed out that in April 1971, the China-U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" opened the door to friendly exchanges between the two peoples and started a new chapter in the relations between the two countries. The legendary story of "small ball moving the big ball" transcended sports exchanges themselves and had a profound impact on the China-U.S. relationship and even the world pattern at that time.
Han Zheng (韩正) said that at present, the China-U.S. relationship is at a critical juncture, and the strategic choices of China and the United States will once again affect the evolution of the world pattern. President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is a historical lesson and a realistic need for China and the United States to be partners and friends. Over the past 55 years, China-U.S. relations have generally moved forward despite ups and downs. Practice has proved that a stable, healthy, and sustainable China-U.S. relationship is in the common interest of the two peoples and meets the common expectations of the international community. The Chinese and American sides should draw experience from history, take the important consensus of the two heads of state as a guide, adhere to the attitude of mutual respect, **守住和平共处的底线** (shǒu zhù hépíng gòngchǔ de dǐxiàn - "hold the bottom line of peaceful coexistence," maintain the basic requirement for peaceful coexistence), and strive for a win-win prospect of cooperation.
Han Zheng (韩正) pointed out that the key to state-to-state relations lies in the affinity between the peoples, and the affinity between the peoples can promote the trust between the states. 55 years ago, a small silver ball shattered the ice of estrangement. Today, we need to use greater sincerity and more practical actions to revitalize the spirit of "Ping Pong Diplomacy" in the new era. We must earnestly listen to the voices of the people of the two countries, build bridges for exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States at the non-governmental, local, and youth levels, and allow more people to become participants, beneficiaries, and supporters of China-U.S. friendship. It is hoped that the American young friends who come to China to participate in sports exchange activities will come with curiosity about China and return with an objective understanding of China and the precious friendship of Chinese partners. Let us take the ball as a medium, pass on the torch, and jointly write a new chapter in friendly exchanges between China and the United States.
During the commemorative meeting, Han Zheng (韩正) and Chinese and American guests jointly launched a series of China-U.S. youth sports exchange activities, and interacted and exchanged views with China-U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" participants and representatives of table tennis and rugby players.
About 500 people, including China-U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" participants, young table tennis players, sports figures, and American youth rugby players, attended the commemorative meeting.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 罗珊珊
In recent days, the State Council issued the "Overall Plan for the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone" (hereinafter referred to as the "Overall Plan"). On April 10, the State Council Information Office held a routine policy briefing to introduce the relevant situation.
Inner Mongolia is located in the northern border of the motherland, with geographical advantages spanning "three norths," connecting eight provinces and regions internally, and connecting Europe and Asia externally. Yuan Xiaoming (袁晓明), Assistant Minister of Commerce, said that in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," the Party Central Committee decided to establish the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to further improve the overall layout of the free trade zone. This is an important deployment to deeply implement the free trade zone upgrading strategy and an important measure to expand high-level opening up to the outside world in the new era.
Explore the construction of new intelligent cross-border transportation channels such as unmanned driving.
Yuan Xiaoming introduced that the "Overall Plan" supports the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to leverage its geographical advantages, make good use of both domestic and international markets and resources, focus on building important trade nodes, improving the quality and efficiency of two-way investment cooperation, deepening domestic and foreign cooperation, and promoting the integration of factors. It proposes 19 reform and innovation measures to promote the upgrading of goods trade and strengthen international logistics service functions, and build the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone into an information exchange center, transportation and logistics center, factor resource allocation center, key area science and technology innovation center, and industrial cooperation center, connecting inside and outside and radiating the surrounding areas.
Unblock the international channel for opening up to the north and serve the expansion of international circulation. In 2025, the freight volume of land ports in Inner Mongolia reached 132 million tons, an increase of 8.3% year-on-year, exceeding 100 million tons for three consecutive years. The "Overall Plan" proposes to support the upgrading and transformation of port infrastructure, strengthen international logistics service functions such as aviation, postal services, and China-Europe freight trains, and explore the construction of new intelligent cross-border transportation channels such as unmanned driving.
Improve the development level of the open economy and help strengthen the domestic cycle. In 2025, Inner Mongolia's inbound and outbound China-Europe freight trains numbered 9,557, an increase of 16.9% year-on-year, accounting for nearly half of the country's total, and there is further room for improvement in serving the strengthening of the domestic cycle and upgrading from channel economy to hub economy and industrial economy. The "Overall Plan" proposes to deepen the integration of domestic and foreign trade, promote prosperity for the border people, and enhance the well-being of ethnic minority areas in the border regions.
Promote regional coordinated and linked development to achieve mutual promotion of internal and external connections. Support the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to accelerate the promotion of the land-sea intermodal "railway express" model, accelerate the sharing of resources between Manzhouli Port (满洲里口岸) and ports such as Dalian Port (大连港) and Qinhuangdao Port (秦皇岛港), and optimize the layout of logistics channels. Support the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to carry out cross-border cooperation with surrounding countries in agriculture, energy, ecological governance, and other fields, and build cross-border and cross-regional industrial chains.
Carry out institutional innovation with border characteristics in accordance with local conditions.
Huang Zhiqiang (黄志强), member of the Standing Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee and Executive Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region, introduced that the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone will carry out institutional innovation with border characteristics in accordance with local conditions, strengthen exchanges and cooperation with surrounding countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" in infrastructure connectivity, mutual recognition of rules and standards, and mutual understanding and integration of people's hearts, and give play to the window and platform functions of the country's important bridgehead for opening up to the north, and build a strategic highland for inland development and opening up along the border.
"In 2025, the growth rate of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's total foreign trade import and export value is 6.4%, especially the border people's mutual trade volume, which increased by 65.4% year-on-year. This shows that Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has a solid foundation in trade in the highland of opening up along the border." Luo Qing (罗青), Director of the Department of Commerce of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, introduced that the "Overall Plan" provides a series of institutional reform pilot tasks with high gold content in promoting the upgrading of goods trade, enhancing the vitality of service trade development, and innovating and developing border people's mutual trade.
Luo Qing cited an example that the "Overall Plan" supports "promoting the quarantine access of high-quality agricultural and food products from surrounding countries to China." The Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone can promote the expansion of relevant access work, upgrade the service and supervision effectiveness of existing inbound supervision sites, steadily expand the import channels of high-quality agricultural and food products from surrounding countries, and better meet the needs of consumers across the country for market diversification.
Transform the advantages of agriculture, animal husbandry, energy, and computing power into industrial dividends.
Inner Mongolia is very rich in resources. How can resource advantages be transformed into modern industrial dividends?
Optimize and upgrade traditional industries. Give play to the advantages of "granary," "meat depot," and "milk tank" to build a national important production base for agricultural and livestock products. Inner Mongolia's grain output has exceeded 80 billion catties for two consecutive years, and its beef and mutton output and milk output rank first in the country. The "Overall Plan" makes arrangements around developing ecological agriculture and animal husbandry, promoting green food certification, and introducing high-quality variety resources. Huang Zhiqiang said that they will vigorously promote the construction of smart pastures, improve the traceability system for green agricultural and livestock products, expand new scenarios for the integrated development of "agriculture and animal husbandry + culture and tourism," promote the integrated development of agriculture, animal husbandry, culture, tourism, sports, and commerce, and continue to enhance the popularity and influence of Inner Mongolia's high-quality agricultural and livestock products.
Develop and strengthen emerging industries. Based on energy and resource endowments, build a national important energy and strategic resource base. Inner Mongolia's new energy installed capacity, coal production capacity, total power installed capacity, power transmission volume, and reserves of 20 kinds of minerals all rank first in the country. The technically exploitable amount of wind energy resources accounts for about 57% of the country's total, and solar energy resources account for about 21% of the country's total. On this basis, it is necessary to further enhance the grid's consumption capacity, release the potential for green electricity utilization, and improve the standard system for the electricity market. The "Overall Plan" proposes measures to support the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to improve green electricity consumption and utilization policies, carry out green electricity certificate transactions, and improve the standard system for equipment recycling and utilization, so as to enhance the energy level of energy industry development.
Cultivate and develop future industries. As a national hub node for the national integrated computing power network, Inner Mongolia's total computing power scale and intelligent computing scale will rank first in the country in 2025. The "Overall Plan" proposes experimental tasks such as building edge computing centers, carrying out artificial intelligence large model training and application, and expanding green computing power application scenarios, and supports the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone to provide fast and efficient computing power services to a wider range. At the same time, actively expand new tracks such as bio-manufacturing, develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, and transform location advantages into opening-up advantages and policy dividends into real productivity.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 鹏 曹文轩
On April 10th, a special press conference on "Starting the '15th Five-Year Plan' - Building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a High Standard" was held in Haikou (海口), Hainan (海南). At the press conference, Liu Xiaoming (刘小明), Deputy Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Hainan Province, stated that, anchoring the strategic goal of "building the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era," and coordinating the service of "what the country needs" with the exertion of "what Hainan can do," Hainan strives to use the solid achievements of building the Hainan Free Trade Port to a high standard to help the country build a new development pattern, and achieve high-quality development in better serving the overall national development situation.
Opening-up Improves Quality, Policy Dividends Accelerate into Development Momentum
Since the full island closure of the Hainan Free Trade Port on December 18th last year, as of the end of March, Hainan imported 2.021 billion yuan of "zero-tariff" goods, with 329 million yuan exempted from tax. The eight open ports on the island operate efficiently, with the average customs clearance time for imported goods reduced by 28%; the management mechanism and hardware facilities of the ten "second-line ports" on the island operate well, the customs clearance order is orderly, the declaration items for goods leaving the island are greatly simplified by more than 60%, and low-risk goods achieve "second-speed release."
Personnel exchanges are more convenient. Since the closure, as of the end of March, Hainan had more than 1.021 million inbound and outbound personnel, an increase of 37.2% year-on-year, including 234,000 foreign tourists entering the country visa-free, an increase of 53% year-on-year. A cumulative total of more than 8,000 inbound and outbound vehicles have been recorded, an increase of 27.5% year-on-year.
Enterprises have changed from "waiting and watching" to "entering the market." Since the closure, as of the end of March, Hainan has added 96,800 newly registered business entities, an increase of 45.86%. Siemens Energy has established a gas turbine assembly base in Hainan, the first wholly foreign-owned hospital, Boao Fullong Cardiovascular Hospital (博鳌富隆心血管医院), has been inaugurated, and a number of international cooperation projects such as the "Korea National Pavilion" project have started construction.
Liu Xiaoming (刘小明) introduced that the "Hainan Provincial National Economic and Social Development 15th Five-Year Plan Outline" adheres to promoting deep-level reform with high-level opening-up, and promoting high-quality development with deep-level reform. In the "Open Development" category of indicators, four specific indicators reflecting the level of opening-up are specifically set up, including the growth of total import and export of goods, the growth of total import and export of services, the growth of total actual use of foreign capital, and the number of inbound and outbound personnel. Among them, the average annual growth targets for trade in goods, trade in services, and actual use of foreign capital are 10%, 20%, and 10% respectively.
Based on Advantages, Develop New Quality Productivity According to Local Conditions
Liu Xiaoming (刘小明) introduced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) will give full play to its comparative advantages and late-mover advantages, strive to achieve new breakthroughs in developing new quality productivity according to local conditions, and promote the four leading industries of tourism, modern service industry, high-tech industry, and tropical characteristic high-efficiency agriculture to supplement the chain, extend the chain, optimize and upgrade; promote the innovative development of the "four new" future industries of bio-manufacturing, hydrogen energy, brain-computer interface, and embodied intelligence; optimize the "three consumption articles" of duty-free shopping, medical care, and education; build an island of talent gathering and technological innovation; and build Hainan's "Five Directions to Strength" characteristic industrial chain.
"Five Directions to Strength" refers to -
Seeking Strength in Seeds (向种图强). Hainan (海南) will make good use of the advantages of national laboratories and Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City (崖州湾科技城) high-tech zone innovation platforms, strengthen the tackling of core technologies, and build a larger and stronger Nanshan breeding (南繁) ecological circle of "seed source + seed industry + seed market."
Seeking Strength in the Sea (向海图强). Relying on the depth advantages of the ocean, anchoring the goal of recreating a "Sea Hainan" in 10 years, and striving to make the total marine output value account for more than 45% of the province's regional GDP by 2030.
Seeking Strength in the Sky (向天图强). Taking advantage of Hainan's (海南) near-equatorial low latitude, high launch cost-effectiveness ratio, convenient sea transportation, strong adaptability, wide launch direction, and good safety, vigorously develop commercial aerospace, and develop and expand the rocket chain, satellite chain, data chain, and "aerospace +" industry.
Seeking Strength in Green (向绿图强). Consolidate green ecological advantages, continue to improve the new energy storage system, build a green and low-carbon industrial chain supply chain, and increase the "gold content" of the economy with the "green content" of the industry.
Seeking Strength in Numbers (向数图强). Superimpose the advantages of green computing power and cross-border data security and orderly flow policies, deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, and strive to make the added value of the core digital economy industry account for more than 9% of the regional GDP by 2030.
People First, Promoting Guaranteeing and Improving People's Livelihood in Development
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) plans to increase the province's average life expectancy to 82 years by building a high-level international health island.
Focusing on early childhood education and schooling. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) implemented policies such as free participation in urban and rural medical insurance for newborns, childcare subsidies, and one year of free preschool education. Hainan (海南) has cumulatively introduced 50 well-known universities at home and abroad and 88 famous schools in the basic education stage. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) will accelerate the construction of an inclusive childcare service system, promote the dual improvement of high-quality teachers and degrees, and strive to allow children to "attend good schools at their doorsteps."
Focusing on medical care when sick and elderly care. At present, Hainan (海南) has basically achieved the goal of "minor illnesses not entering the city and major illnesses not leaving the island," and Boao Lecheng (博鳌乐城) has become a new highland for gathering advanced global medicines, equipment, and medical technologies. Taking the lead in implementing a province-wide long-term care insurance system, 96.2% of elderly care institutions carry out medical and nursing integration. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) will accelerate the construction of close-knit urban medical groups and accelerate the creation of an international medical tourism destination.
Focusing on housing and employment. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hainan (海南) will orderly promote the construction of "good houses" to meet the housing needs of various groups of people. Vigorously implement policies to tap and expand employment opportunities, carry out precise order-based training, and ensure that at least one person in each family has stable employment.
Liu Xiaoming (刘小明) said that entering the "15th Five-Year Plan," the vast number of party members and cadres in Hainan (海南) will firmly establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, closely focus on the goal of "building a happy Hainan (海南)," and strive to turn the "policy gold content" of the Free Trade Port into the "sense of happiness in life" of the people on the new starting point of the full island closure operation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵展慧
On April 10th, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) released the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the ChiNext Market to Better Serve the Development of New Quality Productive Forces," adding a fourth set of listing standards to the ChiNext market to provide better financial services for high-quality innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises in emerging and future industries. This marks a new step in the inclusiveness and adaptability reform of the capital market, enhancing its attractiveness and competitiveness.
Innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises in China's emerging and future industries are constantly emerging. These enterprises are characterized by large upfront investments, low initial revenues, and rapid value leaps, urgently requiring the capital market to provide more efficient and better-matched financial support. To better adapt to the development patterns and characteristics of these enterprises and enhance the ChiNext market's inclusiveness for diverse innovations, this reform adds a fourth set of listing standards to the ChiNext market. By introducing growth and innovation indicators such as revenue compound growth rate and R&D investment, combined with market capitalization and revenue indicators, it better supports high-quality enterprises with high growth potential and outstanding innovation capabilities.
The standards include two indicators: First, "an estimated market capitalization of not less than 3 billion yuan, operating revenue of not less than 200 million yuan in the most recent year, and a compound revenue growth rate of not less than 30% in the most recent three years," mainly applicable to enterprises in emerging industries; second, "an estimated market capitalization of not less than 4 billion yuan, operating revenue of not less than 200 million yuan in the most recent year, and cumulative R&D investment of not less than 100 million yuan and accounting for not less than 15% of revenue in the most recent three years," mainly applicable to enterprises in future industries.
The fourth set of listing standards added to the ChiNext market this time forms a certain distinction from the relevant listing standards of the STAR Market in terms of indicator settings, applicable industry scope, and industrial development stage. The ChiNext market mainly serves growth-oriented innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises, cultivating a batch of benchmark enterprises in fields such as new energy and high-end equipment; the STAR Market focuses on serving enterprises engaged in tackling key core technologies and has formed industrial clusters in fields such as integrated circuits and biomedicine. To better serve the development of new quality productive forces, the "Two Innovation Boards" adhere to their respective positioning, further leverage their respective characteristics, and achieve differentiated development and complementary advantages.
Identifying high-quality innovative enterprises with outstanding innovation capabilities and strong growth potential is the focus and difficulty of the regulatory authorities' review and registration work. This round of ChiNext market reform clarifies that "a pilot program will be launched for municipal and above-level people's governments and provincial people's governments to recommend information on enterprises intending to issue and list on the ChiNext market to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (深圳证券交易所)." How to understand this?
Local governments have a better understanding of the operating, compliance, and reputation aspects of enterprises in their jurisdictions. Using the enterprise information recommended by local governments as a reference is conducive to the review departments' timely and comprehensive understanding of the situation of the enterprises intending to be listed, improving the quality and efficiency of review and registration; allocating limited listing resources more accurately and efficiently to high-quality innovative enterprises, and better leveraging the capital market's function of serving the development of new quality productive forces.
The relevant person in charge of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) also emphasized that the enterprise information recommended by local governments is only a reference for the review and registration of enterprise issuance and listing, not a necessary procedure, and does not replace the responsibilities of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会), the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (深圳证券交易所), the issuer, and the intermediary agencies. For enterprises intending to issue and list on the ChiNext market without information recommended by local governments, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (中国证监会) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (深圳证券交易所) will still review and register according to the existing procedures.
This round of ChiNext market reform also includes strengthening full-process supervision, deepening investment-side reform, and improving the financing and M&A system. As of the end of March, ChiNext-listed companies accounted for 1/4 of the total number of A-share listed companies, with a total market capitalization of nearly 18 trillion yuan, making it one of the most dynamic markets in the world.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on April 10th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) The reporter learned from the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局): In March, consumer demand seasonally declined after the Spring Festival holiday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased by 0.7% month-on-month and increased by 1.0% year-on-year. The core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, increased by 1.1% year-on-year. Affected by factors such as the rapid increase in international commodity prices and the improvement of supply-demand relations in some domestic industries, the Producer Price Index (PPI) increased by 1.0% month-on-month and 0.5% year-on-year.
The CPI continued to maintain a moderate year-on-year increase, with the increase slightly decreasing. Among them, the price of industrial consumer goods increased by 2.2%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points compared with the previous month; service prices increased by 0.8%, a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared with the previous month; food prices increased by 0.3%, a decrease of 1.4 percentage points compared with the previous month.
The PPI turned from a decrease of 0.9% in the previous month to an increase of 0.5% year-on-year, the first increase after a continuous decrease for 41 months. The main characteristics of the PPI's year-on-year operation this month are: First, international input factors affected the increase in prices in related domestic industries or the narrowing of the decline. Second, the supply-demand relationship in some domestic industries has improved, and prices have risen to some extent. The market competition order continues to be optimized, and the prices of photovoltaic equipment and component manufacturing and lithium-ion battery manufacturing increased by 5.2% and 2.5% respectively. New kinetic energy is growing and developing, "Artificial Intelligence +" is accelerating its expansion, and computing power demand is growing rapidly. The price of optical fiber manufacturing increased by 76.1%, and the price of external storage devices and components increased by 21.1%.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) April 10th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) - Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), together with the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and other departments, optimized and improved the scope of support, subsidy standards, and implementation mechanisms for trading in old consumer goods for new ones. They also promptly allocated funds from ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to local governments, promoting the continued effectiveness of the policy.
According to the optimized policy arrangements, various regions actively improved the institutional design for trading in old consumer goods for new ones, formulated plans for the balanced use of funds in different fields, and implemented advance allocation of funds in areas such as home appliances, digital products, and smart products. This alleviated the financial pressure on sales enterprises, making the overall pace of work for trading in old consumer goods for new ones more stable, and further enhancing the driving effect of subsidy funds. Since the beginning of this year, the sales volume of trading in old consumer goods for new ones nationwide has exceeded 433.2 billion yuan, benefiting more than 60.93 million people, and driving a year-on-year increase of 2.8% in the total retail sales of social consumer goods from January to February, accelerating by 1.9 percentage points compared to December of last year.
Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), together with the Ministry of Finance (财政部), promptly allocated the second batch of 62.5 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special treasury bond funds for this year to local governments, supporting them in continuing to implement the policy of trading in old consumer goods for new ones in a stable and orderly manner. In the next step, relevant departments will continue to guide local governments to reasonably grasp the pace of work, optimize and improve fund usage plans, strengthen fund supervision, standardize subsidy applications and fund verification, improve the efficiency of subsidy payments, and carry out special rectifications for fraudulent applications and "price increases before subsidies," continuously improving the effectiveness of policy implementation.
Return to TopOn April 10th, the first tower foundation of the Yunnan section of the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission project from Southeast Tibet to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area began pouring in Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County (贡山独龙族怒族自治县), Yunnan Province, marking the official entry of the Yunnan section of the project into the construction phase. The Tibet-Guangdong DC project is an ultra-high voltage project spanning the three geographical steps of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, and the South China Hills, and is known as the "Green Electricity Sky Road." The picture shows on April 10th, construction personnel from the Dali Bureau (大理局) of the China Southern Power Grid Super High Voltage Company (南网超高压公司) using heavy-duty drones to carry out material transportation work at the project site.
Yang Wenming (杨文明) and Wu Zhilong (吴志龙) photographed and reported.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 10th dispatch (Reporter Wang Zheng (王政)): The latest statistics released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (中国汽车工业协会) recently show that in March, automobile production and sales reached 2.917 million and 2.899 million vehicles respectively, an increase of 74.4% and 60.6% respectively compared to the previous month, and a year-on-year decrease of 3% and 0.6% respectively. From January to March, automobile production and sales reached 7.039 million and 7.048 million vehicles respectively, a year-on-year decrease of 6.9% and 5.6% respectively, of which 2.226 million vehicles were exported, a year-on-year increase of 56.7%.
Looking ahead to the second quarter, the policy effects of "two new" (两新) and other policies will continue to be released, and the Beijing Auto Show (北京车展) will start a cycle of intensive new product releases, which will help increase market popularity and boost automobile consumption.
Return to TopGuangzhou (广州), April 10th (Reporter Li Gang (李刚) and Hong Qiuting (洪秋婷)) On the 10th, reporters learned from the China Foreign Trade Centre (中国对外贸易中心): The 139th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) (广交会) will be held in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) from April 15th to May 5th, divided into three phases.
The total exhibition area of this Canton Fair reaches 1.55 million square meters, with a total of 75,700 booths and over 32,000 participating companies. The scale of the event exceeds previous sessions, with approximately 3,900 companies participating for the first time.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陈尚文 刘仲华 章念生 陈一鸣
The "15th Five-Year Plan"纲要 clearly proposes to fully implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action to comprehensively empower thousands of industries. This year's "Government Work Report" further emphasizes "deepening and expanding 'Artificial Intelligence +'," "supporting the construction of artificial intelligence open source communities," "deepening the development and utilization of data resources," and "improving artificial intelligence governance"... Currently, global artificial intelligence technology is accelerating innovation and iteration, and its integration with various industries and fields is constantly deepening. Recently, many foreign media and institutions believe that while China has achieved multi-dimensional breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technology innovation, application implementation, and ecosystem construction, it has always adhered to a people-centered and intelligent-for-good approach. While achieving its own development, China shares innovation achievements with countries around the world, is committed to making technological innovation benefit all mankind, and injects strong impetus into global development and prosperity.
"China has taken important steps in the field of artificial intelligence, demonstrating outstanding technological innovation and ecosystem construction capabilities."
From the precise algorithms in the laboratory to the specific scenarios of production and life, China's promotion of the accelerated development of artificial intelligence has been widely关注.
Bloomberg News website reported that China's promotion of artificial intelligence development "highlights application orientation," striving to use the beneficial factors brought by the technology to strengthen manufacturing advantages. Across China, industrial robots operate in "dark factories," their automation bringing extremely high efficiency, and companies also use artificial intelligence to accelerate logistics and shorten product design cycles.
"China is prioritizing the use of artificial intelligence technology, integrating automation, big data analysis, etc., to powerfully promote the transformation of traditional agricultural models." Cuba's *Granma* newspaper reported that in the Smart Agriculture Industry Integration Demonstration Park in Pinghu City, Jiaxing, Zhejiang (浙江嘉兴平湖市), artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things technologies have been deeply integrated into the entire process of agricultural planting, and the overall production efficiency has increased by about 75% compared with traditional methods. Here, the use of water, fertilizers, pesticides, and labor input has been greatly reduced, while vegetable output has increased by 5 to 7 times, demonstrating the dual value of "Artificial Intelligence + Modern Agriculture" in improving efficiency and promoting sustainable development.
The Uganda Development Observation Center website published an article focusing on China's innovative breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology. The article stated that Chinese researchers have successfully explored a feasible path for the integration of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology to accelerate innovation. The design cycle of new proteins has been shortened from months to weeks, and these laboratory-prepared proteins are expected to be used in drug research and development, diagnostic technology, and other biotechnology tool research and development fields.
"China's artificial intelligence technology is deeply integrated into all aspects of economic production, social development, and people's livelihood services, realizing the widespread implementation of innovative applications." The European technology news platform Digital Agenda website reported that China is using artificial intelligence technology in the energy sector to optimize electricity production, smart grids, and renewable energy management, improving system efficiency and stability; in the education sector, artificial intelligence technology empowers personalized learning, intelligent tutoring, and automatic assessment; in urban construction, artificial intelligence optimizes transportation and public services, nearly 70% of new cars are equipped with intelligent cockpits, and autonomous vehicles are gradually being promoted... China has built an artificial intelligence application ecosystem covering multiple fields.
Singapore's *Lianhe Zaobao* (联合早报) reported that China is accelerating the promotion of "Artificial Intelligence + Manufacturing," aiming to promote the transformation and upgrading of traditional manufacturing powers into advanced manufacturing powerhouses. Denmark's *Berlingske* reported that "China has taken important steps in the field of artificial intelligence, demonstrating outstanding technological innovation and ecosystem construction capabilities."
"China's long-term planning and coordination mechanisms help to form industrial synergy."
By 2025, the scale of China's core artificial intelligence industry will exceed 1.2 trillion yuan, the number of artificial intelligence companies will exceed 6,200, Chinese companies will launch more than 300 humanoid robots, exceeding half of the global total, and China will become the world's largest owner of artificial intelligence patents... China is taking multiple measures to promote the deep integration of artificial intelligence with economic and social development, and the mutual promotion of technological breakthroughs and ecosystem construction.
Singapore's *Business Times* published an article saying that around open source artificial intelligence models, engineers from different Chinese companies not only study each other's models, but also study thousands of independently developed variants, which allows innovators to draw inspiration and gradually improve the models. "This effect is like collective collaboration, rather than relying solely on individual talent."
The Norwegian financial website "Investment" published an article saying that DeepSeek (深度求索) optimizes the internal information sharing mechanism of the model, reducing the computational load and energy consumption while improving the stability and efficiency of the large model in the process of scale expansion. The report believes that this type of basic research not only lays the technical foundation for the development of the next generation of artificial intelligence systems, but also reflects the continuous evolution of Chinese artificial intelligence at the technical ecosystem level.
Brazil's *Globo* published an article analyzing that the Chinese government has powerfully promoted the development of the artificial intelligence industry, and "China's long-term planning and coordination mechanisms help to form industrial synergy."
The BBC website reported that China's "Government Work Report" proposed "creating new forms of intelligent economy," which means that the position of artificial intelligence in China's economic development framework has been further enhanced.
The Digital Agenda website reported that China has introduced a series of artificial intelligence-related policies and regulations to provide a solid institutional guarantee for technological innovation. The Chinese government has increased investment in infrastructure, data, energy, and talent, and widely deployed 5G networks, high-performance data centers, and cloud computing platforms to support large-scale artificial intelligence model training and applications. "China's artificial intelligence development model not only promotes its own technology implementation and industrial upgrading, but also provides valuable experience for other countries."
The German technology website Tech Times published an article analyzing that the rapid development of China's artificial intelligence technology ecosystem benefits from multiple factors, including government policy guidance, legal system guarantees, enhanced corporate innovation capabilities, and the joint participation of social forces. Enterprises, universities, and start-ups cooperate to form a complete innovation chain. China also accelerates knowledge flow and technology application implementation by holding the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (世界人工智能大会) and other events to build platforms for technology display, capital docking, and international exchange.
"China's artificial intelligence development is not only a national success story, but also shows how China provides development momentum for the world."
China deeply participates in the formulation of digital governance rules, proposes the *Global Data Security Initiative* (全球数据安全倡议), the *Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative* (全球人工智能治理倡议), and the *Global Data Cross-border Flow Cooperation Initiative* (全球数据跨境流动合作倡议), improves the digital governance framework, and avoids technological innovation becoming a "game for rich countries and rich people"... China adheres to the concept of openness and cooperation, opposes technological barriers, narrows the technology gap, advocates the development of artificial intelligence for good and universal benefit, and promotes global development and prosperity, winning widespread support and recognition from the international community.
In 2025, the cumulative downloads of China's domestic open source large models will rank first in the world. "China provides a new path for everyone through open source models: the path of 'public goods'." Malaysia's *New Straits Times* published an article saying that thanks to the open source and open download of model weights, whether it is a university in Brazil or a financial institution in South Africa, they can run, use, and download on their own servers. Uganda's large language model "Sunflower," launched last year, is based on the Chinese Qianwen (千问) developed model, which can not only provide agricultural guidance to farmers, but also help students translate learning materials into local dialects. The report emphasized: "China's artificial intelligence development is not only a national success story, but also shows how China provides development momentum for the world. By providing high-performance, open, and excellent technical tools, China lowers the threshold for all parties to enter the era of artificial intelligence."
"China is a key force in promoting artificial intelligence development and innovation." Italy's *La Repubblica* reported that China's open source large models not only activate the domestic technology application ecosystem, but also spread to the outside world through open source releases and institutional cooperation.
An editorial in the British journal *Nature* stated that China's proposal to establish the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization is welcome. Establishing such an institution is in the interests of all countries, and governments, global researchers, and related institutions around the world should actively participate in it. The article called on countries to work together to discuss artificial intelligence safety standards and jointly plan ways to strengthen artificial intelligence governance.
France's *La Tribune* reported that China actively promotes global governance and international cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence. China advocates seeking a balance between artificial intelligence development and security, proposes the establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, actively promotes the development of open source artificial intelligence, and is willing to share the fruits of technological progress with other countries, especially developing countries. The report emphasized that "China adheres to openness, sharing, and cooperation, providing a new path for global artificial intelligence governance."
(This report was filed on April 10 from Beijing (北京), Berlin (柏林), Bangkok (曼谷), and Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) by our correspondents. Interns Zhao Hongsheng (赵宏笙), Xi Zhimiao (奚之淼), and Hou Tianze (侯天泽) also contributed to this article.)
Return to TopUsing service as a bridge and openness as a bond, China is striving to create a new landscape for high-quality development of the service industry, which will expand broader space for sharing service industry development opportunities with countries around the world.
A few days ago, the National Service Industry Conference was held in Beijing (北京). Against the backdrop of weakening global economic growth momentum and profound adjustments in the trade pattern, China's efforts to create a new landscape for high-quality development of the service industry not only provide important support for promoting its own high-quality economic development, but also expand broader space for sharing service industry development opportunities with countries around the world.
Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary, recently made important instructions on the development of the service industry. From a strategic and overall perspective, he profoundly expounded the great significance, important principles, and key tasks of developing the service industry, which not only pointed out the direction, but also clarified the path, providing fundamental guidelines for China to further improve the quality and efficiency of service industry development. Since the beginning of this year, from the first mention of "expanding and improving the quality of the service industry" and "cultivating 'China Service' brands" in the *Government Work Report*, to the State Council's executive meeting explicitly requiring the expansion of market access and opening-up in the service industry, and then to the National Service Industry Conference making systematic arrangements for expanding and improving the quality of the service industry, a series of top-level designs have been intensively implemented. This is not only a strategic choice for China to comply with the laws of economic development, but also a realistic need to make up for the shortcomings and weaknesses of economic development, which will inject new impetus into accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system and promoting high-quality economic development.
The service industry is an important part of the national economy, and its level of development is an important indicator of the degree of economic development of a country. A bright "report card" outlines the development trajectory of China's service industry's continuous leap. In 2025, the added value of China's service industry exceeded 80 trillion yuan for the first time, accounting for 57.7% of the gross domestic product; the contribution rate of the service industry to national economic growth reached 61.4%, becoming the main force for absorbing employment for more than 10 consecutive years. From the ice and snow economy and immersive tourism to the popularity of "Village Super League" ("村超") and "City Super League" ("城超"), the service industry continues to create new scenarios and stimulate new demands, not only deeply integrating into the daily life of Chinese people, but also playing an important role in supporting industrial upgrading, meeting people's livelihood needs, and driving employment expansion. Looking ahead to the "15th Five-Year Plan," the scale of China's service industry is expected to exceed 100 trillion yuan, and its development potential will continue to be released.
From a broader perspective, the spillover effect of China's service industry's capacity expansion and quality improvement is becoming increasingly apparent, becoming an important link to open up the domestic and international dual circulation. Two intuitive examples are quite convincing. First, in 2025, China received 35.17 million inbound foreign tourists, and "China tours" and "China shopping" continued to heat up, driving travel services to become China's largest service trade sector, with the scale of imports and exports accounting for more than 1/4 of the total service trade; second, in 2025, China's total service trade exceeded 8 trillion yuan, and the service industry became the main channel for absorbing foreign investment, accounting for more than 70% of foreign investment utilization for many consecutive years.
From "selling products" to "selling services," from "scale expansion" to "quality leap," behind this series of development changes is the continuous improvement of the level of opening up of China's service industry. In recent years, from the comprehensive implementation of the negative list for cross-border service trade, to accelerating the comprehensive pilot demonstration of expanding opening up in the service industry, and then to further expanding the pilot opening up in areas such as value-added telecommunications, biotechnology, and wholly foreign-owned hospitals, the breadth and depth of opening up of China's service industry have continued to expand, not only providing the world with a larger-scale service consumption market, attracting high-quality foreign-invested services to continue to deeply cultivate China, but also sharing development opportunities and creating growth space with various countries with a more diverse and competitive service supply.
Using service as a bridge and openness as a bond. Looking to the future, a more open, innovative, and dynamic Chinese service industry will expand new space for mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation with the world and write a new chapter in cooperative development.
Return to TopPyongyang, April 10 (Reporter Liu Rong (刘融)) – Kim Jong-un (金正恩), General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the State Affairs Commission, met with Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the headquarters of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on the 10th.
Wang Yi (王毅) conveyed the cordial greetings of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) to General Secretary Kim Jong-un (金正恩), and warmly congratulated the successful convening of the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea and the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea. Wang Yi (王毅) said that in September last year, Comrade General Secretary Kim Jong-un (金正恩) successfully visited China and attended the activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) held a historic meeting with Comrade General Secretary, providing strategic guidance for China-North Korea relations and promoting a new situation in bilateral relations. China is willing to work with North Korea to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and countries, strengthen exchanges and communication, promote pragmatic cooperation, and inject new contemporary meaning into the traditional friendship between China and North Korea. Facing the turbulent international situation, China and North Korea should further strengthen communication and coordination on major international and regional issues, and make due contributions to safeguarding the common interests of the vast number of developing countries and maintaining world peace and development.
Kim Jong-un (金正恩) welcomed Comrade Wang Yi's (王毅) visit with a delegation and asked him to convey his cordial greetings and best wishes to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). Kim Jong-un (金正恩) said that the current international situation is undergoing drastic changes, and continuously deepening and developing North Korea-China relations is in the common interests of the two countries and is the firm will and established policy of the Workers' Party and the government of North Korea. North Korea fully supports the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and the four major global initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), and firmly supports China's just position and all efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity on issues such as Taiwan. North Korea is willing to take the grand blueprint established by the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea as an opportunity to work with China to strengthen high-level exchanges, close strategic communication, firmly support each other, promote the development of their respective socialist causes, and play a due role in the well-being of the two peoples and world peace and stability.
Return to TopAt the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强), Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez will pay an official visit to China from April 11 to 15.
Pedro Sánchez (佩德罗·桑切斯) was born in Madrid (马德里), Spain, in February 1972 and holds a doctorate in economics and business administration. He served as the Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in July 2014. He took office as the Prime Minister of Spain in June 2018 and was re-elected twice in January 2020 and November 2023.
Married with two daughters.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 10)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 禹丽敏
"In recent years, exchanges between Hungary and China in the fields of culture and economy and trade have continued to deepen." Hungarian sinologist and translator, Gao Baoshi (高宝石), said in an exclusive interview with this reporter a few days ago that deepening cooperation with China will help Hungary better grasp the opportunities of the times.
From the third grade of primary school, Gao Baoshi read some Chinese books in the library. Upon graduating from high school, she secured an opportunity to study Chinese in Tianjin (天津), and subsequently entered the Chinese Department of Peking University (北京大学) to complete her undergraduate studies. Recalling her study experience in China, she said: "The Weiming Lake (未名湖) and Boya Pagoda (博雅塔) of Yan Garden (燕园) still haunt my dreams. The systematic study in the Chinese Department of Peking University and the social practice experience in China have played a decisive role in my later engagement in translation and sinology research."
Traveling frequently between China and Hungary, Gao Baoshi has witnessed China's rapid development. She recalled: "When I first came to China in 1987, Beijing's (北京) modern infrastructure construction had just started; now, whether it is the urban landscape or the industrial system, the changes there can be described as 翻天覆地 (fān tiān fù dì - "overturn heaven and earth," earth-shaking; a tremendous change)." She said that in recent years, China's achievements in the fields of economy, technological innovation, etc. are remarkable, "Under the background of global economic pressure, China has always been an important engine of global development."
On May 8, 2024, on the occasion of his state visit to Hungary in Budapest (布达佩斯), President Xi Jinping (习近平) published a signed article in the Hungarian newspaper *Magyar Nemzet* entitled "Working Together to Lead China-Hungary Relations into a 'Golden Voyage'." "I undertook the work of translating the article into Hungarian. This is also a learning process for me, allowing me to have a better understanding of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) views and thoughts," said Gao Baoshi (高宝石). She also participated in the Hungarian translation of *Xi Jinping: The Governance of China*. She said: "This book not only involves the concept of governance, but also contains Chinese traditional cultural content. Many places cannot be simply translated literally, and it is necessary to understand the cultural context behind them."
The "Qin and Han Civilization Exhibition" is being held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest (布达佩斯), Hungary, with more than 100 representative cultural relics from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han Dynasties on display. Gao Baoshi (高宝石) undertook the translation work for the opening ceremony of the exhibition. She recalled: "I once visited the Terracotta Army in Shaanxi (陕西). The magnificence of the Terracotta Army left a very deep impression on me. The Qin and Han civilization is an important treasure in the history of human civilization. Strengthening cultural exchanges between Hungary and China benefits the people of both countries."
China is Hungary's largest trading partner outside the EU, the largest source of foreign investment, and the second largest source of imports. As Chinese companies continue to increase their investment projects in Hungary, Gao Baoshi (高宝石) is also busier. She said: "Chinese companies' investments in Hungary are mostly concentrated in high-tech industries, providing support for local economic development and employment."
In recent years, the ties between China and Hungary in the fields of culture and education have become increasingly close, and cultural exchanges have continued to deepen. At present, Hungary has seven Confucius Institutes, and the Hungarian-Chinese Bilingual School has also cultivated a large number of bilingual talents. Gao Baoshi (高宝石) said: "In the 2024-2025 academic year, the number of Chinese students registered in Hungarian universities has reached 3,000, and at the same time, more and more young Hungarians are choosing to study in China, demonstrating the vigorous vitality of cultural exchanges between the two countries."
From studying in China to today being on the front line of China-Hungary exchanges, Gao Baoshi's (高宝石) personal experience is closely linked to China. At the end of the interview, Gao Baoshi (高宝石) expressed her expectations: "At present, there are not many engineering and technical personnel who are proficient in their professions and can communicate directly in Hungarian and Chinese. If personnel from both Hungary and China can communicate directly, cooperation efficiency will be further improved. I hope that more young people will participate in the cause of Hungary-China friendship, strengthen exchanges from the levels of language, technology and culture, and make the road of Hungary-China cooperation wider and wider."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Naypyidaw, April 10 (Reporters Zhang Dongqi (张东强) and Li Guangtao (黎广滔)) On April 10, 2026, local time, at the invitation of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治) attended the inauguration ceremony of Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱) in Naypyidaw (内比都), the capital of Myanmar. On the same day, President Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱) met with Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治) in Naypyidaw (内比都).
Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治) conveyed President Xi Jinping's (习近平) cordial greetings and best wishes to Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱), stating that the "Pauk-Phaw" (胞波) friendship between China and Myanmar has a long history, and the two sides have enjoyed long-term harmonious coexistence and mutual assistance, fully demonstrating the profound connotation of the China-Myanmar community with a shared future. China supports Myanmar in following a path of development that suits its own national conditions, and is willing to deepen high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative with Myanmar, maintain stability on the China-Myanmar border and the safety of Chinese personnel and projects in Myanmar, and promote the construction of the China-Myanmar community with a shared future to achieve more practical results.
Min Aung Hlaing (敏昂莱) asked Jiang Xinzhi (姜信治) to convey his sincere greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping (习近平), and expressed Myanmar's gratitude to China for providing valuable assistance to Myanmar's economic and social development for a long time. Myanmar firmly adheres to the one-China principle, supports the four major global initiatives proposed by China, will fully guarantee China's security interests in Myanmar, and is willing to deepen practical cooperation with China in various fields, and consolidate the Myanmar-China community with a shared future of 同甘共苦 (tóng gān gòng kǔ - "share sweetness and bitterness," to share joys and sorrows; to stick together through thick and thin).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10th. At the invitation of Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, New Zealand Speaker of the House of Representatives, Gerry Brownlee (布朗利), will lead a delegation to visit China from April 12th to 16th.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on April 10th: At the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of International Relations and Trade Peya Mushelenga (穆萨维伊) of Namibia will pay an official visit to China from April 11th to 18th.
Return to TopRecently, the Awash Palm Resort project in Ethiopia, constructed by China Communications Construction Company (中国交建), was officially completed. The project covers an area of approximately 138 hectares, with a total construction area of 4514.76 square meters. The construction content includes the main building, interior decoration, road engineering, green landscape, and various supporting facilities. As a key project for Ethiopia's implementation of its tourism power strategy, the project will promote the quality and upgrading of the country's tourism industry after it is put into operation.
Huang Weixin (黄炜鑫), Gao Sen (高森) photographed and reported.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 10th (Reporters Cao Jiayue (曹嘉玥) and Wu Mengtong (吴梦桐)) Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning (毛宁) stated during a regular press conference on the 10th that the conclusion and entry into force of the "Marine Biodiversity Agreement" is a victory for multilateralism, and China is willing to make new contributions to global ocean governance.
A reporter asked: The "Marine Biodiversity Agreement" came into effect in January of this year. China has nominated Xiamen (厦门) to host the agreement's secretariat. Some media analysis believes that the United States has not yet ratified the agreement and is cutting its support for the United Nations, and that China is taking the opportunity to expand its influence in the field of ocean governance. What is China's response to this?
Mao Ning (毛宁) said that the core of multilateralism lies in the fact that the world's affairs should be handled through consultation, jointly addressing challenges, and sharing opportunities and prosperity, rather than **你进我退** (nǐ jìn wǒ tuì - "you advance, I retreat," a zero-sum game) and zero-sum games. The conclusion and entry into force of the "Marine Biodiversity Agreement" is a victory for multilateralism and an important milestone in global ocean governance. The comprehensive and effective implementation of the agreement is crucial to human well-being.
"China always adheres to true multilateralism, attaches importance to the protection and sustainable use of the ocean, and is willing to make new contributions to global ocean governance," Mao Ning (毛宁) said.
Return to TopPhnom Penh, April 10 (Xinhua) -- (Reporter Wu Changwei) The groundbreaking ceremony for the Upper Tatay (上达岱) pumped-storage hydropower station project, invested and developed by Chinese enterprises, was held in Koh Kong Province (戈公省), Cambodia, on April 10. Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak (高拉塔纳) and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (汪文斌) attended the ceremony.
Keo Rattanak (高拉塔纳) said in his speech that with Cambodia's rapid economic growth, the demand for electricity is constantly increasing. After completion, the project will effectively smooth out the supply fluctuations of new energy sources such as photovoltaics and wind power, significantly improve the stability of the Cambodian national grid, and provide a solid guarantee for achieving energy independence and green development.
According to reports, the project has a total installed capacity of 1,000 megawatts and is jointly invested and developed by China National Heavy Machinery Corporation (中国重型机械有限公司), Erzhong (Deyang) Heavy Equipment Co., Ltd. (二重（德阳）重型装备有限公司), and China Southern Power Grid Lancang-Mekong International Energy Co., Ltd. (南方电网澜湄国际能源有限责任公司). It is a core project on the list of key projects for China-Cambodia production capacity cooperation and Cambodia's first gigawatt-level pumped-storage power station.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曾亦辰 王锦涛
"To advance Chinese-style modernization, we must consider water resource issues." Doing a good job in water conservation is a realistic requirement for areas facing severe water shortages. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Incorporating water conservation as a binding indicator into performance evaluations is the only way to curb the attitude and behavior of not taking water seriously."
Linze County (临泽县), Zhangye City (张掖市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), has an average annual precipitation of less than 30% of the national average. In past water conservation efforts, some officials only focused on total water consumption, ignoring the water source structure, which led to the total surface water consumption not exceeding the limit, but the underground "water bowl" becoming shallower and shallower. If this continues, ecological and food security will face severe challenges.
In recent years, Linze County (临泽县) has adjusted its "baton" and implemented the "Linze County Water Resources Budget Management Measures" (《临泽县水资源预算管理办法》), clearly incorporating the execution of the water budget into the performance evaluation system of each town and relevant departments, using rigid assessments to solidify water conservation responsibilities, thus launching a change that promotes water conservation through assessments, improves efficiency through water conservation, and benefits people's livelihoods through efficiency.
How are the indicators set?
Careful Calculation, Drawing Up New Usage
"What are you planting this year?"
"Still seed corn, drought-resistant, water-saving, and stable yield!"
In Daya Village (大鸭村), Ya'nuan Town (鸭暖镇), Linze County (临泽县), Wang Yongqing (汪永清), a staff member of the Ya'nuan Water Conservation Station, is holding a planting plan and checking this year's planting varieties, area, and planned water consumption with the villagers.
"Our village continues to expand the planting area of low water consumption crops such as seed corn, and the water consumption indicators are reduced year by year." Li Tianming (李天明), secretary of the general Party branch of Daya Village (大鸭村), said that the average water consumption per mu of agricultural land in the village has decreased from 341 cubic meters in 2024 to 320 cubic meters this year, while the average benefit per mu has increased by 21 yuan.
"Is surface water easy to use?"
"The more the land is irrigated, the looser and softer it becomes, and the stronger the seedlings grow. Do you think it's easy to use?"
In Wanzi Village (湾子村), Liaoquan Town (蓼泉镇), Linze County (临泽县), Wei Yu (魏钰), a cadre from the town's agricultural and rural comprehensive service center, and the villagers laughed together during a question and answer session.
In order to solve the problems of excessive groundwater extraction and land subsidence, Liaoquan Town (蓼泉镇) promotes replacing wells with rivers and surface water with groundwater. "Farmers didn't want to use surface water before, but they were limited by the aging canal system and the unstable amount of surface water, and they felt that the motor-pumped wells were convenient to 'draw as needed'." Lu Aiteng (鲁爱腾), deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Linze County (临泽县) Water Affairs Bureau, introduced that surface water is a renewable resource, and it will evaporate and flow away if it is not used, while groundwater is slow to replenish and difficult to recover from over-extraction. "Through rigid promotion through assessments, we are accelerating the transformation and construction of irrigation facilities to make the scattered surface water storable, stable to deliver, and accurate to use."
Last year, the irrigation water for 5,341 mu of cultivated land in Wanzi Village (湾子村) was completely replaced by surface water instead of groundwater. "The surface water canal network is long, and leakage and evaporation are unavoidable during transportation. We reasonably adjust the water consumption to ensure that irrigation does not run short of water," said Wei Yu (魏钰).
Behind the increases and decreases are carefully calculated and practical assessment indicators.
Linze County (临泽县) accurately allocates water consumption indicators to 7 towns and 71 administrative villages, and refines them to farmers and plots, with 22 villages making "subtractions" and 49 villages making "additions." Among them, the villages with optimized planting structure have reasonably reduced indicators, while the areas implementing water source replacement have moderately increased indicators. Last year, the total amount of water resources approved by the county was reduced by 6.26 million cubic meters compared with the indicators issued by the Zhangye Municipal Government (张掖市政府).
"Water consumption indicators are not 'one size fits all', but one policy for each place." Zhang Zhixin (张志新), deputy minister of the Organization Department of the Linze County (临泽县) Party Committee, said that according to the development foundation, resource endowment, industrial structure, and key tasks of each town, the county's 7 towns are divided into three types of regions, and different types of towns highlight different key points of water conservation assessment. Urbanized areas highlight the control of pipe network leakage, major agricultural product producing areas focus on agricultural water conservation and efficiency, and key ecological function areas focus on water source conservation and groundwater protection. "How much soup to soak how much steamed bread, implement policies according to water conditions, and assess by region. The more accurate the assessment, the more effective the water conservation."
How are the indicators completed?
Taking Action, Taking on New Responsibilities
Water conservation indicators are not just a one-off thing. Having ideas, plans, and actions are the only ways to truly do a good job in water conservation.
Before the spring plowing, in the fifth community of Wanzi Village (湾子村), a symposium on "how to adjust water use and how to change the structure" is underway.
"This year's water consumption indicator allocated to our fifth community is 218,000 cubic meters, a reduction of 9,200 cubic meters compared to last year." Zhao Tianwei (赵天伟), the community leader, pressed the planting plan on the stone table, "Onions, alfalfa, and other 'water-guzzling' crops, let's think of ways together, how can we reduce the area."
Villager Zhao Binshan (赵斌善) hesitated a little: "I originally planned to plant 1 mu of onions. If I change to planting something else, what if the price of onions rises?"
"The price of onions is uncertain. Change to seed corn. Orders are signed before sowing. You don't have to find sales channels yourself or worry about rotting in the ground. The income is more stable, and you can save water costs. In terms of planting, the village will also invite agricultural technicians to provide on-site guidance. You won't lose money if you change to planting," said Zhao Tianwei (赵天伟).
"The structure needs to be adjusted, and old habits must also be changed." Zhang Tianxi (张天喜), deputy director of the Liaoquan Town (蓼泉镇) Water Conservation Station, took over and looked at Zhao Kaicheng (赵开诚), a villager next to him, "Lao Zhao, last year your corn was watered one more time. What was the result? The yield per mu was much less than your neighbor's. Why?"
"I thought more water would mean more grain, but I didn't expect it to only grow leaves and not strong ears..." Zhao Kaicheng (赵开诚) said with regret.
"Eating too much causes indigestion, and drinking too much causes water retention. Too much is as bad as too little." Zhang Tianxi (张天喜) took out a water conservation brochure, "Seed corn only needs to be watered 6 to 7 times during the entire growth period. We have a 'calendar' for when to water."
"This is practical, I want a copy." Zhao Kaicheng (赵开诚) quickly reached out and took the brochure, looking through it carefully.
"We not only issue 'calendars', but also have rewards." Zhang Tianxi (张天喜) said, "The villagers all know that ordinary plastic film is easy to break and does not retain moisture. Thickened plastic film retains moisture and saves water, saving 80 cubic meters per mu, but the price is slightly higher. To help everyone reduce costs and promote thickened plastic film, the county has launched a trade-in policy, 7 kilograms of old film for 1 kilogram of new film, and a subsidy of 25 yuan per mu."
At the old film exchange point in Daya Village (大鸭村), the reporter met Liu Yanfei (刘燕飞), a villager pulling a cart of old plastic film. She calculated the costs: "My family planted 14.2 mu of seed corn, and I plan to use thickened plastic film this year. With the subsidy, the cost of plastic film per mu of land in my family is cheaper than before, and I can save more than 9 yuan per mu in water costs."
While adjusting the structure and changing habits, Linze County (临泽县) has also woven a dense and efficient water-saving irrigation network, with main canals, branch canals, distribution canals, farm canals, field canals, and pipelines... densely interlaced, efficiently saving water, further improving the efficiency of irrigation.
What is the effect?
Continuous Promotion, Bringing New Benefits
In order to curb the over-extraction of groundwater, since 2024, Linze County (临泽县) has built 64 "harbor-style" micro-pump pools, using surface water for water source replacement - this type of reservoir built along the canal, covering only about 3 square meters, can allow 200 mu of land to "drink its fill" of water. The turbid canal water becomes clear after being filtered through 4 layers in the reservoir, realizing the replacement of groundwater with surface water.
"In the past, when using surface water, we always had to keep the shovel in hand and people by the ditch waiting for the water to come." Wang Jianjun (王建军), a village cadre in Zhaowu Village (昭武村), Ya'nuan Town (鸭暖镇), said, "With the 'harbor-style' micro-pump pools, surface water can be introduced and stored. With the help of these pump pools, our village's 2,497 mu of cultivated land has bid farewell to flood irrigation and achieved precise drip irrigation, 'feeding' the water directly to the roots of the crops. The crops yield well, and everyone's income is also higher." "Last year, when we first locked the wells and reduced the indicators, the villagers complained about the trouble, but now the water is easy to use, the land is easy to plant, and money is saved. This is a real benefit, and everyone is happy from the bottom of their hearts," said Yang Fawei (杨发伟), secretary of the general Party branch of Zhaowu Village (昭武村).
Next to the wetland in Nuanquan Village (暖泉村), Ya'nuan Town (鸭暖镇), the once-dry spring eyes have now been revitalized: gurgling spring water flows out slowly, nourishing the reeds and vegetation on the shore; ruddy shelducks occasionally skim across the water, and bar-headed geese frolic with their young.
Water conservation not only benefits the fields, but also permeates every aspect of industrial development.
In the digital production workshop of Gansu Xiyu Food Co., Ltd. (甘肃西域食品有限责任公司), located in Linze County (临泽县), the energy consumption monitoring platform displays the water consumption of each link in real time. "The workshop valves are automatically controlled, saving 20% to 25% more water than before. Staff from the County Water Affairs Bureau and Science and Technology Bureau regularly come to provide guidance. We have shifted from 'extensive water use' to 'precise water conservation', and each position has hard indicators for water use," said Yin Zitian (尹自天), deputy general manager of the company.
"The total amount of water used and the reduction of groundwater are now the first things we consider when carrying out investment promotion and industrial layout." Zhong Xiaolong (钟晓龙), director of the Linze County (临泽县) Investment Promotion Service Center, introduced that the Shuangquan Lake Ecological Smart Fishery Ranch project (双泉湖生态智慧渔业牧场项目) introduced by the county last year was equipped with a water recycling system from the initial stage of construction.
According to statistics, compared with 2020, Linze County's (临泽县) GDP in 2025 increased by 1.53 times, while the total water consumption decreased by 10.68 million cubic meters, and the output value per cubic meter of water increased from 14.5 yuan to 22.3 yuan. The county's water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value decreased from 34 cubic meters in 2020 to 9.73 cubic meters in 2025.
Since incorporating the execution of the water budget into the performance evaluation system, Linze County (临泽县) has successfully passed the review of the standard county for the construction of a water-saving society. "In the future, we will continue to adhere to the principle of 'determining the city by water, determining the land by water, determining the people by water, and determining the production by water'." Zhang Chengqi (张成琦), secretary of the Linze County (临泽县) Party Committee, said.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, April 10th. State Councilor Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) recently conducted research in Henan Province on employment and vocational skills improvement training, emphasizing the need to deeply study and implement the important instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) on employment work, resolutely implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, firmly establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, and take more pragmatic and effective measures to do a good job in the employment of key groups such as college graduates and migrant workers, increase vocational skills training to promote employment, actively and proactively answer questions on how to achieve high-quality and full employment, and ensure the overall stability of employment.
From April 8th to 10th, Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) visited Xuchang City (许昌市), Kaifeng City (开封市), and Zhengzhou City (郑州市), successively, going deep into the front lines to understand the employment driven by key industries, skills training in technical schools, and employment services for key groups, and held discussions with some enterprises, employment service agencies, training institutions, and relevant cities and prefectures. She pointed out that it is necessary to accurately grasp the situation and tasks facing employment work at present and during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, strengthen the employment-first orientation, implement actions to stabilize jobs, expand capacity, and improve quality, build an employment-friendly development mode, and create a "big employment" work pattern with concerted efforts. It is necessary to adhere to the close combination of investing in things and investing in people, implement large-scale vocational skills improvement training, expand the high-skilled talent pool that is conducive to industrial development, and solve structural employment contradictions. It is necessary to coordinate the strength of various service institutions, strengthen the high-quality supply of human resources and social security policies and services, and do a good job in the employment of key groups.
Chen Yiqin (谌贻琴) also investigated the service and security work for the migrant worker group, emphasizing the need to take solving the urgent difficulties and anxieties of the vast number of migrant workers as an important task, and strive to improve the sense of gain, happiness, and security of migrant workers.
Return to TopBy: 钟一平
"Both compatriots across the Taiwan Strait look forward to peace and tranquility in the Taiwan Strait, to the improvement and development of cross-strait relations, and to a better life. This is the unshirkable responsibility of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and it is also the driving force for working together." On April 10, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, met with the delegation of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党) led by Chairman Eric Chu (郑丽文) in Beijing (北京). The General Secretary's affectionate words demonstrated the breadth of mind and demeanor of a leader of a major party and a major country, as well as his care and love for the Taiwan (台湾) compatriots.
The visit to the mainland by the Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (中国国民党) after a lapse of 10 years is an important part of the exchange and dialogue between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party under the new situation. It meets the needs of the development of cross-strait relations, the common aspirations of compatriots on both sides of the strait, and the fundamental interests of the Chinese nation. Strengthening exchanges and dialogue between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is of great significance for maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and promoting the peaceful development of cross-strait relations. Regarding this visit, netizens on the island have expressed their feelings such as "communication brings hope," "what the people want is economy and peace," and "peaceful coexistence and common prosperity across the strait." This fully shows that peace, development, exchange, and cooperation are the mainstream public opinion in Taiwan society; political parties and politicians who follow public opinion and do what they should do will surely win the recognition and support of the Taiwan people.
Compatriots on both sides of the strait share the same roots, the same culture, and the same ancestry. They are connected by blood and share a common destiny. This is a fact engraved in the genes of history, and it cannot be tampered with or denied by anyone or any force. Paying homage to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum (中山陵), recalling the aspirations of the sages and looking back at the past of the nation; talking with Taiwan (台湾) youth in Shanghai (上海) to feel the youthful vitality of cross-strait exchanges; visiting the Yangshan Port (洋山港), the "Oriental Grand Port," to witness the achievements and vitality of Chinese-style modernization... Along the way, the Kuomintang (国民党) delegation felt the warmth of family everywhere and experienced the warmth of returning home. Practice has fully proved that as long as family members talk to each other properly and discuss matters more, there are no contradictions and differences that cannot be resolved. Different social systems are not an excuse for division, let alone a tool for inciting confrontation and distorting identity. Mutual respect, strengthened exchanges, and deepened integration, the Chinese on both sides of the strait have the wisdom and ability to solve the Taiwan (台湾) issue well, and will surely be able to promote the development of cross-strait relations.
People on both sides of the strait are one family, and relatives hope each other well. No one hopes for good cross-strait relations more than we do, and we hope that Taiwan (台湾) compatriots can live a peaceful, tranquil, and prosperous life. However, we will never tolerate or condone any "Taiwan independence" separatist acts, and we will surely strike head-on. "Taiwan independence" will not bring peace and prosperity, but harmony in the family leads to success in everything. This meeting released an important signal: on the common political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," the Chinese must help the Chinese. We welcome any proposition that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, and we will do our best to do anything that is conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations.
The future of Taiwan (台湾) lies in national reunification, and the well-being of Taiwan (台湾) compatriots is tied to national rejuvenation. A strong and united China can provide fundamental guarantees for all Chinese people, including Taiwan (台湾) compatriots, ensuring individual dignity, security, and development rights. From a strong power supply system providing a solid foundation for the development of artificial intelligence and the digital economy, to the mainland motorcycle brand "Zhangxue Motorcycle" winning the World Superbike Championship, to the full sense of security brought by the September 3rd Parade and domestically produced aircraft carriers... These achievements, which have attracted widespread attention on the island of Taiwan (台湾), once again prove the support and guarantee of a strong motherland. Looking to the future, the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan" will surely provide more opportunities and create a larger stage. The vast number of Taiwan (台湾) compatriots will seize the opportunities of the times, actively participate in cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, and integrated development, and will surely achieve better development for themselves.
The new era is an era in which compatriots on both sides of the strait can achieve great things. As long as compatriots on both sides of the strait continue to enhance their ambition, backbone, and confidence as Chinese people, resolutely oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference, move towards each other, firmly safeguard the common home of the Chinese nation, seek peace for both sides of the strait, seek well-being for compatriots, and seek rejuvenation for the nation, we will surely be able to firmly grasp the future of cross-strait relations in the hands of the Chinese people themselves.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 10th (Reporter Yu Jingxian (郁静娴)). Recently, spring agricultural production has been fully launched. According to the latest agricultural situation dispatch from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部), as of April 7, nearly 10% of the intended area for national spring-sown grain has been completed, with the progress basically the same as last year. Among them, early rice seedling cultivation is basically completed, and planting has exceeded 30%. Hainan's planting has exceeded 90%, Guangdong (广东) and Guangxi (广西) are nearly 60%, Jiangxi (江西) has exceeded 30%, Fujian (福建) is nearly 30%, Zhejiang (浙江) is nearly 10%, and Hunan (湖南) and Hubei (湖北) have sporadic planting.
In terms of spring management, winter wheat in the Huanghuaihai (黄淮海) and Northwest regions is currently jointing and heading, while in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (长江) it is heading and flowering, and in the Southwest it is flowering, entering a critical period for yield formation. Since the beginning of spring, various regions have promoted the implementation of subsidy policies and key technical measures to promote strong seedlings. In addition, with relatively favorable weather conditions, the wheat seedling conditions and growth in the main producing areas have basically caught up with the normal years.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) continues to promote spring wheat field management and spring plowing preparation, and has formulated and issued technical guidance on mid-to-late stage field management of winter wheat and winter rapeseed. Recently, it dispatched 5 working groups and science and technology teams to 10 key provinces, including Henan (河南) and Shandong (山东), to go deep into the fields with grassroots agricultural technicians to carry out roving guidance and technical services, and promote the implementation of key technical measures.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 10th (Reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)) - This reporter learned from the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部): As of April 9th, 27 provinces and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) have initiated spring irrigation, with a cumulative water supply of 17.2 billion cubic meters, irrigating an area of 170 million mu. Among them, 3,338 large and medium-sized irrigation areas have cumulatively supplied 11.5 billion cubic meters of water, irrigating an area of over 100 million mu.
Currently, the water storage in lakes and reservoirs across the country is higher than the average for the same period in previous years, the irrigation water source is relatively sufficient, and the soil moisture content in most cultivated areas is suitable, ensuring the overall water supply for spring irrigation.
From the perspective of water storage and inflow, the water storage of 9,677 key reservoirs nationwide is 487.5 billion cubic meters, nearly 10% higher than the average for the same period in previous years, with a more significant increase in northern provinces. From the perspective of irrigation progress, spring irrigation in the Huang-Huai-Hai (黄淮海) and Northwest (西北) winter wheat areas has been widely launched, helping winter wheat to rise and joint; the southern and northeastern rice areas have completed various preparations such as water source storage, canal system maintenance, and water use scheduling, and are making every effort to ensure water use for key links such as raising seedlings, soaking fields, and transplanting rice seedlings.
This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 10th (Reporter Wang Hao (王浩)) - This reporter learned from the Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) of the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部): Currently, spring irrigation work in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Yellow River (黄河) has been fully launched. As of April 8th, the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River (黄河) have cumulatively diverted 2.15 billion cubic meters of water from the Yellow River (黄河) during the spring irrigation period, effectively meeting the water demand during the wheat growing season. The Yellow River Conservancy Commission (黄河水利委员会) coordinates water resources throughout the basin, issues water volume scheduling plans on a ten-day basis, and makes every effort to ensure spring irrigation water supply. As of April 9th, the total water storage of the five major reservoirs on the main stream of the Yellow River (黄河), namely Longyangxia (龙羊峡), Liujiaxia (刘家峡), Wanjiazhai (万家寨), Sanmenxia (三门峡), and Xiaolangdi (小浪底), reached 28.306 billion cubic meters.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郝迎灿 胡婧怡
"Build a small square, put some fitness equipment," "Create a cultural corner, post some photos of our community," "Suggest adding parking spaces and building some charging piles"... A few days ago, Liu Chang (刘畅), the Party Committee Secretary of Linyi Road Community (临沂路社区) of Xinhua Street (新华街道) in Heping District (和平区), Shenyang (沈阳), Liaoning (辽宁), came to Heping New Residence Community (和平新居小区) again to hold a consultation meeting to discuss the specific use of a "newly added" open space in front of Building 6 of the community with residents.
"A few months ago, this open space was still a deep pit left over from a construction project in 2012. Hygiene, safety and other issues seriously affected the daily life of residents, and everyone's dissatisfaction accumulated more and more," Liu Chang (刘畅) introduced.
On June 30 last year, on her first day in office, Liu Chang (刘畅) was blocked in the office by more than 50 residents. "The big pit in the yard has been unattended for more than ten years," "The elevator is old and often traps people," "The shed is too small, and it is difficult to charge electric bicycles"... In the meeting room, the masses put forward demands one by one. "The most strongly reflected and most prominent opinion of everyone is the deep pit in the yard of Heping New Residence Community (和平新居小区)," Liu Chang (刘畅) said.
"Let's go, go to the scene to see!" Liu Chang (刘畅) immediately went straight to Heping New Residence Community (和平新居小区) with everyone. If you don't look, you don't know, but if you look, you will be shocked - on the south side of Building 6 of the community, there is a large earthen pit, as large as two basketball courts, and the bottom is full of domestic waste. "Once in the summer, mosquitoes and flies breed and odors overflow in the pit, and we dare not open the windows," Wang (王) Aunt, a resident of Building 6, reflected.
"To solve the problem, we must first understand the problem." Liu Chang (刘畅) took a notebook and went deep into the community to understand the ins and outs and listen to the opinions of residents. After a month, she listed a list of public opinions based on the survey: safety hazards, life troubles, and the needs of the masses, all clearly defined.
"In 2012, a building was originally planned to be built here, but some residents were worried about shading, so they opposed the construction, which led to the suspension of work after half of the foundation was dug. The construction unit planned to do a good job in the work of the residents and then choose a date to rebuild, but as a result, it was put on hold for more than ten years..." Next, Liu Chang (刘畅) reported the situation to the street and the district housing authority respectively to seek support.
In July 2025, Zhang Hongming (张洪铭), Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Xinhua Street (新华街道), and Cao Yu (曹宇), Director of the Real Estate Bureau of Heping District (和平区), had not been in office for a long time. Faced with this "historical debt," the two had the same opinion: the new official must manage the old accounts, and this matter can no longer be delayed.
First, field research, and then joint office. The street, the community, the district housing authority, and the construction unit consulted several times, fully solicited the opinions of residents, and decided on a plan: to fill the pit while the nature of the land remains unchanged, and return the land to the people.
"The house has not been built, and we have to spend money to backfill it, which is definitely a loss for the company. But from the perspective of solving the urgent needs and anxieties of the masses, this is a worthwhile account of popular support, responsibility, and long-term benefits," said Jiang Senbo (姜森柏), the relevant person in charge of the project construction unit.
In November 2025, the backfilling project officially started. "This time, no residents stopped the construction." Liu Chang (刘畅) stared at the front line throughout the process, checking the waterproof and backfilling quality. As the big pit was filled little by little, the hurdle in the residents' hearts was slowly smoothed out.
New officials managing old accounts and solving the urgent needs and anxieties of the masses are a microcosm of Liaoning's (辽宁) promotion of the responsibility of leaders at all levels in recent years. "Focusing on the key factor of cadres, we have introduced 20 measures to encourage cadres to take responsibility, establish a clear orientation of emphasizing responsibility and valuing action, and guide the majority of cadres to work hard and overcome difficulties," said the relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee (辽宁省委组织部).
After several months of natural settlement, the hard covering project of this "newly added" open space is about to start. "How this land will be used in the future, we still have to listen to everyone's opinions!" Liu Chang (刘畅) began to discuss the next construction matters with everyone.
Return to TopOn April 10, the Wuzhou-to-Leye Expressway (Yufeng-to-Yizhou Section) in Guangxi is seizing the construction period and advancing in an orderly manner. The Yuyi Expressway is an important part of the "Horizontal Fifth Line" of the Guangxi expressway network, with its main line spanning the three cities of Liuzhou (柳州), Laibin (来宾), and Hechi (河池). It is expected to be completed and open to traffic in 2027. The picture shows the box girder erection operation of the Muji River Bridge (木吉河大桥) of the Yuyi Expressway in progress.
Fan Shaoguang (樊绍光) photo (People's Vision)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 珂
Spring is mild and the scenery is bright, all things are renewed, and the consumer market is warming up and full of vitality. Since April, many places have seen the superposition of spring break and the Qingming Festival holiday, and people have been going out to enjoy the spring scenery, taste fresh food, and enjoy outdoor leisure, going on spring dates and enjoying the beautiful spring sunshine. The continuous warming of spring consumption not only adds color to a better life, but also injects new impetus into high-quality development.
The demand for spring outings continues to be released.
The spring breeze is blowing, and pear blossoms adorn the branches. Recently, the thousands of acres of pear orchards in Yutun Town (喻屯镇), Rencheng District (任城区), Jining (济宁), Shandong (山东) Province, have ushered in their blooming season. The white pear blossoms cluster on the branches, like clouds and snow. The breeze blows, and the fragrance of flowers overflows. Tourists stroll along the flower-lined paths in the park, capturing the beautiful spring scenery with their lenses, and enjoying the pleasure of spring outings in the pastoral scenery.
The non-heritage exhibition area and farmhouse food area of the pear orchard are crowded with people. Shandong Luozai performances, folk customs interactions and other special programs are staged in turn. In the special agricultural products exhibition and sales area, more than 30 kinds of local specialties, such as Yutun (喻屯) cantaloupe, Grand Canal rice, and dried fish, are on display, attracting tourists to stop and buy. "Not only is the scenery good, but you can also taste farmhouse snacks and buy local specialties. It's relaxing and rewarding," said tourist Li Yueyue (李月月).
As spring warms and flowers bloom, the cultural and tourism market welcomes the peak season for spring outings, and enjoying the spring flowers is still the mainstream of people's spring travel. According to data from Qunar Travel, the search popularity of scenic spots such as Slender West Lake (瘦西湖) in Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu (江苏) and Huangshan (黄山) in Anhui (安徽), with their landscape gardens and mountain flower viewing destinations, remains at the forefront. Nalan Valley (夜郎谷) in Huaxi (花溪), Guiyang (贵阳), Guizhou (贵州) and Tiantai Mountain (天台山) in Taizhou (台州), Zhejiang (浙江) and other scenic niche attractions are also very popular, with search popularity increasing dozens of times year-on-year.
The integrated formats of "flower viewing + food," "flower viewing + technology," and "flower viewing + cultural creation" are booming, promoting the transformation of travel experiences from "superficial sightseeing" to immersive experiences. Bijie (毕节), Guizhou (贵州), relying on the original flower sea resources of "Azalea of a Hundred Li" (百里杜鹃), has launched immersive experiences such as "ticket + Chinese style experience" and "Hanfu makeup," allowing tourists to feel the charm of traditional culture while enjoying the scenery. Data shows that in the past week, the number of ticket bookings for the scenic spot has increased by more than 3 times year-on-year, driving the number of hotel and homestay bookings in the area to increase by 47% year-on-year.
This year, many primary and secondary schools across the country ushered in spring break, which overlapped with the Qingming Festival holiday, effectively driving the family travel boom. Parent-child travel has become an important growth point for spring cultural and tourism consumption, and natural experiences, theme parks, and study tours have become popular choices for parent-child families. Platform data shows that surrounding tours, short-distance tours, and study tours have significantly heated up. During the spring break (April 1 to 3), the number of parent-child travel trips increased by more than 2 times compared with the same period last year. Thanks to the extended holiday, the radius of tourists' travel has been greatly expanded, and the proportion of medium and long-distance travel from April 1 to 6 is nearly 40%.
More and more travelers are taking advantage of the spring to start long-distance travel during off-peak periods. Meituan Travel data shows that since April, the proportion of cross-provincial travel demand has been as high as 63%. Qunar Travel data shows that during the Qingming Festival holiday, many people's travel methods have been upgraded from "leisure at the doorstep" to "traveling by plane," and the number of ticket bookings for many popular routes has increased by more than 40% year-on-year.
The spring travel boom benefits the masses in various places. Wangjunzhuang Village (王军庄村) in Yutun Town (喻屯镇) used to focus on traditional planting. Now, relying on the pear orchard industry, it has created a development model of "flower viewing in spring and fruit picking in autumn," driving villagers to increase their income and become rich. At present, the thousand-acre Qiuyue pear base produces more than 2,000 tons of high-quality fruit annually, with annual sales revenue of more than 18 million yuan, which not only brings an average annual economic income of 150,000 yuan to the village collective, but also drives nearby villagers to work and find employment nearby.
Seasonal spring food becomes a best-selling "hit"
"Eating seasonal food and tasting the first freshness" is the way many consumers welcome spring, and the consumption of seasonal spring vegetables continues to heat up. During the Qingming Festival holiday, a restaurant in Changde (常德), Hunan (湖南) was full of guests during meal times, and seasonal spring dishes such as bacon fried spring bamboo shoots and wormwood粑粑 became "hits" on the table. The person in charge of the restaurant said that the restaurant closely follows the seasonal changes to update its dishes, and the seasonal spring vegetables are well received. Many diners come here especially to taste the authentic spring flavor.
The spring mood also extends to shopping malls and supermarkets. Walking into a chain supermarket in Beijing (北京), seasonal spring vegetables such as toon, horsehead, and spring bamboo shoots are neatly displayed, attracting citizens to stop and pick. "I love to eat some fresh wild vegetables in the spring. There are many varieties and the prices are affordable this year, so I can enjoy the taste of spring," said Sun Limin (孙丽敏), a consumer who was buying spring vegetables. Jingdong (京东) data shows that since March, water chestnuts, spring bamboo shoots, Chinese cabbage, asparagus, and toon have become popular spring vegetables for consumers. The transaction volume of fresh morels has increased by more than 2 times year-on-year, and the transaction volume of rapeseed moss, ferns, and purslane has increased by more than 100% year-on-year, showing the trend of quality and personalization of residents' consumption.
As a traditional seasonal delicacy for Qingming, the sales of green dumplings are also bright. Many merchants have launched green dumplings with different raw materials such as mugwort powder and wheat green juice, with more than 10 flavors such as black sesame, red bean paste, and osmanthus, combining traditional folk customs with modern consumer demand, so that traditional food can be revitalized. In the two weeks before the Qingming Festival, green dumplings have ushered in a peak in sales, becoming a popular seasonal delicacy for families to buy. Many consumers buy multiple flavors at once to unlock new experiences of tasting freshness.
The consumption of special spring vegetables and spring food has effectively promoted the improvement of quality and efficiency of rural industries and driven farmers to increase their income. Recently, Huangpi sugarcane in Nansha District (南沙区), Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) Province, has been launched for sale. This sugarcane weighs 6-8 pounds per stalk, the flesh is sweet and crisp, the juice is abundant, and the price is affordable. It is highly sought after by consumers, and sales exceeded 30,000 pounds in just two days.
Outdoor sports consumption continues to heat up
On weekends, Nanyuan Forest Wetland Park (南苑森林湿地公园) in Beijing (北京) is crowded with tourists. Many tourists set up tents and immerse themselves in the beauty of spring. The park's more than 200 acres of free camping sites offer diverse experiences such as big tree environmental protection painting, creative handcrafts, and spring markets. Tourists can enjoy the spring scenery, play in the water and graffiti, and also taste food and create by hand. More than 60 special food stalls make spring camping and outings more flavorful.
With the upgrading of residents' consumption concepts, the concept of green and healthy living has taken root in people's hearts. Lightweight outdoor activities such as short-distance camping, urban cycling, and outdoor fishing have become popular leisure methods this spring, driving strong growth in sales of related products and activating new momentum for outdoor consumption.
The camping craze has risen again, becoming an important growth point for outdoor consumption. Jingdong (京东) data shows that in the past month, the search popularity of "camping" related topics has increased by 174% month-on-month, and camping equipment has ushered in a new round of sales peaks. Among them, the order volume of camping tables and chairs increased by 13 times month-on-month, and the monthly sales of multi-functional camping lights exceeded 200,000.
The popularity of leisure methods such as cycling and fishing has also driven the rapid increase in sales of related products. Data shows that in the past month, the search popularity of "cycling" related topics has increased by 122% month-on-month; high-cost-performance fishing sets that integrate core accessories such as fishing rods, fishing lines, and floats meet the diverse needs of different types of users, and the order volume has increased by more than 650% month-on-month.
More and more consumers are throwing themselves into outdoor sports such as running, walking, and mountaineering, and sports equipment has become a new favorite for consumption. The light outdoor style continues to heat up, and equipment that combines functionality and fashion is very popular. Consumers pay more attention to the seamless transition between daily wear and outdoor scenes.
Technology empowers outdoor consumption, and new equipment has become a "standard" for travel. Consumers are willing to pay for "recording beauty and managing health," and sales of AI imaging equipment and smart wearable devices continue to rise. Jingdong (京东) data shows that since March, sales of mirrorless cameras and sports cameras have increased by more than 7 times year-on-year, sales of digital cameras and pan/tilt cameras have increased by more than 5 times and 2 times respectively, sales of smart glasses have increased by more than 2 times, and sales of smart watches have increased by more than 60%, among which products equipped with AI functions have received special attention.
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Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 10th (Reporter Wei Zhezhe (魏哲哲)) The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) jointly released the "Interpretation (II) on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Embezzlement and Bribery" on the 10th, which will take effect on May 1, 2026.
It is reported that the "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Embezzlement and Bribery" has played a positive role in punishing corruption and bribery crimes since its implementation in 2016. With the continuous advancement of national anti-corruption legislation, the promulgation and implementation of the Amendment to the Criminal Law (XI), the Amendment to the Criminal Law (XII), and the Supervision Law, in order to ensure the comprehensive, accurate, unified, and effective implementation of the law, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) conducted in-depth investigations and research, widely solicited opinions, repeatedly demonstrated and improved, and formulated the "Interpretation (II)".
"Interpretation (II)" adheres to severely punishing corruption crimes in accordance with the law, and further refines and improves the application standards of the law in response to new situations and new problems in judicial practice, realizes full coverage of the standards for conviction and sentencing of embezzlement and bribery, and continuously tightens and weaves a dense criminal legal net for punishing corruption.
First, further clarify the standards for conviction and sentencing of crimes of accepting bribes by entities and crimes of offering bribes by entities, improve the rules for identifying accepting bribes through influence, introducing bribes, and embezzling public funds, improve the rules for identifying the authenticity and price of specific property, refine the rules for identifying the amount of expected income-type bribes, and increase the punishment for new types of hidden corruption in accordance with the law.
Second, clarify that the standards for conviction and sentencing of crimes of accepting bribes by non-state staff, crimes of offering bribes to non-state staff, crimes of embezzlement, and crimes of misappropriation of funds shall be implemented with reference to the standards for conviction and sentencing of crimes of accepting bribes, crimes of offering bribes (crimes of offering bribes by entities), crimes of embezzlement, and crimes of misappropriation of public funds, respectively, to implement equal protection of enterprises with different ownership systems in accordance with the law.
Third, improve the rules for identifying active restitution, encourage criminals to actively return stolen goods, and avoid or reduce the occurrence of damage. Improve the rules for recovering illegal gains, increase the efforts to recover illegal gains, and **决不让** (jué bù ràng - "absolutely not let," emphasizing a firm determination to prevent something from happening) criminals profit from it.
People's courts and people's procuratorates at all levels must always maintain a high-pressure posture without wavering, severely punish corruption crimes in accordance with the law, perform their duties efficiently and with high quality, and contribute judicial strength to comprehensively consolidating the overwhelming victory in the anti-corruption struggle.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京) April 10th (Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)) On April 10th, the National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局) held a press conference to report and introduce the main data and work situation of immigration management in the first quarter of 2026.
According to reports, since the beginning of this year, national immigration management agencies have severely cracked down on and punished crimes that hinder national (border) management, steadily expanded institutional opening-up in the field of immigration management, and made every effort to prevent risks, ensure security, protect stability, and promote development, effectively safeguarding national political security, border stability, and normal entry-exit order.
In the first quarter, national immigration management agencies cumulatively inspected 185 million inbound and outbound personnel, an increase of 13.5% year-on-year; among them, 91.662 million mainland (大陆) residents, 72.491 million Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents, and 21.333 million foreigners, representing year-on-year increases of 14.2%, 10.3%, and 22.3% respectively; 8.315 million foreigners entered the country visa-free, accounting for 77.9% of inbound foreigners, an increase of 29.3% year-on-year. A total of 10.098 million inbound and outbound transportation vehicles (planes, trains, ships, vehicles) were inspected, an increase of 18.9% year-on-year.
In the first quarter, national immigration management agencies unswervingly promoted institutional opening-up in the field of immigration management, piloted the online handling of accommodation registration for foreigners outside of hotels in 7 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) including Hebei (河北), and continued to promote the facilitation of applying for various entry-exit documents. A total of 5.201 million ordinary passports were issued, 26.88 million endorsements (items) for mainland (大陆) residents traveling to and from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, 541,000 Mainland Travel Permits for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Residents were issued; and 406,000 visas and certificates were issued to foreigners. The Immigration Bureau's government service platform provided 51.322 million person-times of government services such as inquiries for Chinese and foreign entry-exit personnel, and provided free identity verification services to 23.24 million person-times of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and overseas Chinese; the National Immigration Administration's 12367 service platform handled 1.797 million person-times of consultations from Chinese and foreign personnel, involving more than 100 countries and regions around the world, with an average satisfaction rate of 99.4%.
In the first quarter, national immigration management agencies solidly coordinated and promoted the crackdown and rectification of illegal and criminal activities in the field of immigration management, and investigated a total of 5,507 cases of crimes hindering national (border) management, arrested 10,487 criminal suspects, cracked down on 67 criminal gangs, and supervised the handling of 37 major and serious cases.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 10th (Reporter: Wu Yue (吴月)) (吴月) -- Recently, the Ministry of Education (教育部), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部), and the National Data Bureau (国家数据局) jointly issued the "Artificial Intelligence + Education" Action Plan, proposing four key tasks: promoting the cultivation of artificial intelligence talent and the improvement of literacy, promoting the deep and extensive integration of artificial intelligence and education, strengthening the basic environment of "Artificial Intelligence + Education," and optimizing the development ecology of "Artificial Intelligence + Education."
Among them, focusing on promoting the cultivation of artificial intelligence talent and the improvement of literacy, the action plan proposes to accelerate the popularization of artificial intelligence education for primary and secondary school students, fully offer and teach artificial intelligence-related courses, and support schools in rural and remote areas to use national platforms to offer artificial intelligence courses. In higher education, promote artificial intelligence as a public basic course in universities, compile course textbooks according to disciplines and majors, and promote all students to master artificial intelligence knowledge. In vocational education, promote the intelligent upgrading of traditional majors. In lifelong education, promote artificial intelligence general education for the whole society. At the same time, improve the intelligent literacy and skills of teachers, promote the reform of normal school student training, incorporate cutting-edge technology knowledge such as artificial intelligence into the curriculum system, and incorporate artificial intelligence into teacher qualification examinations and certification content.
The action plan requires promoting the deep and extensive integration of artificial intelligence and education. In empowering student learning, develop intelligent learning companions to promote personalized student learning. In empowering teacher teaching, develop intelligent teaching systems to support all aspects of teaching, such as lesson preparation before class, teaching during class, and homework after class. In empowering school governance, build an educational intelligent brain, focusing on scenarios such as government services, examination evaluation, and employment services, to support convenient services, precise management, and scientific decision-making. In empowering scientific research, build scientific intelligent entities and intelligent experiment clusters to explore the paradigm shift of artificial intelligence-driven scientific research.
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This year's National People's Congress (全国两会), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "To accomplish the '15th Five-Year Plan' economic and social development goals and tasks, we need to address more complex environments and resolve deeper-seated contradictions." "We must put effort into studying new situations, solving new problems, and gaining experience."
Bearing these instructions in mind, various regions and departments are using new approaches to solve development problems, inspiring vitality with a new style of work, and creating new achievements with new actions.
Breaking Out of Traditional Thinking
A five-axis milling-turning compound machine tool operates at high speed, a robotic arm performs precise operations, a transport robot moves back and forth, and production data jumps in real time on a digital screen... In the workshop of Qingluan Fuxing Group in Tengzhou (滕州) City, Zaozhuang (枣庄) City, Shandong (山东) Province, a vivid scene of intelligent manufacturing unfolds before our eyes.
Tengzhou City is an important research and manufacturing base for small and medium-sized CNC machine tools in China. In the past, most local enterprises focused on simple processing, and the low-end route became increasingly narrow. Meanwhile, high-end machine tools with five axes or more have long relied on imports. What should be done?
"Break out of traditional thinking." Huang Chuanqing (黄传清), chairman of the group, said that the company has deeply integrated artificial intelligence with industrial machine tools and independently developed intelligent machine tools. It only takes a few minutes to generate the optimal processing plan. The "end-to-end intelligent thermal compensation system" stabilizes the processing accuracy at the micron level, breaking through the technical bottleneck of high-end precision processing.
"To transform old growth drivers into new ones, we must allow traditional industries to grow 'new bones' and encourage more companies to dare to advance into technological no-man's land," said Liu Xicun (刘修存), director of the Zaozhuang City Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Promotion Center.
In the Dongguan-Jieyang Science and Technology Park (莞揭科智园) in Jieyang (揭阳), Guangdong (广东) Province, Chen Hanchang (陈汉昌), chairman and project leader of Guangdong Dongguan-Jieyang Industrial Investment Development Co., Ltd. (广东莞揭实业投资发展有限公司), holds drawings and walks around the park, checking everything.
Dongguan-Jieyang Industrial Investment was established under the promotion of the Dongguan (东莞) City-Jieyang City counterpart assistance and cooperation headquarters and is mainly responsible for the investment, development, and operation of the Dongguan-Jieyang industrial cooperation park. Chen Hanchang has been paying close attention to the Dongguan-Jieyang Science and Technology Park, which is an important platform for the two places to explore and promote coordinated regional development.
Dongguan and Jieyang have significant differences in industrial conditions and development stages. "To solve the problem of imbalance, we must break through traditional assistance thinking and geographical restrictions, and come up with new ideas and explore new paths," said Ye Guanqiang (叶冠强), commander of the Dongguan-Jieyang headquarters.
After repeated in-depth investigations at the front line, communication and exchanges between the two places, and "brainstorming" in special meetings, a new path gradually became clear. "Establish a Dongguan-Jieyang Innovation Center in Songshan Lake (松山湖), Dongguan, and promote the transformation of research and development results in Jieyang to promote complementary advantages and two-way empowerment!" Chen Hanchang is full of energy.
In the sensor assembly workshop of Zhejiang Yili Automobile Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. (浙江毅力汽车空调有限公司) in Longquan (龙泉) City, Lishui (丽水), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, a fully automated production line is operating in an orderly manner, and sensor components only the size of a thumb are continuously coming off the line.
Located in a mountainous area, insufficient aggregation of innovation elements and low degree of industrial synergy are urgent problems that need to be solved in the high-quality development of Longquan City.
"We focus on platforms, technology, and talent. We have used talent 'bidding' to tackle 26 industrial technology problems; established an automotive air-conditioning industry college, and built 9 postdoctoral workstations to consolidate the foundation for innovation breakthroughs," said Zhou Pinwang (周品旺), director of the Longquan City Economic and Commercial Bureau.
"The focus of creating a high-quality business environment at present has shifted from improving efficiency and service levels in the past to cultivating a first-class innovation ecosystem," said the person in charge of the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission. "We must systematically build a full-chain service system covering policy guarantees, element support, and service improvement to provide solid and powerful institutional and environmental support for enterprise innovation."
Jiangsu (江苏) Province has implemented the requirement of "studying new situations and solving new problems" in the field of people's livelihood. Changzhou (常州) City uses "one-time handling of one matter" to accurately solve the "license plate anxiety" of citizens buying cars in different places; Yancheng (盐城) City focuses on "the elderly and the young," expands "doorstep" medical services such as family beds and home visits, and continues to increase the supply of inclusive childcare services... Focusing on the urgent needs and expectations of the masses, the projects related to people's livelihood emphasize "small entry points, full chains, and sustainability," which not only focus on specific problems and exert precise efforts, but also pay attention to systematic advancement and collaborative linkage, and constantly create new situations in work with a spirit of奮發有為 (fèn fā yǒu wéi - "striving for progress," to work hard and make achievements).
From "0" to "1", Lengthening "1"
A motorcycle fully demonstrates the rejuvenating power of traditional industries.
On March 29, in the Portuguese round of the World Superbike Championship, the domestic motorcycle manufacturer "Zhangxue Motorcycle" (张雪机车) bravely won two consecutive championships in the middleweight category, breaking the decades-long monopoly of foreign brands.
From "OEM imitation" to "independent innovation," the old motorcycle industry has been revitalized. In the first two months of this year, China's motorcycle vehicle exports increased by 22.25% year-on-year, and the export value increased by 24.9%. The "gold content" of each motorcycle is higher, and Chinese motorcycles are not only "selling more" but also "selling more valuable."
At the beginning of the year, rejuvenating scenes continued to emerge - the world's largest diameter vertical shaft boring machine "Qiming" (启明号) set off and drilled into the depths of the Yangtze River (长江); 0.100 mm ultra-thin silicon steel went offline, staging an industry miracle of "steel thinner than paper"; the second domestically produced large cruise ship "Adora Magic City" (爱达·花城号) was out of the dock and transferred to the wharf for commissioning... Anchoring intelligence, greening, and integration, various industries use practice to prove that "the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries can also develop new quality productive forces."
In Bao'an (宝安) District, Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong Province, hundreds of Fengyi (丰翼) drones fly along predetermined routes, quickly delivering electronic components, fresh medicines, and other materials to cities such as Dongguan and Zhuhai (珠海); in Haixinsha (海心沙), Guangzhou (广州), the GAC GOVE low-altitude manned aircraft took off and landed smoothly, completing the first scene flight demonstration in the core area, and is expected to complete certification and mass delivery by the end of the year.
The low-altitude economy "soared" at the beginning of the year, and core technologies have achieved a key leap from "following" to "partial leadership."
"As airspace management continues to become more refined and core components accelerate the completion of compliance certification, the key bottlenecks in industrial development are gradually being cleared, and the low-altitude economy is expected to officially enter normalized operation this year," said Zhu Keli (朱克力), dean of the Bay Area Low-Altitude Economy Research Institute.
Opening up the geographical map of Chinese manufacturing, new kinetic energy is growing strongly -
New materials ushered in "new breakthroughs," and the world's first T1200-grade carbon fiber, which reached the industry's top level, achieved hundred-ton-level mass production;
New energy ran out of "new speed." In the first two months, the output of wind turbine generator sets and lithium batteries for energy storage increased by 28.7% and 84% respectively;
Artificial intelligence is shaping "new advantages." In March of this year, the average daily number of token invocations exceeded 140 trillion, an increase of more than a thousand times in two years...
Innovation-driven leadership has been enhanced, helping emerging industries grow stronger and injecting more new impetus into economic growth.
At the end of March, in Fengxian (奉贤) District, Shanghai (上海), in the world's leading mass production factory for humanoid robots, the Zhiyuan (智元) 10,000th general-purpose embodied robot, Far Expedition A3, was officially mass-produced and rolled off the production line. In just 15 months, the mass production scale has been scaled from thousands to tens of thousands.
From "0" to "1", Lengthening "1". At the beginning of the year, embodied intelligent robots are growing "taller." In January and February alone, the scale of industrial investment was nearly half of the total for the entire last year.
Sprouting, forming, and gaining momentum, since the beginning of the year, the future industry has taken on a new look -
The Hefei (合肥) Quantum Superconducting Computing Center (合肥量超融合计算中心) is online and provides diversified quantum computing services to the world;
6G has completed all technical tests in the first phase, forming a reserve of more than 300 key technologies;
The world's first all-high-temperature superconducting tokamak device "Honghuang 70" (洪荒70) successfully achieved steady-state long-pulse operation, breaking the world record for commercial nuclear fusion...
The rapidly rising future industry is constantly shaping new advantages for the Chinese economy.
Not long ago, a report released at the Zhongguancun Forum (中关村论坛) annual meeting showed that China's national innovation index comprehensive ranking will rise to ninth in the world in 2025, and the growth rate of major indicators is higher than that of developed countries, making it the fastest-growing country in more than 10 years.
Traditional industries are accelerating their renewal, emerging industries are accelerating their lead, and future industries are intensifying their roots - the new quality productive forces surging in thousands of industries are condensing into a brand-new picture of the "15th Five-Year Plan" for the start of the Chinese economy.
Carry Out a Good Blueprint to the End
The "15th Five-Year Plan" blueprint has been drawn, and the start-up test is not only the wisdom to turn the blueprint into a reality, but also the courage to take responsibility and vigorously implement it.
In the early spring chill, multiple comprehensive transportation projects have fully resumed construction in various parts of Heilongjiang (黑龙江) Province. The builders have used many "black technologies" in accordance with local conditions: Under hundreds of meters of water, a multi-beam unmanned ship determines the pile driving position with "zero error"; in the concrete layer, intelligent sensors constantly "monitor body temperature," all for the early completion of the Tongjiang-Songhua River Highway Bridge (同江松花江公路大桥) to shorten the travel time of the masses.
Promote high-quality development with the correct view of political achievements.
"We will take the pursuit of high-quality development as an important yardstick for establishing and practicing the correct view of political achievements, do solid work on visible achievements and deep work on potential achievements, adhere to adapting to local conditions and differentiated development, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects the characteristics of Jilin (吉林) City." Based on the white mountains and black waters, Hu Bin (胡斌), secretary of the Jilin City Party Committee, has in-depth thinking.
"While seeing the phased achievements, we must be soberly aware of the long-term and arduous nature of the ten-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River (长江), and we must maintain strategic focus and historical patience," said the relevant person in charge of the Yangtze River Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Not long ago, a joint law enforcement activity went deep into the market front line to jointly verify the traceability of aquatic products and resolutely guard the hard-won ecological achievements.
Seek political achievements for the people.
The green wheat seedlings are rising. In the wheat fields of Hutou (湖头) Town, Yinan (沂南) County, Shandong Province, the port of electricity service has been directly moved to the fields. "The electricity has been connected to the fields, and water and fertilizer are fed to the roots of the wheat seedlings without a drop being missed!" Behind the smiling faces of the growers is the precise escort of the power supply department's "on-site survey on the same day, quick connection and early use." Li Ranjiang (李然江), director of the marketing department of the State Grid Yinan County Power Supply Company, said: "We will take the guarantee of electricity for spring plowing and spring irrigation as a major livelihood matter to help protect the ballast stone of food security."
"It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred years to cultivate people. There should be key actions at the beginning of the year." Li Chengwei (李成伟), secretary of the Party Committee of Zhengzhou University (郑州大学), said that the school is closely following national strategies, opening up the chain of transformation of scientific and technological achievements from the "first kilometer" to the "last kilometer," and striving to run higher education that satisfies the people by adjusting and optimizing the discipline settings, and consolidating the intellectual foundation of national strategy.
Seek political achievements with practical work.
"Repairing road shoulders, renovating village offices, laying 8,000 meters of tap water pipe networks, dredging 2,700 meters of drainage outlets..." In Lankao (兰考), Henan (河南), the birthplace of the spirit of Jiao Yulu (焦裕禄), at the public evaluation site of the Lutu (鲁屯) community, the newly appointed Party branch secretary Song Ningfeng (宋宁风) reported a list of annual livelihood projects to Party members and the masses in one breath. With the "hundred-day stationing in villages" of cadres throughout the county, livelihood projects have been implemented with sound effects. This year, all village (community) Party organization secretaries in Lankao County publicly reported their duties and made public commitments to force practical responsibility through mass supervision.
In Yuanjiang (沅江) City, Hunan (湖南) Province, a civil affairs specialist found a household in difficulty during a visit and immediately launched multi-departmental linkage: the minimum living allowance was handled, the reimbursement of hospitalization expenses was followed up, and the reduction and exemption of children's school expenses were also implemented. Zhou Feng (周锋), director of the Yuanjiang Civil Affairs Bureau, introduced that 19 departments in the city have established a joint meeting mechanism to break down barriers and change from "people looking for policies" to "policies looking for people." At present, 22 people in need have received cross-departmental comprehensive assistance.
From on-site consultations on project front lines to public commitments in rural communities; from planning long-term strategic focus to working together across departments to solve problems... At the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan," a high-quality development picture with "new" as the pen and "practical" as the ink is slowly unfolding.
"We cannot only look at the growth of domestic product. What is growing now is hard power, and what is being pursued is the development of new quality productive forces. Through continuous transformation, upgrading, quality improvement, and replacement, we are moving upward step by step," General Secretary Xi Jinping has profound considerations.
有一定之略，然後有一定之功 (yǒu yī dìng zhī lüè, rán hòu yǒu yī dìng zhī gōng - "With a definite strategy, there will be definite success," having a clear plan leads to guaranteed accomplishments). The Chinese giant ship, heading towards the new and the excellent, will forge ahead bravely, regardless of wind and rain.
(Our reporters Wang Ke (王珂), Chang Qin (常钦), Han Xin (韩鑫), Wang Donghui (王东辉), He Linping (贺林平), Yu Jingxian (郁静娴), Li Rui (李蕊), Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), Bai Guangdi (白光迪))
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 10th (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶)): According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office (中国载人航天工程办公室), as of the evening of April 9th, the probes executing the Chang'e-7 (嫦娥七号) mission have all safely arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场) via air and land transportation. Subsequent pre-launch testing and preparation work will be carried out according to plan.
The goal of the Chang'e-7 (嫦娥七号) mission is to break through key technologies such as high-precision lunar soft landing, legged walking, lunar surface hopping, and permanent shadow crater detection on the lunar surface. It will use comprehensive exploration methods such as orbiting, landing, roving, and hopping to conduct lunar south pole environment and resource surveys, and carry out international cooperation.
Currently, the facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various preparation tasks are being advanced in an orderly manner according to plan. Chang'e-7 (嫦娥七号) is scheduled to be launched at an appropriate time in the second half of this year.
In order to fully leverage the advantages of the new national system, utilize the technical capabilities and practical experience accumulated over decades by the manned space program and the Chang'e (嫦娥工程) program, and enhance the comprehensive benefits of China's lunar exploration, China will conduct in-depth integration of existing resources and strengths in the fields of manned lunar landing and unmanned lunar exploration.
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Just as spring plowing is underway, stepping into the fields and plots, a fresh breeze blows: robots that can irrigate, artificial intelligence large models that can "diagnose," multi-functional drones... The spring plowing picture book is updated, and technologically-rich "new agricultural tools" are busy on the front lines of spring plowing and spring management.
The 2026 Central No. 1 Document proposed, "Develop new quality productive forces in agriculture according to local conditions, promote the combination of artificial intelligence and agricultural development, and expand application scenarios for drones, the Internet of Things, robots, etc."
How can "new agricultural tools" take root in the soil and help agricultural production? The reporter went into the fields to find out.
Sprinkler Robot
Caring for Wheat Fields with "Watering on Demand"
Spring irrigation is the "first hurdle" for stable and increased wheat production. In the wheat fields of Taikang (太康), Henan (河南), a "big guy" with an antenna on its head is moving at a uniform speed along the ridges. Behind it, a single spray gun is like a water dragon, evenly spraying water mist onto the winter wheat that is jointing and heading.
This is the "Zhenlin No. 1" (震麟一号) intelligent agricultural unmanned sprinkler vehicle of Zhengzhou Nongren Irrigation Technology Co., Ltd. (郑州农人灌溉科技有限公司) - capable of autonomous cruise, automatic turning and U-turns, and integrated water and fertilizer operations.
This "steel behemoth" weighing about 2 tons has extremely delicate "thoughts." Relying on the Beidou (北斗) high-precision positioning system, the "Zhenlin No. 1" has a straight-line walking error of less than 2 cm per 100 meters, and a turning error controlled within 5 cm.
In theory, the "Zhenlin No. 1" can irrigate an area of more than 400 mu per day, but the manufacturer recommends 100 to 150 mu. Why is there such a big difference? "Smart spring irrigation is about 'calculating' the use of water," explained Zhang Xinxi (张新喜), head of Henan Nongren Irrigation Equipment Co., Ltd. (河南农人灌溉设备有限公司), "Wheat roots are active during the greening period, and the soil moisture depth needs to reach 20 to 30 cm. If the intelligent sprinkler robot runs too fast and only 'skims the surface,' the moisture depth will be less than 3 cm. Slowing down the speed and letting each mu of land 'drink its fill' in a solid manner is the most economical and scientific."
What is even more eye-catching is its "endurance." The oil-electric hybrid range-extended power design, combined with a lithium iron phosphate battery pack, allows it to work continuously for more than 100 hours at a time. Operating data such as location, speed, water volume, and working status can be transmitted back to the mobile phone in real time through the Internet of Things, making it convenient for farmers to "command" remotely.
Ma Jianqin (马建琴), vice president of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (华北水利水电大学) and technical guidance for the equipment, introduced that the promotion of intelligent sprinkler robots meets the urgent need for efficient irrigation in current agriculture. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China added more than 53 million mu of irrigated arable land, and the national irrigated arable land area has exceeded 1.09 billion mu, with an arable land irrigation rate of 56.2%. The average yield per mu in large and medium-sized irrigation areas is 1.5 times the national average and 2.7 times that of dry land.
Ma Jianqin (马建琴) said that water conservancy is the lifeblood of agriculture, and water conservation is an important proposition of water conservancy. In the past, flood irrigation was seriously "running, overflowing, dripping, and leaking." Intelligent sprinkler robots have achieved precise irrigation, which is equivalent to increasing the efficiency of water resource utilization by several times. From "flood irrigation" to "watering on demand," this transformation is the deep integration of digital technology and agricultural production, and an important path to achieving "storing grain in technology."
Special Large Model
Equipping Farmland with a "Smart Brain"
"Should winter wheat in the greening period be top-dressed? How much water is appropriate for jointing? What is the problem with the spots appearing on the leaves?"... In the past, solving these problems relied on old experience, but now there is a new helper - the Shennong Large Model 3.0 (神农大模型3.0) independently developed by China Agricultural University (中国农业大学).
The model is currently one of the most complete vertical field large models covering agricultural disciplines and scenarios in the country. It has a multi-modal data set covering 90% of agricultural disciplines and 80% of agricultural scenarios, and is equipped with 6 categories and 36 special intelligent agents, such as smart planting, smart breeding, smart breeding, remote sensing and meteorology, serving more than 100,000 farmers across the country.
"Although general-purpose large models are knowledgeable, they are not specialized and deep enough, and often 'suffer from acclimatization' in the agricultural field." Wang Yaoyun (王耀君), head of the Shennong Large Model team and associate professor at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), gave an example, "For example, if you ask general artificial intelligence when to water wheat, it may give a general answer, but agricultural scenarios are too complex to generalize."
In order to make artificial intelligence truly understand farmland, the R&D team constructed a knowledge base containing 10 million agricultural knowledge graphs, 20 million labeled pictures, and 50 million production data. At the same time, through dynamic sparse mechanism and incremental compression technology, the new version has reduced computing power by 50%, while the performance of key tasks has increased by 5%.
If the Shennong Large Model (神农大模型) is compared to a knowledgeable "agricultural consultant," then the 36 intelligent agents under it are specialized "doctors" with their own strengths.
Wang Yaoyun (王耀君) introduced that the "Shennong Weitian" (神农卫田) plant protection intelligent agent developed based on the Shennong Large Model (神农大模型) has an accuracy rate of over 95% in identifying diseases and insect pests. More importantly, it can combine meteorological data and soil information to deduce the spread of diseases and achieve early warning 7 to 10 days in advance. Currently, the model has been opened for cooperation with national plant protection departments to achieve resource sharing.
In the Shennong Artificial Intelligence Farm (神农人工智能农场) in Huairou (怀柔), Beijing (北京), sensors in the soil capture more than 20 parameters such as soil moisture and nutrients in real time. After the data is integrated into the Shennong Large Model (神农大模型), the system customizes personalized water and fertilizer plans for crops in different plots, and realizes precise drip irrigation and scientific fertilization through the "Shennong Water and Fertilizer Decision Intelligent Agent." Wang Yaoyun (王耀君) introduced that this technology can increase water and fertilizer utilization by more than 30% and reduce water consumption by 10%. In demonstration bases such as Fujin (富锦), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), the model has reduced the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by 10% to 15%, which not only reduces planting costs but also protects the farmland ecology.
Today, with the help of cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, traditional agriculture that "relies on the sky for food" is moving towards a new stage of "knowing the sky and working."
Aerial "Agricultural Machinery Operator"
Sowing, Inspecting Fields, and Transporting All in One
If robots are "ground players" in the field, large models are invisible "wise advisors," then agricultural drones are flexible aerial "agricultural machinery operators" in spring plowing and spring management.
Civil aviation data shows that agricultural drones contribute 98% of the current flight time of China's drone industry. Taking DJI Agriculture (大疆农业), which has been deeply involved in this field for many years, as an example, in 2025, the number of domestic agricultural drone operations of DJI Agriculture (大疆农业) exceeded 335,000, the annual operation volume exceeded 3.3 billion mu, and 6.5 million tons of materials were hoisted and transported.
In spring, the value of drones is first reflected in "management." For winter wheat, topdressing, spraying, disease and pest prevention, and lodging prevention are often required during the greening and jointing period; for rapeseed, fruit trees, and vegetables, plant protection operations also need to be carried out during the window period. Drones can take off and land quickly, spray accurately, and separate people and machines, which not only improves efficiency but also reduces the risk of personnel exposure.
In some plain grain areas, drones have become a standard configuration for spring management: one day they are inspecting fields and looking at seedlings, and the next day they can carry out variable application of medicine and fertilizer according to the prescription map. For farmers, it is like a "shareable" agricultural machinery platform. Once the service organization receives an order, it can enter the village and the field.
The value of drones is also reflected in "transportation," especially in mountainous and hilly areas.
During spring management in mountain orchards, fertilizers, medicines, drip irrigation accessories, and pruning tools go up and down the mountain, which is labor-intensive. Once the hoisting capacity of drones matures, they can not only "carry fruits down the mountain," but also "send resources up the mountain" during spring management, turning the heavy work that used to rely on shoulders and backs into low-altitude logistics business.
In the view of Cheng Zhongyi (程忠义), senior solutions engineer of DJI Agriculture (大疆农业), the next stage of agricultural drones will continue to develop along two paths: "reducing the threshold for use" and "expanding smart agriculture": on the one hand, making operations more intelligent and operations more automated; on the other hand, promoting the integration of "drone operations + data collection + decision support" to serve the entire process of "cultivation, planting, management, and harvesting."
Spring irrigation robots running on the ground, Shennong Large Model (神农大模型) calculating on the "cloud," agricultural drones flying in the sky... This spring, amidst the roar of machines, a technological concerto interwoven with digital codes and advanced manufacturing is playing in the vast fields. The seeds of new quality productive forces in agriculture are taking root and sprouting in the spring breeze.
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Speaking of Yunnan (云南) cuisine, mushrooms are definitely a top choice. Among them, morel mushrooms are widely favored for their special aroma and delicious taste. Ordinary morel mushrooms are only the size of a finger, but morel mushrooms that have "been to space" are as big as a palm. From a "small body" to a "large size," the change in the "figure" of morel mushrooms hides the technological secrets of space breeding.
In China, morel mushrooms are mainly grown in Yunnan (云南), Guizhou (贵州), Sichuan (四川), Shaanxi (陕西) and other places. They have high requirements for light, air, humidity, and soil. The planting process also faces problems such as germplasm degradation, unstable fruiting, and low yield. As space breeding is widely used in agricultural production, researchers have sent morel mushroom strains into space several times, and have successfully bred high-quality varieties with large size and strong aroma.
What exactly is the process of space breeding? Space breeding, also known as space-based breeding, involves sending crop seeds to space on a returnable spacecraft for a "business trip." Utilizing the special environment of cosmic rays, microgravity, and high vacuum, the seeds are "tempered" to undergo genetic mutations, resulting in some "superpowers" - such as higher yields, better disease resistance, or more unique taste.
These mutations are not random, but the result of careful screening by scientists. After the seeds return from space, scientists will plant them in experimental fields and carefully observe their growth, yield, disease resistance and other indicators. If a seed is found to be particularly outstanding, such as growing faster or having larger fruits, it will continue to be cultivated. After multiple generations of screening, it will eventually become a new variety that can be planted on a large scale. This process often takes several years and can be described as a contest of patience and technology.
China (中国) has been conducting space breeding since 1987 and has cultivated hundreds of new crop varieties, including edible mushroom germplasm resources such as morel mushrooms. The "Morel Mushroom Space Program" of Shenzhou-12 (神舟十二号), Shenzhou-14 (神舟十四号) and Shenzhou-16 (神舟十六号) has laid a solid foundation for the selection and breeding of superior morel mushroom varieties.
As a product of space breeding, morel mushrooms that have "been to space" have high yields, strong aroma, thick flesh, and good taste. Taking the "F411" variety as an example, the highest yield of previous varieties was less than 1 ton per mu (亩), but after space breeding, the size of the new variety increased from 15 cm to 30 cm, and the flesh became thicker. The weight per unit area increased, and the weight of the overall cultivation area increased accordingly, with the highest yield per mu reaching 2 tons. It has now been promoted and planted in Yunnan (云南), Sichuan (四川), Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Hebei (河北) and other places, helping the majority of mushroom farmers to increase their income. Space breeding not only increases the yield per mu, but also improves the taste of morel mushrooms, allowing the gene expression of morel mushroom flavor substances to increase and the aroma to become stronger. It can be said that morel mushrooms that have "been to space" are more fragrant.
From higher-yielding rice to more delicious edible fungi, "space seeds" are changing our lives in vast fields and on dining tables. In the future, with the advancement of technology, we will see space breeding in more fields. Perhaps the next mushroom soup you eat will be made with mushrooms that have "been to space"!
(The author is a senior engineer at the Kunming Institute of Botany (昆明植物研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). This report was compiled and edited by Ye Chuanzeng (叶传增), a reporter from this newspaper.)
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Can a valve with a diameter of only 4 mm "withstand" a high temperature of 800 degrees Celsius when installed on a motorcycle engine? What changes will it bring to racing when the density of the valve material is "compressed" to be lighter than commonly used titanium alloys?
At the end of March, in the middleweight category of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) Portuguese round, the Chinese brand Zhangxue Motorcycle (张雪机车), established only two years ago, won the championship, breaking the decades-long monopoly of foreign brands in this category. At the moment of crossing the finish line nearly 4 seconds ahead, these questions had concrete answers.
In Foshan (佛山), Guangdong (广东), the Jihua Laboratory (季华实验室) (Guangdong Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Science and Technology) R&D team spent twenty years honing their skills to forge top-notch valves for the champion motorcycle.
"For motorcycles, the engine is the 'heart,' and the valve is the 'respiratory system.' The intake valve controls the entry of air into the cylinder, and the exhaust valve discharges the burned exhaust gas. The intake and exhaust determine the engine's power output," said Li Xiaobing (李小兵), director of the Department of Materials Science and Technology Research at the laboratory. "The working performance of the exhaust valve at high temperatures often affects the race results."
Walking into the pilot workshop of Jihua Laboratory (季华实验室), high-end CNC machine tools hummed softly, the conveyor belt slid steadily, and the robotic arms operated flexibly. On the workbench, two metal parts shaped like straws with flared ends were the independently developed titanium-aluminum alloy valves. "In 2000, when we were at the Institute of Metal Research (金属研究所) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), we discovered the great research potential of titanium-aluminum alloys and successively produced many original achievements," said Liu Kui (刘奎), the academic leader of the R&D team.
In May 2021, the R&D team came to Jihua Laboratory (季华实验室) and, relying on the local manufacturing advantages and industrial chain support, began to explore the path of industrialization. Later, the R&D team contacted Zhangxue Motorcycle (张雪机车) and discovered a cooperation opportunity. "When Zhangxue Motorcycle (张雪机车) was developing high-speed, large-displacement engines, traditional materials were heavy, and the speed could not be increased; titanium alloys reduced the density but were not resistant to high temperatures. At that time, we were also looking for application scenarios for new materials, and the cooperation was an instant hit."
After a year, the R&D team successfully overcame the stable forming process of slender titanium-aluminum alloy valves. The engine with the new valves can stably reach 14,000 rpm, which is at least 1,000 rpm higher than traditional materials, resulting in more optimized intake and exhaust efficiency. Moreover, the new material can withstand temperatures above 800 degrees Celsius, making the performance more stable.
Zhangxue Motorcycle (张雪机车) needs slender valves in three-cylinder and four-cylinder engines. "Compared to single-cylinder engines, although the diameter is only 1-2 mm smaller, the thinner the intermetallic compound, the easier it is to crack, and the industrialization difficulty increases by several orders of magnitude," said Li Xiaobing (李小兵). The hot rolling route was tried, but it would 一做就裂 (yī zuò jiù liè - "crack as soon as it's made," meaning it immediately failed upon production); the internationally accepted "cladding extrusion" was costly and difficult to market; attempts at hot extrusion were never successful... From molds, lubricants, heating temperatures to annealing processes, the R&D team explored and improved step by step, and finally realized the controllable manufacturing of slender titanium-aluminum alloy valves.
After winning the championship, Zhangxue Motorcycle (张雪机车) placed a bulk order for valves with the laboratory. "The cost is crucial for new products to be mass-produced and supplied to the civilian market. We have incubated a new materials company, constantly improving the process to make the quality of valve production more stable and the yield higher. In the future, new materials are also expected to be extended to brake discs, aero-engine blades and other fields," said Li Xiaobing (李小兵).
As one of the first batch of Guangdong (广东省) laboratories to be built, Jihua Laboratory (季华实验室) has cumulatively applied for 3,026 invention patents, incubated 25 enterprises, including 3 national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, and the industrial scale of related enterprises exceeds 5 billion yuan, exploring the construction of a full-chain innovation ecosystem of industry, academia, research and application.
(Feng Yuan (冯媛) participated in the writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper reports (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)) that recently, the AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine independently developed by the Hunan Power Machinery Research Institute (湖南动力机械研究所) of the Aero Engine Corporation of China (中国航发集团) was equipped on a 7.5-ton unmanned transport aircraft and successfully completed its maiden flight at the Luson Airport (芦淞机场) in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan (湖南).
The success of this maiden flight represents a stage leap from technology to engineering for the independently developed megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation engine. It marks that China (中国) has opened up the entire technology chain from core components to complete machine integration in the field of hydrogen fuel aviation engines, verified the engineering reliability of the matching of hydrogen fuel power systems and flight platforms, and laid the foundation for the subsequent industrial application of hydrogen energy aviation. Relevant experts from the Aero Engine Corporation of China (中国航发集团) stated that in the future, with the further reduction of green hydrogen production costs, the economic and energy security advantages of hydrogen energy aviation power will gradually become apparent. Hydrogen fuel aviation engine technology is expected to be applied first in the low-altitude economy fields such as unmanned aerial cargo and island logistics, and gradually expand to manned regional and trunk aircraft.
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki (朱昊晨, Zhu Haochen; 徐谦, Xu Qian) - Lund University in Sweden recently announced that it has participated in the development of a new type of artificial intelligence model that can assist in identifying various neurodegenerative diseases through a single blood test, providing new ideas for early screening and auxiliary diagnosis of related diseases.
Researchers have developed a new type of artificial intelligence model based on protein measurement data from more than 17,000 patients and healthy controls. By learning the blood protein characteristics of various diseases, the model can identify a specific set of proteins, thereby identifying different diseases. The results show that this model can identify five diseases or conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia, and a history of stroke. The effect of predicting cognitive decline based on protein characteristics may be better than existing clinical diagnoses. In addition to assisting in diagnosis, the model also shows potential research directions regarding the pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.
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"Previously, an on-site inspection of a substation would take the better part of a day. Now, sitting in the office, in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, we can conduct precise inspections and transmit real-time images without any lag." In Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) Province, in the State Grid Wuhan Power Supply Company (国网武汉供电公司) Substation Operation and Maintenance Branch, Liu Xiaoyu (刘笑宇), the head of the intelligent operation and maintenance control team, is demonstrating remote inspection: at the 220 kV Guodingshan Substation (220千伏锅顶山变电站), 20 kilometers away, a drone is flying in the air, turning flexibly, and taking multi-angle, precise shots of the insulators.
Recently, the "drone virtual cockpit" technology has been deployed and applied in the company, realizing a leap in power grid inspection from "fixed-route autonomous flight" to "remote-controlled free flight."
This technology deeply integrates real-time control, three-dimensional visualization, and high-speed data transmission technology. It does not require additional hardware modification and can build an operating platform relying on existing drones and office computers. The equipped high-definition gimbal camera supports 56x optical zoom, which can clearly identify subtle defects at high altitudes. Operation and maintenance personnel only need to sit indoors and use the keyboard to achieve flexible turning and precise hovering of the drone. Combined with the substation's fine three-dimensional map and obstacle avoidance compass system, they can grasp the flight position and surrounding equipment conditions.
"In the past, drones flew according to preset routes, and staff could only troubleshoot problems through static photos. Now, freed from the constraints of fixed routes, they can fly and check immediately, taking a closer look, greatly improving the pertinence and flexibility of equipment inspections, and significantly speeding up the response to emergencies," said Li Xiang (李想), Deputy General Manager of the State Grid Wuhan Power Supply Company (国网武汉供电公司) Substation Operation and Maintenance Branch.
The "drone virtual cockpit" technology was led by the State Grid Wuhan Power Supply Company (国网武汉供电公司) in September 2025, and it took half a year to complete research and development, testing, and deployment. The project team overcame the adaptation problem between the intelligent inspection master station and the virtual cockpit tool, completed the debugging of more than 400 core parameters, focused on overcoming the real-time transmission bottleneck of video streams, and solved the pain points of hardware transmission delay and insufficient stability in the industry.
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When people marvel at the grandeur of the Houmuwu Ding (后母戊鼎) from the Yin Ruins and the elegance of the bronzes from the Zhouyuan Site, they often focus on the luster and ornamentation of the bronze itself. However, behind these magnificent artifacts lies an ordinary yet great material that quietly supported the entire bronze civilization system of early China: loess.
Unlike the lost-wax casting method commonly used in other ancient civilizations, the artisans of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in China pioneered the piece-mold casting method. The cornerstone of this technology was the seemingly inexhaustible loess widely distributed in the Yellow River basin. As early as the last century, researchers noted that the distribution of Chinese bronze casting sites highly overlapped with the distribution of loess. From the Anyang bronze casting workshop (安阳铸铜作坊) in the late Shang Dynasty to the Houma Site (侯马遗址) in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, these early Chinese "industrial hearts" invariably beat in the embrace of the Loess Plateau. This is no coincidence, but a civilization's adaptation to local conditions.
Loess, a sediment composed of fine-grained dust accumulated over a long period, is transformed by artisans through proportioning, kneading, air-drying, and firing into a casting mold capable of withstanding the scouring of copper liquid at thousands of degrees Celsius. It is the "incubator" of bronze civilization, determining the final shape and quality of the artifacts. However, a core scientific question has long remained unresolved: what kind of thermal dialogue occurs between the scorching molten metal and the loess casting mold in the fleeting moment of bronze pouring and solidification? The efficiency of this dialogue is directly related to whether the casting is complete, whether the ornamentation is clear, and even the final performance of the bronze alloy.
Modern casting theory holds that casting molds must have two core functions: forming the cavity and controlling heat dissipation. For the former, archaeologists have reconstructed the process chain of mold-making, mold-dividing, and mold-joining through countless physical pottery molds; but for the latter, especially the interfacial heat transfer coefficient, which is the most critical casting performance of pottery molds, we lack understanding. The interfacial heat transfer coefficient is a key parameter for measuring the efficiency of heat exchange between metal and casting mold during the casting process. It is like a key that can quantitatively reveal the subtle differences in the function of pottery molds in different periods and regions. However, this parameter, which is crucial for modern casting industry, has been missing from the archaeological research database.
Since 2019, the research team at Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) has focused on the Zhouyuan Site (周原遗址) in Baoji, Shaanxi (陕西宝鸡), the core area of Western Zhou bronze casting. They collected ancient pottery mold fragments unearthed from the Zhouyuan Zhuangli bronze casting workshop (周原庄李铸铜作坊), accurately measured their basic parameters such as density and thermal conductivity in the laboratory, and then entered the key step of the research: designing a "time-traveling" casting experiment.
Based on the component ratio of Zhouyuan loess, the team re-made flat pottery molds using traditional techniques. Thermocouples were pre-embedded in the molds to monitor temperature changes at different locations after pouring. They selected a typical Shang and Zhou tin bronze alloy and injected copper liquid into the restored loess casting mold at a pouring temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius. Experimental data showed that even in the area close to the casting, the temperature rise of the loess mold was extremely slow, and did not exceed 200 degrees Celsius throughout the process. This directly confirms the characteristics of loess material being good at storing heat and delaying heat transfer, which is precisely what allows it to steadily absorb the huge heat of the copper liquid, avoiding cracking due to rapid heating, thereby ensuring casting success.
To decipher the instantaneous heat exchange on the interface, experimental measurement alone is far from enough. The research team innovatively proposed a "combined algorithm" that combines temperature measurement experiments and numerical calculations. After rigorous data correction and iterative calculation, the thermal dialogue code between bronze and Zhouyuan loess casting mold was finally cracked for the first time. The research results show that at the moment of pouring completion, the interfacial heat transfer coefficient reaches its peak. As the bronze begins to solidify and shrink, tiny air gaps are generated between the casting and the casting mold, and the heat transfer efficiency rapidly decreases, stabilizing after about 100 seconds. The entire change process clearly outlines the complete physical picture from the violent heat transfer of liquid metal to the formation of solidification shrinkage air gaps, and finally to solid-state cooling.
The significance of this research goes far beyond a numerical value. It provides a quantitative scale and important parameters for understanding the heat dissipation function of ancient Chinese piece-mold casting. This means that future researchers can input this parameter into numerical simulation software to accurately reconstruct the solidification process of any bronze artifact in its loess casting mold, thereby non-destructively testing process assumptions, diagnosing casting defects, and comparing technical advantages and disadvantages.
More importantly, this research elevates our understanding of loess from a "usable raw material" to a "precision casting material with excellent casting performance and quantifiable comparison." As early as 3000 years ago, Chinese artisans had already transformed the native soil of the vast Loess Plateau into a set of stable-performance "industrial standard parts" sufficient to support large-scale precision bronze production through empirical soil selection, batching, preparation, and firing processes.
Thus, we can examine the civilization logic of the Bronze Age from a new perspective. Every bronze artifact may consume several times its own volume of pottery molds. Therefore, compared to copper and tin raw materials that can be transported remotely, the large amount of loess required for casting must be sourced locally. Zhouyuan, a major Western Zhou bronze casting center, is located in an area with deep loess deposits, possessing unique "on-site industrial" conditions. Starting from the pre-Zhou period, the artisans here systematically developed the casting potential of loess, eventually making Zhouyuan a material and technological base behind the ritual and music civilization.
Six years of research have finally interpreted the 3000-year-old dialogue between bronze and loess. Thick loess is the underlying code that laid the foundation for bronze civilization. As a key technological medium and material foundation, its characteristics were controlled by ancient artisans with amazing ingenuity, thereby supporting a unique and large-scale production system, creating artistic styles and technological paradigms that are different from other civilizations in the world. This achievement provides a scientific archaeological footnote for our deep understanding of the origin, characteristics, and development path of Chinese civilization.
(Author's affiliation: Institute of Cultural Heritage, Northwestern Polytechnical University)
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In the Chinese civilization of rites and music, there is a strand of clear and elegant sound that has been passed down through generations in the ancient city of Hanjiang (涵江) on the southeast coast of China. It continues the ancient cultural charm from the lineage of "Zhu" and "Zheng," and is a living continuation of the sounds of the Han and Tang dynasties. This clear sound is called Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴).
As the sun sets, the ancient and melodious music echoes in the ancient red brick houses in the countryside. A dozen artists sit around, holding various ancient instruments such as Qin (琴), Xiao (箫), Guan (管), and Dizi (笛). The most eye-catching of these is the unique instrument in the center - the player either strokes and plucks the strings, or holds a bow to rub and pull them. It resembles both a Zheng (筝) and a Qin (琴), and can be placed vertically on the lap or horizontally on a table. The weeping Qin (琴) sound flows from the strings, sometimes like jade singing in a mountain stream, sometimes like pine waves rolling snow, as if piercing through a thousand years of time.
This is "Puxian Wen Shifan (莆仙文十番)," an ancient folk music genre popular in Hanjiang (涵江), Putian (莆田), Fujian (福建), also known as Wen Shiyin (文十音) or Gu Shifan (古十番). Its history can be traced back to the Han and Tang dynasties, matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and still preserves a profound legacy of medieval music. And Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴) is the soul of this thousand-year-old elegant music.
The "Wen (文)" in "Wen Shifan (文十番)" is different from the loud gongs and drums of "Wu Shifan (武十番)," and focuses on the subtle and distant nature of literati. Its rhythm is slow and graceful, and there is a folk saying that "singing a sentence can circle the village three times." The tunes used, such as "Chunjiang (春江)" and "Cao Bin (曹斌)," are mostly no longer found elsewhere, but have been passed down through generations in local rural customs. The traditional band consists of Qin (琴), Xiao (箫), strings, etc., among which "Qin (琴)" is the early "Pillow Qin (枕头琴)," which was improved in the 1970s and named "Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴)." Since then, it has repeatedly shined in cultural exchanges at home and abroad, becoming a symbolic sound of the revival of ancient music.
The origin of Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴) with Zhu (筑) and Yazheng (轧筝) in Fujian (闽) can be found in historical records. Chen Yang (陈旸), a Fujian (福建) native of the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote in "Yue Shu (乐书)" that "the Tang Dynasty had Yazheng (轧筝), which was rubbed with bamboo pieces at its ends." Chen Lü (陈旅), a Putian (莆田) native of the Yuan Dynasty, said in his poem "He Xiao Xiucai Gefengtai (和萧秀才歌风台)": "The children in front of the stage strike Zhu (筑) again, and the sound of Zhu (筑) is more like the Zhang of the Three Lords." Yao Lü (姚旅), a Putian (莆田) native of the Ming Dynasty, also described its system in detail in "Lu Shu (露书)": "The Zhen (蓁) is shaped like a Zheng (筝), the Zheng (筝) has fourteen strings, and the Zhen (蓁) has nine strings. The Zheng (筝) is now five feet long, and the Zhen (蓁) is three feet five inches, made of Wenzhen (文梓). The folk say 'it is Zhu (筑)'." The Putian Wenzhen Qin (莆田文枕琴), which has been modernized and finalized, inherits this ancient lineage. Its shape combines the elegance of the Guqin (古琴) and the charm of the Guzheng (古筝), resembling an old rattan pillow, with eleven strings arranged in a pentatonic scale. Its timbre is soft and deep, with delicate changes in strength and weakness. The open string range reaches two octaves, and the performance can be extended to more than four octaves, with rich expressiveness. The body of the Qin (琴) is composed of a pegbox, a paulownia wood panel, phoenix-shaped sound holes, sound posts, bridge-type Qin (琴) bridges, and a horsetail bow. The craftsmanship is exquisite, integrating various techniques such as rubbing, plucking, twisting, and kneading. It is a composite stringed instrument that "can be pulled and plucked, can be sung and kneaded." Its timbre is clear and vicissitudes, with both the chanting charm of the Huqin (胡琴) and the bright and clear of the Zheng (筝). This unique and vicissitudes-laden Qin (琴) sound is not only deeply rooted in the countryside, but also spread far and wide.
In repeated overseas broadcasts, Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴) uses its unique glissando and vibrato to outline a distant and profound oriental artistic conception; every vibration of the strings is not only the resonance of silk and bamboo, but also connects the friendship of mutual learning between civilizations. As the intangible cultural heritage inheritor Mr. Huang Fu'an (黄福安) said: "The strings vibrate with ancient sounds, connecting kindred spirits."
However, as the old artists gradually age, the survival of the thousand-year-old music genre is at a critical crossroads. In recent years, the cultural departments have systematically sorted out more than 40 traditional scores and established digital archives; at the same time, they have encouraged artists to explore innovation on the basis of maintaining the essence of ancient charm, and create works that are more in line with contemporary aesthetics. In March 2026, the School of Music of Putian University (莆田学院) established the "Wenzhen Qin Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Research Exchange Center (文枕琴非遗传承与研究交流中心)," inviting old artists to teach in the school, so that the inheritance of this ancient skill is officially rooted in universities. While systematically teaching traditional playing techniques, the center also actively promotes "intangible cultural heritage into classrooms, onto the stage, and into creation," encouraging teachers and students to carry out integrated innovation on the basis of inheriting the essence of tradition, and explore the diverse forms of expression and revitalization paths of intangible cultural heritage in the contemporary era.
As night falls, smoke rises, and the performance in the ancient houses in the countryside gradually comes to an end. When the last movement of "Chunjiang (春江)" ends, the lingering sound of Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴) gradually fades away in the evening breeze, but it stirs up endless ripples on the hearts of every listener. Wenzhen Qin (文枕琴), like a calm time traveler, carries the style and charm of the Han and Tang dynasties, seeking kindred spirits under the contemporary night sky, and telling the world the story of the continuous life of Chinese civilization of rites and music.
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As a Suizhou (随州) native, my deep memories of my hometown's cultural relics stem from the fourth national cultural relics census conducted last year.
I still remember my first participation in the fourth census's field investigation, which was during the concentrated investigation of newly discovered sites. It was early spring, and the weather was slightly cold. The team leader led us along the east bank of the Piaoshui River (漂水河), using a sickle to cut through the branches on both sides, forging a path. Based on newly discovered clues, we had already registered a site. The team leader said it was still early, let's take another look. After walking for about 40 minutes, as we were preparing to return, a team member discovered several scattered bluish-gray tomb bricks. The team leader stepped forward to examine them. Based on the shape of the tomb and the exposed remains, it was estimated that the era could be traced back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. After confirmation, the team members began to work, using drones for aerial photography and surveying instruments to collect coordinate points. Under the guidance of the older team members, I also began to fill out the registration form... An hour passed, and the information was basically collected. The image of the team leader squatting there, carefully cleaning a tomb brick half-buried in the soil, lingered in my mind for a long time. His movements were so gentle, as if he was afraid of disturbing a dream that had been sleeping for hundreds of years. At that moment, I understood the warmth of cultural relics for the first time.
In May of that year, based on information provided by the water conservancy department and the Hedian Town (何店镇) cultural station, we came to Sunjiafan (孙家畈), Group 2, Jiaoteng River Village (椒藤河村). There was an aqueduct built in the 1970s. While registering relevant information, an old man next to us talked endlessly about the story of building this aqueduct, saying with emotion, "Life is getting better and better now!" While filling out the registration form, I took out my mobile phone to look at the training materials previously issued - "Fourth National Cultural Relics Census Immovable Cultural Relics Identification Standards", and hesitantly asked my doubts: "Team leader, does this meet the identification standards?"
"The value of cultural relics lies in the social memory they carry from a specific period. This aqueduct is not only an agricultural water conservancy facility, but also carries the spirit of hard work during the collectivization period, witnessing the development of the water conservancy cause in New China, and is a memory carrier for several generations," the team leader replied slowly.
I suddenly understood that what we were surveying was not only cultural relics, but also the materialized time. Those seemingly ordinary "objects" are coordinate points in the long river of history, marking the life trajectories of ordinary people and the changes of the times.
During the supplementary investigation and the old city special investigation carried out in December of the same year, we faced many difficulties, such as the subsequent management and maintenance problems of privately owned property rights, and the contradiction between old city protection and urban development... A small incident in this process made me "**豁然开朗**" (huò rán kāi lǎng - "suddenly enlightened," to suddenly see the light).
When registering a private old house, the owner was reluctant to let us in, feeling that "there is nothing to see in this old house." We didn't rush to talk about policies, but chatted with him about the carvings on the roof ridge, the hitching posts on the wall... He gradually opened up and told us the story of this old house. Finally, he took the initiative to open the door: "You measure it, it should be left as a memento."
At that moment, I understood that the key to cultural relic protection is to awaken the sense of identity of "this is my memory." Regulations are the bottom line, but true protection begins with seeing one's own origins in one's own old objects.
The once "glorious" factories in the old city are now silently in the corners. How can they be reborn? I remembered the inspiring attempts I saw when I went to Jingzhou Yangmatou (荆州洋码头) to study and investigate: on the basis of retaining the production equipment of the old factory buildings, build the Jianghan Pearl (江汉明珠) Industrial Achievement Exhibition Hall; transform the original factory area space into an outdoor sports park, adding football fields and basketball courts; introduce art studios into the old buildings... The highest realm of cultural relic utilization may be this kind of "gentle awakening" - not disturbing the historical narrative of cultural relics, but injecting contemporary life into it. When children run in the renovated old factory buildings, when young people work in the rebuilt studios, history is no longer the words in books, but a living scene that can be touched, felt, and participated in.
The fourth census is not only an inventory of family assets, but also a sorting out of national memory. Those ancient bridges, old houses, ruins, tombs, etc. that we have recorded together constitute the answer to who we are and where we come from. And how we treat them reflects our thinking about where we are going. Perhaps one day, our work will also become a witness to how this era treats history. We record cultural relics, and eventually we will find that we have also become a part of this record. People of every era create on the basis of their predecessors and pass on the results to the future - this is the relay of guardianship.
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Cheng Ancestral Hall, formerly known as Hongli Hall, was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and is located in Nanping Village (南屏村), Yixian County (黟县), Huangshan City (黄山市), Anhui Province (安徽省). It was the ancestral hall of the Cheng family (程氏家族), one of the three major surnames in Nanping Village at that time. Cheng Ancestral Hall is known for its distinctive Huizhou-style ancestral hall architecture and its exquisite wood and stone carvings. In 2006, it was recognized as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Together with seven other ancestral halls, it narrates the history of clan-based community governance in Nanping Village.
However, the lock on the ancestral hall's gate isolates the interior and exterior spaces of the building, and also separates time—inside the gate is history, while outside is the ancient village that urgently needs to grow, as well as the joys and sorrows of the villagers in a transforming society.
I still clearly remember that several years ago, due to work reasons, I came to Nanping Village. That day, I got lost in the village, and a glance back as I hurriedly passed through a narrow alley was my first encounter with Cheng Ancestral Hall. The gate of the ancestral hall was tightly closed, and some debris was piled up in front of the door, but the dust could not hide the luster of the pair of drum-shaped stones carved from Yixian green stone. Because Yixian green stone has high density and strong weather resistance, the stone carvings on the drum-shaped stones are still clearly visible after years of weathering. The stone drums on both sides are supported by patterns of three dragons soaring through the clouds and five phoenixes facing the sun, symbolizing "auspicious dragons and phoenixes," and the picture is delicate and smooth but full of power. The drum bases on both sides are carved with traditional paintings containing elements such as landscapes, cranes, pavilions, and pagodas, making the drum-shaped stones solemn and elegant. Over the years, the drum-shaped stones have become darker and more lustrous, as if telling how many people have stopped, touched, and looked up at them in front of the ancestral hall during those years of silence.
A brief encounter, but unforgettable. From 2011 to 2019, Cheng Ancestral Hall was used as the temporary office location of the Nanping Village Committee. During this time, I finally had the opportunity to enter this ancient building. The ancestral hall has three courtyards in depth, and the six square pillars are tall and solemn. Each square pillar base is carved from Yixian green stone, with auspicious beast patterns carved on all four sides. Although the pictures have become somewhat blurred in the wear and tear of time, one can still see the ingenuity of the craftsmen's composition and the exquisite craftsmanship of that year. The exquisite wood carvings confidently and flamboyantly display the cultural heritage of this land. The application of the typical Suzhou-style awning roof structure in Huizhou architecture also tells the story of the prosperous cultural integration of the Jiangnan Province (江南省) during the Qing Dynasty. A courtyard brings not only the auspiciousness of "four waters returning to the hall," but also thoughts of ancient and modern times.
In 2023, Nanping Village and the Xiaomi Group (小米集团) Party Committee jointly established the "Image Nanping" temporary Party branch, aiming to establish a cultivation and co-construction mechanism for three types of people (original villagers, new villagers, and returning villagers) through rooted Party building, and jointly strive for comprehensive rural revitalization. In the same year, the temporary Party branch launched a spatial renovation plan for Cheng Ancestral Hall. I took my students and eagerly conducted research on the regeneration of this ancient building, allowing me to enter this space again.
The current Cheng Ancestral Hall is not only an exhibition space for ancient Chinese architecture, but also a composite production space including the Xiaomi Library and a coffee cultural and creative area. On the day the ancestral hall was reopened, all the benches, drawers used for displaying agricultural products, and bamboo baskets were sent by the villagers from their homes. The aroma of coffee climbs over the high courtyard, paying distant respect to the wisp of tea fragrance that will soon fill the mountains, fields, alleys, and narrow doors; villagers will sit with visitors from all over the world, holding peaches and chatting; the kylin patterns on the pillar bases will be printed and sent to distant relatives and friends...
Currently, the protection plan for Cheng Ancestral Hall has been expanded to upgrading the overall environment of Nanping Village and even revitalizing and utilizing intangible cultural heritage. The lantern night tour activity centered on Cheng Ancestral Hall organically combines ancient architecture, Nanping's traditional night snacks, and the promotion of intangible cultural heritage brick carvings, attracting villagers to come and go frequently. Cheng Ancestral Hall not only witnessed the history of co-governance by the three surnames, but also records the ecological village community jointly built by the three types of people under the leadership of Party building. It is no longer just a "watching old man," but also a participant in comprehensive rural revitalization. "I," and many "we," are creating the future together with Cheng Ancestral Hall.
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A gold-printed double phoenix amidst peony pattern pleated silk skirt, with pleats as fine and new as ever; a double butterfly amidst flowering branches patterned damask jacket, as light as smoke, with vibrant floral designs. Not long ago, the "Opening the Wardrobe of the Southern Song Dynasty" exhibition opened at the China National Silk Museum, featuring mainly the costume artifacts unearthed from the tomb of Zhao Boyun (赵伯澐) in Huangyan (黄岩), Taizhou (台州), Zhejiang (浙江), and the tomb of Huang Sheng (黄昇) in Fuzhou (福州), Fujian (福建), bringing together 83 precious collections to tell the story of the elegance, etiquette, and people of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"The tombs of Zhao Boyun (赵伯澐) and Huang Sheng (黄昇) are complete, and the costumes are gorgeous. Both were members of the Song Dynasty's imperial clan or related to the imperial clan by marriage, and they lived under the same cultural background, making them the best examples for modern people to understand the culture and society of the Southern Song Dynasty through daily life," said Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励), curator and deputy director of the China National Silk Museum.
The exhibition is divided into three units: "Who is He/She," "His/Her Daily Life," and "His/Her Clothing." The artifacts come from seven cultural and museum institutions in Zhejiang (浙江) and Fujian (福建) provinces, including 15 first-class cultural relics. The Chi-dragon patterned incense container, plain wooden tablet, and hand string unearthed from the tomb of Zhao Boyun (赵伯澐), and the gold-printed double phoenix amidst peony pattern pleated silk skirt and pine, bamboo, and plum pattern lined jacket unearthed from the tomb of Huang Sheng (黄昇), are all on public display for the first time.
One of the most exquisite burial objects from the tomb of Zhao Boyun (赵伯澐) is a damask jacket with a double butterfly amidst flowering branches pattern. "The flowers of the Song people, the plum is the plum, the chrysanthemum is the chrysanthemum, and the lotus is the lotus, with clear characteristics," said Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励), which is very different from the stylized floral decorations of the Tang Dynasty's roundel patterns. "This detail shows the secularization and humanistic aesthetic evolution that continued to deepen between the Tang and Song dynasties."
The highlight of women's clothing is Huang Sheng's (黄昇) large sleeves—long straight collar with overlapping lapels, and wide sleeves. Her entire set of formal attire includes large sleeves, a long skirt, and a decorative scarf and pendants; a embroidered silk scarf is as long as 195 centimeters and embroidered with 13 kinds of flowers such as peony, hibiscus, crabapple, and chrysanthemum. A hidden triangular pocket is set behind the large sleeves, specially made for storing the decorative scarf.
The exhibition enters from the small incision of silk clothing and ultimately focuses on the politics, economy, culture, and art of the Southern Song Dynasty, such as Zhao Boyun's (赵伯澐) official uniform—previously, no complete set of Song Dynasty official uniforms had been unearthed in China. The exhibited round-neck plain silk large-sleeved shirt, divided into upper and lower garments, with a garment length of 140 centimeters and a sleeve length of 230 centimeters, is his official uniform for attending official duties and other formal occasions. The tablet exhibited at the same time is wide and simple, and it was used by him to attend court and perform rituals.
Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励) was the leader of the archaeological excavation of the Zhao Boyun (赵伯澐) tomb. These exhibits were taken out one by one in front of him. The official uniform seen by the audience is yellow, but it should have been a green eighth-rank official uniform. After being soaked in groundwater, the color of the silk fabric changed. The tablet is a wooden board. According to records, only officials above the fourth rank in the Song Dynasty used ivory boards. Behind the exhibits, there is rigorous textual research with historical facts.
Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励) entered the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in 1995. He worked at the Institute of Archaeology for nearly 30 years and participated in the excavation of the Liangzhu (良渚) and Hemudu (河姆渡) sites. Prehistoric archaeology and celadon kiln site archaeology are both popular directions in Zhejiang (浙江) archaeology. However, around 2004, he turned to the unpopular research on Southern Song Dynasty tombs and has been completely immersed in it for the past 20 years.
"Personal interest is the decisive factor. I have a deeper love for literature and history, and I like specific, story-filled people, but it is difficult to encounter them in prehistoric archaeology," said Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励). If epitaphs are unearthed in Southern Song Dynasty tombs, it is possible to explore the politics, economy, and culture of that era, and more importantly, to see people's joys and sorrows. He summarizes his research method as "doing history in the way of field archaeology," focusing not only on the evolution of tomb forms, but also on the social etiquette and family history behind the tombs.
In 2014, he investigated the tomb of the Lu Zuqian (吕祖谦) family in Mingzhao Mountain (明招山), Wuyi (武义), Jinhua (金华), Zhejiang (浙江), using this as an entry point to study the burial customs of the Southern Song Dynasty and the changes in the ideological concepts behind them. This research eventually condensed into the book "Reading Tombs: Tombs and Etiquette in the Southern Song Dynasty." In 2023, the book won the first prize of the 12th "Deng Guangming Academic Works Award," which is the highest award in the field of Song history.
"Archaeology is not only about facing the distant unknown, but also about understanding vivid people, as well as their lives, emotions, and times," Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励) said with emotion that in Zhejiang (浙江), there are abundant documents after the Song Dynasty, and many historical memories are still alive today, which can easily arouse the empathy of modern people. He tries to integrate life experience, reading accumulation, and professional knowledge to transform cold relics into warm writing. These texts were later collected into works such as "Archaeologist Says" and "Four Records of Archaeology," which aroused widespread resonance inside and outside the archaeological community.
In 2024, Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励) transferred to the China National Silk Museum. From the field to the museum, from excavation to curation, the humanistic background he pursues has not changed. The display of silk textiles has its natural difficulties. If there is a lack of storytelling, it may look "dirty" and not three-dimensional enough, not as intuitive and attractive as calligraphy, painting, gold, and silverware. Therefore, telling a good story is essential. "Opening the Wardrobe of the Southern Song Dynasty" is an attempt.
Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励) especially emphasizes the support of academic research for exhibitions. "The exhibition planning of museums must be based on solid collection research and subject research, which is the foundation of survival." He requires the young people in the display department to each take two or three of the museum's treasures and write a copy that can answer all the questions of experts and the public. The research model he recommends is a book about chastity archways in the late Qing Dynasty, which answers all questions thoroughly, from the deeds of the owner, the court's commendation, the source of funds, to how to hire craftsmen. "Only with a bottle of water can you pour out half a bottle," he said.
On a macro level, the China National Silk Museum has a long-term vision for the exhibition system: vertically, systematically combing through the history of changes in Chinese silk, clothing, patterns, and weaving technology over thousands of years; horizontally, connecting the Silk Road on land and the Maritime Silk Road after the Tang and Song dynasties between the East and the West. "What we want to explore is how aesthetics and technology, culture are intertwined in the historical process and between the East and the West, so as to stereoscopically show the evolution of Chinese silk and fashion aesthetics," said Zheng Jialei (郑嘉励).
In the exhibition hall, clothes from more than 800 years ago are quietly displayed, telling contemporary people about the aesthetics and life of the Song people. And the curator standing behind them uses half a lifetime of deep cultivation to make these silent silks speak. His story confirms a simple truth: true love is enough to make unpopular things bloom with brilliance and make ancient warp and weft weave the resonance of the times.
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Jingdezhen's (景德镇) mornings always carry the lingering warmth of kiln fires. A light mist rises slowly from the surface of the Changjiang River (昌江), like a soft veil gently covering this thousand-year-old porcelain capital. Deep in the streets and alleys, the scent of earth mingles with the fragrance of vegetation, quietly flowing in the air. Some say that Jingdezhen (景德镇) is a city that breathes, breathing with kiln fires, thinking with porcelain clay, and welcoming every visitor from afar with a thousand years of time.
In this city, there is a special group of figures – the "Jing Piao" (景漂, "Jingdezhen Drifters"). They cross mountains and seas, bringing their love for ceramics and treating this foreign land as their second home. Among them, the stories of thousands of "foreign Jing Piao" (洋景漂) are like specks of light scattered across the land of the porcelain capital, illuminating the city's streets and alleys, and also illuminating the path of mutual learning between civilizations.
I often feel that Jingdezhen (景德镇) has a magical power that allows strangers to let go of their inhibitions and allows different cultures to gently embrace each other here. My acquaintance with two "foreign Jing Piao" (洋景漂) also began from such moments.
In the spring of 2015, I was just a fledgling graduate student. A friend brought a special guest – Professor Klaus Hesse (Klaus Hesse), Dean of the Visual Communication Department of the Offenbach University of Art and Design in Germany and a world-renowned designer. He was rigorous and quiet, like an unapproachable mountain.
I prepared blue-and-white material and blanks, inviting him to experience the blue-and-white porcelain techniques of Jingdezhen (景德镇). He picked up the brush, his movements slightly clumsy, but exceptionally earnest. The blue-and-white material flowed under his brush, carrying a strange but fresh power. His expression was focused and pious, as if he were conversing with an ancient civilization.
From that day on, his connection with Jingdezhen (景德镇) quietly took root.
Since then, every spring, Klaus (Klaus Hesse) would come to Jingdezhen (景德镇) as promised, to see the master craftsmen shaping the clay, to see the first rays of sunlight in the morning shining on the blank racks, and to see the lights of Taoxichuan (陶溪川) in the evening dyeing the streets a warm golden color. He often painted for an entire day, forgetting to eat, forgetting the time, as if the whole world was only him and the blue-and-white in his hand.
He said that the blue of blue-and-white porcelain is a color that can calm people down, a unique aesthetic philosophy with Eastern connotations.
In 2017, he brought nine German graduate students to Jingdezhen (景德镇), and we jointly launched the "New Blue" Sino-German ceramic cross-border design exchange project. At his invitation, starting in 2018, I would go to Germany every June and July to teach and curate exhibitions. From Jingdezhen (景德镇) to Offenbach, from China to Europe, our exchange is like a constantly extending river, connecting two cities and connecting two cultures.
Klaus's (Klaus Hesse) days in Jingdezhen (景德镇) are always simple and fulfilling. He likes to order a bowl of mixed cold noodles at a roadside stall in Sanbao Porcelain Valley (三宝瓷谷), likes to stroll through the market in Taoxichuan (陶溪川) until late, and likes to take snapshots of the daily life of young "Jing Piao" (景漂) with his SLR camera. He said that Jingdezhen (景德镇) allowed him to rediscover the freedom and joy of creation, that the air here is filled with the scent of ceramics, making people want to take a deep breath.
Different from Klaus's (Klaus Hesse) steadiness, the arrival of David Reid (David Reid) brought a casual and passionate atmosphere.
In 2018, I accidentally met this Australian artist at an exhibition. He was already over sixty years old, but when it came to art, he was as curious as a child. At our first meeting, we were like old friends who had reunited after a long separation. He talked about his life experiences in Shanghai (上海), Wuxi (无锡), and Guangzhou (广州), about his love for Chinese culture, and about his dream of creating and living in Jingdezhen (景德镇). His eyes sparkled, making people feel a firm strength.
To support David's (David Reid) ceramic dream, I offered to provide him with my studio in Jingdezhen (景德镇) for free, hoping that he could give a few public lectures each year, sharing his cross-border artistic experience with more art lovers. After hearing this, David (David Reid) was as excited as a child: "This is what I want to do most!"
Our public welfare cooperation began in this way. His lectures and workshops are always full of laughter. He teaches everyone to construct artistic textures with different materials and to look at ceramic culture from different perspectives. He likes to play music in the studio, likes to eat boxed lunches with his students, and likes to go to the small shop downstairs for a cup of soy milk during breaks in creation. He said that life in Jingdezhen (景德镇) is simple but warm, and that the people here are sincere and enthusiastic, making him feel like he is at home.
However, 天有不测风云 (tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún - "the sky has unpredictable clouds," unexpected events can occur; misfortune may descend upon one). A few years ago, David (David Reid) was diagnosed with a serious illness in Australia and underwent multiple rounds of chemotherapy. He even thought that he would never be able to return to China, never be able to return to Jingdezhen (景德镇). More than two years later, he suddenly sent me a message: "I have recovered. My biggest dream now is to return to Jingdezhen (景德镇), continue my creation, and continue to share art with everyone." At that moment, my eyes welled up with tears.
At the end of 2023, we finally reunited in the porcelain capital. He was thinner, his hair sparse, but still full of vigor. He held my hand tightly and said, "I promised you, I will definitely come back!"
September 4, 2025, is David's (David Reid) 70th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his artistic career. He dreams of holding a solo exhibition in Jingdezhen (景德镇), dedicating his love to the kiln fires of the thousand-year-old porcelain capital. The "Here and Now: My Story with Jingdezhen" exhibition was finally scheduled to open on September 2nd. On that day, artists from Australia, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, France, and other countries, as well as local college teachers and students and ceramic enthusiasts, gathered together. At the opening ceremony, David (David Reid) was so excited that his voice trembled: "Jingdezhen (景德镇) is my second home. I love Jingdezhen (景德镇)! I love China!"
The exhibition ended, but David's (David Reid) footsteps did not stop. From November to December 2025, he flew back to Jingdezhen (景德镇) twice from Australia to hold public welfare art workshops for children from "Jing Piao" (景漂) families. In January of this year, he came to Jingdezhen (景德镇) again, and 40 children completed imaginative works under his guidance. He squatted among the children, laughing like a child.
He said: "I want to do something for Jingdezhen (景德镇), use my brush to convey the belief and ways to build a better future, this is my promise, and also my love."
In Jingdezhen (景德镇), I often see such scenes: Klaus (Klaus Hesse) quietly painting blue-and-white in his studio, David (David Reid) laughing with children in the classroom, and artists of different skin colors waiting for the kiln to open around the same kiln in the old factory. They come for porcelain and stay for love. Jingdezhen (景德镇), with its inclusiveness and warmth, embraces every "foreign Jing Piao" (洋景漂) who pursues their dreams. They have found inspiration for creation in Jingdezhen (景德镇), found a sense of belonging in their hearts, and also found friendships that transcend national borders. And they, with their love, have allowed this thousand-year-old porcelain capital to shine with new brilliance on the world stage.
Porcelain charm flows, the world harmonizes – this is the story of Jingdezhen (景德镇), and also the story of the world.
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Waking up in the morning, I saw a senior figure in the literary world send a picture with an accompanying text. It turned out that in 2008, his colleague's child, then in the third grade of elementary school, asked the senior to inscribe some words of encouragement. The senior gladly took up his pen and wrote: "Aim to have lofty aspirations, and wishes can be fulfilled. Cherish every second of time, and the sea gathers every small stream." The colleague framed the calligraphy and hung it on the wall, and the child recited it every day. More than a decade has passed, and the child, once a young boy, has achieved academic success. The colleague, grateful for the past, came to express his thanks.
I repeatedly looked at these four sentences. "Aim to have lofty aspirations" is a common saying, but the sentence "Cherish every second of time" has a unique meaning. When we advise people to cherish time, we always say "time flies like an arrow," which is a bit vague. But to cut time into "seconds" makes it concrete and serves as a reminder. It's like a person who is extremely wealthy may not know how to cherish their wealth; but if you tell them how to spend every penny, dime, and dollar, they might have to calculate carefully.
People often say "an inch of time is worth an inch of gold," but in reality, many people love gold, but few truly cherish time. Many people are in the habit of saying "let's talk about it tomorrow," and in one delay after another, the days quietly slip away. By the time they realize that there are not many days left, all that remains is the regret of "not working hard in youth." If we could truly measure life in "seconds," who would have the heart to squander it recklessly?
Speaking of "the sea gathers every small stream," I also deeply resonate with this. In the world of learning and career, how many earth-shattering events are there? Most are made up of "small streams." For example, I am very envious of a friend of mine whose foundation in classical Chinese and history is particularly solid. He said that this is all thanks to his father's guidance when he was young. When he was young, in the study, he was most afraid of seeing his father's copy of *Zizhi Tongjian* (《资治通鉴》), which he felt was a towering mountain, lying in front of him, making him daunted. His father did not force him, but only asked him to read one or two pages after dinner every day, as a snack. At first, it was boring, and he read it with a stiff upper lip; as time went on, he actually read some taste out of it, as if walking deeper into the mountains, encountering clear springs and secluded valleys, a different world. Now that I think about it, that magnificent work was precisely due to this "small stream" effort, page by page, quietly "flowing" into his mind.
Coincidentally, I have an old friend who wanted to write some memoirs after retiring. He is not in a hurry, only sitting in the study for two hours every day, writing as much as he can. Sometimes he only writes three or five hundred words, sometimes he just revises yesterday's sentences. After two years, he has accumulated a thick stack of manuscripts. I often think that this may be the real cherishing of time - unhurried, but continuous every day.
Cherishing time and accumulation are inherently one. If you don't cherish time, what do you use to accumulate? Without daily accumulation, what can time leave behind? It's like brewing wine, you must be willing to use good ingredients, and you must be patient enough to wait for a long time. If my friend who writes memoirs fished for three days and dried the net for two, I am afraid that he would have given up halfway.
The most valuable thing in life is often not the earth-shattering events, but the day-to-day persistence. Reading a few pages of books every day, writing a few lines of words, thinking about one or two questions, these seemingly insignificant small things, after the fermentation of time, will have unexpected big harvests. These bits and pieces, like spring rain silently nourishing things, and like small streams eventually becoming the sea.
Unfortunately, young people nowadays are often too anxious. They can't wait to plant a tree today and enjoy the shade tomorrow. But look at the old locust tree in the garden, when I first moved here, it was only as thick as a bowl, but now two people can't hug it. The years in between cannot be rushed.
The senior is over eighty years old, and he is still immersed in poetry, books, painting, and photography, enjoying it, and making "whimsical small baskets" every day. In his inscription, he wrote: "Living poetically" is a philosophical proposition, which seems unattainable. If you have no chance to travel to famous mountains, look for small poems around you. Even the most ordinary life, strive to live a little meaningfully, is my pursuit...
The word "small basket" is extremely well chosen. The poetic and artistic meaning of life does not have to be sought in famous mountains and rivers. If you can pick up a few fallen leaves and a few grass seeds in the daily garden, and accumulate a full basket, it is a rich autumn day.
It can be seen that the effort of "seconds" and "small streams" is not only the advice he gives to later learners, but also his own practice, and he walks calmly and interestingly. Isn't this a kind of art of living - cherishing every second of time, and letting the small streams converge into the appearance of the sea.
Return to TopBy: 何 为
By the Huanhua Stream (浣花溪) in the early morning, one can always see a few figures emerging from the mist.
Some wear the straight-hemmed robe and stroll leisurely, their movements slow and composed; others wear the Ru skirt (襦裙) and walk gracefully along the water's edge, the moon-white skirt swaying gently with each step. Slender willows droop, their tips occasionally touching the water's surface, creating a circle of shallow ripples.
Such scenes are not uncommon in Chengdu (成都).
In this city, tradition does not need to be deliberately mentioned; it often quietly appears in everyday life.
On the lawn by Dong'an Lake (东安湖), a group of children in school uniforms are learning "dressing properly." The white-haired teacher slowly explains the movements: "Raise your hands to chest height, your fingertips should be together. Lower your head slowly, as if reluctant to touch a newly opened flower."
The children's movements are still childish. Some lower their heads too quickly and laugh out loud; others try to straighten their bodies, their small bodies swaying slightly. One little girl does it particularly seriously, and two shallow dimples immediately appear on her face when she finishes the movement.
Not far away, the parents watch quietly. At that moment, you feel that what the children are picking up is not just a movement, but also a distant and gentle memory.
Beside the bamboo forest in Wangjianglou Park (望江楼公园), a few people are gathered around an embroidery stall. The auntie running the stall sits on a small stool, the hair-thin needle rising and falling between her fingers, colorful silk threads wrapped around her fingertips. I ask her what it feels like to embroider, and she looks up and smiles:
"Embroidery is actually cultivating the mind."
As she says this, her hands do not stop. The needle and thread slowly move across the fabric, and the outline of a flower gradually appears. The onlookers also unconsciously quiet down.
The younger generation is also connecting with tradition in their own way.
In a small studio near Wangjianglou Park (望江楼公园), Xiao Lin (小林) is adjusting a pattern on the computer. The screen shows a traditional peony pattern: "The ancients liked fullness and wealth, so it can be changed to be more delicate, but the charm cannot be lost."
As he speaks, he takes out a yellowed album from the cabinet. The old patterns and new designs are placed together, and they do not look out of place. Tradition has not stopped in the past, but is slowly changing in this kind of dialogue.
If you want to know its true vitality, you must also walk into the streets and alleys.
At the entrance of a small restaurant, the chef wears a cross-collared short jacket, and the aroma wafts out half a street when he stirs the wok. At the night market, the old master who paints sugar paintings wears Tang-style clothing, and with a flick of his copper spoon, Sun Wukong (孙悟空) appears vividly on the stone slab. Not far away, a young stall owner sells sachets, smiling and greeting customers: "Hot pot flavor, and osmanthus flavor, mint flavor."
I have also seen a delivery guy wearing an improved short coat waiting at a traffic light. The traffic roars past, the wind blowing his clothes, adding a bit of the spirit of ancient paintings to his busy figure; middle school students wear embroidered half-sleeves over their school uniforms, the pink covering the blue and white school uniform, strange but vivid.
They may just be trying it out on a whim, but tradition often grows slowly in such attempts.
In the evening at Baihuatan Park (百花潭公园), a white-haired old woman is walking with her little granddaughter. The old woman wears an elegant straight-hemmed robe, and the little girl wears a pink Ru skirt (襦裙).
The little girl suddenly asks: "Grandma, why do we wear these clothes?"
The old woman smooths the corners of her skirt and says: "These are the clothes that our ancestors wore a long time ago. Each style has a story."
The little girl thought for a moment and then asked: "Then would the little girls a long time ago also run around in the park like me?"
The old woman smiled: "Of course. When the flowers bloom in spring, they will also put on their best clothes to go on outings and fly kites."
The little girl listened and pulled her grandmother forward. The pink skirt fluttered gently in the wind, like a moving cloud.
In Chengdu (成都), the fragrance of clothing is silent; it is not deliberate retro, nor is it performative nostalgia, but a kind of life atmosphere that has slowly settled down. Thus, ancient clothes enter today's streets and alleys; distant memories continue to grow in new lives.
Return to TopOil painting "Spring in the Summer Palace," by Han Jingsheng (韩景生), collection of the National Art Museum of China (中国美术馆).
Return to TopBy: 陈年喜
Which is more beautiful, the morning glow or the evening glow?
They are both equally radiant,
Both reflecting the flowing water from the Qinling Mountains (秦岭).
A middle-aged woman, every day,
Starts from the morning glow, following the rhythm of a broom,
Arriving at the evening glow.
The sprinkler truck passes by once every noon.
Sometimes the driver brings a boxed lunch, sometimes apples.
He is her husband, on the bench in the temporary rest area,
They sit silently for a while, as a lunch break.
He sometimes brushes the dust off her.
She occasionally washes his dirty socks.
Sunlight shines in through the glass window,
Reflecting these things.
Of course, it doesn't witness anything.
Dust falls into life and is wiped away by life.
Things are not related, they just pass each other by.
The city is always so noisy.
On a reed, she occasionally finds herself,
So heavy, and yet so light.
The evening glow sometimes falls early,
And the morning glow also goes out a little later.
They are both astonishingly bright.
And how different one day is from another.
By: 周继志
Lanjiang River in Lixian County (澧县) is not wide. Yingmei can see the ancient city wall on the opposite bank lying in the twilight like an eagle folding its wings when she opens the wooden window of her stilt house. Below, the Lanjiang River carries the reflections of lights as it slowly flows by, and further away is the wide Li River (澧水). She remembers her mother saying that water has a direction, and people should follow the flow of the water, but also remember which stream they started from.
Lixian County (澧县) is located in the northwest of Hunan Province. From Qinghai to Lixian County (澧县), Yingmei has crossed thousands of mountains and rivers. Fortunately, she is not the only Qinghai native here. The old friends' gatherings during festivals are something that makes Yingmei especially happy. She is the one who organizes every gathering.
After the Spring Festival, when the festive atmosphere has not yet dissipated, Yingmei feels that it is time to gather the old friends together. She called a few good friends and asked someone to invite a few familiar fellow villagers. The gathering place is her old teahouse, a stilt house by the Lanjiang River, with flying eaves and upturned corners, carved wooden windows, as if it had been moved entirely from some old era.
That day, the sisters came, along with their husbands and children. The accents were mixed, and the laughter was hearty, as if a corner of the plateau had been moved to this humid water town.
Yingmei specially asked her husband to find the copper butter tea pot from the warehouse, polished it, and placed it on the table. She also prepared a Hada scarf. It was one of the bundle of Hada scarves that she had asked her mother to prepare when she returned to Qinghai last year. Her mother asked her why she bought so many, and she replied, "Offering Hada scarves to guests is a feature of our teahouse. No matter where people come from, they are our guests."
When the gathering was in full swing, Yingmei took out a Hada scarf, held it up with both hands, and walked towards a fellow villager she was meeting for the first time—a girl who had just come to Lixian County (澧县) from Qinghai. She imitated her mother's actions, gently placed the Hada scarf around the other person's neck, and bowed slightly. The girl was stunned, and then her eyes welled up. The stilt house was quiet for a moment, and then applause rang out.
Yingmei's husband is from Lixian County (澧县). They met at school, both studying music. After graduation, he said, "Come back to Lixian County (澧县) with me, let's open a teahouse." She agreed. That was around the year 2000, when there were no stilt houses yet, and their teahouse was in a small building on the old street.
Some people know that Yingmei is Tibetan and ask her for her Tibetan name. She says that "Yingmei" comes from her Tibetan name—"Mei" is flame, and "Ying" is auspicious. Her parents hoped that she would be an auspicious spark. In Qinghai, she was just an ordinary pastoral girl; in Lixian County (澧县), she seems to be a little different from others. Only in front of her husband is she still the Yingmei who eats with her hands because she doesn't know how to use chopsticks.
People also ask her, what are the difficulties of living here? "It's adapting to the crowded streets," she always answers. She grew up on the Amdo (安多) grassland, where the sky is the tent and the ground is the felt blanket. The streets and alleys of the county town are too narrow, making it difficult for her to breathe. Her husband takes her to the Li River (澧水) every evening to watch the river flow eastward. "Look," he says, "this is the vastness of Lixian County (澧县)." She laughed at the time—how could the river be the same as the grassland? The grassland is a static vastness, and the river is a flowing vastness. But now she feels that they are both vast after all.
In Lixian County (澧县), she learned to brush tung oil on the wooden windows before the plum rain season, learned to identify the heat of more than twenty kinds of tea leaves, and learned to greet guests in the local dialect, but she couldn't change the straightforwardness in her plateau accent. The guests like this straightforwardness, saying that "Sister Meimei is genuine," and she found her place in this "genuineness."
When she drinks tea herself, she likes to brew a pot of Anhua dark tea. In her hometown, dark tea is only a complete tea meal when it is with butter and roasted barley flour. Now in Lixian County (澧县), she brews pure tea, and looking at the red and rich tea soup, she remembers the arc of her mother's wrist when she churned tea—that is a skill she can't learn, and also a skill she can't take away.
"Do you regret it?" When another Qinghai girl comes to Lixian County (澧县), she comes to the old teahouse to get acquainted before deciding to settle down. Yingmei invites her fellow villagers to accompany the new fellow villager for tea.
Yingmei did not directly answer the new friend's question. She looked out the window, where her husband was teaching a student how to adjust the reed membrane of a flute by the river below. She remembered the look in her husband's eyes when he said "Come back to Lixian County (澧县) with me" the year they graduated. At that time, she thought that going to Lixian County (澧县) was giving up, was compromising, but now she knows that it was not a compromise, but a change of way to grow.
After the gathering, the friends disappeared one by one into the streets and alleys of the county town. Yingmei stood under the corridor of the stilt house, watching her husband see off the student and carry the flute upstairs.
"Play a tune today?" She wanted to hear her husband play the flute. At first, she was attracted by his flute playing. It can be said that she came to Lixian County (澧县) following the sound of the flute.
"What do you want to hear?"
"Play a Qinghai tune."
Her husband didn't ask why, he just adjusted the reed membrane. He played "In That Distant Place." The melody recorded by Wang Luobin (王洛宾) during his field research now belongs to Qinghai.
The flute sound swirled in the night, and she heard the vastness of the grassland and the river.
Return to TopBy: 杨献平
It suddenly rushed at me, catching me **措手不及** (cuò shǒu bù jí - "caught off guard," to be caught unprepared). Oh, this honey fragrance can truly be described as lethal. Before this, I only saw an ordinary clump of green plants, completely bare in winter, like a bunch of dead branches. In summer, the leaves are dagger-shaped, lush but unremarkable. A few days before the Spring Festival, however, twenty or thirty white and yellow "things," the size of a baby's fist and shaped like light bulbs, popped out among the many green plants.
I can only use the word "things" to describe how I felt when I saw them for the first time—blocking the entrance to the unit, with a strange shape. I walked past them a little unhappily, when suddenly a surge of honey fragrance instantly sealed my mouth and nose. I exclaimed in surprise, feeling a sweetness in my throat, and my nose seemed to be filled with the rich honey fragrance.
It's Edgeworthia chrysantha. This was the first time I experienced the "power" of its fragrance.
Looking around, I saw several silver wattle trees not far away, their yellow flowers as fluffy as cotton, or like a baby's hair. Every time I see this flower, I think of words like "plump beauty" and "golden silk": the silver wattle itself has an imperceptible elasticity. The way I see the silver wattle gently bouncing or rolling in the breeze is very similar to a plump beauty! Further away are several cherry plum trees, small, delicate, and pinkish-white, with exquisite postures, reminding me of the apricot blossoms in the north. Further away, the flowering plums are blooming colorfully and enthusiastically, with clusters of flowers like beautiful words, covering the vines of spring. Various kinds of flowers, some ostentatious, some cautious, and some free or restrained, bloom one after another, or together, instantly transporting the entire spring before one's eyes.
And the Edgeworthia chrysantha, at this time of year, shows no sign of leaves sprouting, except for the flowers. The white, yellowish-inside flowers, like unconscious "low-headed people," all face the ground, as if hiding their true intentions in the soil and weeds. I can't help but think that the reason they all face down is to pay tribute and gratitude to the source of life, the earth.
These flowers bloom at this moment, according to an agreement it has made with heaven, earth, and humanity. Up close, they don't seem to have much fragrance. Things that are too gorgeous always lack something in some way. Imperfection is a unanimous law of this world. It is a person's luck to see flowers; if they don't see them, the flowers will not be disappointed. Whether things are beautiful or not is actually one's own matter, and not too related to the outside world. This has a bit of a "nothing exists outside the mind" meaning, and also some mysterious fun that is both understood and not understood.
After a turn around, almost every unit entrance is blooming with a clump of Edgeworthia chrysantha, white, like hydrangea. Looking closely, I found that although they are generally white, they also have dark yellow and light yellow, and even some greenish hues, with a little red spot like a beauty mark. What kind of flower is this, looking rough, but the fragrance it contains is so sweet that it makes people dizzy.
How does this Edgeworthia chrysantha grow to gather the wonderful fragrance of heaven and earth into one, always suddenly running over when people are not paying attention, like a huge and enthusiastic embrace, making my body and mind soft. Edgeworthia chrysantha also has names such as dream flower, knotted flower, and love tree. The ancients regarded it as an auspicious omen. It is also a Chinese medicine, used in traditional Chinese medicine to dispel wind, improve eyesight, and relieve pain by unblocking the meridians.
In spring, all plants are wonderful, each with its own secrets. They are conceived between heaven and earth, growing and blooming in the sun, moon, wind, and rain. Even if they appear to be still, without any sound, they will always touch other living beings with their unique posture, color, and fragrance.
Back at my own unit entrance, I squatted down again, keeping level with the Edgeworthia chrysantha flowers, closed my eyes, and let the rich honey fragrance, like silk threads, continuously pour into my body. My nose tingled, and my throat couldn't help but tremble slightly. It seemed that a delicate and ancient beauty, vast and gentle, surrounded my body and mind. I am sure it is a kind of comfort, nourishment, education, and awakening between me and things.
Oh, this spring of Edgeworthia chrysantha.