Summary: The article summarizes Xi Jinping's directives and the strategic focus on developing "modernized people's cities" with Chinese characteristics. Xi emphasizes a shift towards high-quality, sustainable urban development prioritizing the well-being and convenience of the people. The strategy involves optimizing urban systems, promoting innovation, ensuring comfortable living, fostering green environments, enhancing resilience, cultivating civilization, and building smart cities. This approach contrasts with the previous model of rapid, environmentally damaging urban expansion. The directives include adapting to a new phase of urbanization, emphasizing intensive development, and adhering to Chinese characteristics while incorporating beneficial international experiences.
Summary: Several National People's Congress (NPC) deputies, including Huang Huachun, Wan Li, Meng Hongjuan and Wang Rongxiu, submitted suggestions during the NPC sessions regarding the mental health of primary and secondary school students, focusing on issues like academic stress, lack of physical activity, and the needs of left-behind children. These suggestions were incorporated into the Ministry of Education's "Ten Measures" to strengthen mental health work in schools, including ensuring two hours of daily physical activity. The NPC deputies actively engaged with the Ministry of Education, providing input and feedback throughout the policy-making process, which involved the NPC Standing Committee taking the lead in supervising the handling of the deputies' suggestions, which were incorporated into the "Ten Measures." The deputies expressed satisfaction with the responsiveness of the government and the impact of their suggestions on policy.
Summary: The 6th China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan, the first major exhibition of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and after Hainan's island-wide customs clearance, attracted over 3,400 brands from over 60 countries, with international exhibits accounting for 65%. The expo highlights Hainan's free trade port policies, including zero tariffs and value-added processing exemptions, benefiting companies like Thai CP Group's Xinglong Coffee. Canada was the country of honor, with nearly 40 companies presenting products in areas like sports, agriculture and technology. Hainan's Department of Commerce stated that with the acceleration of the release of free trade port customs clearance policies, Hainan has become a hot spot for global investors to share China's development opportunities. The expo also features duty-free shopping zones and integrates exhibitions with tourism and cultural experiences.
Summary: The China-Laos Railway international passenger train has transported over 800,000 cross-border passengers from more than 120 countries and regions in the past three years. Currently, four international passenger trains run daily between Kunming and Vientiane, with travel time reduced to 9 hours and 36 minutes. In the first quarter of this year, the international passenger train transported 112,000 cross-border passengers, a 32.4% increase year-on-year. The railway has boosted tourism and economic growth along the route, with significant increases in foreign tourism revenue in areas such as Xishuangbanna and increased tourism in Lao cities. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: This article describes beekeepers harvesting honey in Xingtai, Hebei province. The local area has developed large-scale rapeseed cultivation, leading to abundant flower blooms in the spring. Beekeepers are taking advantage of the good weather to collect fresh honey from the rapeseed flowers.
Summary: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has begun construction on the Oriental 1-1 gas field's carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project, the first offshore carbon injection enhanced gas recovery demonstration project in China. The project aims to capture and inject over one million tons of carbon dioxide annually into the gas reservoir, enhancing natural gas extraction by using CO2 to drive the process. The project will move the decarbonization process from onshore facilities to the offshore platform, enabling carbon reduction at the source of natural gas extraction. This initiative aims to improve the transportation capacity of existing subsea pipelines in the Yinggehai area and facilitate the economic development of carbon-rich natural gas resources.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of developing "new productive forces" (新质生产力) tailored to local conditions to enhance economic competitiveness. It also highlights "smart breeding" (智慧育种) exemplified by advancements in corn production. The article does not appear to discuss the statements or actions of an official, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing conducted a research visit in Nyingchi, Tibet, from April 10-12, focusing on the establishment and operation of China Yajiang Group and the Yasha Hydropower Project. Zhang emphasized the importance of adhering to high standards of quality, safety, and environmental protection in the project's construction, calling it a "major landmark project of the new era" while underscoring the need for party leadership and construction. He also stressed the need for emergency rescue capabilities and equipment. No other officials were mentioned in the article. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the efforts of Li Jianming, a marketing director at Jiangxi Xing'an Seed Industry, to promote the "Yongyou 4949" rice variety in Jiangxi province, achieving nearly one million mu in planting area. Li emphasized the importance of tailored strategies and after-sales service, including technical guidance, to ensure successful adoption and yield. Despite initial setbacks and regional policy shifts discouraging regenerative rice cultivation due to variable outcomes, Li remains focused on improving promotion methods and seed quality to benefit farmers. The article also notes the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs' plan to expand regenerative rice cultivation nationwide by 2030. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article discusses the growing trend of automobile modification in Guangzhou, highlighting a car owner's experience at a local modification factory. The owner sought to refresh his decade-old vehicle with compliant aesthetic upgrades like a new vehicle wrap and interior changes. The factory owner emphasized adherence to traffic regulations, refusing modifications to safety-related components like lights and wheel size. Guangzhou's Commerce Bureau aims to promote standardization and regulation in the automotive aftermarket to further stimulate consumption.
Summary: Gao Lan county in Lanzhou, Gansu province is attracting tourists to its ancient pear blossom orchards. The local government is developing rural tourism based on the unique pear orchard ecosystem. The article focuses on the economic benefits of the attraction of tourists to the pear orchard in Gao Lan county. No officials or US relations were mentioned in this article.
Summary: China's State Council approved upgrading the Hebei Xiong'an High-tech Zone to a national-level high-tech zone in February, bringing the total number of such zones to 179. These zones are considered important platforms for integrating technological and industrial innovation. In 2023, the zones saw a steady economic foundation, contributing significantly to China's GDP and industrial value-added. High-tech industrial operating income grew by approximately 8%, and profits of industrial enterprises above a designated size increased by 10.2%. The number of newly registered enterprises and specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises also saw increases.
Summary: The 6th China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan, the first major exhibition of China's "15th Five-Year Plan" and after Hainan's free trade port full island closure operation, attracted over 3,400 brands from more than 60 countries and regions. The event highlights China's commitment to high-level opening-up, with the Canadian delegation being the first non-European country to participate. The expo showcases the benefits of Hainan's free trade port policies, including "zero tariffs" and "duty-free processing and value-added," attracting global companies. The event also featured AI technology and low-altitude economy achievements, including AI glasses and flying cars. The expo aims to promote global consumer cooperation and demonstrate China's economic dynamism.
Summary: A Chinese company, China Water and Electric, completed a comprehensive river management project on the Waiqrolo River in Peru, mitigating flood risks and improving local infrastructure. The project, completed in September 2025, included riverbank protection, aqueducts, and parks, enhancing the safety and living conditions for over 30,000 families. Local officials noted the project created over 4,500 jobs and facilitated skills training, contributing to the region's economic development. Residents expressed increased confidence in the area's future due to the improved environment and connectivity. A local construction team member noted that Chinese technology and solutions have benefited him and that this project embodies mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the commemorative event for the 55th anniversary of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," emphasizing the role of people, especially the youth, in fostering U.S.-China relations. He urged both sides to draw wisdom from history and promote mutual understanding and cooperation. The article highlights the ongoing exchanges between American and Chinese youths in various fields, including sports, education, and culture, despite the challenges in the overall U.S.-China relationship. China has implemented a 240-hour transit visa-free policy for 55 countries including the US and welcomes more Americans to visit and experience the country. The article expresses hope that the U.S. will facilitate such exchanges, fostering friendship and mutual benefit.
Summary: Konstantinos Patsopoulos, a Greek professor at Tongji University, expressed his admiration for China's rapid development and the strong sense of community he observes. He received a "Five-Star Card" for permanent residency in Shanghai and highlighted the convenience and sense of acceptance it provides. Patsopoulos believes the structure of the Chinese language offers a unique perspective for AI research. He also contributes to Shanghai's AI industry and engages in projects blending AI with art and design.
Summary: Chinese exports of heavy trucks and dump trucks to Vietnam via the Friendship Pass (友谊关) border crossing in Guangxi province have experienced rapid growth, fueled by deepening Sino-Vietnamese trade. This growth is creating a more efficient and intelligent vehicle export corridor along the China-Vietnam border. The corridor is intended to inject lasting momentum into high-quality China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation. The article includes a photo of customs officers inspecting vehicles for export. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, will visit China from April 12th to 14th at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang. The announcement focused solely on the invitation and visit. No accompanying officials or specific topics of discussion were mentioned. The report made no reference to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A "Red Study Tour" for 200 Vietnamese youth representatives is being held in Beijing and Guangzhou from April 11-18, organized by the Communist Youth League of China. The tour, themed "Inheriting the Red Gene, Undertaking the Mission of the Times," will focus on exploring the historical ties between China and Vietnam through visits to historical sites related to the Communist Party and revolutionary movements. The participants will also learn about China's modernization and culture through visits to villages, industrial parks, tech companies, and cultural heritage sites. The program includes discussions and activities centered on topics such as red gene inheritance, ideal and belief education, and economic cooperation. The program has hosted over 1000 Vietnamese youths since 2025.
Summary: A training program sponsored by China's Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by China Agricultural University taught Tanzanian agricultural officials and technicians practical agricultural techniques. The "Small Technology, Big Harvest" program, running since 2011, focuses on techniques like intercropping maize and soybeans and processing soybeans into products like soy milk. Tanzanian participants learned about crop cultivation, agricultural machinery, food processing, e-commerce, and cooperative operations at Mzumbe University. These officials are now promoting these low-cost, easily replicated technologies to local farmers to increase production and improve nutrition. Morogoro's administrative secretary Musa hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in agricultural technology training and personnel training.
Summary: During the Vienna International Energy and Climate Forum, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Liu Zhenmin stated that the global energy crisis highlights the risks of over-reliance on imported fossil fuels, urging countries to re-evaluate energy security strategies and accelerate energy transitions. He touted China's renewable energy development as a successful model for enhancing national energy security and resilience. Liu also expressed China's willingness to strengthen cooperation with international organizations and developed countries to help developing nations advance their energy transitions. He warned that the energy crisis may slow economic growth, but that this crisis shows the danger of relying on a single source of energy imports.
Summary: A central work team and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly criticized Sichuan's Zhaojue County, Hubei's Department of Culture and Tourism, and the Hubei Art Vocational College for misusing public funds on promotional songs. The investigation revealed that these entities spent significant sums on these projects despite lacking proper assessment and adhering to the central government's frugality guidelines. The entities failed to identify the issues with these projects, and continued related procurement work despite the ongoing education campaign, reflecting a disconnect between study and practice. The announcement stressed the importance of aligning actions with the central government's directives and prioritizing public welfare in fiscal management. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: This article critiques cadres who prioritize superficial effort ("bitterly enduring") over genuine hard work ("bitterly working"). It argues this "bitterly enduring" stems from a desire to impress superiors and a lack of actual competence, hindering progress and failing to benefit the people. The author stresses the importance of practical action and problem-solving to improve the lives of the people and warns against cadres who prefer to avoid problem-solving or action. The article urges cadres to focus on concrete achievements and warns against the negative consequences of "bitterly enduring." The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Zheng Liwen, Chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), visited the mainland at the invitation of the CCP Central Committee and Xi Jinping. Following Xi's meeting with Zheng, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council announced ten policy measures aimed at promoting cross-strait relations. These include establishing a regular communication mechanism between the CCP and KMT based on the "1992 Consensus" and opposition to "Taiwan independence." The measures also focus on increasing youth exchanges, improving cross-strait transportation and trade, and facilitating the import of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products. One measure included support for resuming direct flights to more cities, and another involved resuming individual tourism pilots in Shanghai and Fujian.
Summary: In Liping County, Guizhou Province, villagers are utilizing shade nets in tea gardens to improve tea quality and yield. This practice is part of Liping County's broader effort to develop its tea industry by optimizing planting and management techniques. The implementation of shade nets aims to enhance the light environment, thereby stabilizing tea production and increasing revenue. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Jennifer Cheng Li-wun led a delegation to Beijing from April 10-12, expressing admiration for the city and emphasizing the importance of cross-strait cultural exchange. Cheng visited various sites, including Tsinghua University High School, Zhongguancun, the Palace Museum, and a Xiaomi car factory, commenting on AI development and cross-strait cooperation. During her visit to Zhongguancun she stated that if the "two sides of the strait could have no political obstacles, the contribution to mankind would be unlimited". KMT Vice Chairman Chang Jung-kung welcomed the mainland's announcement of ten measures to promote cross-strait exchange, including normalizing direct flights.
Summary: China's National Mine Safety Administration has established a nationwide monitoring and early warning network for mine safety risks. The system incorporates safety data from a vast number of mines, sensors, personnel, and video feeds, collecting over 5 billion data points daily. It can identify and analyze 24 types of disaster risks, and has achieved 100% handling of coal mine gas and carbon monoxide warnings. The system has facilitated over 900 remote inspections, identifying thousands of potential safety issues, including major accident hazards, with high verification and rectification rates. The system is seen as a key measure to shift mine safety governance toward proactive prevention.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), along with other ministries, jointly released the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services of Artificial Intelligence," set to take effect on July 15, 2026. The regulations aim to promote healthy development and standardized application of AI services, safeguard national security and public interests, and protect legitimate rights. The measures outline requirements for AI services, prohibiting content endangering national security or undermining the socialist system. The regulations also address user rights protection, especially for minors and the elderly, and mandates security assessments and algorithm registration. The CAC emphasized the need for multi-stakeholder participation in the development and governance of AI services to foster a positive online environment.
Summary: The article reports on the efforts of multiple National People's Congress (NPC) deputies who submitted suggestions regarding the psychological well-being of middle and primary school students, leading to the Ministry of Education issuing "Ten Measures to Further Strengthen Psychological Health of Primary and Middle School Students." Deputies, including Huang Huachun, Wan Li, Meng Hongjuan and Wang Rongxiu, conducted extensive research and proposed measures such as incorporating psychological health checks into regular physical examinations and addressing issues like academic anxiety and insufficient physical activity. The NPC deputies also emphasized problems with "only grades mattering" as well as problems with internet addiction and bullying. The Ministry of Education actively engaged with the deputies, adopting their suggestions into the "Ten Measures" to promote students' physical and mental health.
Summary: KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen concluded a six-day visit to the mainland, departing Beijing on April 12th. The visit, spanning Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Beijing from April 7th-12th, marked the first time in ten years that a KMT chair has led a delegation to the mainland. Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office Song Tao saw her off at the airport. The article does not mention the United States or US-China relations.
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Summary: The article emphasizes China's development driven by innovation, sustainability, and the pursuit of a better life for its citizens. It contrasts the closure of a foreign AI video application with the vibrant AI ecosystem in China, highlighting the country's capacity to translate innovation into practical applications across various sectors. The piece further underscores that China's modernization is fueled by the intrinsic motivation of its people to improve their lives. It uses the example of robotics to illustrate how technological advancements are addressing societal needs and improving public services. The piece concludes with a call to action, emphasizing the importance of seizing opportunities and fostering human potential to achieve further progress.
Summary: This article discusses the transformation of Zhenlai County in Jilin Province from a barren, alkaline land to a thriving agricultural region known for rice and *jiaobai* (茭白). The transformation was achieved through persistent efforts in water management, soil improvement, and the introduction of new crops. Researchers and farmers collaborated to overcome challenges and adapt southern crops to the northern climate. The article emphasizes the importance of resilience, innovation, and practical action in achieving regional revitalization. It highlights that such dedication and spirit are valuable for breaking through obstacles and achieving new breakthroughs in Northeast China's overall development.
Summary: Beijing Institute of Technology's popular "Chemistry in Cosmetics" general education course combines scientific principles with practical application, allowing students to create their own cosmetic products. The course aims to teach students how to critically analyze cosmetic ingredients and marketing, fostering scientific thinking. The article suggests that successful general education courses should be engaging, practical, and promote critical thinking. It argues that such courses should connect specialized knowledge with comprehensive skills. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: China possesses the world's most abundant bamboo resources and a complete industrial chain, making it the largest bamboo industry globally. Key production areas like Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, and Sichuan are exhibiting growing cluster effects across the value chain, from cultivation to tourism. The article projects the total output value of the bamboo industry to exceed 1 trillion yuan by 2035. The short poem celebrates the economic value extracted from bamboo resources found in the mountains. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses Xingtai city, Hebei province's "shared housekeeper" mechanism, an innovative approach to managing neglected older residential areas by consolidating them into larger management units. This initiative utilizes third-party property management companies and state-owned enterprises to provide services like waste removal and security upgrades, addressing the challenge of unmanaged older communities. The article also suggests applying digital technologies such as AI and IoT to improve efficiency and reduce management costs in these areas. It suggests cities can overcome governance challenges by adopting innovative problem-solving approaches and prioritizing citizen satisfaction.
Summary: The article discusses the need for a more flexible and multi-faceted talent evaluation system in China, moving beyond an over-reliance on academic credentials. It highlights the structural contradictions in talent supply and demand amid rapid technological advancements and industrial changes, pointing to examples of skilled workers being overlooked due to lack of formal qualifications and tech companies prioritizing skills over degrees. The "15th Five-Year Plan" emphasizes integrated education, technology, and talent development, encouraging fairer and more adaptable selection and employment practices. The article suggests individuals should focus on developing practical skills and adapting to new technologies rather than solely pursuing higher degrees. It does not appear to discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Jiang Ming, Director of the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, is dedicated to black soil protection, addressing issues like soil degradation. His team has developed key technologies and adaptable protection models for different regions, focusing on soil structure and water retention. They've created a "smart drainage system" using AI and precision technology to combat water erosion in sloping fields, increasing grain yield. Jiang emphasizes practical application, training farmers in the latest techniques, and promotes a multi-level technology extension network, bringing scientific results to benefit agricultural production.
Summary: Li Changqing, deputy head of the Mayitas snowstorm rescue base in Xinjiang's Tacheng Prefecture, is responsible for snow removal and traffic flow along nearly 100 kilometers of provincial highways. He recounted a particularly dangerous rescue in January 2021, where he and his team braved extreme wind and snow to rescue over a hundred stranded people. Technological improvements like wind fences and snow sheds have reduced the workload in recent years. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Ahead of the 139th Canton Fair, the China Foreign Trade Centre announced the establishment of a one-stop service center for purchasers, aimed at enhancing the business environment and improving the experience for global buyers. Zhu Yong, Director of the China Foreign Trade Centre, highlighted the construction of a "three-in-one" system for attracting businesses, including multi-channel promotion, optimized service and digital empowerment. Pre-registration for purchasers has exceeded 210,000, a 20% year-on-year increase. The proportion of professional purchasers has exceeded 70% for the first time.
Summary: Yuncheng City in Shanxi Province has recently increased its efforts in ecological restoration and landscape enhancement of the Wulongyu River, creating an ecological corridor with smooth rivers, clear water, green banks, and beautiful scenery. A photograph from April 11 shows citizens enjoying the Wulongyu ecological leisure area. The article focuses on local environmental improvements. There is no mention of Chinese politics, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Starting January 1, 2026, Inner Mongolia will implement a养老 service consumption subsidy program for elderly individuals assessed as moderately, severely, or completely disabled. As of the end of March, the program has served over 100,000 disabled elderly individuals, disbursing over 35 million yuan in subsidies and stimulating over 60 million yuan in养老 service consumption. Eligible elderly individuals can receive up to 800 yuan per month in electronic vouchers for services including home, community, and institutional care. The program aims to alleviate the burden of care on families with disabled elderly members.
Summary: In the first quarter of 2024, the SCO Demonstration Zone in Qingdao saw a record high of 253 China-Europe freight train trips, a 2.43% year-on-year increase, transporting over 170,000 tons of goods, up 3.10%. Qingdao Customs is implementing an innovative "SCO Fast Pass" customs supervision model to enhance the efficiency of freight transport through the zone. The initiative allows for direct transfer of goods between sea, road and rail, cutting costs and wait times. The SCO Demonstration Zone has established 22 international train routes.
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Summary: This article details three cases from Heilongjiang, Shanxi, and Hebei provinces where individuals or companies contracted to afforest barren land have had their rights undermined by subsequent government actions. In Heilongjiang, contracted "timber forests" were reclassified as "public welfare forests" without proper notification, preventing harvesting. In Shanxi, contracted barren land was declared state-owned forest land and incorporated into a nature reserve. In Hebei, a company's afforestation efforts were stymied by a conflicting "forest rights certificate" issued to a nature reserve.
Summary: A *People's Daily* "Letters to the Editor" piece reported on the unauthorized construction of a playground by a kindergarten in Panjin City's Xinglongtai District, Liaoning, which obstructed public access and posed safety hazards. Local urban management, street administration, and community personnel investigated the site the same day the article was published. The following day, they dismantled the playground structures, restoring the public space to its original condition. The residents expressed satisfaction that the fire escape and general public transit were no longer obstructed.
Summary: Residents of the Shuxianghepan residential community in Xianyang, Shaanxi province, are appealing to authorities to address a long-standing safety hazard. An abandoned construction site with deep, exposed foundation pits, some within 20 meters of residential buildings, has been neglected for nearly a decade. Residents fear the pits, separated by only thin metal sheeting, pose a significant safety risk and degrade the living environment. The proximity to the Wei River also raises concerns about compliance with ecological protection regulations. Despite repeated complaints to property management and the community, the issue remains unresolved.
Summary: This commentary suggests a reevaluation of mandatory reservation systems at Chinese tourist sites, arguing for a more flexible approach. While acknowledging the benefits of reservations for popular destinations and peak seasons, the author, Liu Yi from Taiyuan, Shanxi, proposes lifting or relaxing these requirements for less popular sites or during off-seasons to ease burdens on travelers, particularly the elderly and those making spontaneous trips. He advocates for dynamic on-site management or real-time ticket availability updates in lieu of reservations in those instances. For popular locations that retain reservation systems, Liu suggests optimizing cancellation and refund mechanisms to release unused slots. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A growing number of consumers in China are reporting fraud and poor service from "emotional consultation" agencies that promise to help them recover lost relationships. These agencies, often found on social media, use high success rates and fabricated testimonials to lure customers into paying for services like coaching, text messaging, and social media content creation. Clients report that the advice is generic, ineffective, and that contracts are designed to make refunds difficult, if not impossible. Experts warn that these practices exceed the boundaries of legitimate psychological counseling, and consumers are urging regulators to strengthen oversight of the industry.
Summary: The *People's Daily* and People's Daily Online are jointly soliciting public feedback on urgent and pressing problems faced by the masses through the "Reader's Letters" and "Leaders' Message Board" platforms. Readers are invited to submit problem leads and suggestions via email or mobile app. The initiative aims to gather information on issues of concern to the public. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
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Summary: Wu Kun, chief biological breeding expert at Hubei Xiangyang Zhengda Seed Industry, is leading efforts at the company's Hainan breeding base to leverage data-driven approaches for corn breeding. They are using a digital platform developed with Changsha Bio-Cloud Data Technology to analyze genetic and field data, aiming to improve the efficiency of identifying high-yield hybrid corn combinations. The goal is to shorten the breeding cycle by using data models to predict outcomes, potentially skipping field trials. The effort involves comparing model predictions with traditional breeding expertise to refine the accuracy of the models.
Summary: The article reports on the successful cultivation of pitaya ("bird's nest fruit") on Naozhou Island, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, highlighting its potential to boost local farmers' incomes. A local company is working to expand the market for this fruit, and plans to expand into export markets to grow the industry. The Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone aims to expand the planting area to more than 1,000 mu within two years, with an estimated annual output value of 50 million yuan. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chongqing-Wanzhou High-Speed Railway (New Yu-Wan High-Speed Railway) made significant progress with the completion of the Changlinggang Tunnel, the longest and most challenging tunnel on the line. This marks the completion of all 56 tunnels along the 251-kilometer route, paving the way for the railway's scheduled opening. According to Wang Jianhua, the railway is now entering the critical phase of station construction. The New Yu-Wan High-Speed Railway is an important component of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed rail network, facilitating travel, economic development, and the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle.
Summary: The China Development Bank (CDB) successfully issued 6 billion yuan in 3-year green bonds at a 1.49% interest rate, with strong demand from investors like Jiangsu Bank, Bank of China, and CITIC Bank. The funds will be allocated to key areas like infrastructure upgrades, environmental protection, and ecological restoration. The CDB aims to further utilize green finance bonds to support China's green transition and ecological development. The CDB has issued a cumulative total of 247.5 billion yuan in green bonds to date. The project is predicted to have positive environmental impacts such as reduced emissions and improved water management.
Summary: In the first two months of this year, Guangxi's cross-border e-commerce import and export to ASEAN countries approached 10 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of over 40%. Guangxi, leveraging its comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone, has expanded its e-commerce trade network to over 220 countries and regions. As a key gateway for China's opening-up and cooperation with ASEAN, Guangxi has formed an e-commerce cooperation alliance with 12 western provinces and cities to continuously expand its "Silk Road e-commerce" cooperation network with ASEAN. Guangxi aims to exceed 40 billion yuan in cross-border e-commerce import and export to ASEAN by 2025, accounting for 60% of its total, with a growth rate exceeding 20%.
Summary: A national analysis meeting in Beijing highlighted the steady development of China's floriculture industry in 2025, characterized by optimized structure, improved quality, and steady progress. Experts at the meeting suggested focusing on new consumer demands for "life scene solutions," such as balcony gardens and office greenery, and creating new business models like "garden e-commerce" and "flower therapy". China's flower exports are growing, with cut flowers entering the European market, and the industry is urged to focus on technological innovation and international trade. In 2025, China's total flower imports and exports reached 918 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 17%. The meeting emphasized the need to shift from "quantity export" to "quality export" and "brand export."
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Summary: The article discusses Xi Jinping's emphasis on developing "new productive forces" (新质生产力) tailored to local conditions as crucial for high-quality development and economic competitiveness. It argues that this approach enriches Marxist production theory by emphasizing innovation, talent development, and adapting to diverse regional needs. Developing new productive forces according to local conditions can effectively improve total factor productivity and enhance economic competitiveness. The article suggests strategies for achieving this, including improving regional innovation systems, building modern industrial systems based on local advantages, and promoting the smooth flow of production factors through a unified national market. Finally, the article proposes promoting new urbanization centered on people to provide broad space for new quality productive forces.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of cadres adopting a holistic and long-term perspective when evaluating achievements, urging them to consider the broader national interest ("大局") and long-term consequences. It criticizes cadres who prioritize short-term gains or local interests over the overall strategic goals of the Party and the nation. The article advocates for calculating three "accounts": the "big picture" (大账), the overall or comprehensive picture (总账), and the long-term picture (长远账), which are interconnected and essential for achieving sustainable and balanced development. It stresses that prioritizing the political perspective and faithfully implementing the Party's decisions is the foundation for high-quality development across all sectors. Ultimately, cadres must consider the interests of future generations and work towards the long-term prosperity of the nation.
Summary: This article discusses the need to cultivate high-level cultural talent proficient in information technology to promote cultural prosperity and development in the digital age. It highlights the disconnect between current training systems and the evolving digital landscape, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary and integrated talent. The author advocates for a demand-driven approach, optimizing the training system, and fostering a supportive ecosystem through policy and institutional reforms to encourage innovation and address the shortage of talent skilled in integrating culture and technology. The article also mentions the need to address issues like cultural resource mobilization and core technology autonomy in the cultural field. The author makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Yangqiao subdistrict of Kunming faced difficulties providing land for an energy storage project due to historical land issues. Party Secretary Zhu Haibin, after internal deliberation, utilized Kunming's "fault tolerance" mechanism to report the issue, allowing for risk pre-declaration for potential errors in project development. The local discipline inspection commission approved the request, facilitating land acquisition and project progress, which is expected to reach production in June. Kunming has received 93 applications for fault tolerance, accepting 44 of them, to support cadres in taking responsibility. This article does not contain information about the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the phenomenon of cadres choosing inaction ("lying flat") due to the fear of making mistakes and facing accountability for increased activity. It argues that a "one-size-fits-all" approach to accountability discourages initiative and fosters a culture of risk aversion. To address this, the article advocates for a nuanced approach to error, differentiating between errors arising from inexperience, innovation, and unintentional mistakes versus deliberate violations or self-serving actions. The piece emphasizes that organizations must support cadres, objectively evaluate mistakes, and provide tolerance to encourage initiative and progress. Ultimately, the article promotes fostering an environment where cadres can take risks and innovate without excessive fear of punishment.
Summary: A court in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, ruled that a property management company was not liable for damages to a car parked illegally in a fire lane when it was struck by falling exterior tiles from a building. The court found the company had taken reasonable measures, including warnings and repair attempts, and fulfilled its management duties. The ruling emphasized individual responsibility for adhering to public rules and bearing the consequences of one's actions. The court decision was meant to discourage the idea that one is automatically entitled to compensation for damages. No United States or U.S.-China relations were mentioned in the article.
Summary: Hong Kong's Police Force held a "National Security Education Day 2026 and Police-Public Fun Day" to raise national security awareness among citizens. The event featured an exhibition area designed to promote understanding of the white paper on national security in Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems." Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Cheuk Wing-hing emphasized Hong Kong's constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security. Commissioner of Police Chow Yat-ming stated that Hong Kong is moving towards a new stage of "from governance to prosperity" under the protection of national security laws and enforcement mechanisms. The United States was not mentioned in the article.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), in conjunction with the National Railway Administration, summoned representatives from seven online platforms, including Ctrip and Meituan, involved in train ticket sales. The CAC instructed these platforms to adhere strictly to cybersecurity regulations and cease using automated programs for large-scale ticket scalping, which interferes with the security of the 12306 railway platform. The authorities warned that they would intensify technical monitoring and severely punish any actions that disrupt the security of the 12306 platform. These actions are in accordance with the Cybersecurity Law and the Regulations on the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Hezhou City held the Lion King Open on April 12th, featuring 16 teams competing in traditional Southern Lion and high-pole Southern Lion categories. The competition, accompanied by traditional music, celebrated the "March 3rd" festival. No U.S. or U.S.-China relations were mentioned in the provided article.
Summary: To commemorate National Security Education Day, the Macau SAR government and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau jointly held a series of performances and exhibitions themed "Coordinating Development and Security, Safeguarding the '15th Five-Year Plan' New Journey," attracting over 2,200 attendees. A national expert team presented performances highlighting Macau's unique characteristics and showcasing the implementation of holistic national security across various sectors, including political, military, territorial, and cultural security. An audience reported that they were deeply educated by the performances. Additionally, a public welfare film festival featuring seven national security-themed movies will be held from April 15th to May 10th, sponsored by the same two organizations.
Summary: Liaoning province is establishing a judicial collaboration mechanism between the Dalian Maritime Court and courts in six coastal cities, aiming for coordinated marine environmental protection. The initiative includes unified judicial standards for marine environmental cases, with mechanisms for transferring jurisdiction to the Dalian Maritime Court for pollution cases. Coastal city courts will support the Dalian Maritime Court in areas like evidence collection, while the Maritime Court will assist local courts with ship-related issues. This system promotes resource sharing and information exchange between coastal courts.
Summary: Beijing's market regulators are initiating a campaign to crack down on deceptive advertising tactics, specifically "eye-catching big characters and liability-waiving small characters," which mislead consumers about product details and promotions. The focus will be on sectors including pharmaceuticals, electronics, and new energy vehicles. The initiative aims to guide businesses toward compliant marketing practices and enhance consumer awareness, advising consumers to scrutinize all product information and retain evidence of advertisements. Consumers are encouraged to file complaints via the national 12315 platform if they encounter false advertising.
Summary: Shandong Province's Public Security Department has launched the "Qilu Guardian" campaign, focusing on proactive, preventative, and intelligent policing to improve public safety. The campaign targets 17 types of illegal activities across five key areas, including economic, financial, and livelihood issues. Shandong police will use integrated resources and coordinated operations at the provincial, city, and county levels to comprehensively combat crime. The initiative also emphasizes preventative measures by addressing grassroots conflicts in rural areas and managing key personnel and materials.
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Summary: Southwest University, Yuan Longping's alma mater, is cultivating a new generation of agricultural experts through emerging interdisciplinary programs like smart agriculture and biological breeding. To celebrate its upcoming 120th anniversary, the university is staging an original play about Yuan Longping and his dream of high-yield rice, aiming to inspire students to dedicate themselves to agricultural development. The university emphasizes integrating technology with traditional agriculture, establishing research centers, and encouraging students to engage in practical fieldwork through "science and technology small courtyards" in rural areas. Southwest University is also working to integrate modern technology into traditional agriculture to encourage smart and green practices. Zhang Weiguo, the Party Secretary of Southwest University, emphasized that the university serves national strategies and regional development by expanding into smart agriculture and biological breeding.
Summary: The author, a producer and composer for the musical *The Message* (*风声*), reflects on the successes and challenges facing original Chinese musicals. While acknowledging the growing popularity and innovation in domestic productions, the author notes issues such as talent shortages, inconsistent quality, and copyright infringement. They emphasize the need to shift from relying on celebrity actors to focusing on strong content and fostering new talent, allowing the play itself to elevate the actors. They also suggest that Chinese musicals should focus on universal human emotions and values to connect with international audiences, rather than solely emphasizing national characteristics. The author is currently working on the 2.0 version of *The Message*.
Summary: China's "World Cultural Heritage - Beijing Central Axis" special stamp, specifically the "Bell and Drum Towers" stamp, won the "World's Best Stamp 2025" award, as announced on April 9th. The stamp was chosen from 195 entries from 66 countries and regions, as well as the United Nations Postal Administration. In addition, the "Beauty of Mathematics" stamp won first place in the "Best Innovative Stamp" category for its use of color-changing and fluorescent inks. Recent innovations in stamp production, including digital interaction and embedded augmented reality, are aimed at attracting younger audiences. China Post plans to further integrate stamps with cultural, tourism, and film industries to better showcase culture and tell Chinese stories.
Summary: Beijing has launched its 2026 Public Archaeology Season, featuring 25 activities across five categories, with the theme "Touching Archaeology, Interpreting Beijing." The event, organized by the Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau and the Fengtai District Government, aims to promote archaeological knowledge and cultural identity. The Beijing Municipal Institute of Archaeology will offer hands-on activities at archaeological sites like the Great Wall. Museums will also offer interactive exhibits, such as the Capital Museum's script-based experience and fossil-related activities at the Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian. The Beijing Municipal Institute of Archaeology will also present an exhibition reviewing Beijing's archaeological achievements over the past 70 years.
Summary: Fujian Province has established a regional and country studies association, becoming the third province in China to do so after Shanghai and Zhejiang. The organization aims to standardize and professionalize area studies in Fujian, fostering collaborative innovation. The association will build platforms for academic research, policy consultation, talent cultivation, and translating research results into practical applications. The move signifies Fujian's intent to integrate research resources for area and country studies to train experts for international affairs and global governance.
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Summary: The article reports on the expansion of hemodialysis services to community health centers in Beijing, with the goal of increasing accessibility for patients with end-stage renal disease. A specific case study of the Gao Bei Dian Community Health Service Center is highlighted, emphasizing standardized procedures, staff training with support from Chaoyang Hospital, and emergency protocols to ensure quality of care. Patients benefit from reduced travel time and costs, while the *yiliaoti* (医联体, medical alliance) system facilitates transfers to higher-level hospitals for complex cases. Beijing aims to expand these services to more community hospitals to enhance service capabilities and ensure consistent care.
Summary: A statement from the Chairman of Ping An Insurance Group emphasizes the company's commitment to serving the people through comprehensive financial, medical, and elderly care solutions. Ping An is focused on deepening its "integrated finance + healthcare and elderly care" model, leveraging technology to enhance service quality and accessibility. The company is launching a "Service Year" initiative focused on improving customer experience, expanding global emergency assistance, and building a unique healthcare service network. The company highlights its global emergency rescue service system, which has assisted customers abroad, including recent evacuations from the Middle East. Ping An also plans to launch a "Life Dignity Protection Service Plan" for elderly individuals living alone.
Summary: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the "Measures for the Administration of Cybersecurity Labels" to enhance product cybersecurity capabilities, protect consumer rights, and maintain network security. Effective July 1, 2026, the measures establish a voluntary labeling system with three cybersecurity levels represented by one to three stars. Product producers will conduct cybersecurity capability testing to determine the appropriate label, with penalties for misuse or false advertising. The system encourages producers to improve their cybersecurity and consumers to prioritize labeled products. The measures do not directly address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 22nd Shazikou Mackerel Festival commenced on April 12th in Qingdao's Laoshan District, Shandong province. The festival aims to boost rural industry through activities like seafood markets, performances, and interactive experiences. The festival promotes experiential consumption.
Summary: A new Guizhou Province notice, jointly issued by six departments, outlines measures to bolster employment assistance for vulnerable groups. The notice refines the definition of "employment-difficult individuals," expands eligibility, and streamlines application processes for aid. It emphasizes tailored "one-on-one" support and encourages flexible employment models, particularly for older workers by raising the age limits for who is considered "older." The notice also details financial subsidies and support for businesses hiring those with employment difficulties, along with entrepreneurship support, which will be implemented in 2026. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: A popular "burger and馒头 diet" (汉堡馒头减肥法) on social media, involving black coffee and eggs for breakfast, burgers for lunch, and 馒头for dinner, is being criticized by Tianjin First Central Hospital nutritionist Tan Guijun for its lack of nutritional balance. Tan emphasized the importance of a balanced diet with appropriate proportions of carbohydrates, proteins, and vegetables at each meal, and the dangers of rapid weight loss from unsustainable diets. He notes that refined carbohydrates, like white rice and flour, contribute to rising rates of metabolic diseases like diabetes, and suggests people ensure a balanced diet and regular exercise instead. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is collaboratively managing cross-border water bodies to improve water quality and build "happy rivers and lakes." Specific examples include the joint efforts between Zhuhai and Macau to manage the Yachong River, and Shenzhen and Hong Kong's collaboration on the Dapeng Bay. These initiatives involve measures like pollution control, ecological restoration, and establishing collaborative mechanisms. The area has also focused on source control of pollution, protecting and restoring river and marine ecology.
Summary: Luo Chunping, a patrolman in the Wanglang National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, has dedicated over 20 years to protecting the local ecosystem and wildlife, including the giant panda. He works with researchers from various institutions, contributing to scientific projects such as monitoring the red-throated hill partridge and updating the reserve's species information. Luo and his colleagues successfully captured images of snow leopards, filling a decades-long gap in the region's wildlife records. In addition to his patrol duties, Luo also serves as a science educator, sharing his knowledge with children and fostering a sense of responsibility for nature.
Summary: The city of Zhongwei in Ningxia is undertaking spring work to improve desert control along the Tengger Desert, constructing new "brush-like net rope" sand barriers. These barriers, with a lifespan of 5-6 years, replace traditional straw checkerboards, which degrade within 2-3 years. The new method increases work efficiency by 60% and allows for industrialized mass production. The effort aims to solidify desert control achievements and strengthen the ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
Summary: A Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology-sponsored project, led by the China Meteorological Administration, has launched to develop AI-powered weather forecasting for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. The project involves nine Chinese institutions and partners from five BRI countries: Mongolia, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The initiative aims to build a seamless intelligent weather forecasting system, integrate AI models into the "Mazu" platform, and establish joint laboratories to enhance local meteorological capabilities in partner countries. The project intends to deploy its technology in at least six countries for six months, covering a population of 10 million with weather disaster warnings. The initiative emphasizes a shift towards joint research and capacity building alongside technology transfer.
Summary: A comprehensive three-year scientific expedition to Cangshan Mountain in Yunnan Province, involving over 300 experts from eight institutions, has concluded, yielding a detailed assessment of the area's biodiversity. The expedition cataloged over 1,000 newly recorded species, establishing a record for Yunnan in the last 20 years, and systematically classified the region's vegetation. Researchers documented 4,600 higher plant species, 418 large fungi species, and 75 species of nationally protected wild plants, also identifying 57 species endemic to Cangshan and its surrounding areas. The study also conducted the first systematic animal diversity survey and soil microbe investigation in Cangshan. The findings provide scientific data for the precise protection and sustainable use of Cangshan's resources.
Summary: A recent Hainan Provincial Forestry Bureau report indicates a record high of 77 waterbird species and over 40,000 individual birds were recorded during the 2026 wintering waterbird synchronized monitoring as of March 30th. Rare bird species are increasingly appearing in Hainan, including the first-ever record of the Saunders's gull, a Class I protected species, in Sibi Bay Wetland in Dongfang City. The number of black-faced spoonbills in Dongfang has increased by 250% in the last five years, and spoon-billed sandpipers have been wintering in Danzhou Bay for seven consecutive years. Hainan is strengthening habitat management and law enforcement to protect bird resources.
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Summary: This article discusses the revival of several traditional Chinese sports. It highlights the Hezhen ethnic group's "fork grass ball" (叉草球) game in Tongjiang, Heilongjiang, which evolved from fishing practices and is now being promoted in schools to preserve cultural heritage. The article also describes the Hainan "coconut tree climbing race" (攀椰竞速), originating from daily labor, and the Guizhou "bamboo egg hitting" (打篾鸡蛋) activity of the Gelao and Miao ethnic groups. These sports are being actively promoted through education, competitions, and cultural events to ensure their survival and appeal to younger generations.
Summary: The article discusses a recent incident of unsportsmanlike conduct during a U10 youth soccer tournament in Beijing, where two teams deliberately played poorly to avoid stronger opponents. In response, the Beijing Football Association has banned the team leaders and coaches involved from all football-related activities in Beijing, and has recommended their inclusion on a national blacklist. The Chinese Football Association emphasized the need to prevent a results-oriented approach from corrupting youth football development, prioritizing fair play and genuine competition. The article stresses that fundamental changes are needed to address systemic issues and foster a healthy football culture, emphasizing the importance of long-term, sustainable development of youth football, and references reforms that allowed the U23 to achieve success. The article does not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 8th SCO International Chess Team Championship concluded in Shanghai, with 12 SCO nations participating. China fielded two teams, and China's Team One won the championship for the first time, defeating the defending champion, Russia, in a tie-breaker. The final match was tied after two rounds, leading to a rapid chess tie-breaker where China initially fell behind. China ultimately prevailed in the "sudden death" round, with key wins from Ding Liren and Ju Wenjun.
Summary: Chinese athlete Chu Shouhong won the gold medal in the men's speed climbing event at the 2026 Asian Climbing Championships and Nagoya Asian Games qualifier held in Meishan, Sichuan. Chu overcame a poor preliminary round performance to win the final against his teammate Zhou Ziyu, who took silver. Chinese athletes Zhou Yifei and Qin Yumei secured silver and bronze respectively in the women's speed climbing event. The event took place from April 8-12. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2026 Triathlon Asian Cup and China Triathlon League took place in Dexing City, Jiangxi Province, featuring various race formats and attracting over a thousand domestic and international athletes. Yang Yifan from Shandong won the Asian Cup women's elite group, while James Corbett from the World Triathlon Federation won the men's elite group. Peter Wolkowicz from the Shanghai Triathlon Sports Club won the men's full-distance age group in the China Triathlon League, and Yu Shujun from the Zhejiang Triathlon Association won the women's full-distance age group. The event combined competitive and participatory elements. There was no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place in Sangzhi County, Hunan, honoring nine individuals including Zhang Xishan and Sun Jun, as well as the 1996 Olympic Chinese Men's Basketball team. This fourth induction cycle brings the Hall of Fame to a total of 51 individuals and 4 teams. The event also featured public outreach, including training sessions and exhibition games featuring Hall of Fame members and local players. The article does not make any discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2026 Beijing International Running Festival—Beijing Half Marathon took place on April 12th, with over 22,000 participants. Wang Wenjie won the men's race with a time of 1:01:15, setting a new national record for the half marathon. Xu Shuangshuang won the women's race with a time of 1:09:54. Wang stated the result was within his training levels and he is adapted to Beijing's weather and track. He plans to focus on track events rather than frequent marathons for the rest of the season.
Summary: The 2026 Xiong'an Marathon took place in Xiong'an, Hebei, with 12,000 runners participating. The race route showcased the developing Xiong'an New Area, including the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center and Baiyangdian ecological zone. Renqing Dongzhibu and Zhu Xiaolin won the men's and women's full marathons respectively, while Yerkebulan Tennisbek and Li Mengyao won the half-marathon. The event included a market with local food and cultural products.
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Summary: Spain is committed to its electric vehicle (EV) transition, evidenced by increasing EV registrations and additional funding allocated to the "Spanish Automotive 2030 Plan." The country aims to have 5 million EVs on the road by 2030 and is fostering collaboration with Chinese companies like BYD and CATL to bolster its EV industry, particularly in battery production. These collaborations aim to enhance Spain's industrial autonomy and reindustrialization, with Chinese investment aiding Spain's shift towards "R&D + battery integration." Minister of Industry and Tourism Jordi Hereu noted that Chinese investment and cooperation in Spain's automotive sector helps the country achieve industrial strategic autonomy. China's Ambassador to Spain Yao Jing stated that China is willing to share technology and opportunities to promote the common development of local communities and industries.
Summary: A Senegalese national martial arts coach recounts the growing popularity of Taijiquan (太极拳) in Senegal, highlighting a recent joint Chinese-Senegalese Taijiquan demonstration in Dakar celebrating the first "International Taijiquan Day." He emphasizes the impact of Chinese martial arts on Senegalese youth and the values it instills, noting over 15,000 practitioners in the country. The coach also mentions the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in 2026, where Wushu (武术) will be a formal event, expressing his hope that this will further promote the sport. He also touches on how a competition sponsored by the Chinese embassy will help promote the sport.
Summary: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei stated that Iran and the U.S. have reached some agreements but remain divided on two or three key issues, preventing a final deal. U.S. President Trump claimed that negotiations with Iran were progressing well on most issues except for the nuclear issue. Trump also stated the U.S. Navy would begin preventing ships from entering or exiting the Strait of Hormuz. Separately, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) reaffirmed its intention to revise the constitution, prompting domestic criticism. LDP President Takaichi Sanae expressed hope for progress on proposing constitutional amendments by the next party convention.
Summary: Laos's 10th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026-2030) was approved at the first session of the 10th National Assembly. The plan sets targets for annual economic growth of 6%, aiming for a per capita GDP of $3,104 by 2030, and focuses on agriculture, industry, and service sectors. A key component of the plan is enhancing regional connectivity through transportation infrastructure projects like the Boten-Houayxay Expressway and Vientiane-Pakse Expressway, as well as upgrading digital infrastructure including 5G expansion. The plan aims to deepen regional and international cooperation and transition Laos' economy towards innovation. The plan emphasizes expanding agricultural exports to China.
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Summary: The article announces that a trade event called “China•Hainan” will be held from April 13-18, 2026, and is hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the People's Government of Hainan Province. Canada is designated as the guest country, and Shanghai is the guest province/city. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the "Asian security model" proposed in April 2025, emphasizing principles of shared security, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and dialogue. Rooted in Asian values and incorporating a comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable approach to security, this model aims to address regional security deficits and offer a "Chinese solution" to global challenges. China is positioned as a strong advocate and active promoter of this model, contributing to its normative development, institutional construction, and practical actions. The article also notes the challenges posed by exclusive alliances and military blocs from outside the region, and argues that the Asian security model promotes a more just and reasonable international order. The model is promoted as an alternative to U.S. influence in the region.
Summary: Analysts commenting on Chinese approaches to regional security emphasized the importance of the "Asian security model," rooted in Asian values and cooperation. Observers highlighted China's call to abandon Cold War thinking and power politics, advocating for inclusive development and security cooperation within Asia. China's mediation in the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute was cited as an example of this model, emphasizing impartiality and respect for sovereignty. Analysts see the "Asian security model" as an alternative to traditional alliances, promoting dialogue and cooperation to address challenges. These approaches aim to foster mutual trust and consensus, while respecting regional diversity.
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Summary: The article discusses the development of Xiong'an New Area as a model for modern, high-quality urban development in China. It emphasizes a "people-centered" approach, focusing on meticulous planning, infrastructure development, and coordinated regional development, particularly within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (Jingjinji) area. The article discusses upgrading traditional industries, fostering new ones, and planning future industries based on local conditions. Xiong'an is presented as a city where coordinated regional development is of particular importance.
Summary: In 2025, China's major state-owned commercial banks, including ICBC, Agricultural Bank, Bank of China, Construction Bank, Transportation Bank, and Postal Savings Bank, increased lending to the real economy, particularly in manufacturing, strategic emerging industries, and green initiatives. These banks reported increased profits and revenues, attributing this to a shift towards "quality and efficiency" in their financial services, with a focus on supporting technological innovation through comprehensive financial packages, including equity investment pilot programs. They are also enhancing cross-border financial services to support Chinese companies expanding globally. Bank of China, for example, has institutions in 64 countries and regions. These banks aim to further increase financial support for key areas such as rural revitalization, consumption, and strategic emerging industries in the coming year.
Summary: During its 2025 performance report, Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) Vice President Lin Li announced the launch of an "AI lobster" tool designed to automate data analysis and streamline loan processes. The report indicates that AI is now deeply embedded in Chinese banks' operations, with institutions like ICBC and CCB investing heavily in AI models and data infrastructure. Banks are using AI for various applications, including customer service and personalized recommendations, with Postal Savings Bank of China reporting over 6 billion yuan in personal credit via AI. While Chinese banks are embracing AI, challenges remain, including data silos, model limitations, and security concerns.
Summary: Professor Pan Helin's new book argues for a shift from scale-based economics to innovation-driven development in China, emphasizing the importance of institutional advantages and factor allocation. The book highlights that while property rights reform and factor inputs drove past economic growth, this model faces diminishing returns and structural challenges. It stresses that innovation, supported by clear property rights and a "先立后破" (establish before abolishing) governance approach, is essential for future growth. Furthermore, the book advocates for balancing innovation with social equity and coordinating development with security to ensure resilient industrial and supply chains. These efforts are presented as necessary for building a high-level socialist market economy.
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Summary: 澄迈 County in Hainan province is focused on high-quality development through five key initiatives, including attracting investment and revitalizing rural industries. They successfully attracted 181 projects with a total of 36.342 billion yuan in investment in 2025. The county is also focused on upgrading the Hainan Old Town Science and Technology New City. To support these goals, the county is implementing a "reveal the list to select a leader" mechanism to improve the capabilities and work ethic of its cadre. They are focused on seizing the opportunity for the Hainan Free Trade Port to achieve operational closure.
Summary: An online taxi driver from Yongzhou persuaded the author to visit his hometown, citing the city's recent "Xiangchao" championship win by a local team composed of ordinary citizens. The driver enthusiastically described the surge in tourism and economic benefits Yongzhou experienced after the victory, including locals welcoming visitors and offering free accommodation. He emphasized that this success provides the opportunity for future generations to thrive in their hometown. The driver attributes Yongzhou's victory and subsequent prosperity to the initial lack of resources, making it a "barefoot" team that persevered and welcomed the gains. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The article discusses different types of "hidden skills" (暗功夫) employed by Chinese writers, particularly in poetry and fiction. It analyzes how writers like Chen Yinque and Gu Jiegang subtly embed classical allusions or personal experiences into their works, requiring careful reading and contextual knowledge to fully understand their intent. Another "hidden skill" is observed in Wang Zengqi's fiction, where crucial details are understated to create a specific artistic effect and evoke a sense of melancholy. The author emphasizes that these techniques demand both skill from the writer and attentive reading from the audience to appreciate the nuances of the work. The article doesn't discuss U.S. or U.S. and China relations.
Summary: The author recounts their move from Hangzhou to Shenzhen due to his wife's studies in Hong Kong and his initial reluctance towards the city's fast-paced environment. He spends his days taking his child to various small, unconventional parks scattered throughout the city, often located in unexpected places like under overpasses or near markets. He observes diverse groups utilizing these spaces, from office workers discussing business to individuals engaging in live-streaming and other entrepreneurial activities. The author contrasts these unique parks with the grander landscapes he misses, eventually coming to appreciate their accessibility and the sense of community they foster. He notes that Shenzhen embraces people regardless of their origin.
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Summary: This poem describes the sudden and fleeting beauty of springtime blossoms like apricot, peach, cherry, and wild roses. The delicate petals are easily scattered by the wind, like pages of a letter being read by butterflies. The speaker cautions against calling out the flowers' names, as their blooming and falling are a delicate response. The imagery evokes a sense of both joy and melancholy. The article does not discuss the statements or actions of any officials, nor does it mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This short poem describes a scene in springtime. Cherry blossoms, sunlight, and laughter are all falling. People are described as becoming light, shining brightly. There is no mention of specific Chinese officials, U.S.-China relations, or the United States.
Summary: This article is an anecdotal piece describing the tradition of making and sharing "Yangliu" cakes, a local delicacy made with a specific type of grass, during the Qingming festival. The author reminisces about childhood memories of collecting the grass and the communal aspect of sharing the cakes with neighbors, which fostered good relationships. The author contrasts this with a less satisfying, modern version made in the city, highlighting the importance of traditional methods and the taste of home. The exchange of Yangliu cakes and other gifts, reminiscent of village life, now brings warmth to the author's modern apartment building.
Summary: An 84-year-old photographer is opening the "Han River Memory Art Museum" in his hometown in Hubei province, funded entirely by himself. The museum will showcase his collection of cameras, photography equipment, Han River-themed photo scrolls, local liquor, and cultural artifacts collected over half a century. His work includes a 150-meter long photo scroll that documents the South-North Water Transfer Project, which moves water from the Han River to northern China, including to areas around Beijing and Tianjin.
Summary: This short notice from the *People's Daily* solicits original, unpublished contributions from readers. It specifies that submissions should not be simultaneously submitted to other publications. The email address for submissions is provided. There is no mention of specific political topics, officials, or U.S.-China relations.
By: 本报记者 程 晨 吕 莉 王云杉
In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) in Hebei (河北) and the symposium on further promoting high-quality construction and development of the Xiong'an New Area: "Improve the public service system, focus on guaranteeing and improving people's livelihoods, and actively explore future-oriented smart city management models."
On the eve of the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out during his visit to grassroots cadres and the masses in Beijing (北京): "Adhere to the concept of people's city, focus on improving the basic public service system, make good use of mechanisms such as 'immediate response to appeals,' and earnestly solve the urgent and difficult problems of the people."
Cities are important carriers of modernization and beautiful homes for people's happy lives. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes: "Promote the transformation of urban development methods and build innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and smart modern people's cities."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) attaches great importance to urban work. From creatively proposing "taking a path of urban development with Chinese characteristics" at the Central Urban Work Conference in 2015, to emphasizing "taking a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics" at the Central Urban Work Conference in 2025; from proposing "People's cities are built by the people and for the people" during his inspection in Shanghai (上海) in 2019, to emphasizing that urban renewal should "focus on benefiting the people, facilitating the people, and ensuring the people's well-being" when visiting grassroots cadres and the masses in Liaoning (辽宁) in 2025... The General Secretary is always concerned about whether the people live comfortably and conveniently in the city.
General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work are both consistent and keep pace with the times. "Building a modern people's city" provides an important guideline for taking a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics.
The Central Urban Work Conference held in 2025 deployed seven key tasks for urban work: focusing on optimizing the modern urban system, focusing on building vibrant and innovative cities, focusing on building comfortable and convenient livable cities, focusing on building green and low-carbon beautiful cities, focusing on building safe and reliable resilient cities, focusing on building morally noble and virtuous civilized cities, and focusing on building convenient and efficient smart cities.
The new path corresponds to the old path of "extensive expansion, imbalance between people and land, and destruction of the environment." China's urbanization is shifting from a period of rapid growth to a period of stable development, and urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock improvement and quality enhancement. The two Central Urban Work Conferences span ten years, accurately grasp the new historical orientation, and deeply understand the new stage characteristics. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on urban work are constantly enriched and developed. To build a modern people's city, we must actively adapt to major changes, actively face the "two shifts," and adhere to connotative development.
What is "connotative development"? Transforming urban development concepts, paying more attention to people-oriented approaches; transforming urban development methods, paying more attention to intensive and efficient approaches; transforming urban development drivers, paying more attention to characteristic development; transforming the focus of urban work, paying more attention to governance investment; transforming urban work methods, paying more attention to overall coordination—"five transformations, five more attentions" scientifically explain the development essence of modern people's cities.
How to build a modern people's city? The Central Urban Work Conference held in 2025 gave a clear "roadmap" and "construction plan," with both "how to view" and "how to do," and the key is to implement it.
Based on China's national conditions, adhere to Chinese characteristics. From "taking a path of urban development with Chinese characteristics" to "taking a new path of urban modernization with Chinese characteristics," what remains unchanged is "Chinese characteristics." This is the direction of urban development in our country and a vivid embodiment of the "two integrations" in urban work. Our urban construction certainly needs to learn from the beneficial experiences of foreign countries, but we cannot lose the excellent traditional Chinese culture. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must strengthen the management of architectural design so that our urban buildings can better reflect Chinese aesthetics and contemporary style."
Grasp scientific methods and adhere to adapting to local conditions. China has more than 690 cities, with vast differences in natural resources, diverse factor endowments, and unique cultural characteristics. Only by deeply cultivating their respective advantages and accurately positioning themselves from differentiation can they cultivate seeds in suitable soil and transform resource advantages into development advantages. During his work in Zhejiang (浙江), Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) spent a lot of time conducting in-depth investigations and research throughout the province, taking a broad and long-term view, thinking meticulously, clarifying ideas, pointing out directions, and drawing blueprints for Zhejiang's (浙江) promotion of new urbanization.
Respect objective laws and adhere to seeking truth from facts. Urban work is complex and multifaceted, and the key is to understand and follow the laws and overcome "performance impulses." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Promoting urbanization is a gradual process that comes naturally, and it must conform to the laws of economic and social development, and must not deviate from reality or be eager for quick success" "Some things require hard battles, and some things require 久久为功 (jiǔ jiǔ wéi gōng - "achieve success through persistent effort," persistent effort will lead to success)."
"Urban construction must put making the people's living and working in peace and contentment first, and leave the best resources to the people" "Let the people live more conveniently, comfortably, and beautifully in the city" "Cities should not only have height, but also have warmth" "A gold cup or a silver cup is not as good as the people's reputation, and it is true if the people say it is good"... General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions always run through the people-centered development thought.
The ultimate goal of urban development is to enable the people to live a better life. If we are optimistic, we will seize the opportunity to do it. As long as we earnestly practice the concept of people's city and cultivate urban civilization with historical patience, we will surely continue to write new chapters in the construction of modern people's cities.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
As the bell rang for the end of the second class, the extended break time at Chongzuo High School (崇左市高级中学) in Guangxi Province arrived, and the campus became lively. Stepping out of the classroom, the students lined up for running exercises, their movements synchronized and their slogans loud.
After the running exercises, the students' cheeks were slightly red and their foreheads were sweating. After a short rest, some students played fancy jump rope together, the ropes flying and their feet rising and falling. Some played table tennis and badminton, hitting the ball back and forth in a lively scene. During the 30-minute extended break, the students moved and enjoyed themselves in their chosen sports activities.
In October 2025, the General Office of the Ministry of Education (教育部办公厅) issued the "Ten Measures for Further Strengthening the Mental Health Work of Primary and Secondary School Students" (《进一步加强中小学生心理健康工作十条措施》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Ten Measures"), proposing to "fully implement '2 hours of physical education every day'." Schools across the country have increased physical education class hours and set up extended breaks to allow students to "sweat and have light in their eyes."
Among them, the active suggestions of several National People's Congress (全国人大) deputies and a key supervised proposal of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) played an important role in promoting the introduction of the "Ten Measures."
From the Fields to the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂)
Multiple NPC deputies conducted research and submitted proposals at the National People's Congress
Including mental health check-ups in routine physical examinations for primary and secondary schools, strengthening the popularization of mental health knowledge... Opening the work notebook of Huang Huachun (黄花春), a National People's Congress deputy and vice principal of Chongzuo High School (崇左市高级中学), it is densely filled with notes.
"I often hear some children confide that they are 'unhappy.' These were once considered temporary and 'sensitive,' but now, we have realized that psychological difficulties need to be seen and treated scientifically." For many years, Huang Huachun (黄花春) has been rooted in the front line of education, paying long-term attention to students' mental health, and submitted a proposal on accelerating the integration of medicine and education at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress.
On the "Deputies' Passage" on March 9 this year, Huang Huachun (黄花春) shared a story from her own experience: a student she once taught was anxious and helpless due to family changes and wanted to give up her studies. At that moment, she did not rush to judge, but chose to "listen" first and then "speak." She said to the student: "As long as you are willing to move forward, we will help you find a way together."
Later, this student was admitted to university, became a teacher after graduation, and also said to Huang Huachun (黄花春): "When I grow up, I will become you and care for students like you."
Wan Li (万立), a National People's Congress deputy and vice president of the All China Lawyers Association (中华全国律师协会), works at a law firm that has long focused on legal services in the field of education. In order to accurately grasp the pain points of adolescent mental health, Wan Li (万立) and several lawyers entered campuses, listened to teachers, communicated with students, and held discussions with parents.
"We found that some students have academic anxiety and even aversion to school, and the psychological health teachers in schools are lacking." Combining the research, Wan Li (万立) submitted relevant proposals at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress.
Meng Hongjuan (孟红娟), a National People's Congress deputy and director of the manufacturing workshop three of Zhejiang Shaoxing Factory (浙江绍兴工厂) of Winner Medical Group (振德医疗用品股份有限公司), found in her research that the proportion of students with psychological problems screened out locally has been increasing since 2021.
Wang Rongxiu (汪荣秀), a National People's Congress deputy and Party Branch Secretary of Qiaotou Village (桥头村), Zhanglaobu Township (张老埠乡), Gushi County (固始县), Xinyang City (信阳市), Henan Province (河南省), found that left-behind children face greater difficulties in emotional support and social interaction, and family psychological education has not played an effective role.
Other deputies also pointed out that the social atmosphere of "score-only theory" (唯分数论), the erosion of harmful online information, and bullying on campus have also exacerbated the psychological pressure on adolescents.
The suggestions of NPC deputies convey the voices of the people and embody the expectations of the people. Many deputies paid attention to the mental health of adolescents, bringing suggestions from campuses, villages, and workshops to the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂). The 14th National People's Congress and its Standing Committee attached great importance to this and studied and handled it in accordance with legal procedures.
From Written Communication to Solving Problems Side-by-Side
"Face-to-face" listening to deputies' opinions, "shoulder-to-shoulder" research on countermeasures
The 10 representative suggestions on "improving the mental health education service system for adolescents" were identified by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) as key supervised suggestions for 2025, led by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and supervised by the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会).
After receiving the relevant suggestions, the Ministry of Education (教育部) immediately convened an internal assignment meeting. Soon, the Ministry of Education (教育部) called Huang Huachun (黄花春) and other deputies, stating that they were studying and handling the suggestions and asking if they had any new suggestions.
Relevant officials from the Ministry of Education (教育部) went to Beijing Children's Hospital (北京儿童医院) and Peking University Sixth Hospital (北京大学第六医院) to conduct research, learn about the diagnosis and treatment of adolescent mental illnesses in detail, and decided to designate the two hospitals as "monitoring points for the Ministry of Education's student mental health work."
In order to fully absorb the opinions of the deputies, in June 2025, the Ministry of Education (教育部) convened a symposium on strengthening student mental health work, which was attended by four National People's Congress (全国人大) deputies, including Huang Huachun (黄花春).
"Only mentally healthy teachers can cultivate sunny and upward-looking children." With frequent on-site interactions, Huang Huachun (黄花春) also talked about improving the teacher psychological care mechanism and other new ideas, which were recognized by the participants.
In the process of handling the deputies' suggestions, the undertaking units maintained close communication with the NPC deputies and fully exchanged views on relevant issues. "Every time the handling work takes a step forward, the staff of the undertaking unit further solicit my opinions," said Wan Li (万立).
In addition to telephone communication, the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会) and the负责人 of the Ministry of Education (教育部) also led a research team to Yunnan (云南) to exchange views with Wan Li (万立) face-to-face on the handling of suggestions, and went to Kunming (昆明) and Tengchong (腾冲) to conduct in-depth research on teacher work and student mental health.
"Taking the deputies' suggestions as an important reference for improving work and improving policies, this pragmatic style makes me feel that the handling of deputies' suggestions is not a one-way implementation, but a two-way 'the people have a call, and the government has a response'," said Wan Li (万立).
Relevant officials from the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会) introduced that in order to promote the high-quality handling of suggestions by the undertaking departments, the committee supervised and tracked the entire process, organized supervision symposiums and special research, effectively enhanced the effectiveness of "supervision," promoted the implementation of suggestions, and strived to "handle a key supervised suggestion well, solve a problem in one aspect, and promote work in one field."
"Golden Ideas" Bear "Golden Fruits"
Transforming the deputies' insights into concrete measures to improve work
In response to the problem of "insufficient physical exercise and insufficient sleep" raised by some deputies, it is clarified that "the comprehensive physical activity time every day should not be less than 2 hours";
In response to the "academic anxiety" problem concerned by some deputies, measures such as standardizing examination management and orderly promoting high school entrance examination reform are proposed;
In response to the mental health problems of special groups of students concerned by some deputies, it is proposed to establish files for special student groups such as left-behind children, migrant children, and orphans...
The "Ten Measures" combine the deputies' suggestions with practical work, making targeted deployments in 10 aspects. One by one, "golden ideas" bear "golden fruits," escorting the healthy growth of adolescents.
"Deputy Huang, your suggestion has been adopted." After the "Ten Measures" were released, the staff of the Ministry of Education (教育部) forwarded the document to Huang Huachun (黄花春).
"As an NPC deputy, my suggestions have been transformed into relevant policies and measures, which has further strengthened my confidence in continuing to conduct in-depth research and offer suggestions," said Huang Huachun (黄花春).
At the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, Wan Li (万立) was greatly encouraged to read the "Government Work Report" proposing to "comprehensively promote the construction of healthy schools, strengthen physical education, aesthetic education, labor education, and mental health education, improve the collaborative education mechanism between schools, families, and society, and promote the physical and mental health and all-round development of students." After the meeting, he shared the news with many teachers and parents.
"The suggestions are adopted, and the problems are truly solved. This is a powerful response to the expectations of the people." The deputies expressed a common voice on the handling of suggestions.
The suggestions, criticisms, and opinions put forward by NPC deputies on the work of relevant parties carry the people's yearning for a better life and embody the wisdom and strength of the masses.
The负责人 of the Representatives Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) said that high-quality suggestions should be combined with high-quality handling, the "second half" of the suggestion handling work should be done well, the role of NPC deputies should be fully utilized, and they should answer questions and work together with the deputies to promote the solution of the urgent and difficult problems of the people, demonstrate the vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy, and help the high-quality development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 鹏 孙海天
From April 13th to 18th, the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Hainan Expo") was held in Hainan (海南). This is not only the "first exhibition" of major exhibitions in China in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," but also the "first exhibition" after the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China's door to opening up will only open wider and wider. It will inject more certainty and new impetus into the world through high-quality development, and achieve common development and 美美与共 (měi měi yǔ gòng - "beauty and together," a harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship)."
Faced with insufficient momentum for world economic growth, the China International Import Expo, the Canton Fair, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade Expo, the Hainan Expo, the China International Supply Chain Expo... China is unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world and sharing development opportunities with countries around the world. The number of exhibitors and the transaction volume of a series of high-level economic and trade events have repeatedly reached new highs.
As China's first national-level exhibition with consumer boutiques as its theme, this year's Hainan Expo is themed "Opening up leads global consumption, innovation drives a better life," attracting more than 3,400 brands from more than 60 countries and regions to participate in the exhibition. The proportion of international exhibits is 65%, an increase of 20 percentage points compared with the previous session.
Benefiting the country and benefiting the world. One open and cooperative platform after another shows the world that China is fully capable of continuing to inject strong impetus into the global economy with the certainty of its own development.
Policy Empowerment
Releasing New Consumption Momentum
Blue sea and blue sky, warm wind blowing on the shore. The eight exhibition halls of the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center (海南国际会展中心) are newly decorated, and consumer boutiques from all over the world are successively in place, waiting for merchants from all over the world.
December 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port will launch full island closure operation. This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy. The first Hainan Expo after the closure carries special significance - demonstrating the effectiveness of the closure policy and releasing the vitality of the consumer market.
"Zero tariff," "duty exemption for processing and value-added"... A series of policy dividends are accelerating into industrial effectiveness.
The coffee beans of Xinglong (兴隆) in Wanning (万宁) took a special road.
"We are the beneficiaries of the 'duty exemption for processing and value-added' policy on the first day of the closure operation." The relevant person in charge of Xinglong Coffee (兴隆咖啡) under the Chia Tai Group (泰国正大集团) introduced that the company implements the "global procurement, Hainan processing, global sales" model in the Wanning Xinglong Coffee Industrial Park (万宁兴隆咖啡产业园), which can save about 220,000 yuan in procurement costs per million yuan of goods value. Today, this cup of coffee appeared on the exhibition stand of the Hainan Expo.
A pearl is stringing together the global industrial chain.
Jingrun Pearl (京润珍珠) has imported multiple batches of South Sea pearls this year with the help of the policy dividend of closure, and effectively reduced costs through the duty-free policy for domestic sales of processing and value-added. Hairun Pearl (海润珍珠) has opened up the entire chain of "direct procurement from the place of origin - local value-added - free retention and purchase," completed the first case of pearl processing and value-added out of the zone in December last year, and successfully held the first zero-tariff jewelry auction in 2026. Ruans Pearl (阮仕珍珠) also launched new products with "Free Trade Port duty-free price."
At the same time, the duty-free policy for residents on Hainan Free Trade Port Island has been implemented simultaneously. Residents on the island who purchase imported goods in designated places can be exempted from import duties and related taxes within the scope of duty-free quotas and commodity lists, and the cumulative amount of duty-free purchases per person per year does not exceed 10,000 yuan.
The organizing committee of this year's Hainan Expo and Haikou Customs (海口海关) jointly created a duty-free shopping area in Hall 2 and Hall 5. Participants can purchase duty-free list exhibits in the area and quickly pick up the goods. The shopping experience of "what you see is what you get" has become a reality.
Global Convergence
Seeking New Consumption Opportunities Together
This year's Hainan Expo welcomes Canada as the guest of honor, which is also the first non-European country to serve as the guest of honor in the history of the Hainan Expo. Canada will organize nearly 40 companies to appear with the largest delegation in history. In the 400-square-meter national pavilion, its sports lifestyle, agricultural food, biotechnology and other fields will be presented in a concentrated manner, and activities such as food festivals and special events for supply and demand docking for the guest of honor will be held.
Consumer boutique pavilions from 22 countries and regions participated in the exhibition, including 12 official exhibition groups, 10 business associations and enterprise exhibition groups, bringing unique products such as amber silver jewelry, rose skin care products, and health technology. The number of participating countries has reached a new historical high.
Many exhibitors are attracted by the superimposed effect of the closure operation. After the closure of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the customs clearance efficiency, tax incentives, and duty-free categories of offshore goods have been substantially improved. Deep Sleep Cabin, Singapore OSIM, French Fine Wine Estates Alliance... Exhibitors from the past few Hainan Expos have successively settled in Hainan. After the closure operation, lower tariffs, more convenient customs clearance, and broader market access are attracting more and more "first-time customers" to become "repeat customers," and "exhibitors" become "investors."
Domestic boutiques are also shining. Shanghai (上海) serves as the guest province (city). The 500-square-meter exhibition area is the largest since Shanghai participated in the exhibition for six consecutive sessions, and 55 companies are concentrated in the exhibition; the domestic boutique exhibition area has a special "treasure of the store" special display, presenting more than 30 precious exhibits of time-honored brands in a museum-style display, including traditional brands such as Moutai (茅台), Pianzaihuang (片仔癀), and Lao Fengxiang (老凤祥).
Among the technology consumer brands, AI glasses are a hot topic this year. iFlytek's (科大讯飞) AI glasses are on display for the first time, integrating voice and visual translation; Huawei (华为) is also showcasing its first AI glasses, opening a new visual interaction. Next to it, a number of leading brands brought their latest products to the scene, focusing on presenting cutting-edge achievements such as spatial computing, end-side large models, and lightweight wearables.
The achievements of the low-altitude economy are also remarkable. XPeng Huitian (小鹏汇天) unveiled the "Land Aircraft Carrier" - the world's first land-air amphibious split-type flying car with a land range of more than 1,000 kilometers. Hainan Airport Group (海南机场集团) simultaneously displayed enhanced sea-air integrated detection radar, low-altitude flight public service and safety supervision system, providing full-chain support for the low-altitude industry in the Free Trade Port.
This year's Hainan Expo will have more than 200 series of new products concentrated on the first launch, and more than 40 main bodies and nearly 100 brands will participate in the release, covering fields such as pharmaceutical health, jewelry, and digital technology.
Exhibition-City Integration
Enjoying a New Consumption Experience
This year's Hainan Expo has seven exhibition areas: technology consumption, fashion trends, health consumption, global special consumption, duty-free and high-end boutiques, domestic boutiques, and domestic trend going overseas. The main venue is located in the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, and an international yacht sub-exhibition area is set up in Sanya (三亚), and an international health consumption sub-exhibition area is set up in Boao Lecheng (博鳌乐城).
The Sanya Yacht Sub-exhibition Area brings together more than 90 companies, and the number of participating yachts will reach 200, of which 24 are the first launch and the first show, and the proportion of international brands is expected to exceed 70%, and a special new energy yacht area is set up; the Boao Health Consumption Sub-exhibition Area brings together more than 340 international pharmaceutical equipment and special food manufacturers from more than 30 countries and regions, displaying more than 1,300 kinds of innovative pharmaceutical equipment and technologies. Consumer boutiques flow to richer application scenarios.
This year's Hainan Expo has set up a buyer service center for the first time, located in the landing hall of the convention and exhibition center, with four functional areas: supply and demand docking activity area, buyer window, professional negotiation area, and service desk. About 65,000 domestic and foreign professional buyers will attend, an increase of 10% year-on-year; it is expected that 100 overseas buyers and 3,000 people will attend, an increase of two times year-on-year. Metro, ALDI and other global leading supermarkets, Taotian Group (淘天集团), JD Worldwide (京东全球购), Douyin E-commerce Global Shopping (抖音电商全球购), Oriental Selection (东方甄选) and other platforms are deeply involved, and cooperation includes live streaming and visiting the pavilion.
During the Hainan Expo, the "2026 Boutique Consumption Month and Hainan Expo Carnival" will be launched simultaneously, connecting the four sections of boutique shopping, exquisite tourism, exciting events, and exquisite performances, and holding 22 themed activities to open up the entire consumption chain of "exhibition - sightseeing - shopping - leisure - cultural experience." Haikou (海口) will jointly issue duty-free coupons with offshore duty-free operators and open a free direct bus from the main venue of the Hainan Expo to the duty-free shop.
"At present, the policy dividends of the closure operation of the Free Trade Port are accelerating, and the advantages of institutional integration and innovation are becoming increasingly prominent. Hainan has become a hot spot for global investors to share China's development opportunities." The relevant person in charge of the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce (海南省商务厅) said.
Walking with China is walking with opportunities, believing in China is believing in tomorrow, and investing in China is investing in the future. This grand event of global consumer boutiques is writing a new chapter in China's sharing of opportunities with the world with a more open attitude, richer connotation, and more pragmatic results.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporters Li Xinping (李心萍), Liu Wenxin (刘温馨), and Ye Chuanzeng (叶传增)): Reporters learned from the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (国铁集团) that as of the 12th, the China-Laos Railway international passenger train has operated more than 3,190 trains cumulatively in the past 3 years, transporting over 800,000 cross-border passengers from more than 120 countries and regions.
On April 13, 2023, the China-Laos Railway international passenger train officially started operation. For the past 3 years, transportation has been safe, stable, and orderly, effectively promoting personnel exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, and cultural exchanges between China and Laos.
Currently, 4 international passenger trains operate daily between Kunming (昆明) and Vientiane (万象). The number of cross-border passenger seats on each train has increased from 250 at the beginning of operation to 420. The train travel time between Kunming (昆明) and Vientiane (万象) has been reduced to 9 hours and 36 minutes, and the customs clearance time at the Mohan (磨憨) railway port has been reduced to about 50 minutes. In the first quarter of this year, international passenger trains transported 112,000 cross-border passengers, an increase of 32.4% year-on-year, and the average daily cross-border passenger volume increased three times compared to 2023.
The railway departments of China and Laos continue to optimize station and train services and introduce a series of people-benefiting service measures. Multilingual translation equipment is provided at stations and on trains along the route, providing broadcasting and guidance services in Chinese, Lao, English, etc., and adding convenient facilities such as sphygmomanometers.
Over the past 3 years, more than 800,000 cross-border tourists have traveled by train, driving the consumption growth of industries such as scenic spots, hotels, and catering along the route by more than 35%, forming a unique cross-border tourism economic circle. The tourism market in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳傣族自治州), Yunnan (云南) Province, has seen significant growth. In 2025, it received 674,100 overseas tourists, with tourism foreign exchange income of 441 million US dollars, both with year-on-year increases of over 110%. In 2025, the number of foreign passengers entering Mohan (磨憨) Railway Port visa-free increased by 48% year-on-year. The number of tourists in cities such as Vientiane (万象), Luang Prabang (琅勃拉邦), and Vang Vieng (万荣) in Laos has been increasing year by year.
Return to TopOn April 10th, in a rapeseed field in Pingxiang County (平乡县), Xingtai City (邢台市), Hebei Province (河北省), beekeepers were harvesting honey. The local area has developed large-scale rapeseed cultivation by adapting to local conditions. Every spring, fields of flowers bloom in succession. Beekeepers take advantage of the sunny weather to shuttle between the flower fields and beehives, harvesting fresh honey.
Chai Gengli (柴更利) photographed (Image China (影像中国))
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 12th (Reporter Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)): A reporter learned from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油) that the Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage project has commenced construction. This is China's first offshore carbon injection for enhanced gas recovery technology demonstration application project. After full production, it is expected to be able to store more than 1 million tons of carbon dioxide in the formation annually.
The full name of carbon injection for enhanced gas recovery technology is carbon dioxide enhanced natural gas recovery technology, which is currently gradually entering the commercial application stage from the pilot test stage. The key to this technology lies in promoting the "turning waste into treasure" of carbon dioxide produced during the natural gas extraction process. After capturing and purifying it, it is pressurized and re-injected into the gas-bearing formation, becoming a driving force for the extraction of difficult-to-extract natural gas.
"Relying on the new project, we will move the decarbonization treatment link originally deployed in the land processing plant to the platform, realizing 'source carbon reduction' in offshore natural gas extraction," introduced the person in charge of the Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage project of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (中国海油) Hainan Company.
After completion, the project will be fully connected to the existing production facilities of the Dongfang 1-1 Gas Field, enhance the pipeline transportation capacity of the existing subsea pipeline network in the Yinggehai (莺歌海) sea area, create favorable conditions for the economic development of more carbon-rich natural gas resources in the region, and is expected to promote the long-term stable production of the Dongfang Gas Field cluster.
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Developing new quality productive forces by adapting to local conditions is crucial for enhancing economic competitiveness.
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Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Lhasa, April 12th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, conducted research in Nyingchi (林芝), Tibet (西藏) from the 10th to the 12th on the establishment and operation of China Yajiang Group (中国雅江集团) and the construction of the Yaxia Hydropower Project (雅下水电工程).
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) visited the project site and the group's headquarters, gaining a detailed understanding of construction progress, equipment operation, project scheduling, company management, and living support, and had extensive exchanges with technical backbones and construction personnel. He emphasized that the Yajiang Group (雅江集团) should thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and, with a high sense of responsibility to history and the people, resolutely shoulder the main responsibility for project construction, and build the Yaxia Hydropower Project (雅下水电工程) into a major landmark project of the new era. It is necessary to adhere to quality first and safety as the foundation, strictly implement engineering construction standards and ecological and environmental protection requirements, strengthen quality control throughout the entire process of engineering design, construction organization, and material supply, tighten and solidify safety production responsibility measures, and ensure that progress is subordinate to quality and safety. It is necessary to adhere to the leadership of the Party, strengthen Party building, comprehensively enhance the company's operation and management capabilities, build an intelligent command and dispatch system and a penetrating supervision system, improve scientific and efficient operating mechanisms, use resources and funds intensively and in a standardized manner, and create a clean project. All relevant parties must strengthen the concept of 一盘棋 (yī pán qí - "whole chessboard," coordinate and work together), provide strong support and guarantee for project construction and company operation, and jointly serve national strategies and promote Tibet's (西藏) economic and social development.
During the period, Zhang Guoqing (张国清) also went to the Nyingchi (林芝) Fire and Rescue Mobile Detachment to understand the team building and security construction safety. He emphasized that it is necessary to focus on improving the emergency rescue and tackling capabilities in complex plateau environments, carry out normalized actual combat training, pre-position advanced and applicable equipment, respond quickly, rescue efficiently, and fully protect the safety of people's lives and property.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 周 欢
The "Government Work Report" proposes to implement the seed industry revitalization action in depth and accelerate the selection and promotion of breakthrough varieties.
A new variety "walks" out of the laboratory and falls into the ground to grow into crops before it can be transformed into new quality agricultural productivity. Promotion and application is the "last kilometer." The level of variety selection in my country has continued to improve, but some new varieties and technologies have not been promoted and applied in production in a timely manner. The large number of homogenized varieties has also brought certain difficulties to farmers in scientific seed selection, and there is an urgent need to increase promotion efforts.
Recently, a reporter walked into Jiangxi (江西) and followed a seed salesperson to observe how a new rice variety has achieved nearly one million mu of planting in nearly 8 years from obscurity.
——Editor
Walking into a seedling raising shed, trays of rice seedlings are lush and green. Li Jianming (李建明) smiled and said, "Most of the seeds have grown into good seedlings!"
After more than a month of sowing and seedling raising services outside, Li Jianming returned to Shangrao (上饶), Jiangxi. As the marketing director of Jiangxi Xing'an Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (江西兴安种业股份有限公司), under his and his team's promotion, Yongyou 4949 (甬优4949)—the only special regenerating rice variety in the "National Crop Excellent Variety Promotion Catalog (2025)"—has been promoted and planted in Jiangxi with an area of nearly 1 million mu, with an average yield of more than 2,500 jin per mu in two seasons, driving planting households to reduce costs and increase efficiency by more than 500 yuan per mu.
What does seed promotion rely on?
Picking up his mobile phone, Li Jianming flipped out a photo he had saved for nearly 8 years—October 2018, in a rice experimental field in Quzhou (衢州), Zhejiang (浙江), Yongyou 4949 had a tall plant type and full ears of rice. Li Jianming, who was new to the industry, saw regenerating rice for the first time and squatted on the ridge of the field to take an excited group photo.
"Different from double-cropping rice, which requires 'double rush,' regenerating rice does not require sowing and seedling raising after one season of harvest. Regenerating season seedlings can grow directly on the rice stubble..." It grows well and saves trouble. After learning about these advantages, Li Jianming wanted to introduce the seeds to Jiangxi. At the end of 2018, he sent the seeds to planting households and waited for the trial planting results in the coming year.
The key to promoting new rice varieties is demonstration. If the harvest is good, planting households will naturally be willing to plant. To everyone's surprise, when the yield was measured at the end of 2019, the yield of regenerating rice from trial planting households did not increase significantly.
"It grows well in Zhejiang, but why does it change in Jiangxi?" Li Jianming pulled in agricultural technicians and visited trial planting households to find the reason—farmers used the conventional double-cropping rice planting method.
"Promotion and planting must also be done with a policy for each type." Li Jianming, who had just entered the industry, realized that there are large differences between rice varieties, and only careful promotion and careful guidance can make the demonstration effect appear.
In 2021, Yongyou 4949 showed the advantages of increasing production and reducing costs. Li Jianming organized an observation and yield measurement conference. Nearly 500 people, including planting households, distributors, and agricultural technicians, witnessed the harvest, and Yongyou 4949 became an instant hit in Jiangxi.
"Some people say that seed promotion relies on '忽悠' (hū you - "deceiving," to trick or mislead), but I don't think it should be like this." Li Jianming said, "To do a good job in promotion, we must pick out suitable rice seeds for planting households, and our business can last for a long time."
Yongyou 4949 stood out from the competition. In 2023, its sales in Jiangxi were more than 1 million jin, and the promotion and planting area reached more than 500,000 mu. At the company's annual summary meeting in early 2024, Li Jianming put forward a bold idea—to demonstrate planting Yongyou 4949 and best-selling competing products together.
"Magnify the advantages so that the planting households who observe can have a direct comparison; discover the disadvantages and further improve the varieties. Good things are not afraid of comparison."
"Actively expose the shortcomings?" "What if it is compared down?"... There was a chorus of opposition at the scene.
Li Jianming didn't say a word. When spring came, the comparative demonstration planting was still carried out. At the end of the year, the yield measurement showed that Yongyou 4949 had prominent advantages such as high yield and strong regeneration ability. "Which variety is good is clear at a glance." Li Jianming formulated precise marketing strategies based on the advantages of the seeds.
But the shortcomings were also exposed—the rice quality was poor, and the price of dry grain per jin was one or two jiao lower than that of ordinary rice. "This is caused by the poor heat resistance of the seeds. Regenerating rice is harvested in August, just in time for the high temperature weather in Jiangxi, which affects the rice quality. In addition, it is more sensitive to some pesticides. For example, improper use of some herbicides can cause difficulty in heading." The seed company reflected the problem to the research institution to adjust the planting method and improve the variety.
In July 2025, Yongyou 4949 was selected into the National Crop Excellent Variety Promotion Catalog.
The supply of seeds has become a new problem. "The characteristics of the variety limit the seed production capacity. As an indica-japonica hybrid rice, Yongyou 4949 has a large difference in the growth period of its parents, and the window period for flowering is narrow, resulting in a short time for flower transmission and pollination and low seed yield," said Ma Rongrong (马荣荣), a researcher at the Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences (浙江宁波市农科院) in Zhejiang, the research and development institution of Yongyou 4949.
For Li Jianming, the promotion method will also be iterated. "Agricultural production is developing in the direction of scale and industrialization, and the main production and planting entities are also changing. In the future, demonstration planting and observation and yield measurement may not be applicable, and promotion will directly face large-scale business entities to explore variety-oriented customization."
Should after-sales service be managed?
"Da da da..." In the yard of planting household Chen Baoxing's (陈宝兴) home, the repairman is busy debugging the rice transplanter. Seeing Li Jianming's arrival, Chen Baoxing smiled.
At the end of 2018, Chen Baoxing took out more than 50 mu of land to participate in the trial planting of Yongyou 4949, but when the yield was measured at the end of 2019, the yield in two seasons was less than expected. Li Jianming bit the bullet and visited Chen Baoxing, first to apologize and second to try to persuade Chen Baoxing to continue the trial planting.
Chen Baoxing believed Li Jianming's words. When the yield was measured at the end of 2020, the yield increase was still slow. "Li Jianming, you are not kind! You are using me as an experimental product again. Who will pay for the loss?" Chen Baoxing was very angry.
"It's on my head! The seeds are free, and I will compensate for the yield reduction." After disappointing the expectations of trial planting households for two consecutive years, Li Jianming had to pay out of his own pocket to make up for the loss. "Trust me one more time, and I guarantee a stable and high yield next year."
"Preliminary judgment is that the sowing time affects the yield," said Xu Xiaomin (徐晓敏), head of the Xing'an Seed Industry experimental base. In order to explore the best sowing time, the company vacated 100 mu of land to set up a control experiment. Finally, it was found that in the four groups of experimental fields, the yield per mu in two seasons decreased by about 50 jin in order of early to late sowing.
Following a similar method, Xing'an Seed Industry also conducted experiments on the sowing date, fertilization, harvesting, and stubble height of the seeds to explore and form a Yongyou 4949 cultivation technology system.
"President Li, the yield has increased." In 2021, the average yield per mu in two seasons of Chen Baoxing's trial planting rice fields rushed to more than 2,800 jin, with an increase of more than 500 jin per mu and a cost saving of more than 300 yuan. In the past few years, he has planted according to the cultivation technology system and has had a bumper harvest every year.
"Products must be accompanied by instructions, and the cultivation technology system is the instruction manual for seeds, which must be given to farmers during sales and promotion." Li Jianming realized that the "instruction manual" cannot be sent out once and for all. "Sales must manage after-sales service, and service must keep up."
At the beginning of each year, Xing'an Seed Industry and distributors in various places jointly organize technical service meetings, and a technical guidance manual is distributed to the planting households attending the meeting. In addition, at key time points such as fertilization, spraying, and harvesting, Li Jianming takes business personnel and experts to the fields to see the growth.
"In the past, I was worried about not being able to promote it, but now I am afraid of being asked." Li Jianming admitted that to establish trust with planting households, it is necessary to answer questions and solve practical problems.
I remember once, a planting household asked about the dilution ratio of pesticides, and Li Jianming remembered it wrong and said the wrong ratio. A few days after spraying, the seedlings turned yellow and the leaves were burned. The planting household questioned: "If you say it higher, you will be 'burned' to death!" In addition to being ashamed, Li Jianming hurriedly moved rescuers and asked experts for advice, but the loss had already been caused.
"The application of technology is becoming increasingly widespread, and seed promotion personnel must be 'all-rounders' who understand technology and can apply it." In the past few years, Li Jianming has been studying agronomy as a second major at Jiangxi Agricultural University (江西农业大学), and routinely requires department business personnel to participate in agricultural-related training. In the second half of this year, he will continue his postgraduate studies in the cultivation major at South China Agricultural University (华南农业大学).
"Then again, we do technical services more out of marketing considerations." Li Jianming suggested that all parties should work hard to give full play to the effectiveness of the existing technical service system so that good seeds can grow more and better grain.
What other difficulties are faced?
At the beginning of this year, Xing'an Seed Industry held a summary meeting to report on last year's sales—Yongyou 4949's sales declined.
In addition to being disappointed, Li Jianming was not surprised. He took out a letter to farmers issued by a certain place last year—planting regenerating rice has natural risks and market risks, and planting households will not be given any policy support. "Without subsidies, insurance covers only one season at most, and some planting households will not plant it," Li Jianming said.
Similar situations are not uncommon. Li Jianming's business covers most provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (长江). He found that in the past year or two, some regions have not advocated or even directly issued documents restricting the planting of regenerating rice.
Regenerating rice planting is hot, why are many places taking action to "cool down"?
"Not all places are suitable for regenerating rice planting. If regenerating rice is planted in areas with good light and temperature conditions that are suitable for double-cropping rice, it will waste high-quality planting resources and may affect the overall rice yield. From the perspective of overall food security, it must be guided," said a staff member of the Jiangxi Agricultural and Rural Department (江西农业农村部门). In traditional single-cropping rice areas, planting households are in principle not restricted from choosing to plant regenerating rice.
"Many planting households cannot buy good seeds." Li Jianming observed that the regenerating rice seed market in some places is mixed. "Therefore, not all farmers can increase their income after planting regenerating rice. In addition, the technical requirements for regenerating rice planting are high. The yield per mu in two seasons of regenerating rice planted by some planting households is about 200 jin lower than that of double-cropping rice, coupled with the relatively poor quality of most regenerating rice, resulting in a decline in final income," said a staff member of the Jiangxi Agricultural and Rural Department.
He Xiaopeng (贺晓鹏), a professor at Jiangxi Agricultural University, added: "In the rice variety approval, the state has not set up a special regenerating rice variety approval trial group. Regenerating rice seeds on the market are selected from existing early, middle, and late rice varieties. Those with strong regeneration ability are sold as regenerating rice seeds, which to a certain extent leads to the non-standardization of the regenerating rice seed market and makes it difficult for farmers to choose varieties."
"We will work hard to improve the accuracy and pertinence of policies, strengthen the guidance and promotion of high-quality regenerating rice seed planting, and support research and development at the same time; but before the overall traits of regenerating rice are improved, we will continue to adhere to the principle of '宜双则双、宜再则再' (yí shuāng zé shuāng, yí zài zé zài - "if suitable for double-cropping, then double-crop; if suitable for regeneration, then regenerate," plant what is most appropriate for the local conditions)." The above-mentioned staff member of the Agricultural and Rural Department said.
"The local policy considerations are correct, and the industry status is also the same. However, there are still many things we can do. We must work hard to improve the effectiveness of promotion work so that good seeds can bring good benefits to more farmers." Li Jianming gradually figured it out.
At the national level, regenerating rice planting is booming. The "Key Work Guidance for Promoting the Development of Regenerating Rice (2025-2030)" issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) proposes that agricultural and rural departments will accelerate the matching of good varieties and good methods in rice areas with "insufficient two seasons and more than one season," promote the integration of agricultural machinery and agronomy, strengthen policy support and guarantees, promote the continuous and stable development of regenerating rice, and strive to increase the national regenerating rice area by about 10 million mu by 2030.
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Deepening the transformation of automobile consumption from purchase management to usage management, improving infrastructure such as charging and battery swapping facilities and parking lots, and expanding aftermarket consumption such as automobile modification and leasing.
——Excerpt from the "15th Five-Year Plan" Outline
After 10 years of use, the family car's paint is covered with scratches, and the interior has lost its former appearance. Recently, Mr. Guo (郭先生), a car owner from Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东) Province, drove to an automobile modification factory in Guangzhou (广州) to give his car a refreshing upgrade.
The 3,000-square-meter modification factory has 20 busy workstations. As soon as he entered the factory, Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰), the operator, greeted him with a smile.
"I've been driving this car for 10 years, and I want to fix the appearance and interior. I don't want the budget to be too high. What's the most cost-effective way to modify it?" Mr. Guo (郭先生) stated his intention directly.
After carefully inspecting Mr. Guo's (郭先生) car, Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰) suggested: "Applying a car wrap to your car costs more than 3,000 yuan, which is much cheaper than repainting the entire car, and it can also protect the original paint. The warranty period is 6 to 8 years, and maintenance is convenient and hassle-free."
"I want to change the interior to dark brown and the exterior to matte gray. Is that compliant?" Mr. Guo (郭先生) asked.
"Interior modification does not require registration, and changing the exterior color to matte gray is also within the compliant range." Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰) said as he led Mr. Guo (郭先生) to an electronic screen, "Look, this system platform has thousands of styles. You can choose the car wrap material and interior color scheme. Once you've chosen, you can place an order directly on the platform. We connect with factories nationwide, and the accessories will be delivered directly to your door tomorrow, and the price is also affordable."
Mr. Guo (郭先生) swiped his finger across the electronic screen and quickly selected the car wrap and interior according to his plan. He then casually mentioned, "Can you make the headlights brighter and change the wheels to a larger size to make it look more impressive?"
"These two items cannot be modified." Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰) waved his hand and reminded: "The traffic management department has regulations that the headlights and wheel size cannot be changed, and the exhaust and engine power cannot be modified either. These involve driving safety. If they are modified, they cannot be registered, and the annual inspection will not pass." Mr. Guo (郭先生) suddenly realized, "It's a good thing you reminded me, otherwise, I would have a lot of trouble after the modification."
"You just need to choose a compliant modification plan, and leave the rest to us." Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰) introduced that the color change film can be completed in two days. For registration, you need to provide your driver's license and vehicle registration certificate. The store handles the entire process on your behalf and only charges the cost price, which is the same as doing it yourself, and you don't even need to be present.
Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰) told reporters that the car owners who come to modify their cars now either want to renovate their cars like Mr. Guo (郭先生), or they are young people pursuing individuality. "Everyone is very concerned about compliance, and we will also put safety and compliance first. We will directly reject and remind customers of any non-compliant modification requests," said Cao Junfeng (曹俊峰).
From selecting the style and placing the order to finalizing the registration on his behalf, Mr. Guo (郭先生) completed all the appointments in just over ten minutes.
Today, automobile modification is no longer a niche hobby but has become a new consumption choice for more and more car owners. Automobile modification factories provide one-stop services such as electronic style selection, direct delivery from the manufacturer, and registration on behalf of the customer, while strictly complying with traffic management regulations to meet the needs of consumers. "For car renovation, we car owners also want peace of mind and reassurance," said Mr. Guo (郭先生).
Relevant officials from the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce (广州市商务局) stated that the automobile aftermarket has a considerable consumption volume, and Guangzhou (广州) occupies an important market share in this field. At this stage, it is actively applying for a pilot program for automobile circulation consumption reform. In the future, it will also work with platforms such as JD.com (京东) to promote the standardization and standardization of automobile aftermarket products, and further activate market consumption vitality by creating benchmark stores and exploring the front-store-back-warehouse model, while helping small and medium-sized businesses transform and upgrade.
■Further Reading
Pay attention to these when modifying your car
The Guangzhou (广州) traffic management department reminds that automobile modification and color change must strictly comply with relevant road traffic safety regulations.
Vehicle body color changes can be registered according to the procedure. Changing the color of the vehicle body must not affect safe driving.
Core components related to headlights, wheel size, exhaust system, and engine power are strictly prohibited from being modified. It is also illegal to add spotlights to off-road vehicles.
Although there are no clear prohibitions on interior modification, it should not affect driving safety. When modifying or replacing safety components such as seats and airbags, attention should be paid to product quality and certification to avoid safety hazards caused by improper modification.
Return to TopOn April 11th, in Shichuan Ancient Town (什川古镇), Gaolan County (皋兰县), Lanzhou City (兰州市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), ten thousand acres of century-old ancient pear blossoms bloomed in competition, attracting many tourists to enjoy the spring scenery and tour the gardens. In recent years, the local area has relied on its unique pear orchard ecological resources to develop rural leisure tourism.
Chen Kun (陈坤) photographed (Image China).
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), April 12 (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部): In February of this year, the State Council (国务院) approved the upgrading of Hebei Xiong'an High-tech Zone (河北雄安高新区) to a national high-tech zone. So far, the total number of national high-tech zones has reached 179.
The relevant person in charge of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部规划司) stated that the national high-tech zone has become an important carrier for the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, and a major front for the development of high-tech industries.
On the one hand, the foundation of "stability" is constantly consolidated. In 2025, the national high-tech zone achieved a total park GDP of 20.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 14.5% of the national GDP. Among them, the industrial added value exceeded 10 trillion yuan, accounting for 24.1% of the country. The fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) of the national high-tech zone was 6 trillion yuan, accounting for more than 12% of the country. The import and export scale of the national high-tech zone maintained steady growth, achieving a total import and export volume of goods and services trade of 9.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.7%.
On the other hand, the pace of "progress" is even more powerful. According to preliminary statistics, in 2025, the operating income of high-tech industries in the national high-tech zone reached 24.6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of approximately 8%. The total profit of industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 10.2% year-on-year, 9.6 percentage points higher than the national average. The national high-tech zone expanded and improved its business entities. The number of newly registered enterprises in the year reached 1.2 million, a year-on-year increase of 7%; the number of specialized, refined, and new "little giant" enterprises reached more than 8,200, a year-on-year increase of approximately 20%, accounting for 46% of the country.
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From April 13th to 18th, the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Hainan Expo") was held in Hainan (海南). This is both the "first exhibition" of major exhibitions in China in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" and the "first exhibition" after the full island closure operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
"The strategic goal of building the Hainan Free Trade Port is to build the Hainan Free Trade Port into an important gateway leading China's opening up to the outside world in the new era."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "China's door to opening up will only open wider and wider. It will inject more certainty and new impetus into the world through high-quality development, and achieve common development and 美美与共 (měi měi yǔ gòng - "beauty and harmony together," a state of harmonious coexistence and mutual appreciation)."
Faced with insufficient momentum for world economic growth, the China International Import Expo, the Canton Fair, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, the Global Digital Trade Expo, the Hainan Expo, the China International Supply Chain Expo... China is unswervingly expanding high-level opening up to the outside world and sharing development opportunities with countries around the world. The number of exhibitors and the transaction volume of a series of high-level economic and trade events have repeatedly reached new highs.
As China's first national-level exhibition with consumer boutiques as its theme, this year's Hainan Expo is themed "Opening up leads global consumption, innovation drives a better life," attracting more than 3,400 brands from more than 60 countries and regions to participate in the exhibition. International exhibits account for 65%, an increase of 20 percentage points compared with the previous session.
Benefiting the country and benefiting the world. One open and cooperative platform after another shows the world that China is fully capable of continuing to inject strong impetus into the global economy with the certainty of its own development.
Policy Empowerment
Release new momentum for consumption
Blue sea and blue sky, warm wind blowing on the shore. The eight exhibition halls of the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center (海南国际会展中心) are newly decorated, and consumer boutiques from all over the world are gradually in place, waiting for merchants from all over the world.
December 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port will start full island closure operation. This is a landmark measure for China to unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promote the construction of an open world economy. The first Hainan Expo after the closure carries special significance - demonstrating the effectiveness of the closure policy and releasing the vitality of the consumer market.
"Zero tariff", "duty exemption for processing and value-added"... A series of policy dividends are accelerating into industrial effectiveness.
The coffee beans of Xinglong (兴隆) in Wanning (万宁) took a special road.
"We are the beneficiaries of the 'duty exemption for processing and value-added' policy on the first day of the closure operation." The relevant person in charge of Xinglong Coffee (兴隆咖啡) under Chia Tai Group (泰国正大集团) introduced that the company implements the "global procurement, Hainan processing, global sales" model in the Wanning Xinglong Coffee Industrial Park (万宁兴隆咖啡产业园), which can save about 220,000 yuan in procurement costs per million yuan of goods value. Today, this cup of coffee appeared on the exhibition stand of the Hainan Expo.
A pearl is stringing together the global industrial chain.
Jingrun Pearl (京润珍珠) has imported multiple batches of South Sea pearls this year with the help of the policy dividend of closure, and effectively reduced costs through the duty-free policy for domestic sales of processing and value-added. Hairun Pearl (海润珍珠) has opened up the entire chain of "direct procurement from the place of origin - local value-added - free retention and purchase", completed the first case of pearl processing and value-added out of the area in December last year, and successfully held the first zero-tariff jewelry auction in 2026. Ruanshi Pearl (阮仕珍珠) also launched new products with "Free Trade Port duty-free price".
At the same time, the duty-free policy for residents on Hainan Free Trade Port Island has been implemented simultaneously. Residents on the island who purchase imported goods in designated places can be exempted from import duties and related taxes within the scope of the duty-free quota and commodity list, and the cumulative amount of duty-free purchases per person per year does not exceed 10,000 yuan.
The organizing committee of this year's Hainan Expo and Haikou Customs (海口海关) jointly created a duty-free shopping area in Hall 2 and Hall 5. Participants can purchase duty-free list exhibits in the area and quickly pick up the goods. The shopping experience of "what you see is what you get" has become a reality.
Global Convergence
Seek new consumption opportunities together
This year's Hainan Expo welcomes Canada as the guest of honor, which is also the first non-European country to serve as the guest of honor in the history of the Hainan Expo. Canada will organize nearly 40 companies to appear with the largest delegation in history. In the 400-square-meter national pavilion, its sports lifestyle, agricultural food, biotechnology and other fields will be presented in a concentrated manner, and food festivals, special events for the supply and demand connection of the guest of honor and other activities will be held.
Consumer boutique pavilions from 22 countries and regions participated in the exhibition, including 12 official exhibition groups, 10 business associations and enterprise exhibition groups, bringing unique products such as amber silver jewelry, rose skin care products, and health technology. The number of participating countries has reached a new historical high.
Many exhibitors are attracted by the superimposed effect of the closure operation. After the closure of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the customs clearance efficiency, tax incentives, and duty-free product categories of imported goods have been substantially improved. Deep Sleep Cabin, Singapore OSIM, French Boutique Wine Estate Alliance... Exhibitors from the past few Hainan Expos have successively settled in Hainan. After the closure operation, lower tariffs, more convenient customs clearance, and broader market access are attracting more and more "first-time customers" to become "repeat customers", and "exhibitors" become "investors".
Domestic boutiques are also shining. Shanghai (上海) serves as the guest province (city). The 500-square-meter exhibition area is the largest one since Shanghai participated in the exhibition for six consecutive sessions. 55 companies are concentratedly displayed; the domestic boutique exhibition area has a special "Treasure of the Store" special display, presenting more than 30 precious exhibits of time-honored brands in a museum-style display, including traditional brands such as Moutai (茅台), Pianzaihuang (片仔癀), and Lao Feng Xiang (老凤祥).
Among the technology consumer brands, AI glasses are a hot topic this year. iFlytek's (科大讯飞) AI glasses are the first exhibition, integrating voice and visual translation; Huawei (华为) will also bring its first AI glasses to open a new visual interaction. Next to it, many leading brands brought their latest products to the scene, focusing on presenting cutting-edge achievements such as spatial computing, end-side large models, and lightweight wearable devices.
The achievements of the low-altitude economy are also remarkable. XPeng Huitian (小鹏汇天) brought the "Land Aircraft Carrier" to the scene - this is the world's first land-air amphibious split flying car, with a land travel range of more than 1,000 kilometers. Hainan Airport Group (海南机场集团) simultaneously displayed enhanced sea-air integrated detection radar, low-altitude flight public service and safety supervision system, providing full-chain support for the low-altitude industry in the Free Trade Port.
This year's Hainan Expo will have more than 200 series of new products concentrated on the first launch, and more than 40 main bodies and nearly 100 brands will participate in the release, covering fields such as pharmaceutical health, jewelry, and digital technology.
Exhibition-City Integration
Enjoy a new consumption experience
This year's Hainan Expo has seven exhibition areas: technology consumption, fashion trends, health consumption, global special consumption, duty-free and high-end boutiques, domestic boutiques and national tide going overseas. The main venue is located in the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, and an international yacht sub-exhibition area is set up in Sanya (三亚), and an international health consumption sub-exhibition area is set up in Boao Lecheng (博鳌乐城).
The Sanya Yacht Sub-exhibition Area brings together more than 90 companies, and the number of participating yachts will reach 200, of which 24 are the first launch and first show, and the proportion of international brands is expected to exceed 70%, and a special new energy yacht area is set up; the Boao Health Consumption Sub-exhibition Area brings together more than 340 international pharmaceutical and special food manufacturers from more than 30 countries and regions, displaying more than 1,300 kinds of innovative drugs and technologies. Consumer boutiques flow to richer application scenarios.
This year's Hainan Expo has set up a buyer service center for the first time, located in the landing hall of the convention and exhibition center, with four functional areas: supply and demand connection activity area, buyer window, professional negotiation area, and service desk. About 65,000 domestic and foreign professional buyers will attend the meeting, an increase of 10% year-on-year; it is expected that 100 overseas buyers and 3,000 people will attend the meeting, an increase of two times year-on-year. Metro, Aldi and other global leading supermarkets, Tmall Group (淘天集团), JD Worldwide (京东全球购), Douyin E-commerce Global Shopping (抖音电商全球购), Oriental Selection (东方甄选) and other platforms are deeply involved, and cooperation includes live streaming and visiting the exhibition hall.
During the Hainan Expo, the "2026 Boutique Consumption Month and Hainan Expo Carnival" will be launched simultaneously, connecting four sections: boutique shopping, exquisite tourism, wonderful events, and exquisite performances, holding 22 themed activities, and opening up the entire consumption chain of "exhibition-visiting-shopping-leisure-cultural experience". Haikou (海口) will jointly issue duty-free coupons with offshore duty-free operators and open a free direct bus from the main venue of the Hainan Expo to the duty-free shop.
"At present, the policy dividends of the Free Trade Port's closure operation are accelerating, and the advantages of institutional integration and innovation are becoming increasingly prominent. Hainan has become a hot spot for global investors to share China's development opportunities." The relevant person in charge of the Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce (海南省商务厅) said.
To go with China is to go with opportunities, to believe in China is to believe in tomorrow, and to invest in China is to invest in the future. This grand event of global consumer boutiques is writing a new chapter of China and the world sharing opportunities with a more open attitude, richer connotation, and more pragmatic results.
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The Waikhrolo River, originating in the Andes Mountains, flows downstream through the Lurigancho-Chosica district in eastern Lima (利马), the capital of Peru. Recently, when reporters visited this area, they saw: wide river channels with newly built solid concrete walls on both sides, the bottom of the river channel hardened, and new parks and green areas built around it. "The comprehensive management project built by Chinese enterprises is a significant milestone in our disaster prevention and mitigation efforts, and residents feel much safer," Jacqueline Fonseca, head of the Santa Maria (圣玛利亚) community in the Lurigancho-Chosica (卢里甘乔—乔西卡) district, told this reporter. The formal completion of the project marks a new stage in the construction of the local disaster prevention and mitigation system. The living and travel conditions of local people have been improved, and their sense of happiness, security, and confidence in development have been continuously enhanced.
Systematic Improvement of River Conditions—
"The Safety of Life and Property is Guaranteed"
More than 30,000 families live downstream of the Waikhrolo River. The massive flood triggered by the El Niño phenomenon in 2017 left terrible memories for local residents. "Santa Maria (圣玛利亚) was completely flooded at the time, and the flood depth was about as high as me," Fonseca said. At that time, the Waikhrolo River's channel was blocked by sediment and rocks, and the floodwaters did not recede for a long time. "After that natural disaster, Peru (秘鲁) established the 'Disaster Reconstruction Authority' to promote the implementation of a comprehensive reconstruction and transformation plan."
The Peruvian Disaster Reconstruction Authority was later reorganized into the Peruvian National Infrastructure Authority. The Waikhrolo River Comprehensive Management Project is the responsibility of this authority. In May 2022, China Communications Construction Group's China Water Resources and Electric Power Foreign Corporation (中交集团中国水利电力对外有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Hydropower Foreign") won the bid for the project and started construction, which was successfully completed in September 2025. The project is 10.6 kilometers long, and the main implementation content includes riverbank protection, cross-river aqueducts, cross-river Bailey bridges, landscape parks and other engineering construction.
"In addition to the extreme weather effects brought by El Niño, the ordinary rainy season is also a challenge for the local area," Jiang Yadong (蒋亚东), deputy general manager of the project, told reporters that the flood discharge capacity of the Waikhrolo River is limited every rainy season, and residents' travel is blocked and houses are flooded. In March 2023, during the construction of the project, residents along the coast had to carry out preventive evacuation due to the rising river level. "Systematically improving river conditions and comprehensively improving flood control capabilities is the expectation of the local government and residents along the line for decades."
Recently, the reporter saw on the Waikhrolo River that the entire river channel has been renovated. On both sides of the 15.6-meter-wide river channel, 4.5-meter-high concrete walls form protection. Fonseca said that after the project hardens the river channel, the chute-like design inside the riverbed can significantly improve the river's flood discharge capacity.
"Floods have caused tragedies." Jesus Tijerimaya (赫苏斯·蒂赫利马亚), who lives in the Matabue (马塔布埃) area along the coast and makes a living by raising poultry and livestock, still has lingering fears when he mentions the disasters caused by the floods. "Chinese companies have put their heart into the construction of the project. Now that the safety of our lives and property is guaranteed, we are full of gratitude."
Strengthening the Construction of Supporting Facilities—
"The Living Environment Has Been Significantly Improved"
Walking downstream along the Waikhrolo River, the landscape park in the Leticia (莱蒂西亚) community is a sight to behold. Next to the river channel, under the shade of green trees, a red rubber track runs through the green lawn, and several local residents are sitting and chatting on the benches next to the track.
"When we surveyed the site, we found that the Waikhrolo River channel was piled with garbage and domestic waste, and sewage was discharged along the river, which seriously affected the local ecological environment." Marlon Rudolph (马龙·鲁道夫), the project's foreign manager, told reporters that as the project progressed, the river channel became cleaner, and strict management of sewage discharge along the coast also made the river water clearer. "Look at this full of green, the living environment of people has been significantly improved."
During the construction of the project, Hydropower Foreign actively coordinated with the Peruvian National Infrastructure Authority and local governments, and completed the design and construction of two Bailey bridges in just 3 months, which greatly facilitated the lives of residents along the coast. "The south bank of the river is home to many enterprises and factories, while the north bank is home to many residential areas and schools." Osvaldo Cuellar (奥斯瓦尔多·库埃利亚尔), the mayor of the Lurigancho-Chosica (卢里甘乔—乔西卡) district, pointed to the opposite bank of the river and told reporters that after the two Bailey bridges were put into use, they effectively shortened travel time, improved the level of interconnection between various areas, ensured the safe passage of people and goods, promoted more balanced coverage of public services such as education, and had a direct and positive impact on the region's economic and social development. Local resident Baltasar Copa (巴尔塔萨·科帕) said: "The travel problems that have plagued everyone have been solved, and our lives have more happiness."
Driving the Overall Development of the City—
"More Confident in the Local Development Prospects"
"During the construction of the project, we have created more than 4,500 jobs for the local area, and absorbed a large number of community residents to participate in the construction of the project. We have also jointly carried out various skills training for construction workers with the Peruvian Construction Industry Association to provide help for the growth and development of employees." Liu Hongmin (刘弘旻), the construction manager of the project, told reporters that now, many local engineers have become the backbone of Hydropower Foreign's projects in Peru (秘鲁).
"Chinese technology and solutions have benefited me a lot." Rudolph said that the construction team introduced building information modeling technology, continuously optimized the project design and specific construction plan by building a three-dimensional digital model, and also introduced the use of integrated formwork trolleys to reduce construction procedures and improve the degree of standardization, effectively improving construction efficiency, reducing costs and improving quality. "I have learned a lot of advanced construction technology and management experience, and I also have a deeper understanding of the connotation of Peru-China cooperation, which is mutual benefit and win-win."
The region's development has also ushered in more opportunities. "Now there is more traffic on both sides of the river, commercial activities have increased significantly, and restaurants have become lively." Copa said, "The improvement of the environment and the convenience of transportation have made residents feel the dividends brought by the project, and also made everyone more confident in the local development prospects."
Santa Maria (圣玛利亚) has become a well-known tourist and leisure community in the local area. "The community environment is cleaner and safer, and it has better development conditions, which will attract more investment, create more jobs for local residents, and bring stable income." Fonseca said, "This project shows that international cooperation based on mutual respect, rigorous pragmatism, and high-quality performance can bring positive and lasting impact to the community. I hope to continue to cooperate with Chinese enterprises in the future to promote the implementation of more projects that enhance people's well-being."
(Reported from Lima (利马) by this newspaper)
In the course of history, "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" has become a spiritual symbol of friendship between the Chinese and American people. Today, both China and the United States still need to use sincerity and action to revitalize the spirit of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" under the new situation.
"The foundation of China-U.S. relations is built by the people, and the future is created by the youth." President Xi Jinping (习近平) recently sent a congratulatory letter to the commemorative meeting for the 55th anniversary of China-U.S. "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" and the launching ceremony of a series of China-U.S. youth sports exchanges, expressing his hope 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, work together in mutual learning and mutual appreciation, jointly tighten the bonds of friendship, and make new contributions to promoting the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations.
Fifty-five years ago, a small silver ball shattered the ice of estrangement. The older generation of leaders of China and the United States, with their outstanding political wisdom and strategic vision, reopened the door to friendly exchanges between the two peoples, achieving the historical story of "small ball moving the big ball." Today, 55 years later, China-U.S. relations are at a critical juncture again, and the strategic choices of the two countries will once again affect the direction of the world pattern. Both sides need to draw inspiration from history, inherit the spirit of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," work together to promote China-U.S. friendship, and create more convenient conditions for people-to-people exchanges between the two countries.
The hope of China-U.S. relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the grassroots, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the local areas. In the past year or so, despite the ups and downs in China-U.S. relations, the people of the two countries have always advocated shaking hands and longed to get closer. Youths from Maryland (马里兰州), USA, went to China to carry out pickleball exchanges, and pickleball has become a new bond for China-U.S. youth exchanges; a U.S. youth education exchange group visited China and spent a happy and rewarding journey; nearly 30 China-U.S. youth choirs gathered in Fuzhou (福州) and Beijing (北京) to jointly "sing for peace"... No matter how the situation changes, the friendship between the people of China and the United States will not change, and the desire for exchanges and cooperation between the youth of the two countries will not change.
Compared with 55 years ago, the exchanges between the Chinese and American people, especially the youth, are in a different era. More than two years since the "5-year 50,000" initiative was proposed, more than 40,000 American youths have actively participated in the initiative. From the choir in Los Angeles (洛杉矶), the flag football team in Washington State (华盛顿州), and the ice hockey team in Wyoming (怀俄明州), to China's traditional culture, science classes, and special cuisines, the youths of the two countries resonate on the art stage, learn from each other on the sports field, and collaborate in scientific and technological innovation. Many China-U.S. youths have become pen pals who are constantly connected, and many primary and secondary schools have become sister schools for long-term exchanges, further tightening the bonds of people-to-people exchanges between the two sides.
People's perception is a fundamental factor affecting relations between countries. "The experience in youth affects a person's life." Ou Junting (欧君廷), Chief Representative of the Asia-Pacific Region of the University of Virginia (弗吉尼亚大学), USA, had the experience of studying in China 30 years ago, which prompted him to devote himself to the work of U.S.-China student exchanges. He always believes: "U.S.-China youth who know and interact with each other can jointly shape the future of the two countries." Like Ou Junting (欧君廷), many American youths regard their trip to China as "a life-changing journey." During their visit to China, they deeply appreciated China's cultural landscapes, wandered through green mountains and clear waters, experienced the forefront of science and technology, and felt the charm of ink and calligraphy. They sincerely marveled at the Chinese people's enthusiasm and friendliness, the safety and order of society, the rapid development of science and technology, and the convenience and smoothness of transportation, refreshing their understanding of China and inspiring their thinking about the future.
In the course of history, "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" has become a spiritual symbol of friendship between the Chinese and American people. Today, both China and the United States still need to use sincerity and action to revitalize the spirit of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" under the new situation. China is committed to building more bridges and paving more roads for China-U.S. people-to-people exchanges. China has implemented a 240-hour visa-free transit policy for 55 countries, including the United States, and warmly invites more American youths to participate in the "5-year 50,000" initiative, and welcomes more American friends to visit China to experience a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China. It is hoped that the U.S. side will earnestly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, build bridges for China-U.S. non-governmental, local, and youth exchanges and cooperation, and enable more people to become participants, beneficiaries, and supporters of China-U.S. friendship.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 崔 寅
"When I first set foot on Chinese soil in 2017, I was deeply shocked by the development achievements here." Professor Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大), of the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University (同济大学), said in an exclusive interview with this reporter a few days ago, recounting his relationship with China. "In my interactions with people, I saw a glimpse of the 'ideal society' my grandparents talked about."
Born in Greece, Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) is a leading scholar in the field of international algorithm design. His connection with China began when he was teaching at Harvard University. "I taught many Chinese students, and after they returned to China, many of them became university professors." In 2017, with a fondness and curiosity for this Eastern country, Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) came to China for the first time.
"China's development speed is amazing, and what touches me even more is the social atmosphere here." Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) found that Chinese people are warm and willing to help each other, which is very similar to the Greek people. "The ubiquitous cohesion in Chinese society gives me a warm sense of belonging."
In December 2023, Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) became one of the first six foreigners in Shanghai (上海) to receive the new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card ("Five-Star Card"), and he specially recorded a video to share the convenience brought by the "Five-Star Card": "With this card, I can take trains and buy air tickets like Chinese residents. It's a one-card pass. This feeling of being recognized and accepted is more valuable than any monetary reward."
Since joining the College of Design and Innovation at Tongji University (同济大学), Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) has brought new disciplinary perspectives and beneficial practices, providing innovative ideas for related discipline construction and talent cultivation. As an expert of the "Shanghai International Design Think Tank," he also provides academic guidance for the upgrading of Shanghai's (上海) artificial intelligence industry. In 2025, Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) won the Shanghai (上海) "Magnolia Award."
His research practice in China has given him new insights into algorithms and artificial intelligence. He said that Western languages are mostly verb-centered, focusing on "who does it, what to do, and when to do it"; the construction of Chinese words is full of philosophical wisdom, and often the combination of two nouns can contain the meaning of action. In Constantinos Daskalakis's (康思大) view, the characteristics of Chinese are of great significance to artificial intelligence research. "Artificial intelligence needs to understand the essence of things and master the logic of action. The Chinese way of thinking provides a unique perspective."
Through cross-cultural dialogue, Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) has gained more innovative inspiration. At the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, he delivered a keynote speech focusing on innovative applications in the field of artificial intelligence art and design. In September 2023, at the foreign scientists symposium of the Pujiang Innovation Forum (浦江创新论坛), he shared his work progress in the fields of artificial intelligence and art design, focusing on building an open innovation ecosystem.
"In the field of design, China has formed its own unique style, and these excellent design products are going to the world." Constantinos Daskalakis (康思大) actively participates in China's innovation practices. He combines design with artificial intelligence and, together with his colleagues, transformed an abandoned factory in Shanghai (上海) into an art gallery and held an artificial intelligence art exhibition, using creativity to inject vitality into urban renewal. He also launched a youth artificial intelligence education program. "The children's way of thinking is pure and creative. Communicating with them constantly inspires me about education and innovation."
Constantinos Daskalakis's (康思大) love and recognition for Chinese students is beyond words. "What touches me most is the humble and introverted character of Chinese students, who don't like to show off. They are calm and focused, and work hard silently. This quality allows them to calm down in research and constantly break through in practice." He said that getting along with Chinese students has made him see the future hope of this country. "They have open minds, problem-solving skills and a strong sense of social responsibility. I have no doubt that they will achieve extraordinary achievements and benefit society in the future."
"Greece and China are both birthplaces of great civilizations, and the positive values and dynamic development concepts contained in them are always pushing people to become better versions of themselves." In the eyes of this Greek scholar, China is attracting more international friends with a more open and confident attitude to jointly witness the progress of the times and the integration of civilizations.
Return to TopIn recent years, with the continuous deepening of economic and trade between China and Vietnam, China's heavy trucks, dump trucks and other complete vehicles have maintained rapid growth in exports to Vietnam through the Youyiguan Port (友谊关口岸) in Guangxi (广西). A new corridor for efficient, convenient, and intelligent complete vehicle exports is accelerating its formation on the China-Vietnam border, injecting lasting impetus into the high-quality development of China-ASEAN economic and trade cooperation. The picture shows customs officers from the Logistics Monitoring Section of Youyiguan Customs (友谊关海关) inspecting and verifying new vehicles for export recently.
Pang Geping (庞革平) and Lu Chunrong (陆春蓉) reported with photographs.
Return to TopThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson announced on the 12th: At the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang (李强), Crown Prince Khalid of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will pay a visit to China from April 12th to 14th.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 12 (Reporters Wang Mingyu (王明玉) and Lu Hao (陆浩)) – Reporters learned recently from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League that the "Never Forget the Original Intention" study camp of the Vietnamese Youth's "Red Study Tour" to China will be held in Beijing (北京) and Guangzhou (广州) from April 11 to 18. Two hundred youth representatives from all walks of life in Vietnam (越南) are coming to China for study and research.
The study camp, themed "Inheriting the Red Gene and Undertaking the Mission of the Times," will take Vietnamese youths to red historical teaching sites such as the Museum of the History of the Communist Party of China, the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Youth League, and the former site of the Association of Vietnamese Youth Revolution Comrades to explore the red gene of China-Vietnam friendship. They will also go deep into villages, industrial parks, and science and technology enterprises to fully experience the development achievements of Chinese-style modernization; and visit cultural heritage sites such as the Great Wall (长城) and the Palace Museum (故宫博物院) to appreciate the charm of outstanding traditional Chinese culture. Chinese and Vietnamese youths will also conduct special discussions on topics such as inheriting the red gene, ideal and belief education, cultural inheritance and innovation, and economic cooperation through special lectures, themed team days, book sharing sessions, youth speech contests, and dialogues.
It is reported that from May 2025 to March 2026, the "Red Study Tour" project for Vietnamese youth to China has been held in 8 themed study camps in 10 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) across the country, with a cumulative total of more than 1,000 Vietnamese youths participating.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 戴楷然
In Morogoro Province, Tanzania, when agricultural extension worker Veronica Lugano brought out several buckets of freshly made soy milk, it attracted a crowd to watch and taste. "'The taste is very mellow,' 'It tastes like beans,' 'How is this made?' 'Can I make it at home?'" Faced with various questions, Lugano patiently answered, "I learned it at a Chinese training class. Making soy milk doesn't require complicated tools, and you can make such delicious soy milk at home."
The "Chinese training class" that Lugano mentioned is the "Small Technology, Big Harvest" Tanzania Comprehensive Agricultural Technology Overseas Training Class, sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and undertaken by China Agricultural University (中国农业大学). During the 17-day training class, 30 agricultural technology extension workers and agricultural technology officials from 10 districts and counties in Morogoro Province, including Lugano, studied courses in different fields such as crop planting, agricultural machinery principles, food processing, e-commerce, and cooperative operation at Mzumbi University. The trainees also learned agricultural machinery use and techniques such as soy milk and tofu making.
"Soaking, washing, grinding, filtering, boiling... Under the guidance of the Chinese teachers, the trainees mastered the skills of making soy milk. We are actively promoting this technology to farmers, so that more Tanzanians can drink this nutritious drink," Lugano said, adding that the tofu making process is slightly more complicated, requiring higher soy milk concentration and coagulant ratio. "I am also stepping up my studies, hoping to master this technology as soon as possible."
Being able to complete sowing without bending over, and shelling corn without using hands... The simple agricultural machinery such as small seeders and portable corn threshers brought by the Chinese team left a deep impression on agricultural technology official Solomon Mshilla. "In the past, most local farmers used manual methods for sowing and threshing, which was time-consuming and laborious. Now, with small seeders and corn threshers, people can work more easily and efficiently." Mshilla said that these small devices are lightweight, easy to operate, and affordable.
According to Wu Jin, the head of the training class and Executive Dean of the International Development and Global Agriculture College of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学), since 2011, the research team led by Professor Li Xiaoyun (李小云) of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) has begun to carry out the "Small Technology, Big Harvest" project in Morogoro Province, with maize dense planting and yield increase technology as the core. In 2021, the "Small Technology, Big Harvest" project was upgraded to the "Small Beans, Big Nutrition" project, and the China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) team began to promote maize-soybean intercropping and soybean product processing technologies. "Maize-soybean intercropping has mature application experience in China and is also in line with the actual situation in Tanzania, where maize is the main food crop. Planting legume crops can improve soil fertility and help increase maize yields. Using soybeans to process soy milk can supplement protein and other nutrients, and improve the nutritional health of farmers," said Li Xiaoyun (李小云).
Efficient soybean cultivation, smart agriculture and intelligent agricultural machinery, rural e-commerce operation skills... "The courses offered by the training class involve the entire chain of agricultural production from seed selection and planting to processing and sales, which meets local needs," said Xu Jin (徐进), Associate Professor of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学). "The low-cost and easy-to-replicate Chinese agricultural 'small technologies' have aroused strong interest among the trainees. They hope to learn these technologies to achieve increased income and production." said Li Li (郦莉), Associate Professor of China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) and one of the lecturers of the training class.
"Through classroom learning and field practice, the training class delivered Chinese agricultural technology to more Tanzanian farmers, effectively helping Tanzania's agricultural modernization transformation," said Musa, Administrative Secretary of Morogoro Province. He expressed his expectation to continue strengthening cooperation with China in agricultural technology training and talent cultivation to help Tanzania's agriculture and rural areas achieve faster and better development.
(Li Wenfei (李雯菲) also contributed to this article)
Return to TopAccording to Xinhua News Agency, Vienna, April 12th (Reporters Meng Fanyu (孟凡宇) and Yao Yulin (姚雨璘)) The Vienna International Energy and Climate Forum opened on the 9th. China's Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs, Liu Zhenmin (刘振民), stated during the forum that the current global energy crisis once again demonstrates the enormous risks of over-reliance on traditional fossil energy imports, and that countries need to re-examine their energy security strategies and accelerate the energy transition. China's successful experience shows that vigorously developing renewable energy is an effective way to enhance national energy security and resilience.
Liu Zhenmin (刘振民) said that in the short term, the energy crisis may lead to a slowdown in economic growth in many countries. But in the long run, this event once again reminds countries that they cannot over-rely on a single source and type of imported energy. China is willing to strengthen cooperation with international institutions and developed countries to explore new models of bilateral, trilateral, and multilateral cooperation to help countries in the Global South advance energy transition and achieve sustainable development goals.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 12th. Recently, the Central Special Team for Establishing and Practicing a Correct View of Performance Evaluation, and the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection publicly reported the problems of deviation in the view of performance evaluation, and disregard for the actual use of financial funds in Zhaojue County (昭觉县), Sichuan Province (四川省), the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅), and the Hubei Art Vocational College (湖北艺术职业学院).
It was found that Zhaojue County (昭觉县) in Sichuan Province (四川省), as a former poverty-stricken county, mainly relied on transfer payments from higher authorities for its financial expenditures. It arranged financial funds to customize and promote three cultural and tourism promotional songs, with a budget of 1.49 million yuan. The Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅) used financial funds to arrange for its directly affiliated public institution, Hubei Art Vocational College (湖北艺术职业学院), to customize and promote one cultural and tourism promotional song, with a budget of 3 million yuan. After the launch of the study and education campaign, Zhaojue County (昭觉县) in Sichuan Province (四川省), the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅), and the Hubei Art Vocational College (湖北艺术职业学院) did not identify the problems existing in the above-mentioned projects in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Party Central Committee, and continued to promote the relevant procurement work without promptly stopping the projects. They failed to fully implement the Party Central Committee's requirements for Party and government organs to take the lead in living frugally, and followed the trend in promoting the procurement of cultural and tourism promotional songs without carefully evaluating the promotional effects. The decision-making process was not scientific and rigorous enough, and there was no sufficient demonstration, with subjective blindness. This is a typical problem of deviation in the view of performance evaluation.
The view of performance evaluation is a fundamental issue, which concerns the Party's commitment to serving the public and governing for the people. The Party Central Committee has repeatedly emphasized and given great importance to this issue, and this year has deployed a study and education campaign throughout the Party to establish and practice a correct view of performance evaluation. In the study and education campaign, Zhaojue County (昭觉县) in Sichuan Province (四川省), the Hubei Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism (湖北省文化和旅游厅), and the Hubei Art Vocational College (湖北艺术职业学院) were disconnected in their learning and application, learning was separate from doing, and they disregarded the actual use of financial funds to purchase cultural and tourism promotional songs, reflecting that some local and unit leading cadres are not clearly aware of the need to establish and practice a correct view of performance evaluation, and that the deployment requirements of the study and education campaign are not effectively implemented.
Currently, the study and education campaign is being carried out steadily and orderly. Party organizations at all levels, especially leading bodies and leading cadres, should 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān - "infer the rest from one example," to draw inferences about other cases from one instance) and learn from the lessons. It is necessary to adhere to the combination of learning and application, continuously promote "four in-depth studies," consciously benchmark against the requirements, timely correct deviations in ideological understanding, and enhance the ideological consciousness and action consciousness of establishing and practicing a correct view of performance evaluation. It is necessary to strictly implement the "three comparisons" requirements, carefully examine the problems existing in the performance of duties, and immediately correct and rectify those that do not meet the requirements of a correct view of performance evaluation, and effectively transform the learning results into practical actions and results that guide practice and promote work. It is necessary to resolutely implement the Party Central Committee's requirements for Party and government organs to take the lead in living frugally, firmly establish the concept of benefiting the people, effectively place the protection and improvement of people's livelihood in a priority position, improve the efficiency of the use of financial funds, all expenditures must be carefully calculated, strictly prohibit spending money lavishly, and use every penny where it is needed most, so that the people have real and tangible feelings. It is necessary to follow the Party's mass line in the new era, adhere to asking the people for their needs and asking the people for their ideas, think about problems and make decisions on the premise of the people's own needs, and improve the level of scientific decision-making. Whether the masses are satisfied should be taken as an important criterion for measuring whether the decision is scientific, and those that the masses are satisfied with should be consolidated and improved, and those that the masses are dissatisfied with should be corrected and rectified, to prevent blindly advancing in isolation from reality.
Return to TopBy: 陈 城
During a grassroots investigation, a cadre confided, "It's better to endure than to work hard; even without merit, there's seniority." These one-sided remarks are thought-provoking.
Although both "hard work" (苦干) and "endurance" (苦熬) contain the character "苦" (kǔ - bitter, hardship), their realms are completely different. The former reflects a commitment to serving the people, while the latter involves a self-serving "bitter scheme." When someone mistakenly believes that "enduring cleverly is better than working hard," the phenomenon of "stepping on the gas for a long time, but the car is still spinning in place" will occur. Confusing the logic of who benefits from working and starting a business will lead to the derivation of incorrect views on political achievements, leading the development of the cause astray, which must be alerted and clarified.
Only willing to endure, unwilling to work hard, the ideological root is manifested as a speculative mentality, thinking that doing a good job on the surface, if you can't compete for political achievements, at least you can compete for qualifications.
A "portrait" of some people is worth observing. Looking at actions, the comparison is not how many practical things have been solved for the masses, but how late the office lights are on; looking at experience, "guarding" the time in the position and "enduring" the night in the office, the purpose is to let the leader see their "suffering"... Work requires perseverance, but perseverance is not equal to enduring years and muddling through. This kind of "endurance" seems to be in the position, but in fact, it is just wasting time and internal friction.
Is enduring equal to seniority? "Endurance" does not create value; only "labor" has "achievements." The "labor" here is a real effort, a real act. If you only pretend and engage in fake performances, it is just a balance of exquisite self-interest by a few cadres. Even if you are lucky enough to "endure," you cannot "endure" enough prestige and public recognition.
Only able to endure, unable to work hard, also reflects a kind of ability panic in actual work, no ideas, unable to do, helplessly have to endure.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) once earnestly taught at the symposium of students in the Central Party School County Party Secretary Training Class, "You can't do it for one year, two years, three years, and the sound of the waves is still the same. The development of the whole county has not changed, and every year is repeating yesterday's story." As an official, you must benefit one party. If faced with new situations and new challenges, lacking the ability to solve problems, you can only delay again and again, with no progress in work and no improvement in life. Such "performance of duties" is obviously not recognized by the organization and the masses will not buy it.
Ability is like a blade, often sharpened and sharp, not sharpened is blunt, blunt is everything is thorny, naturally only want to escape. What are the "knots" in the minds of the masses? What new needs do villagers and residents in rural areas and communities have? What are the favorable conditions for overcoming difficulties? If you understand the situation clearly and understand the truth thoroughly, plan to hit the key points, and implement them in a targeted manner, you can clarify the main line in the complexity, create extraordinary things in the ordinary, and open up new realms in difficulties.
It is better to work hard than to endure. In correcting the view of political achievements, we can eliminate the bad atmosphere of "doing more or less the same, doing well is not as good as saying well," so as to protect the enthusiasm of those who work hard.
Putting the word "干" (gàn - do, work) first is a requirement for party members and cadres, and also a method for promoting work and achieving careers. In poverty alleviation, "rather work hard than endure," creating the miracle of the cliffside road; in ecological governance, "work hard and practically, generation after generation," green advances one foot, sand retreats one inch. Hard work is necessary, but it is the only way to benefit the people.
Endurance will dissolve the responsibility of cadres and hinder the pace of development. To eliminate the mentality of "endurance," we must change the situation of doing more and having more problems, doing less and having fewer problems, and not doing anything and having no problems. We must improve the performance evaluation system, improve the positive incentive mechanism, and promote party members and cadres to spend their minds on "thinking about things," use their abilities on "doing things," and show the results on "achieving things," and ultimately bloom the results on the smiling faces of the masses.
Good days are all worked out and fought out. What we need to be vigilant about is the tendency to replace "hard work" with "endurance"; what should be opposed is the practice of perfunctorily "enduring" and not achieving things with "hard work." Be a pragmatist and an activist, be introspective, and be admonished.
Return to TopPeople's Daily, Beijing, April 12th (Reporter Zhang Shuo (张烁)) At the invitation of the CPC Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu (郑丽文) led a delegation to visit the mainland from April 7th to 12th. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) met with Chairman Eric Chu (郑丽文) and delivered an important speech, pointing out the direction for the development of relations between the two parties and across the Taiwan Strait. In order to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and enhance the well-being of compatriots, with the consent of relevant departments, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee is authorized to release the following policy measures:
1. Explore the establishment of a normalized communication mechanism between the KMT and the CPC. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and the Kuomintang (中国国民党) will, on the common political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence," adhere to the concept of "both sides of the strait are one family" (两岸一家亲 (liǎng àn yī jiā qīn - "both sides one family," emphasizing the close ties and shared heritage between people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait)), and respond to the common aspirations of compatriots on both sides of the strait for peace, development, exchange, and cooperation. They will take more effective measures to actively promote cross-strait exchanges, interactions, and integration, and work together with compatriots on both sides of the strait to create lasting well-being for the Chinese nation and continue to write new glories in the history of the Chinese nation.
2. Establish an institutionalized platform for two-way youth exchanges between the KMT and the CPC. The All-China Youth Federation (全国青联) and the Kuomintang Youth Affairs Development Committee (国民党青年事务发展委员会) will regularly hold cross-strait youth exchange activities. The All-China Youth Federation (全国青联) and other relevant mainland units will invite 20 youth groups from the island to the mainland for exchanges and visits every year.
3. Promote the connection of water, electricity, gas, and bridges between the coastal areas of Fujian (福建) and Kinmen (金门) and Matsu (马祖) when conditions are met, so as to increase the interests and well-being of the people of Kinmen (金门) and Matsu (马祖).
4. Promote the full restoration of normal direct cross-strait air passenger flights to further facilitate cross-strait personnel exchanges. Support the early resumption of cross-strait flights in cities such as Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐), Xi'an (西安), Harbin (哈尔滨), Kunming (昆明), and Lanzhou (兰州). Support Kinmen (金门) sharing the new Xiamen (厦门) airport.
5. Establish a communication mechanism on the political basis of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing "Taiwan independence" to provide convenience for the import of Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products that meet inspection and quarantine standards into the mainland. Support Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products to participate in various exhibitions and matchmaking meetings on the mainland to expand sales channels.
6. Improve the management of Taiwan-related fishery access, and study the construction of wharves and berths in qualified areas to serve Taiwan's distant-water fishing vessels for berthing and landing of distant-water catches. Study providing convenience for the sale of Taiwan's distant-water self-caught catches on the mainland.
7. Provide convenience for eligible Taiwanese food production enterprises to register in the mainland and for Taiwanese food to be imported into the mainland.
8. Study the establishment of new Taiwan-oriented small-amount commodity trading markets in qualified places, and support Taiwan's small and micro enterprises to explore the mainland market in accordance with laws and regulations.
9. Allow the introduction of Taiwanese TV dramas, documentaries, and cartoons with correct guidance, healthy content, and excellent production to be broadcast on mainland satellite TV channels and online audio-visual platforms. Taiwanese operators can participate in the creation of mainland micro-dramas in various ways. Promote film and television cultural works that are conducive to showing cross-strait family ties and a better life to be screened and broadcast on both sides of the strait, and promote the protection, inheritance, and innovative development of Chinese culture.
10. Promote the resumption of individual tourism pilot programs for residents of Shanghai (上海市) and Fujian Province (福建省) to Taiwan (本岛).
Return to TopOn April 12th, in the Guihuatai Tea Garden of Gaotun Subdistrict, Liping County (黎平县), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州), Guizhou Province (贵州省), villagers covered the tea plants with shade nets.
It is understood that Liping County (黎平县) is vigorously developing the tea industry and continuously optimizing planting and management techniques. Covering with shade nets can improve the light environment and other factors, improve the quality and yield of tea, and is an important measure to stabilize tea production and increase income.
Photo by Li Bixiang (李必祥) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 烁
"Left behind deep and unforgettable memories in Beijing (北京)." From April 10th to 12th, Kuomintang Chairman Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) led a Kuomintang (中国国民党) delegation to visit Beijing (北京), during which she remarked.
On the afternoon of the 10th, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage arrived at the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University (清华大学附属中学). After listening to the school's introduction and learning that the high school had comprehensively constructed an artificial intelligence education and teaching ecosystem, she nodded frequently. That evening, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage visited the National Centre for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院) and watched a performance.
The spring is bright and the scenery is clear, the breeze is gentle and pleasant. On the morning of the 11th, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage arrived at the Temple of Azure Clouds (碧云寺) in Fragrant Hills (香山), Beijing (北京). In the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (孙中山纪念堂), Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage stood solemnly facing the seated statue of Sun Yat-sen (孙中山先生), bowed three times and presented a flower basket. Subsequently, members of the delegation slowly瞻仰 the glass-covered steel coffin in the memorial hall, as well as Sun Yat-sen's (孙中山先生) posthumous works and calligraphy. Arriving at the Sun Yat-sen (孙中山先生) Mausoleum of Clothing and Cap, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage solemnly bowed.
At the Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone Exhibition Center (中关村国家自主创新示范区展示中心), Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage felt firsthand the surging momentum of Beijing's (北京) construction of an artificial intelligence innovation source, believing that Zhongguancun (中关村) provides young people with "soil and a stage" to shine, and that "the world's smartest brains are gathered here." In a symposium with representatives of science and technology innovation enterprises, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) said that since becoming the chairman of the Kuomintang (国民党), she has been thinking about where the future of Taiwan's (台湾) industry lies, and the trip to Beijing (北京) has allowed her to "see the answer," and that "if the two sides of the strait can be without political obstacles, the contribution to humanity will be immeasurable."
On the afternoon of the 11th, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage arrived at the Palace Museum (故宫博物院), expressing deep admiration for the profound and rich traditional Chinese culture. During this trip, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage regarded "promoting Chinese culture" as one of the important expectations. "Both sides of the strait belong to the Chinese nation and share Chinese culture. Expanding exchanges in various aspects such as tourism will help the spiritual契合 of people on both sides of the strait," said Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱).
Guo (郭) Ms., a tourist from Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建) who happened to meet Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) while visiting the Palace Museum (故宫), was very happy: "Xiamen (厦门) and Kinmen (金门) are 'door to door'. Our accents, customs, and folk customs are exactly the same, just like brothers and sisters."
On the morning of the 12th, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) and her entourage visited the Xiaomi Auto Factory (小米汽车工厂) to learn about the latest developments in the production and research and development of new energy vehicles on the mainland. Sitting in the driver's seat of a Xiaomi car, Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱) praised the car's intelligent and thoughtful design.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (中央台办) authorized the release of ten policy measures to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, including "promoting the full resumption of normal cross-strait direct air passenger flights and further facilitating cross-strait personnel exchanges." In this regard, Kuomintang (中国国民党) Vice Chairman Chang Jung-kung (张荣恭) said in an interview, "Taiwanese people have high expectations for increasing the number of direct cross-strait flights and hope that more and more mainland compatriots will travel to Taiwan (台湾). We are very happy to see today's announcement from the mainland," and expressed the hope that the Taiwan (台湾) authorities will actively respond to provide convenience for the Taiwanese people.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) The reporter learned from the National Mine Safety Administration (国家矿山安全监察局): Currently, the national mine safety risk monitoring and early warning "one network" has been basically completed, connecting to the safety perception data of all normally producing and constructing coal mines, high and steep slope open-pit mines, tailings ponds, and 84% of normally producing and constructing non-coal underground mines. It can monitor more than 1.06 million sensors, more than 940,000 underground workers, and 160,000 industrial videos online, collecting more than 5 billion data items daily.
Constructing a scientific and complete mine safety risk monitoring and early warning system is a key measure to promote the transformation of the mine safety governance model to proactive prevention. According to the relevant person in charge of the National Mine Safety Administration (国家矿山安全监察局), the National Mine Safety Risk Monitoring and Early Warning System can identify and analyze 24 types of disaster risks such as gas, water damage, and fire. The system's coal mine gas and carbon monoxide early warning information has achieved 100% alarm handling, successfully preventing and resolving many major risks.
Since the beginning of this year, the National Mine Safety Administration (国家矿山安全监察局) and various provincial bureaus have relied on the National Mine Safety Risk Monitoring and Early Warning System to carry out more than 900 remote supervisions, discovering a total of more than 2,800 clues to problems, including 15 major accident hazards. As of the end of March, the verification accuracy rate of problem clues reached 85%, and the rectification rate was 97%.
Return to TopThis newspaper Beijing (北京), April 12th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) - The reporter learned from the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办): On the 10th, the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办), 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 Public Security (公安部), and the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) jointly announced the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services of Artificial Intelligence," which will take effect on July 15, 2026.
The relevant person in charge of the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) stated that the "Measures" aim to promote the healthy development and standardized application of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence, safeguard national security and social public interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations.
In recent years, anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence have developed rapidly, and innovative applications in fields such as cultural communication, childcare, and elderly companionship have continued to emerge. At the same time, problems such as endangering the physical and mental health of minors and affecting network information security are becoming increasingly prominent. The promulgation of the "Measures" is not only an important requirement for promoting the healthy development of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence, but also a practical need to prevent relevant security risks.
The "Measures" implement the concept of being people-oriented and using intelligence for good, clarifying that the state adheres to the principle of giving equal importance to development and security, and combining promoting innovation and governing according to law. It encourages the innovative development of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence, and implements inclusive, prudent, classified, and graded supervision of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence. It proposes measures to promote anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence, clarifies support for technological research and development innovation, and encourages the orderly expansion of applications in related fields such as cultural communication and elderly companionship. It stipulates the basic requirements for providing anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence, and clarifies that activities that generate content that endangers national security, honor, and interests, incites subversion of state power, or overthrows the socialist system are prohibited. It stipulates the security management obligations of providers of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence. It improves the network user rights protection system, and stipulates the obligations of providers of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence to protect the rights and interests of minors and the elderly, and to protect personal information. In addition, the "Measures" also stipulate systems such as security assessment, algorithm filing, and guiding and promoting the construction of artificial intelligence sandbox security service platforms.
The relevant person in charge of the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办) stated that the development and governance of anthropomorphic interactive services of artificial intelligence requires the participation of governments, enterprises, society, netizens, and other parties to jointly maintain a good network ecology and promote artificial intelligence to be virtuous and beneficial.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 亓玉昆
As the bell rang for the end of the second class, the extended break time at Guangxi Chongzuo High School (广西崇左市高级中学) arrived, and the campus became lively. Stepping out of the classroom, the students lined up for morning exercises, their movements synchronized and their slogans resounding.
After the exercises, the students' cheeks were slightly flushed, and their foreheads were sweating. After a short rest, some students played fancy jump rope together, the ropes flying and their feet rising and falling. Some played table tennis and badminton, hitting the ball back and forth in a lively scene. During the 30-minute extended break, the students moved and enjoyed themselves in their chosen sports activities.
In October 2025, the General Office of the Ministry of Education (教育部办公厅) issued the "Ten Measures to Further Strengthen Mental Health Work for Primary and Secondary School Students" (《进一步加强中小学生心理健康工作十条措施》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Ten Measures"), proposing to "fully implement '2 hours of physical education every day'." Schools across the country have increased physical education class hours and set up extended breaks to ensure that students "sweat and have light in their eyes."
Among these efforts, the active suggestions of several National People's Congress (全国人大) deputies and a key supervised proposal of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) played an important role in promoting the introduction of the "Ten Measures."
From the Fields to the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂)
Multiple NPC deputies conducted research and submitted proposals at the National People's Congress (全国两会)
Including mental health checks in routine physical examinations for primary and secondary school students, strengthening the popularization of mental health knowledge... Opening the work notebook of Huang Huachun (黄花春), a National People's Congress deputy and vice principal of Chongzuo High School (崇左市高级中学), it is densely filled with notes.
"I often hear some children express that they are 'unhappy.' These feelings were once considered temporary or 'dramatic,' but now we recognize that psychological distress needs to be seen and treated scientifically." For many years, Huang Huachun (黄花春) has been rooted in the front line of education, paying long-term attention to students' mental health, and submitted a proposal on accelerating the integration of medicine and education at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大三次会议).
On the "Deputies' Channel" on March 9 this year, Huang Huachun (黄花春) shared a story from her own experience: a student she once taught was anxious and helpless due to family changes and wanted to give up her studies. At that moment, she did not rush to judge but chose to "listen first" and then "speak." She said to the student, "As long as you are willing to move forward, we will help you find a way."
Later, this student was admitted to university, became a teacher after graduation, and said to Huang Huachun (黄花春), "When I grow up, I will become you and care for students like you."
Wan Li (万立), a National People's Congress deputy and vice president of the All China Lawyers Association (中华全国律师协会), works at a law firm that has long focused on legal services in the field of education. To accurately grasp the pain points of adolescent mental health, Wan Li (万立) and several lawyers went to schools, listened to teachers, communicated with students, and held discussions with parents.
"We found that some students have academic anxiety or even aversion to learning, while schools lack mental health teachers." Based on the research, Wan Li (万立) submitted relevant proposals at the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大三次会议).
Meng Hongjuan (孟红娟), a National People's Congress deputy and director of the Third Workshop of the Zhejiang Shaoxing Factory (浙江绍兴工厂) of Winner Medical Group (振德医疗用品股份有限公司), found during her research that the proportion of students screened for mental health problems in the local area has been increasing since 2021.
Wang Rongxiu (汪荣秀), a National People's Congress deputy and Party Branch Secretary of Qiaotou Village (桥头村), Zhanglaobu Township (张老埠乡), Gushi County (固始县), Xinyang City (信阳市), Henan Province (河南省), found that left-behind children face greater difficulties in emotional support and social interaction, and family psychological education has not played an effective role.
Other deputies pointed out that the social atmosphere of "score-only theory" (唯分数论), the erosion of harmful online information, and school bullying have also exacerbated the psychological pressure on adolescents.
The suggestions of NPC deputies convey the voices of the people and embody the expectations of the people. Multiple deputies focused on the mental health of adolescents, bringing their suggestions from campuses, villages, and workshops to the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂). The 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大) and its Standing Committee (常委会) attached great importance to this and studied and handled the suggestions in accordance with the law and procedures.
From Written Communication to Joint Problem-Solving
Listening to deputies' opinions "face-to-face" and studying countermeasures "shoulder-to-shoulder"
The 10 representative suggestions on "improving the mental health education service system for adolescents" were identified by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) as key supervised proposals for 2025, led by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and supervised by the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会).
After receiving the relevant suggestions, the Ministry of Education (教育部) immediately convened an internal assignment meeting. Soon, the Ministry of Education (教育部) called Huang Huachun (黄花春) and other deputies, stating that they were studying and handling the suggestions and asking if they had any new suggestions.
Relevant officials from the Ministry of Education (教育部) went to Beijing Children's Hospital (北京儿童医院) and Peking University Sixth Hospital (北京大学第六医院) to conduct research, learn in detail about the diagnosis and treatment of adolescent mental illnesses, and decided to designate the two hospitals as "monitoring points for student mental health work of the Ministry of Education (教育部学生心理健康工作监测点)."
To fully absorb the deputies' opinions, the Ministry of Education (教育部) convened a symposium on strengthening student mental health work in June 2025, and four National People's Congress (全国人大) deputies, including Huang Huachun (黄花春), attended the meeting.
"Only mentally healthy teachers can cultivate sunny and upward-looking children." There was frequent interaction on the spot, and Huang Huachun (黄花春) also talked about new ideas such as improving the teacher psychological care mechanism, which was recognized by the participants.
In the process of handling the deputies' suggestions, the undertaking units maintained close communication with the NPC deputies and fully exchanged views on relevant issues. "Every step forward in the handling work, the staff of the undertaking unit further solicited my opinion," said Wan Li (万立).
In addition to telephone communication, the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会) and the person in charge of the Ministry of Education (教育部) also led a research team to Yunnan (云南) to exchange views with Wan Li (万立) face-to-face on the handling of the suggestions, and went to Kunming (昆明) and Tengchong (腾冲) to conduct in-depth research on teacher work and student mental health.
"Taking the deputies' suggestions as an important reference for improving work and improving policies, this pragmatic style makes me feel that the handling of deputies' suggestions is not a one-way implementation, but a two-way 'the people have demands, the government responds'," said Wan Li (万立).
The relevant person in charge of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大教育科学文化卫生委员会) introduced that in order to promote the high-quality handling of suggestions by the undertaking departments, the committee supervised and tracked the whole process, organized supervision symposiums and special research, effectively improved the effectiveness of "supervision," promoted the implementation of suggestions, and strived to "handle a key supervised suggestion well, solve a problem in one aspect, and promote work in one field."
"Golden Ideas" Bear "Golden Fruits"
Transforming the deputies' insights into concrete measures to improve work
In response to the problem of "insufficient physical exercise and insufficient sleep" raised by some deputies, it was clarified that "the comprehensive physical activity time every day should not be less than 2 hours";
In response to the "academic anxiety" problem concerned by some deputies, measures such as standardizing examination management and orderly promoting high school entrance examination reform were proposed;
In response to the mental health problems of special groups of students concerned by some deputies, it was proposed to establish files for special student groups such as left-behind children, migrant children, and orphans...
The "Ten Measures" (十条措施) combine the deputies' suggestions with practical work, make targeted deployments in 10 aspects, and one "golden idea" after another bears "golden fruits," escorting the healthy growth of adolescents.
"Deputy Huang (黄代表), your suggestion has been adopted." After the "Ten Measures" (十条措施) were released, the staff of the Ministry of Education (教育部) forwarded the document to Huang Huachun (黄花春).
"As an NPC deputy, my suggestion has been transformed into relevant policies and measures, which further strengthens my confidence in continuing to conduct in-depth research and offer suggestions," said Huang Huachun (黄花春).
At the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大四次会议), Wan Li (万立) was greatly encouraged to read the "Government Work Report" (《政府工作报告》) proposing to "comprehensively promote the construction of healthy schools, strengthen physical education, aesthetic education, labor education and mental health education, improve the mechanism for schools, families and society to jointly educate people, and promote the physical and mental health and all-round development of students." After the meeting, he shared the news with many teachers and parents.
"Suggestions are adopted, and problems are truly solved, which is a powerful response to the expectations of the masses." The deputies expressed a common voice on the handling of the suggestions.
The suggestions, criticisms, and opinions put forward by NPC deputies on the work of relevant parties carry the people's yearning for a better life and embody the wisdom and strength of the masses.
The person in charge of the Deputies' Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会代表工作委员会) said that high-quality suggestions should be combined with high-quality handling, the "second half" of the suggestion handling work should be done well, the role of NPC deputies should be fully utilized, and they should answer questions and work in the same direction with the deputies to promote the solution of the urgent and difficult problems of the people, demonstrate the vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy, and help the high-quality development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.
Return to TopBeijing, April 12th (Reporter Zhang Shuo (张烁)) Kuomintang Chairman (中国国民党主席) Cheng Li-wen (郑丽文) led the Kuomintang (国民党) delegation to conclude their six-day visit to the mainland. On the afternoon of the 12th, they took a flight from Beijing (北京) back to Taiwan (台湾). Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央台办主任) Song Tao (宋涛) went to the Capital Airport (首都机场) to see them off.
From April 7th to 12th, Cheng Li-wen (郑丽文) led the Kuomintang (国民党) delegation to visit Jiangsu (江苏), Shanghai (上海), and Beijing (北京). This marks the first time in 10 years that the Chairman of the Kuomintang (中国国民党主席) has led a delegation to visit the mainland again.
Return to TopBy: 盛玉雷
Certainty stems from solid innovation and creation. China's development is not built on castles in the air, but rooted in industries, ecosystems, and scenarios.
Sustainability comes from the unremitting pursuit of a better life. The Chinese path to modernization continues to move forward, relying not on requirements on paper and numerical indicators, but on the intrinsic motivation of hundreds of millions of people to live a happy life.
The grand proposition of development is also a narrative of life pursued with diligence.
Daily life is traceable. Elderly people around us can skillfully use AI applications and discuss "raising crayfish" with young people. Looking at the annual travel report of our own domestic new energy vehicle, the proportion of assisted driving is more than half, and human-machine co-driving unlocks a new experience. Unconsciously, the tentacles of development extend to all aspects of life, and people's pursuit of a better life in turn drives the progress of the times.
From the unimaginable sense of the future brought by technological innovation, to the imperceptible internal driving force in life, we can better understand the profound meaning of "continuously enhancing the certainty and sustainability of China's development."
Certainty stems from solid innovation and creation. China's development is not built on castles in the air, but rooted in industries, ecosystems, and scenarios.
Take the generative AI large model as an example. The foreign AI video application Sora made a stunning debut in 2024, but has now been shut down due to insufficient users. On the other hand, in related fields in China, children organize "AI debate competitions," practitioners explore generating AI short dramas, and the elderly customize travel guides through AI software... A vast blue ocean that combines supply chains and application scenarios, potential users who maintain curiosity, creativity, and learning motivation, jointly create a colorful life and an innovation ecosystem of catching up with each other.
China's innovation effectiveness is reflected in the rapid iteration in laboratories and the busy pace on production lines. Here, instead of "looking for nails everywhere with a hammer," matching tools such as "hammers" and "nails" are readily available, and there is sufficient exploration space such as test sites and incubators, so innovative activities and industrialization processes can naturally enter the fast lane.
From possibility to feasibility, and then to being implementable and operable, compared to other parts of the world where innovation may be interrupted at any time due to various reasons, China provides a rare certainty—here, we can not only sow the "seeds of hope," but also appreciate the "bright flowers," and even more share the "fruits."
Sustainability comes from the unremitting pursuit of a better life. The Chinese path to modernization continues to move forward, relying not on requirements on paper and numerical indicators, but on the intrinsic motivation of hundreds of millions of people to live a happy life.
Let's take the humanoid robot industry as an example. In recent years, with technological breakthroughs, industrial growth, and market prosperity, where does the sense of gain in life come from?
People's livelihood gaps are also industrial opportunities. Rehabilitation robots carry out personalized gait training, nursing robots complete tasks such as monitoring, delivering meals, and cleaning and disinfection, and companion robots have functions such as chatting, broadcasting news, and reminding of schedules, opening up new tracks for the silver economy.
Technological achievements ultimately act on benefiting the people. In Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), humanoid robots are exploring participation in subway security checks, patrolling the streets with police officers, and providing "non-closing" night government services, making social governance more convenient and efficient.
Improving people's well-being is the fundamental purpose of development. The value of technology is more prominent in the lives of ordinary people. From this perspective, the transformation of clean energy responds to the people's concerns for bluer skies, clearer waters, and a more harmonious relationship between people and nature; the accessibility of high-speed rail lines meets the life aspirations of smoother roads, more prosperous industries, and more widespread high-quality services. When the pursuit of a better life by more than 1.4 billion people is fully stimulated and surging, it can form a strong driving force for development, reflected in the growth of the consumer market, manifested in the improvement of human capital, and demonstrated in the burst of innovative vitality...
Looking further, development is economic growth in the economic sense, systematic progress in the economy and society, and also a real projection of cultural psychology.
From the myths and fables of Kuafu Chasing the Sun (夸父逐日) and Yugong Removing Mountains (愚公移山), to the contemporary legends of the cliffside canal and the green locking the desert, the unremitting pursuit of a better future is deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese people, and has nurtured a strong motivation to wholeheartedly seek development and a strong resilience to move forward despite wind and rain. This is our confidence to be able to "look at the world equally," and it will surely inspire the lofty aspirations of forging a "nation of tomorrow." In China, which adheres to high-quality development, people's wisdom is stimulated, potential is released, and value is constantly created. This is the logic of "investing in people" and an important perspective for deeply understanding "humanistic economics."
"Time waits for no one! We must be ahead of time." When people's enthusiasm, struggle, and persistence are superimposed with the opportunities, vitality, and support of the times, they can burst out with extraordinary power that leaves others far behind.
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People who dare to think and act, are eager to learn and brave to venture, and are good at doing things well, prove with simple actions that even the best blueprint is just a blank sheet of paper if it is not implemented. Adapting to local conditions and using the right methods can break the deadlock.
In recent years, I have visited Zhenlai County (镇赉县), Jilin Province (吉林省) many times. Each time I stand between the thousands of acres of Zizania latifolia fields and the vast rice paddies, what is shocking is not only the grand agricultural scene, but also the power of change behind this land from "difficult to grow even grass" to "fish fat and rice abundant."
In the past, this was a corner of the million-hectare saline-alkali belt in western Jilin Province, with more than 54% of the cultivated land showing white alkali, making it difficult to rely on the weather for food. The Erlongtao River (二龙涛河) within the area was cut off and dried up, and birds were hard to find. Today, Zhenlai (镇赉) is the largest rice-producing county in Jilin Province (吉林省), with rivers reborn, abundant fish and shrimp, rolling rice waves, and fertile Zizania latifolia. It is also the largest stopover site for the critically endangered white crane, with more than 60% of the world's white cranes stopping here for more than 100 days each spring and autumn.
Comparing the past and present, how did the change happen? The power comes from people's determination not to admit defeat to difficulties.
To refuse to admit defeat, one must have drive, and only by working hard and diligently can one overcome difficulties. Turning ideas into methods and turning methods into practical results is never just a slogan, but an action with one step at a time. There is no shortcut to changing barren land: diverting water from the river to suppress alkali, digging canals and building stations to weave a water network; deeply cultivating and improving the soil, and using biological methods to regulate alkali, so that the hardened land can regain its vitality; trial planting rice and tackling key varieties, exploring experience in failure; introducing Zizania latifolia and trial farming crayfish, so that southern customs can take root in the north...
From "wanting to change" to "being able to change," there are countless experiments and countless persistence in between. In order to improve the land, three generations of scientific researchers from the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (吉林省农科院) have been rooted in Gashigen Township (嘎什根乡), Zhenlai County (镇赉县) and other places for more than 30 years. In the early years, Ren Zhiguo (任志国), who carried rice home from other places to let his family taste rice, now runs a cooperative and grows rice. Every time experts bring new technologies, he is the first to try them. Scientific researchers and large grain growers work together, technology and land embrace each other, and they do it when they are sure, and do it to the end, turning short-term tackling into long-term victory, and turning sporadic exploration into an overall breakthrough. The land nourishes crops and also nourishes strivers.
To refuse to admit defeat, one must have the courage to break through, and openness and inclusiveness can absorb strengths. The people of Zhenlai (镇赉) are not closed, not conservative, and not limited to local experience, but actively introduce new crops. Zizania latifolia is one of them. In the early days of planting Zizania latifolia, it was like "guerrilla warfare." This year, a piece of land was tried, and another piece was changed next year. After planting Zizania latifolia, it is much easier to plant other crops. From trial planting failure to introducing seedlings, from scientific cultivation to extending the chain, now not only has a new ecological path of "treating alkali with Zizania latifolia" been explored here, but also deep processing is carried out around Zizania latifolia, improving the land, increasing farmers' income, and expanding the industry.
Daring to learn, daring to try, and daring to explore can turn favorable factors into development momentum. Standing in the Zizania latifolia field, grower Ding Wei (丁炜) told me that in the early stage of trial planting, everything depended on experience, and he explored seedling cultivation and land preparation by himself, taking many detours, but he never thought of giving up. Today, "Northeast Zizania latifolia" is sold to the Yangtze River Delta (长三角地区). People who dare to think and act, are eager to learn and brave to venture, and are good at doing things well, prove with simple actions that even the best blueprint is just a blank sheet of paper if it is not implemented. Adapting to local conditions and using the right methods can break the deadlock.
At present, the new era is ushering in new opportunities for promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast. The new tasks of deepening the reform of state-owned assets and state-owned enterprises, the new expectations of the masses and enterprises for the business environment, the new requirements for increasing "intelligence" and improving the "old, outdated, and stagnant" industries, and the heavy burden of firmly holding the rice bowl... Comprehensive revitalization requires further boosting the spirit, enhancing the awareness of unity, breaking down regional and industry barriers, and working together in the regional chessboard; it also requires the tenacious quality of never giving up, overcoming shortcomings and weaknesses, giving full play to advantages and strengths, and continuously opening up new tracks in industrial upgrading and innovation-driven development.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "base on safeguarding national defense, food, ecology, energy, and industrial security to promote new breakthroughs in the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast." Looking at the rise of the region from the changes in the county, the backbone of refusing to admit defeat, the courage to dare to try, the perseverance to work for a long time, and the uprightness of being pragmatic and responsible are all valuable "resources." Being willing to work, working hard, and innovating can lead to step-by-step progress and "achieve new breakthroughs."
Not afraid of the barrenness of natural conditions, the most valuable thing is to have the spirit of refusing to admit defeat and not being afraid of failure. Brilliance is not waiting, and wonderful things are all done. From saline-alkali beaches to revitalized hot land, the change continues, and the power is endless.
(The author is a reporter from the Jilin Branch (吉林分社) of this newspaper)
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[Keywords] "Chemistry in Cosmetics" General Education Course
[Event] How to formulate face cream? How to mix lipstick colors? Recently, the general education course "Chemistry in Cosmetics" at Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) has become popular on the Internet. In the classroom, students can not only "explore" the cosmetics industry and learn the chemical principles behind cosmetics, but also personally formulate their own facial cleanser, face cream, and lipstick in the laboratory. This popular general education course deeply integrates scientific principles with life practice, earning students' "five-star praise."
[Commentary]
For universities, what elements are essential for a well-reputed general education course? Beijing Institute of Technology (北京理工大学) undoubtedly provides a vivid observation sample.
A good course often begins with interest. When mentioning chemistry, one inevitably envisions a dazzling array of bottles and jars and dry, difficult-to-understand formulas and principles. However, the "Chemistry in Cosmetics" course starts with the beauty products that people encounter daily, transforming abstract chemical knowledge into tangible and practical hands-on operations. Education through entertainment is precisely the charm of a high-quality general education course. When learning transforms from mechanical and boring passive indoctrination into a surprise-filled active exploration, knowledge gains a more vibrant vitality.
A good course is inseparable from the sense of accomplishment of applying what one has learned. Being interesting is not just about "watching the fun," and the knowledge learned cannot be suspended in mid-air. How to identify raw materials, how to analyze ingredients, how to evaluate product quality, which ingredients are unqualified... By closely connecting theoretical knowledge with daily life and enabling students to become "experts" with scientific understanding, they will no longer be confused by the information asymmetry between buying and selling. This positive feedback allows knowledge to truly take root and quietly motivates students' learning.
A good course not only teaches specific knowledge but also ways of thinking. Guiding students to cultivate a scientific and empirical attitude and be wary of flowery commercial propaganda; encouraging students to think about the craftsmanship and creative logic involved in the development and marketing of cosmetics; leading students to analyze the industry trends behind the rise of "domestic beauty products"... Scientific understanding, rational judgment, seeking truth from facts, and being good at questioning—these are highly condensed methodologies. In a rapidly changing era, knowledge or skills may quickly depreciate, but thinking tools are always a scarce asset.
This is not the first time that university general education has "gone viral." "Love Psychology" helps young people have correct views on love in intimate relationships, and campus labor education baking courses lead "kitchen novices" to master baking skills... The course themes are rich and diverse, but the successful experiences have commonalities.
Today, more and more high-quality popular science content is emerging on the Internet and social media. At the same time, the burgeoning of artificial intelligence makes it easier and faster for people to obtain information across fields. In this context, both students and society have higher expectations for university general education.
For higher education, the purpose of general education courses should not be satisfied with simply explaining common sense, but should adhere to being student-centered and put more effort into designing courses that are interesting, useful, and in-depth. Only by making courses both "down-to-earth" and "scholarly" can general education truly become a bridge connecting professional learning and comprehensive quality, and become nourishment for students' lifelong development.
The times are changing, and education must also change with the times. When educators have a high sense of responsibility and an open awareness of change, I believe that more and more popular courses that students love will continue to emerge, leading young people to encounter a vast world and enabling them to grow into new people of the era who both understand theory and can practice, and who have both individuality and a sense of responsibility.
Return to TopChina is the country with the richest bamboo resources, the most complete industrial chain, and the largest industrial scale in the world. It has formed a complete industrial system covering resource cultivation, primary processing, deep processing, equipment manufacturing, commercial circulation, cultural tourism, and health & wellness. The cluster effect of major producing areas such as Fujian (福建), Zhejiang (浙江), Jiangxi (江西), Hunan (湖南), and Sichuan (四川) is increasingly evident. Data shows that by 2035, the total output value of the bamboo industry is expected to exceed 1 trillion yuan.
This is precisely:
Green bamboo grows in secluded valleys,
Peaks and ridges add beautiful scenery.
Skilled hands emerge from the deep mountains,
Abundance is obtained from the verdant bamboo.
By Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
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Targeting contiguous old residential areas, third-party property management companies are introduced for unified management, offering menu-style annual fee plans. Services cover garbage removal, the addition of security monitoring, and more, with residents able to place orders as needed. For scattered old residential areas, state-owned enterprises provide guaranteed management with a micro-profit model, ensuring no gaps or omissions in property management coverage. Xingtai City (邢台市), Hebei Province (河北省), has explored and implemented a "shared housekeeper" mechanism, providing service guarantees for 756 old residential areas without property management, solving livelihood problems through governance innovation.
"Actively promoting urban renewal and strengthening the renovation of old residential areas" is a clear requirement put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). Renovating old residential areas involves not only the upgrading of hardware and other infrastructure but also innovation in governance and management. Currently, the problem of "no one managing or managing well" in old residential areas without property management is prominent. Xingtai's (邢台) exploration provides us with inspiration for better solving similar problems.
Old residential areas are small in scale, and independent management is costly, so property management companies are generally unwilling to get involved. Adhering to systematic thinking, "packaging" old residential areas by district, transforming the fragmented into a whole, not only improves management efficiency but also increases corporate profits, turning multiple difficulties into multiple wins. Today, many social governance problems, such as the difficulty of parking and buying groceries, are often difficult to solve because they are limited by inertial thinking and trapped by physical "boundaries." Only by using systematic thinking to integrate scattered resources, optimize resource allocation, and gather the joint efforts of all parties can we transform "difficult governance" into "good governance."
The widespread application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things creates possibilities for improving the efficiency of property services in old residential areas and reducing management costs. For example, relying on smart cameras can promptly detect safety hazards such as electric bicycles entering buildings; with the help of smart systems, vehicle management can also be more refined and efficient. Empowering urban renewal and social governance with digital technology reduces costs and increases efficiency.
In building modern people's cities, old residential areas are not a shortcoming but a potential board. Chibei District (池北区) of the Changbai Mountain (长白山) Protection and Development Zone (保护开发区) Management Committee (管委会) in Jilin (吉林), 51 abandoned residential areas were once in a long-term state of "dirty, chaotic, and poor" and also had prominent safety hazards such as "flying wire" charging. Local state-owned enterprises took the initiative to take responsibility, innovating and implementing a "red zone, yellow zone, green zone" hierarchical management model for different residential areas, implementing precise policies and targeted governance, effectively improving the management and service level of residential areas, allowing old residential areas to usher in a new life, demonstrating the value pursuit of "a city should not only have height but also warmth."
"People's cities are built by the people and for the people." No matter how difficult urban governance problems are, solutions can be found. The key lies in solving problems with reform and innovation, answering questions with systematic thinking, and answering questions with practical work, always taking the people's satisfaction as the ultimate yardstick for measuring work. Adhering to "solution-oriented thinking" and doing all work more meticulously and solidly, we will surely continue to create a new situation in the construction of people's cities.
(Author's unit: Xingtai City (邢台市) News Media Center (新闻传媒中心), Hebei Province (河北省))
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Allowing individuals to receive positive feedback in each specific talent selection and employment process will also shift social perceptions and atmosphere, naturally leading to a virtuous cycle.
Recently, two news items regarding talent selection have attracted attention.
One focuses on the anxiety of skilled workers. Because the academic qualification information of technical schools cannot be verified on Xuexin.com (学信网), which is commonly used by employers, many highly skilled talents, even world skills competition champions, are still worried about a university diploma.
The other focuses on the employment of talent by technology companies. Human resources managers from humanoid robotics companies such as Unitree Robotics (宇树科技) and Deep Robotics (云深处) unanimously emphasized "ability over academic qualifications" when introducing recruitment standards. Previously, some foreign artificial intelligence companies directly recruited high school students.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to "promote the development of education, science and technology, and talent in an integrated manner." Talent work, evaluation is a key link, and academic qualifications are one of the standards for talent evaluation. Comparing the two news items, they point to a common era proposition: With the accelerated advancement of a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, there is a certain structural contradiction in the supply and demand of talent. Are academic qualifications still irreplaceable? How can the criteria for measuring talent be more in line with the needs of economic and social development?
Objectively speaking, the existence of academic qualifications has its own rationality. Recruiting companies need to reduce screening costs and improve decision-making efficiency through a set of objective and verifiable explicit standards for large-scale talent screening. Academic qualifications and other similar "hard indicators" are indispensable cornerstones for constructing the "formal rationality" of talent screening.
However, no yardstick can be perfect, and problems often arise from excessive emphasis. On the one hand, overemphasizing a single standard will inevitably overlook many "unbalanced talents." On the other hand, an imbalance in the weight of standards will also affect the career planning of micro-individuals. For example, behind the "involution" of academic qualifications in some industries is the homogenization of evaluation command sticks, squeezing the path that should have been diversified into a "single-plank bridge."
The key to solving the problem lies in forming a diversified and complementary evaluation system: there are rulers to measure knowledge, and there are also rulers to measure skills; there are tracks to compare innovation, and there are also platforms to see actual performance. This is an old proposition, but in the current era of rapid development and increasingly differentiated talent needs, the current situation is still far from ideal, and it is necessary to better leverage the guiding role of the reform of the talent evaluation system and mechanism.
From improving the special allocation mechanism for talent in major tasks, improving systems such as "seeking talents by posting announcements" and "horse racing," to giving employers greater autonomy in talent evaluation, preventing simply determining salaries and allocating resources based on titles, and then to unblocking the channels for talent exchange between universities, research institutes, and enterprises... Looking at the content of the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline regarding talent evaluation and incentives, the clear guidance running through it is to break rigid standards and encourage fair and flexible talent selection and employment.
"Investing in people" does not only mean investing funds and tilting resources. Providing better protection for people's development rights through institutional supply is also a long-term investment. By streamlining the mechanism and allowing individuals to receive positive feedback in each specific talent selection and employment process, social perceptions and atmosphere will also shift, naturally leading to a virtuous cycle.
For individuals, the subtle changes in the talent evaluation direction also bring enlightenment: academic qualifications without the support of core capabilities are empty and inevitably encounter "devaluation." In 2023, the number of postgraduate entrance examination applicants in China reached its peak, and then decreased year by year for the next 3 years. More and more young people are re-examining whether the path of studying and pursuing further education is suitable for them, and then turning their energy to targeted ability improvement. Obtaining professional qualifications, learning a skill, and accumulating experience in internships, the ways of growing are becoming more diverse. In a fast-paced era, sinking down and cultivating internal skills, time will not betray the effort.
From a broader perspective, for a long period of time in the future, we will face not only the competition between people, but also the new proposition of how people adapt to and master new technologies. Technology is developing rapidly, and the "half-life" of human knowledge is constantly shortening. Compared with a certificate or a specific skill, an open mind that is good at accepting new things may be more critical - the only constant is change itself, which poses a question for education, science and technology talent work and every individual.
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Jiang Ming (姜明), born in 1971 in Lishu, Jilin (吉林梨树), is the Director and doctoral supervisor of the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院东北地理与农业生态研究所), enjoying the State Council Special Government Allowance. He also serves as the Chairman of the China Branch of the International Association for Wetland Scientists and the Director of the Wetland Ecology Professional Committee of the Ecological Society of China (中国生态学学会). He has long been engaged in research on wetland ecology, black soil conservation, and water and soil resource regulation, leading his team to construct a key technology system for black soil degradation control and fertility enhancement, and innovatively creating multiple region-adaptive land protection models. He has presided over more than 50 projects, including the Key Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology and major projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Black soil is known as the "giant panda of arable land" and is the foundation of the Northeast granary. Addressing the problems of "thinning, becoming infertile, and hardening" faced by black soil, Jiang Ming (姜明), Director of the Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院东北地理与农业生态研究所), with deep affection for black soil and a sense of responsibility and commitment as a scientific researcher, has led his team to deeply cultivate black soil conservation research for decades.
In the exploration of using science and technology to protect black soil, Jiang Ming's (姜明) team has developed key technologies and created a series of promotable protection models, allowing the flowers of science and technology to bloom in the fields and interpreting the connotation of the spirit of scientists with practical work and innovation.
Black Soil is a Profound Childhood Memory; Black Soil Cannot Be Severely "Overdrawn"
Born in 1971, Jiang Ming (姜明) grew up in the rural Northeast, and black soil is a profound memory of his childhood. In spring, his parents worked diligently on the black soil; in autumn, golden rice ears and plump corn ushered in a harvest on the black soil, and the black soil nourished the people with selfless gifts.
Jiang Ming (姜明), who is good at observation, gradually discovered that the long-term farming method of only taking and not replenishing has severely "overdrawn" the black soil and slowly lost its former fertility, becoming "weak." Because of this natural emotion for black soil, the seed of guarding black soil in his heart is slowly taking root and sprouting.
What really made Jiang Ming (姜明) firm in his research determination was a heart-stirring field investigation.
That day, the rain curtain shrouded the sloping farmland in the Northeast. Jiang Ming (姜明) and his team stood on the ridge, and the scene in front of them made everyone's heart tighten: in the sloping cultivated land, turbid muddy water gathered arbitrarily in the furrow, carrying the precious black soil straight down the slope, and the black soil was particularly dazzling in the rain; even the contour ridge tillage plots showed ridge breakage and overflow due to excessive rainfall, and gaps were broken in the ridges, forming dense gullies, and mottled yellow soil was exposed, forming a shocking "skinned yellow."
"Black soil protection brooks no delay!" At that moment, a strong idea took root in Jiang Ming's (姜明) heart, and it also made everyone in the team firm in their belief in deeply cultivating black soil protection research. Since then, Jiang Ming's (姜明) research road has been closely linked to this black soil.
The beginning of scientific research is never a smooth road. At that time, black soil protection research faced many difficulties: lack of systematic degradation data, backward monitoring technology, immature research methods, shortage of scientific research funds, and it was even more difficult to introduce and retain talents in Northeast China. But Jiang Ming (姜明) did not flinch. He set his sights on the Hailun Agroecological Experimental Station (海伦农业生态实验站) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), which was established in 1978. It has valuable long-term positioning test data, which provides data support for black soil research.
The team initially started by exploring the root cause of black soil "hardening." In the late autumn of the Northeast, the cold was striking, and even light snow was falling, but the members were wielding hammers in the experimental field to take ring knife samples, just to determine the soil bulk density and moisture constant, and obtain first-hand monitoring data. "The best classroom is in the fields." Jiang Ming (姜明) and his team have always adhered to this concept, running on the black soil for at least 3 months every year, stepping on the soil, conducting in-depth research, and understanding the actual needs in conversations with farmers, so that the research on black soil protection is always rooted in the land and in line with reality.
Doing Experiments in the Field for Many Years, Gradually Figuring Out the "Temper" of the Soil
Black soil degradation is a long-term accumulated "old problem." The problems of "thinning, becoming infertile, and hardening" are like a person suffering from a chronic disease. Treatment cannot be "one size fits all" and must be treated symptomatically. Jiang Ming (姜明) led the team to deeply cultivate the research on the protection of the entire black soil area, formulated a series of "diagnosis and treatment plans," and customized exclusive "prescriptions" for black soil in different regions, so that technology has become the hard-core force to protect black soil.
Aiming at the black soil in the cold region of Northeast China, the team developed a technical system for constructing a fertile cultivated layer of black soil, "loosening the soil, fertilizing, and covering the quilt" for the black soil. "Through subdivided technologies such as the conservation of medium-thick layer black soil and the cultivation of thin-layer black soil, mixing straw and organic fertilizer into the soil and deep plowing can optimize the pore structure of the soil, just like opening up 'ventilation holes' and 'water storage holes' for the soil, allowing the black soil to regain its vitality," Jiang Ming (姜明) said.
Aiming at the problem of serious soil and water loss in sloping cultivated land and "soil and water running" when it rains, Jiang Ming's (姜明) team created a multi-scale intelligent water erosion control and fertility improvement comprehensive technology for sloping cultivated land, creating a "sponge farmland" that can absorb water, conserve soil, and increase production. "This is not simply digging ditches for drainage, but installing a 'smart drainage system' for cultivated land." Jiang Ming (姜明) introduced that first use satellites, drones, and ground sensors to give the cultivated land a comprehensive "physical examination" to accurately find waterlogging points and soil and water loss points; then use artificial intelligence to calculate where to lay dark pipes, how deep to lay them, and how dense to lay them, and draw exclusive "construction drawings"; finally, use intelligent dark pipe plows for construction, which is 5 to 6 times more efficient than traditional methods.
The implementation of technology often hides countless hardships. Overcoming the problem of low soil temperature in spring in the Hailun (海伦) demonstration area is an epitome of the team's overcoming difficulties.
"In order to form a 35 cm thick fertile cultivated layer suitable for crop growth, the team spent many years doing experiments in the field, gradually figuring out the 'temper' of the soil." Jiang Ming (姜明) introduced that the team also ran all over the agricultural machinery market and finally found a spiral plow that can achieve deep plowing effect; in order to adjust the mechanical parameters, they stayed in the field for two consecutive autumns, staring at the operation effect without leaving an inch... After repeated operations and continuous optimization, the technology finally took effect in the field.
After 5 years of tackling key problems, the "Black Soil Granary" (黑土粮仓) science and technology battle handed over a brilliant answer sheet: 7 core demonstration areas were built, the thickness of the black soil cultivated layer increased by 14 cm, the soil erosion rate decreased by 80%, the quality of cultivated land increased by 0.5 grades, and the grain yield increased by more than 10%; the demonstration area reached 193,000 mu... Science and technology is becoming the "fertilizer" of black soil and the "booster" of grain production.
Teach the Latest Black Soil Protection Technology to Farmers Hand in Hand
On the road of black soil protection scientific research for decades, Jiang Ming (姜明) led the team to overcome technical problems one by one, which is a vivid interpretation of the spirit of scientists in the field of black soil protection.
In Jiang Ming's (姜明) view, studying black soil protection must not sit in the laboratory and 纸上谈兵 (zhǐ shàng tán bīng - "discussing on paper," engaging in armchair strategy). He requires the team to jump out of the "ivory tower" of the laboratory, go deep into the front line of agricultural production, and face farmers and grassroots agricultural technicians to understand the real needs and solve the real problems.
"The real scientific research problems are hidden in the fields; the real scientific research results must be able to serve the actual production." Jiang Ming (姜明) not only often says this sentence, but also sets an example by participating in many grassroots technical trainings every year, teaching the latest black soil protection technology to farmers hand in hand, so that scientific research results can truly benefit people's livelihoods.
Aiming at the problems of insufficient technical reserves of grassroots agricultural technicians and the need to improve protection awareness, Jiang Ming (姜明) led the team to build a multi-level technical promotion network at the provincial, municipal, county, township, and village levels, forming a new paradigm of technical promotion with the expert team as the core and the promotion agencies at all levels as the support.
How to return straw to the field, how to apply organic fertilizer, what are the techniques for high-yield crop cultivation... The team's training is never ambiguous, all of which are dry goods that farmers can use. They also compiled and distributed easy-to-understand technical manuals with illustrations, so that grassroots agricultural technicians and farmers can understand them at a glance and learn them as soon as they learn them. Last year alone, the team jointly carried out technical guidance 15 times and training 45 times with technical promotion stations at all levels, with 4,500 trainees and a cumulative application area of more than 13 million mu.
Looking to the future, Jiang Ming's (姜明) eyes are always looking at that black soil. He knows that the future is an era of data-driven agricultural development, and black soil protection will become more and more "intelligent." The team will combine new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and remote sensing monitoring to build a complete intelligent "health monitoring system" for black soil, so that every inch of black soil can be accurately cared for.
"Cultivate personal interests in national needs and persevere." This is Jiang Ming's (姜明) expectation for young scientific researchers. Today, Jiang Ming (姜明) is still leading the team to run on the black soil, from the experimental station to the demonstration field, from the laboratory to the farmer's yard, his footsteps have never stopped.
■Reporter's Notes
Scientific Research on the Earth is Precious
During the interview, the reporter felt up close the love of a scientist for black soil.
On the front line of black soil protection, what I saw was not only scientific researchers who were only rooted in the laboratory, but also pragmatic people who often ran in the fields and were covered with mud. Jiang Ming (姜明) turned his deep affection for this land into decades of scientific research adherence.
Real scientific research should not only be in the ivory tower, but also on the earth. From facing difficulties to working together to tackle key problems, from technological innovation to implementation and promotion, Jiang Ming (姜明) worked hard and faced difficulties, relying on the spirit of scientists inherited in one continuous line. This spirit is not in grand words, but in every field sampling, every agricultural machinery debugging, and every technical training.
How much mud is on your feet, how much truth is precipitated in your heart. Jiang Ming (姜明) and his team used science and technology as a plow and feelings as seeds, cultivated hope on the black soil, and also allowed the spirit of scientists to take root deeply in the earth and fertile soil.
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In spring, in Emin County (额敏县), Tacheng Prefecture (塔城地区), Xinjiang (新疆), the weather is gradually warming up, but just a month or two ago, the scene here was quite different—the wind howled, and the snow danced across the sky. Li Changqing (李长青) (pictured, photo by Shang Rongzheng (尚嵘峥), reporter from this newspaper), deputy leader of the Maytas (玛依塔斯) Snow and Wind Disaster Relief Base, and his dozen or so team members are tasked with stationing here throughout the winter, responsible for snow removal and ensuring smooth traffic flow on nearly 100 kilometers of Provincial Highway 201 (省道201线) and Provincial Highway 318 (省道318线).
Maytas (玛依塔斯) is a place where winds of force 8 or higher blow for more than 150 days a year. Blizzards and drifting snow are frequent visitors in winter, earning it the nickname "Devil Wind Zone." Provincial Highway 201 (省道201线), Kuitun-Tacheng Expressway (奎塔高速), and other major transportation routes pass through here, connecting Tacheng Prefecture (塔城地区) and Karamay City (克拉玛依市).
"The most thrilling rescue I've ever experienced is still fresh in my memory," said Li Changqing (李长青).
It was a day in January 2021. After completing a snow and wind prevention drill with the traffic police and road administration departments at noon, the weather was unusually clear.
"Let's go patrol the road!" Li Changqing (李长青) called out to his colleagues, and they set off in a pickup truck.
Before long, the wind picked up. In Maytas (玛依塔斯) in winter, a sudden wind often hides unknown risks. Realizing the situation was not right, Li Changqing (李长青) immediately took out his mobile phone and reported to his superiors: "The wind has suddenly picked up at K57 on Provincial Highway 201 (省道201线). We need to close the road immediately!"
As dusk approached, the scene before them changed from a clear sky to a blizzard in just half an hour, with the instantaneous wind force reaching level 12 or 13. Passing vehicles were successively blocked by the wind and snow, trapped halfway, and some even drove off the roadbed.
Li Changqing (李长青) got out of the car, wanting to attach a tow rope to a sedan that had driven off the roadbed and pull it back. Walking against the wind was difficult, breathing was labored, and the snow particles hitting his face felt like knife cuts and needle pricks, leaving his face covered in ice and his eyelashes stuck together. He had to turn sideways, look askance at the road, and slowly move forward.
After several unsuccessful attempts to tow the car, Li Changqing (李长青) could only call the passengers into their pickup truck. Seven trapped passengers squeezed into one pickup truck. Outside the car window, the drifting snow became more intense, and the visibility was very low, as if a thick gauze net had been covered with countless snow particles. Li Changqing (李长青) concentrated on staring ahead, and whenever the wind weakened slightly, he took advantage of this "hole in the gauze net" to look for roadside signs.
They moved forward in fits and starts, and then, accompanied by a scream, the pickup truck also drove off the roadbed, the vehicle body tilted, and one passenger was so frightened that she began to sob.
"Don't worry, we're here, we'll definitely ensure everyone's safety," Li Changqing (李长青) comforted the passengers while asking his colleagues to help tow the car. "Actually, I was also very scared, but I thought I had to stay calm and give the passengers confidence." Fear didn't mean he lacked confidence. Since coming to the Maytas (玛依塔斯) Snow and Wind Disaster Relief Base in 2011, Li Changqing (李长青) had experienced numerous rescue operations, large and small, and there had never been any casualties.
"You go ahead, just go straight, don't stop, we'll follow you closely!" Li Changqing (李长青) said to his colleague who was driving a snowplow to provide support. At this time, the windshield of Li Changqing's (李长青) pickup truck was covered with a thick layer of ice, the wipers were broken, and only the faint lights of the vehicles ahead could be seen. The snowplow's cab was higher, providing better visibility, and it led the way for them.
The snow accumulated thicker and thicker, already more than a meter deep. Li Changqing (李长青) had only one thought in his mind—move forward, don't stop. Once they stopped halfway, the wheels would soon be submerged in the snow.
It was already the next night when they drove out of the wind zone. After taking the passengers to a safe area, Li Changqing (李长青) rushed back to the wind zone. He worked until after 4 p.m., and all the hundreds of trapped drivers and passengers were rescued.
"Working here is indeed very hard and tiring, but every time we complete a rescue and see everyone pass safely, I feel particularly warm inside," said Li Changqing (李长青).
Li Changqing (李长青) has won honors such as the "National May 1st Labor Medal," "Good Person of China," and "Most Beautiful Worker." In March 2026, he was named one of the eleventh group of National Post Role Models in Learning from Lei Feng (雷锋).
Because his family members are engaged in highway transportation work, Li Changqing (李长青) has been influenced since childhood and understands how difficult highway work is, especially snow and wind disaster relief and rescue work.
Later, he came to work at the Maytas (玛依塔斯) Snow and Wind Disaster Relief Base. "When I was a child, I often heard my grandfather say that the wind in Maytas (玛依塔斯) was so strong that people couldn't stand still. I thought it was an exaggeration." During a rescue in 2012, Li Changqing (李长青) was blown to the ground by the wind as soon as he got out of the car, and a van was also blown over in front of him. At that moment, he understood that it was a real and cruel force of nature.
When he returns home, Li Changqing (李长青) never tells his family how hard his work is. In winter, he often stays at the base for a month at a time, and when his daughter asks "When are you coming home?", the answer is often "In a few days."
Fortunately, in the past two years, Li Changqing (李长青) has clearly felt that winter is not as busy as before. Pipe-shaped wind walls, like fences, slow down the wind and allow the snow to settle. Snow barriers set on the windward side keep snow particles outside the roadbed. In the sections with the strongest winds, snow shelters are like "lids" covering the road, shielding it from wind and snow... "Hardcore" technology has been put into use, 硬刚 (yìng gāng - "tough resistance," to confront head-on), effectively ensuring the safety of passing vehicles.
At this moment, the wind is still blowing, but it is much weaker. Li Changqing (李长青) can temporarily relax and is also accumulating strength to prepare for the next rescue.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Li Gang (李刚)): As the 139th Canton Fair is about to open, the reporter learned from the China Foreign Trade Centre (中国对外贸易中心) that in order to continuously optimize the business environment and enhance the participation experience of global buyers, the 139th Canton Fair will establish a one-stop service center for buyers for the first time. The center focuses on the entire process needs of buyers' participation, and through functional integration and service innovation, it provides more convenient and considerate trade docking guarantees for domestic and foreign merchants.
Zhu Yong (朱咏), Director of the China Foreign Trade Centre (中国对外贸易中心), introduced that high-quality exhibitors and buyers are the most valuable assets of the Canton Fair. The Canton Fair innovatively constructs a "three-in-one" major investment promotion system, including multi-channel precise investment promotion, full-chain optimized services, and digital and intelligent efficient empowerment; it has launched the exclusive logo of "Old Canton Fair," realized year-round normalized pre-registration for the first time, and accelerated the preparation for the membership points system and the buyers' alliance; it has launched the "Canton Fair Buyer Electronic Journal" for the first time, accurately reaching 810,000 merchants. Through online and offline linkage investment promotion, it aims to host one event and drive an entire area, increasing the number of people reached by 45%, and the customer expansion rate exceeds 40%.
As of now, the number of pre-registered buyers has exceeded 210,000, a year-on-year increase of 20%, of which the proportion of professional buyers has exceeded 70% for the first time, and the professionalism of the merchant group has significantly improved; 290 leading purchasing companies have confirmed their participation, a year-on-year increase of 30%.
Return to TopIn recent years, Yuncheng City (运城市), Shanxi Province (山西省), has increased its efforts in ecological restoration and landscape enhancement of the Wulongyu River (五龙峪河道), building an ecological corridor with smooth rivers, clear water, green banks, and beautiful scenery. The picture shows citizens playing in the Wulongyu Ecological Leisure Area (五龙峪生态休闲区) on April 11.
Photo by Lan Liqiang (兰立强) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper Hohhot (呼和浩特) April 12th (Reporter Li Zhiyao (李祉瑶)) Since January 1, 2026, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) will implement a pension service consumption subsidy project for elderly people who have been uniformly assessed as having moderate, severe, or complete disability levels. As of the end of March, it has cumulatively served more than 100,000 elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels, verified more than 35 million yuan in financial subsidies, driven more than 60 million yuan in pension service consumption, and the policy dividends continue to be released, reducing the burden of family care for elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels.
The pension service consumption subsidy project for elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels covers home, community, and institutional pension services. Home and community pension services mainly include meal assistance, bathing assistance, cleaning assistance, walking assistance, emergency assistance, and medical assistance services, as well as rehabilitation care, daytime care, and other services; institutional pension services include long-term services with a stay of more than 30 days and short-term services with a stay of less than 30 days.
Elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels can receive electronic consumption coupons for pension service consumption subsidies of up to 800 yuan per month. The subsidy funds are distributed to elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels in the form of electronic consumption coupons on a natural monthly basis through "Minzheng Tong" (民政通) (including mini-programs and APP). The implementation period of the project is from January to December 2026. Civil affairs departments at all levels in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) will continue to optimize service supply and improve service quality, so that more elderly people with moderate or higher disability levels can enjoy convenient and high-quality pension services.
Return to TopAccording to Qingdao Customs, in the first quarter of this year, the SCO Demonstration Zone operated 253 China-Europe freight trains, an increase of 2.43% year-on-year, transporting a total cargo weight of over 170,000 tons, an increase of 3.10% year-on-year. Both the number of train arrivals and departures and the volume of freight transported reached record highs for the same period in history. Since the SCO Demonstration Zone (上合示范区) started construction in 2018, it has accumulated 5,729 China-Europe freight trains, transporting 470,000 TEUs of containers and 3.97 million tons of import and export goods, further demonstrating its role as an international logistics hub.
In order to focus on the high-quality development needs of the SCO Demonstration Zone (上合示范区) and ensure the efficient operation of freight trains, Jiaozhou Customs (胶州海关), which is under Qingdao Customs (青岛海关), innovated the "SCO Fast Pass" customs supervision model, realizing "direct pick-up from the terminal, direct transfer by road, and direct dispatch by rail" for SCO Demonstration Zone (上合示范区) sea freight, saving related expenses of 150 yuan per transit cargo and shortening the waiting time in port by 1.5 days. At the same time, the customs continues to optimize service measures, specifically setting up service windows and China-Europe freight train (SCO Express) consultation points to provide enterprises with one-stop, precise customs clearance services.
Up to now, the SCO Demonstration Zone (上合示范区) has regularly operated 22 international freight train routes, building a logistics hub network that connects Japan and South Korea in the east, connects Europe and Asia in the west, reaches Mongolia and Russia in the north, and extends to ASEAN in the south.
Wang Pei (王沛)
Return to TopCartography: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 兵 郑洋洋 张腾扬
Responding to the national call to action by contracting barren mountains and slopes for afforestation is inherently a beneficial endeavor for the country and its people. However, recently, three readers from Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Shanxi (山西), and Hebei (河北) provinces have written or left messages reflecting that the forest land they have contracted for many years has suddenly become public welfare forest land, state-owned forest land, or has been designated as a natural reserve that cannot be developed, resulting in unrecoverable investments and damaged rights. In response, reporters traveled to the three locations to investigate and interview.
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Shangzhi City (尚志市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江):
"Timber Forest" Changed to "Public Welfare Forest"
"More than 20 years ago, we contracted 893.5 mu of barren slope land for afforestation. In 2008, the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry Bureau issued a forest tenure certificate, stating 'timber forest.' After I sold the poplar trees on the forest land, I only learned in June 2025 that the timber forest had been designated as a general public welfare forest by the original Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry Bureau, and a logging permit could not be obtained."
This is from a letter from Chen Xiying (陈喜英) and others, villagers of Qingshan Village (青山村), Yabuli Town (亚布力镇), Shangzhi City (尚志市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江). On April 1, the reporter met Chen Xiying (陈喜英) in Yabuli Town (亚布力镇).
"Back then, it was too difficult for our four families to pay this 80,000+ yuan contract fee." Chen Xiying (陈喜英) showed the reporter the contract. This contract, signed in April 1999, shows that according to the work requirements of the Shangzhi Municipal Party Committee (尚志市委) and Municipal Government (市政府) that land along the 301 National Highway (301国道) Xuechang Highway (雪场公路) must be returned to farmland and closed for afforestation, Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双), Jiang Enqian (姜恩乾), Jia Daichun (贾代春), and Chen Xilai (陈喜来) (Chen Xiying's (陈喜英) younger brother) contracted the management and afforestation of two barren slopes on the west side of Maozixigou (毛子西沟) Xuechang Road (雪场路), with a contract fee of 84,000 yuan and a contract period of 30 years.
"We started planting trees in 1999, and it took more than 2 years to finish." Chen Xiying (陈喜英) said, "We planted a total of more than 98,000 trees, and a sapling cost 1.5 yuan that year, which cost another 150,000 yuan or so."
The forest tenure certificate (No.: A2300305668) issued by the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry Bureau in 2008 stated that the forest land contracted by Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双) and others covered an area of 893.5 mu, the main tree species was poplar, with a total of 98,285 trees, and the forest type was timber forest. During the same period, in the forest tenure archives (Shanglin 04 Certificate No. 1100066) stamped by the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Natural Resources Bureau, there was also a forest tenure registration application form with the same content, stamped with the official seals of the Qingshan Village (青山村) Village Committee, the Yabuli Town (亚布力镇) Government, the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry Bureau, and the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Government.
Two documents, in black and white, are clear and unambiguous. However, in 2019, Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双) and others sold more than 800 mu of poplar trees. When the buyer was applying for a logging permit, they discovered that a large area of it was public welfare forest and could not be logged, so they sued Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双) and others in the name of contract fraud. Only then did Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双) and others discover that the "timber forest" they had planted had become a "public welfare forest" at some point.
When did the nature of the forest type change? The "Handling Opinion on Letters and Visits" issued by the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry and Grassland Bureau to Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双) and others stated that in December 2010, in accordance with the requirements of the national and provincial forest land protection and utilization planning, and based on the principle of delineating public welfare forests as "soil and water conservation forests and water source conservation forests on both sides of first- and second-level tributaries and in catchment areas, and ecologically fragile areas," the forest type of Shanglin Certificate No. (2008) 1100066 was designated as a general public welfare forest and approved by the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省人民政府).
"How come no one told us that it became a public welfare forest in 2010?" Chen Xiying (陈喜英) and others asked the Forestry and Grassland Bureau. "The staff of the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry and Grassland Bureau said that the change was approved by the village and township, but the village and township said that it had not been approved by them."
Chen Xiying (陈喜英) presented two certificates—a statement stamped by the Yabuli Town (亚布力镇) Government on August 6, 2025, clarifying that "after searching the forestry archives of the Yabuli Town (亚布力镇) Government, no archival materials on the public welfare forest of Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双), Jiang Enqian (姜恩乾), Sun Xinglan (孙兴兰) (Chen Xiying's (陈喜英) mother), and Jia Daichun (贾代春) were found"; a certificate stamped by the Qingshan Village (青山村) Village Committee on August 22, 2025, clarifying that after verifying with Xing (邢), the then director of the Village Committee, Xing (邢) said that during his tenure, "the Village Committee did not receive any relevant materials on the change of the forest land operated by these four households to a general public welfare forest."
On April 2, the reporter followed Jiang Zhijun (姜志军), the son of Jiang Enshuang (姜恩双), to the Maozixigou (毛子西沟) forest land they contracted. As soon as they entered the forest area, they saw several tricycles pulling whole trucks of wood out. "These are all pulling firewood. The poplar trees we planted are not allowed to be cut down, and they die after a long time. Some people pick them up and burn them as firewood," Jiang Zhijun (姜志军) said helplessly.
At the scene, the reporter saw that many poplar trees had rotted and broken. "Artificially planted fast-growing poplar trees have a lifespan of no more than 30 years. We originally thought that we would cut down this batch of trees and plant another batch. Now we can't plant new trees, and more and more old trees are dying," Jiang Zhijun (姜志军) said. "If this is a public welfare forest, and the trees are all dead, what ecological protection effect can it have?"
The reporter asked if there were any "first- and second-level tributaries"? Jiang Zhijun (姜志军) said no, there was only a small ditch. The reporter followed him to the ditch, where the cross-section of the water flow was no more than 20 centimeters, and the flow rate was very small.
In the presence of the reporter, Jiang Zhijun (姜志军) and others called the relevant负责人 of the Shangzhi City (尚志市) Forestry and Grassland Bureau again to inquire about why the forest they planted had been changed to a public welfare forest and what change procedures had been followed. The other party was noncommittal and hung up the phone on the grounds that they were in a meeting...
(Liu Wenbang (刘文邦) of People's Daily Online participated in the writing)
Yanggao County (阳高县), Shanxi (山西):
"Barren Mountains and Slopes" Judged as "State-Owned Forest Land"
Wang Anming (王安明), a farmer from Yanggao County (阳高县), Datong City (大同市), Shanxi (山西), wrote to reflect that the nearly 10,000 mu of barren mountains and slopes he had contracted twice were designated as state-owned forest land without his knowledge and were included in the Sanggan River (桑干河) Provincial Nature Reserve, resulting in heavy economic losses.
On March 20, the reporter came to Dongshuitou Village (东水头村), Xiashenjing Township (下深井乡), Yanggao County (阳高县), and met Wang Anming (王安明), 70, and his son Wang Yanjun (王雁军).
Wang Anming (王安明) took out a thick stack of written materials to show the reporter, including barren mountain and slope contract contracts stamped by the township government and village committee, and meeting records of the village party branch, the village "two committees" meeting, the village party member meeting, and the village representative meeting. The contract signed in 2006 stipulated that in order to effectively manage the barren mountains and improve the ecological environment, with the consent of the township party committee, about 2,000 mu of barren mountains in the southwest of Maizao Village (麦早村) would be contracted to Wang Yanjun (王雁军); the contract period was 30 years, and the contract fee was 200,000 yuan; it would be used for planting Chinese herbal medicines, greening, breeding, etc. The contract signed in July 2015 stipulated that 7,155 mu of barren mountains and slopes in the east and west of Fengrenshan Village (丰稔山村), Xiashenjing Township (下深井乡), would be contracted to Wang Anming (王安明), with a contract period of 50 years; the lessee would conduct planting experiments within the first 5 years, mainly with economic forests.
Wang Anming (王安明) pointed to the roads and trees on the hillside and introduced that over the years, he had built nearly 30 kilometers of roads and planted more than 8,000 mu of trees such as Caragana korshinskii, Xanthoceras sorbifolium, pine trees, and black wolfberry. "A total investment of more than 10 million yuan." He said that these trees can not only improve the ecological environment, but also have economic value, "such as the fruit of Xanthoceras sorbifolium can be used to extract oil, and the economic benefits are considerable."
However, Wang Anming (王安明) introduced that in 2017, the land nature of the barren mountains and slopes he contracted was suddenly changed. "At that time, when I went up the mountain to plant trees, the staff of the Forestry Bureau came up to stop me, saying that this was state-owned forest land within the ecological red line and could not be moved."
"It is clearly the barren mountain I contracted, how did it become state-owned forest land?" Wang Anming (王安明) did not understand. The Xiashenjing Township (下深井乡) People's Government (人民政府) had issued a written certificate to him in June 2016: "The 7,155 mu of land contracted by Wang Anming (王安明) in Fengrenshan Village (丰稔山村) is purely barren mountains, barren slopes, and barren ditches, with no cultivated land area. This is hereby certified."
Staff of the County Forestry Bureau consulted relevant diagrams and said that the barren mountains and slopes contracted by Wang Anming (王安明) had been marked as state-owned forest land and shrub forest land. "The Datong City (大同市) ecological environment zoning control unit map and village-level land satellite image map and land use status map show that part of the barren mountain I contracted has been delineated as an ecological red line and forest land," Wang Anming (王安明) said.
On August 14, 2020, he received a notice to stop work from the Sanggan River (桑干河) Provincial Nature Reserve: "The notice clearly prohibits me from doing anything on the mountain, including not being able to water, fertilize, or deworm the trees on the mountain, and the seedling greenhouse was not allowed to be built halfway."
Soon, Wang Anming (王安明) discovered that some of the forest land he contracted had been replaced by the local government to other enterprises, and some had become cultivated land, and all had obtained certificates. "Throughout the entire process, no unit informed or explained to me, nor did they give me any compensation. I have repeatedly reported to relevant departments, but have not been resolved."
"I went to the township and village cadres, and they said that what they contracted to me was barren mountains and slopes, and now they can't manage it," Wang Anming (王安明) said.
Wang Anming (王安明) called the person in charge of the Natural Resources Office of Xiashenjing Township (下深井乡) in front of the reporter. The other party said: "Yours is a protected area, it seems to be the core area, and nothing can be done. We can't adjust it below. You submit the materials and go to the top."
He then called the staff of the County Forestry Bureau. The other party said: "That was delineated by the Natural Resources Bureau, which was investigated by the third national land survey. It was not investigated by our county." Wang Anming (王安明) asked, "Do you know that this was originally a barren mountain and slope?" After hearing this question, there was a "sigh" on the other end of the phone, and then a 5-second silence, saying, "All the map spots were investigated from above."
"What about being划归 as the Sanggan River (桑干河) Provincial Nature Reserve?"
"This was delineated by the province."
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Weixian County (蔚县), Hebei (河北):
One Barren Slope Land Has Two "Forest Tenure Certificates"
"I am Li Quanhe (李权和), the legal representative of Weixian Huinong Trading Co., Ltd. (蔚县惠农商贸有限公司). In 2015, our company signed a contract with the Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村) Village Committee to contract barren mountains and slopes in Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村), Baishu Township (柏树乡), for afforestation. In 2016, the Xiaowutaishan Management Office (小五台山管理处) said that the barren mountains and slopes contracted by our company were theirs, and we were not allowed to manage the trees we had planted..." This is a message left by Li Quanhe (李权和) on the "Leaders' Message Board" of People's Daily Online.
On March 18, the reporter came to Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村), Weixian County (蔚县), Zhangjiakou City (张家口市), Hebei (河北), and met Li Quanhe (李权和). Li Quanhe (李权和) introduced that on March 30, 2015, with the consent of the villagers' congress, the Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村) Village Committee transferred and contracted the "barren mountains and slopes" to Weixian Huinong Trading Co., Ltd. (蔚县惠农商贸有限公司) for 50,000 yuan to engage in forestry and ecological agricultural production and operation. On May 12, 2015, the Weixian County (蔚县) Forestry Bureau issued a forest tenure certificate (Weilin Certificate No. 2015 No. 000005) to Weixian Huinong Trading Co., Ltd. (蔚县惠农商贸有限公司). The forest tenure certificate stated that the contracted area was 9,300 mu, east to the west slope root of Mianyangyu (绵羊峪), south to the boundary between Yongningzhai (永宁寨) and Lijiapu Village (李家堡村), west to Heigou (黑沟), and north to Potou (坡头), with a use period of 30 years.
After signing the contract, Huinong Trading Co., Ltd. (惠农商贸有限公司) began to build management and protection roads, planting 21,000 oriental arborvitae in 2015, completing an afforestation area of 1,000 mu. For this reason, the company's afforestation deeds were also promoted and reported by the local county and township governments as typical examples. In 2016, the company planted more than 200,000 oil pines, fruit trees, and shrubs, and sorted out more than 500 mu of terraces, completing an afforestation area of more than 2,000 mu.
However, in January 2016, the former Hebei Provincial Department of Environmental Protection (河北省环境保护厅) issued the "Announcement on the Adjustment of the Scope and Functional Zones of the Hebei Xiaowutaishan National Nature Reserve (河北小五台山国家级自然保护区)." The announcement explained the boundary correction of the nature reserve: In the early stage of construction of the protected area, due to the limitations of early management and technology, the boundary map of the protected area was not fully implemented to the site in accordance with the scope of ownership of the protected area, resulting in some areas with actual ownership being划 in outside the scope of the protected area. According to the description, Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村) belongs to the area outside the scope of the protected area that is actually owned by the protected area.
This announcement that triggered subsequent disputes was published on the Internet public website of the former Hebei Provincial Department of Environmental Protection (河北省环境保护厅), and the publicity period was from January 30 to February 8, 2016, which included 4 days of holidays such as Saturdays and Sundays, New Year's Eve, and the first day of the Lunar New Year.
"Who looks at the government website during the Chinese New Year?" Li Qingquan (李清泉), secretary of the Party branch of Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村), said that no one in the village saw it at that time.
Based on this, the Xiaowutaishan National Nature Reserve Administration (小五台山国家级自然保护区管理局) issued a notice to stop work to Huinong Trading Co., Ltd. (惠农商贸有限公司) on the grounds of encroaching on the forest land of the nature reserve. Only then did Li Quanhe (李权和) learn that this land had another "forest tenure certificate." It turned out that some villagers in Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村) obtained a forest land use license and a forest ownership certificate issued by the county government in 1984. In April 1989, the Jinhekou Management District (金河口管理区) (a unit under the Xiaowutaishan Nature Reserve (小五台山自然保护区)) also applied for a "Forest Ownership Certificate," numbered NO.095923, with a forest tenure area of 5077.5 mu, which largely overlapped with the land boundary of the license held by the villagers of Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村). In 2002, the Weixian County (蔚县) Forestry Bureau replaced it with a forest tenure certificate numbered C1300002878 Weilin Certificate No. (2002) No. 00078.
How can "two certificates" be issued for "one land"? On July 1, 2016, the Yongningzhai Village (永宁寨村) Village Committee filed a lawsuit against the Weixian County (蔚县) People's Government (人民政府) on the grounds that the administrative act of issuing the forest tenure certificate numbered: C1300002878 Weilin Certificate No. (2002) No. 00078 to the Hebei Xiaowutaishan National Nature Reserve Administration (河北小五台山国家级自然保护区管理局) on January 28, 2002, infringed on the interests of the village. In September of that year, the Weixian County (蔚县) People's Court (人民法院) publicly heard the case and made a judgment in November, finding that the administrative act of the Weixian County (蔚县) People's Government (人民政府) in issuing the forest tenure certificate numbered: C1300002878 Weilin Certificate No. (2002) No. 00078 was illegal.
However, the judgment did not resolve the dispute, and neither forest tenure certificate was withdrawn and invalidated.
"One land and two certificates have harmed us. So much money has been invested, is it all going to be in vain? The protected area says that we are destroying the ecology. Doesn't building boardwalks and hotels count as destroying the ecology? How is planting trees destroying the ecology?" Li Quanhe (李权和) said.
(Zhu Longchao (祝龙超) of People's Daily Online participated in the writing)
On March 24th, the "Letters from Readers" section of the People's Daily (人民日报) published an article titled "Illegal Construction Abandoned, Yet Still Not Demolished," reflecting that a kindergarten in Xinglong Community (兴隆社区), Xingsheng Street (兴盛街道), Xinglongtai District (兴隆台区), Panjin City (盘锦市), Liaoning Province (辽宁) illegally occupied public land to build a playground, affecting residents' travel and posing safety hazards. On the morning of the publication, staff from the Urban Management Department of Xinglongtai District (兴隆台区城管部门), the Xingsheng Street Office (兴盛街道办事处), and the Xinglong Community (兴隆社区) went to the site for investigation. The next morning, staff began to dismantle fences, slides and other facilities, and by evening it was cleared, and the public land was restored to its original state (see picture). Everyone was very happy to see that the fire escape was clear and travel was convenient.
Residents of Xinglong Community (兴隆社区), Xinglongtai District (兴隆台区), Panjin City (盘锦市), Liaoning Province (辽宁)
I am a resident of Shuxiang Riverfront Community (书香河畔小区), Qindu District (秦都区), Xianyang City (咸阳市), Shaanxi Province (陕西). Within our community, there is a half-developed wasteland with several abandoned foundation pits approximately 10 meters deep. These pits have been exposed for nearly 10 years without any remediation (see picture). One of these pits is less than 20 meters from a residential building, separated only by a corrugated iron fence. This not only affects the living environment of the community but also poses a safety hazard. Because the wasteland is separated from the north bank of the Wei River (渭河) by only a road and a waterfront walkway, and the nearest point is less than 50 meters from the river channel, according to the relevant regulations for the ecological protection of the Wei River (渭河), this area is not suitable for further development and construction of residential buildings.
The residents of the community have reported this issue to the property management and the community multiple times, but the problem has not been resolved. We hope that relevant departments will pay attention to this matter, fill in the foundation pits, and eliminate the safety hazards.
Resident of Shuxiang Riverfront Community (书香河畔小区), Qindu District (秦都区), Xianyang City (咸阳市), Shaanxi Province (陕西).
Return to TopCurrently, many popular scenic spots implement a normalized reservation system, requiring tourists to plan ahead and fill in information. Although this adds trouble for tourists, it can control the flow of visitors and improve the tourist experience, which can largely be understood by tourists. However, in non-popular scenic spots or during the off-season of popular scenic spots, when the flow of people decreases, the continued implementation of a reservation system increases the burden on many tourists, and is especially unfriendly to the elderly and those traveling on short notice.
It is recommended that scenic spots implement classified policies, and consider canceling or relaxing the normalized reservation system during the off-season or in some non-popular scenic spots, and instead switch to on-site dynamic management or real-time remaining ticket inquiries. For particularly popular scenic spots, the reservation system should be retained, but the refund and modification mechanism should be optimized to release "no-show" places in real time, to avoid the occupancy of places due to changes in tourists' itineraries, which both facilitates tourists and reduces the waste of public resources.
Taiyuan City (太原市), Shanxi Province (山西省) Liu Yi (刘一)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 沈童睿
"I wanted to win back my ex-boyfriend, but in the end, I lost money and he didn't change his mind." Some time ago, You Jia (尤佳) (pseudonym) broke up with her boyfriend and poured out her distress on Weibo. An "emotional consulting" agency approached her, claiming it could help her win back her love with a success rate of up to 80%. You Jia spent more than 6,800 yuan to purchase the service, but the agency only taught her "three tricks": agree with the other party, write a letter of reconciliation, and "show weakness more and guide him to care about you." The "three tricks" had no effect, and the agency couldn't come up with new methods.
"Did I need them to teach me this? It was a waste of money." You Jia felt she had been deceived.
Her experience is not an isolated case. Searching for "emotional consulting" on the China Electronic Commerce Association's "Consumer Protection" platform yields 2,000 related complaints, with frequent problems such as false advertising, inducing consumption, "**霸王条款**" (bà wáng tiáo kuǎn - "hegemony terms," unfair or exploitative clauses), and difficulty in obtaining refunds.
Social network platforms are the main channels for these "emotional consulting" agencies to contact consumers. Someone posts about emotional distress and quickly receives a private message: "For emotional problems, you can consult me"; someone comes across experience-sharing posts about "winning back an ex" and finds that they are all strategies from a certain agency, so they proactively contact them for help. There are also some promotional materials that start by saying "emotional consulting" agencies are unreliable and end by recommending "personal emotional mentors"... They generally claim that their staff are professional psychological counselors, certified and highly skilled, with a high success rate, claiming that "90% can be recovered" is not uncommon, and they often post screenshots of customer thank-you notes to prove the effect.
The reporter went undercover at several agencies, and the service process was similar. First, a "teacher" or "specialist" understands the basic situation, such as age, personality, occupation, hobbies, and the qualities that attract you to the other person, and the reasons for the conflict. Many agencies attribute the breakdown of the relationship to the visiting customer. Deng Yan (邓妍) (pseudonym) said that the agency analyzed the crux of the relationship breakdown as her immature personality, lack of attractiveness, and easy to make the other party feel "mentally tired." "Since the problem is all on our side, it is logical for the agency to promote 'improvement' training," Deng Yan said.
The services of these agencies roughly include: chat guidance, proxy chat, design of WeChat Moments copywriting, improvement of dressing, popularization of psychological science, etc. In terms of fees, as far as the reporter knows, they range from more than 3,000 yuan to as high as 12,000 yuan, linked to the service cycle, and mostly adopt a one-time prepaid model.
Respondents are generally dissatisfied with the quality of service. Dong Ming (董明) (pseudonym) paid a service fee of 4,000 yuan, and the agency did a few things: first, it suggested that he buy books on communication skills and write reading notes; second, it asked him to first break off contact with his ex-girlfriend, and then conduct "secondary attraction" through fitness, improved dressing, and posting on WeChat Moments; and third, re-establish contact and communicate with his ex-girlfriend under the guidance of a "teacher."
After a month of service, Dong Ming's relationship with his ex-girlfriend did not improve. The agency said that emotional repair is a long process, and if he wanted to see results faster, he could pay extra and choose a higher-level service. Dong Ming refused, saying: "The promise was not fulfilled, and the service was also very poor. It was said to be one-on-one tutoring, but later I found that one teacher was connecting with multiple people at the same time. The communication skills they talked about were all **老生常谈** (lǎo shēng cháng tán - "old scholar talks," clichés; platitudes). The WeChat Moments copywriting they designed for me was only twenty or thirty words, and there were typos in it."
In the eyes of professionals, the consulting services provided by these agencies are not standardized. Psychological counselor Guo Qun (郭群) said that practices such as creating WeChat Moments copywriting for clients and "proxy chat" have exceeded the boundaries of psychological counseling work. "The object of psychological counseling work is the visitor themselves, and we have no right to interfere with people outside the visitor. Our goal is to help visitors grow and enable them to solve their own problems, rather than solving problems for them," Guo Qun said.
"We will not promise to recover emotions." Li Yanzhao (李砚召) from the Luoyang Marriage and Family Counselor Association (洛阳市婚姻家庭咨询师协会) said that in counseling and guidance related to marriage and love, repairing relationships is an effort direction, but in the face of irreconcilable contradictions, a responsible counselor will not force recovery, but help visitors adjust their cognition, eliminate pain, and return to normal life.
If the service is not right, it is also difficult to get a refund. Most of these agencies adopt a pay-first model. Some consumers did not sign a contract and were deleted as friends after requesting a refund. Although some consumers signed a contract, the contract was not rigorous enough, and it was equally difficult to protect their rights. Liang Wen (梁文) (pseudonym) paid the agency online, and the other party sent an electronic version of the contract. "The agency name was written on the 'Party B' side, and the 'Party A' side was left blank. They didn't ask me to print and sign it, nor did they ask me to send it back," Liang Wen said regretfully, "I didn't pay attention at the time, but later I realized that the contract said that there would be no refund even if the service was ineffective." Some agencies also claim that the service is ineffective because the consumer does not cooperate, and the responsibility lies with Party A, so they will not refund or only refund part of it.
Wang Zhongqin (王忠芹), a lawyer at Shanghai Duan and Duan (Jinan) Law Firm (上海段和段（济南）律师事务所), believes that this model of paying first and then giving the contract makes it difficult for consumers to protect their rights and apply for refunds when faced with problems such as false advertising, poor service quality, and "**霸王条款**" (bà wáng tiáo kuǎn - "hegemony terms," unfair or exploitative clauses). Zhang Li (张力), Dean of the School of Civil and Commercial Law of Southwest University of Political Science and Law (西南政法大学民商法学院), believes that this type of transaction model in which payment is made before seeing a formal text has high legal risks. The first is the obstruction of evidence collection and rights protection. Documents are easily tampered with unilaterally, and it is difficult to collect evidence in the absence of the original. The second is the ambiguity of performance standards. Emotional consulting services are highly subjective and difficult to quantify, and institutions easily use the uncertainty of the "subject matter" to perfunctorily deal with things, leading to difficulties in defining breach of contract. Finally, there are risks of fund loss and fraud. Some institutions are shell companies that may run away at any time. Even if consumers subsequently win the lawsuit, they will most likely fall into a situation where there is no property available for execution.
"When seeking emotional consulting services, you should carefully confirm the other party's learning and training background, and you must not blindly pay without knowing the specific service content," Guo Qun (郭群) said, "In services related to psychology and emotions, you should be especially careful about particularly assertive promises of effect."
The consumers interviewed also said that they hope that relevant departments will pay attention to this trend in the consumer market, further improve regulations, strengthen supervision, and prevent some institutions from engaging in fraud under the banner of consulting and infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
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By: 本报记者 申智林
Zhengda Seed Industry's Hainan Ledu Southern Breeding Base, most of the corn in the 65-mu experimental field is entering the harvest season. Wu Kun, chief biological breeding expert of Hubei Xiangyang Zhengda Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (湖北襄阳正大种业股份有限公司), walked to a corn plant, broke off a cob, and peeled off the layers of leaves. The neat, round, and full kernels of corn were clearly distinct. "It looks like this is a hybrid combination with significant yield advantages," he initially judged.
From a few square meters to more than ten square meters, the 65-mu experimental field is divided into more than 16,000 planting plots of varying sizes, each planted with different materials or varieties. This past winter, Wu Kun (吴坤) and his team planted, purified, and identified more than 11,000 parental materials for corn hybridization here. At the same time, they also bred and assembled more than 5,000 hybrid combinations to prepare seeds for extensive variety trials in the Huang-Huai-Hai region in early June.
Opening his mobile phone and aiming it at the barcode of an experimental variety, Wu Kun demonstrated how to use the field collection terminal developed by Changsha Bio-Cloud Data Technology Co., Ltd. (长沙百奥云数据科技有限公司) in Hunan to enrich variety data: plant height, disease, ear condition... After these data are collected, they will be uploaded to the biological breeding digital intelligence platform.
In the past, these data were recorded on paper or stored in computers in the form of spreadsheets. Now, not only is data entry more efficient, but also relevant data can form a complete link on the digital intelligence platform, making subsequent evaluations of materials more scientifically based. "It's like creating a family gene map for breeding materials. With this pedigree, we can retrieve electronic portraits of what more descendants of their family will look like with a click of the mouse," Wu Kun explained.
As the harvest of more than 5,000 corn hybrid combinations nears completion, Wu Kun has begun the busier "seed evaluation" work - which combinations show considerable variety advantages and can enter small, medium, and large trials, and which are eliminated due to poor field performance. The team must complete the judgment within one or two weeks.
"Traditional breeding mainly relies on the experience of breeders, and now data-based scientific models are making up for the shortcomings of experience-based judgment," Wu Kun said. The yield performance of food crops is related to their own genes and is also affected by the environment, cultivation level, and other factors. Although gene sequencing is becoming more convenient, corn yield is not yet precisely related to specific gene fragments. Therefore, finding the correlation between high-yield performance in corn fields and specific genes, big data may be an effective auxiliary judgment.
In order to save breeding time and improve efficiency, Zhengda Seed Industry (正大种业) has cooperated with Changsha Bio-Cloud Data Technology Co., Ltd. (长沙百奥云数据科技有限公司) in recent years to introduce a biological breeding digital intelligence platform to carry out informatized and intelligent storage, recording, and processing of germplasm resources and breeding process data.
The reason for doing this starts with the cultivation process of a corn seed.
To cultivate a high-quality corn seed, it is necessary to first screen suitable paternal and maternal materials from a massive amount of corn germplasm resources with different genes, and prepare thousands of hybrid combinations for field planting. After harvesting, select the top 10% with the best field performance, cross or self-cross with selected different variety parents, and screen again... This cycle is repeated until a combination with stable yield, resistance, and other aspects and good performance is selected to carry out field trials in different regions.
"It's like an audition, allowing hybrid combinations to advance generation by generation," Wu Kun gave an analogy. Each finally determined corn hybrid combination needs to go through at least 5 generations of screening, "plus the approval stage before entering the market, the successful breeding of a generation of corn varieties takes at least seven or eight years, and as long as ten years."
Improving breeding efficiency means finding better hybrid combinations in a shorter time. However, the number of hybrid combinations is almost infinite. "For example, selecting 10,000 breeding materials to cross with 10 materials can obtain 100,000 combinations. Even if only a few square meters are planted for each combination, it is difficult for a research team to plant all 100,000 combinations and collect data and harvest yield measurements," Wu Kun said. In the past, breeding experts had to rely on experience to select a limited number of combinations from nearly infinite combinations to carry out field trials.
Can we select the better performing parts or eliminate the worst parts through theoretical prediction, and then carry out field trials in different places? This requires data-based modeling and analysis.
"The biological breeding digital platform we built provides research teams with convenience from data management to model construction. Based on the model, breeding experts can predict and then verify," said Wang Bingbing (王冰冰), chairman of Bio-Cloud (百奥云). As the accuracy of model prediction continues to improve, it will continue to reduce the pressure of verification work, thereby improving breeding efficiency.
Data analysis experts at domestic seed company Longping High-Tech (隆平高科) believe that "With the help of the digital intelligence platform, whole-genome selection technology has significantly improved the breeding efficiency of corn and rice. By modeling and verifying multiple ecological zones, this technology can reduce the experimental scale by 50% while still retaining nearly 80% of the excellent varieties, making breeding efficiency increase by nearly 60%."
Based on germplasm resource genotype data and hybrid combination field phenotype data, Zhengda Seed Industry (正大种业) began several years ago to build and improve a corn breeding model containing dozens of parameters.
In June 2025, in the main summer corn producing area of Huang-Huai-Hai alone, Zhengda Seed Industry (正大种业) conducted field trials of more than 4,000 initial corn hybrid combinations at 3 representative test sites. "These combinations all come from the screening of breeding experts, of which more than 10% of the combinations have been predicted by the model," Wu Kun (吴坤) said.
At that time, there were nearly 200 hybrid combinations. Based on the material's gene data and field phenotype data and other parameters, the model predicted that they did not have obvious yield advantages, but the team still planted them in the ground. "As a result, the harvest verification in October showed that the yield performance of more than 160 hybrid combinations was relatively poor, and the accuracy rate of negative predictions exceeded 80%," Wu Kun said. If this accuracy rate continues to be verified, in the future, when screening combinations for field trials, combinations predicted to be poor can be directly eliminated, thereby saving experimental fields and human resources.
In Wu Kun's (吴坤) experiment, of the more than 200 combinations that the model predicted to have high yields last year, less than 100 actually verified to have relatively high yields, and the accuracy rate of positive predictions was only about 40%. This year, Zhengda Seed Industry (正大种业) is continuing to adjust parameters and optimize the model, while continuing to conduct comparative experiments between model predictions and traditional experience predictions of breeding experts in experimental fields in different regions such as the Huang-Huai-Hai region, the Southwest region, and the Northeast region to verify and further optimize the accuracy of model predictions.
"With the steady improvement of prediction accuracy, more hybrid combinations can skip the small field trial or even the medium trial stage and directly carry out large trials, promoting the breeding time of a variety to be saved by one to two years or even longer," Wu Kun (吴坤) said.
■Reporter's Notes
The Unchanging and Changing of Breeders
I have interviewed many breeders. In recent years, they have had unchanging and changing aspects.
What remains unchanged is that every winter, breeding experts from all over the country, like migratory birds, "migrate" to the Hainan Southern Breeding Base (海南南繁基地), using the tropical light and heat to purify materials and do hybridization experiments in a limited time. In the following year, they quickly return to the vast cultivated areas of the motherland, sowing the harvested seeds into the ground and carrying out field trials.
One "migratory bird" after another chasing time and light and heat uses actions to help ensure food security; every figure sweating and burying themselves in cultivation is contributing to holding the Chinese rice bowl steady.
What has changed is that the means of breeding have never stopped innovating. From traditional breeding to hybrid breeding; from molecular breeding to data model-assisted breeding... Concepts are constantly breaking through, technology continues to advance, and China's breeding level has gradually progressed from following, running alongside, to partially leading.
This year's No. 1 Central Document proposed to implement the seed industry revitalization action in depth. This spring, breeders are striving forward on the road to building a strong agricultural country.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 洪秋婷
Taking a ferry from the Southeast Wharf in Zhanjiang City (湛江市), Guangdong Province (广东省), it takes about 30 minutes to reach China's largest volcanic island, Naozhou Island (硇洲岛).
Upon arriving on the island, one sees vast plantations, with fruits hanging from the lush green vines. On this volcanic red soil, formed by underwater volcanic eruptions 500,000 to 200,000 years ago, golden pitahaya (燕窝果) (related to dragon fruit in the cactus family) is becoming a new calling card for the island's distinctive agriculture.
"The total planting area of pitahaya on the island has reached 400 mu, driving 50 farmers to participate in planting," said a relevant person in charge of the Naozhou Town (硇洲镇) government. The "company + cooperative + professional large households + farmers" linkage development continuously expands the industrial scale and broadens the channels for farmers to increase their income.
The perennial sea breeze on Naozhou Island (硇洲岛) forms a natural cooling and sterilization barrier, and the volcanic red soil is rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium, and magnesium, providing an excellent growing environment for pitahaya.
However, the threshold for pitahaya planting is also high, with high self-incompatibility rates, pollination heat barriers, and slow fruit growth in summer high temperatures... each item is a bottleneck.
Technological breakthroughs are key to clearing the bottlenecks.
"Pitahaya only has winter and spring fruit seasons. In summer, we extend the growth cycle of pitahaya to 160-180 days, reaching 4 times the growth cycle of ordinary dragon fruit," said Qiu Boguang (邱柏光), general manager of Zhanjiang Xiangyun Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. (湛江市翔运农业科技开发有限公司). Through repeated exploration, the technical team determined the golden time for artificial pollination from 9:00 to 9:30 every night and formulated a standardized process of "lightly tapping pollen, precise application, and comprehensive coverage."
"The company not only provides farmers with free technical guidance throughout the entire process, but also implements unified guaranteed price acquisition to solve the worries of 'growing well but not being able to sell, or selling at a low price'," Qiu Boguang (邱柏光) introduced. The local area has successfully registered the exclusive brand of "Naozhou Island (硇洲岛)" pitahaya, achieving high quality and good prices by increasing brand added value. The acquisition price of large fruits at the field head reaches 30 yuan per catty, and the market price ranges from 40 yuan to 80 yuan per catty depending on the fruit grade. Even if the yield per mu of a single batch of fruit drops to 1,000-2,000 catties due to typhoon influence, the average income per mu can still reach 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.
Wu Tingwei (吴庭威), born in the 90s, returned to his hometown, and the yield per mu of pitahaya in the first year of planting exceeded 3,000 catties. "I contracted 30 mu of land, with government guidance, work team support, and the company's technical and sales guarantees, the output value is expected to reach a new high!" Standing in his own plantation, Wu Tingwei (吴庭威) counted on the expectations of a bumper harvest.
Diversified layout of channels allows the small pitahaya to go to a broader market. "This year, we will focus on the export market, open up channels through professional cold chain transportation, and ensure the freshness and taste from the branches to the tip of the tongue," Qiu Boguang (邱柏光) said. The company will also open an online mini-program supermarket to realize direct delivery from the place of origin and build a diversified sales network of "offline wholesale + high-end supermarkets + export channels + online retail."
In order to better drive farmers to grow and become rich, Zhanjiang Economic and Technological Development Zone (湛江经济技术开发区) takes the "High-Quality Development Project of Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Towns, and Ten Thousand Villages" as the starting point, and continues to exert efforts in technological innovation, brand cultivation, expansion of scale, and expansion of sales channels. It plans to expand the planting scale of pitahaya to more than 1,000 mu within two years, and the estimated annual output value can reach 50 million yuan.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)) It was learned from Yuwan Railway Limited Company that at about 8:00 AM on April 12th, with the final excavation, the entire line control project of the newly built Chongqing to Wanzhou High-speed Railway (hereinafter referred to as "New Yuwan High-speed Railway")—Changlinggang Tunnel—was successfully connected, marking the full connection of all 56 tunnels on the main line of the New Yuwan High-speed Railway, laying a solid foundation for the on-time opening of the entire line.
The Changlinggang Tunnel is the longest Class I high-risk tunnel on the entire New Yuwan High-speed Railway. "The Changlinggang Tunnel is designed as a single-hole double-track tunnel with a total length of 13,325 meters, crossing unfavorable geological conditions such as karst, gas, and fault fracture zones, making construction difficult," introduced Sui Hongtao (隋洪涛), Project Manager of China Railway 12th Bureau New Yuwan High-speed Railway Project.
Wang Jianhua (王建华), Commander of the Fengdu Headquarters of Yuwan Railway Limited Company, stated that since the start of construction of the New Yuwan High-speed Railway, each project department has been advancing in an orderly manner. The New Yuwan High-speed Railway is now entering the critical stage of station building and "four electricity" engineering.
The New Yuwan High-speed Railway is an important component of the Beijing-Kunming and Baotou-Haikou corridors of China's "eight vertical and eight horizontal" high-speed railway main channel, and an important supplement to the Yangtze River high-speed railway channel. The main line is 251 kilometers long with a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. After the completion and opening of the New Yuwan High-speed Railway, it will greatly facilitate the travel of people along the route, promote the economic and social development along the route, and is of great significance to better serve the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Zhao Zhanhui (赵展慧)): It was learned from the China Development Bank (国家开发银行) that the CDB successfully issued 6 billion yuan of 3-year green financial bonds on April 9th at the Shanghai Clearing House (上海清算所), with an issuance rate of 1.49% and a subscription multiple of 5.19 times, which was enthusiastically subscribed by various investors such as Bank of Jiangsu (江苏银行), Bank of China (中国银行), and China CITIC Bank (中信银行). To date, the CDB has cumulatively issued 247.5 billion yuan of green financial bonds.
The funds raised this time will be mainly used for key areas such as green upgrading of infrastructure, environmental protection industries, ecological protection, restoration and utilization. It is expected to construct and renovate 380 kilometers of water supply pipe networks, construct and renovate 838 kilometers of rainwater and sewage drainage pipe networks, and achieve annual reductions of 19,500 tons of chemical oxygen demand, 726 tons of biochemical oxygen demand, 1,589 tons of ammonia nitrogen, 10,500 tons of suspended solids, 1,311 tons of total nitrogen, and 304 tons of total phosphorus, among other environmental benefits.
In the next step, the CDB will continue to make good use of green financial bond financing channels to provide more financial support for accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development and building a beautiful China.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Nanning (南宁) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Pang Ge Ping (庞革平)) - The reporter learned from the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) that in the first two months of this year, Guangxi's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports to ASEAN were nearly 10 billion yuan, an increase of more than 40% year-on-year.
Relying on the construction of the Cross-border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, Guangxi's cross-border e-commerce trade network covers more than 220 countries and regions. As an important gateway for China to open up and cooperate with ASEAN, Guangxi, together with the commerce departments of 12 western provinces, formed the Western Provinces and Cities E-commerce Cooperation Alliance, and continued to expand the "Silk Road E-commerce" cooperation network facing ASEAN. It has also established 10 overseas practical training bases in 6 ASEAN countries including Thailand (泰国), Malaysia (马来西亚), and Indonesia (印度尼西亚) to promote the connection between China's e-commerce model and ASEAN's local market demand, and the matrix of cross-border cooperation platforms is emerging. In 2025, Guangxi's cross-border e-commerce imports and exports to ASEAN will exceed 40 billion yuan, accounting for 60%, an increase of more than 20%.
In terms of talent support, Guangxi has trained a total of 14,000 ASEAN e-commerce talents and held three Southeast Asian Cross-border Live Streaming Talent Competitions. The "Benefiting Enterprises and People, Cloud Linking ASEAN - 2026 Guangxi Silk Road E-commerce Empowerment Action" launched in April this year, jointly cultivates ASEAN e-commerce talents at home and abroad to help ASEAN products develop the Chinese market.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 董丝雨
In 2025, China's flower and horticulture industry steadily developed, showing a good trend of structural optimization, quality improvement, and steady progress. On the production side, the protection and innovation of germplasm resources continued to be strengthened, the level of facility and intelligence steadily improved, and the quality of flower products continued to improve. On the consumption side, the demand for flowers continued to increase, and new business forms and models such as live broadcast e-commerce and "flowers + cultural tourism" brought new consumption scenarios. On the market side, the flower market system continued to improve, the connection between producing and marketing areas became closer, and international trade cooperation continued to expand.
On April 11, the 2026 National Flower Production and Marketing Situation Analysis Conference was held in Beijing (北京). Many experts in the flower field offered suggestions for clarifying the industry's development ideas and accurately identifying the direction of industrial development.
As young consumer groups become the main force in family gardening, China's flower consumption demand is shifting from a single product to a "life scene solution," and new scenes such as balcony gardens, ecological offices, and commercial space green plants are emerging. "Consumers pursue emotional value and life aesthetics, and small, beautiful, personalized, and healing products are becoming more and more popular. In the future, we must create new scenarios such as garden e-commerce and flower therapy, and constantly extend the value chain of the flower and horticulture industry," said Zhang Xiaoxi (张小溪), deputy director of the Economic Growth Research Office of the Institute of Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院).
Lin Qiaoling (林巧玲), secretary-general of the Retail Branch of the China Flower Association (中国花卉协会), suggested that flower retail should focus on daily consumption, optimize the product structure, and introduce small-sized, cost-effective cut flowers and green plants; focus on young customers, create experiential consumption scenarios, such as opening flower arrangement courses and providing customized services; and layout online channels, self-build or settle in e-commerce and community group buying platforms to connect with instant retail services.
In addition, the market demand for ornamental seedlings in China is transforming from greening functions to a composite of multiple values such as ecology, landscape, and culture. "We must strengthen the coordinated development of the entire industrial chain, promote the integration of 'seedlings + processing,' 'seedlings + tourism,' and 'seedlings + education,' and form an integrated industrial system of 'production-processing-sales-tourism'," suggested Zhao Hongbo (赵宏波), dean of the School of Landscape Architecture and Architecture of Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University (浙江农林大学).
In 2025, China's total flower import and export volume was 918 million US dollars, an increase of 17% year-on-year. Among them, the export volume was 579 million US dollars, and the import volume was 339 million US dollars, an increase of 12% and 27% year-on-year, respectively. Dong Yan (董燕), deputy secretary-general of the China Flower Association (中国花卉协会), introduced that the structure of China's flower export market is becoming increasingly perfect. Under the premise of increasing the overall export volume, the export target market not only continues to increase in quantity, but also realizes a profound change from the past concentration on a few markets to a global diversified layout. The export of fresh cut flowers has grown strongly, entering the European market on a large scale, and roses, chrysanthemums, and carnations have become important categories to promote the growth of export volume and have strong competitiveness.
China's flower industry is in a critical period of transformation and upgrading. It is necessary to take technological innovation as the core driving force, industrial integration as an important path, and brand cultivation as a key starting point to promote the continuous development of the flower industry. Relevant负责人 of the China Flower Association (中国花卉协会) stated that it is necessary to always put seed industry innovation in the core position of industrial development, and continuously strengthen the collection, protection and innovative application of flower germplasm resources; actively apply new technologies such as artificial intelligence, vigorously develop "artificial intelligence + flower industry," and promote the transformation of flower production to standardization, specialization, and intelligence; accelerate the construction of national and regional flower markets, and continuously improve the pre-cooling, packaging, and cold chain distribution systems in producing areas to build a multi-level and diversified circulation network; strengthen international exchanges and trade cooperation, further expand overseas development space, and promote the transformation from "quantity export" to "quality export" and "brand export."
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out while participating in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress: "Developing new quality productive forces is crucial for promoting high-quality development and enhancing economic competitiveness." As an important component of Xi Jinping's (习近平) economic thought, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions firmly grasps the general laws of productive forces development and the phased characteristics of China's (中国) development, innovates and develops Marxist theory of productive forces, and provides scientific guidance for promoting high-quality development and enhancing economic competitiveness. To cope with a more complex environment, solve more deep-seated contradictions, and promote economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions, continuously enhance China's (中国) economic competitiveness, and promote new achievements in high-quality development.
Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions has rich theoretical connotations and practical requirements.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "High-quality development requires new productive forces theory to guide it" and "We must coordinate the relationship between cultivating new driving forces and updating old ones, and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions." The theory of productive forces is an important foundation of Marxist political economy, and adhering to seeking truth from facts is an important requirement of Marxist political economy. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions inherits and promotes the Marxist theory of productive forces and makes innovative developments in combination with the practice of economic construction in the new era.
It inherits and carries forward the basic position of Marxist theory of productive forces. Marxist theory of productive forces adheres to the basic position that labor creates value. Based on inheriting this basic position, new quality productive forces emphasize the leading role of innovation and the importance of people's subjective initiative in the development of productive forces and value creation, and require the integrated promotion of education, science, technology, and talent development. At the same time, as an inherent requirement for promoting high-quality development, the purpose of developing new quality productive forces is to meet the people's aspirations for a better life, and adapting to local conditions is an important path to achieve this goal. The needs of different regions and different groups are diverse, multi-layered, and personalized. Based on the actual conditions of various places, accurately connecting the needs of different groups to develop new quality productive forces can avoid blind promotion that deviates from reality. This is also a key step in new quality productive forces from value creation to value realization. Developing new quality productive forces coordinates the value creation of physical quantities and the value realization of nominal quantities, and closely combines investment in things with investment in people, fully demonstrating the people-centered development thought.
It enriches and expands the connotation of Marxist factors of production. Marxist theory of productive forces has formed a theoretical framework regarding the "three elements" of laborers, means of labor, and objects of labor. At present, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, enriching and expanding the contemporary connotation of factors of production. New quality productive forces take the leap in laborers, means of labor, objects of labor, and their optimized combination as the basic connotation, which requires creating new types of laborers with knowledge, skills, and innovation, making good use of new types of means of labor that are intelligent, digital, and green, and expanding new types of objects of labor such as new materials and new energy. It also emphasizes the optimized combination and leap of elements, promoting the continuous expansion of the connotation of productive forces to the forefront and presenting new characteristics of the times. The degree of development and factor endowments vary from region to region. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions and rationally allocating new types of laborers, new types of means of labor, and new types of objects of labor can achieve effective matching of factor allocation and local realities.
It deepens and enhances the role and status of scientific and technological innovation in liberating and developing productive forces. Marxist theory of productive forces believes that science is an important part of productive forces, and scientific and technological progress promotes the development of productive forces. Developing new quality productive forces takes scientific and technological innovation as the core element, emphasizing the important role of original and disruptive scientific and technological innovation and high-level scientific and technological self-reliance; at the same time, it highlights the importance of the integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and pays attention to the timely application of scientific and technological innovation achievements to specific industries and industrial chains, and coordinates the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and strengthening of emerging industries, and the forward-looking layout of future industries. These requirements deepen and enhance the role and status of scientific and technological innovation in the process of liberating and developing productive forces. The scientific and technological innovation foundation and needs of different regions and different industries are different, and blindly pursuing the same standards and the same track is not scientific. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions requires combining one's own scientific research conditions, industrial foundation, etc. to find the focus, and promoting them according to different types of scientific research, different types of technological progress, and different types of industrial development.
It systematically expounds the construction of new types of production relations that meet the requirements of new quality productive forces. Productive forces and production relations interact, and the development of new quality productive forces inevitably requires the formation of new types of production relations that are compatible with them. This requires further comprehensively deepening reforms, accelerating the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system, reforming and improving the systems and mechanisms in related fields, opening up all links in the production, exchange, distribution, and consumption of social reproduction, and unblocking economic cycles. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions transforms the Marxist methodology of specific analysis of specific problems into specific plans for spatial governance, regional coordination, and industrial collaboration of a large country's economy, adhering to the combination of an effective market and a capable government, and requiring all regions and departments to implement reform measures in light of their own characteristics. At the same time, by promoting the coordination of different regions in innovation source, verification and transformation, scenario application, and production and manufacturing, a complementary, distinctive, and efficient collaborative innovation ecosystem is formed.
Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions can effectively improve total factor productivity and enhance economic competitiveness.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "High-quality development should continuously improve labor efficiency, capital efficiency, land efficiency, resource efficiency, and environmental efficiency, continuously improve the contribution rate of scientific and technological progress, and continuously improve total factor productivity." Total factor productivity is the overall efficiency of factor input converted into output, reflecting the structure and quality of economic development. The essence of today's international competition is largely reflected in the competition for the growth rate of total factor productivity. Only by continuously improving total factor productivity can we firmly grasp the strategic initiative and win development advantages in the fierce international competition and great power game. At the same time, it should be noted that insufficient growth of total factor productivity is a global challenge, mainly due to the lack of large-scale production scenarios and application scenarios for scientific and technological innovation achievements. For China (中国), during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, consolidating and expanding advantages, breaking through bottlenecks and constraints, and strengthening weaknesses must adhere to the theme of promoting high-quality development. New quality productive forces take a substantial increase in total factor productivity as the core symbol. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions is an inevitable choice to enhance China's (中国) economic competitiveness and shape long-term development advantages.
Empirical analysis shows that there is a significant positive correlation between the growth rate of total factor productivity and the economic growth rate in China (中国). Thanks to the vigorous promotion of industrialization development since the founding of New China (新中国), especially since the reform and opening up, the average annual growth rate of total factor productivity in China (中国) from 1978 to 2009 remained at around 4%, which is higher than the average annual growth rate of 2.1% when some Western developed countries promoted the industrialization process. From 1979 to 2007, the average annual actual growth of China's (中国) gross domestic product reached more than 9%. After the 2008 international financial crisis, the growth rate of total factor productivity in China (中国) slowed down, but it has rebounded in recent years. Promoting high-quality development is to continuously improve total factor productivity by promoting quality changes, efficiency changes, and power changes in economic development. The growth of total factor productivity mainly comes from technological progress, economies of scale, and improved resource allocation efficiency. Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions can effectively promote the improvement of total factor productivity. This is mainly reflected in three aspects.
Implement precise policies to promote new industrialization and shape new momentum and new advantages for development. New quality productive forces are generated by revolutionary breakthroughs in technology, innovative allocation of production factors, and in-depth transformation and upgrading of industries. This means that developing new quality productive forces does not mean ignoring traditional industries, but that each region needs to "tailor" itself according to its own foundation, selectively use new technologies, transform and upgrade traditional industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging industries, and lay out and build future industries. This differentiated path can effectively avoid industrial homogeneity and resource misallocation, ensuring that after the weakening of the driving force of traditional industrialization development, each region can rely on its own characteristics and advantages to form distinctive growth engines, and jointly promote the growth rate of total factor productivity to remain within a reasonable range.
Deepen the reform of systems and mechanisms in accordance with local conditions, build new types of production relations, and provide institutional guarantees for improving total factor productivity. For reforms to be effective, it is necessary to strengthen precise thinking, creatively implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, combine them with the actual work to deepen economic system reform, scientific and technological system reform, etc., break down barriers that hinder the flow of factors, and innovate the allocation of production factors. This institutional arrangement based on local realities, by adapting to the development requirements of new quality productive forces and accelerating the construction of new types of production relations, allows the advantages of a super-large-scale market and abundant talent resources to be effectively utilized at the regional level, thereby improving resource allocation efficiency.
Promote all localities to base themselves on their local realities and find the optimal combination point of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. China (中国) has a vast territory, and there are differences in the stage of development, industrial foundation, scientific research conditions, and market environment in various places. Blindly following the trend and rushing to develop new quality productive forces can easily lead to vicious competition and overcapacity, which in turn causes the loss of total factor productivity. While adhering to the national overall plan and giving play to the important role of the national unified market, promoting all localities to base themselves on their local realities, choose a suitable path according to their own industrial foundation and comparative advantages, find the optimal combination point of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and form effective regional division of labor and collaboration is conducive to the smooth flow of various advanced production factors to the development of new quality productive forces, and more effectively improve total factor productivity.
At present, China (中国) has a solid foundation and broad space for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. China (中国) has built a complete and independent modern industrial system, and its manufacturing scale has remained the world's largest for more than 10 consecutive years. This means that China (中国) does not lack large-scale application scenarios for technological innovation and model innovation required to improve total factor productivity. In the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, China (中国) is vigorously promoting digital, intelligent, and green transformation and development, expanding the space for improving total factor productivity. This is essentially different from the "re-industrialization" of some countries aimed at increasing the proportion of manufacturing. China's (中国) promotion of digital, intelligent, and green transformation and development is to promote the in-depth transformation and upgrading of industries in various regions and build a modern industrial system through digital and intelligent technology empowerment and energy transformation. At the same time, the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made arrangements for further comprehensively deepening reforms. Various regions, in combination with their own realities, improve the systems and mechanisms for promoting high-quality economic development and build systems and mechanisms to support comprehensive innovation, which can stimulate the endogenous power and innovation vitality of the whole society. These will greatly improve resource allocation efficiency, promote the improvement of total factor productivity, and lay a solid foundation for enhancing China's (中国) economic competitiveness.
Practical paths to develop new quality productive forces and enhance economic competitiveness in accordance with local conditions.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we must place the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions in a more prominent strategic position." With the theme of promoting high-quality development, the most important thing is to accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and actively develop new quality productive forces. The "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines important deployments for "accelerating high-level scientific and technological self-reliance to lead the development of new quality productive forces" and "optimizing the regional economic layout to promote coordinated regional development," providing scientific guidance for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. To implement the requirements of the "15th Five-Year Plan," it is necessary to implement several major strategic tasks and measures, and develop new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions around improving total factor productivity, so as to provide sufficient impetus for promoting high-quality development and enhancing economic competitiveness.
Based on reality, improve the regional innovation system and inject more innovation power into the development of new quality productive forces. Scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation are the basic paths for developing new quality productive forces. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China (中国) has made significant progress in scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, but there are still some shortcomings and weaknesses, such as the need to increase investment in basic research, the regional collaborative innovation mechanism is not smooth, and the innovation source capacity of power source regions still needs to be improved. The "15th Five-Year Plan" makes specific deployments for "improving systematic innovation capabilities" and "enhancing the coordination of regional development." To this end, it is necessary to improve the regional innovation system, strengthen the source function of international scientific and technological innovation centers, lay out and build regional scientific and technological innovation centers and industrial scientific and technological innovation highlands, and form a multi-level, systematic, and differentiated regional innovation pattern; coordinate and systematically promote the organic combination of developing new quality productive forces and regional development, give play to the superimposed effects of regional coordinated development strategies, major regional strategies, main functional area strategies, and new urbanization strategies, enhance the coordination of regional development, and help the overall efficiency of the national innovation system to be significantly improved. This will inject more innovation power into the development of new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
Build a modern industrial system in accordance with local conditions and consolidate the industrial foundation of new quality productive forces. Industry is the carrier of productive forces. China (中国) has rich application scenarios, which can connect technology and industry, and has an important promoting effect on promoting the large-scale commercial application of new technologies. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes "building strategic emerging industry clusters with distinctive characteristics and complementary advantages in accordance with local conditions." To this end, it is necessary to establish before breaking, make progress while maintaining stability, coordinate the relationship between cultivating new driving forces and updating old ones, and oppose "one-size-fits-all" or "modeling." Provide classified guidance and differentiated development, start from the local reality, based on the industrial foundation, factor support, regional collaborative system, and other realistic conditions of each region, explore differentiated innovation and development paths, and selectively and focusedly promote the development of new quality productive forces in various places. For example, resource-based regions can pay more attention to promoting the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, regions with a good manufacturing foundation can focus on building a modern industrial system supported by advanced manufacturing, and regions with dense scientific and technological elements can strengthen the source function and lead the development of emerging industries and future industries. This will further enhance the industrial foundation of new quality productive forces and consolidate the real economy foundation of China's (中国) economic competitiveness.
Organically combine the optimization of the spatial development pattern of the country and the construction of a unified national market to promote the smooth flow of advanced production factors. Guiding the rational layout of industries through spatial planning and unblocking the blockages in the economic cycle by relying on the unified national market can effectively give play to the scale effect and comparative advantages and achieve the optimal allocation of resources. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes "promoting the construction of a unified national market in depth" and "optimizing the spatial development pattern of the country" and makes specific deployments. To this end, on the one hand, it is necessary to adhere to expanding domestic demand as a strategic base point, adhere to the close combination of benefiting the people and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and at the same time resolutely eliminate the blockages that hinder the construction of a unified national market and promote the smooth flow of commodity factor resources in a larger range. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the implementation of the main functional area strategy, optimize the control of national land space, strengthen regional industrial collaboration, build a complementary industrial development pattern, guide all localities to develop in a differentiated manner according to their endowments, avoid the homogeneous competition of "a thousand cities with one face," and achieve the two-way improvement of spatial governance efficiency and productive force quality changes. This is conducive to better giving play to China's (中国) super-large-scale market advantages, prompting advanced production factors to break through barriers and smoothly gather towards the development of new quality productive forces.
To organically combine the optimization of the national land space development pattern with the construction of a unified national market, and to promote the smooth flow of advanced factors of production. By guiding the rational layout of industries through spatial planning and unclogging the blockages in the economic cycle by relying on the unified national market, the scale effect and comparative advantages can be effectively leveraged to achieve the optimal allocation of resources. The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote the construction of a unified national market in depth" and "optimize the development pattern of national land space" and makes specific deployments. To this end, on the one hand, it is necessary to adhere to the strategic base point of expanding domestic demand, adhere to the close combination of benefiting people's livelihood and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and at the same time resolutely eliminate the blockages hindering the construction of a unified national market, and promote the smooth flow of commodity factor resources in a larger scope. On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen the implementation of the main functional area strategy, optimize the control of national land space, strengthen regional industrial collaboration, build a complementary industrial development pattern, guide various regions to develop in a differentiated manner according to their endowments, avoid the homogeneous competition of “千城一面” (qiān chéng yī miàn - "a thousand cities, one face," describing the lack of unique characteristics among cities), and achieve a two-way improvement in spatial governance effectiveness and changes in the quality of productivity. This is conducive to better leveraging China's super-large market advantages and promoting the breakthrough of barriers for advanced factors of production and their smooth concentration towards the development of new quality productive forces.
To deeply promote people-oriented new urbanization and provide broad space for new quality productive forces. Cities and villages have their own advantages in terms of productivity development. Continuously improving the quality of urbanization and promoting the coordinated development of large, medium, and small cities and towns, as well as a compact layout, is conducive to promoting the equal exchange and common prosperity of urban and rural factors, and providing broad space for developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions. The "15th Five-Year Plan" makes specific deployments for deeply promoting people-oriented new urbanization. It is necessary to promote the modernization of governance in megacities and super-large cities, cultivate and develop a number of regional central cities, cultivate a number of metropolitan areas in the central and western regions and the northeast region, and enhance the radiation and driving capacity of central cities; based on resource endowments, location conditions, and development foundations, classify and guide the development direction of county towns around large cities, county towns in major agricultural product producing areas, county towns in key ecological function areas, and land border county towns, forming development paths with distinct characteristics; adhere to active and prudent, classified promotion, and coordinate the deepening of the household registration system reform and the provision of basic public services in the place of residence, and orderly promote the rational concentration of the population towards county towns and central towns. This is conducive to optimizing and integrating various factors of production and injecting strong impetus into shaping new development advantages and enhancing economic competitiveness.
(Author's affiliation: Guanghua School of Management, Peking University (北京大学光华管理学院))
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Creating achievements that can withstand the test of practice, the people, and history requires basing oneself on the overall situation, bearing in mind the "major concerns of the country (国之大者)," and focusing on overall system planning and scientific entrepreneurship. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "It is necessary to enhance the awareness of the overall situation and strategic awareness, be good at calculating the big picture, the overall account, and the long-term account, and not only calculate the local account, the departmental account, and the immediate account." In the face of the severe and complex international situation and the arduous and heavy domestic reform, development, and stability tasks, starting from the fundamentals, starting from the overall situation, and starting from the long-term, calculating the "three accounts" of the big picture, the overall account, and the long-term account is an important requirement for establishing and practicing a correct view of achievements, and provides scientific guidance and fundamental guidelines for promoting the steady and long-term development of the cause of the Party and the country.
The year 2026 is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." To achieve the goals of economic and social development as scheduled, we need to consciously integrate the work of our region and department into the overall situation of the cause of the Party and the country. This has become the ideological consensus and conscious action of the vast majority of party members and cadres. However, in actual work, there are also some prominent problems: some are stuck in the mindset of guarding "one mu and three points of land (一亩三分地)," only making small calculations; some only grasp "short, flat, and fast" projects, putting the pursuit of short-term interests first... From the phenomenon, this exposes some party members and cadres having misconceptions in understanding; from the essence, it is a deviation in the view of achievements, a matter of position and Party spirit, which not only affects the smooth realization of economic and social development goals, but also affects the image of the Party and shakes the foundation of the Party's governance.
Calculating the big picture is calculating the political account, calculating the account that concerns the major plans of the country and the thousands of households. When thinking about problems and making decisions, party members and cadres must be good at grasping the overall situation, based on the times, and focusing on the long-term, taking into account the time and the situation, organically combining the stability of strategy and the flexibility of tactics, and planning the cause of the Party and the country in the tide of the times, the long river of history, and the global situation, so as to achieve planning according to the situation, acting according to the situation, following the trend, and taking advantage of the momentum. In particular, for those things that are beneficial to the Party and the people, we must resolutely do them, do them immediately, and do them well, and in the complex and rapidly changing situation, we must see the situation clearly, accurately, and thoroughly, and truly achieve starting from the big picture, starting from the small, and being targeted.
Calculating the overall account is calculating the overall situation account, calculating the account of coordinated and balanced development of various regions and departments. China has a vast territory, a large population, and a long history. The differences in conditions in various regions and the foundations of various industries are rare in the world. Whether it is coordinated regional development, integrated urban-rural development, or the coordinated development of economic system reform and other areas of reform, it requires us to calculate the overall account, find our own position in the "big chess game" of the development of the cause of the Party and the country, fully implement the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness, and sharing, so that the fruits of development can benefit all the people more and more fairly, and constantly enhance the balance, coordination, and sustainability of development, and strive to achieve a good effect of "one move activating the whole game (一子落，全盘活)."
Calculating the long-term account is calculating the account of the people's hearts, calculating the account that concerns future generations and the great cause for thousands of years. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must not only do practical things that the people can see, touch, and benefit from, but also do good things that lay the foundation, lay the foundation, and benefit the long-term for future generations, and we must not only do obvious achievements, but also do potential achievements." Calculating the long-term account requires not only boldly doing things that are effective in the present and sustainable in the long term, but also carrying forward the spirit of "I don't have to be successful, but I must be successful (功成不必在我、功成必定有我)," and consolidating the foundation and accumulating the foundation in terms of system improvement, ecological optimization, talent cultivation, cultural inheritance, and technological innovation, so as to provide important support for national innovation and development, ecological security, and people's livelihood and well-being.
Calculating the "three accounts" embodies the profound philosophy of Marxist dialectical materialism and is an important methodology for discovering, understanding, and solving problems in work. The "three accounts" are interconnected and are a dialectical unity as a whole. Only by calculating the big picture well from the political aspect, taking a clear-cut stand on politics, and comprehensively, accurately, and deeply implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee can we provide a fundamental guarantee for the high-quality development of various fields of economy and society, which is an important foundation for calculating the overall account and the long-term account. Calculating the overall account well from the overall situation, promoting the coordinated development of various regions and the sustainable development of various industries, and optimizing the efficiency of resource allocation, this accumulates strength for calculating the big picture and calculating the long-term account. Calculating the long-term account well from the historical aspect embodies the political nature of the Chinese Communist Party's "two vanguards (两个先锋队)," which is an inevitable requirement for building a long-term ruling Marxist party, and is also the meaning of calculating the big picture and calculating the overall account.
"Those who do not plan for the long term are not enough to plan for the moment; those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region (不谋万世者，不足谋一时；不谋全局者，不足谋一域)." The vast number of party members and cadres must calculate the "three accounts" well, and constantly create new achievements worthy of the times and worthy of the people, and strive to write a new chapter in Chinese-style modernization.
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Talent is the primary resource, and cultural talent is the cornerstone of cultural prosperity and development. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must take cultivating talent and building teams as important and urgent strategic tasks, coordinate the training of various types of talent, and build a high-level cultural talent team that is large in scale, reasonable in structure, and full of innovation." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote the integration of culture and technology, promote the digital and intelligent empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction," and "cultivate and form a high-level cultural talent team that is large in scale, reasonable in structure, and full of innovation," putting forward new requirements for the cultivation of cultural talent under information conditions. We must thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech and the decision-making arrangements of the Party Central Committee, and accelerate the cultivation of a high-level cultural talent team that adapts to the development of information technology.
Currently, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and information technology has become a key variable affecting cultural innovation and creation. There is an urgent need to cultivate interdisciplinary and compound high-level cultural talent who are proficient in information technology and good at using information technology. At present, the construction of the cultural talent team faces problems such as the disconnection between the training system and the development of the digital information industry, insufficient integration of industry, academia, and research, low matching degree of supply and demand, lagging talent evaluation system, and a lack of talent that adapts to the needs of new cultural industry formats and skills. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, it is necessary to follow the trend of information technology development, start from accurately grasping the demand-oriented approach of talent, optimizing the talent training system, and creating a good environment for talent development, to cultivate, gather, and expand a group of multi-level and compound talent who are both well-versed in cultural production and creation and master cutting-edge technologies.
Adhere to demand orientation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must explore effective mechanisms for the integration of culture and technology, use Internet thinking and information technology to improve the cultural creation and production process, and promote the comprehensive upgrading of 'hardware' and 'software'." Clarifying needs can ensure that efforts are targeted. We must base ourselves on the national development strategy, follow the trend of information technology development, accurately grasp the demand orientation of cultural talent, and enhance the pertinence and adaptability of talent training. An important reason for the outstanding problems such as the need to further enhance the collaborative innovation power of culture and technology, the insufficient momentum of transforming cultural resources into development resources, and the failure to achieve independence in some key core technology products and equipment in the cultural field is the shortage of talent integrating culture and technology. We must systematically plan the cultivation of cultural talent and team building, promote cultural talent to strengthen the awareness of integrating into technological development, enhance the ability to control technology, and explore the application of technology scenarios, so as to better solve the problem of disconnection between culture and technology, realize the deep integration of culture and technology, and make talent training truly serve the strategic goals of cultural digitization. A dynamic demand monitoring mechanism can be established, relying on information technology tools to accurately identify and analyze emerging job competency needs, technology application trends, and talent gaps in the cultural industry, and transform the pain points, bottlenecks, and specific needs of technology applications in the cultural field into targeted goals for talent cultivation. Clarify the abilities of different levels and types of cultural talent to accurately match, for example, focusing on information tool usage training for basic talent, and strengthening the strategic thinking training of technological innovation and cultural integration for leading talent. Through the information system, establish a demand feedback closed-loop mechanism, continuously track the adaptation of cultural talent in technology applications, ensure that the demand orientation always fits the practical scenarios of technology empowerment, and achieve the two-way rush of culture casting the soul for technology and technology empowering culture.
Optimize the training system. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Scientific and technological innovation relies on talent, talent cultivation relies on education, and education, science and technology, and talent are inherently consistent and mutually supportive." Promoting educational reform is a key link in cultivating high-level cultural talent with both humanistic qualities, technical application capabilities, and interdisciplinary integration capabilities. Faced with this compound talent requirement, the traditional cultural talent training model has lagged behind in terms of discipline division, curriculum system, and teaching paradigm. The phenomenon of "two skins" between theoretical teaching and practice and insufficient interdisciplinary integration and cultivation are relatively prominent, and there is an urgent need to systematically promote the innovation of the cultural talent training system. We must build a hierarchical, classified, cross-integrated discipline and professional system. Encourage various educational entities to base themselves on reality, optimize the setting of disciplines and majors, and strengthen the construction of information technology courses, teaching materials, and teachers. Build a digital literacy training system that runs through the entire process. Systematically integrate technologies such as artificial intelligence and general digital literacy courses into various stages from basic education to continuing education, carry out multi-level and modular digital skills training, and improve the technical application capabilities and interdisciplinary integration capabilities of cultural talent. Promote collaborative research on cutting-edge directions such as cultural data governance and new digital cultural formats, and further transform technical patents and algorithm models in the laboratory into practical applications that promote the digital and intelligent empowerment and information transformation of cultural construction. Build a batch of demonstrative digital application scenarios to provide students with practical platforms, so that they can integrate and hone their skills in practice. Improve the collaborative mechanism, break down the barriers between the education chain, talent chain, and industrial chain, innovation chain, actively promote the multi-party collaborative training model of "government-universities-enterprises," establish a joint education mechanism of "government-industry-academia-research-application," and rely on the role of "dual-teacher" mentor teams to achieve two-way empowerment of theory and practice, and bridge the gap between school education and industry needs.
Create a good ecology. The institutional environment is the soil for talent gathering and growth. The rapidness of information technology iteration and the long-term nature of cultural value precipitation require that the institutional environment for cultural talent cultivation must have sufficient sensitivity and inclusiveness. At present, the collaborative management mechanism that adapts to the deep integration of culture and technology is not yet perfect, and the evaluation standards and incentive policies that encourage innovation need to be further strengthened. It is necessary to accurately focus on four dimensions: institutional supply, policy support, evaluation incentives, and integrated development, to form a good ecology of coordinated promotion. Strengthen top-level design and institutional supply. Clarify the scope of authority and ethical bottom line for the use of information technology in the field of cultural construction, define the ownership of digital cultural product property rights, and standardize the distribution of income. Further improve the fault-tolerant and error-correcting mechanism and supervision system related to information technology, which not only unties the technical innovation of cultural talent, but also builds a solid bottom line for risk prevention and control. Improve the policy support mechanism. Provide policy dividends such as financial subsidies and tax reductions for cultural and technological enterprises and talent innovation and entrepreneurship projects that meet the conditions. Improve the element support and talent evaluation system. Take scientific evaluation as the guidance. Establish a talent evaluation system with innovation value, ability, and contribution as the core, encourage cultural talent to actively embrace new technologies, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of cultural talent for innovation and creation. Deepen the integrated development of culture and technology. Accelerate the high-quality development of new cultural formats, broaden the development space for cultural talent, and empower the production of cultural masterpieces.
(The author is the chief expert of the Research Institute of Marxism with Chinese Characteristics in the Era of Zhejiang Gongshang University (浙江工商大学))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 叶传增
The construction site of the energy storage project in Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道), Songming County (嵩明县), Kunming City (昆明市), Yunnan Province (云南省) is a hive of activity, with machines roaring.
"If it weren't for the responsible and dedicated cadres of Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道), we would have had problems even with the project land," said Cai Lijuan (蔡丽娟), the head of Lingwei Energy Storage Company, the project operator, with deep feeling.
The 53 mu of project land that Cai Lijuan (蔡丽娟) is standing on did not come easily. At the beginning of last year, Songming County (嵩明县) signed an investment agreement with Lingwei Energy Storage Company, planning to build an energy storage project with a daily power supply of 800,000 kilowatt-hours. After extensive investigation, Lingwei Energy Storage Company selected a piece of land in Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道). This land is close to the highway and has a substation within an 8-kilometer radius, and all aspects meet the project development needs.
The company then put forward land demand, which made Zhu Haibin (朱海滨), Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道) feel difficult.
It turns out that this land belonged to another project development land in the early years, which was requisitioned from 2007 to 2009, and completed the work of storage and requisition compensation. Subsequently, due to various reasons, some of the land failed to complete the land supply procedures, and the project company actually used the unsupplied land after paying the requisition compensation, and built office buildings and other facilities. Historical legacy issues such as "approved but not supplied" and "used before supplied" have continued to this day and have not been properly resolved.
Lingwei Energy Storage Company hopes to obtain land and start construction as soon as possible, and Zhu Haibin (朱海滨) also led the members of the subdistrict team to conduct many field investigations and meetings to discuss. "It is not easy for the county to introduce a high-quality project, and the subdistrict must do its best to solve the problem. However, the situation of the land is complicated, and once there is a deviation in the promotion process, the subdistrict is to blame." Zhu Haibin (朱海滨) frankly said that everyone had concerns at the time, "We wanted to solve this historical legacy problem, but we were afraid of taking risks and being held accountable afterwards."
In a dilemma, Zhu Haibin (朱海滨) thought of the "Kunming Municipality Filing and Fault Tolerance Measures (Trial)" (《昆明市报备容错办法（试行）》) (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures" (《办法》)). The "Measures" (《办法》) clearly states that a major event fault tolerance filing mechanism should be established to move the fault tolerance checkpoint from "post-event identification" to "pre-event filing," allowing cadres to "pre-declare risks" for possible errors in nine specific situations, such as promoting project construction, handling emergencies, and solving historical legacy problems, and encouraging party members and cadres to boldly start businesses. "After collective decision-making, the subdistrict decided to apply for fault tolerance filing in accordance with the procedures," said Zhu Haibin (朱海滨).
After receiving the application for fault tolerance filing, the Songming County Discipline Inspection Commission (嵩明县纪委监委) and Supervision Commission quickly responded and established an investigation team to quickly initiate the acceptance and verification procedures. "The filing matter belongs to the sixth paragraph of Article 7 of the 'Measures' (《办法》) - in the process of solving historical legacy problems, there are flaws in the work procedures, but no major errors or negative social impact have been caused." Li Lihui (李黎辉), the leader of the investigation team, introduced that in order to promote the better implementation of the "Measures" (《办法》), the Songming County Discipline Inspection Commission (嵩明县纪委监委) and Supervision Commission established a "1 working day preliminary review - special investigation team verification - joint meeting review" rapid response mechanism to change the fault tolerance identification from "passive remedy" to "active escort," "We must let cadres put down the concern of 'the more bowls you wash, the more bowls you break.'"
After the filing was accepted, a special investigation team led by the Songming County Discipline Inspection Commission (嵩明县纪委监委) and with the participation of the County Party Committee Organization Department (县委组织部), the County Natural Resources Bureau (县自然资源局), and the County Finance Bureau (县财政局) quickly came to Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道) to investigate and verify the situation. Li Yongjun (李永钧), a member of the investigation team and director of the Land Storage Center of the Songming County Natural Resources Bureau (嵩明县自然资源局), found after research and judgment that there are two risks in promoting the re-listing and trading of this land: First, the historical legacy problems of the land are complicated, the land procedures are incomplete, and there is a risk of procedural flaws; second, for the land that has been stored, the government cannot carry out secondary compensation, and the compensation for the attachments on the ground needs to be negotiated and resolved by the two companies.
"The two companies have reached a compensation agreement in the early stage, but the compensator requires that the compensation be first transferred to the account of the Yangqiao Subdistrict Office (杨桥街道办) for supervision, and then Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道) will pay it to the compensated party after the attachments on the ground are cleared," said Li Yongjun (李永钧). This means that the subdistrict has to bear the risk of capital guarantee.
"Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道) bears the risk in order to promote the solution of historical legacy problems, revitalize the land that has been 'approved but not supplied,' solve the problems of enterprises, and promote local economic development. And the procedure has been collectively decided, not a personal subjective intention," said Li Lihui (李黎辉). After a series of procedures such as investigation and review, the County Discipline Inspection Commission (县纪委监委) finally issued a "Filing and Fault Tolerance Acceptance Decision" (《报备容错受理决定书》) to Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道).
After receiving the decision, the stone hanging in Zhu Haibin's (朱海滨) heart fell to the ground: "The organization took the initiative to help us 'defuse the mine,' and everyone is no longer afraid of wolves before and tigers after doing things." Zhu Haibin (朱海滨) also repeatedly reminded the members of the team that the fault tolerance mechanism is not a "license to exempt from responsibility," but a "charge horn" to encourage entrepreneurship, and subsequent work must still be carried out in accordance with regulations, disciplines, and laws.
Subsequently, Yangqiao Subdistrict (杨桥街道) quickly established a working group, adhered to the bottom line of compliance, and made efforts to promote the solution of problems from multiple points. On the one hand, it took the initiative to connect with the two companies to sign a tripartite agreement to properly dispose of fixed assets such as attachments on the ground; on the other hand, it actively followed up on the preliminary work such as site leveling and power channel construction, and coordinated the Natural Resources Bureau (自然资源局) to speed up the land supply process. With efficient promotion, it took only two months from fault tolerance filing to land listing and transaction. As of now, the construction progress of the plant has been completed 90%, and it is expected to be put into production in June this year.
It is understood that in the promotion of fault tolerance and correction work in Kunming City (昆明市), a total of 93 fault tolerance matters have been received, 44 have been formally accepted, providing strong support for cadres to take responsibility.
Fault tolerance is not equal to unlimited tolerance, let alone a "shield" or "protective umbrella" for some cadres to make subjective mistakes, arbitrarily try mistakes, or even violate discipline and laws. The "Measures" (《办法》) adheres to seeking truth from facts, acting in accordance with discipline and law, and combining tolerance and correction, and clearly stipulates that five situations, such as "violating collective decision-making procedures, acting arbitrarily, and making major decisions without authorization" and "seeking personal gain for individuals, others, or units," will not be filed, and draws a clear line of discipline and reminds cadres of the legal bottom line.
"We will adhere to the specific and standardized implementation of the 'three distinctions,' and implement the whole chain of incentives and protection mechanisms such as fault tolerance and exemption, clarification and rehabilitation, and return visit education and evaluation in detail, and promote the formation of a good political ecology and entrepreneurial environment that supports reform and innovation, encourages responsibility, and tolerates deviations and errors," said the relevant person in charge of the Kunming Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission (昆明市纪委监委).
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"The more dishes you wash, the more dishes you break"—this simple proverb reveals the realistic dilemma faced by some cadres in their work and entrepreneurship: the more you do, the greater the probability of making mistakes, so some cadres choose to "lie flat."
In reality, the reason why some cadres are "slow to act and dare not act" is not due to a lack of ability, but because they are worried about being burdened by "breaking the bowl" after "washing the dishes." If accountability is pursued with a 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a simplistic, sweeping approach) approach when problems arise, it will inevitably encourage the erroneous idea that "the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you do nothing, you make no mistakes." In the end, everyone will protect themselves, and the cause will stagnate.
The way to solve the problem lies in adhering to the "three distinctions." Distinguish between exploratory errors due to lack of experience and knowing violations; distinguish between innovative attempts without restrictions and persisting in one's own way after explicit prohibitions; and distinguish between unintentional errors in promoting development and seeking personal gain. This is not unprincipled indulgence, but a pragmatic attitude and scientific and accurate tolerance of errors. Only in this way can cadres put down their burdens: as long as they are selfless and for the sake of the cause, even if mistakes occur, the organization will objectively evaluate and grant tolerance.
Tolerance of errors tests responsibility. We must dare to tolerate the errors that should be tolerated, and dare to say what should be said. Before the basic facts are clarified, we must not resort to "dismissal" at every turn. When the organization has warmth, the cadres will have enthusiasm; when the organization dares to support them, the cause can be advanced smoothly.
Reform and innovation have never been smooth sailing. What we often walk is the road that others have not walked, and what we wade through is the river that others have not waded through. Allowing trial and error and tolerating failure is not relaxing requirements, but respecting the laws. Only by allowing those who dare to "wash dishes" to have no worries, and allowing those who want to do things to go into battle lightly, can our cause continue to create new horizons.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙 超
The vehicle was hit by falling tiles from the exterior wall of a building in the residential area, and the vehicle happened to be parked on a fire lane where parking is explicitly prohibited. In such cases, how should the responsibility be divided? The Yuetang District People's Court (岳塘区人民法院) of Xiangtan City (湘潭市), Hunan Province (湖南省) previously heard a subrogation dispute case and abandoned the simplistic "appeasement" approach, establishing a clear guidance of "responsibility for oneself" and "fault-based responsibility."
Xiao (肖), an owner in a residential area in Yuetang District (岳塘区), parked his car on the fire lane because the parking spaces downstairs were full. On the wall of the area, conspicuous warning signs were posted saying "Fire Lane, No Parking" and "No Parking, Responsibility for Consequences of Falling Objects." That afternoon, a tile on the exterior wall of the building suddenly fell off, hitting the hood and windshield of Xiao's (肖) vehicle, causing a total repair loss of 4,050 yuan.
Afterwards, the insurance company that insured Xiao (肖), after obtaining the right of subrogation, sued a property management company responsible for the property management of the residential area to the Yuetang District People's Court (岳塘区人民法院), demanding that the property management company bear full compensation liability. The plaintiff, an insurance company, argued that the property management company, as the manager of the building in the residential area, had a statutory obligation to inspect, maintain, and ensure the safety of the exterior walls: "Although there were warning signs in the area where the incident occurred, the property management company did not take more active measures such as telephone notifications to prevent Xiao (肖) from parking here, and failed to fully fulfill its prudent safety guarantee obligations."
The property management company presented a series of evidence in court to defend itself: first, it had dealt with the problem of falling exterior wall tiles multiple times from December 2023 to before the incident; second, it had set up clear and conspicuous warning signs; and third, it had sent letters to all owners explaining the risk of aging exterior walls and actively promoted the application for special residential maintenance funds for overall renovation.
After conducting an on-site visit, inquiring from various parties, and sorting out the evidence, the judge in charge of the case pointed out that in this case, the property management company had taken a combination of measures of "regular inspection and maintenance, setting up conspicuous warnings, proactively informing owners of risks, and seeking solutions," which had reached the reasonable standard of care that a "good manager" should fulfill. The court held that the evidence provided by the property management company could effectively prove that it had fulfilled its corresponding management, maintenance, and warning obligations, and there was no fault in the legal sense, and it should not bear tort liability for compensation. The judgment has taken effect after the first and second instances of the case.
"Although this case is a small property damage compensation dispute, its judgment logic reflects the important value of rule awareness in modern social governance, and provides clear judicial guidance for clarifying the relationship of rights and responsibilities of multiple entities and guiding public behavior," said Hu Mengyun (胡梦云), associate professor at Xiangtan University (湘潭大学). This judgment effectively avoids the moral hazards of "whoever is damaged is justified" and "violators benefit instead," and sends a clear signal to society: any individual must respect and abide by public rules when pursuing their own convenience, and be responsible for the consequences that their actions may cause.
(Tao Chen (陶琛) participated in writing)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Hong Kong on April 12th (Reporter Feng Xuezhi (冯学知)) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) Police Force held the "National Security Education Day 2026 and Police-Public Fun Day" event on the 12th, aimed at raising public awareness of national security. The event featured a "Protecting Hong Kong (护港号)" National Security Education Exhibition Area, built to resemble a ship, to deepen public understanding of the White Paper on "The Practice of Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong (香港) under the 'One Country, Two Systems' (一国两制)." The event also used lively and interesting games to convey the concept of "National security, everyone is responsible, I can do it" to the public, especially the younger generation. The venue also showcased the elite equipment of multiple units, such as the Counter Terrorism Response Unit, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau, and the Police Dog Unit, allowing the public to understand the work of the police force.
The Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the Special Administrative Region Government, Mr. Cheuk Wing-hing (卓永兴), stated that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区) must earnestly fulfill its constitutional responsibility to safeguard national security, and use a high level of security to escort the high-quality development of the "One Country, Two Systems (一国两制)" cause. The Commissioner of Police of the Special Administrative Region Government, Mr. Chow Yat-ming (周一鸣), stated that with the escort of the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security, Hong Kong (香港) has been able to move towards a new stage of "from governance to prosperity (由治及兴)." Every citizen should fulfill their responsibility to contribute to safeguarding national security, enhance national security awareness, and jointly safeguard national security and Hong Kong's (香港) stability.
Return to TopBeijing, April 12th (Reporter Jin Xin (金歆)) - The reporter learned from the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办): According to the provisions of the Cybersecurity Law and the Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure, the Cyberspace Administration of China (中央网信办) and the National Railway Administration (国家铁路局) jointly interviewed seven third-party internet platforms involved in train ticket sales, including Ctrip (携程), Tongcheng (同程), Qunar (去哪儿), Fliggy (飞猪), Meituan (美团), Zhixing Train Tickets (智行火车票), and Gaotie Guanjia (高铁管家). The relevant platforms were required to strictly implement the requirements of relevant cybersecurity laws and regulations, and must not use automated programs to carry out large-scale, high-frequency ticket grabbing operations that interfere with the security verification measures of the Railway 12306 platform, and must not interfere with or endanger the safe and stable operation of the Railway 12306 platform.
Subsequently, relevant departments will strengthen technical monitoring. If any behavior is found that uses technical means to interfere with or endanger the security of the Railway 12306 platform, it will be seriously investigated and dealt with in accordance with the Cybersecurity Law, the Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructure, and other laws and regulations.
Return to TopOn April 12th, Hezhou (贺州), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), held the Lion King Open. The competition was divided into two categories: traditional Southern Lion and high-pole Southern Lion, with a total of 16 teams participating. They joyfully welcomed the traditional "March 3rd" festival amidst the resounding and cheerful sounds of gongs and drums. The picture shows the high-pole Southern Lion competition in progress at the Colorful Global City (缤纷环球城) in Hezhou (贺州) on April 12th.
Photo by Liao Zuping (廖祖平) (Image China)
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Macau on April 12th (Reporter Fu Zimei (富子梅)) On the occasion of the eleventh National Security Education Day, the Macau Special Administrative Region Government and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau (澳门中联办), under the theme of "Haojiang Tide Surges, Building National Security Together (濠江潮涌、共筑国安)," recently held three "Coordinating Development and Security, Escorting the '15th Five-Year Plan' New Journey (统筹发展和安全 护航‘十五五’新征程)" theme promotion and performance activities on the overall national security concept, attracting more than 2,200 viewers.
The relevant national departments sent a professional promotion team to Macau (澳门) to perform. The content and arrangement of the programs focused on reflecting Macau's characteristics and elements, presenting to the audience the vivid practices and fresh cases of all walks of life in implementing the overall national security concept in the fields of political security, military security, territorial security, and cultural security, and panoramically demonstrating the rich connotation of the overall national security concept. The audience said that the performance activities were rich in content and diverse in form, deeply educational, and gave them a more intuitive understanding of the overall national security concept, and they deeply realized that safeguarding national security is the responsibility of every Macau (澳门) citizen.
In addition, the public service film exhibition on national security themes, hosted by the Macau Special Administrative Region Government and the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Macau (澳门中联办), will be held from April 15th to May 10th, publicly screening 7 films with national security as the theme.
Return to TopThis reporter learned from the Liaoning Provincial High People's Court (辽宁省高级人民法院): Liaoning has broken down regional barriers and established a judicial cooperation mechanism between the Dalian Maritime Court (大连海事法院) and the courts of the six coastal cities. It has also further formulated opinions on strengthening judicial protection of the marine ecological environment in the coastal economic belt, integrating land and sea, systematically governing, and uniting judicial protection efforts.
The Liaoning courts have improved the jurisdiction transfer mechanism. Environmental resource cases involving pollution of the ocean and navigable waters connected to the sea are reported by the primary-level courts in the coastal economic belt to the corresponding intermediate courts, and then the intermediate courts consult with the Dalian Maritime Court (大连海事法院) for jurisdiction. If no agreement can be reached through consultation, the Liaoning High Court (辽宁高院) will designate jurisdiction to ensure clear case jurisdiction, smooth connection, and unified trial standards for similar cases, so that every marine environmental resource case can be tried fairly and efficiently.
For cross-city marine environmental resource cases, the intermediate and primary-level courts in coastal cities of Liaoning actively provide support and assistance to the Dalian Maritime Court (大连海事法院) in pre-litigation preservation, investigation and evidence collection, circuit trials, and the adoption of compulsory measures. The Dalian Maritime Court (大连海事法院) provides convenient services to the intermediate and primary-level courts in the coastal economic belt in matters such as ship detention, ship auctions, and debt repayment. In addition, Liaoning also promotes the sharing of resources such as expert databases and environmental resource appraisal agencies among coastal courts, and establishes a notification and mutual learning mechanism for ecological restoration.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporters Pan Junqiang (潘俊强) and Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) Some consumers have reported that when purchasing paper towels on a certain online platform, merchants used eye-catching large characters on the product page to promote "Buy 25 packs and get 10 packs free" to attract consumers to place orders, but refused to honor the promise of giving away 10 packs on the grounds that "designated products must be purchased," which was marked in a very small font at the bottom of the page; some consumers purchased a pair of headphones on an online platform, and the product page clearly promoted in eye-catching large characters that a two-year warranty would be provided after purchase, but only marked in a very small font "Only available online, offline stores are subject to specific policies." They neither prominently prompted this restriction nor actively publicized the specific policies, time nodes, and conditions for enjoying offline warranty... These routines of "eye-catching large characters and disclaimers in small characters" infringe upon consumers' right to know and right to choose, and have become a prominent issue that the masses strongly reflect.
The Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau (北京市市场监管局) organized and carried out a special cleanup and rectification campaign of "eye-catching large characters and disclaimers in small characters," focusing on fields closely related to people's lives, such as medicines, medical devices, food, cosmetics, disinfection products, clothing, electronic products, and new energy vehicles, and concentrated on cleaning up and rectifying prominent problems such as "misleading large and small character" promotions. Market supervision departments throughout the city will guide business entities to standardize marketing and promotion behaviors and enhance their awareness of legal compliance through various methods such as door-to-door visits and legal publicity, and prevent false and exaggerated publicity behaviors such as "eye-catching large characters and disclaimers in small characters" from the source. The Beijing Municipal Market Supervision Bureau (北京市市场监管局) reminds consumers: do not only look at large-character promotions, and be sure to read all and clearly understand key information such as product information, preferential terms, and usage restrictions; take screenshots to save promotional pages and chat records before placing an order to keep evidence; and in case of false advertising, illegal advertisements, etc., promptly complain through the National 12315 Platform (全国12315平台).
Return to TopThis newspaper Jinan (济南) April 12th (Reporter Xiao Jiaxin (肖家鑫)) In order to deeply practice the concepts of proactive policing, preventive policing, and intelligent policing, the Shandong Provincial Public Security Department (山东省公安厅) has deployed and launched the "Qilu Guardian (齐鲁守护)" campaign to combat and rectify illegal activities, as well as strengthen the investigation and resolution of grassroots conflicts and disputes in rural areas. The aim is to comprehensively improve the overall capabilities of combating, preventing, controlling, and governing through strong crackdowns, strict prevention, reduced police incidents, and controlled case occurrences, and to effectively improve the public's sense of security and satisfaction. Shandong (山东) public security organs will focus on cracking down on and rectifying 17 types of illegal and criminal activities in five major areas: economy, finance, people's livelihood, etc. Relying on the provincial, municipal, and county-level investigation centers, integrating resources and methods, strengthening the combined operations of police types, and strengthening the supervision and handling of key cases and frequently occurring cases, we strive to achieve all-round and full-chain crackdowns.
In this special operation, Shandong (山东) public security organs will also adhere to source prevention, unite relevant departments and grassroots forces to conduct a full investigation and resolution of grassroots conflicts and disputes in rural areas, and strengthen the control of key personnel and items. By consolidating grassroots policing and deepening mass prevention and governance, we will effectively enhance the public security and prevention capabilities in rural areas.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姜 峰 王欣悦
Headline Highlights
Smart agriculture, biological breeding science, biomass science and engineering... These are the emerging majors offered by Southwest University (西南大学), Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) alma mater. This western university, which is about to celebrate its 120th birthday, is witnessing the growth and spread of the "dream of enjoying the cool under the rice plants." Over the years, Southwest University (西南大学) has been based on its school-running characteristics, optimized the new agricultural science education ecology, and allowed good seedlings to take root in the soil and grow towards their dreams.
Holding up a violin and playing the classic melody of "A Big River with Wide Waves," the actor playing the young Yuan Longping (袁隆平) slowly walks onto the stage... More than 40 teachers and students were selected from more than 1,000 applicants to perform 11 scenes that restore the realization of "senior alumnus" Yuan Longping's (袁隆平) "dream of enjoying the cool under the rice plants." As Southwest University (西南大学) is about to celebrate its 120th birthday, the original drama "Yuan Longping" (袁隆平) is in rehearsal. This drama reflects the growth and spread of the "dream of enjoying the cool under the rice plants."
Based on its characteristics, Southwest University (西南大学) focuses on the transformation of discipline development and the reform of talent training, and continuously optimizes the new agricultural science education ecology, allowing good seedlings to take root in the soil and grow towards their dreams.
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Studying Agriculture is Not "Outdated," the Curriculum is Very "Trendy"
Yuan Jieyu (袁婕妤), who enrolled in 2024, is one of the first undergraduates in the School of Smart Agriculture of Southwest University (西南大学). Her curriculum is very "trendy": agricultural artificial intelligence foundation and practice, sensors and the Internet of Things... Among them, many professional courses have application links.
"Who says studying agriculture is 'outdated'? The new agricultural science is becoming more and more 'trendy'!" At the Hechuan Base of the Southwest University (西南大学) Experimental Farm, Yuan Jieyu (袁婕妤) operates intelligent equipment on-site to precisely control the water circulation system in the "fish-vegetable symbiosis" smart factory.
Southwest University (西南大学) currently has 23 agricultural-related majors. In recent years, it has focused on emerging fields and optimized the curriculum system, and has built 5 emerging majors such as smart agriculture, biological breeding science, and biomass science and engineering. Among them, 12 agricultural-related majors have been selected as national first-class undergraduate major construction sites.
Like Yuan Jieyu (袁婕妤), Chang Wei (常玮), a student majoring in biological breeding science, also began to systematically contact cutting-edge technologies such as molecular marker-assisted breeding and rapeseed genome design breeding from her sophomore year. The excavation of a gene locus requires thousands of experiments. In projects such as "Mining High-Yield Genes in Brassica napus," she and her team repeatedly sequenced in the laboratory and have published many academic papers.
In the past 5 years since the establishment of the Western (Chongqing) Science City Seed Creation Major Science Center, jointly built by Southwest University (西南大学) and Chongqing High-tech Zone (重庆高新区), more than 6,000 new materials have been created and hundreds of national invention patents have been applied for. Among the R&D team composed of nearly 200 scientific research backbones and more than 500 master's and doctoral students in the center, those born in the 1980s and 1990s account for more than 60%.
Anchoring the development direction of modern agricultural technology, Southwest University (西南大学) focuses on projects such as digital breeding and green plant protection of citrus, and builds emerging disciplines such as smart horticulture and smart plant protection. Technologies such as "virus-free three-level propagation of improved citrus varieties" and "digital sowing of pickled mustard tuber" effectively promote industrial upgrading. The new varieties bred by the potato team and the research and application and promotion area of key industrial technologies have reached more than 10 million mu, promoting the transformation of agricultural technology to intelligence and green.
"We actively serve and deeply integrate into major national strategies and regional development requirements, expand new tracks such as smart agriculture and biological breeding, accelerate the construction of an autonomous training system for top-notch innovative talents, and provide intellectual support for the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside," said Zhang Weiguo (张卫国), Secretary of the Party Committee of Southwest University (西南大学).
Grafting
"Agricultural Science +", Practicing Eighteen Martial Arts
Taihe Farm (太和农场) in Jingguan Town (静观镇), Beibei District (北碚区), Chongqing (重庆), among the rolling hills, self-propelled remote-controlled rotary tillers have become a "new favorite" for spring plowing, attracting surrounding villagers to watch and marvel.
"Everyone, come and see, this narrow-gauge crawler is suitable for 'gully corners', and it is not afraid of slipping and getting stuck on slopes within 25 degrees; the tillage depth can also be automatically adjusted, and people don't have to follow the machine." Song Youtian (宋幼添), a master's student majoring in mechanical engineering at the School of Engineering Technology of Southwest University (西南大学), operated the remote control on the ridge while acting as a farm tool promoter.
After 6 years of research and development and dozens of iterations of models, it has been applied to the Three Gorges Reservoir area and the Wuling Mountains (武陵山区) such as Fuling (涪陵), Fengdu (丰都), and Wulong (武隆)... Today, self-propelled remote-controlled rotary tillers have entered the countryside and become a new landscape. Behind it is the latest practice of "agricultural science + engineering" at Southwest University (西南大学). The new agricultural science lies in the aggregation of multi-disciplinary elements. Agricultural science and engineering were previously "intercropped" and each harvested their own, but now they are "grafted", and "agricultural science +" has added an integrated effect.
"We vigorously promote the breakthrough plan of basic disciplines and interdisciplinary disciplines, organize cross-school collaborative research, break down the barriers and path dependence of disciplines and majors, and promote interdisciplinary integration and original innovation," said Wang Jinjun (王进军), President of Southwest University (西南大学). Southwest University (西南大学) expands the training model of compound talents, implements cross-college major enrollment in plant production, establishes 135 important courses in agricultural science majors, supplemented by cross-major elective modules such as processing, logistics, and rural governance, forms "agricultural-industrial cross" academic and scientific innovation experimental classes, and opens more than 50 international courses in agricultural science, forming a diverse educational synergy.
Raising Seedlings
Science and Technology Courtyards Produce "Rural Talents"
Going deep into the countryside and practicing education has always been the pursuit of this western university. In recent years, Southwest University (西南大学) has established a special master's degree program for "Science and Technology Courtyards" to allow students to "grow seedlings" in the fields and transform theoretical knowledge into practical abilities.
After 3 years of postgraduate studies, Yang Xinyi (杨欣怡), a master's student from the School of Resources and Environment of Southwest University (西南大学), who has been stationed in the Science and Technology Courtyard in Tongliang (铜梁), Chongqing (重庆) for 2 years, has "rooted" in the village and "grown" in the soil, becoming the "rural talent" in the mouths of the villagers. Her research papers start from the actual needs of farmers.
Stepping out of the "greenhouse" is not easy. Not long after arriving in the village, Yang Xinyi's (杨欣怡) experimental field suddenly suffered from disease, "As soon as I discovered the problem, I took samples overnight for testing and confirmed that it was pepper bacterial wilt." Back in the courtyard, Yang Xinyi (杨欣怡) squatted on the muddy ridges to prepare the bacterial agent and carefully controlled the amount of root irrigation. Yang Xinyi (杨欣怡) breathed a sigh of relief until the peppers regained their vitality.
"The pests and diseases in the books have become a heavy burden on the hearts of the villagers when they arrive in the fields," Yang Xinyi (杨欣怡) introduced, "For this reason, our team has proposed a green production solution for the local area by building a 'healthy soil' database of more than 100,000 samples."
Liangping (梁平) Rice Science and Technology Courtyard selects local fine varieties and builds a thousand-mu high-quality rice base; 6 Science and Technology Courtyards such as Tongnan (潼南) Lemon have won the title of "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Courtyard" from the China Association for Rural Science and Technology... At present, Southwest University (西南大学) has built 54 Science and Technology Courtyards, serving 28 industries such as vegetables, citrus, beef cattle, and meat rabbits, realizing an output value of hundreds of millions of yuan.
The topics originate from the fields, and the papers are written on the mountains and rivers. Southwest University (西南大学) organizes 20 key teams, more than 300 school-level and college-level teams, and more than 10,000 students to participate in social practice every year, and jointly builds more than 90 expert workstations and innovation practice bases with more than 50 cities and counties and more than 100 enterprises in the western region, serving the high-quality development of agriculture.
Compiling the "Ideological and Political Cases of New Agricultural Science Construction Curriculum" series, innovatively carrying out "Ideological and Political Grand Class in the Field", and holding a campus Farmers' Harvest Festival... A series of activities highlight immersive professional cognitive education and "plant" the value concept of strengthening agriculture and revitalizing agriculture in the hearts of students. "We integrate the advanced deeds of alumni such as Yuan Longping (袁隆平) and Wu Mingzhu (吴明珠) and teachers such as Academician Hou Guangjiong (侯光炯) and Academician Xiang Zhonghuai (向仲怀) into the ideological and political system of the curriculum, injecting simple and profound feelings into the training of talents in all disciplines," introduced the relevant person in charge of the Undergraduate School of Southwest University (西南大学).
"People are like seeds, they must be good seeds" "Let everyone stay away from hunger"... On the stage of the drama "Yuan Longping" (袁隆平), sentences of lines echoed in the ears of teachers and students. Walking out of the theater, the campus is lush with greenery.
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Creation must return to the content itself, establish a sustainable echelon of actors, and achieve a virtuous cycle from "people driving the play" to "the play supporting people."
Recalling those days of the first round of performances of the musical "The Message" (《风声》), watching the carefully polished work steadily land on the stage, at that moment, there was an unspeakable sense of peace and emotion in my heart.
"The Message" (《风声》) took 3 years to create, starting from the respect for the "guardians in despair" under the pen of Mai Jia (麦家), to the incubation at the Beijing Dance Academy (北京舞蹈学院) and the Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院), and then step by step towards the national stage, the work has undergone repeated scrutiny. People often ask, is it too much of a "hassle" to polish a note or a line of lyrics so much? I think the "hassle" is worth it, this play allows those who hold fire in the dark night to be heard and remembered.
The first round of national tour of "The Message" (《风声》) had an attendance rate of 99%. The market's response seems to be saying that Chinese original musicals have entered a new stage of two-way effort in creation and market. But objectively speaking, the industry has not yet reached a true period of explosive growth. At present, the market presents a pattern of "introduction and originality in parallel." Introduced works rely on mature experience to occupy a place, while local originals gather popularity through thematic innovation and localized narratives.
The change in audience aesthetics is particularly significant. Musicals are an aggregation of drama, music, dance, and art, and young people are gradually integrating them into their lifestyles. What is even more gratifying is that their eyes are turning from internationalization to the recognition of local culture and national culture—those works that integrate Chinese aesthetics and modern vocabulary are increasingly moving.
From actor to composer to general producer, the transformation of identity makes me more and more clear: behind a good play is the precise cooperation of countless professional links. Today, local original works have surpassed introduced works in quantity, and the themes cover a variety of types such as main melody, traditional culture, realism, contemporary narrative, and new national style; the "long-term residency + extensive tour" model is gradually taking shape, and cultural and tourism integration allows the market to "bloom in many places." However, shortcomings still exist: lack of unified norms and standards, insufficient reserves of creative talent, uneven quality of works; infringement and piracy still exist, high cost of rights protection, and damage to the creative ecology.
In the process of drama operation, we have also observed some phenomena. Traffic actors driving box office can indeed quickly attract new audiences, but once over-reliance, the work is prone to high popularity and low reputation, making the relationship between the audience and the work become "watching people" rather than "watching the play." This reminds us that creation must return to the content itself, establish a sustainable echelon of actors, and achieve a virtuous cycle from "people driving the play" to "the play supporting people."
The theater experience is also constantly changing. "Immersive interaction," "ritualized curtain call"... the audience has become a "participant" from a "viewer," and the "fourth wall" on the stage has been broken. Those moving moments are captured by the camera and spread on social networks, infecting more people.
In "The Message" (《风声》), we focus on portraying the glimmer of humanity, and this emotion has a resonance that transcends cultures. If you want musicals to truly "go out," you can't just stay at the level of displaying national characteristics, but focus on the common emotions and values of human beings, and find a common language that can touch the soul. In practice, we must also adhere to market-oriented operations, accept inspection through international tours, and learn from mature experience to achieve sustainable overseas expansion.
"The Message" (《风声》), for me, is a deep look back, but also a firm departure. At present, we are polishing the 2.0 version, hoping to present it with a more mature and complete appearance, and live up to everyone's expectations.
Literary and artistic creation not only requires skill and warmth, but also carries the responsibility of inheriting culture and illuminating people's hearts. True cultural confidence comes not only from awe of history, but also from an open expression of the future.
(The author is the general producer and composer of the musical "The Message" (《风声》))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
On April 9th, the results of the "2025 World's Best Stamp" competition were announced. The fifth stamp, "Bell and Drum Towers," from the special stamp series "World Cultural Heritage - Beijing Central Axis (北京中轴线)" issued by China Post (中国邮政), stood out from a total of 195 stamps (souvenir sheets) from 66 countries (regions) and the United Nations Postal Administration, winning the top prize.
This selection event was jointly organized by the Universal Postal Union (万国邮政联盟), the World Association for Postal Development (世界集邮发展协会), and others. It is the first time the Universal Postal Union has launched a global competition for the world's best stamp, aiming to highlight outstanding achievements in stamp design and printing and promote innovative development.
In global competition, how did this stamp stand out from the crowd?
The answer lies in the details—
Looking at the composition, "Bell and Drum Towers" adopts a centrally symmetrical layout, using a level perspective, integrating the charm of traditional Chinese blue-green heavy color and modern flat decorative techniques, combining meticulous detail with freehand brushwork, the picture is solemn and magnificent, showing the historical development, cultural heritage, and aesthetic ideas of the Beijing Central Axis (北京中轴线) in a small space, displaying a unique artistic charm.
Looking at the craftsmanship, this stamp uses intaglio printing supplemented by special techniques. The main building adopts engraving intaglio printing, and the meticulously crafted wiring makes the building more orderly. Combined with the delicate paper texture, the design language is transformed into a tangible craft symbol. It is worth mentioning that the stamp uses full-color printing technology. Under ultraviolet light, the main building has a corresponding background pattern, the picture is both virtual and real, realizing the visual effect of "one stamp, two scenes."
Ingenious craftsmanship, shining in a small space. In recent years, from plate making to materials, from printing to anti-counterfeiting functions, by continuously strengthening the research and application of innovative technologies, a series of first-ever processes have steadily improved the level of stamp printing, promoting Chinese stamps from "manufacturing" to "precision manufacturing."
From "visible" to "authentically identifiable"—
In this selection, the fourth stamp, "Möbius Strip," from the special stamp series "The Beauty of Mathematics" issued by China Post (中国邮政), won first place in the "Best Innovative Stamp" category. In the Möbius strip pattern, a transparent colorful film hot stamping process is used. When viewed from different angles, it presents different rainbow colors. If irradiated with ultraviolet light, the ant's footprints and the galaxy at the bottom of the picture echo each other, implying a gradual expansion from the microscopic to a broader macroscopic field.
In recent years, zodiac stamps and major commemorative stamps have been equipped with micro-text and fluorescent coding, giving each edition of stamps a unique identity information. At the same time, the addition of holographic hot stamping not only enriches the visual effect but also greatly increases the difficulty of counterfeiting.
If anti-counterfeiting is the foundation, then digital interaction is an important reason for stamps to attract young people. For example, the "Animation - Tianshu Qi Tan" stamp issued on Children's Day in 2025 allows consumers to play corresponding animation clips by scanning through a mini-program, which is loved by many teenagers.
In recent years, China Post (中国邮政) has embedded augmented reality functions in many sets of stamps it has issued. Users can scan the stamp pattern through a mini-program, and a related video will pop up on the mobile phone screen, as well as topic interaction, card collection and praise activities, allowing the traditional carrier of stamps to better integrate into contemporary cultural life. In the future, China Post (中国邮政) will continue to promote cross-border linkage between stamps and cultural and expo, tourism, film and television, and other fields, so that stamps can better show cultural heritage and tell Chinese stories.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Shi Fang (施芳)) The 2026 Beijing Public Archaeology Season, hosted by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Heritage (北京市文物局) and the Fengtai District People's Government (丰台区人民政府), opened on the 10th. The theme of this year's Public Archaeology Season is "Touching Archaeology, Interpreting Beijing." Throughout the year, it will host five major sections and 25 activities, including archaeological study tours, experiential archaeology, archaeological exhibitions, archaeological lectures, and archaeology in schools.
Relying on archaeological excavation sites and archaeological resources, the Beijing Municipal Institute of Archaeology (北京市考古研究院) will carry out archaeological research and practice activities for families, organizing the public to enter archaeological sites such as the Great Wall (长城). Through participation in experience and excavation, the archaeological work process will be demonstrated, archaeological knowledge disseminated, the public's sense of identity with historical culture enhanced, and the active utilization of archaeological results promoted. Museums in Beijing (北京市) and its districts will innovate exhibition models to enhance public interaction and experience. The Capital Museum (首都博物馆) will launch a national treasure "opera" tour, using a script-based experience to allow cultural relics to "tell" history. The Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian (周口店北京人遗址管理处) will carry out practical activities such as fossil restoration and simulated excavation, allowing the public to experience the archaeological process under professional guidance.
During this Public Archaeology Season, the Beijing Municipal Institute of Archaeology (北京市考古研究院) will launch the "Archaeology Viewing Beijing" exhibition, systematically reviewing the archaeological achievements of Beijing (北京市) over the past 70 years, allowing the public to intuitively feel the atmosphere of archaeological work and understand the stories behind the unearthed cultural relics.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Fuzhou (福州) April 12th dispatch (Reporter: Fu Wen (付文)) On the 11th, the inaugural meeting of the Fujian Provincial Regional and Country Studies Association and the first membership congress were held at the Xiamen (厦门) campus of Huaqiao University (华侨大学). This association is the third provincial-level regional and country studies association in the country, following Shanghai (上海) and Zhejiang (浙江), marking Fujian Province's entry into a stage of standardized, professional, and distinctive positioning, as well as collaborative and innovative development in regional and country studies.
As an emerging interdisciplinary field, regional and country studies plays an important role in cultivating outstanding talents to participate in international affairs and global governance, improving knowledge of foreign countries, and promoting mutual learning among civilizations. Against this backdrop, Fujian Province has integrated relevant research resources to establish a provincial-level regional and country studies association. On the same day, the meeting adopted the "Constitution (Draft) of the Fujian Provincial Regional and Country Studies Association" and elected the first council and supervisory board. The association will gather resources and strengths from experts and scholars in universities and research institutes, and actively build an integrated and professional platform for discipline construction, academic research, policy consultation, talent cultivation, and achievement transformation, so as to promote the institutionalization of regional and country studies.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨彦帆 闵方正
Dialysis is a rigid requirement for patients with end-stage renal disease to maintain their lives. Currently, there are more than 8,400 medical and health institutions in China that can provide hemodialysis services, including more than 700 primary medical and health institutions. The National Health Commission (国家卫生健康委) has proposed that 350 new township health centers and community health service centers across the country will provide hemodialysis services by 2026 to facilitate patients' access to treatment nearby.
How can primary healthcare institutions ensure the quality of dialysis when it is provided nearby? What changes has this brought to patients' lives?
——Editor
At 7:00 a.m., patients at the Hemodialysis Center of Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center (高碑店社区卫生服务中心) in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京) successively entered the ward to measure their weight and blood pressure. Then, under the guidance of nurses, they underwent puncture preparation to receive hemodialysis treatment.
"There are 5 patients this morning and 9 in the afternoon," said Ma Hongwei (马洪伟), director of the Hemodialysis Center of Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center. Half an hour ago, he and Yuan Wei (袁巍), the head nurse of the center, had started preparations with medical staff by debugging equipment, pre-filling pipelines, and setting treatment parameters.
The Hemodialysis Center of Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center opened in November 2020, with a total area of 324.31 square meters. It is equipped with 2 hemodialysis filtration machines and 13 hemodialysis machines, which can simultaneously provide dialysis treatment for 13 patients, and can meet the treatment needs of up to 52 patients per week.
How is the quality of dialysis treatment provided by community hospitals guaranteed? What conveniences can patients get?
Standardized operating procedures ensure treatment effectiveness.
Hemodialysis is an important means for patients with end-stage renal disease (the final stage of chronic kidney disease, commonly known as "uremia") to maintain their lives. Patients need to go to the hospital for dialysis 2 to 3 times a week, with each dialysis lasting about 4 hours. Dialysis uses the principle of a semipermeable membrane to remove metabolic waste and excess water from the body. The quality of treatment depends on the removal effect, which can be measured by monitoring the values of metabolic products such as creatinine and urea nitrogen in the patient's blood.
"When I learned that the community hospital near my home could also provide dialysis, I felt much more convenient, but I was also worried that the effect might not be as good as that of a large hospital," said Grandpa Liu (刘大爷), who lives in the eastern district of Gaobeidian Village (高碑店村), Gaobeidian Township (高碑店乡), lying on the hospital bed, recalling his previous medical experience.
In 2021, Grandpa Liu was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease. After undergoing arteriovenous fistula surgery in a tertiary hospital in Chaoyang District, he needed to undergo hemodialysis treatment 3 times a week. "I had to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning, and my family had to pick me up and drop me off on the way." After running to the big hospital several times, Grandpa Liu felt a little overwhelmed.
After hearing that the Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center could also provide dialysis treatment, Grandpa Liu decided to visit and "investigate."
It happened that Ma Hongwei received him at that time. "Our hemodialysis equipment is uniformly purchased by the district health department," Ma Hongwei introduced, "In terms of medical quality management and equipment operation, we refer to the 'Standard Operating Procedures for Hemodialysis (2021 Edition)' issued by the National Health Commission, which is the same standard implemented by tertiary hospitals."
After listening to the introduction, Grandpa Liu decided to give it a try here.
"At the beginning, I was afraid that the effect would not be good. After two months of dialysis, I saw that the various values were steadily decreasing, and I felt much more at ease," said Grandpa Liu. Now, after a 4-hour dialysis session, Grandpa Liu's creatinine level drops by about 43%, and urea nitrogen drops from 32 mmol/L to 7 mmol/L. His weight is also close to his "dry weight" - the ideal weight when the doctor assesses that there is no excess water in the body.
In addition to hardware facilities, personnel qualifications and operating specifications are also very important. "The 2 doctors and 6 nurses in our center received half a year of training in the Department of Hemodialysis, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital (北京朝阳医院), affiliated with Capital Medical University (首都医科大学), before the opening of the clinic, and obtained corresponding certificates," Yuan Wei said. "After the opening of the clinic, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital also sent experts to conduct regular on-site guidance to ensure that all operations meet the specifications."
Improve awareness and save patients' time and transportation costs.
Ms. Bian (卞女士), a resident of Sanjianfang Township (三间房乡), Chaoyang District, Beijing, is 45 years old this year and was diagnosed with kidney problems 11 years ago. "I didn't take it too seriously at the time and only received routine drug treatment," Ms. Bian recalled, "Because I didn't take the medicine regularly, my condition deteriorated sharply in 2020, and I was finally diagnosed with end-stage renal disease and rescued in the hospital's ICU for 6 days before I was out of danger."
However, follow-up treatment became a problem, and dialysis treatment required stable beds to ensure regular progress. "The hospital where I was rescued at that time did not have extra dialysis beds, and the beds in other large hospitals were also very tight," Ms. Bian said. After several twists and turns, she finally found a bed in a tertiary hospital in Shijingshan District (石景山区). "It takes about an hour to drive from home to the hospital, and I have dialysis 3 times a week, 4 hours each time. In order to save time, I can only rent a house near the hospital," Ms. Bian said. At that time, complications prevented her from standing, and her 70-year-old mother needed to push her wheelchair to the hospital, which was very inconvenient.
The turning point occurred in early 2021. Ms. Bian was pleasantly surprised to find online that the Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center near her home could also carry out dialysis treatment, so she immediately called for consultation. After learning that the hospital still had spare beds, she immediately decided to transfer to the hospital.
"According to a rough estimate of the incidence of end-stage renal disease, there are about 400 people in Gaobeidian and neighboring towns who need dialysis. However, the bed resources of tertiary hospitals are limited," Ma Hongwei said, "One of the original intentions of establishing the Hemodialysis Center was to meet the dialysis needs of surrounding kidney disease patients and reduce their time and transportation costs for medical treatment."
"The dialysis cost of community hospitals is roughly the same as that of tertiary hospitals, 370 yuan per session. After medical insurance reimbursement, the self-paid portion is only a few hundred yuan per month. After transferring here, my physical condition has improved a lot, and my lower limbs have recovered their ability to move," Ms. Bian now has dialysis every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and it takes only ten minutes to get to the hospital by bicycle. Her mentality has also become much more positive, and she also runs an advertising business in her spare time.
"Since the opening of the clinic, we have continuously improved awareness through hospital exhibition boards, online publicity, and community science popularization, and more than a dozen patients like Ms. Bian have been transferred here from large hospitals," Yuan Wei said.
Medical consortium collaboration makes patients feel more at ease.
What kind of patients are suitable for dialysis in community hospitals?
"We will accurately assess the patient's dry weight and vascular access before dialysis. Except for patients with blood-borne infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C, patients with severe complications or other serious diseases can be admitted," Ma Hongwei said. "In addition, the Hemodialysis Center monitors patients' vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate in real time, and has a set of standardized emergency treatment procedures for common complications such as dialysis hypotension, hypoglycemia, and hyperphosphatemia."
The Chaoyang District Central Intimate Urban Medical Group (朝阳区中部紧密型城市医疗集团), where the Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center is located, provides more health protection for dialysis patients. Once, Grandpa Liu, who was receiving dialysis treatment, suddenly had a stomachache. After a B-ultrasound examination, he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. The community health service center immediately contacted Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, the superior hospital in the Chaoyang District Central Intimate Urban Medical Group, and immediately arranged for Grandpa Liu to be transferred to the superior hospital and completed the appendectomy.
"The Hemodialysis Center has built a green channel for patient transfer with the superior hospital. When the condition of critically ill patients exceeds the coping scope of existing medical resources, we will immediately start a two-way referral mechanism to ensure timely treatment, and then transfer the patients back to the center after their condition is stable. The two-way referral system of the medical consortium solves the worries of patients undergoing hemodialysis in community hospitals," Ma Hongwei said.
Through medical consortium collaboration, the Hemodialysis Center invited kidney disease experts from superior hospitals to participate in the clinical management of the department in the early stage of the opening of the clinic, guide the center to formulate patient treatment plans, and conduct hemodialysis ward rounds once every two weeks; hired hemodialysis nursing experts from superior hospitals to guide the nursing management of the department, and come to the dialysis room once a week to guide the work.
The Gaobeidian Community Health Service Center has also achieved mutual recognition of inspection and test results with superior hospitals, reducing repeated inspections, saving patients' time and energy, and reducing their economic burden.
By the end of 2025, 22 community hospitals in Beijing (北京市) have the ability to provide hemodialysis services, covering 11 districts. These community hospitals have a total of about 340 hemodialysis beds.
"Beijing has optimized the planning and construction standards of community health service institutions, standardized the allocation standards of facilities and equipment, guided primary medical and health institutions to build hemodialysis departments in accordance with the standards, effectively strengthened service capabilities, and ensured service homogeneity," said Zhu Wenwei (朱文伟), director of the Primary Care Department of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission (北京市卫生健康委). "The National Health Commission will take providing hemodialysis services at the primary level as one of the ten practical things to do for the people in 2026. With the steady advancement of medical consortium construction and the sinking of high-quality medical resources, more community hospitals will have the ability to provide dialysis services."
By: 马明哲
Chinese-style modernization prioritizes the people's well-being. Financial work must always adhere to a people-centered value orientation and accurately grasp the new expectations of the people for financial services. From insurance protection and wealth appreciation to health management, medical care, and elderly care, the connotation of needs is constantly enriched, and the levels are more diversified. This profound change is also driving the accelerated transformation of the financial insurance industry – from low-frequency transactions to long-term companionship; from the supply of single financial products to comprehensive financial solutions; from investing in things to investing in people. Service has become an important yardstick for evaluating the development quality of financial institutions.
Building a self-operated medical flagship to provide customers with full life-cycle health services; launching a global emergency rescue service system to fully protect customers' safety anytime, anywhere... In recent years, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. (中国平安保险（集团）股份有限公司) has continued to deepen the "integrated finance + medical and elderly care" dual-engine parallel model and technology-driven strategy, responding to the growing diversified financial and medical and elderly care needs of the people with more warm and high-quality services, and delivering tangible "Ping An" to customers.
Guided by the needs of the people, safeguarding peace with professional strength.
High-quality development is the primary task of building a socialist modern country in all respects, and finance must provide high-quality services for economic and social development. The fields of financial insurance, medical care, and elderly care services have broad prospects, with both opportunities and challenges. Ping An has always been committed to better serving social needs, keeping pace with the times, innovating, and continuously creating value.
In the new era and new journey, how can we better realize the "Ping An" in people's hearts? It is the steady appreciation of assets, the calm protection of health, the peace of mind in old age, and, more importantly, the certainty of security, sense of security, and trust at every important moment in life. Behind this "Ping An" is the need for extreme professionalism – using professional and comprehensive planning, professional and accurate judgment, and professional and meticulous execution to fundamentally meet people's aspirations for a better life.
Over the years, Ping An has continuously improved its service network system through strategic focus, model innovation, and platform operation. The 2025 annual report shows that Ping An has extensive offline channels, covering 330 major cities, with over 7,000 offline outlets and a full-time and part-time sales service team of over 1.3 million people. At the same time, Ping An has also built a unified technology platform and online entry point, with an average monthly active online user base of approximately 90 million, ranking among the top in the financial industry.
Through online and offline linkage, Ping An provides 251 million individual customers with professional financial, medical and elderly care, and health management services, striving to ensure that every family has Ping An with professionalism.
Reshaping the Connotation of Service Value and Promoting Service Innovation and Upgrading
For every inch the enterprise grows, its ability to provide high-quality services for economic and social development increases by one point. Since Ping An launched the "Service Commitment" in 2009, it has repeatedly proposed the slogan "Service Year," and various service upgrade measures have been highly recognized by customers. In 2026, Ping An launched the "Service Year" again. The company will focus on three major value directions to promote service innovation and upgrading.
First, reshape the customer experience and create a fast service entry point that is "worry-free, time-saving, and money-saving." The rapid development of artificial intelligence has opened up broad space for service innovation. Ping An has created an exclusive artificial intelligence assistant for customers that can handle transactions, financing, claims, and emergencies. Customers only need "one sentence" to easily access the service interface. At the same time, the artificial intelligence assistant can also connect to rich offline professional service resources to achieve "one entry point, one-stop solution" online and offline.
Second, extend customer protection and upgrade the Ping An Global Emergency Rescue Service System. Relying on more than 30 years of emergency rescue service experience, Ping An has built a global emergency rescue service system. Through a 7×24-hour intelligent dispatch center, one-click triggered rescue calls, a second-level response rescue center, a global rescue network, and a huge technology support system, it implements nearly 10,000 emergency rescue services every year.
Recently, some customers were stranded in the Middle East. Ping An quickly launched the global emergency rescue mechanism and assisted two corporate customers in safely evacuating within 24 hours. In a letter of thanks, the customer wrote: "From risk warning to emergency evacuation, Ping An has practiced the solemn commitment of 'Overseas Ping An' with efficient collaboration and sincere care."
Third, create a closed loop of customer health services and build Ping An's unique "four-to" medical and elderly care service network. After more than 10 years of development, Ping An has built a complete service system covering the "online, to hospital, to home, and to enterprise" scenarios. "Online" refers to Ping An gathering more than 3,500 contracted expert doctors from Ping An Health and Peking University International Hospital (北京大学国际医院), with AI doctors responding in seconds to achieve 7×24-hour online consultation. "To hospital" refers to the hospital doctor network covering more than 1,300 overseas medical institutions and more than 37,000 domestic cooperative claims service hospitals. "To home" refers to Ping An's innovative adoption of the "standard-centralized procurement-supervision" model to control and be responsible for nursing services throughout the end-to-end process. "To enterprise" refers to Ping An serving more than 95,000 corporate customers throughout the year, serving more than 60 million corporate employees, and providing health protection for workplace populations.
Focusing on the silver-haired population, in 2026, Ping An plans to launch the "Life Dignity Protection Service Program" to weave a "life dignity protection network" for elderly people living alone, so that the elderly can "have something to rely on in their old age" and "have peace of mind in the end."
2026 is the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," and "financial power" is written into the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline. Ping An will always adhere to the belief that finance is for the people, refine and deepen its service capabilities, diligently improve its operating level, solidly do a good job in the "five major articles" of finance, follow the path of financial development with Chinese characteristics, and strive to become a professional, reliable, and warm "Ping An" in the hearts of customers.
(The author is the Chairman of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. (中国平安保险（集团）股份有限公司))
Return to TopThe Cyberspace Administration of China (国家互联网信息办公室), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), and the Ministry of Public Security (公安部) jointly issued the "Measures for the Administration of Cybersecurity Labels" (《网络安全标识管理办法》), aiming to enhance the cybersecurity capabilities of products, strengthen consumer rights protection, and safeguard cybersecurity and public interests. The measures will take effect on July 1, 2026.
The measures clarify that a cybersecurity label refers to an information label that can reflect the level of a product's own cybersecurity capabilities. The cybersecurity capabilities corresponding to the cybersecurity label are, in ascending order, Basic Level, Enhanced Level, and Leading Level, with the corresponding label levels represented by one star, two stars, and three stars, respectively.
The measures propose that the management of cybersecurity labels adhere to the principle of coordinating development and security, with product manufacturers participating on a voluntary basis; encourage product manufacturers to improve the cybersecurity capabilities of their products and label them with cybersecurity labels in accordance with these measures; and encourage consumers to give priority to products labeled with cybersecurity labels.
According to the measures, for products that need to be labeled with a cybersecurity label, product manufacturers shall conduct cybersecurity capability testing in accordance with the relevant requirements of the implementation rules, determine the cybersecurity capability level, and obtain a testing report. No organization or individual may forge or falsely use cybersecurity labels or use cybersecurity labels for false advertising.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社))
Return to TopOn April 12th, the 22nd Shazikou Mackerel Festival opened in Shazikou Subdistrict (沙子口街道), Laoshan District (崂山区), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) Province. This year's Mackerel Festival will feature a series of activities such as the Spring Fresh Seafood Market, artistic performances, and interactive experiences, creating an experiential consumption format to boost the development of the rural industrial chain. The picture shows merchants displaying spring mackerel to tourists at the event.
Photo by Wang Haibin (王海滨) (People's Vision (人民视觉))
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Guiyang (贵阳) on April 12th (Reporter Chen Junyi (陈隽逸)) The Guizhou Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security (贵州省人力资源和社会保障厅) and other six departments jointly issued the "Notice on Further Improving Employment Assistance Work" (《关于进一步做好就业援助工作的通知》), optimizing the scope of identification of employment assistance recipients, improving the whole-process working mechanism, refining precise assistance measures, and improving supporting policies to do a good job in guaranteeing employment assistance for disadvantaged groups.
The scope of employment assistance recipients has been optimized and adjusted, and the seven categories of groups in the "Identification of People with Employment Difficulties" (就业困难人员认定) regulations promulgated since 2022 have been reclassified and integrated into eight categories, covering older people, people with disabilities, long-term unemployed people, people with financial difficulties, land-expropriated farmers and fishermen who have retired from fishing, relocated people, members of zero-employment families, and other people. At the same time, the definition standard of "older people" has been raised by 5 years. Older people refer to unemployed people who are 45 years old or above for women and 55 years old or above for men. From 2027, the identification standard for older people will be adjusted gradually.
In order to ensure that the policy is implemented effectively, the "Notice" improves the employment assistance working mechanism, smooths online and offline application channels. Applicants can apply through county-level public employment service agencies, the Guizhou Human Resources and Social Security Online Service Hall (贵州人社网上办事服务大厅), and other channels. The handling agency shall complete the handling within 25 working days and publicize it for 5 working days. At the same time, it standardizes the assistance exit mechanism and annual review system to realize dynamic personnel management. Without annual review, relevant supporting policies cannot be enjoyed.
In terms of optimizing employment assistance service measures, the "Notice" requires that "one-on-one" assistance plans be formulated according to the characteristics and needs of people with employment difficulties, and at least one follow-up guidance should be carried out every month. Personalized services such as door-to-door service should be provided to people with employment difficulties who have difficulty in mobility; guiding employers to develop employment positions suitable for older people, exploring flexible employment models suitable for older people, and supporting the employment of older workers.
In addition, the "Notice" also clarifies and improves employment assistance support policies, covering social insurance subsidies, public welfare posts, entrepreneurial support and other contents. Among them, units that employ people with employment difficulties can enjoy social insurance subsidies for the part paid by the unit, and flexible employees can enjoy social insurance subsidies not exceeding 2/3 of the actual payment; eligible people with employment difficulties can enjoy entrepreneurial subsidies, entrepreneurial guaranteed loans and other support. The "Notice" will be implemented from October 1, 2026. People with employment difficulties who have been identified before will continue to enjoy relevant services and policies in accordance with regulations.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李家鼎
"Drinking black coffee and eating eggs for breakfast every day, having two burgers for lunch (half the sauce, extra vegetables), eating two steamed buns for dinner, and controlling eating time within 8 hours..." On social media, a diet called the "Burger and Steamed Bun Weight Loss Method" has quietly become popular. Is this seemingly "happy" weight loss method safe and reliable? Faced with various weight loss "secrets," how should the public identify and choose?
"The primary standard for evaluating a diet is whether it is balanced," explained Tan Guijun (谭桂军), Director and Chief Physician of the Nutrition Department at the First Central Hospital of Tianjin (天津市第一中心医院). The balance of a scientific diet is reflected in the following dimensions: relatively fixed meal times, with meals arranged at 7:00 AM for breakfast, 12:00 PM for lunch, and 6:00 PM for dinner; reasonable energy distribution, with the energy intake ratio for breakfast, lunch, and dinner being approximately 3:4:3; and a reasonable combination of food structures, with each meal including staple foods (carbohydrates), high-quality protein (meat, eggs, milk, beans), and vegetables. It is recommended that adults consume no less than 300 grams of vegetables per day, with fresh dark-colored vegetables accounting for half of this amount.
Looking at the "Burger and Steamed Bun Weight Loss Method," breakfast consists only of coffee and eggs, lacking carbohydrates that provide basic energy; dinner consists only of steamed buns, lacking protein and vegetables. "The lunch seems to have a reasonable structure, but it is questionable whether the amount of vegetables in two burgers is sufficient," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军).
Why do some people lose weight after trying this method? Tan Guijun (谭桂军) analyzed that this is because an "energy deficit" is created through an unbalanced diet, meaning that the intake is far lower than the body's actual consumption. In this case, the body will preferentially use stored glycogen, and glycogen combines with a large amount of water, and its consumption leads to rapid weight loss. Subsequently, due to insufficient energy intake, the body will be forced to break down proteins in muscles. "Simply put, what is lost may be water and muscle," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军).
Will this weight loss method cause blood sugar to rise? "In normal people, insulin will be secreted rapidly after eating, which will not cause a significant increase in blood sugar; but for people with limited pancreatic function, burgers and steamed buns made of refined white flour are digested quickly in the human body and can easily cause postprandial hyperglycemia," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军).
According to a previous survey by the Weight Loss Clinic of the First Central Hospital of Tianjin (天津市第一中心医院), most patients can better implement diet and weight monitoring plans under professional guidance, but some patients also have misconceptions such as "not daring to eat staple foods and skipping dinner can accelerate weight loss."
"Carbohydrates are one of the main sources of energy for the human body and are indispensable," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军). The rising incidence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes in China is related to the fact that the source of carbohydrates has become too "refined." "Refined staple foods such as refined rice and white flour lose some dietary fiber, B vitamins, minerals and other nutrients during processing. At the same time, sugary drinks and excessive overall energy intake are also important factors," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军).
Tan Guijun (谭桂军) suggested that people with limited pancreatic function should pay attention to the "combination of coarse and fine grains" in their staple foods while ensuring nutritional balance: replace part of the refined rice and white flour with coarse grains such as brown rice, oats, and quinoa in a 1:1 ratio, which helps to stabilize blood sugar and enhance satiety; ensure an adequate amount of high-quality protein, such as lean meat, fish, shrimp, eggs, milk, and soy products; and increase vegetable intake.
"A safe weight loss speed is 0.5-1 kg per week," said Tan Guijun (谭桂军). "Scientific weight management is not about being at war with food, but about learning to choose food scientifically and combining it with regular exercise to improve health and reduce disease risk."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 纵 洪秋婷
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The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), with its dense river network and connection to the sea, has a water environment quality that is closely related to promoting high-quality development and enhancing the people's sense of gain. In recent years, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been coordinating the management of cross-border water bodies, promoting the construction of happy rivers and lakes, and painting an ecological picture with clear waters.
Windmill grass sways gracefully, water taro is lush and verdant, purple orchid trees bloom by the water, and citizens quietly enjoy leisure... In the Nangang River (南岗河) Agricultural Park section of Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东), a beautiful and harmonious picture unfolds slowly.
The winding 24-kilometer Nangang River strings together mountain and forest scenery, industrial vitality, and urban life, converging into the mighty Dongjiang River (东江). This river, from once having poor water quality and river channel siltation, to being selected as one of the first batch of excellent cases of happy rivers and lakes after ecological management and restoration, has become a vivid model for cities in the Pearl River Delta (珠三角) to carry out comprehensive water environment整治.
The mighty Pearl River (珠江) rushes into the sea, nourishing one of the most open and economically vibrant regions in China—the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Building a livable, workable, and travelable world-class bay area and urban agglomeration requires a beautiful ecological environment as a solid foundation. In recent years, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao have joined hands to deeply embed ecological priority and green development into the fabric of the Greater Bay Area's construction.
Optimize cooperation mechanisms, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao jointly manage cross-border water bodies
The Yachong River (鸭涌河) is a boundary river between Zhuhai (珠海), Guangdong, and Macao (澳门). Historically, the construction of the Gongbei Port (拱北口岸) cut off the river, weakening the river's hydrodynamics and increasing the water environment load on both sides. Coupled with the development and construction around the port, population concentration, and lack of sewage facilities, the water quality of the Yachong River deteriorated.
In 2019, the Yachong River was included in the Guangdong-Macao New Channel project. Through measures such as rainwater and sewage diversion, interception and transformation, river dredging, riverbed artificial wetland ecological restoration, and ecological water replenishment, the water quality of the Yachong River has been continuously improved. Since 2022, the Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region has for the first time entrusted the Zhuhai Municipal Bureau of Water Resources to be responsible for the water body management, riverbank greening maintenance, and facility management of the Macao side of the Yachong River. In October 2025, the "Yachong River Cross-border River Collaborative Management Measures" was launched. The measures clarify that Zhuhai and Macao will adopt a "joint investment, Zhuhai unified management" model to jointly manage the Yachong River. The two sides also jointly discuss, build, manage, and share to create a "one river, two banks" waterfront ecological landscape corridor. At present, the water quality of the Yachong River is stable at or above Class III, and even rises to Class II in some months.
"Now, many new green plants have been planted on the river bank, and the water retaining dam has also been beautified. It has changed a lot compared with the past, and it looks very comfortable," said Zhang Lin (张琳), a resident of Zhuhai who lives on the bank of the Yachong River.
In the Jidiaosha (桔钓沙) sea area of Dapeng New District (大鹏新区), Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong, the green seawater is like emerald. The 15th National Games marathon swimming event is being held here. "I feel very comfortable to be able to compete in such a beautiful environment," said Liu Yaxin (柳雅欣), champion of the 15th National Games marathon swimming event, after the competition.
Jidiaosha is located in Daya Bay (大亚湾) on the east side of the Dapeng Peninsula (大鹏半岛). Daya Bay was selected as one of the third batch of excellent cases of beautiful bays in the country in 2024. At the same time, under the collaborative management of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the entire Dapeng Bay (大鹏湾) on the west side of the Dapeng Peninsula has also become the first cross-border collaborative management high-quality beautiful bay in China.
How is cross-border collaboration achieved? Guangdong and Hong Kong have broken down administrative barriers and built a multi-level, three-dimensional cooperation network.
As early as 2006, Shenzhen and Hong Kong relied on platforms such as the Guangdong-Hong Kong Environmental Protection and Climate Change Cooperation Group, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Environmental Protection Cooperation Special Class, and the Dapeng Bay and Houhai Bay (Shenzhen Bay) Regional Environmental Management Thematic Group to focus on marine environmental protection in Dapeng Bay through regular meetings and thematic consultations. Guangdong and Hong Kong have also jointly established a "Marine Garbage Alert and Warning System" and implemented a cross-border marine floating garbage incident notification mechanism to effectively curb illegal dumping of garbage at sea.
More and more members of the public are participating. Guangdong organized 14 coastal cities to uniformly carry out the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Guangdong Volunteer Beach Cleaning Activity, and Hong Kong, Macao and other places carried out the activity simultaneously. Shenzhen launched the "Protect Beautiful Coastline" volunteer action, mobilizing more than 10,000 people to participate in coastal cleaning volunteer activities. Hong Kong called for the establishment of a non-governmental coastal cleaning volunteer team. Related platforms assist different groups to hold about 800 beach cleaning activities every year, with more than 10,000 participants.
"The achievements of ecological co-construction in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provide important support for high-quality development and the high-quality life of the people," said a relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
Building happy rivers and lakes, cities in the Pearl River Delta implement systematic management and precise policies
How to revitalize rivers? The answer lies in nature itself.
"Rivers have life, and the key to management is to respect nature and implement systematic management," said Gui Hongyan (桂红艳), director of the Huangpu District (黄埔区) Water Affairs Bureau of Guangzhou. After strictly implementing the river and lake chief system, the local area has undergone a series of water management actions such as river dredging, village sewage interception, and drainage compliance unit management, and promoted ecological restoration: lowering the water level to allow the riverbed to breathe freely; solidifying the riverbed to maintain the ecological foundation; not diverting water to allow the river to flow naturally, activating the river's vitality.
Collaborative upstream and downstream and systematic promotion of river and lake management are becoming the consensus of cities in the Pearl River Delta.
The Shima River (石马河) (Guanlan River (观澜河)), which originates in Shenzhen and flows through Dongguan (东莞), Guangdong, is an epitome of regional collaborative ecological management. The main stream of the Shima River (Guanlan River) originates from Danaokeshan (大脑壳山) in Longhua District (龙华区), Shenzhen. It flows from south to north through Longhua District and is called the Guanlan River. The downstream flows through Dongguan and is called the Shima River, which converges into the Dongjiang River in Qiaotou Town (桥头镇), Dongguan.
The Shima River was once seriously polluted. Since 2019, Dongguan has integrated cross-departmental forces to carry out systematic management of the Shima River Basin. The water quality of the Shima River National Examination Qiling Section has steadily improved year by year from below Class V in 2018, and will reach Class III standard in 2025. "The river water is clear and transparent, and native fish that have disappeared for many years have reappeared. Egrets are dancing and ducks are swimming, and dozens of birds are nesting here. A greenway of 154.3 kilometers has been built along the river, and the beautiful scenery on the river bank has become a good place for citizens to take a walk with their children, ride bicycles, and fish on the bank," introduced Zheng Tiegang (郑铁钢), chief of the River and Lake Chief System Work Section of the Dongguan Municipal Bureau of Water Resources.
Longhua District upstream has implemented precise policies, comprehensively investigated and整治 small and micro black and odorous water bodies by implementing watershed discharge tracing and promoting rainwater and sewage diversion. In recent years, the water quality of the Guanlan River National Examination Qiping Section has risen from below Class V to Class III, and has steadily reached Class III for 5 consecutive years. The Shima River Happy River and Lake Project jointly declared by Shenzhen and Dongguan was selected into the 2025 Happy River and Lake Project List, becoming a highlight of the construction of happy rivers and lakes in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
A relevant person in charge of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Water Resources introduced that Guangdong has now fully completed the delineation of the management scope of rivers with a basin area of less than 50 square kilometers in about 20,000 kilometers, basically realizing full coverage of the delineation of the river and lake management scope in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Source management of pollution, protection and restoration of river and sea ecological environment
To jointly protect clear waters, source control and interception of pollution are key.
The Dasha River (大沙河) Wetland Park in Liwan District (荔湾区), Guangzhou, was once seriously silted up before management, and the water body basically lost its self-purification ability. Residential villages, agricultural planting, large-scale agricultural trade wholesale markets... The pollution sources surrounding the Dasha River are complex and diverse. To solve the problem of source control and interception of pollution, a complete infrastructure network is essential. Liwan District has newly built and renovated a total of 10.6 kilometers of sewage and rainwater pipe networks, reducing the total amount of pollutants directly discharged into the river from the source, and then cooperating with water ecological restoration and river bank renovation, this "silted river" has finally been transformed into an "ecological corridor" for citizens to enjoy the water.
The adjacent sea area of the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口) is also the focus of comprehensive management. As of the end of 2025, Guangdong's 4,084 kilometers of mainland coastline and 1,536 kilometers of inhabited island coastline have basically completed the investigation of sewage outlets into the sea, and 6 cities in the Pearl River Estuary have completed the整治 of 291 problem sewage outlets.
On the coast, the marine garbage AI monitoring of the Baoan Administration (宝安管理局) of the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment is using on-site monitoring probes to monitor a corner sea area 360 degrees. After a while, several yellow warning boxes lit up.
"Several pieces of marine garbage have been automatically identified, including the type, accumulation status, and coverage rate. The system interface performs real-time identification and differentiation, and feeds the information back to the responsible unit to remind them to carry out cleaning work in a timely manner," said Wu Chupeng (吴楚鹏), deputy section chief of the Environmental Management Section of the Baoan Administration. With AI monitoring, marine garbage input from external sources in the Pearl River Estuary can be identified and cleaned up in a timely manner, protecting the ecological environment of nearshore waters.
"Under collaborative management and systematic management, the ecological environment quality of the Pearl River Estuary sea area has been significantly improved. During the '14th Five-Year Plan' period, the average value of the proportion of excellent water quality area in Guangdong's nearshore sea area increased by 9 percentage points compared with the '13th Five-Year Plan'," said Zheng Shuying (郑淑颖), director of the Marine Ecological Environment Division of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李凯旋
A spring snow draped the forest in silver. After packing his gear, Luo Chunping (罗春平), a patroller at the Wanglang National Nature Reserve (王朗国家级自然保护区) in Sichuan, set off on his patrol, humming a tune.
"Observing traces of wild animals, collecting samples like feces and feathers, maintaining the infrared cameras in the wild... there's a lot to do during a patrol," Luo Chunping said with a brisk pace.
The Wanglang National Nature Reserve (王朗国家级自然保护区) is one of the first four nature reserves established in China primarily for the protection of giant pandas. It preserves a complete original forest ecosystem, and rare animals such as Sichuan golden monkeys, forest musk deer, and Temminck's tragopans inhabit it. Along more than 20 patrol routes, Luo Chunping has walked for more than 20 years, accumulating a patrol mileage of over 40,000 kilometers.
Rewind to 2001, Luo Chunping returned to his hometown of Pingwu County (平武县), Mianyang City (绵阳市), Sichuan Province after retiring from the military. "When I became a patroller, I wasn't clear about what kind of burden this position would carry and how much hardship I would endure," Luo Chunping said. When he first arrived at the reserve, he considered quitting more than once.
The older generation of patrollers were true "mountain guardians." Fighting against illegal mining and poaching, and building a fire safety line with manpower, Luo Chunping's predecessors all had good feet and a spirit of not fearing hardship or difficulty. Following behind them, Luo Chunping was deeply touched: "I can't forget the excitement I felt when I first discovered traces of giant pandas. The belief to stay gradually became firm."
Also working together to protect nature are the scholars rooted here. The Wanglang Nature Reserve (王朗国家级自然保护区) cooperates with major scientific research institutes, and Luo Chunping has participated in more than 40 scientific research projects. He remembers that in order to complete the daily rhythm survey of the blood pheasant, the Sichuan University (四川大学) team persisted in monitoring in the reserve for two years. "They lived in the wild for ten and a half days at a time, 'tracking' the blood pheasant every day. They climbed trees, lay in snowdrifts, and endured a lot of hardship." Luo Chunping deeply admired them and secretly made up his mind: to learn professional knowledge and make more contributions to protecting nature.
Walking along a shallow stream for more than 200 meters, Luo Chunping found giant panda footprints by the water and excitedly called the reporter to come and see.
"Judging by the hardness of the footprints, it probably came last night, and there should be fresher traces nearby," Luo Chunping said. He plunged into the dense bamboo forest behind the footprints and, after some effort, finally found bamboo that had been gnawed by a giant panda.
"Patrollers learn knowledge differently from attending classes at school," Luo Chunping explained, patting the dirt off his body. How to keenly discover animal traces and judge their activity patterns and health conditions from subtle signs are difficult to find standard answers in books. "Walk more, look more, analyze more, the mountains are our classroom." He insists on working in the field for more than 320 days a year, measuring the land of the reserve with his footsteps.
Mountains and forests are treasure troves of knowledge. How many species still live in the Wanglang Nature Reserve (王朗国家级自然保护区)? How can we live in harmony with them? These questions concern Luo Chunping. In 2016, Luo Chunping and his colleagues participated in a special survey of alpine animals.
On steep ridges above 4,000 meters above sea level and on scree slopes, the patrollers, unafraid of danger, set up infrared trigger cameras. Species such as stone martens and desert cats, which had never been recorded in the Wanglang (王朗) wildlife baseline, appeared one after another. After 5 years of persistence, Luo Chunping successfully captured images of snow leopards in the Minshan Mountains (岷山) for the first time, filling the gap in snow leopard records in the central core area of the Minshan Mountains (岷山) for decades. Currently, he has led the updating of more than 70 species of information in the reserve.
Rare animals such as the gray-crowned crocias, which had disappeared for many years, have been rediscovered, and alpine meadows have grown into shrubs... Luo Chunping can clearly see the changes in the ecological environment of the reserve. In recent years, natural education has flourished. In addition to daily patrols, Luo Chunping has also become a popular science lecturer. His colleagues in the patrol team all say: "Lao Luo (老罗) has the most smiles when he is with the children."
Seeing young people from all over running in the forest, Luo Chunping feels that he has also become younger: "Guarding the mountains and forests is also opening a window to understand nature. I hope that when they grow up, they can take over this responsibility."
Return to TopRecently, Zhongwei City (中卫市), Ningxia (宁夏) organized desertification control workers to carry out the spring renovation and upgrading of the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) sand fixation and edge locking belt within Ningxia. They laid new-style straw checkerboard sand barriers to continuously consolidate desertification control achievements and build a solid ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yellow River (黄河). Traditional straw checkerboards weather in 2 to 3 years, while the "brush-like mesh rope straw checkerboard sand barrier" has a service life of 5 to 6 years. The installation efficiency of the device is 60% higher than the manual installation of straw checkerboards, and it can also achieve industrialized mass production. In recent years, it has been gradually promoted in Zhongwei City (中卫市).
The picture shows the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert (腾格里沙漠) in Zhongwei City (中卫市), where desertification control workers are laying "brush-like mesh rope straw checkerboard sand barriers."
Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporter Wang Peng (王鹏) photographed.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Li Hongmei (李红梅)) The key research and development project – "AI Intelligent Weather Forecasting Application Demonstration for Countries Jointly Building the 'Belt and Road'," initiated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and led by the Earth System Numerical Prediction Center of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), was launched recently. The project is jointly implemented by nine domestic institutions and universities, including Lanzhou University (兰州大学), Renmin University of China (中国人民大学), and the National Climate Center (国家气候中心), as well as meteorological departments and research institutes from five countries jointly building the "Belt and Road," including Mongolia (蒙古国), Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚), Cameroon (喀麦隆), Tajikistan (塔吉克斯坦), and Uzbekistan (乌兹别克斯坦).
The project focuses on the actual needs of countries jointly building the "Belt and Road," relying on China's technological accumulation in artificial intelligence, meteorological satellites, numerical forecasting, and other fields. It aims to build a seamless intelligent weather forecasting system driven by both physics and data, covering short-term, medium-term, and sub-seasonal scales, and establish a localization adaptation mechanism to promote the transformation of cooperation models from technology export to a combination of joint research and development and capacity building. The project plans to develop five core AI models, covering key areas such as multi-sphere observation intelligent fusion, intelligent short-term forecasting, and regional downscaling. At the same time, it will develop an intelligent weather forecasting all-in-one machine that can be flexibly adapted to the infrastructure of different countries.
According to Han Wei (韩威), the project leader and Deputy Chief Engineer of the Earth System Numerical Prediction Center of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局), the project promotes the localization of AI technology in partner countries through joint research and development, data sharing, application demonstrations, and other methods. The project plans to deploy and stably operate in no less than six countries for more than six months, with weather disaster early warning coverage expected to reach 10 million people. It will also establish joint laboratories to help partner countries build local meteorological science and technology capabilities. The core AI models developed by the project will be integrated into the meteorological early warning business platform in the "Mazu" (妈祖) program, relying on this mature technology base to provide systematic services to partner countries.
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Dali (大理) on April 12th (Reporter Zhang Chi (张驰)) The achievements of the Cangshan (苍山) comprehensive scientific expedition, jointly conducted by the Yunnan Provincial Academy of Forestry and Grassland Science (云南省林业和草原科学院) along with the Yunnan Provincial Forestry Survey and Planning Institute (云南省林业调查规划院), the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院昆明植物研究所), and eight other units with over 300 participants, were released in Dali City (大理市), Yunnan Province (云南省). This comprehensive scientific expedition, spanning three years, represents the most comprehensive and systematic "physical examination" of the Cangshan area in over 40 years. It has comprehensively ascertained the "family wealth" of Cangshan's biodiversity and constructed a full-element, multi-temporal database for the Cangshan area.
The scope of this expedition covers the independent and complete geographical unit of Cangshan, with an area of 966.43 square kilometers and an elevation range from 1360 meters to 4122 meters. It has newly recorded over 1000 species, setting a record for the largest number of newly recorded species discovered in a single instance in Yunnan (云南) in nearly 20 years.
This expedition comprehensively and systematically constructed a Cangshan vegetation classification system for the first time, including 10 vegetation types, 20 vegetation subtypes, 79 formations, and 131 communities. It identified 10 newly recorded Cangshan formations, discovered the distribution of monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forests in Cangshan, and revealed the horizontal and vertical distribution patterns of Cangshan vegetation, the community species diversity characteristics, and spatial distribution patterns, providing important clues for studying Cangshan vegetation evolution and ecological adaptation. Research indicates that the overall health of the Cangshan ecosystem is good.
The Cangshan scientific expedition area gathers nearly 24% of Yunnan's higher plants, and the records of Cangshan higher plants and large fungal species have achieved historical breakthroughs. Researchers recorded 4600 species of higher plants, 418 species of large fungi, and 75 species of national key protected wild plants. Xiang Chunlei (向春雷), a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院昆明植物研究所), introduced that the survey clarified that among the plant type specimens collected in Cangshan and its adjacent areas, there are 15 species of ferns, 2 species of gymnosperms, and 264 species of angiosperms. As many as 57 species are narrowly endemic species that are only distributed in Cangshan and its surrounding areas.
This scientific expedition also systematically carried out a survey of Cangshan animal diversity for the first time, cataloging the list of Cangshan animal species; and conducted a survey of Cangshan soil microorganisms for the first time, obtaining data on their groups and diversity.
This scientific expedition not only provides scientific data for the precise protection of Cangshan, but also lays the foundation for the sustainable utilization of Cangshan resources. While carrying out resource surveys, researchers collected and preserved 303 copies of 220 species of important and characteristic plant germplasm resources in the Cangshan natural ecosystem. Taking native species as the entry point, they established a living plant conservation and display nursery in Cangshan, collecting and introducing 9100 copies of 122 species of living germplasm resources, helping to scientifically utilize Cangshan resource plants.
Return to TopAccording to the Hainan Provincial Forestry Bureau, as of March 30, 2026, the synchronized monitoring of overwintering waterbirds in Hainan Province recorded 77 species of waterbirds, with the number of individuals exceeding 40,000 for the first time, both the number of species and individuals hitting record highs.
Hainan is an important overwintering and migratory stopover site for migratory birds in China. Monitoring data shows that rare birds are frequently appearing in Hainan. In January of this year, the Black-billed Gull, a national first-class protected wild animal, was recorded for the first time in Sibi Bay National Important Wetland in Dongfang (东方) City, Hainan. In the past 5 years, the number of Black-faced Spoonbills in Dongfang (东方) City has increased by 250%, hitting a record high. In addition, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper, a national first-class protected wild animal, has overwintered in Danzhou (儋州) Bay for 7 consecutive years; 40 to 50 Purple Wood Pigeons, a national second-class protected wild animal, were observed in the Hainan Fan Jia Provincial Nature Reserve (海南番加省级自然保护区) located in Danzhou (儋州) City, Hainan.
Wang Shihui (王世辉), Deputy Director of the Hainan Provincial Wildlife and Plant Protection Administration, introduced that over the years, Hainan has attached great importance to the protection of bird resources, and has continued to strengthen habitat management and law enforcement supervision. The province has made overall arrangements to consolidate the responsibility of bird protection, focusing on key links such as illegal hunting, purchase, transportation, and trading, and carrying out full-chain, full-coverage law enforcement整治. At present, forestry, public security, courts, procuratorates and other departments have formed a situation of coordinated governance and joint protection.
Return to TopSpring is warm and flowers are blooming, and various outdoor sports projects are being "launched" one after another. Some niche traditional sports projects have also attracted many people to try them out. They either originate from fishing and hunting labor or flourish in ethnic festivals, full of life, which are not only a display of strength and beauty but also a living inheritance of culture. These sports polished by time are telling the unique charm of traditional sports in a different way.
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Heilongjiang Tongjiang Fork Grass Ball Project
Where the Grass Ball Flies
Fishing and Hunting Culture Endures
People's Daily Reporter Guo Xiaolong (郭晓龙) People's Daily Correspondent Wang Dong (王冬)
Before the morning mist had completely dissipated, Bi Hongbing (毕洪兵), the principal of the Bacha Hezhe Ethnic Township Central School (八岔赫哲族乡中心校) in Tongjiang City (同江市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), carried a bundle of bamboo poles and strode towards the playground, with a colorful ball covered with a green net in his hand. The red silk tied to the ball swayed gently in the breeze. "Colorful, the children will definitely like it." As an "old hand" at Hezhe ethnic fork grass ball, Bi Hongbing brought this traditional activity into the children's physical education class.
Bi Hongbing's connection with fork grass ball began in 1994 at a sports competition held in the village. That year, he won fourth place in his first competition, and he still regrets it when he thinks about it now: "At that time, I only cared about throwing it myself and didn't understand cooperation. In fact, this project is about tacit understanding, not strength."
Living by the river for generations, the fish fork is an important tool for the Hezhe people's production and life. In order to train young people's skills in spearing fish, the elders used thatch to make balls and threw them into the river, and the young people picked up wooden forks to practice aiming. This was the prototype of the fork grass ball. With the development of the times, the fork grass ball activity moved from the water to the shore and gradually evolved into a traditional sports project of the Hezhe ethnic group, forming a strict set of competition rules: divided into two teams, each team of 3 people, each with a wooden fork, sharing a grass ball, and the side that throws the grass ball into the opponent's winning area wins.
"In the past, it was to have enough to eat, but now it is to inherit the ethnic culture." In order to avoid the loss of sports projects such as fork grass ball, Bi Hongbing spent 8 years compiling the "Hezhe Ethnic Sports Compilation Textbook" and jointly carried out practical teaching with 5 local schools. Now, the fork grass ball activity in the school's physical education class has become one of the most anticipated parts of the children's curriculum.
Not only Bi Hongbing, but more people are working hard to inherit the fork grass ball. As the representative inheritor of the fork grass ball municipal intangible cultural heritage, You Weiping (尤卫萍), a staff member of the Tongjiang City Cultural Center (同江市文化馆), is thinking about incorporating the movements and stories of this sport into dance. "The river is our home, and the grass ball carries the ancient wisdom of living with water. I want more people to appreciate the splendid culture of the Hezhe people."
In order to revitalize the fork grass ball movement, Tongjiang City has made great efforts. Visiting inheritors and athletes, recording in detail the grass ball production process, competition rules, and fork throwing skills, and building a complete digital archive; forming a team of three generations, old, middle-aged, and young, allowing young people to take over the inheritance baton in exchanges; every festival, the fork grass ball becomes a fun and interesting interactive project, and tourists hold wooden forks to try to aim, feeling the fishing and hunting culture in joy; in public accounts and video accounts, the origin and skills of the fork grass ball are continuously pushed, allowing this inheritance to cross the river and go to farther places...
Cheers came from the school playground. Bi Hongbing was leading the students to practice. The grass ball drew an arc in the air, and the wooden fork was accurately raised. Not far away on the cultural square, You Weiping's dance rehearsal had just ended, and the surrounding elderly and children were still learning to gesture the action of throwing the fork.
From the river beach to the playground, from survival skills to cultural and sports projects, the fork grass ball is becoming more and more youthful. The grass ball wrapped in a green net is thrown high by the children and then steadily caught, just like the cultural context of the Hezhe people, in the rise and fall of the wooden fork and in the inheritance from generation to generation, it endures.
Hainan Coconut Climbing Speed Project
Originating from Labor
Unique "Rock Climbing" Integrated into Daily Life
People's Daily Reporter Dong Zeyang (董泽扬)
6.52 seconds may not be enough time to drink a bottle of coconut water, but it is enough for Zhu Yaguang (朱亚光) from Sanya (三亚), Hainan (海南) to climb to the top of a 9-meter-high coconut tree.
Darting forward and leaping lightly, Zhu Yaguang, "sticking" to the trunk of the tree, touched the timing button at the top of the tree in the blink of an eye... In preparation for the coconut climbing speed project to be held at the Hainan "March 3rd" event in 2026, Zhu Yaguang is stepping up training. In 2024, Zhu Yaguang won the second prize in the coconut climbing speed project at the 12th National Traditional Ethnic Minority Games. "I loved climbing coconut trees since I was a child, just to drink a refreshing sip of coconut water." Zhu Yaguang said that from climbing trees to pick coconuts to quench his thirst as a child, to participating in the selection of the coconut climbing speed project, and then to participating in national competitions, the coconut tree is like his partner.
Coconut climbing speed originated from the folk scene of climbing trees to pick coconuts in Hainan and was listed as an official competition event of the Hainan Provincial Ethnic Minority Traditional Sports Games in 2010. The project requires male athletes to climb 9 meters (7 meters for women) on natural coconut trees or artificially made simulated coconut trees, climb to the top of the tree and touch the timing button, and the one with the shortest time wins.
"The jump must be fierce. When climbing, you can use your hands and feet at the same time, or you can alternate your hands and feet. No matter which posture, it has high requirements for explosive power and core strength." The usual training has helped Zhu Yaguang enhance his pedaling strength, and coconut climbing speed has been integrated into his daily life in a different way.
On Hainan Island, coconut trees are almost everywhere, and people participating in coconut climbing speed come from all walks of life. "There are office workers and students in the team. They are usually busy with their own things, and they only get together for intensive training before the competition." Li Qingping (黎庆平), the coach of the Hainan coconut climbing speed project, introduced that coconut climbing speed has become a sports competition project with strict competition rules, professional referee teams, and special competition equipment.
Depending on the nature of the competition, you can choose standard natural coconut trees or simulated coconut trees with steel frames inside and resin outside. The competition can not only compare speed between individuals but also for team relay cooperation. "During the competition, we exchanged tree climbing experience with players from all over the world, and more and more people are interested in this sport," said Zhu Yaguang.
"The coconut climbing speed project has both strong local customs and distinct ethnic characteristics. We will continue to improve the rules and regulations and increase the promotion and popularization efforts to make this traditional sports project shine with new brilliance," said Fu Mingzhi (符明智), deputy director of the Cultural Education and Publicity Department of the Hainan Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission (海南省民族事务委员会).
Guizhou WuChuan Beating Bamboo Egg Activity
Taking Bamboo as the Ball
Farmhouse Sports Enter Modern Times
People's Daily Reporter Su Bin (苏滨)
The gong rang, and on the spacious flat ground, the referee threw the bamboo egg upwards from the center line. The two teams lined up and jumped to grab it. One side grabs the bamboo egg and quickly breaks through the defense until it is placed in the "egg nest" at the corner of the field, which is considered a successful score. This is a common bamboo egg "protecting the nest" playing method in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (务川仡佬族苗族自治县), Zunyi City (遵义市), Guizhou Province (贵州省). The "egg nest" is a bamboo basket, and points are recorded separately for 1 point, 2 points, and 3 points according to different basket entry methods such as hand patting, head topping, and foot kicking.
Because it is played with a round ball woven from bamboo strips and shaped like an egg, this traditional ethnic sports activity is called beating bamboo egg, also known as beating bamboo ball or playing bamboo ball. In 2007, this activity was listed in the Guizhou Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List. At the 8th National Traditional Ethnic Minority Games in Guangzhou (广州), the Guizhou Province delegation's beating bamboo egg also won the gold award in the traditional sports project performance category. "There are many ways to play bamboo eggs. Generally, there are no restrictions on the venue. Grass dams, farm courtyards, and flat ground in the mountains are all suitable. You can also see the shadows of basketball, volleyball, and football in the action skills. It belongs to the integration of traditional sports and modern sports," introduced Min Dengquan (闵登权), a teacher at Chengguan Middle School (城关中学) in Wuchuan County (务川县). "In the Gelao language system, 'Gelao' means bamboo. Bamboo is a symbol of auspiciousness and wealth, representing the Gelao people's expectations for a better life."
Cutting open the water bamboo, removing the yellow bamboo, and weaving 18 green bamboo strips into a round ball, the small ones are only the size of a fist, and the large ones can be compared to a football. Bamboo eggs are not only divided into sizes, but also into solid and hollow. The solid bamboo eggs are filled with cotton, straw, or cotton wool, while the hollow ones are filled with gravel, bells, or copper wire, which make a pleasant sound during the scramble. "We like to paint the surface with colors and tie red ribbons to make it more festive," Min Dengquan told reporters that in the past, villagers would organize beating bamboo eggs to celebrate every harvest or important festival. Later, with the entry of diversified entertainment methods into the villages, the weaving skills and playing methods of bamboo eggs once faced extinction.
Seven years ago, Wuchuan County introduced more than 10 Gelao ethnic traditional sports projects, including beating bamboo eggs, into the classroom in the form of ethnic culture entering the campus, and also jointly compiled Gelao ethnic traditional sports textbooks with multiple schools.
Chengguan Middle School took the lead in establishing a bamboo egg school team of more than 30 people. "Beating bamboo eggs is fun and interesting. It can not only strengthen the body but also cultivate team spirit." Zhang Linhai (张林海), an eighth-grader, is the main player of the Chengguan Middle School team. In the past two years, the county has successively held primary and secondary school bamboo egg challenges and hegemony competitions, and Chengguan Middle School has won many championships. In addition to the competition, Zhang Linhai and his classmates have figured out many new ways to play, and beating bamboo eggs has brought a lot of joy to their campus life.
"Beating bamboo eggs has the characteristics of fun, skill, competition, and ethnicity. We must not only promote it in schools but also drive more people to actively participate," said Min Dengquan.
This issue is coordinated by: Gao Ji (高佶)
Return to TopBy: 阿 喆
The road is difficult and long, but if you walk, you will arrive. Don't seek quick success and instant benefits, don't **揠苗助长** (yà miáo zhù zhǎng - "pulling up seedlings to help them grow," to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm), let football return to its pure form.
Recently, a serious fake match incident occurred in the U10 group of the 5th China Youth Football League Beijing (北京) Division in 2026. Two teams, in order to avoid strong opponents in the next round, played passively and scored own goals against each other, causing a bad influence.
To revitalize football, youth is the key force. Youth events should convey the pure pursuit of competition and the never-say-die spirit of sports. If we become increasingly impatient on the narrow path of utilitarianism, it will not only seriously violate the spirit of fair competition, but also affect the establishment of correct values for young people and damage the foundation for the development of football.
In response to this matter, the Beijing Football Association (北京足协) announced a penalty decision, permanently prohibiting Yu Yang (于洋), the leader of the Dongcheng Sports School 16 Orange Team (东城体校16橙队), and Cui Yu (崔宇), the head coach, as well as Wang Zheng (王征), the leader of the TQZ Lan Team (踢球者兰队), and Jiang Kai (姜凯), the head coach, from engaging in any football-related activities at all levels and types in Beijing (北京市). At the same time, it will be reported to the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Chinese Football Association (中国足球协会纪律与道德委员会), and it is recommended to be included in the blacklist and announced to the public. The Chinese Football Association (中国足协) stated that it is necessary to resolutely prevent the utilitarian tendency of achievement-oriented from eroding the development environment of youth football, and to practically regard "fair competition and real matches" as a rigid requirement that youth events must adhere to.
Rigid requirements are a means of correcting deviations, and systemic reforms can get to the root of the problem. At present, Chinese football is undergoing growing pains and transforming into a new one. The anti-corruption efforts in football are being advanced in depth, and the problems of "fake gambling and black" are being severely punished; the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football (中国足球改革发展总体方案)" and the "Implementation Opinions on the Reform and Development of Chinese Youth Football (中国青少年足球改革发展实施意见)" have been introduced... Anti-corruption and governance, system restructuring, youth training foundation, league revitalization, and integration of sports and education, every step is urgent, and every road is difficult and long, requiring systematic measures and long-term efforts.
Youth is the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation. To instill a healthy football culture into the development structure and plant the pure pursuit of sports in the hearts of young people requires sustained determination and endurance. Determination is for the long-term, not to be afraid of floating clouds obscuring our vision. Northeast Road Primary School (东北路小学) in Shahekou District (沙河口区), Dalian City (大连市), Liaoning (辽宁) has been continuously promoting football youth training for 42 years, building a diversified football curriculum system, allowing children to mature in falls and rises. Endurance is to find the right direction and cultivate it day after day. In the 2026 U23 Asian Cup, the Chinese team, which had never broken through the group stage in this event before, dared to fight and won the runner-up. With the continuous deepening of football reform, this group of players is precisely a new generation cultivated after the reform. Practicing long-termism, the answer will naturally become clear in time.
The road is difficult and long, but if you walk, you will arrive. Don't seek quick success and instant benefits, don't **揠苗助长** (yà miáo zhù zhǎng - "pulling up seedlings to help them grow," to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm), let football return to its pure form. When the football rolls over the grass tips before the morning dew dries, and when fairness and honesty are passed on in relay on the green field, those immature steps will eventually bring surprises.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Zheng Yi (郑轶)) The 8th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上合组织) (SCO) International Chess Team Championship of SCO Member States concluded on the 11th in Qingpu District (青浦区), Shanghai (上海). This year's event saw participation from teams from 12 SCO member states, with China (中国) fielding two teams. In the final, China Team 1 defeated the defending champion Russian team in a tie-breaker, winning the championship for the first time in the history of the event.
In the two-round final, the two sides drew level. In the first round of rapid chess tie-breakers, Ju Wenjun (居文君) of China Team 1 lost, while the other two boards drew, giving the Russian team the first point. In the second round, China Team 1 withstood the pressure. Ding Liren (丁立人) drew on the first board, while Yu Yangyi (余泱漪) and Ju Wenjun (居文君) both won on the second and third boards, respectively, sending the match into a "sudden death" tie-breaker. Ultimately, China Team 1, relying on points from Ding Liren (丁立人) and Ju Wenjun (居文君), became the first Chinese team to win the championship in the eight editions of the event.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Zeng Huafeng (曾华锋)) The 2026 Asian Climbing Championships and the Nagoya Asian Games Qualifier were held in Meishan (眉山), Sichuan (四川) from the 8th to the 12th. Chinese athlete Chu Shouhong (储守宏) won the gold medal in the men's speed competition.
During the preliminary round on April 9th, Chu Shouhong (储守宏) did not perform well and ranked tenth, advancing to the next round. In the subsequent competitions, he became increasingly courageous, winning successively. In the semi-finals, Chu Shouhong (储守宏) faced Indonesian star Leonardo. He 渐入佳境 (jiàn rù jiā jìng - "gradually enter better state," to steadily improve or get into form), "In the second before the starting beep, I eliminated distractions and focused my attention on the details of the movements." After the competition, he defeated his opponent and entered the grand final.
In the grand final, Chu Shouhong (储守宏) competed against teammate Zhou Ziyu (周子羽) and ultimately won the gold medal, with Zhou Ziyu (周子羽) taking the silver medal. Chinese athletes Zhou Yafei (周娅菲) and Qin Yumei (覃于妹) won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the women's speed competition.
Return to TopBeijing, April 12th (Reporter Wang Liang (王亮)) The 2026 Triathlon Asian Cup and China Triathlon League were held in the Fenghuang Lake Scenic Area of Dexing City (德兴市), Jiangxi Province (江西省) from the 11th to the 12th. This event included various competition categories such as Olympic standard distance, half distance, short distance, aquathlon, and mixed relay, covering elite groups, U series, mixed relay groups, full-distance age groups, half-distance age groups, and experience groups, balancing competitiveness and participation, attracting over a thousand outstanding athletes from home and abroad.
In the Triathlon Asian Cup held on the first day of competition, Yang Yifan (杨一凡) from the Shandong Team (山东队) performed outstandingly, winning the women's elite group championship of the Asian Cup, which is also her second time winning this event. In the men's elite group, World Triathlon Federation athlete James Corbett won the championship. On April 12th, the China Triathlon League unfolded, with Peter Wolkowicz from the Shanghai Ironman Sports Club (上海铁人运动俱乐部) winning the overall championship in the men's full-distance age group, and Yu Shujun (于姝珺) from the Zhejiang Triathlon Association (浙江省铁人三项运动协会) winning the overall championship in the women's full-distance age group.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Fan Jiayuan (范佳元)) From April 11th to 12th, the 2025 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony series of events was held in Sangzhi County (桑植县), Hunan (湖南). After nomination, recommendation, and final review, the 2025 Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame produced nine inductees: Zhang Xishan (张锡山), Sun Jun (孙军), Zhou Yixian (周懿娴), Li Shaofen (李少芬), Wang Fei (王非), Luo Jingrong (罗景荣), Wang Yaodong (王耀东), Lu Lihua (陆礼华), and Fan Zhengtao (范政涛), as well as the outstanding collective of the 1996 Olympic Chinese Men's Basketball Team. After four sessions of recommendation, the Chinese Basketball Hall of Fame has gathered 51 individuals and 4 outstanding collectives.
During the event, the organizing committee also organized the "Hall of Fame in Action" public welfare activities, including public welfare training courses, public welfare basketball games, etc. Basketball celebrities provided professional guidance for young people and competed with local players on the same court.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 12th (Reporter Liu Shuoyang (刘硕阳)): On the 12th, the 2026 Beijing International Running Festival—Beijing Half Marathon fired its starting gun. This year, more than 22,000 runners participated in the competition. 21-year-old Wang Wenjie (王文杰) won the men's group championship with a time of 1 hour, 01 minute, and 15 seconds, creating the best domestic result in the men's half marathon. In the women's group competition, famous athlete Xu Shuangshuang (许双双) won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 09 minutes, and 54 seconds.
After the starting gun fired, Wang Wenjie (王文杰) was in the leading group. As other athletes successively "fell behind," Wang Wenjie (王文杰) was alone in the lead when the race was halfway through. In the end, he was the first to cross the finish line, improving the best domestic men's half marathon result by 31 seconds. On May 31, 2025, Wang Wenjie (王文杰) ran a national record of 27 minutes and 48.68 seconds in the men's 10,000 meters.
"This result is within my usual training level," Wang Wenjie (王文杰) said after the race. Because he usually trains in Beijing (北京), he is more adapted to the weather and track conditions during the race. For the rest of this season, he will reduce the frequency of participating in marathon races and focus more on track and field events.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xiong'an (雄安) April 12th dispatch (Reporter Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿)) On the 12th, the 2026 Xiong'an (雄安) Marathon started with a gunshot at the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center (雄安城市计算中心) in Hebei (河北). 12,000 runners gathered in the city of the future, using their footsteps to measure the vigorous growth of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区).
This year's Xiong'an (雄安) Marathon route connected the Xiong'an Urban Computing Center (雄安城市计算中心), Baiyangdian Ecological Zone (白洋淀生态区), the relocation of central enterprise headquarters, and other areas, realistically showcasing the vigorous development of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). After fierce competition, Renqing Dongzhibu (仁青东知布) won the men's full marathon championship with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 32 seconds, breaking the event record. Zhu Xiaolin (朱晓琳) won the women's full marathon championship with a time of 2 hours, 45 minutes, and 29 seconds. In the half marathon, Yerkebulan Tenniesbek and Li Mengyao (李梦瑶) won the men's and women's championships with times of 1 hour, 08 minutes, 32 seconds and 1 hour, 19 minutes, 07 seconds, respectively.
During the event, nearly 50 merchant markets were opened locally, covering categories such as food and cultural creations, enriching the leisure experience for runners and citizens, highlighting urban vitality, and conveying regional cultural characteristics.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 颜 欢
On the streets of Madrid (马德里), the capital of Spain, electric vehicles have become a common sight. Chinese brands such as BYD (比亚迪) and MG (名爵) electric vehicles frequently shuttle through the streets, becoming a new choice for local green travel. Data from Spanish automotive industry organizations show that in the first quarter of this year, the registration volume of pure electric and plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles in Spain increased by 58.4% year-on-year, and the electrification transformation is steadily advancing with significant results. Although the European Union adjusted its zero-emission target for automobiles in 2035 at the end of last year, Spain has reiterated that it will not weaken its established emission reduction targets. It has also added a special fund of 580 million euros to the "Spanish Automotive 2030 Plan" to focus on supporting the development of electric vehicles and battery industries, and deepen the entire industrial chain cooperation with Chinese companies, striving to seize the initiative in the global automotive electrification transformation.
Seizing Opportunities—
Accelerating the Pace of Automotive Industry Transformation
In early December 2025, the Spanish government officially released the "Spanish Automotive 2030 Plan," aiming to seize the global automotive electrification transformation opportunity, consolidate its position as the second largest automobile producer in the European Union, and enhance its industrial voice.
José Domínguez, the Spanish Secretary of State for Energy, recently stated that Spain's goal of achieving 5 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030 remains unchanged. He stated that although this goal is challenging, public acceptance of electric vehicles is often faster than industry predictions, and Spain is confident in completing and striving to exceed this goal.
The automotive industry is an important pillar of Spain's manufacturing industry. Statistics from the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism show that the automotive industry's turnover accounts for 10% of the country's GDP, and 18% of the country's total exports. In the era of traditional fuel vehicles, core technologies, power systems, and patent resources were mainly concentrated in countries such as Germany and France. The Spanish automotive industry mainly undertook manufacturing and assembly tasks in the European automotive industrial system. Currently, the global automotive industry has entered a transformation stage with batteries, electric drive systems, and software as the core. The original technological landscape has been broken, which provides Spain with an important opportunity to break away from the constraints of traditional industries and achieve industrial breakthroughs.
Josep Recasens, President of the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers, stated that the core advantage of Spain's national electrification strategy lies in the coordinated efforts of the government and industry, integrating subsidy resources scattered in various regions to the central level, which not only improves the efficiency of fund utilization, but also accelerates the popularization of the electric vehicle market, providing certainty and confidence for the development of the entire automotive industry ecosystem. He believes that Spain was more in a catch-up position in the era of traditional fuel vehicles, and electrification transformation provides Spain with an important track to achieve industrial upgrading and establish its position in the European automotive industry.
In recent years, Spain has integrated public funds and social capital through mechanisms such as the "Electric and Connected Vehicle Strategic Project," focusing on the layout of electric vehicle complete vehicles, batteries, and supporting infrastructure fields, aiming to build a complete electrification ecosystem. José Díez, a senior researcher at the Spanish Institute for Economic and Trade Studies, believes that the electrification industry has the characteristics of large upfront investment and stable long-term returns. The stability of policy signals is crucial. Any policy reversals may have a serious impact on emerging industries that are still in the cultivation period, which is also an important reason why Spain adheres to its established transformation route.
Coordinated Efforts—
Consolidating the Foundation of the Electric Vehicle Industry
Currently, Spain's automotive transformation to electrification has achieved phased results and maintained a good growth trend. Data from the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers show that in 2025, the Spanish passenger car market grew steadily, with new registrations of pure electric vehicles increasing by 75.7% year-on-year, and sales of plug-in hybrid models increasing by 118.7% year-on-year. In 2025, the proportion of plug-in hybrid and pure electric models in total automobile production has exceeded 12%, a significant increase compared to the previous year.
The "Spanish Automotive 2030 Plan" is a core measure to promote electrification transformation, led by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, and focuses on coordinated efforts in the industrial, consumer, and infrastructure sectors. On the industrial side, Spain promotes the localization of electric vehicle complete vehicles, batteries, and key components through project guidance. For example, the Valencia (瓦伦西亚) battery factory project participated by Volkswagen Group was implemented with the strategic support of the government, with a total investment of more than 7 billion euros, a planned annual production capacity of approximately 40 GWh, and is expected to be put into production in 2026. It will form synergy with its complete vehicle factories in Martorell (马托雷尔) and Pamplona (潘普洛纳), promoting the localization of the complete industrial chain from batteries to complete vehicles.
On the consumer side, based on the original incentive plan, Spain plans to invest 400 million euros in 2026 for direct subsidies for electric vehicle purchases, and add 300 million euros for the construction of charging stations. Through a combination of subsidies and financial instruments, the terminal price of electric models will be gradually reduced to below 25,000 euros, reducing the threshold for people to purchase cars. Jordi Hereu (霍尔迪·埃雷乌), the Spanish Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, stated that reducing car purchase costs is the key to expanding the electric vehicle market and forming a virtuous cycle of "policy incentives—market expansion—industrial upgrading." According to the plan, about 95% of Spain's new car production share will be electric vehicles by 2035.
On the infrastructure side, Spain is orderly promoting the "National Charging Corridor Construction Plan." According to a notice issued by the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the plan invests approximately 300 million euros, focusing on the construction of charging networks on highways and cross-regional transportation corridors, improving the national charging "backbone network," effectively alleviating the long-standing electric vehicle mileage anxiety in Southern Europe, providing guarantees for cross-regional electric travel, and further releasing market consumption potential.
Wayne Griffiths, former President of the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers, stated that electrification transformation is a systematic industry change that cannot be dealt with by a single company alone, and requires the cooperation and joint promotion of governments, enterprises, and all parties in the industrial chain.
Industrial Cooperation—
Promoting the Common Growth of Enterprises in Both Countries
In recent years, Spain's incentive policies to promote the development of the electric vehicle industry have complemented the advantages of Chinese electric vehicle brands, and Chinese electric vehicles have been favored by more Spanish consumers. Data released by the Spanish Automobile Dealers Association shows that by the end of 2025, the market share of Chinese automobile brands in Spain has risen to 10.2%, a significant increase compared to the previous year, approaching twice the EU average.
In terms of industrial cooperation, Chinese companies such as MG, BYD, Chery (奇瑞), and CATL (宁德时代) focus on localized production, research and development, and supply chain layout. Especially in the field of batteries and key components, the landmark projects of Sino-Spanish cooperation have made smooth progress and achieved significant results. The lithium iron phosphate battery factory jointly invested by CATL and Stellantis Group in Aragon (阿拉贡) Autonomous Region, Spain, held a groundbreaking ceremony in November 2025. The project has a planned annual production capacity of 50 GWh and is scheduled to be officially put into production by the end of 2026. After being put into production, it will significantly enhance Spain's position in the European battery industry chain. Chery cooperates with the Spanish Ebro (埃布罗) Company, and the production base in Barcelona (巴塞罗那) adopts the "Chinese technology + local brand" model to transform and upgrade the original old factory, effectively revitalizing local industrial assets and creating a large number of jobs.
José María Marín, former President of the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission, stated that the Spanish automotive industry is accelerating its transformation from traditional manufacturing and assembly to "R&D + battery integration," and in-depth cooperation with Chinese companies provides strong support for this transformation.
Jordi Hereu stated that China's investment and cooperation in the Spanish automotive field will help Spain achieve industrial strategic autonomy and re-industrialization goals, and also reflects the new industrial opportunities brought about by electrification transformation. Sino-Spanish cooperation, with complementary advantages, not only provides a strong impetus for the electrification transformation of Spanish automobiles, but also opens up a new path for the development of the European automotive industry. Yao Jing (姚敬), Chinese Ambassador to Spain, stated that green transformation requires cooperation from all parties, and no country or enterprise can complete it alone. China and Spain are building an ecological system of common growth and common benefit through collaboration, mutual trust, and a common vision. China is willing to share technology and opportunities with Spain to promote the common development of local communities and industries.
(Reported from Madrid (马德里) on April 12 by this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 乌斯曼·萨科
On the African Remembrance Square in Dakar (达喀尔), the capital of Senegal (塞内加尔), the sea breeze gently blows as over a hundred Tai Chi enthusiasts, dressed in white practice uniforms, slowly begin their movements. Not long ago, the "Welcoming the Youth Olympic Games - Hundred-Person Tai Chi" Chinese-Senegalese Tai Chi performance was held here, jointly celebrating the first "International Tai Chi Day." With the sound of the waves accompanying their breathing and the corners of their clothing moving with the wind, I seemed to see the path I have walked over the past 10 years.
Chinese martial arts have changed the trajectory of my life. What Tai Chi has taught me is not only the combination of strength and gentleness in its movements, but also patience, perseverance, respect, and trust. Over the years, I have traveled to China (中国) many times for training and exchange. In April last year, another coach, Boubacar Sambo (布巴卡·桑博), and I went to Jiangyin City (江阴市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), China (中国), to participate in the 2025 International Wushu Federation Wushu Taolu Coaching Training Class. Chinese lecturers taught us the standardized movements and scoring criteria for Changquan, staff techniques, Taijiquan, and Taiji fan techniques, step by step. On this land of China (中国), people's love for and inheritance of martial arts deeply touched me. I firmly believe that this charming sport will have an impact on the young people of Senegal (塞内加尔).
Today, there are more than 15,000 martial arts practitioners in Senegal (塞内加尔), and national selection competitions are held every year. In May 2025, the Chinese Embassy in Senegal (中国驻塞内加尔使馆) supported us in restarting the "Chinese Ambassador Cup" Youth Wushu Championship. Among the team members participating in the competition, the youngest are only in their teens. Looking at these young faces, I know that the seeds of martial arts have already taken root and sprouted on this land.
This Tai Chi performance on the African Remembrance Square was an unforgettable moment in my coaching career. Tai Chi enthusiasts from both countries stood side by side, jointly completing the performance of the Twenty-Four Form Simplified Taijiquan. In the team, I saw many familiar faces. Fifteen-year-old Mahib Amar (马希卜·阿马尔) held a Tai Chi fan, his eyes focused, his movements graceful. He had just participated in the 10th World Junior Wushu Championships in Tianjin (天津), China (中国), and was about to represent Senegal (塞内加尔) in the Dakar (达喀尔) Youth Olympic Games. "I have made great progress in training in China (中国)," he told me. There was also a 9-year-old Chinese girl, the youngest participant that day, who had just started learning Tai Chi but had already made several new Senegalese friends through the sport. The children's smiles convinced me that this bridge built by martial arts is bringing people of different skin colors and different languages closer and closer.
Why can Tai Chi resonate so much in Senegal (塞内加尔)? The answer lies not only in the health benefits of Tai Chi, but also in the values it conveys, such as patience, perseverance, respect, and trust, which have a natural connection with the spiritual concepts that have been revered for generations in Senegal (塞内加尔) and throughout African society. The concepts of "harmony in diversity" (和而不同) and "unity of man and nature" (天人合一) in Chinese culture resonate deeply with the traditional African spirit. Both emphasize the harmony between the individual and the whole, the symbiosis between man and nature, and the unity of strength and flexibility. Because of this, when Tai Chi came to Senegal (塞内加尔), it naturally integrated into this land. The roots of martial arts are growing deeper and deeper; the bridge of friendship is being built more and more firmly.
2026 is of great significance to Senegal (塞内加尔) - the Dakar (达喀尔) Youth Olympic Games will open on October 31, marking the first time that Olympic sports events will be held on the African continent. More importantly, Wushu will be on the Youth Olympic Games stage as an official competition event. Our long-awaited dream is finally about to come true at our doorstep. As the coach of the Senegalese National Wushu Team (塞内加尔国家武术队), I will lead my team members to prepare diligently and show their best selves on the field. I hope that through the Youth Olympic Games platform, more young people in Senegal (塞内加尔) will get to know Wushu, fall in love with Wushu, and let Wushu become a bond connecting friendship.
(The author is the coach of the Senegalese National Wushu Team (塞内加尔国家武术队))
Return to TopIranian Foreign Ministry: Iran and the United States Reach Some Consensus
According to a Xinhua News Agency (新华社) report from Tehran (德黑兰) on April 12th, Iranian media reported on the 12th that Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Baghaei said that Iran and the United States had reached a consensus on some issues, but there were differences on two or three important issues, and ultimately no agreement was reached.
Baghaei said that the negotiations were "conducted after 40 days of imposed war" and were in an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion. "We should not have expected to reach an agreement in one negotiation from the beginning, and no one had such expectations."
Baghaei said that this negotiation was the longest in the past year, lasting a total of 24 to 25 hours. New topics such as the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡) issue were included in this negotiation, and each topic has its own complexity. "We must defend the rights and interests of the Iranian people in any case."
Baghaei also expressed his gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan (巴基斯坦), and said that the connections and consultations between Iran, Pakistan, and other partners in the region will continue.
Trump: Negotiations Progress Smoothly Except for Nuclear Issues
According to a Xinhua News Agency (新华社) report from Washington (华盛顿) on April 12th, US President Donald Trump (特朗普) posted on social media on the 12th that US-Iran negotiations were progressing smoothly, and the two sides had reached an agreement on most issues except for the nuclear issue. He also said that the US Navy will begin to prevent any ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡).
Trump said: "The negotiations (between the US and Iran) are going well, and an agreement has been reached on most issues, but the only really important point - the nuclear issue - has not been agreed upon."
He also said that the US Navy will immediately begin to prevent any ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡). "At some point, we will achieve a state of 'allowing all (ships) to enter and exit', but Iran has blocked this process on the grounds that 'there may be mines somewhere', and only they know about these mines."
Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Reiterates its Intention to Revise the Constitution, Triggering Public Opinion Questions
According to a Xinhua News Agency (新华社) report from Tokyo (东京) on April 12th (Reporters Li Ziyue (李子越) and Chen Ze'an (陈泽安)), Japanese media reported that Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (自民党) held a party convention in Tokyo (东京) on the 12th. LDP President Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) and the documents released at the convention reiterated their intention to promote constitutional revision, and related statements have triggered a large number of questions in Japan.
The report said that Takaichi (高市) stated at the convention when discussing the issue of constitutional revision, "It is the basic policy of the Liberal Democratic Party (自民党) that the Japanese people independently revise the constitution, and the time has now come." She also said that she hopes that by the time the party convention is held next year, certain progress can be made in proposing a constitutional amendment.
In addition, the convention also released the LDP's (自民党) "New Vision," emphasizing that when considering future national security issues, constitutional revision is more important than ever.
The above statements have triggered a large number of questions on social media. Some netizens wrote: "Supporting the LDP (自民党) will only make life more and more difficult. Instead of promoting constitutional revision, it is better to come up with measures to deal with rising prices." "The role of the constitution is to protect the people from dangerous people like Takaichi (高市), but now the LDP (自民党) says that constitutional revision is a crucial issue, which is too self-righteous."
At the same time, citizen movements opposing constitutional revision have continued to expand in recent days. On the evening of the 8th of this month, about 30,000 Japanese people held a rally in front of the National Diet Building (国会议事堂) in Tokyo (东京) to protest the dangerous policies promoted by Takaichi (高市) and the LDP (自民党), such as constitutional revision. According to a report by Kyodo News (共同社) in Japan, a total of more than 160 anti-protests with the same theme were held throughout Japan on the same day, with a total of nearly 50,000 participants.
According to previous Japanese media reports, the constitutional amendment proposed by the LDP (自民党) includes incorporating the Self-Defense Forces (自卫队) into the constitution to eliminate the controversy over whether it is unconstitutional, and strengthening government powers in emergencies.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 杨 一
According to a report by the Lao Pathet Lao News Agency, the first session of the 10th National Assembly of Laos was recently held in Vientiane (万象), the capital, and formally deliberated and approved the Tenth Five-Year National Economic and Social Development Plan (2026-2030), marking the final approval of the plan and its entry into a comprehensive implementation phase. The report emphasized that the plan provides a fundamental basis for the central and local departments of Laos to formulate specific action plans and clarify key work directions, and has a global and strategic guiding role for the economic and social development of Laos in the next five years.
The Tenth Five-Year Plan of Laos is based on the country's actual development situation, establishing high-quality, sustainable, and green development as a clear orientation, and defining six major goals and 26 key tasks, covering six key areas: economic development, human resource development, people's livelihood improvement, sustainable development, regional connectivity, and administrative system reform. The plan proposes to strive to achieve an average annual economic growth of 6% from 2026 to 2030, and to reach a per capita GDP of $3,104 by 2030, promoting Laos to steadily get rid of its status as a least developed country and achieve higher quality, more inclusive, and resilient economic growth.
The plan makes deployments on specific development indicators. In the agricultural field, it strives for an average annual growth of 4.6%, with a contribution rate of 21.1% to the GDP, and continues to expand agricultural product exports to China, focusing on increasing the supply of rice, sweet corn, honey, frozen beef, and processed meat products, and expanding export channels relying on practical cooperation between China and Laos. In the industrial field, it sets a target of an average annual growth of 5.2%, with a contribution rate of 31.2% to the GDP, focusing on resource deep processing industries and striving to improve product added value. In the service industry, it strives for an average annual growth of 6.5%, with a contribution rate of 37.3% to the GDP, and continues to stimulate industrial vitality. It will provide skills training, assessment, and certification services to 650,000 people, comprehensively improving the overall quality of the labor force.
Regional connectivity is the key focus of the plan. The plan emphasizes giving full play to the strategic supporting role of the transportation and logistics system, helping to improve the quality and efficiency of investment, trade, and tourism, and promoting domestic, regional, and international connectivity and integration. In the next five years, Laos will prioritize the feasibility study and construction of key projects such as the Boten (磨丁) - Houayxay (会晒) Expressway, the Vientiane (万象) - Pakse (巴色) Expressway, and the Laos-Vietnam Railway, upgrade existing land port facilities in Vientiane Province (万象省), Savannakhet Province (沙湾拿吉省), Khammouane Province (甘蒙省), and Champasak Province (占巴塞省), plan and build new land ports, and further smooth regional connectivity. At the same time, digital infrastructure construction has been included in the priority development areas. In the next five years, Laos will accelerate the construction of a national data center, improve the layout of big data infrastructure, build a high-speed fiber optic transmission network, promote 5G services nationwide, and strive to achieve full coverage of major cities, industrial parks, and economic zones.
In order to ensure the implementation and effectiveness of the plan, the Lao government has also clarified three key implementation measures: improving the legal and regulatory system, enhancing government governance effectiveness, and continuously optimizing the investment and business environment, so as to build a solid institutional guarantee for economic and social development; strengthening human resource cultivation, striving to build an independent economic development model, actively deepening regional and international cooperation, and continuously enhancing national development competitiveness; improving the utilization efficiency of natural resources such as minerals, energy, and land, strictly standardizing budget execution, adhering to green, low-carbon, and sustainable development, and promoting the coordinated progress of ecological protection and economic development. The *Vientiane Times* stated that the Tenth Five-Year Plan of Laos focuses on coordinating short-term growth goals with long-term development visions, promoting the transformation of the Lao economy from a resource-dependent type to an innovation-driven type through the coordinated promotion of six major areas, and laying a solid foundation for achieving the 2035 national development strategy and the 2055 vision goals.
Return to TopApril 13-18, 2026
China · Hainan (海南)
Organizers: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国商务部), Hainan Provincial People's Government (海南省人民政府)
Guest of Honor Country: Canada
Guest of Honor Province (City): Shanghai (上海)
Return to TopBy: 郑先武
In April 2025, the Central Conference on Work Relating to Neighboring Countries for the first time proposed the "Asian Security Model" as a strategic pillar of diplomacy with neighboring countries, pointing the way for security governance in Asia in the new era. The Asian Security Model takes shared security, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and dialogue and consultation as its core principles. It is rooted in the Chinese civilization's heritage of harmony and co-existence, incorporates the common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable Asian security concept, and conforms to the common aspirations of Asian countries to maintain peace and stability and seek common prosperity and development. It has become a regional benchmark for translating the Global Security Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative from concept to practice.
The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century at an accelerated pace. The instability and uncertainty of the international situation have risen significantly. The spillover effects of major-country strategic competition continue to manifest. Geopolitical conflicts and security dilemmas are intertwined and superimposed. Traditional and non-traditional security risks are nested with each other. In the Asia-Pacific region, the fragmentation of security mechanisms and the tendency towards bloc formation have somewhat increased, and zero-sum game thinking and exclusive institutional arrangements are squeezing the regional cooperation ecology. Against this backdrop, the Asian Security Model emphasizes resolving differences and disputes through dialogue and consultation and enhancing security resilience through development cooperation. It not only points out a realistic path for regional countries to address the security deficit but also provides valuable Asian wisdom and Chinese solutions for a turbulent and changing world.
Historical Foundation –
Asian values are the "spiritual core," and the Asian way is the "code of conduct."
The Asian Security Model is a common norm and institutional arrangement with distinct Asian characteristics formed by contemporary Asia in the long-term practice of regional security governance. It is rooted in the common history, culture, similar development paths, and diverse civilizations of Asian countries, highlighting sovereign equality, civilizational inclusiveness, and a sense of community. It is the spiritual foundation for Asian countries to handle their relations with each other and respond to common challenges.
From the perspective of normative concepts, the historical starting point of the regional practice of the Asian Security Model can be traced back to the Bandung Conference held in April 1955. The conference formed the Bandung Spirit of unity, friendship, and cooperation, and for the first time, condensed the common pursuit of Asian and African countries into a universal consensus on Asian values, opening up the process of Asia and Africa independently exploring the path of security governance.
Since then, in long-term regional cooperation, Asian values have been continuously enriched and sublimated, forming a spiritual lineage that is inherited in one continuous line. The "Shanghai Spirit" followed by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization integrates Asian values into multilateral security cooperation, providing a model for building a new type of regional security order; the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism's Lancang-Mekong Spirit focuses on the common development of Lancang-Mekong River countries, consolidating the foundation of security with people's livelihood cooperation; the "China-Central Asia Spirit" formed by the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism gathers new momentum for regional security and development – these spiritual cores jointly build the value cornerstone of the Asian Security Model. At last year's Central Conference on Work Relating to Neighboring Countries, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed "taking the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness as the basic guidelines."
If Asian values are the "spiritual core" of the Asian Security Model, the Asian way is its "code of conduct." The Asian way is a code of conduct and decision-making procedure among countries formed by Asian countries in regional cooperation after World War II. The core is consensus through consultation, respect for sovereignty, and accommodating the comfort levels of all parties. It is also known as the "ASEAN way" and the "Asia-Pacific way."
The Asian way is centrally embodied in the Ten Principles of the Bandung Conference. Based on the Charter of the United Nations, it clearly defines the core principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence, becoming the basic guideline for Asian countries to handle their relations with each other. At the decision-making level, the Asian way adheres to informal dialogue, equal consultation, and consensus first, abandons compulsory voting, and fully safeguards the sovereignty and core concerns of all countries.
Nurtured by Asian values and the Asian way, the Asian Security Model presents distinct characteristics of comprehensive and cooperative security orientation at the practical level. Comprehensive refers to cooperation covering various fields such as politics, military affairs, economy, environment, and society, and coordinating traditional and non-traditional security; cooperative security orientation refers to focusing on non-traditional security cooperation, prioritizing dialogue and consultation and peaceful means to resolve differences, and limiting military cooperation to practical areas such as counter-terrorism, disaster reduction, and peacekeeping, minimizing confrontation and conflict.
In specific interactions, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) focuses on confidence-building and preventive diplomacy; the ASEAN Regional Forum promotes security cooperation from dialogue to practical cooperation; the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) pioneered a new model of non-violent, livelihood-oriented defense diplomacy; the Shanghai Cooperation Organization focuses on combating the "three evil forces" and building a new type of security order led by norms; the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and other mechanisms deeply integrate development and security, strengthening long-term security support with sustainable development.
It can be seen that the Asian Security Model is essentially a new type of regional security governance path that is cooperation-oriented and framed by comprehensive security. It effectively addresses the complexity and diversity of security threats in the era of globalization, resolutely abandons exclusive military alliances and bloc confrontation, adheres to the equal emphasis on development and security, and achieves a virtuous cycle of high-quality development and high-level security.
China's Contribution –
An active advocate of the Asian security concept and a firm promoter of Asian security practices
The Asian Security Model is the common wealth of Asian countries, and it also embodies distinct Chinese wisdom and Chinese responsibility. From history to reality, China has always been an active advocate of the Asian security concept and a firm promoter of Asian security practices, providing continuous conceptual guidance and practical support for the formation and development of the Asian Security Model.
"The Chinese delegation is here to seek common ground, not to create differences" – At the Bandung Conference, the Chinese delegation played a key role in achieving the success of the conference by building consensus and resolving differences with the principle of "seeking common ground while reserving differences." The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence proposed by China in 1953 were incorporated into the Ten Principles of the Bandung Conference, becoming basic norms of international relations and basic principles of international law, providing important guidance for Asian countries to independently explore diplomatic paths, and its influence transcends Asia.
As the world enters a new period of turbulence and change, China has assumed the role of leader in Asian regional cooperation, becoming an important contributor to the normative shaping, institutional construction, and pragmatic actions of the Asian Security Model –
China has a deep understanding of the interconnectedness, transnationality, and diversity of global security issues, and advocates a common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concept, clarifying that the interests of Asian countries are intertwined and their security is shared, and that they are increasingly becoming a community with a shared future where they prosper together and suffer together. The Asian security concept takes shared security as its primary principle, advocating that countries embark on a path of security that is jointly built, shared, and win-win, resolutely opposing Cold War thinking and zero-sum games, and providing a clear path with both normative and operational characteristics for building a balanced, effective, and sustainable Asian security architecture.
Based on the development needs of Asia in the new era, China continues to reshape Asian values and the Asian way, consolidating the ideological foundation and practical path of the Asian Security Model. China first proposed building an Asian community with a shared future, clarifying four core principles, which are organically linked with the Asian security concept, Asian values, and the Asian way, forming a systematic and complete ideological system, shaping the collective identity of Asia with the coexistence of diverse civilizations, and promoting Asian countries to move from stakeholders to a community with a shared future.
At the same time, China innovates the practice of the Asian Security Model with pragmatic actions, promotes the upgrading of existing mechanisms, and builds new multilateral platforms, allowing the Asian Security Model to transform from a concept into tangible results.
In terms of mechanism construction, China has established the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism with Lancang-Mekong River countries and established a comprehensive strategic partnership with ASEAN; created the China-South Asia Cooperation Forum; and participated in the China-Arab States Summit, the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, and the China-Central Asia Summit, placing political and security cooperation in an important position, promoting the connection of mechanisms, the connection of norms, and the connection of agendas between different regions and sub-regions of Asia, consolidating and expanding the trans-regional security governance network, helping to improve the Asian multilateral system, enhancing security governance capabilities, and achieving full coverage of multilateral systems in all sub-regional geographical spaces of Asia, including East Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and Central Asia.
In terms of development empowerment, China has advocated the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and established the Silk Road Fund, the China-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation Fund, and the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, providing high-quality public goods for regional and sub-regional security and sustainable development, and promoting regional security to move steadily and far with common development.
On mediation and coordination of regional hotspot issues, China has actively promoted the denuclearization process of the Korean Peninsula, insisted on resolving the South China Sea issue through dialogue and negotiation, promoted peaceful negotiations on the Afghan issue, persuaded peace and promoted talks on the Cambodian-Thai border dispute, and actively persuaded peace and stopped wars in the Middle East with an objective and fair stance... China has actively assumed the role of peace envoy, promoting regional peace, stability, development, and prosperity with a series of pragmatic actions.
Today, the "China + Regional" multilateral system arrangement supported by strategic connectivity and normative connection has become the core force in shaping the Asian regional system. This open, inclusive, flexible, and pragmatic institutional architecture is not only the historical result of China's deep integration into Asian security governance but also a practical confirmation of the common choice of Asian countries.
Significance of the Times –
Promoting the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction
The Asian Security Model not only belongs to Asia but also has global significance, contributing Chinese solutions and providing Asian wisdom to global security governance, and promoting the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
From a historical perspective, the Bandung Spirit and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence have long been written into important United Nations documents and have been widely recognized by the international community, setting a model for Southern countries to independently solve security problems and enriching the basic norms of international relations.
From the perspective of current practice, the ideological propositions of the Asian Security Model are highly consistent with the global pursuit of common security and have been extended to trans-regional cooperation frameworks such as China-Africa, China-Latin America, and BRICS countries. The China-Africa Peace and Security Partnership Initiative, the Middle East Security Forum, and the "Five Major Projects" of the China-Latin America community with a shared future all echo the common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security concepts advocated by the Asian Security Concept, making this concept more globally influential.
China first proposed and practiced the Global Security Initiative, integrating the core concepts of the Asian Security Model into it, providing a systematic solution for addressing global security challenges. To date, the Global Security Initiative has received support from more than 130 countries and international and regional organizations and has been clearly written into more than 140 bilateral and multilateral documents between China and foreign countries; the International Mediation Institute led by China will take voluntary mediation as its core mechanism, requiring the parties to the dispute to reach a solution through equal consultation, which is highly consistent with the principle of dialogue and consultation of the Asian Security Model, providing a new path for the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
Currently, the Asian Security Model still faces practical challenges: the regional collective identity needs to be strengthened urgently, the pan-regional security mechanism needs to be improved, and exclusive alliances and military groups outside the region continue to bring interference. Against this background, it is particularly urgent to practice the Asian Security Model, adhere to the security path that conforms to the actual situation in Asia, and deepen regional security cooperation.
"A united rather than divided, peaceful rather than turbulent world is in the common interest of all mankind." The Asian Security Model increasingly demonstrates its value and global significance in the present era. China will continue to work with Asian countries to continuously enrich and develop the connotation and practice of the Asian Security Model, safeguard Asian peace and improve global security governance with Chinese wisdom and the responsibility of a major country, and make new and greater contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
(The author is the Deputy Dean and Professor of the Institute of International Relations, Nanjing University (南京大学))
Return to TopThe Asian security model is rooted in the profound civilizational foundation of Asia. It is formed by regional countries through continuous condensation, refinement, and sublimation of security concepts in long-term practice, reflecting the values, moral codes, and ethical thoughts of the Asian people. As an active advocate and firm practitioner of Asian values, China has played an important and constructive role in building Asian security cooperation. Against the backdrop of the accelerated evolution of changes unseen in a century, this security model, which reflects the characteristics of Asian civilization and responds to Asian needs, will inject strong impetus into the international community to unite and cope with security challenges.
--Liu Qing (刘卿), Vice President and Researcher of the China Institute of International Studies (中国国际问题研究院)
China's call to abandon the Cold War mentality, power politics, and camp confrontation, and to oppose building one's own security on the insecurity of other countries, will further promote Asia to respond to regional security challenges through cooperation and promote inclusive development.
--Aristo Rizka Darmawan, International Law Research Expert at the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (印度尼西亚大学)
Against the backdrop of the accelerated evolution of the world pattern, security concepts advocated by China, such as the Global Security Initiative and the Asian security model, are conducive to promoting international community solidarity and cooperation to cope with challenges, enhance mutual trust and cohesion, and improve the global security governance system.
--U Thant Kyaw, Chairman of the Myanmar Institute for Strategic and International Studies (缅甸战略与国际问题研究所)
China's mediation practice in the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute is a portrayal of the Asian security model. In the mediation, China has always adhered to objectivity and impartiality, not taking sides, and not attaching any political conditions. Through multiple rounds of shuttle diplomacy and high-level dialogue platforms, it has promoted direct negotiations between the countries concerned to properly resolve differences. This process fully demonstrates the distinct characteristics of being pragmatic and prudent, maintaining restraint, and respecting sovereignty, and embodies the multilateral cooperation and mutual benefit and win-win situation advocated by the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
--Damsana Ranadiran, a defense expert from Bangladesh (孟加拉)
The mediation practice of the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute provides a typical example for Asian countries to independently cope with security challenges and independently seek solutions, and transforms China's diplomatic concepts into concrete actions. In the international pattern of intensified geopolitical competition, this successful practice injects valuable certainty and positive energy into maintaining world peace and stability, and also proves that adhering to patience, upholding justice, and respecting sovereignty are conducive to promoting positive results and achieving cooperation and win-win results.
China insists on enhancing mutual trust and expanding consensus through dialogue and consultation, actively exploring new paths to realize new types of international relations that adapt to Asian characteristics, and promoting the formation of a new security model that is different from traditional alliance confrontation and gets rid of zero-sum games, paying more attention to resolving differences through dialogue and responding to challenges through cooperation. This security concept integrates development and security in content, takes into account economic and security issues, highlights equal partnership and respects regional diversity in form, vigorously promotes the construction of an open and inclusive regional security pattern, and injects strong impetus into achieving long-term peace and stability and lasting prosperity in Asia.
--Yuan Jingdong (袁劲东), Associate Professor at the Center for International Security Studies at the University of Sydney (悉尼大学) in Australia and Director of the China and Asia Security Project at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所)
(Comprehensive report by Han Shuo (韩硕), reporter of this newspaper, and Xinhua News Agency reporters, with Wang Yichen (王翊臣) participating in the interview and compilation)
Return to TopBy: 屈信明
Spring tides surge, and the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) is full of vitality.
During the Qingming holiday, the newly opened Xiongdong Comprehensive Cultural and Sports Center (雄东综合文体中心) offered a series of benefit-the-people performances, adding another highlight to the "15-minute cultural and sports life circle." In the "never-closing" "Smart Vehicle Management Office" of Yian Community (易安社区), multiple traffic management services can be handled independently "at the doorstep," which has been widely praised since its launch a few months ago. The Beijing-Xiong'an New Area commuter line of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei customized express bus officially opened, allowing passengers to pass through checkpoints without stopping for inspection, saving time and providing convenience. As a "millennium plan," the construction of the city of the future not only adheres to "drawing the blueprint to the end" but also "embroiders" in the details, outlining a magnificent outline for the city's high-quality development with every stroke, while also adding a warm undertone.
Cities carry people's aspirations for a better life and embody innovative vitality. How can the construction of modern people's cities be strengthened? Xiong'an (雄安) is an observation sample.
Adhering to the concept of "a people's city built by the people and for the people," Xiong'an (雄安) has put in enough "embroidery effort," carefully carving every space and improving every function, while coordinating the entire region and collaborating to develop a group-style, networked modern urban agglomeration and metropolitan area, so that the city has both exquisite beauty and collaborative efficiency, and strives to create an innovative, livable, beautiful, resilient, civilized, and intelligent happy home.
Putting in enough "embroidery effort" requires both sewing the lining well and ironing the surface flat, so that the "lining" and "surface" of urban development complement each other. Taking Xiong'an (雄安) as an example, adhering to the principle of "underground first, then above ground," the construction of the "underground city" and "cloud city" has achieved initial results. The 160-kilometer underground comprehensive pipe gallery accommodates municipal pipelines, promoting refined development and connotative improvement, which not only builds a solid infrastructure "lining" but also creates conditions for optimizing the city's appearance and brightening the surface.
Currently, China's urban development is shifting from a stage of large-scale incremental expansion to a stage dominated by stock quality improvement and efficiency enhancement. Recently, many places have established urban renewal bureaus or optimized their functions, reflecting the changes in the stage and concept of urban development. Promoting urban renewal in a refined manner, creating a comfortable and convenient living environment, a green and low-carbon ecological space, and convenient and efficient public services is not only a livelihood project but also a project that wins people's hearts. Taking people's satisfaction as the standard, using "embroidery effort" to make up for shortcomings and improve quality, the city will have both appearance and connotation, both novelty and warmth.
The "embroidery" magic of promoting high-quality urban development also lies in carefully cultivating an innovation ecosystem and stimulating innovation and entrepreneurship vitality according to the city's own conditions.
Just as the Jiangnan water towns nurture the exquisite and elegant Suzhou embroidery (苏绣), and the themes of Sichuan embroidery (蜀绣) creation are unique due to local customs, developing cities according to local conditions based on their own endowments and basic conditions can accurately identify the focus of upholding integrity and innovation. Xiong'an (雄安) relies on high-value application scenarios to drive innovation direction and shape the industrial ecology; Hainan Sanya (海南三亚) uses its location and other advantages to build a "Nanfan Silicon Valley" and strengthen the "seed industry chip"; Shanxi Datong (山西大同) expands "computing power transmission" while upgrading "coal and electricity transmission"... With "embroidery"-like precision, transforming and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries, and planning and building future industries, developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions can consolidate the economic foundation, shape new advantages, and promote high-quality urban development.
"Embroidery effort" is not "fighting alone." The efficient collaboration and "threading the needle" of the innovation chain and industrial chain, the integrated linkage of urban agglomerations and the coordinated linkage of key urban agglomerations will open up greater development space.
Coordinated regional development is an inherent requirement of Chinese-style modernization. The orderly relocation of Beijing's non-capital functions wins high-quality development with "subtraction," and Xiong'an's (雄安) rapid growth resonates with the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀). This innovative city, the city of the future, has promising prospects.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "improve the layout of regional coordinated development." Standing at the new starting point of the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," we will accelerate the realization of mutual promotion, mutual benefit, and win-win results among regions, with the efficient interaction of people flow, logistics, and information flow. It is foreseeable that more and more cities will continue to move towards the direction of livability and workability, and the domestic cycle will also expand space, injecting strong momentum into high-quality development.
Return to TopBy: 葛孟超 苏咏潇
In recent days, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行), Agricultural Bank of China (农业银行), Bank of China (中国银行), China Construction Bank (建设银行), Bank of Communications (交通银行), Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) and other state-owned large commercial banks released their 2025 annual performance reports.
Finance is a mirror of the economy. By梳理资金流向, the development context of China's economy, which is stable and progressing while improving in quality, becomes clearer.
Improving in both quantity and quality, financial resources are precisely irrigating the real economy.
More than 10 gantry robots precisely grab parts, and a fully automatic spinning machine operates at high speed... In the workshop of Zhejiang Xinxing Automotive Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. (浙江新兴汽车空调有限公司), the "heat wave" of intelligent production is overwhelming. "All of this is inseparable from the support of 'Manufacturing e-Loan'," said Guo Huikang (郭慧康), general manager of the company.
Adapting to changes in market demand, the company planned to seize the opportunity to upgrade its production line, but was constrained by funding problems. The Longquan branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行丽水龙泉支行) conducted in-depth visits to connect with the company, relying on ICBC's digital product "Manufacturing e-Loan" to provide financial support for the transformation and upgrading of the auto parts industry. In July 2025, a loan of 5 million yuan was successfully received. In March of this year, the bank added another 5 million yuan in credit to the company.
"The approval speed is fast, and the credit line is sufficient. The loan has really helped a lot," said Guo Huikang (郭慧康).
In 2025, state-owned large commercial banks solidly carried out the "five major articles" of finance, with many highlights in terms of both financing volume and structure.
The annual report shows that in 2025, the total new loans of large commercial banks such as ICBC (工), ABC (农), BOC (中), CCB (建), BOCOM (交), and PSBC (邮储) exceeded 9.4 trillion yuan. As of the end of 2025, the balance of ICBC's corporate loans reached 18.8 trillion yuan, with a full-year increase of 1.4 trillion yuan. CCB's total loan growth rate reached 7.47%, which is more than 1 percentage point higher than the average growth rate of total social loans. The total amount of ABC's loans reached 27.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.23 trillion yuan compared with the end of the previous year.
"While leading in total volume, we pay more attention to the optimization of the structure and rhythm of investment. Key areas such as manufacturing, strategic emerging industries, green, and inclusive finance maintain rapid growth. The role of state-owned large banks as the main force in serving the real economy has been effectively发挥," said Liu Jun (刘珺), president of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行), revealing the common logic of bank capital allocation, shifting from "scale expansion" to "quality and efficiency improvement."
As of the end of 2025, the balance of ICBC's manufacturing loans exceeded 5.2 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%. CCB's loans to strategic emerging industries increased by 23.46% year-on-year, and loans to key regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区) maintained good growth momentum. ABC's county loans accounted for more than 40% of domestic loans, with an annual increase of more than one trillion yuan for four consecutive years. BOCOM's pension industry loans increased by nearly 50%. Postal Savings Bank of China's (邮储银行) pension financial scale exceeded 3.5 trillion yuan.
"Commercial banks guide financial resources to precisely flow to major strategies, key areas, and weak links, achieving a better asset structure and more sustainable profit returns. In 2025, the six state-owned large commercial banks all achieved double growth in revenue and net profit, achieving significant results in their own business development and serving economic and social development," said Lou Feipeng (娄飞鹏), a researcher at China Postal Savings Bank (中国邮储银行).
Moving towards the new, forging new quality productive forces with financial power.
At the beginning of this year, in Shanghai Zhangjiang High-Tech Park (上海张江高科技园区), the laboratory of Zhique Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (臻驱科技（上海）股份有限公司) was brightly lit, and engineers were conducting the final stage of testing on a dual-motor controller that will be installed on a B-class hybrid model of a well-known European car company.
Just a few months ago, this national-level specialized and new "little giant" enterprise, which holds 287 patents and has fully self-developed core technologies, was constrained by an invisible "golden hoop" - R&D investment continued to rise, but the risk of technological iteration was accompanied, and enterprises inevitably had some concerns when increasing R&D investment.
"What companies need is not only loans, but also a comprehensive financial service plan that can escort R&D and innovation," said Qiao Yiran (乔亦然), a customer manager at China Construction Bank (建设银行) Shanghai Zhangjiang Branch.
After careful research and plan design, China Construction Bank (建设银行) Shanghai Branch, in conjunction with Jianxin Property Insurance (建信财险), implemented the first technology project R&D expense loss insurance within the CCB system. With this insurance as "credit endorsement," the bank issued a loan of 10 million yuan at the beginning of this year to relieve the company's worries and inject development momentum.
Reading the annual report carefully, technology companies received more and more financial support last year. As of the end of 2025, the balance of ICBC's technology loans was 6 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%. The balance of BOC's strategic emerging industry loans exceeded 3.2 trillion yuan. The balance of CCB's technology loans exceeded 5 trillion yuan, with a growth rate of 18.91%. BOCOM's loan growth rates for "specialized, refined, and new" SMEs and technology-based SMEs were 21.02% and 36.29%, respectively.
Not only that, state-owned large commercial banks provide full-chain and full life cycle financial support to technology companies through comprehensive service models such as "equity, loan, bond, and insurance." For example, BOC launched the "Bank of China Science and Technology Through-Type Customer Cultivation Program" to build a "equity loan relay" financial support plan for key core technology companies for the next 3-5 years. In the three months since the plan was released, it has been piloted in Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳) and other places, and 28 projects have entered the cultivation channel.
Equity investment pilot of Financial Asset Investment Co., Ltd. (AIC) is an important way to broaden the financing of technology companies. According to reports, ICBC established 48 AIC equity investment pilot funds through ICBC Investment (工银投资), with a subscribed scale of 108.4 billion yuan. BOC optimizes AIC equity investment funds and Bank of China Science and Technology Innovation mother funds, and implements landmark equity projects in areas such as commercial aerospace and artificial intelligence. CCB actively promotes AIC equity investment pilot business and has established a total of 28 AIC equity investment pilot funds.
Traditionally, banks evaluate companies mainly based on balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. In recent years, commercial banks have accelerated the exploration of technology finance service models that are more in line with the characteristics of technology companies.
"We have innovatively launched the fourth table - the technology innovation table," introduced Lei Ming (雷鸣), vice president of China Construction Bank (建设银行). In this table, CCB introduces intellectual property rights, technical capabilities, and information related to entrepreneurs to help companies realize the creditization and digitization of intellectual property rights and help more technology companies and technology innovators with development potential obtain credit support.
Global layout, improving the level of cross-border financial services.
Woan Robotics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (卧安机器人（深圳）股份有限公司) is a body-based intelligent home robot system supplier, and its products cover more than 90 countries and regions. The efficiency of cross-border fund collection and payment is directly related to the company's development.
"Our bank has tailored a comprehensive global fund management plan for Woan Robotics (卧安机器人) that can cope with high-frequency transactions, multi-currency collection, and exchange rate fluctuations," said Dai Zhen (戴镇), deputy director of Bank of China (中国银行) Shenzhen Baoan Branch. In September last year, the cross-border financial service team of the head office, branch, and sub-branch jointly opened the "Cross-border Remittance Expressway" service for the company. This service supports 20 mainstream foreign currencies and collects foreign exchange 24 hours a day. The company's cross-border collection speed has been shortened from a few days in the past to a few seconds.
Financial services are an important support for companies to go overseas. State-owned large commercial banks continue to build financial bridges connecting domestic and foreign countries and steadily improve the level of cross-border financial services. According to reports, BOC's overseas institutions have covered 64 countries and regions, including 45 countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road". As of the end of 2025, the bank has cumulatively followed up on more than 1,400 corporate credit projects in countries that jointly build the "Belt and Road". BOCOM has developed and launched the BOCOM Shipping and Trade Link platform, providing cross-border settlement, financing, and hedging services for cross-border business customers in one stop. As of the end of 2025, BOCOM's cross-border trade financing balance increased by 85.58%, and its international settlement volume increased by 14.55%.
"BOC will adhere to the globalization development strategy and continue to improve its global layout capabilities and international competitiveness," said Zhang Hui (张辉), president of Bank of China (中国银行).
In the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the trend of commercial bank credit investment "towards the new and towards the excellent" is even clearer.
"The increase in the amount of loans to be issued throughout the year will not be less than last year, and we will balance the appropriate front-loading of efforts with balanced and sustainable growth," said Zhou Wanfu (周万阜), vice president of Bank of Communications (交通银行).
Around building a strong domestic market and stepping up efforts to cultivate and expand new momentum, state-owned large commercial banks continue to increase investment in combination with their own advantages. ABC will focus on key areas and projects for rural revitalization services, and strive to increase the net increase in county loans by more than one trillion yuan this year, and the balance of farmer loans will exceed 2 trillion yuan; CCB will focus on supporting commodity consumption such as automobiles and home appliances, and service consumption such as cultural tourism and health care.
"Finance and the real economy coexist and prosper together. State-owned large commercial banks should increase the supply of high-quality finance, expand value creation, firmly守牢 (shǒu láo - "guard firmly," to firmly hold the line) the bottom line of risk prevention and control, and continuously improve their ability to serve high-quality development and their own high-quality development level," said Lou Feipeng (娄飞鹏).
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"We are launching the Agricultural Bank of China version of 'Lobster'." At the 2025 annual results conference, Lin Li (林立), Vice President of the Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行), said, "Using this tool to automatically process and analyze data, intelligently generate due diligence reports, makes the loan process more convenient, efficient, and secure."
Reviewing the 2025 annual reports of several commercial banks, a recognition becomes increasingly clear: AI (Artificial Intelligence) is no longer a "cherry on top" technical embellishment in bank annual reports, but an important productivity force deeply embedded in the bank's front, middle, and back offices, and running through the entire business process.
The maturity of large models determines the depth and breadth of AI applications. Commercial banks have increased investment in the layout of large models, forming development paths with distinct characteristics and different focuses. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (工商银行) has established an enterprise-level artificial intelligence knowledge system and created a trillion-level financial dataset of words. China Construction Bank (建设银行) introduced advanced algorithm models, forming a collaboration of large and small models, and a hybrid model system of generative and decision-making AI.
Scenario implementation is the embodiment of AI's value. Bank of China's (中国银行) remote customer service assistant covers 90% of application scenarios, replacing repetitive work through automation. Postal Savings Bank of China (邮储银行) built an intelligent recommendation model for the entire retail customer base, all categories, and all channels, achieving over 6 billion yuan in personal credit granting.
This "AI report card" outlines a new landscape of digital and intelligent transformation in China's banking industry. ICBC's strategy has been upgraded from "Digital ICBC" to "Digital and Intelligent ICBC," a one-word difference, demonstrating the firm determination to fully embrace artificial intelligence and fully improve the level of digitalization and intelligence.
Despite the broad prospects, the deep application of AI still faces many challenges, such as financial data involving personal privacy and commercial secrets, which are often scattered in different business departments, forming "data silos"; as application scenarios continue to expand, the limitations of large models are also gradually exposed; and so on. These problems need to be gradually solved and improved in practical exploration.
In this technology-driven revolution, commercial banks should maintain a positive and prudent attitude, pay attention to the business restructuring, process reengineering, and organizational changes brought about by AI, form new products, new models, and new business forms, and at the same time pay attention to safety and compliance issues. It should be noted that better balancing innovation and risk, and more efficiently transforming algorithms into high-quality services, can seize the initiative and gain the upper hand in the competition.
Return to TopBy: 胡立君
Professor Pan Helin's (盘和林) new book, "The Transformation of Economic Momentum: From Economies of Scale to Innovation-Driven," constructs a narrative framework that deeply integrates institutional advantages, factor allocation, and wealth creation.
After the reform and opening up, China's (中国) economy developed rapidly, and the reform of the property rights system played an important role. By clarifying property rights boundaries, the initiative of micro-subjects was activated, laying a solid foundation for industrialization and urbanization. The demographic dividend, complete industrial categories, and ultra-large-scale market reinforced each other, forming a unique competitive advantage and promoting the rapid rise of the total economic volume.
However, the scale expansion model, which mainly relies on factor inputs, shows a trend of diminishing marginal returns. Some areas have experienced sluggish growth and "**内卷式**" (nèi juǎn shì - "involution," a situation where increased effort yields diminishing returns, leading to intense competition and stagnation) competition. Enterprises face the pressure of "increased production without increased income." Traditional advantages and the international environment face new challenges, and structural problems under the stock game are becoming increasingly prominent. The original development momentum is difficult to fully adapt to the requirements of the new development stage, and the transformation of new and old momentum has become an important issue concerning the long term.
This book firmly points the way to solving the problem to the innovation-driven development strategy. This is not a simple technological upgrade, but a profound change involving development concepts, marking a leap from a scale economy relying on factor inputs to an innovation economy relying on the improvement of total factor productivity. In recent years, the global competition landscape has undergone profound adjustments. Only by building key advantages and technological barriers through technological innovation can enterprises break through the predicament of value chain lock-in, and the national economy will also enhance its resilience and vitality. Obviously, adhering to innovation-driven development is an inevitable choice.
To achieve innovation-driven development, building an institutional ecology that stimulates and protects innovation is essential. The book emphasizes the governance concept of "**先立后破**" (xiān lì hòu pò - "establish before abolish," establishing new systems before dismantling old ones) and the cornerstone role of "clear property rights." "**先立后破**" (xiān lì hòu pò - "establish before abolish," establishing new systems before dismantling old ones) reflects tolerance and encouragement for new things, providing valuable trial and error space for new models and new business forms; and strict intellectual property protection ensures that innovators receive returns commensurate with their investment through the rule of law, forming a sustainable incentive. At the same time, innovation-driven development relies on the synergistic empowerment of production factors such as capital, talent, and data. It can be seen that innovation-driven development is inseparable from institutional-driven, talent-driven, and ecological-driven development.
It should also be noted that while innovation improves efficiency and creates new wealth, it may also bring new imbalances. This requires us to improve income distribution, improve social security, and promote equal opportunities while encouraging innovation and pursuing efficiency, so that innovation results can more equitably benefit all people, and steadily promote common prosperity in high-quality development.
Development and security need to be coordinated and grasped. Innovation is inseparable from opening up and cooperation, but we must coordinate development and security, and continuously enhance independent innovation capabilities in expanding opening up to ensure the resilience and security of the industrial chain and supply chain. The government should strive to create a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable development environment, including strengthening basic research, maintaining fair competition, and helping innovation applications through demand traction. This transformation is an inherent requirement for building a high-level socialist market economic system and an institutional guarantee for the healthy growth of new momentum.
This book is permeated with a pragmatic attitude. It neither avoids the merits and demerits of past models, nor does it talk emptily about the vision of innovation. This pragmatic spirit is precisely the quality necessary to cope with complex transformations. Reading this book will help to build broad consensus and firm strength to move towards high-quality development through innovation-driven development.
(The author is the Dean, Professor, and Doctoral Supervisor of the Digital Economy Research Institute of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (中南财经政法大学)).
Return to TopThe sea breeze sweeps across the Qiongzhou Strait (琼州海峡). In Chengmai County (澄迈县), Hainan Province (海南省) in April, a surging wave of economic development is evident everywhere.
Seizing the new opportunities presented by the independent customs operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), Chengmai is embarking on a new chapter of development. In March of this year, Chengmai County (澄迈县) convened a three-level cadre conference and a mobilization meeting for the "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战), charting a clear course for high-quality development by 2026 for this small city, which has ranked first in economic aggregate among county-level administrative regions in Hainan Province (海南省) for 15 consecutive years and has been selected as one of the top 100 counties in China for comprehensive strength for three consecutive years. Focusing on the "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战) of investment promotion, the "second venture" of Hainan Old Town Hi-Tech Zone (海南老城科技新城), rural industrial revitalization, urban renewal, and promoting the improvement of cadres' work style and ability through the "taking the lead" (揭榜挂帅) mechanism, Chengmai is writing a solid answer sheet stroke by stroke in the process of building a high-standard Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自由贸易港).
Grasping the "First Option"
Activating a Pool of Development with Investment Promotion
Projects are the source of vitality for economic development. Chengmai places "striving to win the battle of investment promotion" in the primary position, regarding investment promotion as the "first option" for economic work.
In 2025, Chengmai's investment promotion was in full swing: county leaders led teams to key regions, conducting intensive investment promotion activities, introducing 181 projects, with a contracted amount of 36.342 billion yuan. The 2025 China·Chengmai International Economic and Trade Fair was successfully held, with 173 projects signed centrally, with an intended contract amount of approximately 67.36 billion yuan, presenting a hot scene of "thousands of enterprises coming to Chengmai." Driven by investment promotion, Chengmai's economy continued to show a strong development momentum: the county achieved a regional GDP of 55.992 billion yuan, and the growth rates of major economic indicators such as fixed asset investment, service trade, and actual utilization of foreign capital were among the highest in the province; key supporting projects for leading industries such as port-adjacent economy, digital economy, and tropical characteristic agriculture were implemented, and the scale of land supply ranked first in the province. In 2025, the revenue of Chengmai's digital economy core industry exceeded 100 billion yuan, the scale of private equity fund management accounted for 52.7% of the province, the growth rate of total retail sales of social consumer goods ranked among the highest in the province, and the goal of exceeding 100 billion yuan in town-level project reserves was successfully achieved. At the same time, with the steady advancement of industrial upgrading, a 35 MPa PEM electrolyzer was rolled off the production line, the oil and gas exploration and production service industry cluster was rated as a national-level characteristic industrial cluster for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the brand influence of characteristic agriculture continued to expand.
To strive to win the battle of investment promotion in 2026, Chengmai has a clear implementation path: building a full life cycle element guarantee system for the industry, promoting investment promotion by all staff and full coverage, and "respecting entrepreneurs, approaching entrepreneurs, and serving entrepreneurs." In the first 100 days of the official independent customs operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), 37 key investment projects have been implemented in the county, with a total contract amount of 12.8 billion yuan, of which projects in the fields of digital economy, deep-sea oil service, and cross-border e-commerce account for more than 70%.
Driving the "Development Engine"
Hainan Old Town Hi-Tech Zone (海南老城科技新城) Embarks on a "Second Venture"
Hainan Old Town Hi-Tech Zone (海南老城科技新城) is the main battlefield and engine for the high-quality development of Chengmai's county economy. At the end of 2024, the Chengmai County Old Town Hi-Tech Zone Administration was officially established, and 2025 is the year when the park starts its "second venture."
Accelerating the construction of the "1+N+X" industrial policy framework system, that is, taking one opinion on the high-quality development of the park as the lead, N special industrial guidance policies and measures as support, and X scenario application policy tools as supplements, 16 special policies have been intensively introduced and implemented, turning the planning and design from "paper" to "ground" - in 2025, the revenue of the "Three Parks and One Base" (三园一基地) (Hainan Resort Software Community (海南生态软件园), Zhejiang-Hainan Cooperation Industrial Park (浙琼合作产业园), Jinma Modern Logistics Park (金马现代物流园), and Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Service Base) of Hainan Old Town Hi-Tech Zone (海南老城科技新城) reached 239.3 billion yuan, an increase of 3% year-on-year. In 2026, according to the deployment of the Chengmai County (澄迈县) Party Committee and County Government, the park will accelerate the synchronous upgrading of industries and supporting facilities; at the same time, with the goal of "becoming a digital hub for Chinese enterprises to go global," it will strive to create an irreplaceable and vibrant "new industrial ecology" to promote the park to go better and deeper on the five overseas scenario tracks of games, cross-border e-commerce, advanced manufacturing, new energy vehicles, and digital culture.
Currently, the park is stepping up the promotion of the upgraded version of the "second venture." In the first quarter, Hainan Resort Software Community (海南生态软件园) added 112 new resident enterprises, and the revenue of the digital economy core industry increased by 24.7% year-on-year, and is expected to exceed 130 billion yuan for the whole year; Zhejiang-Hainan Cooperation Industrial Park (浙琼合作产业园) has more than 730 resident enterprises, and 17 new projects have been signed, including 8 land acquisition projects and 9 factory rental projects. At present, there are also 22 planned land acquisition projects that are steadily advancing, and the park is expected to exceed 10 billion yuan in annual revenue.
Addressing "People's Livelihood Shortcomings"
Rural Industrial Revitalization and Urban Renewal Exert Efforts in Both Directions
Addressing "people's livelihood shortcomings" to enable the people to live a good life. In the "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战), Chengmai regards rural industrial revitalization and urban renewal as two important "people's livelihood projects."
Grasping the "leader" and strongly promoting industrial revitalization. Based on regional resource endowments and industrial foundations, breaking through difficulties, acting pragmatically, Chengmai delivered a bright report card for rural industrial development in 2025: the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery in the county reached 21.325 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8% year-on-year; the per capita disposable income of rural permanent residents was 24,760 yuan, an increase of 5.6% year-on-year; the annual income of all administrative village collective economies in the county exceeded 100,000 yuan, of which the proportion of administrative villages with an annual income of more than 500,000 yuan exceeded 60%, and the proportion of wealthy villages with more than 1 million yuan exceeded 30%.
In 2026, Chengmai will focus on the main direction and continue to tackle rural industrial revitalization: in the first quarter, the online sales of "6+2" brand agricultural products such as Fortune Orange and Qiaotou Sweet Potato exceeded 230 million yuan, an increase of 38% year-on-year; the 80,000-mu under-forest economy industrial belt has absorbed more than 3,200 farmers to participate, and it is estimated that it can drive the collective income of villages to increase by more than 20 million yuan throughout the year.
Urban renewal is not only the transformation of physical space, but also a comprehensive upgrade of urban functions, economic vitality, cultural heritage, and people's livelihood and well-being. To promote urban renewal, anchoring the overall goal of "quality Chengmai," focusing on the dual-city drive and systematic reconstruction of Jinjiang Town (金江镇) and Old Town (老城), Chengmai is making every effort to promote the leapfrog improvement of urban appearance and functional quality. According to the special plan for urban renewal, in the 10 years from this year, Chengmai will explore new paths and provide new samples for Hainan to carry out county urban renewal.
On March 22, the Chengmai County (澄迈县) Urban Renewal Conference was held, marking the official and comprehensive launch of Chengmai's urban renewal work.
Forging a "Pragmatic Team"
Ensuring the Quality of Development by Improving Work Style and Ability
The last item of Chengmai's "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战) directly points to the construction of the cadre team: promoting the improvement of cadres' work style and ability through the "taking the lead" (揭榜挂帅) mechanism, establishing the orientation of starting a business, and giving cadres who can do things, know how to do things, and get things done a stage and a role to play.
Chengmai's "taking the lead" (揭榜挂帅) mechanism has a clear logic for selecting and employing people: "knowing people through things and selecting people based on things." All key tasks are announced, and those who are capable take the lead. The effectiveness of tackling key tasks is directly linked to the assessment, promotion, and use of cadres. The first batch of "taking the lead" (揭榜挂帅) lists released in 2026 covers 115 key and difficult tasks, including investment promotion, project implementation, and resolution of accumulated cases, clarifying the "target value, timetable, roadmap, and responsible person," so that "taking things as the traction" becomes the fundamental way to train cadres and establish a clear orientation for employing people. In order to enable cadres to dare to do things and be able to do things, Chengmai has established a "fault tolerance and correction" mechanism to truly take responsibility for those who take responsibility and be responsible for those who are responsible; at the same time, it has also implemented a "cadre capacity improvement plan." In 2025, it organized 20 special training courses on investment promotion, industrial development, and business environment throughout the year, and selected 109 outstanding cadres to work in developed areas to temper and grow in the front line of projects and the front line of comprehensive rural revitalization.
Within one month after the 2026 three-level cadre conference and the mobilization meeting for the "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战), Chengmai's 10 investment promotion teams have rushed to all parts of the country to carry out investment promotion, all 12 key projects in Hainan Old Town Hi-Tech Zone (海南老城科技新城) have resumed work, the rural revitalization work team has entered villages and households to investigate industrial needs, and the public opinion solicitation work for urban renewal projects has been completed by 80%.
Seizing the historical opportunity of the independent customs operation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港), holding the battle map of the "Five Major Battles" (五大攻坚战), Chengmai, an ancient county with a thousand-year history, is striving to run on the track of high-quality development with the attitude of "**全力拼经济 实干闯未来**" (quán lì pīn jīng jì, shí gàn chuǎng wèi lái - "Go all out to boost the economy and create the future with practical work," a slogan emphasizing dedication and hard work to achieve economic progress), making new and greater contributions to the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (海南自贸港).
Data source: Publicity Department of the CPC Chengmai County Committee (中共澄迈县委宣传部)
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Yongzhou (永州), a city I once knew very little about. The textbook phrase "Yongzhou's wilderness produces strange snakes," plus a colleague from Yongzhou (永州), was all I knew about Yongzhou (永州).
But what truly sparked my curiosity about this city was a ride-hailing driver.
One evening in the first month of the lunar year, I called a ride-hailing car, and the driver's surname was Rong. After verifying the last digits of my phone number, Master Rong (荣师傅) drove in silence, his eyes looking ahead with a slightly lonely expression.
I didn't like the quiet, so I started a conversation.
"Are you from Sichuan?"
"From Hunan."
"Did you go back to your hometown for the New Year?"
"My parents are gone, so there's no point in going back."
His light words felt like a heavy wall pressing against my heart.
Perhaps wanting to break the somewhat heavy atmosphere, or perhaps noticing the accordion beside me, Master Rong (荣师傅) suddenly took the initiative to speak after a moment of silence:
"Do you do live streaming?"
"If you do live streaming, you must go to our Yongzhou (永州)."
"Going to Yongzhou (永州) will definitely make you famous."
"All the internet celebrities and big shots are in Yongzhou (永州) now."
A series of words aroused my curiosity: "Why?"
Master Rong (荣师傅) changed his previous calmness, straightened his body, and no longer slumped in the seat. The seriousness that had been on his face disappeared suddenly. His voice began to rise, so loud that it sounded like he was about to argue, full of energy. I pretended to adjust my posture, avoiding the edge of his "loudspeaker."
"Do you know? Our Yongzhou (永州) team won the 'Xiang Super' (湘超) championship." The pride in Master Rong's (荣师傅) voice fell like raindrops.
His accent became thicker, making me feel even closer. I am from Jiangxi. The historical "Jiangxi fills Huguang" (江西填湖广) gives us a natural sense of closeness. Master Rong (荣师傅) and I are essentially "old cousins." So, our conversation became lively.
I am naturally happy to talk about sports, especially with people outside the professional circle. A little smugness quietly grew in my heart. Master Rong (荣师傅) didn't know that in my handbag was a document on building a strong sports province that I had received that afternoon.
I still remember in 2014, the "Opinions of the State Council on Accelerating the Development of the Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption" was issued. At that time, I had just become the director of the grassroots sports committee, and I was thinking about how to build a strong sports district even in my dreams. Although several events were launched one after another, and they gained some popularity, they were never on the same level as "Su Super" (苏超) and "Xiang Super" (湘超), and they lacked the overflowing pride and burning hometown feelings of Master Rong (荣师傅).
Yongzhou (永州) team's victory can be described as unexpected. At the beginning of the team's formation, there were not many talented people to choose from, and at the beginning of the competition, there were not many spectators. However, this team, pieced together by high school students, college students, teachers, and train drivers, relied on a spirit of 光脚不怕穿鞋 (guāng jiǎo bù pà chuān xié - "bare feet not afraid of shoes," those who have nothing to lose are fearless) to fight harder and harder, becoming stronger when facing stronger opponents, and stumbling out a bloody path. When they defeated strong teams such as Loudi (娄底), Changsha (长沙), and Changde (常德) one by one, the entire city of Yongzhou (永州) was boiling. The enthusiasm of the fans to watch the games was high, and they even came up with tricks such as "tree-hanging tickets" (树上挂票), climbing trees around the stadium to watch the games.
"Do you know? There was a 70-year-old woman who also wanted to explore the magic of Yongzhou (永州). She gets carsick, so she had her son drive her in a tricycle for four days..." I guess Master Rong (荣师傅) has told this story countless times.
"This Spring Festival, Yongzhou (永州) had many Jiangsu (江苏) visitors, and the local people spontaneously went to the highway entrance to welcome them, taking them to their homes and providing free food and lodging..." The word "welcome" in his mouth carried a bit of pride.
"Do you know why this is happening?"
"When we first participated in the competition, we had nothing, not even a decent stadium. If it weren't for this victory, we wouldn't have ushered in today's 'huge wealth' (泼天富贵), and if we don't seize it quickly, we really won't have another chance."
During the Spring Festival holiday, more than 5 million tourists and 5 billion yuan in tourism consumption... One solid number after another popped out of Master Rong's (荣师傅) mouth as if counting family treasures. Finally, he said with lingering interest, summarizing with emotion: "It's good to develop the hometown well, so you don't have to leave your home and country, for our next generation and the next generation."
I'm home. When I got out of the car, I smiled at Master Rong (荣师傅), picked up my accordion, carried my handbag, and my steps were much lighter than when I got in the car. The conversation along the way was like a warm breeze blowing away the depression in the night, and it also made me suddenly understand that what truly lights up a city is not only the glamorous names and dazzling achievements, but also the most burning and stubborn love for the homeland in the bones of ordinary people.
If I have the chance, I would like to visit Yongzhou (永州).
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Writing articles sometimes inevitably involves quoting classics. Ordinary people always bring out great figures and major events to demonstrate the persuasiveness of their articles, but because they have not read widely or deeply enough, they often cannot integrate these elements seamlessly, disrupting the flow of the article. Those skilled in writing, however, use allusions freely, making the reading experience comfortable and natural.
For example, the historian Chen Yinque (陈寅恪)'s "Scenery at Nanhu" (南湖即景), written in Mengzi (蒙自), Yunnan (云南) in June 1938, states: "The scenery surprisingly resembles the old capital, lotus flowers and the lake recall peace. Reflections by the bridge still flicker, songs and music outside the building mix with drunken stupor. Crossing south should naturally bring thoughts of the past, returning north is feared to await the next life. The Yellow River is hard to dam even with all the gold, dusk falls with countless miles left in the human world." Attentive readers will notice that this poem uses many and dense allusions, but not to the point of being obscure. Readers with some knowledge of history can roughly guess the author's intention. Taking the last line as an example, "dusk falls with countless miles left in the human world" uses the phrase from Yu Xin (庾信), a writer of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period: "The sun sets far away, what era is this in the human world?"
The poem's ability to present such a style is due to Chen Yinque's profound classical skills. Emotions and perceptions are presented through speaking of ancient events while alluding to current affairs. This kind of "hidden" skill is to write about people and events that are deeply ingrained in one's mind in a veiled manner, with classical and contemporary matters advancing along with emotions.
Another kind of "hidden" skill is not about technically arranging classical and contemporary matters in poetry, but rather the author, out of various considerations, does not explicitly state or directly say.
The historian Gu Jiegang (顾颉刚) did not often write poetry, but he wrote several poems in his diary in 1927. His poems do not have the high knowledge density of Chen Yinque's, but rather have the delicate style of lyric poetry, being fresh and lovely. For example, this poem "Untitled" (无题): "In the past, the springs and rocks were good for lingering, wrapped in bedding and carrying food, the nature was inexhaustible. Today, sitting by the water in the West Garden, how can there be no joy with the lake and mountains filling the eyes?" It seems to be recounting an unforgettable travel experience with friends. Not often writing poetry but suddenly having poetic inspiration is somewhat puzzling. This mystery was only revealed when I carefully read Gu Jiegang's letters to his wife, Yin Lü'an (殷履安). In May 1924, Gu Jiegang wrote a long letter to Yin Lü'an, in which he described his experience of traveling with companions and students to the suburbs of Beijing (北京): "We decided to stay in Nankou (南口), and time was leisurely. So we went into the mountains and sat by the flowing spring. Ji Xi (缉熙) took many photos for us. I love the springs and rocks the most, walking around as I pleased, sitting or lying down wherever I saw a lovely place. The spring flowed through uneven places, and the gurgling sound never stopped, as if washing away all the dirt from my internal organs." Comparing the two, it becomes clear where the "springs and rocks" in Gu Jiegang's poem came from.
This kind of "hidden" skill does not require readers to decipher the allusions in the poem, but requires a thorough understanding of the people and events surrounding the author to understand it. Chen Yinque and Gu Jiegang have very different writing styles, but both treat poetry as an extension of their spiritual threads.
There is also a kind of "hidden" skill, which is that the author wants to consciously present a certain artistic effect. Wang Zengqi (汪曾祺)'s "Cui Zi" (翠子) is a typical example. The story of this novel is very simple: "My" mother passed away, and my father was busy with work, so he found a 19-year-old girl, Cui Zi (翠子), to take care of "me." "I" had a good impression of Cui Zi, so I begged my father to keep Cui Zi, but my father said that Cui Zi was going to marry a lame man. "I" was very unhappy to hear this, and my father said that he could not interfere in this matter. Wang Zengqi did not explicitly state the final direction of the story. The last sentence of the novel is, "Cui Zi stood by my bed, her eyes red." Readers who see such an ending think that my father did not have a good impression of Cui Zi, but that is not the case. Wang Zengqi cleverly wrote such a sentence, which we generally lightly let go. One night, my father came home late, and Cui Zi carried a storm lantern through the dark aisle to open the door for my father. When she came back, "watching the candlelight getting closer step by step, it was my father carrying it. Cui Zi quietly followed behind." Logically speaking, Cui Zi should be in front and my father should be behind, which shows that my father and Cui Zi have mutual affection, which forms a contrast with the later "cannot interfere," perhaps my father has unavoidable difficulties. This is Wang Zengqi's work at the age of 20. Wang Zengqi wants to convey a sadness that good things in the world are not lasting.
Writing lightly and reservedly in key places, this kind of writing is very moving if you understand it. The "hidden" skill here is to hide the mechanism, which tests the reader's careful reading skills.
Using allusions without leaving a trace, expressing emotions without explicitly stating them, and intentionally written sentences are all reflections of the writer's "hidden" skills, and are the writer's mental creation. Since it is a mental creation, how can it be easily shown to others? Chen Zuoming (陈祚明) of the Qing Dynasty said in "Selected Ancient Poems of Caishutang" (采菽堂古诗选) that "expressing emotions should not be exhausted, if exhausted, thoughts will not be long." My understanding of "exhausted" is a feeling of being able to see everything at a glance. Writing articles in this way loses the aftertaste and lingering charm. Whether it is poetry or novels, I think you should always hide some of your thoughts. Rather than shouting and venting everything, it is better to write skillfully and lightly, revealing only a corner, and not letting people understand it all at once.
For writers, writing implicitly is a reflection of writing standards. Writing is an intellectual contest. Liu Xie (刘勰) said, "Those who compose texts are moved by emotions and express words, and those who read texts enter into emotions by reading the texts, tracing the source along the waves, even if it is hidden, it will be revealed." Writers are driven by emotions to express words, but excellent authors often hide their thoughts. Careless readers read through quickly without any impression. The so-called "tracing the source along the waves, even if it is hidden, it will be revealed" can only be done by careful readers. From this perspective, whether readers can identify the author's "hidden" skills also depends on their own skills.
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I often fantasize about living leisurely in many cities, such as listening to Pingtan in Suzhou (苏州) in the afternoon, drinking yellow wine in Shaoxing (绍兴) on rainy days, or riding horses in the summer pastures of Altay (阿勒泰). But when that day finally came, what awaited me was Shenzhen (深圳), which had nothing to do with "leisure."
My wife had to go to Hong Kong (香港) for further studies, so we had to move from Hangzhou (杭州) to Shenzhen (深圳). I was somewhat reluctant. Hangzhou (杭州) is so wonderful, with flowers in spring and the moon in autumn, but Shenzhen (深圳) always has a busy appearance, seemingly too busy to stop.
Thus, we bid farewell to Jiangnan (江南), loaded with a car full of books and toys, and headed south all the way, finally entering Shenzhen (深圳) along the eastern shore of the Lingdingyang (伶仃洋). This bay, where Wen Tianxiang (文天祥) left his death poem more than 700 years ago, has now become one of the most technologically advanced places in China. Our car, like a brave beetle, plunged into the towering buildings, driving from Nanshan (南山) to Luohu (罗湖).
During the day, my wife goes to school, and I stay at home to take care of the child. Luohu (罗湖) is close to Hong Kong (香港) and was developed earlier, like a replica of Mong Kok (旺角), with a high population density, and even opening an umbrella on the sidewalk is not easy. The child was directly squeezed to tears, clamoring to go to West Lake (西湖). When the old lady next door saw this, she told me to take the child to the park, "Look carefully, there are quite a few." At first, I didn't pay attention. Where are the parks? One time I really opened the map to search, but found the icons dotted like sesame seeds embedded in the streets.
So, I pushed the child with one hand and held the navigation with the other to find the park, and came to a place under an overpass. In the square corner, there were some fitness equipment, swings, seesaws, and a plastic runway, and there were also direct drinking water and graffiti in the corner. It was exquisite, but if you insist on calling it a park, it always felt wrong.
The child didn't mind and started playing directly. I sat on a bench beside me, reminiscing about the reed catkins of Taoranting (陶然亭) in Beijing (北京), the waterside pavilions of Suzhou (苏州) gardens, the cormorants of Hangzhou (杭州) wetlands, and the sunset on the Yellow River (黄河) beach in Lanzhou (兰州)... I always thought that this is what a park should look like, with historical dust, or a vast view, or pavilions and moonlight. Now, being in this "enclave" under the bridge, with the roaring of wheels around me, I only feel dazed.
In order to give the child something new, I took her to find new "parks" every few days, in street corners, vegetable markets, subway entrances... They are freely scattered, unconventional, like the "hidden compartments" of this city hidden under the busy appearance. These parks are "scattered" and "small" at first glance, and feel perfunctory and make-do, but a closer look reveals that they are better in "nearness" and "openness." Every chair may have been sat on by a deliveryman, illustrator, skateboard teenager, vegetable market vendor, or online car-hailing driver, who take a casual break. These small parks do not ask them where they come from, nor where they are going, just like this immigrant city's tolerance and acceptance of every adventurer.
There is also a group of people who are very eye-catching - office building staff. When it comes to meal time, they come over in twos and threes, talking about "financing," "valuation," "algorithms," "cash flow"... These topics may be brought to a street fast food restaurant, or may stop at a stone table, and finally end in an unexpected remote meeting.
There is also a group of people who come and go alone - setting up a live broadcast stand, putting a laptop, and laying a yoga mat, and the day begins. They do live broadcasts, hold selection meetings, or do yoga handstands from time to time, looking both busy and idle.
Many people will take a second look when they meet me, probably feeling strange. Whenever I carry a mommy bag, carry a cartoon kettle, and squat on the ground with my daughter to dig sand, I am greeted with attention, as if grabbing my ears and asking: "This person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is not working?"
Some people are "busy being idle," and some people are "busy being busy." In Shenzhen (深圳), the first generation of "pioneering cattle" has reached retirement age, and these silver-haired people have time to update the larger Shenzhen Bay Park (深圳湾公园), Talent Park (人才公园), or Qianhai Stone Park (前海石公园). They learn photography, learn retouching, and learn AI, treating "leisure" as a serious business to be "busy" with. Perhaps, only when a person truly knows how to relax can he truly regard his hometown as his own.
I don't miss West Lake (西湖) so much anymore. A year later, the child went to kindergarten, and I continued to write books and give lectures, and life became busy again. On many nights when I wanted to relax but couldn't, I would think of those street corner parks. How wonderful it would be to find a long chair, bask in the sun and take a nap!
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Suddenly, it bloomed.
Apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, wild roses, dandelions...
Silk-like petals
Fragrant spring
So gentle
Scattered by a gust of wind
Apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, wild roses, dandelions...
Butterflies counting the falling petals
Like flipping through a few pages of stationery
So gentle
Shhh, don't call their names
Once called, they bloom and fall in response
As if a faint joy
Or a faint melancholy
Opening and closing blooms
So gentle
By: 徐春芳
Cherry blossoms fall.
Sunlight falls.
Laughter falls.
In the spring,
people live as light,
shining brightly.
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The Qingming rain, like a row of fine embroidery needles, magically embroiders an endless green carpet.
On the green carpet, the willow shoots and grass tips are covered with a thin, white frost, their entire bodies overflowing with emerald green, and the tiny yellow flowers are like stars fallen into the grass.
I remember when I was a child, my friends and I cheered and jumped, carrying bamboo baskets and running across the fields, searching everywhere for the willow shoots hiding in the deep grass. Whenever we saw their curled bodies, it was like discovering a new continent, and we would exclaim with surprise, "This one is really big!" So, we would squat down, carefully reach out our hands, and then with a crisp "snap," a fresh, tender sprout would lie in the bamboo basket. That unique fragrance, mixed with rainwater and soil, instantly spread in the air, drifting far, far away...
My wife and I both like to eat willow shoot cakes. After picking the willow shoots and bringing them home, we would select and wash them clean, and then chop them with a knife. In the blink of an eye, a full bamboo basket of willow shoots would be chopped into soft, green mud. Then, we would add a small amount of water and pure white glutinous rice flour. My wife is skillful and clever, kneading that snow-like white and emerald-like green into jade, and finally gently pressing them with her palm, turning them into small jade plates.
A circle of rapeseed oil is poured into the red-hot iron wok, and the wok "sizzles." My wife carefully puts the green cakes into the oil, and the oil flowers jump happily in the wok. The fire in the stove is burning brightly, and the flames stick out their red tongues, constantly licking the bottom of the pot. When we smell the burnt aroma, and the green cakes are inlaid with a layer of gold, we flip them over to fry the other side. For a time, the sweet fragrance of glutinous rice, the fresh fragrance of grass and trees, mixed with cooking smoke, float through the window lattices, through the courtyard, and ripple in the sky above the village. The village is immersed in fragrance.
Willow shoot cakes are not only a delicacy, but also a popular item for social interaction. As soon as the green cakes are out of the pot, my mother fills a large bowl and asks me to send them to the neighbors on the left and right. In return, the neighbors will also return the favor when they are frying cakes. That is the most lively moment in the village, and the fragrance often collides fully on the bluestone slab road in the alley. There were once two families in the village who had an unpleasant dispute over the boundary of their homesteads. During the Qingming Festival, one family carried a plate of golden willow shoot cakes to the other's door. The other family was stunned at first, then smiled, and returned the favor with a bowl of their own pickled distiller's grains fish. From then on, the two families were as good as before.
After my family moved to the county town, during the Qingming Festival, my wife wanted to eat willow shoot cakes, so she used a meat grinder to crush the willow shoots and an electric frying pan to fry them until they were golden brown on both sides. There was no smoke in the kitchen, and no smell of grass and trees. The fried cakes looked as beautiful as if they had been made with a mold. I took a bite, and my brow immediately furrowed. The taste was not as good as before. Thinking about it carefully, it may be because it lacked the unique smoky flavor of firewood.
In disappointment, my cousin asked someone to send a bag of willow shoot cakes from the countryside. The mouth of the bag was tightly tied, but the fragrance of grass and trees still came out. I grabbed one and stuffed it into my mouth, and suddenly my mouth was full of fragrance, and the breath I exhaled carried the fragrance of my hometown. I asked my cousin why it was so fragrant, and she said on the phone, "I kept watch over the earthen stove and burned a pile of firewood." Listening to the familiar local accent, I seemed to see my cousin busy in front of and behind the stove.
The neighbor downstairs is an old lady. When my wife handed her the plate of green cakes that were still slightly warm, her eyes were full of surprise. She put her nose close to smell them and exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "This is the taste of my childhood." The next day, the old lady gave me a bottle of green plum wine that she had brewed herself. The exchange of gifts made this residential building exude the warmth of the village in my youth.
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My 84-year-old uncle called, saying that the "Han River Memory Art Museum" he had been preparing for years would soon open, inviting me to come back and see it. This is the first art space born in the mountains of "Qingshan" in Hubei Yunyang (湖北郧阳) (now Yunyang District, Shiyan City (十堰市郧阳区)), our common birthplace, and it was built at his own expense by a rural photographer, which is truly amazing.
My uncle said that in the past five or six years, he has been doing his best to complete a work—building a new two-story building on his own homestead by the Han River (汉江). There, he will sort out and collect more than 20 cameras and more than 100 pieces of photographic equipment that he has used for more than half a century, two 100-meter-long photographic scrolls on the theme of the Han River, and two or three hundred pieces of liquor, strange stones, and farming cultural life utensils...
In my childhood memories, my uncle carried a camera everywhere to take pictures every day. My real understanding of him actually came from occasional phone calls in the past two years.
In the mid-1970s, my uncle, who was a truck driver in the county transportation team, delivered goods to Beijing (北京). After arriving in Beijing (北京), he suddenly decided to fulfill a wish that had been buried for more than ten years for himself, who had just passed his thirties—spending nearly two months' salary to buy a Shanghai Hongmei brand folding camera. This young man, obsessed with photography, embarked on a road of using images to preserve the memory of the Han River (汉江).
In the mid-1990s, the Yunyang Han River Highway Bridge (郧阳汉江公路大桥), then the largest cable-stayed bridge in Asia, was erected on the Han River (汉江). In order to photograph the Han River (汉江), my uncle did everything he could to finally find an excellent shooting spot on the bridge, staying there for a whole day, just to wait for the best light at sunrise and sunset.
In 2019, my 77-year-old uncle came to this bridge again to photograph the Han River (汉江). In the same place, he waited all day and finally captured the sun and the moon in the sky above the Han River (汉江) in the same frame. That was such an exciting moment. The extraordinary beauty shocked the photography world, and this work won a national award, making the people of his hometown by the Han River (汉江) proud.
My uncle, this self-taught grassroots photographer, spent more than 20 years photographing the villages and streams of his hometown, and then began to plan to photograph more than 50 cities and counties along the Han River (汉江) in Hubei (湖北), Shaanxi (陕西), and other places. Who knew that before he could set off, he accidentally fell into the river, broke his leg, and was diagnosed with lung cancer. Fortunately, not only did his leg recover, but it was also discovered that the lung cancer was a misdiagnosis. This accident made him realize: how happy it is to be able to do something you like while you are alive! On the third day after being discharged from the hospital, he bought his first imported brand camera with "big money" while leaning on crutches. He didn't have enough money, so he persuaded the boss to give him a 5,000 yuan credit, which he paid off after half a year.
My uncle started from Ningqiang (宁强), Shaanxi (陕西), the source of the Han River (汉江), passed through Hanzhong (汉中) and Ankang (安康), and went down the river back to Shiyan (十堰), Hubei (湖北), followed by Xiangyang (襄阳), Jingmen (荆门), Tianmen (天门), Xiaogan (孝感), and other places, and finally arrived in Wuhan (武汉), the entrance where the Han River (汉江) flows into the Yangtze River (长江). It took 3 years to travel the entire 1,577 kilometers of the Han River (汉江), leaving behind an unprecedentedly complete and beautiful memory of the Han River (汉江)—"A Thousand Miles of Han River (汉江) Map."
As a photographer born in the core water source area of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project, I naturally could not stand by in the face of this major historical event. In 2013, my uncle started from Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) and came to Taocha (陶岔), Xichuan County (淅川县), Henan Province (河南省), the head of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project, passing through Nanyang (南阳), Pingdingshan (平顶山), Xuchang (许昌), Zhengzhou (郑州), Jiaozuo (焦作), Xinxiang (新乡), Hebi (鹤壁), Anyang (安阳), and all the way to Handan (邯郸), Xingtai (邢台), Shijiazhuang (石家庄), Baoding (保定) in Hebei (河北) and the outer ring river of Tianjin (天津), and then arrived at Tuanjie Lake (团城湖) and Miyun Reservoir (密云水库) in Beijing (北京). In those six months, he spent 50,000 to 60,000 yuan at his own expense, traversing five provinces and cities: Hubei (湖北), Henan (河南), Hebei (河北), Tianjin (天津), and Beijing (北京), trekking 1,432 kilometers one way, completing another shooting feat in his life.
In Tianjin Ancient Culture Street (天津古文化街), he specially went to the famous Clay Figure Zhang (泥人张) store to carve a seal "A Ten-Thousand-Mile Journey Northward of the Great River (大江北去万里行)". More than 10 years later, my uncle used this as the name, selected 500 photos, and constructed a 150-meter-long photographic scroll of the South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route Project, leaving a wonderful stroke in the history of Han River (汉江) photography.
My uncle doesn't drink alcohol, but he has a hobby. No matter where he goes to shoot, he collects one or two bottles of the most representative local wine, and then finds a good-looking stone by the river to take back to his hometown. The upcoming art museum houses more than 200 bottles of various special wines and more than 100 strange stones, recording the more than 100 counties and cities he has traveled through in his life. He said that each wine is the essence of heaven and earth brewed from Han River (汉江) water mixed with grains, and it is the taste of the Han River (汉江) that can be stored and passed down for a long time; those stones are even more creatures that are as old as the Han River (汉江), standing in the long wind of history and turning into silent messengers of the Han River (汉江).
My uncle, in his twilight years, is still leaving as many life memories as possible for the Han River (汉江) in his hometown, leaving more tangible thoughts for future generations in the changing years. The Han River (汉江) may have remembered his name: Luo Xizhou (罗喜周).
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