Summary: A recent directive emphasizes strengthening the party's leadership and ideological guidance over "new employment groups" (新就业群体) – workers in emerging sectors like internet platforms – to ensure their loyalty and contribution to China's socialist modernization. The document outlines goals to improve labor protections, living conditions, and social integration for these workers by 2027, including expanding party organization coverage and regulating internet platform algorithms. It calls for upholding the rights of these workers and addressing their concerns. The directive aims to consolidate the party's support among these groups and to promote their participation in social governance. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of building a modern industrial system as the top strategic task in the "15th Five-Year Plan," focusing on strengthening the real economy through technological innovation, industrial upgrading, and regional specialization. Xi Jinping has stressed the need to prioritize the real economy and self-reliance. China aims to achieve breakthroughs in core technologies like integrated circuits and advanced materials to enhance supply chain resilience. The article highlights examples of advancements in areas such as new energy vehicles, AI chips, and quantum computing, but does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Guangxi is focusing on developing its advantageous industries, such as aerospace, aluminum, and automotive manufacturing, by leveraging its unique geographical location and resource endowments. The "Guangxi-made" satellite "New Journey 01" has been successfully launched for space breeding and biomedical research, with intended sales of satellite and data services to ASEAN countries exceeding 100 million yuan. Guangxi is promoting industrial transformation and technological innovation, exemplified by the green transformation of its non-ferrous metal industry and the development of intelligent manufacturing in the automotive sector. The region also emphasizes collaboration with the Greater Bay Area and ASEAN countries to foster cross-border industrial ecosystems and promote the digital transformation of its real economy. According to Guangxi Party Secretary Chen Gang, these efforts align with Xi Jinping's directives to strengthen the real economy.
Summary: The National Sports General Administration (NSGA) is focused on improving youth health by promoting physical activity and preventing injuries. The NSGA and the Ministry of Education have issued directives mandating at least two hours of daily exercise for students and are exploring ways to optimize sports resources. The NSGA has launched initiatives like "Run, Youth!" to encourage participation and released scientific fitness guidelines, including advice on workout structure and duration. Looking ahead, the NSGA plans to implement a three-year action plan to further enhance fitness awareness, skills, and habits among youth, aiming to increase the proportion of physically active youth aged 7-18 by one percentage point by 2028. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The fourth China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation Fair opened in Hefei on April 26th, showcasing recent Chinese technological innovations across multiple fields. The fair, themed "Technology Takes the Lead, Innovation Wins the Future," will last three days and features an exhibition area of approximately 21,000 square meters. One exhibit demonstrated a rehabilitation system controlled by a non-invasive brain-computer interface. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the text.
Summary: In the first quarter of 2024, China's electricity market trading volume reached 1.84 trillion kWh, a 25.6% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration. Provincial transactions saw a larger increase than interprovincial ones. Mid- to long-term trades dominated, while spot market and green electricity transactions also contributed. China is actively promoting a unified national electricity market, balancing security, green transition, and price stability. Market-based transactions are projected to account for two-thirds of total electricity consumption by 2025.
Summary: This article covers several topics, including a discussion on improving global governance of Artificial Intelligence. Another section focuses on China's role as an innovation engine in the global automotive market. Finally, the article highlights policy measures aimed at addressing financing difficulties in the agricultural sector.
Summary: In the first quarter of the "15th Five-Year Plan," China's economy saw a strong start, with exports of lithium batteries and wind turbine generator sets and parts increasing by 50.4% and 45.2% respectively. Guangdong Longma Casting Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of large castings mainly for offshore wind power equipment, reported a steady export trend, with a recent shipment of hubs and bases to Europe. The company benefits from a complete industrial ecosystem in Yangjiang, which includes major wind turbine manufacturers like Mingyang Smart Energy, which recently fulfilled an order of 5 wind turbines for a project in Vietnam. Chinese manufacturers are projected to lead the global wind turbine market share by 2025, driven by supply chain efficiencies. Local authorities aim to further support international market expansion, targeting over 1 billion yuan in green energy equipment imports and exports for the year.
Summary: Chinese wind turbine and component exports increased by 45.2% in the first quarter of the year, with Chinese manufacturers maintaining global market leadership. Chinese firms are transitioning from exporting components to complete wind turbine systems, and from product sales to comprehensive service and ecosystem provision, including technology licensing and long-term maintenance. This shift involves supply chain collaboration and adaptation to local policies and cultures. Policy support focusing on financing, compliance training, and export credit insurance is needed to facilitate this transition.
Summary: Zheda Qizhen Future City Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., a drone technology company, received support from the "Future Star Chen Technology Innovation Community" platform in Hangzhou's Yuhang District. The platform provided services ranging from policy application assistance and financial service connections to securing a free testing site. This support helped Zheda Qizhen Technology achieve "National High-tech Enterprise" status and secure a contract with Tongjian Lake Park for park inspection services. Hangzhou is focused on building advanced producer services and is using policy tools to promote technological innovation.
Summary: This article emphasizes the crucial role of producer services in China's modern industrial system, highlighting their shift from traditional support to enabling services that optimize production, organization, and business models. The author advocates for government-supported platforms that connect enterprises with service providers, policy resources, finance, and talent to improve efficiency and reduce costs, especially for SMEs. Such platforms are viewed as key infrastructure for fostering a modern industrial ecosystem, facilitating resource flow, enterprise transformation, and industrial synergy. Developing these platforms will bolster supply chains and utilize intelligence to support modernization and provide lasting momentum for high-quality development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The city of Bayannur in Inner Mongolia is promoting water conservation in the Hetao Irrigation Area through a "one shovel" model, which involves unified water management, distribution, and irrigation practices. This model aims to reduce water waste by controlling irrigation depth and time, addressing previous issues of over-irrigation and water loss. Implementation of the "one shovel" model has already reduced agricultural water consumption during the spring irrigation season. The city is also utilizing digital technology and promoting drip irrigation to further enhance water efficiency and crop yields. They aim to reduce the amount of water used in spring irrigation to 1.4 billion cubic meters by 2026.
Summary: According to a report from the Xiong'an Customs, Xiong'an New Area's total foreign trade import and export value in the first quarter reached 20.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17.6 times. Xiong'an Customs is focusing on serving the relocation of non-capital functions from Beijing, building a distinctive port function system in Xiong'an, and promoting the upgrading of characteristic industries. They are optimizing customs clearance processes with Beijing Daxing International Airport Customs to create a convenient customs clearance system between Beijing and Xiong'an. They are also supporting the export of Hebei goods, including biodegradable plastics and high-end packaging products, to countries including ASEAN members, Germany, and France.
Summary: Guangxi province is focusing on developing its unique industrial strengths, such as aerospace, aluminum, and new energy vehicles, by leveraging its geographical advantages and resources. The province is promoting technological innovation, green transformation, and collaboration with both domestic regions like the Greater Bay Area and ASEAN countries. Guangxi aims to build a modern industrial system by focusing on advanced manufacturing and digital economy to bolster its economic growth. The province has established the China-ASEAN AI Application Cooperation Center to promote digital economic ties. According to Guangxi Party Secretary Chen Gang, these efforts align with Xi Jinping's directives to strengthen the real economy and develop new productive forces based on local conditions.
Summary: A delegation of over 160 political leaders, scholars, and business representatives from over 40 countries attended the "Story of the Chinese Communist Party" conference in Shenzhen, Guangdong, focusing on Xi Jinping Thought and the development of the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Participants praised the GBA's innovation, green technology, and coordinated regional development, seeing it as a model for other nations. Several delegates expressed interest in deepening cooperation with China in areas like technology, sustainable development, and trade, viewing China's development and opening-up as opportunities for their own countries. Attendees highlighted China's long-term planning and policy implementation as key drivers of economic progress. The event also underscored the role of the GBA as a platform for international collaboration, including initiatives like the Maldives International Business Center in Guangzhou.
Summary: According to the article, China's system ensures the continuous advancement and implementation of long-term strategies, exemplified by the poverty alleviation campaign and subsequent rural revitalization strategy. It highlights the ability to concentrate resources for national goals, emphasizing continuous reform, improved transparency, and the development of whole-process people's democracy. The piece points to achievements in technological innovation and poverty alleviation, facilitated by the government's ability to concentrate resources and mobilize the population. China is shifting towards high-quality development, characterized by technological self-reliance, green transition, and improved social services. The author concludes that China is increasing its ability to strengthen cooperation with developing countries through infrastructure development via the Belt and Road initiative.
Summary: The second 2026 APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) meeting was held in Mexico City, focusing on regional economic integration, sustainable development, digital innovation, and connectivity. Over 200 business representatives from 21 APEC economies participated, advocating for the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and enhanced connectivity. Chinese business representatives called for support for FTAAP, shared China's experiences in "AI+" and put forward initiatives on energy connectivity and zero-carbon transition, garnering support. The Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade organized the Chinese delegation and serves as the ABAC secretariat. Future ABAC meetings will be held in Bangkok and Shenzhen.
Summary: Foreign students from Zhejiang Normal University visited Zhengdian Village in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, to experience Wu opera. The students participated in an immersive cultural experience, learning basic Wu opera movements under the guidance of local theater instructors at the village's Wu opera heritage museum. The event aimed to showcase the cultural heritage of Wu opera.
Summary: A recent "International Chinese Language Day" celebration was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring cultural experiences like trying on Hanfu, calligraphy, and tea tasting. Saudi students shared their experiences studying in China, emphasizing the importance of interaction and experience in understanding Chinese culture. Saudi cultural scholar Asma Qanier stated the event aimed to build bridges of communication and enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples. With Chinese now formally integrated into the Saudi national education system, researchers like Abdulaziz Shabani believe its development will foster deeper cooperation, promote economic and trade ties, and cultivate long-term partnerships. Zhang Xinye, the Chinese dean of the Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University, said the institute will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with Saudi educational institutions to promote cultural exchange and mutual learning.
Summary: A Chinese-South Korean tea culture exchange, "Tea and the World: An Elegant Gathering," was held in Gangjin County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, co-sponsored by the Seoul Chinese Cultural Center and Gangjin County. The event featured West Lake Longjing tea masters promoting Chinese tea culture and green tea making techniques. Activities included the exchange of Chinese and Korean green tea production skills, a tea ceremony, and research into tea culture. Zhang Guanwei, Deputy Director of the Seoul Chinese Cultural Center, stated that the exchange aims to strengthen cultural ties and promote Eastern tea culture on the world stage.
Summary: The China Water and Electricity International Engineering Co. built the Bumbedeli overpass in Conakry, Guinea, significantly reducing commute times between the airport and city center. President Mamady Doumbouya attended the opening ceremony, emphasizing its importance for improving living standards and modernizing infrastructure. The project employed a localized management model, training local Guineans in infrastructure development. According to an official from Guinea's infrastructure department, the project set a high standard for infrastructure construction and deepened the friendship and cooperation between China and Guinea. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On World Malaria Day, the 27th Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone conducted a free clinic in Freetown, screening nearly 300 people. The team, dispatched from Hunan Province in March, focused on malaria screening and prevention education due to the severe local situation, diagnosing over ten cases. They distributed malaria knowledge pamphlets and explained prevention methods. The medical team also provided treatment and medication for common ailments like hypertension and chronic pain.
Summary: A leading member of the Central Social Work Department addressed reporters regarding the recently released "Opinions on Strengthening Service Management of New Employment Groups" jointly issued by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council, emphasizing the document's significance in addressing the needs of China's burgeoning "new employment groups" like delivery drivers and online workers. The official highlighted the document's focus on upholding the rights of these workers, offering improved services, promoting their integration into society, and enhancing Party building within these groups. The "Opinions" also aim to regulate internet platform algorithms to ensure fair treatment and protect workers from exploitative practices, while improving social security systems, encouraging social integration, and guiding workers to abide by laws and regulations. The document's release signals a heightened focus on the political and economic integration of these groups.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of local officials addressing historical issues and problems inherited from their predecessors, arguing that resolving these issues is crucial for future development. It suggests that officials should view these "historical debts" as opportunities for progress, rather than burdens. The article highlights examples of regions that have successfully transformed environmental liabilities into assets through innovative solutions and strategic planning. It stresses the need for officials to adopt a correct view of achievement, focusing on long-term, sustainable development that benefits the people. Ultimately, the article advocates for a proactive approach to resolving past issues to pave the way for future growth and progress.
Summary: A new national security education textbook series has been published for primary and secondary school students in China, covering all grade levels. The textbooks aim to instill a comprehensive national security perspective in students, emphasizing its importance for national rejuvenation and social stability. Experts meticulously crafted the content, incorporating feedback from teachers and students across multiple provinces. The curriculum aims to connect national security concepts to daily life and inspire students to contribute to the country's technological advancement and security. The textbooks are being integrated into school curricula across the country through various activities, including classroom discussions and field trips.
Summary: A mountain trail running competition, the 2026 China Mountain Trail Open (Qinhuangdao Funing Station), was held in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. Over 3,000 trail running enthusiasts participated in the event, which included 50km, 30km, 15km, and 5km races. A photo shows runners crossing a suspension bridge during the event. The article makes no mention of U.S. or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The document outlines measures to strengthen the management and services for "new employment groups" (新就业群体), such as those in the platform economy. It emphasizes strengthening ideological guidance with Xi Jinping Thought, enhancing Party building among these groups, and safeguarding their legal rights through regulated employment practices and improved algorithm governance. The document calls for increased care and improved public services, and encourages social integration of these workers. The initiative aims to enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security for these groups, guiding them to support the Party.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: The article discusses the transformation of Ma'anshan, Anhui, focusing on ecological protection and green development along the Yangtze River. It highlights the story of "San Guniang," a former fisherwoman who led the transition of local fishermen to land-based businesses. This shift involved coordinated efforts in pollution control, shoreline restoration, and industrial upgrades, moving from a focus on heavy industry to high-quality, green development. The success of this transformation is attributed to a fundamental change in thinking and a commitment to the idea of "people protecting the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River benefiting the people." Local officials emphasize a commitment to sustainable practices over short term gains, including the development of green technology and industries.
Summary: This article discusses China's efforts to improve cross-border e-commerce by addressing challenges in the returns process through reforms like allowing returns at different customs ports than the original export location. It emphasizes that these reforms are crucial for expanding external markets and helping Chinese foreign trade "break through" amidst global complexities, advocating for tailored approaches based on local conditions and industry needs. The piece also highlights the importance of facilitating both exports and imports to support domestic and international circulation, aiming to attract international commodities and resources to the Chinese market. The article argues that these incremental reforms are necessary to support the global economy with China's stability. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: The article discusses the widespread attention garnered by a video of a young student in Guangdong province helping his parents at their fish stall during his school's new spring break. This event sparked discussions about the importance of labor education and its role in developing practical skills and character. It highlights the recent emphasis on incorporating labor education into the curriculum from primary to higher education, with schools increasingly offering hands-on activities. The piece argues that while labor education is crucial, it should be balanced with other forms of education like psychological and aesthetic education. It advocates for a holistic approach to education that fosters well-rounded individuals.
Summary: To promote reading, various regions in China are launching diverse activities during the inaugural "National Reading Promotion Week," the first since the "National Reading Promotion Regulations" came into effect. Beijing is planning over a thousand events, Tianjin is hosting cultural exchange activities, and Hunan is issuing book purchase coupons. These initiatives aim to enhance the accessibility and appeal of reading, fostering a nationwide culture of reading. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Hunan Province Museum and Martyrs Park have integrated by removing a physical wall and creating a shared space. This "museum-park integration" aims to blend historical, revolutionary, and modern cultures through shared resources and improved access. This model of resource sharing and integration can improve public cultural service efficiently. This is part of a drive to better accommodate peoples needs.
Summary: This article discusses the rising consumer power and entrepreneurial spirit of Chinese youth and their impact on the economy. It highlights how young people are driving new consumption trends and innovative business models, focusing on experiences, cultural products, and personalized services. The piece emphasizes the importance of supporting youth-led innovation through strategic planning and targeted programs, citing examples like Shenzhen's "Dream Come True" and "Eaglet Soaring" plans and Chengdu's efforts to create youth-friendly urban spaces. The upcoming "15th Five-Year Plan" will include dedicated support for youth development, recognizing their critical role in China's future. Ultimately, the article champions the idea that investing in and catering to young people's aspirations will unlock a more vibrant China.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to be able to provide an accurate and concise summary for professional analysts of Chinese politics.
Summary: Jiao Meining, founder of a children's library, has dedicated herself to bringing free story-telling sessions to rural schools in Xi'an, Shaanxi for nearly a decade. Known as "Director Jiao," she visits over 20 schools, using stories to enhance children's imagination and reading comprehension. Despite facing skepticism and battling illness, she formed the "Love Reading Moms" volunteer team to expand her reach to communities and nursing homes. Jiao aims to cultivate a love for reading among children, believing stories can reach places where she cannot.
Summary: The article profiles Jiao Meining, who has dedicated a decade to reading stories to children, fostering their interest in reading. Despite battling illness, Jiao continued her work, even reading to children from her hospital bed. Her story emphasizes the power of perseverance and the impact of mentorship on children's futures. The article highlights how consistent effort can illuminate and shape young minds. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) was held from April 16-25, aiming to promote international cultural exchange and invigorate the Chinese film industry. The "Tiantan Award" received a record number of international film submissions, with 1,607 out of 1,826 films coming from outside of China. The festival also featured initiatives like the "Light Boat Plan" to help Chinese films reach international markets and an AIGC (AI-generated content) film unit. The festival facilitated industry discussions and project pitching, with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press, Publication, Radio and Television planning to release at least 100 movies every year. The festival also aimed to integrate cinema into daily life through city-wide screenings, subsidies, and collaborations with businesses, aiming to boost local consumption.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of building a modern industrial system, with advanced manufacturing as its backbone, for China's economic development and strategic autonomy. It highlights the need to strengthen the resilience and security of industrial and supply chains by focusing on domestic innovation and self-reliance, particularly in key areas like integrated circuits and core technologies. The article quotes Xi Jinping as stating that "China must engage in the real economy, and no aspect or field can be omitted." It also emphasizes the development of new quality productive forces through technological innovation and industrial upgrading, urging regions to leverage their unique strengths. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 34th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Arts Awards were held on April 24th in Shanghai. The Special Contribution Award was given to Wang Ziquan and seven other members of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe's "Kun Da Ban." Isabelle Huppert and nine others received the Leading Role Award. Nine individuals including Ma Zhichen were awarded the Supporting Role Award. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: A report details how citizens' personal information, provided when lodging complaints through government service platforms, is being leaked to third parties and even the subjects of the complaints, leading to harassment and undermining trust in the system. Examples include individuals pressured by local officials and businesses after reporting pollution, and a case where a property manager shared a complainant's details with the person accused of illegal construction. Experts emphasize the need for stricter regulations, data security measures, and clearer accountability to prevent such leaks and protect citizens' digital security, while also recommending a classification system for handling complaints. The piece does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A joint work group consisting of representatives from Qinghai Province's Department of Water Resources, Haidong City, and Xunhua County, has been formed to investigate damage to irrigation facilities in Zhuantang Village caused by the Daqing Expressway construction, which has delayed spring planting. The investigation revealed that the original irrigation canal and pumping station were partially occupied by the highway construction, and the relocation project of the pumping station was delayed. Temporary irrigation facilities were overused, leading to pump damage and overload. Xunhua County authorities promised to improve emergency support, accelerate the relocation of projects, and conduct a comprehensive inspection to address infrastructure deficiencies by the end of June.
Summary: Residents of the Changjian Rongbang Wangyuetai residential complex in the城乡一体化示范区 of Pingdingshan, Henan province, report widespread illegal construction within their two-year-old community. Violations include the obstruction of emergency exits, occupation of fire corridors, and enclosure of public fire hydrants. Despite notices issued by the 滨湖街道办事处城管办 and the 自然资源和规划部门 identifying the illegal structures, the construction continues to expand. Residents are appealing to relevant authorities to increase enforcement and demolish the illegal buildings. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent editorial in the *People's Daily* comments on the safety risks associated with popular "internet sensation" toys like Perler beads and "stress-relief" toys. The article highlights substandard components leading to safety incidents, and warns of potential chemical risks in some products. It attributes these problems to regulatory loopholes in production and distribution, and the lagging standardization of new toy categories. The author recommends increased inspections, stricter penalties, and monitoring of online sales channels to address these issues. Consumers are advised to check for 3C certification and avoid "three no's" (no production date, no quality certification, and no producer name) products.
Summary: Several reports indicate deceptive practices by matchmaking services in China, luring individuals with attractive profiles for offline meetings and pressuring them into expensive service packages, sometimes even inducing them to take out loans. These agencies often exaggerate service quality, using "fishing" tactics and occasionally employing decoys to raise expectations before presenting less desirable candidates. Some even use matchmaking as a front for financial fraud, recommending dubious investment products. Due to the difficulty in quantifying matchmaking service quality and the current regulatory overlap, these practices are difficult to control and leave consumers vulnerable.
Summary: The *People's Daily* and People's Net are jointly soliciting public feedback regarding difficult and urgent problems encountered by citizens, specifically focusing on inaccessible government hotline phone numbers. Readers are encouraged to submit problem reports and suggestions via email or mobile app. No officials are mentioned, and the article contains no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition showcased China's advancements in intelligent, connected, and new energy vehicles, including breakthroughs in battery technology and autonomous driving. Domestic brands like BYD, Geely, and Changan are leading in electric and hybrid technologies. Multinational corporations such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW are increasing their investment and R&D in China, focusing on localizing product development and embracing Chinese innovation. Chinese automakers, including Geely, Changan and BYD, are actively expanding into overseas markets with ambitious sales targets and strategies shifting from exporting products to integrating entire systems and standards.
Summary: The Beijing Auto Show highlighted a trend of Chinese automakers incorporating traditional Chinese cultural elements and craftsmanship into vehicle design. Hongqi showcased vehicles featuring techniques like Xiang embroidery and cloisonné, with FAW Chairman Qiu Xiandong emphasizing the cultural significance. Other brands like BYD, Geely, Avatr, Dongfeng, and Chery also displayed vehicles with designs inspired by Chinese art, philosophy, and landscapes. Even international brands like Buick integrated Chinese aesthetics, demonstrating a commitment to localization. Avatr Chairman Wang Hui said that brands must embrace inspiration from Chinese culture to create world-class brands.
Summary: The China Consumers Association (CCA) has identified a significant increase in consumer complaints regarding online financial management courses between 2020 and 2025, with a surge in complaints since October 2025. These complaints center on deceptive marketing practices, including misleading promises and difficulties in obtaining refunds, particularly affecting elderly consumers. The CCA advises consumers, especially seniors, to be wary of marketing tactics like "free trials" and "high returns," and to retain evidence for dispute resolution. The CCA also emphasizes the importance of rational investment and warns against believing promises of guaranteed profits or illegal stock recommendations. There is no mention of the United States.
Summary: As of the end of March, China's total installed power generation capacity reached 3.96 billion kilowatts, a 15.5% year-on-year increase, according to the National Energy Administration. Solar and wind power capacity saw significant growth, increasing by 31.3% and 22.4% respectively. Renewable energy sources accounted for 60.3% of total installed capacity and 34.5% of total electricity consumption. A recent meeting of the National Energy Administration stressed the need to coordinate and improve the absorption of new energy sources, with local authorities tasked to balance external power imports and domestic renewable energy development.
Summary: As of April 25, 2024, the Yangtze River Delta Railway has completed over 1 million TEUs in sea-rail combined transport, 14 days ahead of last year's pace, according to the Shanghai Railway Group. The railway operates 119 fixed sea-rail combined transport train routes, supporting the export of goods like photovoltaic modules and home appliances. Major ports like Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan are handling approximately 8,800 TEUs daily in sea-rail transport during the second quarter. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 2025 Tianjin Science and Technology Awards recognized 199 projects, with 107 (approximately 54%) resulting from collaborative efforts between Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei research teams. This demonstrates that innovative resources in Beijing and Hebei are accelerating industrial innovation in Tianjin. According to a representative of Tianjin's Science and Technology Bureau, Tianjin will continue to grasp the opportunities presented by Beijing's construction of an international science and technology innovation center in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The focus is on improving basic research capabilities, strengthening key technological breakthroughs, and strengthening the layout of strategic scientific and technological forces.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: Three Chinese scholars – Xue Lan, Tang Shiqi, and Song Guoyou – discussed the characteristics, challenges, and future of global AI governance. Xue noted that AI governance is complicated by great power competition and tech protectionism, hindering international cooperation. Tang highlighted the fluidity and virtual nature of AI, making it difficult to control, while Song pointed out the unequal impact of AI and the high sensitivity of tech competition. All three emphasized the importance of human-centric AI development and the need for inclusive global participation, especially from developing countries, to avoid AI becoming a tool of "rich countries and rich people." They called for increased cooperation within the UN framework, but acknowledged that some countries, particularly the U.S., prioritize national interests and security concerns over global cooperation.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of establishing a long-term mechanism for governing the network ecosystem in China, shifting from temporary campaigns to a systematic and standardized approach. It highlights the need for proactive risk management, precise policy implementation, and comprehensive coordination among various stakeholders, all under the centralized leadership of the Party. The article advocates for a multi-faceted approach involving government management, corporate responsibility, social supervision, and citizen self-regulation, both domestically and in international cooperation. By strengthening the long-term mechanism for network ecology governance, China aims to contribute Chinese wisdom to international network ecology governance. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The PRC's National People's Congress passed the "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" to take effect on July 1st, which President Xi Jinping then signed. The law codifies the Party's policy on ethnic work, emphasizing the "forging a strong sense of community of the Chinese nation" (铸牢中华民族共同体意识) and the building of a "Chinese national community" (中华民族共同体). The law aims to strengthen unity among all ethnic groups and counter activities that undermine it. The law also outlines responsibilities and requirements for various entities, including individuals, state organs, and social organizations to promote ethnic unity and progress. It also addresses actions that undermine unity, including those conducted under the guise of ethnicity, religion, or human rights, which could be interpreted as a reference to U.S. criticisms or policies regarding ethnic minorities in China.
Summary: Chinese authorities in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, are cracking down on film piracy, which continues to plague the film industry despite repeated efforts to stop it. Police investigations revealed that a suspect named Deng used a website to distribute over 150,000 unauthorized films and TV shows, profiting through embedded advertisements and virtual currency transactions. The Jinhua police utilized a self-developed "Shadow Hunter" model for 24/7 monitoring and early warning of copyright infringement. Since 2023, Zhejiang police have investigated 428 copyright crime cases, seizing millions of pirated works and shutting down numerous infringing websites and apps. The operation involved collaboration with judicial bodies to strengthen copyright protection for the film industry.
Summary: In 2023, Xinjiang courts handled 2,654 intellectual property cases, resolving 2,131, with punitive damages awarded in a significantly increased number of cases, totaling over 7 million yuan. New types of cases involving AI and internet domains are emerging, exemplified by a ruling clarifying the rights and protections for AI-generated content. Xinjiang is focusing on preventative measures and dispute resolution mechanisms. A collaborative mechanism between the Urumqi court and a mediation committee resolved 58 disputes stemming from a single model judgement. The article makes no mention of United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A Taiwanese woman named Liao Xiaohui runs the "B7 Express Station" at the Xiamen Wutong Wharf, which has become a popular pick-up point for Taiwanese residents ("taibao") purchasing goods online in mainland China. Taibao use the station to consolidate their mainland online shopping purchases due to lower shipping costs and the convenience of returning items compared to direct shipping to Taiwan. The article highlights the affordability and variety of goods available in mainland China, with examples like toilet brushes and appliances being cheaper than in Taiwan. Liao also provides assistance and information to Taiwanese visitors, fostering connections between the two sides of the Strait. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: A Chinese citizen, Miao Wangwang, who was evacuated from Yemen in 2015 by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship Weifang, revisited the ship during a public open day event in Qingdao. Miao, along with his family, toured the ship and expressed his gratitude to the crew for their service during the evacuation. He recalled the care and support provided by the sailors during the mission, highlighting the strong bond between the military and the people. His son, a military enthusiast, presented the crew with a handmade gift. The Weifang leadership reaffirmed the navy's commitment to protecting its citizens.
Summary: Guangzhou has introduced thirty measures to optimize its business environment by 2026, focusing on six key areas: government services, factor guarantees, industrial ecology, opening up, regulatory environment, and long-term implementation. The measures include building 50 intelligent government service systems, expanding "no-application, immediate-enjoyment" services, and improving policy access for businesses. The city plans to shift regulatory approaches towards remote management and implement tiered supervision based on credit ratings to minimize on-site inspections. Guangzhou will also establish mechanisms for fault tolerance and accountability, aiming to encourage both corporate investment and proactive governance.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: Macau youth Chan Chun-kit co-founded AI firm "Gei Vision" in Macau in 2014, later expanding to Shenzhen before relocating the headquarters to Qingdao in 2021. Chan attributes the company's growth to seizing opportunities presented by national development and the synergistic relationship between Macau and the mainland. The company benefited from government support in Qingdao, which aided in connecting them with local industries for AI application. Gei Vision now serves as a bridge between Macau and Qingdao, facilitating talent exchange and business collaborations. Chan emphasizes the importance of fostering understanding and providing comprehensive support to encourage Hong Kong and Macau youth to develop in the mainland.
Summary: An article discusses a "complaint wall" ("吐槽墙") at Sh屏 County No. 1 High School in Yunnan Province, where students can freely express their opinions on issues like cafeteria food and dormitory conditions. School leaders address these complaints weekly, using the wall as a bridge to connect with students and improve the campus environment. The article highlights similar initiatives in other schools, such as student-led meetings and direct dialogues between students and education administrators. It emphasizes that listening to student feedback allows schools to address real problems and foster a sense of shared responsibility, leading to a more positive and engaging educational experience. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: After a 34-year separation, Guo Jiwen, a deaf-mute man from Shanxi Province, was reunited with his siblings thanks to the efforts of police in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, volunteers, and media. Guo Jiwen had been lost since 1992 and was cared for by residents in Inner Mongolia. His sister, Guo Liang'e, posted a video seeking assistance on a volunteer's account, leading to the discovery. Local police chief Liu Wenjun presented Guo Jiwen with his new household registration. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: During China's 40th National Children Immunization Day, National Disease Control and Prevention Administration spokesperson Xi Jingjing emphasized vaccination as the most effective means of disease prevention. China CDC chief physician Yu Wenzhou explained that vaccination trains the immune system and that multiple vaccines can be administered simultaneously to improve efficiency, while stressing the importance of following guidelines and norms to ensure safety and effectiveness. Expert Feng Zijian advised that children who have not completed the national immunization program should receive supplementary vaccinations. Parents are advised to observe children for 30 minutes post-vaccination and seek medical attention for severe reactions. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to provide an accurate and concise summary for professional analysts of Chinese politics.
Summary: The former Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, once plagued by pollution, has undergone a decade-long ecological transformation into the "Jiangnan Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park." The shutdown of the chemical park involved relocating or closing 37 enterprises, with local authorities providing job placement assistance and skills training for over 3,000 workers. The area has since been revitalized through ecological restoration efforts, attracting new intelligent manufacturing projects that adhere to strict environmental standards. The return of rare bird species like the yellow-breasted bunting symbolizes the successful transition to a green development model. This transformation showcases a shift away from extensive growth towards high-quality development that attracts both residents and investors.
Summary: The Central Meteorological Observatory issued warnings for strong winds and severe convective weather across China. Northern regions, including Beijing and Tianjin, are expected to experience strong winds up to gale force, while southern areas will face heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and potential hail. The observatory advises the public to monitor weather alerts and take precautions against these hazardous conditions. The report does not contain any explicit discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters announced a list of 2,810 individuals responsible for flood control and drought relief in 2024, including provincial-level leaders from 22 provinces and the commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The announcement included responsible parties for major rivers, large reservoirs, flood storage areas, key flood control cities, and the South-to-North Water Diversion project. The Headquarters emphasized the importance of prioritizing the people and safety, urging responsible individuals to enhance their awareness, fulfill their duties, and implement measures to safeguard lives and property. The command asked that each level follow the disaster reduction policies as if in the most dangerous situation. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Police from 19 counties and districts in Gansu and Qinghai provinces bordering the Qilian Mountains convened a meeting in Zhangye, Gansu, to formally launch a joint ecological policing mechanism. The initiative aims to enhance cross-regional ecological protection through coordinated governance, moving beyond localized efforts. Participating units signed a cooperation agreement to establish mechanisms for joint analysis, coordinated prevention, and collaborative strike forces, targeting illegal activities such as mining, logging, and hunting. The police forces have already implemented various programs and actions to protect the environment, leading to a 42% decrease in the incidence of ecological crimes. The goal is to establish a comprehensive collaborative framework to protect the Qilian Mountains' ecological security.
Summary: A public fish release event was held in Fujian province, releasing 1,500 endangered fish and 25,000 local fish into the Minjiang River. The released fish were reportedly sourced from regulated channels and certified disease-free. The event also marked the launch of a "scientific fish release experience point," recognized as a national-level demonstration platform. The location is 80km upstream from the mouth of the river. The event was photographed by a Xinhua News Agency reporter.
Summary: China has made significant progress in building "green mines," with over 5,500 mines achieving provincial-level or higher green standards, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The Ministry, along with six other departments, issued a notice to further strengthen green mine construction, emphasizing ecological restoration and adherence to green development standards, including the principle of "simultaneous mining and restoration." The Ministry is also organizing a new round of national-level green mine selection to expand the number of green mines and promote high-quality development in the mining industry. Future efforts will focus on strengthening corporate responsibility for ecological restoration, improving standards, and promoting inter-departmental coordination to support green development policies. There is no mention of the United States in this article.
Summary: Guizhou Province has jointly issued the "Action Plan for the Protection and Construction of Beautiful Rivers and Lakes," setting phased goals for completion rates of "beautiful rivers and lakes" at 40% by 2027, 65% by 2030, and basic completion by 2035. The plan emphasizes water environment management, basic ecological water security, and water ecology protection and rehabilitation. Key tasks include investigating and rectifying sewage outlets into rivers, improving wastewater treatment in industrial parks and urban-rural areas, and promoting water conservation in agriculture, industry, and urban areas. The plan also includes strengthening river and lake environmental protection, preventing eutrophication, implementing ecological protection compensation mechanisms, and enhancing flood control capabilities. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the provided text.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to be able to provide a summary tailored to your specifications for professional analysts of Chinese politics.
Summary: The Sixth Asian Beach Games (ABG) in Sanya, Hainan, aims to boost the city's development through sports, tourism, and environmental initiatives. The event features 14 sports, attracting participants from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia member states and regions, and promotes consumption through discounted tickets and tourism vouchers. Sanya is using the ABG to showcase its "Zero Waste City" initiatives, including the use of technology for beach cleaning and recyclable materials in venue construction. The Games also encourage public fitness, with local communities actively participating in beach sports and related activities. The ABG is leveraging tourism revenue with preferential policies for inbound tourists, as well as overseas athletes and officials participating in the Games.
Summary: IOC Honorary President Thomas Bach attended the Sanya Asian Beach Games, observing the integration of sports, education, and economic development in China. Bach praised the efficient organization and hospitality of the Games, noting the good atmosphere for athletes and the positive impact on Sanya's economy. He visited a local school, highlighting the role of sports in student development, and participated in local cultural activities. Bach also reflected on the previous international events held in China during his tenure as IOC President, including the Beijing Winter Olympics. He expressed his appreciation for Sanya's beaches, temperature, and welcoming people.
Summary: During the Asian Beach Games in Hainan's Sanya, Beach Kabaddi was featured as a prominent event. Originating in South Asia, this sport is a simplified version of Kabaddi played on sand. The Beach Kabaddi event at the Asian Beach Games included both men's (under 85kg) and women's (under 75kg) categories. The game is played with four players on each side, on a smaller field compared to the standard indoor version, in sand at least 30cm deep. The report does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe won the 2026 London Marathon in 1 hour 59 minutes and 30 seconds, setting a new world record and becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. Ethiopian runner Kojelcha finished second with the fastest debut marathon time ever. Sawe described the win as a dream come true and a memorable day. In the women's race, Asefa of Ethiopia won and broke the world record in pure women's marathon. The article does not mention any Chinese officials or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In a highly anticipated all-Chinese matchup at the 2026 Snooker World Championship, Zhao Xintong defeated Ding Junhui 13-9 to advance to the quarterfinals. The match highlighted the growth of Chinese snooker, with Zhao acknowledging Ding's pioneering role in inspiring a new generation of players. Ding expressed pride in Zhao's success, seeing it as a sign of broader progress for Chinese snooker. Zhao's victory and the overall success of Chinese players this season signals a shift towards a more competitive landscape. Zhao will face England's Shaun Murphy in the quarterfinals.
Summary: Chengdu recently held the 2026 "Xiaoge" (delivery worker) Games, with over 800 delivery drivers and couriers participating in various sports. The games included events like cycling, soccer, e-sports, and drone soccer. The Chengdu Sports Bureau also organized a month-long "Care Month" event, providing free health checkups and personalized nutrition plans for the delivery workers. This is the second year Chengdu has held the "Xiaoge" games, with over 100 sports events being held for over 40,000 delivery workers in the past year. The event is framed as a way to show that the delivery workers are seen, respected, and cared for.
Summary: The 2025-2026 CBA regular season concluded with Shanghai securing first place after 24 years, followed by Guangsha, Shenzhen, and Beijing. Teams ranked 5th through 12th will compete in a playoff play-in tournament. Shanghai's resurgence was driven by new foreign players and maturing local talent, while Shenzhen also significantly improved. Traditional powerhouses Guangdong and Liaoning both failed to secure a top-four position, entering the play-in round amid roster adjustments. Several records were set, with Ningbo making their first playoff appearance and Sichuan losing every game.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: Mobile payment adoption is rapidly increasing in Sub-Saharan Africa, with projections estimating 2.3 billion registered mobile payment accounts globally by 2025, fueled in part by the rise of local fintech companies. This shift is transforming African economies by integrating informal sectors into formal economic statistics and providing access to financial services for previously excluded populations. Chinese companies are playing a key role by providing tailored technology solutions like localized smartphones and expanding 4G network coverage, which addresses challenges like network instability and digital literacy. This collaboration is also seen as a transfer of knowledge and experience, helping African nations develop mobile payment systems more efficiently.
Summary: Students at the Chinese School in Dubai are learning about the importance of peace through poetry and lessons reflecting on the history of war and its impact on children. Teachers are using Chinese educational practices to instill values of peace and harmony in their students, particularly in light of escalating regional conflicts. The curriculum aims to counter fear, prejudice, and division, fostering a sense of shared humanity. One student shared their experience of traveling from Dubai back to China, highlighting the safety and normalcy they felt upon arriving in their home country. The article emphasizes the need to actively cultivate and protect peace, especially given the suffering of children in conflict zones, and makes no mention of U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Chinese Society of International Law (CSIL) held its annual conference in Shanghai, focusing on international rule of law and global governance. CSIL President Huang Jin criticized unnamed countries for using international law as a tool to implement "long-arm jurisdiction" and selectively apply rules, undermining the spirit of the Tokyo Trials and international law's credibility. UN International Law Commission member Ma Xinmin emphasized the importance of the UN and multilateralism, opposing selective application of international law and hegemonic logic. The conference included discussions on topics such as the South China Sea arbitration and climate change law. CSIL issued a statement condemning the United States and Israel for violating the UN Charter and international law.
Summary: In 2025, Spain saw a 22.5% increase in Chinese tourists, reaching 795,000, while China experienced a 33.7% surge in Spanish visitors, exceeding 210,000. Madrid's tourism head, Almudena Maillo, highlighted Spain's mild winter climate and cultural heritage as attractions for Chinese tourists. Spain is improving Chinese-language services at attractions and China is streamlining visa processes for Spaniards to boost tourism. Alberto Ruiz from the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism emphasized that tourism is a vibrant area of cooperation, strengthening economic ties and people-to-people connections between Spain and China.
Summary: Here's a summary of the provided articles: President Trump announced that a suspect from California attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with multiple weapons and was apprehended by the Secret Service. President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Iran will not negotiate under threats, calling for the U.S. to lift its naval blockade as a precondition for talks, and expressed distrust of the U.S. due to continued sanctions and military pressure. He requested Pakistan and other Islamic nations to use their political influence to lead the U.S. towards responsible dialogue. UN Secretary-General Guterres condemned attacks in multiple locations in Mali and called for international support to counter violence and terrorism in the Sahel region.
Summary: <b style="color:red">[Summary Error - Empty Input]</b>
Summary: This article discusses Zhengzhou, Henan, highlighting its blend of ancient history and modern development. It emphasizes the city's rich archaeological history, including its role in early Chinese civilization and numerous significant archaeological discoveries. The article further notes Zhengzhou's efforts to preserve and promote its cultural heritage through the development of cultural tourism, integrating historical sites with modern entertainment. It also points to Zhengzhou's embrace of new trends like micro-dramas and urban renewal projects, alongside its growing digital infrastructure. The article concludes by positioning Zhengzhou as a vibrant city that embodies both tradition and innovation.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to produce a summary suitable for professional analysts of Chinese politics. I will then provide a concise, five-sentence (or less) summary, focusing on key statements, accompanying individuals, and any mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: L'Oréal considers China a key strategic market, employing over 15,000 people in the country. Currently, 64% of L'Oréal products sold in China are produced locally. The company estimates that each L'Oréal China job supports 20 related positions, contributing to over 330,000 direct and indirect jobs in China. This activity benefits China's job market and economic development.
Summary: Marking the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Tribunal, the article emphasizes its significance as a legal reckoning of Japanese militarism and a victory for civilization. It highlights China's active participation in the tribunal, ensuring the inclusion of Japan's 14-year aggression against China in the indictment. The article criticizes the Japanese right-wing's attempts to deny the tribunal's legitimacy and distort history, while also acknowledging the presence of forces within Japanese society that continue to uphold historical truth and advocate for peace. The piece argues that the international community must defend the historical conclusions and legal principles established by the Tokyo Tribunal to safeguard international order and prevent the recurrence of historical tragedies. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Marking the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, the article criticizes the historical narrative presented at the former site of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and the complete erasure of the Sugamo Prison site. It argues that right-wing forces in Japan are deliberately distorting the history of the Tokyo Trials, minimizing Japan's war responsibility and promoting a revisionist view of the war. The article contends that these actions betray history, insult victims, and trample on the post-war international order. The author insists that only by facing its history can Japan gain understanding and respect from Asian neighbors and the international community.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to provide an accurate and concise summary for professional analysts of Chinese politics.
Summary: The article discusses the proliferation of online financial content and associated scams targeting inexperienced investors in China. Scammers, often posing as investment experts or "rich kids," use tactics like fake investment results and insider trading tips to lure individuals into fraudulent schemes, leading to significant financial losses. Authorities are cracking down on these illegal activities, including misinformation campaigns and unlicensed investment advising, by punishing offenders and educating investors. The article emphasizes the importance of platforms taking responsibility for content moderation and financial institutions providing reliable information. Consumers are urged to be cautious and rely on verified sources for financial advice.
Summary: The article discusses how agricultural credit guarantee policies in Anhui province are boosting agricultural modernization by easing financing difficulties for farmers and agricultural businesses. These policies involve government-backed guarantees that reduce risks for banks, encouraging them to lend to agricultural entities. These guarantees cover various stages of the agricultural process, from seed development to sales, thus supporting farmers and stabilizing grain production. Technology is also being used to improve the efficiency and accessibility of these financial services, leading to closer collaboration between farmers, financial institutions, and local government. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to provide an accurate and concise summary for professional analysts of Chinese politics.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) as a strategic cornerstone for national security and economic development, highlighting its role in providing independent and reliable geospatial information. It notes that BDS has achieved significant advancements in core technologies and applications, becoming one of the four major global navigation satellite systems recognized by the UN, serving over 200 countries and regions. The piece calls for further integration of BDS with other technologies like 5G and low-orbit satellites and its use in transportation and energy. It discusses the promotion of international cooperation and open application of BeiDou, especially in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. In order to boost the modernization with technology, the article calls for improving quality for BDS and geospatial information industry.
Summary: A recent maritime rescue operation in the Pearl River Estuary, where 14 crew members were saved from a sinking barge, highlights China's growing maritime search and rescue capabilities. The operation showcased the use of integrated systems, including VTS and AIS, for rapid location and coordination of rescue efforts. China has been upgrading its equipment, including helicopters with extended range and deep-sea rescue vessels. This allows the country to conduct more efficient rescues even in challenging conditions, moving from "passive response" to "active warning."
Summary: China's largest scientific intelligent computing cluster, comprised of 60,000 domestically produced accelerator cards, has been put into operation in Zhengzhou, Henan. The system, featuring fully domestically developed components from chips to software, addresses challenges related to high power density through innovative infrastructure. Key to this is domestically developed phase-change immersion liquid cooling technology utilizing a new, cost-effective Chinese-produced fluorinated coolant and innovative diamond-copper composite materials. The system also incorporates energy recovery, supplying heat to nearby facilities, and a one-stop development platform for scientific models. The development of this system marks a significant step towards computational autonomy, and the article does not discuss any relationship with the United States.
Summary: Please provide the article you would like me to summarize. I need the text of the article to be able to provide a summary according to your specifications.
Summary: This article describes a visit to a flower park in southern Beijing, focusing on the author's observations with a friend, Xiaohua, who is passionate about flowers. They noted the contrast between the workers' perception of "nothing" being present before the flowers bloom and their own appreciation of the land's potential. The author was particularly struck by the sight of the peony fruit, which resembled a hard, dark heart, and mused on the contrast between its tough exterior and the flower's beauty. The article also mentions the local importance of the peony fields for the community's livelihood. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article is an account by someone who often travels by green train between Lanzhou and Tianshui, Gansu, preferring it to high-speed rail for its reliability, affordability, and the opportunity it provides for reading. The author reflects on the importance of reading books during these journeys, including classics and modern literature, which allows for introspection and a connection to the land. The author also finds value in observing fellow travelers and the changing landscapes outside the train window, considering them as "books" that offer insights into human lives and the natural world.
Summary: The author reflects on the recent creation of their physical study after years of relying on a "virtual study" due to frequent relocation. The author describes furnishing the study with personal touches, including books, a rotating bookshelf, wooden boxes for storage, and a desk gifted by their uncle, emphasizing the tactile and sensory experience absent in the digital realm. They find joy in the sounds of children and students outside the window, highlighting the study as a space to connect with life and bridge the past and present. The author concludes that the physical study provides a sense of groundedness and warmth that complements the vastness of the virtual world, offering a crucial balance for a writer.
Summary: This article discusses Li Keran's painting "Spring Rain over the Sichuan Mountains," housed in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. It focuses on the artistic merit and historical significance of the piece within the context of Chinese landscape painting. The article analyzes the painting's composition, brushwork, and the overall mood it evokes, highlighting its unique style within Li Keran's broader oeuvre. There is no mention of politics, the United States, or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article describes the Jiao Shi irrigation project, dubbed the "Jiangnan Dujiangyan," and its critical role in the spring irrigation of the Ganfu Plain. The annual spring irrigation ceremony marks the start of water distribution to the surrounding villages and fields. The piece highlights the contributions of ordinary people, such as a local farmer and a senior engineer named Lai Yongming who has worked on water projects in the region since 1958.
Summary: This allegorical poem uses the imagery of flowers blooming in the Year of the Horse to depict a sense of rapid, almost frantic, progress. The flowers, likened to horses, are driven forward by the spring wind, carrying messages and scattering beauty. The poem emphasizes the accelerated pace and widespread impact of this progress, with even small streams participating in the grand spectacle. The final lines suggest an immense, immeasurable energy and a busy network of activity, comparing the flow of bees to the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the poem.
Summary: The article describes the newly constructed "cloud ladder" escalator in Wushan, a city built on a steep slope due to the Three Gorges Dam project. This 900-meter-long escalator eases commutes for residents by connecting the upper and lower parts of the city, offering a more convenient alternative to the steep pedestrian walkways. Residents express their appreciation for the improved accessibility, particularly elderly residents who can now enjoy the city's views without strenuous climbing. The author recounts a past experience of struggling to climb the original steps, and now invites their friend to revisit and enjoy the easier commute via escalator.
Summary: This short announcement from the People's Daily encourages readers to submit original, unpublished articles to the specified email address. The announcement emphasizes that submissions should not be simultaneously submitted elsewhere. There is no mention of specific topics, individuals, the United States or U.S.-China relations.
New employment groups are an important part of socialist workers and an indispensable force for economic and social development. At present, new fields are developing rapidly in China, especially new business forms supported by Internet platforms are emerging in large numbers, gathering a large number of new employment groups. In order to strengthen the service management of new employment groups, with the consent of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the following opinions are now put forward.
I. Overall Requirements
Adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to the people-centered approach, adhere to reform and innovation as the driving force, improve the working mechanism, strengthen overall coordination, pay attention to comprehensive policies, strengthen ideological and political guidance, do a good job in cohesion and service, protect legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law, build harmonious labor relations, enhance the sense of gain, happiness and security of new employment groups, guide new employment groups to listen to the Party and follow the Party, and constantly consolidate the Party's long-term ruling class foundation, mass foundation, and social foundation.
The main goals are: by 2027, the working mechanism of upper and lower linkage, combination of vertical and horizontal, and effective coordination will be further improved, the Party's organizations and Party work in new employment groups will be fully covered, labor employment will be gradually standardized, the employment environment will be significantly improved, and legitimate rights and interests will be effectively guaranteed. In another 3 to 5 years, the service management system for new employment groups will be more sound, ideological and political guidance will be more effective, labor relations will be more harmonious, the employment environment will be more friendly, the protection of legitimate rights and interests will be more adequate, the professional recognition will be significantly improved, and more obvious substantive progress will be made in the comprehensive development of new employment groups.
II. Strengthen Ideological and Political Guidance
(1) Strengthen the ideological and political work of new employment groups. Persistently use Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul and continuously enhance the new employment groups' political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional recognition of the Party. In light of the actual situation of new employment groups, carry out ideal and belief education, carry out publicity and education on socialism with Chinese characteristics, Chinese-style modernization, and the Chinese dream of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deepen the publicity and education of socialist core values, and vigorously promote the spirit of labor, the spirit of struggle, the spirit of dedication, the spirit of creation, and the spirit of thrift and frugality. Adhere to the combination of online and offline, and explore learning and education methods suitable for the characteristics of new employment groups. Enrich the cultural life of new employment groups. Combine solving ideological problems with solving practical difficulties to enhance the effectiveness of ideological and political work.
(2) Improve the quality and effectiveness of Party building work in new employment groups. In view of the working methods and activity scope of different types of new employment groups, give play to the advantages of locality, enterprises, and industries, innovate the setting of Party organizations and activity methods, and continue to expand the Party's organizational coverage and Party work coverage. Explore the use of a combination of outflow and inflow locations, and a combination of offline and online methods to strengthen and improve the education, management, supervision, and service of floating Party members in new employment groups. Improve the mechanism for Party organizations and Party members to play their roles, and promote the organic integration of Party building work with production and operation, innovation and entrepreneurship, and social services. Effectively give play to the role of trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's federations and other mass organizations as bridges and links, strengthen the contact and service of new employment groups, and extend the coverage of Party work. Relying on various positions and online platforms, explore effective ways to carry out Party organization activities for new employment groups.
(3) Strengthen positive publicity and incentive guidance. Comprehensively use news media, online platforms, etc. to strengthen publicity and guidance, and create a good social atmosphere of respecting and understanding new employment groups. Give play to the leading role of typical demonstrations, deeply explore and actively publicize the advanced deeds of new employment groups. New employment groups that have made outstanding contributions shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with relevant regulations. Carry out a series of activities to make contributions to the new era, regularly hold industry vocational skills competitions, and enhance the sense of professional honor and identity of new employment groups.
III. Protect Legitimate Rights and Interests in Accordance with the Law
(4) Regulate employment management in accordance with the law. Promote Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to improve employment management systems, promote the use of reference texts of labor contracts and written agreements that are adapted to industry characteristics and closely meet the needs of new employment groups, and reasonably determine rights and obligations in accordance with the law based on employment facts. Standardize and strengthen the entry management of new employment groups, and strictly implement the training and employment system. Give play to the role of enterprise headquarters, consolidate the responsibilities of cooperative enterprises, franchise enterprises, and network sites, and strengthen the regulation and restraint of uncivilized employment behaviors of new employment groups. Improve the safety management system to ensure the labor safety and occupational health of new employment groups.
(5) Strengthen the protection of legitimate rights and interests. Urge Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to reasonably determine the labor remuneration of new employment groups based on work tasks and labor intensity, and pay them in full and on time. Protect the right to rest of new employment groups, and strengthen labor protection in special circumstances such as severe weather. Unblock internal channels for expressing demands within enterprises, improve dispute resolution mechanisms, fairly and reasonably handle complaints and appeals, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. Establish and improve a normalized consultation and discussion mechanism on important matters involving the rights and interests of new employment groups, and disclose the results of the consultation to new employment groups in an appropriate form. Investigate and deal with unreasonable charges and commissions, unfair distribution of traffic, and abuse of market dominance and other illegal and non-compliant behaviors in accordance with the law and regulations. Incorporate the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups into the enterprise social responsibility evaluation system, and support relevant social organizations to promote industry self-discipline.
(6) Strengthen the governance of Internet platform algorithms. Urge Internet platform enterprises to earnestly fulfill their social responsibilities, standardize algorithms, improve transparency, and ensure that new employment groups have the right to know, participate in, and choose algorithm rules. Optimize and adjust algorithm rules, fully listen to the opinions of trade unions, representatives of new employment groups, etc., and reasonably determine distribution rules, pricing rules, and time estimates. Regularly review, evaluate, and verify the algorithm mechanism and application results, and strictly implement the algorithm filing system. Focus on applying innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to optimize algorithms. Carry out algorithm security assessment and supervision and inspection work in accordance with the law.
(7) Improve supervision and management. Strengthen the monitoring of industry operations, improve the employment information release system, and guide new employment groups to form reasonable income and treatment expectations. Comprehensively rectify "involution" competition and strictly prevent damage to the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups. Strengthen the protection of personal privacy and personal information security of new employment groups in accordance with the law. Strengthen financial supervision and further standardize the management of operating loans involving new employment groups. Resolutely crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as fraud and loan fraud involving new employment groups.
IV. Increase Care
(8) Improve the level of public services. Promote the provision of basic public services by the place of permanent residence, and gradually promote the relevant public services to follow the people in light of the actual situation. Improve the social security system that meets the characteristics of new employment groups, and improve the transfer and continuation mechanism of social insurance relations. Expand the pilot program of occupational injury protection and establish and improve the occupational injury protection system. Do a good job in the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases. Do a good job in direct settlement services for cross-provincial medical treatment in different places. Steadily promote the participation of new employment groups in the housing provident fund system. Strengthen vocational skills training, improve vocational skill level identification and professional title evaluation policies, and unblock career development channels. Do a good job in serving people with disabilities in new employment groups. Provide corresponding social assistance to new employment groups with difficult lives in accordance with regulations, and provide assistance to individuals and their families who are accidentally injured or killed at work. Strengthen social psychological services, give play to the role of social work professionals, etc., and alleviate the occupational anxiety of new employment groups. Explore ways to provide relevant services to new employment groups by purchasing services from social organizations or other undertaking entities.
(9) Create a harmonious and friendly employment environment. Promote the construction of friendly scenes such as communities, business districts, buildings, parks, transportation hubs, highway service areas, and online live broadcast rooms. Strengthen the unified use and operation and maintenance management of Party and mass service centers, new era civilization practice centers (stations), trade union stations, youth homes, women's homes, driver homes, etc., and improve the service network. In light of the actual situation, coordinate and help solve the problems of accommodation, meals, parking, and road access for new employment groups. Strengthen the work connection between relevant enterprise network sites and townships (streets) and villages (communities), give play to the role of station managers, team leaders and other key personnel, and promote new employment groups to strengthen exchanges and communication with villagers (residents), property service personnel, security guards, merchants and cargo owners. Establish and improve a multi-party consultation mechanism led by townships (streets) and villages (communities), strengthen the care and service and respect and support for new employment groups, and strive to enhance the sense of integration and belonging of new employment groups.
(10) Respond to concerns in a timely manner. Give play to the role of Party organizations, industry management and business supervision departments, mass organizations, Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, and industry associations and chambers of commerce to collect and reflect the centralized demands of new employment groups and promote the timely resolution of reasonable demands. Relying on government service convenience hotlines, etc., promote cross-departmental, cross-regional, government-enterprise collaborative handling, and strive to solve high-frequency demands and common problems. Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, innovate and improve the mechanism for resolving contradictions, and strengthen source governance. Increase the enforcement of labor security supervision and effectively protect the labor security rights and interests of new employment groups in accordance with the law in a timely manner. Improve the labor dispute consultation and mediation work mechanism, strengthen one-stop mediation, and improve the rules for adjudicating labor disputes of new employment groups.
V. Promote Social Integration
(11) Show a good image. Highlight the cultivation of professional ethics and the cultivation of professional spirit, and guide new employment groups to love their jobs and dedicate themselves to society. Advocate that new employment groups consciously abide by the norms of behavior in social interactions and public places, and show civilized qualities. Strive to enhance the legal awareness, integrity awareness, and responsibility awareness of new employment groups, cultivate a healthy and rational mentality, and guide new employment groups to be self-respecting, self-confident, and positive. Educate and guide new employment groups to abide by morality and law, interact in a civilized manner, and express themselves rationally in cyberspace, and consciously maintain good network order.
(12) Guide participation in social governance. Establish and improve working mechanisms and incentive mechanisms, give play to the characteristics and advantages of new employment groups, and mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of new employment groups to participate in social governance. Encourage and guide new employment groups to participate in grassroots governance and volunteer services. Support new employment groups to participate in industry governance in accordance with the law, orderly reflect reasonable demands, give full play to the role of social supervision, and promote Internet platform enterprises to continuously improve their operating models and improve service levels.
VI. Strengthen Organization and Implementation
All regions and relevant departments should, under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, combine with their actual conditions to implement this opinion. Party committees and governments at all levels should strengthen organizational leadership and promptly study and solve key and difficult problems in the service management of new employment groups. Build a working pattern of Party leadership, guidance and promotion by Party social work departments, specific promotion by industry management and business supervision departments, coordinated cooperation by relevant departments, and local management. Implement guarantees in terms of personnel strength, position resources, and funding. Strengthen forward-looking research and practical exploration, and accelerate the promotion of laws, regulations, and systems related to the service management of new employment groups.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 26)
(See page 4 for the interview with the person in charge of the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部))
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强 邱超奕 韩 鑫
Every minute, the Fuxing high-speed train (复兴号列车) travels approximately 5.8 kilometers, and over 600 containers are shipped overseas.
Every hour, around 2,000 new energy vehicles roll off the production line, and more than 30,000 kilograms of crops are harvested by intelligent machines.
Every day, thousands of invention patents emerge, and the application programming interface (API) of the National Supercomputing Internet platform is called over a million times.
Relying on the world's largest and most complete industrial system, China's development strides are solid and powerful.
In the first quarter of this year, the value-added of China's industrial enterprises above the designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, with the value-added of the equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing industries increasing by 8.9% and 12.5% year-on-year, respectively. With the continuous advancement of intelligence, greening, and integration, new drivers of development are steadily growing.
"In recent years, China's economy has weathered storms, maintaining strong resilience and vitality. The strategic foundation is a complete industrial system." Since the new era, President Xi Jinping (习近平), standing at the strategic height of promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, has put forward the concept of a modern industrial system and continuously enriched and developed it in practice, leading various regions and departments to revitalize industries, plan innovation, and promote upgrading.
In the "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划纲要), the top priority among various strategic tasks is "Building a Modern Industrial System and Consolidating and Strengthening the Foundation of the Real Economy." Striving forward in the "15th Five-Year Plan," a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone is growing vigorously, and the strategic foundation of China's economy is continuously being strengthened.
Why is this task placed at the forefront?
"China is so big, we must engage in the real economy, and no aspect or field can be missing."
Why is building a modern industrial system placed at the forefront of various strategic tasks in the "15th Five-Year Plan"? The answer lies in the development practice of the new era.
The scale of manufacturing value-added accounts for about 30% of the global total, and the output of most major industrial products ranks first in the world. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" (十四五) period, the annual manufacturing value-added exceeded 30 trillion yuan... The modern industrial system is moving towards new and better directions, and the foundation of the real economy is being consolidated and strengthened, becoming a strong support for China's economy to advance steadily.
In April 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (广汽埃安新能源汽车股份有限公司) and emphasized "the importance of the real economy and taking the path of self-reliance."
During this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation: "China is so big, we must engage in the real economy, and no aspect or field can be missing." "We must adhere to focusing our work on strengthening our internal capabilities and making ourselves stronger."
Solid-state batteries have reported another success. On February 16, GAC Group (广汽集团) announced that the pilot line for automotive-grade all-solid-state batteries had been built and put into operation, officially starting small-batch vehicle verification.
Solid-state batteries are the core technology direction for the next generation of power batteries. GAC's key step of "from laboratory to production line" will further increase the driving range of new energy vehicles and consolidate its leading industrial advantage.
Building a foundation, accumulating energy, and increasing momentum, GAC Group (广汽集团) adheres to its main business and climbs step by step: In 2025, the company's exports of automobiles will exceed 130,000 vehicles. Looking at Guangdong (广东) from GAC, the "manufacturing-first" strategy has yielded fruitful results. The operating income of industrial enterprises above the designated size ranks first in the country, and the number of valid invention patent applications ranks first in the country... With its strong industrial strength, Guangdong (广东) ranks first in the country in more than 10 indicators.
Strengthening internal capabilities and making oneself stronger, the key lies in "enhancing the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain."
Fully self-developed, high-performance, and widely applicable... The domestic artificial intelligence chip "Zhenwu 810E" (真武810E) has attracted widespread attention since its debut.
From the launch of the first tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter to the successful development of glass bottles for photoresist... In recent years, individual countries have built "small yards and high walls," but domestic chips have accelerated their "breakthrough." In the first quarter of this year, China's integrated circuit exports increased by more than 70%.
Industrial security is the core of economic security. The first domestic implantable brain-computer interface product has been approved for marketing, the world's first T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber has been released, and the second domestic large cruise ship "Adora Magic City" (爱达·花城号) has been successfully launched... Looking at March alone, a number of key core technologies and strategic urgently needed basic products have achieved new breakthroughs. "'During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we will promote decisive breakthroughs in key core technologies in key areas such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, high-end instruments, basic software, advanced materials, and bio-manufacturing across the entire chain, and improve the level of independent control of the industrial chain," said Yuan Da (袁达), Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
"Strengthening internal capabilities and making oneself stronger" requires adhering to "drawing a blueprint to the end."
Various types of infrastructure construction are advancing side by side, weaving a spring sonata on the land of China.
On the coast of Beibu Gulf (北部湾), the construction of the three major hubs of the Pinglu Canal (平陆运河) is in full swing, and the first canal project connecting rivers to the sea since the founding of New China has entered the "countdown" to navigation.
At the foot of Helan Mountain (贺兰山), Ningxia's (宁夏) first grid-connected "source-grid-load-storage" integrated project has been launched in Zhongwei City (中卫市), and green electricity has attracted computing power, turning "watts" into "bits."
One journey connects to another. Counting the 109 major engineering projects proposed in the "15th Five-Year Plan," 28 are leading the development of new quality productive forces, and 23 are building a modern infrastructure system.
Artificial intelligence ultra-large-scale intelligent computing clusters, satellite internet, and controllable nuclear fusion... A number of leading future industrial projects have been launched one after another, and new industries and new tracks will accelerate their growth into new growth points.
Continue to promote major energy projects with investments of more than one trillion yuan, such as the Yaxia Hydropower Station (雅下水电), and promote major transportation projects such as the new Three Gorges waterway (三峡水运新通道)... A number of strategic projects have become a reality, which will make the modern infrastructure system more complete.
Deeply cultivate the real economy and consolidate the foundation. Striving forward in the "15th Five-Year Plan," adhering to focusing the focus of economic development on the real economy will provide strategic support and strong support for firmly grasping the initiative of development.
How to enhance hard power?
"We cannot only look at the growth of domestic production value. What is growing now is hard power, and what we are pursuing is the development of new quality productive forces."
The deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation is the only way and inevitable choice for building a modern industrial system.
During this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We cannot only look at the growth of domestic production value. What is growing now is hard power, and what we are pursuing is the development of new quality productive forces. After continuous transformation and upgrading, and quality improvement and replacement, we will move upwards step by step."
Transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and replacement, how should a modern industrial system be built? Observing an industrial sample can provide an intuitive understanding.
In Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽), on "Quantum Avenue," at Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co. (本源量子计算科技公司), the access data on the operation and maintenance screen of the third-generation independently developed superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong" (本源悟空) is constantly refreshing.
In January of this year, the Hefei Quantum Supercomputing Convergence Computing Center was launched, providing diverse quantum computing services to the world. Origin Quantum (本源量子) has deployed a superconducting quantum computer with a scale of 180+ bits, and its overall performance has reached the international advanced level.
Also on "Quantum Avenue," at the beginning of this year, QuantumCTek (国盾量子) delivered a bright financial report of turning losses into profits, completing the key leap from technology research and development investment to industrialization revenue realization.
Driven by scientific and technological innovation, Hefei's (合肥) quantum industry has been running at an "accelerated speed" in recent years. On the approximately 3.5-kilometer-long "Quantum Avenue," world-class achievements such as the "Mozi" quantum satellite (墨子号) and the "Jiuzhang" optical quantum computer (九章) have been born, and a number of leading companies in the industrial chain have been incubated and cultivated.
The degree of technological breakthrough largely determines the speed, breadth, and depth of future industrial development. New energy vehicles and other "new three" products have developed from "unknown" to shining business cards of Chinese manufacturing; from 4G running side by side, 5G leading to 6G setting sail, the backward situation of communication technology has been reversed; artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, and other technologies have entered the world's leading level... In recent years, we have adhered to "industry posing questions, technology answering questions," and achieved industrial leaps in many fields.
Where does hard power come from? It comes from original innovation.
"Original technology must go from '0' to '1', from experimental realization to transformation, rather than staying at the paper stage. In the future, we must also lengthen and promote '1'."
From "0" to "1", lengthening "1", how to "do something"? In the "15th Five-Year Plan," "strengthening original innovation and key core technology research" is a separate chapter.
"In terms of scientific and technological layout, we will aim at the forefront of world science and technology, strengthen the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, pre-deploy national major science and technology projects facing 2035, and produce more iconic original achievements. In terms of capacity building, we will coordinate the layout of national strategic scientific and technological forces, promote the coordinated linkage of various innovation entities and elements, and improve the systematic innovation capacity. In terms of supply and demand matching, we will focus on strategic areas of contention and weak links in the industrial chain and supply chain, and promote key core technology research in key areas across the entire chain," said Bai Jingyu (白京羽), Director of the High-Tech Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
Where does hard power come from? It comes from industrial upgrading.
"Create a new situation in optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries, and pre-emptively laying out future industries."
Transformers belong to traditional industries, and artificial intelligence belongs to emerging industries. What is the connection between the two? The vigorous development of artificial intelligence has driven the construction of computing infrastructure, driving the demand for transformers and industrial upgrading. In 2025, China's total transformer exports will reach 64.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of nearly 36%. At present, many transformer factories in Guangdong (广东), Jiangsu (江苏), and other places are in full production, and some companies' orders have been scheduled to the end of 2027. Li Lecheng (李乐成), Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), said that the next step will be to implement a new round of high-quality development actions for key manufacturing industrial chains, promote technological breakthroughs across the entire chain, continuously launch iconic innovative achievements, and accelerate the transformation into new quality productive forces.
"Promote the extension of productive service industries to specialization and the high end of the value chain, and promote the high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of life service industries."
Intelligent platforms provide remote diagnosis and other services for construction machinery, "express delivery into factories" customized services help companies reduce logistics costs, and business services help multinational companies better "go global"... The service industry empowers thousands of industries and provides strong support for industrial development. The next step is to further implement the service industry expansion and quality improvement action, promote the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries, and the modern industrial system will be more robust.
"'During the '15th Five-Year Plan,' a number of high-growth industries will also be poised to exert their strength. We will create several trillion-level or even larger-scale markets through incremental creation and stock potential tapping, and promote the industrial system from large to strong, and from quantitative change to qualitative change," said Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
Moving towards "new" and aiming for "quality." Continue to do a good job in innovation, adhere to leading industrial innovation with scientific and technological innovation, and the modern industrial system will have a new look and stronger momentum.
How to seize opportunities in practical work?
Based on reality, capitalize on strengths and avoid weaknesses, "seize the opportunity and work hard when you see it."
Some time ago, Shandong (山东) released its marine economy "report card" - in 2025, Shandong's (山东) marine production value exceeded 1.9 trillion yuan, ranking second in the country. With a contribution rate of 18.4% to the regional production value, it helped Shandong (山东) become the first economic province in the north with a regional production value of over 10 trillion yuan.
The coastline accounts for about 1/6 of the country's total, and the marine resource abundance index ranks among the top in the country... Developing the marine economy, Shandong (山东) has superior geographical conditions and obvious advantages.
"We must give full play to the unique advantages of abundant marine resources, manage the ocean and seek strength from the sea." Following the direction guided by the General Secretary, Shandong (山东) has ignited the "blue engine." Today, the national marine ranch demonstration area accounts for about 40% of the country's total, and there are more than 1,000 marine-related high-tech enterprises.
If the path is right, we must continue to follow it. "We will formulate and implement the 'Shandong Province '15th Five-Year Plan' for Marine Economic Development,' further cultivate and strengthen marine tourism, marine chemical industry, and other trillion-level industries, and build 18 marine characteristic industrial clusters," said Wang Rentang (王仁堂), Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Shandong Provincial Ocean Bureau (山东省海洋局).
Realizing socialist modernization is a "historical process of step-by-step progress and continuous development," and building a modern industrial system also requires "continuous transformation and upgrading, and quality improvement and replacement, moving upwards step by step."
"Moving upwards step by step" requires actively forging ahead and seizing opportunities, "seizing the opportunity and working hard when you see it."
"The launch mission was a complete success!" At 3:48 on March 13, at China's first commercial aerospace launch site - Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), the Long March 8A carrier rocket (长征八号甲运载火箭) ignited and lifted off, successfully sending the satellite internet low-orbit 20 group satellites into a predetermined orbit.
Looking at the world, commercial aerospace is in full swing, and Hainan (海南) has unique conditions. Since its first launch in November 2024, the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场) has the operational capability of "two launches in five days" and "three launches in one month." Taking advantage of the momentum, the local area is stepping up the construction of the second phase of the launch site, striving to have launch capabilities by the end of the year and achieve a leapfrog development of "60 launches a year."
The technological revolution is changing with each passing day, and industrial changes are accelerating. Seizing the opportunity is the only way to take the initiative. Zhejiang (浙江) is competing for the new track of space computing, accelerating the promotion of "six-star networking"; Beijing (北京) is aiming at artificial intelligence and starting the construction of the first batch of 4 artificial intelligence innovation blocks; Anhui (安徽) is exerting its strength in quantum technology and deploying the implementation of the "thousand-scene" action... Since the beginning of the year, various regions have been actively taking action to seize new development opportunities.
"Moving upwards step by step" requires basing on reality, capitalizing on strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
Around 50 degrees north latitude, Heihe City (黑河市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), the test cars of major car companies are speeding and braking sharply on the ice, which is spectacular.
The idea determines the way out. Based on resource endowments, Heihe (黑河) vigorously develops the cold-region vehicle testing industry, allowing "cold resources" to accelerate the breeding of a "hot economy." Not only does the number of test vehicles account for about 80% of the country's total, but it has also extended new projects such as lidar testing and drone testing.
China is a large country, and the resource endowments and development levels of various regions vary greatly. Building a modern industrial system cannot be done in **齐步走** (qí bù zǒu - "marching in step," acting uniformly without considering local conditions). Xinjiang (新疆) actively develops modern agriculture and photovoltaic and other industrial parks, and its new energy installed capacity ranks first in the Northwest; Guangxi (广西) insists on "strengthening and expanding the characteristic and advantageous industry of sugar industry," and comprehensively utilizes more than 30 kinds of products; Jiangxi (江西) "strives to build an advanced manufacturing system," and the aviation equipment industry is gradually taking shape... Various regions give play to their comparative advantages and open up new development space.
Adapt to local conditions and be pragmatic. Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, playing a good game of chess, and composing a concerted symphony will gather a strong synergy for building a modern industrial system.
"China's economy started with the real economy and will also rely on the real economy to move towards the future." With steady and sustained efforts, the foundation of the real economy will be more solid, and the material and technological foundation of Chinese-style modernization will be more solid.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 泉 张云河
By late April, the "Guangxi-made" satellite "New Journey 01" had been in orbit for nearly a month. On-orbit testing was smooth, and the first batch of space experiment data was successfully transmitted back. "New Journey 01" carried golden camellia, passion fruit seeds, and other items into space to begin research on low-cost space breeding, biomedicine, and biological experiments.
Zhang Shengqing (张生青), general manager of the leading research and development enterprise, CAS Space (Guangxi) Technology Co., Ltd. (中科卫星（广西）科技有限公司), spoke about the advantages of "satellite manufacturing": first, the geographical conditions of low latitude; second, the unique location of "one bay connecting eleven countries." "We have signed letters of intent with some ASEAN regional enterprises to purchase satellites and data services, with intended sales exceeding 100 million yuan." Fangchenggang City (防城港市), where the enterprise is located, is focusing on developing the commercial aerospace industry and building an "offshore launch - aerospace manufacturing - data application" industrial chain.
In April 2021, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Guangxi (广西), he emphasized that "developing characteristic industries is a practical move for local areas to strengthen and optimize the real economy. It is necessary to combine their own conditions and advantages to promote high-quality development." In December 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Guangxi (广西), he pointed out that "it is necessary to base ourselves on resource endowments and industrial foundations, focus on advantageous industries, concentrate superior resources, and create a number of pillar industries that reflect Guangxi's characteristics and advantages, have a large scale, and strong driving force." The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to "consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Guangxi (广西), combining its own conditions and advantages, is accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects local characteristics and advantages, and consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy.
A piece of aluminum witnesses the transformation of resource advantages into industrial strengths:
A sheet of aluminum foil, as thin as 0.006 millimeters. This is the ultra-thin aluminum foil developed by Guangxi Baise Xinghe Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. (广西百色兴和铝业有限公司), widely used in medicine, antibacterial products, and other fields. When the company was established 17 years ago, it mainly "sold aluminum coils" and its production was also extensive. Today, by improving processes and optimizing research and development, the added value of high-end products has more than doubled. Xu Dewen (许德文), deputy general manager of the company, explained the reason: "Grasp aluminum, extend aluminum, refine aluminum, rely on resource advantages, and take the road of transformation."
Non-ferrous metals are Guangxi's (广西) advantageous industry. In recent years, green transformation has been advancing steadily: twisting into a rope, the autonomous region established a working group, with multiple departments working together to extend and expand the non-ferrous metal industrial chain of aluminum, tin, antimony, etc.; showing a sword, managing with a list, fighting with a map, and legally closing down 184 "small, scattered, and disordered" enterprises; forging a path, publishing a directory of green beneficiation and smelting technology promotion, and promoting the comprehensive utilization of red mud, smelting slag, and other solid waste... "Thanks to the support of the working group services, technological transformation funds, and other support, our high-precision aluminum plates, strips, ultra-thin aluminum foil, and other high-end product research and development continue to iterate, climbing high and moving towards new." Xu Dewen (许德文) said.
The "green content" of the industry enhances the "gold content" of development. In 2025, the output value of Guangxi's (广西) non-ferrous metal industry reached 461 billion yuan, an increase of 16.9% year-on-year.
A car reflects the industrial advantage of "chain" driven innovation:
At the Baojun base of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司) in Liuzhou City (柳州市), 78 intelligent islands with different functions operate efficiently, and new energy vehicles are assembled and rolled off the production line. There is something special about the intelligent islands: in traditional production lines, if a problem occurs in a certain process, the entire line has to be shut down; now, each "island" is compatible with the assembly of different models, and 78 intelligent islands form a "intelligent manufacturing chain," each assembling different parts, making cars like building blocks. Cai Lin (蔡林), a process engineer at SAIC-GM-Wuling (上汽通用五菱), introduced that with the use of intelligent islands, production efficiency has increased by 30%.
The intelligent manufacturing chain is backed by a supply chain and an innovation chain, with each chain interlocked. Implementing the "Spearhead" science and technology action, promoting the cultivation of advanced manufacturing clusters... Guangxi (广西) is tapping the advantages of manufacturing, gathering momentum with innovation, and forming groups with chains. Taking SAIC-GM-Wuling (上汽通用五菱) as an example, with policy support, it has jointly established the Guangxi New Energy Vehicle Laboratory (广西新能源汽车实验室) with more than 50 enterprises, research institutes, and universities to jointly research and develop and tackle key problems, promoting 110 intelligent island patent technologies from the laboratory to the production line.
Guangxi (广西) has formed ten 100-billion-yuan-level pillar industries and 12 national-level small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial clusters. In 2025, the contribution rate of new industries and new products to industrial growth will exceed 50%.
A string of numbers relies on locational advantages to activate the momentum of development:
More than half a year after its establishment, it has signed 90 domestic artificial intelligence projects and attracted 16 overseas enterprises to settle in... The China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center (中国—东盟国家人工智能应用合作中心) has delivered impressive results.
How did they do it? Find the answer in one enterprise. As one of the first enterprises to settle in the center, Guangxi Xinchen Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd. (广西芯辰半导体科技有限公司) produces cross-border live broadcast translation equipment that can translate more than 20 languages in real time, which is very popular in the market. Huang Lihai (黄立海), general manager of the company, introduced that "related technologies are jointly developed with enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and the products are directly supplied to some ASEAN countries."
Adjacent to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao and facing Southeast Asia, Guangxi (广西) is based on its locational advantages and integrates into the trend of development: on the one hand, strengthening regional coordination, taking the initiative to connect with the science and technology innovation resources of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀), the Yangtze River Delta (长三角), and Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, with the transaction volume of technology contracts exceeding 120 billion yuan in 2025; on the other hand, deepening opening up to the outside world, cultivating the ASEAN market, and the cross-border industrial ecology of "Eastern R&D and design + Guangxi manufacturing + ASEAN market" is taking shape.
Internal and external linkage drives the digital economy to empower the real economy. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangxi (广西) has cumulatively promoted more than 5,000 enterprises to complete "intelligent transformation and digital transformation." In the first quarter of 2026, the output value of Guangxi's (广西) artificial intelligence core industry in the industrial field reached 22.9 billion yuan, an increase of 16.8% year-on-year.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Guangxi (广西) insists on focusing on the real economy as the focus of economic development, basing itself on resource endowments and industrial foundations, accurately positioning itself in the overall national situation, giving play to comparative advantages, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions," said Chen Gang (陈刚), secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Party Committee.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陶相安
In recent years, problems such as myopia and obesity among teenagers have aroused great concern from parents and society. The physical and mental health of teenagers is not only related to personal growth and family happiness, but also to the future of the country and the nation.
How to guide teenagers to develop good exercise habits and improve their health? How to make physical exercise more professional and effective? The reporter interviewed relevant officials from the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局).
How to Get Children Moving
Reader concern: My child is in junior high school and has a lot of academic pressure. They often sit for long periods of time. How can I help them develop good exercise habits and have a healthy body?
The key to getting children truly moving is to optimize the supply of sports resources inside and outside schools. In recent years, the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局), the Ministry of Education (教育部) and other departments have issued documents related to the integration of sports and education, clearly requiring primary and secondary school students to have no less than 2 hours of physical exercise every day. The "Opinions on Implementing the Student Physical Fitness Enhancement Program" jointly issued by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and other 5 departments clearly stated: Actively promote no less than 2 hours of comprehensive sports activities for primary and secondary school students every day; make full use of breaks to carry out sports activities, and encourage primary and secondary schools with conditions to arrange a high-quality large break sports activity of no less than 30 minutes each in the morning and afternoon; guide primary, secondary and university students to actively participate in physical exercise on weekends and holidays...
Under the guidance of policies, various regions have carried out active explorations. For example, Beijing (北京市) released "Eight Sports Measures" to focus on creating "sweaty" physical education classes; Yunnan Province (云南省) launched the "Strong Seed Action" to implement the "two-hour" hard target through supervision and spot checks...
In addition, during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) launched featured brands of themed fitness activities such as "Run, Youth" to enrich the teenage sports activity system, basically achieving full coverage of activities for all age groups, with over 151 million teenagers participating, effectively stimulating their enthusiasm for participating in physical exercise.
How to Avoid Injuries During Exercise
Reader concern: My child likes sports very much, but I am always worried about them getting injured during exercise. How can I make exercise safe and scientific?
In order to make teenage fitness safer, more scientific and standardized, the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) released "20 Scientific Fitness Tips for Children and Adolescents" to provide scientific guidance and suggestions for teenagers in 8 aspects such as fitness methods, exercise volume, and exercise time. For example, "Children and adolescents should break the sedentary state and get up and move for 10 minutes every 40 minutes," "A children and adolescent exercise class is usually divided into warm-up, main body and relaxation parts," "It is recommended that children and adolescents warm up for 5-10 minutes before each exercise, mainly with sports games and dynamic stretching"... These pragmatic fitness guidelines help parents and children better understand how to exercise safely and scientifically.
At the same time, the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) has jointly produced a series of popular science animations with multiple departments, created "Expert Live Broadcast Rooms" to carry out cloud popular science, and released professional fitness videos, such as "Teenage Spine Health Protection" and "Myopia Prevention and Control Exercise Guide," to spread scientific and healthy sports concepts in a way that children like to see and hear.
The "Three-Year Action Plan for Popularizing Scientific Fitness and Sports Intervention for Teenagers (2026-2028)" jointly released by the General Administration of Sport of China (国家体育总局) and 5 departments proposes six specific actions, including implementing the action of popularizing scientific fitness for teenagers, the action of promoting sports activities, and the action of intervening in healthy sports. The plan aims to achieve by 2028 that teenagers' awareness of scientific fitness will be generally enhanced, their sports skills will be continuously improved, their habits of physical exercise will be better developed, the proportion of teenagers aged 7-18 who regularly participate in physical exercise will increase by 1 percentage point, and their physical and mental health will be continuously improved.
Return to TopThe 4th China (Anhui) Science and Technology Innovation Achievement Transformation Fair opened in Hefei (合肥) on April 26. With the theme of "Science and Technology Taking the Lead, Innovation Winning the Future," this Science and Technology Fair will last for 3 days, with an exhibition area of approximately 21,000 square meters, showcasing the latest achievements in scientific and technological innovation in various fields in China.
The picture shows the exhibitors demonstrating a rehabilitation system controlled by a non-invasive brain-computer interface to the audience on that day.
Cheng Zhao (程兆) photographed (People's Vision (人民视觉))
Return to TopThis Beijing (北京) Dispatch on April 26th (Reported by Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) - A reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that in the first quarter, the national cumulative electricity market transaction volume reached 1841.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%.
In terms of transaction scope, the provincial transaction volume was 1472.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 29.3%; the inter-provincial and inter-regional transaction volume was 369 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.6%. In terms of transaction types, the medium and long-term transaction volume was 1594.9 billion kilowatt-hours; the spot transaction volume was 246.7 billion kilowatt-hours. The green electricity transaction volume was 75.6 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 3.1%.
China (中国) is actively promoting the construction of a unified national electricity market, effectively promoting the optimal allocation of electricity resources, and balancing secure supply, green transformation, and price stability. In 2025, the national electricity market transaction volume reached a new high, with 2 out of every 3 kilowatt-hours of electricity consumed by the whole society being completed through market-based transactions.
Return to TopTheory · Interview
Promoting the Improvement of Global Artificial Intelligence Governance
Ninth Edition
Economic Focus
China is Becoming a Global Innovation Engine for the Automotive Market
Eighth Edition
Solving the Difficulties and High Costs of Financing
How Policy-Based Agricultural Guarantees Stabilize Grain and Enrich Farmers
Eighteenth Edition
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 贺林平
In the first quarter of this year, the first quarter of the "15th Five-Year Plan" is the starting year. Faced with the complex and severe external environment and the arduous tasks of domestic reform, development, and stability, China's national economy has achieved a good start, and all aspects have performed well.
The new highlights and trends behind the data are worth noting. In port parks, wind power equipment has become a popular foreign trade product; in industrial enterprises, digital transformation is steadily advancing; in the venue of the "Village Super League," the traffic of the competition has been transformed into an increase in service consumption...
Starting today, this edition launches a series of reports on "'15th Five-Year Plan' First Quarter Data Micro-Perspective," seeing the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy in the subtle details.
-- Editor
45.2%
In the first quarter of this year, China's exports of lithium batteries and wind turbine generator sets and parts increased by 50.4% and 45.2% year-on-year, respectively.
In front of the experimental platform, technician Huang Weihao (黄渭豪) leaned forward, widened his eyes, and focused on operating the testing equipment. After a while, the data came out, "The index is a little low..." He muttered, filled out the form, printed the order, signed, faxed, and completed a set of steps skillfully, and then called the technical department, "The chemical test data has been transmitted, you evaluate whether it is acceptable; if not, this batch will be returned directly."
On the southern coastline of Yangjiang Binhai New Area (阳江滨海新区) (Yangjiang High-tech Zone (阳江高新区)), the sea breeze rattled the iron gate of Guangdong Longma Casting Co., Ltd. (广东龙马铸造有限公司). "The large castings we produce are mainly used for offshore wind power equipment, and the physical and chemical indicators of raw materials are directly related to product quality, and each batch must be strictly controlled." Yuan Jie (袁杰), the head of the laboratory, introduced that such testing operations are carried out every day.
Longma Casting's main business is offshore wind power's "four major components" - hubs, bases, shafting, and bearing seats. "Since last year, the export market has been relatively good. In the first quarter of this year, the export value was more than 26 million yuan, maintaining a steady momentum compared with the same period last year. On April 25, we just shipped a batch of hubs and bases to Europe." Said Liu Bin (刘斌), general manager of Longma Casting.
In the first quarter of this year, China's exports of wind turbine generator sets and parts were positive, with a year-on-year increase of 45.2%. Practicing internal skills is the secret for enterprises to win the favor of overseas customers.
In Longma Casting's precision machining workshop, a large piece of equipment is showing its skills. "This is our self-developed gantry milling and turning compound equipment, which integrates turning and milling processes, optimizing the original 4 work sections in shafting processing into 2, increasing efficiency by more than 40%." Liu Bin (刘斌) introduced that this gantry milling and turning compound equipment can process ultra-large castings with a diameter of 10 meters, from "transferring" 4 devices in the past to "one-stop" completion now, bringing new solutions for large equipment manufacturing in the industry.
Rooted in the Yangjiang (阳江) Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Industrial Base for nearly 8 years, Longma Casting values the gradually complete industrial ecology here. This narrow coastline gathers Mingyang Smart Energy (明阳智能), Goldwind Technology (金风科技) and other complete machine manufacturers, as well as CRRC Wind Power (中车电机), Orient Cable (东方海缆) and other more than 30 core component companies, covering wind turbine complete machines, blades, towers, submarine cables and other key components, and manufacturing production closely cooperates with R&D design, testing and certification, operation and maintenance, and other links.
The export model has also become different as a result. In addition to directly exporting parts, Longma Casting's products are increasingly oriented to surrounding downstream customers, and then the latter exports complete machines. "The shipment volume this year is expected to increase by more than 40% compared with last year, of which the proportion of domestic orders has increased." Liu Bin (刘斌) introduced that in recent years, with the advantages of manufacturing technology, supply chain support, and logistics guarantees, China's complete machine enterprises have stronger competitiveness and more stable delivery in overseas markets, and the global market share has steadily increased, "Naturally, the order growth given to us by the domestic sector is faster."
Starting from Longma Casting, it is only a 10-minute drive northwest to the Mingyang Smart Energy (明阳智能) Yangjiang (阳江) Base. Mingyang Smart Energy (明阳智能) is a leading complete machine enterprise and an important node in the wind power equipment industry chain. In the general assembly plant workshop, assistant factory director Ye Guanglun (叶光伦) pointed to a few round and solid "big guys" and told reporters that this is the hub of the wind turbine, which is the core component connecting the blades and the main shaft. Longma Casting is one of Mingyang Smart Energy's (明阳智能) important suppliers, and a considerable part of the heavy castings such as wind turbine hubs and bases used in the workshop are supplied by Longma Casting.
Looking up, each hub is as tall as a floor. Workers are standing in mid-air on ladders, spraying anti-corrosion materials on the bearings around them like clock face scales. "This batch is an order for a Vietnamese wind power project, 5 sets of complete machines are expected to be completed this month, and can be shipped for export in early May." Ye Guanglun (叶光伦) introduced that the base's complete machine export business is steadily advancing, "I majored in business English, joined this team at the end of last year, and have received several batches of foreign businessmen this year, and there will be customers from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and other places next."
A report released by relevant institutions, "Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer Market Share in 2025," shows that in 2025, the installed capacity of Chinese manufacturers overseas will increase by 8 times compared with 2024; the market share of Chinese manufacturers will continue to rank first in the world, and will win the top six for the first time. From the various data in the report, it can be seen that this is not only a breakthrough in a single technology or the achievement of a single enterprise, but also the scale effect of the entire production and supply chain.
From raw materials to complete machines, the effect of the "several-hour supply chain circle" is not only about "near" and "fast," but also about "saving" and "stability." The relevant person in charge of Yangjiang (阳江) City stated that it will continue to support enterprises in exploring the international market, and strive to achieve a breakthrough of 1 billion yuan in the import and export of green electricity equipment throughout the year, so that more "green electricity and clear wind" will blow to the world.
Return to TopBy: 蒋雪婕
In the first quarter of this year, China's exports of wind turbine generator sets and their parts increased by 45.2% year-on-year. In 2025, Chinese wind turbine manufacturers continued to rank first in global market share.
The survey found that some wind power companies are shifting from exporting parts and components to 攥指成拳 (zuàn zhǐ chéng quán - "make a fist," to unite and concentrate efforts), gathering the strength of the industrial chain to export complete machines; some leading enterprises are moving from simple product exports to the export of full industrial chain and full life cycle capabilities, covering high value-added links such as technology licensing, long-term operation and maintenance services, and project cluster development.
It is not only wind power companies that are undergoing profound export transformation. Logistics equipment manufacturers, while exporting machines, are creating a modern logistics ecosystem covering warehousing and production line planning for the local area; medical technology companies are fully exporting industrial chains and solutions by building factories locally; automobile companies are localizing the entire chain from batteries to complete vehicles, and parts manufacturers are exporting simultaneously...
From selling products to selling services and building ecosystems, from product manufacturers to comprehensive service providers, for manufacturing companies, better combining service exports and goods exports to enhance comprehensive added value is both a trend and a topic that needs to be studied.
Changing from "going out" to "going in," a one-word difference reflects the deepening changes in rooting in overseas markets. On the one hand, this requires the industrial chain to work together and aggregate a more resilient supply chain system; on the other hand, it also requires companies to be familiar with relevant policies, international rules, and local culture, and to have the ability to cope with complex and unfamiliar access environments, as well as to cultivate localized production, management, and operation.
From the perspective of policy guarantees, we can understand the pain points of the industry through in-depth research and exchanges, and provide targeted support by starting with specific details such as broadening financing channels, providing compliance training, and enriching export credit insurance guarantee methods to ensure that companies can go overseas with peace of mind.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 窦瀚洋
Tongjian Lake Park in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), a drone inspection robot equipped with artificial intelligence technology is quickly skimming across the lake surface; almost simultaneously, based on the high-definition images and precise positioning transmitted by the drone, a warning prompt pops up on the digital management screen in the duty room—someone is illegally fishing. Staff immediately mobilized, and in just a few minutes, this violation was efficiently and accurately dealt with.
The provider of the drone equipment and systems is Qizhen Future City Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (浙大启真未来城市科技（杭州）有限公司). Zhang Junshan (章俊屾), the company's general manager, said: "After the park tried it out, they said the effect was good and decided to cooperate. This is the big order we won since our team transformed to provide full-stack low-altitude intelligent governance services!"
In 2023, Qizhen Technology (浙大启真科技) had just settled in Yuhang District (余杭区), Hangzhou (杭州), and was connected to the productive service industry platform jointly built by the local Wuchang Subdistrict (五常街道) and the operating entity—the "Future Star Science and Technology Innovation Community" (未来星宸科创共同体), and was also assigned two exclusive "service personnel"—platform staff member Qu Lulu (屈璐璐) and Yang Kunyu (杨昆宇), a staff member of the Subdistrict Economic Development Office.
Zhang Junshan (章俊屾) clearly remembers that not long after the company moved in, the two "service personnel" took the initiative to visit.
"Mr. Zhang (章总), this is a summary of the 'growing pains' that science and technology innovation enterprises may encounter based on past service experience." Yang Kunyu (杨昆宇) handed over a service manual, detailing the relevant policy framework, and policies such as "service industry upgrading to standardized enterprises" were specially marked. "These can be applied for, and we will assist you in filling out and preparing the relevant materials, and the platform will handle the rest on your behalf."
Flipping through the manual, information on policy applications, talent subsidies, and legal aid is all available. "I didn't expect there to be financial services. We have a large demand for research and development funds. I wonder if you can help us connect with financing?" Zhang Junshan (章俊屾) raised the question, and Qu Lulu (屈璐璐) readily agreed. In less than 3 working days, she visited again with financial plans from several banks.
"We have a professional financial services team, have established a regular contact mechanism with more than 10 banks, and have also linked to the Hangzhou Financial Comprehensive Service Platform (杭州金融综合服务平台), backed by a digital product supermarket for financial services and a credit service system for operating entities," said Ye Jinyan (叶金燕), the head of the platform. "The platform has connected more than 30 enterprises with a total of nearly 100 million yuan in financial services."
Leveraging the platform's advantages, Qu Lulu (屈璐璐) communicated with financial institutions about Qizhen Technology's (浙大启真科技) business situation and financing needs, and several banks "reported orders" at the first time, tailoring financial plans.
In addition to research and development funds, Zhang Junshan (章俊屾) admitted that the company had also encountered the problem of not finding a suitable venue for drone system test flights and software function joint debugging tests, "either too far or too expensive."
With a try-it-and-see attitude, Zhang Junshan (章俊屾) took the initiative to find the platform.
"Our subdistrict has a large population, many buildings, and little open space, so it's hard to find a suitable venue for a while." After several discussions, Qu Lulu (屈璐璐) and Yang Kunyu (杨昆宇) set their sights on the roof of the building where the company is located. "There are only some air conditioner outdoor units on the roof, which can be used with a little modification." Under the coordination of Yang Kunyu (杨昆宇), a 200-square-meter drone take-off and landing test site was transformed and provided to Qizhen Future City Technology (浙大启真未来城市科技) for free.
Zhang Qianru (章倩汝), a member of the Party Working Committee of Wuchang Subdistrict (五常街道党工委), introduced that in order to solve the development problems of the large number, diverse types, and diverse needs of science and technology innovation enterprises in the jurisdiction, the subdistrict connects with government departments, the platform links social resources, and through complementary advantages, forms a "service + governance" science and technology innovation platform model, implements "full-chain" services from funds and policies to the market, and exchanges precise "service index" for the enterprise's "development index."
With the help of the platform, Qizhen Future City Technology (浙大启真未来城市科技) has developed step by step, and has also been awarded the title of "National High-tech Enterprise" and listed as a "Zhejiang Provincial Postdoctoral Workstation." What Zhang Junshan (章俊屾) did not expect was that the platform also brought new business to the company. "We learned that Tongjian Lake Park (铜鉴湖公园) needs park inspections, which happens to match their technology and products." This time, Qu Lulu (屈璐璐) acted as a "matchmaker," actively connecting the two parties, which led to the opening scene.
The Hangzhou City West Science and Technology Innovation Corridor (杭州城西科创大走廊), where Qizhen Future City Technology (浙大启真科技) is located, has gathered 19 hundred-billion-level emerging industrial clusters, forming a matrix-style innovation space. Here, with the park as a unit, by building professional platforms, it provides all-round services to science and technology innovation enterprises from entrepreneurial start-up, rent subsidies, investment and financing subsidies, and brand promotion.
Around digital services, technology services, financial services, logistics services, business services and other fields, Hangzhou (杭州) is making every effort to build an advanced productive service industry cluster. "We take the productive service industry as the starting point, build high-energy-level platforms to attract enterprises to settle down and grow, meet the capital needs of enterprises with a multi-level investment and financing system, and then promote the opening of new scenarios to promote the transformation of results, so as to form a full-cycle empowerment system, accurately help individual science and technology innovation enterprises grow, and promote industrial agglomeration and rise," said the relevant person in charge of the Service Industry Division of the Hangzhou Development and Reform Commission (杭州市发展改革委).
Return to TopBy: 袁 哲
Productive service industries primarily serve the development of enterprises, parks, and industrial chains. Although they do not directly produce products, they can help enterprises improve product quality, reduce costs, and accelerate market response. They are an indispensable and important support in the modern industrial system.
Looking at the present, productive service industries are shifting from traditional supporting services to enabling services that are deeply embedded in industrial development. They can not only help enterprises solve immediate and specific problems, but also promote the optimization of enterprises' production methods, organizational methods, and business models. A mature productive service system can not only allow enterprises to focus more on key businesses, but also use external professional forces to make up for shortcomings and improve capabilities.
In the process of developing productive service industries, the government's creation of specialized platforms is not to replace the market, but to better organize resources, connect supply and demand, and improve efficiency through platformization. Connecting enterprise needs at one end and gathering service agencies, policy resources, financial tools, and professional talents at the other, the platform helps enterprises shift from searching for services everywhere to accurately matching services with the support of big data and artificial intelligence, thereby reducing search, communication, and trial-and-error costs. Especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, the platform can make professional services easier to obtain, service quality easier to judge, and policy resources faster to reach.
At a deeper level, productive service industry platforms are not only tools for serving enterprises, but also important infrastructure for cultivating a modern industrial ecosystem. It integrates scattered single-point services into systematic empowerment, promotes positive interaction among enterprises, service agencies, and the government, makes resource flow smoother, enterprise transformation more path-oriented, and industrial collaboration more efficient.
Building and utilizing platforms well means improving the industrial chain with the service chain and supporting modernization with intelligence, which will inject more lasting new impetus into high-quality development.
(The author is a researcher at the Financial Research Institute of Zhejiang University (浙江大学), interviewed and compiled by Dou Hanyang (窦瀚洋), a reporter from this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李祉瑶
Currently, spring irrigation is underway in the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区) of Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), with the surging Yellow River (黄河) nourishing millions of mu of fertile land through a network of crisscrossing irrigation and drainage canals.
In recent days, Zhao Hu (赵虎) has been busy in the fields and along the irrigation canals, explaining water conservation policies to the villagers. As the head of the Xiji Branch Canal Water Affairs Cooperative (西济支渠水务合作社) in Linhe District (临河区), Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City, Zhao Hu's (赵虎) primary task is water conservation.
"In the past, when irrigating, the water would flow freely along the ridges as soon as the canal opening was opened. After irrigating one plot, the adjacent plots would also be flooded, resulting in significant waste," said Wang Aijun (王爱军), a villager in Xingguang Village (星光村), Linhe District (临河区).
Flood irrigation and extensive water use were once relatively common in the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区). In 2020, for example, over 55% of water resources were lost during transmission due to leakage, evaporation, and other factors. In addition, the annual evaporation in the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区) is more than 14 times the amount of precipitation. Excessive irrigation has led to a continuous rise in the groundwater level. After water evaporates, salt continuously accumulates on the surface, exacerbating secondary soil salinization.
"Now it's different. The water fees for irrigating the land in a year can be reduced a lot," said Wang Aijun (王爱军). The "One Shovel" (一把锹) model, which was fully implemented in 2023, comprehensively tightens the "water tap."
What is the "One Shovel" (一把锹)?
"Simply put, it means unified water management, unified water release, and unified irrigation," explained a relevant person in charge of the Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City Water Resources Bureau (巴彦淖尔市水利局). "The village Party branch takes the lead in establishing a water affairs cooperative to manage the water, and then selects villagers to form irrigation teams. Before irrigating, they first measure soil moisture and check crop conditions to determine the amount of water and time needed. The cooperative uniformly opens the gates to release water, and the irrigation teams use shovels in the fields to uniformly control the irrigation depth and time, strictly controlling the irrigation depth and time to prevent leakage and deep flooding."
Data shows the results: The agricultural water consumption for spring irrigation in the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区) in 2025 was 1.396 billion cubic meters, a decrease of approximately 135 million cubic meters compared to the same period in 2024. The "One Shovel" (一把锹) model has covered 11.54 million mu of irrigated area.
Wang Aijun (王爱军) also carefully calculated the accounts: "My 18 mu of land used to cost more than 2,500 yuan per year for irrigation water fees, but now I can save 600 yuan. And the irrigation is more even." Zhao Hu (赵虎) added: "In the irrigation area managed by our cooperative, the annual water consumption for spring and summer irrigation used to be more than 17 million cubic meters, but last year it was only more than 15 million cubic meters."
Behind the two accounts is the upgrading of the irrigation model, and even more so, the precise control of the "One Head System + One Map + One Shovel" (一首制+一张图+一把锹) full-chain water-saving system. "The 'One Head System' (一首制) water intake is implemented at the source. All irrigation water is diverted and managed from the Sanshenggong Water Control Project (三盛公水利枢纽) intake, ending the chaotic situation of 'multi-port water diversion and dam-free self-flow'," introduced a relevant person in charge of the Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City Water Resources Bureau (巴彦淖尔市水利局). "In terms of scheduling, relying on digital twins, a 'One Map' (一张图) scheduling system has been built, integrating real-time water condition data from the entire irrigation area to achieve precise and intelligent irrigation scheduling, and then the 'One Shovel' (一把锹) model is used to open up the 'last mile'."
Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City is also promoting the use of Yellow River (黄河) drip irrigation technology on a large scale in Dengkou County (磴口县) and Hanggin Rear Banner (杭锦后旗), achieving water savings while also saving 40% on fertilizer and increasing yields by 10%-15% per mu; 1,284 communication stations and 2,141 data monitoring points have been built, and 120 soil moisture monitoring points and 80 soil salinity monitoring points have been deployed in the fields to provide data support for precise irrigation.
As one of China's three extra-large irrigation areas, the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区) has formed a complete seven-level irrigation and drainage system, with 103,600 irrigation and drainage canals totaling 64,000 kilometers in length, and 183,500 various hydraulic structures.
A relevant person in charge of the Bayannur (巴彦淖尔) City Water Resources Bureau (巴彦淖尔市水利局) said, "With the continuous improvement of the model and the widespread application of intelligent means, it is expected that the water consumption for spring irrigation in the Hetao Irrigation Area (河套灌区) will be strictly controlled at around 1.4 billion cubic meters in 2026."
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xiong'an dispatch on April 26th (Reporter Shao Yuzi) The reporter learned from Xiong'an Customs (雄安海关) that in the first quarter of this year, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) was 20.55 billion yuan, an increase of 17.6 times year-on-year.
Since the beginning of this year, Xiong'an Customs (雄安海关), which is under the jurisdiction of Shijiazhuang Customs (石家庄海关), has focused on three key areas: serving the relocation of Beijing's non-capital functions, building a distinctive port function system in Xiong'an, and helping to upgrade characteristic industries, pushing the New Area's foreign trade to deliver outstanding results.
Precisely serve the relocation of central enterprises, and seamlessly migrate customs clearance operations. Accurately assess the policy needs of relocating units, tailor-make "policy packages," and form a policy library to serve the relocation. Establish "green channels" for key units such as Sinochem Group (中化集团), China Satellite Network (中国星网), and Xiong'an Xuanwu Hospital (雄安宣武医院), solve 42 key relocation problems with a "one enterprise, one policy" approach, promote the "dual-code parallel" filing model between Beijing and Xiong'an, optimize the process of tax guarantee continuation for enterprises, and ensure the rapid implementation of relocation projects.
Build a distinctive port system, and achieve efficient customs clearance through Beijing-Xiong'an collaboration. Make every effort to put the international airport into use, accelerate the construction of a distinctive port function system, strengthen cross-customs district collaboration with Beijing Daxing International Airport Customs (北京大兴国际机场海关) under Beijing Customs (北京海关), optimize customs clearance operation procedures and supervision plans, build a convenient Beijing-Xiong'an customs clearance system, and achieve "one declaration, one inspection, and one release," improving the efficiency of air cargo operations and reducing corporate logistics costs. Implement the "district-port linkage" model, realize "Xiong'an inspection and release, direct loading at the port" and "direct pickup at the ship's side, Xiong'an inspection and release" for qualified goods, and improve the overall customs clearance efficiency of imports and exports by more than 10%.
Escort Hebei goods to overseas markets, and promote the green transformation of traditional industries. Investigate the development needs of leading county industries and small and micro foreign trade enterprises such as plastic products, bags, and clothing, establish a precise service mechanism of "one policy per county, one file per enterprise," and provide full-process business guidance. At present, the export of Xiong'an biodegradable plastics and high-end packaging products continues to rise, and they are sold to more than 20 countries and regions such as ASEAN, Germany, and France.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘 泉 张云河
By late April, the "Guangxi-made" satellite "New Journey 01" had been in orbit for nearly a month. On-orbit testing has been smooth, and the first batch of space experiment data has been successfully transmitted back. "New Journey 01" carried seeds of golden camellia and passion fruit into space to begin research on low-cost space breeding, biomedicine, and biological experiments.
Zhang Shengqing (张生青), general manager of the leading research and development enterprise, CAS Space (Guangxi) Technology Co., Ltd. (中科卫星（广西）科技有限公司), spoke about the advantages of "satellite manufacturing": first, the geographical conditions of low latitude, and second, the unique location of "one bay connecting eleven countries." "We have signed letters of intent with some ASEAN companies to purchase satellites and data services, with intended sales exceeding 100 million yuan." Fangchenggang City (防城港市), where the company is located, is focusing on developing the commercial aerospace industry and building an "offshore launch - aerospace manufacturing - data application" industrial chain.
In April 2021, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Guangxi, he emphasized that "developing distinctive industries is a practical move for local areas to strengthen and optimize the real economy. It is necessary to combine their own conditions and advantages to promote high-quality development." In December 2023, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Guangxi, he pointed out that "it is necessary to base on resource endowments and industrial foundations, focus on advantageous industries, concentrate superior resources, and create a number of pillar industries that reflect Guangxi's characteristics and advantages, with a large scale and strong driving force." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy."
Thoroughly implementing the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, Guangxi is combining its own conditions and advantages to accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects local characteristics and advantages, and consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy.
A piece of aluminum witnesses the transformation of resource advantages into industrial strengths:
A sheet of aluminum foil, as thin as 0.006 mm. This is the ultra-thin aluminum foil developed by Guangxi Baise Xinghe Aluminum Co., Ltd. (广西百色兴和铝业有限公司), which is widely used in medicine, antibacterial products, and other fields. When the company was founded 17 years ago, it mainly "sold aluminum coils" and its production was also crude. Today, by improving processes and optimizing research and development, the added value of high-end products has more than doubled. Xu Dewen (许德文), deputy general manager of the company, explained the reason: "Grasp aluminum, extend aluminum, refine aluminum, rely on resource advantages, and take the path of transformation."
Non-ferrous metals are Guangxi's advantageous industry. In recent years, green transformation has been advancing steadily: twisting into a rope, the autonomous region established a working group, with multiple departments working together to extend and expand the non-ferrous metal industrial chain of aluminum, tin, antimony, etc.; showing a sword, managing with a list, fighting with a map, and legally closing down 184 "small, scattered, and disordered" enterprises; blazing a trail, publishing a directory of green beneficiation and smelting technology promotion, and promoting the comprehensive utilization of solid waste such as red mud and smelting slag... "Thanks to the support of the working group services, technological transformation funds, etc., our high-precision aluminum plates, strips, ultra-thin aluminum foil, and other high-end product research and development continue to iterate, climbing high and moving towards new." Xu Dewen (许德文) said.
The "green content" of the industry enhances the "gold content" of development. In 2025, the output value of Guangxi's non-ferrous metal industry reached 461 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.9%.
A car reflects the industrial advantage of "chaining" innovation:
At the Baojun base of SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. (上汽通用五菱汽车股份有限公司) in Liuzhou City (柳州市), 78 intelligent islands with different functions operate efficiently, and new energy vehicles are assembled and rolled off the production line. There is something special about the intelligent islands: in traditional production lines, if a problem occurs in a certain process, the entire line has to be shut down; now, each "island" is compatible with the assembly of different models, and 78 intelligent islands form an "intelligent manufacturing chain," each assembling different parts, making cars like building blocks. Cai Lin (蔡林), a process engineer at SAIC-GM-Wuling (上汽通用五菱), introduced that the use of intelligent islands has increased production efficiency by 30%.
The intelligent manufacturing chain is backed by a supply chain and an innovation chain, with each chain interlocked. Implementing the "Spearhead" science and technology action, promoting the cultivation of advanced manufacturing clusters... Guangxi is tapping the advantages of manufacturing, gathering momentum with innovation, and forming groups by assembling chains. Taking SAIC-GM-Wuling (上汽通用五菱) as an example, with policy support, it has jointly established the Guangxi New Energy Vehicle Laboratory with more than 50 enterprises, research institutes, and universities, with upstream and downstream companies jointly researching and tackling key problems, and promoting 110 intelligent island patented technologies from the laboratory to the production line.
Guangxi has formed ten 100-billion-yuan-level pillar industries and 12 national-level small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial clusters. In 2025, the contribution rate of new industries and new products to industrial growth will exceed 50%.
A string of numbers relies on location advantages to activate development trends:
More than half a year since its establishment, it has signed 90 domestic artificial intelligence projects and attracted 16 overseas companies to settle in... The China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center has delivered outstanding results.
How was it done? Find the answer in a company. As one of the first companies to settle in the center, Guangxi Xinchen Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd.'s (广西芯辰半导体科技有限公司) cross-border live broadcast translation equipment can translate more than 20 languages in real time and is very popular in the market. Huang Lihai (黄立海), general manager of the company, introduced that "related technologies are jointly developed with companies in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and products are directly supplied to some ASEAN countries."
Adjacent to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao and facing Southeast Asia, Guangxi is based on its location advantages and integrated into the development trend: on the one hand, strengthening regional coordination, actively connecting with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao science and technology innovation resources, with the transaction volume of technology contracts exceeding 120 billion yuan in 2025; on the other hand, deepening opening up to the outside world, cultivating the ASEAN market, and the cross-border industrial ecology of "Eastern R&D and design + Guangxi manufacturing + ASEAN market" is taking shape.
Internal and external linkages drive the digital economy to empower the real economy. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Guangxi has cumulatively promoted more than 5,000 enterprises to complete "intelligent transformation and digital upgrading." In the first quarter of 2026, the output value of Guangxi's artificial intelligence core industry in the industrial field reached 22.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%.
"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Guangxi insists on focusing on the real economy as the focus of economic development, basing on resource endowments and industrial foundations, accurately positioning itself in the overall national situation, giving play to comparative advantages, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions," said Chen Gang (陈刚), Secretary of the CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (广西壮族自治区党委书记).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 龚 鸣 关皓宇
Standing on the 44th floor of the Changfu Jinmao Tower in Futian District, Shenzhen (深圳市福田区) , Guangdong Province (广东省), looking out from the Exhibition and Exchange Center of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone (河套深港科技创新合作区展示交流中心), the winding Shenzhen River (深圳河) bears witness to the historical process of Shenzhen (深圳) and Hong Kong (香港) transforming from facing each other across the river to integrated development. "The unity and joint development of the two places, this power of cooperation, deeply touched me. The Communist Party of China (中国共产党) looks to the future and uses policy tools to promote inter-regional connectivity and coordinated development, bringing many inspirations to small and medium-sized countries," said Sherry-Ann Williams, Protocol Secretary of the Grenada Democratic Labour Movement.
On April 23, the thematic briefing session "The Story of the Communist Party of China – The Practice of Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区)" co-hosted by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央对外联络部) and the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共广东省委) was held in Shenzhen. More than 160 party leaders, think tank scholars, and business representatives from over 40 countries attended the meeting and visited various places in Shenzhen to experience the vigorous vitality of high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area and appreciate the global significance of Chinese-style modernization.
"The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area demonstrates a brand-new development path."
In April, Shenzhen is filled with blooming flowers and lush greenery. "Chinese cities have large areas of green space, and forests and wetlands are well protected, showing the efforts made by the Chinese government for environmental protection, which is very worthy of Comoros to learn from," Rastami, Executive Secretary of the Island of Anjouan of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros and head of the cadre delegation of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros, told reporters.
In the Nanshan Energy Ecological Park (南山能源生态园), garbage power generation turns waste into treasure; on the streets, buses are 100% electric, and various brands of new energy vehicles flow endlessly... Ashfan, Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Malaysia, and Special Affairs Officer to the Chairman of the National Alliance, shared his observations in Shenzhen with reporters and praised: "China's innovation and application of green technology are impressive. China's openness and inclusiveness provide valuable opportunities for countries hoping to understand China's development experience."
In the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, experience the innovative measures of the Greater Bay Area's dual-city science and technology cooperation; at Huawei (华为) and Tencent (腾讯), learn about the latest achievements and applications of Chinese technology companies; outside the venue, experience various functional and practical robots at close range... The vitality of technological innovation and intelligent manufacturing in the Greater Bay Area has been praised by foreign guests.
Vasile Gradinaru, Member of Parliament of the Party of Action and Solidarity of Moldova and Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Appointments and Immunities, told reporters that he has some understanding of modern Chinese history and knows that Shenzhen is a brand-new city created by the Communist Party of China and the Chinese people after reform and opening up, and is a wonderful interpretation of socialism with Chinese characteristics on a blank sheet of paper. Today's Shenzhen is at the forefront of openness and innovation, "which highlights the importance of scientific decision-making." In his view, China's technological applications range from meeting people's livelihood needs to driving industrial development, benefiting all aspects, "I hope to continuously deepen cooperation with China in the field of science and technology to help Moldova improve production efficiency and economic growth."
Charles Onunaiju, Director of the Center for China Studies in Nigeria, has visited China many times. This was his first visit to Shenzhen. He told reporters that by integrating resource endowments and coordinating policy mechanisms, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area concentrates its efforts on promoting innovation and high-tech industry development, leveraging more resources, stimulating greater vitality, and building the region's unique advantages. "China implements a regional coordinated development strategy, building industrial clusters with different characteristics in various places, promoting more coordinated and higher-quality development. In this process, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area demonstrates a brand-new development path."
"Focusing on policy innovation and the implementation of long-term plans can promote economic progress."
"After the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大桥), the 'one-hour living circle' in the Greater Bay Area has become a reality," "Thanks to the complete industrial chain in the Greater Bay Area, our industry can be more stable and accurate"... At the thematic briefing session, grassroots representatives from different industries in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao told vivid stories of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and Chinese and foreign officials, scholars, and business representatives conducted dialogues on the theme of "The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the World."
"The development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has made me see that promoting coordinated regional development can benefit more surrounding cities and even rural areas, allowing the people of the entire region to share the fruits of development," said Marta Martín, Deputy International Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain and Vice President of the Party of the European Left. She has visited China many times and has been to Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Jinan (济南), and other cities. What impressed her most was the continuity of China's development policies. "The Chinese government has achieved many remarkable achievements by continuously formulating five-year plans to set goals for long-term development."
Ismail Zabihullah, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Advisor to the Chairman of the Nationalist Party, said that the thematic briefing session triggered everyone's thinking on the important issue of national governance and development. "The practice of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area proves that focusing on policy innovation and the implementation of long-term plans can promote economic progress."
Abdulla Siyaz, Minister of State for Economic Development, Transport and Trade of the Maldives, believes that the Communist Party of China attaches importance to coordinated regional development and is good at transforming development concepts into concrete practices. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area breaks down various barriers, promotes the flow of factors, and forms industrial clusters, greatly improving development convenience. These experiences are very valuable for small island developing countries.
Knowing the whole picture from a corner. The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area allows more people to understand China and the Communist Party of China.
"China is accelerating the application of new scientific and technological achievements in various fields," Jan Chicu, Member of Parliament of Moldova, Chairman of the Party of Development and Unity, and former Prime Minister, told reporters that the Chinese government attaches importance to investment in education and scientific research, and these scientific and technological achievements prove the effectiveness of relevant policies. "Thanks to the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China and the hard work of the Chinese people, China is developing better and better. Moldova is committed to exploring a development path that suits its own national conditions, and China's experience in implementing an innovation-driven development strategy and establishing the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is worth learning from."
Before visiting Shenzhen, Rastami visited and exchanged ideas at the Party School of the Guangdong Provincial Committee (广东省委党校), Yongqingfang (永庆坊), a historical and cultural block in Liwan District, Guangzhou (广州市荔湾区). He told reporters that seeing China's social order well-organized and the people living and working in peace and contentment, he deeply felt the important connotation of "**实干兴邦**" (shí gàn xīng bāng - "hard work builds the country," diligent work is essential for national prosperity). He said that the Communist Party of China unites and leads the entire people to roll up their sleeves and work hard, allowing the country to achieve development and revitalization, which is particularly inspiring for Comoros.
"Hoping to achieve more sustainable development through deepening cooperation."
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area creates 1/9 of the country's economic aggregate with less than 0.6% of the country's land area, and is one of the regions with the highest degree of openness and the strongest economic vitality in China. Foreign guests attending the meeting look forward to seizing the opportunities of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, strengthening exchanges and cooperation with China, and achieving common development.
Batryncha, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova and Member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party, said that the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area vividly interprets the effectiveness of reform practices in the fields of science and education, talent introduction, etc., providing valuable lessons for countries committed to achieving modernization. "We hope to learn from China's experience in governing the country and further strengthen cooperation with China in modern industrial clusters, science and technology park construction, digital transformation, and green development."
Greater Bay Area cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen have active economic and trade relations with Africa, and the China-Africa Economic and Trade Greater Bay Area International Business Center has been put into operation in October last year. Onunaiju told reporters that this year is the opening year of China's "15th Five-Year Plan." China's continued promotion of high-level opening up to the outside world and accelerated construction of a unified national market are not only related to China's own development, but will also bring more opportunities to the world. African countries should make good use of China's super-large market advantages, promote the diversification of industrial structures, and promote African industrialization and modernization.
Siyaz specifically mentioned that at the beginning of this year, the Maldives International Business Center was officially launched in Nansha, Guangzhou (广州南沙), becoming another international cooperation platform in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. "The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has accumulated valuable experience in green technology and digital transformation. We hope to achieve more sustainable development through deepening cooperation." Siyaz said that the Maldives is working hard to build a free trade zone, and China has set an example in this regard. China opens its arms, deeply integrates with the world, and builds a bridge for cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises. "Cooperation with China will promote the diversified development of the Maldivian economy and help the Maldives deeply integrate into Asia's trade and innovation network."
Martín believes that in today's turbulent world, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise. China continues to expand high-level opening up to the outside world and promotes global development with its own development, which means more cooperation opportunities for Spain and even the entire Europe. "In addition, China has also put forward a series of global initiatives and propositions, advocating equality and mutual benefit among countries, bringing more certainty to the world."
Return to TopBy: 罗伯特·劳伦斯·库恩
An advantage of China's system is its ability to concentrate efforts to achieve long-term national goals. To ensure that the system continues to bring benefits to the people, China has always emphasized the need to continuously promote reform, improve the system, enhance government transparency, and continuously develop whole-process people's democracy.
A significant advantage of China's system is its ability to ensure the continuous advancement and implementation of long-term strategies. One of the most convincing examples is China's poverty alleviation battle, which began in 2012, ushering in a new era of poverty alleviation, and was completed in 8 years by the end of 2020, completely eliminating absolute poverty. Subsequently, China implemented the rural revitalization strategy, with the goal of ultimately achieving the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas with strong agriculture, beautiful countryside, and rich farmers.
There are many similar Chinese practices that reflect the advantages of long-term strategies: the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, which took decades to build, is the world's largest water diversion project; the continuous deepening of medical reform, with the basic medical insurance participation rate remaining stable at around 95%; the implementation of the Western Development Strategy, which has narrowed the development gap between coastal and inland areas; and the continuous advancement of the aerospace industry, with frequent good news in manned spaceflight, space station construction, lunar exploration projects, and Mars exploration.
An advantage of China's system is its ability to concentrate efforts to achieve long-term national goals. To ensure that the system continues to bring benefits to the people, China has always emphasized the need to continuously promote reform, improve the system, enhance government transparency, and continuously develop whole-process people's democracy. In major areas such as technological innovation and poverty alleviation, China has better leveraged its institutional advantages. In short, it is the "relay race" of the Chinese government concentrating resources and uniting the strength of all the people to achieve important national development goals. For example, the establishment of paired assistance relationships between eastern and western regions reflects the Chinese Communist Party's ability to coordinate and allocate resources.
The past 10 years or more have constituted a critical transition phase in China's development, from a growth model oriented towards speed and scale to a high-quality development model characterized by self-reliance in science and technology, green transformation, and improved social services. One of the most prominent achievements during this period was the elimination of absolute poverty. At the same time, China's infrastructure construction and interconnection levels have been greatly improved, with comprehensive advancement in high-speed railways, expressways, airports, logistics systems, and new infrastructure construction.
As China's economic development shifts to innovation-driven, China's innovation and R&D capabilities have been significantly enhanced, science and technology industrial policies have been continuously improved, and the innovation ecosystem has been increasingly optimized; significant progress has been made in ecological environment construction, renewable energy has been accelerated, and energy utilization efficiency has been steadily improved; the urbanization process has been accelerated, the coverage of social security has been continuously expanded, and public services have been upgraded in quality, reflecting a people-centered development philosophy. Especially in terms of green transformation, China's installed renewable energy capacity has historically exceeded thermal power, and it has also become a global leader in the field of new energy vehicles. In 2025, China's annual production and sales of new energy vehicles will exceed 16 million units.
New quality productive forces have become a new engine for promoting high-quality economic and social development in China. The outline of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (中国“十五五”规划纲要) puts forward further goals in the fields of building a modern industrial system, consolidating and strengthening the foundation of the real economy, and accelerating high-level self-reliance in science and technology, which will guide China to accelerate the development of new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. China adheres to independent innovation, especially technological innovation, and accelerates the cultivation of new quality productive forces with innovation-driven development, injecting sufficient impetus into high-quality development, thereby steadily advancing the Chinese-style modernization process.
With the continuous and healthy development of the domestic economy, China is more capable of strengthening foreign cooperation. Through the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路"), China has provided infrastructure construction support for developing countries; cooperation carried out under the Global Development Initiative framework has injected new impetus into the economic and social development of partner countries. At the same time, China has further expanded imports, absorbing more high-quality global products and services. It is foreseeable that with the in-depth implementation of the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, China's development concepts and practices will have an increasingly profound impact on the world.
(The author is a recipient of the China Reform Friendship Medal (中国改革友谊奖章) and Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation (美国库恩基金会).)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Mexico City on April 25th (Reporter: Cheng Shijie (程是颉)) The second meeting of the 2026 APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) was held in Mexico City (墨西哥城), the capital of Mexico (墨西哥) from April 22nd to 25th. Representatives from the Asia-Pacific business community engaged in in-depth exchanges on four key areas: regional economic integration, sustainable development, digital innovation, and connectivity, and put forward a number of practical proposals.
More than 200 representatives from the Asia-Pacific business community from 21 APEC economies participated in the meeting, clarifying their common position on supporting the expansion of diverse paths for the construction of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and formulating an upgraded version of the Asia-Pacific connectivity blueprint. They also called on APEC economies to maintain market openness, continuously improve the level of regional economic integration, and avoid taking new trade restrictive measures.
Chinese business representatives at the meeting called for support for the construction of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), introduced China's experience in cutting-edge fields such as "Artificial Intelligence +", and put forward a number of initiatives on topics such as energy interconnection, zero-carbon transition, and collaborative development of marine energy, sharing the development dividends of Chinese-style modernization, and actively leading regional cooperation, which received widespread support.
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (中国贸促会) organized a delegation of Chinese business representatives to participate in the meeting and undertook the work of the ABAC Secretariat. During the meeting, ABAC released the "Statement on Supporting the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific" and the "Statement on Supporting Connectivity", and adopted letters to the APEC Trade Ministers, reports, and letters to the Women's Economic Forum.
It is reported that the next two ABAC meetings in 2026 will be held in Bangkok (曼谷), Thailand (泰国) and Shenzhen (深圳), China (中国), respectively.
Return to TopOn April 25th, international students from Zhejiang Normal University visited Zhengdian Village (郑店村), Lipu Town (澧浦镇), Jindong District (金东区), Jinhua City (金华市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), for an immersive experience of Wuju opera's charm. The photo shows a teacher from the village opera troupe guiding international students in learning basic Wuju opera movements at the Wuju Opera Intangible Cultural Heritage Theme Museum in Zhengdian Village (郑店村).
Photo by Yang Meiqing (杨梅清) (Image China)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 任皓宇
Recently, the "International Chinese Language Day" celebration, jointly organized by Princess Nourah University (努拉公主大学), King Abdulaziz Public Library (阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹国王公共图书馆) and other institutions in Saudi Arabia, was held in Riyadh (利雅得). Many Chinese language enthusiasts jointly experienced the unique charm of Chinese culture.
Looking at the various Hanfu clothes displayed in front of her, Leem (莉姆), a Saudi girl, was dazzled. "I didn't realize traditional Chinese clothing was so beautiful," Leem (莉姆) exclaimed while trying them on. To give participants a richer experience, teachers from the Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University (苏尔坦亲王大学孔子学院) brought five styles of women's Hanfu and two styles of men's Hanfu from different historical periods of China. "Through these beautiful Hanfu clothes, I feel like I am having a dialogue with history, and I also perceive the beauty of Chinese culture," said Leem (莉姆).
In addition to interactive experiences such as wearing Hanfu, writing calligraphy, and tasting tea, the sharing session in the stage area also attracted many viewers. "China has idioms such as 水滴石穿 (shuǐ dī shí chuān - "dripping water penetrates stone," constant effort brings success), 塞翁失马，焉知非福 (sài wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú - "the old man lost his horse, but it may be a blessing in disguise," a setback might turn out to be a good thing), and 对牛弹琴 (duì niú tán qín - "play the lute to a cow," to offer a treat to an unappreciative audience), and there are corresponding sayings in Arabic proverbs..." Two students majoring in Chinese from Princess Nourah University (努拉公主大学) led the audience to appreciate the traditional wisdom in Chinese and Arabic cultures in the form of bilingual dialogues.
Three Saudi university students also shared their experiences of studying and practicing in China last November: "I tried playing the Chinese zither," "Experiencing Chinese tea culture allowed me to understand different types of tea," "During the two weeks of studying and living in China, I deeply understood that understanding local culture relies not only on language, but also on interaction and experience"... The students' sharing allowed the audience to have a deeper understanding of Chinese-Arabic cultural exchanges.
"This event aims to build a bridge of communication with language and enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the people of the two countries," said Asma Qanieer (阿斯玛·卡尼埃尔), a Saudi cultural scholar.
Currently, Chinese has been officially incorporated into the Saudi national education system. Chinese language education covers all stages from primary and secondary schools to higher education. "The development of Chinese education in Saudi Arabia reflects the expansion of relations between the two countries towards deeper levels of cooperation. Language is not only a tool for communication, but also a key to understanding each other's cultures," said Abdulaziz Al-Shabani (阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹·沙巴尼), a researcher at the Riyadh Center for Political and Strategic Studies (沙特利雅得政治和战略研究中心). With the further development of Chinese education in Saudi Arabia, more Saudi youth who are familiar with Chinese culture and the market can be cultivated in the future, which is of positive significance for promoting economic and trade cooperation, mutual investment, and the development of long-term partnerships between the two countries.
"Chinese carries the civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation. Saudi students have a high enthusiasm for learning Chinese and understanding Chinese culture. We have a responsibility to carry out Chinese education well," said Zhang Xin'ying (张新颖), the Chinese Dean of the Confucius Institute at Prince Sultan University (苏尔坦亲王大学孔子学院). The institute will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with various educational institutions in Saudi Arabia, carry out colorful cultural activities, and help promote mutual learning between Chinese and Saudi civilizations and friendly exchanges between the people.
(Reported from Riyadh (利雅得) by this newspaper)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Seoul on April 25th (Reporter Mang Jiuchen (莽九晨)) The "Tea and the World: Elegant Gathering" China-South Korea Tea Culture Exchange Activity was held from April 24th to 25th at Baengnyeonsa Temple in Gangjin County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The event invited West Lake Longjing tea masters to South Korea to promote Chinese tea culture, showcasing Chinese green tea production techniques up close and from multiple perspectives.
The event was co-hosted by the Chinese Cultural Center in Seoul and Gangjin County, South Korea. Through activities such as mutual learning of Chinese and Korean green tea production techniques, a China-South Korea tea culture tea party with one hundred participants, and investigations and academic research on China-South Korea tea culture projects, the event vividly demonstrated traditional Chinese tea culture. It utilized the shared East Asian cultural ties between the two countries to enhance mutual understanding, exchange, and friendship.
Zhang Guanwei (张观微), Deputy Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Seoul, stated that China and South Korea are geographically close, have close people-to-people bonds, and share cultural connections. Tea culture exchanges between the two countries have a long history. Through this event, tea culture enthusiasts from both countries can not only share experiences and discuss techniques face-to-face, but also promote the communication and integration of the hearts of the people of both countries. Strengthening China-South Korea tea culture exchanges will help jointly promote the charm of Eastern tea culture and enhance the influence of Eastern culture on the world cultural stage.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑 翔
At 6 a.m., in Conakry (科纳克里), the capital of Guinea, taxi driver Mamadou Camara (马马杜·卡马拉) skillfully drove onto the Bambeto Interchange. "Before, it used to take two hours to get from the airport to the city center because of traffic jams. Now, with this interchange built by a Chinese company, the time has been reduced to 40 minutes. In the six months since it opened, I've been able to make several more trips each day, doubling my income. Everyone says this interchange is a new channel to a better life," Camara (卡马拉) said with a smile.
The Bambeto Interchange, built by Sinohydro Corporation Limited, is an important infrastructure project in Guinea's "Simandou 2040" strategic plan. Construction began in April 2022 and was completed and opened to traffic in November 2025. When Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya (马马迪·敦布亚) attended the opening ceremony, he said that the Bambeto Interchange is not only a symbol of urban image enhancement but also a vivid reflection of the Guinean government's commitment to improving people's livelihoods and accelerating the modernization of infrastructure.
The Bambeto Interchange is located at the intersection of Prince Avenue and the T2 highway, which used to be a traffic bottleneck in Conakry (科纳克里).
At noon, traffic police officer Moussa Konaté (穆萨·科纳特) was resting in the shade under the bridge. "This intersection used to be frequently congested, and drivers would honk their horns and blame each other. From the morning rush hour to noon, minor accidents occurred frequently, and we often couldn't mediate them all." Konaté (科纳特) opened his duty record book, "Since the interchange opened, the daily number of accidents has decreased by at least half, the traffic situation has improved significantly, and the duty work has become much easier."
According to Li Zhibin (李志斌), General Manager of Sinohydro Guinea Company, the main body of the Bambeto Interchange is 261.85 meters long and adopts a three-dimensional structure design: the upper layer is a fast channel for the urban area, the middle layer is a roundabout for urban interconnection, and the lower layer is a fast channel for the airport. The project also includes the construction of a new two-way four-lane main bridge, a two-way two-lane underpass, a middle-layer ring roundabout, and the reconstruction of the 5-kilometer-long T2 highway.
The project actively promotes the localization management innovation model and has cultivated a group of local infrastructure talents for Guinea. "We adopted a three-level management model of 'Chinese work team + Guinean team leader + local workers' in the construction, which not only solved the language communication problem but also allowed local employees to improve their technical and management skills in practice. During the peak of construction, the ratio of Chinese to Guinean personnel reached 1:12," said Gong Qiaoqi (巩乔奇), the project manager.
Local employee Soumah (苏玛) is a technical backbone who grew up under this model. More than three years ago, when this young man who had just graduated from high school first came to the project, he saw a surveying instrument for the first time, "and watched from the sidelines for a long time without daring to touch it." Soumah (苏玛) recalled that the project quickly arranged a Chinese master to teach him the technology hand-in-hand. "I wrote down every step in my notebook, repeatedly pondered and reviewed it, and slowly achieved independent measurement." Soumah (苏玛) believes that the "master-apprentice" training mechanism promoted by the project has been very effective in helping him complete the skill leap from ordinary worker to surveyor. "Later, other young people on the project came to me to learn surveying skills, and I am very happy that I can be a role model for everyone."
As a key transportation hub in the capital, the Bambeto Interchange can effectively divert vehicles, reduce congestion on major roads, greatly improve traffic efficiency between the city and the airport, and also help strengthen the connection between different regions of Conakry (科纳克里) and promote urban integration. Mohamed Mangue Traoré (默罕默德·芒将·塔乌里), Director of the Road Administration of the Guinean Ministry of Infrastructure, said: "Chinese companies have demonstrated outstanding professional capabilities and rigorous and pragmatic work style in the construction process, setting a benchmark for Guinean infrastructure construction and adding new achievements to Sino-Guinean friendly cooperation."
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Accra, April 26th (Reporters Gao Jianfei (高剑飞) and Tian Sha (田莎)) Freetown News: April 25th is "World Malaria Day." The 27th Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone (塞拉利昂) conducted a large-scale free clinic in a community in the capital, Freetown (弗里敦), on the same day, providing medical services to nearly 300 people.
According to the medical team, due to the severe malaria prevention and control situation in the area, the free clinic aimed to conduct special malaria screening and prevention science popularization. After three and a half hours of screening, more than 10 malaria patients were diagnosed. The medical team also distributed malaria knowledge manuals to the waiting public and explained how to identify mosquito breeding grounds and how to use mosquito nets scientifically.
Experts from various departments of the medical team also conducted detailed diagnoses and treatments for common hypertension, various chronic pains, and frequently occurring diseases among community residents, and distributed hundreds of copies of various urgently needed medicines such as antimalarial drugs, antihypertensive drugs, and painkillers on the spot.
The 27th Chinese medical team to Sierra Leone (塞拉利昂) comes from Hunan Province (湖南省) and arrived in Sierra Leone (塞拉利昂) in March of this year.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孟祥夫
At the public release of the "Opinions on Strengthening Service Management of New Employment Groups" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions") by the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅), the person in charge of the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部) answered questions from reporters on the formulation, issuance, and implementation of the "Opinions."
Q: Please introduce the background and significance of formulating the "Opinions."
A: Currently, new fields are developing rapidly in our country, especially with the emergence of a large number of new business forms supported by Internet platforms, which have gathered a large number of new employment groups. They are an important part of socialist workers and an indispensable force for economic and social development. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core has attached great importance to the work of new employment groups and made a series of major deployments. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee proposed strengthening support for flexible employment and new employment forms. The Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee emphasized supporting and regulating the development of new employment forms. The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed strengthening Party building in new economic organizations, new social organizations, and new employment groups; and strengthening the protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new employment form workers. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee emphasized exploring effective ways to strengthen Party building in new economic organizations, new social organizations, and new employment groups. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed strengthening ideological and political guidance and improving service management for various social groups. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) deeply cares about and is concerned about new employment groups, and has made many important instructions and approvals. In particular, on March 5, 2025, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation to the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress, he pointed out that "Social work must be strengthened, and management services must keep up with the couriers, online car-hailing drivers, e-commerce practitioners, etc. that have emerged in recent years, and fill this gap." The "Opinions" makes systematic arrangements for the service management of new employment groups, clarifies the overall requirements and key tasks for a period of time to come, and points out the direction for various localities and departments to strengthen the service management of new employment groups. The "Opinions" is the first central document specifically on the service management of new employment groups, fully reflecting the Party Central Committee's care and concern for new employment groups, and is of great significance for promoting the resolution of urgent and difficult problems for new employment groups, enhancing their sense of gain, happiness, and security, promoting the all-round development of new employment groups, and enhancing the Party's appeal, cohesion, and influence among new employment groups.
Q: Please introduce the overall considerations for drafting the "Opinions."
A: The drafting of the "Opinions" adhered to Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implemented the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, fully implemented the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and approvals on new employment groups, focused on solving the common problems faced by new employment groups, and at the same time fully considered the development and changes of the groups and the differences between different types of groups, leaving interfaces for classified policies and enhancing pertinence, systematicness, and operability. The following principles were mainly grasped during the drafting process: First, adhere to the Party's overall leadership. Strengthen the ideological and political guidance and organizational cohesion of new employment groups, enhance the political and organizational functions of Party organizations, and guide new employment groups to listen to the Party and follow the Party. Second, adhere to the people-centered approach. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups in accordance with the law, continuously optimize service supply, encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and self-improvement, and promote the all-round development of new employment groups. Third, adhere to problem orientation. Focus on solving the outstanding problems existing in the labor rights protection and employment management of new employment groups, build harmonious labor relations, and create a harmonious and friendly employment environment. Fourth, pay attention to fairness and justice. Focusing on the actual production and life of new employment groups, effectively integrate existing policy resources, promote innovation in service management mechanisms, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. Fifth, strengthen systematic integration. Pay attention to the role of the Party committee, government, enterprises, and local authorities, strengthen coordination and cooperation, establish and improve a work mechanism of vertical linkage, combination of strips and blocks, and effective coordination, and comprehensively strengthen the service management of new employment groups.
Q: Please introduce the main framework of the "Opinions."
A: The "Opinions" consists of 6 parts. The first part is the overall requirements, including guiding ideology and main goals, clarifying the working ideas, methods, and paths for strengthening the service management of new employment groups, and the work goals for the next few years. The second part is to strengthen ideological and political guidance, and proposes three aspects of measures: strengthening the ideological and political work of new employment groups, improving the quality and effectiveness of Party building work in new employment groups, and strengthening positive publicity and incentive guidance. The third part is to protect legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law, and proposes four aspects of measures: regulating employment management in accordance with the law, strengthening the protection of legitimate rights and interests, strengthening the governance of Internet platform algorithms, and improving supervision and management. The fourth part is to increase care, and proposes three aspects of measures: improving the level of public services, creating a harmonious and friendly employment environment, and responding to concerns in a timely manner. The fifth part is to promote social integration, and proposes measures such as displaying a good image and guiding participation in social governance. The sixth part is to strengthen organizational implementation, and puts forward requirements for grasping the implementation of the "Opinions" from the aspects of organizational leadership, implementation guarantee, and system construction.
Q: What requirements does the "Opinions" put forward for strengthening the ideological and political guidance of new employment groups?
A: New employment groups have a wide range of sources and are relatively active in thinking. It is necessary to innovate methods to improve the pertinence and effectiveness of ideological and political guidance and unite and gather them around the Party. The "Opinions" puts forward three aspects of measures. First, strengthen the ideological and political work of new employment groups. Persist in using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul, adhere to the combination of online and offline, explore learning and education methods suitable for the characteristics of new employment groups, and combine solving ideological problems with solving practical difficulties to enhance the effectiveness of ideological and political work. Second, improve the quality and effectiveness of Party building work in new employment groups. Continue to expand the Party's organizational coverage and work coverage, strengthen and improve the education, management, supervision, and service of floating Party members in new employment groups, and improve the mechanism for Party organizations and Party members to play their roles. Effectively give play to the role of trade unions, Communist Youth Leagues, women's federations, and other mass organizations as bridges and ties, and strengthen the contact and service of new employment groups. Third, strengthen positive publicity and incentive guidance. Deeply explore and actively publicize the advanced deeds of new employment groups, and give commendations and rewards to new employment groups who have made outstanding contributions in accordance with relevant regulations. Carry out a series of activities to build meritorious service in the new era and enhance the professional honor and identity of new employment groups.
Q: What deployments does the "Opinions" make in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups in accordance with the law?
A: New employment groups have complex employment relationships, and the protection of rights and interests faces many new situations and new challenges. It is necessary to urge Internet platform enterprises and their cooperative enterprises, and express delivery enterprises and their franchise enterprises to fulfill their responsibilities and protect their legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law. The "Opinions" makes deployments in four aspects. First, regulate employment management in accordance with the law. Regulating employment behavior is the basis and premise for safeguarding labor security rights and interests. The "Opinions" proposes to promote Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to improve employment management systems and reasonably determine rights and obligations in accordance with the law based on employment facts. Second, strengthen the protection of legitimate rights and interests. Urge Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to reasonably determine the labor remuneration of new employment groups based on work tasks and labor intensity, protect the rest rights and interests of new employment groups, strengthen labor protection in special circumstances such as bad weather, fairly and reasonably handle complaints and appeals, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. Establish and improve a normalized consultation mechanism for important matters involving the rights and interests of new employment groups. Third, strengthen the governance of Internet platform algorithms. Urge Internet platform enterprises to earnestly fulfill their social responsibilities, standardize algorithms, improve transparency, and protect the right to know, participate, and choose algorithm rules for new employment groups. Optimize and adjust algorithm rules, fully listen to the opinions of trade unions, representatives of new employment groups, etc., and reasonably determine distribution rules, pricing rules, time estimates, etc. Fourth, improve supervision and management. Comprehensively rectify "involution" competition, further standardize the management of operating loans involving new employment groups, resolutely crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as fraud and loan fraud involving new employment groups, and strictly prevent damage to the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups.
Q: What deployments does the "Opinions" make in providing precise and meticulous care services for new employment groups?
A: New employment groups have complex compositions, diverse demands, and large mobility changes. They often work and live across platforms, industries, and regions. It is necessary to accurately grasp their characteristics and needs, strengthen care services, and focus on solving urgent and difficult problems. The "Opinions" focuses on promoting the further expansion of basic public services to new employment groups, giving play to the role of local authorities and other parties to provide targeted care services, and creating a harmonious and friendly employment environment. First, improve the social security system that meets the characteristics of new employment groups, expand the pilot program for occupational injury protection, do a good job in direct settlement services for cross-provincial medical treatment in different places, steadily promote participation in the housing provident fund system, and gradually promote relevant public services to follow people in combination with actual conditions, and promote the stable employment and residence of new employment groups. Second, strengthen the work contacts between relevant enterprise outlets and stations and townships (streets) and villages (communities) to facilitate the local authorities to understand and grasp the basic situation and needs of new employment groups in the jurisdiction, better scientifically plan the layout of service resources, and better provide precise and meticulous services. Third, give play to the role of Party organizations, industry management and business supervision departments, mass organizations, Internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, and industry associations and chambers of commerce to collect and reflect the concentrated demands of new employment groups, promote cross-departmental, cross-regional, government-enterprise collaborative handling, and solve reasonable demands in a timely manner. Fourth, explore ways to provide vocational skills training, social psychological services, etc. for new employment groups by purchasing services from social organizations or other undertaking entities. Fifth, promote the construction of friendly scenes in communities, business districts, buildings, parks, transportation hubs, highway service areas, and online live broadcast rooms. Improve the service network, and coordinate and help solve the problems of accommodation, meals, parking, road access, etc. for new employment groups in combination with actual conditions. Sixth, establish and improve a multi-party consultation mechanism led by townships (streets) and villages (communities) to promote new employment groups to strengthen exchanges and communication with villagers (residents), property service personnel, security guards, and merchants and cargo owners, and create a good social atmosphere of respecting and understanding new employment groups.
Q: What specific measures does the "Opinions" propose for promoting the all-round development of new employment groups?
A: New employment groups are the creators and guardians of a better life, and also the pursuers and sharers of a better life. While protecting legitimate rights and interests and doing a good job in care services, it is necessary to enrich their spiritual and cultural life and promote their all-round development. The "Opinions" focuses on strengthening spiritual civilization construction and promoting the social integration of new employment groups, and proposes three aspects of measures. First, guide new employment groups to love their jobs, dedicate themselves to society, and consciously abide by the norms of behavior in social interactions and public places to show civilized qualities. Focus on enhancing the legal awareness, integrity awareness, and responsibility awareness of new employment groups, and guide new employment groups to be self-respecting, self-confident, and positive. Second, educate and guide new employment groups to abide by morality and law, interact in a civilized manner, and express themselves rationally in cyberspace, and consciously maintain a good network order. Third, give play to the characteristics and advantages of new employment groups, mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of new employment groups to participate in social governance, encourage and guide them to participate in grassroots governance and volunteer services, support them to participate in industry governance in accordance with the law, and give full play to the role of social supervision.
Q: How to grasp the implementation of the "Opinions"?
A: One point of deployment, nine points of implementation. The "Opinions" clearly requires that all regions and relevant departments, under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, should grasp the implementation in combination with actual conditions. First, strengthen learning and publicity. In combination with studying and implementing the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, focus on the main contents of the "Opinions," carry out in-depth study and training and policy publicity, and transmit the Party Central Committee's care and concern for new employment groups to all sectors of society in a timely and accurate manner to create a good social atmosphere. Second, refine work measures. In combination with actual conditions, study and formulate a division of labor plan for implementing the "Opinions," clarify the responsibilities and tasks of relevant departments and units, and promote the refinement and implementation of measures. Third, strengthen tracking and guidance. Strengthen evaluation and investigation, understand and grasp the implementation of the "Opinions" in a timely manner, study and solve the problems existing in the work, and ensure that various measures are implemented effectively. Fourth, strengthen supervision and implementation. Give full play to the role of relevant coordination mechanisms, strengthen the overall coordination, overall promotion, supervision, and implementation of the service management of new employment groups.
Return to TopBy: 陈炳旭
When conducting grassroots research, it's evident that newly appointed officials are eager to make a difference, but some are daunted by the old debts and accumulated problems left by their predecessors. To motivate the settling of old accounts, it's necessary to recalibrate the view of achievements and deeply recognize that "historical debts" can be transformed into "development assets."
Clearing old debts is a matter of duty. In "Zhejiang New Discourse," Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) earnestly cautioned: "Not doing things that weren't started by oneself, insisting on stamping one's own achievements before acting, is not the style of a Communist Party leading cadre." From historical debts on the desk to outstanding issues in the alleys, taking over and shouldering responsibility is a matter of duty, an obligation, and the expectation of the masses. Tackling unresolved problems one by one is practicing the Party's purpose and creating well-being for the people.
Addressing problems early and small is a matter of principle. If we move forward with ailments, minor symptoms on the surface may turn into major problems that penetrate deep into the bone marrow. Rather than 击鼓传花 (jī gǔ chuán huā - "beat drum pass flower," to pass the buck), it's better to uncover the root causes and eliminate old problems through investigation and thorough examination. Only by discovering problems early and resolving them when they are small can we prevent them from escalating into systemic and structural risks through cumulative layering, and prevent contradictions from further accumulating, intensifying, and even erupting.
Transforming the old into the new is a matter of creation. The reason why old debts become "long-standing difficult problems" is that they are deeply bound to local characteristics and basic conditions, which inevitably creates resistance to further development. Conversely, by clearing old debts to unclog blockages, solve difficulties, and eliminate pain points, "filling in the blanks" for key deficiencies, and "making up" for development shortcomings, we can "seek the new" in "changing the old," attract the continuous accumulation of positive factors, and bring more growth and possibilities.
"Dead-end roads" are repaired, which means catching up with delayed development opportunities; long-standing debts are repaid, which means restoring market confidence; unfinished projects are revitalized, which means reshaping new industrial foundations... Making problem-solving a way to tap potential, turning shortcomings into stepping stones, clearing old debts is creating new achievements.
How to creatively solve historical legacy issues? The fundamental thing is to deeply grasp the dialectics of development.
For example, thought and action. Hubei Xingfa Group (湖北兴发集团), a traditional phosphorus chemical enterprise whose products were long "sold by the ton," is now not only an important part of eliminating the "chemical encirclement of the Yangtze River" through pollution control and green restoration, but also has achieved its own transformation and upgrading, with new black phosphorus products now "sold by the gram."
When thinking "turns," new solutions can be found for difficult problems. Clearing old debts requires not only clearing specific work accounts, but also repaying ideological accounts, so that the Party's innovative theories, this "master key," can play a "commander-in-chief" role in practice.
Another example is points and surfaces. In the central area of Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), the Yulong (玉龙) landfill, with a total filling volume of 2.55 million cubic meters and about 4.1 million tons, is a "historical scar." While "clearing out and moving the mountain," the local government is also promoting the renovation of old residential areas, improving municipal facilities, and building new schools, hospitals, and commercial complexes, turning the former "environmental liability" into a new space for development.
Finding the right breakthrough point, prioritizing, and grasping key areas and critical links to eliminate malpractices and correct stubborn problems, striving to drive the overall quality and efficiency of new development "from the point breakthrough" of old problems to the "surface improvement," demonstrates responsibility and commitment.
Acknowledging, calculating, and clearing accounts, ultimately, we must give an account to practice, the people, and history, "ensuring that the achievements of leading cadres can withstand the test of the present, as well as the 'look back' and the 'look forward'."
Clearing old debts is not only about making historical burdens a "thing of the past," but also about creating new history in the "present continuous." Clearing old debts with a correct view of achievements, turning existing old debts into new assets, and achieving solid, unadulterated development, can constantly build new achievements in climbing one mountain after another and advancing one journey after another.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁雅诵
Opening the recently published "National Security Education Reader for Primary and Secondary School Students" (hereinafter referred to as "Reader"), vivid titles such as "Eating Comfortably and Safely" and "Blue Sky and Clear Water Reflecting Green Mountains" come into view.
"In the past, national security in my eyes was a very distant and major matter. After reading it, I realized that not wasting food is safeguarding food security, and turning off lights and choosing green travel are contributing to ecological security," said Li Yunxi, a fourth-grade student at the Affiliated Primary School of Beijing Forestry University (北京林业大学附属小学).
Such feedback is precisely the personal feeling that the "Reader" brings to young people.
The "Reader" consists of four volumes, covering lower primary school, upper primary school, junior high school, and senior high school, and together with the already published "National Security Education Reader for College Students," it achieves effective connection across all academic stages from primary school to university.
"National security is the foundation of national rejuvenation, and social stability is the prerequisite for national prosperity." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always regarded national security as a top priority and creatively proposed the holistic approach to national security.
"Teenage students are the future of the country and the hope of the nation. Their awareness and ability to safeguard national security are directly related to whether the foundation of national security is solid," introduced Cheng Jianping (程建平), Director of the Editorial Board and Secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学). The "Reader" takes the holistic approach to national security as its guiding principle, organically integrating General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on national security work into the content of each academic stage, guiding students to be guardians of national security.
Multiple volumes of the "Reader" make national security feelable and accessible. The "Reader" is not a book "to be memorized," but a book that allows students "to read, to think, and more importantly, to take action."
"In the process of compilation and review, we paid close attention to the content gradient, adhering to explaining principles through events, combining illustrations and texts, and proceeding in an orderly manner," said Han Zhen (韩震), a review expert of the "Reader" and professor at Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学). For example, when talking about the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" (两弹一星), junior high school emphasizes the inheritance of the spirit of scientists, while senior high school focuses on explaining the strategic significance of national security.
Behind the "Reader" is the craftsmanship of dedicated polishing. In the writing stage, 43 experts from different fields such as national security, ideological and political education, curriculum and teaching, etc., went through more than 40 discussions and 12 closed-door "sentence readings," scrutinizing every word and sentence, and strictly controlling the content.
In the pilot reading stage, the writing team relied on 240 primary and secondary schools in 8 provinces to collect 1,569 opinions from 1,360 teachers and 32,000 students. The intuitive feedback from teachers and students on "what is difficult to understand, what is interesting, and which parts are liked" made the "Reader" truly grounded and warm.
A series of plans allow national security education to take root.
Taking the publication of the "Reader" as an opportunity, various regions and schools have integrated national security education into daily teaching, campus culture, and practical activities in accordance with local conditions, and a series of three-dimensional education programs have gradually formed.
In Hunan (湖南), the "Reader" is used in conjunction with the "Student Reader of Xi Jinping's (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" and ideological and political textbooks for primary and secondary schools to form a synergy of education. Yu Weiliang (余伟良), a member of the Education Working Committee of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and a member of the Party Group of the Provincial Department of Education, introduced: "We encourage students to read independently, and organize group discussions, scenario presentations, and other activities to combine the content of the 'Reader' with daily behavior norms."
In Beijing (北京), national security education has moved out of textbooks and taken root in life. "By planning a series of themed class meetings and organizing students to visit memorial halls, museums, etc., we are trying to build a three-dimensional education environment from the classroom to the venue, from inside to outside the school," said Wang Meng (王萌), principal of Beijing No. 11 Middle School (北京市第十一中学).
In Hubei (湖北), the classroom was moved to the bank of the Han River (汉江), where students tested water quality and patrolled the river under the guidance of teachers. "Seeing the clear river water and swimming fish, children can better understand that 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets'," said Zhang Wei (张伟), director of teaching affairs at Daxing Road Primary School (大兴路小学) in Jianghan District (江汉区), Wuhan (武汉).
Currently, the "Reader" is becoming an important carrier for schools to carry out national security education. Many teachers lamented that, relying on the "Reader" and other carriers, national security education has a sense of systematicness and integrity.
The key to the effectiveness of national security education lies in whether the holistic approach to national security can enter the hearts of students and be internalized in the heart and externalized in action.
Zeng Li (曾丽), an ideological and political teacher at Guankou Primary School (灌口小学) in Jimei District (集美区), Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), observed that when reading the "Reader," students' curiosity was ignited, and they often asked "what is sovereignty" and "what is territorial integrity." "When the stories in the 'Reader' are connected with real-life feelings, children's understanding becomes deeper," said Zeng Li (曾丽).
"The teacher said that key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for. The country's confidence is hidden in these hard technologies that we have mastered ourselves," said Chen Zhihan (陈芷涵), a student in Class 5 of the fifth grade at Guankou Primary School (灌口小学). "I will study hard, climb the peak of science, and contribute to the country's technological breakthroughs in the future."
National security is everyone's responsibility. "You can't take pictures near military management areas because it may leak secrets," "You can't bring flower and grass seeds back from abroad," "Don't click on unfamiliar links and protect your personal information"... A variety of national security education carriers represented by the "Reader" have inspired a sense of consciousness and built a line of defense in the hearts of students. Seeds full of national feelings and a sense of responsibility have already broken ground, blossomed, and borne fruit.
Return to TopOn April 26, the 2026 China Mountain Trail Open (Qinhuangdao Funing Station (秦皇岛抚宁站)) was held in Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛) City, Hebei (河北) Province. The competition included 50km, 30km, 15km, and 5km categories, attracting more than 3,000 trail running enthusiasts. The picture shows the competitors passing a suspension bridge.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Shiyao (杨世尧) photo
Return to TopNew employment groups are an important component of socialist workers and an indispensable force for economic and social development. Currently, new fields are rapidly developing in China, especially with the emergence of new business forms supported by internet platforms, which have gathered a large-scale new employment group. To strengthen the service and management of new employment groups, with the consent of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the following opinions are now put forward.
I. Overall Requirements
Adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the plenary sessions of the 20th CPC Central Committee, adhere to and strengthen the Party's overall leadership, adhere to a people-centered approach, adhere to reform and innovation as the driving force, improve working mechanisms, strengthen overall coordination, focus on comprehensive policies, strengthen ideological and political guidance, do a good job in uniting and serving, protect legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law, build harmonious labor relations, enhance the sense of gain, happiness, and security of new employment groups, guide new employment groups to listen to the Party and follow the Party, and continuously consolidate the Party's long-term ruling class foundation, mass foundation, and social foundation.
The main goals are: By 2027, the working mechanism of linkage between upper and lower levels, combination of vertical and horizontal aspects, and effective coordination will be further improved, the Party's organizations and Party work will fully cover new employment groups, labor employment will be gradually standardized, the employment environment will be significantly improved, and legitimate rights and interests will be effectively guaranteed. In another 3 to 5 years, the service management system for new employment groups will be more sound, ideological and political guidance will be more effective, labor relations will be more harmonious, the employment environment will be more friendly, the protection of legitimate rights and interests will be more adequate, the professional recognition will be significantly improved, and new employment groups will achieve more obvious substantive progress in all-round development.
II. Strengthen Ideological and Political Guidance
(1) Strengthen the ideological and political work of new employment groups. Persistently use Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to strengthen the soul and continuously enhance the new employment groups' political, ideological, theoretical, and emotional recognition of the Party. In light of the actual situation of new employment groups, carry out education on ideals and beliefs, carry out publicity and education on socialism with Chinese characteristics, Chinese-style modernization, and the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, deepen the publicity and education of socialist core values, and vigorously promote the spirit of labor, the spirit of struggle, the spirit of dedication, the spirit of creation, and the spirit of thrift and frugality. Adhere to the combination of online and offline methods, and explore learning and education methods suitable for the characteristics of new employment groups. Enrich the cultural life of new employment groups. Combine solving ideological problems with solving practical difficulties to enhance the effectiveness of ideological and political work.
(2) Improve the quality and effectiveness of Party building work for new employment groups. In view of the working methods and activity scope of different types of new employment groups, give play to the advantages of locality, enterprises, and industries, innovate the setting of Party organizations and activity methods, and continue to expand the coverage of Party organizations and Party work. Explore the use of a combination of outflow and inflow locations, and a combination of offline and online methods, to strengthen and improve the education, management, supervision, and service of mobile Party members in new employment groups. Improve the mechanism for Party organizations and Party members to play their roles, and promote the organic integration of Party building work with production and operation, innovation and entrepreneurship, and social services. Effectively give play to the role of trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's federations, and other mass organizations as bridges and links, strengthen the connection and service to new employment groups, and extend the coverage of Party work. Relying on various positions and online platforms, explore effective ways to carry out Party organizational activities for new employment groups.
(3) Strengthen positive publicity and incentive guidance. Comprehensively use news media, network platforms, etc. to strengthen publicity and guidance, and create a good social atmosphere of respecting and understanding new employment groups. Give play to the leading role of typical demonstrations, deeply explore and actively publicize the advanced deeds of new employment groups. Give commendations and rewards to new employment groups who have made outstanding contributions in accordance with relevant regulations. Carry out a series of activities to build meritorious service in the new era, regularly hold industry vocational skills competitions, and enhance the professional honor and identity of new employment groups.
III. Protect Legitimate Rights and Interests in Accordance with the Law
(4) Regulate employment management in accordance with the law. Promote internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to improve employment management systems, promote the use of reference texts of labor contracts and written agreements that are adapted to industry characteristics and closely meet the needs of new employment groups, and reasonably determine rights and obligations in accordance with the law based on employment facts. Standardize and strengthen the entry management of new employment groups, and strictly implement the training and employment system. Give play to the role of enterprise headquarters, consolidate the responsibilities of cooperative enterprises, franchise enterprises, and network sites, and strengthen the regulation and restraint of uncivilized employment behaviors of new employment groups. Improve safety management systems to ensure the labor safety and occupational health of new employment groups.
(5) Strengthen the protection of legitimate rights and interests. Urge internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, etc. to reasonably determine the labor remuneration of new employment groups based on work tasks, labor intensity, etc., and pay them in full and on time. Protect the rest rights of new employment groups, and strengthen labor protection in special circumstances such as severe weather. Unblock internal channels for expressing demands within enterprises, improve dispute resolution mechanisms, fairly and reasonably handle complaints and appeals, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of all parties. Establish and improve a normalized consultation and discussion mechanism for important matters involving the rights and interests of new employment groups, and disclose the results of consultations to new employment groups in an appropriate form. Investigate and deal with unreasonable charges and commissions, unfair distribution of traffic, and abuse of market dominance and other illegal and non-compliant behaviors in accordance with laws and regulations. Incorporate the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups into the enterprise social responsibility evaluation system, and support relevant social organizations to promote industry self-discipline.
(6) Strengthen the governance of internet platform algorithms. Urge internet platform enterprises to earnestly fulfill their social responsibilities, standardize algorithms, improve transparency, and ensure the right of new employment groups to know, participate in, and choose algorithm rules. Optimize and adjust algorithm rules, fully listen to the opinions of trade unions, representatives of new employment groups, etc., and reasonably determine distribution rules, pricing rules, and time estimates. Regularly review, evaluate, and verify algorithm mechanisms and application results, and strictly implement the algorithm filing system. Focus on applying innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to optimize algorithms. Carry out algorithm security assessments and supervision and inspection work in accordance with the law.
(7) Improve supervision and management. Strengthen industry operation monitoring, improve the employment information release system, and guide new employment groups to form reasonable income and treatment expectations. Comprehensively rectify "involution" competition and strictly prevent damage to the legitimate rights and interests of new employment groups. Strengthen the protection of personal privacy and personal information security of new employment groups in accordance with the law. Strengthen financial supervision and further standardize the management of operating loans involving new employment groups. Resolutely crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as fraud and loan fraud involving new employment groups.
IV. Increase Care
(8) Improve the level of public services. Promote the provision of basic public services by the place of permanent residence, and gradually promote relevant public services to follow people in light of actual conditions. Improve the social security system that meets the characteristics of new employment groups, and improve the mechanism for transferring and continuing social insurance relationships. Expand the pilot program of occupational injury protection and establish and improve the occupational injury protection system. Do a good job in the prevention and treatment of occupational diseases. Do a good job in direct settlement services for cross-provincial and cross-regional medical treatment. Steadily promote the participation of new employment groups in the housing provident fund system. Strengthen vocational skills training, improve vocational skill level identification and professional title evaluation policies, and unblock career development channels. Do a good job in serving people with disabilities in new employment groups. Provide corresponding social assistance to new employment groups with financial difficulties in accordance with regulations, and provide assistance to individuals and their families who are accidentally injured or killed at work. Strengthen social psychological services, give play to the role of social work professionals, etc., and alleviate the occupational anxiety of new employment groups. Explore ways to provide relevant services to new employment groups by purchasing services from social organizations or other undertaking entities.
(9) Create a harmonious and friendly employment environment. Promote the construction of friendly scenes in communities, business districts, buildings, parks, transportation hubs, highway service areas, and online live broadcast rooms. Strengthen the unified use and operation and maintenance management of Party and mass service centers, new era civilization practice centers (stations), trade union stations, youth homes, women's homes, driver homes, etc., and improve the service network. In light of actual conditions, coordinate and help solve problems such as accommodation, meals, parking, and road access for new employment groups. Strengthen the work connection between relevant enterprise network sites and townships (streets) and villages (communities), give play to the role of station managers, team leaders, and other key personnel, and promote new employment groups to strengthen exchanges and communication with villagers (residents), property service personnel, security guards, merchants, and cargo owners. Establish and improve a multi-party consultation mechanism led by townships (streets) and villages (communities), strengthen the care, service, respect, and support for new employment groups, and strive to improve the sense of integration and belonging of new employment groups.
(10) Respond to concerns in a timely manner. Give play to the roles of Party organizations, industry management and business supervision departments, mass organizations, internet platform enterprises, express delivery enterprises, and industry associations and chambers of commerce, collect and reflect the concentrated demands of new employment groups, and promote the timely resolution of reasonable demands. Relying on government service convenience hotlines, etc., promote cross-departmental, cross-regional, government-enterprise collaborative handling, and focus on solving high-frequency demands and common problems. Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, innovate and improve the mechanism for resolving contradictions, and strengthen source governance. Increase the enforcement of labor security supervision and effectively protect the labor security rights and interests of new employment groups in accordance with the law in a timely manner. Improve the labor dispute consultation and mediation mechanism, strengthen one-stop mediation, and improve the rules for adjudicating labor disputes of new employment groups.
V. Promote Social Integration
(11) Show a good image. Highlight the cultivation of professional ethics and the cultivation of professional spirit, and guide new employment groups to love their jobs and dedicate themselves to society. Advocate that new employment groups consciously abide by the norms of behavior in social interactions and public places, and show civilized qualities. Strive to enhance the legal awareness, integrity awareness, and responsibility awareness of new employment groups, cultivate a healthy and rational mindset, and guide new employment groups to be self-respecting, self-confident, and positive. Educate and guide new employment groups to abide by morality and law, interact in a civilized manner, and express themselves rationally in cyberspace, and consciously maintain good network order.
(12) Guide participation in social governance. Establish and improve working mechanisms and incentive mechanisms, give play to the characteristics and advantages of new employment groups, and mobilize the enthusiasm and initiative of new employment groups to participate in social governance. Encourage and guide new employment groups to participate in grassroots governance and volunteer services. Support new employment groups to participate in industry governance in accordance with the law, orderly reflect reasonable demands, give play to the role of social supervision, and promote internet platform enterprises to continuously improve their operating models and improve service levels.
VI. Strengthen Organization and Implementation
All regions and relevant departments should, under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, combine their actual conditions and grasp the implementation of these opinions. Party committees and governments at all levels should strengthen organizational leadership and promptly study and solve key and difficult problems in the service and management of new employment groups. Build a working pattern of Party committee leadership, guidance and promotion by Party social work departments, specific promotion by industry management and business supervision departments, coordinated cooperation by relevant departments, and local management. Implement guarantees in terms of personnel strength, position resources, and funding. Strengthen forward-looking research and practical exploration, and accelerate the promotion of laws, regulations, and system construction related to the service and management of new employment groups.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 26)
(See page 4 for the interview with the person in charge of the Central Social Work Department (中央社会工作部))
Return to TopBy: 张志锋
Promoting changes in life cannot be separated from the spirit of forging ahead; realizing changes in development cannot be separated from the supporting force of mutual assistance in the same direction; and continuing changes in ecology cannot be separated from the coordinating force of synergy and integration.
Strengthening the "awareness of loving and protecting the Yangtze River" in our hearts and firmly believing in the idea that following the trend of the times is always right, we will naturally have new choices in our production and lifestyle.
At the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan", Anhui Ma'anshan Sangu Niang Labor Service Co., Ltd. (安徽马鞍山三姑娘劳务服务有限公司) distributed dividends again, and the nine fishermen shareholders were overjoyed after receiving the cash.
The fishermen's benefit starts with going ashore. "Jointly grasp major protection and refrain from large-scale development." The "Three Sisters" (三姑娘), fishermen who originally lived in Xuejiawa (薛家洼), were determined to go ashore to seek development. "Three Sisters" took the lead in starting a business, driving other fishermen to switch industries. As the Yangtze River became more beautiful, everyone became richer. Starting again after ten years, the beneficiaries of the times have become the promoters of development.
Saying goodbye to the past means starting a new journey. Where to go? There is already a consensus, which is "ecological priority, green development." How to move towards the goal step by step? We need to support the "three forces."
Promoting changes in life cannot be separated from the spirit of forging ahead.
For the protection of the Yangtze River, "Three Sisters" took the lead in going ashore. The first thing she did was to change her name to Chen Lanxiang (陈兰香). The new name is a new starting point. With the help of all sectors of society, she established a company, found projects, and signed contracts; then fishermen invested, boat owners became shareholders, and more than 70 people worked together to increase their income. The "small step" of going ashore witnessed the "big step" of promoting the ecological protection of the Yangtze River. From paddling to signing contracts, the same hands have painted different life pictures.
Realizing changes in development cannot be separated from the supporting force of mutual assistance in the same direction.
After "going ashore," "Three Sisters" moved into a new house and settled "upstairs"; she started a company to "go to work" and officially switched industries; she entered a literacy class to "go to school" to seek knowledge; she "went online" to endorse products and promote goods through e-commerce... Taking entrepreneurship to drive employment and giving back to society through public welfare, the stage on the shore is broader. Many fishermen have seen stable income and improved lives after going ashore, and their spirits have changed. The exploration of moving upward and towards the new shows that protecting the ecology and benefiting the people can achieve a virtuous cycle of mutual promotion. As a result, the concept of "the people protecting the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River benefiting the people" is deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
Continuing changes in ecology cannot be separated from the coordinating force of synergy and integration.
In the past, Xuejiawa (薛家洼) was filled with smoke and dust, sewage flowed everywhere, and illegal docks eroded the shoreline. "The river was not visible from the riverside, and the water was not accessible from the waterfront," which caused a lot of complaints from the masses. Ecological restoration and comprehensive management must be carried out in an integrated manner to treat pollution, shorelines, and fisheries. From the demolition of shantytowns to the banning of illegal docks, and then to the interception of sewage outlets and the planting of thousands of acres of poplar forests... Today, the water is clear, the fish are plentiful, and the water quality of the Ma'anshan (马鞍山) section of the Yangtze River's main stream remains at Class II.
From Xuejiawa (薛家洼) to Caishiji (采石矶), from the east bank to the west bank, with high appearance, good temperament, and beautiful ecology, a "green" ecological picture is unfolding on both sides of the Yangtze River. "We must leave a clean and beautiful Yangtze River of ten thousand miles to our descendants." This is a goal that takes into account both the present and the long term, and it requires comprehensive measures, systematic governance, continuous efforts, and sustained success.
The "three changes" in reality are ultimately a fundamental change in thinking. Strengthening the "awareness of loving and protecting the Yangtze River" in our hearts and firmly believing in the idea that following the trend of the times is always right, we will naturally have new choices in our production and lifestyle.
Xuejiawa (薛家洼) once witnessed the "gray years" of cement plants, with thick smoke billowing from steel plants, leaves covered in a layer of ash, and not even a single sparrow to be seen. To promote high-quality development, we must implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and resolutely transform, upgrade, and upgrade. Implementing ultra-low emission transformation, building green factories, and shifting industry to high-end and intelligent development... The power of thought is transformed into practical motivation, and green transformation drives system upgrades. From the fishermen's "going ashore story" to the factory's "transformation story," the deepening of concepts and innovative actions are unfolding a new look of development.
Who is development for? How should we develop? This is a must-answer question that reflects our view of performance. From black output value to green GDP (Gross Domestic Product), from focusing on obvious achievements to focusing on potential achievements, the development views of cadres are quietly changing. With the improvement of the ecological environment, we are more confident in attracting investment, and high-quality projects are "attracted from near and far." Striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan," Ma'anshan (马鞍山) will continue to work hard to build a science and technology innovation source, an emerging industry cluster, a new high ground for reform and opening up, and a comprehensive green transformation zone for economic and social development with significant influence, and lead high-quality development with a correct view of performance. With green as the base color and beauty as the bright color, the practice of development and renewal is still moving forward.
The eight hundred miles of Wanjiang (皖江) River rolls on, with green mountains and clear waters forever. People see green when they go out, see scenery when they move, enjoy leisure, and live poetically. The beauty of life, the beauty of development, and the beauty of ecology are now and will be beautiful to the heart in the future.
(The author is a reporter from the Anhui (安徽) branch of this newspaper)
By: 欧阳洁
Promoting reform also requires a methodology of adapting to local conditions, precisely targeting problems, and flexibly responding to actual situations.
In recent years, China's cross-border e-commerce has developed rapidly and has become an important engine for promoting China's foreign trade growth. However, cross-border returns have always had pain points such as difficulty in returning goods, high costs, and long cycles. How to break through the difficulties and bottlenecks and better promote the development of cross-border e-commerce?
Some time ago, a special package brought a solution. On April 1, Hangzhou Airport Port (浙江杭州空港口岸) in Zhejiang (浙江) received a batch of cross-border e-commerce goods returned from the European market. The goods in the package were shipped from Shanghai (上海), Shenzhen (深圳) and other ports at the end of last year, and were returned by consumers because the functions were not applicable. They were returned to China through the Hangzhou Airport Port (杭州空港口岸) across customs areas. Exporting from here and returning goods there, the new model of cross-customs area returns has attracted attention.
Previously, overseas returns of goods required "where they came from, where they go back to," returning to the exporting customs according to the original route, resulting in high logistics costs and long processing cycles. Under the new model, e-commerce companies can flexibly choose the port of return, saving logistics costs and time costs. Unblocking the reverse logistics channel, "easy returns" ensures that overseas consumers "buy with confidence," and the micro-reform of cross-customs area returns makes "selling globally" smoother and unimpeded.
This is a vivid embodiment of promoting reform through opening up and promoting opening up through reform. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Further comprehensively deepening reform and high-level opening up to the outside world are mutually reinforcing and mutually promoting." Especially in the current world where changes and chaos are intertwined and geopolitical conflicts are intensifying, how to expand opening up to the outside world and expand external markets? The more complex the situation, the more necessary it is to break through bottlenecks through reform, continuously improve the level of cross-border trade facilitation, and help China's foreign trade "break through" in the changing situation.
Promoting reform also requires a methodology of adapting to local conditions, precisely targeting problems, and flexibly responding to actual situations. At present, various regions are carrying out differentiated and precise reform explorations in combination with industrial characteristics and trade formats. For example, Qingdao Customs (青岛海关) launched the "front-end supervision warehouse" for cross-border e-commerce retail exports in Weihai (威海), Shandong (山东), where companies can complete all customs clearance procedures such as declaration, inspection, and packing in the warehouse; Guangzhou Customs (广州海关), in response to the characteristics of market procurement export goods with many batches, small quantities, and mixed varieties, achieves efficient and rapid customs clearance across customs areas through real-time synchronization of vehicle and cargo information. Focusing on the real demands and expectations of enterprises, and formulating policies and measures to address the difficulties and pain points of foreign trade entities, can solve practical problems and effectively help enterprises stabilize orders and expand markets.
Promoting reform also requires focusing on building a new development pattern and realizing the mutual promotion of domestic and international dual circulation, which not only serves Chinese manufacturing going overseas, but also facilitates overseas goods entering the Chinese market. For example, focusing on supporting the development of strategic emerging industries, Changsha (长沙) has expanded the coverage of the "white list" for key raw material imports; to create the "world's most important Chinese medicinal material industry base," Yunnan (云南) is promoting the facilitation of customs clearance for the import of food and medicine homologous commodities. Fully exploiting the huge potential of domestic demand, making China a huge attraction field for attracting international commodities and resource elements, can not only meet the needs of industrial upgrading and conform to the trend of consumption upgrading, but also share the opportunities of the Chinese market with the world.
Promoting deepening reform by expanding opening up, and promoting expanding opening up by deepening reform, injects new impetus, adds new vitality, and expands new space for economic development. Promoting reform around cross-border trade facilitation lies in solving big problems with small breakthroughs and leveraging big games with micro-innovations. Using institutional innovation to unblock bottlenecks and using precise services to stimulate vitality, China's foreign trade will move forward against pressure and develop towards new and better directions, which will inject more stability into the global economy.
Return to TopBy: 徐 阳
【Keywords】"Fish Stall Boy"
[Event] Not long ago, students in Nanhai District (南海区), Foshan (佛山), Guangdong (广东) Province, ushered in their first spring break. However, Yang Jinfu (杨今府), an elementary school student, did not travel. Instead, he went to his family's fish stall in the meat and vegetable market to help his parents sell fish. His skillful fish cleaning and scaling, along with an interview video, went viral online. "Book knowledge is important, but life knowledge is also important," said Yang Jinfu's (杨今府) mother, resonating with many netizens.
[Commentary]
Why did a video of an ordinary student selling fish generate widespread attention on social media? The answer can be found in the comments of netizens. "The purpose of learning knowledge is to apply it to life, learning for practical use," "It's good to live by one's own labor," "These parents are teaching well"... Behind the heated discussion is the universal concern of the whole society about the concept of education.
What is ideal education? It depends on how we understand the primary purpose of education. If we only value success and regard learning as a "stepping stone" to a degree, education will inevitably be compressed into a "one-way street." If we focus on "establishing people," focusing on the all-round development and healthy growth of people, the way of education will inevitably not have a "standard template." Reading ten thousand books to acquire true knowledge, traveling ten thousand miles to broaden horizons, and engaging in labor to hone character... When nurtured in different dimensions, the spiritual core of a person can be full and self-consistent.
The reason why the "fish stall boy" became popular is largely because people saw the labor education that has long been easily overlooked. From observing elders handling fish, to skillfully mastering various techniques; from vaguely imitating weighing and pricing, to understanding the foundation of integrity in business... Through experiencing labor, Yang Jinfu (杨今府) not only gained specific life skills, but also cultivated a diligent and down-to-earth character in an imperceptible way. The daily life of ordinary people is also a valuable classroom. The meaning of family education lies precisely in turning labor into a habit, rather than just a temporary task or empty preaching.
"Comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art, and labor, every word is worth its weight in gold." Labor education is not only a skill course, but also a lifelong growth course. It teaches children to respect labor and advocate practical work, and can also cultivate a tenacious, down-to-earth, and upwardly mobile character, profoundly affecting a person's values and life direction. It is gratifying that, with the comprehensive promotion of the five educations, from family to school to society, labor education is receiving more and more attention and is returning to its proper role.
In the autumn semester of 2022, labor class officially became an independent course in primary and secondary schools. This year, the Ministry of Education (教育部) requires all primary, secondary, and universities to set up a labor week every academic year to implement a labor habit development plan. In Xuzhou (徐州), Jiangsu (江苏), Xuhai Road Kindergarten (徐海路幼儿园) offers special courses such as cooking, planting, and handicrafts; in Tianshui (天水), Gansu (甘肃), Longyuan Primary School (龙园小学) guides students to follow the solar terms for farming, identify crops, and experience picking... Moving from concept to action, more and more schools are moving classrooms out of the classroom, and the forms of labor education are becoming increasingly rich.
Of course, education is comprehensive, and various forms are complementary organic wholes, rather than mutually exclusive choices. Labor education is very important, but in a fast-paced era, psychological education, aesthetic education, etc. are also indispensable. **张弛有度** (zhāng chí yǒu dù - "tension and relaxation have measure," to know when to tighten and when to relax; to maintain a balance), combining work and rest, and being good at adjusting breathing while running, the spiritual world of people will be more resilient. Since the beginning of this year, many places have added spring breaks, and the original intention is to open up a time window for students to explore a wider world in the beautiful spring days. Whether it is labor or traveling far, as long as you cherish the time and open your mind, you will definitely have a sense of growth.
Education values teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and waiting patiently for the flowers to bloom. We look forward to families, schools, and society uniting to provide children with more scientific and comprehensive support, and help them gallop freely in the wilderness of growth.
Return to TopThis year marks the first year of the official implementation of the "National Reading Promotion Regulations," and the fourth week of April is China's first "National Reading Activity Week." Beijing (北京) has planned over a thousand activities, Tianjin (天津) has invited renowned cultural figures to conduct exchange and sharing activities, Hunan (湖南) has issued book purchase coupons... Various regions have launched diverse activities to improve the convenience and interest of reading, further promoting a social atmosphere where people love to read, read good books, and are good at reading, so that it becomes a prevailing trend 蔚然成风 (wèi rán chéng fēng - "become a common practice," to become a general trend or fashion).
This is precisely:
Slowly, the scrolls unfold,
Everywhere filled with the fragrance of ink.
If only one diligently reads,
Life will naturally be fragrant.
Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
Return to Top"Museum-Garden Integration" Opens Up Cultural Channels
Tan Linjing (谭琳静)
Not long ago, the "Museum-Garden Integration" entrance channel between the Hunan Provincial Museum (湖南省博物馆) and the Hunan Martyrs Park (湖南烈士公园) was officially opened. By removing a wall and opening up a passage, a 29,000-square-meter integrated plaza was unveiled, allowing visitors to "enter the museum from the park in 1 minute." As a "museum + park" integration project, this move by Hunan (湖南) provides a vivid illustration of the integration of culture and tourism and urban governance.
"Museum-Garden Integration" removes physical walls and opens up cultural channels. The Hunan Provincial Museum (湖南省博物馆) carries the profound historical context of the Mawangdui Han Tombs (马王堆汉墓), while the Martyrs Park (烈士公园) commemorates the red memories of revolutionary martyrs and boasts valuable green ecological resources. "Museum-Garden Integration," based on the concept of "space integration, resource integration, business integration, and traffic circulation," not only connects physical spaces but also organically integrates long-standing historical culture, profound revolutionary culture, and vibrant modern culture. History and the present, humanities and nature, generate a wonderful chemical reaction after a wall is opened up, exploring a new path for the reconstruction of urban public cultural spaces.
The practice of "Museum-Garden Integration" shows that being good at "borrowing scenery" and skillful at "integration" can often leverage the overall improvement of public cultural service quality at a lower cost and higher efficiency. This "museum-garden integration, resource sharing" approach has enlightening significance for various regions to revitalize existing cultural resources and improve public service effectiveness.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Changsha Evening News* (长沙晚报), originally titled "Hunan's First 'Museum-Garden Integration' 'Breaks Walls' and 'Integrates Hearts'")
From "Project Collaboration" to "System Collaboration"
Hu Bo (胡波)
Not long ago, the Standing Committees of the People's Congresses of Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), and Anhui (安徽) jointly held a press conference to announce that the four provinces and cities simultaneously passed the *Regulations on Promoting "One-Network Government Services" in the Yangtze River Delta*. This marks the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) integration moving from "project collaboration" to "system collaboration," which helps to promote government services from "being able to handle" to "being easy to handle."
Breaking geographical boundaries aims to build a unified service whole. Through "One-Network Government Services," enterprises in Shanghai (上海) can set up branches in Anhui (安徽), residents in Zhejiang (浙江) can transfer social security in Jiangsu (江苏), and newborns in Anhui (安徽) can complete joint birth matters in Shanghai (上海)... The Yangtze River Delta (长三角) is no longer a simple superposition of four independent administrative regions, but is integrated into an efficient, collaborative, and seamless "Greater Yangtze River Delta" service community through data sharing, unified standards, and process reengineering. This integration is the integration of geographical space and the multiplication of service effectiveness.
Whether it is breaking physical boundaries, bridging the digital divide, or shaping collaborative entities, the starting point and foothold are to meet the people's yearning for a better life. When cross-provincial medical treatment, off-site home purchases, and enterprise relocation, which used to be "troublesome matters," become "worry-free matters," and when the policy dividends of "enjoying without application" directly reach and are quickly enjoyed, the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security is effectively enhanced. This enhancement is the original intention of reform and the destination of development.
(Excerpted and compiled from *Xinhua Daily* (新华日报))
Return to TopBy: 杨 昊
Hearing the needs of young people and seeing their creativity, providing services tailored to them with heart and dedication can open up new horizons for their development. Through this, we can gain insight into a more vibrant China.
For a performance, they take planes and trains to a distant city; they squat and wait for the release of their favorite "Gu Zi," adding fuel to the fire of cultural and creative popularity; they chase after high-value, well-composed check-in scenes, gaining emotional value from nostalgic, romantic, parent-child, and national trend elements... In the consumer market, a strong youth force is rising.
The ignition point lies in interest.
When games and animation IPs land on "industrial heritage islands," old spaces become popular internet celebrity check-in spots for young people; when hairdressing, coffee, and yakitori come together in one space, small shops become youth living rooms... Starting from interest and paying for interest are the characteristics of the new generation of consumers, and also inject动力 (dònglì - "driving force," momentum) into the development and growth of new consumption.
Not only focusing on cost-effectiveness, but also paying more attention to "heart-effectiveness," young people use consumption to drive the value chain to leap to multi-level and higher-end levels, and also stimulate more business formats. Exploring the humanistic texture in urban walks and activating the "micro-circulation," meeting "like-minded people" in night schools and unlocking new spaces, the vigorous vitality of young people makes the whole society 热气腾腾 (rè qì téng téng - "steaming hot," full of vigor and vitality) and 蒸蒸日上 (zhēng zhēng rì shàng - "daily progress," flourishing).
The anchor point is tied to creation.
Transforming the opera studio into a "Peking Opera Cafe," injecting new charm into Peking Opera; "hand-rubbing" robots and airplanes, one person is a creative team; opening "maker spaces" and "graduate study spaces," creatively building dream-building spaces... Young people are not only happy to do it themselves, but also敏锐的 (mǐnruì de - "acute," perceptive) "catchers," good at using new technologies and new concepts to capture detailed needs and create fresh supply. The courageous and innovative youth expression is输送动能 (shūsòng dòngnéng - "conveying kinetic energy," providing impetus) for industrial upgrading, economic transformation, and urban renewal with youth struggle.
Youth is the source of vitality for economic transformation and upgrading, and also the energy field for brewing innovation. On the stage of the new era, young people dare to try and dare to act, dare to ride the tide, not be spectators, but dare to be makers, and fight out澎湃能量 (péngpài néngliàng - "surging energy," tremendous power) in innovation and creation.
The new economic form with youth as the main body of innovation and entrepreneurship and the key consumer group also has "growing pains," such as homogenization of business formats and lack of long-term planning for some entrepreneurial projects, which still need warm protection and precise irrigation. Shenzhen (深圳) attracts young people to settle down and work hard through the "Dream Realization Plan" (圆梦计划) and the "Eagle Spreading Wings Plan" (雏鹰展翅计划), adding vitality to the city; Chengdu (成都) creates "golden corners and silver edges" youth scenes and builds a community work network, encouraging young people to decorate the city's "scraps" into new spaces. The two-way rush between youth and the city realizes the dream of youth and achieves the future of the city.
Planning from a strategic height will broaden the stage for young people to step forward and take responsibility. The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划)纲要 (gāngyào - "outline," guiding principles) has a special section emphasizing "supporting youth development," demonstrating care and attention to youth. Youth are the most creative group, and dare to walk in the forefront of the times. Promoting youth work may encounter more unseen things. Therefore, it is necessary to think one step ahead and do a good job of testing the waters, and use forward-looking and predictive services to prevent risks, so that the flowers of youth can bloom better.
The cause of youth has great potential, and young makers have great potential. A stall, a small shop, and a live broadcast can all become a footnote to youth struggle. Hearing the needs of young people and seeing their creativity, providing services tailored to them with heart and dedication can open up new horizons for their development. Through this, we can gain insight into a more vibrant China.
Return to TopThis edition's email: rmrbl@peopledaily.cn (Please indicate the column name when submitting manuscripts)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张丹华 本报通讯员 王三合
Jiao Meining (焦美宁), 49 years old, from Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) Province, founded the Zhiyue Children's Library in Xingzhe Subdistrict, Lintong District (临潼区行者街办知阅儿童图书馆) in 2015. Subsequently, she has spent ten years traveling to mountainous villages, telling picture book stories to rural children for free in over 1,000 sessions. She initiated the establishment of the "Loving Reading Mothers" volunteer service team, and even while suffering from illness, she continues to persevere, spreading the seeds of reading in schools, communities, and nursing homes. She has received honors such as "Rural Reading Role Model," "Shaanxi Good Person," and "Xi'an Good Person."
"Director Jiao is here..." Not long ago, at Tuqiao Central Primary School in Lintong District (临潼区土桥中心小学), Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西), the children who had just finished class looked towards the school gate. Jiao Meining (焦美宁), the head of the Zhiyue Children's Library in Xingzhe Subdistrict (行者街办知阅儿童图书馆), had arrived for the story time she had arranged with the students.
"Director Jiao, what story are you going to tell us today?" The children's eyes were full of anticipation. Jiao Meining (焦美宁) shook the canvas bag containing picture books and said, "《The Book-Eating Boy》, 《The Hundred Bird Feather Coat》... you choose."
"Henry is no ordinary boy, he enjoys eating books more than eating candy!" Jiao Meining (焦美宁), with a loudspeaker around her waist, imitated the action of swallowing large mouthfuls, making the children giggle. She continued, "Books can be 'eaten,' but not really swallowed into the stomach, but rather read, digested, and absorbed with the heart."
"I listened to Director Jiao's stories when I was in the first grade. The one that impressed me the most was 《The Rat's Daughter》. This story stimulated my imagination and helped me gain more inspiration when writing compositions," said Yan Ruotian (闫若恬), a sixth-grade student.
This is the ninth consecutive year that Jiao Meining (焦美宁) has been giving free picture book lessons at Tuqiao Central Primary School (土桥中心小学). She is not a professional teacher, but she travels to various schools year-round, guiding children to read picture book stories. Gradually, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) has become the "Story King" in the hearts of the children.
"Where footsteps cannot reach, words can"
Jiao Meining (焦美宁), who is 49 years old this year, has loved reading since she was a child. She said that when she wanted to read new books as a child, she would pick some vegetables from the vegetable garden at home and ride a bicycle to the town to sell them for more than an hour. Buying one or two books with the money from selling vegetables could make her happy for a long time.
In March 2015, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) founded the Zhiyue Children's Library in Xingzhe Subdistrict, Lintong District (临潼区行者街办知阅儿童图书馆). It does not sell books, only lends them. She hopes that children can fall in love with reading and enjoy reading from an early age.
Later, she was inspired by a picture book author's experience of sticking to telling stories to children in mountainous areas for more than 20 years, and she also developed the idea of telling stories to children.
In December 2015, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) entered a school classroom for the first time. That day, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) stood at the school gate of Xiaozhai Primary School in Xingzhe Subdistrict, Lintong District (临潼区行者街办小寨小学), walking back and forth for more than ten minutes before summoning the courage to step inside.
After the first lesson, the children's warm applause completely relaxed her. Since then, she secretly made up her mind: to strive to bring public welfare story sessions to all primary schools and kindergartens in Lintong (临潼).
Every Tuesday to Friday morning, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) goes to schools in surrounding villages, towns, and mountainous areas to carry out the "Public Welfare Story Session Enters the Classroom" activity. Every time she enters a school, she is surrounded by children. Today, Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) story class has entered the curriculum of more than 20 local schools.
For the children in the mountains, Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) story class is a window. From 《The Rat's Daughter》 to 《Grandpa's Cherry Blossom Path》, from 《Happiness Shop》 to 《The Book-Eating Boy》, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) uses wonderful stories to enhance children's imagination and nourish their hearts.
"Reading picture books can improve children's observation ability, concentration, language expression ability, picture-speaking ability, and reading comprehension ability," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁). "Where footsteps cannot reach, words can."
"Seeing their bright eyes, I feel that all the efforts are worth it"
At first, some people questioned her, "Telling stories for free, is she selling books?" Some parents also thought she was taking their children to read "idle books."
Faced with doubts, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) set a rule for herself: only drink water at school. When a principal wanted to treat her to dinner to express his gratitude, she always politely declined. "Then please introduce me to another school," Jiao Meining (焦美宁) said to the principal.
Jiao Meining (焦美宁) is very happy about the changes that listening to stories brings to children. Some children go from being unable to sit still to being immersed in them, and some go from simply listening to learning to appreciate the principles in them - these changes have gradually made schools and parents trust her.
What is even more touching is that many parents have taken the initiative to join her team. In 2017, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) founded the "Loving Reading Mothers" volunteer service team. The team members, like her, have no salary and receive no remuneration, just to spread the seeds of reading to more children's hearts.
This team continues to grow, and some school teachers are also introducing Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) methods into the classroom, using storytelling to stimulate children's interest in reading. "Director Jiao is our off-campus counselor. Over the years, she has given story lessons to our school's children every week. Many stories are related to children's character development and behavior habits. Seemingly ordinary stories are told by her vividly and interestingly," said Deng Ruijuan (邓瑞娟), principal of Xiekou Primary School in Xiekou Subdistrict, Lintong District (临潼区斜口街办斜口小学). Jiao Meining (焦美宁) promotes reading through storytelling, and the children's thinking is more active and their enthusiasm for learning is stronger.
In 2024, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) had a serious illness. Even during her hospitalization, she brought picture books with her. During her illness, a picture book called 《Rose Blossoms》 helped her dispel the haze in her heart - the little boy in the story who was ill was lying on the window looking at the roses outside the window, and the sentence "Roses bloom everywhere" in the book made her suddenly enlightened, and she also shared this book with her fellow patients.
During the treatment, it was the time when the library was moving, and what moved her was that parents brought their children to help spontaneously. "Some borrowed tricycles, some put the books into baskets for buying vegetables, and male parents helped carry them down from the upstairs..."
After completing the last treatment, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) quickly returned to school. "The children are very eager for stories. Seeing their bright eyes, I feel that all the efforts are worth it," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁).
"Every time we go to a school to tell stories, it's like lighting a lamp"
In the past 10 years, Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) public welfare story sessions have entered more than 600 schools, with a total of more than 1,000 sessions, benefiting more than 100,000 students and traveling more than 50,000 miles. Today, her list of listeners has added new members.
"Many elderly people need spiritual companionship, so we started going to the community to tell stories to the elderly," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁). At the beginning of last year, she began to try to enter communities and nursing homes. "The elderly can listen to stories, do handicrafts, and recall their childhood, which are all things that make people feel happy."
In addition, Jiao Meining (焦美宁) also regularly leads readers to purchase supplies at their own expense and send them to the Shaanxi Homecoming Children's Aid Center (陕西回归儿童救助中心). In 2025, she launched an activity for thousands of teenagers to challenge themselves to read 100 books in one month, and this year she launched a 10,000-person reading challenge to cultivate more people's reading habits.
One of Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) favorite picture books to tell is called 《An's Seed》. In the story, the little monk "An" does not rush, but patiently waits for the seeds to bloom and bear fruit in the appropriate season.
"Whether it is adults or children, it is not easy to calm down and read a book. I want to be like the little monk 'An' and patiently care for every seed of reading," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁).
"Every time I stand on the podium, I feel proud, and a sense of responsibility arises in my heart. The children's reading habits are getting better and better, and I feel that this trip was not in vain," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁). Even if only one out of 100 children falls in love with reading because of the stories she tells, she will feel happy.
"Every time we go to a school to tell stories, it's like lighting a lamp. Connecting all the schools together is a brilliant galaxy," said Jiao Meining (焦美宁). As long as the children like to listen, she will continue to tell stories.
Return to TopBy: 张丹华
For ten years, day after day, telling stories to children over 1000 times, this story, which sounds a bit "clumsy," precisely interprets the power of "persistence."
Many children do not lack books, but need a "big hand" to guide them to open the books. Jiao Meining (焦美宁) uses stories to stimulate children's interest in reading, and 10 years of persistence proves that a ray of light can illuminate a world. Learn to imagine from "The Rat Marries His Daughter," and learn to wait from "An's Seed." This ray of light shines into the children's childhood and illuminates their future even more.
What is most touching is that Jiao Meining (焦美宁), despite suffering from illness, still brought picture books into the ward, and returned to the podium soon after being discharged from the hospital. The reason why light is moving is not because it never goes out, but because it is still shining after the storm.
Jiao Meining's (焦美宁) story makes us believe that using life to influence life, even the smallest light, can converge into a galaxy.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 潘俊强 任姗姗 刘 阳
From April 16th to 25th, the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) (北京国际电影节), guided by the National Film Administration (国家电影局) and hosted by China Media Group (中央广播电视总台) and the Beijing Municipal People's Government (北京市人民政府), was held.
This grand event of light and shadow has built a cultural exchange platform that transcends national borders and connects China and foreign countries, sending a clearer Chinese voice to the world film stage; anchoring the forefront of film industry development, witnessing the continuous renewal of Chinese film art; promoting the integration of film into the urban fabric and daily life, growing across thousands of industries, closely connecting with thousands of households, and promoting the vigorous development of film in the tide of the times.
Exchange and mutual learning to strengthen international film exchanges
In spring, coming to Beijing (北京) to see the best movies in the world has become a consensus among many movie lovers. "Although the written language is different, the human emotions reflected in the film are common." Lang Chen (郎辰), a senior movie fan of the BJIFF, watched several films shortlisted for the "Tiantan Award" (天坛奖), and the film festival became a window for him to understand world films and experience other cultures.
After sixteen years, the "Tiantan Award" competition, as the main competition unit, has become a profound witness to the BJIFF's promotion of international film exchanges. This year's "Tiantan Award" attracted 1,826 films from 139 countries and regions, including 1,607 international films, accounting for 88%. "The number of countries and the number of international films have reached new historical highs, demonstrating the BJIFF's solid international appeal and diverse and inclusive film selection vision," said Wang Lu (王璐), Director of the Film and Television Translation and Production Center of China Media Group (中央广播电视总台影视翻译制作中心) and Deputy Secretary-General of the BJIFF Organizing Committee.
Since 2024, the BJIFF has launched the International Reception Room, promoting film from exchange to transaction with a clear international vision, pragmatic industry orientation, and efficient service mechanism. During this year's BJIFF, the International Reception Room focused on a number of activities, including international film promotion, Chinese film promotion, international distribution salon, and international film selector salon, and reached a total of 402 negotiations, an increase of 67.5% compared with last year.
This year's BJIFF also launched the "Light Boat Plan" (轻舟计划), linking global film festival resources to build a more accessible and recognizable year-round overseas path for Chinese影像. This "Light Boat Plan Chinese Film Promotion Conference" launched 8 Chinese films, covering documentaries, historical biographies, literary dramas, genre films and other creative directions, and has successfully connected with overseas buyers.
Innovative development to help the film industry upgrade
This year's BJIFF continues to inject innovative momentum into the film industry with cutting-edge technology as the engine, young talents as the foundation, and full-chain services as the support.
As a barometer of the domestic film industry and one of the incubation bases for new people and new works, the BJIFF "Beijing Market" (北京市场) has always taken full-chain resource integration as the core, building a complete industrial ecology covering creative incubation, industrial transaction, international connection, talent delivery, industry discussion, and public benefit.
Project Venture Capital is the highlight of the "Beijing Market". Since its establishment in 2012, young creators have realized their film dreams of **带一个故事来，换一部电影走** (dài yī gè gù shì lái, huàn yī bù diàn yǐng zǒu - "bring a story, exchange for a movie," to realize a film dream with a story). This year's Project Venture Capital added an animation project unit for the first time, widening the track for young creators, and received a total of 539 valid application projects, including 31 animation project unit application projects.
"The BJIFF Project Venture Capital is a 'time-honored brand', and the number of films incubated ranks among the top among many venture capital platforms." Yang Zi (杨子), a director who came out of the BJIFF Project Venture Capital, said that the BJIFF not only provides financial and resource support for high-quality projects, but also builds a platform for young creators to deeply connect with investors, allowing good ideas to truly take root.
At the BJIFF Creation Forum, the "New Era New Beijing" (新时代 新北京) Creation Summit Climbing Plan was officially released, aiming to launch more high-quality works with Chinese style, capital standards, and Beijing characteristics. Huo Zhijing (霍志静), Deputy Minister of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department (北京市委宣传部) and Director of the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau (市电影局), said that according to the plan, they will focus on realistic themes, revolutionary themes, historical themes and Beijing themes, and coordinate the launch of at least 100 key literary and artistic works covering drama, film, television, online literature and art and other categories every year.
Since its establishment in 2024, the BJIFF AIGC (Artificial Intelligence Generated Content) Film Unit, as the first exclusive section focusing on artificial intelligence image creation in the world's mainstream film festivals, has rapidly grown into an AI film highland with global influence. This year's BJIFF, the AIGC Film Unit's main track and the Wuxiang Miaosi theme competition received a total of 2,840 entries from 14 countries and regions including China and Canada, an increase of 89% compared with last year.
Optimize supply to promote the integration of film into life
"Modern picture quality, classic interpretation, it's great to see the 4K restored version of 'Teahouse'," said a movie fan after watching the film during the BJIFF. This year's "Beijing Screening" (北京展映) carefully selected 260 Chinese and foreign films, screening more than 800 shows, covering 28 theaters in the city and promoting the coordinated screening of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, which was sought after by the majority of movie fans, with a box office of more than 16 million yuan. During the BJIFF, Beijing (北京市) also issued 5 million yuan of spring benefit movie viewing subsidies, covering more than 80,000 movie fans, allowing movie fans to truly feel the benefits of movie viewing.
Film is not only art, but also life.
This year's BJIFF enriched and expanded the "Film +" cross-border integration, carefully organized benefit movie viewing and cultural consumption promotion activities, and promoted various activities of the BJIFF to actively jump out of the traditional theater space and embed them in the streets and business districts of Beijing (京城).
"Follow the movie to food" launched the "Food Check-in around the Cinema" series of products, "Follow the movie to the exhibition" planned 10 theme routes, "Follow the movie to the market" stalls were set up by famous actors as "stall owners"... With the opening of the BJIFF, the Beijing Film Life Festival (北京电影生活节) was reopened, setting off the atmosphere of film culture. The "ticket stub economy" continues to be hot. A movie ticket stub is no longer just a movie viewing voucher, but has become a consumption "pass" to enjoy the whole city. Audiences can enjoy exclusive discounts in more than 50 business districts and more than 1,500 merchants throughout the city with their movie ticket stubs. As of April 24, more than 50 business districts in the city have linked up with the BJIFF, attracting a total of 50.907 million visitors, a new high compared with last year.
This year's BJIFF also created the "Super Live" for the first time, simultaneously broadcasting or screening film festival-related activities on large screens in several key business districts. A consumption ecosystem network jointly composed of film festival organizers, cinemas, and catering, cultural tourism, and retail merchants is taking shape.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘志强 邱超奕 韩 鑫
Every minute, Fuxing bullet trains advance approximately 5.8 kilometers, and over 600 containers are shipped overseas.
Every hour, around 2,000 new energy vehicles roll off the production line, and more than 30,000 kilograms of crops are harvested by intelligent machines.
Every day, thousands of invention patents emerge, and the application programming interface (API) of the National Supercomputing Internet Platform is called over a million times.
Relying on the world's largest and most complete industrial system, China's development strides are solid and powerful.
In the first quarter of this year, the added value of China's industrial enterprises above designated size increased by 6.1% year-on-year, with the added value of equipment manufacturing and high-tech manufacturing increasing by 8.9% and 12.5% year-on-year, respectively. With the continuous advancement of intelligentization, greening, and integration, new drivers of development are steadily growing.
"In recent years, China's economy has weathered storms and maintained strong resilience and vitality, and the strategic foundation is a complete industrial system." Since the new era, President Xi Jinping (习近平), standing at the strategic height of promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, has put forward the concept of a modern industrial system and continuously enriched and developed it in practice, leading various regions and departments to revitalize industries, plan innovation, and promote upgrading.
In the "15th Five-Year Plan" (“十五五”规划纲要), the top priority among various strategic tasks is "Building a Modern Industrial System and Consolidating and Strengthening the Foundation of the Real Economy." Striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan," a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone is growing vigorously, and the strategic foundation of the Chinese economy is continuously being consolidated.
Why is this task placed at the top?
"China is so big, we must engage in the real economy, and no aspect or field can be missing."
Why is building a modern industrial system placed at the top of the strategic tasks in the "15th Five-Year Plan"? The answer lies in the development practice of the new era.
The added value of manufacturing accounts for about 30% of the global total, and the output of most major industrial products ranks first in the world. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the annual added value of manufacturing exceeded 30 trillion yuan... The modern industrial system is moving towards new and better directions, and the foundation of the real economy is consolidated and strengthened, becoming a strong support for China's steady economic progress.
In April 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (广汽埃安新能源汽车股份有限公司) and emphasized "the importance of the real economy and taking the path of self-reliance."
During this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during the deliberation of the Jiangsu delegation: "China is so big, we must engage in the real economy, and no aspect or field can be missing." "We must adhere to focusing on strengthening our internal capabilities and making ourselves stronger."
Solid-state batteries have reported good news again. On February 16, GAC Group (广汽集团) announced that its vehicle-grade all-solid-state battery pilot line has been built and put into operation, and the small-batch vehicle verification has officially started.
Solid-state batteries are the core technology direction for the next generation of power batteries. GAC's key step of "from laboratory to production line" will further increase the driving range of new energy vehicles and consolidate its leading industrial advantages.
Laying the foundation, accumulating energy, and increasing momentum, GAC Group (广汽集团) adheres to its main business and moves up step by step: In 2025, the company will export more than 130,000 vehicles. Looking at Guangdong from GAC, the "manufacturing-first" strategy has yielded fruitful results. The operating income of industrial enterprises above designated size ranks first in the country, and the number of valid invention patent applications ranks first in the country... With its strong industrial strength, Guangdong ranks first in the country in more than 10 indicators.
Strengthening internal capabilities and making ourselves stronger, the key lies in "enhancing the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain."
Fully self-developed, high-performance, and widely used... The domestic artificial intelligence chip "Zhenwu 810E" (真武810E) has attracted widespread attention as soon as it was launched.
From the launch of the first tandem high-energy hydrogen ion implanter to the successful development of glass bottles for photoresist... In recent years, some countries have built "small yards and high walls" (小院高墙), but domestic chips have accelerated their "breakthrough." In the first quarter of this year, China's integrated circuit exports increased by more than 70%.
Industrial security is the core of economic security. The first domestic implantable brain-computer interface product has been approved for marketing, the world's first T1200-grade ultra-high-strength carbon fiber has been launched, and the second domestic large cruise ship "Adora Magic City" (爱达·花城号) has been successfully launched... Looking at March alone this year, a number of key core technologies and basic products urgently needed for strategic purposes have achieved new breakthroughs. "'During the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, we will promote decisive breakthroughs in key core technologies in key areas such as integrated circuits, industrial mother machines, high-end instruments, basic software, advanced materials, and bio-manufacturing across the entire chain, and improve the level of independent control of the industrial chain,'" said Yuan Da (袁达), Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委).
"Strengthening internal capabilities and making ourselves stronger" requires adhering to "drawing a blueprint to the end" (一张蓝图绘到底).
Various types of infrastructure are advancing side by side, weaving a spring sonata on the land of China.
On the coast of Beibu Gulf (北部湾畔), the construction of the three major hubs of the Pinglu Canal (平陆运河) is in full swing, and the first canal project connecting rivers to the sea since the founding of New China has entered the "countdown" to navigation.
At the foot of Helan Mountain (贺兰山下), Ningxia's (宁夏) first grid-connected integrated "source-grid-load-storage" project has been launched in Zhongwei City (中卫市), and green electricity has attracted computing power, turning "watts" into "bits."
One journey after another. Counting the 109 major engineering projects proposed in the "15th Five-Year Plan," 28 are leading the development of new quality productive forces, and 23 are building a modern infrastructure system.
Artificial intelligence ultra-large-scale intelligent computing clusters, satellite internet, controllable nuclear fusion... A number of leading future industrial projects have been launched one after another, and new industries and new tracks will accelerate their growth into new growth points.
Continue to promote major energy projects with investments of more than one trillion yuan, such as the Yaxia Hydropower Station (雅下水电), and promote major transportation projects such as the new Three Gorges Water Transport Channel (三峡水运新通道)... A number of strategic projects have become a reality, which will make the modern infrastructure system more complete.
Deeply cultivate the real economy and consolidate the foundation. Striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan," adhering to focusing on the real economy as the focus of economic development will provide strategic support and strong support for firmly grasping the initiative of development.
How to enhance hard power?
"We cannot only look at the growth of domestic production value, now what is growing is hard power, and what we are pursuing is the development of new quality productive forces."
The deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation is the only way and inevitable choice for building a modern industrial system.
At this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), President Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We cannot only look at the growth of domestic production value, now what is growing is hard power, and what we are pursuing is the development of new quality productive forces. Through continuous transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and upgrading, we are moving upwards step by step."
Transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and upgrading, how should a modern industrial system be built? Observing an industrial sample can provide an intuitive understanding.
In Hefei, Anhui (安徽合肥), on "Quantum Avenue," in the Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co. (本源量子计算科技公司), the access data on the operation and maintenance screen of the third-generation independently developed superconducting quantum computer "Origin Wukong" (本源悟空) is constantly refreshing.
In January of this year, the Hefei Quantum Superintegrated Computing Center (合肥量超融合计算中心) was launched and operated, providing diversified quantum computing power services to the world. Origin Quantum (本源量子) has deployed a superconducting quantum computer with a scale of 180+ bits, and its overall performance has reached the international advanced level.
Also on "Quantum Avenue," at the beginning of this year, QuantumCTek (国盾量子) delivered a bright financial report of turning losses into profits, completing the key leap from technology research and development investment to industrialization revenue realization.
Driven by technological innovation, Hefei's (合肥) quantum industry has been running at an "accelerated speed" in recent years. On the approximately 3.5-kilometer-long "Quantum Avenue," world-class achievements such as the "Mozi" quantum satellite (墨子号) and the "Jiuzhang" optical quantum computer (九章) have been born, and a number of leading enterprises in the industrial chain have been incubated and cultivated.
The degree of technological breakthrough largely determines the speed, breadth, and depth of future industrial development. New energy vehicles and other "new three items" (新三样) products have developed from "unknown" to shining business cards of Chinese manufacturing; from 4G running side by side, 5G leading to 6G sailing, the backward situation of communication technology has been reversed; artificial intelligence, humanoid robots, etc. have entered the world's leading level... In recent years, we have adhered to "industry posing questions, technology answering questions" (产业出题、科技答题), and achieved industrial leaps in many fields.
Where does hard power come from? It comes from original innovation.
"Original technology must go from '0' to '1', from experimental realization to transformation, rather than staying at the paper stage. In the future, we must also lengthen and promote '1'."
From "0" to "1", lengthening "1", how to "do something"? In the "15th Five-Year Plan," "strengthening original innovation and tackling key core technologies" is a separate chapter.
"In terms of scientific and technological layout, we will aim at the forefront of world science and technology, strengthen the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research, pre-deploy national major science and technology projects facing 2035, and produce more iconic original achievements. In terms of capacity building, we will coordinate the layout of national strategic scientific and technological forces, promote the coordinated linkage of various innovation entities and elements, and improve systematic innovation capabilities. In terms of supply and demand matching, we will focus on strategic areas of competition and weak links in the industrial chain and supply chain, and promote key core technology breakthroughs in key areas across the entire chain," said Bai Jingyu (白京羽), Director of the High-Tech Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委高技术司司长).
Where does hard power come from? It comes from industrial upgrading.
"Create a new situation in optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries, and pre-emptively deploying future industries."
Transformers belong to traditional industries, and artificial intelligence belongs to emerging industries. What is the connection between the two? The vigorous development of artificial intelligence has driven the construction of computing infrastructure, driving the demand for transformers and industrial upgrading. In 2025, the total export value of Chinese transformers will reach 64.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of nearly 36%. At present, many transformer factories in Guangdong (广东), Jiangsu (江苏), and other places are in full production, and some companies' orders have been scheduled to the end of 2027. Li Lecheng (李乐成), Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部部长), said that in the next step, a new round of high-quality development actions for key manufacturing industrial chains will be implemented, technological breakthroughs will be promoted across the entire chain, iconic innovative achievements will be continuously launched, and accelerated transformation into new quality productive forces will be achieved.
"Promote the extension of productive service industries to specialization and the high end of the value chain, and promote the high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of life service industries."
Intelligent platforms provide remote diagnosis and other services for construction machinery, "express delivery into factories" customized services help companies reduce logistics costs, and business services help multinational companies better "go global"... The service industry empowers thousands of industries and provides strong support for industrial development. In the next step, the action to expand and improve the quality of the service industry will be implemented in depth, and the deep integration of advanced manufacturing and modern service industries will be promoted, and the modern industrial system will be more robust.
"'During the '15th Five-Year Plan,' a number of high-growth industries will also accumulate momentum, and we will create several trillion-level or even larger-scale markets through incremental creation and stock potential tapping, and promote the industrial system from large to strong and from quantitative change to qualitative change,'" said Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委主任).
Moving towards "new" and aiming for "quality." Continuing to do a good job in innovation, adhering to technological innovation to lead industrial innovation, the modern industrial system will have a new look and more stamina.
How to seize opportunities in practical work?
Based on reality, give full play to strengths and avoid weaknesses, "seize the opportunity and work hard when you see it."
Some time ago, Shandong (山东) released its marine economy "report card" - in 2025, Shandong's marine gross domestic product exceeded 1.9 trillion yuan, ranking second in the country. With a contribution rate of 18.4% of the regional gross domestic product, it helped Shandong (山东) become the first economic province in the north with a regional gross domestic product of over 10 trillion yuan.
The coastline accounts for about 1/6 of the country's total, and the marine resource abundance index ranks among the top in the country... Developing the marine economy, Shandong (山东) has superior location conditions and obvious advantages.
"We must give full play to the unique advantages of abundant marine resources, manage the ocean and strive to become a maritime power." Following the direction guided by the General Secretary, Shandong (山东) ignited the "blue engine," and now the national marine ranch demonstration area accounts for about 40% of the country's total, and there are more than 1,000 marine high-tech enterprises.
If the path is right, we must continue to follow it. "We will prepare and implement the 'Shandong Province '15th Five-Year Plan' for Marine Economic Development', further cultivate and strengthen marine tourism, marine chemical industry and other trillion-level industries, and build 18 marine characteristic industrial clusters," said Wang Rentang (王仁堂), Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Shandong Provincial Department of Oceanography (山东省海洋局党组书记、局长).
Realizing socialist modernization is a "historical process of step-by-step progress and continuous development," and building a modern industrial system also requires "continuous transformation and upgrading, quality improvement and upgrading, and moving upwards step by step."
"Moving upwards step by step" requires being proactive, seizing opportunities, and "seizing the opportunity and working hard when you see it."
"The launch mission was a complete success!" At 3:48 on March 13, at China's first commercial aerospace launch site - Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场), the Long March 8A carrier rocket (长征八号甲运载火箭) ignited and lifted off, successfully sending the satellite internet low-orbit 20 group satellites into a predetermined orbit.
Looking at the world, commercial aerospace is in full swing, and Hainan (海南) has unique conditions. Since its first launch in November 2024, the Hainan Commercial Aerospace Launch Site (海南商业航天发射场) has the operational capabilities of "two launches in five days" and "three launches in one month." Taking advantage of the momentum, the local area is stepping up the construction of the second phase of the launch site, striving to have launch capabilities by the end of the year and achieve a leapfrog development of "60 launches a year."
The technological revolution is changing with each passing day, and industrial changes are accelerating. Seizing the opportunity is the only way to take the initiative. Zhejiang (浙江) is competing for the new track of space computing and accelerating the promotion of "six-star networking"; Beijing (北京) is aiming at artificial intelligence and starting the construction of the first batch of 4 artificial intelligence innovation blocks; Anhui (安徽) is exerting its strength in quantum technology and deploying the implementation of the "thousand-scene" action... Since the beginning of the year, various regions have been actively taking action to seize new development opportunities.
"Moving upwards step by step" requires being based on reality, giving full play to strengths and avoiding weaknesses, and developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions.
Around 50 degrees north latitude, Heihe City, Heilongjiang (黑龙江黑河市), the test vehicles of major car companies are speeding and braking sharply on the ice, which is spectacular.
Ideas determine the way out. Based on resource endowments, Heihe (黑河) vigorously develops the cold-region vehicle testing industry, allowing "cold resources" to accelerate the breeding of a "hot economy." Not only does the number of test vehicles account for about 80% of the country's total, but also new projects such as lidar testing and drone testing have been extended.
China is a large country, and the resource endowments and development levels of various regions vary greatly. Building a modern industrial system cannot "march in step" (齐步走 (qí bù zǒu - "march in step," to act uniformly or in unison)). Xinjiang (新疆) actively develops modern agriculture and photovoltaic and other industrial parks, and its new energy installed capacity ranks first in the Northwest; Guangxi (广西) insists on "strengthening and expanding the characteristic and advantageous industry of the sugar industry," and comprehensively utilizes more than 30 kinds of products; Jiangxi (江西) "strives to build an advanced manufacturing system," and the aviation equipment industry is gradually taking shape... Various regions give play to their comparative advantages and open up new development space.
Adapting to local conditions and being pragmatic is the foundation. Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, playing a good game of chess, and composing a concerto together will gather a powerful force for building a modern industrial system.
"China's economy started with the real economy and will rely on the real economy to move towards the future." With steady and sustained efforts, the foundation of the real economy will be more solid, and the material and technological foundation of Chinese-style modernization will be more solid.
Return to TopThis newspaper Shanghai (上海) April 26th (Reporter Cao Lingjuan (曹玲娟)) The 34th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Arts Award Ceremony was held in Shanghai (上海) on the evening of April 24th. This year's Magnolia Drama Award for Special Contribution was awarded to Wang Ziquan (王芝泉), Fang Yang (方洋), Ji Zhenhua (计镇华), Zhang Xunpeng (张洵澎), Zhang Mingrong (张铭荣), Yue Meiti (岳美缇), Liang Guyin (梁谷音), and Cai Zhengren (蔡正仁) of the "Kun Da Ban" of the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe (上海昆剧团) (in order of the number of strokes in their surnames). In the competition for other awards, Isabelle Huppert, Liu Shouzheng (刘守正), Jiang Shan (江珊), Li Jiayi (李嘉宜), Zhang Yage (张亚鸽), Zhang Zixi (张梓溪), Hao Shuai (郝帅), Hou Hongqin (侯红琴), Jiao Yuan (焦媛), and Xie Lili (谢莉莉) (in order of the number of strokes in their surnames) won the Leading Role Award, while Ma Zhichen (马志晨), Li Dan (李丹), Li Weiling (李炜铃), Wu Jiayan (吴佳燕), Fu Chuanjie (符传杰), Dong Xuyang (董旭阳), Han Xiuyi (韩秀一), Tan Yimei (谭一梅), and Huo Min (霍敏) (in order of the number of strokes in their surnames) won the Supporting Role Award.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 赵 兵 巨云鹏
When people report problems through channels such as government service platforms, they often need to leave personal information such as their name and contact information. This information, which should be used by relevant departments to understand the situation, is sometimes leaked to third parties or even the person being complained about. Some readers and netizens have reported that after complaining about a problem, the object of the complaint found them immediately. This kind of personal information leakage causes serious trouble to the complainant's life and also seriously damages the credibility of the complaint and reporting mechanism.
In conjunction with some cases, the reporter conducted interviews.
Personal Information Leaked, Complainants Suffer Serious Trouble
Some readers have reported that their personal information was leaked by relevant departments when they reported problems, leading to pressure or even threats.
Mr. Liu complained about the pollution of aquaculture tailwater discharged by a local enterprise on a government service network platform. What he didn't expect was: "After the environmental protection department called me to communicate the situation, they asked me to give a 'good review.' I said I would consider it. A few hours later, staff from a neighboring township called my friend to put pressure on me. What's more, this township staff member leaked the information of my relatives working in relevant departments to the environmental protection department, trying to put pressure on me again through my relatives."
Ms. Yang also encountered a similar problem. After leaving a message on the government service network platform to report the pollution problem of a local chemical plant, she was immediately "precisely located" by local township cadres. "Our township attracted a large enterprise in the chemical field through investment promotion, and the pollution is very serious. The waste gas and sewage discharge have caused serious pollution to the environment of our neighboring villages. I couldn't stand it, so I left a message online to report the problem, but I didn't expect the local township cadres to find me immediately." Ms. Yang said, "Township cadres put pressure on me and my family. At that time, my father was still a village cadre, but under pressure, he no longer participated in the re-election during the reshuffle. In order to make me 'behave,' they also found me a job in a nearby factory, which can be regarded as a 'hush money.'" Ms. Yang said angrily, why was her information leaked? Why doesn't the local government want to solve the problems reported by the masses, but only wants to "solve" the people who report the problems?
Some readers also reported that when reporting problems to the 12345 hotline, they explicitly stated that they did not need staff to contact them, but their personal information was still leaked.
Mr. Li from Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong (广东) Province, reported on the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily that he called the 12345 hotline to report a parking lot problem near his residential area, hoping that the street office would come forward to solve it. Unexpectedly, the property management called him to communicate the situation. "I reported the problem to the street, not to the property management, and the property management was very unhappy. I had previously called the 12345 hotline for other matters and stated that the matter was very clear and the street office could handle it directly without contacting me again, but in the end, the property management called me." Mr. Li said, why was his information leaked to the property management? He is very worried that he will be "given a hard time" for reporting the problem.
Experts said that complaining through the government service platform, resulting in the leakage of personal information, is more egregious than the leakage of personal information in commercial consumption scenarios. "Such incidents will affect the public's sense of digital security, and at the same time, it will also affect the government's credibility. When the public finds that personal information may be leaked when handling government affairs, the trust in relevant institutions will be reduced, the masses will not dare to report problems, affecting the effectiveness of the government service platform, and thus affecting the construction of a digital government," said Huang Zuhe (黄祖合), associate professor at the Law School of Guangxi Normal University (广西师范大学).
Tracing the Roots, the Exposed Weak Links are Worth Pondering
How is the complainant's personal information leaked? A case that happened in Shanghai (上海) is thought-provoking.
Not long ago, Mr. Qiu (邱先生), who lives in Baoshan District (宝山区), Shanghai (上海), complained about an illegal construction in a residential area through the Shanghai 12345 Citizen Service Hotline, but his phone number was leaked to the person being complained about. How did this process happen?
On April 21, the reporter went to the Shangda Sunshine Qianze Garden Community (上大阳光乾泽园小区) in Dachang Town (大场镇), Baoshan District (宝山区), where Mr. Qiu (邱先生) lives. The rooftop illegal construction that had been reported earlier was covered with a black cloth. Manager Zhao (赵经理) of the community property management company said that the illegal sunroom had been demolished and is currently being waterproofed.
According to the "Situation Explanation" previously released by the Dachang Town (大场镇) government, on February 24, citizen Mr. Qiu (邱先生) reported through the 12345 Citizen Service Hotline that there was a suspected illegal construction on the roof of a building in the community, requesting rectification to restore the original state. On the same day, the platform assigned the work order to the main department, the Dachang Town Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team (大场镇综合行政执法队), and the co-organizing unit, Qianxi Property Management Company (乾溪物业管理公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Qianxi Property (乾溪物业)").
That afternoon, He (贺某某), the manager of Qianxi Property (乾溪物业), went to the site with law enforcement officers to verify. On February 25, the person being complained about said that he hoped to negotiate amicably with the complainant and repeatedly asked He (贺某某) for the complaint information. He (贺某某) said that out of the idea of neighborhood harmony, without full consideration, he forwarded the contents of the 12345 hotline work order to the person being complained about in the form of screenshots via WeChat.
Staff from the Dachang Town (大场镇) government introduced that, after investigation, the hotline work order only contained the complainant's surname and mobile phone number. Because they were neighbors in the community, the person being complained about inferred the complainant's identity and address from this.
"A property manager can easily obtain the personal information of the complainant of the 12345 hotline and send it to the person being complained about in the form of screenshots, which reflects the weak links in the protection of public personal information from both the mechanism and awareness," said Fan Jiajia (范佳佳), director of the Smart City Research Office of the Information Research Institute of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (上海社会科学院信息研究所). She believes that such behavior violates the Civil Code, the Personal Information Protection Law and other laws and regulations, and the infringer should bear civil compensation, administrative penalties and even criminal responsibility in accordance with the law, which is by no means a trivial matter.
After this matter was disclosed, it quickly fermented on the Internet. On March 11, Qianxi Property (乾溪物业) dismissed He (贺某某) from his post in accordance with the company's management system for failing to report the illegal construction in the Qianze Garden Community (乾泽园小区) in a timely manner and the subsequent leakage of complainant information. On the same day, He (贺某某) was given administrative punishment by the public security department for illegally providing and disclosing the personal information of others.
But the aftermath was not over, and netizens questioned why the 12345 hotline work order was transferred to the property management company.
In response, staff from the Dachang Town (大场镇) government said that according to the "Several Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Demolition of Illegal Buildings," the 12345 work orders involving the disposal of illegal buildings can be organized by the urban management department and co-organized by the property service enterprise. The property service enterprise is mainly responsible for understanding the situation, contacting the person being complained about, dissuading them in advance, and cooperating with the urban management department to survey the site to help dispose of illegal buildings.
However, the reporter consulted the "Several Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Demolition of Illegal Buildings" and found that according to Article 4, if a property service enterprise finds an illegal building in its property management area, it shall dissuade and stop it; if the dissuasion and stop are ineffective, it shall report it to the demolition implementation department of the district in a timely manner, and is not responsible for demolishing the illegal building. The municipal and district planning management departments and urban management administrative law enforcement departments (collectively referred to as "demolition implementation departments") are respectively responsible for the demolition of illegal buildings, and the street offices and town people's governments shall cooperate with the demolition implementation departments to do a good job in the demolition of illegal buildings.
It is particularly worth mentioning that this local regulation clearly requires that "any unit or individual who discovers an illegal building may report it to the unified reporting telephone number or to the demolition implementation department. The department accepting the report shall keep the reporter confidential."
The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai 12345 Citizen Service Hotline Management Office introduced that the hotline has established a system for determining the responsibility and flow of work orders and signing confidentiality commitments since the beginning of the hotline construction. For citizens who request anonymity, relevant information will be shielded before the work order is transferred, the purpose of which is to protect the personal information of the calling citizens.
The person in charge said that in the next step, the citizen information confidentiality system will be further clarified when revising the hotline management measures, "All undertaking units should also enhance their awareness of information confidentiality in the process of handling work orders and serving the masses, implement confidentiality responsibilities in accordance with laws and regulations, and do a good job in information confidentiality."
"Relevant departments should take this incident as a lesson, clarify information security loopholes and process weaknesses, and at the same time improve long-term mechanisms such as confidentiality management, risk prevention and control, and accountability, so as to fundamentally prevent similar incidents from happening," said Fan Jiajia (范佳佳).
Strengthen Punishment and Establish a Classified Management System for Complaint Information
In the digital society, personal information is directly related to personal safety, property safety, and peaceful life. Therefore, the public pays close attention to the behavior of illegally leaking and abusing personal information. Whether it is personal information protection in commercial consumption or information security in government services and grassroots management, there are high expectations.
Why is the leakage of personal information repeatedly prohibited? Relevant experts and legal professionals have given their views.
"From the source, excessive collection of personal information in both commercial and government scenarios is an important factor leading to the leakage of personal information. Article 6 of the Personal Information Protection Law clearly stipulates the principle of 'minimum necessity,' and the collection of personal information should be limited to the minimum scope necessary to achieve the processing purpose, and should not be excessive. In practice, behaviors that break through this bottom line are common. The more personal information collected, the greater the risk of subsequent leakage," said Xia Fangzhou (夏方舟), professor at the School of Public Administration of Renmin University of China (中国人民大学).
In the handling of some government complaints or suggestions, it is sometimes necessary to contact the complainant for verification. How can the risk of information leakage be reduced?
Xia Fangzhou (夏方舟) believes that the complainant's concern about personal information security is not "squeamish." Contacting the complainant within the necessary scope based on the purpose of complaint handling does not constitute a violation of the law in itself, but what the complainant is really worried about is whether the information will be further transferred to the object of the complaint and whether they will be retaliated against.
"The key to balancing this issue is to establish a classified management system for complaint information. First, administrative agencies and enterprise platforms should strictly distinguish the different information uses in complaint handling, and relevant information should be strictly limited to the necessary personnel. Second, for the content that needs to be verified, the complainant's information should be anonymized or de-identified. Also, the department handling the complaint should clearly inform the complainant how their personal information will be used and respect the complainant's right to choose," said Xia Fangzhou (夏方舟).
Experts and scholars have given suggestions on how to strengthen personal information protection.
Xia Fangzhou (夏方舟) believes that classified protection should be implemented according to the importance and sensitivity of the personal information processed, and a data security incident emergency response mechanism should be established. When a security incident occurs, the plan should be activated immediately to protect personal information and report to the relevant competent authorities in accordance with regulations.
Huang Zuhe (黄祖合) believes that, on the one hand, cross-departmental and cross-regional regulatory coordination needs to be strengthened. It is recommended to promote the establishment of a rapid transfer of information leakage case clues and evidence mutual recognition mechanism between the Cyberspace Administration of China, the public security department, and the market supervision department to prevent fines in lieu of punishment. At the same time, expand the scope of application of public interest litigation filed by procuratorates and consumer organizations, promote the effective connection between administrative supervision and judicial trial, reduce the cost of rights protection, and increase the cost of violation.
"At present, there is still a gap between the punishment for leaking personal information and the illegal income. The Personal Information Protection Law stipulates the amount of punishment, but in practice, the final amount of punishment in some cases is lower than the illegal income. It is recommended to significantly increase the upper limit of administrative fines, and at the same time clarify the punitive compensation system in civil compensation to lower the threshold for victims to provide evidence," said Huang Zuhe (黄祖合).
Experts suggest that in the scenario of handling government complaints and suggestions, the information flow process should be further standardized, the number of levels of complaint information flow should be reduced to the minimum, unnecessary information transmission links should be deleted, the specific responsibilities for information confidentiality in the work order flow links should be clarified, personal information protection should be included in the content review process for government information disclosure, and a responsibility mechanism of "whoever discloses, whoever reviews, and whoever is responsible" should be established.
How should the public strengthen self-protection? Wang Ming (王明), a lawyer at Beijing Jingfu Law Firm (北京璟福律师事务所), suggests that parties should strengthen source control, exercise caution in authorization, minimize provision, and not easily provide sensitive information such as names, ID numbers, and faces.
"If infringement is found, you can complain to the Cyberspace Administration of China, report it, and if damage is caused, you can file a civil lawsuit, requesting to delete relevant content, apologize, eliminate the impact, and compensate for mental damage. Among them, you should pay attention to preserving evidence such as screenshots, chat records, and call recordings," said Wang Ming (王明).
(Tang Xiaoli (唐小丽) and Zhang Kuiwen (张癸雯) participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 江 萌
On April 20th, this newspaper's "Letters to the Editor" section published an article titled "Inadequate Road Construction System Planning Leads to Troublesome Matters," reflecting that road construction in Zuantang Village (专堂村), Xunhua Salar Autonomous County (循化撒拉族自治县), Haidong City (海东市), Qinghai (青海) Province, damaged water conservancy facilities, affecting spring irrigation. The reporter learned that the Qinghai Provincial Department of Water Resources (青海省水利厅), Haidong City (海东市), and Xunhua County (循化县) have established a joint working group to investigate the relevant issues.
The investigation showed that in 2024, due to the construction of the Daqing Expressway (大清高速公路), part of the original irrigation canal and pumping station were occupied. Affected by the slow construction progress, the relocation project of the pumping station could not be completed on schedule. The temporary irrigation facilities added locally have been overused for a long time, resulting in damage to the water pump and overload of the transmission line. Although the water pump was replaced and the transformer was increased, the start time of spring irrigation was still delayed.
The person in charge of relevant departments in Xunhua County (循化县) stated that the next step will be to 举一反三 (jǔ yī fǎn sān - "infer the rest from one case," learn a lesson from one instance and apply it to other cases) and address both the symptoms and root causes to fully ensure the safety of people's production and domestic water use. Strengthen emergency support, assign dedicated personnel to be responsible for the routine inspection and preventive maintenance of temporary water supply facilities; accelerate the relocation of projects, implement "daily follow-up, weekly scheduling" for the relocation project of permanent irrigation facilities, and promptly coordinate to solve the difficulties and bottlenecks in construction, ensure that the project is completed and put into operation by the end of June, and fundamentally solve the irrigation problem; comprehensively investigate and rectify, conduct a comprehensive investigation of the agricultural infrastructure of Zuantang Village (专堂村) and the entire county, establish a problem list, a responsibility list, and a rectification time limit, and make up for shortcomings in all aspects.
Return to TopWe are the owners of the Changjian Rongbang Wangyuetai (昌建荣邦望悦台) residential community in the Urban-Rural Integration Demonstration Zone of Pingdingshan City (平顶山市), Henan (河南). It has only been a little over two years since the apartments were delivered, and many illegal constructions have already appeared in the community, creating safety hazards.
In Building 2, some owners have illegally added buildings on the top floor (see picture), blocking the emergency escape route; in Building 3, the fire corridor is occupied; in Building 13, some people have enclosed public green space and surrounded 4 public fire hydrants with walls... The Urban Management Office of Binhu (滨湖) Subdistrict Office issued a notice in 2024, ordering rectification. The Natural Resources and Planning Department also issued a certificate of illegal construction. However, the illegal construction has not only not been demolished, but has instead increased. We hope that relevant departments will increase law enforcement efforts and completely demolish the illegal constructions.
Residents of Changjian Rongbang Wangyuetai (昌建荣邦望悦台) residential community.
Return to TopIn recent years, Perler beads, stress balls, and other "internet celebrity" toys have become popular among teenagers. However, the safety hazards of some products cannot be ignored. Some toy accessories are substandard, causing fire accidents. The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) has also issued consumer alerts, reminding consumers to pay attention to the potential chemical safety risks of products such as stress balls and crystal mud.
The influx of problematic toys into the market exposes regulatory loopholes in production, distribution, and other links. Some producers seek profits only, engaging in shoddy manufacturing and 粗制滥造 (cū zhì làn zào - "roughly made and poorly manufactured," to produce things carelessly and of poor quality); retail stores and e-commerce platforms do not strictly control quality, opening the door to "three-no" products; new categories of toys emerge one after another, and standard construction and supervision are relatively lagging behind in some aspects.
Now, the "Toy Safety" series of mandatory national standards has been officially released. It is recommended that relevant departments increase the frequency of spot checks and the intensity of penalties, implement routine inspections in key areas such as school surroundings and wholesale markets, severely investigate and deal with "three-no" and counterfeit products, and strengthen the monitoring of online sales channels, exposing typical cases in a timely manner. Producers should also realize that only by launching safe and reliable toys can they go further. At the same time, when parents buy toys for their children, they should not blindly pursue novelty, but should carefully check the 3C (China Compulsory Certification (中国强制性产品认证)) mark, manufacturer information, and safety warnings, and resolutely not buy "three-no" products.
Jiang Debin (江德斌), Taizhou City (台州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 向子丰
Attracting offline meetings with high-quality object information, using high success rates as bait, persuading people to apply for marriage and love service packages, and even inducing platform loans... Recently, many readers and netizens have reported that they have encountered fraud by marriage agencies in the process of finding a partner.
With the rise of the Internet, more and more people are choosing to make friends online, and marriage and love services that help single people broaden their social channels have developed rapidly, but disputes related to them are also on the rise.
Ms. Xu from Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong (广东) Province, told reporters that she sought help from a marriage agency to "脱单" (tuō dān - "escape singleness"): "After I saw an advertisement for an emotional consulting company online, I was recommended to go to its store. The 'matchmaker' at the store marketed to me for several hours, and after learning about my work unit, family situation, financial situation, etc., guided me to recharge a high membership fee."
"At that time, my bank card balance was insufficient, and I was still short of 7,800 yuan," Ms. Xu said. The "matchmaker" proposed to use credit loans and platform loans such as Huabei (花呗), Jiebei (借呗), and Fenfu (分付) to recharge the membership. Ms. Xu refused to do so, and the "'matchmaker' said that she would lend me money in the name of a fellow villager and asked me to sign a service contract for 50,000 yuan."
Coincidentally, Ms. Zhang, a reader from Shanghai (上海市), wrote to reflect that in December 2024, she received an advertising recommendation from social media. After calling, the other party arranged to meet offline. Ms. Zhang thought that it would not hurt to meet, but she was persuaded by the staff to purchase a "package introduction to marriage" matchmaking service for 67,800 yuan. Within 3 months, Ms. Zhang's blind dates were unsuccessful many times, and the sales staff persuaded her to upgrade the service to match high-quality guest resources. She paid an additional 158,700 yuan and signed a supplementary agreement, which was followed up by an exclusive matchmaker.
After attracting traffic through online platforms, exaggerating publicity in offline stores, and signing high-priced service agreements, some matchmaking agencies did not provide corresponding high-quality services, but instead used "fishing" techniques to continue to "套路" (tàolù - "routine," to trick) consumers. An industry insider told reporters that some agencies will provide customers with "婚托" (hūntuō - "marriage actors," fake dates) with excellent conditions as the first blind date, raising customers' psychological expectations. If the customer intends to further contact, the agency will continue to recommend new objects on the grounds that the other party "did not like" them. The new objects are often not as good as the first one, and customers will continue to go on blind dates because of "almost meaning," consuming dating times and even purchasing upgraded services.
Mr. Wang from Beijing (北京市) recounted his experience. Two matchmaking agencies saw that his conditions in all aspects were good and promised to waive his annual service fee of more than 10,000 yuan, but required him to meet at least one woman every month, even if he successfully "脱单" (tuō dān - "escape singleness"), he had to continue to complete the monthly quota - this is the reason why many people and the blind dates introduced by matchmaking agencies "相谈甚欢，却再无后续" 相谈甚欢，却再无后续 (xiāng tán shèn huān, què zài wú hòu xù - "talked very happily, but there was no follow-up," describes a situation where initial interactions are positive but lead to no further contact).
There are also some criminals who use the guise of "matchmaking" to carry out fraud. Some readers have reported that they swiped a "blind date post" on an online platform. After the other party added contact information, they recommended many financial and wealth management products. "The other party recommended a small loan to me. When I was preparing to further understand the details, I found that the other party's account had been cancelled. Then I received a call from the police station, saying that the other party was a suspect in telecommunications network fraud." The reader said.
Since most matchmaking agencies adopt a pay-first model, it is difficult for consumers to get a refund after discovering that the service is not right. Ms. Xu felt something was wrong before participating in the blind date, so she requested to terminate the contract and apply for a refund. "The 'matchmaker' kept delaying on the grounds that she was busy with work, and then proposed to deduct 30% of the liquidated damages," Ms. Xu said. Similarly, Ms. Zhang found that the male guest resources were seriously inconsistent with the publicity description and wanted to complain, but the exclusive matchmaker also lost contact.
Ms. Jiang, a netizen from Shanghai (上海市), reflected on the "People's Complaint" of People's Daily Online (人民网) that her mother swiped a matchmaking agency in an online video and signed a contract with the matchmaking agency and paid 30,000 yuan without telling Ms. Jiang. When Ms. Jiang negotiated with the matchmaking agency after discovering it, the agency refused to refund the full amount.
"Marriage intermediaries provide specialized services, but because the service lacks a clear output product, and whether the service is successful depends entirely on subjective feelings, it cannot be evaluated by quantitative standards, so it is difficult to judge whether the intermediary agency has fulfilled its responsibilities. Therefore, the difficulty of supervision is relatively high," said Fan Shiqian (范世乾), associate professor at China University of Political Science and Law (中国政法大学).
Chen Song (陈松), a reader from Nanchang (南昌市), Jiangxi (江西) Province, believes that matchmaking services have become a hotbed of fraud, and the root cause of the problem lies not only in the improper pursuit of profits by individual institutions, but also in insufficient industry supervision. Matchmaking services are located in the cross-zone of the responsibilities of multiple departments such as civil affairs, market supervision, and cyberspace affairs, forming a gray area of "everyone should manage, but no one manages deeply." Some local areas have issued compliance guidelines, which are mostly advocacy documents and lack mandatory binding force.
To govern the chaos in the matchmaking market, it is not enough to just remind consumers to be vigilant. Fan Shiqian (范世乾) believes that first of all, in addition to adhering to general supervision, market supervision departments should also focus on strengthening the review and supervision of commercial advertisements. Review the authenticity and legality of advertisements to ensure that there are no false or misleading publicity behaviors. Secondly, it is necessary to consolidate the platform's responsibilities, and it is necessary to require the platform to review the psychological counseling qualifications or related professional certificates of relevant practitioners, and strictly prohibit false promises. Require institutions to clearly mark prices and clearly publicize service items and charging standards. For emotional consumption services, a written contract must be signed, and it is strictly forbidden to set up hegemonic clauses such as "no refunds after payment." "For large prepaid or monthly high-priced services, you can refer to the prepaid consumption supervision model, such as exploring third-party escrow of funds," Fan Shiqian (范世乾) suggested.
Return to TopThe People's Daily "Letters from Readers" page and the People's Daily Online "Leaders' Message Board" are jointly conducting a collection of urgent and difficult problems that concern the masses. Readers are welcome to provide problem clues and suggestions regarding "hotlines that cannot be reached."
Email: rmrbdzlx@126.com
Mobile: People's Daily Client "Exposure Platform"
People's Daily Online "Leaders' Message Board" Client
By: 本报记者 王 政
With a total exhibition area of 380,000 square meters and 181 debut models, the 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, a bellwether for the global automotive industry, kicked off on the 24th.
Flagship models densely released by domestic brands, "localized 2.0" products successively unveiled by multinational corporations, power batteries with a range of 1,500 kilometers, AI intelligent entities bringing a new experience of cabin-driving integration, and assisted driving solutions for L3-level autonomous driving... A series of new technologies and products showcase the latest progress and leading advantages of China's intelligent connected new energy vehicles.
What are the highlights of this year's Beijing Auto Show? What trend changes can be seen from it? The reporter walked into the Beijing Auto Show to feel the innovative vitality of the automotive industry.
New Benchmark
With continuous breakthroughs in intelligent and electric core technologies, the Chinese solution leads the world.
In Hall E3 of the Beijing Auto Show, two BYD (比亚迪) vehicles were undergoing ultra-fast charging tests in two low-temperature chambers at minus 30 degrees Celsius. The charging capability of "fully charged in 5 minutes, fully charged in 9 minutes, only 3 minutes more at minus 30 degrees Celsius" attracted many visitors to stop and watch.
In early March of this year, BYD (比亚迪) released its second-generation blade battery, kicking off the innovation of the domestic power battery industry this year with flash charging technology. On the eve of the Beijing Auto Show, CATL (宁德时代) released its Shenxing, Qilin, Xiaoyao, and sodium-ion new battery technologies, bringing comprehensive breakthroughs in multi-chemical material systems based on different travel scenarios and user needs.
——Lithium iron phosphate batteries only take 6 minutes and 27 seconds to charge from 10% to 98% at room temperature;
——The energy density of condensed-state cells is 350 watt-hours per kilogram, and the weight of the battery pack is controlled within 650 kilograms, which can make the car have a range of 1,500 kilometers;
——The ternary version of the second-generation super-hybrid battery has a pure electric range of 600 kilometers, and the overall vehicle has a comprehensive range of over 2,000 kilometers;
——Sodium-ion batteries have broken through the four major industry barriers to mass production and will be officially mass-produced on a large scale by the end of the year...
Another highlight of electrification technology is the overall breakthrough of domestic car companies such as Geely (吉利), Chery (奇瑞), Changan (长安), Great Wall (长城), and GAC (广汽) in HEV (oil-electric hybrid) technology. The world's highest mass-produced engine thermal efficiency of 48.41%, and the measured comprehensive fuel consumption of 2.22 liters per 100 kilometers, breaking the Guinness World Record... Taking Geely i-HEV Zhijing Hybrid as an example, its engine thermal efficiency and fuel consumption per 100 kilometers have broken the nearly 30-year technological monopoly of Japanese oil-electric hybrid technology and set a new benchmark for global oil-hybrid technology.
In the field of combined assisted driving, XPeng Motors (小鹏汽车) launched the second-generation VLA (Visual Language Action) large model in March, and its safe and highly efficient driving experience has been recognized by many users. Huawei (华为) iDVP released iDVP ADS 5. The new version introduces the "multi-agent game" mechanism and safety risk field theory for the first time, increasing the training intensity by 10 times and reducing the risk of collision by 50%. Beijing Chusudu Technology Co., Ltd. (北京初速度科技有限公司) announced the first mass production of Momenta R7 reinforcement learning world model.
Smart cabin and smart driving chip manufacturers have also launched the latest achievements in domestic substitution. Horizon Robotics (地平线) released the Horizon Xingkong 6P, a cabin-driving integrated vehicle intelligent body chip, which supports the deployment of digital AI in the cockpit and high-level intelligent assisted driving large models, reducing the comprehensive cost of a single vehicle by 1,500 to 4,000 yuan.
For L3 and L4 level autonomous driving, domestic companies have also launched the latest hardware and software solutions. Black Sesame Technologies (黑芝麻智能) released the L3-level autonomous driving platform based on the Huashan A2000U dual-chip architecture. Geely (吉利) released the world's first AI electronic and electrical architecture equipped with quantum security encryption technology, and exhibited China's first natively developed Robotaxi (autonomous driving taxi) prototype.
Deep Cooperation
Embracing Chinese research and development, multinational car companies are fully developing.
In 2026, the Volkswagen Group (大众汽车集团) brands will launch more than 20 new energy models, and plans to expand to about 50 models by 2030, including about 30 pure electric models.
By 2027, Mercedes-Benz (梅赛德斯—奔驰) will launch more than 40 new models, covering diverse power forms, including a number of models specially built for the Chinese market.
In 2026, the BMW Group (宝马集团) plans to launch approximately 20 new or redesigned models in the Chinese market.
…………
At the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, many multinational car companies felt the leading advantages of Chinese intelligent electric vehicles in key technologies, supply chains, and cost efficiency, and were determined to place the development rights and research and development functions of new products in the Chinese market. At this year's Beijing Auto Show, these multinational car companies have entered a period of intensive listing of "localized 2.0" products.
"What we bring is not only exciting products, technologies and visions, but also the tangible changes brought about by transformation." Oliver Blume (奥博穆), Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group, said that China is like a "gym" for the automotive industry. Nowhere else is technology iterating so quickly and user needs changing so rapidly. Volkswagen will actively embrace changes, continue to learn, and actively adjust. Volkswagen has deeply cooperated with Chinese partners to create a brand-new local electronic and electrical architecture in 18 months; established a local advanced driver assistance capability center, shortening the R&D cycle in China by 30% and reducing platform development costs by up to 50%.
"The new Mercedes-Benz pure electric models are equipped with intelligent technology led by the Chinese team and a number of exclusive configurations, allowing Chinese innovation and local characteristics to be integrated into corporate standards. In the future, we will accelerate our progress in this most dynamic innovation ecosystem in the world." said Tong Oufu (佟欧福), member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG.
"BMW has built the largest R&D system outside of Germany in China." Oliver Zipse (齐普策), Chairman of the BMW Group, said that 70% of the source code is developed and optimized by the Chinese R&D team, the customized AI engine jointly developed with Alibaba (阿里巴巴) and empowered by DeepSeek (深度求索), and the China-exclusive L2-level point-to-point navigation driving assistance system developed in cooperation with Momenta... These achievements will be launched on a number of models before the end of 2027.
International Style
"System Going Overseas", Chinese car companies vigorously expand overseas markets.
At the Beijing Auto Show, an international style is coming.
Chery (奇瑞) invited more than 3,000 overseas suppliers and media representatives to visit the exhibition, and then took a high-speed train to Wuhu, Anhui (安徽芜湖) to visit the factory in person; Geely (吉利) invited more than 1,000 overseas dealer representatives, more than 200 international media, and more than 80 overseas users to conduct product experience, factory visits, and technical exchanges; Changan (长安) released its global plan for the next 5 years before the opening of the auto show, and more than 450 overseas dealers from 87 countries and 79 domestic and foreign media gathered in Beijing; Leapmotor (零跑) invited nearly 150 overseas media from 20 countries and nearly 100 dealers from 10 countries to visit the vehicle and parts factories before the auto show...
The Beijing Auto Show is not only an important platform for global car companies to be optimistic about the Chinese market, but also a "going overseas" hub for Chinese car companies to show their capabilities and expand their markets to the world.
In the first quarter, China's cumulative automobile exports were 2.226 million vehicles, an increase of 56.7% year-on-year. Among them, the export of new energy vehicles was 954,000 vehicles, an increase of 1.2 times year-on-year. Overseas markets are becoming the second growth curve for Chinese car companies. Before and after this year's Beijing Auto Show, mainstream OEMs have released detailed overseas market expansion plans. Geely (吉利) strives to break through 6.5 million vehicles in global sales by 2030 (including commercial vehicles), of which overseas sales account for more than 1/3. Changan (长安) plans to reach 1.5 million overseas vehicle sales by 2030. BYD (比亚迪) has raised its 2026 overseas sales target from 1.3 million vehicles to 1.5 million vehicles.
The overseas expansion of Chinese car companies is undergoing a transformation from "going out" to "integrating in".
Leapmotor (零跑) and Stellantis (斯特兰蒂斯) jointly established "Leapmotor International", Geely (吉利) acquired 26.4% of Renault Brazil (雷诺巴西), GAC (广汽) and XPeng (小鹏) chose Magna Steyr (奥地利麦格纳) for OEM, Chery (奇瑞) took over and revitalized two factories in Spain and South Africa... From "product going overseas" to "system going overseas", Chinese car companies are bringing manufacturing capabilities, supply chain systems, brands and even technical standards to overseas markets, realizing deep synergy and win-win cooperation with the local automotive industry.
Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Return to TopBy: 中国汽车报记者 张奕雯
At the 2026 Beijing Auto Show Hongqi (红旗) booth, art masterpieces created by national gift designers and intangible cultural heritage masters were displayed, including the "Liuhe Shengfang (六合盛放)" Chasing Engraving Flower Plated Appreciation Plate, the Cloisonné "Prosperous Celebration (盛世欢歌)" Vase, and the Gold and Jade Xuanwu (玄武) Kettle.
Next to the Hongqi (红旗) Golden Sunflower National Gift Silk Road Splendor themed customized edition, a visitor carefully opened the car door and sat inside. Xiang embroidery (湘绣), cloisonné, ancient gold plating, and large lacquer, multiple intangible cultural heritage techniques were on full display. The car was inspired by the "Silk Road Landscape Map (丝路山水地图)," integrating Silk Road cultural elements into the overall design. The presenter explained that the car's central control panel, interior ceiling, and other areas can be customized with traditional Chinese crafts. "This car is not just a vehicle, but also a work of art that carries cultural confidence," said Qiu Xiandong (邱现东), Chairman of China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (中国第一汽车集团有限公司).
At the Beijing Auto Show, "Chinese style" details were visible everywhere.
In the BYD (比亚迪) pavilion, the global debut of the Yangwang (仰望) U9 Xtreme "Dawn Moment" body paint partially adopted the polishing process of the intangible cultural heritage technique of large lacquer. The Yangwang (仰望) U8L Dingcang Edition adopted an ink jade green color scheme with oracle bone script golden car logos, and the interior adopted a Mingsha gold color scheme. The seats incorporated Qilian Mountain (祁连山) pattern embroidery, cleverly combining Dunhuang (敦煌) artistic concepts with traditional culture.
The Geely Automobile (吉利汽车) booth was 人头攒动 (rén tóu cuán dòng - "crowds jostling," a dense crowd of people). In the Xizi Waterfront intelligent cabin of the Galaxy Light second-generation concept car, the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon (三潭印月) shaped speakers, the official hat chair inspired Chinese seats, and the ripple effect armrest table were all filled with the delicate beauty of the Jiangnan (江南) water towns.
Some multinational brands are also incorporating Eastern aesthetics into their product designs, demonstrating their localization determination. Buick's "Zhijing Mobile Space Intelligent Body" concept car, which made its global debut at the Beijing Auto Show, was inspired by the traditional Chinese fan for its interior design. The crystal folding fan can be transformed into a round table or screen, and the space can be flexibly switched.
Car lights, seats, door handles, armrest tables... From the exterior to the interior, Chinese traditional cultural elements are cleverly integrated into various details of the car.
At the same time, car designs with Chinese characteristics also attracted many visitors to stop and watch.
At the Avatr (阿维塔) Automobile booth, the VISION XPECTRA concept car was a refreshing sight. Avatr Technology (阿维塔科技) Chairman Wang Hui (王辉) introduced that the design of this car was inspired by "Qi (气)" in Chinese culture, reflecting the power of harmony and balance. "Original design is a difficult but long-term correct path," Wang Hui (王辉) said, "Without true originality, it is impossible to achieve a truly world-class brand. Avatr (阿维塔) is constantly drawing design inspiration from Chinese culture."
Dongfeng Motor (东风汽车) used "Oriental Charm" to build a systematic design language. Its Voyah (岚图汽车) brand incorporated the philosophy of "rectifying the heart, cultivating oneself, and managing the family" into product details with "Heaven and Earth Kunpeng 2.0 (天地鲲鹏2.0)"; the "Heroic Soul Aesthetics 2.0" of the Mengshi (猛士汽车) brand drew on ancient Chinese weapons such as the Ge (戈) and sword to create a unique hard-core off-road temperament.
Chery Automobile (奇瑞汽车) launched the Fengyun (风云) T9L before the Beijing Auto Show, with ink dot headlights, mountain shadow stacked mirrors, silver hook waistline, and ink wash rainbow taillights, incorporating the rhythm of ink wash calligraphy into the design.
Seeking inspiration in outstanding traditional Chinese culture, Chinese automobiles are using design as a bridge to tell Chinese stories.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 齐志明
Recently, the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会), relying on the National Consumers Association's Smart 315 Platform, analyzed consumer complaint data and found a significant upward trend in consumer complaints involving online financial management courses. The number of related disputes continued to grow between 2020 and 2025, with a further increase in complaint work orders since October 2025. Complaints mainly reflect issues such as some training institutions inducing payment under the guise of low-price experiences, serious discrepancies between advertised content and actual services, and difficult refund channels, with elderly consumers being particularly affected. To effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) and the China Market Supervision and Management Society (中国市场监督管理学会) recently issued the following consumer tips.
——Recognize common marketing tactics and be wary of false promises inducing payment.
Institutions involved in lawsuits often publish advertisements through short video platforms, social media, live broadcast channels, etc., using lures such as "free learning," "one-yuan experience," and "limited-time special offers" to attract attention. After obtaining consumers' contact information, sales personnel gradually build trust by pulling them into groups to listen to lectures and sending so-called "financial management cases," and then claim "bank deposits are devaluing," "financial management changes destiny," "guaranteed profit without loss," "one-on-one guidance from famous teachers," "free re-learning if you don't learn," and "full refund for checking in," inducing consumers to pay course fees of several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan.
Judging from the complaint situation, the course content obtained by consumers after payment is mostly a compilation of basic knowledge that can be found publicly online, which is quite different from the "practical skills" and "high-yield strategies" promised in the promotion. After collecting the initial fee, some institutions will charge a second or even multiple times under the guise of "upgrading private education" and "advanced practical training," which is a typical 割韭菜 (gē jiǔ cài - "cutting chives," to repeatedly exploit or fleece someone).
——Elderly consumers should be especially vigilant to avoid falling into various traps targeting the elderly.
Data analysis shows that elderly people account for a prominent proportion of consumers who complain about online financial management courses. Many elderly consumers are more susceptible to rhetoric such as "preserving and increasing value" and "reducing the burden on children" due to limited access to information and insufficient understanding of financial knowledge. Elderly consumers should try not to participate in large-amount investment and financial management. If they encounter uncertain situations, they should ask their children and friends around them more and never make hasty decisions alone due to temporary impatience.
——Retain evidence and protect your rights in a timely manner, and refuse to sign unreasonable refund agreements.
Consumers should pay attention to preserving evidence materials such as screenshots of advertising promotion pages, chat records, payment vouchers, and course replay links during the process of purchasing online course services. If it is found that the course content is seriously inconsistent with the promotional promises, the institution is out of contact or refuses to fulfill the refund obligation, or is required to sign an agreement that restricts consumers' rights, exempts the operator's responsibility, and the content is inconsistent with the facts, consumers can first negotiate with the operator to resolve the issue in accordance with the Consumer Rights Protection Law and related regulations; if the negotiation fails, they can file a complaint or report through the National Consumers Association's Smart 315 Platform, local consumer associations, or to the relevant administrative departments, or file a lawsuit in the people's court in accordance with the law.
——Establish a rational investment concept and correctly understand the value of financial education.
Learning financial knowledge helps to improve personal financial management capabilities, but consumers should maintain a rational understanding: any investment is accompanied by risk, and there is no financial shortcut of "guaranteed profit without loss"; formal investor education will not use "high-yield promises" as a selling point. It is illegal and irregular to provide stock recommendation services to the public through live broadcast rooms, self-media, social media and other channels without obtaining securities investment consulting service qualifications, and consumers need to be highly vigilant. Consumers should improve their ability to distinguish between content on the Internet that touts "short-term wealth" and "secrets to beat inflation," and should not equate training course promotions with actual investment income guarantees.
The China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) reminds consumers, especially elderly consumers, that when faced with ever-changing financial course marketing, they should remember that there are many "free experience" routines and many "high-return" traps, and they should not easily believe, blindly follow, or impulsively pay. If you encounter consumer disputes, please protect your rights and interests in accordance with the law and rationally.
Return to TopBeijing, April 26th (Reported by Ding Yiting (丁怡婷)) According to the National Energy Administration (国家能源局), as of the end of March, the cumulative installed power generation capacity nationwide was 3.96 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. Among them, the installed capacity of solar power generation was 1.24 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 31.3%; the installed capacity of wind power was 660 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 22.4%.
China's renewable energy development is showing a good momentum, and the green power supply capacity continues to increase. As of the end of February, the installed capacity of renewable energy power generation nationwide reached 2.381 billion kilowatts, accounting for 60.3% of the country's total installed power capacity; the newly installed capacity was 44.97 million kilowatts, accounting for 68.4% of the total newly installed capacity; the power generation was 570.7 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for 34.5% of the total electricity consumption of the whole society, and the supporting role for the green transformation of energy is more prominent.
The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) recently held a meeting emphasizing the need for coordinated planning to further improve the utilization of new energy sources. Local energy authorities should coordinate the development of both imported electricity and local new energy sources, strengthen the performance of long-term power purchase agreements, and stabilize expectations for new energy power consumption.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 26th dispatch (Reporter Li Xinping (李心萍)) - The reporter learned from China Railway Shanghai Group (上铁集团) that as of April 25th, the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Railway has completed over 1 million TEUs in sea-rail intermodal transport in 2026, reaching 1.006 million TEUs. This figure is 14 days earlier than last year.
The number of fixed sea-rail intermodal trains operating on the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Railway has reached 119, effectively serving the export of photovoltaic modules, white goods, hardware, and other commodities. According to reports, since the second quarter, the average daily arrival and departure volume of sea-rail intermodal containers at major ports such as Shanghai Port (上海港) and Ningbo-Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) has been nearly 8,800 TEUs.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Tianjin (天津) on April 26th (Reporter Li Jiading (李家鼎)) The 2025 Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Awards were recently announced. Among the 199 winning projects, 107 were completed through collaborative efforts by Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北) research teams, accounting for nearly 54%. Innovation resources from Beijing (北京) and Hebei (河北) are accelerating the empowerment of industrial innovation in Tianjin (天津).
Among the winning projects, there are 20 Natural Science Awards, 10 Technological Invention Awards, and 169 Science and Technology Progress Awards. Relevant负责人 from the Tianjin (天津) Science and Technology Bureau stated that they will continue to seize the opportunity of building the Beijing (北京) (Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei (河北)) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, focus on national strategies and the development needs of Tianjin's (天津) industries, enhance basic research capabilities, strengthen key technology breakthroughs, and strengthen the layout of strategic scientific and technological forces.
Return to TopGuests: Xue Lan (薛澜), Dean of the Institute for AI International Governance, Tsinghua University
Tang Shiqi (唐士其), Dean of the School of International Studies, Peking University (北京大学)
Song Guoyou (宋国友), Professor of the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University (复旦大学)
Host: Wu Hao (吴浩), Editor of this newspaper
Currently, the world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century. As a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly changing the way humans produce and live. At the same time, the risks and challenges brought by AI have also aroused widespread concern. How to promote and improve global AI governance is a common issue facing the international community. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Adhere to a people-centered approach and ensure AI is used for good. Strengthen AI rule governance within the UN framework, actively promote green transformation, and enable developing countries to better integrate into the digital, intelligent, and green trends." The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes: "Promote the establishment of an AI governance framework with broad participation from all countries, jointly build a global AI open ecosystem that is equitable, mutually trusting, diverse, and win-win, and support Global South countries in strengthening AI capacity building." China is actively promoting the formation of a global AI governance framework and rules with broad consensus, providing Chinese solutions and contributing Chinese wisdom to the international community. In this issue of "Interview," we invite guests to discuss how to promote and improve global AI governance.
Characteristics and Challenges of Global AI Governance
Host: In 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) proposed the Global Governance Initiative, putting forward a Chinese solution for promoting the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system. Compared with more mature global governance issues such as maintaining the multilateral trading system, responding to climate change challenges, and achieving sustainable development, what are the characteristics of global AI governance?
Xue Lan (薛澜): General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "I proposed the Global Governance Initiative, which aims to promote the construction of a more just and reasonable global governance system." Promoting and improving global AI governance is an important part of practicing the Global Governance Initiative. The characteristics of global AI governance stem from the rapid iteration of AI technology development, and its impact is extremely broad and far-reaching. The international community has not been fully prepared in terms of thought and action. This objective situation leads to some characteristics of global AI governance compared with more mature global governance issues.
For example, consensus was reached on issues such as responding to climate change challenges in an atmosphere of good international cooperation. Unlike this, the explosive development of AI technology coincides with the continuous rise of geopolitical risks. Global AI governance faces a complex situation of great power game and technological competition from the very beginning. Individual countries are engaged in **脱钩断链** (tuō gōu duàn liàn - "decoupling and chain breaking," severing ties and supply chains), building "small yards and high walls" in technology development, talent cultivation, and data interconnection, attempting to monopolize competitive advantages through technological blockade, and destroying the originally closely connected global scientific research and industrial collaboration network. In this context, the core subjects of global AI governance, which are composed of technologically leading countries, are not "cooperators" but "competitors," which weakens the foundation of trust in global AI governance cooperation and leads to a lack of cooperation foundation and collaboration mechanisms in the international community when dealing with the risks and challenges brought by AI technology development. Unilateralism and protectionism have spawned a pattern in which technological barriers and rule barriers coexist, leading to the fragmentation of the global AI governance system, weakening the universal binding force of rules, and leading global AI governance into a dilemma of "divide and rule."
Tang Shiqi (唐士其): The development speed of AI far exceeds that of other fields, and its future development has great uncertainty. In addition, the characteristics of global AI governance are mainly reflected in two aspects.
First, AI is not only the object of decision-making, but also partially participates in decision-making. Due to its excellent information processing capabilities, AI has become a means of assisting decision-making in many fields. In the future, decision-makers' reliance on AI will generally continue to increase. The authenticity and effectiveness of the information provided by AI will have an increasing impact on the results and quality of decisions. However, the AI technology used to assist decision-making is usually not in the hands of decision-makers, but is controlled by companies with significant advantages and strong resource integration capabilities in the industry. They dominate basic models, master massive user data, and have powerful influence. Therefore, how to ensure that AI is comprehensive and objective in the information supply link is increasingly becoming an important issue.
Second, the governance objects have fluidity and virtuality. AI is not like trade exchanges or climate change, which can show its characteristic changes and development trends through some observable and controllable entities. The objects involved in global AI governance are computing power, algorithms, data, and models. They themselves are technologies, not the results of technology. Therefore, AI lacks a clear "governance anchor." In addition, AI exists and flows freely in cyberspace, largely outside of people's physical grasp and control. The information and data collected by AI, as well as the specific ways in which this information and data are processed, are not entirely within human control. Generative AI has a closed-loop mechanism of "learning-optimization-regeneration," and its behavior may exceed the initial design of the developers, leading to a disconnect between intention and result.
Song Guoyou (宋国友): Compared with relatively mature global governance issues, the characteristics of global AI governance include at least the following three aspects: First, the imbalance of governance impact. Climate change is global, and all countries are greatly affected. However, the development and impact of AI are not balanced. Some countries have already felt the drastic impact of AI, while some countries may believe that they are not affected or have little impact. Second, the non-predictability of governance paths. Because AI itself is still in the early stages of development and has not yet been finalized, it is difficult to implement specific matters such as the focus and rules of its governance at this stage, and the governance path is not clear. Third, the high sensitivity of technological competition. As an important driving force for a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, AI is a strategic commanding height in the competition among major countries. The high sensitivity of technological competition leads to strong competitive and confrontational thinking in individual countries, and insufficient awareness of cooperation and mutual benefit.
Host: China advocates building a community with a shared future for mankind and a community with a shared future in cyberspace, adheres to the principle of giving equal importance to development and security, and proposes the "Global AI Governance Initiative," welcoming governments, international organizations, enterprises, scientific research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and individual citizens from all countries to uphold the concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and work together to promote AI governance. What challenges are currently facing the joint construction of a global AI governance system?
Xue Lan (薛澜): First, the international community lacks consensus on the prominent issues of global AI governance. For example, how to recognize the potential risks of AI? What red lines need to be drawn in AI development? How can governments achieve a dynamic balance between promoting innovation and preventing and controlling risks? There are still major differences among all parties, which poses challenges to the international community in implementing the "Global AI Governance Initiative." At the same time, how to bridge the widening intelligence divide is also an important issue that China and other developing countries hope to bring to the attention of the international community.
Second, AI technology is in a stage of explosive development, and its technological breakthroughs often lead the formulation of governance rules. This "time difference" causes governance to always "catch up" with technology, forming a governance problem. For example, in the face of the risks brought by new technologies such as generative AI and embodied intelligence, there are currently missing or lagging governance rules. Therefore, the agile governance and other AI safety governance methods advocated by China have received high attention from the international community.
Third, at the global level, there seem to be many governance mechanisms—the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and others are promoting the formulation of relevant guidelines, and countries also have their own standards and norms. However, these mechanisms lack overall coordination, overlap or even conflict with each other, forming a "mechanism complex," which leads to complex and difficult-to-implement rules. Countries face a "rule maze," with high execution costs and greatly reduced actual effectiveness.
Tang Shiqi (唐士其): At present, technological nationalism is on the rise around the world. Some countries prioritize their own technological security and industrial chain resilience rather than global public interests. From the perspective of enterprises, the development of AI is generally in a state of competition lacking order and rules, and is intertwined with competition between countries, which brings great difficulties to the establishment of a global AI governance system. In terms of AI governance mechanisms, different countries also have a series of differences on key issues such as cross-border data, content review, and government regulatory authority. Reducing contradictions and conflicts requires various international actors, especially major countries, to enhance mutual trust and cooperation, establish a relatively complete AI monitoring and early warning mechanism, as well as a mechanism for sharing benefits and responsibilities, and on this basis, enhance consensus as much as possible.
Song Guoyou (宋国友): Analyzing from the perspective of the joint construction entities, there are three difficulties. First, individual countries pursue unilateralism and protectionism, hindering the joint construction of the global AI governance system. Second, some countries with underdeveloped AI technology are not enthusiastic about joint construction. These countries have not yet truly experienced the impact of AI, lack understanding of its opportunities and risks, and lack an urgent desire to participate in global AI governance. Third, the private sector participating in the joint construction of the global AI governance system has concerns. Large AI companies and other private sectors are not only important entities in global AI governance, but also objects of governance. Relevant private sectors hope to focus on enterprise development and aim for profits in order to gain market leadership and excess returns, and they still have doubts and resistance to the government-led joint construction of the AI global governance system.
Adhere to a People-Centered Approach and Ensure AI is Used for Good, Gathering Governance Synergy
Host: Under the current international mechanism, AI governance often lags behind the iterative evolution of AI technology. This imbalance leads to a further expansion of the global governance deficit in this field. What kind of governance concept should be promoted globally to achieve coordinated advancement of technological development and governance effectiveness?
Xue Lan (薛澜): First of all, we must adhere to the people-centered development concept. The development of AI ultimately serves human society. We have always emphasized "technology for good," which is to take human well-being as the fundamental goal of technological development. Whether it is technology design or rule-making, it must be carried out around human needs to ensure that technological development does not deviate from the development track of human society, help bridge the North-South development gap, and promote countries to share the development results of AI.
Secondly, establish a governance foundation of equal dialogue. Global AI governance cannot be decided by a few technologically powerful countries. Countries have strengths and weaknesses in capabilities, and sizes, but they should participate equally in the formulation of governance rules and adhere to the global governance concept of consultation, joint construction, and sharing. We need to abandon unilateralism, build multilateral platforms, fully respect the voices of different countries, especially the demands of developing countries, and increase the representation and voice of developing countries. Only with inclusiveness and mutual learning can we truly form a governance framework with consensus.
Furthermore, we must focus on action-oriented approaches and actively promote the establishment of a governance path for inclusive development. At present, there are obvious technological gaps between countries. If we allow this gap to widen, the governance gap will only deepen. Therefore, China particularly emphasizes the need to strengthen capacity building, adhere to systematic planning and overall advancement, and promote Global South countries to share the dividends of AI development through technical assistance, knowledge sharing, and other methods.
Finally, build a risk prevention and control system for safe co-governance. AI risks are global. A technical vulnerability in one country may trigger a global chain reaction. Therefore, AI safety governance cannot be a case of **各扫门前雪** (gè sǎo mén qián xuě - "each sweeps the snow from his own doorstep," everyone should mind their own business). We must provide AI safety as a global public good, and countries should jointly develop safety technologies, formulate unified standards, and establish emergency collaboration mechanisms.
Tang Shiqi (唐士其): On this issue, I think we must adhere to three points.
First, adhere to a people-centered approach. Traditionally, we believe that what makes humans human is largely because humans possess rationality. The emergence of an AI entity that far surpasses human intelligence in some aspects, especially logical thinking ability, undoubtedly shakes the traditional status of humans. So, in the face of AI, in what aspects should we maintain human dignity, stimulate human creativity, and maintain basic humanistic bottom lines? This is a fundamental issue that requires all mankind to collectively face, discuss, and form basic consensus and value norms. In any case, AI can only be a tool for humans, and the use of AI must be people-centered. This is an important principle.
Second, adhere to mutually beneficial cooperation. At present, the development and utilization of AI reflect the characteristics of multi-center and decentralization, and at the same time, they show obvious imbalances worldwide. Therefore, on the one hand, we must complement each other's advantages and avoid duplication of construction and waste; on the other hand, we must enable countries and regions with relatively backward AI research and development to enjoy the great convenience brought by AI and narrow the digital divide. Both of these aspects require advocating the spirit of mutually beneficial cooperation in the process of global AI governance.
Third, adhere to openness and mutual trust. AI technology is based on large language models. The more open the information and the more freely it can flow, the faster AI will develop. The application of AI in military, national security, and other fields, as well as its huge economic potential, make AI a key area of competition among major countries. Since this situation is difficult to fundamentally change in the short term, we should strive to find a balance point in the issue of global AI governance, that is, a balance point between national security, economic competition, and openness and mutual trust.
Song Guoyou (宋国友): AI technology is developing rapidly. Global AI governance should ensure that no matter how AI technology iterates, it can conform to the common interests of all mankind and make AI development serve the well-being of all mankind. Specifically, we should strengthen governance concepts such as open intelligence, inclusive intelligence, inclusive intelligence, and safe intelligence. Open intelligence means that global AI governance should prevent individual major countries from forming AI camps and blockading other countries. Inclusive intelligence means that global AI governance should include the civilization of all mankind, and should not inject civilization exclusionary genes into AI. Inclusive intelligence means that AI should benefit all mankind and enable all countries in the world to benefit from AI technology innovation. Safe intelligence means that we must actively prevent various risks and challenges that AI may cause to national security and ensure that it does not threaten humanity. Only by running these four concepts through the entire process of global AI governance and becoming a solid governance "guardrail" can we achieve the coordinated advancement of technological development and governance effectiveness.
Promote the Establishment of an AI Governance Framework with Broad Participation from All Countries
Host: China will host the 2025 World AI Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, release the "Global AI Governance Action Plan," propose "promoting the construction of an inclusive and fair multilateral global digital governance system," and advocate international cooperation in AI safety governance, AI capacity building, and other aspects. Currently, how should AI international cooperation break through geopolitical barriers and transform the above consensus into operable trust mechanisms and pragmatic results?
Xue Lan (薛澜): First, we must firmly support the United Nations in playing its primary role and support the establishment of an "Independent International Scientific Group on AI" and a "Global Dialogue on AI Governance" mechanism within the UN framework. At the same time, we should actively encourage and participate in various other bilateral and multilateral dialogue mechanisms to forge a path of open consultation, diversified participation, and mutually trusted co-governance. Second, while encouraging technological innovation and industrial applications, we should establish an AI risk testing and assessment system and improve data protection norms through international cooperation, seeking a balance between development and security. In addition, we must actively advocate for open cooperation, help all countries, especially the Global South, strengthen capacity building, and promote the sharing of AI development results by all countries.
Song Guoyou (宋国友): General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Further expand artificial intelligence cooperation, strengthen information exchange and technological cooperation, jointly prevent risks, form an artificial intelligence governance framework and standard norms with broad consensus, and continuously improve the safety, reliability, controllability, and fairness of artificial intelligence technology." International cooperation in AI can break through geopolitical barriers in the following aspects. First, cooperation on important issues. Cooperation can be carried out first on important issues related to AI that pose the greatest risks to humanity and have the most public goods attributes. The former includes cooperation in controlling military applications of AI, while the latter includes developing AI for medical health and mitigating global disasters. Second, carry out pragmatic cooperation under existing multilateral mechanisms to enhance confidence in cooperation. For example, support the "Global Dialogue on AI Governance" mechanism launched by the United Nations, strengthen AI rule governance within the UN framework, and promote relevant international cooperation. Third, promote bilateral, small multilateral, and other cooperation as a useful supplement to international multilateral cooperation in AI. Bilateral and small multilateral cooperation are more targeted and flexible, and can be carried out on AI-related issues of common concern to bilateral and small multilateral members, promote positive results in AI governance, and gradually expand cooperation consensus. Fourth, encourage market cooperation by the private sector. Market cooperation is an important part of international cooperation. We should actively encourage the private sector to carry out various forms of commercial cooperation under the premise of complying with relevant regulatory rules, consolidate the foundation of cooperation at the market end, build cooperation models, break down geopolitical barriers, and promote governance cooperation between countries from the bottom up.
Host: Currently, Global South countries face the dual challenges of an AI technology gap and insufficient governance discourse power. How should we effectively ensure the equal participation of Global South countries in global AI governance?
Xue Lan (薛澜): The root cause of the dual challenges faced by Global South countries lies in weak education and research foundations, a lack of talent support, insufficient scientific and technological capabilities, and lagging information infrastructure. In such a situation, technological empowerment is out of the question. Therefore, to avoid further widening of the AI technology gap, we must pay close attention to the education and scientific and technological capacity building of Global South countries, pay attention to their information infrastructure construction, and value 授人以渔 (shòu rén yǐ yú - "teach a man to fish," teach someone how to do something rather than just giving them the result).
At the level of participating in global AI governance decision-making, it is necessary to strengthen the governance capacity building of Global South countries, which complements the practice of AI technology application. Inclusive AI development can not only enable Global South countries to enjoy the dividends of AI benefiting humanity, but also enhance their ability to participate in global AI governance.
Tang Shiqi (唐士其): General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must strengthen international governance and cooperation in artificial intelligence to ensure that artificial intelligence is used for good and benefits all mankind, and avoid it becoming a 'game for rich countries and rich people.'" We can guarantee and promote the equal participation of Global South countries in the global AI governance process and enjoy the fruits of AI development from three levels.
The first is the technical level. On the issue of development, major countries have more room for cooperation. For example, they can jointly build global public goods-type AI systems, including carbon emission monitoring platforms for addressing climate change, early warning models for global infectious diseases, and crop health management systems, and open them to Global South countries. At the same time, help Global South countries establish their own AI systems, cultivate relevant talents, and form their own development capabilities through various means.
The second is the rule level. Fully absorb the participation of Global South countries in the rule-making process of global AI governance, ensure fair allocation of representative seats, so as to ensure that the demands of Global South countries can have an impact on the basic direction of future AI development.
The third is the value level. On the one hand, major AI countries should avoid exporting AI systems that imply certain specific values to Global South countries through cloud services, pre-training models, etc., and shaping new dependencies; on the other hand, the cultural and value factors of Global South countries should be fully reflected in the future development of AI. Since the current AI development is based on human language systems, strictly speaking, it is not completely neutral at the value level. The characteristics of civilization are reflected not only in the value and ethical levels, but also in the way of thinking, which are all contained in the language system of a nation. An important treasure trove for future AI development is the language and cultural resources of non-Western countries. If these resources can be incorporated into the AI corpus, then I believe it will greatly increase the intelligence of AI and also provide new possibilities for the development of Global South countries and human civilization.
Song Guoyou (宋国友): First of all, Global South countries must rely on themselves to promote joint self-improvement from both capacity building and mechanism building, break the structural asymmetry between the Global South and the Global North in global AI governance, and cannot "wait," "rely," or "ask," hoping that developed countries will take the initiative to treat them equally.
Secondly, strengthen the AI capacity building of Global South countries and minimize the AI gap with developed countries. Start with improving AI infrastructure, such as ensuring stable power supply and network connections, balancing the layout of computing power clusters in different regions of the Global South, expanding the use of high-quality AI products, and reducing the cost of using AI. At the same time, promote South-South educational cooperation in the field of AI, jointly build AI training centers, and help Global South countries improve AI research capabilities and cultivate AI cutting-edge talents.
Finally, improve the mechanism construction of global AI governance and increase the discourse power of Global South countries in governance mechanisms. Make full use of the United Nations, BRICS countries, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织), and other important multilateral mechanisms to coordinate the common interests and governance demands of Global South countries in the field of AI, and promote the formation of a Southern agenda in the field of international AI governance. Global South countries should actively provide important concepts for global AI governance and inject the consensus concepts of Global South countries into the global AI governance process.
Return to TopBy: 郜 庆
Network ecological governance holds an important position in national governance. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), when chairing the 23rd collective study session of the 20th CPC Central Political Bureau, emphasized: "It is necessary to improve the long-term mechanism for network ecological governance, focus on improving the foresight, accuracy, systematicness, and coordination of governance, and continue to create a clear and upright network space." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes: "Improve the overall network governance pattern and improve the long-term mechanism for network ecological governance." At present, the framework of the network rule of law system based on the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law has been constructed. Through the continuous implementation of the "Qinglang" series of special actions, the main theme of cyberspace is high-pitched, cultural innovation is bursting with vitality, advocating morality and goodness has become a social trend, and the network environment is clear and upright. At the same time, there are still some problems in the network ecology, such as deepfake technology being used for fraud and defamation, disrupting social order; "information cocoons" affecting individual cognition and social cohesion; and illegal acquisition and improper use of information data infringing on personal privacy and endangering national security; and so on. Network ecological problems are long-term and stubborn, and it is necessary to accelerate the construction of a complete, scientific, standardized, and effective long-term mechanism for network ecological governance to promote the fundamental transformation of network governance from "control" to "governance."
The long-term mechanism for network ecological governance refers to a long-term operating mechanism under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, focusing on creating a clear and upright network space, based on system construction, characterized by regular operation, and promoted through coordinated advancement, to promote the transformation of network ecological governance from phased rectification to institutionalization, standardization, and normalization. The long-term mechanism for network ecological governance covers the entire process of pre-prevention, mid-term supervision, and post-disposal, runs through key areas such as content ecology, platform operation, algorithm mechanism, and data security, and coordinates various means such as administration, market, rule of law, and technology, focusing on solving the problems of what to govern, who will govern, how to govern, and how to govern sustainably. Improving the long-term mechanism for network ecological governance requires both consolidating the foundation of governance by clarifying rules, boundaries, and responsibility requirements, and improving the ability to respond to new situations and new problems by dynamically adjusting institutional tools.
Adhere to prospective planning and take the initiative in risk prevention. In order to prevent the accumulation and spread of risks and ensure the long-term effectiveness of governance, in the face of the challenges brought by new technologies, new applications, and new business forms to network ecological governance, it is necessary to consolidate the foundation of long-term governance with prospective strategic thinking, control the risk variables in network governance with high-quality institutional supply, and provide solid and reliable institutional support for the continuous clarity and upward trend of the network ecology. Look at problems with a connected and developing perspective, use bottom-line thinking to prevent and resolve major risks, and achieve accurate identification of changes, scientific response to changes, and proactive seeking of changes; incorporate comprehensive research and judgment of various risks into a regular working mechanism, timely identify potential risk forms, scientifically assess risk levels and implement a graded and classified safety supervision mechanism, actively and steadily resolve risks in key areas, and promote the same direction and parallel development of governance norms and technological evolution. By front-loading risk research and judgment, normalizing rule supply, and mechanizing system adjustment, promote the transformation of governance from post-event response to source prevention, so that network ecological governance has a long-term stable operating institutional foundation at the starting point.
Adhere to precise policy implementation and develop the "embroidery skills" of refined governance. Network ecological problems are diverse in type, complex in cause, and varied in manifestation, with both common risks and individual hidden dangers. In the face of network ecological problems that arise in different platform forms, technology paths, and application scenarios, it is necessary to base on reality, classify and implement policies, and ensure that governance measures are accurately implemented and their effectiveness is sustained. Grasp the essence of the problem, find the source of the risk, clarify the boundaries of responsibility, and implement differentiated governance strategies around key areas, key links, and key objects, and promote the focus of regulatory resources on key areas and the tilt towards weak links; adhere to the unity of problem orientation and effect orientation, improve institutional tools and technical means adapted to precise governance, tighten and compact the chain of responsibility, and establish and improve a closed-loop mechanism for problem discovery, analysis, research and judgment, and disposal feedback. By accurately identifying risks, accurately matching means, and accurately implementing responsibilities, continuously improve the effectiveness of governance, and form a long-term governance path with clear powers and responsibilities, efficient collaboration, and smooth operation.
Adhere to systematic deployment and play a comprehensive governance "combination punch." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Under the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, it is necessary to improve the overall network governance pattern and form a joint force for governance." Network ecological governance is a systematic project involving multiple subjects, wide areas, and complex chains. It is necessary to strengthen the overall concept and global awareness, and plan network ecological governance in the overall situation of modernizing the national governance system and governance capabilities. Effectively achieve "one game of chess" from top to bottom and "one network" of governance, establish and improve joint law enforcement mechanisms such as cross-departmental information sharing and clue transfer, and gather regulatory synergy. Integrate resources from all parties, coordinate various tools, strengthen collaborative linkage in mechanisms, pay attention to both rigidity and flexibility in means, and promote multi-party co-governance in subjects, forming a comprehensive governance pattern of complementary advantages and mutual support. By promoting the deep integration of network governance and social governance, promoting the connection of rules, the coordination of standards, and the linkage of measures, focus on strengthening the cohesion and penetration of the long-term mechanism for network ecological governance.
Adhere to collaborative linkage and draw a "concentric circle" of multi-party co-governance. In the face of the realistic characteristics of network ecological governance subjects being diverse, boundaries intersecting, and linkages being close, it is necessary to adhere to the concept of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing, coordinate the two overall situations of domestic and international, weave a dense governance network of multi-party collaboration internally, and work together to build a community of common destiny in cyberspace externally. Improve a governance pattern of multi-party participation, collaborative linkage, and form a co-governance system with clear division of labor, orderly connection, and efficient collaboration. In domestic governance practice, form a comprehensive governance pattern with the participation of multiple subjects such as Party committee leadership, government management, enterprise responsibility, social supervision, and netizens' self-discipline, and the combination of economy, law, and technology, and improve the cooperation mechanism in an institutionalized way. In international governance practice, actively participate in the formulation of global network governance rules and international cooperation, bridge the "digital divide" in deepening exchanges and mutual learning, and build a security barrier in jointly responding to risks. Through internal and external cultivation, and addressing both symptoms and root causes, explore and form a Chinese solution for network ecological governance with a sound long-term mechanism as the core, and contribute Chinese wisdom to international network ecological governance.
(Author's affiliation: National Security School, China University of Political Science and Law)
Return to TopBy: 中共中央统战部 国家民族事务委员会
On March 12, 2026, the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress passed the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress." President Xi Jinping (习近平) signed Presidential Decree No. 71 to promulgate it, which will take effect on July 1. This is a major event of milestone significance in the history of the Party's united front and ethnic work, and a major legal measure to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promote the building of a community for the Chinese nation. It is necessary to deeply study and comprehend the spirit of the law, fully implement the provisions of the law, and promote the people of all ethnic groups across the country to jointly strive for Chinese-style modernization by promoting the great unity of the Chinese nation.
Accurately Grasp the Legal Positioning of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
The formulation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is a major political and legislative task deployed by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, focusing on the historical orientation of the Party's ethnic work in the new era and new journey. It is necessary to fully understand the great significance of formulating the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress from the height of deeply understanding the decisive significance of the "Two Establishes" and resolutely achieving the "Two Safeguards," and accurately grasp the unique legal positioning and rule of law functions of the law.
(1) This is an important law declaring the Party and the state's major policies and guidelines on ethnic work. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has planned ethnic work from the strategic height of realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, clearly proposing to take forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation as the main line of the Party's ethnic work in the new era and the main line of various tasks in ethnic regions, forming General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work, and promoting the cause of ethnic unity and progress in our country to achieve historic achievements and undergo historic changes. The formulation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is to transform the major theoretical and practical achievements of the Party's ethnic work in the new era into the will of the state and elevate them to legal provisions, giving full play to the fundamental, stable, and long-term role of the rule of law. The law systematically stipulates the guiding ideology, basic principles, main tasks, guarantee measures, and legal responsibilities of the cause of ethnic unity and progress in the new era, solemnly declaring our Party's firm confidence and determination to unswervingly follow the correct path of solving ethnic problems with Chinese characteristics.
(2) This is a promotional law that safeguards the fundamental and overall interests of the Chinese nation. The law closely focuses on ethnic unity as the lifeline, based on the overall perspective of the Chinese nation and the common interests of all ethnic groups, highlighting the strengthening of the sense of community of the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of a community of the Chinese nation, so as to adjust ethnic relations throughout the country. It systematically sorts out the formation and development process of the Chinese nation's community, focusing on clarifying the "five common" views of the Chinese nation's history, clearly pointing out that all ethnic groups are condensed into a community with a shared destiny of blood ties, shared beliefs, shared culture, economic interdependence, and emotional affinity, and profoundly clarifying that the formation and development of the Chinese nation's community is what the people want, the general trend, and a historical necessity. The legislative intent is clear, explicitly pointing to guiding people of all ethnic groups to firmly establish the concept of a community with a shared future, sharing weal and woe, sharing life and death, and sharing destiny, and firmly identifying with the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and socialism with Chinese characteristics.
(3) This is a basic law for implementing relevant provisions of the Constitution, handling ethnic affairs, and carrying out ethnic work. The law is the only newly formulated law since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that has a separate preface, fully reflecting its basic legal status of being comprehensive and guiding. The law comprehensively implements the provisions of the Constitution on "maintaining and developing the socialist relations of equality, unity and mutual assistance among all nationalities," "the state does its utmost to promote the common prosperity of all nationalities throughout the country," "realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," and "discrimination against and oppression of any nationality are prohibited; any acts that undermine the unity of the nationalities or instigate their secession are prohibited," and clearly stipulates the rights, obligations, and responsibilities of subjects such as individual citizens, state organs and public officials, people's congresses at all levels, mass organizations, enterprises and public institutions and social organizations, religious groups, grassroots mass autonomous organizations, and the military. It is a major landmark achievement in the modernization of the ethnic affairs governance system and governance capabilities in the new era.
Deeply Understand the Connotation and Essence of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress has a complete system, comprehensive content, and rich connotations, reflecting a clear value orientation, prominent characteristics of the times, and profound institutional logic.
(1) Adhere to Highlighting the Guidance of the Main Line. The law runs through the requirements of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation throughout the entire text, and always takes being conducive to strengthening the commonality of the Chinese nation and enhancing the sense of community of the Chinese nation as the primary consideration. The preface is clear-cut, fully revealing the historical context of the formation and development of the Chinese nation, and confirming the main line positioning of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation from a legal perspective. The general principles set the standard and direction, making legal interpretations of major basic concepts such as forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of a community for the Chinese nation for the first time, implementing the working principles of enhancing commonality and respecting and tolerating differences, and establishing a criterion for anchoring the main line, serving the main line, and guaranteeing the main line. The measures are fully reflected. In terms of building a shared spiritual home, it is clear to strengthen the "five recognitions" and guide the masses of all ethnic groups to firmly establish correct views on the country, history, nation, culture, and religion; in terms of promoting exchanges, interactions, and integration, it is clear to improve the social conditions for the masses of all ethnic groups to live, study, build, share, and enjoy together; in terms of promoting common prosperity and development, it is clear that it should be conducive to forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting the construction of a community for the Chinese nation, conducive to safeguarding national unity and opposing division, and conducive to improving people's livelihoods and uniting people's hearts, pointing out the goal requirements for ethnic work and various tasks in ethnic regions in the new era to focus on and exert efforts on the main line.
(2) Adhere to the Combination of Upholding Righteousness and Innovation. The law adheres to the correct direction, legal unity, institutional stability, and policy continuity, stipulates adherence to the overall leadership of the Communist Party of China, stipulates important principles such as ethnic equality, ethnic unity, and ethnic progress, stipulates working themes such as jointly struggling in unity and jointly prospering and developing, and stipulates adherence to and improvement of the system of ethnic regional autonomy. These important provisions consistently adhere to the basic positions, viewpoints, and methods of Marxist ethnic theory, and inherit the basic theories and basic policies of the Party's ethnic work in the same vein. At the same time, the law focuses on the needs of the development of the cause of ethnic unity and progress in our country, pays attention to enriching policy supply, stipulates new requirements such as establishing and highlighting the Chinese cultural symbols and Chinese national image shared by all ethnic groups, and promoting the construction of a Chinese-led Chinese national community historical material system, discourse system, and theoretical system; pays attention to connecting new regulations and requirements, fully reflecting the relevant content of laws and regulations such as the Patriotic Education Law promulgated in 2023 and the newly revised National Common Language and Writing Law; pays attention to highlighting problem orientation, and proposes innovative measures for shortcomings such as international communication capabilities and regional coordinated development, fully reflecting our Party's theoretical character of keeping pace with the times, people-centered governance philosophy, and pioneering and innovative enterprising spirit.
(3) Adhere to the Combination of Guidance and Restraint. As a promotional law, the law takes advocacy, guidance, support, and encouragement as important methods, highlighting the conceptual introduction of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, proposing support measures in various aspects such as cultural integration, social embedding, and economic development, and issuing a mobilization order for the entire Party and society to participate together, which is conducive to giving play to the important functions of value guidance, policy guidance, and behavioral norms, and promoting the sense of community of the Chinese nation to take root and become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At the same time, attention is paid to the regulatory nature of the law to ensure that it has binding force and enforcement power. Legal responsibilities are set for situations where relevant subjects fail to perform their duties and organizations and individuals undermine ethnic unity and progress, building a multi-subject and multi-level responsibility system. It is clarified that those who organize, plan, or implement violent terrorist activities, ethnic separatist activities, or religious extremist activities, and constitute a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law, and provisions are made for the extraterritorial application of the law, further enriching the legal weapons for safeguarding our country's sovereignty, security, and development interests. This series of provisions combines flexible guidance with rigid constraints, which is conducive to promoting the internalization of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation into the common belief of the masses of all ethnic groups and the externalization into the conscious action of all citizens.
Solidly Promote the Comprehensive Implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress
The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress was passed in the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," which is of great significance and important timing. It is necessary to firmly establish and practice the correct view of political achievements and promote the comprehensive implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.
(1) Adhere to the Leadership of the Party. It is imperative to always run the leadership of the Party through the entire process and all aspects of the implementation of the law to ensure that the cause of ethnic unity and progress always moves forward in the correct political direction. It is imperative to always take General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important thought on strengthening and improving ethnic work as the fundamental guideline, and accurately grasp the relationship between commonality and difference, the relationship between the sense of community of the Chinese nation and the consciousness of all ethnic groups, the relationship between Chinese culture and the cultures of all ethnic groups, and the relationship between material and spiritual matters in promoting the implementation of the law, so as to achieve the dialectical unity of commonality and difference and the organic combination of ethnic factors and regional factors.
(2) Strengthen Publicity and Interpretation. It is necessary to strengthen the publicity and interpretation of the great significance, rich connotations, and practical requirements of the law, make full use of various publicity media resources and platforms, and continue to deepen the whole society's understanding and recognition of the core essence and practical value of the law. It is necessary to combine the Ethnic Unity and Progress Publicity Week and relevant legal popularization activities to promote the publicity and implementation of the law in government agencies, units, communities, schools, and social organizations, creating a good atmosphere for the implementation of the law. It is necessary to give full play to the role of relevant scientific research institutions and think tanks, increase research and interpretation efforts, thoroughly explain the legal logic, institutional design, and practical path, and firmly grasp the legitimacy of law and the right to speak in theory.
(3) Promote the Governance of Ethnic Affairs in Accordance with the Law. Taking the promulgation and implementation of the law as an opportunity, promote all localities to combine with their actual conditions to do a good job in revising and improving relevant laws, regulations, and policies in a timely and steady manner. Whether it is the promulgation of laws and regulations or policy measures, whether it is conducive to forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation should be taken as the primary consideration. It is necessary to effectively promote the implementation of legal provisions, guarantee measures, and legal responsibilities, and continuously transform institutional advantages and legal advantages into governance effectiveness. Acts such as the failure of various responsible entities to perform their duties and the undermining of ethnic unity and progress by various organizations and individuals shall be dealt with in accordance with the law. Resolutely oppose all acts of slander, suppression, infiltration, and sabotage under the pretext of ethnicity, religion, human rights, etc.
(4) Promote the Formation of Working Synergy. It is necessary to further implement guarantee and supervision measures, give play to the role of the grand united front work pattern, improve the ethnic work pattern, and enhance the synergy of implementation. The central united front work departments and the ethnic work departments of the State Council should earnestly perform their statutory duties, effectively strengthen the overall coordination and supervision of forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation and promoting ethnic unity and progress, strengthen communication and close cooperation with relevant localities and departments, layer by layer consolidate responsibilities, promote in a closed-loop and step-by-step manner, and strengthen tracking and evaluation of effectiveness to ensure that legal provisions and the spirit of the law are implemented.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张天培
The "pirated" versions of recently released theatrical films like "Fly, Life 3," "Blades of the Guardians," and "No More Bets" flooded the internet; as soon as original micro-dramas become popular, pirated broadcasts follow... Copyright infringement has always plagued creators of film and television works.
Why is film and television copyright infringement so persistent despite repeated prohibitions? How can the film and television copyright protection system be further improved? Recently, a reporter followed the Ministry of Public Security's (公安部) theme publicity campaign, "Strengthening Governance, Protecting People's Safety, and Promoting Development," to Jinhua (金华), Zhejiang (浙江), to expose the monetization schemes of pirated resources and explore how the police are cracking down on intellectual property infringement cases involving film and television works across the entire chain.
Not long ago, a warning message caught the attention of the Jinhua (金华) police: nine pirated theatrical films appeared on a website called "Tian Mou Cinema" (天某影院).
After discovering the clue, the Environmental Food and Drug Crime Investigation Detachment of the Jinhua (金华) Public Security Bureau immediately took action, analyzing and judging the situation at the first time, and racing against time to investigate the piracy and infringement case.
Soon, good news came. The police found that the criminal suspect used technical means to grab a large number of film and television drama resources without copyright authorization and put them online on the "Tian Mou Cinema" (天某影院) website he built. The website had more than 150,000 unauthorized film and television dramas online, involving a huge scale.
"We immediately formed a task force and quickly locked down the criminal suspect Deng Mousheng (邓某胜)," said Zhang Jinqin (章进勤), a police officer from the Chisong (赤松) Police Station of the Jindong (金东) Branch of the Jinhua (金华) Public Security Bureau. Faced with the police's irrefutable evidence, Deng Mousheng (邓某胜) truthfully confessed to the criminal facts.
It turned out that Deng Mousheng (邓某胜) connected with advertisers through overseas chat software, embedded advertising pop-ups in the mobile terminal of the website involved, and used a pay-per-click model to monetize and profit, and the criminal funds were transacted through virtual currency.
The successful cracking of this case is inseparable from the police's independently developed "secret weapon" - the "Shadow Hunter" (暗影猎手) early warning and research judgment model.
Technological empowerment makes infringement behaviors nowhere to hide. The "Shadow Hunter" (暗影猎手) early warning and research judgment model has the ability to operate 24/7, promoting the key links of criminal protection of film and television copyright to "intelligentization."
"We communicate with film and television companies in advance to include key films in the protection list. Once multiple pirated links of popular blockbusters appear on the Internet, the model will issue an early warning reminder," said Shen Weiqian (沈伟谦), captain of the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Brigade of the Environmental Food and Drug Crime Investigation Detachment of the Jinhua (金华) Public Security Bureau.
In order to protect the healthy development of the film and television industry, public security organs keep pace with the times and build an all-round copyright protection system.
"We have established a close cooperation mechanism with public security organs to jointly increase the crackdown on crimes infringing film and television copyrights and build a solid judicial defense line," said Xu Ling (徐玲), deputy director of the Civil Third Tribunal of the Jinhua (金华) Intermediate People's Court.
From high-pressure strict crackdown to cut off the black hand of infringement, to technological empowerment to improve prevention and control effectiveness, and then to collaborative governance to build a solid protection barrier, in recent years, Zhejiang (浙江) public security has continuously improved the level of film and television copyright protection. Lu Yiwei (卢一伟), deputy chief of the Environmental Food and Drug Crime Investigation Corps of the Zhejiang (浙江) Provincial Public Security Department, introduced that since 2023, public security organs throughout the province have taken thunderous actions and coordinated governance, and have investigated and handled a total of 428 copyright crime cases, seized more than 6 million pieces of various infringing and pirated works, banned 1,098 infringing websites and application software (APPs), and the total value involved reached 632 million yuan, continuously weaving a dense protection network for the intellectual property rights of film and television works.
Return to TopThis newspaper Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) April 26th (Reporter Li Yanan (李亚楠)) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区) High People's Court on the 24th: In 2023, Xinjiang (新疆) accepted a total of 2,654 intellectual property cases of various types and concluded 2,131 cases. The number of cases in which punitive damages were applied according to law increased by 75% year-on-year, and the amount of compensation awarded reached more than 7 million yuan, an increase of 2.37 times year-on-year.
With the rapid development of the digital economy and the continuous growth of regional characteristic industries, new types of cases involving "AI" and "network domain names" have gradually emerged. The Xinjiang (新疆) High Court concluded the region's first case of information network communication rights dispute over AI-generated image works with one-click generation, clarifying the ownership and protection rules of AI-generated content, providing clear judicial boundaries for the application of new technologies, and promoting economic and social innovation in regulation and development in innovation.
Xinjiang (新疆) adheres to the principle of "**抓前端、治未病**" (zhuā qián duān, zhì wèi bìng - "grasp the front end, treat before illness," to prevent problems before they arise), improves the pre-litigation guidance, litigation-mediation connection, and triage mechanisms, promotes the "mediation + judicial confirmation" model, and promotes the prevention of contradictions and disputes at the source and their resolution at the front end. The Tianshan District People's Court (天山区人民法院) of Urumqi (乌鲁木齐市) has established a cooperation mechanism with the People's Mediation Committee for Intellectual Property Disputes of the Autonomous Region (自治区知识产权纠纷人民调解委员会). Through a model judgment, it guided the mediation organization to resolve 58 disputes in a package, with an automatic performance rate of 100%, achieving "**审理一件，化解一片**" (shěn lǐ yī jiàn, huà jiě yī piàn - "try one case, resolve a whole area," resolving many similar issues by setting a precedent).
Return to TopBy: 新华社记者 周 义
At No. 7, Area B, Wutong Wharf (五通码头) in Xiamen (厦门), Fujian (福建), there is a small express delivery station named "B7 Express Station" (B7快递驿站). This inconspicuous corner is a "convenience point" for many Taiwanese compatriots traveling between the two sides of the strait. From small items like milk tea and takeout food to large appliances like refrigerators and dishwashers, Taiwanese compatriots send the good products they buy on mainland shopping platforms here, pick them up on their return trip, and go home fully loaded.
Why do Taiwanese compatriots come to the mainland to pick up express deliveries? They told reporters that mainland online shopping offers a complete range of products, high cost performance, and a perfect return and exchange system. Now, the vast majority of Kinmen (金门) relatives and friends fill in the B7 Express Station as their delivery address.
The owner of the station is Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙). As a Taiwanese compatriot, she is well aware of the pain points in logistics between the two sides of the strait. "Cross-border direct mail from mainland websites to Taiwan has high shipping costs and takes 8 to 10 days to wait." Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) said that the "Mini Three Links" (小三通) is much faster. First, send the items to B7 Express Station (B7快递驿站), then people take a boat back and forth, and take the package along the way. If it is not suitable, they can directly leave it at the station to return it to the merchant, which is simple and economical.
Initially, Liao Xiaohui's (廖晓蕙) reason for opening the store was actually very simple: she originally did import and export trade, with flexible time but chaotic work and rest, so she hoped to get up on time every day. After thinking about it, in 2023, she rented this store at Wutong Wharf (五通码头) and hung up the sign of "B7 Express Station" (B7快递驿站).
Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) did not promote it vigorously, relying entirely on word-of-mouth from Taiwanese compatriots, and B7 Express Station (B7快递驿站) quickly became a "pickup point" for Taiwanese compatriots in the mainland.
After the station opened, Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) found that the richness of mainland commodities was beyond imagination. The most lively time of the day is often not the handover of goods, but the moment of unpacking.
"Fresh flower cakes, luosifen..." Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) counts on her fingers, "are all things that Taiwanese compatriots like to buy." Taiwanese compatriots often can't help but unpack the package on the spot, and a bag of snacks is passed around in the station. Newly bought clothes are tried on on the spot, and if they don't fit, they are returned with "no reason for seven days." The station simply set aside a corner as a fitting room.
Mainland commodities are of good quality and affordable. Taking a toilet brush as an example, it costs NT$100 (about RMB 22) in Taiwan, while it can be bought for more than RMB 10 in the mainland, and there are many styles to choose from. Large items such as dishwashers and sweeping robots are much more expensive in Taiwan than in the mainland, and even folding desks, Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) has seen young Taiwanese men carry them back.
After picking up their express deliveries, many Taiwanese compatriots habitually stay here for a while and chat with Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) about their daily lives. Some people want to know about mailing procedures, and some consult about wharf boarding procedures and mainland travel and accommodation issues. As long as they are trivial problems encountered by Taiwanese compatriots, Liao Xiaohui (廖晓蕙) will patiently answer and help coordinate.
In Liao Xiaohui's (廖晓蕙) eyes, this store of about 30 square meters is no longer an ordinary storage station, but a direct and vibrant window. Through it, Taiwanese compatriots truly feel the rapid development of the mainland's economy and society. The laughter and food of the two sides of the strait, as well as real-life desires, gather here, like an invisible but gentle line, closely connecting the concerns on both sides of the strait.
(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社) on April 26)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 任彤彤
"Today, I finally have the opportunity to express my 'thank you' to you again!" Recently, the Northern Theater Navy organized a ship open day event in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东). During the event, Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺), a citizen of Qingdao (青岛), came to the gangway of the Navy Weifang (潍坊) ship, his eyes slightly red, and explained his purpose to the naval soldier guiding the tour. Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) is one of the people who experienced the evacuation of Chinese citizens from Yemen in 2015. It has been 11 years since he last boarded the Weifang (潍坊) ship.
Early that morning, Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) brought his wife and son to the Qingdao (青岛) Olympic Sailing Center pier, passed through the security checkpoint, and saw the warship with the hull number "550" in the distance. He excitedly pointed it out to his wife and son: "That is the Weifang (潍坊) ship!" His son, Miao Guyi (苗顾忆), looked up and said, "Dad, the warship that brought you home back then was awesome!" Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) nodded, grasped his son's hand, and walked forward.
In 2015, Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) was working in Yemen. At first, the situation was just tense, but unexpectedly, the flames of war quickly spread to his side, and shells exploded not far away. "The motherland has sent warships to pick us up!" After receiving the notice, he and his colleagues quickly packed their luggage and rushed to the port.
The moment he boarded the Weifang (潍坊) ship, his hanging heart finally landed. Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) recalled: "Seeing the motherland's warship, I felt at ease, as if I had already returned home." The ship gradually sailed away from the dangerous waters, but the ship was far beyond its capacity—the warship, which originally carried more than 200 officers and soldiers, had more than 400 additional citizens, reaching about 700 people. In order to make the compatriots more comfortable, the officers and soldiers voluntarily gave up their cabins and bunks, and prepared basic medicines such as seasickness medicine.
Under the leadership of Tang Qixin (唐启新), a first-class sergeant of the Weifang (潍坊) ship, Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) once again came to the cabin he had lived in, and the scene of that year immediately appeared before his eyes. "At that time, supplies were scarce, but the officers and soldiers still tried to prepare meals with meat and vegetables for us." Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) still remembers that meal vividly, "I heard that some compatriots had not eaten Chinese food for a long time, so they specially added a dish of stir-fried shredded potatoes." In order to make this dish, the officers and soldiers on the ship organized people to peel more than 120 kilograms of potatoes. "Seeing the compatriots eating the long-lost home-cooked dishes, and relieved the fatigue and tension of the past few days, our efforts were worth it." Chai Weitai (柴伟太), a first-class sergeant of the Navy Weifang (潍坊) ship who participated in the evacuation mission that year, said.
Not long after returning to China, Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) married his fiancée Gu Hao (顾灏), and his son was born the following year. Miao Guyi (苗顾忆), who is now in the fourth grade of elementary school, is a "little military fan." Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) often tells him stories from that year, and the seeds of patriotism and support for the military have long been rooted in the child's heart. Before this visit, Miao Guyi (苗顾忆) compared the pictures and used Hama beads to spell out the pattern of the Weifang (潍坊) ship one by one, framed it with a picture frame, and sent it to the officers and soldiers on the ship along with the letter written by his father.
When they arrived on the Weifang (潍坊) ship, the officers and soldiers led Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺) and his family to visit the ship. Gu Hao (顾灏) said: "Seeing the modern warship with my own eyes, I feel not only gratitude, but also pride in my heart."
"No matter where we are, the motherland will always be our strongest support." Opening the letter written by Miao Wangwang (苗旺旺), some officers and soldiers present were moved to tears. The leaders of the Weifang (潍坊) ship said: "The people's navy loves the people, and the people's navy loves the people. With us here, you can rest assured!"
Return to TopThis newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) dispatch on April 26th (Reporter Luo Aihua (罗艾桦)) Recently, the "Thirty Measures for Optimizing the Business Environment in Guangzhou (广州) (2026)" were introduced, emphasizing a focus on six major aspects: government services, factor guarantees, industrial ecology, opening up to the outside world, regulatory environment, and long-term implementation. The goal is to further create a high ground for the business environment with the best industrial ecology, the best government services, and the lowest comprehensive costs.
In terms of optimizing government services, 50 government super-intelligent entities will be constructed, and a dual service model of "AI guidance + AI assistance" will be promoted to continue deepening the reform of "efficiently handling one matter"; the number of "application-free enjoyment" items will exceed 160, and "policies finding enterprises" will be more precise; through the "Policy Intelligent Calculator" and "Policy Calendar" of the "Sui@i Enterprise (穗@i企)" platform, "enterprises finding policies" will be more convenient.
In optimizing supervision, emphasis is placed on "non-interference" and inclusive prudence, mainly promoting the transformation of supervision from "on-site inspection" to "remote management"; continuing to implement the "code-scanning entry into enterprises" system for enterprise-related administrative inspections, implementing graded and classified supervision based on credit evaluation results, and minimizing the frequency of on-site inspections; exploring the implementation and improvement of inclusive and flexible regulatory models such as "whitelist" management and "sandbox supervision."
To ensure the implementation and effectiveness of the measures, industrial version business environment "small incision" reforms will be carried out, launching more than 500 high-quality reform cases to solve a number of problems concentrated in enterprise demands; at the same time, the fault tolerance and exemption mechanism will be improved, and "three distinctions" scenario behavior guidelines and Q&A will be formulated and implemented for difficult problems in enterprise-related service fields such as project construction, investment promotion, scientific and technological innovation, law enforcement supervision, and people's livelihood security. The responsibility boundaries in matters such as supporting enterprise innovation and handling matters with incomplete materials will be clarified to promote enterprises to dare to invest and cadres to dare to act.
In addition, Guangzhou (广州) will also strictly investigate outstanding problems that damage the business environment, conduct in-depth investigations and rectifications around chaos such as "**小过重罚**" (xiǎo guò zhòng fá - "minor offense heavy penalty," imposing severe penalties for minor offenses), "**反复折腾**" (fǎn fù zhē teng - "repeatedly toss and turn," to cause someone to go back and forth unnecessarily; to make things difficult for someone), and "**慢作为**" (màn zuò wéi - "slow action," slow to act; dilatory), creating a social atmosphere of caring for enterprises and respecting entrepreneurs.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 蕊
From the Lingdingyang (伶仃洋) coast to the Yellow Sea (黄海) coast, the entrepreneurial footprint of Macao youth Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) has "drawn" an arc spanning north and south—
In 2014, Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰), along with Sun Yat-sen University (中山大学) alumni Chen Shuo (陈硕) and Luo Yun (罗韵), plunged into the entrepreneurial wave, setting their sights on the artificial intelligence computer vision algorithm track and founding "Extreme Vision" (极视角) company in Macao (澳门). To be closer to the mainland market and talent, the company established "Shenzhen Extreme Vision Technology Co., Ltd." (深圳极视角科技有限公司) in Shenzhen (深圳), fully launching its mainland business. In 2021, the company moved its headquarters to Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东) and was officially renamed Shandong Extreme Vision Technology Co., Ltd. (山东极视角科技股份有限公司) in 2023.
Over the years, how has a startup developed into a listed company? What choices and stories lie within?
"Trade time for space, first take root and accumulate in the industry"
In 2015, the artificial intelligence industry was booming, and Chen Zhenjie's (陈振杰) team had just finished early entrepreneurial explorations regarding blue-collar employment platforms and QR code ordering.
The practice on the edge of opportunity made them clearly realize the shortcomings of student team entrepreneurship. "Resources, management, and funds cannot keep up with the market rhythm. If we plunge into popular tracks from the beginning, it will be difficult to compete with mature companies," Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) admitted frankly.
The team turned its attention to the "long-cycle track" of artificial intelligence. "We are willing to trade time for space, first take root and accumulate in the industry, hone our technology, and accumulate experience," said Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰).
In 2015, Extreme Vision (极视角) was established in Shenzhen (深圳). The team pioneered the AI algorithm mall model, providing enterprise-level solutions covering the entire process of algorithm development, deployment, and operation and maintenance for various industries, aiming to make artificial intelligence the "eyes" of thousands of industries.
Why choose Shenzhen (深圳) as the first stop for entrepreneurship?
"The atmosphere of innovation and entrepreneurship here is strong, and venture capital institutions are highly concentrated," Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) recalled. The team could contact dozens of investment institutions every day, and talent recruitment was also relatively smooth. "Shenzhen (深圳) is very suitable for 'from 0 to 1' breakthroughs, and the policy does a good job in the precision and coverage of early support."
In the summer of 2015, Extreme Vision (极视角) ushered in its first project opportunity—to launch intelligent retail algorithms for operator business halls. At that time, the team had less than 10 people, no external partners, and no one to impart experience. They had to explore the answers to all kinds of problems themselves. The team started from scratch, learning basic skills such as camera installation, video streaming, and network structure. The bigger challenge was to overcome the accuracy of algorithms in real and complex scenarios—which is also the key to realizing the commercial use of technology in the laboratory.
Modify the model, adjust the parameters, measure the accuracy, label the data, change the model, and retest... Over the course of several months, this process was repeated dozens of times, and the team finally output an algorithm model that met commercial standards, gaining valuable project delivery experience.
As the company entered a period of growth, new problems followed.
"The industrialization and implementation of artificial intelligence needs to be deeply integrated with the real economy. If it cannot be deeply embedded in specific scenarios such as factory workshops, port terminals, and rail transit, even the most advanced algorithms are just castles in the air," said Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰).
To promote large-scale industrialization, it is necessary to find places with abundant scenario resources. In 2021, Extreme Vision (极视角) made a major decision—to move its headquarters to Qingdao West Coast New Area (青岛西海岸新区).
"The company needs scenarios, and the city craves technology. This is a timely two-way rush"
This decision caused quite a stir within the team.
"There must be differences. The most direct question from the shareholders is, why must we move when we are developing so well in Shenzhen (深圳)?" Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) admitted frankly, "Everyone has a lot of concerns about going to an unfamiliar city."
What dispelled the doubts was repeated on-the-spot investigations.
"We found that Qingdao (青岛) has complete industrial sectors, from home appliance giants such as Haier (海尔) and Hisense (海信), to rail transit leading enterprises such as CRRC Sifang (中车四方) and Qingdao Metro (青岛地铁), to marine fisheries and port logistics, all of which are natural scenarios for the implementation of artificial intelligence," said Chen Shuo (陈硕), co-founder of Extreme Vision (极视角). "Shandong (山东) has 41 major industrial categories. Such industrial depth opens up broad space for technology applications."
What moved the team even more was the city's emphasis on and support for emerging industries—
"At that time, the West Coast New Area (西海岸新区) government directly helped us coordinate a floor of office space, which was ready to move in," Chen Shuo (陈硕) recalled. The office building was located in a prime location, and the government provided rent-free support. The office area, network, and air conditioning were all available. Employees could start work with their computers. Such heartwarming service quickly gave the team a sense of belonging.
At the same time, Qingdao (青岛) capital injection and the service of cadres stationed in enterprises for practical training further narrowed the distance between enterprises and the city. "The company needs scenarios, and the city craves technology. This is a timely two-way rush," said Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰).
However, when they first arrived, "acclimatization" was inevitable. As a technology company, the first problem facing Extreme Vision (极视角) was "scenario docking."
"In the past, we mainly wrote algorithms in the laboratory. After moving to Qingdao (青岛), we had to transform into an industrial company. We wanted to connect with various companies, but we lacked smooth communication channels," Chen Shuo (陈硕) admitted frankly. The company's limited scale and insufficient network resources made market-oriented docking inefficient, which once put the team in a dilemma.
At a critical moment, the Qingdao (青岛) government departments came to help.
After the team reflected their demands to the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology (市工信局) and other departments, the staff took the initiative to help, building a dialogue platform for the technology side and the demand side. "Without the government's recommendation, it would be difficult for us to quickly open a window for dialogue with large enterprises, let alone in-depth cooperation," Chen Shuo (陈硕) said with emotion.
With the help of the platform built by the government, Extreme Vision (极视角) brought its technical solutions to Qingdao Metro (青岛地铁). From the initial technical exchanges to becoming a major partner, Extreme Vision (极视角) helped Qingdao Metro (青岛地铁) build a vertical large model in the field of rail transit. Starting from this point, Extreme Vision (极视角) has also cooperated with Shandong Port (山东港口), Qingdao Tourism Group (青岛旅游集团), and others to provide them with AI algorithms and other services. One by one, vertical field "artificial intelligence +" applications have been born.
"In Qingdao (青岛), we have blazed a path of collaborative innovation of 'demand side + technology side'. Many domestic firsts and industry-leading vertical models were born in this land," said Chen Shuo (陈硕). From technology research and development in Shenzhen (深圳) to industrial deep cultivation in Qingdao (青岛), Extreme Vision (极视角) has completed the leap from "0 to 1" to "from 1 to 100".
"Sprout in Macao (澳门), grow in Shenzhen (深圳), and bloom in Qingdao (青岛)," Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) outlined the company's northward development trajectory.
"We have enjoyed policy support and resource assistance, and we must also shoulder a responsibility"
"Colleagues in the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) are accustomed to 'small steps and quick runs', with agile and innovative thinking, and are good at cutting-edge technology breakthroughs; local colleagues in Qingdao (青岛) are down-to-earth and meticulous, pay attention to implementation, and emphasize taking one step at a time." In Chen Zhenjie's (陈振杰) view, the two styles seem to be very different, but they are actually complementary.
During the implementation of the port algorithm project, the Greater Bay Area (大湾区) technology team quickly came up with a technical framework; the Qingdao (青岛) local team took root on the site, squatted on the spot for more than a month in the sea breeze, and debugged and optimized item by item for complex scenarios such as diverse port weather, light changes, and loading and unloading conditions to ensure the stability and reliability of the algorithm. "It is the combination of 'fast and flexible' and 'down-to-earth' that truly allows technology to move from the laboratory to the production line," Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) said with emotion.
"We have enjoyed policy support and resource assistance, and we must also shoulder a responsibility." Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) set a new goal for the company—to become a "bridge" connecting Macao (澳门) and Qingdao (青岛).
Today, Extreme Vision (极视角) has become a "check-in place" for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan (港澳台) youth to exchange in Shandong (鲁). Under the organization of government departments, the enterprise and the Macao Youth Development Service Center (澳门青年发展服务中心) jointly built a talent cooperation base to open internship and employment positions to Macao (澳门) youth.
During the exchange, batches of young people from Macao (澳门) lingered in the Extreme Vision (极视角) exhibition hall. After looking at the company's development trajectory all the way, a young man said with deep feeling: "In the past, I always felt that coming to the mainland was to seek a stable job. Today, I realized after seeing the experiences of my peers that I can embrace a stage that is much broader than I imagined here."
The exchanges on this "bridge" are becoming more frequent. A friend who runs last-mile logistics in Macao (澳门) once proposed to Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) that he wanted to explore and jointly build the "Belt and Road" (一带一路) countries market. Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) did not say a word and acted as an "intermediary"—taking the other party to understand Qingdao's (青岛) cross-border e-commerce related policies, and connecting with several local logistics companies. After several discussions, the prototype of a new cross-border business channel has emerged.
"Resource sharing, logistics are open, the road is wider, the connection between Macao (澳门) and the mainland is closer, and people's hearts are closer," said Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰). Hong Kong and Macao (港澳) youth come to the mainland to develop, and they are somewhat "drumming" in their hearts—worrying about climate maladaptation and unfamiliarity with life. How to dispel these concerns? From the practice of "connecting" time and time again, Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) has a deeper understanding: "First of all, we must let them see, organize more exchanges and visits, let them personally feel the development pulse and customs of mainland cities, and reduce concerns; secondly, we must help them build confidence, and use the real and perceptible entrepreneurial stories of their peers to tell them that this road is feasible; finally, we must let them feel at ease, from office space to resource docking, from living facilities to policy guarantees, every service is done solidly."
On March 30 this year, the company was officially listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (香港联合交易所). "In just over 10 years, this once-green college student team has grown so fast. What is it based on?" People often ask this.
Chen Zhenjie (陈振杰) pondered for a moment and gave the answer: "We have caught up with a good era. National development has provided us with fertile ground for innovation and entrepreneurship. Hong Kong, Macao and the mainland resonate at the same frequency and rush to each other—in such a big environment, we must seize the opportunity."
This answer is not only a review of the past 10 years, but also demonstrates the determination and responsibility of Macao (澳门) youth in the new era to devote themselves to the country's scientific and technological innovation.
(Chen Qian (陈钱) participated in writing)
Return to TopBy: 白真智
Positive interaction can not only make the campus more beautiful, but also allow students to learn expression, responsibility, and love through participation.
Shaping County No. 1 Middle School (石屏县第一中学) in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (红河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan Province (云南省) has a "complaint wall" where students can freely express their opinions, including complaints about the cafeteria food, dissatisfaction with dormitory facilities, and suggestions for course arrangements... They can write whatever they want. Every Monday, school leaders will come to this wall to hold an on-site meeting to study and solve the problems one by one. This wall has become a bridge connecting students and school administrators, and also provides us with a perspective to observe modern education management concepts.
The setting of the "complaint wall" reflects respect for students. Zhang Min (张敏), the principal of Shaping No. 1 Middle School (石屏一中), said: "If a school doesn't even have a place for students to complain, some emotions will be blocked in their hearts, and if they are blocked for a long time, problems will arise." Letting students' complaints "go on the wall" sends an important signal: the school is willing to listen to students' voices, even if these voices may be emotional and not necessarily mature. Behind the complaints of adolescence is often a desire to be noticed and understood. The school provides a channel for venting, which may help students avoid psychological problems and behavioral deviations caused by emotional accumulation. This open attitude is itself a silent form of care.
The "complaint wall" is an effective channel for schools to collect students' actual needs and solve practical problems. Behind every complaint, there may be a real difficulty or problem. Whether the cafeteria food is delicious, whether the dormitory hot water is sufficient, and whether there are enough seats in the library—these seemingly trivial issues are important indicators of students' quality of life at school. In this closed loop of "complaint-response-solution," students' voices have effectively promoted the improvement of the campus learning and living environment, and students have also truly felt that "my opinions are listened to and my problems are taken care of."
The positive interaction of "students complaining and schools solving" also deeply plants the warmth of education in the hearts of students. When school leaders seriously respond to the opinions on the "complaint wall," they are no longer high-ranking managers, but collaborators who engage in equal dialogue with students. This change in attitude greatly shortens the distance between teachers and students, and between the school and students, turning the school into a home built jointly by teachers and students.
There are many similar explorations: a primary school in Congjiang County (从江县), Guizhou (贵州) introduced a "Little Principals" joint meeting system, where the school's management listens to students' suggestions and makes improvements every week; the Mudanjiang (牡丹江) Education Bureau (教育局) in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) launched exchange activities to allow primary and secondary school students to directly dialogue with education administrators... Many schools' internal websites and forums are also important outlets for students to express their opinions and emotions. These different forms of "complaint walls" embody the wisdom of education. It tells us that students' voices are not a nuisance, but a wealth; students' complaints are not confrontation, but participation. When schools are willing to listen, students will think. Positive interaction can not only make the campus more beautiful, but also allow students to learn expression, responsibility, and love through participation.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郑洋洋 李祉瑶
"Thank you netizens, thank you volunteers, thank you to the public security police in Shanxi and Inner Mongolia!" On April 22, Guo Jilin (郭计林), a resident of Xinfu District, Xinzhou City (忻州市), Shanxi (山西) Province, said excitedly. He and his three older sisters, along with his newly found younger brother Guo Jiwen (郭计文), gathered at home, realizing a reunion that spanned decades.
Guo Jiwen (郭计文) is from Jingle County (静乐县), Xinzhou (忻州), Shanxi (山西), and has been deaf and mute since childhood. After going missing in 1992, he was taken in and cared for by residents of Yuquan District (玉泉区), Hohhot City (呼和浩特市), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). On April 12, 2024, Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) sister, Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥), posted a missing person video through the account of volunteer Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂). With the help of the police, Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂), Inner Mongolia Radio and Television (内蒙古广播电视台), and enthusiastic netizens, on April 14th of this year, Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥) and her three siblings were finally reunited with Guo Jiwen (郭计文).
It took a full two years from when the sister posted the missing person video through a volunteer to the siblings' reunion.
Drifting in a Foreign Land and Being Taken In
In 1992, the eldest sister, Guo Yin'e (郭银娥), saw the 23-year-old Guo Jiwen (郭计文) onto the bus back to Jingle County (静乐县) at the Xinzhou (忻州市) Bus Station. Little did she know that this farewell would last a long 34 years.
Because he traveled frequently, many local bus drivers knew Guo Jiwen (郭计文) and would safely take him home each time. But that time, Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) saw him off in a hurry, and she doesn't know what went wrong. Guo Jiwen (郭计文), who could only write his name, accidentally got lost and drifted to Hohhot (呼和浩特), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). He was first cared for by Shi Enshan (史恩善), a villager in Taobuqi Village (讨卜齐村), Yuquan District (玉泉区), for nearly 20 years, and then lived in Yijianfang Village (一间房村) for more than 10 years.
According to Shi Enshan's (史恩善) recollection, a fellow villager opened a restaurant near the Hohhot Railway Station (呼和浩特火车站) and found Guo Jiwen (郭计文) somewhere, leaving him to work in the restaurant. Later, this fellow villager passed away, and Guo Jiwen (郭计文) had nowhere to go. "At first, I called him home to eat, and the next day he stayed all day. When I asked him to leave, he cried, so I kept him," Shi Enshan (史恩善) said.
Around 2011, Shi Enshan (史恩善) became ill and unable to care for him, so he sent Guo Jiwen (郭计文) to Yijianfang Village (一间房村), Yuquan District (玉泉区), to do odd jobs. He was taken in by villagers Chen Zeming (陈泽明) and his sister Chen Pei (陈佩) and lived there for nearly 15 years.
When he first arrived in Yijianfang Village (一间房村), Guo Jiwen (郭计文) had no identity information, could only write his name, could not speak, and could not hear the outside world. No one knew where he came from. The villagers of Yijianfang Village (一间房村) took care of him meticulously: Guo Jiwen (郭计文) helped Chen Zeming (陈泽明) with herding, Chen Pei (陈佩) often cared for him, and her daughter regularly bought him clothes and shoes; the Chunwei Shaomai Restaurant (纯未烧卖馆) at the entrance of the village provided him with free breakfast all year round; villagers lent him vacant houses free of charge and added household appliances such as washing machines and electric heaters, and sent him food and clothing during festivals. On weekdays, everyone would also specifically greet Guo Jiwen (郭计文) when passing by Chen Zeming's (陈泽明) house.
Guo Jiwen (郭计文) is diligent, enthusiastic, grateful, and likes to be around people, often taking the initiative to help the villagers with their work. Wang Wujiu (王五九), the owner of Chunwei Shaomai Restaurant (纯未烧卖馆), said that sometimes when there were too many people in the restaurant and they couldn't take care of everyone, Guo Jiwen (郭计文) would take the initiative to get water glasses for customers or help sweep the floor. "He is very thoughtful. He can't speak, but he understands everything in his heart." Villager Wang Zhuzhu (王柱柱) said that the villagers did not treat Guo Jiwen (郭计文) as an outsider. "This is our village, no matter who you are, once you arrive here, you are family," said Li Zhiyong (李志勇), a village official in Yijianfang Village (一间房村).
Police and Civilians Work Together to Find Relatives Thousands of Miles Away
"Over the years, we have never given up looking for our brother," said Guo Yin'e (郭银娥). In those years, information was blocked, and they traveled to large and small stations in Xinzhou (忻州), published in newspapers, appeared on television, and participated in various missing person activities, but they never heard from their brother. Later, with short video platforms, she and her third sister Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥) also posted missing person videos, but they failed to attract attention. It wasn't until 2024 that they found Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂), a local missing person volunteer in Xinzhou (忻州)—this volunteer, who has helped netizens successfully find their relatives many times, has many followers on social platforms.
On April 12, 2024, Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥) tearfully asked for help on Zhu Yutang's (朱玉堂) video account: "My name is Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥), and I want to find my brother Guo Jiwen (郭计文)..." After the video was released, many netizens provided clues, but Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) and Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥) compared the photos and found that they were not Guo Jiwen (郭计文).
What brought a real turning point to this matter was the release of a video: In April of this year, Chen Pei (陈佩) wanted to register Guo Jiwen (郭计文) so that he could apply for "Five Guarantees" (五保户) in the future. With this plan, Chen Pei (陈佩) had the idea of further confirming Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) identity. So, she asked Inner Mongolia Radio and Television (内蒙古广播电视台) for help and released a missing person video.
On April 12, 2026, the new media account of Inner Mongolia Radio and Television's (内蒙古广播电视台) "Ben Teng Rong Media·Urban All Contact" (奔腾融媒·都市全接触) released a video reporting the story of a deaf and mute man in Yijianfang Village (一间房村), Yuquan District (玉泉区), Hohhot (呼和浩特) who was taken in by local people. The man's appearance, accent, and the detail that he could write the name "Guo Jiwen (郭计文)" were captured by careful netizens. A large number of netizens came to Ben Teng Rong Media (奔腾融媒) and Zhu Yutang's (朱玉堂) missing person videos from two years ago and left messages: "Isn't this Guo Jiwen (郭计文) that Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂) is looking for?" "Has he been found? There is news in Inner Mongolia!" "Found him, although it has nothing to do with me, I am also happy!"
Hu Huizhong (胡会忠), the head of the Intelligence Command Center of the Public Security Bureau of Jingle County (静乐县), Shanxi (山西), introduced that at about 8:24 on April 13, the center received a call for help from Chen Pei (陈佩), a resident of Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), saying that a deaf and mute missing person she had taken in was highly similar to the younger brother Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥) and her sisters were looking for online.
"After receiving the alarm, we immediately carried out research and verification and found that Guo Liang'e's (郭亮娥) accent was suspected to be from the Dujia Village (杜家村) area of our county, and we also searched for Guo Liang'e's (郭亮娥) name through the household registration system," Hu Huizhong (胡会忠) said. "At about 11:00 on the same day, our police station verified and reported that Guo Liang'e (郭亮娥), who now lives in Xinfu District (忻府区), did have a missing relative. There are 5 siblings in total, 4 of whom now live in Xinzhou (忻州), Taiyuan (太原), and other places." Liu Wenjun (刘文军), the director of the Dujia Village Police Station (杜家村派出所) in Jingle County (静乐县), introduced that the police sent the video data from the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) police to Zhao (赵), Guo Liang'e's (郭亮娥) brother-in-law. After confirmation by the family, the deaf and mute man was indeed Guo Jiwen (郭计文).
Five Siblings Finally Reunited
After confirming his identity, the Jingle County Public Security Bureau (静乐县公安局) contacted the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) police to obtain Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) specific location and the contact information of the local police station. At the same time, Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂) also received a call from the Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) police. He immediately sent the relevant information about the missing person to Guo's family, and Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂) decided to rush to the local area to verify it that day.
"At that time, Guo Jiwen (郭计文) immediately recognized the photos of his parents, pointing to the photos and gesturing to his beard, indicating that it was his father," Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂) recalled.
"When I saw the photo, I recognized it as my brother at a glance! The name he wrote is still so ugly, I taught him that word back then!" The second sister, Guo Bian'e (郭变娥), was still excited and burst into tears when talking about this matter. "Before our parents passed away, their greatest wish was for us to find our brother."
On April 14, Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) and her 3 siblings drove to Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) and met Guo Jiwen (郭计文), who had been separated for 34 years, in Yijianfang Village (一间房村). Through the villagers' narration and Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) gestures, everyone learned about their brother's story over the years.
"Ms. Chen Pei (陈佩) runs a restaurant and not only took him in for more than 10 years, but also wanted to register him and apply for 'Five Guarantees' (五保户) to make it easier for him to enter a nursing home in the future," Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) said with emotion, seeing that Chen Pei (陈佩) had prepared a separate room for her brother, as well as heating equipment, her heart was full of gratitude. On the same day, Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) and her siblings presented banners to Shi Enshan (史恩善), Chen Pei (陈佩), and volunteer Zhu Yutang (朱玉堂), who had taken in Guo Jiwen (郭计文), to express their gratitude.
"I sincerely thank this era of developed information! There are really too many touching things!" Guo Yin'e (郭银娥) said. Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) family also gave Wang Wujiu (王五九) a banner: "Kindness and Righteousness Warm the Disabled, Kindness Passed Down Through Generations and Prosperity." On the evening of April 17, Guo Jiwen (郭计文) and his family returned to their old home in Shanxi (山西).
On April 21, police officers from the Public Security Bureau of Jingle County (静乐县公安局), Xinzhou City (忻州市), Shanxi (山西) came to Guo Jilin's (郭计林) home to deliver Guo Jiwen's (郭计文) household registration book. Liu Wenjun (刘文军) told reporters: "With a household registration, the subsequent handling of disability certificates and 'Five Guarantees' (五保户) will be guaranteed. We will continue to care for him and let him truly feel the warmth of home and the warmth of society."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陆凡冰
April 25 this year is the 40th "National Children's Vaccination Day," with the theme of "Vaccination, Health with Vaccines, National Action." Xi Jingjing (席晶晶), spokesperson of the National Disease Control Bureau (国家疾控局) and Deputy Director of the General Department, said: "Vaccination is the most effective and economical means to prevent, control diseases, and protect public health." How to scientifically understand the role of vaccines? Can two vaccines be given simultaneously? What preparations are needed to bring children for vaccination? Relevant experts answered these questions at the theme press conference "Working Together to Build an Immune Barrier" held by the National Disease Prevention and Control Bureau (国家疾病预防控制局).
Yu Wenzhou (余文周), Chief Physician of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (中国疾病预防控制中心), introduced that vaccination is like giving the immune system a "real combat drill." By inoculating specially treated pathogen components that have lost or weakened their toxicity, the immune system can recognize the "enemy" in advance without causing disease. When the real "enemy" strikes, the immune system can respond quickly and defend accurately. Without vaccination, the immune system may have uncontrollable consequences in emergencies. The protection of vaccines for the human body, in addition to preventing infection, is more importantly to prevent severe illness and death.
Whether two or more vaccines can be given simultaneously needs to be comprehensively evaluated in combination with existing scientific research results, and uniform standard requirements should be formulated on this basis to ensure the effectiveness and safety of vaccination. Yu Wenzhou (余文周) said: "We encourage the simultaneous vaccination of multiple vaccines, which can reduce the number of times the vaccine recipient goes to the vaccination unit, and can also improve the management level and vaccination efficiency of the vaccination unit." According to relevant work specifications, when two or more injectable vaccines are given simultaneously, they should be given at different sites. If inactivated vaccines or oral live attenuated vaccines are given, there is no limit to the vaccination interval. If two or more injectable live attenuated vaccines are not given simultaneously, the interval should be no less than 28 days.
Yu Wenzhou (余文周) reminded: Before taking children for vaccination, parents need to understand the relevant knowledge of diseases, vaccines, and the vaccination process in advance. During vaccination, carefully read the informed consent form for vaccination, cooperate with the on-site vaccination staff to inquire, and truthfully provide the child's health status in order to assess whether vaccination is possible. After vaccination, stay on-site for 30 minutes of observation. Redness, swelling, or induration at the vaccination site, or low fever, are mostly general reactions. Pay attention to letting the child rest and drink more water, and no special treatment is needed; if the child has a high fever, persistent crying, or other uncomfortable symptoms, seek medical attention in time.
The current children's immunization program requires two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) combined vaccine. Do children who have been vaccinated with one dose of measles and rubella combined vaccine and one dose of MMR vaccine need to be revaccinated? Feng Zijian (冯子健), member of the National Immunization Program Expert Advisory Committee and professor at the School of Public Health and Emergency Management of Southern University of Science and Technology (南方科技大学), said that minors who have not completed vaccination according to the National Immunization Program are advised to be revaccinated as soon as possible. Among them, those of the appropriate age who have been vaccinated with one dose of measles-containing vaccine should be revaccinated with one dose of MMR vaccine; those of the appropriate age who have not been vaccinated with measles-containing vaccine need to be revaccinated with two doses of MMR vaccine, and the vaccination interval should be no less than 28 days. For those with unknown immunization history, it is also recommended to be revaccinated with two doses of MMR vaccine.
Return to TopLayout Design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王伟健
Headline Highlights
The "Opinions of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央办公厅) and the General Office of the State Council (国务院办公厅) on Doing a Better Job of Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction at a Higher Level and with Higher Quality" propose to effectively control high energy-consuming and high-emission projects, promote the clearance of backward and inefficient production capacity and process equipment in accordance with the law and in an orderly manner, and coordinate the resolution of structural contradictions in key industries.
In recent years, the Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (东沙化工园区) in Zhangjiagang (张家港), Jiangsu (江苏) has implemented shutdown and transformation, restored the ecological environment, and upgraded to a smart manufacturing industrial park. Rare birds frequently appear on the banks of the Yangtze River (长江), embarking on a path of green transformation.
At 5:30 in the morning, just as dawn breaks, Deng Yu (邓郁), a photography enthusiast from Zhangjiagang City (张家港市), Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu, has already been squatting in a farmland section of the Yangtze River (长江) in Zhangjiagang. He gently sets up his tripod and adjusts his telephoto lens. Suddenly, a soft chirping comes from afar – a Yellow-breasted Bunting, a national first-class protected bird, flaps its wings and flies by, its bright yellow breast feathers and white wing patches particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.
"In recent years, I have continuously observed Yellow-breasted Buntings active in this area," said Deng Yu (邓郁).
The return of rare birds is a vivid portrayal of the transformation of the local economic development model and the changes in people's lifestyles. Located on the south bank of the Yangtze River (长江), on this land once shrouded in industrial smoke and dust, an ecological reshaping lasting more than 10 years is being written – the Zhangjiagang Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (张家港东沙化工园区), from a former "polluted area" to today's development as the "Jiangnan Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park (江南智能制造产业园)," has embarked on a path of green transformation.
"What is dismantled is the factory building, what is changed is the extensive development model"
Dongfeng Village (东风村), a village near the Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (东沙化工园区), in the memory of many villagers, the former Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (东沙化工园区) was like this: the morning was shrouded in the noise of transport trucks, and a peculiar smell wafted in the air from time to time. "At that time, we didn't dare to open the windows in summer, and the heavy trucks coming and going caused constant dust on the roads at the entrance of the village," recalled Yang Yong (杨勇), a villager in Dongfeng Village (东风村).
The Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (东沙化工园区), built in 1993, is only 4 kilometers away from the bank of the Yangtze River (长江). There were once 37 chemical companies gathered here, with annual invoiced sales revenue reaching 2.8 billion yuan. However, with the development of the times, the problems of backward environmental protection facilities and prominent safety hazards in the park gradually became apparent, and shutting down and transforming became an inevitable choice to protect the ecology of the Yangtze River (长江) and improve people's livelihoods.
In 2013, the Zhangjiagang Municipal Party Committee (张家港市委) and the Municipal Government (市政府) were determined to start the shutdown and transformation of the park. Zou Jiang (邹江), the person in charge of the Nanfeng Town (南丰镇) Economic Service Center at the time, still remembers that "painful and firm" meeting.
"The whole system shutdown is all relocation or shutdown, which is quite difficult," Zou Jiang (邹江) recalled the scene at the time. A special team was established, and 37 companies were visited one by one, and the policy explanation team communicated "one-on-one" on their doorstep. The most difficult thing was the resettlement of more than 3,000 employees. Some people worried about "losing their jobs," and some worried that "their skills would not be used."
"We are not here to 'close factories,' but to help you 'transfer fields'," Zou Jiang (邹江) led staff from relevant departments to work on-site for three consecutive months. They organized 12 special job fairs, connected with more than 2,800 local enterprise positions, provided free skills training for technical workers, and assisted 3 backbone enterprises in relocating and upgrading their production lines in other places.
"What moved me the most was the story of a chemical company," Zou Jiang (邹江) recalled that the person in charge of the company originally firmly opposed it, "My factory is running well, why should I close it?" But after taking him to the river to see the sewage outlets and to the villagers' homes to see the living environment, he was silent. Finally, he said: "I am also the father of two children, I can figure this out."
In December 2017, with the dismantling of the equipment of the last company, the Dongsha Chemical Industrial Park (东沙化工园区) was shut down as a whole, becoming the first chemical industrial park in Jiangsu Province (江苏省) to voluntarily shut down.
"What is dismantled is the factory building, what is changed is the extensive development model," said Zou Jiang (邹江).
"Every day I look at the clear river water, and my mood becomes more and more comfortable"
After the shutdown, the restoration began. This work is not accomplished overnight, but is a race against time and a process of reconciliation with nature.
Workers wielded shovels and removed 47,700 square meters of old buildings, completed 30,000 square meters of greening upgrades, renovated 11.2 kilometers of rivers and bank slopes, built 2,900 meters of ecological wooden pile revetments, dredged 2,168 meters of old river channels, built 1 culvert, and upgraded the Dongsha Sluice Gate (东沙节制闸) and Dongchang Drainage Pumping Station (东常排涝闸站).
A series of measures have gradually removed the "scars" from this land and restored its natural texture. Since 2019, the water quality of the main river entering the Yangtze River (长江) in the park has reached the Class III standard for surface water, and the former "polluted area" has been transformed into today's "ecological bank."
Today, standing on the bank of the Yangtze River (长江), you can no longer smell the pungent odor, but instead a faint fragrance of grass and trees.
River guard Li Xiuying (李秀英) used to be a worker in a chemical factory in the park, and now she has become an ecological patrol volunteer. Li Xiuying (李秀英) said with emotion: "Now, every day I look at the clear river water, and my mood becomes more and more comfortable."
The change in ecology has been witnessed by birds. According to statistics, more than 10 species of national first-class protected animals, including Spoon-billed Sandpipers, White Cranes, and Dalmatian Pelicans, have been recorded in this area. "I remember the second winter after the park was shut down, I saw a large group of egrets fishing in the shallows, and I was so excited at the time," said Li Xiuying (李秀英).
The change in ecology is also quietly reshaping people's lives. In the Nanfeng Town (南丰镇) resettlement community, Tao Hongying (陶洪英), a 63-year-old villager, is dancing in the fitness square with her neighbors. "In the past, we didn't dare to dry our clothes outside. Now the air is good, the water is clear, and my little grandson likes to come back to live on weekends," she said.
"Make people willing to stay, and companies willing to invest"
The chemical plants have been shut down, and the nearly 3,000 acres of land vacated cannot be left idle. How to efficiently use this land?
After consideration and planning, the Zhangjiagang Municipal Party Committee (张家港市委) and the Municipal Government (市政府) positioned this "new" land as the "Jiangnan Smart Manufacturing Industrial Park (江南智能制造产业园)," focusing on the three major tracks of new equipment, new materials, and new energy, and setting strict environmental protection, energy consumption, and per-mu benefit thresholds. Li Haiyan (李海燕), the person in charge of the Nanfeng Town (南丰镇) investment promotion line, said that they have established a "negative list," and high energy-consuming and high-polluting projects are rejected; they promote "chain investment promotion," focusing on leading enterprises to supplement and strengthen the chain.
Nanfeng Town's (南丰镇) local chain owner enterprise, Zhangjiagang Haiguo New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. (张家港海锅新能源装备股份有限公司), took the lead in deploying, and its wholly-owned subsidiary invested 1 billion yuan to build an equipment manufacturing project in the park, mainly producing complete sets of offshore and onshore oil and gas equipment, and the first phase has been put into production.
The establishment and settlement of chain owner enterprises has attracted upstream and downstream enterprises to "ask the way."
The person in charge of a Suzhou (苏州) enterprise came to conduct on-site research and was very amazed: "This used to be a chemical industrial park? Now it is an ecological science and technology park!" Today, the construction of the new factory area of this enterprise is nearing completion, and the intelligent production line is in place. It is expected that all of it will be put into production in mid-June this year, and the deep-sea connectors produced can be directly supplied to Haiguo Co., Ltd. (海锅股份公司), reducing transportation costs by 40%.
In the intelligent workshop of another leading enterprise, Jianhua Building Materials (建华建材), robotic arms accurately grab molds, and automated production lines operate efficiently. "On this production line, the residual slurry recycling system achieves zero emissions, and all solid waste is recycled," said Yang Liang (杨亮), the person in charge of the enterprise, "We chose to locate in this smart manufacturing industrial park not only because of convenient logistics, but also because the environmental protection concept here is in line with us."
As of now, the park has accumulated 4 projects with more than 1 billion yuan and 15 projects with more than 100 million yuan. At present, on the basis of fully reserving development space, the annual output value of the enterprises that have settled in the park has reached 3 billion yuan, which has exceeded the scale of 10 years ago. Li Haiyan (李海燕) introduced that it is expected that after all the new projects are completed and put into production, it can achieve sales of 5 million yuan per mu and tax revenue of more than 450,000 yuan per mu.
Looking at the freighters passing by on the river and the birds circling in the air, Zou Jiang (邹江) said with emotion: "If we want to achieve high-quality development here, we must **让人愿意留，企业愿意投** (ràng rén yuànyì liú, qǐyè yuànyì tóu - "make people willing to stay, and companies willing to invest," creating an attractive environment for both residents and businesses)."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 26th (Reporter Jiang Xuehong (蒋雪鸿)) The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that from 20:00 on April 26th to 20:00 on April 27th, parts of central and western Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), northeastern Shanxi (山西), northern and western Hebei (河北), Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and central and western Liaoning (辽宁) will experience strong winds of level 6 to 8, with gusts of level 8 to 10, and a maximum of level 11 or above. At 18:00 on the 26th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) issued a yellow alert for strong winds.
April to May is the period when strong winds frequently occur in the North China (华北) region. The Beijing (北京市) Meteorological Observatory issued a yellow alert signal for strong winds at 16:30 on the 26th, predicting that on the 27th, Beijing (北京市) will have northerly winds of around level 4, with gusts of around level 8 in most areas, and gusts of level 8 to 9 in parts of Mentougou (门头沟), Changping (昌平), Yanqing (延庆), Huairou (怀柔), Miyun (密云), Haidian (海淀), Tongzhou (通州), and other places, and level 10 or above in local mountainous areas. Meteorological experts remind that there will be more strong winds and thunderstorms in the north, and outdoor activities should be away from billboards, simple structures, etc., and driving should be slowed down.
Meteorological monitoring shows that during the day on the 26th, most parts of the country had little precipitation, and heavy rain occurred in some areas of Sichuan (四川), Yunnan (云南), and Guizhou (贵州).
The Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) predicts that strong rainfall will occur in southern China. Specifically, from the night of the 26th to the 29th, parts of eastern Southwest China (西南), Jianghan (江汉), Jiangnan (江南), and South China (华南) will experience heavy to torrential rain from west to east, with local heavy torrential rain, accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms, strong winds, or hail and other severe convective weather. The main precipitation period is from the 27th to the 28th. It is expected that from 20:00 on the 26th to 20:00 on the 27th, parts of Huanghuai (黄淮), northwestern Jianghuai (江淮), eastern Southwest China (西南), and western South China (华南) will experience thunderstorms with strong winds of level 8 or above or hail, of which, parts of southwestern Guizhou (贵州) and northwestern Guangxi (广西) will experience thunderstorms with strong winds of level 10 or above, with a maximum wind force of level 11 or above; parts of southwestern Huanghuai (黄淮), eastern Southwest China (西南), western Jiangnan (江南), and western South China (华南) will experience short-term heavy precipitation with hourly rainfall greater than 20 mm, of which, parts of southwestern and northeastern Guangxi (广西) will experience hourly rainfall greater than 50 mm, with a maximum of 60 mm or above. At 18:00 on the 26th, the Central Meteorological Observatory (中央气象台) issued a blue alert for severe convective weather.
Meteorological experts remind that the public should pay attention to the meteorological warning information in the near future and be alert to the hazards of severe convective weather such as wind, hail, and short-term heavy precipitation.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 26th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防汛抗旱总指挥部) recently announced the list of national flood control and drought relief responsible persons for 2026, including those responsible for major rivers, large and key medium-sized flood control reservoirs, national flood storage and detention areas, key flood control cities, the eastern and central routes of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (南水北调), and typhoon prevention responsible persons in coastal areas, to be subject to public supervision.
A total of 2,810 flood control and drought relief responsible persons were announced this time. Among them, 22 provinces including Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Shanghai (上海), Jiangsu (江苏), Zhejiang (浙江), Anhui (安徽), Jiangxi (江西), Shandong (山东), Henan (河南), Hubei (湖北), Hunan (湖南), Guangdong (广东), Hainan (海南), Sichuan (四川), Guizhou (贵州), Yunnan (云南), Shaanxi (陕西), Gansu (甘肃), Ningxia (宁夏), and Xinjiang (新疆) are under the charge of the main government responsible comrades as provincial-level responsible persons. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (新疆生产建设兵团) is under the charge of the commander as the corps responsible person. In addition, 289 of the 333 prefecture-level administrative regions nationwide have their flood control and drought relief responsibilities undertaken by the main party and government responsible comrades.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters (国家防汛抗旱总指挥部) requires flood control and drought relief responsible persons at all levels to adhere to the principle of putting the people first and valuing life above all else, adhere to the overall planning of development and security, earnestly practice the disaster prevention, mitigation, and relief concept of "two insistences and three transformations," proceed from the most unfavorable situations, tighten the responsibility chain of "prevention, reduction, and rescue," enhance awareness of responsibility and responsibility-taking, earnestly fulfill work responsibilities, strengthen the implementation of measures, organize and do a good job in various flood control and drought relief tasks, and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property and the overall social stability.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Zhangye (张掖) dispatch on April 26 (Reporter Wang Jintao (王锦涛), Song Chaojun (宋朝军)) The Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山) Ecological Police Cooperation Conference was recently held in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County (肃南裕固族自治县), Zhangye City (张掖市), Gansu (甘肃) Province. Public security organs from 19 counties (cities, districts) in Gansu (甘肃) and Qinghai (青海) provinces adjacent to the Qilian Mountains (祁连山) participated in the conference. Members of the Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山) Ecological Police Cooperation signed the "Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山) Ecological Police Cooperation Framework Agreement" and awarded the rotating shield. This marks the official launch of the Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山) Ecological Police Cooperation mechanism.
In recent years, the public security organs of the Qilian Mountains (祁连山) adjacent counties (cities, districts) in Gansu (甘肃) and Qinghai (青海) provinces have innovatively constructed the "Qilian Ecology" (祁连生态) police "1+2+3" mechanism system, established a four-level "ecological police chief" responsibility system, and promoted special actions such as "Qilian" (祁连), "Kunlun" (昆仑), and "Peaceful Wilderness" (平安原野). They have formed "police aviation squadron," "mounted police team," and ecological volunteer police teams, forming a three-dimensional patrol system of "air + ground" and "traditional + technology." Focusing on prominent illegal and criminal activities such as illegal mining, illegal logging, and illegal hunting, they have established a cross-regional joint crackdown mechanism for criminal offenses, organized more than 100 joint law enforcement activities, and rescued more than 140 wild animals, reducing the incidence of ecological cases by 42%. The police of the two provinces have successfully coordinated the search, rescue, and transfer of personnel trapped in the Lenglongling (冷龙岭) hiking area of the Qilian Mountains (祁连山), the illegal hunting of musk deer in Sunan County (肃南县), and a series of other cases, building a solid ecological security barrier for the Qilian Mountains (祁连山) through collaborative governance.
The official launch of the cooperation mechanism marks a new stage in the cross-regional ecological protection of the Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山), moving from "decentralized guarding" to "collaborative governance." Members of the Huan Qilian Mountains (环祁连山) Ecological Police Cooperation will place ecological environmental protection in a prominent position, focus on key areas, establish a cross-regional linkage research and judgment and collaborative prevention and control mechanism, promote the deep integration of various resources, establish and improve a comprehensive communication mechanism for consultation and judgment, police linkage, and grassroots interaction, and accelerate the formation of a work pattern of integrated command and dispatch linkage, integrated intelligence information research and judgment, integrated risk prevention and control deployment, and integrated crackdown and rectification promotion. Comprehensively deepen the "1+6+N" ecological police cooperation practice path, guided by the framework agreement, focusing on six key areas, based on the joint prevention and control of adjacent police stations, extend the breadth and depth of cooperation, consolidate the responsibilities of all parties, accurately solve the blockages and difficulties of cross-regional cooperation, truly achieve the cooperative goals of ecological co-protection, security co-defense, public security co-prevention, achievement sharing, and win-win development, and jointly build a solid national western ecological security barrier for the Qilian Mountains (祁连山).
Return to TopOn April 25th, the 5th Cross-Strait Scientific Release and Life Protection Public Welfare Activity and the launching ceremony of the first batch of National Scientific Fish Release Experience Points (Minjiang Baisha Section) were held in Jinzhong Pavilion, Baisha Town (白沙镇), Minhou County (闽侯县), Fuzhou (福州市), Fujian (福建). The event released 1,500 tail of *Myxocyprinus asiaticus*, a national second-class key protected wild animal, and 25,000 local fish fry such as bighead carp and silver carp into the Minjiang River (闽江).
According to reports, the fish fry released this time all came from formal channels and passed strict quarantine. The fish fry are healthy, disease-free, and have no drug residues. They can quickly adapt to the watershed environment and reproduce naturally. The Minjiang Baisha Section Scientific Fish Release Experience Point is located in the pure freshwater area of the middle and lower reaches of the Minjiang River (闽江), about 80 kilometers away from the mouth of the Minjiang River (闽江), and belongs to the Minjiang River (闽江) system in the southeast coastal rivers basin. In 2025, this location was jointly evaluated by the National Fisheries Technology Extension Center and the China Society of Fisheries and was selected as the first batch of National Scientific Fish Release Experience Points, becoming a scientific release platform with national demonstration qualifications.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Wei Peiquan (魏培全) photographed and reported.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 26th (Reporter Li Xiaoqing (李晓晴)): This reporter learned from the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) that China's green mine construction has made positive progress. Currently, more than 5,500 green mines at or above the provincial level have been built, becoming a vivid practice in the construction of a Beautiful China.
The Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), together with six other departments, issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Construction of Green Mines" to comprehensively promote the construction of green mines. The national standard "General Rules for Green Mine Evaluation" and 9 industry standards were released to give play to the leading role of standards. A green development model has been basically constructed, implementing the principle of "simultaneous mining and restoration," strictly implementing mine ecological restoration plans, and carrying out ecological environment management and restoration in stages and regions.
Currently, the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部) is organizing a new batch of national-level green mine selection work, aiming to further expand the green mine team, improve the overall green development level of the industry, promote high-quality development of the mining industry, and help build a Beautiful China. The next step will be to consolidate the main responsibility of mining enterprises. Newly built mines must be constructed and operated in strict accordance with green mine standards, and producing mines should accelerate green upgrading and transformation. For mines that have not yet started creation, supervision and guidance will be strengthened to carry out green mine construction as soon as possible, fulfill the obligation of mine ecological restoration, and strengthen mine ecological restoration and management. At the same time, the standard system will be improved, departmental coordination and cooperation will be strengthened, and local areas will be guided to learn from each other and promote the application of good policies and practices, and explore support policies for green mining development suitable for local conditions.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Guiyang (贵阳) on April 26th (Reporter Chen Junyi (陈隽逸)) The Guizhou Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment (贵州省生态环境厅), the Guizhou Provincial Development and Reform Commission (贵州省发展和改革委员会), and other departments recently jointly issued the "Guizhou Province Beautiful Rivers and Lakes Protection and Construction Action Plan" (《贵州省美丽河湖保护与建设行动方案》), comprehensively promoting the protection and construction of beautiful rivers and lakes, and promoting high-quality development with high-level protection.
The plan sets phased goals: By 2027, the completion rate of beautiful rivers and lakes will reach about 40%; by 2030, the completion rate of beautiful rivers and lakes will reach about 65%; and by 2035, beautiful rivers and lakes will be basically completed.
The plan deploys key tasks in three aspects, focusing on water environment governance, basic ecological water use security, and water ecological protection and restoration. In terms of water environment governance, it will deepen the investigation and rectification of sewage outlets into rivers in the eight major water systems of Guizhou Province (贵州省), and improve the monitoring and supervision system by 2027; promote the treatment of industrial parks, urban and rural domestic sewage, and by the end of 2027, the centralized collection rate of urban domestic sewage will reach more than 68%, the treatment rate of rural domestic sewage will reach more than 63%, and rural black and odorous water bodies will be basically eliminated. In terms of basic ecological water use security, adhere to determining afforestation based on water availability, and strictly prohibit digging lakes and creating landscapes and artificial water landscapes regardless of ecological realities; promote the construction of Guizhou's "Great Water Network" (贵州“大水网”) to improve water security capabilities; deeply implement the national water conservation action, vigorously promote water conservation in key areas such as agriculture, industry, and cities and towns, strengthen the utilization of unconventional water sources, and promote the construction of reclaimed water utilization facilities. In terms of water ecological protection and restoration, strengthen the protection of river and lake bottom quality and surrounding environment, scientifically and rationally regulate the structure of biological communities, and enhance the diversity, stability, and sustainability of river and lake ecosystems; carry out eutrophication prevention and control of lakes and reservoirs, promote the realization of ecological product value, and continue to implement the ecological protection compensation mechanism; at the same time, improve flood control and drainage capacity, build waterfront leisure spaces, and meet the needs of the masses for water access.
Return to TopLayout Design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 董泽扬 陶相安
The sea breeze is refreshing, and the golden sands reflect the sun. In Sanya (三亚), Hainan (海南), the 6th Asian Beach Games (hereinafter referred to as "Asian Beach Games") are in full swing. Along the 22-kilometer coastline of Sanya Bay (三亚湾), competition venues are built along the water and laid out according to the terrain. Athletes compete on the same stage, also offering a rich and diverse visual feast for citizens and tourists.
Hosting a successful event enhances a city. Using a ticket to stimulate diverse consumption scenarios, building a "zero-waste city" through the Games, and popularizing beach sports, Sanya (三亚) takes the opportunity of hosting the Asian Beach Games to allow athletes and citizens to share the event and for the Games and the city to prosper together.
One ticket connects the stadium and the mall.
This Asian Beach Games has 14 major events, 15 sub-events, and 62 minor events, attracting delegations from all 45 member countries and regions of the Olympic Council of Asia. The Games launched tickets starting at 30 yuan and averaging 80 yuan, and also opened 5 events such as water polo, sailing, and open water swimming for citizens and tourists to watch for free.
In the stands of the beach kabaddi competition, Ms. Liu (刘女士), a tourist from Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏), said: "I watched beach handball the day before yesterday, and I plan to watch beach track and field tomorrow. The Asian Beach Games events are very interesting." In order to watch the games, Ms. Liu (刘女士) specially changed her travel route and plans to travel along the coastline from north to south to "see enough" of the games.
Audiences verify their Asian Beach Games ticket stubs in the "Cool Tour Hainan (酷游海南)" mini-program, and an electronic rights code is generated with one click, making preferential verification and payment settlement more convenient. The government issued a total of 30 million yuan in tourism consumption coupons, allowing more viewers to enjoy full-category discounts such as catering discounts, hotel discounts, and transportation discounts. "We are booking a hotel, and these discounts can be used just right, so we can play for a few more days," said Ms. Liu (刘女士). In Sanya (三亚), tourists holding Asian Beach Games ticket stubs can reserve priority access to popular scenic spots such as Wuzhizhou Island (蜈支洲岛), and can also enjoy preferential prices for marine projects such as yachting, wake surfing, and diving. When purchasing Asian Beach Games licensed merchandise, they can also enjoy preferential linkage. These measures have stimulated the consumption momentum of citizens and tourists.
Traveling from afar to participate in and watch the games is also a special kind of "inbound tourism." In duty-free and tax-refund shops, you can often see participants with Asian Beach Games credentials around their necks selecting goods. Recently, Hainan Province (海南省)'s exclusive preferential rights product package for inbound tourists has been launched. Inbound tourists, all overseas participating athletes of the Asian Beach Games, team officials, and related representatives can enjoy full-chain discounts on eating, living, traveling, shopping, and entertainment with valid documents.
"Creating an Asian Beach Games ticket stub economy allows tourists to have 'one ticket in hand and all discounts available'," said Li Haigang (李海钢), Deputy Director of the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports (海南省旅游和文化广电体育厅). This Asian Beach Games, through island-wide linkage, simultaneously launched boutique tourism routes, extending the traffic of the Games to multiple cities and counties in Hainan (海南) and transforming it into market sales.
A grain of sand reflects technological innovation.
How is the sand under the athletes' feet different from what we see on ordinary beaches?
Walking barefoot into the Asian Beach Games beach volleyball court, the sand under your feet is fine and soft, without impurities, and without the feeling of "one foot deep and one foot shallow." "The sand here is very clean and feels very comfortable to step on," said Jiang Kaiyue (蒋凯悦), a member of the Chinese beach volleyball team (中国沙滩排球队).
Asian Beach Games beach events have high requirements for sand layer quality. The sand used for the competition must be pure and free of sharp impurities, have excellent cushioning and drainage performance. Some projects require the sand layer to be at least 40 centimeters thick, and there are also requirements for the particle size distribution of the sand. In order to host the Asian Beach Games well, Sanya (三亚) has put a lot of effort into the sand used for the competition, not only repeatedly screening and testing the sand to ensure that the sand source meets the needs, but also using human-machine collaboration to clean up impurities in a timely manner to ensure that the sand used for the competition always meets the needs of the competition.
"Kacha, kacha..." On the beach, a group of shoreline waste deep cleaning robots are working. From pre-treatment, coarse screening, deep cleaning to fine screening and leveling, shell debris, stones, branches and sand particles are accurately separated, and footprints on the sand are quickly smoothed out.
"With the support of the Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration (三亚崖州湾科技城管理局), after multiple iterations, these robots can not only walk steadily, but also dig deep, screen cleanly," said Zhao Guocheng (赵国成), a teacher at the School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学船建学院) and the Hainan Research Institute (海南研究院). After the Asian Beach Games, the robots will provide routine maintenance services for some venues.
Not long ago, Sanya (三亚) was selected into the United Nations "Cities Going Zero Waste" list through the construction of "zero waste city" and the systematic integration of zero waste models and other measures. From technological forces assisting in beach cleaning and venue maintenance to the deep integration of the "zero waste" concept into the entire process of Games preparation and operation, each grain of sand reflects the color of innovation and environmental protection.
"The temporary stands in the Asian Beach Games venue complex also use environmentally friendly materials," said Liu Zhengqing (刘正庆), a facility specialist in the Haiyue Plaza (海月广场) competition venue complex. The temporary stands are mostly high-strength aluminum alloy assembled buildings, which are assembled using non-welding technology. They can be quickly disassembled and recycled after the Games, minimizing construction waste.
The construction of competition venue complexes prioritizes the renovation of existing facilities or the construction of temporary facilities, "renovating instead of building, renting instead of buying"; advocating "no-trace viewing" when watching the games, encouraging viewers to bring their own water cups and consciously dispose of garbage in categories; establishing a full life cycle carbon emission accounting system to scientifically evaluate emission reduction effects... The "zero waste event" held in the "zero waste city" makes environmental protection details and green concepts more deeply rooted in the hearts of citizens and tourists.
One game drives national fitness.
Pull up a net and draw the boundary barefoot. During this Asian Beach Games, in Dadonghai (大东海), Sanya (三亚), citizens and tourists often play beach volleyball friendly matches. Although local citizens and foreign tourists do not speak the same language, sports build a bridge for them. "I often come here to learn from my ball friends. The holding of the Asian Beach Games has made beach sports more popular," said Chen Aixia (陈爱霞), vice principal of Sanya Amateur Sports School (三亚市业余体育学校) and a beach volleyball coach. As an assistant beach volleyball referee at this Asian Beach Games, she hopes to "set an example for her students" with her actions.
The holding of this Asian Beach Games has allowed more people to learn about Asian Beach Games knowledge and beach sports. In the community, retired elderly people use paintbrushes to depict the mascot "Yaya" and sing Asian Beach Games songs; in schools, Asian Beach Games themed class meetings and fun sports games are in full swing.
The atmosphere of city-wide participation is also reflected in the volunteer service of this Asian Beach Games. "Being able to convey happiness as 'Yaya' and say hello to everyone, all the efforts are worth it," said Zhang Shuhai (张书豪), a student at Chunming College of Hainan University (海南大学淳明书院), who played the mascot "Yaya" riding a beach motorcycle at the opening ceremony. His clothes were soaked with sweat, and his lively performance impressed many people.
Promoting construction through the Games, improving quality through the Games, and revitalizing the city through the Games. Sanya (三亚) has implemented comprehensive environmental remediation and landscape improvement in the surrounding areas of the Games venues, along major transportation routes, and at important urban nodes, adding and renovating more than 150,000 square meters of green space, creating 30 characteristic urban landscape nodes, steadily promoting the renovation of 167 old communities, benefiting more than 13,000 households, and continuously improving basic supporting facilities, so that the dividends of Games preparation will benefit the general public for a long time.
"Long time no see, long time see again (久久不见久久见)." From professional athletes to ordinary citizens, from teenagers to the elderly, the Asian Beach Games is like a bond, connecting people together. Every high-five and every shout on the beach interprets the slogan of the Asian Beach Games, and Sanya's (三亚) urban development will also usher in a new chapter.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘硕阳 王 亮
Visiting the Athletes' Village for friendly exchanges with athletes; arriving at Tianya Haijiao (天涯海角) to experience the shocking atmosphere of the opening ceremony; entering Sanya No. 1 High School (三亚一中) to dance the bamboo dance with students; "dotting the eyes" for the participating dragon boats at the competition venue... Since the opening of the Sanya Asian Beach Games, Thomas Bach (托马斯·巴赫), Honorary Life President of the International Olympic Committee, who came to watch the games, has been constantly on the move.
Since arriving in Sanya (三亚) on April 21, the 72-year-old former head of the International Olympic Committee has felt the local customs of Hainan Sanya (海南三亚) and the myriad of changes in China's development amidst the blue sea and golden sands. "I have witnessed the integration of sports, education, and economic development," Bach (巴赫) said with emotion.
"I am deeply impressed by many aspects of the Sanya Asian Beach Games." On April 25, Bach (巴赫) visited the main media center of the Asian Beach Games and gave an interview. "The efficient organization of the event and the warm hospitality of the host have provided a good atmosphere and an excellent competitive platform for the athletes of each delegation. This Asian Beach Games has also well integrated sports and education. The promotion of this sports event to Sanya's (三亚) economic development has also greatly shocked me."
On the morning of April 22, Bach (巴赫) came to Sanya No. 1 High School (三亚一中). Stepping onto the court, Bach (巴赫) kicked off the 2026 Sanya (三亚) Primary and Secondary School Football League. Lin Jingxiang (林靖翔), a member of the Chinese national beach soccer team in this Asian Beach Games, graduated from Sanya No. 1 High School (三亚一中). "I deeply feel that sports can better promote the growth of students," Bach (巴赫) said.
In 2013, Bach (巴赫) was elected as the ninth President of the International Olympic Committee and will officially step down in 2025. During his tenure, international competitions such as the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (南京青奥会), the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (北京冬奥会) and the Winter Paralympics (冬残奥会) were held in China. In 2025, Bach (巴赫) came to China to participate in the opening ceremonies of the Harbin Asian Winter Games (哈尔滨亚冬会) and the 15th National Games (全运会). This Asian Beach Games is his first visit to Sanya (三亚). In the past few days, Bach (巴赫) took time out of his busy schedule to swim in the sea in Sanya (三亚) and tasted the local specialty, the yellow lantern pepper. "The people here are warm and hospitable, and Sanya (三亚) also has perfect beaches and suitable temperatures. Who can refuse to swim in such a wonderful resort?" Bach (巴赫) said happily.
Return to TopAs a project with distinctive Asian characteristics, beach kabaddi was staged wonderfully at the Haiyue Square competition venue cluster in Sanya Bay (三亚湾), Hainan (海南) during the Asian Beach Games. This sport is known as an upgraded version of "eagle catches chicks," requiring no equipment, full of speed, strength, rich tactics, and highly watchable.
Beach kabaddi originated in South Asia, combining childhood fun and competitive tension. In 2008, when the first Asian Beach Games were held in Bali (巴厘岛), Indonesia (印度尼西亚), beach kabaddi was listed as an official event. Since then, it has been established as one of the compulsory events of the Asian Beach Games. The rules of beach kabaddi are simple and easy to understand: the attacker must continuously shout "kabaddi," and interrupting it gives the opponent 1 point; if the attacker touches a defender and safely returns to his own half, he scores; if the attacker is caught, goes out of bounds, runs out of time, or the shout is interrupted, the defending side scores.
This Asian Beach Games features two events in beach kabaddi: men's 85 kg and under, and women's 75 kg and under. The competition needs to be carried out on flat sand at least 30 cm deep. Compared to the indoor seven-a-side game, beach kabaddi is a four-a-side game, and the venue is relatively smaller. The soft sand makes every step of offense and defense more laborious, and the audience can feel the unique charm of sports among the coconut trees.
(Reported by Wang Liang (王亮), People's Daily)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘硕阳
"Breaking 2!" The marathon ushers in a historic moment! On the afternoon of April 26, Beijing time, in the 2026 London Marathon, 31-year-old Kenyan athlete Sebastian Sabi successfully defended his title with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, breaking the men's marathon world record of 2 hours, 00 minutes, and 35 seconds set by his compatriot Kiptum in 2023. He also became the first marathon runner to break the 2-hour mark in a formal competition.
"I feel very good and very happy. Today is a day to remember for me," said Sabi. In this competition, the leading group took 1 hour, 00 minutes, and 29 seconds for the half程. After 35 kilometers, Sabi and Ethiopian athlete Kojeercha accelerated to break away from the other athletes and take the lead. In the final stage of the race, Sabi established a clear lead and ultimately won with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 30 seconds, improving the world record by as much as 65 seconds.
Since 2024, Sabi has won all 4 marathon races he has participated in. At the 2025 London Marathon, Sabi won the championship with a time of 2 hours, 02 minutes, and 27 seconds. "Breaking the world record has been my dream for a long time. Realizing my dream is of great significance to me and the sport of road running," Sabi said. "I am honored to be able to write a new chapter in the history of the marathon."
Kojeercha, who participated in the marathon for the first time, won the second place with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes, and 41 seconds, creating the second-best result in men's marathon history, and also the best result in human history for a "first marathon." In the women's marathon race that started earlier, Asefa (阿塞法) from Ethiopia won the championship with a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 41 seconds, breaking the pure women's marathon world record held by herself.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李 硕
On April 26th, Beijing time, in the highly anticipated second round of the 2026 Snooker World Championship main event, the "Chinese Derby," Zhao Xintong (赵心童) defeated Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) 13-9 to advance to the quarterfinals and continue his title defense journey. This direct dialogue between two leading figures of Chinese snooker on the World Championship stage has long transcended the outcome of the match.
In 2005, 18-year-old Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) won the China Open by defeating Hendry, not only opening the door to his professional career but also allowing the sport of snooker to take root and grow in China. That day happened to be Zhao Xintong's (赵心童) 8th birthday, and watching the live broadcast in front of the TV, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) planted the seeds of his dream in his heart.
Twenty years later, this seed has grown into a towering tree. In 2025, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) broke through from the qualifying rounds and became the first Asian player to win the World Championship. Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) immediately congratulated him on his personal social media. "Without Brother Hui (晖哥), there would be no generation of snooker players like us. My brilliance must have been illuminated by Brother Hui (晖哥), and this championship also has a part of Brother Hui (晖哥) in it," Zhao Xintong (赵心童) sincerely responded.
As a pioneer of Chinese snooker, Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) has 15 ranking tournament titles in his career, but has never touched the World Championship trophy. Zhao Xintong's (赵心童) World Championship victory precisely fulfilled the long-cherished wish of a generation of Chinese snooker players and instilled confidence in Chinese players. Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) was pleased with this: "Zhao Xintong's (赵心童) breakthrough is an important symbol of the development of Chinese snooker. A true era begins not when someone wins, but when more and more people can win."
After winning the World Championship last year, facing the sudden high attention and high expectations, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) was once at a loss, which made him understand Ding Junhui's (丁俊晖) difficulties over the years even more. "After winning the championship, I realized that more things and more pressure were waiting for you. It is too difficult for Brother Hui (晖哥) to win so many championships in this situation," Zhao Xintong (赵心童) said.
This season, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) has been constantly adjusting his state and slowly finding ways to resolve the pressure. In the second half of the season, he won 4 championships, constantly accumulating confidence, and came to this World Championship with a new look. This season, Chinese snooker has shown an unstoppable collective force. In addition to Zhao Xintong (赵心童) winning multiple championships, veteran Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) defended his title at the Wuhan Open, and Wu Yize (吴宜泽) also won the International Championship. At the World Grand Prix held in Hong Kong, Zhao Xintong (赵心童), Zhang Anda (张安达), Zhou Yuelong (周跃龙), and Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) swept the top four. At this World Championship, a total of 11 Chinese players reached the main event, once again creating history.
Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) and Zhao Xintong (赵心童) met in the second round of the main event of this World Championship, which attracted much attention. This match adopted a 25-frame 13-win format and was divided into 3 stages. The score was tight, but both players were very relaxed. Before the game, while waiting to play, they talked about the special cue case in Ding Junhui's (丁俊晖) hand. During the game, Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) even pretended to climb onto the table to hit the ball, amusing the audience. In the first stage, the two sides tied 4-4. In the second stage, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) took a 9-7 lead. In the third stage, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) maintained his advantage and finally won. In the quarterfinals, Zhao Xintong (赵心童) will face England's Shaun Murphy, who defeated Xiao Guodong (肖国栋) 13-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Zhao Xintong (赵心童) won the game, and this "Chinese Derby" also witnessed the leap of Chinese snooker from "one person" to "a group of people." As Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) said: "As long as I keep persevering, the dream will not end." And Zhao Xintong's (赵心童) progress has given all dreamers a stronger continuation of their persistence.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 宋豪新
"We won!" "Brother, you are really amazing!" Crisp whistles and hearty laughter reflect the vitality of Jinjiang Sports Park in Chengdu (成都), Sichuan (四川). The 2026 Chengdu "Little Brother" Games were held recently, with more than 800 food delivery riders and couriers competing and enjoying sports here.
The warm-up session was unique. Food delivery riders took the stage on their delivery electric bikes, and then quickly switched identities, transforming into athletes on the field. Accompanied by a brisk melody, everyone danced with takeaway boxes and courier boxes as props, showing the demeanor of workers in new employment forms.
The competition events are rich and diverse, including cycling, football, table tennis, badminton, track and field, e-sports, drone football and other projects. Cone cycling tests daily skills, football shooting is determined and focused, e-sports arena fingertips confront each other, tug-of-war arena is united in purpose... "We are usually very busy with work and have little opportunity to exercise. I feel particularly relieved to participate in this Games!" said Zhao Mingyang (赵明阳), a torchbearer of the Chengdu (成都) Universiade and a food delivery rider.
Following the first urban "Little Brother" Games in 2025, Chengdu (成都) has once again created an exclusive Games for new employment workers this year. Over the past year, Chengdu (成都) has carried out more than 100 various sports activities in takeaway, express delivery and other enterprises, with more than 40,000 people actively participating.
Warmth is not limited to the arena. A month before the opening of the Games, the "Care Month" event was launched. The Chengdu (成都) Sports Bureau coordinated the Municipal National Fitness Center and the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu (成都市第三人民医院) to organize physical fitness monitoring experts, professional nutritionists, and health managers to go deep into logistics parks and takeaway stations to carry out free physical fitness testing for "little brothers," customize personalized nutrition programs, and issue sports health prescriptions to protect their physical and mental health.
Using sports to gather people's hearts and care to warm people's lives. The "Little Brother" Games are not only a sports event, but also a vivid microcosm of the city's harmonious development. Warm-hearted events and people-benefiting measures let the "little brothers" who are running on the road be seen, respected, and cared for.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 范佳元
On April 24th, the 2025-2026 season CBA League regular season concluded, with the Shanghai Team (上海队), Zhejiang Guangsha Team (浙江广厦队), Shenzhen Team (深圳队), and Beijing Team (北京队) ranking in the top four, directly advancing to the playoff quarterfinals. Guangdong (广东), Zhejiang (浙江), Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东), Liaoning (辽宁), Shanxi (山西), Ningbo (宁波), and Guangzhou (广州) 8 teams will enter the playoff "12-into-8" additional competition.
This season, the Shanghai Team (上海队) emerged as a dark horse, with a bright performance, achieving a 23-game winning streak in the regular season, tying the team's history record, and regaining the regular season title after 24 years with an impressive record of 38 wins and 4 losses. The joining of strong foreign players such as Goodwin and Whiteside, and the rapid maturity of local young players such as Li Hongquan (李弘权) and Li Tianrong (李添荣), have greatly improved the overall strength of the team. The progress of the Shenzhen Team (深圳队) is equally remarkable. They missed the playoffs last season, but this season they jumped to third place with a record of 30 wins and 12 losses. The breakout of players such as He Xining (贺希宁) and Wang Haoran (王浩然), as well as key signings at the end of the season, have made them a strong contender for the championship.
At the same time, traditional powerhouses face fierce competition. The Guangsha Team (广厦队) and Beijing Team (北京队), the champion and runner-up of last season, ranked second and fourth in the regular season, respectively. The "eleven-time champion" Guangdong Team (广东队) and the "four-time champion" Liaoning Team (辽宁队) both failed to make the top four and entered the playoff additional competition zone. The Guangdong Team (广东队) suffered a three-game losing streak at the end of the season, with obvious fluctuations in their form; the Liaoning Team (辽宁队) lost its main players, and suffered a crushing defeat to the Shanghai Team (上海队) in the final stage. Both teams are in a period of adjustment and reconstruction.
This season's regular season witnessed the birth of multiple records. The Ningbo Team (宁波队) entered the playoffs for the first time in team history with a record of 21 wins and 21 losses, achieving a historic breakthrough. In stark contrast, the Sichuan Team (四川队) suffered an embarrassing 42-game losing streak in the regular season, creating the longest cross-season 47-game losing streak in CBA history.
Local players have performed well. He Xining (贺希宁) of the Shenzhen Team (深圳队) averaged 20.1 points per game, reaching a career high. He was also named the regular season's Most Valuable Player. Guo Haowen (郭昊文) of the Nanjing Team (南京队) won the title of local scoring champion with an average of 20.6 points per game. The perseverance of veterans is also worth celebrating. Zhou Peng (周鹏), Zhai Xiaochuan (翟晓川), Liu Xiaoyu (刘晓宇), Tao Hanlin (陶汉林) and other veterans continue to play key roles in their respective teams.
The league system is in line with international standards, and adjustments to game time and changes in foreign aid policies have placed higher demands on team tactics and local players. Overall, the level of competition in this season's regular season has improved significantly. With the end of the regular season, the drums of the playoffs have already sounded. Can new favorites such as the Shanghai Team (上海队) and Shenzhen Team (深圳队) continue their strong momentum to the end? Can traditional powerhouses such as the Guangdong Team (广东队) and Liaoning Team (辽宁队) rebound quickly in the knockout stage? More excitement awaits.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 黄培昭
In the early morning market on the streets of Nairobi (内罗毕), the capital of Kenya (肯尼亚), fruit vendor Kipkorir (基普科里尔) neatly packages fruit for a customer after receiving a mobile payment notification on his phone. He said, "In the past, it took half an hour to count the cash after closing the stall, and I was afraid of receiving counterfeit money. Now the transaction records are clearly traceable, which saves a lot of trouble."
Recently, the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (全球移动通信系统协会) released the "2026 Mobile Money Industry Status Report," which shows that the number of registered mobile payment accounts worldwide will reach 2.3 billion in 2025, an increase of 13% year-on-year. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for about 2/3 of the total number of new mobile payment accounts. In recent years, the accelerated popularization of mobile payments in African countries has brought new vitality to local economic development. Chinese companies are strengthening cooperation with African countries in areas such as localized adaptation of smartphones and communication network construction, helping African countries bridge the digital divide and achieve economic transformation.
The Coverage of Mobile Payments Continues to Expand
When reporters interviewed in African countries, they found that mobile payments are increasingly penetrating the daily life and work of people in African countries. In Nairobi (内罗毕), foreign tourists can purchase a local SIM card at the airport telecommunications business hall, and complete a simple identity verification with their passport to activate the payment function, which takes no more than 15 minutes. In urban markets, convenience stores and other places, many merchants have posted signs supporting mobile payments. Consumers enter the 7-digit code provided by the merchant, and the transaction can be completed in a few seconds. Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (肯尼亚中央银行) shows that in rural areas of the country alone, the proportion of small farmers using mobile payments has increased from 15% in 2018 to 68% in 2024.
The rise of African local fintech companies has promoted the integration of the digital economy industry chain and the convenience of mobile payments. Nigeria's (尼日利亚) OPay (OPay) company has built a one-stop service ecosystem of "payment + transportation + takeaway." As of the end of 2025, the number of registered users is close to 60 million, and the peak daily transaction volume exceeds 15 million US dollars, driving 120,000 riders and 800,000 merchants to access the digital economy system. As of the beginning of this year, the M—Pesa (M—Pesa) platform in Kenya (肯尼亚) accounted for about 90% of the mobile payment market share in the country, with a user base of about 40 million, covering about 70% of the adult population in Kenya (肯尼亚). Its parent company, Safaricom (萨法利通信公司), had a market value of 11 billion US dollars in the first quarter of 2025, becoming a benchmark digital economy enterprise in East Africa. In 2024, the East African Community (东非共同体) launched a cross-border trade settlement system based on mobile payments. Trade between member states can be settled in real time through local currencies, reducing trade costs within the region by 18%. In 2024, the trade volume within the region increased by 12% year-on-year.
The World Bank's (世界银行) "2025 Global Financial Inclusion Index" report shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, mobile payment accounts have become the only formal financial service entry point for more than 70% of rural residents. Mobile payments are significantly expanding the coverage of financial services.
Reshaping the African Economic Statistical System
According to the African Development Bank (非洲开发银行), economic activities that have long accounted for about 40% of the total economic volume of African countries have not been included in formal statistics, covering street transactions, daily wage labor, and rural small farm transactions. These economic activities are not only difficult to be included in macroeconomic regulation and control, but also make it difficult for practitioners to accumulate credit and obtain financial support. Today, the popularization of mobile payments is solving this problem from a technical level. The once scattered cash transactions are transformed into traceable and statistically significant economic data through digital tools.
In Lagos (拉各斯), Nigeria (尼日利亚), tailor Adeola (阿德奥拉) receives a 30% deposit through mobile payment after receiving a custom order, which guarantees the rights and services of both parties; in the Karuguru (卡鲁古鲁) coffee producing area in western Uganda (乌干达), farmer Karuma (卡鲁玛) joined the coffee planting cooperative. Each time he sells coffee beans to the buyer, the payment will be directly transferred to the cooperative's mobile payment account, and he will receive a text message reminder after the payment arrives; in the street market in Cape Town (开普敦), South Africa (南非), handicraft vendor Marcus (马库斯) collects payments through the SnapScan (SnapScan) platform, and each transaction is automatically synchronized to the tax declaration system. The previously unrecorded small sales have now become verifiable economic data... "Mobile payment has reshaped the African economic statistical system." Onyekwena (奥涅克韦纳), executive director of the African Economic Research Center (非洲经济研究中心), said that after Nigeria (尼日利亚) adjusted its accounting methods in 2024, the accounting accuracy of gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 30%, and the data error of industries such as street retail decreased from 40% to 12%.
The popularization of mobile payments has also lowered the threshold for financial services, injecting development momentum into individual practitioners. Adeshina (阿德辛娜), a female vendor in Accra (阿克拉), Ghana (加纳), was unable to provide proof of business due to cash transactions, and her multiple applications for bank loans were unsuccessful. Now, she has obtained a loan of 5,000 Ghanaian cedis (加纳塞地) (1 RMB is approximately equal to 1.6 Ghanaian cedis) based on her mobile payment transaction records, doubling the size of her food stall. Ochieng (奥奇恩), an operator of a mobile payment agency point in Nairobi (内罗毕), said: "Five years ago, all transactions were in cash. Now, many small vendors can apply for small loans to open stores based on one year of transaction records. Digital payments have truly improved their lives." Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (肯尼亚中央银行) shows that female micro and small business owners who use mobile payments are 47% more likely to receive credit support than cash transaction groups. In addition, the local labor department has jointly developed a digital labor contract platform with technology companies. When construction workers receive wages through mobile payments, the system automatically records the employment relationship and salary standards, which currently covers more than 100,000 casual workers, making their labor rights legally protected for the first time.
The improvement of data transparency has also optimized the effectiveness of policy implementation. At the Digital Economy Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Finance of Kenya (肯尼亚财政部数字经济监测中心), staff can monitor the transaction activity and industry trends in various regions in real time through the large screen, providing support for policy formulation. Ndemo (恩德莫), an official from the Ministry of Finance of Kenya (肯尼亚财政部), introduced: "In the past, agricultural subsidies and poverty alleviation policies were prone to deviations due to reliance on sampling surveys. Now, relying on real transaction data, we can accurately judge the income changes of farmers in drought-stricken areas and adjust assistance measures in a timely manner." Rwanda (卢旺达) uses mobile payment data to draw a "poverty map" and accurately distributes social welfare based on transaction frequency and amount, directly benefiting 120,000 rural people in 2024.
China-Africa Cooperation Consolidates the Foundation of the Digital Economy
Although African countries have developed rapidly in the field of mobile payments, they still face challenges such as uneven popularization of digital technology, insufficient network stability, and limited user operational capabilities. To this end, many African countries have launched targeted solutions oriented towards people's livelihood needs.
The Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture (乌干达农业部) launched the "Digital Farmer" training program in 2023, organizing more than 500 technicians to go deep into rural areas to guide small farmers to use mobile payments and e-commerce platforms to connect with the market. As of the end of 2024, 4,200 small farmers have been trained, indirectly benefiting 16,000 people, and the average annual income of trained farmers has increased by 18%. Since 2022, the Central Bank of Ghana (加纳中央银行) has piloted the offline version of the central bank's digital currency eCedi in the northern region. In response to the low penetration rate of smartphones in rural areas, it has developed a text message payment function that does not require network connection. In 20 pilot villages such as Sefwi Asaf村 (塞夫维阿萨福村), 83% of participants believe that the system solves payment problems. The National Bank of Rwanda (卢旺达国家银行) launched the 2024-2029 Fintech Strategy in 2024, proposing the goal of building a financial service center in East Africa, and plans to increase the fintech penetration rate from the current 61% to 80% by 2029, and the rural mobile payment coverage rate from 45% to 75%.
Chinese companies provide support in combination with the actual needs of Africa, helping African countries improve their digital infrastructure. Transsion Holdings (传音控股) has developed a matching smartphone operating system for the unstable local network signal, with a built-in simplified mobile payment module. In 2025, the brand's mobile phone shipments in Africa were 40.5 million units, accounting for 48% of the African smartphone market, and it has provided nearly 500 million mobile payment-enabled terminal devices for African users. Huawei (华为) has implemented rural communication coverage projects in Nigeria (尼日利亚), Angola (安哥拉) and other countries, and has built more than 20,000 4G base stations, effectively solving the problems of difficult network access and slow payment in remote areas. Ant Group (蚂蚁集团), a subsidiary of Alibaba Group (阿里巴巴集团), has cooperated with the Ethiopian Customs (埃塞俄比亚海关) to develop a digital customs clearance payment system, which greatly shortens the customs clearance time of goods through digital process optimization.
Ndemo (恩德莫) said that Chinese partners not only provide technical equipment, but also share practical experience in digital inclusion. For example, how to use low-cost solutions to expand the rural coverage of mobile payments, and how to enable the elderly and low-income groups to quickly master operations. This "teaching a man to fish" cooperation model has helped African countries avoid many detours in developing mobile payments.
Return to TopBy: 王怡文 董如意
"Hello, Peace!"—This call, written in Chinese, English, Arabic, Persian, and German, came from the online class screen of Class 203 of the China School in Dubai (阿联酋迪拜中国学校) in the United Arab Emirates. At the start of the new semester, the children recited the original poem "Hello, Peace" with rhythmic cadence in class.
This poem was created in the autumn of 2025. To help the children understand the meaning of this poem, we looked back together at the history of the Lidice massacre that occurred in June 1942. It was to commemorate the children who died in the war and to defend the basic rights of children around the world that June 1st was established as International Children's Day. When watching historical materials and listening to related songs, the classroom was so quiet that only soft breathing could be heard. When reading again "war zone dolls buried in the ruins crying," the children's voices were filled with heavy sighs.
Since last September, we have read this poem in the classroom, on the stage, and in front of the camera, and now we continue to recite it in online classes. The children are looking forward to the smoke of gunpowder dissipating and returning to the classroom as soon as possible, and we also look forward to the time when peace arrives, and everyone can gather safely in the familiar campus.
In a Chinese class, a student shared a diary of returning to Xi'an (西安) in China from Dubai (迪拜). Passing through Oman (阿曼) and Thailand (泰国), and after more than ten hours of flight, when the plane landed at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (西安咸阳国际机场), excitement surged into my heart, and all the panic along the way dissipated. "Walking on the land of the motherland, there are no loud noises, no dangers, and it is lively everywhere." Simple words go straight to the heart—the most authentic appearance of peace is stability and normalcy.
"War is a mirror that allows people to better recognize the preciousness of peace." Dubai (迪拜) is not a war zone, but the shadow of regional conflicts has quietly spread to our side. Recently, parents from different countries have revealed their heartfelt unease in exchanges. A foreign parent who has lived here for 15 years lamented: "I realized for the first time that peace is not a 'default setting' that is taken for granted." When the smoke of gunpowder approaches, humanity's desire for peace and tranquility is always so connected.
Looking out the window, the Middle East is still not peaceful, and more and more children are suffering hardships that should not belong to them. The Minab Elementary School (米纳卜小学) in Iran (伊朗) was attacked, and the fresh lives of many young girls were ruthlessly taken away; the schooling of hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon (黎巴嫩) was forced to be interrupted due to endless bombings and displacement; and children in the Gaza Strip (加沙地带) suffer from long-term physical and mental trauma caused by war. These place names and experiences are not distant news symbols, but real realities under the same sky. They are heartbreaking and make people more sober: peace is never a natural gift, and it needs to be sown and carefully guarded by each generation.
The stone tablet in front of the UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) headquarters building is engraved with: "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed." The opposite of peace is never just guns and cannons, but also the fear, prejudice, and estrangement deep in people's hearts. Italian educator Maria Montessori (玛丽亚·蒙台梭利) once proposed the concept of "building a peaceful world through children's education," using education to convey the values of cherishing life, opposing violence, and safeguarding peace, which is the common responsibility of educators today.
As teachers at the first Chinese-system full-time school established overseas by the Chinese government, we are working hard to plant the seeds of peace in the hearts of children through Chinese educational experience. From classroom discussions on mutual learning among civilizations, to paintings depicting "a world without the smoke of gunpowder," to singing the melody of a shared future for mankind, the Chinese civilization's pursuit of "**和合共生**" (hé hé gòng shēng - "harmony and coexistence," harmonious coexistence) is being transformed into daily life, becoming the warm background for their understanding of the world.
Without the shadow of war in our hearts, we can have a peaceful blue sky above our heads. We may not be able to immediately extinguish the distant flames of war, nor can we immediately free all children from fear. But we firmly believe that every soul that grows up in peace will add a point of reconciliation to the future, and will eventually allow more children to grow up safely in places without the smoke of gunpowder.
(The author is a teacher at the China School in Dubai (阿联酋迪拜中国学校) in the United Arab Emirates)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Shanghai on April 26th (Reporter Cui Yin (崔寅)) The 2026 Academic Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of International Law was held in Shanghai from April 24th to 26th. With the theme of "Upholding the Rule of International Law and Improving Global Governance," this annual meeting focused on major issues such as foreign-related rule of law, global governance, international dispute resolution, and the rule of law in emerging fields. The conference was hosted by the Chinese Society of International Law (中国国际法学会) and the East China University of Political Science and Law (华东政法大学), attracting more than 1,500 participants from universities, government departments, and the legal profession across the country. It showcased the latest achievements in China's international law research in the new era, contributing wisdom and strength to strengthening the construction of foreign-related rule of law, improving the global governance system, and promoting the progress of the international rule of law.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials. The organizers held a special seminar on the 25th on "Firmly Safeguarding the Post-War International Order with a Correct View of International Law" and "Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Opening of the Tokyo Trials." Participating experts and scholars discussed the historical value of the Tokyo Trials, the legal basis of international law, and the construction of the post-war international order, revealing the profound impact of unilateralism, hegemonic politics, and selective application of rules on the international order.
Huang Jin (黄进), President of the Chinese Society of International Law (中国国际法学会), stated that some countries are currently using international law as a tool to promote "long-arm jurisdiction," selectively apply rules, and challenge fundamental principles such as the prohibition of the use of force. This not only deviates from the jurisprudential spirit established by the Tokyo Trials but also damages the authority and credibility of international law. We should draw lessons from the historical experience of the Tokyo Trials, firmly safeguard the post-war international order, adhere to the coordinated promotion of domestic and foreign-related rule of law, oppose the distortion and abuse of international law, advocate the maintenance of peace through law and the safeguarding of fairness and justice through the rule of law, and promote the international community to jointly respect and practice the true principles of international law.
Ma Xinmin (马新民), member of the United Nations International Law Commission (联合国国际法委员会), emphasized that the United Nations (联合国) remains the most legitimate core platform for international governance. We should adhere to the core principles of the *UN Charter* (《联合国宪章》) and a multilateralist stance, and oppose the selective application of international law and hegemonic logic. We should promote innovation in international law concepts, principles, and rules, and enhance the voice and participation of Global South countries.
This annual meeting also featured special seminars such as "Further Criticism of the Illegal Ruling of the South China Sea Arbitration Case," "International Climate Change Law and Global Climate Governance," and "The Development of Outer Space Law under the Accelerated Transformation of Global Governance," systematically responding to major theoretical and practical issues of international law in the new era.
During the annual meeting, the Chinese Society of International Law (中国国际法学会) publicly issued a statement condemning the illegal acts of the United States (美国) and Israel (以色列) in seriously violating the *UN Charter* (《联合国宪章》) and international law, calling on all countries to resolutely oppose the illegal use of force in international relations, maintain world peace and security, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind (人类命运共同体 (rén lèi mìng yùn gòng tóng tǐ - "community of common destiny for mankind," a concept emphasizing shared interests and collaborative future)).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 颜 欢
The latest statistics released by the Spanish National Tourist Office show that Spain received a total of 795,000 Chinese tourists in 2025, an increase of 22.5% compared to 2024. According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China (中国文化和旅游部), more than 210,000 Spanish citizens visited China in 2025, an increase of approximately 33.7% year-on-year, reaching a record high. Two-way tourism between China and Spain is showing a steady growth trend, and the scale of exchanges continues to expand.
Currently, Chinese tourists traveling to Spain have gradually moved away from the single sightseeing and check-in model, showing characteristics of autonomy and in-depth experience. Travel time is no longer limited to the traditional peak season, but has been extended to the off-season from November to February of the following year, with independent travelers accounting for 85%. In addition to visiting traditional attractions such as museums, Chinese tourists pay more attention to participating in local folk activities and experiencing urban daily life, further experiencing the cultural connotation of Spain. At the same time, Spanish tourists traveling to China have also shifted from cursory sightseeing to in-depth cultural exploration, with historical and cultural study tours, folk experience, and parent-child travel gradually increasing in proportion. Beijing (北京), Xi'an (西安), Suzhou (苏州), Chengdu (成都) and other cities with both historical heritage and regional characteristics have become popular destinations for Spanish tourists visiting China.
Almudena Maíllo, Head of Tourism Affairs of the Madrid (马德里) City Government, said that Spain has a mild winter climate, with plenty of sunshine in most areas, and has 50 World Heritage sites. During the traditional off-season in winter, the overall number of tourists decreases, which is convenient for Chinese tourists to have an in-depth experience of Spain. Since 2019, the Casa Batlló (巴特罗之家), a World Heritage Site located in Barcelona (巴塞罗那), has held a "China Red" lighting event during the Spring Festival for several consecutive years, which has become an important platform for cultural exchange between China and Europe. Joanna, head of the Asian Department of Casa Batlló (巴特罗之家), said that she hopes to use world heritage as a bridge to allow more Europeans to understand the contemporary expression of Chinese culture in festivals and art through culture, a globally universal language. Many Spanish attractions are also constantly strengthening Chinese services and cultural interpretation, and gradually improving supporting services such as Chinese guides, digital ticketing, and mobile payment, so that the visit process has changed from simple sightseeing and check-in to understanding the charm of the city and promoting civilization exchange.
At the same time, China is also continuously optimizing inbound tourism services for Spanish tourists. For example, simplifying visa application procedures, adding visa application centers in major cities such as Madrid (马德里), Barcelona (巴塞罗那), and Valencia (瓦伦西亚) in Spain, and launching convenient services such as online appointment and material pre-review to shorten the visa processing cycle; in key tourist cities and core scenic spots in China, adding Spanish guide services, multilingual consultation windows, and optimizing multilingual services in hotels, restaurants and other places to improve the convenience and comfort of Spanish tourists traveling to China, and promote the two-way in-depth development of cultural exchanges between the two countries.
Convenient transportation conditions provide important support for two-way tourism between China and Spain, and have further boosted the activity of the off-season tourism market. Spain is a popular international passenger transit hub, and many business people and travelers traveling between China and Latin America choose to transit or stay briefly in Spain. From the winter of 2025 to the spring of 2026, the density of direct flights between China and Spain reached the highest level in history, an increase of 98% compared with the same period in 2019, with routes covering 9 cities in China, including Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), and Guangzhou (广州). Mario Otero, head of Madrid Barajas International Airport (马德里巴拉哈斯国际机场), said that for Chinese passengers, Madrid (马德里) is not only a tourist destination, but also a convenient transit point to Latin America; for Spanish passengers, Madrid (马德里) is an important departure node for traveling to China. The airport's hub advantage provides convenience for intercontinental tourism between Spain and China, and also injects new impetus into the development of the tourism market in both countries.
Alberto Ruiz, Director General of Industrial Projects of the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism (西班牙工业与旅游部), said that tourism is one of the most dynamic fields in bilateral cooperation between Spain and China. The two-way flow of tourists between Spain and China not only promotes the development of tourism and related industries in both countries, but also promotes pragmatic cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and digital transformation between the two countries, and also promotes mutual understanding and emotional connection between the people of the two countries, laying a solid foundation for the development of bilateral relations between Spain and China.
(Reported from Madrid (马德里) on April 26 by this newspaper)
Return to TopA Shooting Occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
This newspaper's Washington D.C. (华盛顿) April 26th dispatch (Reporter Li Zhiwei (李志伟)) U.S. President Donald Trump (特朗普) said at a White House press conference on the evening of the 25th that at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner that evening, a gunman from California (加利福尼亚州) carrying multiple weapons forced his way through security and was subdued. He believes the suspect is a "lone wolf actor," but also said that further investigation is needed.
Trump (特朗普) said that the man carrying multiple weapons broke into a security checkpoint and was subsequently subdued by Secret Service personnel. Investigators are heading to the suspect's apartment. Trump (特朗普) also said that a law enforcement officer was shot, but was not in life-threatening condition because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, "I just spoke to this law enforcement officer, and he is currently in good condition."
Trump (特朗普) also posted a photo and a surveillance video on social media. The photo shows a man lying on the ground at the Washington Hilton Hotel (华盛顿希尔顿酒店), suspected of being subdued; in the video, a man with a gun quickly rushes through the hotel's security checkpoint, and security personnel draw their guns and give chase.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (联邦调查局), the Secret Service (特勤局), and the Metropolitan Police Department (首都警察局) are jointly investigating the incident. Earlier, U.S. media reported that the suspect is 31 years old and from Torrance, California (加利福尼亚州托兰斯市). Federal Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro (珍尼娜·皮罗) said that the suspect will appear in court on the 27th local time. The suspect will be charged with using a firearm in a violent crime, and assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon.
Iranian President: No Negotiations Under Threat
Xinhua News Agency Tehran (德黑兰) April 26th dispatch (Reporters Chen Xiao (陈霄) and Sha Dati (沙达提)) According to a statement from the Iranian Presidential Office on the 26th, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (佩泽希齐扬) said in a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (夏巴兹) that Iran does not accept negotiations under threat, and the U.S. should first lift its maritime blockade against Iran to create the necessary environment for resolving the issue.
Raisi (佩泽希齐扬) emphasized that with the U.S. continuing to impose a maritime blockade on Iran and increasing military pressure, Iran faces "extreme difficulty" in rebuilding trust with the U.S. There is a fundamental contradiction between the U.S. sending dialogue signals on the one hand and continuing to strengthen the blockade and hostile actions on the other, which deepens the distrust of the Iranian people and government towards the U.S.
Raisi (佩泽希齐扬) said that Iran will not enter into "imposed negotiations under pressure, threats, and blockades." He made a clear suggestion to the U.S.: it should first eliminate obstacles such as blockades to create the necessary environment for resolving the issue. He also emphasized that Iran only demands to safeguard its legitimate rights within the framework of international law and has not made any demands beyond this framework.
Raisi (佩泽希齐扬) requested Pakistan (巴基斯坦) and other Islamic countries to use their political influence to guide the U.S. towards a responsible dialogue framework. He expressed his gratitude for the intensive consultations made by Pakistan (巴基斯坦), Turkey (土耳其), Qatar (卡塔尔), and Saudi Arabia (沙特阿拉伯), and highly praised the continuous efforts of Pakistani Army Chief of Staff Munir (穆尼尔) in mediating.
Guterres Condemns Attacks in Multiple Locations in Mali (马里)
Xinhua News Agency United Nations (联合国) April 25th dispatch UN Secretary-General António Guterres' (古特雷斯) spokesperson, Dujarric (迪雅里克), issued a statement on the 25th saying that Guterres (古特雷斯) is deeply concerned about the attacks in multiple locations in Mali (马里) and strongly condemns these acts of violence.
The statement said that Guterres (古特雷斯) expressed his solidarity with the people of Mali (马里), emphasizing the need to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure. He called on the international community to coordinate and provide support to address the evolving threat of violent extremism and terrorism in the African Sahel region and to meet urgent humanitarian needs. He reiterated his call for strong security coordination and cooperation in the region.
The Malian (马里) military said on the 25th that unidentified armed terrorist organizations attacked the capital Bamako (巴马科) and other locations and military camps that morning. The Malian (马里) armed forces have killed hundreds of terrorists in response to attacks in multiple locations, and related mopping-up operations are still ongoing.
Return to TopOn the banks of the Yellow River, at the foot of Mount Song (嵩山). When the sunlight shines on the rammed-earth city walls of the Shang Dynasty, the steam from spicy soup and the roar of high-speed trains rise simultaneously—history and life merge here, and the ancient and modern intertwine here. This is Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南).
The antiquity of Zhengzhou lies in its profound heritage. About 8,000 years ago, the ancestors of Peiligang (裴李岗) sowed and harvested here; 5,000 years ago, the bonfires of the Yellow Emperor (黄帝) tribe illuminated the night; 3,600 years ago, the city walls of the Shang capital stood majestically, still standing today. Xinmi Lijia Gou (新密李家沟), Gongyi Shuanghuaishu (巩义双槐树), Dengfeng Wangchenggang (登封王城岗)... ruins and relics shine like stars, and there are endless stories to tell on the land of Zhengzhou. A total of 16 projects in Zhengzhou have been selected as one of the top ten archaeological new discoveries in China over the years, demonstrating a long cultural heritage.
The vitality of Zhengzhou lies in protection and inheritance. In the heritage park, the footsteps of citizens walking overlap with the footsteps of the Shang Dynasty ancestors; in the museum, naked-eye 3D allows bronze decorations to "walk" out of glass display cases; in the immersive theater, live performances allow tourists to travel through thousands of years to experience history. Zhengzhou's development plan proposes to promote the construction of a first-class cultural tourism city. Focusing on creating brands such as "Center of Heaven and Earth, Hometown of the Yellow Emperor, Kung Fu Zhengzhou," the integration of culture and tourism makes historical sites no longer silent, and enables the living inheritance of cultural treasures.
The novelty of Zhengzhou lies in its courage to stand at the forefront of the times. When the lens of micro-dramas is aimed at Zhengzhou, nearly 7,000 works were born here last year, making it a veritable city of micro-drama creation; oil refineries, Mojie (磨街), Fuminli (阜民里), and other urban renewal projects have been implemented intensively, and waste resources have become trendy landmarks; the National Supercomputing Center is rooted in Zhengzhou, the construction of digital cities is accelerating, and three-dimensional hubs reach all parts of the country. Under the ancient city walls, young people listen to concerts, visit markets, and drink coffee, feeling the historical culture and experiencing new pulses.
The Yellow River flows, and the cultural context is long. Walking in Zhengzhou, in the new charm of the ancient capital, understand why it is called the Central Plains.
(Reported by Zhang Wenhao (张文豪), this newspaper reporter)
Return to TopLayout Design
Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰) Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
Return to TopChina is an important strategic market for the L'Oréal Group.
L'Oréal is a globally renowned beauty group. L'Oréal China has more than 15,000 employees.
Currently, 64% of the products sold by L'Oréal in China are produced locally.
Thanks to the complete value chain established by L'Oréal in China, one L'Oréal China position can drive the addition of 20 positions in related fields. This enables L'Oréal to directly or indirectly create over 330,000 jobs in China, continuously contributing to China's employment market and economic development.
Return to TopBy: 程兆奇 姜沛辰
May 3 this year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. In 1946, this epoch-making trial, which brought together the judicial forces of 11 countries and lasted for two and a half years, officially began, conducting a collective trial of Japanese Class-A war criminals in World War II (also known as the "Tokyo Trial") and comprehensively settling the heinous crimes of Japanese militarism. In this trial of the century, all 25 defendants were found guilty, and seven war criminals, including Hideki Tojo (东条英机), were sentenced to death by hanging.
The Tokyo Trial was a systematic legal review by the Allied powers after World War II of Japan's acts of aggression. It was also a great victory for human civilization over barbarism and justice over evil, laying a solid foundation for safeguarding the fruits of victory in World War II and maintaining international fairness and justice. On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial, looking back at this just trial, clarifying its historical significance and legal value is not only a cherishing of historical memory, but also a powerful response to the current chaos.
Historical Trial—
Liquidating Crimes, Defending Human Civilization
After the end of World War II in 1945, liquidating the war crimes of Japanese militarism became a common demand of the international community. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, together with the Nuremberg Tribunal, pioneered the practice of holding war criminals accountable under international law. The Tokyo Trial was a comprehensive and systematic liquidation of Japan's modern acts of foreign aggression and expansion. Its exposure of war crimes was profound, and the evidence was solid, leaving a deep mark in the history of human justice.
The justice of this trial is first reflected in the exposure of irrefutable crimes. With 818 court sessions, 419 witnesses appearing in court, 4,336 pieces of evidence, and more than 48,000 pages of trial records, the trial fully exposed the monstrous crimes of Japanese militarism. From the September 18th Incident to the July 7th Incident, from the Nanjing Massacre to the Bataan Death March, the crimes committed by Japanese aggressors in Asian countries were established as indisputable historical facts through detailed evidence and testimony. "This is not an ordinary trial, but a battle to defend the survival of human civilization!" said Joseph Keenan, Chief Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
In the trial regarding the Nanjing Massacre, a large number of documents, eyewitness testimonies, and witness records from third-party international figures presented by the prosecutor irrefutably proved the Japanese army's atrocities in the massacre. Regarding drug trafficking, the court confirmed based on the prosecution's evidence and the testimony of Japanese witnesses that Japan, in order to poison the Chinese people and raise funds for aggression, established monopoly companies under its control to sell drugs, violating relevant international conventions. The trial records and judgments of the Tokyo Tribunal are still important historical materials for studying Japanese war atrocities, demonstrating the historical and contemporary value of the trial.
China's participation made the justice of the Tokyo Trial even more evident. As the biggest victim of Japan's war of aggression, China actively participated in and promoted the trial, sending a delegation headed by Judge Mei Ruao (梅汝璈) and Chief Prosecutor Xiang Zhexun (向哲濬) to Tokyo to uphold justice. Mei Ruao upheld justice, studied the case in depth, participated in writing the part of the judgment concerning Japan's aggression against China, and adhered to a just position on the sentencing of war criminals. Xiang Zhexun led his team to search for evidence at home and abroad, confronted the defense's sophistry in court, and accused them of crimes of aggression, becoming a mainstay in exposing the atrocities of the Japanese army. Thanks to their efforts, the voice of China was conveyed, and the aggressors were severely punished. The historical materials they left behind are a testament to the Chinese people's defense of historical truth and pursuit of peace and justice.
The historical significance of the Tokyo Trial also lies in the fact that it became an opportunity to promote reflection on war responsibility in Japanese society. During the war, Japan was hijacked by militarism and the imperial view of history. The legitimacy of Japan's foreign aggression and expansion and the sacredness of the Emperor were infinitely exaggerated, and the people were misled by propaganda that glorified the war of aggression. The trial made public the wartime secrets, the Japanese army's aggressive ambitions, and atrocities, allowing the public to learn the truth for the first time.
"The Tokyo Trial is a lash on our past sins." The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun pointed out during the trial that without facing the past, Japan would have no way to start. At that time, Japanese Diet members Nobuyuki Iwamoto and Shuji Kawasaki spoke out, demanding a wider investigation of war responsibility. Kinen Tsūkō, one of the defense lawyers in the Tokyo Trial, after learning about the Japanese army's crimes, published articles supporting war trials and refuting right-wing accusations against the Tokyo Trial. Waseda University and other universities quickly established relevant research associations, calling on the Japanese people to face the trial and reflect on the war. In the early post-war period, Japanese society once reached a consensus on reflecting on the history of aggression, laying the seeds for the pursuit of peace in the development of Japanese society.
Legal Innovation—
Conviction According to Law, Establishing Responsibility for Aggression
The revolutionary contribution of the Tokyo Trial also lies in laying the foundation for humanity to curb war and pursue responsibility for aggression through law. Together with the Nuremberg Trial, it was the first to pursue the criminal responsibility of those who launched wars of aggression with the crime of disrupting peace, transforming the "illegal war of aggression" in the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact into judicial practice. War criminals such as Hideki Tojo were convicted and sentenced, providing humanity with a legal weapon to curb aggression.
The Tokyo Trial was not a copy of the Nuremberg Trial, but achieved legal breakthroughs by combining it with Japan's acts of aggression. In the Nuremberg Trial, the legal definition of the "crime of disrupting peace," which was used to prosecute the defendants for launching wars of aggression, did not explicitly include "undeclared war," while the Tokyo Trial included "undeclared war," allowing the undeclared acts of aggression such as the September 18th Incident and the July 7th Incident to be tried. This breakthrough was inseparable from China's promotion. Western countries such as the United States originally only intended to prosecute Japan's aggression against China after the Pearl Harbor incident, but at China's insistence, 14 years of Japanese aggression against China were included in the prosecution, and relevant evidence was confirmed by the court.
Compared with the Nuremberg Trial, the Tokyo Trial's ruling on aggression was more thorough, and the discussion on aggression and self-defense was more comprehensive. The defense sophistically argued that the 14-year war of aggression launched by Japan was a "war of self-defense," and the prosecution and the court comprehensively refuted this argument in the judgment. Japanese scholar Masao Ichinose pointed out that the Tokyo Trial's discussion on the right of self-defense far exceeded that of the Nuremberg Trial. The court finally clarified the aggressive nature of Japan's war, which not only refuted the defense's distorted remarks but also affirmed the justice of the Chinese people's war of self-defense.
In response to the Japanese right-wing's unwarranted questioning of the legal legitimacy of the Tokyo Trial, history and international legal practice have already given a powerful response. The Japanese right-wing has long used the "principle of legality" as an excuse, claiming that the crime of disrupting peace applied in the Tokyo Trial was "retroactive legislation." Some Japanese Diet members even claimed in the Diet that the Tokyo Trial violated the "principle of legality," but international treaties such as the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact had already formed an international consensus on the illegality of wars of aggression. The establishment of the crime of disrupting peace in the Tokyo Trial was precisely a legal practice of this consensus. The Japanese right-wing's argument is a deliberate distortion of the development of international law. Today, the "crime of aggression" has been formally written into the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The legal contribution of the Tokyo Trial has become an important part of the international legal system.
The Tokyo Trial also enriched and developed the "commander responsibility" principle. It not only included the responsibility of military commanders in the scope of accountability, as did the Nuremberg Trial, but also explicitly pursued the non-action responsibility of civilian officials for atrocities. The core of this principle is to pursue the criminal responsibility of commanders who fail to fulfill their obligation to stop illegal acts committed by their subordinates when they know or should have known about them. The practice of the Tokyo and Nuremberg tribunals laid the foundation for this principle to become a formal principle of international law. Additional Protocol I to the 1977 Geneva Conventions also explicitly stipulates that a commander's inaction may lead to criminal responsibility. During the Nanjing Massacre, Japanese Foreign Minister Hirota Kōki (广田弘毅) knew about the Japanese army's atrocities but did not act, and was found by the court to have committed criminal negligence and was sentenced to death by hanging. This judgment became an important precedent for subsequent international trials.
The Tokyo Trial drew a legal boundary between war and peace with a series of legal innovations, becoming an important guideline for later generations to safeguard the international order. However, affected by the international pattern at the beginning of the Cold War, the trial still had historical limitations: the war responsibility of the Japanese Emperor was exempted, a large number of war criminals were not severely punished, and the roots of militarism were not completely eradicated. These remaining hidden dangers laid the groundwork for Japanese right-wing forces to distort history and slander the justice of the trial.
Real-World Warning—
Adhere to the Truth, Resist Attempts to Overturn the Verdict
The Tokyo Trial tried human conscience and judged historical justice. The historical conclusions and legal principles established by the Tokyo Trial should have become a common consensus on peace for mankind. However, to this day, Japanese right-wing forces have labeled the "Tokyo Trial view of history" with a negative label, attempting to deny and "overcome" it, and some politicians are constantly challenging the bottom line of historical justice and justice.
The Japanese right-wing's denial of the Tokyo Trial is essentially to erase the history of aggression and evade war responsibility. In the 1980s, Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曾根康弘) openly denied the "Tokyo Trial view of history" in his capacity as Prime Minister, advocating the exclusion of this "foreign view of history" to build "national identity." Shinzo Abe (安倍晋三) regarded the denial of the "Tokyo Trial view of history" as an important part of "breaking away from the post-war system," calling the trial a "victor's trial," and established a historical review committee, taking the Tokyo Trial as the main "verification" object, attempting to overturn the verdict of aggression.
Japanese right-wing forces are doing their utmost to deny the Tokyo Trial, instilling distorted historical views into Japanese society. In 1978, 14 Class-A war criminals were enshrined together in Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) in a blatant manner. The chief priest of Yasukuni Shrine declared that Japan's spirit could not be revived without denying the "Tokyo Trial view of history." The right-wing organization "Nippon Kaigi" (日本会議) promotes the idea that the "Tokyo Trial distorted Japanese history," publishes related books to distort the truth, and colludes with the "Parliamentary League of Nippon Kaigi," becoming an important promoter of denying the "Tokyo Trial view of history." Japanese politicians' continued visits to Yasukuni Shrine are not only a harm to the feelings of the people of Asian victim countries, but also a challenge to international justice and justice. Japan is also continuing to break through the pacifist constitution, revise the security law, and increase defense spending, seeking "national normalization" through strengthening its military and expanding its armaments. Its future direction needs to be highly vigilant.
It is gratifying that the forces of justice in Japanese society that face the Tokyo Trial squarely and admit the history of aggression have always existed. In the early post-war period, the Japanese media, political, and academic circles once formed a consensus on reflecting on the war. Even today, the mainstream Japanese legal community still recognizes the legal contribution of the Tokyo Trial, and many people with insight have always adhered to the historical truth, criticized the erroneous actions of right-wing forces, and called on Japanese society to face history and reflect on the war. Some media outlets have also always adhered to a correct view of history and remained vigilant about the actions of Japanese politicians to overturn the verdict of aggression. Although these voices are suppressed, they have always been an important force in safeguarding history and promoting Japanese society to face history squarely.
"I am not a revanchist, and I have no intention of writing the blood debt owed to us by Japanese militarism on the account of the Japanese people. But, I believe that forgetting the sufferings of the past may lead to future disasters," said Mei Ruao (梅汝璈).
Historical truth cannot be distorted, and peace and justice cannot be desecrated. The Tokyo Trial upheld justice through the rule of law, aiming to severely punish war crimes and prevent historical tragedies from recurring. The international community should inherit the spiritual core of this just trial, defend the historical conclusions and legal principles it has established, resolutely resist any acts that distort history and overturn the verdict of aggression, jointly safeguard the international order, and jointly maintain lasting peace in the region and the world.
(The authors are the Director of the Tokyo Trial Research Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a doctoral student at the KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, respectively.)
Return to TopBy: 刘文璋
On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial, I embarked on a journey to trace the memory of this history.
The former site of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Ichigaya-dai, Tokyo (東京), (now the Ichigaya Memorial Hall) should be an important place to remember history and demonstrate justice. However, upon entering the hall, one can only see the seats and flags of the 11 judges, with very few exhibits related to the trial. In stark contrast, Japanese military uniforms and swords gleaming with militaristic coldness occupy the core position, and the acquittal recommendation of Indian Judge Pal is deliberately enlarged. The guide talks about the so-called "modern Japanese military history," but glosses over the historical situation and significance of the Tokyo Trial.
What seems to be just a matter of exhibition selection actually reflects a serious deviation in historical understanding. In the narrative of the Japanese right wing, the war is packaged as "national honor" or "choice of the times," and acts of aggression are abstracted into painless "historical events" or "historical background." The establishment of historical sites was originally intended to better remember history, but now it has become a tool for the Japanese right wing to tamper with history and deceive the public.
Another historical site, Sugamo Prison, has completely disappeared. This prison, which once held Class A war criminals such as Hideki Tojo (东条英机) and witnessed the final execution of seven hanged prisoners, was completely replaced by a 60-story commercial skyscraper in the 1970s. It is as if that period of history bearing the verdict of justice can also be permanently buried by reinforced concrete. In an inconspicuous corner of a nearby park, a low stone tablet has the words "May there be lasting peace" written on the front, and the blurred text on the back indicates that this was the site of the Sugamo Prison (巣鴨监狱). Residents walking their dogs and children playing pass by in a hurry, but few people stop, and even fewer know that this land once witnessed the end of the invaders.
The traces of history have not disappeared, but the focus of the narrative has been deliberately distorted. In the eyes of the Japanese right-wing forces, the Tokyo Trial is a mark of failure and a symbol of shame. They not only do not want to admit that aggression is a crime, but they do not even want to accept defeat. Some Japanese also believe that the past is too heavy and too glaring, so they choose to cover up the pain of conscience with avoidance. They attempt to dilute the history of the trial, blur the guilt of war, weaken the war responsibilities that should be borne, and use fragmented and one-sided memories to dissolve the historical significance and legal value of the Tokyo Trial. This distortion of history is a betrayal of history, a blasphemy against the victims, and a trampling on the post-war international order.
History will not be obliterated by deliberate dilution, and justice will not be faded by intentional distortion. The verdict of the Tokyo Trial is already a historical conclusion, and its historical significance and legal value cannot be tampered with or denied. Facing history squarely is a prerequisite for moving towards the future. Only by facing history squarely can Japan truly gain the understanding and respect of its Asian neighbors and the international community.
Return to TopBy: 郁 泱
With a casual swipe, a massive amount of financial information floods the screen; with a light tap, popular science videos on financial knowledge and analyses of market hotspots abound... With the rapid development of the internet and short videos, financial knowledge sharing platforms, short video bloggers, and communities are constantly emerging. From macroeconomic interpretations to household asset allocation, from basic financial concepts to specific product analyses, the threshold for audiences to acquire financial knowledge has been lowered, providing channels and paths for strengthening investor education and enhancing public financial literacy. However, within the vast amount of information, there are both clear streams and a mix of mud and sand, with hidden reefs.
A securities investor followed a certain "rich second generation from the Beijing circle" on a short video platform and was attracted by his "investment income screenshots," transferring 150,000 yuan to him to enter a "stock recommendation insider group." However, this investor, who thought he had mastered the "wealth code," found that following the investment operations resulted in frequent losses. In fact, this was a carefully packaged scam. Relevant departments successively received more than 40 letters of complaint about the "rich second generation from the Beijing circle," with complainants paying a total of about 5 million yuan, and the total stock market losses of all investors were far higher than this figure. After investigation, this so-called "rich second generation from the Beijing circle" did not have any securities qualification and constituted illegal securities investment consulting, and was ultimately sentenced to two years and six months in prison and fined 15 million yuan.
Fake financial big Vs and online black mouths frequently appear, peddling "investment strategies" and "insider information," and inducing "fans" to follow the trading of "senior investors" and "private equity大佬 (dàlǎo - "big shots," influential figures)," who may not even have basic financial expertise and professional qualifications. "Front-running" is a common method of illegal profit-making - illegal actors first build positions, and then induce investors to buy at high prices to push up stock prices through stock recommendation articles, and then quickly sell to cash out profits. Others induce investors to download fake APP and transfer funds, using the payment of handling fees as a pretext to carry out fraud. Groups lacking the ability to discern and with insufficient investment experience are extremely vulnerable to economic losses.
The financial information dissemination ecosystem concerns the people's "money bags" and investor confidence, and is also related to financial stability and social stability. Relevant departments have thoroughly rectified untrue information involving the capital market online, standardized online live marketing behavior, and legally disposed of a number of accounts that fabricated rumors and illegally recommended stocks; increased the crackdown on black and gray industries in the financial field, and guided financial institutions to strengthen investor education and reveal risks by explaining cases... A series of "combined punches" are precise and powerful, effectively purifying the network environment and demonstrating the firm determination to maintain financial market order and the rights and interests of financial consumers. In the future, efforts should be continued to increase the crackdown and rectification efforts, and to set clear red lines and bottom lines for financial information dissemination.
It should also be noted that consolidating the main responsibility of the platform and strengthening the self-discipline of financial content creators are important aspects of creating a clear network space. As the gateway for information content dissemination, network platforms must strengthen technological empowerment, explore effective measures, earnestly fulfill their review obligations, and eradicate the soil for the breeding and spread of illegal content. Financial content creators must also cherish their reputation, revere the law, and convey rational investment concepts, popularize financial knowledge, and interpret market logic. Illegal incitement of emotions and inducement of transactions will be subject to legal sanctions.
To purify the market ecosystem, financial institutions have a lot to offer. Licensed institutions have professional investment research teams and compliance risk control systems, and can actively use official websites, clients, social media and other channels to cultivate a group of knowledgeable Internet celebrities, carry out normalized and diversified investor education and financial knowledge popularization, help financial consumers build trust and reliance on formal information channels, and squeeze the living space of false and inferior content.
Financial consumers themselves must also keep their eyes open, actively choose formal information acquisition channels, and invest and manage their finances rationally. To learn financial knowledge, you should choose information content published by formal financial institutions and mainstream media, and never easily believe in the stock recommendations of so-called "financial big Vs." It should be known that "pie will not fall from the sky," and the "shortcut" may be a trap ahead. To protect the "money bag," every financial consumer is their own "first person responsible."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曲哲涵
From a seed, a mu of land, to a granary of grain, the entire process of agricultural modernization calls for the deep integration of finance.
During the spring plowing season, the reporter walked into the "granary" of northern Anhui to perceive the practical effects of policy-based agricultural credit guarantees leveraging bank credit—fiscal guarantee funds enhance credit, and financing difficulties are readily solved; the capital chain runs through the entire process of breeding, planting, managing, harvesting, storing, and selling of the grain industry, adding confidence to grain growers and consolidating the foundation of a major grain-producing country.
Breeding good seeds and buying equipment boosts the enthusiasm for growing grain—
Policy credit enhancement boosts agricultural modernization
After the Awakening of Insects, the wheat seedlings are brightly green. In the experimental fields of Anhui Liufeng Seed Industry Technology Co., Ltd. (安徽柳丰种业科技有限责任公司) in Suixi County (濉溪县), Huaibei City (淮北市), technicians are leading farmers to check the condition of the seedlings—how many tillers and what is the heading rate, which determines this year's harvest.
The crops are growing well, and Liu Guohao (刘国浩), the head of the company, is smiling. He told reporters that Liufeng Seed Industry cooperates with many colleges and universities, and the improved varieties of wheat, Liudou, and Liu corn developed are sold throughout the country.
The wheat seed business is particularly impressive. Liufeng Seed Industry cooperates with large grain growers and family farms every year to breed improved wheat varieties, with an output of 30 million catties. The company provides these large growers with seeds, and then buys them back at a price higher than the market price during the harvest season, and sells them to all parts of the country after processing.
Suixi County (濉溪县) is a national-level large wheat seed production county. The annual output of improved wheat varieties in the county is about 265 million kilograms, which can meet the seed demand of more than 20 million mu of farmland in the Huanghuaihai region.
Like more than 20 other seed production enterprises in the county, Liufeng Seed Industry once encountered seasonal funding problems—it needs to prepare 40 million yuan to collect wheat seeds in autumn, which can only rely on loans. In addition, enterprises have to "carry on both ends": when selling seeds in spring, buyers who do not have enough money can owe it first; there are also cases of downstream merchants owing money when selling grain in autumn. They are all old customers, and the business has to turn around, so seed production enterprises often垫资 (diàn zī - "advance funds," to provide funds in advance).
Agricultural production and business entities lack collateral and are high-risk customers, making it difficult to obtain loans from banks, and the annualized interest rate is also around 5%. Zhu Yue (朱跃), vice president of the Suixi County Seed Industry Association (濉溪县种业协会), clearly remembers that in the past, the entire industry was "strangled" by funds because it could not get loans, and it could only borrow "bridge money" from society in an emergency.
Since 2020, Liufeng Seed Industry has received support from Anhui Agricultural Credit Financing Guarantee Co., Ltd. (安徽省农业信贷融资担保有限公司). As a leading enterprise, it has received a total of 17 million yuan in loans in the past 6 years. Now the loan has fiscal interest subsidies, and the guarantee fee is only 0.5%. The overall cost of funds is about 3%.
With a smooth capital chain, both upstream and downstream are comfortable. Wang Kuangli (王矿礼), who has 1,000 mu of land, is a long-term partner of Liufeng Seed Industry. With the support of agricultural guarantees, he guarantees a loan of 500,000 yuan from the local rural commercial bank every year, "and the family can concentrate on growing grain."
Anhui Agricultural Guarantee is a member of the national agricultural credit guarantee system. In 2016, in accordance with the deployment of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance invested in the establishment of the National Agricultural Guarantee Company and 33 provincial agricultural guarantee companies. When new agricultural business entities encounter difficulties in applying for loans from banks, the agricultural guarantee company provides guarantees. Once farmers default, the agricultural guarantee company will first compensate most of the loan principal and interest (usually sharing the risk with the bank at a ratio of 8:2 or other agreed ratio). It is precisely because of the "backstop" of agricultural guarantees that banks dare to lend.
In the past 10 years, agricultural guarantees have leveraged nearly 2 trillion yuan in bank loans with 70 billion yuan in capital, supporting 5.07 million new agricultural business entities (times). Among them, the cumulative guarantee amount for the grain industry has exceeded 540 billion yuan, effectively mobilizing farmers' enthusiasm for growing grain.
Speaking of agricultural guarantees, Zhao Yanyan (赵岩岩), chairman of Yingshang County Limin Planting Professional Cooperative (颍上县利民种植专业合作社), showed reporters his "family property."
In the cooperative's color steel factory building, tractors and drones are lined up, and there are 5 dryers in the yard, with tracks connected to two 20-meter-high grain silos. Zhao Yanyan (赵岩岩) is a veteran with a pioneering spirit. He has been engaged in cooperatives for 15 years and has been following the path of order agriculture, breeding improved wheat varieties for Yuan Longping Agricultural High-Tech Co., Ltd. (袁隆平农业高科技股份有限公司) and planting red tassel sorghum for wineries in Maotai Town (茅台镇), Zunyi (遵义), Guizhou (贵州).
The cooperative has 4,000 mu of land, and agricultural machinery services cover 5,000 mu of surrounding land, with a one-stop service for cultivation, management, and harvesting. Last year's wheat harvest relied on drying equipment to grab grain from the rainy days, drying 300 tons in one day and one night. Zhao Yanyan (赵岩岩) said that the Jianghuai wheat harvest is most afraid of encountering continuous rain, and in order to better meet the drying needs of surrounding towns, it is necessary to purchase some more equipment. Anhui Agricultural Guarantee has authorized 2 million yuan since 2018, mainly for paying rent and grain purchase; however, the shortage of several million yuan in working capital still needs loans with collateral to solve.
Liu Dewang (刘德旺), deputy general manager of Anhui Agricultural Guarantee, brought good news to Zhao Yanyan (赵岩岩): "We are deepening the cooperation between insurance and guarantee in accordance with the reform requirements of comprehensively promoting 'agricultural insurance +'. Through the 'agricultural guarantee + insurance policy' model, we can solve more of your loan needs."
"There are electronic fences that can avoid power towers." When the reporter's interview ended, Zhao Yanyan (赵岩岩) pointed to the drone in the wheat field and said that when the funding problem is no longer a problem, the appearance of agricultural modernization is becoming clearer and clearer, and he is becoming more and more motivated.
[Remarks]
Only by understanding agriculture can we do a good job in rural finance. During the interview, I heard such stories more than once: when large grain growers cannot repay bank loans, the agricultural guarantee company is not in a hurry to pursue debt liquidation, but instead helps to run "extension" and other credit continuation, and increase the amount of renewed loans. Why?
The answer lies in the unique logic of agricultural production.
It is said that agriculture depends on the weather, and it is a "high-risk" service object of finance. This is a temporary and one-sided view of the problem. "If the harvest is poor and he cannot repay the loan, you can solve it flexibly and help him to take a breath. If there is a bumper harvest next year, there is hope for repaying the loan; on the contrary, he will not be as likely to collapse as factories and shops when encountering difficulties." This remark by the agricultural guarantor pointed out the essence: looking at the long cycle, the land and the four seasons will not fail the cultivators, and agriculture is actually a financial fertile soil full of "certainty."
The continuous advancement of agricultural modernization is injecting greater confidence into rural finance—scale, mechanization, and technology are gradually reducing the uncontrollability of relying on the weather, and agricultural production is becoming more and more predictable and calculable. Of course, finance must also take responsibility, maintain its determination in the face of risks, and use more warm and professional services to watch over the harvest of each season with the cultivators.
One person "plants" the land of four families—
Funding helps stabilize grain and enrich farmers
Walking into the office of Fengtai County Yanfei Glutinous Rice Professional Cooperative (凤台县沿淝糯米专业合作社), I happened to meet Su Guoyou (苏国友) and Mi Wanming (米万明), villagers of Dianji Village (店集村), Yangcun Town (杨村镇), who came to chat with Chen Hongbin (陈宏斌), the old director of the cooperative.
"Will fertilizer prices rise?" "When to weed and apply jointing fertilizer?"...
Chen Hongbin (陈宏斌) is an old farmer. The Yanfei Glutinous Rice Professional Cooperative he founded is a pioneer in the local agricultural production "large-scale trusteeship" model. The cooperative currently manages 5,000 mu of cultivated land, and its specialized cultivation, management, and harvesting services cover 50,000 mu of surrounding towns.
Su Guoyou (苏国友) is 69 years old, and his family's 20 mu of land is managed by the cooperative, "The children earn money working outside, and the land is not abandoned, which is the best of both worlds."
Mi Wanming (米万明) is 63 years old and "plants" the land of four families alone. "Neighbors and brothers rent the land to me, and I hand it over to the cooperative for management. As a 'hands-off shopkeeper', I also have an income of 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a year."
The grain income is distributed among the village collective, the cooperative, and the farmers in a ratio of 1:2:7. The farmers get the bulk of the profits, and at the same time, the village collective economy is strengthened. In order to further protect the interests of farmers, in recent years, the cooperative has applied the order model on the basis of trusteeship, and uniformly purchases the glutinous rice varieties planted by farmers at a price higher than the market price.
The cooperative can continue to develop and grow, turning the originally possible abandoned land into the villagers' "high-yield field." Chen Hongbin (陈宏斌) sincerely thanks the help of agricultural guarantees.
When "scaling up" in 2017, 2 million yuan was needed to buy agricultural machinery and fertilizers. The cooperative could not raise enough funds, and could not get loans without collateral and guarantees. Later, he found Anhui Agricultural Guarantee, and Anhui Agricultural Guarantee contacted the Agricultural Bank of China, and the loan funds were quickly approved.
When "developing greatly" in 2019, 15 million yuan was needed to purchase equipment. The person in charge of the agricultural guarantee company authorized a total guarantee amount of 150 million yuan for the cooperative at the on-site meeting led by the city, covering about 150 new agricultural business entities in 15 villages participating in the cooperative, for the funding needs in all links of the industrial chain from buying seeds to purchasing.
"With such strong support from agricultural guarantees, bank presidents take the initiative to visit. We have no reason not to plant and manage the land well and not to lead the villagers to become rich," said Chen Hongbin (陈宏斌).
Ge Xiang (葛翔) is a new farmer. His father is an agricultural researcher who came out of Geqiao Village (葛桥村), Wenji Town (闻集镇), Yingquan District (颍泉区), Fuyang City (阜阳市). The Fuyang Dafengshou Agricultural Planting Professional Cooperative (阜阳大丰收农业种植专业合作社) managed by the father and son planted more than 5,000 mu of thin-shelled pecans, and intercropped oil peony, wheat, corn, and soybeans under the forest.
Unlike other places in the Jianghuai Plain where large-scale mechanical operations can be carried out, fruit trees need "spring bud carving, summer heart picking, autumn branch pulling, and winter pruning" to carry out horticultural management. In addition, under the compound intercropping model, different crops have different sensitivities to herbicides and can only be weeded manually.
"At present, we have cooperation with 9 administrative villages. Last year, we distributed 1.26 million yuan to the village collectives, driving 760 households to increase their income by an average of 4,000 yuan," said Ge Xiang (葛翔).
In 2021, the cooperative obtained a guarantee loan of 800,000 yuan through Anhui Agricultural Guarantee and a loan of 800,000 yuan from Postal Savings Bank to purchase drying equipment. In 2023, the equipment was installed, and the wheat harvest season in June coincided with continuous rain and strong winds, and the dryer came in handy. In October of the same year, it was also rainy, and many sorghum sprouted on the ears and corn in the bracts. The cooperative recovered 3,600 mu of corn and sorghum and dried them in a cycle, and also helped the village and surrounding areas dry 1,000 mu of corn. "Before, there was not enough money to buy a dryer, and the cooperative did not have assets that could be used as collateral. If it were not for the support of agricultural guarantees, things would have been delayed, and everyone's harvest that year would have been in vain," Ge Xiang (葛翔) said with emotion.
Liu Dewang (刘德旺) told reporters that in response to the problem of continuous rain, Anhui Agricultural Guarantee developed the "Agricultural Machinery Guarantee" guarantee service in 2023. Salesmen went to village committees and cooperatives to explain policies and help connect banks and agricultural machinery manufacturers. In 2025, the "Agricultural Machinery Guarantee" has provided a guarantee amount of 107 million yuan for 360 village collectives or large growers in Anhui Province, solving the problem of purchasing agricultural machinery such as dryers. As of now, through guarantee products including "Agricultural Machinery Guarantee", it has provided guarantee loans of 89.346 billion yuan for 233,500 entities.
[Remarks]
Zhang Wenyang (张文杨) is a salesman at the Fuyang Center of Anhui Agricultural Guarantee. This young girl, who looks a little thin, serves 800 large grain growers and family farms, and spends most of her time visiting customers. She will first find out which customers have loan needs, do due diligence, and then connect with the bank—this is a vivid embodiment of the three functions of agricultural guarantee: "risk sharing, credit enhancement, and empowerment."
How to understand customers' financing needs? Agricultural guarantors have their own methods: find the "whitelist" and be a "mud leg." Every time they go to a new place, they seize the "link" of the New Farmers Association and follow the vine to find the Seed Industry Association, the Animal Husbandry Association, the Agricultural Machinery Association, the Fisheries Association, the Strawberry Association... Listen to the heads of the associations talk about which large households are still worried about financing difficulties, what is the character of this family, and how is the development trend.
This is hard work, but it is also real work. Only by tanning the face and getting the feet dirty can we open up the "last mile" of financial support for agriculture. Agricultural guarantors do not sit and wait for customers to come to their door, but take the initiative to go to the fields and build the "whitelist" in the soil. They understand the rhythm of agriculture and the value of familiar society—they do not only rely on collateral, and do not only rely on data and information to draw conclusions, but look at character, products, and the market.
Only by being a "mud leg" can we be a good "money bag" for farmers. For rural financial work, this is both a method and a feeling.
"Everyone's hearts are closer"—
Reforms are strengthened, technology is empowered, and new spaces for financial support for agriculture are constantly being opened up
Throughout the interview, everyone mentioned one fact: 2016 was a watershed. After that year, the problems of difficult and expensive rural loans have been greatly improved.
"'We must adhere to both policy support and reform and innovation.' This point is particularly reflected in promoting the development of inclusive rural finance," Liu Dewang (刘德旺) recalled. In January 2016, the State Council issued the "Promoting Inclusive Financial Development Plan (2016-2020)", which for the first time established the implementation strategy of inclusive finance from the national level, and at the same time strengthened the agricultural credit capacity of financial institutions from the perspective of institutional support and assessment; the plan also proposed to strengthen credit enhancement and risk sharing, develop government-funded guarantee institutions, and build a risk-sharing pattern.
In 2016, the No. 1 Central Document deployed agricultural guarantee work for the first time, and after that, the No. 1 Central Document has deployed agricultural guarantee work for 9 consecutive years.
In May 2016, with the approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance, together with the former Ministry of Agriculture and the former China Banking Regulatory Commission, established the National Agricultural Credit Guarantee Alliance Co., Ltd. (国家农业信贷担保联盟有限责任公司) as the national-level entity of the national agricultural guarantee system, providing business guidance to provincial institutions, and taking the lead in carrying out "total-to-total" cooperation with banks and other financial institutions.
In the same year, various provinces successively established provincial agricultural guarantee companies. As of now, agricultural guarantee business covers more than 99% of counties and 100% of major agricultural counties.
In the past 10 years, the agricultural guarantee system has been continuously improved, and in conjunction with national fiscal interest subsidies, pro-agricultural loans, and other policies, it has fundamentally improved the financing environment for farmers, especially new agricultural business entities with moderate scale operations, and has powerfully driven farmers' income increase and prosperity. Lv Kaiyu (吕开宇), deputy director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院农业经济与发展研究所), introduced that a questionnaire survey of about 3,600 new agricultural business entities in 2025 showed that every 100 million yuan increase in agricultural guarantee loans can drive their net income to increase by 10 million yuan, supporting them to drive more than 730 small farmers to achieve an income of 10.2 million yuan.
Technological empowerment is another fulcrum for agricultural guarantees to continuously improve service quality and efficiency.
Liu Shuai (刘帅), a salesman at the Huaibei Center of Anhui Agricultural Guarantee, opened his computer, and the customer's credit, litigation, tax, land contracting contracts, insurance policies, agricultural machinery, and cultivated land subsidies were clear at a glance. Based on information networking, big data screening prompted: a fruit wholesaler has a risk warning. The system prompted, and Liu Shuai decided to visit the door that afternoon to ask about the situation.
Thanks to the intelligent terminal developed by Fuyang Postal Savings Bank, when "one-click renewal" is required, Ge Xiang (葛翔) said that loans can be completed at the base and on the speeding high-speed rail. "I and the leaders of the agricultural guarantee company and the bank meet on WeChat and online. If there are any problems, they will be solved in time, and everyone's hearts are closer."
[Remarks]
In Fuyang, Zheng Jiukun (郑久坤), the then deputy mayor in charge of agriculture, often made a phone call to Fan Wei (范伟), the head of the municipal center of agricultural guarantees. The two simply chatted a few words, and the work was effectively promoted: the freezing rain collapsed the greenhouses and needed to be reinforced, the loan amount had to be "upgraded", and the agricultural guarantees had to support it; spring plowing required the purchase of seeds and fertilizers, and large grain sellers needed funds after the summer harvest. At the on-site meeting, the agricultural guarantees had to implement credit authorization...
Policy-based agricultural guarantees are institutions funded by the government, leveraging credit to support agriculture, reflecting the coordinated efforts of fiscal and financial policies, and are also an important starting point for grassroots governance and the implementation of the national food security strategy.
The vast number of agricultural business entities have long faced difficulties such as high credit access thresholds and high financing costs. The agricultural guarantee system is using policy-based guarantees as the core means, and by building a service network covering the whole country, it provides credit support for new agricultural business entities that lack qualified collateral but have growth potential, effectively guiding the financial living water to continuously flow to the key areas and weak links of agricultural and rural development.
The vast number of agricultural business entities have long faced difficulties such as high credit access thresholds and persistently high financing costs. The agricultural guarantee system is using policy-based guarantees as its core means to provide credit support for new types of agricultural business entities that lack qualified collateral but have growth potential, by building a nationwide service network, effectively guiding the flow of financial resources to key areas and weak links in agricultural and rural development.
The agricultural guarantee system, by establishing a "government-bank-guarantee" risk-sharing and project co-management cooperation model, not only gives full play to the decisive role of the market in the allocation of financial resources, but also makes up for the shortcomings and deficiencies of purely market-based finance in serving "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" (三农). This model not only improves the efficiency and accuracy of the use of fiscal funds, but also enhances the willingness and ability of financial institutions to continuously serve agriculture, forming a virtuous cycle of "fiscal fund guidance, guarantee institution credit enhancement, financial institution assistance, and business entity benefit," accumulating valuable experience for building a multi-level, broad-coverage, and sustainable rural financial service system.
Return to TopBy: 刘经南
From the ancients using sundials to measure shadows and observing the Big Dipper at night to discern direction, to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System providing all-weather, high-precision spatiotemporal information services—scientific and technological development has brought about tremendous changes, but humanity's quest for "where am I, where do I want to go, and how do I get there" has never ceased. It always aims to better understand the world, utilize resources, and serve development.
The spatiotemporal information industry is not only the measure of the digital economy but also the infrastructure for serving and enabling emerging industries, and a strategic cornerstone of national security. Power grids, communication networks, financial systems, and transportation all rely on precise positioning and timing services. If these services all depend on foreign systems, it would be tantamount to handing over the country's "lifeline" to others. Therefore, the construction of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (北斗卫星导航系统) over the past 30 years is essentially a struggle for China to gain autonomy in spatiotemporal information. From the dual-satellite active positioning of BeiDou-1 (北斗一号) to the global networking of BeiDou-3 (北斗三号), the Chinese team has successively overcome a series of key technologies such as inter-satellite links, high-precision atomic clocks, and short message communication, enabling BeiDou to have multiple functions such as navigation, communication, remote sensing, and timing, forming its own characteristics and advantages.
Today, the BeiDou industry has achieved a leapfrog development from scratch and from existence to excellence. Upstream of the industrial chain, many domestic BeiDou chips have reached the international advanced level in terms of performance and power consumption, and the ability of independent control has been significantly enhanced. At the terminal level, in the first half of 2025, domestic smartphone shipments reached 130 million units, and more than 98% support BeiDou positioning, making the industrial foundation more solid.
The application ecosystem is booming. From the electronic fences of shared bicycles and the route planning of food delivery to the precise time synchronization of high-speed rail train control systems and the time synchronization of power systems, and then to marine fisheries, precision agriculture, disaster monitoring, and smart cities, BeiDou has been deeply integrated into all fields of the national economy and social life. BeiDou has transformed from a "constellation in the sky" into a "service around us," transforming the results of major projects into tangible new quality productive forces.
To achieve greater development and better empower thousands of industries, the key for BeiDou lies in focusing on the word "integration." First, it is necessary to strengthen the integration of core technologies, promote the integration and innovation of satellite navigation and low-orbit satellites, 5G/6G, inertial navigation, ground-based enhancement, indoor positioning, underwater positioning, and other technologies, and accelerate the construction of a comprehensive spatiotemporal system that is integrated, ubiquitous, fused, and intelligent. Second, we should focus on key areas such as transportation, energy and electricity, emergency management, and the low-altitude economy to create a number of replicable and easy-to-promote cases, and drive technological iteration and industrial growth with large-scale applications. At the same time, we must adhere to adapting to local conditions, differentiated layout, accelerate the construction of a unified and open spatiotemporal information service platform, promote cross-industry data sharing and scenario opening, and create a good industrial ecosystem.
The spatiotemporal information industry is a typical strategic, basic, and leading industry. More than 30 years ago, facing the question of "is it necessary for China to build its own satellite navigation system," the BeiDou people gave a firm answer. Today, BeiDou has become one of the four global satellite navigation systems recognized by the United Nations, with service coverage of more than 200 countries and regions around the world, fully proving that BeiDou's independent innovation path is correct. China's BeiDou is also the world's BeiDou. Under the premise of ensuring independent security, we will adhere to both independence and openness, actively promote BeiDou's international cooperation and application opening, better serve the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路") construction, and enhance the international competitiveness of China's spatiotemporal information industry in a higher level of opening up.
Looking to the future, continuously improving the development quality of the BeiDou system and the spatiotemporal information industry will surely allow BeiDou's "starlight" to illuminate more industrial tracks, more application scenarios, and more development space, injecting stronger scientific and technological impetus into the advancement of Chinese-style modernization.
(The author is Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院), Professor of Wuhan University (武汉大学), and Director of the National Engineering Research Center for Satellite Positioning System. Securities Times reporters Jia Zhuang (贾壮) and Han Zhongnan (韩忠楠) compiled the article.)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 韩 鑫
How strong is China's maritime rescue force? A glimpse can be seen from a maritime search and rescue operation:
On February 17 this year, a mud barge suddenly experienced mechanical failure in the waters off the coast of the Dan’gan Islands (担杆岛) in the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口). The hull flooded and tilted, and 14 crew members were in danger. Receiving the alarm, locating the vessel, and coordinating air and sea... a rescue operation to race against the wind and waves was quickly launched. In less than 2 hours, amidst high winds and waves, all the crew members in distress were rescued, and the professionalism and speed of the search and rescue forces were praised.
Maritime transport is the "main artery" of international trade. China relies on maritime transport for about 95% of its import and export freight volume, making it crucial to ensure shipping safety. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China organized and coordinated 8,178 maritime search and rescue operations, successfully rescuing over 49,000 people in distress, with a search and rescue success rate of 96%. Behind each life-or-death race against time lies China's commitment and strength.
How do rescue forces support the "vessel of life"? The reporter interviewed multiple departments, including maritime affairs, navigational security, and salvage, and traced the entire process of this maritime rescue to explore the technological "hard power" in China's rescue system.
Relying on the "smart brain" to quickly capture dangerous situations and accurately locate them.
"The ship is flooding, unable to unload mud, and the bilge is out of control..."
At 13:35 on February 7, the "Zhuanghang 9" (壮航9) vessel, which was dumping sludge about 8 nautical miles south of the Dan’gan Islands (担杆岛) in the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口), suddenly experienced a mechanical failure. The bilge could not be closed, causing the hull to flood and tilt, and 14 crew members were trapped.
That day, strong cold air was accompanied by gusts of wind, and white waves surged on the sea surface, threatening the ship with capsizing at any time.
A dangerous situation is an order. Twenty minutes later, the Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center (广东省海上搜救中心) received the alarm and immediately entered "wartime mode."
The Pearl River Estuary (珠江口) is a water transportation hub in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), with a daily ship traffic volume of over 5,000 vessels. With dense ships and complex sea conditions, how can a precise search and rescue be carried out?
The smart maritime supervision system "took action." By integrating multi-source perception data from the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTS) and the Automatic Identification System (AIS), the search and rescue center completed the coordinate lock and trajectory playback of the "Zhuanghang 9" (壮航9) vessel in just a few minutes. At the same time, law enforcement personnel simultaneously retrieved real-time weather, wave height, and current speed data from the incident sea area, providing crucial data for subsequent rescue decisions.
"For maritime search and rescue, information comes first. In such a busy water area as the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口), communication and perception capabilities directly determine the success or failure of the rescue," said Wu Qiang (吴强), director of the Zhuhai Maritime Bureau (珠海海事局) Command Center. In this rescue, the Vessel Traffic Management System played an important role by continuously broadcasting navigation warnings to surrounding ships through Very High Frequency (VHF), quickly delineating a restricted area, and guiding passing merchant ships to avoid it, thereby opening up an unobstructed "lifeline" for the rescue forces.
How to make the "search and rescue brain" more sensitive? In April this year, the "Dan’gan" (担杆) monitoring station of the Guangzhou Maritime Bureau (广州海事局) Vessel Traffic Management Center was officially put into operation. As an important project for the expansion and upgrade of the first fully domestically produced Vessel Traffic Management System in the country, the monitoring station focuses on covering complex waters such as the Dan’gan Channel (担杆水道) and Wai Lingding Island (外伶仃岛), with a total regulatory area of more than 2,300 square kilometers, effectively eliminating the regulatory blind spots in the southeastern gateway of the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口).
From "passive response" to "active early warning," China's maritime rescue is firmly grasping the golden window of emergency rescue with a "minute-level" response speed.
"Currently, maritime rescue is facing the development trend of deep-sea, intelligent, and internationalization," said Wu Qiang (吴强). Global climate change leads to frequent extreme weather events, and long-distance shipping and deep-sea operations are increasing, which puts higher demands on the speed, accuracy, and scope of search and rescue. In the future, the emergency search and rescue system will continue to be improved, and communication technology innovation will empower the efficiency of rescue, providing escort for passing ships and crew members.
Growing "wise eyes and ears" to make "finding a needle in a haystack" traceable.
The vast sea is characterized by high winds, waves, and poor visibility. Searching for a tilting mud barge that has lost power in the vast outer sea of the Pearl River Estuary (珠江口) is no easy task.
How to gather air and sea forces and guide rescue forces to the scene quickly?
On February 7, at 13:50, after the Guangzhou Communication Center (广州通信中心) locked the dangerous situation, the communicator immediately reported important information such as the ship number, precise coordinates, and sea conditions to the Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center (广东省海上搜救中心).
Upon receiving the dispatch order, two rescue helicopters from the South China Sea First Rescue Flight Team (南海第一救助飞行队) immediately set off towards the target at full speed. During this period, the communicator fully coordinated with the search and rescue center, calling continuously via radio.
Soon, two rescue helicopters arrived at the incident sea area one after another. At this time, the sea surface had strong gusts of wind, and the hull was shaking violently, posing a great challenge to the hoisting operation.
Relying on precise coordinates and real-time weather information, the crew quickly captured the "Zhuanghang 9" (壮航9) vessel, which was undulating in the surge. From locking the ship to implementing a high-difficulty hovering hoisting operation, the two helicopters successfully hoisted 10 crew members in distress to the cabin in just 20 minutes. The remaining 4 crew members stayed on board for emergency repairs and were all rescued under the subsequent ship rescue.
"For an efficient maritime search and rescue, navigational security services are equivalent to 'eyes' and 'ears,' making near-shore navigation clearer and more accurate," said the relevant person in charge of the South China Sea Navigation Security Center (南海航海保障中心).
Growing "far-sighted eyes." On electronic charts, virtual navigation marks are clear at a glance, like drawing "invisible road signs" on the sea, making navigation safer. In recent years, the South China Sea Navigation Security Center (南海航海保障中心) has developed and launched a new type of accompanying navigation warning (communication) announcement visualization digital service. By releasing navigation warning information in real time and superimposing it on electronic charts, it can identify navigation risks and provide immediate warnings along with ship navigation, providing intelligent navigation guidance for ships.
Installing "sensitive ears." At sea, the electromagnetic environment is complex, affecting the quality of maritime communications. With the help of the independently developed coastal radio neural network audio noise reduction algorithm software, it is like installing "noise-canceling headphones" on an old-fashioned radio, greatly improving the quality of search and rescue communications.
Technology shows its strength. The research and development and launch of the domestic Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) business control platform deeply integrates functions such as navigation warnings and weather fax, effectively improving the efficiency of alarm handling; through drone inspections, replacing traditional manual tower climbing and ship inspections, achieving precise inspections of communication base stations and navigation mark facilities, and improving the equipment integrity rate to over 99.5%...
In recent years, by building a "navigation mark + communication + surveying and mapping" three-in-one navigational security service system, navigation aid services cover key waters such as the Xisha Islands (三沙海域), the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (粤港澳大湾区), and the Qiongzhou Strait (琼州海峡), focusing on transforming from "basic security" to "precise empowerment." During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the South China Sea Navigation Security Center (南海航海保障中心) has cumulatively broadcast more than 1 million maritime safety information items of various types, with an accuracy rate of 100%, providing solid security for the safe navigation of ships passing through the South China Sea.
"Our goal is to make the communication signals in this sea area stronger, the electronic charts more accurate, and the navigation aid facilities more reliable. When an accident occurs, we want to make 'finding a needle in a haystack' traceable, so that rescue forces can reach those in distress faster," said the relevant person in charge of the South China Sea Navigation Security Center (南海航海保障中心). The next step will be to continue to improve and upgrade the entire chain of navigational security technical support in the direction of domestic production, intelligence, full domain coverage, and integration, to achieve no missed reception of distress alarms, accurate positioning without deviation, smooth communication without interruption, and efficient coordination without disconnection.
"Air-sea" equipment support, building a full-dimensional, three-dimensional rescue barrier.
Deep-sea, far-sea, and complex sea conditions require rescue equipment as an important barrier to support life.
The sea area where the "Zhuanghang 9" (壮航9) vessel was in distress is an important international shipping route, and the surge waves are as high as several meters when cold air passes through. Carrying out helicopter hovering hoisting operations under such conditions is a huge test of the pilot's skills and the equipment's wind resistance.
In this rescue mission, two rescue helicopters cooperated and complemented each other's advantages. Among them, the AW189 model, as the main equipment, has a super-long range of 950 kilometers, giving it a wide coverage capability, and its excellent wind resistance ensures the reliability of dispatch under complex weather conditions. In addition, the large-load hoisting capacity can transfer multiple people in distress and equipment at one time.
"Thanks to new equipment and new technologies, dangerous situations that were 'unreachable, unrescuable, and unrescuable quickly' in the past can now be handled efficiently," said Li Jia (李嘉), deputy captain of the South China Sea First Rescue Flight Team (交通运输部南海第一救助飞行队). Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," the number of rescue dispatches and successful rescues by the flight team has steadily increased, the emergency response time has been shortened by 30%, and complex weather, high sea conditions, and long-distance rescues account for more than 60%. China's maritime aviation rescue strength ranks among the world's leading countries and has become an important guarantee for global maritime rescue.
"Maritime search and rescue, on-site rescue is the core," said the relevant person in charge of the Nanhai Rescue Bureau (交通运输部南海救助局). In recent years, various maritime activities in China have extended from near-shore to deep-sea and far-sea areas, and from the sea surface to underwater, bringing new challenges to maritime search and rescue work. "Especially in deep-sea and far-sea waters with a water depth of more than 100 meters, traditional search modes such as personnel exploration are difficult to operate efficiently, greatly increasing the risk of search and rescue."
To meet the new challenges, a new set of "air-sea integrated" search and rescue equipment has emerged:
Looking at the water surface, on the basis of the "Nanhai Rescue 102" (南海救102) vessel, the upgraded "Nanhai Rescue 103" (南海救103) vessel has been put into use as the core equipment for deep-sea and far-sea rescue. The ship is equipped with a new generation of dynamic positioning system and full-sea-depth detection system, and has the ability to lift operations at a water depth of 3,000 meters and search and detection at a water depth of 6,000 meters, which significantly improves the handling capacity of sudden emergencies in the South China Sea.
Looking underwater, focusing on the technical needs of deep-sea and far-sea underwater search and rescue, the Nanhai Rescue Bureau (南海救助局) has introduced advanced equipment such as a 6,000-meter deep-tow system and unmanned underwater vehicles, and has formed a deep-sea operation team. It has now completed multiple actual combat training sessions, and the actual operating water depth has exceeded 4,000 meters, marking that the transportation and salvage force has officially entered the actual combat application stage in the search for underwater distressed targets in deep-sea and far-sea areas.
Looking at the air, the AW189 helicopter successfully completed the hoisting operation of small fishing boats at sea at night, extending the rescue radius to 200 nautical miles; the B-72CT crew of the flight team overcame high-difficulty operating techniques and completed the first 60-meter hovering personnel hoisting operation... Making every effort to overcome the technical difficulties of rescue flights and continuously consolidating and improving the level of night search and rescue, the Nanhai Rescue Bureau (南海救助局) has built a rescue barrier for rapid air response.
"As the scope and field of national development and utilization of the ocean gradually expand, maritime search and rescue will develop towards farther seas, greater intelligence, and greater three-dimensionality," said the relevant person in charge of the Rescue and Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部救助打捞局). In the future, the research and development of new types of ocean-going professional rescue ships and large-scale salvage equipment will be accelerated, and large-range, high-wind-resistant, and all-weather models will be further equipped to extend the rescue radius; technology iteration will be accelerated, and unmanned aerial vehicles and intelligent search and rescue systems will be widely used; in addition, the integration of strength systems will be strengthened, and air, sea, submarine, and shore will be deeply coordinated to build a higher-level modern rescue system and fully protect maritime life safety.
Return to TopBy: 张 鹏
Recently, China's largest scientific intelligence computing cluster was put into use at the National Supercomputing Internet core node in Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南). This "computing power behemoth," composed of 60,000 domestically produced accelerator cards, from the underlying chips, high-speed interconnected networks, infrastructure systems to the upper-level software platform, is entirely independently developed by domestic teams, marking a crucial step in China's independent innovation in computing power.
Taking the infrastructure system as an example, due to the requirements of high-performance computing, the power density of a single cabinet exceeds 800 kilowatts, bringing huge cooling and power supply challenges. We realized that we must break away from the original technical path and re-imagine a new system that integrates power supply and heat dissipation, taking into account both density and operational reliability.
Among them, China's independently developed phase-change immersion liquid cooling technology provides a new way to solve such heat dissipation problems. Simply put, phase-change immersion liquid cooling technology is to immerse machine equipment in fluorinated liquid for cooling. Because the boiling point of fluorinated liquid is around 50 degrees Celsius, and the operating temperature of data machine equipment is between 80 and 90 degrees Celsius, when the equipment operating temperature rises, the fluorinated liquid will boil and vaporize, and enter the condenser through the transmission pipeline. The cooled gas is converted back into fluorinated liquid, which can realize closed-loop recycling and continuously cool the machine equipment immersed in it.
Although the principle sounds simple, it is a globally leading new technology, and we have made arduous efforts in tackling key technical problems. For example, we have independently developed a low-boiling point, non-conductive, non-toxic and environmentally friendly domestic fluorinated liquid refrigerant, which not only eliminates the risk of short circuits and leakage, but also achieves zero leakage and zero noise through a fully enclosed circulation design, while avoiding dust and moisture erosion of hardware, greatly extending the service life of the server. It is worth mentioning that the cost of domestic fluorinated liquid refrigerant is less than 30% of the selling price of similar foreign products, laying a solid foundation for the large-scale popularization of the technology.
The enhanced boiling component that is in direct contact with the chip is the core heat dissipation component of the liquid cooling system. We produced and tested hundreds of conventional material samples within two years, but none of them could meet the ideal performance indicators. Therefore, the team decided to turn to a completely new material system - diamond-copper composite material. After nearly 200 days of continuous testing and iteration, the core performance indicators of the samples finally met all the standards. Facing the industry gap of "no mass production precedent" for this material, we overcame the entire process technology problems from manufacturing to application, and realized the large-scale and stable application of this material.
We have achieved an increase in power transmission capacity through innovative architecture design, and at the same time, by optimizing the power supply path, more power is directly used for the calculation itself. In addition, we also convert the recovered heat energy into a stable cascade heat source and directly transport it to surrounding schools, communities or commercial facilities. In terms of application, we have launched the first domestic one-stop development platform for scientific large models to open up the "last mile" from the computing center to the scientific research front line.
(The author is Senior Vice President of Sugon Data Infrastructure Innovation Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (曙光数据基础设施创新技术（北京）股份有限公司), interviewed and compiled by Gu Yekai (谷业凯), reporter of this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 乔 叶
On this spring noon, I was in Nancheng (南城). After having lunch with Xiaohua (小花) and basking in the sun for a while, I spontaneously decided to stroll through Huaxiang Park (花乡公园). Xiaohua is a true flower lover, her love for flowers and plants has grown from childhood to adulthood, and she says she will love them until she's old. Every time I chat with her, she's talking about flowers and plants eight or nine times out of ten.
The park was larger than expected. One glance told me that I wouldn't be able to see it all in an afternoon, not at all. Xiaohua said, let's just wander wherever we get to, it's not like we're clocking in to do a task. She's right. Since we can't see it all anyway, let's just wander around.
There were very few people in the park, which made the view even more open. Besides a limited number of tourists, the others were all staff maintaining the park: loosening the soil in a certain area, sweeping and transporting fallen leaves, stacking fish scale bags containing fertilizer... Xiaohua greeted them warmly, and they greeted Xiaohua familiarly when they saw her. A person driving by on a tricycle even stopped to ask: What are you looking at? Is there anything to see? There's nothing there yet.
Xiaohua and I just laughed. We understood their good intentions. In their simple common sense, "right now" there really is "nothing there." That "nothing" is flowers, leaves, and all the lush, colorful things. According to common sense, shouldn't you go to a park to see those things? But Xiaohua and I have a bit of a wild eye, and we see things a bit differently. In our eyes, this big park is so lively, it has everything, it's a vibrant sense of emptiness. That's right, it's empty, but it's also vibrant. Emptiness and vibrancy, these two are not contradictory at all. What's empty is the view, what's vibrant is everything on the land—
The birds in the sky and on the ground: magpies, sparrows, tits, swallows... Although the trees haven't grown leaves yet, precisely because of this, the branches are distinct, with a sharp, bony beauty. The bird nests are also particularly clear at this time. Looking up, if there's a fluffy ball, big or small, between the branches, that's the birds' home. You can imagine that in a few days, when the green leaves provide shade, the bird nests will be hidden among them, not letting us see them. So, at this moment, let's enjoy the view, looking at these seemingly ordinary but miraculous homes built entirely by the birds themselves.
Many flowers and plants have sprouted, the sprouts are particularly small, you have to get close to see them. Although small, they are very strong and tender. Crabapple, locust, elm, peach, apricot, willow...
Here, there, everywhere, there are peonies! This peony field here is more than 100 mu (亩) [unit of measurement, approx. 667 square meters]! Xiaohua pointed to a large area of land in front of her, waving her arms, looking proud. Peony field. The word "field" touched my heart. I suddenly thought of a conversation I overheard between children in the countryside one year. One child was talking about how the lotus field was, and the other child said that the place where lotus flowers are grown is called a pond, how can it be called a field? So they argued. A teacher listened for a while, then smiled and came forward and said, you don't need to decide who is right or wrong, you both have your reasons. The difference between a pond and a field is not whether there is water. Under the water, it is still land after all. If you are raising fish that swim around, then it can be called a pond. If you are raising graceful lotus flowers, then it can be called a field. Because lotus flowers are crops in the water, and the land for growing crops can be called a field.
Xiaohua said that this peony field is just a landscape for tourists to enjoy in their leisure time, but for the people of Huaxiang (花乡), it is their livelihood, so how appropriate it is to call it a peony field.
We stepped on the ridges of the peony field. The soil on the ridges was a bit loose. Although we walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, I felt very grounded. I knew clearly in my heart: this soil is so warm and thick, it would be okay even if I fell. The peony plants, without the support of fat leaves and large flowers, looked short and thin. We often stopped to look at the tender buds of the peonies. The color of the buds was sometimes purplish-red, sometimes brownish-red, sometimes bright red, mainly red in general. What was quite interesting was that the fruits from last year were also accompanying the tender buds. Xiaohua said that a more accurate term would be fruit shells, because there are very few seeds inside, only one or two vaguely. But I still want to call it fruit.
This was the first time I had seen peony fruit, so I squatted down to take a closer look. The buds were delicate and full, the fruits were vigorous and thin, like the old and the young accompanying each other, grandparents and grandchildren cuddling together. The peony fruit was as big as a fist, shaped like a small lotus flower, and the color was close to brownish-black or charcoal-black. I gently touched it, and the texture was like iron. The fruit of the graceful and luxurious peony flower was so hard. It seemed like its heart, a big heart.
A big heart and peony are so well-matched. As the king of flowers, the peony should have such a big heart.
There were still many places in the field that were empty, as if they were idle. Xiaohua said, they are not idle, there are peonies below. The soft herbaceous stems of the peony cannot survive the winter, only the roots remain underground. The peony is a woody stem, so its flower plant has to endure the winter above ground. The flowering periods of peonies and herbaceous peonies are back-to-back. When the peonies wither, the herbaceous peonies take over. At that time, this peony field will be transformed into a herbaceous peony field. This goes and that comes, which is exactly what Daiyu (黛玉) said in the eighth chapter of *Dream of the Red Chamber* (红楼梦): "If he comes today, I will come tomorrow, so that we come at intervals, wouldn't there be someone here every day? It wouldn't be too deserted, and it wouldn't be too lively." — I secretly laughed at myself for making random associations, but then I thought of the famous Zen poem: "If you compare flowers to human affairs, flowers and human affairs are the same," and I felt it wasn't so random.
Xiaohua said that after a while, on the eve of the peony's blooming, she would come here to volunteer. The thing to do is to thin out the flowers, similar to thinning seedlings. At that time, her hands will be full of pollen, and that pollen has a charming sweetness that she can hardly bear to wash off. As a reward, she will also get some peony flower branches that have been thinned out to take home and put in a vase. Just thinking about it, participating in such labor would be so wonderful.
We took many photos: among the slender tree trunks of the poplar forest, in a giant colorful bird's nest built with branches, under a silver sparkling lotus seedpod sculpture. We also chatted idly about many things: the reason why Huaxiang (花乡) is suitable for growing flowers is because the soil here comes from the shaping of the Yongding River (永定河) alluvial fan plain, the relationship between Da Hongmen (大红门) and Xiao Hongmen (小红门), and where the Flower God Temple (花神庙) in Beijing (北京) is located, and so on.
What I will remember most about this trip is the fruit of the peony. These fruits that have endured the harsh winter, these fruits that are bathed in the spring sunshine, these heart-like fruits, are not only engraved with the wind and snow of last year, but also contain the reserves for next year. They know that the current bleakness is only a superficial appearance, and that fullness and magnificence will be waiting in the near future. Therefore, the saying "seeing is believing" may be debatable. Seeing is certainly believing, but in places that are not visible to the eye, there is often a more profound reality.
Return to TopBy: 王 选
I often travel between Lanzhou (兰州) and Tianshui (天水) in Gansu (甘肃) Province, either taking the high-speed train to Tianshui City (天水市) or the old-fashioned green train to Wushan County (武山县), Tianshui, because the high-speed rail doesn't pass through Wushan (武山). I go to Wushan (武山) more often. I used to take hitch rides back and forth between the two places, but later I switched to the green train. Firstly, I feel it's safer, secondly, it's punctual, and thirdly, it's cheaper. Of course, besides the above three reasons, the most important thing is that I can read on the train.
Every time I go out, besides the small gifts I buy for my children, such as toys, food, and clothing, there is always a book in my bag. I remember one time I was in a hurry to catch the train and forgot to bring a book. All the way, I had nothing to do, and I felt empty and uneasy.
Once on the train, I find my seat, put down my bag, take out my book, and turn the pages one by one. The train travels at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour on the Loess Plateau (黄土高原), neither fast nor slow, neither hurried nor flustered. Sometimes it enters valleys, sometimes it crosses river beaches, sometimes it drills through tunnels, winding all the way. As I read the pages of the book, my thoughts rise and fall and travel through the dust of the years along with the people, events, thoughts, and emotions in the book. The light from the train window falls on the book, making the black words on white paper even more vivid. The sunlight jumps on the pages of the book, as if there is a rustling sound, like an old friend telling old stories and news through the veil of time.
In the past few years, on the green train, I have revisited the Four Great Classical Novels, read *A New Account of Tales of the World* and *The Burning Plain*, and recently read *The New Harvard History of Modern Chinese Literature*. In recent years, I have been busy with work and social engagements, and my reading time has been greatly squeezed. Fortunately, there is still this journey, allowing a restless person to fall like a grain of dust back to the earth, like a drop of water, to melt into and merge into the rivers. In the past, when I read, I would feel daunted when I saw some large books. Before I even opened them, I would feel timid. After reading a few pages, I would think, how long will it take to finish such a thick book? But now, my heart has suddenly calmed down. I am no longer afraid of books, no matter how thick they are, and I am not in a hurry to finish them. Instead, I read slowly, one page at a time, one book at a time, just like this green train, unhurriedly, always reaching its destination.
Of course, besides paper books, there are two other "books" on the train. One is the people in the carriage who, like me, are ordinary, plain, resilient, and honest people coming and going. Most of them go to other places to work, which can be seen from their luggage. Some are going to Lanzhou (兰州) to see a doctor or to Beijing (北京) to go to school. Looking at those faces weathered by wind and frost, I know that they are my fellow villagers, and they are also "books," filled with their own joys and sorrows, waiting for me to read. The other "book" is the mountains, rivers, and seasons outside the window. When I am tired of reading, I look up and see the mountains, ditches, fields, crops, villages, and groups of working people outside the window. The rails are like a vine, connecting the villages, scenery, and human feelings on this earth. I am the person who follows the vine to find the melon, and I have found countless hometowns and old friends. They live in the dawn and dusk, living into pages of books. I have also seen the changing of the seasons, repeating endlessly. The apricot blossoms and spring rain, the golden wheat in midsummer, the withered grass in autumn, and the snow-covered fields in winter all leave their marks in my eyes. Yes, the seasons are also a book, another language of the earth.
The places a person can go are always limited, but reading can allow a person to reach farther distances. How interesting it is to reach countless distant places in the heart through reading on a slow train. A person's cognition is a space, and the place outside the space is darkness, and reading is lighting a lamp for oneself. Every time we read a good book, we light a lamp for ourselves. When we read many books, it means that our lives are illuminated by countless lamps, and it will become more vast. Just like the lights that light up along the tracks at night, illuminating the departure and return of every pedestrian, and also illuminating those unknown and fresh distant places.
Return to TopBy: 林俊敏
My study, I'm ashamed to say, is something I've only had for the past two years. In previous years, I traveled north and south, with no fixed abode, and my books wandered with me. My hometown does have a study, but it rarely saw me, like a silent old friend. So for a long time, my study was virtual—in the computer, on the internet. Friends laughed at me as the "virtual study owner," and I nodded in agreement, as this wasn't a state unique to me.
The virtual study contained quite a lot. The electronic version of the "Si Ku Quan Shu" (四库全书) that I saved when I started graduate school in 2006, a 15-volume set of materials related to the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* (《山海经》), which I made into a reading version with dense annotations, and even commissioned a tech-savvy junior classmate to create a reading software for it. Most impressive was the collection of online novels I started gathering in 2005, which numbered as many as 150,000. There were also pictures and videos. Late at night, wandering through the folders was quite interesting. But after watching for a long time, my eyes felt strained, and my heart felt empty. Virtual is, after all, virtual. Fingers can't touch the pages, the nose can't smell the ink, which is a bit of a regret.
In middle age, I suddenly felt that I should have a real place to settle down. Two years ago, I came to work at Shantou University (汕头大学), and the school gave me a dormitory, not large, but the living room had light on two sides, with a large balcony on one side facing Chaoyang Mountain (朝阳山), a row of old trees opposite the balcony, and a window on the other side overlooking the stadium. I had an idea: why not turn the living room into a study? Anyway, I don't need to entertain guests... Once the idea came, I started working on it.
Transforming the study was a joy. One wall was cleared and my own twenty-odd published books were placed there. One by one, they stood side by side, looking familiar. Some friends said I should make a beautiful bookshelf, but I shook my head: it's good like this, like old friends gathering, casual.
In the corner of the other wall was a rotating bookshelf, sandalwood, 6 layers. Frequently read books and some old comics were placed here. Wang Zengqi's (汪曾祺) essays were next to *Dragon Ball* (《七龙珠》), Zhang Dai's (张岱) *Tao'an Dream Recollections* (《陶庵梦忆》) was next to Sima Ling's (司马翎) martial arts novels. Rotating it made a rustling sound, like flipping through time.
For old books that I don't use often, I designed a dozen or so wooden boxes, square and upright, made of paulownia wood, stacked in the corner. The wooden boxes were made by craftsmen from my hometown, unpainted, in their original wood color, with fine textures to the touch. Each box had a white paper label on the outside, with the category written in calligraphy: "Poetry," "Notes," "Miscellany"... as if assigning the books to dormitories.
What I'm most proud of is a long table given to me by my uncle. It's made of solid wood, very heavy, with a warm glow on the surface. I use it for reading and calligraphy practice. On the table are an old inkstone, two brushes, and a stack of maobian paper. In the morning, the sunlight shines in diagonally, falling on the paper, and the paper turns golden. At this time, grinding ink and writing, the scent of ink mixed with the scent of wood, even though the characters are ugly, my heart is calm.
With the study, life has changed.
In the morning, I open the window. The neighboring kindergarten is bustling. The children are chirping like birds just out of their cages. A little boy cries every day at this time, cries twice and then laughs again. I listen and laugh along. The human cubs, full of vigor, remind me of the grass sprouts emerging in spring.
At dusk, the sports field across from the window becomes lively. College students are playing ball, running, shouting, the sound of basketball hitting the ground "thump, thump, thump," solid and powerful. Occasionally, a beautiful three-pointer goes in, and a burst of cheers erupts. This sound passes through the twilight, through my window, and falls on the pages of the book, and the words and sentences seem to come alive.
Before, in the virtual study, I faced a cold screen, and every word was the death of silicon-based current. Now, in this real environment, I am neighbors with the most vibrant life. The crying and laughing of children, the shouts of young people, every moment there is the life of carbon-based beings.
Sometimes, while writing, I stop and listen for a while. Suddenly, I feel that this study is not only for storing books, but also for storing life. The old books in the wooden boxes record the joys and sorrows of the ancients; the sounds outside the window tell the stories of people today. Sitting at this table, I feel like a ferryman, going back and forth between the two shores of time.
When I'm tired of reading at night, I get up and walk around. I touch the books on this wall, turn that bookshelf, open the wooden box and smell the old paper. Sometimes I take out a printed copy of an online novel—which I "invited" from the virtual study, a thick stack, heavy in my hand. Suddenly, I think that words must eventually land. On paper, on shelves, in a tangible place, they have warmth.
The shadow of the kapok tree falls lightly on the table through the French windows of the balcony.
This study came a little late, but it came at just the right time, when I began to understand "landing," it appeared. The virtual has its vastness, the real has its warmth. And the study of a writer is probably to find his own fulcrum between vastness and warmth.
Outside the study, the lights of the kindergarten are off, and the noise of the sports field has dissipated.
The night is truly quiet.
I open my laptop, create a file, and my fingers hover over the keyboard, wanting to type something. But what to write? Let's just write about this study. Although it only has a small space, although it didn't accompany my youth, it's here after all.
Having it is good.
Tap, tap...
Return to TopThe Chinese painting "Spring Rain in the Shu Mountains" (蜀山春雨图) was created by Li Keran (李可染) and is housed in the Liaoning Provincial Museum (辽宁省博物馆).
Return to TopBy: 王晓莉
The Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原) is truly beautiful. In Jiaoshi Village (焦石村) on the plain, the nights are filled with the chirping of insects, and the mornings are filled with the calls of doves and various unknown birds. Even more famous here is the Jiaoshi Water Conservancy Hub Project (焦石水利枢纽工程). Since construction began in 1958, through the construction, renovation, expansion, reinforcement, and risk elimination efforts of generations of water conservancy workers, it has finally become the most important water conservancy hub on the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原), with the reputation of "Jiangnan Dujiangyan (江南都江堰)". It is built across the vast Fu River (抚河), with distinctly different landscapes upstream and downstream. I stood on the highest point of the dam at both dusk and dawn. At dusk, workers repairing the dam carried electric wires, the setting sun giving their figures a touch of warmth; the dam at dawn presented an indestructible aura, majestic and grand.
Jiaoshi (焦石) has always been the leading irrigation area for spring irrigation in the large and small irrigation districts of the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原). Therefore, in Jiaoshi (焦石), every year after the vernal equinox, water conservancy workers choose an auspicious day to hold a spring irrigation opening ceremony. This marks the official entry of the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原) into the critical period of spring irrigation water supply.
With the command to "open the gate," the seven gate openings under the dam instantly spewed out thousands of waves from the Fu River (抚河). The water flowers rolled up thousands of piles of snow, constantly surging, like thousands of troops and horses rushing to the battlefield, the scene was magnificent. They are diverted from the Fu River (抚河) into the head of the West Main Canal, and after flowing through 6 main canals, they begin to rush to villages and fertile fields throughout the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原). I stood very close to the gate opening, and felt the rapid flow of water under my feet, the surrounding water vapor spreading, and a cool breeze blowing on my face, instantly refreshing my mind.
The spring irrigation that is starting before my eyes primarily guarantees farmland. I visited a large grain grower on the plain. He walked over from the ridge of the field wearing high rain boots, his boots, hands, and body covered in mud, and even his face had mud spots that had not been wiped away. The ditches on both sides of the ridge gurgled with water. His wife said to me, "The rice we grow is delicious." I firmly believed it, thinking that I should find a day in the second half of the year to come and buy some of the rice they grow on this plain.
At the irrigation center experimental station not far from Jiaoshi (焦石), I met Lai Yongming (赖永明), an 89-year-old senior engineer. Engineer Lai (赖工) is from Nanchong (南充), Sichuan (四川), and graduated from a water conservancy school in Southwest China in 1958. Because his family was poor, after graduation, he directly carried his luggage and sailed down the Yangtze River (长江). He eventually took root in the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原) and has been a water conservancy worker ever since. Engineer Lai (赖工) participated in the construction of the Jiaoshi (焦石) hub project, and is a participant and witness. "I have participated in the construction of all water conservancy projects on the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原)." When he said this, the old man's tone revealed the pride of an "old soldier." I asked, "Is it hard to be a water conservancy worker?" "It must be hard. In addition to technology and scheduling, when there is a shortage of manpower, we also have to carry soil, clear silt, and erect aqueducts. Everyone is 不挑不拣 (bù tiāo bù jiǎn - "not picky not choose," not picky or choosy)." said Engineer Lai (赖工).
The old man's eyes are bright and his memory is excellent. He and the grain grower covered in mud were two ordinary people I met on the Ganfu Plain (赣抚平原). One has linked his life to water conservancy construction; the other silently bows his head to work, making a simple contribution to the "Ganfu Granary (赣抚粮仓)".
This spring, on this plain, I saw water that was both ordinary and extraordinary, and I also saw people who were both ordinary and extraordinary.
After the spring irrigation, the plain will usher in a summer of lush vegetation and golden rice ears, ushering in hope and harvest.
Return to TopBy: 董国政
The flowers blooming in the Year of the Horse resemble horses,
Running faster than in ordinary years,
Chasing after those who appreciate the blossoms,
Trampling the grass beneath the flowering trees.
Though the neighing of the flowers is very soft,
It gives the spring breeze a metallic texture.
Spring has always had many post stations;
Official documents and dispatches about spring are piled up like mountains.
The flowers carry them, galloping,
Scattering rouge and poetry along the way,
Covering the mountains and plains
With banners waving and a subtle fragrance.
What's special about the Year of the Horse
Is that the whip of the spring breeze urges on the horses, urges on the flowers,
Urges on those who wear flowers in their hair.
Even the small bridges and flowing water participate in this carnival.
There's no need for the horses to look back;
Spring and the flowers know where they are going.
The earth and sky are still being measured,
This sea that cannot suppress its inner feelings.
On the flower transportation lines,
The beehives of the bees are lined up
Like the Yellow River (黄河), like the Yangtze River (长江).
By: 吴 奎
The city is a slope, and the slope is a city.
The new city of Wushan (巫山), which was relocated as a whole due to the Three Gorges Project, starts from the riverbank and rises layer by layer along steep slopes of more than 30 degrees, spreading all the way to the clouds.
Footpaths are the most agile textures of this city. Some are hidden deep in the residential areas, leading directly to the doorsteps; others are embedded in steep slopes, connecting the fireworks of streets and alleys. Shennv Avenue (神女大道) is the roughest and most vivid of these textures, like a ladder to the sky, plunging straight from the Yangtze River (长江) bank to the mountainside, facing the Yangtze River Bridge (长江大桥) at the mouth of the Wuxia Gorge (巫峡) from afar.
This is the only way I have to go to and from work every day. If I avoid this shortcut, I have to go around a large circle along the street. On the steps, there is a full display of the locals' daily life of climbing slopes: children with schoolbags hurrying by, and old people carrying vegetable baskets walking slowly. Three years ago, I took a friend from out of town to climb Shennv Avenue (神女大道). He was panting halfway up, sweat dripping down his neck, and his face was flushed. I joked with a smile: "To live in Wushan (巫山), you must first practice your 'leg skills'! Otherwise, you'll be covered in sweat going up and your legs will be weak coming down."
This year during the Spring Festival, a cloud-top escalator was erected on Shennv Avenue (神女大道). The escalator winds up the slope, with a total length of more than 900 meters and a lifting height equivalent to 80 floors, connecting 5 streets, like an artery running through the mountain, connecting the upper and lower halves of the county town. Each connecting street has entrances and exits, as convenient as taking a bus.
One day at noon, I made a special trip to experience it. The escalator steps are clean and bright, and red lanterns are hung on both sides. From a distance, they look like a string of candied haws hanging in the air. At the beginning of its opening, tens of thousands of people came to check in every day. Children hopped and skipped on the steps, and old people chatted while holding on to the escalator. Even on weekdays, there are still many people coming and going.
The escalator runs smoothly, and you can hardly feel any shaking. After walking one section, you walk a few steps on a flat road and then continue to the next section. There are automatic sidewalks in the middle, where you can stroll and enjoy the scenery. Vertical elevators are also provided every few sections.
Walking slowly up the escalator, it feels like climbing a mountain, but it doesn't take any effort at all. Looking back, the river surface is getting farther and farther away, and the Yangtze River Bridge (长江大桥) is like a ribbon, lightly tied to the river surface. Looking down, people are still coming and going on the Shennv Trail (神女步道) below. The two new and old modes of transportation coexist quietly in this city, without disturbing each other, complementing each other and adding interest.
On a platform in the middle of the escalator, I met a middle-aged woman carrying a vegetable basket, which was filled with freshly bought vegetables, with water droplets still hanging on the leaves.
"Did you often walk the trail before?" I asked.
She switched the vegetable basket from her left hand to her right hand and nodded: "I've been walking it for decades. Now it's good, I can get home in a few minutes by escalator, which is much easier than before!"
The word "好了" (hǎo le - "it's good now") was said lightly, but it sounded reassuring. In the daily life of Wushan (巫山) people, "好了" (hǎo le - "it's good now") means that it is no longer difficult to go out and life is more convenient.
One night, I took the escalator home and met an old man standing alone on the automatic sidewalk, looking around.
"Old man, where are you going?" I thought he was in trouble and stepped forward to ask.
He smiled and said, "I'm not going anywhere, just taking a stroll. I'm 78 this year, and I've lived on the slope all my life. I never thought that when I got old, I could still sit on the escalator and watch the night view."
He pointed to a row of buildings at the top of the escalator: "That's the dormitory area of our work unit. In the past, when we went out at night and walked the trail, we saw the close-up view. Now, sitting on the escalator, we can see all the way from the riverbank to the top of the mountain."
The escalator carried the old man slowly forward. He waved to me, and his figure slowly melted into the lights of the city.
I suddenly thought of the friend who was panting when climbing Shennv Avenue (神女大道) back then, so I opened WeChat and sent him a message: "Come to Wushan (巫山) again, you don't need to practice your 'leg skills' anymore, I'll take you on the escalator!"
Return to TopThis edition's email: dadi@peopledaily.cn
We welcome submissions from our readers. Submissions must be original and not submitted to multiple publications (**一稿多投** (yī gǎo duō tóu - "one manuscript multiple submissions," submitting the same manuscript to multiple publications)).
Return to Top