Summary: The article emphasizes Xi Jinping's focus on agricultural modernization as integral to the Chinese path to modernization, highlighting the need to avoid a divide between prosperous cities and underdeveloped rural areas. Xi stressed the importance of adapting agricultural development to local conditions, promoting integrated urban-rural development, and improving rural living environments. He called for efforts to ensure that farmers benefit from modernization, focusing on increasing their income and overall well-being. The article reports on the positive development in the agricultural sector in the first quarter of 2024. Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of agriculture to national security.
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of Party officials utilizing the internet to connect with the masses and uphold the Party's mass line in the digital age. It highlights Xi Jinping's call for officials to use online platforms to understand public opinion and address concerns, referencing specific examples of online platforms being used to gather public feedback for national development plans. Local governments are encouraged to improve online services and narrow the digital divide to ensure all citizens can benefit from internet development. The piece stresses the need for officials to adopt a correct view of performance and leverage new technologies to improve governance and public service delivery. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On April 27th, the 22nd meeting of the 14th NPC Standing Committee convened, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji. The committee heard reports on draft revisions to laws concerning prisons, social assistance, medical insurance, and arable land protection. Additional reports covered proposed revisions to laws on state-owned assets, agriculture, national defense mobilization, and water resources. Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu presented motions to review and approve treaties with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The meeting also reviewed reports on environmental conditions and state-owned asset management.
Summary: Politburo Standing Committee member Li Xi met with a delegation led by Belarusian Presidential Administration Head Igor Krutoi in Beijing. Li affirmed the high-level development of the China-Belarus all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership under the guidance of Xi Jinping and Alexander Lukashenko, expressing China's willingness to continue supporting Belarus on issues of core interests. He also discussed China's "15th Five-Year Plan," the Party's education campaign on performance evaluation, and anti-corruption efforts. Krutoi reiterated Belarus's commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and learning from China's governance and party-building experiences. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 180,000 cubic meter LNG carrier "Georgetown" was successfully delivered and departed from Nantong, Jiangsu on April 26. The vessel, featuring a dual-fuel low-speed propulsion system, is the largest LNG carrier built in China to date. Its completion marks a breakthrough for Chinese shipbuilding companies in the construction of large-scale clean energy transport vessels. The article does not mention U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liaoning province is implementing a strategy to revitalize its manufacturing sector through intelligent upgrades, digital transformation, and internet connectivity, in line with Xi Jinping's directives to modernize and enhance the value of traditional industries. The province is focusing on integrating AI, big data, and the industrial internet into manufacturing processes, resulting in increased production efficiency and reduced costs for enterprises, with initiatives such as "one-click steelmaking" and customized production lines. Liaoning has established numerous smart factories and is providing financial and expert support to encourage digital transformation among SMEs, including free diagnostics and tailored solutions. The province has also significantly expanded its 5G infrastructure and industrial internet platforms to support advanced manufacturing processes. Xu Kunlin, the Liaoning Provincial Party Secretary, emphasized the commitment to advancing these initiatives to contribute to high-quality manufacturing in China.
Summary: China's National Bureau of Statistics reported a 15.5% year-on-year increase in profits for national-scale industrial enterprises in the first quarter of 2024, reaching 1.69604 trillion yuan. The equipment manufacturing sector significantly contributed to this growth, with a 21.0% profit increase. High-tech manufacturing also saw rapid profit growth, up 47.4% year-on-year, driven by sectors like AI and semiconductors. These statistics indicate a steady recovery in the industrial economy and improved profitability for industrial enterprises.
Summary: This article focuses on understanding the overall trend of China's economic development, emphasizing a rational perspective on the economic situation. It highlights resilience, exploration, and vitality as keywords to characterize the energy situation in the first quarter. Additionally, the article mentions an effort where over 3,000 teachers and students spent 10 years interviewing 665 veterans of the Korean War to "write biographies" for heroes and pass on the spirit.
Summary: Politburo member and Vice Premier Liu Guozhong attended a meeting in Beijing on consolidating poverty alleviation efforts through ongoing support mechanisms. He emphasized the need to implement Xi Jinping's directives and strengthen poverty monitoring, employment assistance, and development support for less developed areas. Liu also urged improved coordination and policy refinement to integrate poverty alleviation into the broader rural revitalization strategy. Eastern provinces signed cooperation agreements for 2026 with ten western provinces and municipalities.
Summary: Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, speaking at a national flood and drought prevention video conference in Beijing, stressed the need to implement preventative measures against water-related disasters to safeguard lives and property. He highlighted the importance of focusing on high-risk areas like mountain gullies and vulnerable locations such as nursing homes and construction sites. Zhang called for improved monitoring and early warning systems, particularly in mountainous regions, as well as strengthened flood control and drought resistance efforts, especially in northern China. The Vice Premier also emphasized the need to clarify responsibilities for flood control and disaster relief at all levels. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a press conference on Tianjin's "15th Five-Year Plan," Mayor Zhang Gong emphasized the city's commitment to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, particularly in innovation, industrial chains, and key area support. Tianjin aims to integrate further into the modernization of the capital's metropolitan area and co-construct the Beijing (Jingjinji) International Science and Technology Innovation Center. Wang Xu stated that Tianjin will focus on intelligent, green, and integrated development, cultivating emerging industries and proactively planning for future industries. Zhang also highlighted plans for urban renewal projects and continued investment in "people's livelihood projects" (民心工程) to improve the quality of life for residents.
Summary: At a press conference, Hebei Province Governor Wang Zhengpu outlined the province's "15th Five-Year Plan," emphasizing adherence to Xi Jinping's directives and accelerating Hebei's modernization. Key priorities include deeper integration with Beijing and Tianjin, particularly in transportation, services, and industrial collaboration, with a focus on absorbing Beijing's non-capital functions into Xiong'an New Area. Hebei aims to become a hub for technological innovation and advanced industries, leveraging its proximity to Beijing for research and development. The plan also focuses on green development and improving the environment to make the province more attractive to residents of Beijing and Tianjin.
Summary: Anhui's Pishihang Irrigation District, China's largest, is using "digital canal" technology to optimize water usage for over a million hectares of farmland. The system utilizes sensors, remote sensing, and a digital twin platform to monitor water levels, soil moisture, and crop types in real-time. This allows for efficient water allocation, reducing waste and increasing grain production, with the irrigation volume decreasing 3.1 hundred million cubic meters while grain production increased from 7 million tons to 7.4 million tons. The irrigation district plans further modernization through the 15th Five-Year Plan. Zhu Weimeng, deputy director of the Irrigation Scheduling Office of the Pishihang Irrigation District Management Bureau, introduced the technology and its benefits.
Summary: Liaoning province is implementing a strategy to revitalize its manufacturing sector through intelligent upgrades, digital transformation, and network connectivity ("智改数转网联") in line with Xi Jinping's directives. These initiatives involve integrating AI, big data, and the industrial internet to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, with measures including establishing smart factories, offering digital transformation services, and expanding industrial internet infrastructure. As part of this effort, Liaoning has completed a survey of over 9,600 industrial enterprises above a designated size to assess their levels of digitization, and is assisting them in the adoption of industrial internet. Liaoning Party Secretary Xu Kunlin stated the province will focus on enterprise development and industrial transformation to contribute to high-quality manufacturing in China. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: European automakers are increasingly investing in and partnering with Chinese companies in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, recognizing China as a leader in automotive technology. Executives from Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Scania have highlighted the importance of China's market and innovation for their global strategies, with Volkswagen Group Chairman Oliver Blume noting China's leading role in automotive tech development. Stellantis, in partnership with China's Leapmotor, aims to expand its global sales of EVs. These collaborations and investments are seen as crucial for European automakers to enhance their competitiveness and accelerate their transition to electric mobility, benefiting from China's advanced supply chains and technological advancements in EVs and related technologies. The German Association of the Automotive Industry also emphasizes the complementary nature of the German and Chinese automotive industries.
Summary: The article criticizes Japan's recent revision of its defense equipment transfer guidelines, arguing it breaks the post-WWII peaceful framework. It contends that the move, which allows the export of lethal weapons under certain conditions, violates international law and Japan's pacifist constitution, potentially triggering a regional arms race, especially through its focus on the "Indo-Pacific" area. The author asserts that Japan's deeper alignment with the U.S. and other allies through defense cooperation and arms exports exacerbates geopolitical tensions and threatens global security governance. It warns that these developments empower Japan's neo-militaristic forces and undermine domestic political stability by circumventing democratic processes.
Summary: NPC Standing Committee Vice Chairman Shohrat Zakir met with a delegation of Moldovan parliamentarians led by Deputy Speaker Vlad Batrîncea in Beijing on April 27. Discussions focused on deepening bilateral relations, strengthening inter-party exchanges, and promoting cooperation between legislative bodies.
Summary: Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov met with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun in Bishkek on April 27th, affirming Kyrgyzstan's view of China as a core strategic partner and its commitment to deepening bilateral ties, particularly within the SCO framework. Japarov emphasized the importance of military cooperation to address terrorism, extremism, separatism, and transnational crime amid global instability. Dong Jun reciprocated, highlighting the rapid development of bilateral relations under Presidents Xi Jinping and Sadyr Japarov and Beijing's willingness to deepen traditional friendship, enhance cooperation, and strengthen multilateral coordination with Kyrgyzstan. He also mentioned that this should safeguard the peaceful environment for China and Kyrgyzstan's development amid a turbulent world.
Summary: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced that Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib will visit China from April 27 to May 1 at the invitation of Chinese Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The announcement did not mention any expected topics of discussion or allude to U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit China from April 28-30 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The announcement was made by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson. The visit suggests continued diplomatic engagement between China and Australia.
Summary: The 21st Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) General Assembly was held in Kuala Lumpur, focusing on the impact of AI on the news industry. Representatives from ASEAN nations, China, South Korea, and Myanmar discussed media cooperation, combating fake news, and responsible AI implementation in journalism. Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Communications, Zhang Nianqun, emphasized the need for enhanced regional cooperation and ethical AI usage. A Chinese journalists' delegation attended as observers at the invitation of the Malaysian hosts. The assembly adopted the CAJ's Kuala Lumpur Declaration and its 2026-2028 Action Plan.
Summary: Several draft laws were submitted for review to the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee. Amendments to the draft social assistance law focus on streamlining application processes for citizens. Revisions to the draft medical insurance law clarify the multi-level medical security system. The draft law on arable land protection emphasizes the responsibilities of leading cadres. Proposed changes to the prison law include improved supervision by the People's Procuratorate and better social reintegration programs for juvenile offenders. A revised draft of the National Defense Mobilization Law was submitted to the National People's Congress to adapt to new circumstances and requirements.
Summary: The CCDI (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection) released its monthly report, revealing that in March, 21,274 violations of the "Eight-Point Regulation" were investigated nationwide. These violations led to disciplinary actions against 26,614 individuals, including one provincial/ministerial-level cadre and 116 at the prefectural/departmental level. A significant portion of the violations involved formalism and bureaucracy, with a focus on dereliction of duty impacting high-quality development. Other violations included extravagance and hedonism, such as accepting gifts and improper subsidies.
Summary: China's State Administration for Market Regulation has released 20 model cases for innovative metrological supervision of fuel dispensers nationwide, aiming to build a comprehensive regulatory system. These cases highlight technological innovations like smart electronic seals in Shaanxi province for precise tracking, and Tianjin's credit-based tiered regulation which differentiates oversight based on a gas station's compliance record. Zhejiang province is implementing a grid management system assigning individual regulators to specific stations, ensuring full coverage and addressing local-level challenges. This initiative seeks to safeguard fair market transactions within the refined oil market. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee convened, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji. The meeting reviewed draft revisions to laws concerning prisons, social assistance, medical insurance, and arable land protection. It also heard explanations regarding draft laws on state-owned assets, agriculture, national defense mobilization, and water resources. Foreign Ministry Vice Minister Ma Zhaoxu presented motions to review and approve treaties with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of Party officials utilizing the internet to connect with the masses and uphold the Party's mass line in the digital age. It highlights Xi Jinping's directives on using the internet to understand public opinion and improve governance. The piece showcases examples of local governments using online platforms to gather public feedback, address concerns, and deliver services more efficiently, from policy suggestions incorporated into the "14th Five-Year Plan" to local officials resolving citizen issues through online channels. It also stresses the need to bridge the digital divide for the elderly and rural populations to ensure equitable access to online services. The article argues that embracing technology and prioritizing the people's needs are crucial for maintaining the Party's connection with the public and achieving its goals. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Wang Zhaoxing, former Vice Chairman and member of the Party Committee of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), passed away in Beijing on March 17, 2026, at the age of 67. Wang held various regulatory positions throughout his career, including roles within the People's Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory Commission before its merger into the CBIRC. After Wang Zhaoxing's death, central leaders expressed their condolences to his relatives in various ways. The article provides Wang's birth date, place of birth, and career timeline. The announcement does not mention any connection to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The article highlights China's continued openness and attractiveness to foreign businesses, exemplified by the recent China International Consumer Products Expo. The expo showcased China as a hub for innovation and consumption, attracting over 3,400 brands from more than 60 countries and regions. It emphasizes that multinational companies are seeing China as a vital market for future growth and innovation, with complete industrial system support. Foreign companies can refine their products and strategies within China's competitive market. The article also notes that China's large consumer base and evolving demands make it a crucial market for companies to engage with, especially in the context of U.S. competition.
Summary: The article discusses the importance of comprehensively and accurately evaluating cadres' performance in China. It highlights the need to assess cadres through multiple channels, including direct observation and feedback from the public, moving from post-facto evaluations to dynamic tracking. The piece argues for tailoring assessment methods to different contexts, and emphasizes the need for both incentives and clear guidelines for cadres to encourage initiative while preventing corruption. It ultimately suggests that a well-designed performance evaluation system can promote development and benefit the people. There is no mention of the United States or US-China relations in the article.
Summary: China's AI sector is experiencing rapid growth due to its cost-effectiveness and openness, with Chinese AI models surpassing the U.S. in token usage. This advancement is attributed to a focus on practical application and efficient resource utilization, enabling China to achieve similar AI capabilities with less computing power. The Chinese AI industry embraces open-source collaboration, leading to high global downloads of Chinese open-source models and fostering a collaborative innovation ecosystem. The article did not discuss or allude to the statements or actions of any specific official, and it did not mention who may have accompanied any.
Summary: The article reports that China has increased investment in water infrastructure development in the first quarter of the year, with 15 new major water conservancy projects commencing. Total investment reached 207 billion yuan, a 4.1% year-on-year increase, in line with the "15th Five-Year Plan" to accelerate the construction of a modern water network. The article states that China possesses the world's largest water infrastructure system, which supports the country's economic stability. The article does not allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: An official in Yuzhou, Henan province initiated a water supply project intended to help rural residents, but the project failed due to inadequate preliminary investigation, leading to public dissatisfaction. The author argues that officials should adopt a holistic perspective and systemic thinking in decision-making to ensure projects benefit the people. The author in a separate article praises schools creating "free time" activities such as observing animals as it teaches students that learning is more than just improving academic performance and that every life deserves to be treated kindly. The author argues that education itself is life, and schools create a place for children to live in harmony with nature.
Summary: The article discusses Qingdao's Laoshan District's approach to integrating technological innovation and industrial innovation to develop new productive forces. This involves creating collaborative innovation models where enterprises propose problems and research institutions provide solutions. Laoshan District also provides comprehensive support to startups, including financial aid and resources, and cultivates long-term capital investment. Furthermore, the district fosters application of new technologies by opening up local scenarios like smart transportation and smart communities for testing and implementation.
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Summary: The Communist Youth League Central Committee and the All-China Youth Federation announced the recipients of the China Youth May Fourth Medal and other awards. Zhi Deyuan and 28 other individuals, along with 30 youth collectives including the Shanghai "Model Space" Large Model Innovation Ecological Community Youth Team, received the China Youth May Fourth Medal. Additionally, 749 individuals were recognized as New Era Youth Pioneers. The announcement called on youth to rally around the Party Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core and contribute to building a strong country and national rejuvenation. The report does not contain any discussion of the United States.
Summary: The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) has awarded the title of National March 8th Red Banner Holder to four female athletes – Xu Mengtao, Wang Yue, Wang Meng, and Zhang Wenjing – in recognition of their outstanding performance at the 25th Winter Olympics and 14th Winter Paralympics. The ACWF lauded these athletes as role models for Chinese women, embodying self-respect, confidence, and dedication to national progress under Xi Jinping Thought. The ACWF called on all women to emulate these athletes' patriotism and strive for excellence in contributing to China's modernization and national rejuvenation. The announcement did not discuss or allude to the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) announced it will award 3,024 National May Day Labor Awards this year, recognizing outstanding collectives and individuals. A revised evaluation method emphasizes awarding those serving the Party's central tasks and promoting high-quality development, particularly those in grassroots positions and key sectors like new energy and AI. The awards also reflect a more balanced structure, including increased representation from non-public sectors, ethnic minorities, and new social strata. The awards are intended to recognize those working on key projects such as the Yaxia Hydroelectric Project. The article does not contain information on the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A "National Committee Member Science Lecture Hall" was held at China Agricultural University, with CPPCC Vice Chairmen Jiang Zuojun, Zhu Yongxin, and Yang Zhen in attendance. Academician Li Jiayang delivered a lecture on seed technology and food security, discussing the importance of seeds, breeding technology, and research achievements. The event, attended by over 400 participants, aims to promote science and technology, and help form a pro-science social atmosphere. The lecture series is part of the CPPCC's effort to implement Xi Jinping's instructions on popularizing science.
Summary: This article profiles three national model workers in China—Hu Xiping, Zhang Tengjiao, and Guan Yihui—highlighting their dedication to their respective fields and their contributions to China's development. Hu, a soybean breeder, focuses on improving domestic soybean varieties. Zhang, a welder, emphasizes technological innovation and skills training, and supports enterprises with technical assistance. Guan, a railway vehicle technician, works on improving the precision of high-speed train components. All three workers are presented as embodying the spirit of hard work and innovation called for by Xi Jinping.
Summary: China's National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) has launched a nationwide self-inspection campaign for designated medical institutions in 2026, aimed at preventing illegal use of medical insurance funds. Expanding on previous efforts in nine key medical fields, this year's campaign will include dentistry, endocrinology, and psychiatry. An NHSA official stated that this initiative is crucial for maintaining strict oversight of medical insurance funds and proactively preventing misuse. The campaign emphasizes the self-management responsibilities of medical institutions to safeguard public healthcare funds.
Summary: Cloud Dream County in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, is leveraging its abundant lake resources and preferential agricultural policies to attract young migrant workers back to their hometowns to engage in pearl farming. The article highlights this trend with a photo of pearl farmers releasing aquatic microbial regulators on April 25th. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: AEP100, a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC), successfully completed its maiden flight on a 7.5-ton unmanned transport aircraft. The engine boasts zero emissions, lower energy consumption, longer lifespan, and better adaptability to extreme environments. The developers claim to have overcome challenges like hydrogen fuel flashback, control metering, and liquid hydrogen vaporization through simulation software, combustion tests, and collaboration between AECC, universities, and other industries. This success signifies that China has established a complete technological chain in the field of hydrogen fuel aviation engines, though the report notes this technology still exists in an area of "no man's land" for research. The engine will be used in unmanned aerial transport, island logistics, and low-altitude passenger commutes.
Summary: The article highlights China's advancements in developing indigenous aero-engines, particularly focusing on a domestically produced liquid hydrogen turboprop engine. It emphasizes the accelerated development pace compared to traditional engines, attributing it to accumulated experience and a comprehensive approach to aero-engine development. China's aero-engine industry is now in a new stage of "full-spectrum coverage, full-process autonomy, and multi-field parallel running." The article concludes by attributing these successes to the collective and sustained efforts of generations of Chinese aviation professionals, emphasizing long-term commitment.
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Summary: The "Jiutian Cangqiong" (九天苍穹) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., successfully completed its maiden flight on December 11, 2025, in Pucheng, Shaanxi. According to Cao Jiang, chairman and general manager of the company, the UAV is a versatile, modular, heavy-lift platform with a maximum takeoff weight of 16 tons and a payload of 6 tons. The "Jiutian Cangqiong" is designed for various applications, including logistics, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention, and it signifies China's advancement in flexible configuration of heavy-duty UAVs. Cao Jiang stated that there is no similar UAV product like the "Jiutian Cangqiong" worldwide, and it represents a new quality productive force cultivated by Xi'an's aviation industry chain. The project involved over 200 enterprises and units in the upstream and downstream industrial chain.
Summary: China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched the 2026 National "May Day" Culture and Tourism Consumption Week, promoting seasonal cultural and tourism products and activities, including approximately 13,700 events and over 284 million yuan in consumption coupons. The initiative, lasting from late April to the end of the May Day holiday, involves collaborations with enterprises and institutions offering various consumer benefits. The China Meteorological Administration, China Petrochemical Corporation, China Mobile, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, and the Agricultural Bank of China are participating with promotions. The China Tourist Attraction Association and China Association of Performing Arts are also organizing special activities and discounts during the holiday.
Summary: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced plans to address prominent issues in several 5A-level tourist attractions, including price disputes, congestion, poor service, safety concerns, and hygiene. Resource Development Director Man Hongwei identified specific problem areas like Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain, Lijiang Ancient City, and Shaolin Temple, mandating local authorities to implement corrective measures. A key focus will also be on problematic shuttle bus services at sites such as Longhu Mountain and Changbai Mountain. The ministry will use measures like increased inspections and potential downgrading or revocation of ratings to ensure compliance. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A new early-maturing rapeseed variety, "Zhongyouzao 1," developed by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, achieved a yield of 175.63 kg per mu in Shuangfeng County, Hunan. The rapeseed has a short growth cycle of 171 days and is expected to be added to the national catalog of high-quality varieties in 2025. The variety is part of an effort to increase rapeseed yields in the region by promoting a "three-crops-a-year" farming system. The implementation of this system resulted in an increase of rapeseed yield by 40kg.
Summary: A youth league branch of the Anhui Provincial Library is organizing volunteers to visit rural schools to promote reading and library usage among children. Volunteers like Li Wenjing are teaching engaging lessons, such as on pictographs, to encourage interest. The program, active since March 2022, aims to address the underutilization of library resources in rural areas. They bring resources like specimens, printing blocks, and videos to schools, and plan to bring students to the library for field trips. The goal is to foster a love of reading and broaden the children's horizons.
Summary: This article highlights Yiwu's success in developing a global commodity market, attracting foreign merchants and facilitating international trade. It emphasizes the two-way flow of goods, with Yiwu exporting Chinese products globally and importing foreign goods into China. The article frames Yiwu as a "world supermarket" that enables global connectivity and trade.
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Summary: At a press conference, the National Energy Administration (NEA) reported on China's Q1 energy situation, highlighting resilience in oil and gas supply through stable production, diversified imports, and price controls, with crude oil output at 54.8 million tons (+1.3% YoY) and imports at 146.83 million tons (+8.9% YoY). The NEA is also exploring hydrogen and green fuel development, with over 1 million tons/year of renewable energy-based hydrogen production capacity under construction, and promoting "electricity-computing synergy" through pilot projects. The NEA noted that private energy sector investment increased over 10% in the first two months of the year. The NEA expects national electricity supply and demand to be balanced overall during the summer peak, but that some regions may experience tight supplies at peak times.
Summary: The article discusses the problem of "fake financial influencers" (伪财经大V) in China who manipulate markets and mislead investors through false claims and fabricated credentials. It highlights regulatory gaps in platform governance, including inadequate identity verification, content moderation loopholes, and insufficient transaction monitoring. Authorities are urged to strengthen platform accountability, enhance inter-agency collaboration, and improve investor education to combat these illicit activities. Platforms are expected to move from a passive to an active role in supervising content.
Summary: According to the Ministry of Commerce, China's wholesale and retail sectors have had a strong start in 2024, supporting domestic market growth. In the first quarter, the added value of these sectors increased by 4.1% year-on-year, accounting for 10.5% of GDP. Key commodity markets saw increased transaction volumes, particularly in production materials and industrial consumer goods. Both urban and rural markets showed strong vitality, with increased foot traffic in commercial districts and robust growth in rural online retail. The green consumption market is expanding, driven by policies like trade-ins for appliances.
Summary: An Alxa League, Inner Mongolia banner held its "Blue Sky Thousand Peaks Camel Lamb" cultural tourism event, featuring a camel lamb beauty contest. The event is part of efforts to enrich the local camel industry and attract tourists. This photo depicts a herder leading a camel lamb in the contest.
Summary: At the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, FAW's Hongqi showcased 22 models, including the new Hongqi H9 and H7, emphasizing advancements in intelligent driving, safety, and digital transformation. The Hongqi H7 features advanced driver-assistance systems and parking capabilities due to the Hongqi Si Nan system. Hongqi is focusing on key technologies such as chips and engines, while also developing solid-state hydrogen storage technology. According to FAW Chairman Qiu Xiandong, the company is committed to high-quality development of China's automotive industry, focusing on improving product quality and user experience.
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Summary: According to the article, this year marks the beginning of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," and China is focusing on high-quality development and strengthening its domestic market to achieve its goals. The article emphasizes leveraging China's "four major advantages": the socialist system, a massive domestic market, a complete industrial system, and abundant human resources. It also highlights the importance of innovation, technological self-reliance, and addressing domestic challenges like the real estate market and demographic shifts. The article suggests China aims to increase its economic stability and play a role in global economic stability amidst global uncertainties. It made no mention of the United States.
Summary: This article emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between public and private interests for CCP members, arguing it's crucial for maintaining the Party's integrity and serving the people. It warns against prioritizing personal gain over public welfare, which can lead to distorted performance evaluations and harm the Party's relationship with the masses. The article asserts that upholding public interests requires strict adherence to rules, resisting temptations, and focusing on long-term benefits for the people. By prioritizing "public" over "private," cadres can contribute meaningfully to the Party's goals and earn the trust of the people. The piece suggests the U.S. is not a major factor in the performance of the cadres.
Summary: This article discusses China's strategic focus on developing "future industries" (未来产业) as a key component of its modernization and a means to gain a competitive edge. It defines future industries as those driven by cutting-edge technologies and still in their early stages of development, emphasizing their strategic importance and potential for disruption. The article stresses the need for coordinated efforts across innovation, industry, finance, talent, and policy to foster a supportive ecosystem for these industries. It also calls for strategic planning, technological self-reliance, high-quality application scenarios, talent development, and an optimized service environment to ensure the healthy and sustainable growth of future industries. The article did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Liaodong University students have been conducting an oral history project for ten years, interviewing over 600 veterans of the Korean War to preserve their memories and promote the spirit of resisting America and aiding Korea. One veteran, Xu Jing, recounted being shot at by enemy aircraft and showed students a tea mug damaged during the war. Students share what they learned with their peers, and graduates have gone on to work at a Korean War memorial and serve in the military. The project aims to pass down the spirit of the war to younger generations.
Summary: Ahead of the "May Day" holiday, the China Consumers Association (CCA) issued a consumption guide urging citizens to adopt a civilized, healthy, economical, and environmentally friendly approach to spending. The CCA encouraged consumers to avoid food waste by ordering appropriately, reject excessive packaging, and opt for eco-friendly products. The guide also advised rational travel planning to reduce environmental impact, and encouraged consumers to retain evidence of purchases and report violations like minimum spending requirements or excessive packaging to authorities. The aim is to promote a social environment that values thrift and condemns wastefulness.
Summary: The Ministry of Civil Affairs and two other departments jointly released the "Administrative Measures for Internet Public Fundraising Service Platforms," effective May 1st. The measures clarify that fundraising pages on these platforms cannot include commercial advertising or unrelated interactive features. These measures, which are a further detailing of the Charity Law, specify the requirements for platforms designated to provide services to charitable organizations for public fundraising, including prohibiting charging fees and rejecting service under certain conditions. The regulations outline the application process for platform designation, as well as changes to operation and termination of service, and establish a multi-departmental regulatory framework. The measures do not address the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A help-the-farmers team comprised of party members and volunteers in Renshou County, Meishan City, Sichuan Province, has been organized by Baoma Town to assist farmers lacking labor in harvesting and planting. The teams are reportedly going into the fields to help secure the spring harvest. This initiative aims to support agricultural production in the region.
Summary: China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, along with the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration, issued regulations capping fundraising costs for charitable organizations at 3% of the average donation income of the previous three years. The new regulations clarify the definition of fundraising costs and stipulate that charitable activity expenditures should primarily benefit recipients. Supervisory board and Party building expenses can be listed under management costs. The regulations aim to ensure funds are used efficiently and benefit recipients.
Summary: The New Hengqin Port has facilitated over 100 million entries and exits since its opening in August 2020, with over 11.7 million vehicles passing through. The port utilizes a "joint inspection, one-time release" border control model, reducing average clearance times to under 20 seconds. Cross-border student buses also benefit from "in-vehicle inspection, no-stop clearance," with the age limit for children using this service raised to 14. Hengqin Port's daily passenger flow has increased from approximately 20,000 to a stable 100,000, with an average annual growth rate exceeding 40%. The Macao Special Administrative Region Public Security Police Bureau plans to further expand the port, adding 46 self-service channels and 6 manual channels, increasing the release capacity by 65%.
Summary: An enterprise in Inner Mongolia's Baotou was able to recover over 500,000 RMB in owed payments due to the Qingshan District Procuratorate's "digital procuratorate" initiative. The procuratorate utilized a self-developed "supervision model for undisclosed consumption restriction orders before the conclusion of enforcement" to identify and address the issue of debtors evading court-ordered restrictions. This platform identifies discrepancies between court case closure dates and the publication of consumption restriction orders, pinpointing instances of potential violations. The model has been implemented in Baotou, identifying over 6,000 leads and assisting numerous applicants in protecting their legitimate rights. The Qingshan District Procuratorate has also implemented a "one-stop" summary trial model for minor criminal cases such as dangerous driving, utilizing an intelligent platform to expedite the entire process.
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Summary: Professor Zhao A'ping, a leading expert in Manchu studies at Heilongjiang University, is spearheading a project to create a comprehensive database of Manchu-Tungistic languages, including Manchu, Hezhe, and Oroqen. Her team conducts fieldwork in areas where these languages are spoken, recording audio and video of elders to preserve them, as Manchu is critically endangered with only a few native speakers remaining. Zhao emphasizes the importance of objective recording to provide authentic materials for future research in various fields. She also stresses the need to cultivate a new generation of experts to promote the international discourse of Manchu studies and safeguard the diverse cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. The article does not mention the United States.
Summary: The actor discusses their role as Qian Hongchu in the TV series "The Peaceful Years" (太平年) and how reading historical materials and the script helped them understand and portray the character. The actor emphasized the importance of reading and research in understanding the historical context and filling in the gaps in historical records to create a vivid portrayal. They visited the Qian Wang Temple and consulted with the director and screenwriter. The actor also mentions preferring traditional research and reading over AI for character preparation, valuing the depth and detail found in written materials.
Summary: An exhibition titled "Fusion and Change: The Art of Nanni Water Stone Carvings" is being held at the Shanxi Museum, showcasing over 200 stone carvings from the Northern Wei to Northern Song dynasties. This is the first large-scale off-site exhibition of the Nanni Water stone carvings since their excavation in 1957. The Shanxi Museum and the Nanni Water Stone Carvings Museum have established a cooperative relationship, leading to the opening of the Shanxi Museum's first county-level branch at the Nanni Water Stone Carvings Museum. Director Wang Xiaoyi of the Shanxi Museum stated that the museum will leverage its advantages for deep collaboration with the branch in talent development, exhibition planning, and public services. The Nanni Water stone carvings will also be showcased at other museums in China and abroad.
Summary: Ahead of the "May Day" holiday, Guangrao County in Dongying City, Shandong Province, is promoting rural tourism through activities like pastoral walks and intangible cultural heritage experiences. Artists are creating wall murals in Huangdong Village to beautify streets and alleys. The initiative aims to create a unique rural cultural identity to attract tourists. The effort is intended to create "one scene, one story" through the murals.
Summary: The Xiong'an Aerospace Information Research Institute's Technology Committee was established, and new R&D centers were inaugurated in Xiong'an New Area. The institute, jointly built by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Hebei Jiaotong Investment Group, and Xiong'an New Area, will focus on key aerospace information technologies. Their "BeiDou+5G indoor distribution" fusion positioning tech has been deployed in Xiong'an's Rongdong area underground, enabling integrated above-ground and underground precise navigation. The technology has created a replicable digital solution for urban spaces, addressing challenges in signal coverage and positioning in underground areas.
Summary: The Fifth National Reading Conference's rural reading "story session" highlighted the transformative power of reading in rural China, featuring stories from reading promoters, librarians, and writers. Speakers described initiatives such as mobile libraries in fields, renovated tea factories serving as libraries, and writers' residencies aimed at fostering a love of reading and writing. These efforts are supported by government initiatives and legal frameworks, including the "National Reading Promotion Regulations." Participants emphasized how reading has changed lives and revitalized communities in rural areas. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: The city of Haikou in Hainan Province has released a plan to develop a "Science and Technology Innovation Zone" surrounding Hainan University. The plan aims to leverage the university's research capabilities and integrate education, technology, and talent development. The initiative is structured in three phases, with completion targeted for 2030, aiming to establish the zone as a key feature of Haikou. The plan aims to promote collaboration between the university and the local government.
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Summary: This article discusses China's automotive industry's advancements in intelligent technology, including smart cockpits, autonomous driving, and AI-driven manufacturing, positioning it for global competitiveness. The focus is on innovation in areas like L3 autonomous driving approval, battery and charging technology, and AI integration in manufacturing processes. The article emphasizes the industry's shift towards high-end, intelligent, and green manufacturing, aiming to drive high-quality development during the 15th Five-Year Plan. It also mentions the global expansion and competitiveness of Chinese automotive brands. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: Ningxia is improving its logistics sector by focusing on standardization, digitalization, and green initiatives to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. Guo Huazhang from the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region's Department of Transportation highlighted the importance of optimizing structure and efficiency in modern logistics to better serve businesses. Standardized pallets are reducing handling costs, while digital platforms are connecting cargo owners and drivers more efficiently. The adoption of new energy vehicles is enhancing competitiveness by meeting carbon emission requirements and reducing operating costs.
Summary: During the upcoming "May 1st" holiday, Jiangsu police are offering advice on how to ensure safety in hotels while traveling. The police recommend booking through official channels, checking door locks, and being cautious about opening the door to strangers, advising verification through the front desk. They also suggest methods for detecting hidden cameras using a phone's camera in a darkened room, looking for unusual red light emissions. If there is a suspicious person, they advise calling 110 for assistance.
Summary: China's Ministry of Commerce and other departments are launching a pilot program in 18 regions, including Beijing and Tianjin, to integrate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) services with consumption and trade. Over the next three years, these regions will experiment with TCM cultural exchanges, tourism, healthcare, dietary services, and sports, aiming to meet international healthcare demands. The initiative seeks to promote the coordinated development of TCM service consumption and trade. Ultimately, it aims to contribute Chinese wisdom and solutions to building a global community of health for all.
Summary: Pudong is upgrading its policies to support young talent innovation and entrepreneurship, including measures in internships, career development, entrepreneurship, and housing. By the end of 2027, Pudong will launch over one million square meters of low-rent youth apartments (monthly rent capped at 2000 yuan) and over one million square meters of low-rent entrepreneurial spaces (daily rent capped at 1 yuan/square meter). Pudong is also launching a 10 billion yuan "Youth Innovation Fund Cluster" service platform and an online portal for investment and loan services. The measures aim to address challenges like fragmented investment connections and insufficient support for early-stage teams. The new measures will be officially implemented on May 1st.
Summary: This article reports on Shenzhen's approach to addressing childcare needs by establishing free or low cost community-based daycare centers. These "embedded" centers are located within existing public service spaces like community party centers and family development centers. The aim is to provide accessible and diverse childcare options for local residents. The centers are designed to be convenient and close to where families live. A photo accompanying the article shows teachers interacting with children at one such center in Longgang District.
Summary: The 2025 National Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Annual Report indicates that elderly patients aged 65 and over constitute a high-risk group for adverse drug reactions, accounting for over one-third of cases. The report details 2.728 million adverse drug reaction reports received in 2025, a 5.1% increase year-on-year, with new and serious reactions making up 34.3% of the total. The majority of reports, 91.5%, originated from medical institutions, highlighting their crucial role in monitoring. The report emphasizes the importance of post-market drug safety monitoring to identify and control drug safety risks, enabling healthcare professionals to better manage and mitigate adverse reactions.
Summary: A specialized job fair and supply-demand matchmaking event, part of the 3rd National College Student Career Planning Competition, was held in Tianjin on April 25th. Nearly 500 employers provided over 30,000 jobs and internships, attracting nearly 4,000 students. The event, organized by the Ministry of Education, featured specialized zones for industries like defense, manufacturing, and IT, as well as regional talent recruitment zones. The aim was to facilitate cooperation between universities and enterprises in talent cultivation, training, and employment support. The event also offered on-site career guidance and a live-streamed job fair.
Summary: An elderly tourist collapsed at the Summer Palace in Beijing and was saved through a coordinated effort. A tourist from Xi'an and a foreign tourist performed CPR while Summer Palace staff cleared a path for emergency services. The tourist was then transported to the Xiyuan Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, where doctors performed emergency surgery. Hospital staff credited the collaborative effort for the patient's survival.
Summary: On a Hohhot overpass, off-duty traffic police auxiliary officer Xing Ze and police officer Gong Zhaohe extinguished a car fire during rush hour with a fire extinguisher and the help of a passing water truck. Xing first stopped his car and ran towards the car, shouting towards the other cars to stop. Gong then joined him, and they worked together to put out the fire, before leaving the scene. There are no mentions of the United States or U.S.-China relations in this article.
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Summary: Seven hikers were rescued after illegally entering the core area of the Guangxi Shiwan Mountains National Nature Reserve. Local authorities are investigating the hikers in accordance with the newly revised Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Nature Reserves, which designates the core zone off-limits. This is the first case in Fangchenggang City since the revised regulations took effect in March. Experts warn against the increasing trend of "wild route" tourism that disregards ecological and safety regulations. The incident highlights the importance of enforcing environmental protection regulations and raising public awareness. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: At a press conference on April 27th, Ministry of Ecology and Environment spokesperson Pei Xiaofei announced that China's overall air quality improved in the first quarter, but some regions saw a rebound in pollution. Key regions like Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the Fenwei Plain experienced increased PM2.5 concentrations and fewer days with good air quality, attributed to both increased emissions from industry and transportation and unfavorable meteorological conditions, including a shift towards El Niño. Pei emphasized the need for continued efforts to improve air quality through targeted pollution control and green, low-carbon transitions. The spokesperson stated that the Ministry will expedite the formulation and implementation of an action plan for continuous improvement of air quality, using new air quality standards as a guide and focusing on reducing PM2.5 concentrations. There was no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations in the summary.
Summary: An assessment by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment found that national nature reserves in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region achieved "all excellent" or "good" ratings in ecological and environmental protection effectiveness. The assessment also covered 137 national nature reserves in nine provinces (regions) of the Yellow River Basin, with a 99.27% "excellent" or "good" rating. Improvements were noted in water conservation, vegetation cover, and wildlife populations, including snow leopards and migratory birds across the Yellow River Basin.
Summary: The Heilongjiang River, marking the border between China and Russia near Heihe, has entered its spring ice floe season as temperatures rise. The river's ice cover is melting and breaking into ice floes, creating a spectacular visual display. This annual event signifies the end of winter and attracts tourists to the riverbanks. The article does not mention any political figures or discuss U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Five Chinese government agencies jointly issued a notice outlining plans to eradicate *Spartina alterniflora* (smooth cordgrass), an invasive species, by 2030. The plan involves establishing an integrated monitoring system using satellite remote sensing, drones, and ground patrols, coupled with a color-coded warning system. Focus will be placed on consistent management and ecological restoration in affected areas, using local flora as a reference. The notice also encourages local governments to explore ways of deriving value from ecologically restored areas.
Summary: Henan province has initiated the construction of provincial-level carbon measurement centers to improve carbon emission reduction efforts. The initiative aims to shift from traditional carbon accounting to precise carbon measurement in key industries like steel, chemicals, and power generation. The centers will focus on six key tasks, including carbon measurement technology research and talent cultivation, to improve the ability to measure, report, and verify carbon emissions. The project will follow a standardized five-step process and requires local government support in policy, talent, and funding. The centers are intended to complement and collaborate with the national-level carbon measurement center.
Summary: Hubei province successfully completed its first carbon offset transaction based on an integrated ecological protection and restoration project, with Jingzhou Xingzhi Agricultural Technology purchasing 17,700 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent at 120 yuan/ton. The project stems from a national ecological restoration initiative in the Yangtze River Jingjiang section and Honghu Lake area, involving forests, wetlands, and滩涂. The carbon sink volume was jointly calculated by the Hubei Academy of Forestry Sciences and the Wuhan Surveying and Mapping Institute, and verified by the Chinese Academy of Forestry. The transaction addresses the challenge of quantifying and trading carbon sinks from complex ecosystems like the Yangtze River basin.
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Summary: The article reports on the advancements of the Tsinghua Vulcan team's humanoid robots, particularly their success in the 5V5 soccer competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games. The robots, developed at Tsinghua University, have overcome challenges in movement and coordination through AI and machine learning, enabling them to compete and win international competitions like the RoboCup. Professor Zhao Mingguo, director of the Tsinghua University Robot Control Laboratory, emphasized the importance of sports competitions for the development of humanoid robot technology. The team captain, Luo Changsheng, hopes to advance the field of robotics and show the world what Chinese humanoid robots are capable of. The robots have potential applications beyond the soccer field, including emergency rescue and industrial operations.
Summary: The article discusses the growing trend of robots participating in sports, arguing that these competitions serve as crucial testing grounds for robotic technology. While robots competing may seem unusual, the rigorous demands of events like marathons, street dance, and soccer expose weaknesses in areas like joint durability, coordination, and decision-making, leading to technological advancements. The author emphasizes that winning is not the primary goal; instead, failures and imperfections displayed on the field provide valuable data for improvement and make technology more relatable to humans. By showcasing these robots' struggles and triumphs, the author illustrates how science and technology can be accessible and relatable. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports on the preparations and deployment of volunteers for the upcoming Asian Beach Games in Sanya, Hainan. Over 4,680 event volunteers and 6,000 city volunteers from various universities and organizations have been trained in etiquette, foreign language communication, and practical skills. These volunteers are stationed at the airport, within the venues, and throughout the city to provide guidance and assistance to visitors. Their efforts aim to showcase a positive image of China and Hainan to international guests.
Summary: The sixth Asian Beach Games featured Tekball for the first time, a sport described as "soccer on a ping-pong table." Chinese Tekball player Sun Zhixu noted the sport's accessibility and growing popularity, highlighting its presence in over 100 countries. Gong Bingnan, an official with the Chinese team, stated that China is increasing its investment in Tekball. Sun Zhixu also mentioned the increasing support for Tekball in China, with more interactions between sports teams, schools, and associations. Sun expressed his hope for the sport's continued growth and increased popularity among young people.
Summary: This article explains the differences between beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. Unlike indoor volleyball, beach volleyball teams consist of only two players with no substitutions, requiring both players to handle all aspects of the game. The game is played on a smaller sand court, which absorbs energy, increasing the physical demands on the athletes. Teams switch sides every seven points (five in the final set) to mitigate the impact of sun and wind. The wind is a major variable in beach volleyball, significantly impacting gameplay and requiring adaptability from players.
Summary: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) approved a new "3-game, 15-point" scoring system at its annual meeting in Denmark, set to take effect on January 4, 2027, replacing the current 21-point system. BWF President Vatsana Pathamakongsri stated the new system aims to enhance competitiveness, improve match predictability and benefit athlete health. Trials of the 15-point system will begin in May 2025 across various tournaments, including China's Badminton Super League, to allow players, including national team members, to adapt. Players like Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) and An Se-young (安洗莹) have expressed mixed opinions on the changes, noting both potential benefits and challenges. The federation previously attempted to implement other scoring changes in 2018 and 2021, but the attempts were not successful.
Summary: Guangxi is soliciting bids for six major research projects commissioned by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government. These projects aim to inform major policy decisions and address key development strategies for the region. The research areas include integrating Guangxi into the "North, Shanghai, Guangzhou R&D + Guangxi Integration + ASEAN Application" model for AI development, promoting the integration of producer services and manufacturing, and exploring strategies for land-sea coordination. Other areas of focus include deepening China-ASEAN cross-border data cooperation and the role of Guangxi's history and culture in promoting people-to-people connectivity within ASEAN. Each project is allocated 400,000 RMB in research funding, with results expected by November 2026.
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Summary: A FAO-sponsored international symposium on antimicrobial reduction and sustainable livestock development was held in Chongqing's Rongchang district, focusing on building a resilient livestock system. The event saw participation from about 200 experts and representatives from over 30 countries and regions. Rongchang aims to become an internationally influential hub for livestock science and technology, demonstrated by the success of the "Huaxi Tianyuan Pig" project, which received recognition from the FAO for its sustainable practices. The district is fostering innovation through national-level platforms and promoting the commercialization of research findings. Rongchang is also developing standards, such as the FAO's "Reducing Antibiotics 5G Pig Farm Guidelines."
Summary: Recent Japanese actions, including participation in U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises, cabinet approval for lethal weapons exports, and moves to establish a national intelligence council, have sparked domestic and international criticism. These moves are seen as a departure from its pacifist constitution and a move towards remilitarization. Russia has criticized Japan's participation in joint military exercises with the U.S. and the Philippines. Critics argue Japan's actions are reminiscent of pre-World War II militarism, undermining regional stability and potentially leading to further conflict.
Summary: A Chinese robot team, "Qitian Dasheng," achieved a record-breaking time in the 2026 Beijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, attracting international attention. The article highlights "China speed" and application potential as key takeaways, noting the integration of technologies like the BeiDou navigation system and liquid cooling. Foreign media outlets, including NBC and YTN, commented on the rapid advancements in Chinese robotics, likening it to a science fiction movie and praising the speed of progress. The race served as a "stress test" for robots in real-world scenarios, facilitating technological improvements and international collaboration. The article emphasizes how Chinese-tested robots are now being deployed globally to assist in various tasks, showcasing Chinese innovation and its service to the world.
Summary: The U.S. has reportedly received a new Iranian negotiation proposal, delivered via Pakistan, outlining a three-stage framework focusing on ending conflict, the Strait of Hormuz, and nuclear negotiations. Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi discussed this proposal with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, emphasizing the need to secure Iranian rights and interests after "40 days of resistance." Araghchi also visited Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, stating that safe passage is a global issue. Concurrently, Israeli forces have begun striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, following Hezbollah's opposition to direct negotiations with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that Israel is taking action to counter Hezbollah's attempts to undermine the ceasefire, referencing an agreement with the U.S. and Lebanon that allows Israel to act.
Summary: Australian EV sales surged in March, reaching a record 14.6% of new car sales, driven by government incentives and fuel supply concerns. The government has implemented policies like tax exemptions and a national EV strategy to promote EV adoption. However, charging infrastructure lags, particularly outside urban areas, hindering further growth. Chinese brands, benefiting from Australia's reliance on imported vehicles, accounted for 80% of EV sales in February, with brands such as BYD experiencing particular success. Australian media recognizes China's comprehensive EV ecosystem and the appeal of Chinese EVs to Australian consumers due to their technology, range, and price.
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Summary: The article focuses on the contributions of the Chinese legal team, including Judge Mei Ru'ao and Prosecutor Xiang Zhejunn, alongside American Assistant Prosecutor David Sutton, in the Tokyo Tribunal. Mei Ru'ao secured China's position at the tribunal and insisted on a chapter detailing the Nanjing Massacre. Xiang Zhejunn countered defense arguments denying a state of war between China and Japan before 1941. Sutton gathered crucial evidence in China, including testimonies and documents related to the Nanjing Massacre, ensuring a solid case for the prosecution, documenting the knowledge of Japanese leadership. The article highlights the importance of remembering history to prevent future tragedies.
Summary: This article commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, highlighting the efforts of Chinese prosecutors and judges in exposing Japanese militarist crimes. Xiang Longwan, son of prosecutor Xiang Zhexun, emphasizes the irrefutable legitimacy of the trials based on extensive evidence. Mei Xiao'ao, son of Judge Mei Ruao, recounts his father's dedication and the heavy toll the trials took on him, stressing the importance of remembering past suffering. The article also notes the distortion of history by Japanese right-wing forces and the significance of the U.S. prosecutor Sutton's work on the Nanjing Massacre case. It concludes by expressing concern over Japan's recent military buildup and revisionist tendencies, warning against forgetting the past.
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Summary: Luoyang, leveraging its rich historical sites and cultural heritage, has revitalized its tourism industry, attracting 158 million visitors in 2025 and generating substantial revenue. Local officials emphasized the importance of developing unique cultural brands and integrating tourism with other sectors, such as industrial heritage, to create a comprehensive and sustainable tourism ecosystem. To adapt to evolving tourist demands, cadres are undergoing training programs focused on modern tourism trends and operational skills. The city is also focused on long-term infrastructure development and incentivizing cultural talent to ensure the continued success and sustainable growth of its tourism sector. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article critiques the phenomenon of Chinese cadres resorting to "temporary cramming" (临时抱佛脚) or last-minute efforts in their work. It attributes this behavior to factors such as a lack of responsibility, a focus on personal gain, and sometimes pressure from superiors. The article argues that this approach leads to lower quality work, cultivates bad habits, and hinders long-term development, using the example of "internet-famous cities" and how they deal with the influx of tourism. The author advocates for better performance evaluations, reducing burdens on lower levels of government, and a shift towards long-term planning and consistent effort, rather than reactive measures. The piece emphasizes the importance of cadres being driven by a genuine desire to serve the people rather than seeking personal gain.
Summary: An investigation by the Honggu District Discipline Inspection Commission in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, revealed that a hospital director, Wang Moumou, was leaking confidential equipment specifications and bidding prices to a specific medical equipment supplier in exchange for personal benefits. Wang also engaged in similar exchanges with multiple suppliers, accepting bribes. This compromised the fairness of the procurement process. Wang was expelled from the Party and removed from his position; his case has been transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution. The article emphasizes the need for cadres to exercise power according to regulations and avoid using their positions for personal gain.
Summary: Tianjin's Baodi district is attracting tech startups through supportive policies, exemplified by the experience of Tianjin Qianjing Electronic Special Materials Co., Ltd., which overcame initial challenges with government-backed financial assistance and connections to research institutions. The district is focused on building platforms to attract and cultivate talent, offering services ranging from housing to healthcare. An example of this is Chen Hu, a technician who chose to work in Baodi due to its established agricultural research facilities. Zhang Jinghua, head of the organization department of the Baodi District Committee, emphasized the long-term commitment required for talent development. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
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Summary: The application of generative AI in arts and literature has led to concerns about infringement, ethical boundaries, and the need to balance creative freedom with rights protection. The article highlights the trend of using personal features like faces and voices as "creative material" in AI-generated content, raising issues of intellectual property and portrait rights. It emphasizes the need for establishing clear rules and consensus in new creative practices to protect both creativity and individual rights. The author also suggests streamlining the authorization process for using personal features in AI creation, balancing innovation with ethical considerations, and avoiding the misuse of AI like fraud. The piece does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article discusses the challenges faced by Chinese variety shows, including declining viewership and audience fatigue with established formats. It notes that while live streaming formats, as exemplified by the show "Ride the Wind 2026", can generate initial buzz, they often fail to address deeper issues like inconsistent judging and a focus on popularity over talent. The piece argues that variety shows should focus on providing genuine entertainment, emotional connection, and even cultural or spiritual resonance to retain viewers in the long run. Ultimately, the article emphasizes that high-quality content, rather than mere controversy, is essential for the survival and success of variety shows in a fragmented media landscape. There is no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to a spokesperson from the Taiwan Affairs Office, Zhang Han, China supports cross-strait film and cultural exchanges after the release of the Taiwanese film *Daybreak* in mainland China. The film follows a woman who forms a choir in prison to leave memories for her daughter. Despite its emotional depth and strong performances, the movie’s straightforward narrative and characters have drawn some criticism for lacking complexity. The film has been noted for its portrayal of the healing power of mutual support and shared experiences through music.
Summary: A Central Academy of Drama (CAD) production of *Thunderstorm* modernizes the classic by shifting focus from plot to the characters' physical and emotional states, using stage design to emphasize their constrained circumstances. The play features suspended furniture representing historical burdens and repetitive movements symbolizing their trapped existence, aiming to evoke visceral responses from the audience. This adaptation removes some of the original's details, highlighting the character's plights abstractly through physical performances, but questions remain about its accessibility to audiences unfamiliar with Cao Yu's original text. The production aims to connect the audience by creating a shared experience and interpretation of the play. The article does not discuss the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A recent surge in popularity of Chinese-style (国风) music, exemplified by songs like "Wan Jiang" and "Guangliang," signifies its evolution from a niche genre to mainstream appeal. This evolution marks a shift from superficial combinations of traditional elements to a deeper reconstruction of aesthetic systems emphasizing subjectivity, innovation, and systematic approaches. Contemporary Chinese-style music incorporates traditional instruments and melodies with modern arrangements, as seen in works from groups like Zi De Guqin Studio and artists like Zhang Gasong. The collaboration between the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the game "Genshin Impact" on its "Liyue Chapter" demonstrates the potential for creating a uniquely Chinese sound, while also contributing to the promotion of Chinese culture. The article calls for the music industry to address issues of preserving cultural essence amidst commercialization, so it can better carry Chinese cultural values.
Summary: The acting competition show "Infinite Class" (Season 4) aims to discover new talent through rigorous on-set training, but its execution is questionable. The show prioritizes drama involving mentors and contestants' personal histories over showcasing the actors' actual growth and performances. The current assessment method, relying on short improvisations, unfairly disadvantages actors who require more time to develop their characters. The author suggests a need for more comprehensive evaluation criteria and greater screen time to allow for meaningful development and discovery of potential "dark horse" talents.
Summary: The provided text is a notice with an email address and designer credit, suggesting it is part of a larger publication, likely related to arts and literature ("wenyi"). There is no indication of the article's specific topic, statements from officials, or U.S. involvement. Therefore, no summary can be provided beyond identifying the source as potentially a section within the People's Daily related to arts and culture.
By: 本报记者 朱 隽 郁静娴
It is currently the busy season for spring farming. Spring plowing and production are progressing smoothly. The growth of winter wheat has basically caught up with the normal pace, and the area of winter oilseed rape is stable with good growth. In the first quarter of this year, the agricultural production situation was good, with fixed asset investment in the primary industry increasing by 15.9% year-on-year, and investment in agricultural development and rural infrastructure continued to increase.
"2026 is the opening year of the 'Fifteenth Five-Year Plan,' and it is crucial to do a good job in 'San Nong' (三农) work." At the end of last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on doing a good job in "San Nong" (三农) work, requiring to "anchor agricultural and rural modernization, solidly promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside, and promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas."
Focusing on how to accelerate the construction of a strong agricultural country on the new journey, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has been constantly thinking and planning the path of agricultural and rural modernization with Chinese characteristics in practice.
"If more than 400 million people in rural areas are left behind in the modernization process, and in the end, 'one side is a prosperous city and the other side is a declining countryside,' this does not conform to the Party's governing purpose, nor does it conform to the essential requirements of socialism."
In September 2025, on the occasion of the eighth "Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) extended festive congratulations and sincere greetings to the vast number of farmers across the country and comrades working on the "San Nong" (三农) front, emphasizing that "Chinese-style modernization cannot be separated from agricultural and rural modernization."
"Large country, small farmers" (大国小农) - basic national conditions, basic agricultural conditions.
Adhering to the use of a grand historical perspective to view the issues of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "Chinese-style modernization must have both urban modernization and agricultural and rural modernization."
To advance Chinese-style modernization, the most arduous and onerous task is in the countryside, and the most extensive and profound foundation is also in the countryside.
To solve the problems of unbalanced urban-rural development and insufficient rural development, how to write a great article on agricultural and rural modernization and achieve stronger agriculture, more beautiful rural areas, and richer farmers?
Adapt to local conditions and follow the trend.
The fiery red apples have witnessed the journey from chasing dreams to realizing dreams on the road to modernization. In the apple orchard of Nangou Village (南沟村), Ansai District (安塞区), Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西), hearing the villagers say that they have built dams, implemented drip irrigation, and refined management, and used the apple "golden carrying pole" to pick up a good life, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) praised: "This is agricultural modernization, and you have found a suitable direction for industrial development."
"Beidacang" (北大仓) used to be called "Beidahuang" (北大荒), but now it is a fertile land of agricultural modernization. Thinking about the strategic security that matters in the long term, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) made arrangements at the symposium on promoting the comprehensive revitalization of the Northeast in the new era: "We must take the development of modern large-scale agriculture as the main direction and accelerate the advancement of agricultural and rural modernization."
Resource factors are different, and industrial development has its own characteristics. "It is necessary to scientifically grasp the differences in rural areas, adapt measures to local conditions, implement precise policies, and create modern versions of the 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains' (富春山居图) with their own characteristics." "Rural revitalization depends on industry, and all regions should give full play to their strengths and take their own revitalization paths"... "**一把钥匙开一把锁**" (yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ - "one key opens one lock," to adopt different methods to solve different problems), embodies the dialectical unity of top-level design and practical exploration in promoting agricultural and rural modernization.
Coordinate urban and rural areas and integrate development.
Compared with the rapid advancement of industrialization and urbanization, there is still a gap in agricultural and rural development. Thinking from a longer-term and broader perspective, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has profound insights: "In the process of modernization, how to handle the relationship between industry and agriculture and the relationship between urban and rural areas determines the success or failure of modernization to a certain extent."
Improving the rural living environment, building livable, workable, and beautiful villages, and rural modernization are the inherent requirements and necessary conditions for building a strong agricultural country.
The "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" (千万工程) project has created thousands of beautiful villages and benefited thousands of farmers. "Improve the completeness of rural infrastructure, the convenience of public services, and the comfort of the living environment." "Combine the traditional village style with modern elements, adhere to the aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation, and build the countryside more beautifully." "Rural construction should be started quickly, steadily and for a long time"... "**一张蓝图绘到底**" (yī zhāng lán tú huì dào dǐ - "draw to the end on one blueprint," to stick to the original plan), allows villagers to live a modern and civilized life on the spot.
Agricultural and rural modernization is based on allowing more villagers to live a good life.
"We must not forget the farmers and let them get benefits." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always keeps this in mind.
In Zhaoxing Dong Village (肇兴侗寨), Liping County (黎平县), Guizhou (贵州), he carefully examined the exquisite craftsmanship and various batik cultural and creative products, and asked with concern, "Are the products popular?" "How many members are there in the cooperative?" "Do you have your own brand?" In the Ten Mile Vegetable Corridor (十里蔬菜长廊) in Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Hubei (湖北), he walked along the field ridges into the depths of the vegetable fields, and asked in detail about the vegetable growing period, harvesting and storage, sales volume, and prices.
In Hunan (湖南), he entered the rice fields in spring plowing; in Gansu (甘肃), he inquired about the fruit forest harvest; in Fujian (福建), he watched the fishing boats full of catches... Thinking in progress, planning on the overall situation, and promoting in detail, the mountains and rivers are vast, and the feelings are the same.
In 2025, China's annual grain output reached 1,429.8 billion catties; the contribution rate of agricultural science and technology progress exceeded 64%. In the first quarter of this year, the per capita disposable income of rural residents actually increased by 5.4% year-on-year. The achievements accumulated from small to large are the booming rural industries that enrich the people, the beautiful ecology, the beautiful economy, and the beautiful life complementing each other, and the farmers' sense of gain, happiness, and security are constantly enhanced.
"I hope that the vast number of farmers will give full play to their initiative and creativity, and all sectors of society will actively support and participate, strive to build livable, workable, and beautiful villages, and jointly move towards a better future of Chinese-style modernization." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) earnestly exhorted.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
Knowing the past helps us understand the future, and some answers transcend time and inspire people.
Looking back on the Party's glorious history of over a century, one conclusion becomes increasingly clear: the mass line is the lifeline and fundamental work line of our Party, and an important family heirloom for our Party to maintain its youthful vitality and combat effectiveness.
The "Constitution of the Communist Party of China" stipulates: "The Party implements the mass line in its work, doing everything for the masses, relying on the masses in everything, coming from the masses, going to the masses, and transforming the Party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses."
In recent years, the Internet and digital technology have reshaped the economic and social aspects with an unstoppable momentum. An important proposition has emerged before us: In the new era when hundreds of millions of people are "online" and "connected to the Internet," how can we allow the "family heirloom" to continue to flourish in the digital space?
Great political parties are always able to grasp the opportunities of the times and stand at the forefront of the times.
On April 19, 2016, at the symposium on cybersecurity and informatization work, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) first proposed that "Party and government organs and leading cadres at all levels should learn to follow the mass line through the Internet," emphasizing "making the Internet a new way to understand the masses, get close to the masses, and solve problems for the masses, and a new channel to promote people's democracy and accept people's supervision." On November 28, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized while presiding over the 23rd collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: "Solve outstanding problems in a timely and effective manner, and continuously improve the ability to use the Internet to understand public opinion and carry out work."
Earnest entrustment, consistent throughout, guides a path of keeping pace with the times - following the mass line online.
In-depth implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, all regions and departments have established and practiced the correct view of performance, taking the initiative to "connect to the Internet," actively using the Internet, and solidly managing the Internet, warming people's hearts, gathering people's wisdom, and resolving people's worries in the cyberspace. By following the mass line online, they have written a new chapter of being of one heart and one mind with the people and working together to forge ahead.
Tracing the source: Promoting the Party's glorious traditions and fine work style in the digital age, and practicing whole-process people's democracy.
Why should we insist on following the mass line online?
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Netizens come from the common people. When the common people are online, public opinion is also online. Wherever the masses are, our leading cadres should go there."
As of the end of 2025, the number of Internet users in my country reached 1.125 billion, ranking first in the world. The position for following the mass line has been extended from fields and enterprises to the online cloud, which is a necessity for development and a general trend of history.
"The people's heart is the greatest politics."
Following the mass line online helps to break physical barriers, gather deep affection with sincerity, and allow the Party and the people to always stand together, think together, and work together.
On February 19, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the People's Daily to conduct research. Sitting in front of the computer, the General Secretary said kindly into the microphone: "Hello everyone! As the traditional Chinese festival, the Lantern Festival, is approaching, I would like to extend my festive greetings to everyone, and wish you good health, smooth work, and a happy family!" Then, the General Secretary personally clicked the keyboard and released a greeting voice message.
Soon, the screen showed that the number of clicks was rising rapidly, and netizens left messages one after another.
Heartfelt greetings were transmitted to thousands of households through the Internet, connecting and gathering the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
Following the mass line online, listening to public sentiment and opinion, and gathering public strength and wisdom is a promotion of the Party's glorious traditions and fine work style, and an inevitable requirement for practicing whole-process people's democracy.
"Rural revitalization should start with mutual assistance for the elderly in rural areas, so that left-behind elderly people have a place to belong, and children who enter the city can start businesses in the city with peace of mind!" One day in 2020, Li Dianbo, a grassroots cadre from Dalate Banner (达拉特旗) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), saw the column "I offer a suggestion for the '14th Five-Year Plan'" on the "Leadership Message Board" of People's Daily Online. Combining his own work experience, he proposed the suggestion of "mutual assistance for the elderly." Soon after, this suggestion was reflected in the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline.
Such "online consultation" has become increasingly significant in recent years:
The online solicitation of opinions for the 20th National Congress of the Party collected more than 8.542 million comments and suggestions, totaling 290 million words;
From May 20 to June 20, 2025, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out online solicitation of opinions, and a total of more than 3.113 million suggestions from netizens were received. After sorting and excerpting, more than 1,500 constructive and representative opinions and suggestions in 27 aspects were formed.
In this regard, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Carrying out online solicitation of opinions on matters related to the National Congress of the Party is an effective way for the entire Party and society to contribute ideas and suggestions for national development and national rejuvenation, and it is also a vivid embodiment of whole-process people's democracy." "The online solicitation of opinions for the '15th Five-Year Plan' preparation work has a high degree of participation and a wide coverage, and it is a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy."
Following the mass line online and continuing to promote the fine tradition of "going down to the grassroots at four levels" can better "transform the Party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses."
"Uncles and aunts, take a look, if you pay 300 yuan every year, you can receive more than 200 yuan per month after the age of 60. It's so cost-effective!" In the "Harmonious and Beautiful Village Live Broadcast Room" in Weigang Town (魏岗镇), Qiaocheng District (谯城区), Bozhou City (亳州市), Anhui Province (安徽省), local cadres explained the rural pension policy to the villagers on the screen and answered questions from time to time.
"Going down to the grassroots at four levels" first means "publicizing the Party's line, principles, and policies at the grassroots level." In Qiaocheng District (谯城区), many villages have opened rural live broadcast rooms. A villager mentioned it, with full of praise in his tone: "Now it's different. Cadres act as anchors in front of their mobile phones, chatting and explaining policies in our local dialect. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comment section, and you will get a response soon!"
The times are changing, but the original intention remains unchanged; using the Internet to integrate into the masses.
From the release and explanation of policies on new media for government affairs to live broadcasts, explanations, and interactive Q&A, the Internet allows the Party's innovative theories and policies that benefit the people to reach thousands of households directly, so that the masses can understand, remember, and accept them.
Practice: Gathering people's hearts, listening to public opinion, and benefiting people's livelihoods, jointly building a concentric circle online and offline.
How to follow the mass line online?
All regions and departments have implemented the mass line online in a down-to-earth and detailed manner. In the vivid practice of gathering people's hearts, listening to public opinion, and benefiting people's livelihoods, they have joined hands with various online platforms and social entities to draw a picture of the times of jointly building a concentric circle online and offline.
Gathering people's hearts -
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "When doing online work, we must not only see the Internet but not see people. We must make great efforts to do the work of people and unite the vast number of netizens around the Party."
In Lanshan County (蓝山县), Hunan Province (湖南), the county party secretary's short video account "Staying True to the Original Intention and Creating the Future Together" is well-known.
There are no official clichés, only sincere interaction: netizens reported that the street lights were broken, and they were transferred and repaired the next day, and pictures were posted in the comment area to reply; villagers left messages saying that the village had a high terrain and insufficient water supply, and they immediately coordinated on-site surveys.
Messages are replied to one by one, and demands are followed up and implemented. A netizen's comment received "high praise": "The people like cadres who are close to the people's hearts!"
A network account has built a "bridge of hearts" between cadres and the masses, enhancing the masses' feelings and trust in the Party.
Gathering people's hearts, warming people's hearts, and building a common heart.
All regions and departments have tried every means to gather the strength of netizens. Theoretical propaganda brands such as "Lixiang China" have continued to be strengthened, allowing the Party's innovative theories to enter thousands of households; online major theme propaganda and major topic settings have effectively guided social expectations and gathered social consensus; the release of the "List of Good People in China" and outstanding cases of online civilization construction has shaped a new trend in cyberspace.
Listening to public opinion -
What is done by the wisdom of the masses will be accomplished. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The people are not only a vast ocean of power, but also a vast ocean of wisdom."
Shanghai citizen Lie Duo (列多) needs to receive foreign experts for a long time due to work needs. In the past, he heard many people complain that the entry time at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (上海浦东国际机场) was too long.
"Shanghai is a window for opening up to the outside world and is also building a preferred transit destination for global passengers. How can we optimize airport entry services?" One day last year, combining his own research and thinking, Lie Duo (列多) wrote relevant suggestions on optimizing airport entry procedures in the People's Suggestion section of the Shanghai "Suishenban" platform.
"According to the suggestions of citizens, in coordination with the '240-hour visa-free transit' policy, we have optimized the entry process. For example, based on flight personnel information, we dynamically adjust in real time and scientifically allocate the number of border inspection channels for Chinese and foreign citizens entering the country, which greatly shortens the entry time," an airport border inspection police officer introduced.
Where do good measures and good methods come from? The answer is from the masses.
Beijing (北京), Jiangsu (江苏), Jiangxi (江西), Shandong (山东), Gansu (甘肃) and other provinces have built online solicitation platforms for people's suggestions; the portal website of the central social work department has set up a special area for soliciting people's suggestions, connecting to relevant provincial platforms, and gradually forming an online solicitation matrix.
In addition to gathering public wisdom, various localities have established platforms to accept and solve the problems and worries of the masses - residents speak out at their fingertips, the platform responds immediately, departments coordinate and handle, and the results are transparently fed back.
Beijing 12345 Citizen Service Hotline accepted 3.223 million requests through online channels in 2024, with a resolution rate of 96.7% for all platform requests; Zhejiang (浙江) created a unified platform of "People Call, I Act" to solve urgent problems for the masses; the State Council's "Internet + Supervision" platform, the National Government Service Platform, the People's Network "Leadership Message Board," etc., accept complaints from the masses nationwide in real time.
Benefiting people's livelihoods -
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The development of the cybersecurity and informatization cause must implement the people-centered development thought." All localities follow the mass line online, always adhere to development for the people, and allow the broad masses of people to share the rich fruits of Internet development.
"I didn't expect that I could get an electronic certificate the next day by clicking on my mobile phone. It really solved my urgent need!" A few days ago, Ms. Liu (刘女士), a citizen of Beijing (北京), successfully handled the household registration certificate required for inheritance notarization through the "Beijing Police Affairs" mini-program. Since 2025, the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has implemented online issuance of all certificate applications that meet the processing conditions.
At present, the national government service "one network" has been built, and 92.5% of provincial-level administrative licensing items have achieved online acceptance and "at most one trip," promoting more items from "can be handled" and "easy to handle" to "efficiently handled."
It's not just e-government affairs, but also "Internet + Education," "Internet + Medical Care," and "Internet + Culture" that are being fully rolled out.
Bit by bit, one by one, it concerns the thoughts and expectations of hundreds of millions of people. By following the mass line online, the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security has been continuously enhanced.
Development: Establishing and practicing the correct view of performance, embracing technological changes and improving work efficiency.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Party and government organs and leading cadres at all levels should improve their ability to organize the masses, publicize to the masses, guide the masses, and serve the masses through the Internet."
Standing at a new historical starting point, how to improve the efficiency of online mass work and further follow the mass line online?
"Creating benefits for the people is the greatest political achievement" "Adhere to achieving political achievements for the people and achieving political achievements through hard work"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always keeps this in mind.
Under the new situation, following the mass line online inevitably requires establishing and practicing the correct view of performance and using Internet technology to create tangible benefits for the people.
In 2000, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省), looked to the future and proposed building "Digital Fujian." In 2002, when inspecting the effectiveness of the information community construction in Huqian Community (湖前小区), Gulou District (鼓楼区), Fuzhou City (福州市), Xi Jinping (习近平) requested that we should not engage in mere formalities or showmanship, but should earnestly achieve "four close to" and provide information services for the people in a down-to-earth manner.
In accordance with this requirement, the information community construction in Gulou District (鼓楼区) has come all the way, truly creating benefits for the people through the Internet.
Not long ago, Mr. Zeng (曾先生), a resident of the Huqian Residential Area (原湖前小区) of the Provincial Government Organs in Gulou District (鼓楼区) (formerly Huqian Community (湖前小区)), reflected the problem of someone littering debris at the entrance of the community by taking a photo through the "Gulou Community Happiness Pass" mini-program on his mobile phone. That afternoon, the problem was solved by community workers. "Gulou Community Happiness Pass" provides online services such as business appointment, housekeeping services, casual shooting, and legal services, integrating various convenient resources within the "15-minute happiness circle."
"Problems are discovered by 'casual shooting,' and there is an immediate response," Mr. Zeng (曾先生) said, which has opened up the "last mile" of serving the masses.
Under the new situation, following the mass line online must embrace technological changes, make good use of network technology, and let new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence become "accelerators" for serving the masses and innovating governance.
"I feel that the traffic congestion in Guiyang (贵阳) has improved a lot," a citizen of Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), said recently.
Due to constraints such as terrain and road conditions, traffic congestion in Guiyang (贵阳) has always been a difficult point to govern. To this end, the Guiyang Municipal Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, in conjunction with enterprises, selected 31 important traffic nodes in an area to implement intelligent signal control, and fully integrated the Internet and Guiyang's local traffic police data to sense and predict traffic flow at intersections. Subsequently, the system dynamically adjusts the duration of traffic lights at each intersection, increasing the utilization rate of green lights during peak hours. Through a number of measures, the average weekday vehicle delay in the area has decreased by 15%, and the morning peak congestion time has been shortened by 30 minutes, significantly improving the traffic travel experience of citizens.
Not only in Guizhou (贵州), but many places are actively embracing technological changes, exploring the deep integration of traditional mass work experience and digital intelligence technology, making services more intelligent, governance more precise, and responses more efficient.
Big data realizes the precise governance of "handling before complaints," Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海) and other places use large models to analyze massive amounts of network data and government affairs work orders, automatically identify people's livelihood hotspots, risk hazards, and common problems, and shift from "post-event disposal" to "pre-event early warning"; explore the "AI + government service" model, Shenzhen's (深圳) "Shen Xiao i" (深小i) in Guangdong (广东), Zhejiang's (浙江) "Xi Xiaofu" (西小服) and other AI government affairs platforms realize "second reply" for policy consultation, "accurate" service guides, and "all-weather" acceptance of demands; use new technologies to innovate "emotional and rational" communication methods, "Guozi Xiaoxin" (国资小新), "Tianjin Fire Protection" (天津消防), "Shenzhen Health Commission" (深圳卫健委) and other new media accounts of government affairs are good at using interactive H5, virtual reality and other forms to explain the Party's policies, government affairs information, and popular science knowledge vividly and thoroughly.
Under the new situation, following the mass line online also requires paying attention to the "digital dilemma" of the elderly, the disabled, rural residents and other groups, bridging the "digital divide," and ensuring that the fruits of Internet development are shared by all people, without leaving anyone behind.
"The font is bigger, and I can see it clearly." Mr. Li (李先生) in Harbin City (哈尔滨市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), has presbyopia. This time, he downloaded the age-appropriate version of the bank APP and can handle business online by himself.
At present, many places are promoting the age-appropriate and barrier-free upgrades of government affairs, public service APPs, websites, and service terminals, launching large-character versions, voice versions, and simplified versions of service interfaces, so that the elderly can use, know how to use, dare to use, and want to use digital services.
In addition, all localities will also strive to accelerate the upgrading of rural network infrastructure, promote the extension of high-quality education, medical care, culture, and government services to rural areas and to the grassroots; protect the rights and interests of special groups, launch personalized and differentiated digital services and assistance measures for the disabled and others, and provide information accessibility, fee reductions, and skills training support.
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A network cable connects the hearts of the Party and the people; a screen builds a bridge of communication.
In the digital age, the solemn commitment of a century-old party runs through from beginning to end - "Never waver in faith, never separate from the masses."
On the new journey, we should adhere to our original aspiration and mission, cultivate deep feelings for the people, be brave in innovation and breakthroughs, establish and practice the correct view of performance, and strive to make the mass line online wider and more solid, so that the hearts of the Party and the people resonate in the cyberspace, and help the giant ship of China to ride the wind and waves and move forward steadily.
Return to TopThe 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee held its first plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of April 27. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
151 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report on the review results of the draft revision of the Prison Law, delivered by Yuan Shuhong (袁曙宏), Deputy Director of the NPC Constitution and Law Committee. The third draft strengthens the supervision of prison sentence enforcement activities by the People's Procuratorate, further standardizes and guarantees prison management activities, and strengthens relevant provisions on improving the quality of education and rehabilitation of prisoners and the psychological correction of juvenile offenders.
The meeting heard a report on the review results of the draft Social Assistance Law, delivered by Luo Yuan (骆源), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The third draft stipulates that people's governments at all levels should take measures to encourage, support, and guide social assistance recipients with labor capacity to help themselves, become self-reliant, and escape poverty; improves relevant regulations on providing timely assistance by social assistance management departments to social assistance recipients in emergency situations; and adds provisions that social assistance management departments should optimize work processes and improve convenience levels in accordance with the actual situation of social assistance work.
The meeting heard a report on the revisions to the draft Medical Security Law, delivered by Cong Bin (丛斌), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The second draft further clarifies the relevant content and requirements for the state to establish and improve a multi-level medical security system; clarifies the relevant reform requirements for the "three medicines" (medical care, medical insurance, and medicine) synergy; implements the requirements for provincial-level overall planning of basic medical insurance and improves the long-term participation mechanism; clarifies that the state improves the maternity insurance system and promotes the expansion of maternity insurance coverage; and strengthens the use and management of medical security funds.
The meeting heard a report on the revisions to the draft Farmland Protection and Quality Improvement Law, delivered by Xin Chunying (信春鹰), Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The second draft adds provisions on protecting the rights and interests of agricultural production and management entities, the types of cultivated land that should be designated as permanent basic farmland, and the cultivated land quality survey and evaluation system; improves the relevant system for the construction of high-standard farmland; makes provisions for the application of modern information technology in farmland protection and quality improvement work; and improves the relevant provisions on legal liability.
In order to strengthen the protection of state-owned assets and promote the high-quality development of the state-owned economy, the NPC Financial and Economic Affairs Committee submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Enterprise State-owned Assets Law. Weng Jieming (翁杰明), Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to promote the high-quality development of agriculture, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and accelerate the construction of a strong agricultural country, the NPC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Agricultural Law. Du Jiahao (杜家毫), Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to strengthen national defense construction, improve the national defense mobilization system, and safeguard national sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, security, and development interests, the State Council and the Central Military Commission submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the National Defense Mobilization Law. Entrusted by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, made an explanation.
In order to protect, rationally develop, utilize, and conserve water resources, prevent water disasters, ensure national water security, and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, the State Council submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Water Law. Entrusted by the State Council, Li Guoying (李国英), Minister of Water Resources, made an explanation.
Entrusted by the State Council, Ma Zhaoxu (马朝旭), Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, made explanations respectively on the proposal on requesting the deliberation and approval of the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Criminal Justice Assistance" and the proposal on requesting the deliberation and approval of the "Treaty on Long-Term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan."
Entrusted by the State Council, Huang Runqiu (黄润秋), Minister of Ecology and Environment, made a report on the completion of the environmental situation and environmental protection goals for 2025. The report pointed out that the national ecological environment quality will continue to improve in 2025, and the environmental safety situation will remain stable. Through efforts, the ecological environment quality improvement goals set in the "14th Five-Year Plan" have been successfully completed. The next step will be to take carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the traction, comprehensively improving the ecological environment quality as the main line, and promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development as the starting point, so as to promote new progress in the construction of a beautiful China.
Entrusted by the State Council, Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安), Minister of Finance, made a report on the research and handling of the review opinions on the report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024 and the rectification and accountability situation. The report, in accordance with the review opinions of the NPC Standing Committee meeting and combined with the opinions and suggestions put forward in relevant supervision and research reports, reported on the implementation of the review opinions on the 2024 state-owned assets report, the cooperation in doing a good job in the supervision work of the NPC, and the rectification and accountability of problems found in the audit, and put forward the next work considerations.
The meeting heard a report on the qualifications of individual representatives, delivered by Yang Xiaocha (杨晓超), Director of the Credentials Committee of the NPC Standing Committee.
The meeting also deliberated on relevant appointment and removal proposals.
Vice Chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Hao Mingjin (郝明金), Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), He Wei (何维), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), and Secretary-General Liu Qi (刘奇) attended the meeting.
Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Guoqing (张国清), President of the Supreme People's Court Zhang Jun (张军), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong (应勇), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission, members of the special committees of the NPC, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, principal responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some NPC deputies, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting delegates.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 27th. Li Xi (李希), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, met with a delegation led by Igor Sergeenko (Игорь Сергеенко), Head of the Belarus Presidential Administration, in Beijing (北京) on the 27th.
Li Xi (李希) stated that under the joint planning and guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Lukashenko (Лукашенко), the China-Belarus all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership is developing at a high level. China is willing to work with Belarus to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, continue to firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, strengthen the alignment of development strategies and high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," strengthen multilateral cooperation, and promote the continuous achievement of new results in China-Belarus relations. Li Xi (李希) also introduced the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline, the Communist Party of China's efforts to establish and practice a correct view of performance, and the unwavering promotion of the anti-corruption struggle.
Krutoi (Крутой) stated that Belarus is firmly committed to developing the Belarus-China all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership and is willing to learn from China's experience in national governance and party building to promote Belarus-China relations to a higher level.
Return to TopOn April 26th, the 180,000-cubic-meter liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier "Georgetown" was successfully delivered and set sail from the Nantong (南通) terminal in Jiangsu (江苏).
The ship has an overall length of 298.8 meters and a width of 48 meters. It is equipped with a dual-fuel low-speed propulsion system and features low evaporation rate and high environmental protection performance. It is currently the largest LNG carrier completed in China, marking a breakthrough for Chinese shipbuilding enterprises in the field of large-scale clean energy transportation vessel construction.
Yao Xueqing (姚雪青) of this newspaper, text; Qin Fei (秦飞), photo (People's Vision)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 刘成友 刘佳华
Taking 72 photos to inspect a vial of liquid medicine – how long does it take? In April of this year, the upgraded intelligent light inspection machine at Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (东北制药集团股份有限公司) of Liaoning Fangda Group (辽宁方大集团) provided a new answer: 0.1 seconds.
"In the past, the efficiency was low. Now, the intelligent light inspection machine relies on visual artificial intelligence to determine and automatically eliminate unqualified products on the production line," said Wu Zhongyuan (吴忠源), director of the company's Information Management Center. "Intelligent transformation and digital transition" have improved the quality and efficiency of the company's entire production process, reducing the time spent on fault location from several hours in the past to minutes. In the first quarter of this year, the company's output increased by 11.27% year-on-year.
In January 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Liaoning (辽宁): "The manufacturing industry must adhere to the direction of high-end, intelligent, and green development, and continuously improve the technological content and added value of products." In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) chaired a symposium on comprehensively revitalizing the Northeast in the new era, emphasizing: "Accelerate the digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of traditional manufacturing, promote the extension of the industrial chain to upstream and downstream, and form a relatively complete industrial chain and industrial cluster." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote the 'intelligent transformation, digital transition, and network connection' of the manufacturing industry, implement intelligent manufacturing projects and industrial Internet innovation and development projects, and promote the construction and large-scale application of network, identification, platform, data, and security systems in an integrated manner."
As an old industrial base, Liaoning (辽宁) thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, takes promoting the intelligent transformation and digital transition of the manufacturing industry as a strategic grasp for comprehensive revitalization, promotes the deep integration of artificial intelligence, big data, industrial Internet, etc. with the manufacturing industry, enhances the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, and polishes the "golden name card" of Liaoning (辽宁) manufacturing.
"Intelligent transformation" empowers, and traditional workshops are transformed into smart factories –
In the production scheduling center, workers operate computers to achieve "one-key steelmaking"; the dust removal fans in the factory area bid farewell to the state of roaring all day and are changed to "supply air on demand," saving 13% of energy; in the intelligent inspection center, robotic arms cooperate tacitly and can complete the analysis of molten steel samples in less than 3 minutes...
After implementing intelligent transformation, the cost per ton of steel at Fushun New Steel Co., Ltd. (抚顺新钢铁有限责任公司) has continued to decline, and logistics efficiency has increased by 50%. This old steel company is fully moving towards lean and intelligent manufacturing.
In Liaoning (辽宁), there are 273 such advanced-level smart factories. Liaoning (辽宁) cultivates smart factories in gradients, with more than 1,900 enterprises entering the cultivation pool, and has built 670 basic-level and 18 excellent-level smart factories; it has released more than 2,800 "intelligent transformation and digital transition" scenario demands, and more than 700 scenario cases have been implemented.
"Digital transition" increases efficiency, and manufacturing advantages are superimposed with data efficiency –
On a production line, the car seats waiting to be assembled are of various shapes, colors, and functions. How is this personalized customization achieved?
Let the data do the work – in the final assembly workshop of Shenyang Jinbei Lear Automotive Seating Co., Ltd. (沈阳金杯李尔汽车座椅有限公司), the display screen above each workstation presents the current seat's model, parameters, and standards in real time; unmanned transport vehicles shuttle along the route, delivering materials accurately and non-stop... Order information goes directly from the client to the production line, making the entire production chain transparent and visible, and key processes traceable.
"Digital transformation has achieved full coverage of 16 application scenarios, and the capacity utilization rate has been greatly improved," said Wang Xuezhi (王学智), the head of the enterprise. The industrial and information technology departments dispatched experts to sort out shortcomings one-on-one, put forward transformation directions, and also built a platform to help connect with high-quality service providers.
This year, Liaoning (辽宁) launched a three-year action plan (2026-2028) to deepen the "intelligent transformation and digital transition" of the manufacturing industry, providing free diagnosis and "one enterprise, one policy" solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises; established special funds and launched financial products to reduce the transformation costs of enterprises and solve the problems of enterprises "not daring to transform, not knowing how to transform, not being able to transform, and not wanting to transform."
Currently, Liaoning (辽宁) has completed on-site assessment of the digital level of 9,687 industrial enterprises above designated size; established a provincial digital transformation service provider alliance, gathering more than 200 service providers, and launched 329 typical products; 4 cities were selected as pilot cities for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. As of the first quarter of this year, the penetration rate of digital R&D and design tools in Liaoning's (辽宁) industrial enterprises reached 86.7%, and the numerical control rate of key processes reached 69.9%.
"Network connection" strengthens the foundation, and platform nodes provide strong support –
Arcs of light flicker, and welding robots rely on low-latency instructions to weld accurately and without error...
In the Tieling (铁岭) 5G fully connected factory of Liaoning General Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (辽宁通用重型机械股份有限公司), a palm-sized QR code gives more than 100 devices in the factory a "digital ID card." In the production process, the system obtains product data in real time, and the production efficiency is increased by more than 30%; in the after-sales process, users can scan the code to initiate service requests with one click, and the after-sales response efficiency is increased by more than 50%.
"The government acted as a matchmaker, and Liaoning Mobile (辽宁移动) customized a plan for us," said the company's information director. The networking rate of key equipment in the factory reached 98%, and it was selected into the 2025 5G factory directory released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
To enhance the support capabilities of the industrial Internet, Liaoning (辽宁) has built 156,000 5G base stations and launched 40 secondary nodes for industrial Internet identification and resolution; it has focused on cultivating 112 provincial-level industrial Internet platforms, serving more than 20,000 enterprises in Liaoning (辽宁).
Xu Kunlin (许昆林), Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, said that remembering General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Liaoning (辽宁) will continue to focus on the needs of enterprise development and industrial transformation, make concerted efforts on both the supply and demand sides, implement policies according to the specific circumstances of each enterprise and industry, increase efforts to promote the "intelligent transformation, digital transition, and network connection" of the manufacturing industry, build a "Digital Liaoning, Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse" (数字辽宁、智造强省), and contribute to the high-quality development of Chinese manufacturing.
Return to TopBeijing, April 27th (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)) - The National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) released data on the 27th, showing that in the first quarter of this year, the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide reached 1696.04 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.5%. In March, the profits of industrial enterprises above designated size nationwide increased by 15.8% year-on-year. Overall, the industrial economy is steadily recovering, and the profit situation of industrial enterprises is showing a continuous improvement trend.
The equipment manufacturing industry has a significant supporting role. In the first quarter, the profits of equipment manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 21.0% year-on-year, driving the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size by 6.8 percentage points; accounting for 33.7% of the total profits of industrial enterprises above designated size, an increase of 1.7 percentage points year-on-year. From an industry perspective, in the first quarter, the electronics industry was driven by factors such as better production and price increases, and the industry's profits increased by 124.5% year-on-year, which is the main force supporting the rapid growth of profits in the equipment manufacturing industry; the railway, ship, aerospace, and aviation industries' profits increased by 16.7% year-on-year.
The profits of high-tech manufacturing industries are growing rapidly. In the first quarter, the profits of high-tech manufacturing enterprises above designated size increased by 47.4% year-on-year, driving the profit growth of all industrial enterprises above designated size by 7.9 percentage points. From an industry perspective, the rapid development of artificial intelligence and semiconductor-related industries has driven the year-on-year profit growth of optical fiber manufacturing, optoelectronic device manufacturing, and display device manufacturing industries by 336.8%, 43.0%, and 36.3% respectively; the increase in demand for intelligent products has led to a year-on-year profit increase of 53.8% and 67.3% respectively in the manufacturing of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles and other intelligent consumer equipment; the improvement in the efficiency of green manufacturing industries has led to a year-on-year profit increase of 100.0% and 25.0% respectively in the manufacturing of special instruments and meters for environmental monitoring and lithium-ion battery manufacturing.
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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 27th. Liu Guozhong (刘国中), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the working conference on promoting regular assistance to continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation in Beijing on the 27th. He emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speeches and instructions, implement the deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, steadily promote regular assistance, continuously consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation, and 长久守牢 (cháng jiǔ shǒu láo - "long-term firmly guard," to firmly maintain) the bottom line of preventing large-scale return to poverty.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that this year is the first year of carrying out regular assistance. It is necessary to continue to consolidate responsibilities, adhere to and continuously strengthen the precise strategy, and further improve the quality and effectiveness of assistance work. It is necessary to earnestly carry out regular monitoring, improve the accuracy and timeliness of assistance, and steadily and orderly promote the dynamic management of assistance recipients. It is necessary to adhere to development-oriented assistance as the top priority, promote the quality and upgrading of industries by category, do a good job in employment assistance through multiple channels, strengthen follow-up support for relocation, and support less developed areas to accelerate development. It is necessary to improve the social security system and safeguard the people's livelihood. It is necessary to improve the effectiveness of East-West collaboration and the fixed-point assistance of central units, and continue to give play to the role of resident village cadres and other assistance personnel. It is necessary to optimize and improve the regular assistance assessment, strengthen the application of assessment results, and promote work improvement through problem rectification.
Liu Guozhong (刘国中) emphasized that regular assistance should be incorporated into the overall implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, adhere to the five-level Party secretaries taking the lead, establish and practice a correct view of performance, improve policies in line with the times, strengthen coordination and cooperation, and consolidate the foundation of Chinese-style modernization with comprehensive rural revitalization.
The eight eastern provinces (municipalities) and ten western provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) signed a cooperation agreement for 2026 at the meeting.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 27th. A national video conference on flood control and drought relief was held in Beijing on the 27th. Zhang Guoqing (张国清), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. He emphasized the need to thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and directives, implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, adhere to the important requirements of "two insistences and three transformations," adhere to the principle of putting the people first and valuing life above all else, emphasize prevention first, rapid response, and coordinated linkage, focus on key areas and weak links, strictly prevent and resolve the risks of flood and drought disasters, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property and the overall social stability.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) emphasized that in response to the increasing trend of extreme and abnormal weather, it is necessary to implement various measures meticulously and resolutely fight the initiative in flood control and drought relief. Focus on high-risk areas such as mountain flood gullies and narrow river channels, as well as key areas and key places such as elderly care institutions, construction sites, highway bridges and tunnels, and tourist attractions. Strengthen source risk prevention and control and hidden danger investigation and rectification, improve the monitoring and early warning capabilities of small watersheds in mountainous areas, implement the early warning "call-response" mechanism, and organize timely transfer and evacuation to prevent mass casualties. Implement scientific and precise flood control scheduling of major rivers, strengthen patrol and defense of small and medium-sized rivers, accelerate the reinforcement of dangerous reservoirs, and strengthen the safety management of flood storage and detention areas. Accelerate the efforts to address the shortcomings in flood control and disaster reduction in northern China, improve the flood control engineering system, and enhance the disaster resistance resilience of infrastructure and the emergency response capabilities at the grassroots level. Coordinate flood and typhoon prevention and drought relief, and prepare for drought-flood transitions and concurrent drought and flood events.
Zhang Guoqing (张国清) emphasized the need to further tighten and implement responsibilities for flood control and disaster relief, improve the level of emergency command in the face of disasters, pre-position emergency rescue forces, materials, and equipment, improve the quality and efficiency of responding to "three disruptions" (三断), and ensure safe flood season.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 武卫政 李家鼎
On April 27th, the "15th Five-Year Plan" Tianjin Special Press Conference was held in Tianjin. Zhang Gong (张工), Deputy Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Tianjin, stated that, to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and requirements for Tianjin's work, Tianjin will continue to take promoting the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei as a strategic driver. It will strive to achieve success in developing new quality productive forces, further comprehensively deepening reform, promoting cultural inheritance and development, and improving the modernization level of urban governance, to continuously create a new situation in the development of various undertakings.
Striving to Promote the Coordinated Development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to Go Deeper and More Solidly
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Tianjin's absorption of Beijing's technology contract transaction volume increased by more than 50%; the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, the Beijing-Xiong'an Intercity Railway, and the expressway network have highlighted the spatial and temporal efficiency of the commuter circle. Direct medical insurance settlement, "one-card access" for social security, and other measures have become more convenient for the people. The interaction of people flow, logistics, and business flow among the three places has become more convenient and smooth.
"Tianjin has always regarded coordinated development as a major strategy and the main strategy for comprehensively building a modern socialist metropolis, concentrating its efforts on doing its own things well and working together to do coordinated things well," said Zhang Gong (张工). In the first quarter of this year, the transaction amount between Tianjin and Beijing-Hebei increased by more than 50%.
Tianjin will deeply integrate into the construction of the modern capital metropolitan area and jointly build the Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center. It will pay more attention to guiding coordination with innovation policies and industrial policies, and give full play to market forces to participate in coordinated development.
Pay more attention to collaborative innovation. Promote the integration of innovation resources such as Binhai New Area (滨海新区) and Tiankai High-level Science and Technology Park (天开高教科创园) into the capital's science and technology innovation service radius, and strive to reflect Tianjin's innovation value in fields such as independent information innovation, synthetic biology, intelligent computing chips, and brain-computer engineering.
Work together to promote the integration of industrial chain clusters. Strengthen the overall coordination and cooperation of intelligent connected vehicles, information technology, biomedicine, aerospace, equipment manufacturing, and other chain clusters, and expand the "seed + angel + venture capital + industry + M&A" fund group to better match the capital chain with the industrial chain innovation chain.
Enhance the coordinated carrying capacity and support of key areas. Focus on the capital function circle, commuter circle, industrial circle, and innovation circle, and plan practical measures and provide good services. Taking Wuqing District (武清区), the six main urban areas, Binhai New Area (滨海新区), and the "117 Project" area as the main line, actively integrate into the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Innovation Corridor; focus on promoting the integrated development of "station-industry-city" around high-speed rail stations to promote industrial coordination.
Efforts to Achieve Results in Building a Modern Industrial System
Tianjin has abundant science, education, and talent resources, a solid industrial base, and complete production factors. Over the past five years, economic growth has been stable and improving, the proportion of strategic emerging industries in industry has exceeded 30%, and the added value of the service industry has jumped to the trillion-yuan level. There are 30 national key laboratories, and the number of national high-tech enterprises and technology-based SMEs has exceeded 12,000 each, with 8 industries exceeding 100 billion yuan in scale.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Tianjin will vigorously develop green petrochemicals, high-end equipment, new-generation information technology, and other manufacturing industries, accelerate the development of productive service industries and life service industries, refine and specialize urban agriculture, and continuously improve industrial capacity and vitality.
Strengthen manufacturing. "We must promote new industrialization and build a national advanced manufacturing research and development base at a high level," said Wang Xu (王旭), member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Tianjin. Tianjin will adhere to intelligence, greening, and integration, cultivate and expand emerging industries, and proactively plan for future industries.
Strengthen services. Promote the extension of productive service industries to specialization and the high end of the value chain, and stimulate the vitality of the digital economy and platform economy. Promote high-quality, diversified, and convenient life service industries, and enrich the supply of high-quality services through platform cultivation, consumption IP creation, and other forms.
Strengthen the main body. Cultivate specialized and innovative SMEs and "little giant" enterprises in a gradient, and build a pattern of leading enterprises "standing tall" and supporting enterprises "covering the sky." "It is expected that by 2030, we will have cultivated more than 60 national-level individual champion enterprises and 3,500 specialized and innovative SMEs," said Wang Xu (王旭).
Strengthen application-oriented scientific research and development. In the next 5 years, Tianjin plans to achieve "4 85%" in major science and technology projects: that is, 85% of the technical needs come from enterprises, 85% of the project guidelines are oriented to enterprises, 85% of the projects are organized and implemented by enterprises, and 85% of the funds are invested in enterprises.
Tiankai High-level Science and Technology Park (天开高教科创园) has introduced and cultivated nearly 5,000 science and technology innovation enterprises in the 3 years since its opening. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Tianjin will further optimize the science and technology innovation service ecosystem of Tiankai High-level Science and Technology Park (天开高教科创园) and create a benchmark demonstration area for the integrated development of science, education, and people. The goal is to exceed 300 billion yuan in the city's technology contract transaction volume by the end of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and increase the industrialization rate of existing invention patents of universities and research institutes to more than 20%.
Promote the Connotative Development of the City and Do Practical Things for the People's Livelihood
Urban renewal is an important starting point for promoting the connotative and high-quality development of the city. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Tianjin will focus on key areas such as hub-driven, industry-creation collaboration, cultural-business-tourism integration, and vibrant livability around the Beijing-Tianjin dual-city main axis and the charming Haihe River belt and the blue bay belt. It has initially planned nearly 50 urban renewal projects with a total investment of more than 200 billion yuan.
In recent years, Tianjin has revitalized existing assets and comprehensively used "protective," "transformative," and "upgrading" revitalization methods to give new life to a number of old spaces. This year, through legalization promotion, market-oriented operation, and industrialization introduction, we will go all out to revitalize a number of key projects and promote the early implementation of people's livelihood dividends.
Implement the people's livelihood project for 20 consecutive years. Over the past 5 years, Tianjin has insisted on guaranteeing and improving people's livelihood in development, adding 1.78 million new urban jobs, 229,000 primary and secondary school places, and more than 6,600 medical and health institution beds, newly built and renovated more than 6,500 kilometers of old pipe networks, and the operating mileage of rail transit has exceeded 400 kilometers, and 288 urban parks and pocket parks have been built.
"We strive to use 'big goals' to lead 'practical projects' and use 'micro-practical things' to respond to 'big people's livelihood'. The ultimate effect should be visible, tangible, and felt by the masses," said Zhang Gong (张工). Tianjin will orderly decompose the people's livelihood matters determined in the "15th Five-Year Plan" Outline into annual task lists such as people's livelihood projects, and work year after year to transform the vision of people's livelihood planning into a real picture.
Tianjin adheres to starting from the daily affairs of the masses' clothing, food, housing, and transportation, and the urgent and difficult matters that they are concerned about. The arrangement of people's livelihood projects focuses on the fields of "the elderly and the young," education and medical care, employment services, and ecological environment, and promotes projects such as home-based elderly care, "sunshine property management," and convenient living circles, and strives to follow public opinion, solve people's worries, and warm people's hearts.
"The government should play its role well in guaranteeing the basics, providing bottom-line support, and improving quality and efficiency, and also fully mobilize the vitality of market resources," said Zhang Gong (张工). Tianjin will continue to comply with the laws of urban development and service supply, and promote the integrated planning of people's livelihood projects with urban renewal, environmental governance, medical and health care, cultural benefits for the people, and other aspects, so that the urban environment is more comfortable and livable, urban services are of higher quality and efficiency, and urban operation is more stable and safe.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 马 晨
On April 27th, the "15th Five-Year Plan" Hebei Special Press Conference was held in Shijiazhuang (石家庄). Wang Zhengpu (王正谱), Deputy Secretary of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Hebei Province, stated that, taking General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions on Hebei's work as the fundamental guideline, Hebei is making every effort to transform the planning blueprint into a real development scenario, accelerate the construction of a strong economic province and a beautiful Hebei, and strive to write a Hebei chapter in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Let Beijing (北京), Tianjin (天津), and Hebei achieve a higher degree of transportation interconnection, service sharing, and development integration.
Hebei Xiong'an New Area (河北雄安新区), as the centralized carrying area for relieving Beijing's non-capital functions, is changing day by day. In the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Cangzhou Biomedical Industry Park (京津冀·沧州生物医药产业园), 150 kilometers southeast of Xiong'an, 49 Beijing and Tianjin enterprises have settled, realizing "Beijing-Tianjin medicine, Cangzhou production"... During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei will strive to better develop itself in promoting the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, more effectively and orderly undertake the relief of Beijing's non-capital functions, strengthen policy guarantees and services for relief projects and personnel, and radiate and drive the development of the New Area and surrounding areas.
More actively promote the development of key areas. Langfang's (廊坊) North Three Counties (北三县) and Beijing's Tongzhou District (通州区) are jointly building a high-quality integrated development demonstration zone, with more than 210 projects signed. Beijing and Hebei are jointly building the Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场) Lin Kong Economic Zone (临空经济区). During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei will continue to deepen coordinated cooperation with areas adjacent to Beijing and Tianjin, and create more demonstration models for coordinated development.
More deeply promote collaborative innovation and industrial collaboration. With "Beijing-Tianjin R&D, Hebei Transformation," Hebei's transaction volume of technology contracts absorbing Beijing and Tianjin technology will exceed 120 billion yuan in 2025, an increase of 16.4%. In the next 5 years, Hebei will fully seize the major opportunity of building the Beijing (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, actively integrate into the Beijing-Tianjin innovation ecosystem, deepen the joint construction of key industrial chains such as new energy and intelligent connected vehicles, and robots, and promote the landing and transformation of more Beijing-Tianjin achievements in Hebei.
More attentively increase people's well-being. At present, a 1-1.5 hour transportation circle has been formed between major cities in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. Hebei's main vegetable basket products account for more than 40% of the Beijing market. In recent years, the "Hebei Fu Sao" (河北福嫂) brand, which has been continuously promoted in the Beijing-Tianjin domestic service market, has reached a total employment scale of 153,000 people in Beijing and Tianjin.
During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei will focus on creating a faster and more efficient transportation circle, promote the extension of elderly care projects to the areas surrounding Beijing and Tianjin, create the "Hebei Fu Sao" and "Hebei Clean Vegetables" brands, and continue to enhance the influence of "So Close, So Beautiful, Weekend to Hebei," so that the three places can achieve a higher degree of transportation interconnection, service sharing, and development integration.
Deeply promote the high-quality construction and development of Xiong'an New Area.
Xiong'an New Area has entered a stage where large-scale construction and undertaking the relief of Beijing's non-capital functions are equally important. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei will continue to firmly grasp the functional positioning of the New Area and deeply promote the high-quality construction and development of Xiong'an New Area.
"Let the development of the New Area be even more outstanding. Solidly do a good job in undertaking relief work, enhance the comprehensive carrying capacity of Xiong'an New Area, cultivate a modern industrial system that meets the actual needs of the New Area, promote the New Area from 'growing rapidly' to 'level leaping,' and build a new era of innovation highlands and a model for promoting high-quality development," said Wang Zhengpu.
Hebei is planning and doing a good job around undertaking relief, serving relief, supporting relief, and supporting relief, deepening and expanding Beijing-Xiong'an "same city" matters, ensuring that the entrepreneurial conditions, living conditions, and welfare benefits of the relief targets are not lower than the level when they stayed in Beijing, so that the relief personnel can change from "one person coming to Xiong'an" to "the whole family coming to Xiong'an."
Hebei is focusing on optimizing and improving the management and operation mechanism, actively promoting Xiong'an's transformation to an urban management system, promoting the construction of a modern city in the New Area with high standards and high quality, and exploring a future-oriented smart city management model.
In Xiong'an New Area, more than 770 companies have signed contracts for 33 themed buildings. The innovative ecosystem of "one building is an industrial chain" and "upstairs and downstairs" is "upstream and downstream" is gradually forming. Hebei is making every effort to build an integrated area for advanced industries, cultivate the Beijing-Tianjin-Xiong innovation triangle and the Beijing-Xiong corridor, and build the Xiong'an High-tech Zone (雄安高新区) and the Xiong'an Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park (雄安中关村科技园) to make innovation a distinctive symbol of Xiong'an.
"Let everyone enjoy the fruits of the New Area's development," said Wang Zhengpu. Hebei is focusing on building a livable and workable demonstration area, promoting the extension of high-quality education, medical care, culture, sports, and other resources from Beijing and Tianjin to Xiong'an, taking multiple measures to increase the income of the masses, building more "good houses," creating a "15-minute living circle," continuing to focus on the governance of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), maintaining the Millennium Forest (千年秀林), and building a beautiful Xiong'an with blue skies, green land, and clear waters.
Industry towards new, ecology towards beauty.
Targeting key industries such as steel and chemical industries, build Yanzhao series laboratories to overcome key technologies; more than 300 science and technology commissioner groups are stationed in enterprises, doing scientific research on the workshop assembly line... During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Hebei's R&D investment in the whole society has maintained double-digit growth. Eight national key laboratories have landed in Hebei, and the added value of high-tech industries accounted for 6.1 percentage points higher than the proportion of industrial enterprises above designated size.
In the next 5 years, Hebei will continue to promote the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation, make good use of the Yanzhao steel, green chemical, and biomedical laboratories, use technology to replace traditional industries with "chips," and revitalize county characteristic industrial clusters through "shared intelligent manufacturing." Cultivate and strengthen emerging industries and future industries, implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action, promote Baoding (保定) data labeling, Xiong'an artificial intelligence, and Zhangjiakou (张家口) and Langfang "computing power corridors," and deploy and develop new tracks such as future energy and bio-manufacturing.
Optimize the business environment. Hebei continues to deepen and expand the "double-blind" review reform, strictly control market access, and actively integrate into the construction of a unified national market. Improve the normalized promotion mechanism of "efficiently handling one matter," create more "Artificial Intelligence + government service" scenarios, give full play to the role of the Hebei Huimin Enterprise Benefit Policy Platform, and conduct on-site office and government-enterprise docking on a regular basis.
Develop towards the sea and strengthen the sea. In recent years, Hebei has optimized the functional layout of the three major ports of Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛), Tangshan (唐山), and Huanghua (黄骅). In the next 5 years, it will continue to deepen the transformation and upgrading of ports and resource integration, improve the comprehensive throughput capacity of ports, improve the efficient modern logistics system, accelerate the intelligent and green transformation of ports, and deepen the integrated development of Tianjin and Hebei ports.
Towards green transformation. The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for achieving the carbon peak target. Hebei focuses on building a large pattern of protection and governance from the top of the mountain to the ocean, scientifically carrying out large-scale land greening, strengthening the restoration and governance of key areas and regions, vigorously promoting the construction of nature reserves, and building a solid ecological barrier for Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei.
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Dabie Mountains (大别山), a watershed. The Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area (淠史杭灌区), water surrounds the hills, irrigating the "Jianghuai Granary (江淮粮仓)."
The Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area (淠史杭灌区) is the largest irrigation area in China built after the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the six major reservoirs of the Dabie Mountains (大别山) as its main water source. Three canal headworks, 25,000 kilometers of canals, more than 1,200 small and medium-sized reservoirs, and more than 200,000 ponds and weirs are woven into a large "vine and melon" water network.
This spring irrigation season, a clear canal of water arrived as scheduled. Raising seedlings, thin water and frequent irrigation; preparing the land, deep water soaking... Xu Huafei (许华飞), a large grain grower in Duanxin Street Village (段新街村), Dongqiao Town (东桥镇), Jin'an District (金安区), Lu'an City (六安市), Anhui Province (安徽省), planted more than 300 mu of rice, "Planting an early rice crop depends on this canal of water."
Xu Huafei (许华飞) is an experienced farmer who knows that "timely water" is "harvest water." Speaking of the canal in front of his house, he opened the conversation: In his grandfather's generation, every household had to draw water from several miles away, flowing all the way and leaking all the way; by his father's time, the canal system was connected to the fields, but watering the land required people to guard it, running back and forth to switch the gates, and the downstream could only use it after the upstream was finished, anxiously waiting for the water. Now, he has built a "digital canal," and the soil moisture in the fields is connected to the large screen in the irrigation area, the gates are automatically controlled, and the crops can use water whenever they are short of water.
The Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area (淠史杭灌区) has tens of millions of mu of cultivated land. How do you know which field is "thirsty" during spring irrigation and water the land without delaying the farming season? It depends on the "digital canal."
"Using the monitoring and sensing system, water and soil moisture conditions can be quickly viewed." Zhu Weimeng (朱维猛), deputy director of the Irrigation Scheduling Department of the Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area Management Bureau (淠史杭灌区管理总局), introduced that 2,063 water condition stations, 1,430 rainfall stations, and 40 soil moisture stations are located throughout the canal system and fields, sending data continuously to the "brain" of the irrigation area - the digital twin platform.
At the source, satellite remote sensing and other technologies are used to understand the water storage of reservoirs, ponds, and weirs. "With the help of the water storage monitoring model, the water source 'family property' is clear, and we have a clear idea." Zhu Weimeng (朱维猛) said that before this year's spring irrigation, water was stored and conserved, and the total water storage of the six major reservoirs was basically the same as the average value for the same period in the past 10 years; monitoring found that some reverse regulating reservoirs and ponds in Huoqiu County (霍邱县), Shouxian County (寿县), and Shucheng County (舒城县) had insufficient water storage, and staggered scheduling was used to replenish water, preparing for spring irrigation in advance.
In the fields, the irrigation area is divided into 27 water supply units, and remote sensing is used to identify what is planted in each unit and how much land is irrigated. "After inputting the data, the water resource allocation model 'runs', and the water allocation plan that used to take 1 to 2 weeks to prepare can now be completed in a few minutes." Zhu Weimeng (朱维猛) said.
On the screen, spring irrigation is pre-rehearsed. Scheduling models, hydrodynamic simulation models, and other models cooperate with each other to move typical water supply scenarios to the screen, adjust parameters, and optimize plans. Zhu Weimeng (朱维猛) introduced: "The irrigation area's 8 water conservancy professional models make water transfer and allocation more scientific and efficient."
Good water is used on the "blade." During the 2025 irrigation period, with the rice planting area basically the same and the rainfall 5% less than the same period last year, the irrigation water diversion in the Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area (淠史杭灌区) decreased from 2.49 billion cubic meters in 2024 to 2.18 billion cubic meters. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the annual grain output of the irrigation area increased from 7 million tons to 7.4 million tons.
The relevant person in charge of the Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area Management Bureau (淠史杭灌区管理总局) introduced that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, they will focus on modernizing water resource optimization and allocation, backbone canal system management, digital twin irrigation area construction, and agricultural water-saving and efficiency enhancement, so that the Pi-Shi-Hang Irrigation Area (淠史杭灌区) can use water well and produce good grain.
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Taking 72 photos to inspect a vial of liquid medicine – how long does it take? In April of this year, the intelligent light inspection machine of Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (东北制药集团股份有限公司) under Liaoning Fangda Group (辽宁方大集团) was upgraded again, providing a new answer: 0.1 seconds.
"In the past, the efficiency was low. Now, the intelligent light inspection machine relies on visual artificial intelligence to judge and automatically eliminate unqualified products on the production line," said Wu Zhongyuan (吴忠源), director of the company's Information Management Center. "Intelligent transformation and digital transition" have improved the quality and efficiency of the company's entire production process, reducing the time spent on fault location from several hours in the past to minutes. In the first quarter of this year, the company's output increased by 11.27% year-on-year.
In January 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Liaoning (辽宁): "The manufacturing industry must adhere to the direction of high-end, intelligent, and green development, and continuously improve the technological content and added value of products." In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) presided over a symposium on comprehensively revitalizing the Northeast in the new era, emphasizing: "Accelerate the digital, networked, and intelligent transformation of traditional manufacturing, promote the extension of the industrial chain to upstream and downstream, and form a relatively complete industrial chain and industrial cluster." The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote the 'intelligent transformation, digital transition, and network connection' of the manufacturing industry, implement intelligent manufacturing projects and industrial Internet innovation and development projects, and promote the construction and large-scale application of networks, identification, platforms, data, and security systems in an integrated manner."
As an old industrial base, Liaoning (辽宁) thoroughly implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, takes promoting the intelligent transformation and digital transition of the manufacturing industry as a strategic grasp for comprehensive revitalization, promotes the deep integration of artificial intelligence, big data, industrial Internet, etc. with the manufacturing industry, enhances the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, and polishes the "golden name card" of Liaoning (辽宁) manufacturing.
"Intelligent transformation" empowers, transforming traditional workshops into smart factories—
In the production dispatch center, workers operate computers to achieve "one-click steelmaking"; the dust removal fans in the factory area bid farewell to the state of roaring all day and are changed to "supply air on demand," saving 13% of energy; in the intelligent inspection center, robotic arms cooperate tacitly and can complete the analysis of molten steel samples in less than 3 minutes...
After implementing intelligent transformation, the cost per ton of steel at Fushun New Steel Co., Ltd. (抚顺新钢铁有限责任公司) has continued to decline, and logistics efficiency has increased by 50%. This old steel company is fully moving towards lean and intelligent manufacturing.
In Liaoning (辽宁), there are 273 such advanced-level smart factories. Liaoning (辽宁) cultivates smart factories in gradients, with more than 1,900 enterprises entering the cultivation pool, and has built 670 basic-level and 18 excellent-level smart factories; it has released more than 2,800 "intelligent transformation and digital transition" scenario demands, and more than 700 scenario cases have been implemented.
"Digital transition" increases efficiency, manufacturing advantages are superimposed with data efficiency—
On a production line, the car seats waiting to be assembled are of various shapes, colors, and functions. How is this personalized customization achieved?
Let the data do the work—in the final assembly workshop of Shenyang Jinbei Lear Automotive Seating Co., Ltd. (沈阳金杯李尔汽车座椅有限公司), the display screen above each workstation presents the current seat's model, parameters, and standards in real time; unmanned transport vehicles shuttle along the route, delivering materials accurately without stopping... Order information goes directly from the client to the production line, making the entire production chain transparent and visible, and key processes traceable.
"Digital transformation has achieved full coverage of 16 application scenarios, and the capacity utilization rate has been greatly improved," said Wang Xuezhi (王学智), the head of the enterprise. The industrial and information technology departments dispatched experts to sort out shortcomings one-on-one, put forward transformation directions, and also built a platform to help connect with high-quality service providers.
This year, Liaoning (辽宁) launched a three-year action plan (2026-2028) to deepen the "intelligent transformation and digital transition" of the manufacturing industry, providing free diagnosis and "one enterprise, one policy" solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises; it has established special funds, launched financial products, reduced the transformation costs of enterprises, and solved the problems of enterprises "not daring to transform, not knowing how to transform, not being able to transform, and not willing to transform."
At present, Liaoning (辽宁) has completed on-site assessment of the digital level of 9,687 industrial enterprises above designated size; it has established a provincial digital transformation service provider alliance, gathering more than 200 service providers, and launched 329 typical products; 4 cities have been selected as pilot cities for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. As of the first quarter of this year, the popularization rate of digital R&D and design tools in Liaoning's (辽宁) industrial enterprises reached 86.7%, and the numerical control rate of key processes reached 69.9%.
"Network connection" strengthens the foundation, and platform nodes provide strong support—
Arcs of light flicker, and welding robots rely on low-latency instructions to weld accurately without any difference...
In the Tieling (铁岭) 5G full-connection factory of Liaoning General Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd. (辽宁通用重型机械股份有限公司), a palm-sized QR code gives more than 100 devices in the factory a "digital ID card." In the production process, the system obtains product data in real time, and the production efficiency is increased by more than 30%; in the after-sales process, users can scan the code to initiate service requests with one click, and the after-sales response efficiency is increased by more than 50%.
"The government has built a platform, and Liaoning Mobile (辽宁移动) has customized a solution for us," said the company's information director. The networking rate of key equipment in the factory has reached 98%, and it has been selected into the 2025 5G factory directory released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
To enhance the supporting capabilities of the industrial Internet, Liaoning (辽宁) has built 156,000 5G base stations and launched 40 secondary nodes for industrial Internet identification and resolution; it has focused on cultivating 112 provincial-level industrial Internet platforms, serving more than 20,000 enterprises in Liaoning (辽宁).
Xu Kunlin (许昆林), Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee (辽宁省委), said that bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Liaoning (辽宁) will continue to focus on the needs of enterprise development and industrial transformation, make efforts in coordination between supply and demand, implement policies according to the specific circumstances of enterprises and industries, increase efforts to promote the "intelligent transformation, digital transition, and network connection" of the manufacturing industry, build a "Digital Liaoning, Intelligent Manufacturing Powerhouse" (数字辽宁、智造强省), and contribute to the high-quality development of Chinese manufacturing.
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China's new energy vehicles are being mass-produced in European factories, and many leading European car companies are intensively increasing their investment in China. Chinese and European car companies are conducting joint research and development in China. In recent years, China's new energy vehicle industry has flourished, leading the global green transformation of the automotive industry. More and more European car companies are coming to the "gym" of the Chinese market, where they are strengthening their muscles and bones and enhancing their competitiveness. Sino-European automotive industry cooperation continues to usher in new opportunities.
UBS data shows that since 2018, European car companies such as Volkswagen, Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW Group have established technical partnerships with at least 38 Chinese companies and research institutions, covering software, hardware, batteries, and Internet of Vehicles technologies. From valuing China's huge consumer market to in-depth cooperation with China's innovation system, more and more European car companies are continuously cultivating the Chinese market and taking China as a key pillar of their global layout. The 2026 global passenger car market forecast report released by the Bochum Automotive Research Institute in Germany pointed out: "China's importance in the global automotive market has further increased, and the future of the automotive industry lies in cooperation with China."
"China is the leader in the technological development of the global automotive industry"
Walking into the production workshop of the Volkswagen Anhui Vehicle Manufacturing Base, robotic arms wave up and down, accurately completing assembly processes. The whole vehicle assembly, battery installation, and offline testing are efficiently connected, and advanced processes such as magnetic levitation nail delivery and virtual precision measuring frames are fully applied.
On March 13 this year, the first model "Yu Zhong 08" jointly developed by Volkswagen and XPeng Motors was officially put into production in Hefei (合肥), Anhui (安徽). It took only 24 months from the signing of the joint development technical cooperation agreement between the two parties to the mass production of the model. Oliver Blume (奥博穆), Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group, said that the model truly achieved development in China and was built for China, deeply integrating German superb engineering technology with Chinese local cutting-edge innovation, and is a powerful proof of Volkswagen's "In China, for China" strategy.
Following German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (默茨) to China at the end of February, attending the China Development Forum 2026 Annual Meeting in Beijing (北京) in March, and attending the 19th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in April, Oliver Blume has visited China many times recently. In his words, the reason is that "China is the leader in the technological development of the global automotive industry."
In the 1980s, joint ventures and cooperation promoted the rapid development of China's passenger car industry. Today, as the global automotive industry increasingly enters the era of electrification and intelligence, multinational car companies such as Volkswagen are adjusting their roles and accelerating their integration into China's innovation landscape:
In October 2022, Volkswagen and Chinese intelligent driving technology company Horizon Robotics (地平线) established a joint venture, CARIAD (酷睿程), to actively build end-to-end intelligent driving solutions and announced that they would independently design and develop system-level chips in China, marking a new stage in Volkswagen's intelligent network connection capability construction in China.
In July 2023, Volkswagen invested in XPeng Motors, and the two parties established a strategic technical partnership to develop two Volkswagen brand electric models and a regional control electrical and electronic architecture specifically for the Chinese market. Currently, two models based on this architecture have been put into production one after another.
In November 2025, Volkswagen's first full-process R&D and testing center outside of Germany was completed in Anhui (安徽). It has now achieved a complete end-to-end R&D closed loop. From design and development to testing and production, all decisions are made locally, and the product development cycle is accelerated by about 30%.
"China is the most competitive and innovative automotive market in the world." Ralf Brandstätter (贝瑞德), Chairman and CEO of Volkswagen Group China, said that as of now, Volkswagen has invested approximately 3.5 billion euros in Hefei (合肥) to build a complete new energy industry ecosystem covering R&D, manufacturing, and supply chain. "By expanding our R&D layout in Hefei, our ability to respond quickly to local market needs will be strengthened."
Ralf Brandstätter said that Volkswagen will promote the implementation of electrified products at "China speed" this year, and it is expected that more than 20 new energy models will be launched successively throughout the year, and it plans to provide approximately 50 new energy vehicles to the Chinese market by 2030. These cars will also be exported to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and other regions.
Oliver Blume is full of confidence in this: "In the fields of electric mobility, digitalization, and intelligent mobile travel solutions, cooperation with Chinese partners has strengthened Volkswagen's innovation capabilities in China and globally. The practice in China also provides a reference path for the group's transformation and development in the European market."
Hildegard Müller (希尔德加德·穆勒), President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry, said that the German and Chinese automotive industries are highly complementary. The Chinese market is not only one of the largest and fastest-growing automotive markets, but also an important scenario for key technology practice and industrial innovation. German car companies have advantages in safety and engineering standards. Cooperation between the two parties will accelerate technological innovation and achieve synergy, promoting industrial upgrading.
"Through localized production and innovation in China, our competitiveness in the global market has been strengthened"
The front face of the car incorporates the design elements of the Chinese traditional ritual vessel "Ding" (鼎), highlighting the quality adherence of "a promise carries the weight of nine tripods" (一言九鼎 (yī yán jiǔ dǐng - "one word nine tripods," a promise carries great weight)); the Chinese "Scania" logo is used for the first time, conveying the determination to cultivate the Chinese market for a long time. In March this year, Swedish heavy truck manufacturer Scania Group delivered the first batch of NEXT ERA heavy trucks, opening a new chapter in its deep cultivation of the Chinese market.
The production site of this batch of heavy trucks, Scania's Rugao (如皋), Jiangsu (江苏) Industrial Production Base (hereinafter referred to as "Rugao Base"), is Scania's third global industrial production base and a key manufacturing hub in Asia. The base is wholly-owned and operated by Scania and was officially put into operation in October last year, marking a new stage in the company's localized development in China.
Policy breakthroughs are the key to Scania's layout this time. In 2020, China released the negative list for foreign investment access, opening up foreign equity restrictions on commercial vehicle manufacturing. Scania quickly finalized the Rugao Base project, becoming one of the first international commercial vehicle companies to build a wholly-owned factory in China. This is also its largest overseas investment project in nearly 70 years.
Since then, Scania's development in China has pressed the "fast forward button": the Rugao Base was signed and settled in 2020, an additional investment in the powertrain project in 2023, and the establishment of an R&D company in Jiangsu (江苏) in 2024. This century-old commercial vehicle giant has cast a "vote of confidence" in the Chinese market with practical actions.
"The Rugao Base has obtained a wholly-owned production license issued by the Chinese government, breaking the traditional joint venture model, which helps companies improve efficiency in product definition, technology introduction, and operation management, and also reflects the continuous optimization of China's manufacturing opening-up level and business environment." Mats Harborn (柯木兰), Executive Vice President of Scania Group and President of China, said, "Scania is a witness to China's manufacturing opening-up. With the support of the Chinese government, from factory construction to obtaining production qualifications, to project commissioning and R&D landing, every step of our layout in China has been rapid and smooth."
Walking into the Rugao Base, rows of brand-new machine tools and intelligent production lines all demonstrate Scania's world-leading manufacturing technology. The Rugao Base is planned to have an annual production capacity of 50,000 heavy trucks, which will not only meet local demand in China, but also plans to use about half of its production capacity for export in the initial stage. In terms of production mode, the base comprehensively introduces Scania's globally unified modular production and quality management system. The modular production system is like building blocks, which can build some standardized modules in different ways, so as to quickly produce customized heavy trucks.
In Mats Harborn's view, the Rugao Base is of extraordinary significance and is a "bridge to the future." "China is the world's largest heavy truck market, with huge commercial potential and extremely fierce competition. Operating here allows us to gain extremely profound learning experiences. What is particularly critical is that most of the innovations that are shaping the future of the industry today, including autonomous driving, electrification, and intelligent networking, originate from China. We hope to deeply integrate into the Chinese market, continue to learn, and work with outstanding Chinese companies."
Christian Levin (克里斯蒂安·莱文), President and CEO of Scania Group, said: "Through localized production and innovation in China, our competitiveness in the global market has been strengthened."
"A key force in promoting the electrification and intelligent transformation of the global automotive industry"
The latest data shows that in 2025, Leapmotor (零跑汽车) sold more than 67,000 vehicles overseas, including more than 20,000 vehicles in the European market. In 2024, this data was only 771 vehicles in the European market. This significant increase stems from the strategic cooperation between Chinese and European car companies. In 2024, Stellantis Group (斯特兰蒂斯集团), the world's fourth largest automobile manufacturer, and Chinese electric vehicle company Leapmotor jointly established Leapmotor International.
"Through this strategic investment, we can fill the gaps in our business model and benefit from Leapmotor's competitiveness in China and even the world." Carlos Tavares (卡洛斯·塔瓦雷斯), the then CEO of Stellantis Group, who facilitated this cooperation, said.
Headquartered in Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹), the Netherlands (荷兰), Stellantis Group has automobile brands such as Peugeot (标致), Chrysler (克莱斯勒), Citroen (雪铁龙), and Maserati (玛莎拉蒂). As early as 1992, the group jointly established Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile (神龙汽车) with Dongfeng Motor (东风汽车) in Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北), becoming one of the earliest joint venture automobile companies in China.
Faced with the wave of new energy transformation, Stellantis Group has set a goal: to achieve 100% electrification of passenger cars in Europe by 2030 and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2038. To this end, Stellantis Group's investment in China has shifted from traditional joint ventures to new ecological cooperation, and Leapmotor International is one of the results of the cooperation.
Cooperation aims to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. Stellantis Group accelerates and expands the global sales of Leapmotor products, while Leapmotor helps Stellantis achieve its electrification goals. With the cooperation between the two parties, as of June last year, Leapmotor has carried out business in more than 30 overseas markets in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Africa. In November last year, Leapmotor International launched operations in Brazil (巴西) and Chile (智利) and also announced that it will provide a full range of electric vehicle products in South America.
Cooperation aims at transformation and upgrading. Since July last year, senior executives of Stellantis Group have visited Wuhan (武汉), where Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile (神龙汽车) is located, nine times, seeking to transform to the new energy vehicle field on the basis of traditional cooperation. Antonio Filosa (安东尼奥·菲洛萨), CEO of Stellantis Group, said that it will work with Chinese car companies to accelerate the new energy transformation, "strive to produce more excellent automobile products, and achieve mutual benefit, win-win results, and sustainable development."
Cooperation does not stop at "car manufacturing." In November last year, the lithium iron phosphate battery factory jointly invested and constructed by Stellantis Group and CATL (宁德时代) in Aragon (阿拉贡), Spain (西班牙) officially laid its foundation. The project has a total investment of 4.1 billion euros, will fully use renewable energy, apply Industry 4.0 standards, ensure intelligent and sustainable production processes, and is planned to be put into production by the end of 2026.
"Stellantis is committed to achieving a low-carbon future and actively adopts all available advanced battery technologies to provide customers with competitive electric vehicle products. The important joint venture project with partner CATL will help us achieve all-round sustainable development." John Elkann (约翰·艾肯), Chairman of Stellantis Group, said.
In the wave of European car companies "looking east," China is promoting a new blueprint for cooperation in the automotive industry with an open and inclusive attitude. "Without being in the Chinese market, you cannot truly enter the automotive industry." Ferdinand Dudenhöffer (费迪南德·杜登赫费尔), a German automotive economist and director of the Bochum Automotive Research Institute, said, "The increasing economies of scale brought about by the huge market and complete supply chain, as well as the rapid development and innovation in cutting-edge technology fields such as power batteries, new energy vehicles, and autonomous driving technology, make China a key force in promoting the electrification and intelligent transformation of the global automotive industry."
(Reported by our Berlin (柏林) correspondent)
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The Japanese government recently passed a cabinet resolution, completing the revision of the "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology" and its implementation guidelines. The new regulations not only lift the ban on the export of lethal weapons in principle, but also stipulate that, under specific circumstances and with the approval of the National Security Council, weapons can be exported to countries in a state of armed conflict. This move by Japan completely breaks through the bottom line of more than 80 years of peace after the war, not only seriously impacting the security landscape of East Asia and eroding the international arms control system, but also causing multiple harms to regional security and world peace. The international community should remain highly vigilant and resolutely oppose it.
Japan's adjustment is a double transgression of the constraints of the post-war international order and the norms of the domestic peace constitution, and a blatant departure from existing international law. The international order established after World War II clearly required the complete demilitarization of Japan, the defeated country; Article 11 of the Potsdam Declaration explicitly stipulates that Japan must be completely disarmed and must not retain "industries which will enable her to rearm for war." Japan's long-standing arms export controls are essentially a reflection of its fulfillment of the above-mentioned international legal obligations. Article 9 of the Japanese Peace Constitution stipulates that Japan renounces the right to belligerency of the state, adheres to the principle of "exclusively defense-oriented defense" (专守防卫), and must not possess military forces for overseas operations, and prohibits the extension of military forces abroad. This revision means that Japan can achieve the overseas projection of military industrial power through arms exports, fundamentally shaking its basic positioning as a "peaceful nation" after the war.
From a realistic point of view, Japan's opening up of lethal weapons exports will significantly increase the risk of geopolitical conflict in the Asia-Pacific region. First, Japan's arms exports have a clear geopolitical strategic orientation, focusing on the hot spots of conflict in the "Indo-Pacific" region. By exporting advanced weapons and equipment to specific neighboring countries, Japan is trying to break the original balance of military power in the region in a dual way of "defense cooperation + equipment export." This behavior of deeply intervening in regional security affairs is likely to trigger chain reactions from neighboring countries, thereby triggering a regional arms race. Second, with the help of arms exports, Japan can achieve deep binding with the US-UK-Australia alliance. From re-selling "Patriot" air defense missiles to the United States, to jointly developing a new generation of fighter jets with the UK and Italy and planning to export them to third countries, to exporting frigates to Australia in the name of joint development, Japan not only strengthens the "interoperability" of equipment with its allies at the technical level, but also participates in building a collaborative defense network with itself as a key node at the strategic level. This will compress the space for multilateral dialogue and consultation in the region, increase the risk of the Asia-Pacific region falling into camp confrontation, and pose a serious challenge to the global security governance system.
What is even more alarming is that the gradual relaxation of arms export controls is providing substantial support for the rise and expansion of new militarist forces in Japan. First, the huge profits of the arms trade will dilute the high cost of weapons research and development, solve the long-standing problems of insufficient production capacity and high cost of Japan's military industry, and gradually build a closed loop of the entire industrial chain integrating technology research and development, mass production, and global sales, reconstructing the material basis supporting its militarist ambitions. Second, maintaining complete and large-scale military industrial production capacity enables Japan to quickly realize the iterative update of advanced weapons and equipment, and improve its mobilization capabilities through the construction of a military-industrial complex, reshaping its ability to conduct external military operations. Third, taking weapons and equipment export as an important starting point to expand its geopolitical layout, and using the military industry's external penetration to win over Asia-Pacific countries, Japan is deliberately constructing its pre-set pattern of camp confrontation, bringing potential hidden dangers to regional security.
From the perspective of Japan's domestic political ecology, the revision process highlights a clear tendency towards administrative centralization. The Japanese government used administrative means to forcibly promote policy changes, bypassing sufficient parliamentary debate procedures, ignoring reasonable doubts from opposition parties, and deliberately compressing public discussion and media supervision space. This forced "breakthrough" operation not only highlights the radical ambitions of Japan's right-wing political forces to eagerly promote "military power," but also seriously tears apart the long-term peace consensus formed in Japanese society, and will bury deep hidden dangers for Japan's future social stability and national development direction.
(The author is an associate researcher at the Institute of Japanese Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院))
Return to TopThe People's Daily, Beijing, April 27th. Xuekelaiti Zaker (雪克来提·扎克尔), Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met in Beijing on the 27th with a delegation of Moldovan cross-party parliamentarians led by Bartreincea, Deputy Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament and member of the Executive Committee of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. The two sides exchanged views on deepening bilateral relations, strengthening exchanges between political parties, and exchanges between legislative bodies.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Bishkek, April 27th (Reporter Jiang Youlin (江宥林)) On April 27th, Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akylbek Japarov met with visiting Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun (董军) in Bishkek.
Japarov said that the current Kyrgyz-Chinese relations are developing rapidly and steadily, and the two sides maintain a high degree of political mutual trust. Kyrgyzstan has always regarded China as a core strategic partner and will continue to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and strengthen cooperation within bilateral and multilateral platforms, especially the Shanghai Cooperation Organization framework. The current international situation is turbulent and unstable, and new security challenges and threats continue to emerge. Continuing to promote pragmatic cooperation in the military field is of more practical significance for jointly responding to terrorism, extremism, separatism, transnational crime and other security threats.
Dong Jun (董军) said that China and Kyrgyzstan are good neighbors, good friends, and good partners for generations. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Sadyr Japarov (扎帕罗夫), bilateral relations have achieved leapfrog development, and all-round cooperation has reached a new level. In recent years, the relations between the two militaries have maintained vigorous development, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have achieved fruitful results. China is willing to work with Kyrgyzstan to continuously deepen traditional friendship, improve the quality and efficiency of cooperation, strengthen multilateral platform collaboration, jointly safeguard the peaceful environment for the development and revitalization of China and Kyrgyzstan, and inject more positive energy into the turbulent world.
Return to TopBeijing, April 27 (People's Daily) -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) announced on the 27th that, at the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Hadja Lahbib (普雷沃), will visit China from April 27 to May 1.
Return to TopBeijing, April 27 (People's Daily) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on the 27th that, at the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (黄英贤) will visit China from April 28th to 30th.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡) dispatch, April 27th (Reporter Zhao Yipu (赵益普)): On April 27th, the 21st Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (东盟记者联盟) General Assembly, themed "The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on the News Industry," was held in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), the capital of Malaysia (马来西亚). Nearly a hundred representatives from journalist organizations from seven ASEAN countries, including Malaysia (马来西亚), Indonesia (印度尼西亚), the Philippines (菲律宾), Thailand (泰国), Vietnam (越南), Laos (老挝), and Cambodia (柬埔寨), as well as observer countries Myanmar (缅甸), China (中国), and South Korea (韩国), gathered to discuss and exchange ideas on strengthening media exchange and cooperation among ASEAN countries, combating fake news, and promoting the rational application of artificial intelligence in the news industry. At the invitation of the host, the National Union of Journalists of Malaysia (马来西亚全国记者联盟), the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协) sent a delegation to attend the conference as an observer.
Malaysian (马来西亚) Deputy Minister of Communications Teo Nie Ching (张念群) stated at the opening ceremony that, against the backdrop of rapid digital transformation, ASEAN countries' media should deepen regional cooperation to a higher standard and enhance their sense of ethical responsibility in the use of artificial intelligence. As new technologies such as artificial intelligence are widely used in the media industry, news practitioners in ASEAN countries should adhere to a people-oriented approach and strive to build a "responsible and resilient media ecosystem."
The conference adopted the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists' (东盟记联) Kuala Lumpur Declaration (《吉隆坡宣言》) and the "2026-2028 Action Plan" (《2026—2028年行动计划》).
Return to TopMaking Social Assistance More Convenient for the Public
By Peng Bo (彭波), reporter of this newspaper
On April 27, the third draft of the Social Assistance Law was submitted to the 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会) for deliberation. The third draft stipulates that social assistance management departments should, in light of the actual situation of social assistance work, optimize work processes in accordance with the law and improve the level of convenience for the public.
The second draft of the Social Assistance Law stipulated: "Social assistance adheres to the combination of supporting aspirations and intelligence, and encourages social assistance recipients with labor capacity to help themselves and become self-reliant, and to overcome difficulties and escape poverty." Some opinions suggested that this article aims to emphasize that social assistance should mobilize the enthusiasm of social assistance recipients with labor capacity, and suggested further research on the expression "social assistance adheres to the combination of supporting aspirations and intelligence." Accordingly, this article in the third draft was revised to: "People's governments at all levels should take measures to encourage, support, and guide social assistance recipients with labor capacity to help themselves and become self-reliant, and to overcome difficulties and escape poverty."
Some opinions suggested that the expression "homeless beggars" in the second draft has phased characteristics. With the comprehensive construction of a moderately prosperous society and the in-depth advancement of Chinese-style modernization, the number of homeless beggars in China has decreased year by year and has been significantly reduced. Currently, the objects of assistance from relevant rescue and management institutions are mainly temporarily distressed people scattered outside. It is recommended that the expression "homeless beggars" be revised to "scattered people" according to the actual situation of the development and changes in social assistance work, so as to make the expression of relevant personnel more accurate, neutral, and concise. The third draft adopted this suggestion.
The second draft stipulated the assistance procedures. Some opinions suggested that social assistance is related to the urgent difficulties and anxieties of the masses. While ensuring openness, fairness, and impartiality, social assistance management departments should also optimize work processes in light of the actual situation when carrying out social assistance work in accordance with legal procedures, so that the masses can apply for and obtain social assistance more conveniently. Accordingly, the third draft added the provision: "Social assistance management departments should, in light of the actual situation of social assistance work, optimize work processes in accordance with the law and improve the level of convenience for the public."
Meeting Diversified Health Security Needs
By Peng Bo (彭波), reporter of this newspaper
On April 27, the second draft of the Medical Security Law was submitted to the 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee (全国人大常委会) for deliberation. The second draft further clarified the relevant content and requirements of the multi-level medical security system.
The second draft added "improving the multi-level medical security system" to the legislative purpose, and also added the provision: the state establishes and improves a multi-level medical security system with basic medical insurance as the main body; the state encourages the development of commercial health insurance, charitable donations related to medical security, medical mutual assistance, etc., to meet diversified health security needs.
Some opinions suggested further clarifying the relevant reform requirements of the "three-pronged coordination" of medical care, medical insurance, and medicine. Accordingly, the second draft added "promoting the coordinated development and governance of medical security and medical care and medicine" to the responsibilities of people's governments at or above the county level, and also added the provision that designated medical institutions can carry out Internet medical services such as remote diagnosis and treatment, online follow-up consultations, and online prescription circulation in accordance with relevant national regulations and medical security service agreements.
Some opinions suggested further implementing the requirements of provincial-level overall planning and improving the long-term mechanism for participation in insurance. Accordingly, the second draft clarified that the personal payment and government subsidy standards for basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents, as well as the treatment standards for basic medical insurance participants, shall be determined by the medical security administrative departments and financial departments of the provincial people's governments in accordance with national regulations, or guide the medical security administrative departments and financial departments of the people's governments of the overall planning areas to determine in accordance with national regulations. At the same time, the second draft also stipulates that the state optimizes insurance participation services and promotes continuous insurance participation for insurance participants.
The second draft further improved the relevant provisions on maternity insurance, clarified that the maternity insurance fund and the employee basic medical insurance fund are merged into accounts, and stipulated that the state improves the maternity insurance system and promotes the expansion of maternity insurance coverage.
In addition, the second draft also strengthened the management of medical security funds, stipulating that the people's governments of the overall planning areas establish a risk control mechanism for basic medical insurance funds, build a medium- and long-term balance mechanism for revenue and expenditure and an emergency response mechanism, and clarify that designated medical institutions should strictly implement the regulations on real-name medical treatment and drug purchase in accordance with the requirements for the use and management of medical security funds.
Strengthening the Responsibility Constraints of Leading Cadres on Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement
By Zhang Xun (张璁), reporter of this newspaper
On April 27, the draft Law on the Protection and Quality Improvement of Cultivated Land was submitted to the 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for deliberation. Previously, the 18th session of the Standing Committee conducted a preliminary review of the draft Law on the Protection and Quality Improvement of Cultivated Land.
The draft stipulates the types of cultivated land that should be designated as permanent basic farmland. Some opinions suggested that the Seed Law has clear provisions on including cultivated land in advantageous seed breeding bases into permanent basic farmland, and it is recommended that the draft law be well connected. In response, the draft adopted this opinion and added corresponding provisions.
To further improve the investigation and evaluation of cultivated land quality, the draft added the provision: "The state improves the system for investigating and evaluating cultivated land quality, establishes unified methods, standards, and indicators for evaluating cultivated land quality, and establishes and improves a monitoring network system for cultivated land quality." At the same time, with the development of science and technology, modern information technology has been widely used in the protection and quality improvement of cultivated land. The draft added the provision: "The state uses modern information technologies and methods such as satellite remote sensing, the Internet, big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence to improve the level of cultivated land protection and quality improvement work, and strengthen the supervision of cultivated land protection and quality improvement work."
To adapt to the current management practice requirements and further strengthen the relevant responsibility constraints of leading cadres in the protection and quality improvement of cultivated land, the draft added the provision: "The protection and quality improvement of cultivated land shall be included in the departure audit of natural resource assets of leading cadres."
Article 59 of the draft law stipulates the legal responsibilities of local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments for violating the provisions of this law. Some suggestions proposed that, in combination with practice, additional illegal circumstances should be listed, and legal responsibility should be pursued for illegal acts in the construction of high-standard farmland, monitoring and evaluation of cultivated land quality, and ecological protection and restoration of cultivated land. In response, the draft revised item 2 of this article to: "Engaging in fraud in the balance of cultivated land occupation and compensation, the construction of high-standard farmland, the monitoring and evaluation of cultivated land quality, and the ecological protection and restoration of cultivated land."
Improving the Regulations on the Connection Work for the Return of Juvenile Offenders to Society
By Zhang Xun (张璁), reporter of this newspaper
On April 27, the draft revision of the Prison Law was submitted to the 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for deliberation. Previously, the 17th session of the Standing Committee conducted a second review of the draft revision of the Prison Law.
Some suggestions proposed further strengthening the supervision of the execution of criminal penalties by the People's Procuratorate to ensure that the execution of criminal penalties is carried out lawfully and impartially. In response, the draft revision made relevant revisions, adding provisions that the People's Procuratorate may submit written opinions to the prison management organ on the proposal for temporary execution outside prison submitted by the prison; adding provisions that the People's Procuratorate may submit written opinions to the People's Court on the proposal for commutation of sentence and parole submitted by the prison; and adding provisions that the prison's assessment of criminals should be subject to the supervision of the People's Procuratorate in accordance with the law.
To further standardize and guarantee prison management activities, the draft revision improves the regulations on criminals' telephone calls and meetings with relatives, adding that prisons should reasonably arrange the number of times and time, as well as video meeting methods. In addition, the draft revision adds that prisons should make reasonable arrangements according to the situation and promptly notify the public security organs in the visiting area in the regulations on criminals' home visits.
In order to promote the scientific, professional, and socialized education and transformation work, the draft revision adds provisions that prisons should innovate education and transformation methods, help criminals reshape healthy personalities, become self-reliant and self-improving, repent, and improve their ability to reintegrate into society. In addition, the draft revision also adds provisions that prisons can organize personnel with professional knowledge or practical experience in law, education, psychology, social work, etc. to carry out education and transformation-related work.
In order to further strengthen the regulations on psychological correction of juvenile offenders and improve the regulations on the connection work for the return of juvenile offenders to society, the draft revision adds provisions that juvenile offender management offices should regularly carry out psychological counseling and psychological consultation activities according to the psychological characteristics of juvenile offenders to promote their physical and mental health development; add provisions to do a good job in connecting education files, student status, and other work when juvenile offenders are released after serving their sentences.
Draft Revision of the National Defense Mobilization Law Submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for Deliberation
Beijing, April 27 (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The draft revision of the National Defense Mobilization Law was submitted to the 22nd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) for initial deliberation on April 27.
It is understood that the National Defense Mobilization Law is the basic law in the field of national defense mobilization. Its main function is to regulate national defense mobilization work, clarify the rights and obligations of citizens and organizations in national defense mobilization, and provide legal guarantees for building a solid national defense. Many countries in the world have introduced relevant laws and regulations on national defense mobilization. China's current National Defense Mobilization Law was officially implemented in July 2010, which has played an important role in strengthening national defense mobilization construction and improving national defense mobilization capabilities. After more than ten years of practice, some provisions of the law are no longer adapted to the new situation, new tasks, and new requirements of national defense mobilization, and need to be revised and improved.
The main considerations for this revision are based on three points: First, it is necessary to implement the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee (党中央). The draft revision of the National Defense Mobilization Law stipulates that "National defense mobilization adheres to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), implements Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on strengthening the military, adheres to the overall national security concept, and implements the military strategic policy of the new era," so that the Party's propositions are transformed into the national will and the common actions of the people through legal procedures. Second, it is necessary to improve the national defense legal system. With the in-depth advancement of comprehensively governing the country according to law and governing the military according to law, in recent years, China has revised the People's Armed Police Law (人民武装警察法), the National Defense Law (国防法), the Military Facilities Protection Law (军事设施保护法), the Military Service Law (兵役法), and the National Defense Education Law (国防教育法), and formulated and promulgated the Coast Guard Law (海警法), the Reserve Personnel Law (预备役人员法), etc., providing solid legal support for national defense construction. As an important law in the field of national defense, the National Defense Mobilization Law also needs to be revised and improved, and coordinated with relevant laws to ensure legal coordination. Third, it is necessary to carry out national defense mobilization work in accordance with the law. In recent years, China's national defense mobilization system has been optimized and adjusted, and the functions and responsibilities of relevant military and local departments have been further improved. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会) previously made a decision to temporarily adjust the application of some provisions of the National Defense Mobilization Law during the period of deepening the reform of the national defense mobilization system, requiring that "after the reform measures are mature, the relevant laws should be revised and improved in a timely manner." At present, the timing of legal revision is ripe, and it is necessary to adapt and coordinate the construction of the national defense mobilization legal system with the changes in the system through legal revision, so as to carry out national defense mobilization work more scientifically and efficiently.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Zhao Cheng (赵成)) The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) released the monthly report data on the handling of violations of the Eight-Point Regulation (八项规定) spirit nationwide on the 27th. The report shows that in March of this year, a total of 21,274 cases of violations of the Eight-Point Regulation spirit were investigated and handled nationwide, with 26,614 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with (including 1 provincial and ministerial-level cadre and 116 prefectural and departmental-level cadres), and 18,186 people were given Party disciplinary or administrative sanctions.
According to the report, in March of this year, a total of 10,824 cases of formalism and bureaucratism were investigated and handled nationwide, with 14,102 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with. Among them, the most cases were found in the area of "failing to assume responsibility, failing to act, acting recklessly, or acting falsely in performing duties, serving economic and social development, and ecological and environmental protection, seriously affecting high-quality development," with 9,128 cases investigated and handled, and 11,928 people criticized, educated, and dealt with.
According to the report, in March of this year, a total of 10,450 cases of hedonism and extravagance were investigated and handled nationwide, with 12,512 people being criticized, educated, and dealt with. Among them, 6,194 cases of violating regulations by accepting and giving expensive local products, gifts, and gift money were investigated and handled, 1,063 cases of violating regulations by issuing allowances or welfare benefits were investigated and handled, and 2,154 cases of violating regulations by engaging in eating and drinking were investigated and handled.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Lin Lili (林丽鹂)) - The State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) recently released 20 typical cases of national gas dispenser metrological supervision innovation, accelerating the construction of a full-chain gas dispenser metrological supervision system, and fully safeguarding the fair trading order of the refined oil market.
In terms of intelligent supervision, the cases achieve accurate traceability and efficient supervision of gas dispenser measurement through technological innovation. Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), has created an electronic seal intelligent supervision system, installing built-in chip intelligent seals for gas dispensers to improve the accuracy and timeliness of supervision.
In terms of credit supervision, the cases rely on credit evaluation to optimize the allocation of regulatory resources and achieve precise policy implementation and scientific supervision. Binhai New Area (滨海新区) in Tianjin (天津市) implements classified supervision of integrity measurement, dividing gas stations into three categories—trustworthy, basically trustworthy, and untrustworthy—based on core indicators, and implementing differentiated supervision.
In terms of grid management, the cases refine regulatory responsibilities, consolidate the foundation at the grassroots level, and effectively eliminate regulatory blind spots. Huzhou (湖州市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), deepens the "grid management + normalization" supervision, divides regulatory grids, implements the "one person per station, responsibility to the person" mechanism, achieves full coverage of gas station supervision, and solves the difficulties of grassroots supervision.
Return to TopThe 22nd Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee held its first plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the afternoon of April 27. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
151 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, meeting the quorum.
The meeting heard a report on the review results of the draft revision of the Prison Law, delivered by Yuan Shuhong (袁曙宏), Deputy Director of the NPC Constitution and Law Committee. The third draft strengthens the supervision of prison sentence enforcement activities by the People's Procuratorate, further standardizes and guarantees prison management activities, and strengthens relevant provisions on improving the quality of education and rehabilitation of prisoners and the psychological correction of juvenile offenders.
The meeting heard a report on the review results of the draft Social Assistance Law, delivered by Luo Yuan (骆源), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The third draft stipulates that people's governments at all levels should take measures to encourage, support, and guide social assistance recipients with labor capacity to help themselves, become self-reliant, and escape poverty; improves relevant provisions on social assistance management departments providing timely assistance according to law when social assistance recipients encounter emergencies; and adds provisions that social assistance management departments should optimize work processes and improve convenience levels in accordance with the actual situation of social assistance work.
The meeting heard a report on the revisions to the draft Medical Security Law, delivered by Cong Bin (丛斌), Deputy Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The second draft further clarifies the relevant content and requirements for the state to establish and improve a multi-level medical security system; clarifies the relevant reform requirements for the "three medicines" (medical care, medical insurance, and medicine) synergy; implements the requirements for provincial-level overall planning of basic medical insurance and improves the long-term participation mechanism; clarifies that the state improves the maternity insurance system and promotes the expansion of maternity insurance coverage; and strengthens the use and management of medical security funds.
The meeting heard a report on the revisions to the draft Farmland Protection and Quality Improvement Law, delivered by Xin Chunying (信春鹰), Director of the Constitution and Law Committee. The second draft adds provisions on protecting the rights and interests of agricultural production and business operators, the types of cultivated land that should be designated as permanent basic farmland, and the cultivated land quality survey and evaluation system; improves the relevant system for the construction of high-standard farmland; makes provisions for the application of modern information technology in farmland protection and quality improvement work; and improves the relevant provisions on legal liability.
In order to strengthen the protection of state-owned assets and promote the high-quality development of the state-owned economy, the NPC Financial and Economic Affairs Committee submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Enterprise State-owned Assets Law. Weng Jieming (翁杰明), Deputy Director of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to promote the high-quality development of agriculture, promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, and accelerate the construction of a strong agricultural country, the NPC Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Agricultural Law. Du Jiahao (杜家毫), Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, made an explanation.
In order to strengthen national defense construction, improve the national defense mobilization system, and safeguard national sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, security, and development interests, the State Council and the Central Military Commission submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the National Defense Mobilization Law. Entrusted by the State Council and the Central Military Commission, Zheng Shanjie (郑栅洁), Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, made an explanation.
In order to protect, rationally develop, utilize, and conserve water resources, prevent water hazards, ensure national water security, and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, the State Council submitted a proposal on requesting the deliberation of the draft revision of the Water Law. Entrusted by the State Council, Li Guoying (李国英), Minister of Water Resources, made an explanation.
Entrusted by the State Council, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu (马朝旭) made explanations on the proposal to request the deliberation and approval of the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Criminal Judicial Assistance" and the proposal to request the deliberation and approval of the "Treaty on Long-Term Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan."
Entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu (黄润秋) made a report on the completion of the environmental situation and environmental protection goals for 2025. The report pointed out that the national ecological environment quality will continue to improve in 2025, and the environmental safety situation will remain stable. Through efforts, the ecological environment quality improvement goals set in the "14th Five-Year Plan" have been successfully completed. The next step will be to take carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as the traction, comprehensively improving the quality of the ecological environment as the main line, and promoting the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development as the starting point to promote new progress in the construction of a beautiful China.
Entrusted by the State Council, Minister of Finance Lan Fo'an (蓝佛安) made a report on the research and handling of the review opinions on the report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024 and the situation of rectification and accountability. The report compared the review opinions of the NPC Standing Committee meeting, combined with the opinions and suggestions put forward in the relevant supervision and research reports, reported on the implementation of the review opinions on the 2024 state-owned assets report, the coordination in doing a good job in the supervision work of the NPC, and the rectification and accountability of problems found in the audit, and put forward the next work considerations.
The meeting heard a report on the qualifications of individual representatives, delivered by Yang Xiaochao (杨晓超), Director of the Credentials Committee of the NPC Standing Committee.
The meeting also deliberated on relevant appointment and removal proposals.
Vice Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Wang Dongming (王东明), Xiao Jie (肖捷), Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Hao Mingjin (郝明金), Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), He Wei (何维), Wu Weihua (武维华), Tie Ning (铁凝), Peng Qinghua (彭清华), Zhang Qingwei (张庆伟), Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), and Shohrat Zakir (雪克来提·扎克尔), and Secretary-General Liu Qi (刘奇) attended the meeting.
Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Guoqing (张国清), President of the Supreme People's Court Zhang Jun (张军), Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Ying Yong (应勇), responsible comrades of the National Supervisory Commission, members of the special committees of the NPC, responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, main responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some NPC deputies, and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as non-voting delegates.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
Knowing the past helps us understand the future, and some answers transcend time and inspire people.
Looking back on the Party's glorious history of over a century, one conclusion becomes increasingly clear: the mass line is the lifeline and fundamental work line of our Party, and it is an important family heirloom for our Party to maintain its youthful vitality and combat effectiveness.
The "Constitution of the Communist Party of China" stipulates: "The Party implements the mass line in its work, doing everything for the masses, relying on the masses in everything, coming from the masses, going to the masses, and transforming the Party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses."
In recent years, the Internet and digital technology have reshaped all aspects of the economy and society with an unstoppable momentum. An important proposition has emerged before us: in the new era when hundreds of millions of people are "online" and "connected to the Internet," how can we allow the "family heirloom" to continue to flourish in the digital space?
A great political party can always grasp the opportunities of the times and stand at the forefront of the times.
On April 19, 2016, at the Symposium on Cybersecurity and Informatization Work, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) first proposed that "Party and government organs and leading cadres at all levels should learn to follow the mass line through the Internet," emphasizing "making the Internet a new way to understand the masses, get closer to the masses, and solve problems for the masses, and a new channel to promote people's democracy and accept people's supervision." On November 28, 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized while presiding over the 23rd collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee: "Solve outstanding problems in a timely and effective manner, and continuously improve the ability to use the Internet to understand public opinion and carry out work."
Earnest entrustment, consistent throughout, guides a path of keeping pace with the times - following the online mass line well.
In-depth implementation of the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech, all regions and departments have established and practiced a correct view of political achievements, taking the initiative to "connect to the Internet," actively using the Internet, and solidly managing the Internet, warming people's hearts, gathering people's wisdom, and resolving people's worries in the cyberspace. By following the online mass line well, they have written a new chapter of being of one heart and one mind with the people and working together to forge ahead.
Tracing the source: Promoting the Party's glorious traditions and fine work style in the digital era, and practicing whole-process people's democracy
Why should we adhere to following the online mass line well?
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Netizens come from the common people, and when the common people go online, public opinion also goes online. Wherever the masses are, our leading cadres must go."
As of the end of 2025, the number of Internet users in my country reached 1.125 billion, ranking first in the world. Extending the position of following the mass line well from the fields, factories, and enterprises to the online cloud is a necessity for development and a general trend of history.
"The people's heart is the greatest politics."
Following the online mass line well helps to break physical barriers, gather deep affection with true feelings, and allow the Party and the people to always stand together, think together, and work together.
On February 19, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the People's Daily to conduct research. Sitting in front of the computer, the General Secretary said kindly into the microphone: "Hello everyone! As the traditional Chinese festival of the Lantern Festival is approaching, I would like to extend my festive greetings to everyone and wish you good health, smooth work, and a happy family!" Then, the General Secretary personally clicked the keyboard and released a greeting voice message.
Soon, the screen showed that the number of clicks was rising rapidly, and netizens left messages one after another.
Heartfelt greetings, transmitted to thousands of households through the Internet, connect and gather the hearts of hundreds of millions of people.
Following the online mass line well, listening to the people's feelings and opinions, and gathering the people's strength and wisdom, is a promotion of the Party's glorious traditions and fine work style, and also an inevitable requirement for practicing whole-process people's democracy.
"Rural revitalization should start with mutual assistance elderly care in rural areas, so that left-behind elderly people have a home and children who enter the city can start businesses in the city with peace of mind!" One day in 2020, Li Dianbo, a grassroots cadre from Dalate Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, saw the "I Offer a Plan for the '14th Five-Year Plan'" column on the "Leaders' Message Board" of People's Daily Online. Combining his own work experience, he proposed the "mutual assistance elderly care" suggestion. Soon after, this suggestion was reflected in the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline.
Such "online consultation" has become increasingly significant in recent years:
The online solicitation of opinions for the 20th National Congress of the Party collected more than 8.542 million comments and suggestions, totaling 290 million words;
From May 20 to June 20, 2025, the "15th Five-Year Plan" preparation work carried out online solicitation of opinions, and a total of more than 3.113 million suggestions from netizens were received. After sorting and excerpting, more than 1,500 constructive and representative opinions and suggestions in 27 aspects were formed.
In this regard, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Carrying out online solicitation of opinions around the relevant work of the Party's National Congress is an effective way for the whole Party and the whole society to contribute ideas and suggestions for national development and national rejuvenation, and it is also a vivid embodiment of whole-process people's democracy." "The online solicitation of opinions for the '15th Five-Year Plan' preparation work has a high degree of participation and a wide coverage, and it is a vivid practice of whole-process people's democracy."
Following the online mass line well and continuing to promote the fine tradition of "going down to the grassroots at four levels" can better "transform the Party's correct propositions into the conscious actions of the masses."
"Uncles and aunts, take a look, paying 300 yuan a year will allow you to receive more than 200 yuan a month after the age of 60. It's so cost-effective!" In the "Hemei Rural Live Broadcast Room" in Weigang Town, Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, Anhui Province, local cadres explained the rural pension policy to the villagers on the screen and answered questions from time to time.
"Going down to the grassroots at four levels," the first is "publicizing the Party's line, principles, and policies at the grassroots level." In Qiaocheng District, many villages have opened rural live broadcast rooms. A villager mentioned it, with praise in his tone: "Now it's different. Cadres face their mobile phones as anchors, chatting in our local dialect and explaining policies. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments section, and you'll get a response soon!"
The times are changing, but the original intention remains unchanged; using the Internet to integrate into the masses.
From the release and explanation of policies by new media of government affairs to live broadcasts, explanations, and interactive Q&A, the Internet allows the Party's innovative theories and policies that benefit the people to reach thousands of households directly, so that the masses can understand, remember, and accept them.
Practice: Gathering people's hearts, listening to people's opinions, and benefiting people's livelihoods, jointly building a concentric circle online and offline
How to follow the online mass line well?
All regions and departments have implemented the online mass line in a down-to-earth and detailed manner. In the vivid practice of gathering people's hearts, listening to people's opinions, and benefiting people's livelihoods, they have joined hands with various online platforms and social entities to draw a picture of the times of jointly building a concentric circle online and offline.
Gathering people's hearts -
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "When doing online work, we cannot only see the Internet but not people. We must make great efforts to do the work of people and unite the vast number of netizens around the Party."
In Lanshan County, Hunan Province, the county party secretary's short video account "Staying True to the Original Intention and Creating the Future Together" is well-known.
There is no official jargon, only sincere interaction: netizens reported that the street lights were broken, and they were transferred and repaired the next day, and pictures were posted in the comments section to reply; villagers left messages that the village's terrain was high and the water supply was insufficient, and they immediately coordinated to go to the door for surveying.
Messages are replied to one by one, and demands are tracked and implemented. A netizen's comment received "high praise": "The people like cadres who are close to the people's hearts!"
A network account has built a "bridge of hearts" between cadres and the masses, enhancing the masses' feelings and trust in the Party.
Gathering people's hearts, warming people's hearts, and building a concentric circle.
All regions and departments have tried every means to gather the strength of netizens. Theoretical propaganda brands such as "Lixiang China" continue to be strengthened, allowing the Party's innovative theories to enter thousands of households; online major theme propaganda and major topic settings effectively guide social expectations and gather social consensus; the release of the "List of Good People in China" and outstanding cases of online civilization construction shape a new trend in cyberspace.
Listening to public opinion -
What is done by the wisdom of the masses will be accomplished. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "The people are not only a vast ocean of power, but also a vast ocean of wisdom."
Lie Duo, a citizen of Shanghai (上海), needs to receive foreign experts for a long time due to work needs. In the past, he heard many people complain that the entry time at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (上海浦东国际机场) was too long.
"Shanghai (上海) is a window to the outside world and is also building a preferred transit destination for global passengers. How can we optimize airport entry services?" One day last year, combined with his own research and thinking, Lie Duo wrote relevant suggestions on optimizing airport entry procedures in the people's suggestion section of Shanghai's (上海) "Suishenban" platform.
"According to the citizens' suggestions, in line with the '240-hour transit visa-free' policy, we have optimized the entry process. For example, based on flight personnel information, we dynamically adjust and scientifically allocate the number of border inspection channels for Chinese and foreign citizens entering the country in real time, which greatly shortens the entry time," said an airport border inspection police officer.
Where do good measures and good methods come from? The answer is from the masses.
Beijing (北京), Jiangsu (江苏), Jiangxi (江西), Shandong (山东), Gansu (甘肃) and other provinces have built online collection platforms for people's suggestions; the portal website of the central social work department has set up a special area for collecting people's suggestions, which is connected to the platforms of relevant provinces, and gradually forms an online collection matrix.
In addition to gathering people's wisdom, various places have established platforms to accept and solve the problems and worries of the masses - residents speak out at their fingertips, the platform responds immediately, departments handle them in coordination, and the results are fed back transparently.
Beijing's (北京) 12345 Citizen Service Hotline accepted 3.223 million demands through online channels in 2024, with a resolution rate of 96.7% for all platform demands; Zhejiang (浙江) created a unified platform of "People Call, I Act" to solve urgent, difficult, and worrying problems for the masses; the State Council's "Internet + Supervision" platform, the National Government Service Platform, and the "Leaders' Message Board" of People's Daily Online accept complaints from the masses across the country in real time.
Benefiting people's livelihoods -
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "The development of the cybersecurity and informatization cause must implement the people-centered development thought." All localities follow the online mass line well, always adhere to development for the people, and allow the vast number of people to share the fruitful results of Internet development.
"I didn't expect to click on my mobile phone and receive the electronic certificate the next day, which really solved my urgent need!" A few days ago, Ms. Liu, a citizen of Beijing (北京), successfully handled the household registration certificate letter required for inheritance notarization through the "Beijing Police Affairs" mini-program. Since 2025, the Beijing (北京) Municipal Public Security Bureau has implemented online full issuance of certificate applications that meet the processing conditions.
At present, the national government service "one network" has been built, and 92.5% of provincial-level administrative licensing items have achieved online acceptance and "at most one visit," promoting more items from "can be handled" and "easy to handle" to "efficiently completed."
It's not just e-government, "Internet + Education," "Internet + Medical Care," and "Internet + Culture" are being fully rolled out.
Bit by bit, item by item, it concerns the thoughts and expectations of hundreds of millions of people. By following the online mass line well, the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security continues to increase.
Development: Establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements, embracing technological changes and improving work efficiency
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Party and government organs and leading cadres at all levels should improve their ability to organize the masses, publicize to the masses, guide the masses, and serve the masses through the Internet."
Standing at a new historical starting point, how to improve the efficiency of online mass work and further follow the online mass line well?
"Creating happiness for the people is the greatest political achievement" "Adhere to achieving political achievements for the people and achieving political achievements through hard work"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) always keeps this in mind.
Under the new situation, following the online mass line well inevitably requires establishing and practicing a correct view of political achievements and using Internet technology to truly create happiness for the people.
In 2000, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Governor of Fujian Province (福建省), looked to the future and proposed building "Digital Fujian (数字福建)." In 2002, when inspecting the effectiveness of the construction of the information community in Huqian Community, Gulou District (鼓楼区), Fuzhou City (福州市), Xi Jinping (习近平) requested that there should be no fancy tricks or showmanship, but to do a solid job of "four close to" and truly provide information services for the people.
According to this requirement, the construction of the information community in Gulou District (鼓楼区) has come all the way, truly creating happiness for the people with the Internet.
Not long ago, Mr. Zeng, a resident of the Huqian Residential Area (formerly Huqian Community) of the Provincial Government Agencies in Gulou District (鼓楼区), reflected the problem of someone randomly piling up debris at the entrance of the community by taking photos through the "Gulou Community Happiness Pass" mini-program on his mobile phone. That afternoon, the problem was solved by community workers. "Gulou Community Happiness Pass" provides online services such as service appointment, housekeeping services, casual shooting, and legal services, integrating various convenient resources within the "15-minute happiness circle."
"Discovering problems with 'casual shooting' will get an immediate response," said Mr. Zeng, saying that this has opened up the "last mile" of serving the masses.
Under the new situation, following the online mass line well must embrace technological changes and make good use of network technology, so that new technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence become "accelerators" for serving the masses and innovating governance.
"I feel that the traffic congestion in Guiyang (贵阳) has improved a lot," said a citizen of Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), recently.
Due to constraints such as terrain and road conditions, Guiyang's (贵阳) traffic congestion problem has always been a difficult point in governance. To this end, the Guiyang (贵阳) Municipal Public Security Traffic Management Bureau, in conjunction with enterprises, selected 31 important traffic nodes in an area to implement intelligent signal control, and fully integrated the Internet and Guiyang's (贵阳) local traffic police data to sense and predict the traffic flow at intersections. Subsequently, the system dynamically adjusts the duration of traffic lights at each intersection, increasing the utilization rate of green lights during peak hours. Through a number of measures, the average weekday vehicle delay in the area has decreased by 15%, and the duration of morning peak congestion has been shortened by 30 minutes, significantly improving the traffic travel experience of citizens.
It's not just Guizhou (贵州), many places are actively embracing technological changes, exploring the deep integration of traditional mass work experience and digital intelligence technology, making services more intelligent, governance more precise, and responses more efficient.
Big data realizes the precise governance of "handling before complaints," Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海) and other places use large models to analyze massive amounts of network data and government affairs work orders, automatically identify people's livelihood hotspots, risk hazards, and common problems, and shift from "post-event disposal" to "pre-event warning"; explore the "AI + government service" model, Shenzhen's (深圳) "Shen Xiao i (深小i)" in Guangdong (广东), Zhejiang's (浙江) "Xi Xiao Fu (西小服)" and other AI government affairs platforms realize "second reply" for policy consultation, "precise" service guides, and "all-weather" acceptance of demands; use new technologies to innovate "emotional and reasonable" communication methods, "Guozi Xiaoxin (国资小新)," "Tianjin Fire Protection (天津消防)," "Shenzhen Health Commission (深圳卫健委)" and other new media accounts of government affairs are good at using interactive H5, virtual reality and other forms to explain the Party's policies, government affairs information, and popular science knowledge vividly and thoroughly.
Under the new situation, following the online mass line well also requires paying attention to the "digital dilemma" of the elderly, the disabled, rural residents and other groups, bridging the "digital divide," and ensuring that the fruits of Internet development are shared by all people, without leaving anyone behind.
"The font is bigger, and I can see it clearly." Mr. Li from Harbin City (哈尔滨市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), has some presbyopia. This time, he downloaded the age-appropriate version of the bank APP and can handle business online by himself.
At present, many places are promoting the age-appropriate and barrier-free upgrades of government affairs, public service APPs, websites, and service terminals, launching large-character versions, voice versions, and simplified versions of service interfaces, so that the elderly can use, know how to use, dare to use, and want to use digital services.
In addition, all localities will also strive to accelerate the upgrading of rural network infrastructure, promote the extension of high-quality education, medical care, culture, and government affairs services to rural areas and to the grassroots; protect the rights and interests of special groups, launch personalized and differentiated digital services and assistance measures for the disabled and others, and provide support such as information accessibility, fee reduction, and skills training.
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A network cable connects the Party's heart and the people's heart; a screen builds a bridge of communication.
In the digital age, the solemn commitment of a century-old party runs through from beginning to end - "**永不动摇信仰，永不脱离群众** (yǒng bù dòng yáo xìn yǎng, yǒng bù tuō lí qún zhòng - "never waver in faith, never separate from the masses," emphasizing the party's unwavering commitment to its beliefs and its close connection with the people)."
On the new journey, we should adhere to our original aspiration and mission, cultivate people's feelings, be brave in innovation and breakthroughs, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements, and strive to make the online mass line wider and more solid, so that the Party's heart and the people's heart resonate in the cyberspace, and help the giant ship of China ride the wind and waves and move forward steadily.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 27th. Comrade Wang Zhaoxing (王兆星), former Vice Chairman and member of the Party Committee of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (中国银行保险监督管理委员会), passed away in Beijing (北京) on March 17, 2026, due to illness, at the age of 67.
After the passing of Comrade Wang Zhaoxing (王兆星), relevant central leaders expressed their condolences in various ways and extended their sympathies to his family.
Wang Zhaoxing (王兆星) was born in February 1959 in Yushu (榆树), Jilin (吉林) Province. He started working in July 1985 and joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in July 1983. From March 1999 to June 2005, he served successively as Deputy Director of the Banking Supervision Department I of the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行), Head of the China Banking Regulatory Group, and Director of the Banking Supervision Department III of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (中国银行业监督管理委员会). From June 2005 to December 2007, he served as Assistant Chairman and member of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (中国银行业监督管理委员会). From December 2007 to March 2018, he served as Vice Chairman and member of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (中国银行业监督管理委员会). From March 2018 to September 2019, he served as Vice Chairman and member of the Party Committee of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (中国银行保险监督管理委员会). In July 2019, he was appointed as a Counselor of the State Council (国务院).
Return to TopBy: 常 晋
No matter how many undercurrents and headwinds there are externally, China always opens its arms to welcome guests from all directions. This place will always be fertile ground for opportunities, a hotbed of innovation, and a happy land for win-win cooperation.
Recently, two popular sayings have reflected "China fever" from different perspectives.
One saying is "coming to China with empty suitcases," describing the delightful "shopping spree" of tourists visiting China. The other saying is "in China, we see our future," highlighting the confidence of multinational corporations in deeply cultivating the Chinese market. One buying and one investing are like two mirrors, reflecting the vigorous vitality of the Chinese market.
Not long ago, the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo (消博会) was successfully held, with more than 60 countries and regions and over 3,400 brands gathering in Hainan (海南). International exhibits accounted for 65%, an increase of 20 percentage points compared to the previous session. During the interviews, one sentence was particularly impressive: "You don't necessarily succeed in China, but you can't succeed by bypassing China." Why is China "unavoidable"? The answer can be found through the Consumer Products Expo.
The future is being "previewed" here, and China has become a "testing ground" for consumer innovation.
Walking into the science and technology consumer exhibition area is like stepping into tomorrow. XPeng Huitian (小鹏汇天) brought the flying car "Land Aircraft Carrier," which can run and fly, and can automatically separate and combine the land vehicle and the flying vehicle with one-button operation. Zero-Infinity (零次方) exhibited a wheel-arm robot, like an "intelligent store manager," capable of providing reception services and sorting goods autonomously 24 hours a day. "Novel, unique, and cool" products meet needs and create needs. Today, pre-orders for the "Land Aircraft Carrier" have exceeded 7,000 units, and wheel-arm robots have been implemented in more than 10 landmark locations.
Although some products are not perfect enough and have not yet reached the inflection point of scale, the future is not waiting, but created by venturing. Some exhibitors bluntly said: "Blue oceans cannot appear out of thin air. Only by rooting in technology and drilling in bit by bit can innovation breakthroughs be achieved." Today, with policy support, market tolerance, and industrial chain support, more and more Chinese companies dare and are able to advance into the "no man's land," opening up new tracks in constant trial and error. The great rivers and seas can naturally nurture big fish. The products of these companies grow out of today's aspirations and jointly play the prelude to tomorrow. China is "forging tomorrow" with innovation and creation.
Tradition is "trending" here, and China is setting up an Eastern aesthetic "showcase."
The consumer market is rushing towards the future and changing with each passing day, while also inheriting history and having a long cultural heritage. In the Guochao (国潮) going overseas exhibition area, exquisite and elegant items such as bronze mirrors and multi-angled lanterns look like cultural relics from a distance, but upon closer inspection, they are three-dimensional metal puzzles. Streamline etching restores classical patterns, and the combination of traditional mortise and tenon structures with modern metal precision technology allows the inheritance and innovation of craftsmanship to transform traditional culture into assembleable and collectible Chinese artworks. The elegant style that has lasted for thousands of years is thus caught by pieces of puzzles and passed on to young people.
The old can also be trendy. From the hot sales of "Ten Miles of Red Makeup" (十里红妆) and "Lion Dance" (醒狮) series of trendy toys abroad to the popularity of cultural IPs (intellectual property) such as "Wukong" (悟空) and "Nezha" (哪吒), various Guochao products allow excellent traditional Chinese culture to bloom with new brilliance in a tangible and knowable way, and also continuously enhance the attractiveness of Chinese culture. By integrating tradition and modernity, and weaving culture and trends together, and creating more cultural carriers, Chinese culture will continue to demonstrate a strong "magnetic attraction."
Opportunities are being "refined" into real gold here, and China has become a "gym" for global companies.
The super-large market of more than 1.4 billion people breeds countless opportunities that cannot be missed. The increasingly upgraded consumer demand, the gradually catching-up Chinese companies, and the rapidly iterating technological environment are also helping foreign companies "strengthen their muscles and bones" in healthy competition. The New Zealand milk powder brand Awarua (阿瓦鲁) once experienced "acclimatization" when it first entered the Chinese market, but it expanded its categories and developed nutritional products suitable for different groups of people during the adaptation process, achieving greater development. 在游泳中学会游泳 (zài yóu yǒng zhōng xué huì yóu yǒng - "learn to swim by swimming," to learn a skill through practice), this motto that once encouraged Chinese companies to go overseas is now equally applicable to foreign companies coming to China.
"Unavoidable" is also because here there is the most complete industrial system and the largest team of engineers, which can provide full-chain support for innovation. Estée Lauder (雅诗兰黛) chose to locate its first global "end-to-end" comprehensive research and development center in China, valuing China's rich talent resources and strong innovation atmosphere. The increasingly open door and the continuously optimized business environment provide certainty for the development of foreign companies. Today's Chinese market has long surpassed a simple "store" and is a broad stage for foreign companies to seek cooperation and "grow muscles."
Through the Consumer Products Expo, we can see that no matter how many external undercurrents and headwinds there are, China always opens its arms to welcome guests from all directions. This place will always be fertile ground for opportunities, a hotbed of innovation, and a happy land for win-win cooperation.
Return to TopBy: 孟祥夫
Understand cadres in an all-round and multi-channel way, depict a portrait of their achievements at close range and throughout the entire process, and combine the study of matters with the study of people. We should not only recognize virtue and talent in small matters, but also recognize virtue and talent in major matters.
How can we evaluate cadres more scientifically and determine whether they are doing a good job?
Understanding cadres among grassroots cadres and the masses and from the people's reputation is an important way. Heping District (和平区), Tianjin (天津) has established more than 70 "achievement observers" to go to the front line to see the real scene and listen to the reputation, to deeply understand and grasp the situation of cadres' responsibility and action, so that the portrait of cadres' achievements is more realistic and vivid.
Cadres' achievements are in practice, and cadres' reputation is among the people. Close observation helps to narrow the perspective of observation and allows those who work hard to win more applause. As a cadre of the Drainage Management Office of Heping District (和平区排水管理所), 25-year-old Wang Han (王晗) is responsible for inspecting pipe networks and dredging sewage, which is dirty, tiring, and inconspicuous. However, the "achievement observers" who came to the site saw the efforts behind the account books and the perseverance in the rainstorm. The unit where Wang Han (王晗) works has been awarded the title of Tianjin Special Model Collective (天津市特等模范集体) three times.
Efforts are made in normal times, and assessment focuses on actual results. Moving organizational resources to the front line of practice and shifting from post-event evaluation to dynamic tracking, such a scenario-based assessment is also "accompaniment-style growth," which can better grasp the daily state and consistent performance of cadres, highlight true achievements and pragmatic people, and then promote the resonance of cadre growth and career development.
Assessment is a "baton" and a "weathervane." Which aspects it points to and what it focuses on assessing will often lead Party members and cadres to invest more energy and action in.
How to cultivate the spiritual realm and historical responsibility of "achieving success does not necessarily have to be me, but achieving success definitely has me"? The assessment should use both a telescope and a microscope, looking at both obvious and potential achievements.
How to curb those superficial, wasteful "image projects" and "achievement projects"? In the assessment, we must always recite the "golden hoop curse" and do more "look back," examining both the decision-making process and evaluating the actual results.
Understand cadres in an all-round and multi-channel way, depict a portrait of their achievements at close range and throughout the entire process, and combine the study of matters with the study of people. We should not only recognize virtue and talent in small matters, but also recognize virtue and talent in major matters, so as to establish a correct orientation and create a strong atmosphere of advocating pragmatism, taking the initiative to take responsibility, and cheering and encouraging.
The assessment of cadres should be regular, institutionalized, and fully covered. To further improve the performance appraisal system, it is necessary to accurately assess the state and actions of cadres in diverse practices and dynamic changes.
Assessment is a yardstick, but the resource endowments, basic levels, development stages, and functional orientations of various places are different. It is impossible to have a single assessment method that works for everything, but it is necessary to explore classified assessment methods based on actual conditions.
For example, when Zhejiang (浙江) implemented comprehensive assessment, it divided counties (cities, districts) into mountainous counties and non-mountainous counties, and implemented "one policy for each unit" differentiated assessment for provincial departments and units and provincial enterprises. It not only quantified and scored indicators in full, but also tried to put "players" of the same magnitude together for assessment, further improving pertinence and fairness.
The assessment of achievements is not only to judge the merits and demerits and implement rewards and punishments, but also to fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of all parties by encouraging the advanced and spurring on the backward, and to gather the greatest synergy for entrepreneurship.
For example, Quanzhou (泉州), Fujian (福建) closely focuses on 10 types of high-frequency performance scenarios such as approval innovation, supervision and law enforcement, and emergency response, and clarifies the applicable conditions and negative lists for fault tolerance and correction. It not only delineates clear boundaries of "what can be done and what cannot be done," but also dynamically updates the list to provide a "navigation map" for cadres' performance. By clarifying the "warning line" and setting up "protective fences," and combining strict management of cadres with enthusiastic care for cadres, in a better environment for entrepreneurship, "old oxen" will not be buried, "pioneers" will have no worries, and more "pragmatists" will stand out.
Scientific and reasonable assessment of cadres aims to promote the development of the cause and better benefit the people. A scientific and accurate performance appraisal system is a powerful engine for entrepreneurship. Paying attention to normal times, focusing on actual results, focusing on the long term, and dynamically tracking, further improving the incentive mechanism and the fault tolerance and correction mechanism, so that the value of each position can be recognized, and every effort can be rewarded, the vast number of Party members and cadres will surely continue to radiate new vitality and show new achievements on the new journey.
Return to TopBy: 王云杉
In recent times, a "Chinese wind" has been blowing in the field of AI (Artificial Intelligence).
In video generation, Seedance2.0 can produce film-quality finished products in 60 seconds. Embodied intelligent robots can now perform complex actions such as "spinning walnuts" and "skewering sausages." Hardcore innovations from China are visibly expanding the boundaries of artificial intelligence.
A great wind rises from the end of a green shoot; great waves are formed between tiny ripples. The multiple breakthroughs and stunning performances of Chinese AI today are by no means accidental, but are based on intensive innovation and long-term accumulation. The data proves it: China accounts for more than 60% of global artificial intelligence patents. The upcoming 9th Digital China Summit will feature nearly 400 Chinese companies showcasing a large number of new technologies and products such as embodied intelligence, with a first exhibition rate exceeding 65%.
On this cutting-edge track of global competition, how can Chinese AI accelerate and become an innovation engine? There are two keywords: cost-effectiveness and openness.
To date, AI development has formed two parallel main lines. One is driven by technology, continuously breaking through upward in model capabilities and parameter scale, and striving to find general solutions; the other is led by scenarios, rooted in realistic needs and industrial pain points, driving technology upgrades and product iteration. The two paths intertwine and move forward, jointly outlining the evolutionary landscape of AI.
As artificial intelligence gradually moves out of simple dialogue and towards large-scale implementation, the cost-effectiveness of model calls has become a key factor affecting industrial evolution. It is precisely with the advantage of high cost-effectiveness that domestic AI has attracted the attention of global users. Recently, the Token (word element) call volume of China's AI large model has surpassed that of the United States for many consecutive weeks. A huge user market is the foundation, but the key is the substantial price advantage. Taking MiniMax M2.5 as an example, it costs only $0.3 per million word elements, while the price of overseas benchmark models is $5, a price difference of more than 10 times.
The core of this competition is not a price game, but the model efficiency and scenario adaptation. The confidence of Chinese AI is rooted in vast scenarios and massive data, and rapid application drives the reverse iteration of chips, computing power, and other hardware, building an efficient closed loop between data, models, and hardware. With the same level of intelligence, we can achieve it with less computing power and lower energy consumption. The advantage of Chinese AI does not come from the single breakthrough of a certain product, but from the all-round collaboration from industrial cultivation to policy support, which is a concentrated reflection of industrial layout and system capabilities.
Let's talk about openness. Under the conditions of in-depth development of globalization, informatization, and networking, innovation elements are more open and fluid. This trend makes open source the most dynamic technological innovation model in the AI field.
Not afraid of competing in the same arena, actively embracing open source, China's AI products have won more and more trust from developers around the world. In the past year, the global download volume of open source models developed in China ranked first in the world.
Open source is not a simple "technology concession," but a way to create a better innovation ecosystem through open collaboration. On the development side, it relies on the value co-creation mechanism of "contribution-feedback-improvement," which can forge the unique advantage of 众人拾柴火焰高 (zhòng rén shí chái huǒ yàn gāo - "many people gather firewood, the flames rise high," collective effort yields great results). On the application side, it breaks down technical barriers, promotes resource sharing, and allows innovation results to reach industrial scenarios faster, and the integration with the economy and society quickly changes from shallow to deep. It is precisely with the advantages of open source, low-cost adaptation that DeepSeek has attracted access from all walks of life and has blossomed everywhere in a short period of time.
Technological innovation requires the deep integration of talent, knowledge, and capital. On the AI track, different technical routes and business models are still in fierce competition. The future is full of imagination and there are many unknowns. The more we are at such an exploration juncture, the more we must abandon the obsession with fighting alone and adhere to the concept of open win-win cooperation. Gathering innovative synergy through collaboration and driving technological iteration through scenario applications will continuously reduce the social cost of technological innovation and popularization, which will accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence technology into production and life, improve efficiency, and enhance well-being.
Return to TopThe "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to "accelerate the construction of a modern water network." In the first quarter, 15 major water conservancy projects were newly started, exceeding the same period last year; the completed water conservancy construction investment was 207 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, achieving steady growth. Currently, China has formed the world's largest, most functional, and most beneficial water conservancy infrastructure system, providing a guarantee for consolidating and expanding the stable and positive economic trend.
This is precisely:
Water networks connect hundreds of rivers,
Rivers and seas are forever peaceful.
Trickles nourish the fertile land,
The Divine Land (神州) is safe year after year.
By Xu Zhiwen (徐之文)
Return to TopStarting from the Problem, Being Responsible for the Results
He Guanjun (何冠军), Yuzhou City (禹州市), Henan Province (河南省)
Upon discovering the difficulty of drinking water for people in mountainous areas, a village-level cadre was determined to promote the construction of a water supply project. After soliciting opinions from village cadres, calculating investment, and drafting a construction request, and after days of running around coordinating, the project was approved. However, due to inadequate preparation in the early stage, the well water volume was insufficient after construction started, and the water supply project became a mere decoration after only a few days of use. The masses had quite a few opinions about this.
The reason for ruining a good thing lies in the lack of sufficient investigation and research. Reading the question is only the starting point for solving the problem, and only the correct way of thinking can lead to good results. Digging up agricultural irrigation canals during highway construction, raising the roadbed causing water accumulation in the homes of people along the route... In reality, there are many similar things that are "built but not completed" and create legacy problems. Ignoring system integration, "seeing the trees but not the forest," often leads to losing sight of the big picture, leading to things going against expectations and harming the interests of the masses.
To do good things well, one needs to constantly remind oneself to open up a "panoramic view." Scientific decision-making requires not only forward-looking thinking, but also overall planning and holistic advancement. Adhering to systematic thinking and forming closed-loop management, achieving vertical connection from beginning to end and horizontal overall consideration, and truly being responsible for the results, can transform people's livelihood projects into people's heart projects.
Retaining the "Leisurely Mood" Outside of Textbooks
Cheng Cheng (程诚), Bozhou City (亳州市), Anhui Province (安徽省)
In recent years, the campus has become more vibrant. Leaving a passage for squirrels, setting up a reptile observation corner, and the previous discussion among teachers and students of Shenzhen Bao'an Middle School (深圳宝安中学) about the "noise" of the Asian koel... These all seem like small things, but they are actually unique moral education classes, telling students through practice that learning is not just about improving academic performance, and that every life deserves to be treated kindly.
Education is silent and moistening, often with a delayed effect. I remember my history teacher in the first year of junior high school, who taught well in class and often rested in the yard after class, sometimes chatting with classmates, sometimes taking out a sketchbook and writing and drawing under the shade of the trees. The sunlight sprinkled on the trellis, with dappled spots printed on him, a scene that is still unforgettable. Children's outlook on life and world view are actually formed slowly in the classroom, under the shade of trees, and by the playground, following the words and deeds of teachers and the playfulness of classmates. From this perspective, for moral education to truly play a role, it is inseparable from these "leisurely moods" outside of textbooks.
Education itself is life. When schools can accommodate birdsong and reserve arable land, making it convenient for children to get along with nature calmly and freely, these fragmented moments come together to form a "private plot" that allows people's minds to be soothed and their spirits to grow healthily. Students still have a long way to go, and with such love and warmth as a foundation, they will be more steadfast in moving forward.
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Where the bottlenecks are, the reform points to; how big the pain points are, the greater the effort.
Developing new quality productive forces in accordance with local conditions cannot be separated from promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation. To achieve the integration of industry and innovation, the key lies in "how to integrate." Facing the bottlenecks, innovating methods, and reshaping mechanisms are the ways that Laoshan District (崂山区) in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong Province (山东省) is solving the problem.
Encourage enterprises to propose topics and research institutes to answer them, to solve the contradiction of mismatch between supply and demand. The survey found that many small and medium-sized enterprises have technical needs but are unable to connect with universities and research institutes; large enterprises have the strength but cannot find suitable research teams.
What to do? Support leading enterprises and technology leading enterprises to establish innovation consortiums, and form a collaborative innovation pattern of "enterprises propose topics, research institutes answer them, and the market grades the papers" through methods such as public bidding, directional commissioning, and technical bottleneck plans. Taking Haier Group (海尔集团) as an example, Laoshan District (崂山区) supports and guides enterprises to take the lead in laying out national key laboratories, national manufacturing innovation centers and other innovation platforms, and widely link innovation partners. As a result, enterprises do not need to "find someone temporarily," and research institutes no longer "build cars behind closed doors." Effective connection realizes development alignment, and integration can be targeted.
Create a professional "escort" team to solve the problem of insufficient entrepreneurial support. Professor Wu Songhua (吴松华) team of Ocean University of China (中国海洋大学)'s lidar technology is at an advanced level, but in the early stage of entrepreneurship, it encountered problems such as site, financing, talent, and business management. In response, Laoshan District (崂山区) did not simply give a start-up fund, but "escorted" the whole process, providing support in office space, talent policies, green channels, financing policies, etc., to help the company's annual operating income break through from 3 million yuan to more than 200 million yuan, and gradually grow into a leading enterprise in the industry.
Accompanying service is a commitment and a mechanism. Since the implementation of the "Project Star" ("繁星计划") in 2024, Laoshan District (崂山区) has supported more than 20 similar entrepreneurial projects, promoting a number of hard technology companies to the market. Helping scientific and technological innovation teams grow and strengthen will make the driving force for new development stronger.
Actively cultivate patient capital and long-term capital to alleviate market wait-and-see sentiment. Encouraging investment in early stage, small, and hard technology requires simultaneous optimization of resource allocation and system supply.
For example, Laoshan District (崂山区)'s state-owned enterprises cooperate with investment banks and state-owned asset platforms such as CCB Investment (建信投资) and BOC Asset (中银资产), and form a complete investment system covering "venture capital funds, private equity funds, industrial investment funds, and scientific and technological innovation mother funds" with reference to the market rules and operating systems of venture capital and venture capital. At present, 46 industrial funds have invested in more than 370 projects, introducing key industrial projects such as biotechnology and VR (virtual reality), and more than 20 invested projects have been successfully listed. Practice shows that only by taking patient capital as the traction and institutional innovation as the plow can we chisel out a continuous stream of industrial living water in the innovation field.
Take rich scenarios as test fields to resolve application landing problems. New technologies from "usable" to "easy to use" are often stuck in the lack of real scenarios.
Discovering scenarios and cultivating scenarios is the key to promoting new technologies from the laboratory to the production line. Laoshan District (崂山区) has sorted out and opened up scenarios such as smart transportation, smart communities, and intelligent manufacturing to allow new technologies and new formats to "run" locally. For example, relying on digital RMB, financial technology applications and other pilots, the first digital RMB display and experience center in the country has been built, expanding the application scenarios of digital RMB payment, and realizing the first "delayed deduction" model in the country - digital RMB no-network and no-electricity payment application is launched on the entire Qingdao Rail Transit (青岛轨道交通) network. Developing application scenarios and promoting technology landing, shifting the focus from giving policies to optimizing the environment, enterprises are more capable and confident to go to the broader market.
The integration of industry and innovation does not have a "**一招鲜**" (yī zhāo xiān - "one trick is fresh," one good move can make all the difference), but it has a basic context. Where the bottlenecks are, the reform points to; how big the pain points are, the greater the effort. On the new journey, we will continue to focus on the must-answer question of integrated development, and in solving problems and bottlenecks one by one, make technological innovation the "biggest increment" of development.
(The author is the Secretary of the Laoshan District (崂山区) Committee of Qingdao (青岛), Shandong Province (山东省))
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Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Yang Hao) To commend the advanced, establish role models, and showcase the spiritual character and values of Chinese youth in the new era, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation decided to award the China Youth May Fourth Medal to 29 comrades including Zhi Deyuan (支德源), and the China Youth May Fourth Medal Collective to 30 youth collectives including the Shanghai "Model Space" Large Model Innovation Ecological Community Youth Team, and the New Era Youth Pioneer to 749 comrades including Diao Xinyu (刁新宇).
The recipients of the 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal are: Zhi Deyuan (支德源), Director of the Medical Affairs Department and Chief Physician of the Intensive Care Unit of Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University; Guzailinu'er Aibu (古再丽努尔·阿布拉) (female), Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch of the Third Company of the Second Pasture of Yecheng in Tumushuke City, Third Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; Liu Chen (刘臣), Chief Technology Expert of Jiangxi Zhongfa Tianxin Aero-Engine Technology Co., Ltd.; Liu Lin (刘琳) (female), Deputy Captain of the Combat Support Brigade of the Assault and Sniping Detachment of the Public Security Bureau of Tianjin; Sun Jiangtao (孙江涛) of the Teaching and Research Section of the Training Base of the Hunan Provincial Corps of the Armed Police Force; Du Mengran (杜梦然) (female), Researcher at the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Li Yao (李瑶), Secretary of the Party Branch and Director of the Village Committee of Kantian Gezhuang Village, Panggezhuang Township, Leting County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province; Li Hongbo (李宏博), Professor of the College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University; Li Jinjing (李金精), Deputy Captain of the First Duty Team of the Mengpeng Branch of the Qingshuihe Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station of the Yunnan Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station; Yang Guoxin (杨国心), Fitter of Shenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd.; Yang Zhunzheng (杨准正), Team Leader of Engineering Group 1 of the Engineering Workshop of the Intelligent Equipment Center of Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd.; Shi Jinglong (时敬龙), Special Grade Numerical Control Machine Tool Technician of the Commercial Vehicle Development Institute of FAW Jiefang Automobile Co., Ltd.; Qiu Kunfeng (邱昆峰), Dean of the School of Earth Sciences and Resources of China University of Geosciences (Beijing); Wang Qinjin (汪勤金), Flight Captain of SF Airlines Co., Ltd.; Zhang Zhengping (张正萍), President of Seres Group Co., Ltd.; Lu Yaxiang (陆雅翔) (female), Researcher at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chen Shuaiyu (陈帅宇), Secretary of the Party Branch of Hunan Yize Ecological Agriculture Technology Co., Ltd.; Chen Baohui (陈宝辉), Technical Backbone of Power Grid Fire Prevention and Safety Battery Research and Development of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Co., Ltd.; Chen Qiyue (陈起跃), Deputy Chief Physician of the Union Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University; Jin Chenglong (金城龙), Student of the School of Basic Medicine of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Zhao Ri (赵日), Chief Engineer of the Frontier Center of the China Institute for Radiation Protection; Zhao Jian (赵建), Deputy Director of the Police Technology Support Detachment of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau; Gao Cheng (高诚), Second-Level Chief Staff Member of a Bureau of the Ministry of State Security (国安部); Gao Chao (高超), Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer of Shandong Tianyue Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.; Tang Fan (唐凡), Aircraft Debugging and Maintenance Engineer of State-Owned Wuhu Machinery Factory; Tang Huanran (唐焕然), Fourth-Level Senior Prosecutor of the Seventh Procuratorial Department (Juvenile Procuratorial Department) of the Fifth Branch of the Chongqing Municipal People's Procuratorate; Peng Zhihui (彭志辉), Co-founder of Zhiyuan Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.; Lu Xiaolong (鲁小龙), Senior Engineer of Sichuan-Tibet Railway Company; Yan Guanwei (颜冠伟), Secretary of the Party Branch and Deputy Director of the Research Center of Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute.
The recipients of the 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal Collective are: Shanghai "Model Space" Large Model Innovation Ecological Community Youth Team; Unit 42 of Unit 75220; "Silk Road Qingfeng" Youth Team of the Xi'an Railway Logistics Center International Port Business Department of China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd.; Youth Pioneer Team of the Comprehensive Security Inspection Department of Beijing Capital Airport Aviation Security Co., Ltd.; Polar Research Station Youth Commando; "Gesanghua" Financial Service Team of the Tibet Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China; Youth Team for the Construction Management of the Fujian Ship of Jiangnan Shipbuilding of China Shipbuilding; Youth Collective of the First Tax Office (Tax Service Hall) of the State Taxation Administration Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone Taxation Bureau; Emergency Launch Mission Tackling Team of the Long March 2F Carrier Rocket of China Manned Space Program; Glycobiology Synthesis and Green Manufacturing Tackling Team of the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fuyang North Avenue Special Service Station of the Cangzhou Fire and Rescue Detachment of Hebei Province; Protective Agriculture Innovation Team in the Northern Agro-Pastoral Ecotone; Youth Collective for the Localization and Application of UHV Bushings; Jilin Carbon Valley "China Quality" 35K Carbon Fiber Core Technology Tackling Youth Team; Ultra-Precision Instrument Technology Innovation Team of Harbin Institute of Technology; "Sichuan-Tibet Qingguangming Action" Eye Health Volunteer Service Team; Marine Ecological Protection and Restoration Innovation Team of the Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources; New Generation Semiconductor Material Integration Tackling Team of Shandong University; Grotto Protection Research and Heritage Monitoring Team of Longmen Grottoes Research Institute; Research Team of the National Key Laboratory of Textile New Materials and Advanced Processing; Innovation Team of Key Materials and Components for Strategic Aerospace and Major Equipment of Central South University; Overseas Security Guard Commando of the Guangdong Provincial Department of National Security; "Nanhai Pioneer Studio" Youth Collective of the Sansha Maritime Safety Administration; Wen Yadong Intelligence Tackling Team of the Chongqing Public Security Bureau; China International Emergency Medical Team (Sichuan); Construction Team of the Guizhou Huajiang Canyon Bridge Project; Cloud Leopard Commando; Youth Collective of the Pumatang Border Police Station of the Shannan Border Management Detachment of the Tibet Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station; Teacher-Student Team of "Marching a Hundred Miles to Commemorate Martyrs" of Guyuan No. 2 Middle School in Ningxia; Kunlun Guard Youth Commando.
The Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and the All-China Youth Federation call on the vast number of members of the Communist Youth League to learn from models and emulate the advanced, profoundly understand the decisive significance of the "Two Establishments," enhance the "Four Consciousnesses," strengthen the "Four Confidences," and achieve the "Two Safeguards," unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, unswervingly listen to the Party's words and follow the Party, anchor the "15th Five-Year Plan" target tasks, strengthen confidence, seize the momentum, and with an uplifting spirit and a strong sense of responsibility to strengthen the country and make me, practice the youthful oath of "Please rest assured, Party, the country will be strong with me," and strive to write a new chapter of youth for the comprehensive promotion of the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 27th (Reporter Yang Hao (杨昊)) To commend the outstanding achievements of our country's female athletes at the 25th Winter Olympic Games and the 14th Winter Paralympic Games, and to further guide and encourage the broad masses of women to make contributions in the "15th Five-Year Plan," the All-China Women's Federation has decided to award Xu Mengtao (徐梦桃), Wang Yue (王跃), Wang Meng (王蒙), Zhang Wenjing (张雯静) and other four female athletes the title of National March 8th Red Banner Holder.
In this Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, our country's female athletes, on the field, were not afraid of strong opponents, challenged their limits, and pursued excellence. With superb competitive skills and high-spirited demeanor, they overcame obstacles and bravely won the championship. With practical actions, they interpreted the spirit of self-respect, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-improvement of Chinese women in the new era, vividly demonstrating their mission to be of one heart with the Party and strive forward with the Party, greatly inspiring the patriotic enthusiasm and national pride of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad, and are role models for the broad masses of women to learn from.
The All-China Women's Federation hopes that the commended female athletes will adhere to Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as their guide, 再接再厉 (zài jiē zài lì - "make renewed efforts," to continue to exert oneself), and make new contributions to accelerating the construction of a strong sports country and writing a new chapter of women's achievements in the new era. The All-China Women's Federation calls on the broad masses of women to unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) as the core, take the commended female ice and snow athletes as examples, learn from their sincere dedication to prioritizing the country and winning glory for the country, learn from their indomitable and self-challenging spirit, learn from their dedication to honing their skills and pursuing the ultimate professional character, and devote themselves to their work with more enthusiasm and high-spirited fighting spirit, and contribute women's wisdom and strength to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopBeijing, April 27th (Reporter Yi Shuran (易舒冉)) - This reporter learned on the 27th from the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) that 3,024 National May Day Labor Awards will be awarded this year, including 379 National May Day Labor Certificates, 1,462 National May Day Labor Medals, and 1,183 National Worker Pioneer Awards.
In January of this year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) revised the "National May Day Labor Award Evaluation and Commendation Management Measures," fully reflecting the new requirements of the "National Meritorious Honors Commendation Regulations" and other relevant regulations. In terms of name expression, the National May Day Labor Certificate, Medal, and Pioneer Award are collectively referred to as the "National May Day Labor Award."
The relevant person in charge of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) stated that the advanced collectives and individuals commended this year have played an exemplary leading role in serving the central tasks of the Party and promoting high-quality development, mainly with three characteristics: First, they are oriented towards the grassroots frontline. Among the medal recipients, 962 are industrial workers, other frontline employees, and professional and technical personnel, accounting for nearly 2/3, and new employment forms of workers such as takeaway delivery personnel account for a certain proportion. Among the Pioneer Award recipients, 922 are work teams (departments), accounting for more than 3/4. Second, they highlight key areas. The focus is on key areas of the "14th Five-Year Plan" and "15th Five-Year Plan" such as new energy, integrated circuits, artificial intelligence, and quantum communication, focusing on major national projects such as the Yaxia Hydropower Project (雅下水电工程) and key tasks such as deepening the reform of the industrial workers' team construction to commend advanced models. Third, optimize the structural distribution. The commendation objects cover 19 national economic industry categories. The number of non-public ownership, ethnic minorities, and new social strata has increased compared to the past, and the overall structure is more reasonable, and the representativeness is further enhanced.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Jiang Jie (姜洁)) The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (全国政协) held a popular science lecture at China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) on the 27th as part of the "CPPCC Member Science Lecture Hall." Jiang Zuojun (蒋作君), Zhu Yongxin (朱永新), and Yang Zhen (杨震), all Vice Chairmen of the CPPCC National Committee, attended.
Li Jiayang (李家洋), a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), gave a lecture entitled "Consolidating the Foundation of Food Security: The Inheritance, Innovation, and Prospect of Seed Science." He introduced the importance of seeds and the seed industry, the development history of breeding technology, China's breeding research achievements, and the challenges and prospects of scientific breeding, and interacted with the audience. More than 400 people, including some CPPCC National Committee members, science and technology workers, and teacher and student representatives, participated.
The "CPPCC Member Science Lecture Hall" is a practical action by the CPPCC National Committee to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important exposition on doing a good job in popular science work. It aims to leverage the professional advantages of CPPCC members, conscientiously implement the duties and tasks of CPPCC members to closely connect with and serve the people of their respective sectors, actively demonstrate their political responsibility to perform their duties for the country and fulfill their responsibilities for the people, and play a positive role in promoting the formation of a social atmosphere that loves and respects science.
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General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must deeply practice the core socialist values, vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of work, and the spirit of craftsmanship," and "encourage all people to realize their yearning for a better life through hard work, honest work, and creative work."
On the eve of the "May Day" International Labor Day, our reporter revisited three national model workers of 2025. They kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, based themselves on their positions, strived to make progress, worked hard and dedicated themselves, and embraced the new era with creativity.
Hu Xiping (胡喜平): Living up to Spring, Living up to the Granary
"Teacher Hu (胡), the self-retained soybean seeds are emerging unevenly, what should I do?" On the other end of the phone, the voice of Lao Zhang (老张), a farmer from Zhaoguang Farm (赵光农场) of Beidahuang Group (北大荒集团) in Heihe City (黑河市), Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), was anxious and hoarse.
"Don't panic, I'll be right there." After hanging up the phone, Hu Xiping (胡喜平), a national model worker and Dean of the Soybean Research Institute of Beidahuang Kenfeng Seed Industry Co., Ltd. (北大荒垦丰种业股份有限公司), went straight to the field.
At present, the spring plowing in Heilongjiang (黑龙江) has fully begun. On the edge of the field, Hu Xiping (胡喜平) spread out Longken good seeds and self-retained seeds side by side and said: "You see, the good seeds are uniform in size and have a high germination rate; the self-retained seeds are uneven in size, and the seed coat is wrinkled, which easily leads to missing seedlings and broken ridges."
"I'll listen to you and replace them all with good seeds." Lao Zhang (老张) fiddled with the good seeds, his eyes bright.
After solving the farmer's problem, Hu Xiping (胡喜平) led the team to the Zhaoguang Farm (赵光农场) experimental base. He bent down to count the breeding rows, check the plot sowing layout, and repeatedly calibrate the sowing density and depth.
Returning to the laboratory in the evening, he worked overnight to sort out and compare the molecular marker detection results, and screen excellent parental materials to prepare for hybrid combinations.
Hu Xiping (胡喜平) said with a smile that his spring is half scientific research in the laboratory and half cultivation in the fields, and every bit of hard work is connected to the farmers' harvest. Hu Xiping (胡喜平) and his team focused on cultivating breakthrough varieties with high yield and high oil content, density resistance and lodging resistance, cold-region suitability and saline-alkali tolerance, and have made a number of phased breakthroughs.
"Labor creates happiness, and hard work achieves great undertakings. This is precisely the original intention that our soybean breeders adhere to." Hu Xiping (胡喜平) said, "There is no shortcut to breeding. Only by day-to-day hard work and year-after-year rooted perseverance can we firmly hold the soybean seeds in our own hands."
Standing at a new starting point, Hu Xiping (胡喜平) is full of confidence. He said that with the breakthrough of biological breeding technology, the improvement of the integrated breeding and promotion system, and the deep integration of industry, academia and research, more independent and high-quality soybean varieties will be cultivated, the self-sufficiency capacity of domestic soybeans will be improved, and the independent control of Chinese soybean seed sources will be realized.
"I hope that young people can endure loneliness and calm down, both explore the forefront of scientific research, learn new technologies, and also understand the needs of the black soil and farmers. One generation after another will work hard to let Chinese soybean varieties take root in Beidahuang (北大荒) and spread fragrance throughout China," said Hu Xiping (胡喜平).
Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟): Improving Quality and Efficiency with Welding Skills
Arc light flickers, welding sparks fly. Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟), a national model worker and welder in the Turbine Assembly Workshop of Shengu Group Co., Ltd. (沈鼓集团股份有限公司), held a welding gun and focused on welding the equipment pipelines in front of him.
"The construction period is tight, so we must race against time." These days, Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) arrives at his post one hour early every day, leading three apprentices to fully tackle the welding tasks of offshore platform project equipment.
Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) has adhered to the welding position for 28 years, and has always shouldered the responsibility of tackling key technical problems. A key product of the company required large-diameter, large-thickness hollow shaft welding, which was difficult, and many people thought it could not be welded manually. He faced the difficulties and led the team to explore the product bit by bit, design a welding plan, and complete the task with high quality through manual welding throughout the process. "There are still 3 patents being applied for this year. There is no end to technological innovation, so we must continue to study it." Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) said.
With ingenuity and craftsmanship, Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) has brought out 12 excellent apprentices. Last month, more than 20 new welders joined the factory, and Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) taught them practical operation hand in hand. With the support of the enterprise and the trade union, he and the members of the model worker studio are responsible for welder skills training and carefully prepare various contents. In 2025, Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) also served as a referee for the Liaoning Provincial Welder Competition and the chief referee for the first "Craftsman Cup" Welder Skills Competition in Shenyang (沈阳市), guiding more young skilled talents to grow and become talents.
Stepping out of the factory area, Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) took the initiative to serve industrial development. In the past year, he has provided technical assistance to 4 enterprises through participating in the "Model Worker Craftsman Helping Enterprise" activity. Not long ago, the base side plate welding of a machine tool enterprise was deformed. He conducted on-site surveys and proposed a solution to adjust the heat treatment sequence, helping the enterprise to solve the problem.
The work was over, and it was late at night. Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) packed up his tools and left the factory area under the starlight. After winning the title of National Model Worker in 2025, Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟) felt that the burden on his shoulders was even heavier. "The pace of struggle cannot stop, I must continue to dedicate myself with all my strength," said Zhang Tengjiao (张腾蛟).
Guan Yihui (管益辉): Striving for Perfection, Competing for Every Millimeter
Late spring in Qingdao (青岛), Shandong (山东). In the evening, in the factory area of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. (中车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司), the lights of Guan Yihui's (管益辉) Craftsman Innovation Studio were on again.
Pushing open the door, in front of a test bench more than one meter wide, Guan Yihui (管益辉), a national model worker and chief skill expert of CRRC (中国中车), was bending over and staring at the computer screen, on which densely packed data curves were jumping. Beside him, several young workers gathered in a circle, discussing in low voices.
"This plan still needs to be fine-tuned, even a little bit of difference is not acceptable," said Guan Yihui (管益辉).
Guan Yihui (管益辉) has been rooted in the front line of rail transit production for 35 years. From ordinary speed trains to "Fuxing" (复兴号), to the world's fastest high-speed rail CR450, he personally installed the domestic "knees" - axle box bodies - for Chinese high-speed rail trains. In the past year, he tackled the micron-level precision problem of the axle box body of the 400 km/h CR450AF EMU, and successfully controlled the aperture tolerance range of the axle box body after disassembly to the micron level.
The pace of innovation has not stopped, and Guan Yihui (管益辉) is leading the team to continue to move forward on the road to tackling key problems. "This is the intelligent temperature measurement tool research project we are carrying out, and it is also the first scientific research project led by skilled workers in the company." He picked up a palm-sized instrument and introduced, "Installing it on the processing tool can collect the temperature data of the blade cutting in real time, grasp the changing law of cutting heat, provide a basis for optimizing process parameters, and achieve efficient and precise processing."
Guan Yihui (管益辉) said: "Along the way, I have personally felt the country's emphasis on skilled talents, and the new era has built a broad stage for industrial workers to struggle."
As the night deepened, the studio was still brightly lit. The patent certificates and honorary medals on the wall were quietly arranged under the lights. Guan Yihui (管益辉) sat back in front of the computer again and picked up a pen to mark the next modification on the drawing.
Return to TopBeijing, April 27th (Reporter Sun Xiuyan (孙秀艳)) To thoroughly implement the requirements of the General Office of the State Council's "Implementation Opinions on Strengthening the Regular Supervision of the Use of Medical Insurance Funds," the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) recently organized a self-inspection and self-correction campaign nationwide in 2026, targeting violations of laws and regulations in designated medical institutions regarding the use of medical insurance funds.
The self-inspection and self-correction focus on key areas, "gradually refining and continuously deepening." Building upon the previous nine key areas, including cardiology, orthopedics, blood purification, rehabilitation, medical imaging, clinical testing, oncology, anesthesiology, and critical care medicine, this year further incorporates three areas—stomatology, endocrinology, and psychiatry—into the scope of self-inspection and self-correction. The relevant负责人 (fù zé rén - "person in charge") of the National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) stated that this nationwide self-inspection and self-correction campaign by designated medical institutions is an important measure to maintain a high-pressure stance on fund supervision and promote the shift of the supervisory checkpoint forward. By guiding designated medical institutions to consolidate their primary responsibility for self-management, the campaign further strengthens the fund security defense line, enhances the effectiveness of fund use, and safeguards the people's "medical treatment money" and "life-saving money."
Return to TopRecently, Yunmeng County (云梦县), Xiaogan City (孝感市), Hubei Province (湖北省), relying on its abundant lake resources, has introduced farmer-benefiting aquaculture policies, attracting many young people who had gone out to work to return to their hometown and devote themselves to pearl farming. The picture shows pearl farmers投放水体微生物调节剂 on April 25th.
Photo by Hu Xuejun (胡学军) (People's Vision)
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Not long ago, the AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine independently developed by the Aero Engine Corporation of China Hunan Power Machinery Research Institute (中国航发集团湖南动力机械研究所) and equipped with a 7.5-ton unmanned transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden flight at the Lusong Airport (芦淞机场) in Zhuzhou (株洲), Hunan (湖南). This is the world's first test flight of a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine.
Liquid hydrogen main valve opened, nitrogen purged, engine ignited and started, speed pushed up... As on-site instructions were issued, the signal data returned by the engine speed sensor and exhaust temperature sensor rose rapidly. The engine core speed quickly pushed up from idle to 100% speed, successfully reaching the take-off power state, and warm applause rang out at the scene.
I was very excited when the drone landed smoothly. Although the first flight only lasted 16 minutes, we prepared for 5 years, starting from a "three-zero" state of no technical foundation, no experience reference, and no experimental conditions, and gradually reached the state of engine performance meeting the standards, continuously breaking through on the journey of hydrogen energy aviation.
Why develop this new type of engine? This is because hydrogen power is an important path for carbon reduction in China's aviation industry. Compared with traditional aviation engines, this liquid hydrogen turboprop engine not only has the advantage of zero carbon emissions, but also has the advantages of lower energy consumption, longer life, and better adaptability to extreme environments such as high altitude and cold regions, and is expected to become a more efficient, more economical, and greener power choice for medium and large aircraft in the future.
Looking at the world, international research on liquid hydrogen aviation engines has been limited by immature technology and high hydrogen fuel preparation costs, and has never completed all research and development work. It should be said that liquid hydrogen aviation engines have not yet emerged from the scientific research "no-man's land," and we are striving to be at the forefront.
Over the past 5 years, the R&D team has overcome a series of difficulties such as hydrogen fuel combustion flashback, hydrogen fuel control and metering, and liquid hydrogen vaporization and transportation. For example, the flame propagation speed of hydrogen fuel is more than 10 times that of aviation kerosene, which is very easy to cause flashback in the engine, leading to engine ablation or even damage. The team encountered this problem in the first hydrogen combustion test conducted in 2022. In order to stabilize the hydrogen fuel flame, on the one hand, we independently developed hydrogen combustion simulation software to carry out a large number of simulation analyses, and at the same time, we specially formulated a combustion test plan, and finally achieved stable combustion of hydrogen fuel in various engine states.
In the summer of 2024, in order to complete the test tasks, the team braved the scorching sun and repeatedly carried out engine installation and inspection on the open-air test bench. At that time, the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius. Even with sunscreen measures, the skin was still tanned bronze, and some colleagues even had black wrinkles on their arms. Despite this, everyone still stuck to their posts and meticulously completed troubleshooting.
Our successful development of the liquid hydrogen fuel turboprop engine fully confirms the advantages of the new national system – this time, more than 10 units from the aviation, aerospace, rail transit and other industries participated, aiming to transplant the mature hydrogen energy application experience in the aerospace and rail transit fields to the aviation field, which greatly improved the R&D efficiency of liquid hydrogen turboprop engines. In addition, the Aero Engine Corporation of China Research Institute (中国航发动研所) and a number of leading domestic universities have established joint R&D centers to give full play to the basic research strength of universities, combined with the engineering experience of the Aero Engine Corporation of China (中国航发), and achieved a close connection from theoretical research to engineering development.
The success of this first flight marks that China has opened up the entire technology chain from core components to complete machine integration in the field of hydrogen fuel aviation engines, and verified the engineering reliability of the matching of hydrogen fuel power systems and flight platforms, which is believed to provide a solid support for subsequent industrialization applications.
(The author is the technical leader of the AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine, interviewed and compiled by Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕), a reporter from this newspaper)
Extended reading
What is the use of liquid hydrogen turboprop engines?
The AEP100 megawatt-class hydrogen fuel aviation turboprop engine will be mainly used in low-altitude economic scenarios such as unmanned aerial transportation, island logistics, and aerial passenger commuting.
From the perspective of industrial driving effect, liquid hydrogen turboprop engines are expected to promote the development of upstream industries such as green hydrogen production, green hydrogen energy storage, and green hydrogen consumption; on the other hand, liquid hydrogen turboprop engines will drive the green transformation of China's aviation industry based on cost advantages, technological advantages, and zero-carbon advantages, and accelerate the formation of new quality productive forces in the aviation field.
Next, the Aero Engine Corporation of China (中国航发) will promote the joint design of liquid hydrogen turboprop engines and liquid hydrogen aircraft to further adapt liquid hydrogen turboprop engines and liquid hydrogen aircraft. At the same time, it will lay out market applications in advance, explore potential application scenarios, and carry out pilot flight verification with a range of more than 1,000 kilometers and an effective commercial load of more than 2 tons, laying the foundation for the industrialization and commercialization of liquid hydrogen turboprop engines. In the long run, hydrogen energy aviation engine technology can also be transplanted to more aviation fields in the future.
(Compiled by Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕), a reporter from this newspaper)
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Developing aero-engines is a lengthy, precise, and complex systematic project, testing the innovation and integration capabilities of multiple basic sciences and engineering disciplines such as materials, chemistry, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics.
Looking back at the five-year development path of domestic liquid hydrogen turboprop aero-engines, although hardship is inevitable, the development efficiency is significantly faster compared to traditional aero-engines. Many key projects can achieve success in a single test, which is inseparable from the long-term accumulation of independent research and development of aero-engines in China.
In recent years, China's aero-engine industry has shifted to a new stage of development characterized by "full spectrum coverage, full process autonomy, and multi-field parallel running." In the civilian field, it is making every effort to achieve commercial airworthiness. Key core technologies such as 3D-printed engines and aero-hybrid electric propulsion systems have achieved breakthroughs in multiple areas. The independent research and development system for aero-engines is accelerating its construction.
It can be said that the reason why domestic liquid hydrogen turboprop aero-engines can be at the forefront is precisely due to the vigorous support of generations of aviation personnel. Yin Zeyong (尹泽勇), an expert at Aero Engine Corporation of China (中国航发), has a thought-provoking "mantou (馒头) theory" – many years ago, when the media praised the engine development he led for achieving a "zero breakthrough," this academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (中国工程院) responded with a simple analogy: "You can't attribute being full to the last mantou."
The development of aero-engines often has a long cycle and high risks, and must rely on the continuous, successive, and relay-like efforts of the collective for years or even decades. The unwavering progress of aviation science and technology workers on the road of innovation demonstrates the spiritual realm of "achieving success does not necessarily require me, but achieving success definitely requires me." 功成不必在我，功成必定有我 (gōng chéng bù bì zài wǒ, gōng chéng bì dìng yǒu wǒ - "achieving success does not necessarily require me, but achieving success definitely requires me," emphasizing the importance of long-term, collective effort even if individual contributions aren't immediately recognized).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张 铁 贾丰丰
"The 'Jiutian' drone everyone is talking about is officially named 'Jiutian Cangqiong' unmanned aerial general platform." Upon meeting Cao Jiang (曹江), the chairman and general manager of Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Technology Co., Ltd. and the general director of the "Jiutian Cangqiong" project, he immediately made this "official clarification."
On the morning of December 11, 2025, at Pucheng Airport (蒲城机场) in Shaanxi (陕西), with the command to "take off," an extra-large drone with a length of 16.35 meters and a wingspan of 25 meters soared into the sky. The "Jiutian Cangqiong" unmanned aerial general platform (hereinafter referred to as "Jiutian Cangqiong") independently developed by China completed its maiden flight, marking China's leap from follower to leader in the field of flexible configuration of heavy-duty drones.
Generalization, modularization, and heavy-load capacity to create an "aerial all-rounder."
In the workshop of Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司), the "Jiutian Cangqiong" that completed its maiden flight stands quietly.
"Maximum take-off weight of 16 tons, maximum payload of 6 tons, endurance of 12 hours, and a ferry range of 7,000 kilometers," Cao Jiang (曹江) reported a set of data.
This "aerial heavy truck" has more than 35,000 parts, and the complexity of system integration is no less than that of a large aircraft. Excellent aerodynamic layout plus high-performance engines allow "Jiutian Cangqiong" to have a large payload, high ceiling, wide speed range, and short take-off and landing distance, making it stand out among similar products worldwide.
Traditional drones are used for one purpose and are dedicated to specific tasks; while "Jiutian Cangqiong" is multi-functional and can be switched on demand, becoming a new "unmanned aerial general platform."
Li Ming (李明), the chief designer of "Jiutian Cangqiong," used an analogy: the "aircraft platform" is like a smartphone, and the "mission module" is like an APP installed in the phone. Replacing different mission modules is like opening different APPs, which can realize different functions:
Installing a logistics cargo module makes it an unmanned cargo aircraft, replacing the spreading system can perform agricultural tasks, and carrying an infrared detection and fire extinguishing bomb system can realize fire monitoring and early intervention... From logistics and transportation, emergency rescue, forest fire prevention, to weather intervention, land patrol, and cultural relic exploration, the "aerial all-rounder" lives up to its name.
"Globally, 'Jiutian Cangqiong' has no similar competing products. This is precisely the representative of new quality productive forces nurtured by the aviation industry chain in Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西)," Cao Jiang (曹江) said, with the further development of the low-altitude economy, "Jiutian Cangqiong" will also have broader application space.
Project leadership, full chain effort, market-oriented means to release the advantages of the industrial chain
The research and development of large drones requires high investment, long cycles, and high risks, and is regarded as a "tough bone" in the field of high-end equipment. Why was this major national equipment born in Xi'an (西安)?
1/4 of the country's aviation research strength, 18 aviation "national teams," 35 aviation research and related institutes, more than 160 aviation manufacturing enterprises above designated size, and more than 2,000 aviation supporting enterprises... After years of accumulation, Xi'an's (西安) aviation industry has hard-core strength.
With abundant resources, it is also necessary to clench fingers and launch traction "fist products." In 2023, Xi'an (西安) aimed at the market gap of flexible configuration of heavy-duty drones through market research.
How to "promote the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain" and "focus on removing the institutional and mechanism barriers that restrict high-quality development"? The "visible hand" is exerting its strength here.
Xi'an (西安) plays the role of an innovative and powerful organizer and close partner, forming Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司) to integrate technology, manufacturing, market, capital and other resources to carry out the research and production of "Jiutian Cangqiong."
Where does the money come from for start-up companies?
The development of large drones requires long-term investment and continuous verification, and it is difficult to form clear commercial revenue expectations in the early stage, requiring capital to "see far and stay calm." Xi'an (西安) uses market-oriented investment logic to accurately inject 234 million yuan of patient capital through the industrial financial investment platform - Xi'an Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (西安投资控股有限公司) to support "Jiutian Cangqiong."
Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司) has built an open, independent, and market-oriented resource integration platform. On the design side, the First Aircraft Design and Research Institute of China Aviation Industry Group Corporation (中国航空工业集团公司第一飞机设计研究院) carries out overall design and system integration; on the manufacturing side, Xi'an Chida Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (西安驰达飞机零部件制造股份有限公司) is responsible for the airframe structure assembly task; in terms of supply chain and supporting, it has built a joint laboratory with Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) and integrated more than 10 supporting enterprises in Shaanxi (陕西) such as composite materials, avionics, and flight control to form a "dynamic supply chain"...
As the manager of the project, Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司) allows technology, production capacity, and talent to be matched on demand. From scientific research and design to parts manufacturing and final assembly and flight test, "Jiutian Cangqiong" links more than 200 upstream and downstream industrial chain enterprises and units, and more than 80% of the core components are manufactured locally in Xi'an (西安).
"The success of 'Jiutian Cangqiong' effectively unblocked the barriers between the scientific research system, the industrial system, and local resources, and promoted the overall strengthening and upgrading of the industrial chain," Cao Jiang (曹江) said.
Divide and conquer, system integration, innovative ecosystem forging "Jiutian Speed"
24 months, this is the time it took for "Jiutian Cangqiong" from drawings to its maiden flight. How was "Jiutian Speed" achieved?
In the past, the design, manufacturing, and system integration of large and complex drones were mostly independently undertaken by a single enterprise. Although this closed innovation can ensure controllable technology, it also brings disadvantages such as repeated investment of resources, long research and development cycles, and low coordination efficiency.
"We broke the traditional research and development model of 'single subject vertical promotion' of large complete machines and adopted a 'parallel unified collaborative mechanism'," Cao Jiang (曹江) said.
In the early stage of development, a coordination meeting lasted for 3 full days, but the problem could not be solved: the cutting-edge design made by the design party was stuck in the processing technology of the manufacturing enterprise; the interface standards of the mission payload were also different between the complete machine factory and the supporting factory.
"Barriers must be broken, and rules must be unified!" As the lead party, Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司) is making efforts in coordination.
Divide and conquer, system integration. The R&D team decomposes the complete machine system into multiple functional modules, which are designed and manufactured by the most advantageous units in different fields, and then integrated through unified standards. The "Jiutian Cangqiong" project has become the "nerve center" connecting technology and industry, and the "aggregator" of the innovation ecosystem.
In the process of research and development, the design team of the First Aircraft Design and Research Institute (一飞院) no longer only stays at the stage of producing drawings, but also sends technical backbones to the factory every week to discuss with the technicians of Chida Company (驰达公司) next to the production line: "Can this angle be simplified?" "Can that process be parallel?"
The scientific research results of the Northwestern Polytechnical University (西北工业大学) laboratory are directly packaged into software patches after safety certification and pushed to the flight control system of "Jiutian Cangqiong," truly realizing "scientific research is production."
In the project team of Shaanxi Unmanned Equipment Company (陕西无人装备公司), opening the information management system, design, process, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, testing, quality traceability... every part, every process, every supplier can be monitored and precisely scheduled in real time.
Deeply participating in the "Jiutian Cangqiong" project also helps more enterprises in the industrial chain grow. "In the past, we passively manufactured parts, but now we participate in the entire chain." Huang Zhen (黄震), the structure production director of the "Jiutian Cangqiong" project and the production director of Xi'an Chida Aircraft Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (西安驰达飞机零部件制造股份有限公司), said that the company's manufacturing capabilities have undergone a qualitative leap.
Why is it named "Jiutian Cangqiong"? Li Ming (李明) said that in addition to the romance of "above the nine heavens," "nine" is also the extreme of single digits, symbolizing infinity. They hope that the function of this platform is "unlimited" and becomes a new benchmark in the field of drones.
The day after the successful maiden flight, the "Jiutian Cangqiong" team has invested in a new round of testing. "Next, we will accelerate the development of multi-model equipment, enrich the product matrix, and continue to expand the market map; at the same time, by continuing to deepen technology research and development, we will promote the innovation and upgrading of China's drone technology," Cao Jiang (曹江) said.
Illustration: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 27th (Reporter Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)) On April 27th, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) held a media promotion conference in Beijing (北京) for the 2026 National "May Day" Culture and Tourism Consumption Week, officially launching the National "May Day" Culture and Tourism Consumption Week activities. During the Consumption Week, various regions will launch seasonal cultural and tourism products and activities focusing on consumption hotspots such as spring outings to enjoy flowers, parent-child amusement, and study tours, holding approximately 13,700 cultural and tourism consumption activities, and issuing over 284 million yuan in consumer vouchers and other consumption subsidies.
It is understood that the National "May Day" Culture and Tourism Consumption Week will last from the end of April to the end of the "May Day" holiday. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), in collaboration with relevant enterprises and institutions, will launch a series of rich and colorful cultural and tourism benefit measures during the Consumption Week. At the promotion conference, the National Climate Center (国家气候中心) of the China Meteorological Administration (中国气象局) released the National "May Day" Flower Viewing Tourism Map; China Petrochemical (中国石化) launched self-driving tour consumption benefit measures such as "Fill Up on Fridays, Weekend Self-Driving Tours"; China Mobile (中国移动) launched a special offer for "May Day Travel, Enjoy the Countryside"; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行) and Agricultural Bank of China (中国农业银行) carried out activities such as "Love Shopping May Day" and "Cultural Tourism Trendy Play Season".
In addition, the China Tourist Attractions Association (中国旅游景区协会) organized the Tourism Scenic Area Happy Consumption Season, and during the "May Day" holiday, it linked up with scenic spots in various regions to launch nearly 200 activities; the China Association of Performing Arts (中国演出行业协会) promoted "Travel with Performances" and key performance activities and discounts during the "May Day" holiday.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporters Zheng Haiou (郑海鸥) and Ouyang Jie (欧阳洁)): Reporters learned from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部)'s first quarterly routine press conference for 2026 that, by reviewing negative public opinions, tourist complaints, and online evaluations of 5A-level tourist attractions in recent years, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部) will focus on rectifying a number of problem-ridden scenic spots and a number of scenic spot shuttle bus issues.
According to the problems that tourists have concentrated on, such as scenic spot price disputes, congestion and delays, poor service attitude, safety emergencies, and environmental sanitation, Man Hongwei (满宏卫), Director of the Resource Development Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), said: "We have identified some scenic spots with a high incidence of comprehensive problems in recent years, such as Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain—Wulingyuan (张家界天门山—武陵源) in Hunan, Lijiang Ancient City (丽江古城) and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山) in Yunnan, Hukou Waterfall (黄河壶口瀑布) on the Yellow River, the Li River (漓江) in Guilin (桂林), Guangxi, the Shaolin Temple (嵩山少林寺) on Mount Song (嵩山) in Henan, Huangguoshu Waterfall (黄果树瀑布) in Guizhou, and Wudang Mountain (武当山) in Hubei, and will urge the local authorities to conduct serious criticism and centralized rectification."
Scenic spot shuttle buses are also the focus of this rectification. "We have identified scenic spots with more problems such as unscientific shuttle bus route design, unreasonable prices, excessive queuing time, and poor service attitude, such as Longhu Mountain (龙虎山) in Jiangxi, Changbai Mountain (长白山) in Jilin, Tianzhu Mountain (天柱山) in Anhui, Yading (稻城亚丁) in Daocheng, Sichuan, and Laoshan (崂山) in Shandong, and will also urge the local authorities to conduct centralized rectification," said Man Hongwei (满宏卫).
In response to the above problems, the following governance measures will be taken: upgrading the supervision and urging rectification, requiring the local authorities and scenic spots to compare the problem list and carry out rectification work within a time limit; strengthening unannounced visits and inspections, carrying out all-time network information collection, and improving the supervision and urging rectification mechanism; linking to grade review, strengthening dynamic management of the quality grade of tourist attractions with frequent problems and ineffective rectification, lowering the grade for those that should be lowered, and canceling the grade for those that should be canceled.
Return to TopAccording to a report from our newspaper in Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Yu Sinan (喻思南)), the Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院油料所) announced on the 27th that 30,000 mu of "three-crop system" rapeseed in Shuangfeng County (双峰县), Hunan Province (湖南省), is about to have a bumper harvest. On the 26th, experts conducted an on-site assessment and determined that the "Zhongyouzao No. 1 (中油早1号)" extra-early maturing rapeseed demonstration plot in Zimenqiao Town (梓门桥镇) of the county achieved a yield of 175.63 kilograms per mu using one-time combined machine harvesting. The entire growth period was only 171 days, demonstrating significant results.
"Zhongyouzao No. 1 (中油早1号)" is a new rapeseed variety with outstanding earliness, good yield, and strong comprehensive resistance, cultivated by the team of Academician Wang Hanzhong (王汉中) of the Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (中国农业科学院油料所). This variety has a short growth period and high yield, and does not affect the transplanting of early rice. In the southern early-maturing rapeseed variety trials, the average full growth period was 173.6 days, and the oil content was as high as 44.37%. It was selected into the National Crop Excellent Variety Promotion Catalog in 2025. Shuangfeng County (双峰县) is a national demonstration county for large-scale yield improvement of rapeseed. The local area has developed three-crop and two-crop rapeseed production in accordance with local conditions. Since the promotion and application of extra-early maturing varieties such as "Zhongyouzao No. 1 (中油早1号)", the average yield of the core demonstration area for three-crop rapeseed planting in the county has increased by more than 40 kilograms compared with previous years, which not only improved land utilization but also drove up farmers' income.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李俊杰
"Classmates, look at these two characters on the blackboard. Who can guess what they are?"
In the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains (大别山), in the classroom of Shiguang Tutoring Elementary School (石关辅导小学) in Yuexi County (岳西县), Anqing City (安庆市), Anhui Province (安徽省), a young girl smiled and pointed to the blackboard. As soon as she finished speaking, a sea of small hands shot up from below the stage. Some children leaned forward anxiously, and a little boy sitting in the back row simply stood up halfway, his arm stretched out straight, for fear of being ignored.
The young girl on the podium is Li Wenjing (李雯静), a young librarian at the Anhui Provincial Library (安徽省图书馆). At this moment, she is giving the children a pictographic character lesson, and the lively and interesting content is very attractive. Looking at the curiosity and desire shining in everyone's eyes, Li Wenjing (李雯静) and her companions are even more convinced: "This thing must be persisted with."
The "Our Library" volunteer service activity initiated by the Anhui Provincial Library (安徽省图书馆) organizes young people in the library to go into rural schools, so that children can learn to use library resources and expand their horizons through reading.
"Now many villages have built libraries, and book resources are constantly enriched, but many children do not understand what libraries are for, and not enough children can use library resources well." Zhou Yangyang (周洋洋), secretary of the Communist Youth League branch of the Anhui Provincial Library (安徽省图书馆团支部), said that the original intention of the volunteer service activity is to let children know and like libraries, help them develop reading habits, and see a bigger world through the window of reading.
Since March 2022, they have organized activities in rural schools in Hefei City (合肥市) and Lu'an City (六安市). The enthusiastic response convinced them that children in the Internet age need more reading guidance. "From that time on, we decided to organize this activity on a regular basis and go into more rural schools," said Zhou Yangyang (周洋洋).
The volunteers started from the children's perspective and produced a lively and interesting library introduction video. In the lens, the little readers' wonderful exploration journey slowly unfolds - entering the ancient book restoration room and watching the damaged pages regain new life; coming to the self-service borrowing area and experiencing the convenience of taking books away with a "beep"; and there is also the story room full of picture books, the digital reading area where you can listen to audio books... Every frame is full of childlike fun and surprises. Now, this video has become the "opening remark" for every activity.
"Rural children do not have many opportunities to visit the provincial library, so we will bring the unique and precious resources of the library to them." Zhou Yangyang (周洋洋) said that they brought the fossil specimens of the "Spectacle · Insect Secrets" science exhibition to the campus, so that children can "face to face" with the miracle of life hundreds of millions of years ago at their doorstep; on the playground, they led students to experience woodblock printing and feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage; in the Chinese character class, they talked about modern Chinese characters from oracle bone inscriptions, turning distant history into vivid stories... Every activity is like a mobile "mini-library", sowing the seeds of knowledge in the hearts of children.
Now, this activity has persisted for more than 4 years, reaching more than 10 rural schools, benefiting more than 1,600 rural children, and the team also plans to organize rural children to carry out research activities in the provincial library. Zhou Yangyang (周洋洋) said that everyone expects children to be full of yearning for libraries and reading, and one day when they ask "What is a library?", their answer will be "a place that allows me to see a bigger world."
Return to TopIn recent years, Yiwu (义乌), Zhejiang (浙江) Province, has made a big market and a big industry out of small commodities. The "World Supermarket" attracts many foreign businessmen to come and purchase, allowing thousands of commodities to reach the world, and also allowing good things from all over the world to enter China.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁怡婷 王云杉
The energy issue is a strategic issue in development. What was the situation of oil and gas supply security in the first quarter? China has proposed cultivating new growth points such as hydrogen energy and green fuels, and implementing new infrastructure projects such as computing power and electricity coordination. What is the progress?
The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) held a press conference on the 27th to introduce the national energy situation in the first quarter. The energy situation in the first quarter can be observed from three keywords.
Resilience
Ensure stable and orderly oil and gas supply through various methods such as stable production, diversified imports, and temporary price regulation.
Since the beginning of this year, China has actively responded to the impact of emergencies. The resilience of the energy system has been fully demonstrated, and energy supply has been effectively guaranteed.
——The overall oil and gas supply is stable and orderly.
"Since the '14th Five-Year Plan,' we have adhered to the guidance of the new energy security strategy, coordinated the use of both international and domestic markets and resources, and actively promoted the high-quality development of the oil and gas industry to ensure safe supply capacity under various circumstances," said Zhang Xing (张星), Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Department of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局综合司).
First, vigorously increase oil and gas exploration and development efforts, steadily increase domestic oil and gas production, with crude oil production continuing to maintain an annual output of more than 200 million tons and reaching new highs, and natural gas production increasing by more than 100 billion cubic meters for nine consecutive years.
Second, accelerate the planning and construction of oil and gas infrastructure. The mileage of long-distance oil and gas pipelines has exceeded 200,000 kilometers, the "national oil and gas network" has been further expanded, and the total receiving capacity of liquefied natural gas has exceeded 120 million tons/year.
Third, continue to consolidate and improve the construction of a diversified oil and gas import system. China has carried out oil and gas trade cooperation with nearly 50 countries, and the import sources cover the world's major oil and gas exporting countries, always maintaining stable and reliable oil and gas resource imports.
Zhang Xing (张星) introduced that the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委) and the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) have ensured stable and orderly oil and gas supply through various methods such as stable production, diversified imports, and temporary price regulation, effectively ensuring the stable operation of the economy and people's livelihood needs. According to industry monitoring, in the first quarter, China's crude oil production reached 54.8 million tons, an increase of 1.3% year-on-year; crude oil imports reached 146.83 million tons, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year; and crude oil processing volume is expected to reach 181.7 million tons, an increase of 3.1% year-on-year.
——The coal market generally presents the characteristics of "slightly rising prices, sufficient inventory, and stable supply and demand."
Since April this year, affected by the situation in the Middle East, international coal prices once rose rapidly, and the four major international coal indices rose against the trend, with a maximum increase of 20%.
Zhang Xing (张星) introduced that in the first quarter, the national raw coal output above designated size reached 1.2 billion tons, an increase of 0.1% year-on-year. In March, the medium and long-term contract price of 5500 kcal power coal at Qinhuangdao Port (秦皇岛港) was 682 yuan/ton, an increase of 2 yuan/ton compared with February, stabilizing the basic market of national power coal supply. At the end of March, the spot closing price of 5500 kcal power coal at Bohai Rim ports (环渤海港口) was 753 yuan/ton, an increase of 28 yuan/ton compared with the end of February, an increase of 3.9%, which was more than 10 percentage points lower than the increase in international coal prices.
Since April, the national average daily scheduled coal output has continued to be at a relatively high level of more than 12.5 million tons. Data on April 23 showed that the national unified dispatch power plant coal storage reached 190 million tons, which can be used for 32 days, which is at a historically high level, and the coal bottom-up guarantee role is significant.
——The development of renewable energy is in good shape, and the supply capacity of green electricity continues to increase.
Pan Huimin (潘慧敏), Deputy Director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局新能源和可再生能源司), introduced that China's installed capacity of renewable energy continues to increase, continuously promoting the optimization of the energy structure. As of the end of March this year, the national installed capacity of renewable energy reached 2.395 billion kilowatts, an increase of 22% year-on-year, accounting for about 60.4% of the total installed capacity. The power generation of renewable energy has steadily increased, strongly supporting the power supply of the whole society. In the first quarter, the power generation of renewable energy accounted for nearly 40% of the total power generation, which is higher than the total electricity consumption of the tertiary industry and urban and rural residents in the same period.
Exploration
The national built and under-construction renewable energy hydrogen production capacity scale exceeds 1 million tons/year, and the green fuel market is gradually cultivated and developed.
This year's "Government Work Report" proposed, "Cultivate new growth points such as hydrogen energy and green fuels."
"China's renewable energy hydrogen production has continued to develop rapidly, and is moving from pilot exploration to a new stage of large-scale development," said Bian Guangqi (边广琦), Deputy Director of the Energy Conservation and Technology Equipment Department of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局能源节约和科技装备司). As of the end of March this year, the national built and under-construction renewable energy hydrogen production capacity scale exceeded 1 million tons/year, of which the built and put into operation exceeded 250,000 tons/year, an increase of more than 1 times compared with the end of 2024, and the under-construction exceeded 900,000 tons/year. From the perspective of the model, the "wind and solar hydrogen coupling application scenario" and the "green hydrogen ammonia alcohol integration" model are explored collaboratively.
Green fuel refers to fuel that meets ecological and environmental protection requirements and has low carbon emissions throughout its life cycle. Bian Guangqi (边广琦) introduced that relevant departments support the development of the green fuel industry through various policy tools such as industrial policies, financial policies, and electricity price policies. The total installed capacity of various green fuels has reached about 8 million tons/year of oil equivalent, and the related industries have initially formed a scale. With the rapid development of the new energy industry and the gradual reduction of the cost of wind and solar green hydrogen production, China's green fuels have gradually expanded from traditional fuel ethanol and biodiesel to green ammonia, green methanol, and sustainable aviation fuel.
"We must also be soberly aware that the green fuel industry is still in its early stages of development, with a small production capacity and high production costs. Relevant technical equipment still needs to be innovated and improved, and application scenarios and domestic and foreign markets need to be further cultivated and expanded," said Bian Guangqi (边广琦). In the next step, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) will organize and do a good job in the pilot work related to green fuels, focus on breaking through the bottleneck of key technologies and equipment, accelerate the establishment of green fuel standards and certification systems that meet China's national conditions, and promote the healthy and orderly development of the green fuel industry in accordance with local conditions and overall planning.
At present, China's artificial intelligence is developing rapidly, and the demand for computing power electricity is maintaining rapid growth. How will we promote stable, green, and low-cost computing power and electricity coordination in the future?
Liu Mingyang (刘明阳), Deputy Director of the Electricity Department of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局电力司), introduced that the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) issued the "Notice on Organizing and Carrying out the First Batch of Pilot Work for the Construction of New Power Systems," which clearly listed computing power and electricity coordination as one of the pilot directions, relying on pilot projects to explore the application of new technologies and new mechanisms, and has now released the first batch of pilot lists.
Many regions with abundant solar, wind, and hydropower resources have seen their computing power "green content" increase year by year. In Qinghai (青海), through the computing power and electricity coordination scheduling platform, the computing power center can adjust the electricity consumption period to the time when green electricity output is the highest; in Guizhou (贵州), some computing power centers are within 200 kilometers, and there are more than 50 clean energy power plants, and green power is continuously flowing to the data center.
Liu Mingyang (刘明阳) said that in the next step, the development of computing power and electricity coordination will be promoted in conjunction with power planning, and policies and measures such as direct green electricity connection will be improved, and the implementation of computing power and electricity coordination pilots will be promoted. Actively explore in the aspects of joint forecasting of computing power load and new energy power, flexible control of computing power load, and intelligent scheduling to improve the level of computing power and electricity coordination.
Vitality
In the first two months, the completed investment of key projects of private enterprises in the energy field increased by more than 10% year-on-year.
In the first quarter, energy investment maintained rapid growth, the role of the power grid in ensuring safety and expanding investment was highlighted, and investment in hydrogen energy, coal-to-oil and gas, and new energy storage fields accelerated.
In the first two months, the completed investment of key projects of private enterprises in the energy field increased by more than 10% year-on-year. "We deepen reform and innovation, adhere to expanding investment channels, improving incentive mechanisms, and optimizing the business environment to promote the development and growth of the private economy in the energy field," said Xing Yiteng (邢翼腾), Deputy Director of the Development Planning Department of the National Energy Administration (国家能源局发展规划司).
Major projects open their doors, and private enterprises have "entered the fast lane" from onlookers to participants. For example, in nuclear power, a total of 20 private enterprises have been introduced to participate in 12 nuclear power projects, with a total investment of more than 55 billion yuan, and the shareholding ratio of private enterprises has increased from the initial 2% to a maximum of 20%.
New business forms and new models are booming, and private enterprises have "accelerated" from exploring the road to leading. The construction of a new energy system is accelerating, driving the continuous expansion of the investment scope of private enterprises. In terms of charging facilities, 9 of the top 10 charging operation enterprises are private enterprises, and the market share of the 3 leading private enterprises reaches 47.9%; in terms of direct green electricity connection, private enterprises account for more than half of the 99 direct green electricity connection projects that have been approved; in terms of virtual power plants, 535 virtual power plants have been built nationwide, of which private enterprises account for 45%.
The investment environment continues to be optimized, and private enterprises are "reassured" from being able to invest to being willing to invest. "**吃下定心丸**" (chī xià dìng xīn wán - "take a pill to calm the nerves," to feel reassured and confident). "In the past year, we have reduced the threshold for private enterprises to participate in the entire chain of approval, operation, and capital, and cleared institutional obstacles for private enterprises to enter the energy field," said Xing Yiteng (邢翼腾). As of the first quarter, the proportion of private enterprises in the field of power facility construction reached 87%.
In the next step, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) will continue to increase policy supply, actively respond to the concerns of private enterprises, create a good industry ecology, and stimulate the vitality of private investment in the energy field.
According to meteorological department forecasts, the spatial distribution of precipitation across the country this summer will be uneven, the temperature in most areas will be higher than the same period in previous years, and there will be periodic high-temperature heat waves in East China, Central China, and South China, which may promote the rapid release of air-conditioning cooling load. What will be the power supply and demand situation at that time?
Liu Mingyang (刘明阳) introduced that during the peak summer this year, the national power supply and demand is expected to be balanced. Some provinces in East China, Central China, and South China will have tight supply during peak periods, which can be basically eliminated through inter-provincial and inter-regional mutual assistance. The power supply and demand in North China and Northeast China are balanced, and the power supply and demand in Northwest China have a surplus. In the event of large-scale extreme weather or a shortage of primary energy supply, individual provinces may experience tight supply and demand during peak power consumption periods, which can be fully ensured through a series of comprehensive measures to ensure the safe and reliable supply of energy and electricity.
"The National Energy Administration (国家能源局) will organize relevant local governments and enterprises to carry out analysis of the power supply and demand situation during the peak summer and research on supply guarantee measures, give full play to the role of large power grids, large channels, and large markets, and make full use of the power transmission capacity of inter-provincial and inter-regional channels and the surplus power resources of various places, and carry out inter-provincial market-oriented transactions for mutual assistance in staggered time and peak shifting," said Liu Mingyang (刘明阳).
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"I have inside information that the main funds have already entered the market, and there will be major positive news next week," "I used to be in debt by millions, but I turned around with this set of tactics and now I'm sharing it for free"... Similar rhetoric is a common opening line for pseudo-financial influencers.
Since the beginning of this year, illegal and irregular activities such as pseudo-financial influencers manipulating the market have become the focus of regulatory rectification, and major Internet platforms have also followed up to implement relevant rectification actions.
What loopholes in platform governance have been exposed by the chaos of pseudo-financial influencers? How to strengthen the main responsibility of the platform? How to strengthen investor education? Recently, reporters interviewed on this topic.
Management Blind Spot
Deficiencies in identity and qualification review, loopholes in content management, and insufficient penetration of transaction behavior.
From the creation of the "real trading champion" persona by online influencer Jin (金某) of the Xueqiu community, multi-platform linkage to create momentum and attract traffic, to the forgery of securities firm qualifications, official seals, and research reports by Li (李某) and others in Hunan, a series of typical cases have exposed obvious loopholes and management blind spots in the current capital market platform governance and behavior supervision.
Deficiencies in identity and qualification review. Wang (王某), who packaged his persona on platforms such as Douyin and Weibo, claimed to have extensive connections, a "big brother" to lead him, and inside information to ensure profits without losses, but after verification, he did not have securities investment business qualifications. Although some platforms require financial account authenticators to hold relevant qualification certificates, some practitioners without any qualifications can also buy "authentication" by spending money.
Lou Feipeng (娄飞鹏), a researcher at the China Postal Savings Bank, believes that many platforms only conduct basic real-name authentication for financial content creators, lacking professional threshold reviews such as financial practitioner qualifications and investment advisor qualifications, which leads to a large number of individuals without professional qualifications publishing investment advice as "experts," misleading investors.
Loopholes in content management. Judging from the reported typical cases, pseudo-financial influencers generally use "personal opinions" and "experience sharing" as cover, not directly shouting "buy," but forming strong inducements through "predicting" trends and target prices. For example, Baidu Baijiahao's "Financial Weekend Teacher" (财经周末老师) and "Teacher Xiao Song Talks about Finance" (小宋老师说财经) use AI (artificial intelligence) technology to generate false and untrue information about the capital market in batches, and use "small essays" and other methods to incite negative emotions and interfere with investors' decision-making; WeChat public account "Hot Stock King" (热点牛股王), Kuaishou account "Ten Thousand Times Return in Five Years" (五年万倍收益), etc., imply that they can predict the trend of individual stocks by showing group chat information and profit screenshots, rendering that buying a certain stock can achieve stable profits without losses.
"In private communities, investment advice is packaged as experience sharing and emotional resonance, making it difficult to determine subjective intentions. At the same time, platforms often evade review responsibilities on the grounds of technical neutrality and user spontaneity, and their commercial interests are deeply tied to the active influencer ecosystem, resulting in insufficient self-discipline," said Tian Lihui (田利辉), Dean of the Financial Development Research Institute of Nankai University.
Insufficient penetration of transaction behavior. Some pseudo-financial influencers register accounts in batches, frequently change nicknames, and transfer across platforms in order to circumvent supervision and evade punishment. Some people also use multiple self-media platforms to expand their influence, enhance credibility and audience stickiness, but their posting behavior is completely separated from the supervision of their own or related account transactions, and illegal behavior is hidden and complex. For example, the manipulation model of a certain Xueqiu community online influencer who publicly creates momentum while trading in the opposite direction relies on post-event investigation to determine, and it is difficult to warn and intervene before and during the event.
The relevant person in charge of the Beijing Securities Regulatory Bureau (北京证监局) stated that at present, securities regulatory authorities do not have direct regulatory power over Internet platforms, and some platforms have insufficient cooperation in supervision. Some platforms have certain deficiencies in the importance, professional knowledge, and technical means of monitoring and disposing of illegal securities and futures activities, and the differences between different platforms are also large. At the same time, the charging links of illegal securities investment consulting activities and other non-related behaviors often do not occur on the platform, and the platform does not have complete information and cannot effectively identify and dispose of them. These are the current shortcomings of platform supervision.
Joint Management
From passive onlookers to active gatekeepers, strengthening the main responsibility of the platform
In recent years, multiple departments have worked together to show their swords, each performing its own duties, and jointly managing and rectifying the chaos of pseudo-financial influencers.
The Zhejiang Securities Regulatory Bureau (浙江证监局) and the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department (浙江省公安厅) have built a cooperation framework for securities and futures illegal and criminal cases, and explored a new model of joint handling of cases, law enforcement publicity, risk prevention and control, and information sharing; the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau (深圳证监局) has jointly issued the "Shenzhen Action Plan for Building an Industrial Financial Center by Leveraging the Role of the Capital Market (2025-2026)" with the Shenzhen Municipal Local Financial Regulatory Bureau (深圳市地方金融管理局), proposing to increase the monitoring and disposal of illegal securities and futures activities on the Internet, and strengthen the ability to discover non-related clues and jointly combat them; the Beijing Securities Regulatory Bureau (北京证监局) has closely communicated with public security organs, and promptly reported and researched non-related clues to make up for the shortcomings of administrative supervision methods...
At the beginning of this year, the Xueqiu Security Center (雪球安全中心) issued an announcement, clearly cracking down on illegal securities investment consulting and irregular diversion, online black and gray production and group-based irregular manipulation; then issued 3 disposal announcements, permanently banning 22 irregular influencer accounts. Zhishi Xingqiu (知识星球) also issued an announcement, focusing on cleaning up and managing false financial information, irregular securities investment advice, malicious singing down of economic remarks, and selling economic courses without qualifications.
To completely eradicate the soil for the survival of pseudo-financial influencers, it is necessary to further strengthen the main responsibility of the platform, fill regulatory blind spots, and block governance loopholes. By improving laws and regulations, strengthening linkages, and strengthening rewards and punishments, the platform can shift from passive onlookers to active gatekeepers, and build a full-chain, normalized, and no-dead-end governance system.
On the one hand, the platform must truly check, and cannot be a "silent bystander." Lou Feipeng (娄飞鹏) suggested establishing a hierarchical management system for financial content creators, implementing pre-qualification review for accounts that publish investment advice; the platform needs to optimize the recommendation algorithm, reduce the weight of sensational financial content, and establish a blacklist sharing mechanism to prevent irregular accounts from transferring across platforms.
The relevant person in charge of the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau (深圳证监局) stated that regulatory authorities and platform institutions should continue to deepen collaborative linkage, promote the platform to actively manage ahead, conduct substantive verification and dynamic tracking of the qualifications, qualifications, and professional background of financial self-media, especially for self-media that carry out licensed financial business, it is necessary to strengthen the access linkage of financial regulatory authorities, and severely crack down on the behavior of renting and lending licenses and falsely issuing certificates.
On the other hand, from segmented supervision to collaborative penetration, build a full-chain governance system. "Technical neutrality is not an excuse, the platform should establish a strict content review mechanism, and special communities should implement real-name registration and dynamic monitoring of keywords, and incorporate inductive rhetoric into the AI recognition model," Tian Lihui (田利辉) believes that regulatory authorities can explore new regulatory methods and promote "managing groups with chains."
The relevant person in charge of the Zhejiang Securities Regulatory Bureau (浙江证监局) stated that cross-departmental cooperation should be strengthened, a normalized cooperation mechanism should be established with departments such as the Cyberspace Administration of China (网信) and public security, channels for information reporting and regulatory collaboration should be improved, and new models for information sharing and joint combating of illegal and criminal activities should be continuously explored.
Build a Defense Line
Do a solid and detailed job of investor education in all directions, dismantling common fraud rhetoric routines
The reason why pseudo-financial influencers, disguised as "authoritative analysts" and "real trading champions," can repeatedly succeed is essentially because they exploit the psychology of some investors who are eager to profit and trust authority. Some investors hope to achieve rapid wealth appreciation by taking shortcuts, and then ignore investment risks, and ultimately fall into the traps set by pseudo-financial influencers.
"Consumers should enhance their self-protection awareness and rationally view the opinions of various financial influencers; at the same time, they should also correct their mentality, recognize the truth that 'there is no pie in the sky,' and understand that risks and returns are always matched in the investment field," said Pan Helin (盘和林), a member of the Expert Committee on Information and Communication Economics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Experts interviewed believe that to do a solid and detailed job of investor education in all directions, regulatory authorities should create differentiated educational content for different investment groups. For key groups such as investment novices and middle-aged and elderly retail investors, popularize basic knowledge of securities investment, common sense of laws and regulations, and clearly distinguish between legal investment consulting and unlicensed illegal stock recommendation. Routinely dismantle common fraud rhetoric routines such as "insider information" and "short-term wealth," and popularize official inquiry channels for licensed institutions and compliant investment advisors.
"Financial institutions cannot only be transaction channels, but should bear the important responsibility of investor education and risk warning," said Chen Jie (陈洁), director of the Commercial Law Research Office of the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. On the one hand, investor education should be embedded in the business process, and securities firms and fund companies must do a solid and detailed job of investor education and integrate it into links such as account opening, trading, and product purchase. On the other hand, strengthen investor suitability management. When selling products, financial institutions must fully explain the business rules to investors and clarify the risk points in the contract terms, rather than simply asking investors to sign a risk disclosure statement. For financial products sold on behalf of others, the responsibility of the agent institution should be strengthened to ensure that the product matches the customer's risk tolerance. In addition, when false rumors appear in the market, financial institutions should promptly speak out through official channels, clarify the facts, avoid rumors misleading investors' decisions, and maintain market order.
The relevant person in charge of the Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau (深圳证监局) stated that it will actively use Shenzhen's characteristic investor education IP to produce more investor education products and accurately push them to investors, compressing the living space of "black-mouthed influencers."
Return to TopThis is a report from Beijing (北京) on April 27th by our newspaper (reporter Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊)). The reporter learned from the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) on the 27th that since the beginning of this year, the development of China's wholesale and retail industry has had a good start, providing strong support for building a strong domestic market. In the first quarter, the added value of China's wholesale and retail industry was 3.5 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, accounting for 10.5% of the gross domestic product.
The market operation started smoothly, and most business formats maintained growth. From the perspective of the wholesale industry, in the first quarter, the transaction volume of commodity markets contacted by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) increased by 8.6% year-on-year, of which the transaction volume of production materials and industrial consumer goods markets increased by 16.1% and 10.7% year-on-year, respectively.
Urban and rural markets are full of vitality, and consumption potential continues to be released. Passenger flow in urban business districts has steadily increased. In the first quarter, the passenger flow and turnover of 78 national pedestrian streets and business districts monitored by the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) increased by 5.2% and 4.8% year-on-year, respectively. The vitality of the county market has been enhanced. According to business big data, in the first quarter, the national rural online retail sales increased by 11.0% year-on-year, and the online retail sales of agricultural products increased by 14.7% year-on-year.
The green production and lifestyle are accelerating, and time-honored brands are leading the consumption trend. The market size of green consumption continues to expand. According to estimates, in the first quarter, the market size of China's green home furnishing was about 500 billion yuan. The policy of trading in old for new continues to exert its strength. Up to now, consumers have purchased 27.999 million units of six major categories of home appliances, driving sales of 114.98 billion yuan. Time-honored brands are favored by the market. The 2026 "Time-honored Brand Carnival" continues to advance, with 48 special events held in various places, driving online and offline sales of more than 500 million yuan.
Return to TopOn April 25th, the 2026 "Cangtian Qianfeng Camel Lamb" cultural tourism series activities in Ejin Banner (额济纳旗), Alxa League (阿拉善盟), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区) held a camel lamb beauty contest. In recent years, Ejin Banner (额济纳旗) has continuously enriched the camel industry scene, attracting many tourists. The picture shows herders leading camel lambs to participate in the competition.
Wang Zheng (王 正) photographed (Image China).
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At the Hongqi (红旗) booth of the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, many visitors raised their cameras, focusing their lenses on the all-new Hongqi H9. "The exterior design is elegant, and it is also equipped with 40 high-perception sensors. From this car, you can feel the hard power of Chinese automobiles," said Ms. Han (韩女士) from Beijing (北京).
At this year's Beijing Auto Show, Hongqi showcased 22 models, with many highlights.
Software and hardware are upgraded in synergy, making travel more intelligent. The all-new Hongqi H7 can accurately park in multiple complex parking scenarios, with memory parking assistance up to 2 kilometers. This mainly relies on the Hongqi Sinan (红旗司南) combined driving assistance system, which can not only sense road conditions but also understand scenarios, enhancing the user's travel experience. In addition, Hongqi and Zhuoyu Technology (卓驭科技) jointly developed a native multi-modal foundation model and domain control platform, accumulating over 300 million real driving data fragments and over 1.2 billion kilometers of real vehicle verification mileage.
Breakthroughs in key technologies make travel safer. Building the Tiangong Pure Electric (天工纯电), Honghu Hybrid (鸿鹄混动), and Jiuzhang Intelligent (九章智能) three major technology platforms, independently building a vehicle-level operating system, and forming a complete technology research and development system covering "three electrics" and "three intelligences"... Hongqi adheres to technological innovation as the guide, continuously tackling shortcomings in key areas such as chips and engines. Its independently developed steer-by-wire system has obtained the highest level of domestic automotive functional safety certification. At the same time, Hongqi is actively laying out solid-state hydrogen storage frontier technology, with normal temperature and pressure hydrogen storage as an important advantage, avoiding leakage and explosion risks from the source.
Digital transformation accelerates, making manufacturing more efficient. Hongqi has deployed 152 smart production lines and 900 smart workstations, forming a strong industrial Internet of Things foundation and AI (artificial intelligence) decision-making capabilities. It only takes 51 seconds to roll off a Hongqi car. In addition, Hongqi pioneered the "unboxing process" in the automotive industry, combined with integrated die-casting technology, to promote production model innovation and body quality upgrades.
Accelerate green transformation and continue to enrich the new energy product matrix. This year, Hongqi will launch 9 new energy products, and in the next two years, it will launch 12 more new energy products. Relying on China FAW's (中国一汽) enterprise intelligence, consumers can choose up to 7,000 configuration combinations according to their preferences, the entire order process is transparent and traceable, and the delivery efficiency is 25% higher than the industry average.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" (十五五规划纲要) proposes to "promote technological transformation and upgrading, and develop intelligent manufacturing, green manufacturing, and service-oriented manufacturing." To build a modern industrial system, Hongqi relies on smart production lines, digital twin factories, and the Industrial Internet of Things to achieve digital empowerment of the entire process of research and development, production, and service, and consolidate the foundation for the development of the new energy vehicle industry with independent technology accumulation.
From the birth of the first Hongqi car in 1958 to the debut of the full matrix of Hongqi, Hongqi Tiangong, and Hongqi Golden Sunflower (红旗金葵花) three major sub-brands at the Beijing Auto Show in 2026, Hongqi has gone through nearly 70 years of development. "All our efforts are to make the products better, optimize the experience, and truly build good cars for users," 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). Standing at the new starting point of the "15th Five-Year Plan," FAW will deeply practice the original mission of serving the country through industry and strengthening the country through industry, and contribute more to the high-quality development of China's automobile industry.
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The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a crucial time to consolidate the foundation and fully exert efforts to basically achieve socialist modernization. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at the opening ceremony of the seminar for leading officials at the provincial and ministerial level to study and implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: "When we analyze the situation, we must consider all factors comprehensively, and we must also be good at grasping some key factors such as new changes in the international situation, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. We must have the overall situation in mind, aim high and see far, maintain strategic focus, carefully plan tactics, and continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of China's development." In the face of intensified great power competition, escalating local conflicts caused by geopolitical turmoil, and the accelerated transformation of old and new driving forces in China, we must scientifically grasp the general trend of China's economic development, adhere to systematic thinking and **底线思维** (dǐ xiàn sī wéi - "bottom-line thinking," a way of thinking that focuses on the worst-case scenario and how to prevent it), strengthen our confidence in development, maintain strategic focus, thoroughly implement the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline, promote the effective improvement of the quality and the reasonable growth of the quantity of the economy, and better comprehensively promote Chinese-style modernization with high-quality development.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" has a strong start, and the economy's endogenous driving force and stability continue to increase.
This year is the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, focus on promoting high-quality development, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, implement more proactive and effective macro policies, promote the effective improvement of the quality and the reasonable growth of the quantity of the economy, maintain social harmony and stability, and strive to achieve a good start for the '15th Five-Year Plan.'" In the first quarter of this year, facing a complex and severe situation, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (党中央) promptly increased the intensity of macro-control, and China effectively responded to external changes, resolved external risks, and the economy started smoothly, progressed steadily, and had a good start, which not only provided a solid foundation for achieving the expected annual development goals, but also enhanced our confidence in striving for better results in our actual work.
This achievement was realized under the complex situation of increased external shocks and challenges, and the overlapping of domestic dilemmas, which is not easy. In recent years, China has focused on strengthening the construction of energy and resource production and reserve systems, and vigorously promoted the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, laying a solid foundation for resisting global energy supply shocks. Since the beginning of this year, China has given full play to the significant advantages of a stable industrial chain and supply chain and strong supporting capabilities, actively responded to changes in the external environment in a timely manner, and macro policies have been advanced and effective, and policy measures are clear and operable.
By focusing on expanding domestic effective demand, cultivating a complete domestic demand system, promoting a virtuous cycle of effective investment and potential consumption, and smoothing the mutual promotion mechanism of employment, income, and consumption, China's gross domestic product increased by 5.0% year-on-year in the first quarter, a substantial increase of 0.5 percentage points compared with the fourth quarter of last year, ranking among the top among major economies; the contribution rate of domestic demand to economic growth reached 84.7%, an increase of nearly 30 percentage points year-on-year, and there were obvious improvements on both the supply and demand sides.
On the demand side, major projects deployed in the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline are accelerating, investment in infrastructure construction and new driving forces is showing a good growth trend, driving the national fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) in the first quarter to achieve a shift from decline to increase, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%, an increase of 5.5 percentage points compared with the growth rate of the whole year last year; the holiday economy and the policy of boosting consumption have a superimposed effect, stable growth in employment and income supports the recovery of consumption, cultural, sports and leisure consumption formats are active, and new scenarios of intelligent services and green services are accelerating; the quarterly growth rate of the total value of import and export of goods trade reached a new high in nearly 5 years.
On the supply side, the agricultural production situation is relatively good; the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing has obviously accelerated, and the contribution rate of the year-on-year growth rate of the added value of high-tech manufacturing above designated size in the first quarter to the growth rate of all industries above designated size exceeded 30%; modern service industries and advanced manufacturing are deeply integrated, empowering the real economy in all aspects from research and development design, transportation and logistics, and financial services.
This is not only the main reason for promoting a reasonable and moderate rebound in prices, but also a powerful support for offsetting the impact of external uncertainties. Especially in the case of a high base in the first quarter of last year and a more complex and severe external environment this year, China's high-quality development is moving towards new and better directions, which fully reflects strong economic resilience, and also powerfully refutes the fallacies of foreign media misreading the Chinese economy with facts and data, and better plays the role of a global economic stabilizer with the certainty of high-quality development.
Looking forward to the next 5 years, China's macroeconomic governance system will be further improved, the effectiveness of macroeconomic governance will be significantly improved, and the endogenous driving force and stability of development will continue to increase. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, China will accelerate the formation of more economic development models dominated by domestic demand, driven by consumption, and endogenous growth, promote the close connection between short-term and medium- and long-term development goals, and strive to maintain economic growth in a reasonable range. By sector, the ability of scientific and technological innovation will be significantly enhanced, the overall effectiveness of the innovation system will continue to improve, and it will enter the stage of running alongside or even leading in more cutting-edge technology fields; the process of intelligent, green, and integrated manufacturing will accelerate, the proportion of emerging industries and future industries in the real economy will continue to increase, and related modern service industries such as the digital economy, intelligent economy, health and elderly care, and cultural creativity will be richer and have a stronger driving force for economic growth; the green and low-carbon transformation of development methods will accelerate, the proportion of non-fossil energy will steadily increase, the carbon reduction effect of traditional industries will be obvious, and the circular economy is expected to become a new growth point; green, intelligent, and experiential consumption will be more popular, new consumption will drive the accelerated upgrading of new supply, and effective investment will accelerate the convergence towards new quality productive forces; the resilience of external demand will be enhanced and the structure will be optimized, the export of new green and low-carbon products will maintain its advantages, and the proportion of digital and intelligent service trade will increase.
Continuously enhance important advantages and give play to the synergistic integration effect of advantages.
Promoting sustained economic improvement during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period has an important foundation. The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes: "China's economic foundation is stable, has many advantages, is resilient, and has great potential. The supporting conditions and basic trends for long-term improvement have not changed. The advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, the advantages of a super-large-scale market, the advantages of a complete industrial system, and the advantages of abundant human resources are more prominent." Better consolidating and enhancing these advantages and synergistically giving play to these advantages is the key to promoting China's economy to move steadily and far and improve in the long term.
The "four major advantages" jointly build a solid foundation for China to steadily promote high-quality development and continuously achieve new results. Among them, the socialist system with Chinese characteristics has the significant characteristics of concentrating efforts to do big things and effectively responding to external risks and challenges, which can not only provide a solid political guarantee and organizational guarantee for the country's long-term strategic planning and major scientific and technological breakthroughs, but also coordinate the other three major advantages and ensure that development always moves in the right direction as the "ballast stone" and "command stick." The super-large-scale market can not only provide a broad testing ground and value realization space for various new technologies and new industries, which is conducive to spreading innovation costs and quickly forming economies of scale, but also can continuously attract global high-end factor resources with strong demand attraction, thereby giving birth to and shaping a more advanced industrial system and talent structure. China has the world's most complete and largest industrial system, with a strong and complete industrial chain and supply chain resilience, which is not only a key carrier for transforming institutional effectiveness and market potential into real productive forces and realizing the best use of talent, but also can strongly support the endogenous stability and anti-shock ability of China's economy, so that technological innovation achievements can be rapidly industrialized and the people's needs for a better life can be better met. China has a large, high-level, and continuously improving team of scientists, engineers, and skilled workers, providing endogenous power for the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and the construction of a strong domestic market.
The "four major advantages" are not isolated, but constitute an organic whole that promotes each other and relies on each other, forming a systematic advantage with distinct levels and complementary functions. Using systematic thinking to promote the synergistic effect of the "four major advantages" can gather and form a powerful joint force to promote Chinese-style modernization. This is not only a profound summary of past development experience, but also the key to facing the future and winning strategic initiative.
Comprehensive synergy is enhanced through the institutional mechanism of combining an effective market and a capable government. An effective market plays a decisive role in resource allocation, competitive incentives, and demand traction; a capable government creates a stable, fair, and predictable development environment through strategic planning, infrastructure investment, and basic research support. By deepening reforms, breaking down barriers that restrict the release of market potential, the smooth flow of industrial cycles, and the vitality of talent, and comprehensively promoting the construction of a unified national market, the institutional advantages will be further brought into play, and the synergistic allocation efficiency of various factor resources will be improved.
Synergy is deepened through a circular incentive mechanism that integrates education, science and technology, and talent. National strategic needs and industrial development needs jointly determine the direction of scientific and technological breakthroughs and the focus of talent training. Through a high-quality education system, forward-looking scientific research layout, and deep integration of industry, academia, and research, strategic talent and urgently needed talent can be cultivated and gathered. The innovative achievements of talent are then expanded in the industry and rewarded in the market, further encouraging the emergence and efficiency improvement of more talent, forming a positive cycle, and thus injecting an intellectual source for the consolidation of institutional advantages and market advantages, and the enhancement of industrial advantages.
Synergy is strengthened through a virtuous interaction mechanism of demand-driven supply and supply-creating demand. The diversified and upgraded needs of the super-large-scale market provide traction and rich returns for enterprise technological innovation and product iteration. At the same time, a complete industrial system can quickly respond to and create new market demands, promoting the formation of a higher level of dynamic balance between supply and demand. This can continuously transform market advantages into the endogenous power of industrial upgrading.
Synergy is expanded through an open and win-win ecological mechanism. Through high-level opening up and actively integrating into the international cycle, we can use global factor resources to deepen the division of labor in the domestic market, enhance the status of the industrial system, attract international first-class talent, and promote high-level institutional opening up, market rule improvement, and talent quality improvement in international competition and cooperation, so that the main position of the domestic large cycle is more stable, and the synergistic effect of the "four major advantages" is enhanced in a broader space.
Consolidate China's economic development trend towards new, high, and excellent.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes: "Maintain strategic focus, enhance confidence in victory, and actively recognize, respond to, and seek changes." On the whole, China's development opportunities during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period outweigh the challenges. The key is to seize opportunities, enhance advantages, expand victories, promote various policies to work in the same direction and form a joint force, better guarantee people's well-being and enhance industrial competitiveness, consolidate China's economic development trend towards new, high, and excellent, and at the same time inject more stable power into global economic growth.
A new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and we must seize innovation opportunities to achieve breakthroughs. At present, the competition among major countries in the world around the commanding heights of innovation is unprecedentedly intensified, and the global industrial chain and supply chain have shifted from efficiency first to safety and efficiency, showing regionalization and diversification characteristics. This further highlights the necessity and urgency of China's economic independence and control, climbing to higher levels, and digital and intelligent transformation. To this end, we must give more prominence to building a solid foundation for the real economy, focus on building a modern industrial system, accelerate high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-improvement, so as to cultivate and strengthen new quality productive forces, and better meet the people's needs for a better life. Strengthen original innovation and key core technology breakthroughs, improve systematic innovation capabilities, consolidate and enhance the competitiveness of advantageous industries, accelerate the development of emerging industries and future industries, and deeply implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action to create a new form of intelligent economy. At the same time, deeply implement the spirit of the National Service Industry Conference, implement the service industry expansion and quality improvement action, and promote the high-quality and efficient development of the service industry.
The world's century-old changes are accelerating, and global changes and chaos are intertwined, leading to uncertainty in external demand. We must adhere to strengthening the domestic large cycle and increasing certainty in the face of variables. At present, strategic competition among major countries is intensifying, local conflicts continue, and global energy and other commodity markets fluctuate sharply. This not only brings pressure and challenges to China's stable external demand and enhanced linkage effect between domestic and foreign markets, but also provides a rare opportunity for China to give play to the advantages of a super-large-scale market and enhance the endogenous power of economic development. To this end, we must give more prominence to building a strong domestic market and enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic large cycle. In response to the prominent contradictions of insufficient effective demand and strong supply and weak demand, we will play a "combination punch" of reform measures and macro policies, formulate an implementation plan for expanding domestic demand strategy for 2026-2030, actively expand effective investment, continue to steadily promote the "two major" constructions, enhance the driving and amplifying role of government investment, and further stimulate the vitality of private investment; coordinate the promotion of employment, increase income, and stabilize expectations, continue to release the potential of the super-large-scale market, and accelerate the clearing of unreasonable restrictive measures in the consumption field. At the same time, we will continuously enhance the quality and level of the international cycle, actively expand autonomous opening up, promote trade innovation and development, guide the rational and orderly cross-border layout of the industrial chain and supply chain, and build a new system of a higher-level open economy.
Based on the "two overall situations," we will use systematic thinking to coordinate development and security. From an international perspective, geopolitical conflicts continue to affect the security of energy and resource supply and channels, requiring China to plan ahead and respond to emergencies. From a domestic perspective, we must attach great importance to preventing and resolving risks in key areas, the real estate market is still in deep adjustment, and the results of improving the quality of the ecological environment remain to be consolidated. To this end, we must give more prominence to coordinating development and security and comprehensively enhance the resilience of economic and social development. Integrate security development requirements into all aspects and fields, and systematically deploy and promote the construction of the national security system and capabilities; focus on strategic materials such as energy, accelerate the construction of a new energy system, adhere to the autonomous guarantee of core oil and gas demand, and enhance the coordinated guarantee capabilities of grain production, purchase, storage, processing, and sales; in emerging fields such as big data, artificial intelligence, bio-manufacturing, and the low-altitude economy, strengthen and enhance risk prevention and control capabilities; make every effort to ensure the supply and price stability of important people's livelihood commodities, and focus on stabilizing key markets such as real estate.
Adapt to changes in the demographic situation, strengthen the protection of key groups, and improve the quality of public services. Changes in China's demographic situation put forward higher requirements for social security and elderly care services; at the same time, the mismatch between industrial transformation and upgrading and the labor skill structure, and structural employment contradictions still exist. To this end, we must give more prominence to solving the urgent and difficult problems of the people and continuously enhance people's well-being. Focusing on the high-quality development of the population, accelerate the construction of a full life cycle service system such as fertility, education, medical care, and elderly care; focusing on the "one old and one young," improve the level of care for the disabled and demented elderly and infant care services, and promote people's livelihood services to be more warm; focusing on the close combination of investment in things and investment in people, accelerate the implementation of a number of tangible and accessible people's livelihood projects in the fields of urban renewal, running education that the people are satisfied with, and medical and health care; focusing on promoting the action of stabilizing jobs, expanding capacity, and improving quality, formulate and implement a plan to increase the income of urban and rural residents, strengthen the construction of projects to make up for shortcomings in the field of people's livelihood, and strengthen social security for vulnerable groups.
(The author is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Economics of the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委))
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Serving the Party selflessly and governing for the people embodies the inherent requirements of the Party's nature and purpose, as well as the deep-seated logic of power operation. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "In matters of work style, the decisive factor is Party spirit, and the fundamental measure of the strength of Party spirit is the distinction between public and private interests." Grasping the distinction between public and private interests is a compulsory course for firmly establishing and practicing a correct view of performance.
From the millennial philosophy of "When the Great Way prevails, the world is for all" (大道之行也，天下为公), to the profound understanding that "One mind can ruin a country, and one mind can revitalize a country, it lies only in the distinction between public and private interests," the distinction between public and private interests has always been closely related to the nation and the world. Marx and Engels discussed the communist view of public and private interests in the "Communist Manifesto": "The proletarian movement is the independent movement of the immense majority, in the interest of the immense majority," emphasizing that "They have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat as a whole." Since its birth, our Party has clearly and unequivocally regarded the distinction between public and private interests as a "touchstone" for testing the purity of Party spirit. The Party Constitution stipulates: "In addition to the interests of the working class and the broadest masses of the people, the Party has no special interests of its own." This profoundly demonstrates that "public" is the gene and soul of communists, and communists must adhere to serving the Party selflessly and governing for the people.
How to handle the relationship between public and private interests directly reflects the extent to which Party members and cadres identify with the Party's nature and purpose, the extent to which they adhere to the people's position, and the extent to which they are committed to their ideals and beliefs. It is an important proposition for establishing and practicing a correct view of performance. In reality, the distortion and deformation of the performance view of individual Party members and cadres often starts from being confused about the relationship between public and private interests, starting with benefiting oneself at the expense of the public, and harming the public to benefit oneself. For example, some engage in "image projects" in the name of "people's livelihood projects," turning practical things that should provide timely help into flashy and impractical landscape projects; some engage in "interest transfer" under the guise of "optimizing the business environment," illegally interfering in project approval, using the power in their hands to "open green lights" and "leave back doors" for specific related parties, and transforming public resources into chips for personal gain; some step on the bottom line and touch the red line under the pretext of "flexible adaptation," earning personal promotion "capital" with short-term "good-looking" data, and reducing standards, discounting, and making adaptations in key areas such as environmental protection supervision and safety production, ultimately not only ruining their personal future, but also polluting the political ecology and burying hidden dangers for local development.
Facts show that when the relationship between public and private interests is handled properly, adhering to being selfless, distinguishing between public and private interests, putting public interests first and private interests second, and being selfless, one can plan for the long term with the realm of "achieving success does not necessarily require me," and work hard and practically with the responsibility of "achieving success definitely requires me," willingly acting as a "paving stone" in matters that benefit the long term, and bravely acting as a pioneer in reform and tackling tough problems, consciously integrating personal value into the cause of the Party and the people, and creating practical achievements that can stand the test. If the relationship between public and private interests is not handled properly, one will be obsessed with officialdom and blinded by greed, allowing personal desires to obscure the original intention, seeking personal gain under the guise of collective decision-making, pursuing "performance projects" and "image projects," ultimately leading to misallocation of public resources, damage to the interests of the masses, and alienation of the relationship between the Party and the masses.
The relationship between public and private interests profoundly reflects the deep-seated logic of power operation. When Party members and cadres draw a clear red line between public and private interests and adhere to the bottom line of integrity and self-discipline, they can consciously exercise power on the track of systems and rules, and achieve a sense of awe, caution in words, and restraint in actions. Grasping the distinction between public and private interests and correctly exercising the power in hand to start a business requires Party members and cadres to strictly abide by the rules, be in awe of power, adhere to principles and not engage in favoritism in interpersonal interactions, and not be moved by personal desires or confused by personal interests when facing the temptation of interests; when faced with choices, always put the "public" first, anchor the coordinates of the cause with the sentiment of "calculating interests should calculate the interests of the world," and implement them with the energy of not adding water or engaging in adaptation, and transform the list of urgent difficulties and anxieties of the masses into a transcript of fulfilling responsibilities, and implement the "freehand brushwork" of reform and development into a "meticulous painting" of benefiting the people, and temper true achievements and true performance that can stand the test of practice, the evaluation of the masses, and the scrutiny of history in the hard work and practical work of serving the people.
The "distinction between public and private interests" is not an abstract conceptual deduction, but a concrete practical topic. The scale of the "public and private" ruler is seen most clearly and felt most deeply by the people. Only when Party members and cadres use public-mindedness to calibrate the direction of their performance view, build a line of defense for integrity and self-discipline with public morality, and establish themselves and serve the people with Party spirit, can they interpret their loyalty to the Party and their sincerity to the people with true achievements and true performance, and hand in a new answer sheet worthy of history and the people.
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The future industry is the product of the technological revolution, the forerunner of industrial change, and the core carrier of new quality productive forces. It is a key area of strategic game-playing among major powers and the core support for enhancing national competitiveness. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must stand at the strategic height of promoting the construction of a strong country and the great rejuvenation of the nation, base ourselves on objective conditions, give play to comparative advantages, adhere to steady progress, and promote the continuous achievement of new breakthroughs in the development of my country's future industries." The "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines the development of future industries in a special section, placing it in a prominent position in the construction of a modern industrial system. Cultivating and strengthening future industries is of great strategic significance for cultivating new engines of economic growth, developing new quality productive forces, seizing the commanding heights of international competition, and comprehensively promoting Chinese-style modernization.
The "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Innovative Development of Future Industries" jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部), and other seven departments, scientifically defines future industries: "Future industries are driven by cutting-edge technologies, are currently in the incubation or early industrialization stage, and are forward-looking emerging industries with significant strategic, leading, disruptive, and uncertain characteristics." This definition is based on technical attributes and highlights the stage of industrial development; it emphasizes strategic value and reveals risk characteristics. Compared with traditional industries and strategic emerging industries, future industries are paradigm revolutions, track conversions, and ecological reconstructions, and their development presents four main characteristics.
Driving future growth with strong development driving ability. With technology spillover, factor reorganization, and model reconstruction as links, the future industry is an "engine industry" with strong driving effects. It horizontally expands the boundaries of traditional industries, vertically enhances the level of the value chain, and has significant advantages in cross-field, long-chain, strong penetration, and broad radiation. On the one hand, future industries can drive the high-end, intelligent, and green transformation of traditional industries, and promote the upgrading of the industrial chain and supply chain to the high end; on the other hand, they can spawn new industries, new business forms, new models, and new scenarios, open up new spaces for economic growth, and shape new advantages for development. Against the background of insufficient global economic growth momentum and pressure on traditional growth models, future industries are an important "accelerator" for developing economies to overtake on corners.
Demand upgrade traction, with extremely broad development space. The reason why future industries can represent the future direction lies in their conformity with the direction of changes in human production and lifestyles and their fit with people's yearning for a better life. My country's economy has shifted from a stage of high-speed growth to a stage of high-quality development, and residents' consumption has shifted from a subsistence and quantity type to a quality-oriented, personalized, and intelligent type. People's livelihood needs have shifted from basic security to higher levels such as health, safety, efficiency, and spiritual value. High-level demand drives high-level innovation, which in turn forms high-quality industries, showing the dynamic leap logic of "demand upgrade - technological innovation - industrial change - scenario enrichment." Facing future needs, adapting to consumption upgrades, and meeting people's livelihood expectations, rooted in the advantages of a super-large-scale market, my country's future industrial development space is very broad.
Driven by cutting-edge technology, the development path is dynamically open. The future industry is a forward-looking emerging industry driven by cutting-edge technology and disruptive technology. It is an industrial form in the incubation and development stage, and its development path is dynamic and open. The development of future industries involves multiple subjects, multiple fields, and multiple links, and objectively it will inevitably form a complex industrial chain with organic connections, mutual dependence, front-to-back connections, and collaborative evolution. From scientific discoveries in basic research to the technical formation of applied research, and then to the entire chain transformation of engineering, productization, industrialization, and scaling, the development of future industries needs to solve many problems and overcome many difficulties. Only by opening up the transformation channel from "bookshelves" to "shelves" and from "technical bonsai" to "industrial forests," and completing the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, can cutting-edge innovation be transformed into industrial advantages and development advantages.
The growth process is complex, and the development ecology requires high standards. From cutting-edge technological breakthroughs to growing into industrial entities, the development of future industries has ecological dependence in the process. In the non-linear complex interaction process of cutting-edge technology driving industrial change, the future industry highly depends on the synergy of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, talent chain, and policy chain. If any link "drops the chain," it may lead to technology "stalling," achievements "hibernating," and industries "dying young." As an ecological and systematic industry, the cultivation and growth of future industries not only requires the strong driving force of technological breakthroughs, but also relies on the systematic support of environmental factors such as innovation, industry, and governance. It requires the collaborative efforts of multiple subjects, multiple fields, and multiple links to ensure the efficient connection of the entire process and entire chain of basic research, applied development, pilot verification, scenario implementation, financial support, talent supply, and policy guarantees.
Combining the main characteristics of future industrial development, we should consciously follow the laws of science and technology, the laws of industry, the laws of the market, and the laws of governance, and explore a path for cultivating and strengthening future industries that is in line with national conditions. First, use high-level planning to guide the scientific layout of future industries. Strengthen the identification and dynamic adjustment of future industries, strengthen the layout of basic, cutting-edge, and disruptive technologies, and use the strategic, directional, and certainty of planning to resolve the uncertainty and risk of future industrial development. Second, consolidate the foundation for the development of future industries with high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. Put original innovation in a prominent position, focus on "bottleneck" problems and implement major science and technology projects, ensure that key technologies are independent and controllable, and enhance the international competitiveness of industries. Third, open up the "last mile" for the implementation of future industries with high-quality scenarios. Actively explore typical application scenarios, build a scenario-driven innovation model, build strong pilot and transformation platforms, smooth the channels for the transformation of achievements, and shorten the industrialization cycle. Fourth, strengthen the intellectual support for the development of future industries with a high-quality talent team. Implement more open talent policies, attract and gather talents from around the world, deepen the integration of industry and education, and cooperation between schools and enterprises, and cultivate compound, innovative, and application-oriented talents. Fifth, optimize the ecological environment for the development of future industries with high-standard services. Establish a diversified, long-term, stable, and sustainable investment mechanism, improve the risk-sharing mechanism, and optimize the innovation ecosystem. Sixth, ensure the steady and long-term development of future industries with a high-performance governance system. Strengthen the effective supply of future industrial development systems, explore the establishment of a "negative list + ethical sandbox + agile supervision" model, adhere to the bottom line of safety, the bottom line of ethics, and the bottom line of law, leave enough space for innovation, and promote the orderly and healthy development of future industries.
(Author's affiliation: Guangdong Provincial Research Center for Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences (广东省社会科学院))
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The 95-year-old veteran of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, Xu Jing (徐菁), held the enamel mug tightly in both hands, her lips trembling slightly. "During that troop transfer, enemy planes strafed us, and bullets whizzed past my ears..." On the afternoon of April 15th, in an old residential building in Dandong (丹东), Liaoning Province (辽宁省), Zhao Sibo (赵思博), a student from the Agricultural College of Liaodong University (辽东学院), and several classmates sat around the old woman.
Zhao Sibo took the tea mug from the old woman and examined it: the five red characters "The Most Beloved People" ("最可爱的人") on the surface of the mug were still clear, and there was an irregular bullet hole at the bottom edge, which had been carefully patched with iron. Xu Jing gently stroked the patch with her thumb and murmured, "If it hadn't blocked it..."
This was the second time Zhao Sibo and his classmates had visited Xu Jing, listening to and recording the thrilling scenes that she would never forget.
"Writing Biographies" for More Than 600 Veterans
"Rescuing that memory, hoping to pass on the spark of the spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea from generation to generation."
In 1951, Xu Jing followed her troops across the Yalu River (鸭绿江) and served in the Political Department of the Forward Command Post of the Volunteer Army Air Force, engaged in cultural and educational work. During the day, she carried a small blackboard up the mountain, then hung the blackboard on a tree trunk to teach the soldiers to write; at night, she stayed by the radio on time, listening and recording the news item by item; when enemy planes attacked, she stood at the entrance of the air-raid shelter with a loudspeaker, guiding everyone to hide.
Once, during a troop transfer, enemy planes suddenly swooped down and strafed, and bullets rained down. While dodging, the tea mug she carried with her was pierced by a stray bullet, unexpectedly engraving this thrilling scene. After returning to China, she found someone to repair the hole in the tea mug, and this "life-saving tea mug" has been kept for more than 70 years. After retiring, Xu Jing never stopped. She organized a red song group, went to primary and secondary schools to give lectures, and learned to use her mobile phone to record short videos, so that more young people could hear the echo of that war-torn era.
In the summer of 2016, Liaodong University launched the "Thousands of College Students Traveling Thousands of Miles to Find a Hundred Veterans of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" activity. Over the past 10 years, Liaodong University has formed 14 search teams and 482 small teams, totaling more than 3,000 teachers and students, who have traveled to 16 provinces, including Liaoning (辽宁), Henan (河南), Anhui (安徽), Yunnan (云南), and Sichuan (四川), successfully finding 665 veterans of the Volunteer Army, forming nearly one million words of oral records and more than 400 interview videos, recording these indelible and precious memories. Xu Jing's story is one of them.
During the winter vacation last year, Liaodong University also jointly formed a search team with Southeast University (东南大学). Previously, students from 13 universities, including Liaoning University (辽宁大学), Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (浙江传媒学院), and Dalian University of Finance and Economics (大连财经学院), had also signed up to participate in the search. With the addition of more and more young students, this "red gene bank" is becoming more and more abundant.
However, their search journey is not easy. Teachers and students search for veterans one by one through information provided by the media, family, and friends, and often have to travel to remote rural areas. Because the veterans are old, some have poor hearing, and some have difficulty expressing themselves, the students must bend down and repeatedly ask for confirmation; some veterans are in poor health and cannot chat for too long at a time, so the students interview them in multiple sessions. The history in those books becomes more vivid in the narratives of the people who experienced it.
"We are 'writing biographies' for living heroes, rescuing that memory, hoping to pass on the spark of the spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea from generation to generation," said Zhao Jing (赵璟), Secretary of the Party Committee of Liaodong University.
A Sharing Session Held for 10 Years
"These silent histories have shocked me time and time again, and I have a responsibility to spread the heroic deeds."
On April 16th, in the International Report Hall of Liaodong University, a sharing session of a special activity to find veterans of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, entitled "Heroes Never Fade," was being held. Zhao Sibo shared the content of his search records with hundreds of students on the podium. Hearing the stories of the soldiers defending the Shangganling (上甘岭) position to the death, the teachers and students present were all moved.
Such sharing sessions have been held at Liaodong University for 10 years, and young teacher Shao Wei (邵蔚) has participated for 10 years.
At the sharing session, Shao Wei shared her mental journey with the students: "At first, I thought I was just a recorder. But when I saw the veterans' treasured military medals and certificates of merit, and saw their resolute faces solemnly saluting in military uniform, these silent histories shocked me time and time again, and I have a responsibility to spread the heroic deeds." A series of records and frames of pictures made Shao Wei choke with sobs, "The veterans of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea told how they used their bodies to protect their guns from freezing, how they used canned food boxes to collect water seeping from the cracks in the rocks in the tunnels, and how their comrades fell beside them. Hearing this, the students cried, and I cried too." She said that the search is not just about recording and experiencing, but also about the inheritance of mission and spirit.
The big screen played videos of the veterans' searches and touching messages. An old Sichuan (四川) veteran repeatedly urged through the video: "You must remember, follow the Party, you must remember!" The students' eyes turned red, and they clenched their fists.
Growth from Listening to Inheritance
"The search practice during my student days is very important to my current work, making me feel more recognized and have a stronger sense of mission."
At the end of the interview, the students told Xu Jing that another group of remains of volunteer soldiers who died in Korea would be returning home in a few days. The old woman was silent for a while, and with her slightly trembling hand, she wrote a few lines on the student's notebook: "The motherland welcomes you home, come back and see the prosperity of the motherland. Rest in peace, dear comrades!"
Each generation has its own mission. Today, the listeners of the past are using their own methods to become inheritors of the spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea.
Jiang Yue (姜玥) is a 2021 graduate of Liaodong University. During her time at the school, she participated in the search for more than 10 veterans. After graduation, she joined the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea Memorial Hall and became a docent.
The stories on the exhibition boards and the faces of the veterans are more vivid in Jiang Yue's vivid explanations. "The search practice during my student days is very important to my current work, making me feel more recognized and have a stronger sense of mission." From listening to telling, from recording to spreading, Jiang Yue has completed the growth of a searcher.
After 10 years of searching, the spirit of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea is like a seed, deeply rooted in the hearts of students from generation to generation, and reflected in their life choices. Over the past 10 years, 925 students from Liaodong University have voluntarily joined the army, and 112 have been awarded for meritorious service in the army; 153 graduates have volunteered to serve in the west; 3,228 students have joined the Party; and 633 medical graduates have gone to work in 356 township health centers in 39 counties across the country.
On the campus of Liaodong University, a new batch of search team students are ready to go. Their backpacks are filled with tape recorders, notebooks, and veterans' address books passed down from generation to generation.
In addition, the bullet holes on the enamel mugs, the trembling voices in the tape recorders, the tearful and moving pictures, and the heroic stories passed down by word of mouth are all deeply imprinted in the students' minds and firmly remembered in their hearts.
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The "May Day" holiday is approaching, and all parts of the country will usher in a peak of tourism, gatherings, dining, and shopping. In order to promote a civilized, healthy, economical, and environmentally friendly consumption concept, and to protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the China Consumers Association (中国消费者协会) specially issued a "May Day" consumption reminder on April 27.
——Practice the "Clean Plate Campaign," and consciously resist food waste.
During the holidays, consumption scenarios such as family dinners, wedding banquets, and tourist group meals increase. Consumers should establish a correct food consumption view, order food on demand, match reasonably, pack leftovers, and abandon outdated concepts such as showing off and comparing wealth. When eating out, try to choose catering units that provide "small portions" and "half portions" to reduce unnecessary food waste; when ordering food online, place orders in appropriate amounts to avoid excessive hoarding of food due to promotional discounts. Families should purchase ingredients as needed and store them separately to reduce spoilage and waste due to improper storage. Catering operators should also actively assume the main responsibility, post anti-food waste signs in conspicuous places, and guide consumers to consume rationally.
——Reject excessive packaging and advocate simple and low-carbon consumption.
Around "May Day," it is the peak season for the sale of spring tea, pastries, and seasonal gifts. Some commodities still have problems such as excessive packaging layers, excessive void ratio, and luxurious materials. When purchasing seasonal goods, consumers should pay more attention to the intrinsic quality and practical value of the goods, consciously resist "matryoshka-style" packaging, precious metals and rosewood and other valuable materials packaging, and actively choose environmentally friendly packaging products with simple design and recyclable materials. When giving gifts to relatives and friends, it is advocated to replace ostentation with sincerity and practicality with extravagance, so that consumption returns to the commodity itself. At the same time, consumers should give priority to purchasing goods that have obtained green product certification and use environmentally friendly packaging materials to reduce resource consumption and waste generation.
——Arrange trips rationally and reduce the burden on resources and the environment.
Plan routes and accommodation arrangements reasonably for holiday travel, understand the reservation and traffic restriction measures of scenic spots in advance, and try to travel during off-peak hours. When staying in a hotel, encourage reducing the use of disposable toiletries, slippers and other "six small items," and bringing your own toiletry bag is both hygienic and environmentally friendly; after outdoor camping and picnics, please consciously clean up and take away all garbage to protect the natural ecological environment. In the tourism shopping process, maintain rational judgment, do not blindly follow the trend to snap up so-called "special products" and "limited" goods, and avoid idle waste caused by impulsive consumption.
——Actively participate in supervision and protect your rights and interests in accordance with the law.
When purchasing goods or receiving services, consumers should pay attention to retaining evidence such as consumption vouchers, electronic orders, and chat records. If it is found that catering operators set minimum consumption, induce excessive ordering of food causing obvious waste, or find that the packaging of goods violates national mandatory standards (such as the number of packaging layers exceeding requirements, the use of precious metal materials, etc.), they can complain to the market supervision department or consumer associations to jointly create a social atmosphere where saving is glorious and waste is shameful.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 27th (Reporter Wu Chuqi (吴储岐)) On April 27th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部) and other three departments jointly released the "Administrative Measures for Internet Public Fundraising Service Platforms," clarifying that public fundraising information pages of Internet public fundraising service platforms must not insert any form of commercial advertising or interactive functions unrelated to public fundraising. The measures will be implemented on May 1st of this year.
The measures clarify that the object of regulation is online platforms that specifically provide services for charitable organizations to carry out public fundraising activities, requiring that platforms must be designated by the civil affairs department of the State Council (国务院民政部门) before they can provide relevant services.
The amended Charity Law stipulates that platforms shall not refuse to provide services without justifiable reasons, shall not charge fees, and shall not insert commercial advertisements. The measures further detail the relevant provisions of the Charity Law and clarify that platforms may refuse to provide services under specific circumstances. At the same time, platforms are required not to accept donated property on behalf of charitable organizations.
The measures set the threshold for platform access from two aspects: operating entity and service capabilities, listing the materials that should be submitted when applying to be designated as a platform, clarifying the procedures for selecting and designating platforms, as well as the application procedures and required materials for platforms to change their operating entity or name, or terminate services. In addition, the measures construct a regulatory system of "civil affairs-led, multi-departmental collaboration," clarifying the responsibilities of various levels and departments in platform supervision.
Return to TopIn recent days, Baoma Town (宝马镇), Renshou County (仁寿县), Meishan City (眉山市), Sichuan Province (四川省), has organized agricultural assistance teams, mainly composed of party members, cadres, and volunteers, to go deep into the fields to help farmers lacking labor to rush harvest and plant, and help spring plowing production.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 27th (Reporter Wu Chuqi (吴储岐)) On April 27th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (民政部), together with the Ministry of Finance (财政部) and the State Taxation Administration (税务总局), issued the "Regulations on Annual Expenditure, Management Fees, and Fundraising Costs of Charitable Organizations Conducting Charitable Activities," clarifying the definition of fundraising costs for charitable organizations and stipulating that the annual fundraising costs of charitable organizations shall not be higher than 3% of the average donation income of the previous three years. The regulations shall come into effect from the date of issuance.
The regulations require that the charitable activity expenditure of charitable organizations should be mainly used for beneficiaries, and require charitable organizations to include the funds and materials reaching the final beneficiaries as charitable activity expenditure when calculating relevant expenditure ratios. The regulations clarify that the "operating expenses of the supervisory body such as the board of supervisors" and "party building operating expenses" of charitable organizations can be listed as management fees. The regulations clarify that the fundraising cost of a charitable organization refers to the expenses incurred by the charitable organization when raising property based on its charitable purpose, and emphasize that "the relevant expenses involving the organization's site equipment and staff in fundraising activities shall not be included in the fundraising cost" and "charitable organizations shall truthfully list fundraising costs."
According to reports, setting a 3% upper limit on fundraising costs fully considers the actual needs of different types and sizes of charitable organizations, follows the most necessary principle of fundraising costs stipulated in the Charity Law, and is conducive to guiding charitable organizations to use more of the funds raised for beneficiaries, and to fully and efficiently use charitable property.
Return to TopThis report comes from our Zhuhai and Macao offices on April 27th (Reporters He Linping (贺林平) and Fu Zimei (富子梅)). Reporters learned from the Hengqin Border Inspection Station of the Zhuhai General Station of Exit-Entry Frontier Inspection and the Public Security Police Force of the Macao Special Administrative Region: Since its opening on August 18, 2020, the new Hengqin Port has seen a cumulative total of over 100 million inbound and outbound passengers and over 11.7 million inbound and outbound vehicles as of 13:00 on April 24. The data not only witnesses the progress of the development and construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, but also marks the Hengqin Port as an important hub serving personnel exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, and the integration of people's livelihoods between the two regions.
The new Hengqin Port is the first in the country to implement the "Cooperative Inspection, One-Time Release" border inspection clearance model, which has changed the traditional "two places, two inspections" process of the past. Passengers in front of the cooperative express通道 only need to complete one facial recognition and fingerprint verification to complete the entry and exit procedures for both Zhuhai and Macao at the same time, and the average customs clearance time is compressed to within 20 seconds; in November 2025, the channel was upgraded again to realize "face-scanning" non-sense customs clearance, and the degree of convenience was further improved. In addition, the port also implements "in-vehicle inspection and no-stop customs clearance" for cross-border student special vehicles, and the border inspection and other departments have raised the upper age limit for children traveling with the vehicle from 10 to 14 years old, further expanding the scope of convenience.
Efficient customs clearance has effectively promoted the convenient flow of people, logistics, capital flow and information flow between Macao and the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin. Border inspection data shows that the average daily passenger flow at the beginning of the port's opening was about 20,000 passengers, and now it has stabilized at 100,000 passengers, with an average annual increase of more than 40% in passenger flow. According to Zeng Xiang (曾向), deputy director of the Hengqin Border Inspection Station, in the first quarter of this year, the Hengqin Port has cumulatively inspected and released more than 9.22 million inbound and outbound passengers and more than 1.08 million vehicles, an increase of 31.7% and 46.5% year-on-year, respectively, and the passenger and vehicle flow continues to maintain a strong growth trend.
The Public Security Police Force of the Macao Special Administrative Region stated that it will continue to empower the integrated development of Macao and Hengqin, and orderly promote the expansion and efficiency of the channels, adding 46 more self-service channels and 6 manual channels, which will increase the inspection and release capacity by 65%.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 丁志军
"Thanks to the prosecutors for helping us get justice and blocking the path for 'deadbeats' to evade enforcement." Ms. Li, the head of a company in Qingshan District (青山区), Baotou (包头), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), praised the "Digital Procuratorate" work of Qingshan District (青山区).
Ms. Li's company had a contract dispute with another company, and the court ruled that the other party should pay more than 500,000 yuan in arrears. After the judgment took effect, the other party was slow to fulfill its payment obligations. Although the court had legally taken measures to restrict consumption against the legal representative of the company, this person still engaged in high consumption.
After learning of this situation, the Qingshan District People's Procuratorate (青山区人民检察院) immediately screened out this abnormal behavior through the "Supervision Model of Unpublished Restriction on Consumption Orders Before Termination," and issued a procuratorial recommendation to the court, urging it to promptly publicize the "Restriction on Consumption Order" and investigate and deal with the high consumption behavior of the person subject to enforcement in accordance with the law. Ultimately, Ms. Li's company successfully recovered all the arrears. This smart platform, independently developed by the Qingshan District Procuratorate (青山区检察院), has been of great use in solving the problem of "difficulty in enforcement."
"The traditional supervision method relies on manual review of case files, which is inefficient and has a narrow coverage, and cannot keep up with the growth rate of enforcement cases." The head of the Digital Procuratorate case handling team introduced that before the court terminates the enforcement procedure, some persons subject to enforcement will use the time difference between the court's case closing date and the public date of the "Restriction on Consumption Order" to evade enforcement through methods such as transferring property and high consumption. The "Supervision Model of Unpublished Restriction on Consumption Orders Before Termination" platform accurately locks in the illegal clues in the "supervision window period" by intelligently comparing information such as the court's case closing date and the public date of the "Restriction on Consumption Order," successfully solving this problem. At present, the model has been promoted and applied in Baotou (包头), accumulating more than 6,000 clues and helping many applicants for enforcement to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
In recent years, the Qingshan District Procuratorate (青山区检察院) has used intelligent management to improve quality and efficiency, and has continuously innovated in aspects such as the deep integration of business management, case management, quality management, and service for the people. In response to minor criminal cases such as dangerous driving, which are frequent and high-incidence, the Qingshan District Procuratorate (青山区检察院) launched a "one-stop" quick trial mode, which accurately divides complex and simple cases through a smart platform, and specially established a quick trial case handling team to accelerate the entire process of case acceptance, review and prosecution, prosecution, and court trial. Since the launch of this quick trial mode two years ago, it has handled more than 200 cases, and the average case handling cycle has been shortened to within 2 days.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 方 圆
Manchu is an extremely endangered language. Currently, there are fewer than 20 elderly people in a few Manchu villages in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), China, who can communicate in Manchu.
On the screen in the research room of the Institute of Manchu Studies at Heilongjiang University (黑龙江大学), audio-visual materials are playing: in Sanjiazi Village (三家子村), Fuyu County (富裕县), Qiqihar City (齐齐哈尔市), Heilongjiang (黑龙江), an elderly person orally recounts the family migration history and Manchu words and folk tales; an octogenarian of the Oroqen ethnic group chants ancient hunting tunes; an elderly person of the Hezhe ethnic group in Tongjiang City (同江市) performs the local traditional art form "Imakan" in the Hezhe language...
In front of the screen, Professor Zhao Aping (赵阿平) of the Institute is focused. From basic vocabulary to situational dialogues and folk legends, she reviews and organizes audio-visual recordings one by one, analyzing phonetics, grammar, semantics, and other content.
Zhao Aping (赵阿平) is the chief expert of the National Social Science Fund's major project "Construction and Research of the Chinese Manchu-Tungus Language Corpus Database." She has been deeply involved in the field of Manchu studies for 40 years. Faced with a large number of precious audio-visual materials, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) does not feel tired, but only feels that there is not enough time each day.
Field surveys preserve valuable language data.
Where do these invaluable audio-visual materials come from? The answer lies in countless field surveys.
Sanjiazi Village (三家子村) is currently the only village in China that still retains spoken Manchu and is also Zhao Aping's (赵阿平) regular research site. In order to track, investigate, and record Manchu and its culture, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) has been coming to Sanjiazi Village (三家子村) for 40 years, asking for advice from the village's elderly people and language and culture inheritors.
"Many elderly people who can communicate in Manchu are advanced in age. We are racing against time. If we do not rescue it in time, spoken Manchu may be completely lost, causing a major loss of cultural heritage." Zhao Aping (赵阿平) realized this problem when she first started doing Manchu field surveys.
In the past, due to limited technology, the information obtained from field surveys could only be recorded and preserved using traditional methods such as paper, pen, and tape. With the development of science and technology, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) wondered whether modern technology could be used for the recording and inheritance of ethnic languages and cultures. She began to think about how to use digital technology to record, organize, analyze, and archive the collected audio-visual materials and establish an objective and authentic multi-modal language corpus database.
In 2019, under the leadership of Zhao Aping (赵阿平), the National Social Science Fund's major project "Construction and Research of the Chinese Manchu-Tungus Language Corpus Database" was launched, aiming to systematically rescue, record, and study five languages: Manchu, Hezhe, Oroqen, Evenki, and Xibe. Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Xinjiang (新疆), Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), Liaoning (辽宁), Jilin (吉林), Beijing (北京)... Over the years, wherever languages of the Manchu-Tungus language family are spoken, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) has led her team to conduct field surveys.
"The key to building a good database is objective recording, without the researcher's interpretation, to preserve the true face of endangered languages for future generations. Even if the language eventually dies out, its sounds, images, and cultural connotations can still be perceived and studied by future generations. These authentic records can provide reliable original data and scientific basis not only for Manchu studies but also for research in ethnology, anthropology, history, and other fields," said Zhao Aping (赵阿平).
Research cannot remain on the surface of language.
Zhao Aping (赵阿平) was born into a scholarly family. When she was young, her father, who loved literature and history, often told her about ancient Chinese history. This planted a seed of pursuing historical culture in her heart. When she studied history at Harbin Normal University (哈尔滨师范大学), her teacher, Professor Deng Zhongmian (邓中绵), said, "To understand Qing history, one must learn Manchu and use Manchu documents to make breakthroughs," which led her to choose her academic direction.
In 1986, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) began to study Manchu. Later, she entered the Heilongjiang Provincial Manchu Language Research Institute (黑龙江省满语研究所) to engage in scientific research and served as an editor and editor-in-chief of the journal "Manchu Language Research." With the coordination of various parties, the Heilongjiang Provincial Manchu Language Research Institute (黑龙江省满语研究所) was relocated to Heilongjiang University (黑龙江大学) in 1999 as a whole and established the Manchu Language and Culture Research Center of Heilongjiang University (黑龙江大学满族语言文化研究中心), creating a platform for cultivating high-level, interdisciplinary successors in Manchu studies.
The Qing Dynasty (清代) left behind a vast amount of Manchu archival materials, involving politics, economy, military affairs, culture, and other aspects, which have important academic value.
"Every ethnic language has its specific cultural connotations." Zhao Aping (赵阿平) believes, "Researching language cannot remain on the surface of the language, but should also be combined with its history and culture, striving for breakthroughs and innovation."
After 10 years of research, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) pioneered a new direction in Manchu studies: "Manchu Language and Historical Culture Research," which combines Manchu language research with history, cultural studies, anthropology, archaeology, and other disciplines, expanding the research path and promoting the in-depth development of the discipline. Her monographs "Manchu Language and Historical Culture" and "Endangered Voices: Synchronic Studies of Manchu and Hezhe" are the results of this integrated research. This achievement not only reveals that language is the carrier of deep cultural codes but also provides a new perspective for the study of the Chinese national community.
Cultivate high-level, interdisciplinary talents.
Han Yumo (韩雨默), a postgraduate student born after 1995, met Professor Zhao Aping (赵阿平) during a Manchu class as an undergraduate. On the podium, Teacher Zhao (赵老师) deconstructed the difficult Manchu grammar rules and integrated them into the long river of history and ethnic stories, as if those sleeping characters were given life. After graduation, Han Yumo (韩雨默) took the initiative to find Zhao Aping (赵阿平), hoping to continue studying in this direction. Now Han Yumo (韩雨默) has become a professional successor in Manchu language and Manchu studies research.
Over the years, Zhao Aping (赵阿平) has trained more than 300 undergraduates, more than 50 postgraduates, young professional backbones, and doctoral students from overseas.
"Only by cultivating high-level, interdisciplinary talents can the discipline of Manchu studies be truly inherited," Zhao Aping (赵阿平) said with emotion.
Internationally, Manchu studies have always received widespread attention. Zhao Aping (赵阿平) believes that China's international discourse power in Manchu studies needs to be continuously improved, and the training of reserve talents is increasingly urgent.
In 2000, a master's degree program in Chinese Ethnic Minority Languages and Literature (Manchu) was established; in 2005, an undergraduate degree program in Manchu Language and Historical Culture was established; in 2007, doctoral students began to be recruited; in 2010, a doctoral program and postdoctoral research station in Chinese Ethnic Minority Languages and Literature (Manchu-Tungus Language Family) were established... The Institute of Manchu Studies at Heilongjiang University (黑龙江大学满学研究院) has formed an academic team with considerable international influence.
"Manchu studies is not only a key to unlocking historical codes but also an important empirical basis for forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation. Through systematic rescue, protection, and research, we can 'revive' the sleeping Manchu documents and pass on the endangered Manchu language, so as to safeguard the spiritual roots of the diverse and integrated Chinese civilization," said Zhao Aping (赵阿平).
Layout design: Zhang Fangman (张芳曼)
Return to TopBy: 白 宇
Not long ago, the TV series "The Years of Peace (太平年)" in which I participated was broadcast. Playing the role of Qian Hongchu (钱弘俶) has given me more insights into reading. To be a good actor, reading is unavoidable.
When I first read the script, I was deeply attracted by the historical story it told. At that time, like many people, I only had a brief understanding of the "niche" history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period from textbooks. Therefore, I felt a little uneasy: how could I approach a distant and unfamiliar ancient person in a historical narrative that ordinary people rarely touch?
Still reading. Repeatedly reading the script, grasping the context of the story, consulting relevant books, going deep into history, and letting the words guide me to experience Qian Hongchu's (钱弘俶) life in my mind.
For historical dramas, doing your reading homework is very important. History is not just a text, but the living scene of a generation. "The Years of Peace (太平年)" script has a solid textual foundation, and repeatedly reading the script is the most authentic and effective way for us to enter the scene. At the same time, the screenwriter and director still reserve rich creative space for the actors. Through reading, I started by understanding the historical background of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, gradually became familiar with Qian Hongchu's (钱弘俶) life and his way of conducting himself in the world, and used artistic narratives to fill the gaps in historical records, presenting the inner world of characters that were not clearly recorded.
Before filming started, we went to Qian Wang Temple (钱王祠), where the Qian family precepts (钱氏家训) that I had originally seen when researching materials were realistically presented in front of me. The feeling of reading superimposed on historical relics deepened my understanding of the social landscape at that time. This may not need to be presented directly in the performance, but it can help me get closer to the role, so that Qian Hongchu (钱弘俶) is not just a name in history, but a vivid and concrete person.
In the process of communicating with the director and screenwriter, we have always adhered to the historical drama creation principle of "major events are not fictitious, minor events are not restricted (大事不虚，小事不拘)." The character image is not "acted out," but naturally presented after "understanding him."
Reading can subtly nourish actors, like a seed sown unintentionally, slowly taking root and sprouting in the heart. Maybe it will not grow, mature, and bear fruit immediately, but perhaps one day, when we encounter a certain role or a certain scene, we will be able to taste the sweetness brought by reading.
From "The Silent Truth (沉默的真相)," "The Bond (乔家的儿女)" to "The Years of Peace (太平年)," reading has indeed brought me a lot of surprises. In addition to reading the script as a "base," I also read some documentary reports, chat with seniors, and browse articles about daily life in the era of the play, which can help me understand the atmosphere and real traces of life in that era.
Although AI (artificial intelligence) technology is very developed now, I still prefer to do my own research and read books to do my homework when preparing for a performance. The rich details contained behind the text can allow actors to think deeply and spark inspiration, creating space for portraying the role more vividly and three-dimensionally.
"Must do it to know," after reading the script for the first time, this line lingered in my mind for a long time. The same is true for performance, and the same is true for reading.
(The author is an actor, interviewed and compiled by Zhu Tiantian (朱田恬) and Dong Yingxue (董映雪), reporters from this newspaper)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 付明丽
At the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院), the "Fusion and Transformation: Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Art Exhibition" is underway, featuring over 200 precious stone carving artifacts from the Northern Wei to Northern Song dynasties, more than half of which come from the Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Museum (南涅水石刻博物馆) in Qin County (沁县), Changzhi City (长治市), Shanxi Province (山西省).
The Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Museum (南涅水石刻博物馆) is named after a collection of stone carvings unearthed in 1957 in Southern Nieshui Village (南涅水村), Qin County (沁县). This exhibition is the first large-scale off-site exhibition of Southern Nieshui stone carvings since their excavation, attracting many art enthusiasts and historical and cultural researchers.
This exhibition is a "two-way rush." In 2022, the archaeological report "Southern Nieshui Stone Carvings" was published, and the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院) seized this opportunity. "However, most of the precious Southern Nieshui stone carving statues are deeply hidden in Qin County's (沁县) 'old home,' and the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院) only has more than 10 pieces, which cannot support an exhibition," said Yang Ju (杨菊), associate researcher of the Exhibition Department of the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院).
Shen Hufeng (申虎峰), curator of the Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Museum (南涅水石刻博物馆), also lamented: "Limited by exhibition conditions and professional strength, the cultural value of Southern Nieshui stone carvings cannot be fully released."
The provincial museum and the county museum jointly organized the exhibition, allowing more people to see the Southern Nieshui stone carvings.
From a successful joint exhibition to the joint construction of a normalized mechanism, on March 27, the first county-level branch of the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院), the Qin County Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Branch (沁县南涅水石刻分馆), was officially inaugurated. At the unveiling ceremony, Wang Xiaoyi (王晓毅), Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院), stated that the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院) will leverage its advantages to carry out in-depth cooperation with the branch in talent training, high-quality exhibition planning, and public services.
Shortly after the unveiling, a series of collaborations have been unfolding in an orderly manner. "The Shanxi Museum (山西博物院) has designed more than 20 kinds of cultural and creative products for us, and also conducted a 5-day special training for docents," Shen Hufeng (申虎峰) introduced. The Southern Nieshui Stone Carving Museum (南涅水石刻博物馆) will start exhibition improvement work this year to improve infrastructure and the surrounding environment.
With the support and recommendation of the Yungang Research Institute (云冈研究院) and the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院), Southern Nieshui stone carvings will also be specially exhibited at the Sanxingdui Museum (三星堆博物馆) in Guanghan (广汉), Sichuan (四川), and the Nanshan Museum (南山博物馆) in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东) this year, and overseas touring exhibitions are also being actively planned, so that the millennium stone carvings will move towards a broader stage.
Return to TopIn Huangdong Village (黄东村), Guangrao County (广饶县), Dongying City (东营市), Shandong Province (山东省), a painter is creating a mural.
As the "May Day" holiday approaches, Guangrao County (广饶县) is launching cultural and tourism activities such as pastoral roaming and intangible cultural heritage experiences. It is using art to beautify the streets and alleys of the countryside, creating a new rural cultural landmark of "one wall, one scene, one story" to attract tourists to visit and check in.
Liu Yunjie (刘云杰) (People's Vision)
Return to TopThis newspaper's Xiong'an (雄安) April 27th dispatch (Reporter Shao Yuzi (邵玉姿)) On the 26th, the Inauguration Ceremony of the Technical Committee and the Unveiling Ceremony of the Newly Established R&D Center of Xiong'an (雄安) Aerospace Information Research Institute were held in the Science and Innovation Park of Future City Scenarios in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), Hebei (河北).
The Xiong'an (雄安) Aerospace Information Research Institute is jointly established by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (北京邮电大学), Hebei Transportation Investment Group (河北交投集团), and Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), and is a new type of R&D institution in Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). As an innovation platform for Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) to layout the aerospace information field, the Research Institute is anchored to the strategic needs of the national aerospace information field, focusing on tackling key core technologies. The "Beidou+5G indoor distribution" integrated positioning technology independently developed by the Research Institute has completed the facility layout in the underground space of the Rongdong (容东) area of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), realizing integrated precise positioning and navigation above and below ground, forming a replicable and scalable digital solution for urban space, effectively solving long-term problems such as signal blind spots and positioning difficulties in underground spaces.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 耿 磊 智春丽
What does reading mean to the countryside? What changes are taking place in rural reading in the eyes of young people? How can scattered rural memories be reorganized and connected through reading and writing?
Recently, at the "Storytelling Session" of rural reading at the 5th National Reading Conference, rural reading promoters, rural bookstore managers, and new mass literature creators from all over the country gathered to talk about "New Countryside, New Youth, New Reading," sharing their personal experiences and moving stories.
"When we read, we are like an ordinary grass merging into the vast grassland of literature." Wang Jibing (王计兵), a deliveryman and poet, used poetic language to express how reading has changed him.
Wang Jibing (王计兵) was born in a rural village in Jiangsu (江苏). His family was poor when he was a child, and he worked as a carpenter, sand miner, and scavenger. In 2019, Wang Jibing (王计兵) started working as a deliveryman, shuttling through urban and rural streets. During his journeys, he wrote his rural experiences into poetry, "However much wind and snow life gives me, I can encounter that many springs."
Lai Lei (赖蕾), a rural reading promoter from Rongjiang County (榕江县), Guizhou (贵州), built a mobile bookstore on the ridges of fields, opening up a path to a vast world of reading for children; Kuang Meilan (邝美兰), a rural teacher from Xunwu County (寻乌县), Jiangxi (江西), has insisted on door-to-door reading accompaniment for 11 years, bringing reading services to thousands of households.
From poems written on the road to bookstores on the ridges of fields, reading has not only nourished the heart but also brought a simple and honest rural atmosphere.
Bailizhou Town (百里洲镇) in Zhijiang City (枝江市), Hubei (湖北), is an island in the middle of the Yangtze River (长江), surrounded by water on all sides, with inconvenient transportation. In 2019, Chen Mulan (陈木兰) returned to her hometown and founded a free bookstore at her own expense - Island Bookstore (岛上书店). For more than 6 years, she has held book clubs in schools, factory workshops, and fields, accumulating more than 300 sharing events, serving more than 20,000 readers. In 2025, the Zhijiang Municipal Government (枝江市政府) invested in the construction of a new bookstore covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters with a collection of nearly 40,000 books. Chen Mulan (陈木兰) said happily: "My dream has blossomed."
Ying Hualiang (应华亮), the person in charge of Feixiang Bookstore (榧香书舍) (rural bookstore) in Keqiao District (柯桥区), Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江), turned an abandoned tea factory into a bookstore to solve the problem of children having "nowhere to go after school"; Zhou Qinggui (周庆贵), the founder of Siyuan Library (思源图书馆) in Hangtou Village (杭头村), Linyi City (临沂市), Shandong (山东), and a teacher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), converted his old house into a public welfare library, where he reads, gives lectures, and provides volunteer consultation. These bookstores are a deep confession of young people giving back to their homeland.
At the rural reading "Storytelling Session," Shi Jingbo (史静波), the founder of Mulan Academy (木兰书院) in Xiji County (西吉县), Ningxia (宁夏), and chairman of the Xiji County Writers Association (西吉县作协), brought a video that moved many people. The video showed the mental journey of peasant writers and the literary life of blind literature lovers. Behind the story is the transformation of "barren" Xiji (西吉) into a "town of literature." In 2019, Shi Jingbo (史静波) returned to his hometown and founded Mulan Academy (木兰书院). He hired more than 40 peasant writers as resident writers, radiating and driving more than 300 literary enthusiasts in more than 30 surrounding villages. Shi Jingbo (史静波) exclaimed: "On this land, reading and writing have changed the lives of countless ordinary people."
Yuan Yu (袁宇), the founder of Wenyuge Academy (文宇阁书院) in Efeng Township (鹅峰乡), Wanzai County (万载县), Jiangxi (江西), returned to his hometown in 2008 and built a rural public welfare library. Later, the Wenyuge Academy (文宇阁书院), built with government funding, was opened and became a private library built according to public library management standards. Chen Tianzhu (陈天竺), editor-in-chief of Reader (《读者》) magazine, has been involved in rural reading promotion for 20 years, from a three-foot platform supporting education in rural Gansu (甘肃) to becoming a National People's Congress representative promoting national reading. Letting villagers read books and read good books has always been her concern.
From the full coverage of rural bookstores to the blossoming of "lighting up micro-wishes for reading," with the implementation of the Regulations on Promoting National Reading (《全民阅读促进条例》), the rule of law and institutional guarantees, the seeds of reading are taking root and sprouting in the fields. In the vast countryside, the lights of reading lit in the fields will eventually converge into a brilliant galaxy.
Return to TopThis newspaper reports from Haikou on April 27th (Reporter Cao Wenxuan (曹文轩)) Recently, Haikou City (海口市), Hainan Province (海南省), issued the "Hainan University Science and Technology Innovation Circle Construction Plan" (《环海南大学科技创新圈建设方案》), which aims to give full play to the scientific research advantages of Hainan University (海南大学), focus on the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and deepen the school-local collaboration to promote the implementation and effectiveness of the strategic deployment of the "Hainan University Science and Technology Innovation Circle."
The "Plan" proposes that the construction of the Science and Technology Innovation Circle will be divided into "three steps": by the end of 2026, it will be the foundation-laying and start-up period; by 2028, it will be the leap-forward and formation period; and by 2030, it will be the strong-circle leading period, promoting the "Hainan University Science and Technology Innovation Circle" to become a new calling card of Haikou City (海口市).
Return to TopThe yardstick for measuring a strong automotive nation looks at both production and sales volume and technological height, as well as the industrial system and institutional environment. As the industrial chain and policy chain resonate at the same frequency, China's independent brand automobiles are achieving "overtaking on a different lane" with intelligent technology, continuously moving towards the high-end of the global industrial chain and value chain, and demonstrating competitiveness and influence in the global market.
Innovative technologies are accelerating iteration. Technological achievements such as intelligent cockpits and intelligent assisted driving are constantly upgraded, and computing power has become a new quality productive force for intelligent vehicles. China's first batch of L3-level models have been approved for road use, outlining a new picture of future travel. New breakthroughs have been made in battery and charging technology and equipment, the charging network continues to expand, charging efficiency is higher, the experience is better, and the "mileage anxiety" of new energy vehicles is alleviated.
Industrial development increases "intelligence" and moves towards "newness." Today, AI (artificial intelligence) technology has been deeply integrated into the automotive industry. In the workshop, hundreds of robots work together to effectively improve production efficiency. Fully automatic unmanned die-casting, full-process AI quality inspection, and "unmanned factories" are promoting the "intelligent" manufacturing of automobiles to a new level. The new energy vehicle industry is booming, actively empowering green travel and a low-carbon life.
Taking technological innovation as the lead in industrial innovation, moving from local cultivation to the global market, policies, technology, and the market are working in the same direction and forming a joint force to jointly promote the development of China's automotive industry to become bigger and stronger, and to develop towards newness and excellence.
Striving forward in the "15th Five-Year Plan," China's automotive industry will continue to move towards high-end, intelligent, and green development, continuously expand the competitive advantage of future industries, and create new engines and inject new impetus for promoting high-quality development.
-- Editor
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Return to TopBy: 本报记者 秦瑞杰
As dawn breaks, the Xinhua Department Store Modern Logistics Park (新华百货现代物流园) (hereinafter referred to as "Xinbai (新百)") in Yinchuan (银川) City, Ningxia (宁夏) is already bustling with traffic. Beside the loading platform, forklift driver Wang Jianjun (王建军) skillfully operates a high-level forklift, sending neatly stacked palletized goods into the truck compartment. In the management backend, the turnover trajectory of the pallets, the real-time location of the trucks, and the temperature control data of the goods are all updated on the screen.
The logistics industry connects production and consumption and is an important part of the producer services sector. Ningxia (宁夏) is not located along the coast or border, and logistics costs restrict the pace of "Ningxia-branded (宁字号)" products going global.
How to break the deadlock? Eliminate connection losses through standardization, break information barriers through digitalization, and reshape competitive advantages through green initiatives.
In 2025, the total social logistics volume in Ningxia (宁夏) exceeded one trillion yuan, the proportion of total social logistics costs to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) decreased by 0.33 percentage points compared to the previous year, and the year-on-year growth rate of express delivery volume reached 35.6%, ranking second in the country.
"Promote the extension of producer services towards specialization and the high end of the value chain. For modern logistics, only by optimizing the structure and improving efficiency can we better serve enterprises and allow 'Ningxia-branded (宁字号)' products to go out more efficiently," said Guo Huazhang (郭华璋), Director of the Logistics Development Division of the Department of Transportation of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区交通运输厅).
Standardization
"A Pallet" Activates Transportation Coordination
For a long time, high logistics costs have been partly due to "loading, unloading, and handling."
"Goods are repeatedly moved between different carriers, and each handling generates loading and unloading losses, which are all cumulative costs." In the view of Gao Xiyuan (高西圆), President of the Ningxia Modern Logistics Association (宁夏现代物流协会), the key to solving the problem lies in the inconspicuous standardized equipment under the goods – a standard pallet of 1.2 meters × 1 meter.
"Don't underestimate this pallet," Gao Xiyuan (高西圆) calculated for the reporter, "Take cold and cool vegetables as an example. If standard turnover crates and standard pallets are used from the picking stage, and the whole process is 'one crate to the end', the loss from the production base to the shelf can be reduced by about 20%. Expanded to the annual million-ton level of vegetable exports in the entire region, this is a considerable net profit."
In Xinbai (新百), such standard pallets are everywhere.
The warehouse floor is painted with exclusive pallet channels, the shelf height is customized according to the pallet size, precisely matching the forklift's forks, and even the loading platform's lifting tailgates fit perfectly with the pallets. From warehousing to delivery, the goods are "off the ground" and completed in one go.
"In the past, it took several strong young men more than two hours to load and unload a truck of bulk cargo. Now, with standardized pallets and supporting equipment, it can be done in 10 minutes," said Wang Jianjun (王建军). The circular sharing of standardized pallets has significantly reduced Xinbai's (新百) labor costs and cargo damage rate, and the time consumed for a truck's turnaround has also been reduced by half.
"One ruler" runs through the entire logistics chain, systematically reducing the connection costs of each link. "Now, standardization is not only implemented within the logistics park but also extends upstream along the supply chain. Xinbai's (新百) palletized transportation has covered the upstream supplier links. Through pallet sharing, the handover time in the zero-supply link is greatly reduced," introduced Sa Fengxiong (撒凤雄), Operations Director of Ningxia Xinhua Department Store Modern Logistics Co., Ltd. (宁夏新华百货现代物流有限公司). Because standard pallets that are compatible with the national logistics network are used, Xinbai's (新百) trucks can directly replace the entire pallet and seamlessly transfer in other pallet sharing areas after leaving Ningxia (宁夏).
Digitalization
"One Screen" Reconstructs Organizational Methods
If standardization solves the problem of "unsmooth circulation," then digitalization aims at "inflexible matching."
In the operation and management hall of Saima IoT Technology (Ningxia) Co., Ltd. (赛马物联科技（宁夏）有限公司), the numbers on the huge electronic screen of the "Wo Zhao Che (我找车)" (I Find a Truck) digital logistics platform are jumping. The real-time location of more than 30,000 trucks per day, the empty load status, and the demand for goods from various places collide with each other. Bidding, order grabbing, and settlement, every link is automatically circulated in the background algorithm program.
A few years ago, truck drivers in Ningxia (宁夏) had to rely on "hard work and sweet talk" to find goods. Zhang Xin (张鑫), head of the "Wo Zhao Che (我找车)" digital logistics platform, still remembers the scene at that time: "After unloading the goods, the drivers ran to the logistics park, staring at the small blackboard to find return cargo. If they were unlucky, they couldn't find anything even after squatting for three days. The empty driving rate was high, and everyone could only endure it."
In March 2018, the "Wo Zhao Che (我找车)" platform was officially launched and was listed as the first batch of "Internet +" smart logistics enterprise without vehicle carrier pilot by the Department of Transportation of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区交通运输厅) in September of the same year. The platform uses big data, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to build an efficient "digital bridge" for the connection between cargo owners and drivers. "Drivers can see the surrounding matching cargo recommendations by moving their fingers in the cab; cargo owners can release with one click, and the system automatically matches the optimal transportation capacity," said Zhang Xin (张鑫).
The construction of the digital platform has greatly reduced redundant links in the transportation process.
"Digitalization is not simply moving offline processes online, but eliminating all unnecessary links in the traditional model." Gao Xiyuan (高西圆) gave an example. In the past, repeated phone calls to negotiate prices and layers of subcontracting to find vehicles took a lot of time. After using the digital platform, the response time can be compressed from hours to minutes.
As of 2025, the "Wo Zhao Che (我找车)" platform has accumulated 1.083 million registered drivers and nearly 9.97 million transportation trips, covering the main logistics trunk lines in the country. Platform data shows that through online matchmaking transactions to achieve "settlement upon unloading," it has saved truck drivers more than 30 million yuan in various expenses.
Today, digitalization is also deeply penetrating into warehousing, distribution, and other links, driving the continuous improvement of logistics efficiency.
In the "Lighthouse Factory" of Mengniu (蒙牛) Ningxia (宁夏) Factory, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) shuttle between立体货架 (lìtǐ huòjià - "three-dimensional shelves," high-density storage systems), and the entire process from picking up goods to loading vehicles is unmanned; in the smart distribution centers of major express delivery companies in Ningxia (宁夏), automated sorting lines continue to improve efficiency, reaching more than three times that of traditional methods.
Green Initiatives
"A New Vehicle" Enhances Competitive Advantages
Today, in the process of promoting "Ningxia-branded (宁字号)" products to the national and even global markets, a low-carbon and environmentally friendly logistics system is becoming a new source of competitiveness.
In the "one area, multiple temperature" cold chain storage base of Ningxia Zhongli Logistics Co., Ltd. (宁夏众力物流有限公司), from deep cold, frozen to refrigerated, constant temperature, and normal temperature, multiple temperature zones are neatly arranged in a storage capacity of 170,000 cubic meters, with a daily throughput of more than 2,000 tons. Outside the station, rows of brand-new new energy refrigerated light trucks are replenishing energy in front of charging piles, ready to drive into the city streets and complete fresh food distribution.
"When customers come to discuss cooperation, the first sentence now is to ask how many new energy vehicles there are." In the interview, Liu Heng (刘恒), Operations Director of Ningxia Zhongli Logistics (宁夏众力物流), said bluntly, "Doing mid-to-high-end logistics, green has changed from a bonus item to a hard threshold."
Today, many large supermarkets and chain catering brands have put forward clear carbon emission requirements for the logistics links of suppliers, forcing logistics companies to accelerate equipment updates. At the same time, by using new energy vehicles, logistics companies also have stronger industrial service capabilities.
"In Yinchuan (银川), some fast-food brands have supply chain pain points. For example, the daily order volume is large, and it is necessary to replenish frozen, refrigerated, and normal temperature materials at the same time, and multi-head docking makes costs high." Liu Heng (刘恒) introduced that by using multi-temperature zone new energy refrigerated light trucks, it is possible to load a variety of goods with different temperature requirements at one time, such as meat, vegetables, paper towels, etc., and go directly to the store in one vehicle. "Customers don't need to connect with multiple suppliers, replenish whatever is missing, sell it on the same day, and inventory costs can naturally be saved."
In the green ledger, it is also easier to achieve a balance between cost reduction and revenue increase.
The energy consumption cost of new energy refrigerated light trucks is about 50% lower than that of traditional fuel vehicles. Coupled with the reduction in cargo damage from photovoltaic energy storage and standardized operations, the overall operating cost is significantly reduced. "The quotation has been reduced, and the competitiveness has gone up," said Liu Heng (刘恒).
The improvement of operating efficiency has led to an increase in income. Li Zhongnian (李忠年), a forklift driver at Ningxia Zhongli Logistics (宁夏众力物流), calculated an account: "In the past, I could only earn 4,500 yuan a month by doing single-product loading and unloading; now, driving a multi-temperature zone new energy refrigerated light truck, there are more types of goods, and the efficiency is higher, and I can earn seven or eight thousand yuan a month, and more than ten thousand in the peak season."
"The contribution of improving logistics efficiency to the industry is not only to transport goods, but also to help customers save energy and allow companies to free up their hands to do what they are best at." Guo Huazhang (郭华璋) introduced that in 2025, the proportion of total social logistics costs to GDP in Ningxia (宁夏) will be reduced to 15.6%, which is equivalent to saving 1.87 billion yuan in logistics costs for the society.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 姚雪青
The "May Day" holiday is approaching, and many people have travel plans. When you come to a strange place, how do you find a reliable hotel? How do you ensure accommodation safety? Jiangsu Police (江苏警方) offers some tips.
First, book hotels through official channels. If you already have travel plans, you can book as early as possible on the hotel's official platform or a regular life service mini-program. Pay more attention to the specific feedback in recent online reviews, and try to choose hotels with high ratings, good reputations, and strict management, as they are more secure in terms of accommodation safety.
Second, close the door and fasten the chain. The first thing to do after checking in is to check whether the door lock is intact. You can try it a few times to check whether the door can be locked from the inside and whether the security chain can be fastened. When a woman is traveling alone, she should strengthen her safety awareness. You can fill the gap in the lock hole of the anti-theft lock with a tissue, so that it is difficult for people outside the door to open the anti-theft lock.
Third, do not open the door easily if someone knocks. After checking into the hotel, if someone knocks on the door, especially if you hear strange noises or someone knocking on the door late at night, you can first observe the other person's appearance, clothing, and credentials through the peephole to determine whether they are hotel staff. The best way is to call the hotel front desk to verify. If the visitor's identity is unknown or their behavior is suspicious, you should immediately call the front desk for help; if someone wants to force their way into the room or you are personally threatened, you can call 110 to report to the police and record the entire process to assist the police in further handling.
Jiangsu Police (江苏警方) also reminds that if you are worried about pinhole cameras in the room, you can turn off the lights, pull up the curtains, darken the room, and then turn on the camera mode of your mobile phone to slowly scan the entire room. If a red light spot appears on the phone screen, you should be vigilant. It should be noted that some light spots are inherent in machines and equipment such as set-top boxes. However, if the light spot appears in places where it should not normally appear, such as the air outlet of the air conditioner, the socket hole, the shower, or the tissue box, you should be alert and call the police if necessary.
(Zhao Xin (赵歆) and Li He (李贺) participated in writing)
Return to TopAccording to work arrangements, in the next three years, the pilot areas will take the lead in exploring traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cultural exchanges, TCM tourism route promotion, TCM health and wellness services, food therapy and medicinal diet services, and TCM sports services, connecting with the multi-level needs of the international health and wellness market, providing high-quality, diversified TCM health service packages and consumption scenarios, thereby promoting the coordinated development of TCM service consumption and service trade, and contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions to building a community of common health for mankind.
This newspaper Beijing (北京), April 27th (Reporter Luo Shanshan (罗珊珊)) The Ministry of Commerce (商务部), the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局), the General Administration of Sport of China (体育总局), and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (国家中医药局) are organizing the "Originating in China, Benefiting the World: Pilot Project for the Integrated Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Consumption and Service Trade," and have determined 18 regions, including Beijing (北京市), Tianjin (天津市), and Hulunbuir (呼伦贝尔市) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), as pilot areas for the integrated development of traditional Chinese medicine service consumption and service trade.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Shanghai (上海) April 27th dispatch (Reporter Ju Yunpeng (巨云鹏)) To implement the deployment of Shanghai (上海) high-level talent highland construction, Pudong (浦东) thoroughly implements the "talent-strengthening district" strategy. Recently, the "Several Measures of Pudong New Area (浦东新区) on Supporting Young Talents in Innovation and Entrepreneurship" has been upgraded, proposing a series of innovative measures in four aspects: internship practice, career development, entrepreneurial development, and affordable housing. The new measures will be officially implemented on May 1st.
It is reported that Pudong (浦东) will launch more than 1 million square meters of "low-rent youth apartments" and more than 1 million square meters of "low-rent entrepreneurial space" by the end of 2027, allowing young talents who come to Pudong (浦东) for development to apply for apartments with a monthly rent of no more than 2,000 yuan, and young science and technology innovation projects to apply for entrepreneurial carriers with a daily rent of no more than 1 yuan/square meter. In terms of low-rent youth apartments, Pudong (浦东) has launched 39 youth apartment projects with 17,000 units; in terms of low-rent entrepreneurial space, Pudong (浦东) has launched 180 entrepreneurial carriers in industrial clusters such as Zhangjiang Science City (张江科学城) and Jinqiao (金桥).
In order to further solve the pain points such as the decentralized connection of investment institutions and the lack of support for very early-stage teams, Pudong (浦东) systematically integrates state-owned venture capital forces, launches the first phase of the "Youth Innovation Fund Cluster" service platform with a scale of 10 billion yuan, launches the "Youth Innovation Investment and Loan Subsidy Service Online Portal," and continues to hold the "Pearl Cup" Entrepreneurship Competition to provide support for more youth innovation teams.
Return to TopThe free childcare center established by the Liang'antian Community Party-Masses Service Center (良安田社区党群服务中心) in Pinghu Subdistrict (平湖街道), Longgang District (龙岗区), Shenzhen (深圳市), Guangdong Province (广东省), where teachers and children interact and play games.
Various districts and subdistricts in Shenzhen (深圳市) are adapting to local conditions, coordinating existing public service venues such as Party-Masses Service Centers, Family Development Service Centers, and Community Health Service Centers to create community-embedded childcare centers, meeting the diverse, inclusive, and nearby childcare service needs of surrounding residents.
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Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) April 27th dispatch (Reporter Shen Shaotie (申少铁)) The National Center for Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring released the "National Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Annual Report (2025)" on the 27th. The report shows that elderly patients aged 65 and above are a high-risk group for adverse drug reactions, accounting for more than 1/3. Clinical practice should continue to strengthen the safe medication management of elderly patients.
In 2025, the national adverse drug reaction monitoring network received 2.728 million "Adverse Drug Reaction Event Report Forms," an increase of 5.1% year-on-year. Among them, 937,000 reports were new and serious adverse drug reaction events, accounting for 34.3% of the total number of reports; the average number of reports per million people was 1,935. Statistics show that reports from medical institutions accounted for 91.5% in 2025, indicating that medical institutions are still the main source of reports.
According to reports, adverse drug reactions are inherent attributes of drugs, and all drugs will have more or less, mild or severe, adverse reactions. Adverse drug reaction monitoring is an important support for post-market safety supervision of drugs. The purpose is to timely detect and control drug safety risks. In clinical practice, medical staff can promptly understand the manifestations and severity of adverse drug reactions, and avoid and scientifically handle them to the greatest extent, so as to better ensure the safety of patients' medication.
Return to TopThis newspaper Tianjin (天津) April 27th (Reporter Gong Xiangjuan (龚相娟)) On April 25th, as one of the concurrent activities of the Third National College Student Career Planning Competition Finals, a special recruitment fair and "Thousands of Schools and Ten Thousands of Enterprises" supply and demand docking event was held in Tianjin (天津). Nearly 500 employers participated on-site, providing more than 30,000 job and internship positions, and nearly 4,000 students attended to submit resumes and discuss job opportunities.
According to reports, the special recruitment fair and "Thousands of Schools and Ten Thousands of Enterprises" supply and demand docking event includes four sections: a special recruitment fair, a "Thousands of Schools and Ten Thousands of Enterprises" supply and demand docking event, employment guidance service stations, and live-streaming roadshow activities. It aims to further aggregate social resources, improve the level of employment services, accelerate the promotion of high-quality and full employment for the Class of 2026 graduates, and strengthen the talent reserve of employers.
The special recruitment fair is categorized by industry chain and sector, setting up specialized industry zones such as national defense science and technology, equipment manufacturing, information and communication, medicine and health, energy and power, and materials and chemical engineering, to accurately match the employment needs of graduates from different majors. At the same time, combined with the needs of local economic and social development, special "Talent Recruitment and Intelligence Introduction" zones were set up for Guizhou (贵州), Tianjin (天津), and other places to help promote the deep integration of regional talent cultivation and industrial development.
This event is a national special action to promote employment organized and implemented by the Ministry of Education (教育部). This docking event specifically set up negotiation booths for employers, where schools and enterprises conducted in-depth multi-dimensional negotiation and cooperation on topics such as targeted talent training, construction of employment internship practice bases, human resource enhancement, school-enterprise cooperation in key areas, and employment assistance for key groups, to promote deeper, more practical, and more effective school-enterprise cooperation.
An employment guidance service station was specially set up at the event site, inviting employment guidance experts to answer job-seeking questions on-site, providing students with services such as career planning consultation, resume diagnosis and optimization, and interview skills guidance, to help students improve their job-seeking competitiveness.
A live-streaming roadshow event with the theme of "Sending Positions, Passing on Experience, and Strengthening Guidance" was also held simultaneously on-site. In the live-streaming room, company representatives took turns to conduct "live-streaming job postings," explaining in detail the job requirements and development prospects; outstanding graduate representatives shared their job-seeking experiences; and career planning experts provided guidance on employment policies, interview skills, and other aspects.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 施 芳
At 9 a.m. on April 22, an elderly tourist suddenly collapsed while visiting near the East Dike of the Summer Palace (颐和园) in Beijing (北京), losing consciousness. Tourists at the scene immediately performed CPR, and Summer Palace (颐和园) staff quickly intervened, clearing the passage and guiding the ambulance. The chest pain center of Xiyuan Hospital (西苑医院) of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (中国中医科学院) opened a green channel for emergency surgery—this "relay of life" spanning the park and the hospital ultimately turned the patient from danger to safety.
That day, the tourist was visiting the East Dike area of the Summer Palace (颐和园) when he suddenly experienced severe chest tightness and shortness of breath. The symptoms continued to worsen, and he lost consciousness and collapsed within just 10 minutes. At this moment, Yang Liuyi (杨刘依), a tourist from Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西), and a foreign female tourist stepped forward immediately. "I am a Red Cross rescuer, please help!" Relying on solid first aid knowledge, Yang Liuyi (杨刘依) quickly determined that the elderly tourist was likely suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. Without hesitation, Yang Liuyi (杨刘依) and the foreign tourist immediately performed standard CPR on the patient, buying valuable time for subsequent treatment.
At the same time, Summer Palace (颐和园) staff also noticed the abnormality. Security personnel Zhao Changfu (赵常富) and Wang Wentao (王文涛) immediately stepped forward to maintain order, evacuate onlookers, leave an emergency通道, and keep in touch with the 120 ambulance, communicating specific locations. A few minutes later, the 120 ambulance arrived at the scene, and park staff assisted in lifting the patient into the vehicle, guiding the ambulance quickly out of the park while ensuring the safety of tourists. "The park staff arrived very quickly, one maintained order, one made phone calls, the division of labor and the whole process were very skilled," recalled a tourist at the scene.
The elderly tourist was sent to the chest pain center of Xiyuan Hospital (西苑医院) of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (中国中医科学院), where an emergency ECG indicated acute anterior myocardial infarction. The hospital immediately launched the green channel for chest pain and performed emergency surgery to ensure that the tourist received timely and effective treatment.
Zhang Dawu (张大武), chief physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine III of Xiyuan Hospital (西苑医院), said: "From the patient's onset to the on-site rescue, and then to the hospital's launch of the green channel surgery, the whole process was very smooth. Whether it was the timely rescue by Chinese and foreign tourists, or the on-site handling and assistance in sending the patient to the hospital by the Summer Palace (颐和园) staff, it bought valuable time for our subsequent rescue."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 李祉瑶
At approximately 19:00 on April 21st, on the Bayannur Road (巴彦淖尔路) overpass in Hohhot (呼和浩特市), Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (内蒙古自治区), evening rush hour traffic was backed up for a long distance. Suddenly, thick smoke billowed from the hood of a moving car, and flames erupted. With heavy traffic on the overpass, the fire grew more intense, posing an imminent risk of explosion, creating an emergency situation.
At that moment, Xing Ze (邢泽), an auxiliary police officer from the Mobile Squadron of the Traffic Management Detachment of the Huimin District (回民区) Brigade of the Hohhot (呼和浩特市) Public Security Bureau, who was passing by on his way home from work, slammed on his brakes in front of the burning vehicle. He immediately jumped out of his car, opened the trunk, grabbed a fire extinguisher, and dashed towards the fire.
As the fire intensified, Xing Ze (邢泽), disregarding his own safety, bravely moved forward while loudly shouting to the vehicles behind him, "Stop! Vehicle ahead is on fire, keep clear!"
In this critical moment, another figure emerged from the traffic – Gong Zhaohe (巩兆贺), a police officer from the Huanhe Street (环河街) Police Station of the Huimin District (回民区) Branch of the Hohhot (呼和浩特市) Public Security Bureau, who was passing by. He grabbed the fire extinguisher from his car and rushed forward.
"Let's do this together!" Gong Zhaohe (巩兆贺) shouted.
The two men held up the fire extinguishers and sprayed fiercely at the flames, spreading white dry powder. However, the fire was too large, and the extinguishers were quickly emptied. Flames then shot up again from the remaining embers.
Just as they were worrying, a sprinkler truck slowly approached from a distance. Xing Ze (邢泽) ran over and waved to the sprinkler truck. Without hesitation, the sprinkler truck driver pulled the vehicle closer. Xing Ze (邢泽) and Gong Zhaohe (巩兆贺) quickly pulled out the water hose, and a high-pressure water jet shot directly at the source of the fire. The water jet hit the flames, creating a large cloud of white mist. After a few minutes, the open flames were finally suppressed.
The fire was extinguished. Xing Ze (邢泽) and Gong Zhaohe (巩兆贺) stood on the wet bridge surface, their clothes soaked with dry powder and water stains, their faces covered in soot. They smiled at each other and turned to thank the sprinkler truck driver.
The driver waved his hand, "It's what I should do; you guys were the ones who were truly risking your lives."
Fire rescue and subsequent reinforcement police forces quickly arrived at the scene, confirming that no one was trapped inside the vehicle and that there were no casualties. It was learned that the driver had stopped the car to check as soon as he noticed smoke coming from the vehicle, after which the vehicle caught fire. After assisting with the follow-up disposal work, Xing Ze (邢泽) and Gong Zhaohe (巩兆贺) straightened their clothes and quietly left the scene.
As Xing Ze (邢泽) rushed towards the fire, his wife and daughter witnessed the entire scene from their own car. His wife was constantly worried, but seeing her husband covered in dry powder yet looking so determined, she felt deeply proud. Her young daughter, leaning against the car window, watched her father rush to put out the fire. "Daddy is so awesome!" Her childish voice was full of pride.
(Wang Xin (王鑫) participated in the writing)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 张云河
Headline Highlights
Seven outdoor enthusiasts illegally entered the core protected area of the Guangxi Shiwan Mountain National Nature Reserve (广西十万大山国家级自然保护区) for hiking and got lost. They were rescued and are now safe. According to the newly revised "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Nature Reserves," the relevant departments have filed a case to investigate the individuals involved in accordance with the law.
On April 11, seven outdoor enthusiasts illegally entered the core protected area of the Guangxi Shiwan Mountain National Nature Reserve (广西十万大山国家级自然保护区) for hiking and exploration, got lost, and were trapped in the mountains. After an overnight emergency rescue by local authorities, the trapped individuals were successfully rescued, but awaiting them was administrative punishment.
This is the first case in Shangsi County (上思县), Fangchenggang City (防城港市), Guangxi (广西) of illegal entry into the core protected area of a nature reserve since the newly revised "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Nature Reserves" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") came into effect on March 15, and has been filed for investigation.
Unauthorized Entry into Core Protected Area, Relevant Departments File Case for Investigation in Accordance with the Law
At approximately 7:00 AM on April 11, Zhang Kai (张凯) (pseudonym) and six others departed from Nanning City (南宁市), Guangxi (广西), heading to Pingda Village (平大屯), Jiao'an Town (叫安镇), Shangsi County (上思县), planning to climb Dalonglan Mountain (大隆兰山) along a route recommended online.
At approximately 10:00 AM, they began hiking from the direction of Pingda Village (平大屯), venturing deep into the mountains. As they reached Dalonglan Mountain (大隆兰山), dusk approached, and the group prepared to return. However, due to the darkness and inability to discern directions, they repeatedly failed to find their way and became lost near the summit of Dalonglan Mountain (大隆兰山).
With their water supply depleted and exhausted from prolonged hiking, the seven individuals found themselves in a predicament. "We are trapped near Fulong Pass (扶隆隘) in the Shiwan Mountains (十万大山). It's dark, we can't find the way, we're out of water, and we can't walk anymore. We need rescue," Zhang Kai (张凯) called 110 for help at 9:01 PM.
Upon receiving the report, the Shangsi County Public Security Bureau (上思县公安局) immediately mobilized, joining forces with the Fire and Rescue Brigade (消防救援大队), Jiao'an Town Government (叫安镇政府) staff, and local villagers to form a rescue team of over 20 people, carrying police dogs to search the mountains overnight.
The Shiwan Mountains (十万大山) have rugged terrain, making nighttime search and rescue extremely difficult. "We searched and checked every area in the dark, and finally brought the trapped individuals out safely," said Chen Yesheng (陈业生), a firefighter from the Shangsi County Fire and Rescue Brigade (上思县消防救援大队) who participated in the rescue. He reminded outdoor enthusiasts not to illegally enter the core protected area of nature reserves, to protect not only ecological safety but also their own lives.
After several hours of effort, the rescuers successfully located the trapped individuals and escorted them down the mountain.
This incident was not accidental. In recent years, various "wild route guides" have been circulating online, and some outdoor enthusiasts, driven by curiosity, disregard ecological red lines and safety prohibitions, and venture into core protected areas for exploration and photo opportunities, endangering their own safety, consuming public rescue resources, and damaging the fragile ecology of the protected area.
Xiong Chao (熊超), Deputy Dean and Professor of the Law School of Guangxi University (广西大学法学院), believes that mountain exploration is becoming increasingly popular and driven by online traffic. Many self-media outlets and outdoor communities package undeveloped mountains and controlled areas as "niche secret spots" for photo opportunities, using curiosity-driven routes to gain traffic and recruit people for group trips. This type of content deliberately avoids management regulations, downplays safety hazards and legal red lines, and misleads the public to blindly follow suit, which is a deep-seated cause of frequent illegal entry into protected areas.
After the rescue, Zhang Kai (张凯) and the other six individuals involved were transferred by the Shangsi County Public Security Bureau (上思县公安局) to the forestry department in accordance with the law. Their unauthorized entry into the core protected area is suspected of being illegal and is under investigation.
The "Regulations" Delineate Untouchable Control Red Lines for Protected Areas
Regarding this incident, the legal definition is clear. According to the newly revised "Regulations," the actions of the individuals involved have touched the inviolable legal red line.
According to Article 16 of the "Regulations," nature reserves are divided into core protected areas and general control areas, with zoned management implemented. Article 26 of the "Regulations" clearly lists the five types of legal activities that can be carried out in core protected areas. These activities include scientific research and observation, emergency rescue, and necessary production and living activities of original residents, with clear regulatory boundaries. Therefore, activities such as hiking, camping, trekking, and exploration in core protected areas are all illegal.
Clear red lines, violations must be investigated. According to Article 40 of the "Regulations," those who carry out activities other than those stipulated in Article 26 of these Regulations in the core protected area of a nature reserve shall be ordered by the relevant departments of forestry and grassland, natural resources, ecology and environment, water administration, and agriculture and rural affairs of the people's government at or above the county level to stop the illegal act, confiscate the illegal income, and may be fined less than 100,000 yuan; if it belongs to illegal construction of facilities or engineering construction, they shall be ordered to demolish and restore the original state within a time limit, and be fined not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 1 million yuan; if ecological damage is caused, they shall be ordered to restore within a time limit or take other remedial measures, and be fined not less than 1 million yuan but not more than 5 million yuan.
The relevant person in charge of the Shangsi County Forestry Bureau (上思县林业局) stated: "The above case belongs to the prohibited behaviors other than those stipulated in Article 26 of the 'Regulations' and will be subject to administrative penalties in accordance with Article 40."
"Combined with the facts of this case, the individuals involved engaged in illegal entry into the core protected area for hiking and other activities, without causing obvious ecological damage. The case is currently being processed," the person in charge said.
Core protected areas are not for photo opportunities. Xiong Chao (熊超) believes: "The newly revised 'Regulations' delineate untouchable control red lines for protected areas and implement the strictest ecological protection. This case sends a clear signal - unauthorized entry is by no means a trivial matter. Whether or not it causes direct ecological damage, it is an illegal act and will be held accountable in accordance with the law."
Reflecting the Important Value of Typical Cases in Implementing Ecological Protection Systems
A reckless adventure led to a late-night rescue and legal accountability. In recent years, with the increasing number of outdoor enthusiasts entering the mountains, such violations of entering nature reserves have occurred frequently. This case in the Shiwan Mountains (十万大山) is significant beyond the individual case itself.
Xiong Chao (熊超) analyzed that the core protected area of the Shiwan Mountain National Nature Reserve (十万大山国家级自然保护区) belongs to the highest protection and control level of the nature reserve. Generally, the higher the control level, the weaker the ecological carrying capacity and the longer the natural restoration cycle. "This time, a group of people ventured deep into the controlled area without authorization. Group violations are prone to produce adverse demonstration effects, which can easily mislead outdoor enthusiasts to follow suit, posing both safety and ecological risks."
In the handling of the incident, multiple departments cooperated and coordinated, with emergency response, public security, forestry, protected area management, and local townships efficiently completing search and rescue, on-site disposal, investigation and evidence collection, and illegal identification within their respective responsibilities. The Shangsi County Forestry Bureau (上思县林业局) took the lead in investigating and handling the case and publicly exposing it, forming a strong deterrent with this typical case.
Life is paramount, but that does not mean exemption from responsibility. The relevant person in charge of the Shangsi County Forestry Bureau (上思县林业局) reminded: "Even if someone illegally enters a protected area and encounters danger, we will do our best to rescue them, but we will strictly pursue accountability. The parties involved must accept administrative penalties and bear the rescue costs themselves. An illegal crossing can result in financial loss at best, and danger at worst."
Xiong Chao (熊超) said: "Handling this sudden illegal hiking incident is a concrete manifestation of implementing the 'Regulations.' This revision aims to promote the construction of nature reserves with high quality, strengthen the protection and management of nature reserves, comprehensively promote ecological civilization and the construction of a beautiful China, and accelerate the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. This fully demonstrates that the 'Regulations' are an important guideline for regulating activities in nature reserves and strengthening public awareness of ecological protection. At the same time, taking this case as a warning can reflect the important value of typical cases in implementing ecological protection systems."
Outdoor activities should adhere to rules and boundaries. "Resolutely do not enter core protected areas, strictly carry out activities in accordance with designated routes, defined areas, and compliant time periods, consciously respect nature, protect the ecology, eliminate all behaviors that damage nature reserves, enter the mountains in accordance with regulations, travel in a civilized manner, promote the implementation of the 'Regulations,' and jointly protect a mountain forest. This is the basic code of conduct that the public should follow to know and abide by the law," said Xiong Chao (熊超).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 寇江泽
On April 27th, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) held a routine press conference. Pei Xiaofei (裴晓菲), spokesperson for the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), introduced that in the first quarter, China's ambient air quality generally improved, but pollution rebounded in some areas.
The "Blue Sky Report Card" released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) for the first quarter shows that the national average PM2.5 concentration in 339 cities at or above the prefecture level was 40.6 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 1.2%; the average PM10 concentration was 63 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 3.1%; the average proportion of days with excellent and good air quality was 76.4%, a year-on-year increase of 0.1 percentage points; and the average proportion of days with severe and above pollution was 1.6%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2 percentage points.
From the perspective of key regions, the average PM2.5 concentration in the "2+36" cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region and surrounding areas was 65.1 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year increase of 26.9%; the average proportion of days with excellent and good air quality was 49.3%, a year-on-year decrease of 11.6 percentage points; and the average proportion of days with severe and above pollution was 2.6%, a year-on-year increase of 1.0 percentage points.
The average PM2.5 concentration in 31 cities in the Yangtze River Delta (长三角) region was 47.0 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year decrease of 2.3%; the average proportion of days with excellent and good air quality was 69.7%, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5 percentage points; and the average proportion of days with severe and above pollution was 0.4%, a year-on-year increase of 0.1 percentage points.
The average PM2.5 concentration in 13 cities in the Fenwei Plain (汾渭平原) was 55.2 micrograms per cubic meter, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%; the average proportion of days with excellent and good air quality was 56.9%, a year-on-year decrease of 6.6 percentage points; and the average proportion of days with severe and above pollution was 2.3%, a year-on-year decrease of 2.0 percentage points.
"In the first quarter, air quality in some areas of China fluctuated, and pollution rebounded. Air quality is mainly affected by pollutant emissions and meteorological factors," Pei Xiaofei (裴晓菲) introduced. Currently, China's air quality cannot yet escape the influence of weather. When encountering unfavorable diffusion conditions such as temperature inversion and static stability, it is prone to pollution weather. From the perspective of pollutant emissions, since the beginning of this year, the operating rates of key industries in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region and surrounding areas and the Fenwei Plain (汾渭平原) have remained basically the same compared with the same period last year, the activity level of mobile sources has increased by 10% year-on-year, and pollutant emissions are still at a high level.
"From the perspective of meteorological conditions, the atmospheric diffusion conditions in northern China were significantly worse in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year," Pei Xiaofei (裴晓菲) said. On a macro level, the global climate is shifting from La Niña to El Niño this year. The national temperature warmed up quickly in the first quarter, cold air activity decreased significantly, the temperature was 0.6 degrees Celsius higher year-on-year, and the relative humidity was 4 percentage points higher year-on-year. In the northern regions of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) and surrounding areas and the Fenwei Plain (汾渭平原), the temperatures were 0.1 degrees Celsius and 0.8 degrees Celsius higher year-on-year, respectively, and the relative humidity was even higher by 14 and 15 percentage points year-on-year. The "warm and humid" characteristics exacerbated the secondary generation and accumulation of PM2.5.
Especially since mid-March, the North China region has often been controlled by low-pressure or weak-pressure fields, dominated by southerly and easterly winds, and unfavorable meteorological conditions such as temperature inversion and static stability have frequently occurred. "It's like a lid is buckled in the sky, pollutants can't be dispersed, and they accumulate more and more, leading to continuous pollution weather in many cities," Pei Xiaofei (裴晓菲) said.
"To win the battle to defend the blue sky, people must work hard, and the sky must help. If the sky doesn't help, people must work even harder." Pei Xiaofei (裴晓菲) said that the next step is that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) will accelerate the formulation and implementation of an action plan for continuous improvement of air quality, guided by the new air quality standards, focusing on reducing PM2.5 concentrations, continuously strengthening precise and scientific governance of air pollution, and solidly promoting green and low-carbon transformation and in-depth pollution control, to promote steady improvement and continuous improvement of air quality.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Kou Jiangze (寇江泽)). Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部) organized and completed an assessment of the ecological and environmental protection effectiveness of national nature reserves in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) region and the Yellow River Basin (黄河流域).
The assessment shows that all 18 national nature reserves in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (京津冀) achieved "all excellent and good," with 10 rated "excellent" and 8 rated "good," and none rated "medium" or "poor." In Beijing Baihua Mountain Nature Reserve (北京百花山保护区), the brown eared pheasant population has increased from more than 200 in 2021 to about 500 in 2025. In Tianjin Ancient Coast and Wetland Nature Reserve (天津古海岸与湿地保护区), the number of migratory birds in spring has increased from more than 120,000 in 2021 to more than 260,000 today. The North China leopard was first monitored in Hebei Tuoliang Nature Reserve (河北驼梁保护区) in 2018, and has been photographed more than 50 times cumulatively.
The excellent and good rate of 137 national nature reserves in 9 provinces (autonomous regions) in the Yellow River Basin (黄河流域) reached 99.27%, with 67 rated "excellent," 69 rated "good," and 1 rated "medium," with no "poor" ratings.
In the upper reaches, the water conservation capacity of Qinghai (青海), Sichuan (四川), Gansu (甘肃) and other places has continued to improve, and the surface water in many protected areas has reached Class I standards. As an indicator species of healthy alpine ecosystems, the snow leopard has also appeared frequently. It has not only been monitored in nearly 10 protected areas in Gansu (甘肃), but also reappeared in Ningxia Helan Mountain Nature Reserve (宁夏贺兰山保护区) in 2021 after disappearing for nearly half a century. In the middle reaches, the "green line" of the Loess Plateau (黄土高原) has shifted westward, and the effects of soil erosion control and sand fixation have been remarkable. The vegetation coverage of natural grassland in Inner Mongolia West Ordos Nature Reserve (内蒙古西鄂尔多斯保护区) increased from 19.10% in 2020 to 23.95% in 2023. In the lower reaches, the total number of species in Shandong Yellow River Delta Nature Reserve (山东黄河三角洲保护区) has increased by more than 50% through wetland restoration, and the breeding population of black-headed gulls has more than doubled.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 郭晓龙
Recently, with the steady rise in temperature, the Heihe section of the Sino-Russian boundary river Heilongjiang (黑龙江) has officially entered the spring ice floe season, and the magnificent "ice run" landscape is being staged as scheduled. The boundary river, which has been frozen for a winter, bids farewell to the winter silence, and the ice layer on the wide river surface melts and fractures, forming ice floes of different sizes and shapes.
The mighty ice floes float on the river surface, clustering and colliding with each other, flowing downstream, with a majestic momentum. The clear river water reflects the crystal ice floes, outlining a magnificent spring picture on the border line.
This unique spectacle is not only a natural signal of the warming of northern rivers, but also a symbolic ecological landscape of spring in Heihe (黑河), attracting many citizens and tourists to stop by the river and feel the unique charm of the melting ice and snow and the recovery of all things in the boundary river.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 27th (Reporter Gu Zhongyang (顾仲阳)). Recently, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (国家林草局), the Ministry of Natural Resources (自然资源部), the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (生态环境部), the Ministry of Water Resources (水利部), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) jointly issued a notice to deploy and arrange further strengthening of Spartina alterniflora prevention and control work during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. It proposed that by 2030, "dynamic clearing" of Spartina alterniflora nationwide will be achieved, the ecological security boundary of coastal wetlands will be maintained, and greater contributions will be made to the construction of ecological civilization and a beautiful China.
The notice requires continuous dynamic monitoring and early warning, scientific determination of the monitoring range, reasonable delineation of monitoring zones, implementation of classified policies, and the use of "satellite remote sensing + drones + ground patrols" to carry out integrated "sky-ground" monitoring. A "red, yellow, and green" color-coded early warning response mechanism should be established to carry out graded dynamic monitoring and early warning. Comprehensive and strengthened long-term management should be implemented, establishing a daily patrol and grid management system, dividing management responsibility grids to ensure accountability to individuals, establishing and improving a digital monitoring platform, strengthening management and removal, and achieving "early removal, small removal, and complete removal" to achieve "dynamic clearing." Scientific ecological restoration should be carried out, adhering to the principle of natural restoration as the main method and artificial restoration as a supplement. Referring to the original ecosystem before the invasion of Spartina alterniflora, fully consider the habitat of waterbirds and the survival needs of aquatic organisms, scientifically determine the ecological restoration method, and carry out zonal and classified restoration according to local conditions. Regulated utilization of governance areas should be implemented, encouraging various regions to actively explore reasonable utilization models in Spartina alterniflora governance areas, carrying out ecological fisheries, ecological tourism, scientific research, popular science education, and other activities according to local conditions, continuously expanding the path to realize the value of ecological products, continuously reducing the risk of recurrence and spread of Spartina alterniflora, and achieving a unity of ecological, social, and economic benefits.
Return to TopThis newspaper Zhengzhou (郑州) April 27th (Reporter Zhang Wenhao (张文豪)) - Recently, the Henan (河南) Provincial Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Implementation Opinions on Strengthening the Construction of Henan (河南) Provincial Carbon Metrology Center," comprehensively launching the construction of the provincial-level carbon metrology center.
As a major industrial province and a major energy-consuming province, Henan (河南) has a heavy industrial structure and an energy structure that relies heavily on coal, making the task of carbon emission reduction arduous. The construction of the provincial-level carbon metrology center aims to promote the transformation of key industries from traditional "carbon accounting" to precise "carbon metrology" by providing accurate measurement, scientific data, and technical services, providing solid technical support for carbon emission statistics and accounting, carbon trading, and carbon footprint certification.
According to the implementation opinions, Henan (河南) will focus on key areas such as steel, non-ferrous metals, chemicals, electricity, and transportation, and make overall arrangements to build a number of provincial-level carbon metrology centers. Focusing on six key tasks, including carbon metrology technology research, improvement of measurement traceability capabilities, application of carbon metrology data, support for carbon metrology supervision, carbon metrology technical services, and carbon metrology talent training, the province will systematically promote the construction of a carbon metrology system and strive to create a carbon metrology capability that is "measurable, reportable, and verifiable."
In terms of construction procedures, it is required to strictly follow the five-step process of "unified planning, application for preparation, approval for preparation, organization of acceptance, and supervision and management" to promote standardization, and the time limit for preparation is clarified. At the same time, market supervision departments at all levels are required to actively seek support from local governments in terms of policies, talent, funds, and venues, and to promote complementary cooperation with the National Carbon Metrology Center to form a joint force.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Wuhan on April 27th (Reporter Fan Haotian (范昊天)) It was learned from the Hubei Provincial Department of Natural Resources that the first carbon sink transaction in Hubei Province relying on the integrated protection and restoration project of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass, and sand was successfully completed in Wuhan (武汉) recently. Jingzhou Xingzhi Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. (荆州市兴质农业科技有限公司) successfully won the batch of carbon sink products through open bidding, with a transaction price of 120 yuan/ton, a premium of 20% over the listed price.
It is reported that this carbon sink project originates from the national "14th Five-Year Plan" second batch of major projects for integrated protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass, and sand - the integrated protection and restoration project of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass, and sand in the Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River (长江) and the Honghu Lake (洪湖) basin. In order to ensure scientific and authoritative accounting, the project was jointly accounted for by the Jingzhou Branch of the Hubei Provincial Academy of Forestry Sciences (湖北省林业科学研究院荆州分院) and the Wuhan Surveying and Mapping Research Institute (Wuhan (武汉) Surveying and Mapping Research Institute) (Hubei Provincial Natural Resources Wuhan Carbon Measurement Center (湖北省自然资源武汉碳计量中心)), and verified by the Institute of Forestry Science and Technology Information of the Chinese Academy of Forestry (中国林业科学研究院林业科技信息研究所), and finally determined that the transaction carbon sink volume was 17,700 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
"In the past, carbon sink transactions were mostly of a single forest type. There is no unified accounting standard for complex ecosystems such as the Yangtze River (长江), where forest land, wetlands, and beaches coexist," introduced the person in charge of the Territorial Space Ecological Restoration Division of the Hubei Provincial Department of Natural Resources (湖北省自然资源厅). In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the transaction, Jingzhou (荆州市) coordinated the ecological environment, natural resources, forestry and other departments to deploy in advance and coordinate in many ways, relying on the country's first methodology for greenhouse gas emission reduction through integrated protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass, and sand, to complete the entire process of standardized operation of carbon sink monitoring, accounting, and filing of complex ecosystems in the basin; connect with the provincial ecological environment rights and interests trading platform, refine transaction rules, improve qualification review, and effectively solve the quantification and transaction problems of ecological restoration carbon sinks.
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Return to TopBecoming a "Soccer Kid" is Not Easy
——A Robot Player's "Confession"
At the National Speed Skating Oval "Ice Ribbon" (国家速滑馆“冰丝带”), the final whistle blew at the World Robot Summit's humanoid robot soccer 5V5 final. The score was fixed at 1:0. My teammates and I (see Figure 1, provided by Tsinghua University (清华大学)) were extremely happy: we won!
I am from the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队), a robot soccer player. During the game, I shot powerfully. This goal contains the imprint of countless training sessions and carries the days and nights of technological breakthroughs by teachers and students.
As a fully autonomous player, every action of mine is not simple. I must first see the ball and the goal, then adjust my steps and posture while running, choose the most suitable time to kick, and control my body to shoot.
At first, I couldn't learn to kick the ball dynamically. I could only stop, aim, and then kick. The movements were slow, and the rhythm was stiff. As the pace of the game accelerated, I couldn't keep up. Later, the teachers and students of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队) developed a complete set of visual and human data fusion reinforcement learning frameworks for me, which helped me master the ability to find the right position and kick continuously while running. I became more comfortable handling the ball.
My feel for the ball is also slowly increasing. When I see the ball, I can follow up directly without stopping. Even when my vision is limited, I can rely on my own perception to stabilize my position... This is thanks to the learning framework developed for me by the team. They demonstrated anthropomorphic walking and running, quick stand-up, positioning perception, and reactive shooting to me one by one, and repeatedly trained me, so that I truly have the ability to play in the game.
In July last year, my teammates and I won the championship at the RoboCup Robot World Cup in Brazil, scoring more than 40 goals, an impressive achievement.
But the most difficult challenge was the World Robot Summit's humanoid robot soccer 5V5 final. The field was larger, there were more players, and the offense and defense were faster. The familiar 3V3 gameplay was no longer sufficient. My teammates and I couldn't find the rhythm of cooperation and could only play individually.
During that time, the students of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队) always accompanied us. They watched the game videos over and over again, reviewed each game, and helped us sort out the logic of offense, defense, running, and cooperation. In those days, the lights of the "Ice Ribbon" (冰丝带) were often on until late at night. I practiced, adapted, and grew on the field over and over again. Finally, on the day of the final, I brought out all my speed, stability, and shooting ability, and played beautifully!
There are many human soccer stars who have created many highlights. They are role models, and I hope to continue to improve and compete with more masters.
(Reported and compiled by Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔), reporter of this newspaper)
From Toddling to Repeatedly Winning Championships
By Yan Yiqiao (闫伊乔), reporter of this newspaper
A few days ago, at the Tsinghua University (清华大学) anniversary celebration, the soccer skills of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队) robots attracted bursts of amazement from the audience. This group of agile "soccer kids" also won the championship in the World Robot Summit's humanoid robot soccer 5V5 competition, allowing the world to see the core strength and rapid development of China's humanoid robot technology.
"In the competition, each team uses the same type of robot. To win, the participating teams need to charge the robot's 'brain' with code, and train them to form 'muscle memory', so that they can quickly make judgments at the moment of receiving the ball and adjust the joint torque to kick," said Zhao Mingguo (赵明国), director of the Robot Control Laboratory of Tsinghua University (清华大学).
In 2004, Zhao Mingguo (赵明国) guided the establishment of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队), focusing on the research and development of artificial intelligence and robot technology. "In the beginning, let alone running, being able to stand still without falling was a victory." Recalling the development experience, Zhao Mingguo (赵明国) couldn't help but sigh, "At that time, sensor technology was backward, and the robot's balance ability was extremely poor. Every experiment was like a thrilling acrobatic performance. A little carelessness would lead to **人仰马翻** (rén yǎng mǎ fān - "men and horses overturned," a chaotic scene; a complete mess)."
In order to test the robot's stability, Zhao Mingguo (赵明国) led the team to focus on the difficult problem of motion control, carried out tens of thousands of hours of training in a simulated environment, and went through hundreds of thousands of algorithm iterations, realizing the robot's powerful shooting, accurate passing, and winning championships in many competitions.
Over the past 20 years, the laboratory has successively proposed a variety of innovative methods in robot walking technology, including virtual slope walking, generalized model predictive control, and task-priority-based whole-body control.
Today, the robots developed by the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队) can not only gallop on the green field, but also show application potential in emergency rescue, industrial operations, and other scenarios. "Everyone is **摸着石头过河** (mō zhe shí tou guò hé - "feeling for stones to cross the river," to proceed with caution; to feel one's way), and finally accumulates a wealth of experience," said Zhao Mingguo (赵明国).
From the laboratory to the arena, promoting research through competition has become the growth code of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队). Zhao Mingguo (赵明国) believes that sports competition is a "touchstone" for testing and promoting the development of humanoid robot technology. Whether it is the control of shooting power in soccer, the control of rotation in playing table tennis, or the calibration of the shooting angle in playing basketball, it is necessary to accurately control the robot's whole-body joints, taking into account both strength and flexibility.
"By verifying technical capabilities through standard tasks, gradually solving the embodied intelligence problems of hands and legs, and ultimately promoting the landing of general-purpose embodied robots," said Zhao Mingguo (赵明国). At present, some developers have already started the secondary development of robots, expanding their applications in scenarios such as elderly care and museum explanation.
"On the field, different teams are competitors; off the field, everyone discusses technical improvements, algorithm deployment, and iteration together, which is also a reflection of the spirit of sports," said Luo Changsheng (罗长盛), captain of the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队). "Our common goal is to promote the development of the robot competition field and let the world see the strength of China's humanoid robots."
From toddling to repeatedly winning championships, from arena competition to industrial empowerment, the journey of Zhao Mingguo (赵明国) and the Tsinghua Vulcan team (清华火神队) is a microcosm of the development of China's humanoid robot industry.
This issue's coordination: Wang Zhe (王者)
Layout design: Wang Zheping (汪哲平)
By: 本报记者 王昊男
Running marathons, breakdancing, playing soccer... these sports originally engaged in by humans are now frequently seeing the presence of robots. Some people wonder: why make robots do sports?
The arena is the most rigorous testing ground. A half-marathon course of about 21 kilometers is an extreme pressure test for joint durability, energy management, and heat dissipation systems; the rhythmic rotation of a breakdance is a precise verification of a robot's movement coordination and center-of-gravity control; the passing and cooperation in a five-a-side soccer game tests various technologies such as visual perception, autonomous decision-making, and multi-robot collaboration. Millions of simulations in the laboratory cannot compare to the real stumbles on the field. It is these "real winds" and "real rains" from the arena that prompt researchers to discover problems, find directions, and promote technological iteration and upgrades.
On the field, there is only one champion, but the significance of robots participating in competitions goes far beyond winning or losing. Falling on the track, "lying flat" on the stage, being "at a loss" on the green field... these scenes may seem amusing at first glance, but upon closer reflection, they touch the heartstrings. Not being afraid to show shortcomings, daring to place the true face under the spotlight, is in itself a kind of courage, a twist in the process of climbing the peak of science and technology. This "imperfection" also shortens the distance between technology and people. When you fall, you struggle to get up; even staggering, you still charge forward. At that moment, technology is no longer a cold formula and parameter; it has a kind and sensible appearance, and a temperature that reaches the heart. This is vivid science popularization, and also the footprint of exploration.
Taking the competition as a mirror, reflecting the future. 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù - "guard stump wait rabbit," to rely on luck or wait idly for opportunities).
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 亮
On the morning of April 27th, the T2 terminal of Sanya Phoenix Airport (三亚凤凰机场) in Hainan (海南) was bustling with people. At the entrance, Xu Chunyao (许纯瑶) and Zhang Hansen (张涵森), Asian Beach Games volunteers from Sanya University (三亚学院), were enthusiastically providing guidance services to batches of Games-related personnel. In the huge terminal, many "Little Deer" (小鹿鹿) (a nickname for the Sanya Asian Beach Games volunteers) were scattered in different positions, demonstrating the power of youth with their smiles and professional and meticulous volunteer services.
"Hello sir, please go this way for the Asian Beach Games check-in channel." Seeing a passenger wearing Games credentials, Zhang Hansen (张涵森) stepped forward and took the initiative to give directions. During their shift, the two cooperated tacitly and received praise from many passengers. Both said that this Asian Beach Games is a large-scale international event held in Sanya (三亚), and they are very honored to participate in it.
It is understood that this Asian Beach Games has recruited a total of 4,680 Games volunteers from 12 universities and institutions including Hainan University (海南大学) and Hainan Normal University (海南师范大学). Before the start of the Games, the volunteers received training in etiquette, foreign language communication, and practical job skills, becoming a "professional, standardized, and internationalized" volunteer service team.
Walking on the streets of Sanya (三亚), the ubiquitous "volunteer blue" makes guests from all over the world feel cordial. 6,000 Asian Beach Games city volunteers are scattered in 300 city volunteer service stations. Their thoughtful service and smiling faces have become a window to showcase China's image and Hainan's (海南) style. "Which venue is beach volleyball in?" "Which Qingbuliang (清补凉) nearby is more authentic?" Facing various questions, the volunteers did their homework in advance. A tourist from Sichuan (四川) exclaimed: "I just asked for directions, but the volunteer even told me which road was not congested and which time period had fewer people. It's more considerate than online guides!"
A grand event ignites a city; a contribution warms guests from all directions. Gathering at the ends of the earth, the volunteers provide professional and enthusiastic services, lighting up Sanya's (三亚) time with smiles.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 陶相安 董泽扬
On April 27th, the teqball competition of the 6th Asian Beach Games concluded all events. This sport, known as "playing football on a ping-pong table," has garnered considerable attention since the start of the Games.
This was the first time teqball has been a formal event at the Asian Beach Games. Sun Zhixu (孙掷旭), a Chinese teqball men's doubles player, explained that teqball is a net-separated competitive sport that people who are not good at high-intensity physical contact can also participate in. In terms of equipment, the teqball table is not an ordinary ping-pong table, but an arched curved surface, which makes the direction of the ball bouncing after contacting the table more uncertain. According to the rules, players can touch the ball with any part of their body except their arms and hands during the game. One side needs to kick the ball to the opponent's table within 3 touches, and they cannot touch the ball continuously with the same part. "People with a football foundation will have a great sense of participation and accomplishment, and the sports process is full of fun," said Sun Zhixu (孙掷旭).
The sport of teqball was born in Hungary in 2012 and has developed rapidly. Currently, associations have been established in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, and the professional competition system covers Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Gong Bingnan (龚炳南), an official with the Chinese teqball team, said: "At present, teqball is still an emerging sport in China and has certain development prospects; many countries and regions are increasing their investment in the development of teqball." Sun Zhixu (孙掷旭) has a deep understanding of this. "In the early days, we lacked coaching guidance and a mature competition system, and mainly relied on self-study," he said. Now the country is paying more and more attention to the teqball project, the interaction between sports teams and schools and associations is increasing, and more and more young people are starting to get in touch with teqball. "**从小梦想**" (cóng xiǎo mèng xiǎng - "dreamed since childhood," having a dream since childhood) "to wear the national team uniform and win glory for the country, now I have finally realized my dream, and I hope that more people will understand teqball and fall in love with teqball in the future," said Sun Zhixu (孙掷旭).
Return to TopSpeaking of beach volleyball, many people wonder: what's the difference between playing volleyball on the beach and indoors?
In indoor volleyball, each team has 6 players on the court, with specific roles for each player such as outside hitter, middle blocker, setter, etc., and there are also substitutes; beach volleyball has no substitutes, and players cannot be substituted during the game. Serving, spiking, blocking, and saving the ball are all handled by the two players.
In beach volleyball games, the players' feet are on fine sand that is at least 40 centimeters thick and has been screened. The beach volleyball court is 16 meters long and 8 meters wide, which is smaller than an indoor volleyball court. The attack line has been eliminated, and players can jump and attack from any position. Athletes play barefoot, and actions such as jumping, diving, and rolling are all performed on the sand – the soft sand "eats" a lot of jumping power, and the physical exertion of beach volleyball players is considerable.
The beach volleyball match system is a best-of-three format, with the first two sets to 21 points and the deciding set to 15 points. To eliminate the advantages and disadvantages brought about by sunlight and wind direction, the two sides switch courts every 7 points combined (every 5 points in the deciding set). It is common to switch sides more than 10 times in a game.
Wind is the biggest variable in beach volleyball. Serving with the wind can easily go out of bounds, and spiking against the wind may hit the net. The wind direction can change the offensive and defensive rhythm at any time, which particularly tests the players' ability to adapt.
(People's Daily reporter Dong Zeyang (董泽扬) and Sun Haitian (孙海天) compiled)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 孙龙飞
Recently, at the Badminton World Federation's 87th Annual General Meeting held in Denmark, a new scoring system proposal was passed: international badminton matches will adopt a "best-of-three, 15-point game" format starting January 4, 2027, and the "best-of-three, 21-point game" format, which has been in place for nearly 20 years, will become history.
The "15-point system" retains the overall "best-of-three" match format, with the side that first scores 15 points and leads by 2 points winning each game; if the score reaches 20-20, the side that first scores 21 points wins. Why is the Badminton World Federation promoting this reform? Badminton World Federation President, Baddama Liswada Gong (巴达玛·利斯瓦达恭), stated that the new system aims to enhance the excitement and competitiveness of matches, make scheduling more controllable, make match durations more consistent, and have a positive impact on athletes' health and recovery.
To ensure the smooth implementation of the reform, starting May 7, 2025, the Badminton World Federation will pilot the "15-point system" in some third-level events, national championships, and youth events, and widely collect feedback from athletes and coaches. In China, the "15-point system" will be deeply piloted in the China Badminton Club Super League held at the end of 2025, one of the main purposes of which is to help Chinese players, including members of the national team, adapt to the implementation of the new rules in advance.
Chinese badminton player Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) said that the shortened time means that the requirements for physical fitness are not as high, but at the same time, the opponent's impact will be stronger. Korean athlete An Se-young (安洗莹) admitted that she is a slow-starter, and the implementation of the "15-point system" has increased the difficulty of her matches, and she will work hard to adapt to this change.
The current "21-point system" was officially launched in 2006, replacing the original "3-game, 15-point system under the serve-scoring system." The Badminton World Federation then promoted scoring reform again, and twice in 2018 and 2021 attempted to implement a "best-of-five, 11-point system," but both failed to pass, and then turned to promote a "best-of-three, 15-point system."
Return to TopGuangxi Major Research Projects are organized by the Policy Research Office of the CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (中共广西壮族自治区委员会政策研究室) and the Development Research Center of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区人民政府发展研究中心) under the commission of the CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee (中共广西壮族自治区委员会) and the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区人民政府). It is an important way for the Autonomous Region Party Committee and Government to adhere to pragmatism, innovation as the soul, speak with performance, let the people evaluate, and learn from and adopt the opinions and suggestions of expert think tanks when making major decisions and promoting major tasks. According to work needs, we are now openly inviting bids nationwide for research on six major topics.
I. Project Names
(1) Research on the Development Path and Practical Value of Guangxi Constructing an "R&D in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou + Integration in Guangxi + Application in ASEAN" Artificial Intelligence Model
(2) Strategic Research on Promoting the Deep and Efficient Integration of Productive Service Industries and Manufacturing in Guangxi
(3) Research on Guangxi's Strategy of Promoting Land-Sea Coordination and Comprehensive Coastal Development
(4) Research on Deepening China-ASEAN Cross-border Data Cooperation Paths in Guangxi
(5) Research on the Unique Position and Value of Guangxi's History and Culture in Promoting People-to-People Connectivity between China and ASEAN
(6) Research on the Coordinated Promotion of the "Two Ecologies" of Political Ecology and Natural Ecology in Guangxi
II. Project Research Time
May 2026 – November 2026.
III. Other Matters
Each project is allocated a research fund of 400,000 yuan. Please log in to the China Government Procurement Network (中国政府采购网) (www.ccgp.gov.cn) and the Guangxi Government Procurement Network (广西政府采购网) (zfcg.gxzf.gov.cn) to view the specific bidding content.
Contact information for Yunzhilong Consulting Group Co., Ltd. (云之龙咨询集团有限公司): 0771-2618199, 0771-2618118.
Contact information for the Office of the Joint Conference on Bidding for Major Research Projects in Guangxi (广西重大课题研究招投标工作联席会议办公室): 0771-5898606.
Office of the Joint Conference on Bidding for Major Research Projects in Guangxi
April 28, 2026
Return to TopIn April, the land of Bayu is filled with spring, and all things are flourishing.
On April 28, 2026, the 2026 FAO International Symposium on Antimicrobial Reduction Pathways and Sustainable Development of Animal Husbandry, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and co-organized by the People's Government of Rongchang District (荣昌区) in Chongqing (重庆), the Chongqing Academy of Animal Science (重庆市畜牧科学院), and the National Pig Technology Innovation Center (国家生猪技术创新中心), opened in Rongchang District (荣昌区), Chongqing (重庆). With the theme of "Focusing on Antimicrobial Reduction Actions and Jointly Building a Resilient Animal Husbandry System," this conference brought together approximately 200 experts in the field of animal husbandry, representatives of international organizations, and leading figures in the industry from more than 30 countries and regions to jointly discuss the grand plan for the green development of global animal husbandry and explore innovative pathways for antimicrobial reduction technologies.
Looking back two years, at the first International Symposium on Antimicrobial Reduction Pathways and Sustainable Development of Animal Husbandry (FAO "Antimicrobial Reduction" International Symposium), the "Reducing the Demand for Antimicrobial Drugs and Supporting the Development of Green Animal Husbandry - Rongchang Initiative" was announced, officially launching the global "Reducing the Demand for Antimicrobial Drugs and Promoting Sustainable Development" RENOFARM action, gathering global consensus on "antimicrobial reduction." This year, the FAO "Antimicrobial Reduction" International Symposium landed in Rongchang (荣昌) again, not only witnessing the branding continuation of an international event but also demonstrating the vivid practice of Rongchang (荣昌), a city accelerating its transition from a "major animal husbandry town" to a "source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence."
Technology Forging the Core, Green Leading
Enhancing the Influence of the Animal Husbandry Industry
In October 2025, at the celebration of World Food Day and the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the "Hua Series Pastoral Pig" (华系田园猪) integrated planting and breeding high-quality development project from Rongchang District (荣昌区), Chongqing (重庆), stood out from 1,390 applications from 90 countries and regions, and won the FAO's Global Technical Achievement Award in the "Sustainable Livestock Transformation Field."
How did the "Hua Series Pastoral Pig" (华系田园猪) integrated planting and breeding high-quality development project win this honor? The answer lies in the "small-scale, slow-growth, recyclable" intelligent breeding model. The "Hua Series Pastoral Pig" (华系田园猪) adopts small-unit feeding of 50 to 100 pigs, allowing the pigs to grow slowly in a natural cycle of 300 days. Inside the pigsty, IoT environmental monitoring, automatic precision feeders, and other equipment are readily available, enabling remote management through a mobile phone.
More crucial are the changes in "eating" and "excreting." The research team used local non-grain feeds such as citrus residue and distiller's grains to replace traditional rations, reducing the amount of soybean meal and corn by more than 30% and 20% respectively. Facing the difficult problem of manure disposal, the mobile pigsty under the "Hua Series Pastoral Pig" (华系田园猪) model is connected to a rapid fermentation device nearby, which converts the generated manure into organic liquid fertilizer and applies it precisely through pipelines or tankers, realizing the ecological closed loop of "pig-fertilizer-field," allowing 100% of the manure to be returned to the field for utilization on the spot, reducing the use of chemical fertilizers by more than 60%. Chongqing Weiheng Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. (重庆维衡农业发展有限公司), located in Zhisheng Town (直升镇), Rongchang District (荣昌区), is a district-level Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) conservation farm. Relying on intelligent pigsties and integrated planting and breeding models, it simultaneously carries out Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) conservation breeding and manure resource utilization, becoming a typical example of the "Hua Series Pastoral Pig" (华系田园猪) model being implemented at the grassroots level.
Currently, this model has been promoted in Jiangjin (江津), Yongchuan (永川) in Chongqing (重庆), as well as Sichuan (四川), Yunnan (云南), and other regions, driving farmers to increase their income and become wealthy, and achieving a win-win situation for economic, social, and ecological benefits.
To build a source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence, Rongchang (荣昌) must not only become a source of technology output but also a source of ideas and a maker of rules. In January of this year, at the promotion meeting of the development achievements of the Hua Series Pig (华系猪) high-end pork industry, the FAO "Guidelines for Reducing Antibiotics in 5G Pig Farms" was officially released. The "Guidelines" constructs a three-level certification system covering 66 indicators, providing a basis for 5G pig farm certification.
From gaining international recognition to participating in the formulation of international standards, Rongchang (荣昌) is driving industrial upgrading with technological innovation and leading sustainable development with green concepts, contributing wisdom to the high-quality development of global animal husbandry. Today, Rongchang (荣昌) has successfully held major conferences and events such as the China Animal Husbandry Science and Technology Forum, the International Symposium on Animal Environment and Welfare Farming, and the FAO "Antimicrobial Reduction" International Symposium. The brand of "Animal Husbandry Depends on Rongchang" (畜牧看荣昌) is becoming brighter and brighter, further helping Rongchang (荣昌) accelerate the construction of a source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence.
Platform Gathering Energy, Innovation Empowering
Consolidating the Hard Power of Innovation Source
In Rongchang District (荣昌区), a technological revolution is quietly taking place.
The SPF (Specific Pathogen Free) Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) from the national-level strategic pig base has blossomed in the field of biomedicine. With the empowerment of science and technology, the economic value of a single Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) has increased dozens of times. In 2025, the brand value of Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) climbed to 5.595 billion yuan.
The confidence of Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) in cross-border development stems from the strong support of the platform matrix. As the location of the Animal Husbandry Science and Technology City, Rongchang District (荣昌区) has built 10 national-level innovation platforms and 90 municipal-level science and technology innovation platforms. Among them, the National Pig Big Data Center (国家级生猪大数据中心) has jointly built 13 innovation platforms with Tsinghua University (清华大学), Peking University (北京大学), and other universities; key facilities such as the National Key Regional Livestock and Poultry Gene Bank (国家重点区域畜禽基因库) and the Southwest Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Evaluation Center (西南中兽药评价中心) have been built and put into operation, together with the Chongqing Academy of Animal Science (重庆市畜牧科学院), the Rongchang Campus of Southwest University (西南大学荣昌校区), and others, forming a full-chain platform system from basic research, technology development to achievement transformation, and industrial services.
The gathering of science and technology innovation platforms has promoted the continuous enhancement of innovation source functions, and innovation achievements have accelerated: on the feed side, the original "non-grain resource-bacterial enzyme fermentation-liquid feeding" model provides a new choice for reducing costs and increasing efficiency in livestock and poultry breeding; on the breeding side, new varieties approved by the state, such as "Hailin No. 1" (海聆Ⅰ号), have been successfully cultivated, and a four-level protection system for local pigs represented by Rongchang Pig (荣昌猪) has been built... One hard-core achievement after another has consolidated Rongchang's (荣昌) hard power of innovation source, and also accelerated the realization of "building a source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence."
Integration and Co-construction, Gathering Strength to Achieve Momentum
Stimulating New Vitality for Achievement Transformation
To build a source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence, not only cutting-edge laboratory breakthroughs are needed, but also the "last mile" of scientific and technological achievements to the market needs to be opened up.
Walking into the 1.2 million-feather high-selenium characteristic egg-laying chicken industrial park breeding base of Chongqing Zhongxin Animal Husbandry Group (重庆众信农牧集团) in Shuanghe Street (双河街道), Rongchang District (荣昌区), intelligent breeding scenes come into view, and precision feeding systems, environmental control systems, and big data management platforms operate in an orderly manner.
Behind this is the deep integration of the Chongqing Academy of Animal Science (重庆市畜牧科学院) and local leading enterprises. The two sides have not only established a regular technical cooperation mechanism but also jointly established the Zhongxin Poultry Egg Industry Research Institute (众信禽蛋产业研究院), successfully developing a series of high-value-added poultry egg products, realizing the transformation from "selling raw grains" to "selling products" and "selling brands." This "university + enterprise" co-construction model effectively connects scientific research and the market, becoming a vivid sample of Rongchang's (荣昌) scientific and technological achievement transformation.
The "university + enterprise" co-construction model solves the problem of integration at a point, while platforms covering the entire region and linking the world are the key to Rongchang (荣昌) achieving breakthroughs on the surface. In November 2025, the first "Animal Husbandry Industry Technology Trading Market" in the country was launched in Rongchang (荣昌). Relying on digital technology, the platform has built an expert database, an achievement database, and a demand database to achieve accurate matching of technology supply and demand. Enterprises and breeders can search for and connect with the required technology online like "shopping in an online store," building an efficient "digital highway" for animal husbandry science and technology achievements from the laboratory to the breeding farm.
Looking to the future, Rongchang's (荣昌) layout is clearer. In terms of space, Rongchang District (荣昌区) plans to build the core carrying area of the Animal Husbandry Science and Technology City in the area around Donghu Lake (东湖) , and do a good job in various supporting facilities according to the "15-minute living circle" to allow animal husbandry science and technology talents and entrepreneurs to work worry-free and live a high-quality life. On the platform, give full play to the role of the National Pig Technology Innovation Center (国家生猪技术创新中心), the National Pig Big Data Center (国家级生猪大数据中心) and other platforms to tackle cutting-edge technologies in biological breeding. In terms of industry, cultivate a full-chain cluster of new quality productive forces in the animal husbandry field, and build new track carriers such as the SPF pig-derived biomaterial industrial park and the pet economy industrial park. In terms of brand, continue to optimize the "Rongchang Pig" (荣昌猪) regional public brand and enhance its influence with the help of international academic conference platforms.
From thousands of years of animal husbandry accumulation to a city of scientific and technological innovation, from a regional characteristic card to a high ground for industrial development, Rongchang (荣昌) is accelerating the construction of a source of animal husbandry science and technology with international influence, writing a new chapter in the high-quality development of the animal husbandry industry with scientific and technological innovation as the pen and openness as the ink.
Data source: Publicity Department of the Rongchang District Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共重庆市荣昌区委宣传部)
Return to TopJapan Participates in US-Philippines "Shoulder-to-Shoulder" Joint Military Exercises as a Formal Member for the First Time; Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗) Consecutively Offered Ritual Objects and Sacrificial Fees to Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) for Two Days; the Japanese Government Passed a Cabinet Resolution Allowing the Export of Lethal Weapons; the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet Passed a Bill Planning to Establish a "National Intelligence Council" and a "National Intelligence Agency"... Recently, Japan's dangerous moves on issues involving the history of aggression and breakthroughs in military security have been frequent, arousing high vigilance and strong criticism from both domestic and international communities.
The international community generally believes that Japan's series of dangerous moves to accelerate "remilitarization" not only puncture its self-proclaimed image as a "peaceful nation" and "exclusively defense-oriented," rendering the "Peace Constitution" a mere formality, but also fuel international conflicts and exacerbate regional tensions. Regional countries and the international community must remain highly vigilant, jointly defend the achievements of victory in World War II, and prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.
Undermining the Foundation of a "Peaceful Nation"
Deviating from the Principle of "Exclusively Defense-Oriented"
The Japanese Constitution imposes strict restrictions on the country's military strength, the right to belligerency, and the right to wage war. Post-war Japan also established strict norms such as "exclusively defense-oriented" to restrict the development of military strength and arms exports. Politicians and academics from various countries, including Japan, have pointed out that the Japanese government's act of "loosening" restrictions on arms exports seriously violates the spirit of the Japanese Constitution at the legal level and fundamentally undermines the legal foundation of a "peaceful nation."
Tomoji Onozuka (小野塚知二), a specially appointed professor at the University of Tokyo (东京大学), said that for a long time, Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution has formed a strong constraint and norm, and Japanese society has formed a consensus of "strictly prohibiting the export of lethal weapons." The revision of arms export rules this time is essentially breaking free from the legal constraints of Article 9 of the Constitution and is a subversive major policy shift.
Kyoji Yanagisawa (柳泽协二), former Assistant Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, bluntly stated that the export of defense equipment, which was originally limited to very special circumstances, will become increasingly normalized and expanded. The basic national policy in the Constitution of "not resolving international disputes by force" is undergoing a fundamental shift.
"While proclaiming to adhere to the 'peaceful nation' positioning, it is abandoning the core principles of pacifism step by step. This contradictory behavior is extremely deceptive." In the view of Akihiro Sado (佐道明广), Vice President of Osaka Seikei University (大阪成蹊大学) in Japan and an expert in security policy, the Japanese government is completely subverting the post-war "pacifism" bottom line of "not selling weapons and not inciting war."
Tomoko Tamura (田村智子), Chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, recently issued a protest statement, demanding that the government withdraw its decision to fully lift the ban on arms exports, believing that "this reckless act is turning Japan into a country that sells killing weapons and promotes international conflicts."
The *Tokyo Shimbun* (东京新闻) commented that in order to avoid fueling international disputes, Japan has long adhered to a security policy of strictly controlling arms exports. Fully lifting the ban on arms exports is undoubtedly a rash move that damages the pacifism of the Constitution. Relying on selling weapons to pursue profits is essentially contrary to the positioning of a "peaceful nation." It is deeply worrying to wantonly trample on the concept of pacifism without sufficient deliberation in the Diet and without broad public discussion.
Ignoring Historical Lessons
Affecting Regional Peace
Historically, Japanese militarism launched wars of aggression against foreign countries by creating "external threats," inciting nationalism, and kidnapping the state apparatus, committing heinous crimes and bringing catastrophe to the people of the Asia-Pacific region. Today, Japanese right-wing forces not only have not deeply reflected on the history of aggression, but have instead continued to promote security policies in an offensive and expansionary direction, attempting to accelerate Japan's "remilitarization" by reorganizing the military-industrial complex. Scholars and media from many countries have pointed out that Japan's series of actions undermine the post-war international order and expose the dangerous trend of the Takaichi Sanae (高市早苗) government promoting the formation of a "new type of militarism."
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova (扎哈罗娃) said on April 24 that during World War II, Japanese militarism committed heinous crimes. Takaichi Sanae's recent act of offering sacrifices to Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) shows that her government disregards the feelings of neighboring countries that suffered from the atrocities of Japanese militarism during World War II. This once again confirms that the Takaichi Sanae (高市早苗) government completely ignores historical lessons and whitewashes brutal crimes. Russia calls on the Japanese government to face up to the post-war international order and abandon its policy of accelerating "remilitarization." Regarding the Japanese cabinet's substantial relaxation of restrictions on arms exports, Zakharova said that the Japanese government's move is a deliberate departure from the Japanese "Peace Constitution." Zakharova also said that the participation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (自卫队) in the US-Philippines joint military exercises will not help maintain stability and harmonious development in the Asia-Pacific region, but will only exacerbate tensions in the region.
The Russian *Nezavisimaya Gazeta* (《独立报》) website reported that Japan's attempt to promote military expansion in violation of the "Peace Constitution" has long existed. Japan's amendment to the arms export rules this time is a further erosion of the "Peace Constitution."
Oleg Timofeev (奥列格·季莫费耶夫), Associate Professor and International Affairs Expert at the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, told this reporter that in recent years, Japan has continued to substantially increase its defense budget, continuously relaxed restrictions on arms exports, and revised history textbooks to beautify the history of aggression. These "new type of militarism" trends not only arouse unease and opposition from the Japanese people, but also further exacerbate the instability of the regional and international situation. The Japanese government's recent series of erroneous actions once again reflect its negative and denial attitude towards the guilt of the history of aggression, and are a provocation to the post-World War II international order and human conscience.
The German *Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung* (《法兰克福汇报》) reported that the Japanese government has basically lifted the historical restrictions on the export of weapons overseas. In special circumstances, it has also become possible for Japan to export weapons to conflict areas, which marks that the country is increasingly deviating from the pacifist path it has taken since World War II.
Tan Song Ting (陈松青), former Secretary-General of the Malaysian World War II Historical Association and Vice Chairman of the Tan Kah Kee Foundation Cultural Center, told this reporter that Japan's permission to export lethal weapons marks a fundamental change in the country's military security policy, a serious departure from the post-war international order, and a violation of its peace commitments as a defeated country. The Japanese government's behavior of administrative power overriding the spirit of the Constitution is a blasphemy against mankind's pursuit of universal peace. This move sends an extremely wrong signal to Asian society, seriously erodes regional political mutual trust, makes the "peaceful nation" image that the Japanese government has touted for decades collapse, and becomes an unstable factor in the region.
Exacerbating International Conflicts
Backfiring on Japan Itself
A recent poll conducted among global netizens showed that 82.5% of respondents believe that the Japanese right-wing forces' attempt to "remilitarize" is highly similar to the expansion logic of Japanese militarism before World War II and will lead Japan to an extremely dangerous path again.
The Japanese *Asahi Shimbun* (《朝日新闻》) emphasized that post-war Japan has regarded itself as a "peaceful nation," and the arms export restrictions that have been implemented for a long time to avoid fueling international conflicts have now been abolished. The Takaichi Sanae (高市早苗) government has listed the expansion of the military-industrial industry as an urgent task and has forcibly promoted a major shift in arms export policy without sufficient social discussion and Diet deliberation. This move will intensify contradictions, fuel conflicts, and exacerbate regional tensions, ultimately **反噬自身** (fǎn shì zì shēn - "backfire on oneself," to have a negative consequence that was not originally foreseen).
Han Jingxi (韩景熙), head of a South Korean civil society organization, said at a rally a few days ago that the Japanese government continues to deny history and evade responsibility, attempting to become a "war-capable" country by amending the Constitution. A country that does not even admit responsibility for past war crimes is now attempting to expand its military capabilities by producing and exporting weapons. A criminal who does not repent is more likely to commit crimes again. Japan's dangerous actions are a serious threat to peace in Northeast Asia and the international order.
Kwon Ki-sik (权起植), Chairman of the Korea-China City Friendship Association, expressed strong condemnation of the Takaichi Sanae (高市早苗) government and the **蠢蠢欲动** (chǔn chǔn yù dòng - "itching to do something," to be ready to make trouble) and step-by-step provocations of Japanese "new militarist" forces in an interview with this reporter. He emphasized that Japan's security policy is turning to a threatening offensive that far exceeds its own defense needs. The full lifting of the ban on arms exports shows that Japan has taken another dangerous step on the road of "new militarism." Japanese right-wing forces are constantly strengthening their military power in various ways and accelerating the pace of "remilitarization." Japan's accelerated sprint on the road to rearmament will seriously endanger regional peace and stability.
Zhang Tiancai (张添财), former Deputy Director of the China Research Institute of the University of Malaya and Research Assistant of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association, told this reporter that the Japanese government's amendment to the "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment" marks a "worrying qualitative change" in the restrictive norms that Japan has long adhered to in the field of lethal weapons exports, exposing the Japanese government's ambition to play a more expansionary military role in the region. This will increase the security anxiety of Southeast Asian countries in multiple dimensions.
Tan Song Ting (陈松青) said that Japan's series of "remilitarization" moves attempt to induce a regional arms race and provoke friction among neighboring countries, seriously interfering with the good situation in which regional countries focus on economic and social development and safeguard the well-being of the people. In essence, it is sacrificing the security interests of neighboring countries in exchange for the legalization of military expansion. Tan Song Ting (陈松青) emphasized that this kind of political manipulation that harms others and oneself will eventually put Japan on the opposite side of Asian countries, create huge turmoil in the region and even the world, and will also bring endless disasters to Japan itself.
(This newspaper Beijing (北京), Tokyo (东京), Berlin (柏林), Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), Moscow (莫斯科), Seoul (首尔) April 27th Electric Reporter Yue Linwei (岳林炜), Liu Wenzhang (刘文璋), Liu Zhonghua (刘仲华), Zhang Niansheng (章念生), Bai Yuanqi (白元琪), Xiao Xinxin (肖新新), Mang Jiuchen, Intern Zhao Hongsheng (赵宏笙), Xi Zhimiao also contributed to this article)
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Recently, at the 2026 Beijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, the Glory Robot team from China, with its Monkey King robot, crossed the finish line at "lightning" speed—a time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, less than 1/3 of the time of last year's champion robot, and even surpassing the human men's half marathon world record. Foreign reporters followed the entire process, exclaiming in amazement. NBC (美国全国广播公司) called it "like a science fiction movie." South Korea's YTN television station exclaimed: "The speed of China's robot technology advancement is as rapid as the speed of the robots running."
Why does a robot half marathon attract such high attention from the world? The answer lies in the two keywords repeatedly mentioned by foreign media.
The first keyword is China Speed. The *Nikkei* (日本经济新闻) wrote: This fully demonstrates the rapidly evolving pace of China's high-tech field, which is often referred to as "China Speed." A year ago, Chinese robots were still stumbling on the track, and foreign media joked that they were "far from mature." A year later, Chinese robots are already "running steadily," and the secret behind this is the "thorough understanding" of existing technologies.
BeiDou Navigation (北斗导航) allows robots to recognize roads: Last year, the vast majority of robots relied on remote control. This year, nearly 40% of robots have achieved autonomous navigation, thanks in no small part to the BeiDou system (北斗系统). With the support of BeiDou, robots can not only identify routes but also flexibly avoid obstacles, without any human intervention throughout the entire process.
Liquid cooling technology allows robots to not be afraid of heat: When robots run at high speeds, their joints can malfunction due to overheating. The Glory team took a different approach, transferring the mature liquid cooling technology from the smartphone field to the robot "Lightning" (闪电), tailoring a "capillary-level" cooling solution to provide reliable protection for long-term, high-intensity running.
The second keyword is application potential. Spain's *20 Minutos* (《20分钟报》) commented that this competition is a true "litmus test," examining the autonomous operation capabilities of humanoid robots in open environments. Currently, the commercial application of humanoid robots is still in its early stages. To empower thousands of industries, it is necessary to step out of the "greenhouse" of the laboratory and "weather the storm and see the world" in real-world scenarios. The complex and ever-changing Yizhuang Half Marathon track, full of interference, is undoubtedly the most suitable "stress test field." For example, the Paris-Saclay University (巴黎萨克雷大学) team from France discovered overheating problems that were difficult to replicate in the laboratory environment through this competition, achieving technological iteration and upgrades.
Ultimately, whether it is the BeiDou system (北斗系统), which has undergone more than 30 years of networking upgrades, or the already popular mobile phone liquid cooling technology, the accumulation and breakthrough of independent innovation is the most solid foundation of "China Speed." In this sense, this competition is far more than just letting robots run 21 kilometers—it provides a "real-world" combat platform for research and development teams from different countries to identify shortcomings and improve together in competition, promoting the collaborative development of the global robot industry.
The ultimate goal of developing humanoid robots is to make technology truly serve people. Now, humanoid robots that have been repeatedly tested in China's "innovation test field" are not only accelerating their entry into the daily lives of Chinese people but also shining on a broader world stage. Appearing on the streets of Poland to assist in managing wildlife disturbances, rushing to the deserts of the United Arab Emirates to help install photovoltaic modules, and assisting in handling hotel reservations in Croatia... They are transforming into caring assistants who solve practical problems, using Chinese wisdom to "serve the world."
Perseverance and unremitting efforts. 持之以恒、笃行不怠 (chí zhī yǐ héng, dǔ xíng bù dài - "persist, practice diligently," to persevere with sustained effort and dedication). It is believable that China's intelligent manufacturing will continue to bring more surprises and opportunities to the world.
Return to TopThe U.S. Says It Has Received a New Iranian Negotiation Proposal
According to a report by the Axios news website on April 26th, a U.S. official and two sources familiar with the matter stated that the U.S. has received a new Iranian negotiation proposal through Pakistan (巴基斯坦).
The new Iranian negotiation proposal reported by the Axios news website is largely similar to the three-stage negotiation framework disclosed earlier by the Lebanese "Al-Mayadeen" television station. The three stages of negotiations focus on ending the war, the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡) issue, and nuclear negotiations, in that order.
The Axios news website report quoted two sources as saying that the new Iranian negotiation proposal first focuses on resolving the Strait of Hormuz crisis and the U.S. blockade. As part of the plan, the ceasefire will be extended for a long time, or the parties will agree to permanently end the war. Nuclear negotiations will only begin after the Strait of Hormuz is reopened and the U.S. blockade is lifted.
The report said that Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (阿拉格齐) discussed this new proposal with the Pakistani side in Islamabad (伊斯兰堡), the capital of Pakistan. Zarif made it clear to Pakistan, Egypt (埃及), Turkey (土耳其), and Qatar (卡塔尔) over the weekend that the Iranian leadership has not reached a consensus on how to respond to the U.S.'s proposal to permanently halt uranium enrichment activities and ship enriched uranium out of Iran.
Iran Says Islamabad Trip "Very Successful"
According to a report by Iranian media on April 27th, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (阿拉格齐) said on the same day that his trip to Islamabad, Pakistan (巴基斯坦伊斯兰堡) was very successful. During his visit, he had good consultations with the Pakistani side and discussed the conditions for continued negotiations between Iran and the United States.
Zarif made the above remarks after ending his visit to Pakistan and arriving in St. Petersburg (圣彼得堡), Russia (俄罗斯). He said: "After experiencing 40 days of resistance, we must resolutely safeguard the rights of the Iranian people and ensure national interests."
Zarif departed for Pakistan on April 24th, and then met with Oman's Sultan Haitham (海赛姆) in Muscat (马斯喀特), the capital of Oman (阿曼) on the 26th. The next stop was originally scheduled to be Russia. However, Zarif arrived in Islamabad again on the evening of the 26th, met with the Pakistani side, and left late that night for Russia.
Zarif said that Iran and Oman are countries along the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡), and it is necessary for the two countries to conduct consultations, especially since the safe passage of the Strait of Hormuz has become an important global issue. During the visit, Iran and Oman agreed to continue expert-level consultations on the issue of passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on the same day that during his visit to Russia, Zarif will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (拉夫罗夫) and will also hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (普京).
Israeli Military Says It Has Begun Striking Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Southern Lebanon
According to a report by Xinhua News Agency Jerusalem/Beirut (耶路撒冷/贝鲁特) on April 27th (Reporters Pang Xinyi (庞昕熠) and Shen Feng (申峰)), the Israel Defense Forces (以色列国防军) issued a statement on the afternoon of the 27th, saying that the Israeli military has begun striking Hezbollah (真主党) infrastructure targets in Lebanon's (黎巴嫩) Bekaa Valley (贝卡谷地) and southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem (纳伊姆·卡西姆) said earlier that day that he firmly opposed the Lebanese government holding direct negotiations with Israel (以色列).
Lebanese President Michel Aoun (奥恩) said on the 27th that the real "betrayal" is to drag the country into a war that serves external interests.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (内塔尼亚胡) said on the 26th that Hezbollah is "undermining the ceasefire" and that Israel is taking "active action" in accordance with agreements reached with the United States and Lebanon. "This means that we have freedom of action, not only to respond to attacks... but also to thwart imminent threats and eliminate emerging threats."
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 车 斌
The latest statistics from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (澳大利亚联邦汽车工业商会) in Australia show that in March this year, the country's overall car market sales declined, but sales of pure electric vehicles reached 15,839 units, accounting for 14.6% of the new car market. This is a significant increase from the 9.5% share for the entire year of 2024, and a record high for monthly sales of pure electric vehicles in the region. Tony Weber (托尼·韦伯), CEO of the Chamber, said that this data directly reflects the strong growth in demand for electric vehicles in Australia. Encouraged by the government's tax incentives for electric vehicles, coupled with the impact of fuel supply fluctuations caused by the situation in the Middle East, more and more Australian consumers are turning to electric mobility.
In recent years, the Australian government has successively introduced policies and measures to help the electric transformation of the automotive market, formulating incentive policies from the consumer and supply sides to release car purchase potential. In July 2022, Australia officially implemented the Electric Vehicle Fringe Benefits Tax Exemption Policy, clarifying that companies providing employees with zero-emission or low-emission vehicles with a value lower than the luxury car tax threshold are exempt from employee fringe benefits tax. A joint report by the Australian Electric Vehicle Council and the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney showed that 23% of electric vehicle buyers enjoyed this subsidy, and 44% of consumers frankly stated that the subsidy policy was a key reason for their choice of electric vehicles.
In April 2023, Australia released its first National Electric Vehicle Strategy, focusing on increasing the supply of affordable electric vehicles and accelerating the construction of charging networks and other infrastructure to guide consumers to choose electric vehicle models. In May 2024, the country introduced a National Battery Strategy, investing A$523 million (1澳元约合4.89元人民币) through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to promote the "Battery Breakthrough Initiative," striving to be among the world's leading power battery manufacturers. On January 1, 2025, Australia's new car energy efficiency standards will be implemented, requiring automakers to meet new car carbon emission control targets from July 1 of that year, and companies that fail to meet the standards will face corresponding penalties. This measure has prompted many automakers to offset sales of high-emission models by selling electric vehicles and other low-emission models, thereby effectively boosting electric vehicle sales.
Currently, the Australian electric vehicle market also faces some realistic shortcomings, and the lagging construction of charging infrastructure is particularly prominent. Professor Hussein Dia (侯赛因·迪亚), who studies transportation technology and sustainable development at Swinburne University of Technology, believes that Australia has only 1 to 2 charging piles per 10,000 people, and fast-charging facilities are highly concentrated in cities and the eastern coastal areas. Other areas have a large number of charging coverage gaps, and long-distance trunk lines such as Melbourne (墨尔本) to Darwin (达尔文) even have hundreds of kilometers without fast-charging stations, which has become an important factor restricting the development of the electric vehicle industry.
Australia's annual car sales are stable at more than one million units, and the market is highly dependent on imports. Chinese car companies provide local consumers with a rich and diverse selection of models. At the Melbourne Motor Show (墨尔本车展) held from April 10 to 12, the number of Chinese brands participating in the exhibition was close to half of the total number of participating car companies, and many plug-in hybrid and pure electric models attracted attention. Data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (澳大利亚联邦汽车工业商会) in Australia shows that in February this year, electric vehicles accounted for about 12% of new car sales in the country, of which Chinese brands accounted for 80%. Since Great Wall Motors (长城汽车) entered the Australian market in 2009, more than 20 Chinese car brands such as Great Wall (长城), BYD (比亚迪), MG (名爵), and Chery (奇瑞) have continued to increase their awareness in the local area. In the first two months of this year, BYD (比亚迪) ranked first in electric vehicle sales in Australia, and brands such as Zeekr (极氪), MG (名爵), Geely (吉利), and Chery's (奇瑞) Omoda (欧萌达) and Jaecoo (捷途) also ranked among the top ten in sales.
Australian media commented that China has spent more than 10 years simultaneously cultivating the supply and demand of the electric vehicle market, and its electric development advantages are not only reflected in the industrial scale, but also in the construction of a complete electric vehicle ecosystem. Local car trading platforms said that with excellent technology configuration, reliable range performance and high cost performance, Chinese electric vehicle brands are rapidly gaining favor with Australian consumers.
(Reported by this newspaper from Canberra (堪培拉) on April 27)
Return to TopIn the Tokyo Trials, the Chinese team led by Judge Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) and Prosecutor Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬), working with 昕夕从公 (xīn xī cóng gōng - "working diligently from dawn till dusk," dedicating oneself to public service), played an important role in pursuing the towering crimes of Japanese militarism. To make the Nanjing Massacre case an ironclad one, Chinese and foreign prosecutors worked side by side, visiting various places to collect evidence. With the efforts of all parties, the Tokyo Trials revealed the crimes of Japanese aggression with irrefutable facts and carried out a major legal reckoning of Japanese militarism.
Now, all the Chinese participants who personally experienced the Tokyo Trials have passed away, but countless successors continue to firmly defend history and safeguard justice. Looking back at the Tokyo Trials is not only to commemorate the responsibility and commitment of a group of people, but also to alert the world that only by facing history squarely can we create lasting peace.
Chinese Judge Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈):
"Forgetting the sufferings of the past may invite future disasters."
On March 20, 1946, Mei Ru'ao's (梅汝璈) name spread all over the country. On this day, the *Central Daily News*, *Shen Bao*, and *Ta Kung Pao* all published news in prominent positions: "Settling blood debts, Far East International Military Tribunal Judge Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) flies to Tokyo today."
The Far East International Military Tribunal had a total of 11 judges, with an average age of 55. Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) was 42 years old at the time. Mei Xiao'ao (梅小璈), Mei Ru'ao's (梅汝璈) son, told reporters that his father went to the United States to study at the age of 20 and obtained a doctorate in law. After returning to China, he taught Anglo-American law and international law for a long time. The charter of the Far East International Military Tribunal was drafted by Anglo-American legal professionals, and 7 of the 11 judges came from Anglo-American legal systems. Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) was selected based on his excellent professional background.
When he first arrived in Tokyo, Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) expected the trial to take several months, but the trial actually lasted two and a half years, with a total of 818 court sessions.
During the trial rehearsal, the seating arrangement of the judges sparked a debate. In principle, the judges' seats should be in the order of the surrender signing, but President Webb placed the Chinese judge's seat after the British judge. Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) protested, angrily left the meeting room, and took off his robe to show his determination. Under his efforts, Webb finally agreed to arrange the order according to the order of the surrender signing countries.
Forces outside the law interfered with the trial, and the Japanese Emperor was not held accountable for war responsibilities, which Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) deeply regretted. He realized that this was a political issue: "From a legal point of view, I cannot see that the Emperor is not responsible for the Japanese war of aggression." Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) had regrets, but he was not discouraged. He knew that there were a large number of crimes in court that needed to be settled one by one. In April 1948, Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) firmly advocated that the judgment should have a separate chapter to explain the Nanjing Massacre, and took the initiative to undertake the writing of this part. The entire judgment was more than 1,200 pages long, and the part describing Japan's aggression against China was mainly drafted by Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈).
When it came to sentencing, differences reappeared. Since the court did not stipulate a unified sentencing standard, some judges came from countries that had abolished the death penalty or had not suffered from Japanese aggression. The judges had different opinions on whether to sentence Japanese war criminals to death. Mei Xiao'ao (梅小璈) said that his father did a lot of work that year, using every opportunity to emphasize the criminal facts of the Japanese army in China.
Unfortunately, during the two-and-a-half-year trial, the judges' meetings were held in secret without written records, and it is now difficult to know how Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) overcame all difficulties to strive for a more just sentence. Only some details can be found in his diary: "They (New Zealand, Dutch, Canadian and French judges) expressed surprise and admiration for my firm attitude at today's judges' meeting. In fact, I don't like to ask about small things, but I will never relax on big things. If I don't ask, I won't ask, but if I ask, I will insist to the end, regardless of success or failure, until I get a result." Faced with principled issues, Mei Ru'ao (梅汝璈) was firm and did not give in.
On November 12, 1948, Tojo Hideki (东条英机), Doihara Kenji (土肥原贤二), Itagaki Seishiro (板垣征四郎), Matsui Iwane (松井石根), Hirota Koki (广田弘毅), Muto Akira (武藤章), and Kimura Heitaro (木村兵太郎), seven heinous Japanese Class A war criminals, were sentenced to death, and another 16 people were sentenced to life imprisonment and 2 people were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment.
Mei Xiao'ao (梅小璈), 74, still clearly remembers what his father said before his death - "I am not a revanchist. I have no intention of recording the blood debts owed to us by Japanese imperialists in the accounts of the Japanese people. But, I believe that forgetting the sufferings of the past may invite future disasters."
Chinese Prosecutor Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬):
"We must all testify for history"
Xiang Longwan (向隆万), Xiang Zhejunn's (向哲濬) youngest child, is 85 years old. When he met the reporter, he picked up a black and white photo and introduced: "This is a group photo of some prosecutors during the Tokyo Trials, from the United States, the Soviet Union, France... The second from the right is my father, Chinese Prosecutor Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬)."
On May 3, 1946, the Tokyo Trials opened. When Chief Prosecutor Keenan introduced the members of the International Prosecution Section, the first name mentioned was Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬). At that time, some media reported: "All people paid deep attention to this Chinese prosecutor, especially attracting the attention of Japanese war criminals."
"At that time, the defense team of 28 Class A war criminals had about 130 people, while the Chinese prosecutor team initially had only my father and Secretary Qiu Shaoheng (裘劭恒)." Xiang Longwan (向隆万) recalled. At that time, the domestic situation was turbulent, and the Japanese side destroyed a large number of criminal evidence, making it extremely difficult to obtain evidence. Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬) coordinated the rear to find evidence on the one hand, and tried to strengthen the team on the other hand, and finally gathered a Chinese prosecutor team of 13 people.
When should the liquidation of the defendant's crimes begin? This was a major point of contention in the early stage of trial preparation. The International Prosecution Section tended to start from the Pearl Harbor incident in 1941, but this meant ignoring the years of bloody resistance of the Chinese people before that. After China's reasonable argument, the International Prosecution Section locked the liquidation starting point in 1928 (the Japanese army violated the *Paris Pact* signed in the same year). However, defense lawyer George Yamaoka did not give up, seizing the declaration of war time to make a big fuss, claiming that the two sides were not in a state of war before China officially declared war on Japan on December 9, 1941, "there is no war, and there is no war crime in the legal sense."
Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬) severely refuted this. Before listing the evidence, he specifically asked the court to give him a few minutes to make the following statement:
"...Since September 18, 1931, Japan has taken war-like actions in China, killing millions of Chinese people, including soldiers and civilians. This happened 14 years ago. On July 7, 1937, Japan launched a war at Lugou Bridge (卢沟桥), killing hundreds of people in one night. Subsequently, Japan sent troops to the whole of China, killing millions of Chinese soldiers, as well as children, women and helpless civilians - non-combatants. I think those are facts that the whole world knows. If this is not war, I would like to ask, what else is war?!"
From the opening of the trial in May 1946 to the end of 1947, the Chinese prosecutor team collected and submitted as many as 99 pieces of evidence of Japanese atrocities in China. In the end, of the 28 defendants, 2 died of illness, 1 was dismissed due to mental illness, and the remaining 25 were all found guilty.
Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬) felt that he had finally given an explanation to the motherland. "My father once said that since the Opium War in 1840, the War of Resistance Against Japan was China's first real victory, and the Tokyo Trials made the Chinese people truly proud." Xiang Longwan (向隆万) said.
In the 1980s, Japan launched a wave of revising textbooks, beautifying the invasion of China as "entering" China. In 1983, Shanghai academic institutions held a symposium to review the Tokyo Trials and oppose the revision of history. Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬), who was 91 years old, was invited to participate, and Xiang Longwan (向隆万) pushed his father in a wheelchair to go together.
At the meeting, Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬) cited paragraphs from the Tokyo Trials judgment, detailing the Nanjing Massacre and other atrocities. He said emotionally: "Mei Yu (石美瑜) (Note: Shi Meiyu (石美瑜) served as the president of the Nanjing Military Tribunal after World War II) said it well, 'I am already a person who will not live long, but I must testify for history!'... We must all testify for history." Xiang Longwan (向隆万) was deeply impressed. When he talked about this, his father's voice trembled slightly with excitement.
In 1987, Xiang Zhejunn (向哲濬) passed away. Regarding that century trial, he left almost no written memories. In order to make up for the regret and restore history, from 2003, Xiang Longwan (向隆万) began to search for trial records and related clues around the world. What makes him gratified is that in the past 20 years, there have been more and more research clues and materials about the Tokyo Trials in China.
"The Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) not only enshrines Class A war criminals, but also has more and more exhibits praising war criminals. Japan has no reflection on the poison of militarism." Talking about what he saw during his two visits to Japan for research in 2009 and 2019, Xiang Longwan (向隆万) felt that he had a heavy responsibility and had to seize the time to continue research and speak out.
Whenever he sees news about the rise of Japan's "new militarism," Xiang Longwan (向隆万) thinks of the scene of sending his father to participate in the symposium in 1983. Xiang Zhejunn's (向哲濬) firm speech concluded with this sentence: "If the ghost of Japanese militarism insists on making a comeback, it will inevitably be brought to the historical trial stage again!"
American Assistant Prosecutor Sutton (萨顿):
Make the Nanjing Massacre case an ironclad one
At the end of 2025, Duan Yuhao (段宇豪), a Canadian Chinese, purchased a batch of archives from a small auction house in Maryland, USA. It was the personal archive of David Nelson Sutton (大卫·纳尔逊·萨顿), an American assistant prosecutor in the Tokyo Trials, totaling 15 kilograms. In the early spring of 2026, this batch of historical materials returned to China.
Zhao Yuwei (赵玉蕙), associate researcher at the Institute of War Trials and World Peace of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), introduced that in early 1946, the preparatory work for the Tokyo Trials prosecution entered a critical stage. At this time, hundreds of Class A war criminal suspects detained in Sugamo Prison (巢鸭监狱) were awaiting interrogation, and their war crimes throughout Asia would face investigation. At that time, the International Prosecution Section had realized that the crimes of Japanese aggression against China were the starting point of the prosecution's evidence collection and the most important of all charges. Due to a serious shortage of manpower, the International Prosecution Section transferred Sutton (萨顿) from the United States to Tokyo to work with the Chinese prosecutor team to investigate and collect evidence of Japanese war crimes in China, with a focus on collecting evidence related to the Nanjing Massacre.
On March 12, 1946, Sutton (萨顿) flew from Tokyo to Shanghai. His investigation time in China was strictly limited to 30 days. Time was tight, and Sutton (萨顿) had a clear idea: in order to ensure the validity of the evidence in court, the identity of the witness must have extremely high credibility - government officials, university teachers, missionaries or doctors, and the witness should preferably be able to express himself in English. His diary clearly records this evidence-seeking journey: visiting the scene of the massacre on the banks of the Yangtze River (长江) where 6,000 people were shot by Japanese machine guns, consulting the burial records of charitable organizations, collecting testimonies from survivors of the Nanjing Massacre... He found Jinling University (金陵大学) teacher Miner Searle Bates (贝德士), British journalist Harold Timperley (田伯烈), Anglican Church priest John Magee (约翰·马吉) and Gulou Hospital (鼓楼医院) doctor Robert Wilson (罗伯特·威尔逊), who later became the core witnesses in the Nanjing Massacre case in the Tokyo Trials.
For each survivor, Sutton (萨顿) developed a set of evidence collection procedures: first interview, then transcribe the testimony, translate it, and finally notarize and sign it. The sworn testimony obtained according to this procedure can become irrefutable evidence in court. Zhao Yuwei (赵玉蕙) said that Sutton (萨顿) even paid out of his own pocket, asking the law firm in the United States to remit money to pay for the accommodation expenses required by the witnesses.
In Nanjing, Sutton (萨顿) made a special trip to the US Embassy in China and found the correspondence between the US and senior officials in Tokyo. These cables proved that when the Japanese army carried out atrocities in Nanjing, US protests had been transmitted to Tokyo, and Japanese leaders were fully aware of this. Zhao Yuwei (赵玉蕙) said that the prosecution wanted to further prove to the court that the Japanese army's war atrocities were widespread in the Asian Pacific battlefield and had constituted a systematic pattern. The prosecution wanted to pursue "commander responsibility" or "cabinet responsibility" - the highest decision-making level in Japan knew that atrocities violating international law were constantly occurring on the battlefield but took no action to stop them.
In July 1946, the Tokyo Trials entered the prosecution's evidence collection stage for the Nanjing Massacre case. The defense tried to cross-examine, but failed. "The evidence in the Nanjing Massacre case is very solid," Zhao Yuwei (赵玉蕙) said, "Defense lawyers rarely raised objections, and they couldn't ask anything. Sutton (萨顿) was confident that he could make it an ironclad case." The court spent 3 weeks listening to the oral testimony of more than 10 witnesses and accepting more than 100 written testimonies and related documents.
On November 4, 1948, the Far East International Military Tribunal began to read the judgment. The judgment used two special chapters to confirm the heinous crimes committed by the invading Japanese army in Nanjing, believing that "in the first 6 weeks after the Japanese army occupied Nanjing, the total number of civilians and prisoners massacred in and around Nanjing reached 200,000." Gao Wenbin (高文彬), then secretary of the Chinese prosecutor, remembered that the Japanese who were listening in the courtroom "did not dare to look us in the eye" after coming out of the courtroom.
Sutton (萨顿) highly praised the Tokyo Trials. In an article in 1950, he wrote that the value of the Tokyo Trials lies in "it is a step towards replacing the system of force with a system of law and order."
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On the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, we visited the parties involved and relived that history worth remembering forever.
According to the Potsdam Proclamation, the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, and the resolutions of the Moscow Foreign Ministers Conference, the Tokyo Trials were attended by judges and prosecutors from 11 countries, including China, the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. The prosecution and defense clashed fiercely in court, with a total of 4,336 pieces of evidence, 419 witnesses appearing in court, and nearly 780 others submitting written testimonies, with more than 48,000 pages of English trial records.
"The evidence is conclusive, and the legitimacy of the Tokyo Trials cannot be denied." Xiang Longwan (向隆万), son of Chinese prosecutor Xiang Zhexun (向哲濬), said that the prosecutors were responsible for exposing the crimes of Japanese militarism. The Chinese prosecutor team found a large number of witnesses and physical evidence, including promoting Puyi (溥仪) to appear in court to tell the story of the Japanese army establishing the puppet state of Manchukuo (伪满洲国), leaving the war criminals in the dock with no way to argue.
After retiring, Xiang Longwan collected materials on the Tokyo Trials around the world and conducted research at the Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社) as a scholar. The exhibits there shocked him: only events such as the Cairo Conference and the Potsdam Conference were mentioned, and the two-and-a-half-year-long Tokyo Trials were not mentioned at all. On the contrary, fallacies such as "no war" and "Japanese self-defense" that had been denied by the Tokyo Trials repeatedly appeared.
Mei Xiao'ao (梅小璈), son of Chinese Judge Mei Ruao (梅汝璈), especially mentioned the manuscript of "International Military Tribunal for the Far East" wrapped in newspaper left by his father. Whenever he talked about his father arguing for seating arrangements on the Tokyo Trial bench and doing his best for sentencing and judgment, he made people feel a kind of steadfast strength passed down from generation to generation.
Mei Xiao'ao said that his father's full head of black hair when he went to Tokyo had turned gray after returning from the two-and-a-half-year trial. This was the mark of the heavy responsibility of the country on his heart. "Forgetting the suffering of the past may lead to future disasters." Mei Xiao'ao and his sister Mei Xiaokan (梅小侃) have always kept their father's words in mind. The siblings have spent decades sorting out the historical materials left by their father—the witnesses of history will grow old, but the truth cannot be forgotten.
During the Tokyo Trials, American Assistant Prosecutor Sutton collected a large number of first-hand testimonies, statistics, and photo archives, and used valuable confidence and action to turn the Nanjing Massacre case into an iron case. Eighty years later, Japanese right-wing forces are still trying to distort, beautify, and even deny this history, which makes the retrospect of the Tokyo Trials more enlightening. Faced with Japan's dangerous trends such as accelerating the promotion of constitutional amendments, revising arms export rules, and continuing to increase defense budgets, the people of China and Asian countries have reason to be highly vigilant: Where is Japan going?
**鉴往知来** (jiàn wǎng zhī lái - "learn from the past to know the future," to understand the present and future by studying the past). These unforgotten stories tell the code of turning swords into ploughshares and maintaining peace, and are also the historical truth that Japan, the aggressor country of that year, cannot deny, and the unshakable justice and conscience.
By: 本报记者 王乐文 方 敏
In April, Luoyang (洛阳) is a city of peonies. On the streets and in the alleys, Hanfu (汉服) can be seen everywhere. This ancient capital of thirteen dynasties is welcoming its most prosperous season of the year.
During the 43rd China Luoyang Peony Cultural Festival, in front of the Lushena Buddha (卢舍那大佛) at the Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟), on the bluestone paths of Luoyi Ancient City (洛邑古城), and amidst the dazzling lights of the Yingtianmen (应天门) ruins, crowds are bustling and laughter fills the air. Among them, a bright color attracts attention: they are scenic spot guides, emergency support team members, on-duty police officers, bus drivers, and Party members and cadres who are busy everywhere...
In 2025, Luoyang City (洛阳市), Henan (河南) Province, received a cumulative total of 158 million tourists, with tourism revenue of 128.539 billion yuan.
Who is giving Luoyang (洛阳) a new look? The answer lies in the busy figures of volunteers and in the dazzling Party member badges.
Choose the Right Path
Turn "Family Assets" into "Confidence"
"If Luoyang (洛阳) can't do well in cultural tourism, we'll be letting down our ancestors," many cadres said in interviews.
This is no exaggeration. With the World Cultural Heritage Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟), as well as the sites of five major capitals and the Mangshan (邙山) Mausoleum Cluster, and 112 museums and memorial halls throughout the city... This is Luoyang's (洛阳) strongest "family asset," which cannot be copied elsewhere.
Wang Nan (王楠), Deputy Director of the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, standing in front of the Yingtianmen (应天门) ruins, pointed to the Mingtang (明堂) not far away and said, "Beijing (北京) has the Forbidden City (故宫), with Ming and Qing culture; Shanghai (上海) has the Bund (外滩), with its Shanghai style. We don't copy templates, but rather base ourselves on the uniqueness of the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties to create exclusive brands such as 'Prosperous Sui and Tang Dynasties' and 'National Color Peony.'"
Experience Tang Sancai (唐三彩) firing in Longmen Ancient Street (龙门古街), graft peony seedlings by hand at Lijin Gate (丽景门), travel through time and space to the Sui and Tang Dynasties with VR technology to enjoy flowers with the ancients; under the Yingtianmen (应天门) at night, turn the imperial court banquet into an immersive theater... Luoyang (洛阳) has put a lot of effort into its cultural core.
Luoyang (洛阳) is not only about the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also an old industrial area. Can it also be given the "wings" of cultural tourism?
Walking into the 5G+XR Future City Science Fiction Park in Jianxi District (涧西区), the reporter put on VR glasses and instantly "traveled" to the factory area of the First Tractor Manufacturing Plant in the last century. In the lens, machines roared, and the Dongfanghong (东方红) tractor slowly drove off the assembly line—the hardcore memory of the old industrial base was transformed into a fantastic journey by technology.
Party members and cadres in Jianxi District (涧西区) have deeply explored the rich industrial cultural heritage resources in their jurisdiction, actively explored development and utilization on the basis of protection, and promoted the revitalization of cultural relics through rich carriers and innovative formats. Zhang Ying (张迎), head of industrial tourism at China Yituo Group Co., Ltd. (中国一拖集团有限公司), introduced: "Industrial tourism has 'revived' the heritage and expanded brand awareness." In 2025, Yituo's (一拖) industrial tourism received more than 400,000 visitors, with revenue of 16 million yuan, an increase of more than 20% year-on-year.
Cultural tourism is also a good industry for enriching the people. In the "Banquet the World" restaurant in Luoyi Ancient City (洛邑古城), manager Du Mengchen (杜梦晨) said while greeting guests: "Luoyang's (洛阳) cultural tourism is doing well, and our store has no off-season all year round. Store employees, couriers, and growers, the entire industrial chain has made money."
Wang Wenjing (王文静), Deputy Director of the Old Town Cultural Tourism Bureau, said realistically: "Cultural tourism will not contribute too much to finance, but it can make the people rich. The Party committee and government fully support it because they have the people in their hearts." Data proves it: there are more than 900 homestays in the Old Town, and cultural tourism-related industries have driven employment for more than 30,000 people, with an average monthly income increase of more than 3,000 yuan for practitioners.
Eating "tourism meals" and earning "tourism money," Luoyang's (洛阳) Party members and cadres think together with the people, and their enthusiasm for starting businesses is even greater.
Develop True Skills
Adapt to Changes Through Learning
"The cultural tourism industry has changed. If we don't change, we won't keep up with the times." The reporter heard this sentence many times in Luoyang (洛阳).
In the past, scenic spots were "exhibition-style" tours. Longmen Grottoes (龙门石窟) charged admission fees, and tourists left after seeing them; ordinary villages had a few ancient trees, cold and deserted. Nowadays, tourists want to experience, have fun, and have emotional value. New demands force cadres to recognize and adapt to changes, update their concepts, and forge their skills.
The Organization Department of the Luoyang Municipal Party Committee, in conjunction with the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism, opened a series of training sessions called "Luoyi Grand Lecture Hall: Empowering City Tourism," setting up six major themes including cultural, commercial, and tourism integration, immersive formats, and new media operations, and invited domestic cultural tourism industry experts to teach practical courses such as "creating traffic products" and "excavating emotional value."
Mai Haitao (买海涛), head of Luoyang Chengyuan Cultural Tourism Investment Group Co., Ltd. (洛阳城苑文化旅游投资集团有限公司), was inspired in the classroom: "The key is to create empathy and resonance through scene reconstruction." After returning, he promoted "intangible cultural heritage revitalization + scene reconstruction" in Xiyuan Park (西苑公园), planned immersive experiences such as "Music Concerts Under the Flowers" and "I Do Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Park," and also explored the implementation of "daytime market + nighttime performance" all-time operation. Since its implementation, it has held more than 40 various activities and received more than 1.8 million visitors.
Precise and effective. Since 2025, Luoyang (洛阳) has carried out more than 5,000 "precision drip irrigation" training sessions for different groups, such as "Homestay Grand Lecture Hall" and "Gold Medal Tour Guides Talk About Intangible Cultural Heritage."
Luoyang (洛阳) has many museums. For a long time, the utilization rate of non-exhibition spaces such as museum halls, corridors, and courtyards has been low. How to create new growth points?
"After going out to see, I realized that there are so many possibilities for cultural spaces," Wang Qimeng (王启蒙), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Luoyang Cultural Tourism Group Asset Operation Company, said with emotion. He drew on Shenzhen's (深圳) "government-led, social participation" model to promote the group's cooperation with Luoyang Museum (洛阳博物馆) and other five major museums, established a resource pool of 125 merchants, adjusted 19 commercial spaces, and introduced interactive experiences and cultural and creative markets in non-exhibition areas.
"Audiences have changed from 'leaving after watching' to 'sitting down, playing, and taking something away,' which expands consumption possibilities and enhances the recognition of the museum brand," Wang Qimeng (王启蒙) introduced. In 2025, the five major museums received a cumulative total of 10.5 million visitors, an increase of 10.6% compared with 2024; realized a total operating revenue of 26.4 million yuan, an increase of 11.9% compared with 2024.
Learn what is lacking and supplement what is needed. In recent years, Luoyang (洛阳) has promoted off-site training for Party members and cadres, organizing more than 300 cadres to go to Shanghai (上海), Zhejiang (浙江), Guangdong (广东), and other places to learn about the creation of immersive formats and market-oriented operations.
Not only learn from the outside, but also "pass on and lead" from the top down. Luoyang (洛阳) selects cadres who understand cultural tourism to hold temporary positions at the grassroots level. Fuchang Village (福昌村) in Yiyang County (宜阳县), an ancient village with a thousand years of history, once lagged behind in development and had worrying cultural relic protection. Since the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics provided counterpart assistance in 2015, six successive first secretaries stationed in the village have worked hard: striving for project funds from the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics, and linking up with the Municipal Institute of Archaeology to conduct archaeological excavations of the Fuchang City (福昌城) site to enrich the cultural tourism experience... Today, Fuchang Village (福昌村) has a new look, and the village collective's annual operating income has exceeded 212,500 yuan, and the villagers' average annual income has doubled compared with before the assistance. The ancient village with a thousand years of history has been "revived" and become rich.
The change in Fuchang Village (福昌村) is a microcosm of Luoyang's (洛阳) all-round development of cultural tourism. Nowadays, cadres who understand the industry, technology, enterprises, and the market are constantly emerging, and Luoyang's (洛阳) cultural tourism frequently "goes out of the circle."
Cultivate a Good Ecology
Rely on Hard Work to Continuously "Go Out of the Circle"
Cultural tourism has become a golden name card, but new problems have arisen: how to continue healthy development?
"Cultural tourism is not a one-shot deal, it needs the support of upstream and downstream industrial chains," the cadres in the Old Town have a deep understanding.
During the recent Qingming holiday, Luoyang's (洛阳) Hanfu (汉服) check-in once again "went out of the circle" on social media. "At first there were only 8 sets, now there are more than 800 sets," Xu Ruirui (徐蕊蕊), the person in charge of a Hanfu (汉服) experience store in Luoyi Ancient City (洛邑古城), was busy.
In the past two years, "go to Luoyi Ancient City (洛邑古城) and wear Hanfu (汉服)" has been widely spread. The number of Hanfu (汉服) stores in the Old Town has increased from a dozen to thousands. The number of makeup artists has increased, the number of jewelry vendors has increased, and the number of follow-up photographers has also increased. With the identification, how to open up the industrial chain?
"What we want is not 'single-point flowering,' but 'stringing beads into a chain.'" Party members and cadres in the Old Town conducted in-depth research, extending the Hanfu (汉服) industrial chain from design and production to leasing, makeup, follow-up photography, and research travel. At the same time, with Hanfu (汉服) as the fulcrum, they promoted the upstream and downstream collaboration and cross-border integration of immersive performances, research, homestays, and other formats to form a closed loop.
The sustainable development of the cultural tourism industry requires sufficient supporting facility construction. At Wanshan Lake (万山湖), when the reporter met Wang Zhi (王智), Secretary of the Xin'an County Party Committee (新安县委书记), he was leading people from the Municipal Cultural Tourism Group to inspect the lakeside. He said: "We plan to use 5 years to improve supporting facilities such as expressways, road networks, power supply, water supply, and networks. Practice the political achievement view of 'I don't have to succeed,' and lay the foundation for the cultural tourism industry."
The sustainable and healthy development of the cultural tourism industry requires mobilizing the enthusiasm of professional talent teams.
How to "revive" museums? Luoyang (洛阳) issued "Several Measures on Promoting the Development of Cultural and Creative Products in Pilot Museums" to provide institutional guarantees for the "museum + company" model. Museums provide brand authorization, academic support, and venue space; operating companies are responsible for creative design and market operations. "Clear responsibilities and complementary advantages," said Gao Zhicheng (高志承), a fourth-level researcher at the Luoyang Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics. Under this framework, "Ancient Tomb Exploration" and "Luobo Night" have become explosive; more than 300 cultural and creative products have been launched one after another.
The reform also includes supporting incentive policies: up to 30% of cultural and creative income can be used for personnel incentives (an average upper limit of 30,000 yuan per person), and the rest is used to support cultural and museum undertakings. "The overall operating efficiency has increased by more than 200%, and tourists' cultural gains have also been greatly improved," said Gao Zhicheng (高志承).
For cultural talents, Luoyang (洛阳) also broke with convention—some intangible cultural heritage inheritors do not have high academic qualifications, but they have been rated as senior professional titles with their superb skills. Zhang Yao (张瑶), a member of the Luoyang Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, said: "Making talents able to be introduced, retained, and used well is a long-term solution."
Peonies bloom, year after year. "Luoyang's (洛阳) cultural tourism continues to 'go out of the circle' is not accidental, it is precisely the result of Party members and cadres working step by step," said the person in charge of the Luoyang Municipal Party Committee. "In the next step, we will continue to adhere to the correct view of political achievements, not engage in 'image projects,' focus on the long-term, adapt to local conditions, and make persistent efforts."
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The deadline for key tasks has arrived, so they rush to patch things up overnight; the annual plan needs a periodic summary, so they cobble it together... In daily work, some Party members and cadres always resort to 临时抱佛脚 (lín shí bào fó jiǎo - "embrace Buddha's feet when the time comes," to make a last-minute effort) for things they already knew they had to do. Frankly speaking, grassroots work is complex and there are many emergencies, so it is understandable to work overtime and catch up, but this cannot be treated as the norm for handling planned work.
Why do some people rely on "last-minute cramming"? A big reason is "procrastination."
Some lack a sense of responsibility. They choose the easy tasks and avoid the difficult ones, perfunctorily dealing with matters, forgetting the responsibilities of a cadre, and lacking a sense of awe for their work. As a result, they have no long-term plans when doing things, they are not clear about the key tasks and required actions for the year, they drag on day by day, taking things one step at a time, and when the situation becomes urgent, they can only resort to "last-minute cramming."
Others are driven by utilitarianism. Starting from personal interests, they only care about and do things that are useful to themselves; for things that are not useful to them, they push them away if they can, and drag them on if they can, and only do them when they can no longer delay. Even worse, when it comes to the critical moment of personal promotion and assessment, they immediately perk up and single-mindedly do things to show others.
Of course, "last-minute cramming" is not entirely the cadre's own problem. Sometimes, the higher authorities "urge too quickly," leaving little time for the grassroots to implement, and the grassroots have to rush to complete the task. At other times, the higher authorities emphasize deployment but neglect guidance, and the grassroots cannot accurately grasp the requirements of the work, and the work results reported often need to be adjusted and modified. Over time, the cadre's mentality changes: "The earlier you do it, the more you have to change it, so it's better to sharpen your gun at the last minute."
"Last-minute cramming" often leads to relaxed requirements for work standards. If a task lacks sufficient time for thinking and polishing, the quality is difficult to guarantee, and it will also foster the habit of procrastination and laziness, promote the unhealthy trend of formalism, and hinder the development of the cause.
As the saying goes, opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Take the internet-famous cities of recent years, why have some "gone viral" and then capitalized on "cultural tourism," while others have had a high start but a low finish, and have been a flash in the pan? The influx of tourists tests the infrastructure of restaurants, hotels, public transportation, etc., as well as the service awareness and internet thinking of Party members and cadres, and at a deeper level, the long-term political ecology and business environment. These are not things that can be put together with "last-minute cramming." As netizens say, "Without 'adequate preparation,' you can't catch 'sudden wealth.'"
Of course, some tasks require urgent attention and immediate action. Efficient execution based on daily performance of duties is fundamentally different from chaotic "last-minute cramming." To change "last-minute cramming," we must better leverage the guiding role of assessments, use standardized assessments to promote daily work, continue to rectify formalism to reduce the burden on the grassroots, liberate the grassroots from the state of being "firefighters," and break the vicious cycle of "it's too late." Every Party member and cadre should also ask themselves: Why did you enter politics? You cannot procrastinate and be perfunctory at ordinary times, and then "dare to ask, boldly ask, and pound the table" at critical moments. The same thing, whether it is to seek credit and reward, or to really want to do something practical for the people, the results are worlds apart depending on the position.
In the end, "rushing" and "doing" are not completely opposed. Instead of "last-minute cramming," it is better to put in the effort at ordinary times and be a long-termist in starting a business. If you know what you are doing and accumulate knowledge day by day, you can cope calmly and go far steadily.
Return to Top"Why is it always this company that wins the bid?" This phenomenon caught the attention of the staff of the Honggu District Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commission of Lanzhou (兰州市), Gansu (甘肃) Province, when verifying the clues to the problem of Wang (王) Moumou, the president of a certain hospital in the district.
Subsequently, the investigation team retrieved the hospital's procurement files and financial ledgers for multiple batches of equipment, and delved deeper along the lines, discovering that one equipment supplier was always able to "precisely" match the hospital's equipment procurement parameters and bidding reserve price. The case handlers followed the vine to find the melon, and the truth came to light. It turned out that before each procurement announcement was released, Wang Moumou secretly contacted this medical equipment businessman, revealing the equipment parameters and reserve price in advance, helping him to successfully win the bid, thereby obtaining "benefits."
Not only that, Wang Moumou, having tasted the sweetness, also transformed the reserve price and parameters that should have been kept confidential into "chips" for personal gain, exchanging benefits with multiple suppliers and accepting kickbacks.
"Although I was also frightened when I received the money for the first time, I gradually became accustomed to it, and even looked forward to it. Now I regret it too late," Wang Moumou said.
In the end, Wang Moumou was expelled from the Party and removed from public office, and the suspected criminal issues were transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution in accordance with the law.
[Disciplinary Officer's Remarks] Wang Moumou privately disclosed the parameters and reserve price that should have been strictly confidential to businessmen, seriously undermining the fairness of procurement. The power in the hands of party member cadres is to do practical things for the masses, and must never be reduced to a tool for seeking personal gain. The vast number of party member cadres should 引以为戒 (yǐn yǐ wéi jiè - "take as a warning," to learn a lesson from others' mistakes), further strengthen their awareness of discipline, be strict with themselves, perform their duties and exercise their powers in accordance with regulations and laws, and be honest and upright in their conduct and work.
(Reported and compiled by Wang Jintao (王锦涛), reporter of this newspaper)
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Leaving Baodi Station (宝坻站) in Tianjin (天津市), I boarded a minibus. It was driverless and enjoyed green lights all the way, arriving directly at the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Science and Technology City (京津中关村科技城) in 20 minutes.
This is the location of the first batch of technology-based enterprise incubators in the country. Tianjin Qianjing Electronic Special Materials Co., Ltd. (天津乾景电子专用材料有限公司) is one of the incubated enterprises. The factory area is less than 600 square meters, and there is only a team of 4 people, but they hold the core technology for manufacturing fourth-generation semiconductor new materials. Speaking of the initial consideration of settling in Baodi District (宝坻区), Li Wanpeng (李万朋), the head of the company, blurted out three words: "Valued (受重视)."
In 2022, Li Wanpeng (李万朋) had the idea of starting a business and looked around for a place to settle the company. "Our core competitiveness is technology. We don't have high rigid requirements for factory buildings and equipment, but the team is small, there is no output in the short term, we can't contribute much tax revenue, and we don't have money to buy land to build a factory. We hit walls a lot when discussing cooperation." Li Wanpeng (李万朋) stated the hardships of many start-ups, "But the feeling in Baodi (宝坻) is different. The cadres of the park ran around and explained the policies, which made us feel flattered."
Being valued runs through every aspect of the company's growth.
What to do if there are financial difficulties? New material crystal cultivation equipment is expensive and the maintenance cost is high, making it difficult to make a profit in the short term, and the company's capital turnover is under great pressure. Just when Li Wanpeng (李万朋) was at a loss, relying on the "Zhongguancun Z-Link Science and Technology Finance Supermarket (中关村Z—Link科技金融超市)," the park helped connect with financing channels and applied for the urgently needed loans, most of which enjoyed government interest subsidies.
How to solve technical problems? "The new material gallium antimonide substrate polishing is easy to oxidize, which affects normal use. We have been stuck on this problem for a long time..." During an enterprise visit, Li Wanpeng (李万朋) casually mentioned the problem, and the park cadres took it to heart. With the help of the cadres, they jointly finalized a solution with the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院过程工程研究所). "A 'small company' like us can contact 'big experts,' which greatly reduces our trial and error costs," Li Wanpeng (李万朋) said with emotion.
Silently guarding, waiting for the flowers to bloom. Today, Li Wanpeng's (李万朋) team has achieved mass production of new material gallium antimonide substrates, with an annual output value of more than 1.8 million yuan, basically turning losses into profits. In the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Science and Technology City (京津中关村科技城), there are more than 50 start-up teams like Li Wanpeng (李万朋), with a total output value of more than 132 million yuan.
Talent introduction and cultivation, the "strong magnetic field" is the key. In recent years, Baodi District (宝坻区) has focused on building a strong talent introduction platform, promoting the quality and upgrading of the Science and Technology City (科技城), and tailoring service platforms for enterprise services, investment promotion services, financial supermarkets, scientific and technological achievement transformation, and human resources, promoting the formation of a virtuous circle of "incubation gathers projects, and projects attract talents."
"Talent work is not a 一锤子买卖 (yī chuí zi mǎi mài - "one hammer deal," a one-off transaction), it needs to be carefully cared for and patiently cultivated over time." As a science and technology innovation service platform jointly built by the Baodi District (宝坻区) government and Peking University (北京大学), Tianjin Peking University Science Park Co., Ltd. (天津北大科技园有限公司) provides talent introduction and cultivation services for the whole district. Li Xin (李新), the deputy general manager of the company, used an analogy: "It's like dating. Without the process of getting to know each other, becoming familiar with each other, and understanding each other, you can't get to the point of getting married."
It is the critical period for rice seedling cultivation. In the seedling cultivation shed of Dazhong Farm (大钟农场) in Baodi District (宝坻区), Chen Hu (陈虎), a technician from Tianjin Farm Reclamation Xiaozhan Rice Industry Development Co., Ltd. (天津农垦小站稻产业发展有限公司) (hereinafter referred to as "Farm Reclamation Xiaozhan Rice Company (农垦小站稻公司)"), is observing and recording the growth of the seedlings.
Chen Hu (陈虎) lives in the urban area and recently "jumped ship" to work in Baodi District (宝坻区), more than 100 kilometers away from home. Why is the workplace getting farther and farther away?
"My master's thesis was completed in the Science and Technology Small Courtyard (科技小院)," Chen Hu (陈虎) talked about his "relationship" with Baodi District (宝坻区): Three years ago, the Baodi Xiaozhan Rice Science and Technology Small Courtyard (宝坻小站稻科技小院) was established in the Farm Reclamation Xiaozhan Rice Company (农垦小站稻公司). Under the recommendation of his tutor, he, who was studying for a master's degree, came to the Science and Technology Small Courtyard (科技小院) to conduct experiments on rice fertilizer and variety selection.
"My studies 'graduated' in Baodi (宝坻), and I also want my career to start in Baodi (宝坻)." At the end of 2025, when he heard that there was a vacancy for a technician in the company, Chen Hu (陈虎) did not hesitate at all. "I am familiar with the people and land in Baodi District (宝坻区), and I have more than 20,000 mu of rice experimental fields to rely on, so there is more room for scientific research and growth."
People take the city as their home. In Baodi District (宝坻区), intelligent driving minibuses shuttle back and forth, facilitating commuting between Beijing (北京) and Tianjin (天津); more than 1,400 talent apartments provide intelligent management and butler-style services... A "Baodi Talent Card (宝坻人才卡)" integrates 26 exclusive services in 7 major categories, including housing security, medical health, and transportation.
Time accumulates fertile soil. "Talent work is a systematic project and a long-term project. I believe that all long-term persistence will eventually connect into a line in the future," said Zhang Jinghua (张静华), member of the Standing Committee of the Baodi District (宝坻区) Party Committee and Minister of the Organization Department.
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For new mass culture and art, the real challenge lies not in the technology itself, but in whether clear rules and consensus can be formed in new creative practices, achieving both the protection of creativity and the respect for individuals.
With the deepening application of generative AI (artificial intelligence) in literary and artistic creation, the phenomenon of "face collision" has attracted attention. The characters in AI short dramas resemble well-known actors, with highly similar appearances, voices, and even tones; there are also AI actors who incorporate the features of multiple celebrities, easily recognized by the audience; ordinary netizens are also not spared, with some unexpectedly discovering that they are "playing" villains in AI short dramas, with their faces and clothing copied from personal images shared online. These types of AI short dramas are easy to produce and spread quickly, often gaining high attention in a short period, but they also spark ongoing discussions about infringement, irregularities, and even creative ethics.
On the surface, this type of phenomenon is different from the previously hotly debated AI "remixing": "remixing" usually involves re-processing fragments and plots of existing film and television works, mainly involving whether the use of other people's works is compliant, that is, copyright issues; while the so-called "face collision" is the use of other people's faces and voices to generate content, making them directly become character images and voices in AI works, involving personality rights such as portrait rights and voice rights. According to China's Civil Code, these are all rights protected by law, related to personal identity, reputation, and social evaluation, and others may not use them arbitrarily; at the same time, for actors and other public figures, their portraits and voices also have commercial value, and unauthorized abuse may affect their commercial cooperation and income.
However, from a creative perspective, these two types of usage behaviors with different legal natures point to the same trend—whether it is classic film and television dramas, or personal faces, voices, and other personality elements, they have become "creative materials" that can be edited, called, and recombined. From the genre-based writing of online literature to the formulaic production of short videos, modular and combinatorial production is a distinct feature of online culture and art; in the artificial intelligence environment, this feature is further amplified, and even personality symbols such as portraits and voices, which are exclusive to individuals, are included in the "material library" that can be reused in batches, and the question of "whether it can be used and how to use it" becomes more prominent and complex.
It should be noted that the impact of this type of technical abuse is not limited to the level of individual rights. Highly realistic "face-swapping" and "voice imitation" content may also be used for identity theft, online fraud, and other illegal activities. When seeing is not necessarily believing, the public will find it difficult to judge the authenticity of online content, which in turn will lead to a crisis of trust and ethical irregularities, affecting the normal order of information dissemination.
Therefore, establishing a new order for the use of "creative materials" has become a hurdle that the development of new mass culture and art must overcome. In fact, related actions have already begun around this issue. At the beginning of this year, the State Administration of Radio and Television (国家广播电视总局) launched a special governance campaign, clearing tens of thousands of AI "remixed" illegal videos and disposing of related accounts. Not long ago, the Actors Committee of the China Alliance of Radio, Film and Television Social Organizations (中国广播电视社会组织联合会演员委员会) issued a solemn statement, clarifying the legal boundaries of relevant behaviors and requiring platforms to strengthen review and authorization mechanisms in response to infringement chaos such as AI "face-swapping" and "voice imitation." The construction of relevant order is gradually moving towards institutionalization and standardization.
However, from the perspective of the actual situation, the governance of the problem is not simple. Artificial intelligence not only changes the means of creation, but also reconstructs the underlying logic of literary and artistic production, and it is urgent to find a balance between creative vitality and rights protection.
On the one hand, from the perspective of future trends, using other people's images and voices for AI re-creation is not a simple "theft." Under the premise of legal authorization, it also represents a new way of creation: people's appearance, voice, and even expression style are transformed into creative resources that can be repeatedly used. Compared with the traditional model of relying on actors to complete performances in specific time and space, AI creation can allow more valuable personality elements to be flexibly combined between different works, thereby breaking through the limitations of time and space, improving creative efficiency, and expanding the possibilities of literary and artistic expression. Therefore, the solution to this problem lies not in simple prohibition or laissez-faire, but in regulating the boundaries of use.
On the other hand, balancing and taking into account is not easy. First of all, the determination of infringement is more complicated. In reality, different people's appearances and voices may be similar, and infringement cannot be determined just because they "look a bit like"; but if the generated content "looks like to a certain extent" and is enough to make the public clearly associate it with a specific person and produce an effect similar to "using their image," it may constitute infringement. How to draw a clear line between "unintentional similarity" and "malicious infringement" is a difficulty in actual judgment. Secondly, the responsibility structure is also more dispersed. In the process of AI-generated content, from data collection and model training to content generation and platform dissemination, multiple links are involved in joint participation, making the determination of responsibility no longer correspond to a single subject, and the difficulty of governance is further increased. For example, in practice, some producers use "AI generation" as a reason to cover up the motive of deliberately using other people's images to gain traffic.
What is more worthy of attention is that the gap between the cost of compliant use and the efficiency of AI creation is getting bigger and bigger. Artificial intelligence makes it easy to "use other people's appearance or voice to perform new content," but if creators want to obtain authorization legally and compliantly, they often have to face realistic obstacles such as information asymmetry and complex processes. When the cost of compliance is significantly higher than the cost of production, creation is often forced to choose between "infringement edging" and "giving up creativity."
Therefore, the key to the problem lies in making "compliant use" itself feasible: it is necessary to make it easier for creators to legally use materials through more convenient authorization mechanisms, and also to use artificial intelligence methods to improve matching efficiency, and move from the traditional one-to-one authorization model to a more intensive and intelligent authorization mechanism, stimulating more diverse expressions and creativity; at the same time, it is also necessary to strengthen ethical awareness in creation, so that creators consciously respect the images and reputations of others, and even if they obtain authorization, they should avoid distorting and damaging the images of others, and achieve the unity of "usable" and "good use."
For new mass culture and art, the real challenge lies not in the technology itself, but in whether clear rules and consensus can be formed in new creative practices, achieving both the protection of creativity and the respect for individuals. Only in a regulated and orderly environment can the empowerment of artificial intelligence to literary and artistic production be transformed into strong and lasting creative vitality.
(Author's affiliation: School of Communication (School of Publishing), East China Normal University (华东师范大学))
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Topics can create traffic entrances, but good content is the reasonable path for variety shows to counter the fragmented wave and rebuild their unique value.
According to statistics, the cumulative effective views of the top 20 variety shows on the entire network in the first quarter of 2026 decreased by 12% year-on-year. In recent years, the variety show market has been slightly sluggish: on the one hand, short videos and short dramas are seizing users' time; on the other hand, "Variety Nth Generation" firmly controls the top traffic, but audiences are also tired of homogeneous program models. Recently, "Ride the Wind 2026" (《乘风2026》), which has aired for seven seasons, made a novel appearance in the form of a full live broadcast, quickly "dominating" the hot search lists. Is this a signal of a variety show "reversal"?
From a formal point of view, live broadcasts are indeed very different from edited recordings. The real-time nature of live broadcasts means that there is no editing buffer between the audience and the stage. A judge's words, a contestant's mistake, or a sudden situation on the scene all create dramatic tension that cannot be replicated by recordings, and can instantly ferment into hot search topics. However, the shortcomings of live broadcasts cannot be ignored. The biggest flaw is the uncontrolled duration—a public performance lasts seven or eight hours in total for two episodes, the effective content is diluted, and a large number of shots are filled with lengthy transitions and ineffective interactions. In today's world where time is especially precious, this low-information-density, ultra-long standby time can easily overdraw the audience's patience. At the same time, live broadcasts also put the long-standing structural problems of the program on the table without concealment—does the program competition focus on strength or popularity? A performance that is out of tune throughout can allow a contestant to win the first place in personal votes, while some contestants who are good at singing and dancing are hovering on the edge of elimination, which may make "competition" itself a pseudo-proposition.
In the final analysis, live broadcasts only solve the problem of "how the audience watches" and do not touch the fundamental issue of "what the audience watches." Formal repetition, vague standards, and floating values—these chronic diseases of "Variety Nth Generation" will not automatically heal just because the camera switches to a live broadcast signal. No matter how lively the hot searches are, how many viewers will actually open the variety show's main program? What is more worthy of vigilance is that the idea of "hot search is victory" may mislead the industry's creative orientation—busy creating controversial topics and harvesting instant popularity, variety shows fall into a vicious circle of 越没观众越炒话题、越炒话题越没人看 (yuè méi guānzhòng yuè chǎo huàtí, yuè chǎo huàtí yuè méi rén kàn - "the fewer viewers, the more topics are hyped; the more topics are hyped, the fewer people watch," a negative feedback loop where sensationalism drives away viewers).
Stepping out of the gains and losses of a single program, the variety show industry needs to answer a more simple question: what is the core competence that can retain the audience? Some original variety shows that do not rely on topics or controversy have instead provided answers.
"Emotional catharsis" is an important function of variety shows. In today's fast-paced and high-pressure environment, audiences need to obtain pure happiness and release inner worries through variety shows. This is the reason why "Happy Restart" (《快乐再出发》) and "Let's Go Now" (《现在就出发》), which focus on "relaxation" and "familiar people," can stand out. The establishment of emotional connections allows the audience to see themselves and find resonance in the program. For example, "Growing Land" (《种地吧》)'s closeness to the soil, reverence for planting and harvesting, and yearning for a slow-paced rural life hit the hearts of urban young people who have been wrapped in reinforced concrete for a long time, making a farming program a spiritual food. Further spiritual touch requires variety shows to jump out of the simple entertainment attributes and carry a certain value guidance function. For example, "Endless Melody: Greater Bay Area Season" (《声生不息·大湾区季》) allows the audience to complete the dual experience of "cultural root-seeking" and "spiritual homecoming" in the singing, realizing the sublimation from individual nostalgia to collective resonance.
The value of variety shows does not depend on the momentary hustle and bustle on the hot search list, but on whether it can bring real happiness, warmth, and inspiration to the audience. Topics can create traffic entrances, but good content is the reasonable path for variety shows to counter the fragmented wave and rebuild their unique value. This principle is not complicated, but it is the most easily forgotten common sense in the industry's inertia of chasing topic data, and it is also the origin to which variety shows must return to get out of the current predicament.
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"If sunlight had a sound, it would surely be their chorus." Recently, the film "Sunshine Girls Choir," which broke box office records in the Taiwan region of China, was released in mainland China, sparking attention and discussion. Zhang Han (张晗), spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (国台办), stated in response, "We have always supported cross-strait film and television cultural exchanges and cooperation, and we welcome Taiwan film and television practitioners to provide more excellent works for compatriots on both sides of the strait." The film was created after three years of field research and weaves themes of redemption and growth into the songs of a special choir, bringing warmth and healing to the audience.
The story originates with the protagonist, Hui-zhen. She is imprisoned for committing a crime and gives birth to a daughter, Yun-xi. However, Yun-xi is born prematurely and suffers from visual impairment and cataracts. Hui-zhen reluctantly decides to let her leave her to receive better treatment. At the same time, she discovers that her daughter has a natural love for music, and a wish takes root in her heart: to form a choir and leave precious memories for her daughter through singing.
This idea opens a door to sunshine for such a special group of people. However, the formation of the choir is not smooth sailing: the conductor, Grandma Yu-ying, was once a popular singer but refuses to sing again due to past experiences; the rebellious teenager Liu You-xin is full of thorns; the "big sister" Wang Mei-li is outwardly strong but inwardly lonely... Everyone has a torn gap, and mending these gaps becomes the key to forming the choir. Grandma Yu-ying gathers everyone together and tells her own story. With a foundation of trust, the members gradually let down their guard and grow closer to each other in repeated choruses. The film uses three groups of female relationships to fully depict the various aspects of maternal love: Grandma Yu-ying is forced to let down her daughter, Hui-zhen cannot be with her daughter, and You-xin has never had maternal love. The three heal each other and support each other in the choir, and this connection that transcends blood ties lays a warm and uplifting foundation for the film.
Chen Yi-han (陈意涵), the actress who plays Hui-zhen, portrays the image of a mother who still tries her best to keep warmth for her child in desperate situations with a very lifelike performance and immersive emotional expression. Especially in the key scene of being forced to separate from her daughter, the silent trembling, the suppressed tears, and the subtle muscle twitches convey that heart-wrenching pain to the audience, becoming a key bridge in the film that touches the audience's tears.
However, the film's main artistic contradiction also stems from this. In order to serve the narrative demands of strong emotional manipulation, the plot arrangement is designed with almost industrial-like precision, and the character shaping also falls into a simplification of black and white. The clear-cut narrative logic of good and evil guides the audience to engage in unreserved, one-way emotional substitution. Admittedly, this approach can quickly "customize" tearjerker moments and complete the efficient venting of emotions, but it also deprives the characters of the complexity and multifacetedness they should have, making it difficult to give the audience more lasting thought and aftertaste.
In the film, "chorus" is a perfect metaphor for the characters' mutual assistance and growth process. When singing in a chorus, everyone makes different sounds, which eventually blend into a harmonious whole. This is just like the fact that there are very few dramatic scenes of "heroic salvation" in reality; it is more often a group of people with their own wounds who are together, and then discover "it turns out I am not fighting alone." The first rehearsal of the choir is bound to be unpleasant, chaotic, and uneven, and "harmony" is slowly growing in this mess. The film does not portray "mutual assistance" as heroism, but simply allows the characters to slowly feel the little glimmers of light in life by singing the same song.
The song that Hui-zhen sings for her daughter ultimately turns into a light that illuminates herself and others. The members use the chorus to prove that a broken past is not the end of life. As long as they dare to face it, the scattered fragments can eventually piece together a better life. This is also the most touching core of "Sunshine Girls Choir": no matter what kind of trough you are in, as long as there is light in your heart, you will have the courage to face the past and the confidence to face the future.
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In April, the play "Thunderstorm" is here again. This time, it is the Central Academy of Drama (中央戏剧学院) version of "Thunderstorm" performed at the Central Academy of Drama Experimental Theater (中央戏剧学院实验剧场).
Re-staging a classic, the difficulty always lies in modernization, especially with "Thunderstorm." In the past few years, there have been many instances of audiences laughing during performances of "Thunderstorm," which sends a signal to the creators: classic adaptations need to keep pace with the times and resonate with the audience of this time and place. The family background and ethical conflicts deeply rooted in the historical context can no longer shock the audience. Actors repeatedly feigning shock will only make the audience focus on the gap with reality. Perhaps staging "Thunderstorm" as a melodrama is not the best path.
The path chosen by the Central Academy of Drama version of "Thunderstorm" is to shift the narrative focus from plot to objects and people. Above the stage, old furniture from 30 years ago, Lu Shiping's (鲁侍萍) old room, hangs in mid-air. The solid wood and weight could fall at any time, intervening in the lives of those in the play, or smashing it. The background of the stage is full of door frames. This family has never been closed off. Servants stare, outsiders enter, and secrets are always leaking. The Zhou Mansion (周公馆) thus opens its doors in 2026. The audience no longer peeks through the walls; each character steps onto the stage to tell their own story to the audience.
Fanyi (繁漪) is not a madwoman in the attic. Her inner entanglement and repression are transformed into physical movements on the stage. Seen from the back, the sofa resembles a coffin, enveloping Fanyi and Zhou Ping's (周萍) love; after the relationship breaks down, the sofa is moved back to its proper position as a place of rest, and Fanyi struggles alone. Lu Dahai (鲁大海) is the person who most wants to change the existing situation. He wants to rebel against the capitalist Zhou Puyuan (周朴园), and also against his father Zhou Puyuan who abandoned him. His unwillingness to compromise is expressed in his efforts to push the sofa, as if Sisyphus is pushing a stone, unwilling to stop. The sound is so loud that it even interferes with the performance, but isn't this also a novel way to reveal the secrets of the Zhou Mansion through hearing?
The characters' bodies, starting from the stage design, extend in two directions. In the vertical direction, the furniture above their heads is like fate and history; in the horizontal direction, they can only walk back and forth, entangled and embroiled. This spatial structure makes the characters simultaneously bear the judgment of the past and the siege of reality, so the whole play presents an unusual rhythm: high, low, high, low. The visual vertical oppression and the ineffective back-and-forth movement allow the audience to no longer follow the rhythm of the drama, but to enter the resonance of physiological rhythms, transforming the cognition of the plot and the empathy of the characters into their own direct feelings.
Compared with previous works and Cao Yu's (曹禺) original work, the Central Academy of Drama version eliminates the details of life and uses the body to abstract each person's situation, but does not push people into the wilderness of "Waiting for Godot." What is hidden is the objects and daily life of the Zhou Mansion, not life itself. Zhou Chong (周冲) and Sifeng (四凤) are struck down by lightning and slowly slide off the tilted table. This is a classic plot with demonstrative significance, but the fact that it happens on the table also reminds us that all this is not only on the stage, but also in life.
What the audience sees, the things hanging overhead that may fall at any time, and the back-and-forth movements underfoot that they don't know how to get out of, are not fate, but circumstances, with the world, with others, and with themselves. However, this form-based adaptation is undoubtedly effective in a campus theater where the audience is mostly industry insiders. When it leaves the academy and faces ordinary audiences who are not familiar with Cao Yu's text and cannot automatically fill in the plot information, will this perceptual impact be enough to overcome the lack of literary experience and establish a broader public connection? This may be the next topic for this version of "Thunderstorm" as it moves from experimentation to the masses.
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In recent years, songs such as "Wanjiang" and "Guangliang," which integrate ethnic elements with modern aesthetics, have frequently "gone viral," marking the transition of Chinese-style music from niche dissemination to the mainstream stage. Examining its development trajectory, Chinese-style music is undergoing a profound transformation: from superficial splicing and stacking of ancient-style lyrics, traditional musical instruments, and pentatonic scales, to the reconstruction of a deeper aesthetic system, with greater emphasis on subjectivity, innovation, and systematicness. This shift is not only related to the development of musical art but also responds to the contemporary proposition of the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding Chinese traditional culture.
Tracing the origins of Chinese-style music can go back to the *Classic of Poetry* (《诗经》), but the current Chinese-style music is not the "Feng" (风) of the *Classic of Poetry*. Instead, it is an artistic trend that emerged with the rise of Chinese pop music in the 1980s. At that time, a large number of pop music works with strong regional characteristics such as "Northwest Wind" (西北风), "Northeast Wind" (东北风), and "Southeast Wind" (东南风) emerged. Songs such as "Loess Plateau" (《黄土高坡》), "Xintianyou" (《信天游》), and "Shadow of the Fence" (《篱笆墙的影子》) were widely accepted by the public, becoming the pioneers of pop music in shaking off imitation and actively affirming localization and national aesthetic pursuits. This is also the spiritual source of Chinese-style music.
At the end of the 20th century, with the rise of the Internet, Chinese-style music ushered in a period of rapid development. A large number of works used ancient-style imagery such as "Jiangshan" (江山), "Zhusha" (朱砂), and "Lanshan" (阑珊), combined with electronic folk music timbres, to create a traditional aesthetic atmosphere. Although this can quickly find identity recognition and trigger nostalgic emotional resonance, most of it remains at the level of symbolic borrowing and consumption of traditional culture, and the "collage" characteristics are too obvious.
With the popularization of digital music technology, creators have new tools, and Chinese-style music has ushered in a turning point. Musicians are no longer satisfied with the sampling of ethnic musical instruments in the sound library. They directly combine real traditional instruments such as the Guqin (古琴) and Pipa (琵琶) with electronic rhythms and modern harmonies. The "Zi De Guqin Studio" (自得琴社) takes ancient paintings as its visual blueprint and imaginatively interprets the music and art in the ancient ritual and music system, creating "breakthrough" works such as "Chang'an Twelve Hours Rhapsody" (《长安十二时辰幻想曲》). These works no longer mechanically splice symbols but integrate historical research and traditional aesthetics, allowing sleeping cultural relics to "wake up" in contemporary melodies, which is full of creativity. From transporting elements to dialogue with tradition, the conscious awareness of cultural inheritance and innovation has been highlighted.
Another example is the singer Zhang Gasong (张尕怂). He is rooted in the rural areas of Northwest China and integrates the simple melodies of traditional Hua'er (花儿) and Qinqiang (秦腔) with blues harmonica and reggae rhythms. In his works, the desolate Hua'er singing style and modern-style arrangements are naturally integrated, expressing a strong sense of rural nostalgia and embodying the contemporary aesthetic that emphasizes self-expression and individuality. Such creation not only demonstrates the vitality of folk music but also naturally uses modern musical language, realizing an upgrade from "collecting folk songs" to "re-creation."
In addition to individual-level exploration, true system reconstruction means building an innovative expression system that combines "form, spirit, and meaning." It is necessary to penetrate the superficial symbols and go straight to the cultural and spiritual core, and present it in a musical language that can connect the past and the present and dialogue with the world. In the "Liyue Chapter" (璃月篇) jointly launched by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (上海交响乐团) and the game "Genshin Impact" (《原神》), the melodies full of ethnic style are rendered through rich orchestral and harmonic textures, constructing a symphonic epic narrative tension, and ethnic musical instruments and their timbres outline the oriental aesthetic artistic conception of "Liyue Harbor under the Moon" (月下璃港) and "Cloud-shrouded Mountains" (云山雾绕). This inspires us that in order to shape a Chinese image that carries the weight of civilization and is full of the vitality of urban life, Chinese-style music can shoulder the contemporary mission of telling Chinese stories well.
Looking at the long term, Chinese-style music should not be "a gust of wind," and it is necessary to remain sober on the road ahead. Although from an industrial perspective, the cultural value and market benefits of Chinese-style music are promoting each other and improving as a whole, injecting impetus into the high-quality development of the music industry, how to maintain its true colors in integration and innovation? How to protect the original intention of "literature carrying the Tao" (文以载道) in the commercial wave? How can we keep up with social development and produce excellent works that lead the aesthetics of the times? These questions require creators and the music industry to explore and answer together. When Chinese-style music achieves new leaps in the depth of its roots in tradition, the temperature of its perception of the times, and the breadth of its dissemination of Chinese voices, what it brings will no longer be a wave of popularity, but a cultural river running towards the distance.
(The author is the Vice Dean and Associate Professor of the School of Music, Central Minzu University (中央民族大学音乐学院))
Return to TopRecently, the acting variety show "Infinity and Beyond" (Season 4) returned with the theme of "No Limits, Only Infinity," focusing on young actors honing their acting skills through "infinite film sets" and helping the industry discover promising newcomers. The intention is good, but from the actual presentation, the content arrangement and assessment criteria are worth discussing.
The past experiences and "scars" of the students, and the debates and sharp comments of the mentors, seem to have become more attractive "main features," while the growth of young actors is weakened into a "background board." And contestants with different strengths are packaged into the same performance system, and a few minutes of impromptu clips determine the outcome. This assessment method is certainly full of variety show appeal and can attract attention, but it only tests on-the-spot adaptability and is unfair to players who are slow to enter the role but can perform it in depth.
Acting is an art that requires time to accumulate. Actors calm down to hone their skills, break themselves and reshape themselves in the process of understanding the role, in order to produce satisfactory performances. Perhaps the "dark horse" that the audience expects needs more camera presentation, more reasonable evaluation criteria, and greater room for error. In this way, young actors can realize their "infinite transcendence."
(Taizhou, Zhejiang Province (浙江省台州市) Xu Chang (徐畅))
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