Summary: Xi Jinping, accompanied by Cai Qi and presided over by Ding Xuexiang, addressed a symposium in Shanghai emphasizing the importance of strengthening basic research as the foundation of China's science and technology capabilities. He called for optimized planning, increased funding, talent cultivation, and international cooperation in areas like climate change and energy. Xi stressed the need to integrate into the global innovation network and actively participate in global science and technology governance. He also noted the importance of grasping opportunities in the context of the new round of technological and industrial revolution, as well as intensified global technological competition.
Summary: On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Xi Jinping extended festive greetings and sincere condolences to the working people of China on behalf of the Party Central Committee. He noted the contributions of the working class to the development of the Party and the state. Xi emphasized the importance of promoting the spirit of model workers and craftsmanship in the new journey of Chinese-style modernization. He also called on Party committees and governments at all levels to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the working people.
Summary: In an upcoming issue of *Qiushi* magazine, Xi Jinping's speech from a study session on the spirit of the 20th Party Congress Fourth Plenum will be published. Xi emphasized the importance of Five-Year Plans as a political advantage, highlighting the need for accurate understanding of strategic deployments and adaptation to new domestic and international developments. He called for building a modernized industrial system, focusing on advanced manufacturing and new productive forces, while also advocating for a new development pattern emphasizing domestic circulation and coordinated economic and social development. Xi stressed the need for accurate planning, scientific decision-making, and improved Party leadership in economic and social development. The speech did not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: A reader's conference on the English version of "Xi Jinping: On Governance" Volume V was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Attendees emphasized the book's significance in sharing governance experiences and deepening mutual trust between China and Malaysia, especially amidst complex geopolitical changes. Malaysian officials, including Speaker of the House Johari and Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook, highlighted the book's insights into China's development philosophy and its role in strengthening bilateral ties through initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative. Discussions centered on topics like China-ASEAN cooperation, the China-Malaysia community with a shared future, and the potential for collaboration in areas like digital economy, green development, and trade. The event was co-sponsored by Chinese and Malaysian organizations and attended by representatives from various sectors.
Summary: On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Xi Jinping extended greetings to workers nationwide, emphasizing the need for local Party committees and governments to safeguard their rights and address their concerns, while motivating them to strive for national goals. Xi has repeatedly visited workers, focusing on their well-being, including income and working conditions. He stressed raising income levels and the importance of skills and innovation in income distribution. Xi Jinping also emphasized the importance of promoting the all-round development of workers and strengthening the protection of their rights. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Xi Jinping extended greetings to the nation's workers, emphasizing their contributions to China's modernization. He highlighted the importance of hard work, innovation, and dedication in achieving national goals. Xi has consistently shown concern for workers, sharing labor with them on inspection tours and praising model workers. He has repeatedly stressed the importance of respecting labor, promoting the spirit of craftsmanship, and cultivating a skilled workforce for China's future. He has also urged the nation to promote innovation and high level of technological self-reliance.
Summary: Marking the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan, this article celebrates the achievements of the Chinese working class, emphasizing their role in driving economic and technological advancements. It highlights the nation's economic progress, including a 5.0% GDP increase in the first quarter, attributing it to the labor force's contributions to innovation, industrial upgrading, and food and energy security. The piece calls for further cultivating a skilled workforce to enhance China's talent advantage and achieve high-quality development, particularly in the face of a complex external environment. It stresses the importance of hard work, innovation, and dedication to overcome challenges and realize the goals of socialist modernization. The article underscores the Party's commitment to improving the lives of workers and ensuring that the benefits of modernization are shared equitably.
Summary: Ahead of International Workers' Day, the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions jointly announced the "Most Beautiful Workers" for 2026. Ten individuals were selected for their contributions in various fields, including technological innovation, rural revitalization, and community service. These model workers exemplify dedication and hard work, promoting the idea that happiness is achieved through labor. The article makes no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations. A special program featuring the awardees will be broadcast soon.
Summary: Zhejiang Governor Liu Jie stated that Zhejiang aims to achieve high-quality development and common prosperity during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, focusing on innovation, domestic demand expansion, and stabilizing employment and businesses. He highlighted Zhejiang's advancements in technological innovation, business activity, reform and opening up, and progress towards common prosperity during the "14th Five-Year Plan." Xu Wenguang, Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, indicated that they are focusing on narrowing the "three major gaps" in urban-rural development and promoting high-quality development to build a demonstration zone for common prosperity. Liu Jie emphasized the importance of creating a first-class innovation ecosystem and integrating technological and industrial innovation. No mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations was made in the article.
Summary: Xi Jinping announced the revised "Prison Law of the People's Republic of China", effective November 1, 2026 and the "Social Assistance Law of the People's Republic of China", effective July 1, 2026. Additionally, Zhang Zhu was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, replacing Han Jun. Zhang Chengzong was appointed as the Minister of Emergency Management. All these decisions were made on April 30, 2026, by the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee. The report does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee concluded its 22nd session, passing revisions to the Prison Law and Social Assistance Law. The committee approved the removal of Han Jun as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, replacing him with Zhang Zhu, and appointed Zhang Chengzhong as Minister of Emergency Management. The session also ratified treaties on criminal justice assistance with Azerbaijan and a friendship treaty with several Central Asian countries. Zhao Leji presided over the closing meeting, which was attended by numerous NPC Standing Committee members and officials. Following the session, a lecture on China's polar exploration activities was given by Sun Shuxian.
Summary: Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji presided over the closing meeting of the 22nd session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, during which two draft laws were passed, including the newly formulated Social Assistance Law and the revised Prison Law. Zhao emphasized the importance of thoroughly implementing Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and improving the quality of NPC work to contribute to a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan." He urged members to strengthen their study of Xi Jinping Thought, serve the overall situation, and focus on key areas of legislation, including foreign-related fields. Zhao also stressed the need to perform duties for the people, practice whole-process people's democracy, and improve the quality of investigations and research to ensure that the work of the NPC is more realistic and closer to people's lives.
Summary: Chairman Zhao Leji presided over the 67th meeting of the 14th NPC Standing Committee. The meeting reviewed reports on revisions to the draft Prison Law and the draft Social Assistance Law, presented by Xin Chunying. Liu Qi reported on other matters proposed for a vote. The committee decided to submit the drafts for a vote at the closing meeting of the 22nd session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee. Vice Chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, including Li Hongzhong and Wang Dongming, were present at the meeting.
Summary: Wang Huning, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, addressed a meeting launching democratic oversight of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, following a review of similar efforts in the Yangtze River. Wang emphasized the need to implement Xi Jinping's thought and the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, focusing on ecological protection, long-term stability of the Yellow River, and high-quality development across the basin. Li Ganjie presided over the meeting, which included speeches from leaders of various democratic parties and representatives. The meeting also included speeches from the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Ministry of Water Resources.
Summary: At a ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Zhang Chengzhong was sworn in as the Minister of Emergency Management after being appointed by the 14th NPC Standing Committee. The swearing-in ceremony, conducted according to the Constitution, was presided over by Li Hongzhong, Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee. Relevant officials from the NPC and the Ministry of Emergency Management attended the event. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: Chen Xi presided over the graduation ceremony for the first group of students from the Central Party School's (National Academy of Governance) 2026 Spring semester. The 370 graduates, including four student representatives who spoke at the ceremony, emphasized the significance of their studies at the commencement of the 15th Five-Year Plan period. They highlighted their in-depth study of Xi Jinping Thought and the spirit of the 20th Central Committee's Fourth Plenum. Graduates committed to applying Xi Jinping Thought to promote high-quality development and establish a correct view of performance.
Summary: The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress approved the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Criminal Justice Assistance," signed in Beijing on April 23, 2025. The treaty outlines cooperation between the two countries in criminal justice matters. No specific officials are mentioned in the provided text. There is no mention of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress approved the "Treaty of Eternal 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," signed in Astana on June 17, 2025, by a representative of the People's Republic of China. This treaty solidifies cooperative relationships with Central Asian nations. The decision suggests a continued emphasis on regional stability and Chinese influence in Central Asia. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The State Council has appointed Zhang Chengzhong as the First Political Commissar of the National Fire and Rescue Administration. The announcement, made by Xinhua News Agency, signals a personnel change within China's emergency response system. The article contains no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) announced the removal of NPC representative status for Yi Lianhong, Zeng Congqin, Dai Xuebin, Wei Gang, and Lei Siwei, decided by the respective provincial People's Congresses of Zhejiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Gansu. Yi Lianhong was also removed from his position as Deputy Director of the NPC's Financial and Economic Affairs Committee. These actions reduce the total number of representatives in the 14th NPC to 2873. The announcement does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article reports that Feng Yi has been removed from her position as Deputy Secretary-General of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee. The announcement focuses solely on this personnel change, without mentioning any accompanying officials or broader political context. The article contains no discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Xi Jinping extended greetings to workers nationwide, emphasizing the need for Party committees and governments to protect their rights, address their concerns, and motivate them to strive for national goals. He stressed the importance of increasing the income of workers and promoting their overall development. Xi Jinping has repeatedly visited grassroots workers, inquiring about their well-being and listening to their expectations, including their income and working conditions. He has also emphasized the need to strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The article announces personnel changes within the Chinese government. Han Jun was removed from his position as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and Zhang Zhuzhu was appointed to replace him. Additionally, Zhang Chengzhong was appointed as Minister of Emergency Management. The article does not mention any statements or actions by these officials, nor does it reference the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: This article details personnel changes within China's Supreme People's Court. Zhang Junwen was removed from his position as Deputy Chief Judge of the Second Circuit Court. Fu Xiaoming was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge and Judge of the Case Filing Tribunal. Song Shuangjiang, Yan Wenjun, and Zhang Zhenhua were appointed as Judges of the Supreme People's Court. Yang Zhanfu was removed from his position as a Judge of the Supreme People's Court.
Summary: Guo Xingwang has been removed from his position as a procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. The announcement was made by Xinhua News Agency in Beijing on April 30th.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Green and Sustainable Development Forum, emphasizing the importance of deepening exchanges and cooperation among SCO countries in green and sustainable development. Attendees highlighted the letter as demonstrating China's commitment to global ecological progress and offering "Chinese solutions" for global governance, with many expressing a desire to learn from China's advancements in green development. Several representatives emphasized China's role as a leader in global green transformation and the importance of international cooperation within the SCO framework. Participants also noted the significance of China's concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and its relevance to sustainable economic growth. Russia's representative stated that China has become one of the global pioneers in promoting green development.
Summary: Starting May 1st, China has implemented zero-tariff measures for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties. This initiative aims to boost Sino-African cooperation by expanding China's market access for African goods. The move is expected to increase trade volume, promote industrial upgrading in Africa, and provide Chinese consumers with more diverse product choices. It also aims to strengthen supply chains and benefit the livelihoods of people in both China and Africa. African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat hailed the zero-tariff policy as timely and fraternal, helping Africa to confront multiple challenges.
Summary: On the occasion of International Workers' Day, Xi Jinping extended festive greetings and sincere regards to workers nationwide, praising their contributions to the development of the Party and the nation. Xi has consistently emphasized the importance of labor, innovation, and dedication, urging workers to contribute to building a strong country and national rejuvenation. He has visited numerous work sites, including farms, construction sites, and tech companies, showing his concern for workers' well-being and encouraging them to strive for excellence. Xi also highlighted the importance of respecting labor models and fostering a skilled workforce to achieve Chinese-style modernization. This article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: In an upcoming *Qiushi* article, Xi Jinping emphasizes the importance of five-year plans as a key political advantage for the Party. He calls for a comprehensive, profound, and accurate understanding of the strategic deployments of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. Xi notes that China faces a period of strategic opportunity alongside risks and uncertainties, requiring careful analysis of both domestic and international situations to ensure sustainable development. He stresses the need to build a modernized industrial system, focusing on advanced manufacturing and new productive forces, while also promoting coordinated economic and social development. Finally, he calls for strengthening the Party's leadership in economic and social development, including combating corruption and cultivating the correct view of performance.
Summary: In a phone call on April 30th, Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Rubio that Xi Jinping and President Trump's leadership had maintained stability in U.S.-China relations, which benefits both countries and the world. He stressed that the Taiwan issue is China's core interest and the greatest risk in U.S.-China relations, urging the U.S. to honor its commitments. Rubio stated that U.S.-China relations are the world's most important, with head-of-state diplomacy at their core. Both parties agreed to maintain communication, respect each other, and seek strategic stability in their relationship.
Summary: Politburo Member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, and Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in Beijing. During the meeting with Lahbib, Wang expressed China's desire to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Belgium and hoped Belgium would play a constructive role within the EU to resolve economic and trade differences with China through dialogue. Lahbib affirmed Belgium's adherence to the One China policy and its willingness to promote healthy EU-China relations. In his meeting with Kommasith, Wang affirmed China's commitment to promoting cooperation on the China-Laos railway and in other areas.
Summary: Li Hongzhong, a member of the Politburo, attended a reception celebrating the 65th anniversary of China-Laos diplomatic relations and the "China-Laos Friendship Year," stating that the China-Laos community with a shared future is deepening under the strategic guidance of Xi Jinping and Thongloun Sisoulith. Li expressed China's willingness to strengthen strategic communication, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, and deepen friendship with Laos. Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith also expressed a desire to work together to achieve new results in building the Laos-China community with a shared future. The reception was co-hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Lao Embassy in China.
Summary: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the lead Chinese negotiator on trade, held a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Katherine Tai to discuss trade issues and expand practical cooperation, focusing on the consensus reached between the two countries' presidents in Busan and subsequent calls. He Lifeng voiced concerns regarding recent U.S. trade restrictions on China. Both sides agreed to continue utilizing the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism to manage disagreements and enhance cooperation, aiming for a healthy, stable, and sustainable development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations. The discussions were described as frank, in-depth, and constructive.
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Summary: The article commemorates the 110th anniversary of Rong Yiren's birth, highlighting his transformation from a national capitalist to a "red capitalist" and praising him as a patriotic role model. It details his contributions to the socialist transformation of industry and commerce, his role in establishing the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) as a window for foreign investment, and his efforts in promoting reunification with Taiwan. The article emphasizes Rong's loyalty to the Communist Party and his dedication to China's socialist modernization. It also touches on his work promoting foreign investment in China and helping the country grow and modernize.
Summary: This article discusses the implementation of the "Regulations on Petition Work" since May 1, 2022, highlighting efforts to strengthen the Party's leadership over petition work and promote its legalization. Local leaders are reported to have taken the lead in receiving visitors and resolving prominent petition issues, with 991,000 visits by leaders at or above the county level in 2025 alone. The article also mentions the establishment of coordination mechanisms to address complex issues, such as housing certificate problems in Changsha. Furthermore, the piece emphasizes the importance of collecting public suggestions to improve governance, citing the example of Hangzhou's bridge accessibility improvements based on citizen input. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The first complete Chinese translation of the "International Military Tribunal for the Far East Trial Record," totaling over 20 million words across 40 volumes, was launched at Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages. The project, a collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, fills a gap in systematic translation and publication of relevant documents in China. Marking the 80th anniversary of the Tokyo Trials, scholars at the launch discussed the historical value of the translation in defending historical justice and promoting world peace. Experts also convered its significance for educating future generations. There was no mention of U.S. or U.S.-China relations in the article.
Summary: Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Green and Sustainable Development Forum, emphasizing the importance of deepening exchanges and cooperation among SCO countries in green and sustainable development. Representatives from SCO member states and other countries praised China's achievements in green development and its "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" concept. Many expressed a desire to learn from China's experience and strengthen cooperation within the SCO framework on environmental protection, climate change, and sustainable development. Several representatives noted China's leading role in global green development and its promotion of green energy technologies. Participants also alluded to China's broader global initiatives as guidance for sustainable development.
Summary: Yi Huiman, former Deputy Director of the Economic Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission for severe violations of discipline and law. The investigation reveals Yi's disregard for the Party's major decisions on the capital market, engagement in superstitious activities, acceptance of bribes, and abuse of power for personal gain and the benefit of relatives. He is accused of violating political, organizational, integrity, and lifestyle disciplines, as well as suspected bribery. Yi has been expelled from the Party and removed from public office, and his case will be transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution.
Summary: The article celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the "Youth Commando Team" (青年突击队), highlighting their role in various construction projects throughout China. Originally formed in 1954 to overcome difficult construction tasks, these teams of young workers have evolved from manual labor to embracing technological innovation in projects like the Beijing Daxing International Airport, where they solved the challenge of constructing railway tunnels beneath the terminal. The teams are lauded for their dedication to completing urgent and difficult tasks, including disaster relief. The article emphasizes their commitment to following the Party's lead and contributing to China's modernization, noting that some teams are active in Belt and Road Initiative countries. The United States is mentioned in reference to a measurement competition where the team won against US experts.
Summary: The article discusses China's system of recognizing and rewarding outstanding workers and collectives to encourage innovation and contribution to socialist construction. Key awards include the National Model Worker and Advanced Worker awards, given every five years by the State Council, and the National Outstanding Professional and Technical Personnel and China Skills Awards. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions revised regulations for the National May Day Labor Awards, which now encompass awards for organizations, individuals, and teams. These awards aim to recognize individuals and groups who have made significant contributions across various sectors, emphasizing a focus on grassroots workers. The article does not contain discussion of the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: The Linyi Worker's Cultural Palace Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall in Shandong province, a national patriotic education base established in 2021, showcases the history of the labor movement in the region and promotes the "Yimeng Spirit." The museum features exhibits with historical photos, artifacts, and multimedia displays, focusing on the role of workers in supporting the Communist revolution. The Linyi Trade Union has integrated the museum into training programs and educational tours, aiming to promote patriotism and the spirit of hard work among workers. The museum has hosted over 500 red education events and welcomed over 30,000 visiting groups.
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Summary: This article discusses the rise of literary creation among Chinese laborers from various sectors, highlighting its significance in reflecting their experiences and promoting societal respect for labor. It notes the role of internet and new media in enabling "everyone to be a creator," leading to a surge in writings from workers, delivery drivers, and farmers. These works emphasize the awakening of laborers' subjectivity and offer insights into diverse professions, fostering understanding and appreciation for all forms of labor. The article further emphasizes the positive interaction between reading and writing, and how reading can inspire laborers to write. The author advocates for greater support for these grassroots creators to promote a society that values labor.
Summary: A series of biographies titled "Great Craftsman Figures" highlights the dedication and achievements of exceptional Chinese workers in fields ranging from high-tech to traditional crafts. The series focuses on individuals like algorithm engineer Peng Fei and rocket welder Gao Fenglin, illustrating their dedication and mastery. The book underscores the enduring relevance of craftsmanship in both traditional and high-tech industries. These stories aim to inspire and promote the spirit of craftsmanship as essential for national rejuvenation. The article does not mention the United States or U.S.-China relations.
Summary: According to an interview with a Shanghai Museum researcher and practitioner of bronze restoration, modern artifact restoration emphasizes minimal intervention and scientific judgment to preserve historical authenticity. The researcher co-authored a book explaining artifact restoration through ten case studies involving both traditional craftsmanship and modern technology like CT scans and 3D modeling. They described leading a team in the restoration of artifacts unearthed at the Sanxingdui site, including a bronze head with a gold mask. The researcher underscores the importance of patience, careful observation, and the integration of technology to expand understanding of artifacts' internal structures and damage mechanisms, while emphasizing that ultimate treatment decisions still require experience and judgment. The researcher also notes that the field is evolving from experience-based to more scientific and standardized practices.
Summary: The provided text is a reflection by a poet from a small village in Ningxia, China, named Maidicha, on the relationship between his life as a farmer and his poetry. He emphasizes that his poetry is rooted in the land and his experiences working as a farmer, particularly cultivating corn. He draws inspiration from Irish poet Seamus Heaney's "Digging," highlighting the importance of lived experience in creating meaningful poetry. He contrasts his authentic, land-based poetry with a period where he tried to write about other topics and found it unfulfilling. The poet sees his poems as gifts born from labor and deeply connected to the rural landscape and rhythms of his life.
Summary: The author recounts their emotional reaction to their work, "My Life as a Nanny in Beijing," being permanently collected by the China Modern Literature Museum. The book tells the stories of rural women working as domestic helpers in Beijing, highlighting their resilience and dreams. The author was inspired by other working-class writers and the positive reception from readers who identified with the book's themes. The author's mother expressed immense pride in her daughter's accomplishment. The author hopes to continue writing about rural life and experiences.
Summary: The author discusses their motivation and process for writing the novel "Vertical Takeoff" (垂直起飞), which explores the burgeoning low-altitude economy in China. Inspired by their experiences in the aerospace industry and interactions with entrepreneurs in the field, the author focuses on the tensions between different approaches to low-altitude aircraft, particularly the debate between those with aviation backgrounds and those from the automotive industry. The novel also includes a character representing the government's perspective on regulating the industry while supporting its growth. The author notes that they studied flight control technology in the United States. The author now also develops aircraft, experiencing the same stories they wrote about in the novel.
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Basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the general switch for all technical problems. We must strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures, enhance our country's original innovation capabilities, and further consolidate the foundation for building a strong country in science and technology.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to basic research, and has promoted the significant improvement of the level of basic research in our country by optimizing the scientific research layout, increasing investment guarantees, and innovating systems and mechanisms. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and global scientific and technological competition is more focused on basic frontier fields, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is increasingly prominent. We must seize opportunities, meet challenges, and earnestly put basic research on the important agenda, continue to grasp it, and constantly achieve new results.
We must strengthen overall planning and top-level design, and optimize the systematic layout of basic research. We must promote the development of education, science and technology, and talent in an integrated manner, do a good job in cultivating, introducing, and using talent in an all-round way, and strengthen the basic research talent team. We must strengthen support and guarantees for basic research. We must actively integrate into the global innovation network, deepen international exchanges and cooperation in basic research, jointly tackle major scientific problems such as climate change, energy and environment, and life and health, and actively participate in global science and technology governance.
Shanghai, April 30 (People's Daily) - Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a symposium on strengthening basic research in Shanghai (上海) on the morning of the 30th and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that basic research is the source of the entire scientific system and the general switch for all technical problems. We must strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures, enhance our country's original innovation capabilities, and further consolidate the foundation for building a strong country in science and technology.
Cai Qi (蔡奇), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, attended the symposium. Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, presided over the symposium.
At the symposium, Yin Hejun (阴和俊), Minister of Science and Technology, Huai Jinpeng (怀进鹏), Minister of Education, Hou Jianguo (侯建国), President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院), Chen Jining (陈吉宁), Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, Liu Ruochuan (刘若川), Dean of the School of Mathematical Sciences of Peking University (北京大学), Liu Chenli (刘陈立), Dean of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院深圳先进技术研究院), Qiao Yu (乔宇), Professor of Pujiang Laboratory (浦江实验室), and Zhang Pingxiang (张平祥), Chief Scientist of Western Superconducting Technologies Co., Ltd. (西部超导材料科技股份有限公司), spoke successively, introducing the work situation and putting forward opinions and suggestions on strengthening basic research.
After listening to everyone's speeches, Xi Jinping (习近平) delivered an important speech. He pointed out that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has attached great importance to basic research, and has promoted the significant improvement of the level of basic research in our country by optimizing the scientific research layout, increasing investment guarantees, and innovating systems and mechanisms. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating breakthroughs, and global scientific and technological competition is more focused on basic frontier fields, and the importance of original and disruptive innovation is increasingly prominent. We must seize opportunities, meet challenges, and earnestly put basic research on the important agenda, continue to grasp it, and constantly achieve new results.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen overall planning and top-level design, and optimize the systematic layout of basic research. Adhere to the strategic guidance of "four orientations," further clarify the main direction and key areas of basic research. Strengthen the leading role of national scientific research institutions, high-level research universities, etc., encourage and regulate the development of new research and development institutions, promote the deep integration of industry, academia, research, and application led by enterprises, and open up the innovation chain of basic research, application development, and achievement transformation. Strengthen the construction of basic disciplines and promote the coordinated development of applied disciplines and basic disciplines.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to promote the development of education, science and technology, and talent in an integrated manner, do a good job in cultivating, introducing, and using talent in an all-round way, and strengthen the basic research talent team. Follow the laws of talent growth, improve the quality of education, and continuously cultivate reserve forces for basic research. Optimize the mechanism of collaborative education between science, education, and research, and pay attention to discovering and cultivating talents on the front line of scientific research. Adhere to task-driven, old-to-new, and vigorously support young talents. Promote the spirit of scientists, strengthen popular science publicity, stimulate the imagination and desire for exploration of young people, and make devoting themselves to basic research a life pursuit for more young people.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that it is necessary to strengthen support and guarantees for basic research. Gradually increase the proportion of basic research funding and form a diversified investment pattern. Systematically plan and build major science and technology infrastructure and build an intelligent scientific research platform system. Improve the classified evaluation system that conforms to the characteristics of basic research, improve the working and living conditions of basic researchers, and create an open, inclusive, and tolerant innovation environment. Strengthen the construction of scientific research integrity.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that it is necessary to actively integrate into the global innovation network, deepen international exchanges and cooperation in basic research, jointly tackle major scientific problems such as climate change, energy and environment, and life and health, and actively participate in global science and technology governance.
Ding Xuexiang (丁薛祥) presided over the meeting and said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important speech fully affirmed the achievements of basic research in our country, comprehensively analyzed the new situation and new challenges faced, and made strategic deployments and put forward clear requirements for strengthening basic research. The speech is far-sighted and rich in content, and has strong political, ideological, and guiding significance. It points out the direction for strengthening basic research and provides fundamental guidelines. We must deeply study and understand the spirit of General Secretary's important speech, accurately grasp the strategic intention of the Party Central Committee, enhance the sense of urgency, responsibility, and mission, and strengthen basic research in an all-round way with more firm confidence and determination, and more pragmatic measures and actions, and strive to enhance original innovation capabilities, and strive to achieve high-level self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology and build a strong country in science and technology.
Yin Li (尹力), Shi Taifeng (石泰峰), Liu Guozhong (刘国中), Zhang Guoqing (张国清), and Huang Kunming (黄坤明) attended the symposium.
Responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant units of the military, and major provinces and cities, as well as heads of relevant universities, scientific research institutions, national laboratories, and enterprises, and representatives of scientific researchers attended the symposium.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. On the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, on behalf of the Party Central Committee, extended festive congratulations and sincere greetings to the vast number of working people across the country.
Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, the vast number of working people are closely united around the Party, striving for progress, and daring to innovate and create, making important contributions to the development of the Party and the country.
Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized that this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." He hopes that the vast number of working people will vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, work hard and practically, dedicate themselves to their work, play a main force role in promoting high-quality economic and social development, and demonstrate the demeanor of masters. Party committees and governments at all levels must earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of working people, focus on solving urgent and difficult problems that people are concerned about, and mobilize and encourage the vast number of working people to make unremitting efforts to realize the grand blueprint.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. The No. 9 issue of "Seeking Truth" magazine, to be published on May 1st, will feature an important article by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, titled "Speech at the Seminar for Principal Leading Cadres at the Provincial and Ministerial Level on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee."
The article emphasizes that we must fully recognize that formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is our important political advantage. Formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is conducive to realizing the leadership of the Party, concentrating efforts on accomplishing major tasks, proactively grasping strategic issues, and maintaining the continuity of our endeavors. Formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is a highly political and policy-oriented task, and our Party has created and accumulated rich experience in its long-term practice. This mainly includes: adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, adhering to starting from reality, adhering to the principle of the whole country acting as one, adhering to promoting democracy and pooling wisdom, and adhering to the principle of legal planning. We must further strengthen our confidence in the system and continuously carry forward this advantage in light of new realities.
The article points out that it is necessary to comprehensively, profoundly, and accurately understand and grasp the strategic deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. Comprehensively means understanding the "Recommendations" from a holistic perspective, grasping the major significance, situation, guiding ideology, important principles, objectives, tasks, and policy measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period as a whole. Profoundly means understanding both the what and the why of the "Recommendations," knowing not only what it is but also why and how to do it. Accurately means precisely grasping the policy boundaries and scales of the various deployments in the "Recommendations," ensuring that what should be done must be done, what can be done should be done with effort, and what should not be done must never be done.
The article points out that it is necessary to keenly grasp the new changes in the domestic and international situation. China's development is in a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. This is the overall judgment of the situation. When we analyze the situation, we must not only consider all factors comprehensively but also be good at grasping the new changes in some key factors. The purpose is to have a global perspective, aim high and see far, maintain strategic focus and full confidence, and carefully plan and operate tactically to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of China's development.
The article points out that it is necessary to build a modern industrial system in a solid and down-to-earth manner. Building a modern industrial system is to achieve an overall leap in the industrial system. All regions and industries must accurately identify their positions, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, give full play to their comparative advantages, and form a dynamic situation in which upstream and downstream industries are interconnected, each displaying its strengths and working in the same direction. The backbone of the modern industrial system is advanced manufacturing. We must maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing and vigorously develop advanced manufacturing. Modern infrastructure is an organic part of the modern industrial system. Attention should be paid to calculating input-output accounts and improving the degree of adaptation. Developing new quality productive forces is an inevitable requirement for building a modern industrial system. We must adhere to adapting to local conditions and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation based on reality.
The article points out that it is necessary to win strategic initiative by accelerating the construction of a new development pattern. China has a large population, a large market, a complete industrial system, and strong development momentum. Its position in the global industrial chain and supply chain is irreplaceable. This is the foundation for our economy's endogenous growth and independent development. To build a new development pattern, we must adhere to making the domestic major cycle the mainstay and let domestic demand become the main driving force for China's economic development. We must correctly handle the relationship between consumption and investment, demand and supply, adhere to closely combining benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and strive to improve the quality and efficiency of the national economic cycle. Building a new development pattern must unblock the domestic and international dual cycles. We must enhance the autonomy of expanding high-level opening-up by strengthening the domestic major cycle, and enhance the vitality of domestic reform and development by expanding the international cycle, truly achieving internal and external connectivity and mutual promotion.
The article points out that it is necessary to promote coordinated economic and social development. Economic development and social development are mutually reinforcing and cannot be lopsided. Promoting social development and improving people's livelihoods are the priorities. We must organically unify economic development and improving people's livelihoods, embed the requirements of improving people's livelihoods in the formulation of economic development policies, and simultaneously consider the effects of promoting economic development in the formulation of people's livelihood policies. To promote social development, we must focus on social governance. We must adhere to Party building leadership, strengthen the rule of law guarantee, consolidate the foundation at the grassroots level, and effectively improve the level of social governance. Security is the prerequisite for development. We must coordinate development and security, thoroughly implement the overall national security concept, continuously enhance economic and social resilience, and make every effort to safeguard national security and social stability.
The article points out that scientific planning must implement the requirements of accurate positioning, clear boundaries, complementary functions, and unified connection, and adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and legal decision-making. Local plans and special plans in various related fields should be well connected with the overall national plan, reflect the spirit and requirements of the overall national plan, and at the same time, they should be adapted to local conditions and circumstances, unify needs and possibilities, and ensure that what is decided can be done and can be effectively implemented.
The article emphasizes that it is necessary to focus on improving the Party's ability and level to lead economic and social development. First, further strengthen learning. Study the Party's innovative theories, thoroughly understand the Party Central Committee's major policies and decisions, improve political ability and strategic thinking ability, improve professional qualities, and continuously enhance the ability to build modernization in practice. Second, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements. Adhere to starting from reality and acting according to laws, create achievements that can withstand the test of practice and history, truly benefit the people, and be recognized by the masses through scientific decision-making and hard work. Third, vigorously promote the spirit of struggle. Dare to struggle and be good at struggle, eliminate risks and hidden dangers in a timely and decisive manner, and strive to transform unfavorable factors into favorable conditions for overcoming the enemy and winning. Fourth, unswervingly punish corruption. Always maintain a high-pressure anti-corruption stance, without stopping or retreating, promote the integrated approach of "不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐" (bù gǎn fǔ, bù néng fǔ, bù xiǎng fǔ - "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, not wanting to be corrupt," a comprehensive strategy to combat corruption), effectively confine power in the cage of the system, and focus on eradicating the soil and conditions for corruption.
Return to TopThe China-Malaysia Readers' Event for the English version of Volume V of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was held in Kuala Lumpur (吉隆坡), the capital of Malaysia (马来西亚), on April 30, reported by Xinhua News Agency (新华社) reporters He Guanghai (何光海) and Yuan Rui (袁睿).
Attendees believed that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) important works carry great development experiences and governance concepts representing Eastern wisdom. Especially against the backdrop of complex evolving geopolitical landscape and profound changes in the global governance system, China (中国) and Malaysia (马来西亚) carrying out in-depth exchanges of governance experience through the dissemination of the book is of great significance for deepening China-Malaysia friendship, mutual trust, and mutually beneficial win-win cooperation, and promoting the building of a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.
Johari (佐哈里), Speaker of the Lower House of the Malaysian Parliament (马来西亚国会下议院), said in his speech that "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" elucidates China's development concepts, major strategies, and its positioning in the global landscape, which helps readers to understand the ideological logic behind China's policies more deeply. For Malaysia, this is not only a window to understand China, but also an important foundation for promoting the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations. He looks forward to both sides exchanging views, deepening understanding, and consolidating cooperation in exchange activities such as reader conferences, so as to help the future development of Malaysia-China relations.
Malaysian Minister of Transport Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福) said that Volume V of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" contains important discussions on high-quality development, high-level opening up to the outside world, and jointly building the "Belt and Road" initiative, which provides important inspiration for deepening Malaysia-China connectivity. In recent years, Malaysia and China have achieved remarkable results in jointly building the "Belt and Road" with high quality, and Malaysia is willing to continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with China in various fields. He also said that during his visit to China, he deeply felt China's governance advantages in concentrating resources to accomplish major tasks to promote national development and prosperity.
Liang Zhilihua (梁志华), President of the Southeast Asia Social Science Research Center of Malaysia (马来西亚东南亚社科研究中心), said that "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" contains the political philosophy of China's economic and social development and China's relations with the world, which lays an important foundation for deepening and solidifying Malaysia-China cooperation. With the deepening implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the advancement of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, Malaysia-China relations are ushering in a new stage of upgrading to system synergy, and the two sides have broad prospects for cooperation in economic and trade investment, digital economy, green development and other fields.
During the event, China presented the English version of Volume V of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" to foreign guests. Experts attending the meeting exchanged and discussed topics such as national governance, China-ASEAN regional cooperation, and the China-Malaysia community with a shared future.
The event was hosted by the State Council Information Office of China (中国国务院新闻办公室), China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (中国外文局), and the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia (中国驻马来西亚大使馆). About 200 people from publishing, think tanks, media and other sectors from China and Malaysia attended the event.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 易舒冉
On the occasion of this year's "May Day" International Labor Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) extended festive greetings and sincere regards to the vast number of working people across the country, emphasizing: "Party committees and governments at all levels must earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of working people, focus on solving pressing issues of concern, and mobilize and inspire the vast number of working people to work tirelessly to achieve the grand blueprint."
Glory belongs to the workers, and happiness belongs to the workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "We must focus on promoting common prosperity and steadily increase the well-being of the vast number of workers and working people."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly visited grassroots workers, asking about their well-being and listening to their expectations, always concerned about the vital interests of the working people.
This concern is a safeguard for workers to be rewarded for their labor.
"Is the work tiring?" "How is the income?" "Will you return to your hometown for the Spring Festival?" On February 10 this year, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Parent Canteen in Xinjiekou Subdistrict (新街口街道), Xicheng District (西城区), Beijing (北京市), he inquired with concern about the work and life of the deliverymen resting there, praising their hard work and contributions.
Rewinding time, on February 8, 2013, also on the eve of the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the construction site of Nanluoguxiang Station (南锣鼓巷站) on Beijing Subway Line 8 (北京地铁8号线), entered the temporary small home of steelworker Fan Yong (范勇) on the construction site, and carefully learned about his work, income, and living conditions.
When workers are rewarded for their labor and diligence, every "small family" can be full of warmth.
"We must place the work of stabilizing employment in a more prominent position and continuously increase the income level of workers," "Orderly increase the weight of labor, skills, knowledge, and innovation in income distribution"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has this in mind.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes, "Promote more pay for more work, more pay for higher skills, and more pay for innovators," and "Synchronize the increase in labor remuneration with the increase in labor productivity." A series of deployments further encourage the vast number of workers to realize their aspirations for a better life through hard work, honest labor, and creative labor.
This concern is a care for promoting the comprehensive development of employees.
April 28, 2025, the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the meeting celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) and commending national model workers and advanced workers: "We must adhere to the worker-centered work orientation, wholeheartedly serve the working masses, and promote the comprehensive development of workers."
The ultimate goal of modernization is to realize the free and comprehensive development of people. Promoting the comprehensive development of employees is not only a response to the long-term expectations of workers but also a long-term move to practice the people-centered development thought.
"Which series is your professional title in?"
On October 17, 2022, when participating in the discussion of the Guangxi (广西) delegation to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked Zheng Zhiming (郑志明) from Guangxi Automobile Group (广西汽车集团).
Zheng Zhiming (郑志明), who has been working on the front line for more than 20 years, reported to the General Secretary: "I have just been rated as a special-grade technician and also as a senior engineer. The Party's policies have given us workers who graduated from vocational high schools a good way out."
In the question and answer, there is the General Secretary's deep concern for the growth and development of employees.
At present, new quality productive forces are booming, which puts higher demands on the workers' own abilities and levels.
From implementing vocational skills improvement actions to carrying out various forms of labor and skills competitions, and then to enriching the spiritual and cultural life of employees... A series of policies and measures empower workers' growth, continuously broaden the space for career development, and enable the vast number of employees to realize their life values in comprehensive development.
This concern is a long-term effort to strengthen the protection of workers' rights and interests.
There is no distinction between high and low in labor, and any occupation is honorable. Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers is not only a reflection of social justice but also a key move to enhance well-being.
From conducting in-depth investigations and research at the grassroots level to presiding over relevant meetings and studying and deploying relevant work, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always paid close attention to the issue of protecting workers' rights and interests.
The results of the ninth national survey on the status of the workforce show that there are 84 million new forms of employment workers in China.
"Strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new forms of employment workers, expand the pilot program of occupational injury protection, and summarize experience and form a system in a timely manner," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out the key.
From the launch of the occupational injury protection pilot program for new forms of employment personnel in seven provinces and cities including Beijing (北京) and Shanghai (上海) in July 2022, to the clear proposal in this year's "Government Work Report" to "introduce policies to support flexible employment personnel and new forms of employment personnel to participate in employee insurance" and "steadily and orderly promote the expansion of the occupational injury protection pilot program," the level of protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new forms of employment workers has continued to improve.
"There should be both management and service."
In recent years, trade union organizations have extended to the grassroots level, providing a safety net for new forms of employment workers to join the union, and providing services with heart and soul. From solving the "difficulty in eating, drinking water, and resting" for outdoor workers to providing diversified intelligent projects, the services of trade union stations are becoming more and more considerate and convenient.
Chinese-style modernization takes benefiting the people as its value purpose. Steadily increasing the well-being of the vast number of workers and working people in joint construction and sharing will gather a powerful force for high-quality development.
Return to TopLabor is the source of all happiness; laborers are the creators and guardians of a better life.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has deeply praised the creation of labor, vigorously promoted the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, cared for frontline workers, and stood, thought, and worked together with the vast working people.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." On the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) extended festive congratulations and sincere greetings to the vast number of working people across the country, pointing out that on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, the vast number of working people are closely united around the Party, striving for progress, and daring to innovate and create, making important contributions to the development of the Party and the country.
"Glory belongs to the workers, happiness belongs to the workers." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) sincere care inspires hundreds of millions of workers to write new glory with labor on the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"Our roots are planted among the working people"
"All the happiness in the world needs to be created through hard work." - November 2012, said the newly elected General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping (习近平) when meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists.
The affectionate message is of paramount importance, reflecting the true color of a great power leader as a worker.
At the end of March this year, Beijing (北京) was full of spring sunshine. At the site of the capital's voluntary tree planting activity in Baishan Town (百善镇), Changping District (昌平区), shoveling soil, backfilling embankments, and watering... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) planted oil pines, Beijing (北京) peonies, elm leaf plums, eucommia ulmoides, and maple trees with cadres, the masses, and Young Pioneers.
A shovel cultivates new soil, and a hoe reflects the original intention.
More than 30 years ago, in 1989, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Committee (宁德地委) of Fujian (福建), led cadres from the prefectural government to participate in voluntary labor. In an old photo, he is carrying a hoe on his shoulder, walking vigorously on the ridge.
In January 1969, Xi Jinping (习近平), less than 16 years old, came to Liangjiahe Brigade (梁家河大队), Wen'anyi Commune (文安驿公社), Yanchuan County (延川县), Shaanxi (陕西), located in the Loess Plateau, to work as an educated youth. Planting land, pulling coal, building dams, carrying manure... In Liangjiahe (梁家河), Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely mingled with the villagers and consciously accepted the tempering of hard life.
Recalling that period, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) said: "My primary requirement for myself is to 'seek hardship'."
From the village party secretary on the Loess Plateau to the leader of a great country, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been a worker, always full of deep feelings for the working people.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) footsteps have spread all over the country, leaving many figures of working together with the people -
In Jinggangshan (井冈山), Jiangxi (江西), he picked up a wooden hammer and pounded rice cakes with local villagers, the sound of the wooden hammer knocking out the hope of getting rich; in Wenchuan (汶川), Sichuan (四川), he turned the millstone and ground bean curd with the masses, smiling and saying "It's very good for arm strength, the more you grind, the more energetic you get"; in Bijie (毕节), Guizhou (贵州), he wrapped yellow rice cakes with Miao (苗族) villagers, personally wrapping sweetness and expectations...
Every word and deed shows a simple nature from the inside out, reflecting the people's feelings that have not changed over the years.
In August 2019, the Babusha Forest Farm (八步沙林场) in Gulang County (古浪县), Gansu (甘肃) welcomed a special "desert control person."
At that time, several forest farm workers were carrying out "grass checkerboard sand pressing" operations. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked over, asked them about the operation methods, picked up a ditching plow, and worked with them.
The General Secretary told them that the heroic deeds of the "Six Old Men" of the Babusha Forest Farm (八步沙林场) were already well-known, and the new era needs more contemporary Yugongs and role models of the times like the "Six Old Men."
While talking and waving the plow, the movements were done in one go. In a short while, a straight ditch more than two meters long had been dug in the sand. The workers said that they could tell at a glance that the General Secretary was an "old hand."
Jianghan Plain (江汉平原), Panjiawan Town (潘家湾镇), Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Hubei (湖北). One day in November 2024, vegetable farmer Ye Xiangsong (叶祥松) was busy in the Shili Vegetable Corridor (十里蔬菜长廊). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked along the field ridge into the depths of the vegetable field, smiling and saying: "It looks like there will be a good harvest!" Having done farm work when he was young, the General Secretary asked in detail about the growth period of the vegetables, asked about harvesting and storage, and asked about sales prices, emphasizing "We must not forget the farmers, we must let the farmers get benefits."
Before leaving, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) smiled and leaned forward, reaching out his hand. Old Ye (老叶) stepped forward and tightly grasped the General Secretary's hand.
On the coast of the Bohai Sea (渤海), the Yellow River Estuary (黄河入海口) in Dongying (东营), Shandong (山东). In October 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected here, walked into a demonstration field, bent down and picked a bean pod, pinched it, carefully examined the color, and casually put a soybean in his mouth, chewing carefully: "The beans are growing very well."
The agricultural technician in charge next to him sighed: "This is a movement that only old farmers have."
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year's Eve in 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the construction site of Beijing (北京) Metro Line 8 to visit frontline workers. Walking down the narrow work ladder to the underground work platform more than 20 meters deep, the General Secretary said to everyone: "Developing public transportation is the direction of modern urban development." This sentence was firmly remembered by a young surveyor named Li Weichuan (李维川) at the scene.
More than ten years later, Li Weichuan (李维川), who is now the measurement supervisor of the China Railway 14th Bureau project, is leading the team to carry out tunnel construction with millimeter-level precision control: "We must implement the General Secretary's instructions in every millimeter of data."
On the eve of the Lunar New Year in February 2019, Liu Kuo (刘阔) and his colleagues at the Shitou Hutong (石头胡同) courier station in Qianmen (前门), Beijing (北京) met General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who came to visit them.
Hearing that everyone could not go home until New Year's Eve, the General Secretary said that the "courier brothers" work very hard, starting early and working late, rain or shine, and are even busier during holidays. Like hardworking little bees, they are the most hardworking workers and bring convenience to everyone's lives.
In recent years, Liu Kuo (刘阔) has honorably joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) and is working harder to run on the "last mile" of serving the people's lives.
One day in November 2013, the Jinan (济南) Foreign Migrant Workers Comprehensive Service Center (外来务工人员综合服务中心) in Shandong (山东) was bustling with people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who came to inspect, had a cordial conversation with the staff of the window unit and the migrant workers who came to handle affairs. A group of "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) engaged in domestic services surrounded him and greeted the General Secretary.
"At first, I had some concerns about doing this job, but the General Secretary said 'domestic service has a lot to offer,' which warmed my heart all of a sudden." Zhuo Changli (卓长立), the head of the "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) team, clearly remembered, "When he was about to leave, the General Secretary had already walked down the stairs, but he turned back specifically to shake hands with us, and also told me to arrange work for the sisters."
During the National People's Congress (全国人大) in 2018, Zhuo Changli (卓长立), as a representative of the National People's Congress (全国人大代表), once again reported the development of "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) in person. Now, encouraged by the General Secretary, "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) has gone from Jinan (济南) to the whole country, attracting tens of thousands of people to join the domestic service team.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has grassroots frontline workers in his heart and cherishes everyone's efforts: at the construction site, he had a cordial conversation with migrant workers, emphasizing "We must care more about migrant workers"; at the taxi passenger transport company, he asked "taxi drivers" for solutions to the difficulty of getting a taxi during the New Year's holiday; at the cleaning station, he praised sanitation workers as the "beauticians" of the city...
Simple words and unchanging deep feelings make the vast number of workers feel warm and inspired.
"The whole society should respect model workers and promote the spirit of model workers"
"Model workers and advanced workers are the models of the people and the pillars of the country."
On the eve of the "May Day" International Labor Day in 2025, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) and the National Model Workers and Advanced Workers Commendation Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that for a long time, generations of model workers and advanced workers have played an exemplary leading role in promoting the development of the cause and promoting the progress of the times.
Adhering to the Chinese path, promoting the Chinese spirit, and gathering Chinese strength, model workers and advanced workers have always led the trend of the times, demonstrating struggle and responsibility.
"In the 1950s, there were comrades like Liang Jun (梁军) and Shen Jilan (申纪兰); in the 1960s, there were comrades like Guo Fenglian (郭凤莲); after the reform and opening up, there were comrades like Yuan Longping (袁隆平) and Lu Guanqiu (鲁冠球); and then there are those in the new era."
This is a long list of names that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) blurted out at a symposium. They crossed time and space and wrote a chronicle of strivers.
At the end of April 2013, in an ordinary conference room of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) , General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) sat down with 65 model worker representatives from all over the country, from different industries, and from different historical periods. The General Secretary said: "Seeing everyone, I am in awe of the model workers, and the feelings of respecting knowledge and respecting labor arise spontaneously."
Liang Jun (梁军) was the first female tractor driver in New China and the prototype of the female tractor driver on the third set of RMB.
"I was the first National Model Worker, in 1950, I was only 21 years old at that time. Why did I become a model worker? My dream is to build Beidacang (北大仓), and now this dream has basically been realized." Liang Jun (梁军), then 84 years old, said.
Liang Jun (梁军) once reclaimed wasteland in Beidahuang (北大荒). The old man stood up excitedly and said: "Now Heilongjiang (黑龙江) is the number one granary in the country. We have contributed to the nine consecutive increases in grain production. We welcome the General Secretary to come to Heilongjiang (黑龙江) for inspection in the future."
"I have always been preparing to visit Sanjiang Plain (三江平原), and I will go in the future." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) looked at the old man and said, "Your deeds are known to people of our age. The first female tractor driver in China, you are very remarkable."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been very concerned about the vast number of model workers and requires party committees and governments at all levels to respect and care for model workers.
At the National Spiritual Civilization Construction Commendation Conference in 2017, the General Secretary held the hand of Academician Huang Xuhua (黄旭华), who was over 90 years old, and smiled and asked the old man to sit next to him;
At the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference in 2021, when Xia Sen (夏森), who was sitting in a wheelchair, tremblingly wanted to stand up to receive the commendation certificate, the General Secretary gently patted her shoulder and bent down to present the certificate to her with both hands;
When awarding the "July 1st Medal" in 2021, the General Secretary shook the rough hand of desert control hero Shi Guangyin (石光银) and sighed: "You have had a hard time in these decades."
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Great undertakings breed great spirits, and great spirits lead great undertakings.
China's working class and the vast number of working people have always grown together with the motherland and advanced together with the times, striving and struggling, striving for first-class, and climbing to new heights in the great process of realizing the Chinese dream.
"Build a grand industrial worker team with ideals and beliefs, understanding technology and innovation, daring to take responsibility and being willing to contribute" "We must adapt to the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and comprehensively improve the quality of workers"... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has been thinking about building a high-quality labor force.
"How long have you been in the factory?" "What is your education?" "How was the on-the-job training done?" "How is the income?"
In May 2025, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. (洛阳轴承集团股份有限公司) in Henan (河南), he paid close attention to the growth path of talents when talking with the employees, emphasizing that "Talent is hope. Promoting the integration of industry, academia, and research, and cultivating a large number of high-quality talents, Chinese-style modernization can be truly realized."
In General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) view, contemporary workers should not only have strength, but also have wisdom, technology, and be able to invent and innovate.
In May 2020, in the workshop of Taigang Stainless Steel Precision Strip Steel Co., Ltd. (太钢不锈钢精密带钢有限公司), a kind of ultra-thin precision stainless steel strip was being produced - with a thickness of only 0.02 mm, equivalent to 1/4 of ordinary A4 paper, which can be easily torn open, and is vividly called "hand-torn steel."
In 2017, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Taigang (太钢), Liao Xi (廖席), a technician born in the 1980s, was carrying out the difficult exploration of the new project "hand-torn steel," failing on average once every two days. It was the earnest expectations put forward by the General Secretary that gave him the courage to continue to innovate.
After more than 700 experiments, the world's thinnest "hand-torn steel" was successfully developed.
Seeing General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) again in 2020, Liao Xi (廖席) was nervous and excited. The General Secretary picked up a piece of "hand-torn steel," gently twisted it, and couldn't help but praise: "The craftsmanship is really good, as thin as tin foil, and the steel is made into a soft steel."
"I hope you will continue to work hard, continue to bravely climb the peak of technological innovation in high-end manufacturing, and take new and greater steps in supporting advanced manufacturing." The General Secretary's affectionate message made Liao Xi (廖席) feel a sense of responsibility on his shoulders.
The quality of workers is crucial to the development of a country and a nation. In today's world, the competition of comprehensive national strength is ultimately the competition of talents and the competition of the quality of workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out that we should strive to build a knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative workforce.
Sun Jingnan (孙景南), a representative of the National People's Congress (全国人大代表), is a welder who has devoted himself to the research of welding technology for more than 30 years, and has grown from an apprentice to a famous skill expert of China CRRC Corporation (中国中车公司).
During the National People's Congress (全国两会) in 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation to the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大二次会议).
In his speech, Sun Jingnan (孙景南) talked about his understanding of great power craftsmen: "The word 'craftsman' means being 'meticulous' in one's professional field, and breakthroughs can only be achieved after experiencing tempering."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) nodded in approval: "Great power craftsmen are the cornerstone and pillars of our Chinese nation's mansion. After the founding of New China, we were poor and blank, starting from scratch, introducing, digesting, absorbing, and redeveloping, relying on our own efforts and working hard to create an independent and self-reliant manufacturing foundation."
Earnest teachings and ardent expectations. Looking back on the development process, the spirit of labor has been inherited and the pace of struggle has never stopped.
At the end of 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Jiangsu (江苏) and cordially visited employee representatives such as model workers and technical experts of the company in the square of Xugong Group (徐工集团).
The General Secretary said to everyone with enthusiasm: "The vast number of enterprise employees should enhance the sense of pride and mission of the working class in the new era, love their jobs and dedicate themselves, vigorously promote the spirit of model workers and the spirit of craftsmanship, and strive for everyone to be outstanding in the struggle to realize the Chinese dream."
Standing at the overall height of realizing the "two centenary goals" and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly made important instructions on vigorously promoting the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship.
When replying to the students of the Model Worker Undergraduate Class of the China University of Labor Relations (中国劳动关系学院), he emphasized that the whole society should respect model workers and promote the spirit of model workers;
At the National Labor Model and Advanced Worker Commendation Conference, he called on everyone to take hard work, honest work, and creative work as conscious behavior;
In his reply, he encouraged the representatives of industrial workers of China First Heavy Industries (中国一重) to promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, and to work hard to improve their skills;
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"Give full play to the role of model workers and bring out more model workers." This was General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) entrustment to Zhu Shijie (竺士杰), a national model worker and bridge crane driver, during his inspection of Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) in Zhejiang (浙江) in March 2020.
This entrustment filled Zhu Shijie (竺士杰) with motivation. He wrote textbooks, developed models, and led the team to innovate together, striving to train more skilled talents. Today, the "Zhu Shijie (竺士杰) Bridge Crane Operation Method" has been continuously iterated and upgraded to the remote control intelligent 4.0 version, and more than 3,500 people have been trained relying on the national-level studio.
"Their deeds are learnable and doable, and their spirit is traceable and reachable."
Hope and encouragement urge people to forge ahead, and affirmation and encouragement inspire people. Hundreds of millions of employees take model workers as examples and continue to write chapters of striving for excellence in ordinary positions.
"Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are all achieved through hard work"
The spring is just right, and the new green reeds of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), the "Pearl of North China" (华北明珠), are blooming with new ideas.
In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to this future city bearing the millennium plan for the first local inspection after the National People's Congress (全国两会). With the sweat of countless builders, a new city has grown from scratch.
The opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" marked President Xi Jinping's (习近平) first local inspection after the National People's Congress, bringing him to this future city bearing the millennium plan. Amidst the sweat of countless builders, a new city has grown from nothing.
China Huaneng Group (中国华能集团) is one of the first central enterprise headquarters to relocate to Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). The atmosphere in the company's first-floor hall was lively, with various "pioneers" of Xiong'an New Area's construction gathered, and more than 100 employee representatives from relocated enterprises, universities, and hospitals assembled.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) cordially interacted with everyone, saying, "Be proud to be a Xiong'an (雄安) person, take the lead, and work diligently and steadily to create a bright future for Xiong'an (雄安) together."
The more beautiful the future, the more arduous efforts are required.
Hard work is the only way to achieve success, and it is also a distinct characteristic consistently displayed by the people's leader.
On the afternoon of March 7, 1991, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Party Committee, boarded a Lianjia boat to visit the boatmen. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) held the hand of a boatman and said, "Rest assured, you will definitely have houses to live in, and you will have them by the end of this year."
A field office meeting was held that day, a solution was determined, and the first pile for the building project was driven in just over 20 days later.
By the end of 1991, 104 boatmen families from the Fuzhou (福州) Water Transport Company moved into new homes on shore, ending their generations of nomadic life with “上无片瓦、下无寸土” (shàng wú piàn wǎ, xià wú cùn tǔ - "no tile above, no land below," describing extreme poverty and homelessness).
Today, the eight characters "Act immediately, do practical work" are engraved on the outer wall of the Fuzhou (福州) Municipal Party Committee Auditorium.
Only through struggle can we achieve glory; only through hard work can we overcome difficulties. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires hard work, basically realizing socialist modernization requires hard work, and achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can only be achieved through hard work.
Less than a week after the closing of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping's (习近平) first inspection outside Beijing (北京) brought him to the Hongqi Canal (红旗渠), where he remarked with emotion: "Socialism was built, worked for, and exchanged for life, not only in the past, but also in the new era."
At the Spring Festival group visit in 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged hundreds of millions of people: "We have created a glorious past through hard work, and we must also rely on hard work to create a better future."
In June 2024, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan (深圳至中山) cross-river passage was completed and opened to traffic. President Xi Jinping (习近平) said in a congratulatory letter: "Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are all accomplished through hard work!"
The people create history, and labor creates the future.
On the new journey, high-quality development cannot be separated from labor and creation. President Xi Jinping (习近平) requires that we focus on promoting high-quality development and mobilize and encourage the vast number of workers and working people to make contributions and innovations.
On January 17, 2019, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited the Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun (天津滨海—中关村) Science and Technology Park. Zhang Liming (张黎明), the head of the distribution network emergency repair team of the State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Binhai (国家电网天津电力滨海) Power Supply Company, introduced the artificial intelligence distribution network live working robot to the President.
Cutting and stripping wires, pulling them into grooves, and locking the wire clamps, the robot's operation was very smooth. President Xi Jinping (习近平) watched very carefully and, upon learning that the research and development direction was proposed by frontline workers, praised: "Practice leads to true knowledge. You have made contributions and also made an innovative demonstration."
"We must enable those with innovative dreams to devote themselves to innovation with peace of mind, confidence, and passion." President Xi Jinping's (习近平) encouragement strengthened Zhang Liming's (张黎明) determination.
The new generation of distribution network live working robots developed by Zhang Liming (张黎明) and his colleagues has been promoted and applied in many parts of the country, contributing the wisdom and strength of industrial workers to high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.
The laborers of the new era have dreams in their hearts, responsibilities on their shoulders, energy in their hands, and direction under their feet.
They write their papers on the land and leave their achievements in the hands of farmers.
In May 2023, the students of the China Agricultural University (中国农业大学) Science and Technology Backyard received a reply from President Xi Jinping (习近平). In his letter, the President encouraged everyone to "deepen their love for agriculture, develop the skills to revitalize agriculture, and make contributions on the grand stage of rural revitalization."
Today, the Science and Technology Backyard has grown from "a seed" into a "forest for revitalizing agriculture" all over the country, and has developed to involve more than 200 universities across the country, with more than 10,000 graduate students rooted in the front line of production, serving Chinese farmers and building a strong agricultural country.
They allow Chinese engineering technology to demonstrate its core strength on the international cooperation stage.
Zhang Yanmin (张彦民), an engineer at CRRC Dalian (中车大连) Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., cherishes a "special" photo in his mobile phone: the red, blue, and white "Lancang (澜沧) number" of the China-Laos Railway, with a "long face" shape, is steadily leaving the station.
"At the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway, President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that 'building a golden line to benefit the people of both countries.' As a participant, we feel a sense of glorious mission," said Zhang Yanmin (张彦民). From Kunming (昆明) to Vientiane (万象), the China-Laos Railway has an elevation difference of nearly 2,000 meters. He and his team traveled back and forth to each station and each section of the roadbed, repeatedly testing, and finally overcame problems such as noise, high temperature and rain, and easy corrosion of the car body, allowing the world to see "Made in China."
They guard the "national heavy equipment" with down-to-earth efforts.
During the Spring Festival this year, "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) operated as usual. Jiang Peng (姜鹏), Deputy Director of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院国家天文台), stared at the instrument in front of him, recording the murmurs from the depths of the universe.
In 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited Guizhou (贵州) before the Spring Festival and specially met with the person in charge and scientific research backbone of the "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) project, praising "Sky Eye" as "a well-deserved national heavy equipment." At that moment, Jiang Peng (姜鹏), who was at the scene, felt a surge of warmth in his heart. In recent years, "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) has repeatedly reported good news, and Jiang Peng (姜鹏) and his colleagues have been striving to stay at the forefront of human "vision" with unremitting efforts.
It is another spring. In the Hebei Saihanba (河北塞罕坝) Mechanical Forest Farm, a touch of new green is particularly bright.
Behind the green miracle from "one tree" to "a sea of trees" is the arduous entrepreneurship and continuous struggle of three generations of Saihanba (塞罕坝) people over the past 60 years.
"Promote the Saihanba (塞罕坝) spirit, persevere in promoting ecological civilization construction, work generation after generation, persevere without slackening, and achieve long-term success." In 2017, President Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on the touching deeds of the builders of the Hebei Saihanba (河北塞罕坝) Forest Farm.
In August 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the forest farm for inspection and research, cordially communicated with representatives of the three generations of forest farm workers, inquired about their work and life, talked about the vicissitudes of the forest farm, and jointly planned the future development of the forest farm.
Today, the Saihanba (塞罕坝) Forest Farm is running on the road of a second venture. An Changming (安长明), Secretary of the Forest Farm Party Committee, said: "Not for immediate false fame, not for short-term obvious achievements, we will guard this green water and green mountains, add green to the motherland, and protect the ecology."
Keep the original aspiration in mind and persevere.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, forging ahead in the key period of laying a solid foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization, hundreds of millions of workers are striving, working hard, and dedicating themselves, constantly composing the chapter of the times in labor and creating a better future in struggle.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 30 (齐中熙, Fan Xi, Gao Jing, Huang Yao))
Return to TopAs hundreds of millions of people are full of vigor and striving towards the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" goals, we welcome "May Day," this glorious festival belonging to all workers. We extend our sincere greetings to the working class and the broad masses of working people across the country, and pay our highest respect to the model workers and advanced workers on all fronts!
Labor is glorious, and creation is great. Since the founding of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党), all the struggles it has united and led the people in have been to build our country into a modern and powerful nation and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In particular, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, our Party has united and led the people of all ethnic groups across the country to be confident, self-reliant, pioneering, and enterprising, relying on labor and creation to steadily advance Chinese-style modernization, comprehensively build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, and embark on a new journey toward the second centenary goal. The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable! The "Fourteenth Five-Year Plan" has come to a successful conclusion, and China's economic strength, scientific and technological strength, national defense strength, and comprehensive national strength have reached new heights. In our hard work and progress, we have further enhanced our ambition, backbone, and confidence, firmly grasping the destiny of development and progress in our own hands.
This year is the opening year of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan." Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, we are concentrating our efforts on managing our own affairs well. China's economic operation has started strongly and has had a good start. In the first quarter, the gross domestic product increased by 5.0% year-on-year. Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex and volatile external situation, China's working class and the broad masses of working people are standing at the forefront of the tide of scientific and technological innovation, overcoming difficulties in industrial transformation and upgrading, and working hard to ensure the stability of the "two rice bowls" of grain and energy, promoting China's economy to consolidate its foundation and gain the initiative in its development towards new and better directions.
The people are the creators of history, and labor is the source of all happiness. Practice has fully demonstrated that as long as we are united under the leadership of the Party, with a sense of historical initiative and responsibility as masters of our own affairs, and are determined to forge ahead, overcome difficulties, and strive for progress, there is nothing we cannot accomplish and no obstacle we cannot overcome.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Times are different, and missions and tasks have changed, but the spirit of hard work, unity, and unremitting struggle will never change." To realize the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan" development blueprint, we need to cope with a more complex environment and solve more deep-seated contradictions. The more arduous the task and the more severe the challenges, the more we must closely focus on the Party's central task in the new era and on the new journey, unite as one, forge ahead, and gather the mighty strength of the working class and the broad masses of working people, achieve great undertakings through hard work, win the future through innovation, and constantly create new prospects for the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
High-quality development cannot be achieved without high-quality labor and creation. To lead the development of new quality productive forces with scientific and technological innovation, build a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as the backbone, accelerate the construction of a new development pattern, and promote high-quality development, talent is the primary resource and basic support. China has become the world's largest talent resource country with the most complete categories. To adapt to the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, we must promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, build a knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative workforce, promote the accelerated transformation of the demographic dividend into a talent dividend, and realize the transition from a large talent country to a strong talent country, so as to seize and make good use of opportunities and firmly grasp the initiative of development. We must base ourselves on our own positions, constantly improve our own qualities, play the role of the main force, make contributions and innovations in achieving the grand goals of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," and strive to become skilled workers and experts who are good at starting businesses and making achievements.
Hard work is the most simple methodology. In the face of a complex and volatile external environment, to study new situations and solve new problems, we can only overcome difficulties and obstacles and build a smooth road to victory by daring to take responsibility and knowing the difficulties and advancing. The vast number of Party members and cadres must firmly establish and practice a correct view of performance, adhere to proceeding from reality and acting in accordance with the laws, and with the spiritual realm of **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 have to be me, but success will definitely have me," meaning to be selfless and dedicated, focusing on long-term goals rather than personal recognition), draw a blueprint to the end and knock one hammer after another. We must vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, dare to cope with various risks and challenges, not refrain from doing things because they are difficult, and not retreat because the task is heavy, and temper our true skills in hard work and responsibility, so that we can open up new horizons for the development of our careers by relying on tenacious struggle.
To promote pioneering undertakings that are unprecedented, we must stimulate and gather the wisdom and strength of hundreds of millions of people. Since the new era, from doing everything possible to improve the service and management of new employment groups, to building more than 150,000 trade union stations that provide shelter from the wind and rain for outdoor workers, to creating new homes for urban builders and managers in the new era, our Party has always adhered to the people-centered approach and continuously enhanced the well-being of workers in all walks of life. "Common prosperity must not only rely on the vast number of workers to achieve, but also be reflected in the vast number of workers." We must accurately grasp the new expectations of the people for a better life and the new characteristics of people's livelihood work under the new situation, promote more funds and resources to be "invested in people" and serve the people's livelihood, so that the fruits of modernization construction can benefit all the people more and more fairly, and encourage all the people to realize their yearning for a better life through hard work, honest labor, and creative labor.
Looking back on the past, the unremitting struggle of hundreds of millions of people has forged a prosperous China. Looking ahead, everyone is the protagonist on the new journey, and every effort gathered together is an unstoppable historical torrent. Let us unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, fully implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, move forward step by step, and strive together for dreams and happiness, and turn the grand vision into a beautiful reality.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 30th (Reporter Yi Shuran). In order to thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important expositions on the working class and trade union work, vigorously promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, and create a social atmosphere where labor is the most glorious, the most noble, the most great, and the most beautiful, on the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions released the advanced deeds of the 2026 "Most Beautiful Workers" to the whole society.
Gao Feng (高丰), Xiao Suzhi (肖素枝), Lou Yujia (楼雅佳), Xiao Dongyang (肖冬样), Deng Shudong (邓述东), Wu Qi (吴琦), Yang Pingyuan (杨平原), Lamo Yezhong (拉毛叶忠), Ma Cong (马丛), Sangnancai (桑南才) and other 10 comrades were honorably selected. Some of them devoted themselves to tackling artificial intelligence and new materials, empowering industrial transformation and upgrading with innovation; some took root in the soil to explore agricultural technology innovation, adding impetus to rural revitalization; some had great love in their hearts and warmed children's hearts, wholeheartedly caring for the growth of special children; some inherited and developed intangible cultural heritage skills, driving villagers to employment and prosperity; some stayed in the deep mountains and dense forests all year round, carefully guarding rare bird populations; some crossed mountains and ridges, fought against wind and waves, and ensured smooth communication on the border and at sea; some strived to improve service skills, meticulously and thoughtfully meeting the needs of the masses... They adhered to their original aspirations, devoted themselves to hard work, silently dedicated themselves, and achieved extraordinary achievements, vividly singing the main theme of the era that "socialism is achieved through hard work, and happiness is achieved through struggle."
The broad masses of workers said that a better life will not fall from the sky, and all happiness needs to be created through hard work. We must take the "Most Beautiful Workers" as examples, base ourselves on our own positions, refine small things, implement difficult things, make ordinary work outstanding, and always show the beauty of labor with a fighting attitude on the new journey.
It is reported that a special program for the 2026 "Most Beautiful Workers" release ceremony will be broadcast in the near future.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 江 南 窦 皓
On April 30th, the "15th Five-Year Plan" Zhejiang Special Press Conference was held in Hangzhou (杭州). Liu Jie (刘捷), Deputy Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Zhejiang Province, stated that focusing on implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and requirements for Zhejiang's work, Zhejiang adheres to seeking progress while maintaining stability, improving quality and efficiency, continuously expanding domestic demand, optimizing supply, improving increments, revitalizing stocks, focusing on stabilizing employment, stabilizing enterprises, stabilizing the market, and stabilizing expectations, promoting the effective improvement of economic quality and the reasonable growth of quantity, maintaining social harmony and stability, ensuring a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan," and making greater contributions to the overall national situation.
As a major economic province, Zhejiang takes the lead, with numerous highlights in high-quality development.
Liu Jie (刘捷) introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhejiang firmly focused on the core task of high-quality development and building a demonstration zone for common prosperity, resolutely shouldering the responsibility of "a major economic province taking the lead," working diligently, staying ahead, and standing at the forefront, promoting the continuous improvement of the province's economy and maintaining social harmony and stability.
Innovation momentum is stronger. In 2025, Zhejiang's investment in science and technology innovation reached 723.2 billion yuan, the R&D investment intensity of the whole society reached 3.3%, the regional innovation capability ranked fourth in the country for four consecutive years, and the added value of high-tech industries accounted for 69.1% of the industrial enterprises above designated size. Currently, three trillion-yuan-level emerging industrial clusters have been built, and future industrial pilot zones such as artificial intelligence in the Hangzhou (杭州) City West Science and Technology Innovation Corridor and flexible electronics in Ningbo (宁波) have been laid out. In 2025, Zhejiang's artificial intelligence core industry revenue exceeded 700 billion yuan, an increase of 20%, the performance of "Zhejiang-produced" large models is globally leading, and emerging science and technology innovation enterprises are emerging in large numbers.
Business entities are more active. The number of registered business entities in Zhejiang exceeded 11 million, with an activity rate of over 75%. Focusing on enhancing the sense of gain for enterprises, Zhejiang innovatively implemented the "direct access and quick enjoyment, exemption from application and immediate enjoyment" mechanism for policies. Adhering to the service concept of "responding to every request and not disturbing without reason," Zhejiang is deeply promoting the reform of "efficiently handling one matter," and improving the closed-loop solution mechanism for enterprise-related issues.
Reform and opening up are further deepened. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhejiang's annual total import and export value successively exceeded the 4 trillion yuan and 5 trillion yuan marks, with its scale ranking among the top three in the country, with an average annual growth of 10.4%. The country's first bulk commodity resource allocation hub was successfully established, and a new round of Yiwu (义乌) International Trade Comprehensive Reform was approved and implemented.
The color of common prosperity is brighter. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhejiang's regional GDP successively crossed three major steps of 7 trillion yuan, 8 trillion yuan, and 9 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth of 5.9%; in 2025, it reached 9454.5 billion yuan, and the per capita regional GDP increased to 141,000 yuan. The income level of urban and rural residents in Zhejiang has remained the highest among all provinces and regions in the country, the income ratio has narrowed to 1.81, and significant progress has been made in the integrated development of basic public services.
Zhejiang has clarified the overall goal of development during the "15th Five-Year Plan": to make decisive progress in building a demonstration zone for common prosperity with high-quality development, to take the lead in presenting a vivid picture of basically realizing socialist modernization, and by 2030, to significantly leapfrog in economic strength, scientific and technological strength, and comprehensive competitiveness, and to approach the level of developed economies in per capita regional GDP.
Innovation shapes new advantages for development, striving to write a brilliant answer sheet for the "15th Five-Year Plan."
Liu Jie (刘捷) introduced that Zhejiang highlights the core position of innovation leadership, takes the construction of "Innovative Zhejiang" as the key path to solving the new "growing pains" of high-quality development, deeply and thoroughly implements the "two major articles" of integrated reform and development of education, science and technology, and talent, and the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and strives to create a first-class innovation ecosystem.
In terms of the integrated reform and development of education, science and technology, and talent, carry out the mid-term evaluation of the "Double First-Class 196 Project," implement measures to make up for shortcomings and strengthen weaknesses with "one school, one policy," fully support relevant universities in striving to create "Double First-Class" universities, and establish a discipline setting adjustment model oriented to the needs of scientific and technological development and industrial development. By 2030, the R&D investment intensity of the whole society will reach more than 3.5%. Deepen the work of "enterprise recognition, government accounting," expand the "dual employment of high-level talents in universities (institutes) and enterprises," strengthen the market-oriented and socialized evaluation of talents, and establish a school-enterprise talent co-introduction mechanism.
In terms of the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, build a gradient cultivation system for enterprises, jointly implement the "university + platform + enterprise + industrial chain" pairing cooperation mechanism and the "four questions and one evaluation" collaborative tackling mechanism, and the proportion of provincial major science and technology plan projects led or participated by enterprises is not less than 90%. Deepen the integration and upgrading of development zones, support more provincial development zones to be upgraded, strive to reach more than 15 national high-tech zones, build "ten thousand acres and one thousand billion" new industrial platforms at a high level, and deepen the action of improving the quality and upgrading of small and micro enterprise parks.
Liu Jie (刘捷) said that Zhejiang is accelerating the construction of a first-class innovation ecosystem characterized by the "best fertile soil" for talent growth, the "best cradle" for enterprise services, the "highest quality and efficiency" of integration and collaboration, and the "most sensitive" policy services.
Strive to make decisive progress in building a demonstration zone for common prosperity with high-quality development.
"Zhejiang is building a demonstration zone for common prosperity, and narrowing the 'three major gaps' is the top priority." Xu Wenguang (徐文光), member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, introduced that in the "15th Five-Year Plan," Zhejiang will use the "Thousand Villages Demonstration, Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" Project (千万工程) to lead the integrated urban-rural development, narrow the "three major gaps," take "enriching the people" as the core, and promote the "strengthening cities," "revitalizing villages," and "integration" articles in one, and solidly promote the decisive progress in building a demonstration zone for common prosperity with high-quality development.
Deeply promote the integration of basic public services, and smooth the urban-rural flow with people as the core. During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhejiang will improve the system of providing basic services in the place of residence, so that public service resources follow population changes and needs, while continuing to improve the social security of flexible employment personnel, migrant workers, and new employment form personnel, steadily increase the per capita treatment level of basic old-age insurance for urban and rural residents, and solve the housing problems of new citizens, young people, and agricultural transfer population.
Optimize the allocation of resources and factors, and create industries that enrich the people. Zhejiang will extend the production of agricultural products to links such as branding, cultural tourism, and marketing. By 2030, the total output value of the entire industrial chain of rural "local specialties" will exceed 400 billion yuan. At the same time, proactively layout "artificial intelligence + agriculture" and "low-altitude economy + agriculture," deepen the pairing assistance mechanism for mountainous areas and islands, strengthen the assistance to a number of "relatively weak townships" and "relatively weak villages," accelerate the construction of a number of two-way "development enclaves," and continuously enhance the endogenous development momentum.
The proportion of nursing beds in elderly care institutions will be increased to 75%, 30,000 new places will be added in universities (schools) for the elderly, the provincial overall planning reform of basic medical care will be fully promoted, and the coverage rate of long-term care insurance will reach more than 90%... During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhejiang will closely focus on the major mission of building a demonstration zone for common prosperity with high-quality development, and do a good job in various practical matters that the people expect through "small incision, big livelihood" reforms.
Return to TopNo. 74
The "Prison Law of the People's Republic of China" was revised and adopted at the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on April 30, 2026, and is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on November 1, 2026.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
April 30, 2026
No. 75
The "Social Assistance Law of the People's Republic of China" was adopted at the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on April 30, 2026, and is hereby promulgated and shall come into force on July 1, 2026.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
April 30, 2026
No. 76
According to the decision of the 22nd meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on April 30, 2026:
I. Han Jun (韩俊) is removed from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs;
Zhang Zhu (张柱) is appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
II. Zhang Chengzhong (张成中) is appointed as Minister of Emergency Management.
President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
April 30, 2026
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 30)
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 30th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 22nd meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee concluded on the morning of April 30th at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京). The meeting voted and approved the newly revised Prison Law and Social Assistance Law; decided to remove Han Jun (韩俊) from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and appoint Zhang Zhu (张柱) as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and appoint Zhang Chengzhong (张成中) as Minister of Emergency Management. President Xi Jinping (习近平) signed Presidential Decrees No. 74, 75, and 76 respectively. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the closing meeting.
148 members of the Standing Committee attended the meeting, and the number of attendees met the quorum.
The meeting voted and approved the decision of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee to approve the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Criminal Justice Assistance," and the decision to approve the "Treaty of Perpetual Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国) and the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan."
The meeting voted and approved the report of the Credentials Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee on the qualifications of individual deputies.
The meeting voted to remove Feng Yi (冯怡) from the post of Deputy Secretary-General of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee. The meeting also voted and approved other appointment and removal proposals.
Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (全国人大) 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 Xuekelaiti Zaker (雪克来提·扎克尔), and Secretary-General Liu Qi (刘奇) attended the meeting.
State Councilor Wang Xiaohong (王小洪), 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 National People's Congress (全国人大), responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, main responsible comrades of the standing committees of the people's congresses of some sub-provincial cities, some deputies to the National People's Congress (全国人大), and responsible comrades of relevant departments attended the meeting as observers.
After the closing meeting, the 22nd special lecture of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee was held, presided over by Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际). Sun Shuxian (孙书贤), Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Director of the State Oceanic Administration, gave a lecture entitled "The Practice and Achievements of China's Polar Exploration Activities."
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 30th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) Zhao Leji (赵乐际), Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, presided over the closing meeting of the 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee on the morning of April 30th. After the meeting completed the relevant voting items, Zhao Leji (赵乐际) delivered a speech.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) said that this meeting reviewed 8 draft laws and passed 2 of them. The newly formulated Social Assistance Law adheres to guaranteeing basic needs, providing a safety net, addressing urgent needs, and ensuring sustainability, which is of great significance for weaving a tight safety net for people's livelihoods, promoting social equity, and maintaining social harmony and stability. The revised Prison Law improves the prison management system, further standardizes and guarantees the correct execution of penalties by prisons, and is conducive to promoting the construction of a higher level of safe China and rule-of-law China. The meeting conducted a second review of the draft Medical Security Law and the draft Farmland Protection and Quality Improvement Law, and conducted an initial review of the draft Enterprise State-owned Assets Law, the Agriculture Law, the National Defense Mobilization Law, and the draft revision of the Water Law. Relevant parties should carefully study relevant opinions and suggestions, and revise and improve the drafts.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) pointed out that the meeting listened to and reviewed the State Council's report on the completion of environmental conditions and environmental protection targets for 2025. It is necessary to thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's (习近平) ecological civilization thought, compile and implement the "15th Five-Year Plan" in the field of ecological environment with high quality, further consolidate the ecological security barrier, and enhance the driving force for green development. The meeting listened to and reviewed the State Council's report on the research and handling of the review opinions on the report on the management of state-owned assets in 2024 and the report on rectification and accountability. It is necessary to focus on outstanding problems to further promote rectification work and continuously improve the management level of various types of state-owned assets.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) emphasized that it is necessary to closely integrate the performance of duties with the study and education of establishing and practicing a correct view of performance, further improve the quality and level of the work of the National People's Congress, and contribute to achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan." It is necessary to strengthen learning, comprehensively and systematically study and comprehend the scientific system, core essence, and practical requirements of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, grasp and apply the positions, viewpoints, and methods contained therein, deepen the understanding of the laws of the National People's Congress system and the work of the National People's Congress, and improve the ability to perform duties in accordance with the law. It is necessary to serve the overall situation, consciously unify thoughts and actions with the Party Central Committee's analysis and judgment of the situation and decision-making arrangements, enhance the overall situation concept and execution, and grasp the implementation in light of responsibilities and actual conditions. Focusing on the implementation of the "15th Five-Year Plan," strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related areas, implement correct supervision, effective supervision, and supervision in accordance with the law, promote the implementation and effectiveness of the tasks and measures determined by the Party Central Committee, and use the rule of law to safeguard the high-quality economic and social development.
Zhao Leji (赵乐际) emphasized that it is necessary to perform duties for the people, practice whole-process people's democracy, focus on what the people think, expect, and desire to perform statutory duties, and protect the people's rights and interests and enhance people's well-being in accordance with the law. Improve the quality of investigation and research, go deep into the grassroots and among the masses, so that the work of the National People's Congress is more in line with reality and closer to people's livelihood. Give full play to the role of representatives, and support and guarantee that representatives perform their duties in accordance with the law. It is necessary to be responsible and pragmatic, adhere to proceeding from reality and acting in accordance with the laws, and do all work solidly and thoroughly. Members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and special committees, and cadres of the National People's Congress agencies, should maintain a spirit of striving for progress, carry forward the work style of seeking truth and being pragmatic, take the initiative to act, earnestly perform their duties, and be responsible within the scope of their responsibilities, and do all the work of the National People's Congress with high quality.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 30th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 67th Chairperson's Meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee was held at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 30th. Chairman Zhao Leji (赵乐际) presided over the meeting.
The meeting heard Xin Chunying (信春鹰), Chairperson of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Constitution and Law Committee, report on the deliberation of the revised draft of the Prison Law Amendment Bill and the deliberation of the revised draft of the Social Assistance Law, and deliberated on the voting drafts of relevant bills.
The meeting heard Liu Qi (刘奇), Secretary-General of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee, report on the deliberation of other proposed voting matters.
The Chairperson's Meeting decided to submit the aforementioned draft laws to the closing meeting of the 22nd session of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee for voting.
Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (全国人大) 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) attended the meeting.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing (北京) on April 30th (Reporter Li Changyu (李昌禹)) The summary meeting of democratic supervision on the ecological environmental protection of the Yangtze River (长江) by the central committees of various democratic parties and personages without party affiliation, and the launch meeting of democratic supervision on ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River (黄河) basin were held in Beijing (北京) on the 30th. Wang Huning (王沪宁), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC, attended and delivered a speech. He said that it is necessary to take Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era as guidance, thoroughly implement the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the deployment of the "15th Five-Year Plan," summarize and apply the effectiveness and practices of democratic supervision of ecological environmental protection in the Yangtze River (长江), and continuously improve the level of democratic supervision of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River (黄河) basin.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) said that over the past five years, the central committees of various democratic parties and personages without party affiliation have thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on ecological civilization, accurately focused on the goals and tasks of ecological environmental protection in the Yangtze River (长江) and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and fulfilled their democratic supervision responsibilities with a high sense of responsibility and mission, widely gathering consensus and contributing wisdom and strength to protect the mother river of the Chinese nation. The vivid practice of democratic supervision of ecological environmental protection in the Yangtze River (长江) demonstrates the political responsibility of socialist participating parties and participating forces with Chinese characteristics to assist the ruling party, be responsible to the country, and serve the people, and demonstrates the political advantages of China's new type of party system in pooling wisdom and efforts.
Wang Huning (王沪宁) said that promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River (黄河) basin is a major strategic decision made by the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core from the height of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. It is necessary to improve the political stance and work effectiveness of democratic supervision, and carry out special supervision focusing on strengthening ecological protection and governance, ensuring long-term stability and security of the Yellow River (黄河), promoting high-quality development of the entire basin, improving the lives of the people, and protecting, inheriting, and promoting the Yellow River (黄河) culture, so as to achieve the right direction, accurate focus, and good results. It is necessary to focus on the overall, strategic, and forward-looking issues and deep-seated contradictions concerning ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River (黄河) basin, accurately identify the entry point for supervision, find the landing point for suggestions, and enhance the synergy and effectiveness of democratic supervision.
Li Ganjie (李干杰), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
Zheng Jianbang (郑建邦), Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Central Committee, Ding Zhongli (丁仲礼), Chairman of the China Democratic League Central Committee, Sun Dongsheng (孙东生), Vice Chairman of the China National Democratic Construction Association Central Committee, Cai Dafeng (蔡达峰), Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy Central Committee, He Wei (何维), Chairman of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party Central Committee, Jiang Zuojun (蒋作君), Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party Central Committee, Wu Weihua (武维华), Chairman of the Jiusan Society Central Committee, Su Hui (苏辉), Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Central Committee, and Fan Jie (樊杰), representative of personages without party affiliation, made speeches.
The responsible comrades of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee gave an introduction and explanation of the situation. The responsible comrades of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the Ministry of Water Resources made speeches. The meeting was held in the form of a video conference, with branch venues set up in relevant provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. Relevant responsible comrades of the central committees of various democratic parties, representatives of personages without party affiliation, relevant departments of the central and state organs, and responsible comrades of the party committees and governments of relevant provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, and democratic parties attended the meeting.
Return to TopThis newspaper reported from Beijing on April 30th (Reporter Peng Bo (彭波)) The 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee held a constitutional oath ceremony at the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in Beijing (北京) on the morning of the 30th. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee, presided over and supervised the oath.
The 22nd meeting of the 14th National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee, which had just concluded, decided to appoint Zhang Chengzhong (张成中) as the Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部). In accordance with the Constitution and the decision of the National People's Congress (全国人大) Standing Committee on implementing the constitutional oath system, the constitutional oath was conducted according to law.
Relevant responsible comrades from the National People's Congress (全国人大) and the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部) participated in the oath-taking ceremony.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on April 30th (Reporter He Zhaoyu (何昭宇)) The Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance) (中共中央党校（国家行政学院）) held the graduation ceremony for the first group of training classes in the spring semester of 2026 on the 30th. Chen Xi (陈希), President of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）校长（院长）), attended the graduation ceremony and presented graduation certificates to the students.
This term, 370 students graduated from the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (National Academy of Governance) (中央党校（国家行政学院）). At the graduation ceremony, four student representatives spoke. Everyone agreed that this study coincided with the crucial starting point of the "Fifteenth Five-Year Plan," and they deeply felt its special significance and gained valuable knowledge. Through in-depth study and understanding of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想), focused study and comprehension of the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and earnest participation in learning and education to establish and practice a correct view of performance, they received systematic theoretical education, Party spirit education, and training in the ability to perform their duties, further consolidating their political loyalty, improving their theoretical literacy, tempering their Party spirit cultivation, and strengthening their ability to take responsibility. Everyone expressed that on the new journey, they must unremittingly use Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想) to build a solid foundation for their souls, consciously apply the Party's innovative theories to grasp the overall situation, discern the direction, and master the methods, and effectively transform the learning outcomes into practical actions to promote high-quality development, take the lead in establishing a correct view of performance, adhere to achieving performance for the people, achieving performance through hard work, and strive to create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization.
Return to TopThe 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress decided to ratify the "Treaty between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Azerbaijan on Criminal Justice Assistance," signed in Beijing (北京) on April 23, 2025, by representatives of the People's Republic of China.
Return to TopThe 22nd Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress has decided to ratify the "Treaty of Permanent Good Neighborliness and Friendly 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," signed in Astana on June 17, 2025, by representatives of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国).
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. The State Council has appointed and removed national personnel.
Zhang Chengzhong (张成中) has been appointed as the First Political Commissar of the National Fire and Rescue Administration.
Return to TopThe Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress decided to remove Yi Lianhong (易炼红) from his position as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. The Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress decided to remove Zeng Congqin (曾从钦) and Dai Xuebin (戴学斌) from their positions as deputies to the 14th National People's Congress. The Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress decided to remove Wei Gang (卫岗) from his position as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. The Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress decided to remove Lei Siwei (雷思维) from his position as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Deputies to the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses at All Levels," the qualifications of Yi Lianhong (易炼红), Zeng Congqin (曾从钦), Dai Xuebin (戴学斌), Wei Gang (卫岗), and Lei Siwei (雷思维) as deputies are terminated. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Electoral Law of the National People's Congress and Local People's Congresses of the People's Republic of China," Yi Lianhong's (易炼红) position as Vice Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee of the 14th National People's Congress is correspondingly revoked.
As of now, the 14th National People's Congress has 2,873 deputies.
This is hereby announced.
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会常务委员会)
April 30, 2026
Removed Feng Yi's (冯怡) position as Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 易舒冉
On the occasion of this year's "May Day" International Labor Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) extended festive greetings and sincere regards to the vast number of working people across the country, emphasizing: "Party committees and governments at all levels must earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the vast number of working people, focus on solving urgent and difficult problems that people are concerned about, and mobilize and encourage the vast number of working people to work tirelessly to achieve the grand blueprint."
Glory belongs to the workers, and happiness belongs to the workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out: "We must focus on promoting common prosperity and steadily increase the well-being of the vast number of workers and working people."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has visited grassroots workers time and time again, asking about their well-being and listening to their expectations, always concerned about the vital interests of the working people.
Within these concerns lies the protection of workers' right to be rewarded for their labor.
"Is the work tiring?" "How is the income?" "Will you return to your hometown for the Spring Festival?" On February 10 this year, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Parents' Canteen in Xinjiekou Subdistrict, Xicheng District, Beijing (北京市西城区新街口街道), he inquired with concern about the work and life of the deliverymen resting there, praising their hard work and contributions.
Looking back, on February 8, 2013, also on the eve of the Spring Festival, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the construction site of the Nanluoguxiang Station of Beijing Subway Line 8 (北京地铁8号线南锣鼓巷站), entered the temporary small home of steelworker Fan Yong (范勇) on the construction site, and carefully learned about his work, income, and living conditions.
When workers are rewarded for their labor and diligence, every "small family" can be full of warmth.
"We must place the work of stabilizing employment in a more prominent position and continuously increase the income level of workers," "Orderly increase the weight of labor, skills, knowledge, and innovation in income distribution"... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has this in mind.
The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to "promote more pay for more work, more pay for higher skills, and more pay for innovation," and "synchronize the increase in labor remuneration with the increase in labor productivity." A series of deployments further encourage the vast number of workers to realize their aspirations for a better life through hard work, honest work, and creative work.
Within these concerns lies the care for promoting the comprehensive development of workers.
April 28, 2025, the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (北京人民大会堂), General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the National Model Workers and Advanced Workers Commendation Conference: "We must adhere to the worker-centered work orientation, wholeheartedly serve the working masses, and promote the comprehensive development of workers."
The ultimate goal of modernization is to realize the free and comprehensive development of people. Promoting the comprehensive development of workers is not only a response to the long-term expectations of workers, but also a long-term move to practice the people-centered development thought.
"Which series is your professional title in?"
On October 17, 2022, when participating in the discussion of the Guangxi (广西) delegation to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) asked Zheng Zhiming (郑志明) from Guangxi Automobile Group (广西汽车集团).
Zheng Zhiming (郑志明), who has been working on the front line for more than 20 years, reported to the General Secretary: "I have just been rated as a special-grade technician and also as a senior engineer. The Party's policies have given us workers who graduated from vocational high schools a good way out."
Between the question and answer, there is the General Secretary's deep concern for the growth and development of workers.
At present, new quality productive forces are booming, which puts higher demands on the workers' own abilities and levels.
From implementing vocational skills improvement actions to carrying out various forms of labor and skills competitions, to enriching the spiritual and cultural life of workers... A series of policies and measures empower workers' growth, continuously broaden the space for career development, and enable the vast number of workers to realize their life values in comprehensive development.
Within these concerns lies the long-term effort to strengthen the protection of workers' rights and interests.
There is no distinction between high and low in labor, and any occupation is glorious. Protecting the legitimate rights and interests of workers is not only a reflection of social justice, but also a key move to enhance well-being.
From going deep into the grassroots to conduct investigations and research, to presiding over relevant meetings and studying and deploying relevant work, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always paid close attention to the issue of protecting workers' rights and interests.
The results of the ninth national survey on the status of the workforce show that there are 84 million new forms of employment workers in China.
"Strengthen the protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new employment form workers, expand the pilot program of occupational injury protection, and summarize experience and form a system in a timely manner," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out the key.
From the launch of the occupational injury protection pilot program for new employment form personnel in seven provinces and cities including Beijing (北京) and Shanghai (上海) in July 2022, to the clear proposal in this year's "Government Work Report" to "introduce policies to support flexible employment personnel and new employment form personnel to participate in employee insurance" and "steadily and orderly promote the expansion of the occupational injury protection pilot program," the level of protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new employment form workers has continued to improve.
"There should be both management and service."
In recent years, trade union organizations have extended to the grassroots level, providing a safety net for new employment form workers to join the union, and providing services with heart and affection. From solving the "difficulty in eating, drinking, and resting" for outdoor workers to providing diversified intelligent projects, the services of trade union stations are becoming more and more considerate and convenient.
Chinese-style modernization takes benefiting the people as its value purpose. Steadily increasing the well-being of the vast number of workers and working people in joint construction and sharing will gather a powerful force for high-quality development.
Return to TopThe State Council has decided to:
I. Remove Han Jun (韩俊) from the position of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs;
Appoint Zhang Zhu (张柱) as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
II. Appoint Zhang Chengzhong (张成中) as Minister of Emergency Management.
Return to TopI. Zhang Junwen (张俊文) is removed from the position of Deputy Presiding Judge of the Second Circuit Court of the Supreme People's Court.
II. Fu Xiaoming (傅晓明) is appointed as Deputy Presiding Judge and Judge of the Case Filing Tribunal of the Supreme People's Court.
III. Song Shuangjiang (宋双江), Yan Wenjun (颜闻君) (female), and Zhang Zhenhua (张振华) are appointed as Judges of the Supreme People's Court.
IV. Yang Zhanfu (杨占富) is removed from the position of Judge of the Supreme People's Court.
Return to TopGuo Xingwang is removed from his position as a procurator of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30)
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 曲 颂 刘军国
On April 29th, President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Green and Sustainable Development Forum triggered a strong response from the participating guests. The guests stated that the congratulatory letter fully embodies President Xi Jinping's (习近平) high regard for deepening exchanges and mutual learning among SCO countries and strengthening practical cooperation in the field of green and sustainable development, providing more Chinese solutions and SCO solutions for jointly planning the path of global ecological civilization construction and improving global governance.
"Fully reflects the Chinese side's high regard for deepening cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation"
"President Xi Jinping (习近平) sent a congratulatory letter, which fully reflects the Chinese side's high regard for deepening cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织)." SCO Deputy Secretary-General Sohail Khan said that under the guidance of the concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains, China has made important contributions to the world's sustainable development. The SCO will further leverage its overall potential to promote the experience of countries that have made significant progress in sustainable development, benefiting the world.
Bakyt Torobaev, Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan, believes that China has made great achievements in the field of green development in recent years and has become an important leader in global green transformation. The concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains vividly explains the deep logic between sustainable economic growth and benefiting future generations. Zhejiang Province has created successful examples in coordinating economic growth with green environmental protection, technological innovation, and natural resource management.
"I am very happy to have the opportunity to learn more about China's achievements in green and sustainable development. China's experience is worth learning from." Souphasong Silaphet, Secretary of the Director of Lao National Television, visited electric vehicle companies in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and was deeply impressed by China's vivid practice of green development.
Myanmar's Ambassador to China, U Myo Thant Pe, believes that the improvement of air and water quality in China in recent years is impressive, and the continuous expansion of the country's forest area is a great achievement. The concept that green mountains and clear waters are golden mountains and silver mountains is visionary and also inspires Myanmar to strive to balance economic development with natural environmental protection.
"Promote practical cooperation among SCO countries in the field of green and sustainable development"
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Grigoryan said that the concept of ecological civilization is of great significance for promoting global green and sustainable development. All countries share the same earth and need to bear common responsibilities. Armenia attaches great importance to carrying out cooperation within the framework of the SCO in areas such as environmental protection, climate change response, biodiversity conservation, soil degradation management, and desertification prevention and control.
Kuwait's Ambassador to China, Najeeb Al-Bader, believes that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter reflects China's long-term vision of strengthening international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainable development. Kuwait attaches great importance to cooperation with China in the field of green development. In recent years, Kuwait and China have focused on developing major cooperation projects in environmental protection, new energy, and other fields, and have made positive progress.
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to China, Bunyad Huseynov, said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter demonstrates China's sense of responsibility in promoting global green development, environmental protection, and climate cooperation. China actively promotes green energy technologies within the framework of the SCO, cooperates with all parties to promote sustainable infrastructure construction, and promotes the transformation of development for all parties.
Cambodian Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth said that the forum provides an excellent opportunity for all parties to strengthen green development and promote low-carbon transformation cooperation. Cambodia attaches great importance to cooperation with SCO members in green technology innovation and sustainable finance, and believes that green and sustainable development can enhance the vitality and resilience of economic development.
Lao Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Chanthakoune Boulaphanh said: "This forum has built an important platform for cooperation and exchanges, which helps to gather the wisdom of all parties, discuss the path of green development, and promote practical cooperation among SCO countries in the field of green and sustainable development. Laos is willing to work with all countries to implement the global governance initiative and promote global green development."
Mongolian Embassy in China First Secretary Gankhuyag Ganbaatar said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter demonstrates the importance of promoting green development and deepening cooperation within the SCO. We firmly believe that members of the SCO family can contribute to the world's sustainable development through dialogue, exchange, and action.
"In promoting the process of green development, China has become one of the global pioneers"
"The concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) have pointed out the direction for the world to move forward." Boris Titov, Special Representative of the President of Russia for Sustainable Development and Liaison with International Organizations, said in a video address that he expects the SCO to play a leading role and provide countries with a demonstration of sustainable progress and sustainable development. "In promoting the process of green development, China has become one of the global pioneers. Russia is willing to continue to move forward along this path together with China and SCO partners."
"In the past, people often regarded climate action as a constraint on economic growth. In fact, sustainable development and economic progress are complementary. The cost of inaction is far higher than the cost of green transformation." Pakistan's Minister of State for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Shazia Halam, believes that the concept put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in promoting green and sustainable development provides important ideological guidance for addressing today's world environmental challenges and formulating relevant policies.
Uzbekistan's Consul General in Shanghai, Ismailov, said that Uzbekistan highly appreciates China's contributions to promoting green and sustainable development and responding to global climate change. China is turning to a more balanced and ecologically responsible development approach, which has been recognized by international organizations, including the United Nations.
"The Maldives attaches great importance to strengthening policy alignment, experience exchange, and project cooperation emphasized by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in his congratulatory letter, believing that it is both realistic and very timely." Maldives' Minister of State for Climate Change, Environment and Energy Mohamed Shareef said that all parties should work together to strengthen capacity building and knowledge sharing, support locally appropriate solutions, and ensure that global and regional cooperation mechanisms actively respond to the demands of small island developing states. The Maldives looks forward to working with China and other partners to jointly promote a greener and more sustainable development process.
Return to TopUsing tariff "reductions" to leverage development "increases," connect markets, and realize value "integration."
Starting May 1st, China will fully implement zero-tariff measures for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China. This is a new measure for China to expand its high-level opening to the outside world and will inject new impetus into China and Africa working together towards modernization. Against the backdrop of economic globalization encountering headwinds and the increasing prevalence of unilateralism and protectionism, China's further initiative to open its ultra-large-scale market to African countries is a "subtraction" but even more so an "addition." Using tariff "reductions" to leverage development "increases," connect markets, and realize value "integration," it fully demonstrates China's broad-mindedness and sense of responsibility as a major country that 计利当计天下利 (jì lì dāng jì tiān xià lì - "when calculating benefits, calculate the benefits for the whole world," one should consider the common good when pursuing one's own interests).
Tariff "subtraction" promotes trade "addition," writing a win-win economic and trade story. The most direct effect of zero tariffs is the continuous expansion and leap in the scale of Sino-African trade. From the implementation of preferential zero tariffs on 190 tariff items of imported goods from 25 African countries in 2005, to granting 100% tariff-free treatment to products from the least developed countries that have diplomatic relations with China, including 33 African countries, in December 2024, and now to the full implementation of zero tariffs for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, each step of China's proactive expansion of market opening has become an accelerator for driving Sino-African trade growth. China has remained Africa's largest trading partner for 17 consecutive years. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of China (中国海关总署), in the first quarter of 2026, Sino-African trade increased by 23.7% year-on-year, with China's imports from Africa increasing by 14.6% year-on-year and exports to Africa increasing by 29% year-on-year. More distinctive and high-quality products from African countries entering the Chinese market not only enrich the diversified choices of domestic consumers but also strongly promote the quality improvement and upgrading of local industries in Africa, driving local employment and income growth.
Tariff "subtraction" promotes development "addition," activating the two-way empowerment of the production and supply chain. When African export products are upgraded from primary coffee beans to deeply processed coffee products, and from natural raw materials to standardized rubber blocks and downstream finished products, more industrial added value can remain in Africa. This process strongly supports Africa's industrial transformation, local talent cultivation, and continuously enhances Africa's endogenous development momentum. At the same time, expanding imports of affordable and competitive specialty products from Africa can provide diversified and stable overseas supply channels for China's industrial development, further enhancing the resilience and overall competitiveness of the domestic production and supply chain. China and Africa enhance the resilience of the production and supply chain, optimize the diversified layout of the international market, and promote the coordinated upgrading of industrial structures, jointly promoting Sino-African cooperation to a new level.
Tariff "subtraction" realizes livelihood "addition," and the fruits of development benefit the people of both sides. In Africa, zero tariffs not only create development opportunities for large enterprises but also widely benefit farmers, cooperatives, and small and medium-sized enterprises. African specialty agricultural products such as Mozambican cashews, Rwandan dried chilies, Beninese pineapples, and Kenyan avocados have entered the Chinese consumer market on the back of zero tariffs, driving the industrial chain to extend from front-end planting to back-end processing, cross-border logistics, and other links, creating a large number of jobs and effectively filling the "purses" of local people. In the Chinese market, more high-quality African commodities will enter ordinary households at more affordable prices, better meeting the people's needs for high-quality and diversified consumption upgrades. The ultimate goal of the zero-tariff policy is to allow the fruits of cooperation and development to truly benefit the people of both sides and continuously enhance people's well-being.
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (非洲联盟委员会) Moussa Faki Mahamat (穆萨·法基·穆罕默德) commented that China's zero-tariff measures for Africa are "important and timely" and are a "brotherly move" that helps Africa cope with multiple development challenges. The deep integration and interconnection of the two major markets composed of nearly 3 billion people will surely breed unprecedented growth opportunities, gather the momentum for working together, and jointly outline a magnificent picture of China and Africa working together towards modernization.
Return to TopLabor is the source of all happiness; laborers are the creators and guardians of a better life.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has deeply praised the creation of labor, vigorously promoted the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, cared for and cared about front-line workers, and stood, thought, and worked together with the broad masses of working people.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." On the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) extended festive congratulations and sincere greetings to the vast number of working people across the country, pointing out that on the new journey of Chinese-style modernization, the vast number of working people are closely united around the Party, striving for progress, and daring to innovate and create, making important contributions to the development of the Party and the country.
"Glory belongs to the workers, and happiness belongs to the workers." General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) sincere care inspires hundreds of millions of workers to write new glory with labor on the new journey of building a strong country and national rejuvenation.
"Our roots are in the working people"
"All the happiness in the world needs to be created through hard work." - November 2012, said Xi Jinping (习近平), the newly elected General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, when meeting with Chinese and foreign journalists.
The affectionate message is of paramount importance, reflecting the true color of a great power leader as a worker.
At the end of March this year, Beijing (北京) was full of spring sunshine. At the site of the capital's voluntary tree planting activity in Baishan Town, Changping District (昌平区百善镇), shoveling soil, planting soil around the embankment, and watering... General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) planted many saplings such as oil pine, Beijing (北京) peony, elm leaf plum, eucommia, and yuanbao maple with cadres, the masses, and Young Pioneers.
A shovel cultivates new soil, and a hoe reflects the original intention.
More than 30 years ago, in 1989, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Committee (宁德地委书记) of Fujian (福建), led cadres from the prefectural organs to participate in voluntary labor. In an old photo, he is carrying a hoe on his shoulder, walking vigorously on the ridge.
In January 1969, Xi Jinping (习近平), less than 16 years old, came to Liangjiahe Brigade (梁家河大队), Wen'anyi Commune (文安驿公社), Yanchuan County (延川县), Shaanxi (陕西), located in the Loess Plateau, to work as an educated youth. Planting land, pulling coal, building dams, carrying manure... In Liangjiahe (梁家河), Xi Jinping (习近平) sincerely mingled with the villagers and consciously accepted the tempering of hard life.
Recalling that period, Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) said: "My primary requirement for myself is to 'seek hardship'."
From the village party secretary on the Loess Plateau to the leader of a great power, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been a worker and has always been full of deep feelings for the working people.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) footsteps have spread all over the country, leaving many figures of working together with the people -
In Jinggangshan (井冈山), Jiangxi (江西), he picked up a wooden mallet and pounded glutinous rice cakes with local villagers, and the sound of the mallet knocked out the hope of getting rich; in Wenchuan (汶川), Sichuan (四川), he turned the millstone and ground bean curd with the masses, and said with a smile, "It's very good for exercising arm strength, it's really more and more energetic"; in Bijie (毕节), Guizhou (贵州), he wrapped yellow rice cakes with Miao (苗族) villagers, personally wrapping sweetness and expectations...
Every word and deed shows a simple nature from the inside out, reflecting the people's feelings that have not changed over the years.
In August 2019, the Babusha Forest Farm (八步沙林场) in Gulang County (古浪县), Gansu (甘肃), welcomed a special "desertification controller."
At that time, several forest farm workers were carrying out "grass checkerboard sand pressing" operations. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked over, asked them about the operation methods, picked up a ditching plow, and worked with them.
The General Secretary told them that the heroic deeds of the "Six Old Men" (六老汉) of the Babusha Forest Farm (八步沙林场) have long been well-known, and the new era needs more contemporary Yugongs and role models of the times like the "Six Old Men" (六老汉).
While talking and waving the plow, the movements were done in one go. After a while, a straight ditch more than two meters long had been dug in the sand. The workers said that they could tell at a glance that the General Secretary was an "old hand."
Jianghan Plain (江汉平原), Panjiawan Town (潘家湾镇), Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Hubei (湖北). One day in November 2024, vegetable farmer Ye Xiangsong was busy in the Shili Vegetable Corridor (十里蔬菜长廊). General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) walked along the field ridge into the depths of the vegetable field and said with a smile: "It looks like there will be a good harvest!" Having done farm work when he was young, the General Secretary asked in detail about the vegetable growing period, harvesting and storage, and sales prices, emphasizing that "we must not forget the farmers, and we must let the farmers get benefits."
Before leaving, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) smiled and leaned forward, reaching out his hand. Old Ye stepped forward and held the General Secretary's hand tightly.
On the coast of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow River Estuary (黄河入海口) in Dongying (东营), Shandong (山东). In October 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected here, walked into a demonstration field, bent down to pick a bean pod, pinched it, carefully examined the color, and casually put a soybean in his mouth, chewing it carefully: "The beans are growing very well."
The agricultural technician in charge next to him exclaimed: "This is a movement that only old farmers have."
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year's Eve in 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the construction site of Beijing (北京) Metro Line 8 to visit front-line workers. Along the narrow work ladder down to the underground work platform more than 20 meters deep, the General Secretary said to everyone: "Developing public transportation is the direction of modern urban development." This sentence was firmly remembered by a young surveyor named Li Weichuan on the scene.
More than ten years later, Li Weichuan, who is now the surveying supervisor of the China Railway 14th Bureau project, is leading the team to carry out tunnel construction with millimeter-level precision control: "We must implement the General Secretary's instructions in every millimeter of data."
On the eve of the Lunar New Year in February 2019, Liu Kuo and his colleagues at the Shitou Hutong (石头胡同) express delivery station in Qianmen (前门), Beijing (北京), met General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who came to visit them.
Hearing that everyone could not go home until New Year's Eve, the General Secretary said that the "express delivery guys" work very hard, starting early and working late, rain or shine, and are even busier during holidays. Like hardworking little bees, they are the most hardworking workers and bring convenience to everyone's life.
In recent years, Liu Kuo has honorably joined the Communist Party of China and is working harder to run on the "last mile" of serving the people's lives.
One day in November 2013, the Jinan (济南) Foreign Labor Service Center (外来务工人员综合服务中心) in Shandong (山东) was bustling with people. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), who came to inspect, had a cordial conversation with the staff of the window unit and the migrant workers who came to handle affairs. A group of "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) engaged in domestic services surrounded him and greeted the General Secretary.
"At the beginning, I had some concerns about doing this job, but the General Secretary said, 'There is a lot to be done in domestic service,' which made my heart warm all of a sudden." Zhuo Changli, the head of the "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) team, clearly remembers, "When he was about to leave, the General Secretary had already walked down the stairs, but he turned back specifically to shake hands with us, and also told me to arrange work for the sisters."
During the National People's Congress in 2018, Zhuo Changli, as a representative of the National People's Congress, once again reported the development of the "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) in person. Today, encouraged by the General Secretary, the "Sunshine Sisters" (阳光大姐) have gone from Jinan (济南) to the whole country, attracting tens of thousands of people to join the domestic service team.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has grass-roots front-line workers in his heart and cherishes everyone's efforts: at the construction site, he has a cordial conversation with migrant workers, emphasizing "to care more about migrant workers"; at the taxi passenger transport company, he solicits solutions to the difficulty of taking taxis during the New Year's Day from "taxi drivers"; at the cleaning station, he praises sanitation workers as the "beauticians" of the city...
Simple words and unchanging deep feelings make the vast number of workers feel warm and inspired.
"The whole society should respect model workers and promote the spirit of model workers"
"Model workers and advanced workers are models of the people and pillars of the country."
On the eve of the "May Day" International Labor Day in 2025, at the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the National Model Workers and Advanced Workers Commendation Conference, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) profoundly pointed out that for a long time, generations of model workers and advanced workers have played an exemplary leading role in promoting the development of undertakings and promoting the progress of the times.
Adhering to the Chinese road, promoting the Chinese spirit, and gathering Chinese strength, model workers and advanced workers have always led the fashion of the times and demonstrated the responsibility of struggle.
"In the 1950s, there were comrades Liang Jun (梁军) and Shen Jilan (申纪兰); in the 1960s, there was Comrade Guo Fenglian (郭凤莲); after the reform and opening up, there were comrades Yuan Longping (袁隆平) and Lu Guanqiu (鲁冠球); and then there were those in the new era."
This is a long list of names that General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) blurted out at a symposium. They travel through time and space, writing a chronicle of strivers.
At the end of April 2013, in an ordinary conference room of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) sat around and talked with 65 model worker representatives from all over the country, from different industries, and from different historical periods. The General Secretary said: "Seeing everyone, I am in awe of the model workers, and the feelings of respecting knowledge and respecting labor arise spontaneously."
Liang Jun (梁军) was the first female tractor driver in New China and the prototype of the female tractor driver on the third set of RMB.
"I was the first National Model Worker in 1950, when I was only 21 years old. Why did I become a model worker? My dream is to build Beidacang (北大仓), and now this dream has basically been realized," said Liang Jun (梁军), then 84 years old.
Liang Jun (梁军) once reclaimed wasteland in Beidahuang (北大荒). The old man stood up excitedly and said: "Now Heilongjiang (黑龙江) is the number one granary in the country. We have contributed to the nine consecutive increases in grain production. We welcome the General Secretary to come to Heilongjiang (黑龙江) for inspection in the future."
"I have always been preparing to visit Sanjiang Plain (三江平原) and will go in the future." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) looked at the old man and said, "Your deeds are known to people of our age. The first female tractor driver in China, you are very remarkable."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has always been very concerned about the vast number of model workers and requires party committees and governments at all levels to respect and care for model workers.
At the National Spiritual Civilization Construction Commendation Conference in 2017, the General Secretary pulled Academician Huang Xuhua (黄旭华), who was over 90 years old, and smiled and asked the old man to sit next to him;
At the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference in 2021, when Xia Sen (夏森), who was sitting in a wheelchair, tremblingly wanted to stand up to receive the commendation certificate, the General Secretary gently patted her shoulder and bent down to present the certificate to her with both hands;
When the "July 1st Medal" was awarded in 2021, the General Secretary shook the rough hand of the desertification control hero Shi Guangyin (石光银) and sighed: "You have had a hard time in these decades."
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Great undertakings breed great spirits, and great spirits lead great undertakings.
China's working class and the broad masses of working people have always grown together with the motherland and kept pace with the times, striving and struggling, striving for first-class, and climbing to new heights in the great process of realizing the Chinese dream.
"To create a grand industrial workers' team with ideals and beliefs, understanding technology and innovation, daring to take responsibility and being dedicated" "To adapt to the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and comprehensively improve the quality of workers"... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has been thinking about building a high-quality labor force.
"How long have you been in the factory?" "What is your education?" "How was the on-the-job training done?" "How is the income?"
In May 2025, when General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. (洛阳轴承集团股份有限公司) in Henan (河南), he paid close attention to the growth path of talents when talking with the workers, emphasizing that "Talent is hope. Promoting the integration of industry, academia, and research, and cultivating a large number of high-quality talents, Chinese-style modernization can be truly realized."
In General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) view, contemporary workers should not only have strength, but also have wisdom, technology, invention, and innovation.
In May 2020, in the workshop of Taigang Stainless Steel Precision Strip Co., Ltd. (太钢不锈钢精密带钢有限公司), an ultra-thin precision stainless steel strip was being produced - with a thickness of only 0.02 mm, which is equivalent to 1/4 of ordinary A4 paper, and can be easily torn open, and is figuratively called "hand-torn steel."
When General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Taigang (太钢) in 2017, Liao Xi (廖席), a technician born in the 1980s, was carrying out the difficult exploration of the new project "hand-torn steel," failing on average once every two days. It was the earnest expectations put forward by the General Secretary that gave him the courage to continue to innovate.
After more than 700 experiments, the world's thinnest "hand-torn steel" was successfully developed.
When he saw General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) again in 2020, Liao Xi (廖席) was nervous and excited. The General Secretary picked up a piece of "hand-torn steel," gently twisted it, and couldn't help but praise: "The craftsmanship is really good, as thin as tin foil, and the steel has been made into a soft thing around the finger."
"I hope you will make persistent efforts and continue to climb to new heights in technological innovation in high-end manufacturing, and take new and greater steps in supporting advanced manufacturing." The General Secretary's affectionate message made Liao Xi (廖席) feel a sense of responsibility on his shoulders.
The quality of workers is crucial to the development of a country and a nation. In today's world, the competition of comprehensive national strength is ultimately the competition of talents and the competition of the quality of workers.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) clearly pointed out that efforts should be made to build a knowledge-based, skilled, and innovative workforce.
Sun Jingnan (孙景南), a representative of the National People's Congress, is a welder who has devoted himself to the research of welding technology for more than 30 years, and has grown from an apprentice to a famous skill expert of China CRRC Corporation (中国中车公司).
During the National People's Congress in 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation to the Second Session of the 14th National People's Congress.
In his speech, Sun Jingnan (孙景南) talked about his understanding of great power craftsmen: "The word 'craftsman' means being 'meticulous' in one's professional field, and breakthroughs can only be achieved after experiencing tempering."
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) nodded in approval: "Great power craftsmen are the cornerstone and pillars of our Chinese nation's building. After the founding of New China, we were poor and blank, starting from scratch, introducing, digesting, absorbing, and redeveloping, relying on our own efforts and working hard to create an independent and self-reliant manufacturing foundation."
Earnest teachings and ardent expectations. Looking back on the development process, the spirit of labor has been inherited, and the pace of struggle has never stopped.
At the end of 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) inspected Jiangsu (江苏) and cordially visited employee representatives such as model workers and technical experts of the company in the square of Xugong Group (徐工集团).
The General Secretary said to everyone with enthusiasm: "The vast number of enterprise employees should enhance the sense of pride and mission of the working class in the new era, love their jobs and dedicate themselves, vigorously promote the spirit of model workers and the spirit of craftsmanship, and strive for everyone to be outstanding in the struggle to realize the Chinese dream."
Standing at the overall height of realizing the "two centenary goals" and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) has repeatedly made important instructions on vigorously promoting the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship.
When replying to the students of the Model Worker Undergraduate Class of the China University of Labor Relations (中国劳动关系学院), he emphasized that the whole society should respect model workers and promote the spirit of model workers;
At the National Labor Model and Advanced Worker Commendation Conference, he called on everyone to take hard work, honest work, and creative work as conscious behavior;
In a reply letter, he encouraged the representatives of industrial workers of China First Heavy Industries (中国一重) to promote the spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship, and to practice internal skills and improve their abilities;
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"Give full play to the role of model workers and bring out more model workers." This was General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) entrustment to Zhu Shijie (竺士杰), a national model worker and bridge crane driver, when he inspected Ningbo Zhoushan Port (宁波舟山港) in Zhejiang (浙江) in March 2020.
This entrustment filled Zhu Shijie (竺士杰) with motivation. He wrote textbooks, developed models, and led the team to innovate together, striving to train more skilled talents. Today, the "Zhu Shijie (竺士杰) Bridge Crane Operation Method" continues to iterate and upgrade to the remote-controlled intelligent 4.0 version, and has trained more than 3,500 people relying on the national-level studio.
"Their deeds are learnable and doable, and their spirit is traceable and reachable."
Hope and encouragement urge people to forge ahead, and affirmation and encouragement inspire people. Hundreds of millions of employees take model workers as examples and continue to write chapters of striving for excellence in ordinary positions.
"Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are all achieved through hard work"
The spring is just right, and the new green reeds of Baiyangdian (白洋淀), the "Pearl of North China," are blooming, full of new ideas.
In the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan," General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) came to this future city bearing the millennium plan for the first local inspection after the National People's Congress. In the sweat of countless builders, a new city has grown from scratch.
The opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan" marked President Xi Jinping's (习近平) first local inspection after the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, bringing him to this future city bearing the millennium plan. In the sweat of countless builders, a new city has grown from scratch.
China Huaneng Group (中国华能集团) is one of the first central enterprise headquarters to relocate to Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区). The atmosphere in the company's first-floor hall was lively, with "pioneers" from all walks of life gathered for the construction of Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区), and more than 100 employee representatives from relocated enterprises, universities, and hospitals gathered together.
President Xi Jinping (习近平) cordially communicated with everyone, saying, "Be proud to be a Xiong'an (雄安) person, take the lead, work hard and steadily to start a business, and jointly create a better future for Xiong'an (雄安)."
The more beautiful the future, the more arduous efforts are needed.
Hard work is the only way to achieve success, and it is also a distinct characteristic consistently demonstrated by the people's leader.
On the afternoon of March 7, 1991, Xi Jinping (习近平), then Secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee (福州市委书记), boarded a Lianjia boat to visit the boatmen. Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) held a boatman's hand and said, "Please rest assured, you will definitely have a house to live in, and you will have a house to live in by the end of this year."
A field office meeting was held that day to determine a solution, and the first pile for the building project was driven in more than 20 days later.
At the end of 1991, 104 boatmen from Fuzhou Water Transport Company (福州市水运公司) moved into new homes on the shore, ending their nomadic life of "no tile above and no land below" for generations.
Today, "Act immediately, do practical work" ("马上就办、真抓实干"), these eight characters are engraved on the outer wall of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee Auditorium (福州市委礼堂).
Only through struggle can we create brilliance; only through hard work can we overcome difficulties. Building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires hard work, basically realizing socialist modernization requires hard work, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can only be achieved through hard work.
Less than a week after the closing of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, President Xi Jinping (习近平) made his first inspection outside Beijing to the Red Flag Canal (红旗渠), expressing his feelings: "Socialism was built through hard work, hard work, and sacrifice, not only in the past, but also in the new era."
At the Spring Festival group visit in 2023, President Xi Jinping (习近平) encouraged hundreds of millions of people: "We have created a brilliant past through hard work, and we must also rely on hard work to create a better future."
In June 2024, the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge (深圳至中山跨江通道) was completed and opened to traffic. President Xi Jinping (习近平) said in a congratulatory letter: "Chinese-style modernization is achieved through hard work, and great undertakings are achieved through hard work!"
The people create history, and labor creates the future.
On the new journey, high-quality development cannot be separated from labor creation. President Xi Jinping (习近平) requested that we focus on promoting high-quality development and mobilize and encourage the vast number of workers and working people to make contributions and innovations.
On January 17, 2019, President Xi Jinping (习近平) came to Tianjin Binhai-Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park (天津滨海—中关村科技园). Zhang Liming (张黎明), the head of the distribution network emergency repair team of State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Binhai Power Supply Company (国家电网天津电力滨海供电公司), introduced the artificial intelligence distribution network live working robot to the President.
Cutting and stripping wires, pulling them into grooves, and locking the wire clamps, the robot's operation process was very smooth. President Xi Jinping (习近平) watched very carefully and praised him after learning that the research and development direction was proposed by front-line workers: "Practice produces true knowledge. You have made contributions and also made innovative demonstrations."
"We must enable people with innovative dreams to devote themselves to innovation with peace of mind, confidence, and passion." President Xi Jinping's (习近平) encouragement strengthened Zhang Liming's (张黎明) determination to work hard.
The new generation of distribution network live working robots developed by Zhang Liming (张黎明) and his colleagues has been promoted and applied in many parts of the country, contributing the wisdom and strength of industrial workers to high-level scientific and technological self-reliance.
The laborers of the new era have dreams in their hearts, responsibilities on their shoulders, energy in their hands, and direction under their feet.
They write their papers on the land and leave the results in the hands of farmers.
In May 2023, the students of the China Agricultural University Science and Technology Small Courtyard (中国农业大学科技小院) received a reply from President Xi Jinping (习近平). In his letter, the President encouraged everyone to "deeply cultivate their love for agriculture, develop the skills to revitalize agriculture, and make contributions on the grand stage of rural revitalization."
Today, the Science and Technology Small Courtyard (科技小院) has grown from a "seed" to a "forest for revitalizing agriculture" all over the country. More than 200 universities across the country have participated, and more than 10,000 graduate students have taken root in the front line of production, serving Chinese farmers and building a strong agricultural country.
They have enabled Chinese engineering technology to demonstrate its core strength on the international cooperation stage.
Zhang Yanmin (张彦民), an engineer at CRRC Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. (中车大连机车车辆有限公司), cherishes a "special" photo in his mobile phone: the red, blue, and white "Lancang" (澜沧号) train of the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) with a "long face" is steadily leaving the station.
"At the opening ceremony of the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路), President Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that 'building a golden line will benefit the people of both countries.' As a participant, we feel a sense of glorious mission," said Zhang Yanmin (张彦民). From Kunming (昆明) to Vientiane (万象), the altitude difference of the China-Laos Railway (中老铁路) is nearly 2,000 meters. He and his team traveled back and forth to each station and each section of the roadbed, repeatedly tested, and finally overcame the problems of noise, high temperature and rain, and easy corrosion of the car body, allowing the world to see "Made in China."
They guard the "national heavy equipment" with down-to-earth efforts.
During the Spring Festival this year, the "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) operated as usual. Jiang Peng (姜鹏), Deputy Director of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院国家天文台), stared at the instrument in front of him, recording the murmurs from the depths of the universe.
In 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) visited Guizhou (贵州) before the Spring Festival and specially met with the person in charge and scientific research backbone of the "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) project, praising the "Sky Eye" as "a well-deserved national heavy equipment." At that moment, Jiang Peng (姜鹏), who was at the scene, felt a surge of warmth in his heart. In recent years, the "China Sky Eye" (中国天眼) has frequently reported good news. Jiang Peng (姜鹏) and his colleagues have been working tirelessly to be at the forefront of human "vision."
It is another spring. In the Hebei Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm (河北塞罕坝机械林场), a touch of new green is particularly bright.
Behind the green miracle from "one tree" to "one sea" is the arduous entrepreneurship and continuous struggle of three generations of Saihanba (塞罕坝) people over the past 60 years.
"Promote the Saihanba (塞罕坝) spirit, persistently promote ecological civilization construction, work from generation to generation, persevere and make long-term efforts." In 2017, President Xi Jinping (习近平) made important instructions on the moving deeds of the builders of the Hebei Saihanba Forest Farm (河北塞罕坝林场).
In August 2021, President Xi Jinping (习近平) came to the forest farm for inspection and research, cordially communicated with representatives of the three generations of forest farm workers, inquired about their work and life, talked about the vicissitudes of the forest farm, and jointly planned the future development of the forest farm.
Today, the Saihanba Forest Farm (塞罕坝林场) is running on the road of a second venture. An Changming (安长明), Secretary of the Party Committee of the Forest Farm, said: "Do not seek immediate fame or short-term achievements, guard this green water and green mountains, and add green to the motherland and protect the ecology."
Remain true to our original aspiration and persevere.
Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, and forging ahead in the key period of consolidating the foundation and fully exerting efforts to basically realize socialist modernization, hundreds of millions of workers are working hard, working diligently and dedicating themselves, constantly composing the chapter of the times in labor and creating a better future in struggle.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30 (Reporter Qi Zhongxi (齐中熙), Fan Xi (樊曦), Gao Jing (高敬), Huang Yao (黄垚)))
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. The No. 9 issue of "Seeking Truth" magazine, to be published on May 1st, will feature an important article by Xi Jinping (习近平), General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, titled "Speech at the Seminar for Principal Leading Cadres at the Provincial and Ministerial Level on Studying and Implementing the Spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee."
The article emphasizes that it is important to fully recognize that formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is our important political advantage. Formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is conducive to realizing the leadership of the Party, to concentrating efforts on accomplishing major tasks, to proactively grasping strategic issues, and to maintaining the continuity of our cause. Formulating and implementing Five-Year Plans is a highly political and policy-oriented task, and our Party has created and accumulated rich experience in its long-term practice. This mainly includes: adhering to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, adhering to starting from reality, adhering to the principle of the whole country acting as one, adhering to promoting democracy and pooling wisdom, and adhering to the principle of legal planning. We must further strengthen our confidence in the system and continuously carry forward this advantage in light of new realities.
The article points out that it is necessary to comprehensively, profoundly, and accurately understand and grasp the strategic deployment of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee. Comprehensively means understanding the "Recommendations" from a holistic perspective, grasping the major significance, situation, guiding ideology, important principles, goals, tasks, and policy measures of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period as a whole. Profoundly means understanding both what the various deployments of the "Recommendations" are and why they are so, understanding both what they are and why and how to do them. Accurately means precisely grasping the policy boundaries and scales of the various deployments of the "Recommendations," ensuring that what should be done must be done, what can be done should be strived for, and what should not be done must never be done.
The article points out that it is necessary to keenly grasp new changes in the domestic and international situation. China's development is in a period where strategic opportunities and risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and unpredictable factors are increasing. This is the overall judgment of the situation. When we analyze the situation, we must not only consider all factors comprehensively, but also be good at grasping the new changes in some key factors. The purpose is to have a global perspective, stand on a high plane and see far ahead, maintain strategic focus and confidence, and carefully plan and operate tactically to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and continuously enhance the certainty and sustainability of China's development.
The article points out that it is necessary to solidly build a modern industrial system. Building a modern industrial system is to achieve an overall leap in the industrial system. All regions and industries must accurately identify their positions, adhere to the direction of intelligence, greening, and integration, give full play to their comparative advantages, and form a dynamic situation in which upstream and downstream industries are interconnected, each displaying its strengths, and working in the same direction. The backbone of the modern industrial system is advanced manufacturing. We must maintain a reasonable proportion of manufacturing and vigorously develop advanced manufacturing. Modern infrastructure is an organic component of the modern industrial system. Attention should be paid to calculating input-output accounts and improving adaptability. Developing new quality productive forces is an inevitable requirement for building a modern industrial system. We must adhere to adapting to local conditions and promote the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation based on reality.
The article points out that it is necessary to win strategic initiative by accelerating the construction of a new development pattern. China has a large population, a large market, a complete industrial system, and strong development momentum. Its position in the global industrial chain and supply chain is irreplaceable. This is the foundation for our economic endogenous growth and independent development. To build a new development pattern, we must adhere to making the domestic cycle the mainstay and let domestic demand become the main driving force for China's economic development. We must correctly handle the relationship between consumption and investment, demand and supply, adhere to the close combination of benefiting people's livelihoods and promoting consumption, investing in things and investing in people, and strive to improve the quality and efficiency of the national economic cycle. Building a new development pattern must smooth the domestic and international dual circulation. We must enhance the autonomy of expanding high-level opening to the outside world by strengthening the domestic cycle, and enhance the vitality of domestic reform and development by expanding the international cycle, truly realizing internal and external connectivity and mutual promotion.
The article points out that it is necessary to promote coordinated economic and social development. Economic development and social development are mutually reinforcing and cannot be uneven. Promoting social development and improving people's livelihoods are the priorities. We must organically unify economic development and improving people's livelihoods, embed the requirements of improving people's livelihoods in the formulation of economic development policies, and consider the effects of promoting economic development in the formulation of people's livelihood policies. To promote social development, we must focus on social governance. We must adhere to Party building leadership, strengthen the rule of law guarantee, consolidate the foundation at the grassroots level, and effectively improve the level of social governance. Security is the prerequisite for development. We must coordinate development and security, thoroughly implement the overall national security concept, continuously enhance economic and social resilience, and fully safeguard national security and social stability.
The article points out that scientific planning must implement the requirements of accurate positioning, clear boundaries, complementary functions, and unified connection, and adhere to scientific decision-making, democratic decision-making, and legal decision-making. Local plans and special plans in various related fields should be well connected with the national overall plan, reflect the spirit and requirements of the national overall plan, and at the same time, adapt to local conditions and circumstances, unify needs and possibilities, and ensure that what is decided can be done and can be effectively implemented.
The article emphasizes that it is necessary to focus on improving the Party's ability and level of leading economic and social development. First, further strengthen learning. Study the Party's innovative theories, thoroughly understand the Party Central Committee's major policies and decisions, improve political ability and strategic thinking ability, improve professional quality, and continuously enhance the skills of modernization construction in practice. Second, establish and practice a correct view of political achievements. Adhere to starting from reality and acting according to laws, and create achievements that can withstand the test of practice and history, truly benefit the people, and be recognized by the masses through scientific decision-making and hard work. Third, vigorously promote the spirit of struggle. Dare to struggle and be good at struggle, eliminate risks and hidden dangers in a timely and decisive manner, and strive to transform unfavorable factors into favorable conditions for overcoming the enemy. Fourth, unswervingly punish corruption. Always maintain a high-pressure anti-corruption stance, without stopping or retreating, promote the integrated approach of "不敢腐、不能腐、不想腐" (bù gǎn fǔ, bù néng fǔ, bù xiǎng fǔ - "not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt"), effectively confine power in the cage of the system, and focus on eradicating the soil and conditions for the breeding of corruption.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio (鲁比奥) on April 30th.
Wang Yi (王毅) stated that head-of-state diplomacy has always been the "stabilizer" of China-U.S. relations. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping (习近平) and President Donald Trump (特朗普), China-U.S. relations have generally maintained stability. This is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples and the common expectations of the international community. The two sides should maintain the hard-won stable situation, prepare for important high-level interactive agendas, expand the scope of cooperation, manage differences, and explore the construction of a strategic, constructive, and stable China-U.S. relationship to achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
Wang Yi (王毅) emphasized that the Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests and is the biggest risk point in China-U.S. relations. The U.S. side should keep its promises, make the right choices, open up new space for China-U.S. cooperation, and make due efforts for world peace.
Rubio (鲁比奥) stated that U.S.-China relations are the most important bilateral relationship in the world, and head-of-state diplomacy is the core of U.S.-China relations. The two sides should maintain communication and coordination, respect each other, properly handle differences, accumulate achievements for high-level interactions between the U.S. and China, and seek strategic stability in U.S.-China relations.
The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East and other issues.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held talks with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib in Beijing (北京) on the 30th, and met with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith (通沙万).
During the talks with Hadja Lahbib, Wang Yi (王毅) said that with the care and support of the leaders of both countries, the two sides have established an all-round friendly cooperative partnership. China is willing to take the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to tap the potential of pragmatic cooperation and promote Sino-Belgian relations to a new level. It is hoped that Belgium will play an active and constructive role in the European Union and promote the proper handling of economic and trade differences between Europe and China through dialogue and consultation.
Hadja Lahbib said that Belgium has always adhered to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to jointly safeguard multilateralism, defend international law, and play an active role in promoting the healthy development of EU-China relations, and appreciates China's efforts to promote the easing of regional tensions.
When meeting with Saleumxay Kommasith (通沙万), Wang Yi (王毅) said that China and Laos are comrades and brothers. China is willing to work with Laos to promote the construction of the China-Laos Railway and cooperation in mineral resources and other fields, deepen cooperation within the ASEAN and other multilateral frameworks, jointly implement the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and countries, and promote the building of a China-Laos community with a shared future with strategic significance to a higher standard, higher quality, and higher level.
Saleumxay Kommasith (通沙万) said that Laos firmly adheres to the one-China principle and looks forward to taking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Laos and China and the "Laos-China Friendship Year" as an opportunity to implement the action plan for the Laos-China community with a shared future.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attended a reception in Beijing on the 30th to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Laos and the "China-Laos Friendship Year" and delivered a speech.
Li Hongzhong (李鸿忠) stated that under the strategic guidance of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), President of the People's Republic of China, and General Secretary Thongloun (通伦), President of Laos, the building of the China-Laos community with a shared future is continuously deepening and becoming more practical. China is willing to strengthen strategic communication with Laos, promote mutually beneficial cooperation, deepen the friendship between the people, and create a better future for China-Laos relations.
Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane (通沙万) said that he is willing to work together to promote new achievements in the construction of the Laos-China community with a shared future.
The reception was jointly hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Lao Embassy in China.
Return to TopXinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. On the evening of April 30th, the Chinese lead person for Sino-U.S. economic and trade affairs, Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng (何立峰), held a video call with the U.S. lead person, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen (贝森特) and Trade Representative Katherine Tai (格里尔). The two sides, focusing on implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state at the Sino-U.S. summit in Busan and in previous calls, conducted candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on further properly resolving economic and trade issues of mutual concern and expanding pragmatic cooperation. The Chinese side expressed serious concerns regarding recent U.S. economic and trade restrictive measures against China. Both sides agreed to continue to leverage the role of the Sino-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism, continuously enhance consensus, manage differences, strengthen cooperation, and promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of Sino-U.S. economic and trade relations. 不断增进 (bù duàn zēng jìn - "constantly increase," to continuously improve or enhance).
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In July 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out at a symposium with entrepreneurs that "patriotism is the glorious tradition of outstanding entrepreneurs in China since modern times," and praised Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) as "a model of patriotic entrepreneurs." May 1 this year marks the 110th anniversary of Comrade Rong Yiren's birth. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was an outstanding representative of modern Chinese national industrialists and businessmen, an outstanding national leader, and a great patriot and communist fighter. He was infinitely loyal to the country and the people, full of confidence in communism and socialism with Chinese characteristics, and made important contributions to the country's prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's happiness.
I. "Chinese people are better off in China," resolutely completing the transformation from national capitalist to "red capitalist"
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was born in 1916 in a famous industrial and commercial family in Wuxi (无锡), Jiangsu (江苏) Province. In 1937, after graduating from St. John's University (圣约翰大学) in Shanghai (上海), he began to assist his father in managing family businesses such as flour, textiles, and finance. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) worked diligently, hoping to run the industry well and serve the country. However, the imperialist aggression, the corruption of the Kuomintang (国民党) regime, and the poverty and weakness of old China, as well as the difficulties in the development of national industry, shattered his ideal of "saving the country through industry." He felt that "even with a patriotic heart, one would inevitably be **一筹莫展** (yī chóu mò zhǎn - "no plan can be carried out," at one's wit's end) and accomplish nothing." Before the liberation of Shanghai (上海) in 1949, the Rong family moved overseas. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) believed that "Chinese people are better off in China" and resolutely decided to stay in Shanghai (上海).
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the appeal of the Party's united front and in contact with the Communists, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) gradually realized that only the Communist Party could save China and that socialism was the only way to revitalize China. From then on, he resolutely supported and consciously accepted the leadership of the Communist Party of China and devoted himself to the construction of the new China with great enthusiasm. In 1950, when the state issued victory bonds, he took the initiative to subscribe to 6.5 million shares. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, he actively donated seven and a half airplanes and a large number of clothes, and held high the banner of "Resisting US Aggression and Aiding Korea to Protect the Home and Defend the Country," walking at the forefront of the Shanghai (上海) business community's parade to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
After the Party put forward the general line for the transition period in 1953, China began to carry out socialist transformation of the private ownership of the means of production. As a national capitalist, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) witnessed the Rong family's enterprises struggling for decades and still in a **日暮途穷** (rì mù tú qióng - "sun sets, road ends," approaching the end of one's road; declining) situation, and only gained new life after the founding of the new China. These vivid facts gradually made him realize that: for developing countries like us that are poor and backward, to engage in enterprises and production, we must take the socialist road and develop a national economy based on the public ownership of the means of production. In May 1954, he responded to the call of the Party and the government and proposed to implement joint state-private ownership of Rong's enterprises such as Shenxin Textile Company (申新纺织公司). In 1956, he took the lead in handing over all enterprises to the state for joint operation, and also invited Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) to inspect Shenxin No. 9 Factory (申新九厂), which played a great role in encouraging and promoting the joint state-private operation in Shanghai (上海) and even the whole country. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) played an active role in the socialist transformation of capitalist industry and commerce, winning widespread praise from all walks of life and being called a "red capitalist."
In 1957, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was elected as the Vice Mayor of Shanghai (上海). In 1959, in order to give play to Comrade Rong Yiren's (荣毅仁) expertise, the central government transferred him to serve as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Textile Industry (纺织工业部). He wrote a poem to express his feelings, using the lines "A fine steed rides the wind to chase the sun and moon, wielding a spear for forty years is not too late" to express his excitement at being able to contribute to the revitalization of the textile industry. In 1960, in order to cope with the nationwide sharp decline in cotton production, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) personally led a team to Sichuan (四川), Shandong (山东), Hebei (河北) and other places to conduct research on whether wild and miscellaneous fibers could be used as textile raw materials, and presided over the writing of an investigation report, providing specific guidance for the textile industry's relief and development at that time. During the "Cultural Revolution," Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was impacted, but he never wavered in his belief in the Communist Party of China and the socialist road, saying, "I am determined to follow the Communist Party."
II. "I am responsible if there is a problem," overcoming obstacles to build CITIC into "a window for China in implementing opening up to the outside world"
In January 1979, shortly after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) invited five well-known figures from the industrial and commercial circles, including Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), to a symposium. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) talked about his views on introducing technology and management, and developing finance and trade, which were affirmed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平). During the conversation, Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) specifically "named" him, proposing that he hoped Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) would do more in opening up to the outside world and economic work, emphasizing that "as long as the socialist construction cause is done well, there should be no hesitation."
The new situation of reform and opening up and the high trust of the Party Central Committee greatly stimulated Comrade Rong Yiren's (荣毅仁) enthusiasm to contribute his wisdom and talents to modernization. Proceeding from the needs of national development, combined with what he saw and heard during his overseas inspections and the favorable conditions of having many relatives and friends overseas, he turned his attention to an area that was still unfamiliar to people at that time - the international trust and investment business. In February 1979, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) proposed to the Party Central Committee and the State Council that "in order to accelerate the realization of the four modernizations of the motherland, absorb funds from abroad, and introduce advanced technology," it was suggested to establish an international trust and investment company. In October, with the approval of the Central Committee, the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (中国国际信托投资公司) was formally established, and Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) served as the chairman and general manager. He personally formulated the company's first charter, clarifying that "the company adheres to socialist principles, operates in accordance with economic laws, and implements modern scientific management," and took the initiative to request the establishment of a Party group in the company, believing that "with a Party group, there is reliance."
Faced with the reality of China at the beginning of reform and opening up, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) emancipated his mind, sought truth from facts, actively learned from the effective practices of developed countries in developing the economy, combined them with China's actual situation, and widely carried out economic and technological cooperation between China and foreign countries, introducing funds and technology, and establishing industries in China. In 1981, the Jiangsu Yizheng Chemical Fiber Project (江苏仪征化纤工程), a key national project, was preparing to be discontinued due to insufficient funds. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) broke through the traditional concept of "no domestic debt and no foreign debt" and boldly proposed to issue bonds overseas in the name of CITIC. Faced with doubts from all sides, he expressed his determination with great courage, "I am responsible if there is a problem," and finally promoted the successful issuance of China's first overseas bond, which not only solved the problem of project construction funds, but also enhanced overseas investors' confidence in China's reform and opening up policy and investing and starting businesses in China.
In the development process of CITIC, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) emphasized "don't recite old scriptures" and "remove the things that bind us from giving play to our initiative." It was under his leadership that CITIC "dared to eat the first crab" and pioneered many "firsts" in industries and fields. For example, it was the first in China to carry out international economic consulting business, leasing business, the first to engage in real estate business, and the first to get involved in the commercial operation of the aerospace industry, and so on. CITIC also actively laid out its business in Hong Kong (香港) and Macao (澳门), took the lead in making direct investments overseas, and achieved extensive cooperation with many countries and regions and all sectors of society, gradually developing into a comprehensive multinational enterprise group involving finance, technology, trade, real estate, economic consulting, satellite communications and other businesses. As Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) hoped, CITIC has become "a window for China in implementing opening up to the outside world" and has made outstanding contributions to China's socialist modernization.
III. "Listen to the call of the motherland," erecting a banner of widely uniting industrial and commercial circles at home and abroad
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) paid attention to giving play to his influence in the industrial and commercial circles and actively carried out the united front work of the industrial and commercial circles. After June 1949, he participated in the preparatory establishment of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce (上海市工商联) and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联), and served as the Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Deputy Director of the Preparatory Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Vice Chairman of the first, second, third and fourth sessions of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, the Vice Chairman of the fifth session, and the Chairman of the sixth session.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) actively devoted himself to national construction and became a banner of the industrial and commercial circles. In October 1955, when Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) held a symposium with representatives of the industrial and commercial circles such as Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), he told the story of Xiao Guiying (萧桂英) in the Peking Opera "The Fisherman's Family" who ran away from home but could not lose the jars and pots at home. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was deeply educated, further recognized the bright future of the socialist motherland, and realized that the industrial and commercial circles could not only see the tiny bit of interest under their noses, but should recognize the laws of social development and combine their personal future with the future of the motherland. In order to help the vast number of people in the industrial and commercial circles improve their understanding and change their positions, he led everyone to conscientiously study Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, publicize the Party's industrial and commercial policies, and encourage them to "follow the Party and take the socialist road." These have had an important impact on giving full play to the role of the Federation of Industry and Commerce and cooperating with the Party and the government to successfully complete the socialist transformation of capitalist industry and commerce.
After the reform and opening up, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) pioneered and innovated in running industries, promoted foreign exchanges and cooperation, and won the respect and trust of the national industrial and commercial circles. He also actively contacted Rong's family members living overseas to help them realize their wish to serve the motherland. In June 1986, he invited more than 200 Rong's overseas relatives to return to China to visit relatives at his own expense. When Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) met with Rong's relatives, he pointed out that your Rong family has contributed to the development of national industry, and you have made contributions. You are promoting the progress of history, and the people will not forget you. In December 1988, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), who had just been elected as the Chairman of the Sixth National Federation of Industry and Commerce, called on member representatives to "listen to the call of the motherland, be down-to-earth, work hard, make achievements, create a new situation, and work together to build the Federation of Industry and Commerce into a well-deserved domestic and foreign folk chamber of commerce!"
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) led the Federation of Industry and Commerce to actively explore new ways to serve modernization. In 1990, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce received more than 20 industrial and commercial visiting groups from various countries. In the same year, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) led a delegation from the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce to participate in the 90th anniversary celebration of the Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (香港中华总商会), and invited the Taiwan "Mainland Industrial Inspection Group" to visit Beijing (北京), Shanghai (上海), Ningbo (宁波) and other places. In July 1991, faced with the new situation of the rapid development of the non-public sector of the economy after the reform and opening up, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) resolutely implemented the Party's policies and required the Federation of Industry and Commerce to regard representatives of the non-public sector of the economy as new objects of unity in the united front work, and in accordance with the policy of "unity, assistance, guidance, and education," cooperate with the Party and the government to do their work well. Under his leadership, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce consciously acted as a bridge and assistant for the Party and the government to contact people in the non-public sector of the economy, strengthened contacts with people in the industrial and commercial circles in Hong Kong (香港), Macao (澳门) and Taiwan (台湾) and overseas, and made positive contributions to promoting the process of reform and opening up and the great cause of national reunification.
IV. "Never disappoint the expectations of the people," fighting to the end for the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was an outstanding national leader. During his work in the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he actively participated in national political life, participated in consultations on the Party and state's major policies, made outstanding contributions to adhering to and improving the system of people's congresses, to adhering to and improving the system of multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, to consolidating and developing the patriotic united front, and to revitalizing China and reunifying the motherland.
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was a member of the Second National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the Third and Fourth National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In March 1978, after being elected as the Vice Chairman of the Fifth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, he actively assisted Comrade Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) in restoring the work of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference with the revolutionary spirit of striving for the Party and the country, resolutely implemented the reform and opening up policies formulated by the Party Central Committee, and made full use of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference platform and channels to carry out field research and foreign exchanges. In April 1979, he led a delegation from the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to visit West Germany and other countries, widely contacted people from all walks of life, actively publicized the Party and state's policies, and enhanced the international community's understanding of our country.
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) served as a representative of the First to Eighth National People's Congress, a member of the Standing Committee of the Fourth and Fifth National People's Congress, and a Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Sixth and Seventh National People's Congress. He attached great importance to the legislative work of the National People's Congress, put forward a large number of valuable opinions and suggestions, and made positive contributions to the development of socialist democracy. In June 1979, during the drafting of the Law on Chinese-Foreign Joint Ventures, he put forward important amendments to the draft on the proportion of foreign capital and the enterprise decision-making mechanism, which were approved by Comrades Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) and Chen Yun (陈云), and played an important role in promoting opening up to the outside world. As a member of the Constitution Amendment Committee, he participated in the 1982 Constitution amendment work. During his tenure as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, he also participated in the formulation of a number of important laws such as the General Principles of Civil Law, the Administrative Procedure Law, and the Rules of Procedure of the National People's Congress.
Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) also served as a member of the Drafting Committee of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特别行政区基本法), Honorary President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (海峡两岸关系协会), and a leader of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (中国和平统一促进会). He resolutely supported and conscientiously implemented the "one country, two systems" policy and actively put forward opinions and suggestions for the drafting of the Basic Law. He always cared about the reunification of the motherland, used his lofty prestige and extensive contacts at home and abroad, actively participated in anti-"independence" and promotion of reunification, and did a lot of effective work to promote the peaceful reunification of the motherland.
In March 1993, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was elected as the Vice President of the People's Republic of China. He said, "We will never disappoint the expectations of the people, and we must do our best to serve the interests of the country and the nation and the cause of socialist construction." Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) often went deep into various places to investigate and understand economic development and reform and opening up and gave guidance. He also paid attention to collecting economic information and dynamics, devoted himself to studying some economic issues, and put forward his own views. He often attended various important state and foreign affairs activities, met with foreign leaders and important diplomatic envoys, visited many countries, and established deep friendships with leaders and well-known figures in the business community in many countries, and did a lot of work to expand China's international influence and promote world peace and progress.
In 1998, after Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) retired from his leadership position, he still eagerly followed the development of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, the advancement of reform and opening up, and the improvement of people's lives. In October 2005, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) passed away in Beijing (北京).
V. "The people will not forget," the spirit of patriotism and struggle for a lifetime will last forever
In June 1950, when Comrade Mao Zedong (毛泽东) met with Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), he encouraged him, if a person does good things for the people and persists in doing them, the people will not forget. This sentence deeply touched Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) and strengthened his determination to do a good job under the leadership of the Party for a lifetime. From a national capitalist to a "red capitalist" to a communist fighter, Comrade Rong Yiren's (荣毅仁) life was a great and glorious life, a life of patriotism and struggle, and a life of selfless dedication to China's socialist construction. The noble spiritual pursuit and noble character he demonstrated are always worth learning from.
When we commemorate Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), we must learn from his constant patriotism and always closely link his personal destiny with the destiny of the country and the nation. In 1956, when asked why he, as a capitalist, accepted the socialist road, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) sincerely replied: "I am a capitalist, but I am first and foremost a Chinese." In 1988, he attended a university alumni gathering in Hong Kong (香港). Facing alumni from all over the world, he said with deep affection: "'**国家兴亡，匹夫有责**' (guó jiā xīng wáng, pǐ fū yǒu zé - "the rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen," everyone is responsible for their country). Each of us bears the heavy responsibility of serving the motherland, and it is our supreme happiness to dedicate our knowledge and talents to our beloved motherland." General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that patriotism is the core of the Chinese national spirit, inspiring generations of Chinese sons and daughters to unremittingly strive for the development and prosperity of the motherland. When we learn from Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), we must have the prosperity of the country in mind and the happiness of the people in mind, integrate the individual self into the greater self of the country, and realize personal value and show the style of life in serving the country and serving the people.
We commemorate Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) to learn from his firm and persistent beliefs, always resolutely supporting the leadership of the Communist Party of China and full of confidence in socialism with Chinese characteristics. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) pursued truth throughout his life and struggled unremittingly. Once he established his communist faith, he tenaciously pursued progress. He concluded from his own personal experience that "China's prosperity, the nation's revitalization, the people's happiness, and even our personal contributions, are inseparable from the leadership of the Communist Party," that "only by implementing socialism and taking the road of prosperity for everyone can China become strong and prosperous," and that we must "do more things that are beneficial to the country and to socialism." From the 1950s, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) regarded joining the Communist Party of China as a lifelong pursuit, always demanding himself according to the standards of a Communist Party member, and repeatedly submitted applications to join the Party. On July 1, 1985, Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) gloriously joined the Communist Party of China, finally realizing his long-cherished wish. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "ideals and beliefs are the spiritual pillar and political soul of communists." In learning from Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), we must firmly believe in communism and in socialism with Chinese characteristics, and always be loyal to the Party, loyal to the people, and loyal to Marxism.
We commemorate Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) to learn from his courage to pioneer and innovate, always forging ahead with an indomitable political courage and reform spirit, forging ahead and overcoming difficulties. At the beginning of reform and opening up, there was no ready-made path to copy for modernization. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) chose to found CITIC at this time, saying in his words that he was "picking a sour fruit to eat." In the process of collision between old and new ideas and the transition between old and new systems, he led CITIC to cut through thorns and move forward, successfully opening up an innovative development path of serving the country's modernization by absorbing and utilizing foreign capital and introducing advanced technology and management experience. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that "only reformers advance, only innovators are strong, and only reformers and innovators win." In learning from Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), we must maintain the heroic spirit of "the more difficult the situation, the more we move forward" and the high-spirited fighting spirit of "daring to teach the sun and moon to change to a new sky," and strive to work hard and gain experience in studying new situations and solving new problems, and strive to write a new chapter in reform and opening up.
We commemorate Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) to learn from his dedication to diligence and public service, and always adhere to the value pursuit of serving the people, being pragmatic, honest, and clean. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) was conscientious, dedicated to his duties, and selfless. Whether he was conducting domestic inspections or foreign visits, his schedule was packed, often arranging seven or eight activities a day. He once said to his subordinates, "Going out with me is not a treat, but a hard job." He always maintained a simple style. In 1965, when he was stationed at the Northwest State Cotton Factory No. 1 (西北国棉一厂), he insisted on eating, living, and working with the members of the working group, and did not engage in special treatment. After serving as a national leader, he insisted on being honest and upright, strictly disciplined himself, and never sought personal gain or privilege. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out that as a party cadre, "we must talk about being selfless, distinguishing between public and private, putting the public before the private, and forgetting the self for the public." In learning from Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), we must firmly establish a correct view of power, performance, and career, adhere to working hard first and enjoying later, and work diligently and honestly.
This year is the opening year of the "15th Five-Year Plan." 73 years ago, in 1953, China began to implement its first Five-Year Plan. Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁) once described his excitement: "The Five-Year Plan has begun, many large factories have been built across the country, large-scale construction has been carried out everywhere, and everything is being realized faster than we dreamed, how inspiring!" From the "First Five-Year Plan" to the "15th Five-Year Plan," the theme of building our country into a socialist modern country has never changed in the relay of progress. "**锐始者必图其终，成功者先计于始**" (ruì shǐ zhě bì tú qí zhōng, chéng gōng zhě xiān jì yú shǐ - "Those who start sharply must plan for the end; those who succeed must first plan at the beginning," a good beginning is half the battle). We must inherit and carry forward the noble spirit and demeanor of Comrade Rong Yiren (荣毅仁), unite more closely around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping (习近平) at its core, anchor our goals and tasks, strengthen our confidence, take advantage of the momentum, achieve great achievements with hard work, win the future with innovation, and constantly create a new situation in the construction of Chinese-style modernization!
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 金 歆
The petition work is an important part of the Party's mass work and an important window for understanding public sentiment. The "Regulations on Petition Work" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) officially came into effect on May 1, 2022. Over the past 4 years, various regions and departments have implemented the spirit and provisions of the "Regulations." The Party's comprehensive leadership over petition work has been continuously strengthened, the rule of law in petition work has been continuously promoted, and petition work has been better able to serve the overall situation of economic and social development.
Adhere to and Strengthen the Party's Comprehensive Leadership over Petition Work
"People with disabilities sometimes encounter problems with registration, licensing, and road access for electric wheelchairs, which hinders the daily travel of some people with disabilities..." Relevant leaders in Ningde City (宁德市), Fujian Province (福建省), learned about the "difficulty in travel" issue raised by people with disabilities during reception and visits.
Therefore, the receiving leader immediately took the lead in coordinating multiple departments such as the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation (市残联) and the Municipal Public Security Traffic Management Department (市公安交管), to understand the current situation of travel for people with disabilities in the city and conduct on-site inspections of road conditions. Only one month later, the "Implementation Plan (Trial) for the Registration and Management of Electric Road Wheelchairs for People with Disabilities in Ningde City" (《宁德市残疾人电动道路型轮椅车登记管理实施方案（试行）》) was introduced, clarifying the standardized procedures for vehicle registration and licensing, benefiting all eligible people with disabilities in the city.
As an important aspect of adhering to and strengthening the Party's comprehensive leadership over petition work, leading Party and government leaders at all levels take the lead in receiving visitors and going down to the grassroots level, contracting to resolve outstanding petition issues, and demonstrating and driving Party members and cadres at all levels to closely connect with and serve the masses. In 2025 alone, leading cadres at the county level and above across the country received visitors and went down to the grassroots level 991,000 times, receiving and handling 1.281 million petition matters.
The joint meeting mechanism for petition work is another important tool for strengthening the Party's leadership over petition work. The "Regulations" stipulate: "The joint meeting for petition work at the local level shall, under the leadership of the Party committee and government at the same level, be responsible for the overall coordination, overall promotion, and supervision and implementation of petition work in the region, coordinate and handle important petition issues occurring in the region, and guide the work of the joint meeting for petition work at the lower level."
One day in late 2025, in Changsha City (长沙市), Hunan Province (湖南省), the cold wind was biting, but the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Letters and Calls was warm, and Ms. Jiang (姜女士) and several other people solemnly handed a gold-lettered banner to the staff.
It turned out that the residential building where Ms. Jiang lived was a housing reform house, and the sales procedures were complicated. In addition, due to the dissolution and cancellation of the original construction company, many residents were in a difficult situation to obtain a real estate certificate.
Changsha City (长沙市) gave full play to the role of the joint meeting mechanism for petition work, and the office of the joint meeting for petition work took the lead in holding a special meeting, convening multiple departments for "consultation." The Municipal Joint Office for Petition Work coordinated its efforts: on the one hand, it continued to connect with the Municipal Land Acquisition Office (市征收办), the Municipal Real Estate Registration Center (市不动产登记中心) and other units to establish a "multi-party collaboration" working group; on the other hand, it arranged for dedicated personnel to assist residents in sorting out historical materials and verifying ownership relationships one by one, laying the "foundation" for the certificate processing work bit by bit - after unremitting efforts, Ms. Jiang and other people finally obtained the real estate ownership certificate.
According to reports, the joint meeting mechanism for petition work has now achieved full coverage at the provincial, municipal, county, and township levels.
Promote the Rule of Law in Petition Work
Over the past 4 years, various regions and departments have continuously improved relevant norms in accordance with the "Regulations," and the standardized petition work process has become more complete.
Walking into the petition reception hall in Chang'an District (长安区), Xi'an City (西安市), Shaanxi Province (陕西省), you are greeted by a guide map of the petition process: from submitting demands, registering and accepting, to classifying and forwarding, handling according to law, and then to replying and feedback, and supervising and revisiting, each step is clearly marked and the responsibility is assigned to individuals. According to reports, the Shaanxi Provincial Joint Office for Petition Work has drawn a "flow chart" for the rule of law in acceptance and handling based on the "Regulations" and relevant regulations, and standardized the use of dozens of different types of notification letters.
Relevant officials from the State Bureau of Letters and Calls (国家信访局) stated that various regions and departments have formulated "roadmaps" and "guide maps" around the "five rule of law" aspects of prevention, acceptance, handling, supervision and accountability, and maintaining order, improved the list of petition requests handled according to law, and promoted a more sound system of petition work, more standardized acceptance and handling, a more distinct work orientation, and more prominent quality and efficiency in solving problems.
In addition, various regions have actively implemented the "Regulations" and related laws and regulations to promote the legal and substantive resolution of petition matters.
"Due to work errors in the original unit, I was underpaid for more than ten years of housing subsidies! I demand that relevant departments compensate me 200,000 yuan!"
Ma (马某), a resident of Xiqing District (西青区), Tianjin (天津市), became an "old petitioner" because he disagreed with the handling result of a petition matter. The problem occurred 20 years ago, and the original involved unit no longer exists. Now, solving the problem involves multiple departments, and the transfer and cooperation between them and the accountability process are not clear enough, which affects the resolution of the problem.
This time, the complex problem has a legal solution path. Last year, Xiqing District (西青区) introduced the "Xiqing District Petition Hearing Measures (Trial)" (《西青区信访听证办法（试行）》), organizing the parties to state their demands "face-to-face." Based on Ma's application, the Xiqing District Letters and Calls Office launched a petition hearing procedure, inviting representatives of the District People's Congress, members of the District Political Consultative Conference, and lawyers to form a hearing review group. The review group explained and clarified doubts about policies and regulations item by item, objectively analyzed unit management loopholes and attribution of responsibilities, reasonably assessed economic losses, and proposed fair and just compensation suggestions.
"With a reasonable explanation, I am convinced." Ma (马某) signed the "Commitment to End Litigation and Stop Petitioning" (《息诉罢访承诺书》) on the spot.
"The submission, handling, and resolution of petition matters have clear and distinct procedures, allowing petition departments to better guide the people to express their interests and demands through rational and legal channels. Various regions are practicing the 'Fengqiao Experience' (枫桥经验) in the new era, and conflicts and disputes can be better resolved at the bud stage." Relevant officials from the State Bureau of Letters and Calls (国家信访局) said.
Do a Good Job in Soliciting People's Suggestions
Doing a good job in soliciting people's suggestions is an important requirement put forward by the "Regulations" and an important aspect of improving the quality and efficiency of petition work and serving the overall situation of reform and development.
Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), Qiantang River (钱塘江), Jiubao Bridge (九堡大桥) spans the river.
"This bridge connects the new industrial agglomeration areas of Shangcheng District (上城区) and Xiaoshan District (萧山区) in Hangzhou (杭州), and is also the only river crossing channel within a range of more than 10 kilometers east and west." Relevant officials from the Hangzhou Municipal Urban Infrastructure Construction Management Center (杭州市城市基础设施建设管理中心) introduced that the daily peak traffic volume of non-motor vehicles can reach nearly 2,000 vehicles.
Until three years ago, the bridge had no access for non-motor vehicles to go up and down the bridge, and cyclists could only rely on two barrier-free elevators to go up and down the bridge. "The elevator can only carry three or four electric bicycles up and down the bridge at a time. During peak hours, waiting for the elevator takes an hour, and being late and having money deducted are common." A takeaway rider recalled the situation at that time.
"It is recommended to add slow lanes for non-motor vehicles to go up and down the bridge." Citizen Zhang (张某) submitted this suggestion through the online suggestion channel opened by the petition department with a try-it-and-see attitude. Within half a year, the people's suggestion solicitation offices set up by Hangzhou (杭州) at all levels in the petition department received dozens of similar suggestions.
Transfer, research, project approval, commencement... Now, spiral ramps for non-motor vehicles have been built on both sides of the bridge, and electric bicycles can ride to the bridge in two or three minutes.
In recent years, significant results have been achieved in the work of soliciting people's suggestions. The "Shanghai Regulations on Soliciting People's Suggestions" (《上海市人民建议征集若干规定》) issued by Shanghai (上海) in 2021 is the first local regulation in the country formulated by the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress to specifically promote and regulate the work of soliciting people's suggestions; Zhejiang (浙江) has issued institutional documents such as the "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening and Improving the Work of Soliciting People's Suggestions" (《关于加强和改进人民建议征集工作的指导意见》), and explored the development of legislation on soliciting people's suggestions...
Officials from the State Bureau of Letters and Calls (国家信访局) stated that the next step will be to thoroughly implement the "Regulations," strive to achieve the "resolution of cases and reconciliation of people" and the "dual resolution of matters and hearts" of petitioning people, fully demonstrate the role of petition work as a "weathervane," "bridge of hearts," and "pressure relief valve," and strive to create a new situation in petition work in the new era and new journey.
Return to TopThis newspaper's Hangzhou (杭州) dispatch on April 30th (Reporter Liu Junguo (刘军国)) On April 30th, the launch ceremony and symposium for the "Far East International Military Tribunal Trial Records: Complete Translation" were held at Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages (浙江越秀外国语学院). Volumes 1 to 40, totaling more than 20 million words, a major translation project spanning more than 10 years, was declared complete, marking the debut of the world's first complete Chinese version of the Tokyo Trial records.
The event was jointly organized by Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages (浙江越秀外国语学院), the Institute of War Trials and World Peace of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学战争审判与世界和平研究院), and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press (上海交通大学出版社). Experts and scholars from many universities jointly witnessed this important achievement that fills the gap in the systematic translation, collation, and publication of relevant domestic literature.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. At a time when the world is undergoing profound changes and the regional situation is complex and intertwined, the publication of this complete Chinese version of the trial records will help to correct misunderstandings and defend historical justice; help to 以史鉴今 (yǐ shǐ jiàn jīn - "learn from history to understand the present," to use historical experience as a guide for understanding the present); maintain world peace; and help to educate people and benefit future generations. The experts and scholars attending the meeting conducted discussions on the historical value, academic significance, dissemination and popularization, and educational significance of the complete translation, and formed a series of consensuses.
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On April 29th, President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Green and Sustainable Development Forum resonated strongly with the participating guests. The guests stated that the congratulatory letter fully embodies President Xi Jinping's (习近平) high regard for deepening exchanges and mutual learning among SCO countries and strengthening practical cooperation in the field of green and sustainable development, providing more Chinese solutions and SCO solutions for jointly planning the path of global ecological civilization construction and improving global governance.
"Fully reflects the Chinese side's high regard for deepening cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework"
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter fully reflects the Chinese side's high regard for deepening cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (上海合作组织) framework," said SCO Deputy Secretary-General Sohail Khan. Under the guidance of the concept that **绿水青山就是金山银山** (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green mountains and clear waters are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets), the Chinese side has made important contributions to world sustainable development. The SCO will further leverage its overall potential to promote the experience of countries that have made significant progress in sustainable development, benefiting the world.
Bakyt Torobaev, Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan, believes that China has made tremendous achievements in the field of green development in recent years and has become an important leader in the global green transition. The concept that **绿水青山就是金山银山** (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green mountains and clear waters are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets) vividly explains the deep logic between sustainable economic growth and benefiting future generations. Zhejiang Province (浙江省) has created successful examples in coordinating economic growth with green environmental protection, technological innovation, and natural resource management.
"I am very pleased to have the opportunity to learn more about China's achievements in green and sustainable development. China's experience is worth learning from," said Souphasong Silaphet, Secretary of the Director of Lao National Television, who visited electric vehicle companies in Ningbo (宁波), Zhejiang (浙江), and was deeply impressed by China's vivid green development practices.
Myanmar's Ambassador to China, U Myo Thant Pe, believes that the improvement of air and water quality in China in recent years is impressive, and the continuous expansion of the country's forest area is a great achievement. The concept that **绿水青山就是金山银山** (lǜ shuǐ qīng shān jiù shì jīn shān yín shān - "green mountains and clear waters are gold and silver mountains," lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets) is visionary and also inspires Myanmar to strive to balance economic development with natural environmental protection.
"Promote practical cooperation among SCO countries in the field of green and sustainable development"
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Grigoryan stated that the concept of ecological civilization is of great significance for promoting global green and sustainable development. All countries share the same earth and need to bear common responsibilities. Armenia attaches great importance to carrying out cooperation within the SCO framework in areas such as environmental protection, climate change response, biodiversity conservation, soil degradation management, and desertification prevention and control.
Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Najeeb Al-Bader believes that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter reflects China's long-term vision of strengthening international cooperation in addressing environmental challenges and promoting sustainable development. Kuwait attaches great importance to cooperation with China in the field of green development. In recent years, Kuwait and China have focused on developing major cooperation projects in environmental protection, new energy, and other fields, and have made positive progress.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to China Bunyad Huseynov stated that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter demonstrates China's sense of responsibility in promoting global green development, environmental protection, and climate cooperation. China actively promotes green energy technologies within the SCO framework, cooperates with all parties to promote sustainable infrastructure construction, and promotes the transformation of development for all parties.
Cambodian Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth stated that the forum provides an excellent opportunity for all parties to strengthen green development and promote low-carbon transition cooperation. Cambodia attaches great importance to cooperation with SCO members in green technology innovation and sustainable finance, and believes that green and sustainable development can enhance the vitality and resilience of economic development.
Lao Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Chanthakoune Boulom said: "This forum has built an important platform for cooperation and exchange, which helps to gather the wisdom of all parties, discuss the path of green development, and promote practical cooperation among SCO countries in the field of green and sustainable development. Laos is willing to work with all countries to implement the Global Governance Initiative and promote global green development."
Mongolian Embassy in China First Secretary Ganbaatar said that President Xi Jinping's (习近平) congratulatory letter demonstrates the importance of promoting green development and deepening cooperation within the SCO. We firmly believe that members of the SCO family can contribute to world sustainable development through dialogue, exchange, and action.
"In promoting the process of green development, China has become one of the global pioneers"
"President Xi Jinping's (习近平) concept of a community with a shared future for mankind and the Global Development Initiative have pointed the way forward for the world." Boris Titov, Special Representative of the President of Russia for Sustainable Development and Liaison with International Organizations, said in a video address that he expects the SCO to play a leading role and provide countries with a demonstration of sustainable progress and sustainable development. "In promoting the process of green development, China has become one of the global pioneers. Russia is willing to continue along this path together with China and SCO partners."
"In the past, people often regarded climate action as a constraint on economic growth. In fact, sustainable development and economic progress are complementary. The cost of inaction is far higher than the cost of green transition." Pakistan's Minister of State for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Shazia Harral, believes that the concept put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in promoting green and sustainable development provides important ideological guidance for addressing today's global environmental challenges and formulating relevant policies.
Uzbekistan's Consul General in Shanghai (上海), Ismailov, stated that Uzbekistan highly appreciates China's contribution to promoting green and sustainable development and addressing global climate change. China is shifting to a more balanced and ecologically responsible development approach, which has been recognized by international organizations, including the United Nations.
"The Maldives attaches great importance to the strengthening of policy alignment, experience exchange, and project cooperation emphasized by President Xi Jinping (习近平) in his congratulatory letter, and believes that this is both realistic and very timely." Maldives' Minister of State for Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Mohamed Shareef, said that all parties should work together to strengthen capacity building and knowledge sharing, support locally appropriate solutions, and ensure that global and regional cooperation mechanisms actively respond to the demands of small island developing states. The Maldives looks forward to working with China and other partners to jointly promote a greener and more sustainable development process.
Return to TopBeijing, April 30th (People's Daily) With the approval of the Communist Party of China (中共中央), the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission (中央纪委国家监委) conducted a case review and investigation into the serious violations of discipline and law by Yi Huiman (易会满), a member of the 20th Central Committee and former deputy director of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国政协) Economic Committee.
The investigation found that Yi Huiman had lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original aspirations and mission, outwardly complied with but secretly opposed and shirked responsibility for the Party Central Committee's major decisions and deployments regarding the capital market, and engaged in superstitious activities. He violated the spirit of the Eight-Point Regulation of the Central Committee (中央八项规定精神), illegally accepted gifts and money, and accepted banquets and travel arrangements that could have affected the impartial execution of his official duties. He violated organizational principles by failing to truthfully explain issues during organizational inquiries, and sought benefits for others and accepted property in cadre selection and appointment and other work. He failed to maintain the bottom line of integrity, condoned and acquiesced to relatives using his authority to seek personal gain, illegally engaged in profit-making activities, used his authority or influence to seek benefits for relatives, had others pay expenses that should have been paid by himself, and engaged in power-for-sex and money-for-sex transactions. He used his position to seek benefits for others in areas such as job promotion, listing approval, and financing loans, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property.
Yi Huiman seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and life discipline, constituted serious violations of duty and was suspected of bribery crimes, and after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的十八大) he did not restrain himself or stop his actions (不收敛、不收手 (bù shōu liǎn、bù shōu shǒu - "not restrain, not stop," to continue bad behavior despite warnings)), his nature was serious, and the impact was vile, and he should be seriously dealt with. In accordance with the "Regulations on Disciplinary Sanctions of the Communist Party of China" (《中国共产党纪律处分条例》), the "Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China" (《中华人民共和国监察法》), the "Law on Administrative Disciplinary Actions for Public Officials of the People's Republic of China" (《中华人民共和国公职人员政务处分法》) and other relevant regulations, after research by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and reporting to the Political Bureau of the Central Committee for deliberation, it was decided to give Yi Huiman a punishment of expulsion from the Party; the National Supervisory Commission (国家监委) gave him a punishment of dismissal from public office; terminated his qualifications as a representative to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (党的二十大); confiscated his illegal gains from violations of discipline and law; and transferred his suspected criminal problems to the procuratorial organs for investigation and prosecution in accordance with the law, and the property involved was transferred together. The punishment of expulsion from the Party will be confirmed when the plenary session of the Central Committee is convened.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 潘俊强
"If you want to know me, please come to the youth commando team..." The youth commando team is a glorious name that combines youth and labor. Since the establishment of the first national youth commando team in 1954, for 72 years, generations of youth commando team members have been working hard in relay across the motherland. From the hard work of "human pulling and shoulder carrying" to the technological breakthroughs of "intelligent construction," the times are different, but the youth spirit is inherited in the same line. They constantly turn "impossible" into reality in their labor, and use the hands of labor to let the flowers of youth bloom brilliantly in the hot practice of comprehensively building a modern socialist country.
——Editor
On the eve of the "May Day" International Labor Day, the construction site of Siyuan Bridge (四元桥) in Beijing (北京) was bustling late at night. Milling machines first "gnawed" at the old road surface, and spraying facilities generated water mist to reduce dust. The Li Dajun Youth Commando Team (李大军青年突击队) of Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团), with an average age of only 28, was launching an assault on the renovation and repair project of the concrete pavement layer of the Siyuan Interchange Bridge System (四元立交桥系). They needed to renovate eight bridges in four weekends. Facing the heavy task, this team worked hard overnight, and nearly a hundred technical control nodes were densely marked on the work log. They strictly controlled each construction within 48 hours, achieving the phased goal of "weekend construction, Monday traffic."
Labor and sweat irrigate the flowers of youth. In January 1954, the first youth commando team was born in Beijing Construction Engineering. Entering the new era, hundreds of youth commando teams of Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团) are fighting on the land of China and even in countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" ("一带一路"), and they use labor and creation to prove that the youth commando team has truly become a youth team that can be trusted, pulled out, used, and won at critical moments.
The First Banner Turns "Impossible" into Reality
Picking up an old photo, Zhou Wenyou (周文右), a 94-year-old retired employee of Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团), was very excited. "The photo shows my former teammates, from the first national youth commando team - Hu Yaolin Carpentry Youth Commando Team (胡耀林木工青年突击队)."
In 1953, the Beijing Exhibition Center (北京展览馆), one of the first public buildings in the early days of the People's Republic of China, began construction. In the following year, when the project entered the concrete structure construction stage, the arch support task of the Industrial Hall was extremely difficult, and no one in the seven carpentry groups dared to take it on. The problem "lay" from autumn to winter.
At this time, under the call of the organization, 18 young technical backbones stepped forward and established a commando team led by Hu Yaolin (胡耀林), and erected a red flag with the word "必胜" (bì shèng - "certain victory") on the site.
"At that time, the construction period was short, the task was heavy, and the quality requirements were high," Zhou Wenyou (周文右) said. "Our youth commando team worked hard and cleverly. Without mechanical equipment, we carried it on our shoulders and backs and extended working hours; we learned skills and experience from experienced masters, strengthened work coordination, broke through technical difficulties, and improved work efficiency."
They completed the cement chute, which was originally planned to take 7 hours, in less than 3 hours, and rushed out 180 support heads, which originally required 2 days, in only 1 day. Facing the most difficult arch beam support task, the commando team completed the task, which was originally planned to take 478 working days, in only 181 working days, which is still called a miracle.
"We are the first banner of the youth commando team, turning 'impossible' into reality," Zhou Wenyou (周文右) said excitedly. "It is a great honor to complete the tasks assigned by the Party and the state with the highest level and the best quality!"
Once this banner was raised, it never fell.
The exemplary leading role of the youth commando team in taking on difficulties quickly spread throughout the construction site, like a spring breeze, quickly setting off a wave of establishing youth commando teams across the country.
In Beijing Construction Engineering (北京建工), starting from the Hu Yaolin Carpentry Youth Commando Team (胡耀林木工青年突击队), generations of youth commando team members have grown up on the construction site. The Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂), the Tiananmen (天安门) building complex, Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场)... a series of landmark buildings are engraved with the youth imprints of the youth commando team.
Wherever There are Urgent, Difficult, Dangerous, and Heavy Tasks, the Youth Commando Team is Built There
"Build a team because of the task, build a team because of the project, build a team because of the tackling of key problems." For 72 years, the team building principle of the Beijing Construction Engineering Youth Commando Team (北京建工青年突击队) has never wavered.
"Wherever there are urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks, the youth commando team is built there; wherever the battlefield is, the flag will be planted there." Wei Xueji (魏学记), Secretary of the Youth League Committee and Minister of Youth Work Department of Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团), said that the flag of the youth commando team is a mobilization order and a charge.
Major projects are the main battlefield of the youth commando team.
From the "Ten Great Buildings of Beijing" ("北京十大建筑") such as the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂) in the early days of the People's Republic of China, to the key projects such as the Asian Games Village (亚运村), Olympic Park (奥林匹克公园), and Olympic venues after the reform and opening up, and then to the famous landmarks such as Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场), the second phase of the National Convention Center (国家会议中心二期), and the central general hall of the China National Archives of Publications (中国国家版本馆中央总馆) in the new era, as the main force in the capital's construction, the Beijing Construction Engineering Youth Commando Team (北京建工青年突击队) has deeply participated in it, witnessing the development and changes of the capital Beijing (北京).
Every time he comes to Daxing International Airport (大兴国际机场), Guo Shuangchao (郭双朝), General Manager of Beijing No. 6 Construction Group Co., Ltd. (北京六建集团有限责任公司), feels the pride of the builders in his heart. When building Daxing International Airport (大兴国际机场), he led the youth commando team to overcome the technical problem of "running trains under the airport."
"The subway and high-speed rail tunnels are built 20 meters deep underground in the terminal building, so that three rail transits pass through at the same time, which is the first time in the construction of airport terminals in the country," Guo Shuangchao (郭双朝) said. "The first time in the country, the structural limit, the quality red line, and the countdown of the construction period, four mountains lie in front of us, and the pressure was huge at that time. However, this is also the motivation. Challenging the impossible has always been the pursuit of the youth commando team." Guo Shuangchao (郭双朝) led more than 10 young technical backbones to boldly adopt the stereotyped "wood I-beam" integral formwork, and finally realized the "one-time success" of concrete pouring, overcoming the technical problem of high-speed trains passing through the terminal building at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, and the construction period was shortened from 90 days to 30 days.
Technological innovation is the new sharp edge of the youth commando team.
The Su Zhongshuai Youth Commando Team (苏中帅青年突击队) has a record that is still talked about today. That was at the end of 2018, when Su Zhongshuai (苏中帅) led the youth commando team to participate in the competition in the United States. Facing 18 surveying experts selected by the American National Society of Professional Surveyors, they won the championship with the strength of both speed and accuracy.
Not only in the competition, but also in engineering construction, the Su Zhongshuai Youth Commando Team (苏中帅青年突击队) has brought the surveying spirit of 差之毫厘，谬以千里 (chā zhī háo lí, miù yǐ qiān lǐ - "a hair's breadth difference leads to a thousand miles of error," a tiny error can lead to huge mistakes) to the extreme. The connection control measurement of the 5 finger corridors and the main terminal building of Daxing International Airport (大兴国际机场) was carried out during the lunch break window period under the interference of large mechanical vibrations, and the error was controlled within millimeters; in the second phase of the National Convention Center (国家会议中心二期), three-dimensional laser scanning technology was used to check and verify the installation and deformation of steel structures... "Every precise measurement is to 'draw a precise line' for China's construction," Su Zhongshuai (苏中帅) said.
Urgent, difficult, dangerous, and heavy tasks are the touchstone of the youth commando team.
After the "23.7" regional extraordinary flood in the Haihe (海河) River Basin, Beijing Construction Engineering (北京建工) quickly formed 119 youth commando teams and more than 2,300 Youth League members to invest in the front line of flood prevention and rescue, road dredging, and post-disaster reconstruction, and efficiently completed emergency tasks. From the Wenchuan earthquake (汶川地震) to the emergency project of Xiaotangshan Hospital (小汤山医院), from supporting Xinjiang (援疆) and Tibet (援藏) to fighting floods and rescuing disasters, the Beijing Construction Engineering Group Youth Commando Team (北京建工集团青年突击队) has always been able to rush up, withstand, and win when the Party and the people need it most.
One Relay After Another, Constantly Polishing the "Golden Signboard" of the Youth Commando Team
From the establishment of the first national youth commando team to today's role as the main force in national and capital city construction, generations of Beijing Construction Engineering (北京建工) youth gather under the fiery red team flag, listening to the Party's call and taking responsibility for the country.
Inheritance is not about guarding the stove fire, but about passing on the flame.
Adhere to the political nature and grasp the direction of inheritance. No matter how the times change, "talking about politics and taking care of the overall situation" is always engraved in the genes of the youth commando team. Entering the new era, from the service guarantee of major events such as the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the youth commando team has successfully completed various major political tasks with the standard of "精益求精、万无一失" (jīng yì qiú jīng, wàn wú yī shī - "striving for perfection and ensuring that nothing goes wrong," striving for perfection and ensuring that nothing goes wrong), making "listening to the Party and following the Party" the most distinctive political background.
Adhere to integrity and innovation, and give it the connotation of the times. In the mountainous area of Huairou District (怀柔区), the "Zhang Yuan Project Management Youth Commando Team" innovated the resource-based disposal model of construction waste, customized the production of herringbone-shaped special-shaped bricks for the beautiful countryside of Koutou Village (口头村), and spent a month overcoming technical difficulties, using 200,000 recycled bricks to revitalize the nearly 600-year-old ancient village, realizing "retaining the villagers, protecting the homeland, and remembering the nostalgia." In the Olympic Park (奥林匹克公园) Lookout Tower, the "Fu Yadi Technology Tackling Youth Commando Team" enabled 17,000 tons of steel structures and more than 24,000 components to accurately "join hands" at a height of 100 meters, and the overall docking accuracy error was less than 3 mm, creating a world precedent... For 72 years, from "human pulling and shoulder carrying" to intelligent construction, from production tackling to management innovation and technological breakthroughs, the construction of the Beijing Construction Engineering Youth Commando Team (北京建工青年突击队) has kept pace with the times, realizing diversified development such as project management, technology tackling, production management, innovation and efficiency creation, brand promotion, and service guarantee.
"We are passing the baton one after another, constantly polishing the 'golden signboard' of the youth commando team," Wei Xueji (魏学记) said. For the youth of Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团), joining the youth commando team is not only a glorious inheritance, but also an important way to grow and become talented. Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团) promotes improvement through the regular development of thematic competitions, with goal plans, key research topics, and process control; releases the "White Paper on Youth Commando Teams," improves the standard system, and promotes the institutionalization, branding, and long-term development of the youth commando team cause.
The youth commando team is a glorious name that combines youth and labor. At present, Beijing Construction Engineering Group (北京建工集团) has a total of 533 youth commando teams with more than 6,000 members, covering various business sectors at home and abroad. "We insist on building the youth commando team into a century-old 'youth' brand, so that the youth commando team can bloom brilliantly in the hot practice of comprehensively building a modern socialist country," Wei Xueji (魏学记) said.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 易舒冉 邱超奕
Chinese-style modernization encourages outstanding workers to stand out and also provides a broad stage for ordinary workers to develop themselves. In recent years, the commendation system for outstanding individual workers and advanced collective workers has been continuously improved, encouraging the vast number of employees and working people to make contributions, innovate, and create.
National Model Workers and National Advanced Workers
The National Model Worker and National Advanced Worker Commendation Conference is a national commendation activity sponsored by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院), commending those who have made significant contributions to the cause of socialist construction. The selection and commendation work is carried out every five years. Up to now, the commendation conference has been held 17 times.
From September 25th to October 2nd, 1950, the National Congress of Model Workers of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers (全国工农兵劳动模范代表会议) (also known as the "First National Model Worker Conference of New China") was held in Beijing (北京). This was the first national model worker commendation and reward conference in New China. Since then, model worker selection activities at different levels have been carried out throughout the country. The commendation of model workers has been further normalized, institutionalized, and standardized. The social atmosphere and mass foundation of labor being glorious and creation being great have gradually formed. The spirit of model workers, the spirit of labor, and the spirit of craftsmanship have become important spiritual forces to inspire and encourage generations of Chinese people to work tirelessly.
National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talents and China Skills Award
The "National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talents and China Skills Award" commendation project is hosted by four departments including the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部), the Central Organization Department (中央组织部), the Central Propaganda Department (中央宣传部), and the Ministry of Science and Technology (科技部). The selection cycle is 5 years, and each selection includes 100 National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talents, 100 National Outstanding Professional and Technical Teams, 100 China Skills Awards, and 725 National Technical Experts.
The commendation project is open to professional and technical talents and highly skilled talents in various regions and fields across the country. Among them, the "National Outstanding Professional and Technical Talents" and "National Outstanding Professional and Technical Teams" awards aim to commend professional and technical talents and teams who have been engaged in professional and technical work on the front line for a long time, have achieved important innovative results, made outstanding performance contributions, and have good scientific and professional spirit.
National May 1st Labor Award
In January of this year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会) revised the "National May 1st Labor Award Selection and Commendation Management Measures."
The selection and commendation work this year has undergone new changes compared with the past. In terms of name expression, the National May 1st Labor Medal (全国五一劳动奖章), the National May 1st Labor Certificate (全国五一劳动奖状), and the National Worker Pioneer (全国工人先锋号) are collectively referred to as the National May 1st Labor Award.
The National May 1st Labor Certificate is awarded to enterprises, institutions, government agencies, social organizations, and overseas institutions that are legally registered or registered in China. The National May 1st Labor Medal is awarded to Chinese employees. The National Worker Pioneer is awarded to departments or units established by the aforementioned enterprises, institutions, government agencies, social organizations, and overseas institutions.
According to reports, the selection of the National May 1st Labor Award adheres to the principles of being oriented towards the grassroots, the front line, and ordinary workers. Recommended candidates should meet the conditions stipulated in the "National May 1st Labor Award Selection and Commendation Management Measures," achieve outstanding performance in their positions, and make outstanding contributions to economic construction, political construction, cultural construction, social construction, ecological civilization construction, and Party building.
Return to TopBy: 本报记者 王 沛
Walking into the Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall of the Workers' Cultural Palace in Linyi (临沂) City, Shandong (山东) Province, a profound and weighty group sculpture comes into view. In the sculpture, laborers from all walks of life have firm gazes and high-spirited postures.
"The trade union organizations in Shandong (山东) were gradually established and developed with the birth of modern industrial workers, the development of the labor movement, and the establishment of the Communist Party of China (中国共产党)." In the Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall, commentator Gong Xiaoyu (巩晓宇), wearing a microphone, is introducing the exhibits to visitors one by one.
The Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall covers a total area of approximately 2,600 square meters. It is a national patriotic education base for employees and was put into use in November 2021. Gong Xiaoyu (巩晓宇) said that the hall connects the key nodes and touching stories of the national, provincial, and Yimeng (沂蒙) labor movements through more than 600 pictures and charts, more than 200 cultural relics, 32 sets of scene restorations, and multimedia displays.
In the "Yimeng (沂蒙) Workers Supporting the Front" exhibition area, yellowed photos record the scenes of workers working day and night to rush to work and transport supplies in those years. An old party member pointed to the photo and said with emotion: "When I was a child, I heard my grandfather say that at that time, Yimeng (沂蒙) workers built guns and cannons and repaired railways day and night, and used their shoulders to shoulder the heavy responsibility of supporting the front line. This is the Yimeng (沂蒙) spirit of 水乳交融 (shuǐ rǔ jiāo róng - "water and milk intermingle," a close relationship) and sharing life and death!"
In the hall, people follow the flow of space, sometimes immersed in the scene memories of workers' night schools, sometimes lingering over the old cultural relics of textile workshops, and sometimes shocked by the sound, light, and electricity special effects. In the Yimeng Folk Song Museum on the second floor, the visiting crowd carried out live performances with red tunes such as "Follow the Communist Party (共产党)" and "Yimeng Mountain (沂蒙山) Little Tune," and there were even interactive song ordering sessions, creating a warm atmosphere.
"The Yimeng (沂蒙) spirit is mutually generated, accompanied, intertwined and integrated with the labor movement." Liu Qinghua (刘清华), Minister of the Publicity and Education Department of the Linyi (临沂) City Federation of Trade Unions, said, "We take the Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall as a position to deeply integrate the history of the labor movement with the Yimeng (沂蒙) spirit. It has now become a 'red check-in place' for trade union exchanges, party spirit education, and employee research and study inside and outside the province."
Now, the theme activity of "Reviewing the History of the Labor Movement and Promoting the Yimeng (沂蒙) Spirit" in the museum has become normalized. The exhibition hall has been included in the city's cadre training, theme party day, and employee research routes, and is connected to 18 Yimeng (沂蒙) party spirit education bases and 58 patriotic education bases to form a line and work together.
"We must not only welcome people in, but also go out. Relying on the resources of the exhibition hall, we have created brands such as the 'Yimeng (沂蒙) Employee Lecture Hall' and the 'Model Worker Craftsman Propaganda Group,' inviting party history experts, labor movement researchers, and model worker craftsmen to enter the exhibition hall, enter enterprises, and enter the grassroots to bring the stories of the labor movement, the spirit of model workers, and the Yimeng (沂蒙) spirit to the employees."
In order to make patriotic education "alive," the Linyi (临沂) City Federation of Trade Unions uses the museum as a medium, highlighting the theme of "Yimeng (沂蒙) Red," and constructs a four-in-one education system of "immersive visits, segmented explanations, normalized publicity, and branded activities" to integrate the red gene into the blood and pass it on from generation to generation.
In addition to group visits, more and more citizens spontaneously walk into the exhibition hall. A retired old worker stayed in the "Workers Building Linyi (临沂)" exhibition area, looking at the photos of factory construction and urban development in those years, and told the people around him again and again: "I used to work in a textile factory when I was young. At that time, everyone was full of energy and not afraid of hardship or fatigue. Linyi (临沂) has been built from a small county town into a big city, all built by our workers brick by brick!" His words were full of pride and deep affection.
Now, from innocent children to white-haired old people, from party member cadres to model worker craftsmen, different groups and different ages are all gaining the same touch and strength in this red exhibition hall.
Since the opening of the Red Labor Movement History Exhibition Hall, it has carried out more than 500 red publicity events, received more than 30,000 visitors from various groups, and served tens of thousands of employees.
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From ancient times to the present, laborers have been important subjects of material production and spiritual creation, and the sounds and words of labor have run through the process of human civilization. The "Airs of the States" in the *Classic of Poetry* come from the earth, and those chapters depicting farming, hunting, and labor are vivid annotations of the lives of the ancestors. Planting work songs, threshing work songs, boatmen's work songs, and miners' work songs, these labor work songs travel through time and space, roaring out the will and pride of struggle. Laborers' creations are also an important part of modern and contemporary Chinese literature. On May 21, 1936, Mao Dun (茅盾) and Zou Taofen (邹韬奋) launched the "One Day of China" essay solicitation activity. Ordinary people such as small clerks, workers, farmers, teachers, and soldiers used the "one-day style" to show their work and life during the Anti-Japanese War. In the Red Army soldiers' Long March story solicitation activity launched in August 1936, soldiers who had not received professional literary training recorded the difficulties and obstacles on the Long March with sincere emotions and straightforward words, leaving a precious testimony to the red history.
In recent years, with the help of the Internet and new media, "everyone is a creator" has been realized, and a new mass literary group has sprung up. Whether they are workers on the assembly line, deliverymen speeding on the road, or domestic workers and new farmers returning to their hometowns, they are engaged in physical labor in various industries while engaging in cultural production in the form of non-fiction, poetry, and online literature. They transform what they see and feel in their daily labor into words, their creative enthusiasm is high, and their works have distinctive styles. With their authenticity, simplicity, kindness, and moving qualities, they win the resonance and empathy of readers.
These laborers' creations are not only a record of life, but also contain multiple values. On the one hand, they demonstrate the laborers' subjective awakening. From material production to cultural creation, autonomous creative behavior brings spiritual confidence and pleasure to laborers. For many people, creation is like "saying loudly that I exist." They use words to look back on their labor process, deeply identify with the value of living seriously and working hard, and see that ordinary life also has light worth cheering for, so that they can face the challenges of work and life with a more vigorous attitude.
On the other hand, "writing about labor" shows the labor process and professional ecology, which helps to increase readers' understanding and tolerance of different jobs, and to have a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of social life. These works use words to open a window to understand different occupations, allowing people to see those neglected labor figures and understand the value of different occupations. We are accustomed to the convenience of takeout, the cleanliness of the streets, and the brilliance of cultural relics, but we rarely pay attention to the labor behind them. By reading labor-themed books, we can enter different professional scenarios, experience the joys and sorrows of different laborers, recognize that every labor is worthy of respect, every laborer is worthy of awe, and gather a social consensus of "respecting labor, loving labor, and advocating labor."
In writers from all walks of life, we can also prominently feel the benign interaction between reading and writing. Before writing, they are all, without exception, readers first, drawing strength from books, generating the courage to write in reading, and finally completing the transformation from "reader" to "author." In the current era of promoting national reading and building a book-fragrant society, their stories are vivid examples of reading nourishing life and reading changing life, and a realistic portrayal of the coordination of material civilization and spiritual civilization. Their creation and publication will inevitably bring encouragement to more ordinary laborers.
Only a society that advocates labor and respects labor can support dreams and create happiness. We look forward to more grassroots laborers picking up their pens and writing colorful labor stories, and we also look forward to more platforms providing strong support, so that these words full of the atmosphere of life and strength can become "earth hymns" praising laborers, so that the spirit of labor and the fragrance of books can together permeate people's hearts and promote the common growth of national reading and laborers' creation.
(The author is a researcher at the School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University (北京大学))
Return to TopBy: 王翠艳
The *Book of Diverse Crafts* in *The Rites of Zhou* says, "The wise create things, the skillful elaborate on them, and those who guard them for generations are called craftsmen. The work of all craftsmen is the creation of sages." Over 5,000 years of Chinese civilization, countless skilled craftsmen have created a glorious and splendid material civilization, and with their near-perfect skills and pursuits, have condensed into a spirit that underlies our nation.
The "Profiles of Master Craftsmen of a Great Nation" series, jointly launched by the Publicity and Education Department of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (中华全国总工会宣传教育部), the Chinese Reportage Literature Society (中国报告文学学会), and China Workers' Publishing House (中国工人出版社), focuses on outstanding craftsmen who have emerged in recent years in the fields of major national projects, high-end manufacturing, and skill inheritance. With delicate strokes, it restores their growth trajectory from ordinary technicians to industry leaders. These 48 biographies are not only the personal struggles of 48 "Master Craftsmen of a Great Nation of the Year," but also a vivid portrayal of "Made in China" moving towards "Intelligent Manufacturing in China."
Peng Fei (彭菲), born after 1985, broke into the forefront of high technology from a mountain village in northern Hunan and grew into an algorithm engineer. Facing the rapid technological changes, she did not fall into anxiety, but single-mindedly "did her own thing" on the track she recognized, owning 17 invention patents, making the biometric technology independently developed by Chinese people sell well globally. Her story demonstrates a kind of resilience - with wave after wave of technological waves, it is even more necessary to maintain focus.
Gao Fenglin (高凤林), who welds the "heart" of rockets, has been working on the high-temperature welding front line for more than 40 years, meticulously carving in the 0.16 mm weld gap. With a welding gun and unique skills, he has built an ordinary welding position into a solid barrier to protect the heavy equipment of a great power. Decades of persistence and dedication vividly interpret the weight of craftsmanship - the most subtle scale contains a deep sense of national sentiment.
There is also Zhou Qiwei (周琦炜), the builder of the "vascular nervous system" of domestically produced large aircraft, Cheng Weidong (成卫东), who acts as a "teacher" for robots, and Li Yunhe (李云鹤), the "mural doctor" who races against time... They are in different industries and different positions, but they jointly interpret the connotation of craftsmanship: dedication, focus, striving for perfection, meticulousness, and the pursuit of excellence. They prove in their own ways that in this rapidly developing digital age, the spirit of craftsmanship is never outdated. It is the foundation for the continued development of traditional industries and the power for pioneering and innovation in high-tech industries.
The preciousness of the series lies in not shaping the master craftsmen of a great nation into "superheroes" who do not eat the food of ordinary mortals, but restoring their joys, sorrows, and joys as ordinary people with a perspective of equality and vivid details. Opening the pages, we can hear Peng Fei's laughter as she leads her team to overcome difficulties all night long, and we can also see the scars left by welding slag splashing on Gao Fenglin's forehead. In this sense, the beauty of labor and the beauty of struggle in the series are transformed into vivid and concrete stories, converging into a delicate and subtle epic of workers, injecting the spirit of craftsmanship into the cultural construction of the new era.
When the stories of master craftsmen of a great nation are written, disseminated, and remembered, the spirit of craftsmanship they carry becomes a vivid existence that can be touched, learned, and inherited. With craftsmanship established and the soul of craftsmanship forged, the road to national rejuvenation will surely be more solid and broader.
(The author is the Dean and Professor of the School of Cultural Communication, China University of Labor Relations (中国劳动关系学院))
Return to TopBy: 张珮琛
In the eyes of many, cultural relic restorers are artisans who restore incompleteness to wholeness. But in reality, we are more like "doctors" – not to make artifacts brand new, but to extend authentic history through minimal intervention and scientific judgment. Co-authoring "Cultural Relic Doctors: When National Treasures Meet Intangible Cultural Heritage and Technology" with my colleague Dai Weikang (戴维康) is an extension of this philosophy: telling cultural relic restoration stories in an accessible way, allowing more people to understand the true logic of cultural relic protection. From bronzes to ceramics, from excavation sites to restoration laboratories, the book uses 10 real cases as clues to tell the story of cultural relics' "rebirth," which includes both the warmth of traditional craftsmanship and the power of modern technology.
Cultural relic restoration is a work that dialogues with time. Having been in the profession for more than 30 years, I have restored over a thousand cultural relics, but the one that impressed me the most was a bronze vessel I independently restored when I was young: a late Shang Dynasty beast-mask-patterned high-footed plate. Faced with its severe damage and deformation, I was almost "slow" to the extreme: repeatedly observing, repeatedly deliberating, even not starting work for a whole day. Because every step must be thought through clearly, whether it is the most appropriate, whether it is reversible, and whether it will affect future preservation. This slowness is persistence and focus, but also responsibility.
Restoration in the laboratory requires patience, while archaeological sites require even more judgment and adaptability. In 2023, I led the Shanghai Museum (上海博物馆) cultural relic restoration team to participate in the protection and restoration of cultural relics unearthed from the Sanxingdui (三星堆) sacrificial area. In Pit No. 8, when a bronze head with a gold mask was unearthed, the neck was covered with cracks, the mask was severely deformed, and the ear was even squeezed to 1/8 of its original area. A slight mistake in operation would cause irreversible damage. How to strike a balance between "fragility" and "restoration"? Through a combination of microscopic observation and empirical judgment, we gradually cleaned the attachments, released stress, and slowly reset the deformed parts. In the end, the ear was unfolded and the painted colors were preserved. This process does not have the dramatic tension of a thriller, but it is full of subtle games of professional judgment.
Today's cultural relic restoration is no longer an industry that relies solely on craftsmanship. CT scans, X-rays, three-dimensional modeling, material analysis... These technologies allow restorers to "see" the internal structure of artifacts, understand their damage mechanisms, and develop more scientific restoration plans. The significance of technology is not to replace craftsmanship, but to expand cognition. It solves the problem of "seeing deeper and judging more accurately," but how to ultimately handle it still requires experience and research. This "technology + craftsmanship" synergy is changing the way cultural relics are restored and is also promoting the transformation of this field from experience-based to scientific and standardized.
In a fast-paced era, cultural relic restoration seems particularly "slow," but it is this slowness that constitutes its unique value. A cultural relic may have gone through thousands of years of wind and rain. What restorers do is to strive for a longer future for history in their short lives. From the ancient records of "craftsmen" in the *Book of Rites* (*Liji* 礼记) to today's modern restoration concepts that integrate technology and ethics, this profession has completed the extension from "making artifacts" to "protecting artifacts." What remains unchanged is the reverence for skill and the adherence to responsibility.
Cultural relics cannot speak, but restorers can allow them to continue to "tell" history. On those quiet workbenches, subtle treatments are quietly continuing the memory of civilization.
(The author is a researcher at the Shanghai Museum (上海博物馆) and a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage "Bronze Restoration and Replication Techniques.")
Return to TopBy: 曹 兵
What is poetry?
I follow in the footsteps of my predecessors,
Searching for clues.
Great poets all have their own answers,
Without repetition, like commandments.
Sometimes it is a shout, sometimes a warning,
Sometimes, it is a light offered in the darkness.
I have not asked myself, I do not admit
—I am a poet.
I see countless fields growing
The same kind of crops, they are never uniform.
Only very few exceptions.
Writing poetry is just repeating another kind of crop.
I say this to myself,
I only dare to say this to myself.
The relationship between people and the land is the beginning of my writing. This is determined by my identity as a farmer. The relationship between farmers and the land is thicker than water. When I pick up a pen, I have no reason not to look at this land.
I live in Xihai Gu (西海固), from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区) to Guyuan City (固原市), then to Pengyang County (彭阳县), further to Jiaochazi Township (交岔乡) to Guankou Village (关口村), and finally to an even smaller name—Maidicha (麦地岔). It is so small that it will not appear on maps or navigation, but Maidicha (麦地岔) is the coordinate of my writing.
I have worked on construction sites, worked as an oil worker in northern Shaanxi for several years, and also set up street stalls. In recent years, I have returned to Maidicha (麦地岔) to farm. I planted twenty to thirty acres of land, mainly corn. Corn is also the protagonist of many of my poems. This is not surprising. From sowing and emergence to harvest, which corn leaf does not have my sweat on it? The long-term companionship makes corn no longer just simple corn. Through the dew on the corn leaves in the morning, I can see another world.
Before writing poetry, I read many famous Chinese and foreign poems. The Irish poet Seamus Heaney's "Digging" left a deep impression on me. Shoveling soil, pulling up stems and leaves, picking up new potatoes, simple labor scenes, ordinary actions, but he wrote them with ups and downs. It is difficult to do without personal experience. Poetry comes from life. Only by rooting in the depths of life can one write good poems that penetrate people's hearts.
Working during the day and writing at night is my daily life. Just like the title of the published poetry collection "I Wait for the Wind to Blow Through the Fields" ("我在田野等风吹过"), my poems are mainly about rural themes, writing about wind, sand, the vernal equinox, Grain Rain, Start of Summer, Grain in Ear, and the poetry salvaged from the mud. They are almost all related to labor. The wheat harvesters in the wheat fields, the wheat stacks close to the moon on the threshing floor, the mutual exhortations before the heavy rain, these subtle and inconspicuous scenes constitute my poems. I remember every detail, without fabrication, without fabrication, those small actions hide the most familiar taste of this land.
There was a time when I wanted to abandon the land and the people on the land and look for a larger world of poetry. Perhaps technology can also support the text, but at this time, poetry is like a kite leaving the earth, light and飘飘的. After such experimental writing lasted for a while, reality told me that a worker leaving the land is no different from a fish leaving the water. Even the most gorgeous verses face exhaustion. What is the meaning of such writing?
In the hot labor scene, poetry is naturally generated, and they are the gifts I harvest in sweat. I will always cherish them, like cherishing every harvest.
By: 李文丽
On March 25th of this year, I attended the "Writer Friends Welcome Home - Writers' Activity Week" at the Chinese Writers Association (中国作协) in Beijing (北京). When I received the bright red certificate and saw the gold-lettered "Collection Certificate of the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature" (中国现代文学馆入藏证书) on it, tears welled up in my eyes. My documentary literature work, "Doing Housekeeping in Beijing" (我在北京做家政), has been permanently collected by the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature!
At that moment, countless faces and scenes flashed before my eyes.
That was nine years ago, when I first came to Beijing (北京) and felt lost and lacked confidence. Those were the early days of doing housekeeping work, filled with hard work and trivialities of daily life. Those were the children I cared for, from babbling to speaking complete sentences, from rolling over and crawling to sitting steadily and walking. Time passed by unnoticed, and being with them, happiness always outweighed fatigue. Those were the housekeeping sisters with rough hands like mine, who might secretly wipe away tears when no one was around, but always showed optimism and positivity in front of others...
In addition to my busy work, I once again picked up the books I had loved in my youth. The long-lost words brought me comfort, taught me to re-examine and reflect on myself, and to re-evaluate and observe the people and things around me. I took notes, learned to write, and slowly revised. I am very fortunate that, in my fifties, I can finally use words to write down and paint the roads I have traveled in my life, the bumpy ones, the smooth ones, and the ones where I almost fell but was pulled back.
The "I" in this book, "Doing Housekeeping in Beijing" (我在北京做家政), is not just myself, but millions of rural women like me who are pushed by life from south to north, and then from north to south, measuring the city and the countryside back and forth with their feet. From childhood to adulthood, they constantly transform and adapt between the identities given to them by fate, but never complain or become depressed. What I have recorded in clumsy and simple language is a trace of ordinary people's lives, treating life seriously and pursuing dreams.
After the book was published, many friends' feedback was "sincere, simple, and touching." Readers of similar age to me who work in the city said to me: "You have written our own stories, said what we wanted to say, and done what we wanted to do but couldn't." At that moment, I thought of the people who had moved me: Wang Jibing (王计兵), Fan Yusu (范雨素), Chen Hui (陈慧), and Aunt Tian Shu (田鼠大婶). They are all writing with the pens in their hands while living a simple, kind, down-to-earth, and serious life, deeply inspiring me.
I showed the book to my mother and told her that it was the book I wrote. My mother was first puzzled, then surprised, and touched the book over and over again. When I finished reading the article I wrote about her, she held my hand, and after just saying "My child...", hot tears fell on the back of my hand. Later, she asked me to push her wheelchair out and, changing her usual silence, handed the book to everyone she met and said, "This is written by my daughter, my daughter has become a writer!"
I know very well that the word "writer" is like a hat that doesn't fit my head, heavy and awkward to wear. I am still like a toddler, groping forward in this vast world of writing in a crooked and awkward way. When will I be able to write down and paint the simple folk customs, profound history, and changes in the landscape of my hometown, as well as the memorable moments of traveling between urban and rural areas over the years, so that they can be seen and remembered by more people? That would be my best return to the identity of "writer."
Return to TopBy: 匪 迦
From my student days, I had a particularly strong desire to write. After graduation, I have been working in the aerospace field, and I was fortunate enough to participate in some national-level major projects and international cooperation projects. Various vivid experiences and feelings surged like a volcanic eruption. I put them into words and presented them through the open and inclusive platform of the Internet.
In 2024, after finishing "Beidou Stars" ("北斗星辰") and "Critical Path" ("关键路径"), it was already the third year of my entrepreneurship with friends. In this process, I had in-depth contact with the newly emerging low-altitude economy industrial chain, as well as real and vivid entrepreneurs. Coincidentally, the low-altitude economy, as a representative of new quality productive forces, was written into the "Government Work Report" of that year, and the creative "beast" in my heart became restless again—why not write about the entrepreneurial stories in the low-altitude economy field! Thus, there was the novel "Vertical Takeoff" ("垂直起飞").
Building the main line and events is not difficult, because it is what I have seen and heard. What is a little troubling is the characters. How to make the characters typical and minimize the reading threshold for readers? I chose four completely different typical examples on the industrial chain, three entrepreneurs and one expert from the regulatory side. Sun Qin (孙秦) is an "academic" designer from China's large aircraft system; Yuan Zhiliang (袁之梁) comes from the automotive industry—many of the "players" in China's low-altitude economy come from this industry; Liu Dong (刘动) is a "returnee" entrepreneur who studied advanced flight control technology in the United States and implemented it in China. Gong Qingli (巩清丽) of the Civil Aviation Administration reflects the government's scientific attitude towards the low-altitude economy: it must closely cooperate with the industrial sector to support its vigorous development, and it must also adhere to the bottom line of airworthiness and safety.
As a novel, there must be plots, contradictions, and conflicts. As a science and technology-themed novel, it must also avoid readers feeling too far away from themselves. This made me think of a question that people often ask when discussing the low-altitude economy: Is a low-altitude economy aircraft a plane or a car? In fact, in the past few years, "Sun Qins" from the aviation industry and "Yuan Zhiliangs" from the automotive industry have been arguing about this issue, which naturally constitutes the main contradiction of the novel. Under this major contradiction, I have set up many small contradictions, such as the contradiction between research and development progress and airworthiness requirements, the contradiction between different technical routes, not to mention the contradiction that entrepreneurs naturally face between 心比天高 (xīn bǐ tiān gāo - "heart higher than the sky," to be ambitious) and 命比纸薄 (mìng bǐ zhǐ báo - "fate thinner than paper," to have a precarious existence).
Because it is close to reality, although this novel started a bit jerky, it soon became smoother and smoother. It was serialized within three months and almost simultaneously authorized to the publisher. Two years ago, when I first started writing, I was just an observer of the low-altitude economy. In the past two years, I have also personally entered the game and started developing aircraft. The stories written in the novel seem to be happening on my own entrepreneurial path, giving me a wonderful feeling of being in a Möbius strip.
I think this is the meaning of writing that needs to be rooted in life. In the tide of the times, there are many new things like the low-altitude economy. They are a blue ocean for creation and the confidence for us to pick up our pens and tap on the keyboard.
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