People's Daily - May 7, 2026

We must focus on strengthening the foundational work of modernizing grassroots governance. (The General Secretary's feelings for the people)

By: 本报记者 张 璁 郑海鸥

In March of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection of the Xiong'an New Area (雄安新区) in Hebei (河北) and while chairing a symposium on further promoting high-quality construction and development of the Xiong'an New Area: "We must systematically plan and comprehensively manage high-quality construction and high-efficiency governance." In February of this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection in Beijing (北京): "Adhere to Party building leadership, strengthen technological empowerment, and make urban governance more efficient and refined."

The grassroots level is the "nerve ending" of national governance.

Walking into Jinyuan Community (金元社区), Jinyang Subdistrict (金阳街道), Guanshanhu District (观山湖区), Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou (贵州), many places have eye-catching QR codes. Residents can scan the QR codes to reflect any suggestions they have for the community. From minor issues like facility repairs in the residential area to major issues like the preparation for the establishment of a senior citizen's school, everyone cares about community affairs and jointly builds and shares a happy home.

If the grassroots level is strong, the country is strong; if the grassroots level is stable, the country is stable. In February 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jinyuan Community to learn about the provision of convenient services and the strengthening of grassroots Party building. The General Secretary pointed out: "We must grasp the fundamental task of modernizing grassroots governance."

The "15th Five-Year Plan" proposes to adhere to systematic governance, law-based governance, comprehensive governance, and source governance, improve the social governance system of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing, improve the social work system and mechanism and the social governance policy and legal system, and promote the modernization of social governance.

Party building leads, strengthens the foundation, and leverages governance advantages.

During the National People's Congress (全国两会) in 2025, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberation of the Jiangsu (江苏) delegation. The General Secretary was particularly concerned about community affairs.

"How many people are there in your community?"

"7,266 people, composed of 5 residential areas. When I first came, there were only more than 3,000 people, now it has doubled."

"The community secretary is the 'prime minister of the alley,' managing a lot of things, which is very difficult." The General Secretary had many feelings.

To lift a garment, lift the collar; to lead an ox, lead it by the nose. Party building leadership provides a fundamental political guarantee and direction for building a pattern of urban and rural grassroots governance of co-construction, co-governance, and sharing.

"Take strengthening the Party's construction at the grassroots level and consolidating the Party's foundation for governance as a red line running through social governance and grassroots construction."

Time and again, going deep into the grassroots level and into the community, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized "Party building leading grassroots governance."

A Party branch is a fortress, and a Party member is a banner.

Adhering to Party building leadership can twist all aspects of strength into a rope, integrate them into the field of grassroots governance, and transform the Party's leadership and the advantages of our country's socialist system into social governance effectiveness.

Nurturing people with culture, harmonious coexistence, and gathering governance wisdom.

"A letter comes only for a wall, why not let him have three feet?" The story of Six-Foot Lane (六尺巷) in Tongcheng (桐城), Anhui (安徽) is still widely told.

In October 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his inspection of Six-Foot Lane: "We must strengthen the protection of historical and cultural heritage, adhere to creative transformation and innovative development, and work together to develop advanced socialist culture, promote revolutionary culture, and inherit China's outstanding traditional culture, so as to lay a solid cultural foundation for social governance."

Drawing lessons from history to aid in governance.

During his work in Zhejiang (浙江), Comrade Xi Jinping personally promoted and planned the innovative development of the "Fengqiao Experience" (枫桥经验), which is deeply embedded in the construction of "Safe Zhejiang" (平安浙江) and "Rule of Law Zhejiang" (法治浙江), and integrated into all aspects and the entire process of social governance in Zhejiang.

In September 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Fengqiao Town (枫桥镇), Zhuji (诸暨), Zhejiang, and pointed out: "People should unite and help each other and live in harmony. This contains both China's outstanding traditional culture and Marxism."

The "second integration" provides Chinese wisdom and solutions for the modernization of grassroots governance. The cultural gene of "harmonious coexistence" is cast into modern grassroots governance, radiating fresh contemporary value.

For the people, relying on the people, and improving governance effectiveness.

"Co-construction is the prerequisite for sharing, and the process of co-construction is also the process of sharing."

A consultation meeting on the upgrading and renovation of hutong courtyards brought together representatives from streets, communities, and residents.

Before the Spring Festival in 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the "Small Courtyard Deliberation Hall" (小院议事厅) in Caochang Fourth Alley (草厂四条胡同), Dongcheng District (东城区), Beijing, and joined the discussion with great interest.

The General Secretary pointed out that the establishment of the "Small Courtyard Deliberation Hall," where "residents discuss residents' affairs and residents decide residents' affairs," is conducive to enhancing the sense of belonging and ownership of community residents and improving the precision and refinement of community governance and services.

"Matters involving the interests of the people should be discussed internally among the people on how to handle them. It is difficult to get things done well if there is no discussion or insufficient discussion."

Individual "you," "me," and "him" have become "everyone." Promoting grassroots governance innovation through joint consultation and joint governance is not only a methodology for relying on the masses to solve governance problems, but also a vivid embodiment of the development results being shared by the people.

From "b坝坝会" to "bench democracy," from offline "round table meetings" to online "deliberation groups"...all localities integrate whole-process people's democracy into grassroots governance, with everyone participating, everyone doing their best, and everyone having a sense of accomplishment.

"Governing a country has constants, but benefiting the people is fundamental."

In November 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Siyi Village (四邑村), Jiayu County (嘉鱼县), Hubei (湖北). The "List of Matters for Serving the Masses" posted on the wall of the village Party and mass service center attracted the attention of the General Secretary. "In the past, it was more about asking the masses to do things, but now it is more about Party members and cadres doing things and providing services for the masses. This is a fundamental change."

This "fundamental change" takes the people's satisfaction as the fundamental yardstick.

"The people have a scale in their hearts. If we put the people in our hearts, the people will put us in their hearts," General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized.

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Jiangxi Strives to Transform Resource Advantages into Industrial Strengths (Starting Well in the "15th Five-Year Plan")

By: 本报记者 杨 义 周 欢

Jiangxi is rich in low-grade lepidolite ore, which is used to make ceramics and costs less than 500 yuan per ton. How much can its "value" increase if it is converted into a material for preparing lithium batteries?

Nearly 10 times! After the "May Day" holiday this year, the first phase of the 20,000-ton battery-grade lithium carbonate project of Jiangxi Jiuling Lithium Industry Co., Ltd. (江西九岭锂业股份有限公司), which had just been put into production, was in full swing. The originally inconspicuous ore was transformed into a white and delicate lithium carbonate powder, which was supplied to leading companies such as Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (宁德时代). "One ton sells for about 5,000 yuan," said Wei Xuchun (魏绪春), chairman of the company.

Jiangxi has a solid foundation of strategic mineral resources, with reserves of 36 minerals such as tungsten, copper, and lithium ranking among the top three in the country. How can resource advantages be transformed into industrial advantages?

In October 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized during his inspection in Jiangxi: "To build a modern industrial system, we must not only have ambition and actively seize opportunities for development, but also base ourselves on reality and be good at differentiated development." At this year's National People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out, "We should create new prospects in optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, cultivating and strengthening emerging industries, and making forward-looking plans for future industries."

The "15th Five-Year Plan" (“十五五”规划) proposes: "Cultivate more pillar and leading industries to build new advantages in industrial development."

To thoroughly implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiangxi will adapt to local conditions and focus on cultivating and strengthening strategic emerging industries to strive to transform resource advantages into industrial advantages.

Based on its advantages, Jiangxi relies on technology to 点石成金 (diǎn shí chéng jīn - "turn stone into gold," to turn something worthless into something valuable).

"Lithium recovery rate increased by another 7.42%!" Recently, the fourth-generation lithium extraction technology has made new progress in Yichun (宜春), and related technological achievements have entered the pilot stage at Jiuling Lithium Industry (九岭锂业).

Yichun (宜春) once had the world's largest proven reserves of lepidolite resources, but the ore grade was low, and lithium extraction was difficult and costly.

How to turn low-grade ore into an industry worth hundreds of billions of yuan? "Rely on technological innovation! Continuous breakthroughs in lithium extraction technology have increased the lithium recovery rate from less than 50% to about 70%," said Lü Jun (吕军), director of the Yichun Lithium Battery New Energy Industry Development Center (宜春市锂电新能源产业发展中心). The next step is to continue to tackle key problems and strive to increase the lithium recovery rate to 80%. In Yichun (宜春), nearly 300 lithium battery new energy upstream and downstream enterprises cooperate, and the industrial revenue scale has exceeded 100 billion yuan for three consecutive years.

Striving for progress in the "15th Five-Year Plan," Jiangxi has established a science and technology innovation platform alliance and is working hard to break through a number of key core technologies in copper, rare earths, advanced alloy materials, etc., to enhance the value of the entire industrial chain.

Recycling and utilization, to "eat up and squeeze dry" resources.

Vibrating feeders accurately feed materials, and digital production lines operate at high speed... Walking into the production workshop of Jiangxi Yueci New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (江西粤磁新材料科技股份有限公司), piles of silver-gray flaky waste magnetic steel are transformed into high-performance permanent magnet materials through high-temperature smelting and other processes, which are used in new energy vehicles, wind power, and other fields.

"The scraps and waste materials in the production process, and the recycled waste magnetic steel, are all treasures," said Zhang Mingliang (张明亮), production director of the company. The company has joined the supply chain of companies such as BYD (比亚迪). In the first quarter of this year, the proportion of waste added to similar products by the company increased from 30% to 45%.

Yingtan (鹰潭) has formed an integrated industrial ecology from recycling to deep processing, with the share of recycled copper utilization accounting for 1/3 of the country; Ganzhou's (赣州) annual revenue of enterprises above designated size engaged in the recycling of waste power batteries has exceeded 10 billion yuan... Jiangxi is constantly improving the resource recycling system, and the industrial cluster effect of recycling and utilization is becoming increasingly prominent. At present, the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste in the province's manufacturing industry is stable at around 90%; the annual comprehensive utilization of renewable resources such as waste steel exceeds 20 million tons; and secondary resources of copper and rare earths provide more than 60% of the raw materials for the production process.

Liu Bing (刘兵), deputy director of the Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission (江西省发展改革委), introduced that in the next step, Jiangxi will accelerate the development of industrial clusters for the recycling and utilization of non-ferrous metals, power batteries, and rare earth secondary resources, and continuously improve the utilization level of renewable resources, with the annual comprehensive utilization expected to reach 24 million tons.

Scientific layout, differentiated development of future industries.

Accurately coating a transparent film with a photosensitive layer thickness of only 0.01 mm on AR (augmented reality) smart eyeglass lenses can increase the exposure molding efficiency by more than 5 times.

The film is called holographic volume grating waveguide material, which is developed and produced by the National Virtual Reality Innovation Center (国家虚拟现实创新中心) located in Nanchang (南昌). "The product solves the problems of narrow field of view that traditional AR displays have long faced, breaks the foreign technology monopoly, and has also doubled its production capacity this year," said Ma Changrong (马昌荣), assistant general manager of the center. The product can be extended to diverse application scenarios such as industrial inspection, medical assistance, and digital cultural tourism.

Creating 10 pilot zones for future industries such as rare earth and tungsten new materials; establishing a number of future technology innovation platforms such as Nanchang Future Science City (南昌未来科学城)... During the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, Jiangxi will rely on its mineral resource endowment and existing industrial base to scientifically lay out new tracks for industries such as metal new materials, embodied intelligence and humanoid robots, and solid-state batteries. It strives to achieve a scale of over 2 trillion yuan for the province's future industries by 2030.

"Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment, Jiangxi will give full play to its advantages in strategic resources such as rare earths, copper, and lithium, focus on tackling a number of key core technologies in subdivided fields, accelerate the development of intensive processing, further extend the industrial chain, enhance the value chain, optimize and strengthen emerging pillar industries, and strive to create new economic growth points," said the main responsible comrade of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee (江西省委).

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Wang Huning Meets with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud Khalil

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6th. Wang Huning (王沪宁), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, met with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud Ali (哈桑·马赫穆德·阿里) in Beijing (北京) on the 6th.

Wang Huning stated that in 2016, President Xi Jinping (习近平) paid a historic state visit to Bangladesh, pointing out the direction for the development of China-Bangladesh relations. China will continue to develop friendly relations with Bangladesh on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, strengthen high-level exchanges between the two countries, firmly support each other, deepen cooperation in various fields, and promote the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic partnership to go deeper and more solid, so as to better benefit the people of both countries. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is willing to make positive contributions to this end.

Ali stated that China is a true friend of Bangladesh. Bangladesh has always regarded China as a diplomatic priority, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, firmly believes that UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is beyond doubt, firmly supports China's national reunification, and looks forward to working with China to inherit historical friendship, strengthen pragmatic cooperation, and elevate Bangladesh-China relations to a higher level.

Wang Dongfeng (王东峰) and others attended the meeting.

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Have "trade-in" policies become less effective this year? (Reader's Question · Joint Focus)

By: 本报记者 曲哲涵

During the "May Day" holiday, merchants offered significant promotions, and everyone had high expectations for the "national subsidy" policy. This year, the government has allocated 250 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support the trade-in of consumer goods. I remember it was 300 billion yuan last year. Has the policy力度 (lì dù - "strength," intensity) weakened?
　　——People's Daily Online User

　　To answer this netizen's question, let's take a look at last year's report card.
　　In 2025, sales of goods related to trade-ins exceeded 2.6 trillion yuan, benefiting more than 360 million consumers. The policy effectively stimulated consumption, driving the total retail sales of consumer goods to increase by more than 1 percentage point.
　　While boosting people's "shopping carts" and improving the quality of life, the trade-in policy is also promoting the optimization and upgrading of industrial and consumption structures. For appliance trade-ins, Grade 1 energy efficiency (water efficiency) products accounted for more than 90%; for automobile trade-ins, new energy vehicles accounted for nearly 60%, driving the retail market share of new energy passenger vehicles to exceed 50% for many consecutive months...
　　The trade-in policy benefits people's livelihoods, expands domestic demand, and promotes transformation. These three effects work together to achieve tangible results, which is why it will continue to be optimized and implemented this year.
　　Returning to the issue of the amount that netizens are concerned about – the amount of ultra-long-term special treasury bond funds used for trade-ins this year is indeed 50 billion yuan less than last year. However, this is not a reduction in policy力度 (lì dù - "strength," intensity); behind it is an upgrade in policy means. Although the amount is less, the "gold content" of the policy is higher.
　　First, this year's consumption promotion policy is not a "one-man show" of fiscal subsidies, but a "duet" of fiscal and financial synergy.
　　In addition to the 250 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special treasury bonds for trade-ins, the central government has specifically allocated 100 billion yuan to support a package of six policies to promote domestic demand. Among them, interest subsidies for loans to service industry business entities and interest subsidies for personal consumer loans will continue to be implemented and optimized – the former will include digital, green, and retail consumption areas in the scope of support, and the latter will include credit card installment payments in the scope of interest subsidies... These two policies cover almost all daily consumption scenarios, and trade-in activities are also included.
　　The superposition of the trade-in policy and the fiscal and financial coordinated interest subsidy policy can achieve the following effects: on the consumption side, consumers can enjoy both direct fiscal subsidies to reduce purchase costs and low-interest loans to ease payment pressure; on the supply side, service industry business entities enjoy loan interest subsidies, reducing capital turnover costs and enabling them to further optimize service supply... This set of policy "combination punches" supports both supply and empowers consumption.
　　Second, this year's policy further highlights the policy intention of optimizing the structure, emphasizing the "precise drip irrigation" of fiscal subsidy resources.
　　In terms of categories, the multi-category decentralized support has been adjusted to focus on key areas such as automobiles, six types of home appliances, and four types of digital smart products; in terms of standards, home appliances are only subsidized for Grade 1 energy efficiency (water efficiency) products, and automobiles are adjusted to differentiated subsidies according to the proportion of car prices; in terms of mechanisms, the subsidy standards for the four major areas are unified nationwide... This series of arrangements makes fiscal subsidy resources further inclined towards green, intelligent, and high-quality goods.
　　The policy "duet" has shown initial results: as of May 4, 2026, consumer goods trade-ins have benefited 86.204 million people, driving sales of 629.27 billion yuan. At the same time, the dividend of the package of fiscal and financial coordinated policies to promote domestic demand is accelerating its release. In the first quarter, newly issued loans to service industry business entities exceeded 3.1 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.2%, supporting the accelerated implementation of a number of consumption service quality improvement projects such as restaurant expansion and homestay upgrades; nearly 5.4 trillion yuan of new personal consumer loans were issued, and the linkage of online and offline scenarios has better met the diversified consumption needs of the people.
　　Therefore, to judge the policy力度 (lì dù - "strength," intensity) of trade-ins, we should not only look at the "one-off account" of funds, but also look at the policy "combination punches."
　　This year's "upgraded version" policy, from the perspective of the people, can obtain interest-subsidized loans with more scenarios and simpler procedures in addition to direct subsidies; from the perspective of the overall policy funds, after the introduction of fiscal and financial coordinated interest subsidy tools, the力度 (lì dù - "strength," intensity) of promoting consumption has not decreased but increased; from the perspective of fiscal governance, the leverage of fiscal funds on financial resources is brought into play, making the use of funds more efficient, and the adjustment of the policy scope highlights the requirements of high-quality development.
　　The amount of funds is reduced, but the policy accuracy is increased, and the policy effectiveness is multiplied, which reflects the wisdom of macro-control adhering to systematic thinking and advancing from "scale-oriented" to "quality-oriented." Policy "iteration," with financial and fiscal coordination, will inject long-term momentum into consumption boosting and industrial upgrading.

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Promoting Systemic Improvement of the Business Environment Through "Micro-Reforms"

By: 本报记者 洪秋婷 李 刚

On May 6th, in the office of Guangdong Tuochen Technology Development Co., Ltd., General Manager Zheng Bikui (郑壁奎) finished a call with a foreign buyer. Having just participated in the 139th Canton Fair, he gained many potential orders, and the phone has been ringing non-stop these days. "Guangzhou's business environment optimization, we have a personal feeling," Zheng Bikui (郑壁奎) said, putting down his phone.

Currently, foreign procurement orders are showing a trend of small batches, multiple batches, and multiple categories, and some even require personalized customization services. "The government promoted the establishment of foreign trade comprehensive service companies to help complete flexible supply orders for diversified needs, which helped us a lot!" Zheng Bikui (郑壁奎) said.

Since the beginning of this year, Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong Province (广东省) has continued to strongly promote the optimization of the business environment as a key focus of its work, focusing on reducing institutional transaction costs and expanding institutional opening-up, starting from the pain points and blockages faced by business entities, and promoting systematic improvement of the business environment through "micro-reforms."

On April 14th, the "Thirty Measures for Optimizing the Business Environment in Guangzhou (2026)" was officially issued. On April 15th, the "List of 'Small Cut' Cases of Guangzhou's Industrial Version of the Business Environment (First Batch)" was released, sorting out 100 innovative cases to solve urgent and difficult problems for enterprises, covering five key areas: reducing costs, expanding opening-up, optimizing services, strengthening factors, and protecting rights and interests.

"Fresh Express" is a vivid example.

Durian, cherries, salmon... At Guangzhou Airport Port (广州空港口岸), the application of intelligent freight platforms and artificial intelligence image recognition technology realizes "on-site inspection" of fresh goods, reducing the time for some customs clearance links by more than 20%; at the seaport port, the comprehensive promotion of "advance declaration" and "direct delivery at the ship's side" provides "7×24-hour" customs clearance services... "Durians are picked from orchards in Southeast Asian countries and placed in Guangzhou's market stalls in as little as 7 hours, saving us costs and improving efficiency," said Huang Yulin (黄玉麟), a fruit importer.

"The 'Fresh Express' we have created allows global delicacies to reach citizens' tables faster and fresher, exploring a path for national port supervision innovation," said Wei Min (魏敏), Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce (广州市商务局). In the first quarter of this year, about 120,000 tons of fruit were imported through Guangzhou Nansha Port (广州南沙口岸), an increase of 8% year-on-year.

A series of "small cut" reforms have made Guangzhou's (广州) open platform more solid, consumption power stronger, and business entities' confidence more firm. In the first quarter of this year, the city's total retail sales of consumer goods increased by 6.6% year-on-year. At present, the total number of business entities in Guangzhou (广州) exceeds 4.2 million, ranking among the top cities in the country; about 60,000 foreign-funded enterprises invest and operate in Guangzhou (广州), and the cumulative number of Fortune 500 companies has reached 368.

"Guangzhou (广州) can continue to attract global investors, rooted in the open genes of the millennium business capital, and more benefited from efforts to create a first-class business environment that is market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized," said Huang Xiaoshuai (黄小帅), a relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee's Special Class for Optimizing the Business Environment (广州市委优化营商环境工作专班). Guangzhou (广州) will continue to focus on what business entities expect and what industrial development needs, and make every effort to create a stable, fair, transparent, and predictable first-class business environment.

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The value added of electronic information manufacturers above designated size increased by 13.6% year-on-year

People's Daily, Beijing, May 6th (Reporter Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) -- Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部) shows that in the first quarter of this year, the added value of the electronic information manufacturing industry above a designated size increased by 13.6% year-on-year, which is 7.5 and 1.1 percentage points higher than that of the industrial and high-tech manufacturing industries in the same period, respectively.

In March, the added value of the electronic information manufacturing industry above a designated size increased by 12.5% year-on-year. Among the main products, the output of smartphones was 298 million units, an increase of 6.9% year-on-year; the output of integrated circuits was 127.2 billion units, an increase of 24.3% year-on-year.

In the first quarter, the cumulative export delivery value of the electronic information manufacturing industry above a designated size increased by 4.2% year-on-year, 3 percentage points higher than that of January-February. In the first quarter, the electronic information manufacturing industry above a designated size achieved operating income of 4.31 trillion yuan, an increase of 14.8% year-on-year; operating costs were 3.69 trillion yuan, an increase of 11.7% year-on-year; and total profits reached 217 billion yuan, an increase of 1.25 times.

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Cultural enterprises' operating revenue exceeds 3.5 trillion yuan

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) May 6th dispatch (Reporter Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)): Reporters learned from the National Bureau of Statistics (国家统计局) that in the first quarter, national cultural and related industry enterprises above designated size (hereinafter referred to as "cultural enterprises") achieved operating income of 3,556.9 billion yuan, an increase of 6.4% over the same period last year.

Looking at the different fields, the core cultural field achieved operating income of 2,519.3 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2% over the same period last year. Among them, the operating income of three major industries, namely creative design services, content creation and production, and news and information services, achieved double-digit growth, with growth rates of 12.0%, 10.7%, and 10.3% respectively.

In the first quarter, the 16 industry sub-categories with relatively obvious characteristics of new cultural formats achieved operating income of 1,678.2 billion yuan, an increase of 11.2% over the same period last year, 4.8 percentage points faster than cultural enterprises above designated size. The contribution rate of new cultural format industries to the operating income growth of cultural enterprises above designated size was 79.0%, driving the operating income growth of cultural enterprises above designated size by 5.1 percentage points.

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Across

The "Opinions on Implementing the Student Physical Fitness Enhancement Program" issued by the Ministry of Education (教育部) and other five departments has been implemented for half a year. Various regions have taken multiple measures to continuously improve the physical health level of young people.

The picture shows young people in Linfen City (临汾市), Shanxi (山西) Province, recently participating in sports competitions to strengthen their physique and exercise their will.

Photo by Li Xianjun (李现俊) (Image China)

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"Village Super League" Consumption Chain Extends Further Through Global Collaboration (A Micro-Perspective on Data from the First Quarter of the "15th Five-Year Plan")

By: 本报记者 苏 滨

5.5%
The "Work Plan for Accelerating the Cultivation of New Growth Points in Service Consumption" has been implemented. In the first quarter of this year, China's service retail sales increased by 5.5% year-on-year, and the consumption potential in areas such as culture, tourism, and sports events continues to be released.

It was another match day. At 4 p.m., through the window of the bus, the slogan "Village Super League Welcomes You" entered the view of Yang Mingyong (杨明勇), a tourist from Guangdong. Rongjiang County (榕江县) in Guizhou (贵州) had arrived.

This tourist bus departs from Rongjiang High-Speed Railway Station (榕江高铁站) and goes directly to the "Village Super League" stadium. Outside the window, streetlights in the shape of Dong (侗族) drum towers are lined up, and businesses along the street are booming, which reminds Yang Mingyong of 2023, when he came here to watch the first "Village Super League."

At the entrance of the stadium, Yang Mingyong got off the bus and took the event manual handed over by volunteer Wu Jiawei (伍家伟). On the cover, the list of 137 village-level teams took up half a page, and the number of teams increased by nearly 6 times compared with the first "Village Super League."

"Now everyone is more enthusiastic about participating, and teams from villages in the deep mountains are participating." Wu Jiawei said with a smile, "This year, a women's league has also been added. A game has just finished, and it was very exciting."

The Rongjiang (榕江) "Village Super League" has been held for the fourth consecutive year. This year, 2,694 athletes participated, and the teams cover villages and communities in all 20 towns (街道) and townships in the county.

Walking into the stadium, the stands were full of people. The temporary stands from three years ago have been replaced with tiered seats. There is a fan interaction area next to the field, and the "Village Super Market" has a wide array of goods: sweet and sour prickly pear drinks, fragrant Congjiang (从江) fragrant pork, unique intangible cultural heritage creative products... Fans can not only buy on the spot, but also place orders online.

"Good shot!" Cheers rang out, and the ball went in. Cheerleaders in full costume, stepping on the drumbeat, danced the Dong dance, and Yang Mingyong stood up and applauded.

The game ended right at dinner time. Where can you eat affordable and delicious specialties? Yang Mingyong remembered the "Super Delicious, Super Good Stay" activity poster he saw at the high-speed rail station. "I took a picture of it at the time. When I scanned the QR code, a list of participating hotels and restaurants popped up, and I could enjoy an 88% discount."

After walking for more than 10 minutes, Yang Mingyong and his family arrived at a participating restaurant. Looking at the densely packed dishes on the menu, they were a little unsure, "What are the specialties of the restaurant this season?"

"For the main course, you can order green pepper tofu fish, which uses local rice paddy fish. For side dishes, stir-fried bamboo shoots and cold-dressed broadleaf chives are also specialties, freshly picked from the village." The owner, Yang Xian (杨显), enthusiastically recommended.

"Sounds delicious!" Yang Mingyong and his family ordered their dishes and were very much looking forward to it.

The golden-brown rice paddy fish was served, and the aroma was overflowing. Yang Mingyong picked up a piece, but frowned just as he was about to put it in his mouth, "The scales are not cleaned properly?"

"The water quality is good here, and the fish scales are very crispy after being fried. The taste is very good. Would you like to try it?" Yang Xian patiently introduced. As soon as he tasted it, the scales were indeed crispy and the meat was tender, and Yang Mingyong nodded frequently. Before long, the three dishes were empty.

"After an 88% discount, it's 86 yuan. You can also spend 1 yuan to exchange for a 10 yuan voucher, which can be used to buy milk tea, watch movies, and shop in supermarkets here." As soon as Yang Xian finished speaking, the arrival reminder of 87 yuan sounded. "Cost-effective!" Yang Mingyong was very satisfied.

Like Yang Mingyong, many tourists are attracted by the "Village Super League." How to transform the event traffic of a football match into local economic increment?

"The first three years are for building a brand, the second three years are for building an industry, and the third three years are for building an ecosystem. We want to use the event to cultivate industries and drive consumption." Shi Fang (石方), deputy director of the Rongjiang County (榕江县) Village Super League Office, introduced that since February this year, Rongjiang (榕江) has formed a "Super Delicious, Super Good Stay" consumer selection alliance, uniformly setting an 88% basic discount, and carrying out a "consumption receipt + 1 yuan" exchange for a 10 yuan voucher activity to stimulate consumption vitality in the accommodation, catering and other fields. Taking Yang Xian's (杨显) restaurant as an example, in February, its turnover increased by 40% year-on-year, reaching more than 400,000 yuan.

The alliance has absorbed 43 merchants, including 17 restaurants and 26 hotels and homestays. "We give priority to absorbing enterprises above the limit, and require the selected merchants to operate in a standardized manner and have a good reputation." Li Yang (李阳), head of the Comprehensive Affairs Section of the Rongjiang County (榕江县) Business Service Promotion Center, said that in the first quarter, the county's revenue from accommodation enterprises above the limit was 18.197 million yuan, an increase of 16.6% year-on-year; the revenue from catering enterprises was 19.932 million yuan, an increase of 15.5% year-on-year.

After dinner, Yang Mingyong's family went to the hotel to check in. "This mid-to-high-end hotel also has discounts." He booked a river-view king-size bed room, which costs 328 yuan per night, and 577 yuan after a discount for two nights.

One "Village Super League" trip, enjoying multiple discounts, forming a full-domain consumption chain. "Focusing on the diversified consumption needs of tourists, we give play to the characteristics of the 'Village Super League', improve professional standards, and cultivate new growth points in service consumption." Xu Bo (徐勃), Secretary of the Rongjiang County (榕江县) Party Committee, said that in addition to the original events, Rongjiang (榕江) will also hold the second "Village Super League" National Competition and other series of events this year to achieve weekly football games and monthly activities, so that tourists will not make a wasted trip, and the "diversion" effect will be stronger.

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Tapping into Cultural and Tourism Growth: The Key Lies in Adapting to Local Conditions (Midnight Musings)

By: 张安宇

A few years ago, when talking about Guizhou's cultural tourism, most people would first think of "Huang Xiaoxi" (黄小西) (Huangguoshu Waterfall (黄果树瀑布), Libo Xiaoqikong (荔波小七孔), and Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village (西江千户苗寨)). Now, when friends and relatives go to Guizhou (贵州) for tourism, people around them will also ask: "Are you going to watch 'Village Super League' ('村超')?"

The "Village Super League" ("村超") became popular from Rongjiang (榕江), Guizhou (贵州), rooted in the local football tradition of about 80 years, inseparable from the spontaneous organization of the masses and the government's guidance. Highlighting characteristics and meeting tourists' needs for diversified tourism products, the development of the cultural tourism industry has thus gained a new handle.

Making increments is important, but making good increments is even more important. The "Village Super League" ("村超") has been held for the fourth time. In addition to expanding the circle, how to attract repeat customers? The key is to improve quality. This directly points to the shortcomings of counties and townships—insufficient infrastructure and reception capacity, and service supply needs to be improved. Focusing on reality, the local government has, on the one hand, improved the level of infrastructure such as stadium stands, and on the other hand, formed a business alliance, which not only "diverts traffic" for businesses, but also benefits tourists, establishes standards, and enables targeted supervision, ensuring quality.

Improving the quality and efficiency of cultural tourism is inseparable from being based on endowments and adapting to local conditions. Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (德宏傣族景颇族自治州) in Yunnan (云南) has explored geothermal resources to create a new model of hot spring health and wellness tourism, extending the tourist consumption cycle; Fengjie County (奉节县) in Chongqing (重庆), combined with natural and cultural landscapes such as Baidi City (白帝城) and Qutang Gorge (瞿塘峡), moved the language and geography classroom into the "location" of poetry, and the number of research students received since the beginning of this year has increased by 40% year-on-year; Jiangsu (江苏) held the "Su Chao" ("苏超"), and the prosperous urban economy of the "Thirteen Taibao" ("十三太保") provided diverse services, with an average of 1 yuan ticket driving 7.3 yuan of surrounding consumption... There are many clever and brilliant tricks in various places to successfully transform cultural tourism traffic into consumption increments.

"The more local, the more trendy" ("土到极致就是潮"), the network's joking words may be understood from another perspective: the trend is not deliberately following the trend and imitating, but rooted in the local, carefully polished, to impress people with characteristics and sincerity. By guarding the local advantages, making up for the shortcomings in quality, and meeting tourists' needs for high-quality, diversified, and convenient services, the cultural tourism industry will have both the heat of "breaking the circle" and the thickness of "lasting popularity." 守好本土优势 (shǒu hǎo běn tǔ yōu shì - "guard well local advantages," to protect and maintain the existing strengths and advantages of a region).

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Gansu Accelerates Construction of Distinctive Modern Industrial System (Starting the "15th Five-Year Plan": Special Press Conference)

By: 本报记者 董洪亮 曾亦辰

On May 6th, the "15th Five-Year Plan" Gansu Special Press Conference was held in Lanzhou. Ren Zhenhe (任振鹤), Deputy Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Gansu Province, stated that to thoroughly implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions and requirements for Gansu's work, Gansu must adhere to promoting high-quality development as the theme, emphasize industrial revitalization and strengthening the province through industry, unleash the potential of resources and energy, make good use of the opportunities of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects Gansu's characteristics and advantages, and demonstrate responsibility and make contributions in better integrating into the new development pattern and serving the construction of a unified national market.

Strengthening Chains and Gathering Clusters to Cultivate New Advantages for Regional Development

Gansu has deeply implemented the strong industrial action. From the second half of 2023 to the first quarter of this year, the growth rate of the added value of industries above designated size has ranked among the top 10 in the country for 33 consecutive months. The number of industrial enterprises above designated size has increased from 1,832 at the end of the "13th Five-Year Plan" to the current 3,293.

"Focusing on building a modern industrial system that reflects Gansu's characteristics and advantages, Gansu has unremittingly strengthened leading enterprises, supplemented industrial chains, and gathered industrial clusters, coordinated the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, the cultivation and expansion of emerging industries, and the forward-looking layout of future industries, focusing on creating 4 national advanced manufacturing clusters and 6 industrial clusters with an output value of 100 billion yuan, so that the old industrial base can shine again," said Ren Zhenhe (任振鹤).

Accelerating the promotion of new industrialization. In recent years, Gansu has deeply explored its potential, seized market opportunities, and promoted the comprehensive development of industrial industries, presenting a good trend of accelerated growth, improved quality and efficiency, and renewed upgrades. Each year, about 300 "three transformations" projects are implemented on a rolling basis, and the total industrial output value and profits of provincial enterprises have doubled in five years. The Juhua Silicon Fluorine New Materials project, with a total investment of 41 billion yuan, has been launched in Yumen (玉门), an old petroleum city, breaking the record for single industrial project investment in Gansu, and the first phase is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of June this year.

Intensively promoting the modernization of the industrial chain. Gansu insists on supplementing chains for short-board industries, extending chains for advantageous industries, upgrading chains for traditional industries, and building chains for emerging industries. The added value of non-ferrous metallurgy, petrochemical, and equipment manufacturing industries has increased by an average of 17.8%, 4.8%, and 9.9% annually, respectively. Relying on wind and solar resources, three complete industrial chains of photovoltaic, wind power, and solar thermal have been formed, and the new energy and new energy equipment manufacturing industry has become the fourth industrial chain in the province with an annual output value of over 100 billion yuan.

Promoting the clustered development of industries. Promoting the intensive allocation of factors to parks and the concentration of projects in parks, Gansu has created national advanced manufacturing clusters such as the Jinbailanwu Non-ferrous Metals Cluster, and the Nickel-Cobalt New Materials Industrial Cluster has entered the national SME characteristic industrial clusters. The construction of 2 national-level and 4 provincial-level zero-carbon parks is accelerating. Seizing the opportunity of "Eastern Data and Western Computing," the Qingyang (庆阳) Data Center Cluster has introduced more than 600 enterprises.

Innovation-Driven, Promoting Deep Integration of Science and Technology Industries

353 technologies such as "hand-torn nickel" and "oxygen-free copper" have achieved domestic substitution, and the 2 MW liquid fuel thorium-based molten salt experimental reactor has operated at full power for the first time... Gansu continues to exert efforts in the deep integration of technological innovation and industrial innovation.

Relying on relatively abundant scientific and educational resources, and anchoring the goal of building a national regional science and technology innovation and transformation base, Gansu leverages the comparative advantages of scientific and technological innovation and industrial foundation to make scientific and technological innovation the strongest engine for high-quality development.

Solving the problem of "what to integrate." Based on the basic foundation of the old industrial base, Gansu regards petrochemicals, non-ferrous metallurgy, new energy, new materials, equipment manufacturing, aerospace, nuclear industry, digital information, and biomedicine as the main directions for scientific and technological research, aiming at key core technologies, and 啃硬骨头 (kěn yìng gǔ tou - "gnaw hard bones," to tackle tough problems).

Solving the problem of "how to integrate." Gansu promotes the deep integration of the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. Letting enterprises play the leading role, supporting leading technology enterprises to lead the establishment of innovation consortia, and allowing the results of laboratories to enter the production line faster. Building high-energy platforms, strengthening 14 "national-level" laboratories, giving play to the leading role of the Lanbai (兰白) Independent Innovation Zone, and creating a number of innovation consortia and industrial technology research institutes. Building a good transformation base, laying out a number of concept verification centers and pilot verification platforms, so that the first (set) of equipment, the first batch of materials, and the first version of software can be truly used and promoted.

Solving the problem of "what to rely on to integrate." Gansu adheres to encouraging innovation and vigorously supporting innovation, forming a diversified investment mechanism of government guidance, enterprise main body, and social participation. Building a science and technology innovation fund system covering the entire life cycle of the industry, and establishing a risk compensation fund. Adhering to the integrated promotion of education, science and technology, and talent development, and promoting knowledge innovation, technological change, and talent growth to work in the same direction.

Expanding Opening-up, Activating New Economic Momentum

Striving for the "15th Five-Year Plan," Gansu is accelerating the construction of a new pattern of high-level opening-up that takes into account both domestic and foreign affairs, land and sea linkage, westward orientation, and multi-directional advancement, and constantly strengthens its strategic channel status in the national westward opening-up layout.

"Smoothing channels, optimizing platforms, revitalizing industries, expanding trade, and promoting cultural exchanges, deeply integrating into the high-quality joint construction of the 'Belt and Road' and the construction of the Western Land-Sea New Passage, Gansu is gradually moving from an inland hinterland to the forefront of opening up," said Wang Bing (王兵), Deputy Governor of Gansu Province.

Strengthening the "Great Channel" to make the road to opening up smoother. Gansu stabilizes the operation of China-Europe, China-Central Asia, and South Asia railway-sea intermodal transport, the Western Land-Sea New Passage, and the "four-way multi-line" international freight trains such as the eastern seaport railway-sea intermodal transport; synchronously expands the energy corridor and the air Silk Road, consolidates the digital Silk Road and the space information corridor, and strives to truly transform the location advantages into opening-up advantages.

Consolidating the "Great Platform" to make the opening-up carrier more solid. Gansu promotes the coordinated development and mutual empowerment of ports, channels, trade, and industries. Upgrading the platform capabilities of aviation and railway ports, comprehensive bonded zones, bonded logistics centers, national-level economic development zones, and cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, and strengthening the cargo distribution and operation capabilities of the Gansu (Lanzhou) International Land Port.

Activating the "Great Trade" to make the opening-up momentum stronger. Gansu continues to expand the import of industrial raw materials such as copper and nickel to ensure the safety of the industrial chain and supply chain; consolidates the export of high value-added products such as integrated circuits, graphite electrodes, and energy equipment, expands the international market for "new three" products, and promotes "Gansu flavor" products to go out of Gansu and overseas.

Deepening the "Great Exchange" to make people's hearts more closely connected. Gansu focuses on hosting international exhibitions such as the "Lanzhou Fair" (兰洽会) and the "Dunhuang Cultural Expo" (敦煌文博会) at a high level, deepens exchanges and cooperation with countries jointly building the "Belt and Road" in the fields of culture and tourism, education, science and technology, medical health, and traditional Chinese medicine, and builds a deeper public opinion foundation for the high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road."

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Software business revenue increased by 11.6% year-on-year.

Beijing, May 6th (Reported by Liu Wenxin (刘温馨)) - The reporter learned from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部): In the first quarter of this year, China's software business revenue was 3.492 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%.

The total profit of the software industry was 389.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 1.0%. Software business exports reached 15.60 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 12.7%, and the industry is operating in good condition.

Revenue from software products grew steadily. In the first quarter, revenue from software products was 791.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.5%, accounting for 22.7% of the total industry revenue. Among them, revenue from basic software products was 45.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8.3%; revenue from industrial software products was 72.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%.

Revenue from information technology services maintained double-digit growth. In the first quarter, revenue from information technology services was 2.3431 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.0%, accounting for 67.1% of the total industry revenue. Among them, cloud computing and big data services achieved a total revenue of 407.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%, accounting for 17.4% of the revenue from information technology services; integrated circuit design revenue was 106.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.0%; e-commerce platform technology service revenue was 272.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%.

Revenue from information security and embedded system software grew steadily. In the first quarter, revenue from information security products and services was 66 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%. Revenue from embedded system software was 291.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.7%.

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Photo Story

On May 4th, at the Hainan Tourism Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haikou (海口), consumers are selecting goods. During this year's "May Day" holiday, Haikou Customs (海口海关) supervised offshore duty-free shopping amounting to 554 million yuan, with 84,600 shoppers purchasing 441,700 items, representing increases of 10.4%, 7.4%, and 3.8% respectively compared to the same period in 2023.

Su Biken (苏弼坤) Photo (Image China)

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"Liftable-lid" wells ensure seeds are well-watered (New quality productive forces in spring plowing)

By: 本报记者 刘以晴

It is the season for planting corn in Northeast China. In Minle Village, Dawa Town, Ningjiang District, Songyuan (松原), Jilin (吉林) Province, large no-till planters are rumbling in the neatly arranged high-standard farmland, sowing seeds into the ground.

In a corner of the black soil, a small, tender yellow house, waist-high, is very eye-catching, with a constant "buzzing" sound coming from inside. "That's the well house in the field. Songyuan (松原) has 'nine droughts in ten springs,' so the seeds need to be well-watered, and that depends on the wells," said villager Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰).

As he spoke, several villagers came to the well house, and Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰) also went to lend a hand. They set up a small ladder, put up a jack, and opened the movable roof of the well house. The villagers carefully checked the condition of the well and water pump. In less than 20 minutes, the inspection was completed. "These days, we are checking the water pumps and pipelines to ensure that we can water and irrigate at any time," said Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰). "With the well renovated, the harvest is more guaranteed."

Why renovate the wells?

Opening the roof of the well house, all kinds of equipment are in full view. "The water pump and transformer have been replaced with new ones, with greater power and higher pumping efficiency; the water pipes have also been replaced with polyethylene ones, which are recyclable and more durable," said Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰). "Not just this well, we have also re-drilled some old wells that are weak in pumping."

"The biggest change is the roof of this well house," said Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰). "The original roof could not be opened, and it was very troublesome to repair the well."

"In 2018, the village built high-standard farmland, and this well was dug at that time," Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰) recalled. "The villagers regarded the well as a treasure, fearing that it would be exposed to wind and snow, so they built a brick and tile well house." However, every spring when repairing the water pump, several people had to squat down and squeeze into the well house from a small door on one side, first dismantling the pipes, carrying them out section by section, and then carrying the new pipes back to assemble them, which was time-consuming and laborious. There were also several wells that were difficult to pump water due to changes in the groundwater level, and the progress of replacing the water pumps was slow due to the large amount of work involved.

The villagers reported the difficulties to Zheng Bowen (郑博文), deputy director of the Ningjiang District (宁江区) Agricultural Project Center, but the funding problem was difficult to solve. It was not until 2023 that the Ningjiang District (宁江区) high-standard farmland renovation and upgrading project landed in Minle Village (民乐村).

"The first thing to do is to renovate the well house and replace the water pump," Zheng Bowen (郑博文) quickly came to the field. The villagers were happy to hear the good news, but also a little hesitant, "Who will pay for it? Will the new things work well?"

"The city has a special fund account, and the construction quality and fund security are guaranteed." At first, Zheng Bowen (郑博文) explained and gestured, but the villagers still did not understand: "How to renovate it? Is it as good as you said?"

Zheng Bowen (郑博文) gradually realized that "'document language,' no matter how vividly it is spoken, is not as intuitive as playing animation." Later, every time he came to the field to publicize, he took his mobile phone to play demonstration videos. The villagers understood that the new well house was light and strong, and the key was that it could be "opened." With a ladder, the roof could be moved away, and the condition of the well could be seen clearly, making it much easier to repair and replace the pump.

"I was a little worried when the renovation project first started, so I 'supervised' the site," Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰) said with a smile. "The work was done very carefully, and the well pipes laid in the ground were welded section by section, so there is no need to worry about water leakage."

With the wells renovated, modern agricultural technology is better popularized. In recent years, Songyuan City (松原市) has promoted water and fertilizer integration technology, dissolving fertilizer in water. "We have also used new technology. The newly replaced water pipes have good flexibility, are easy to drill holes, and can adjust the spacing of water holes according to the crop density, connecting drip irrigation pipes for irrigation and fertilization," Zhang Zhifeng (张志峰) calculated in his mind, "When the seeds germinate and grow up, open the valve, and the water and fertilizer will be directly transported to the field through the drip irrigation pipes, saving water and fertilizer and easy to operate."

Building machine-耕 roads, constructing water source wells, renovating transmission lines... Songyuan City (松原市) has cumulatively built 10.7925 million mu of high-standard farmland, accounting for 60% of the total area of permanent basic farmland, and renovated and upgraded 737,200 mu of high-standard farmland. It plans to build all eligible permanent basic farmland into high-standard farmland by 2028. The yield of corn per mu has increased from 1,000 jin in 2021 to the current 1,200 jin.

"We will continue to promote the renovation and upgrading of high-standard farmland, improve agricultural infrastructure, and strive to steadily increase grain production," said Zhao Hongwei (赵宏伟), director of the Songyuan Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (松原市农业农村局).

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"In China, I Saw a Glimpse of the Future of Societal Development" (Foreign Media Reporter's View on China)

By: 本报记者 陈尚文 李 强 沈小晓 牛瑞飞

This year marks the beginning of the "15th Five-Year Plan." Today, China's economic strength, technological prowess, and overall national strength have reached new heights. Lush green mountains and clear waters form a beautiful backdrop, and the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security is constantly increasing. The continuous advancement of Chinese-style modernization not only opens up new prospects for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation but also provides new opportunities for world development. As a link connecting China and the world, foreign media reporters play an important role in communication between China and foreign countries. They work and live in China, genuinely experiencing a rapidly changing, open, and inclusive China. Recently, our reporter interviewed three foreign media reporters to listen to their observations and insights on the land of China.

Serik Korzhumbayev, Editor-in-Chief of Kazakhstan's "Delovaya Nedelya" Newspaper:

"A country full of vitality, steadily moving forward along its own path"

"China is like a book, with each page containing wisdom and charm," said Serik Korzhumbayev (谢里克·科尔茹姆巴耶夫), Editor-in-Chief of Kazakhstan's "Delovaya Nedelya" newspaper, when talking about his connection with China.

In 2001, Korzhumbayev was first invited to visit China. Since then, from large cities to remote towns, from industrial and agricultural production areas to innovation centers, Korzhumbayev's footprints have spread across dozens of Chinese cities. During this time, he interviewed Chinese scholars, workers, farmers, entrepreneurs, engineers, journalists, and even strangers he met on the street. The vigorous development of Chinese society and the people's spirit of striving forward left a deep impression on Korzhumbayev: "There, I can always gain rich experiences."

Korzhumbayev's observations and records vividly reflect the development of contemporary China: In Beijing (北京), historical traditions and modern civilization are deeply integrated—ancient streets and modern urban areas coexist harmoniously, jointly constructing a unique and charming urban space; in Shanghai (上海), artificial intelligence technology is fully applied to industrial development and urban governance, injecting strong impetus into high-quality development; in Yunnan (云南), the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, the colorful ethnic customs, and urban modernization complement each other, painting a picture of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. "The Chinese-style modernization development practice I have witnessed is diverse and rich," Korzhumbayev said with emotion.

Korzhumbayev admitted that he grew up in a rural area of Kazakhstan and knows that rural areas must rely on practical actions, not empty talk, to truly develop. "In China, poverty alleviation is a great practice that has truly changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people: through policy support tailored to local conditions, technology promotion, agricultural product processing, and improvement of the logistics system, farmers have not only achieved food and clothing security and a comfortable life, but many have also chosen to stay in their hometowns to start businesses and develop, produce high-quality products with market competitiveness, and promote rural tourism, etc." Korzhumbayev believes that China's poverty alleviation experience has valuable reference significance for countries around the world, especially developing countries.

"China is a country full of vitality, steadily moving forward along its own path." In Korzhumbayev's view, "From poverty alleviation to high-quality development, from innovation-driven to long-term planning, China's development strategy is clear and powerful." Korzhumbayev said that China's modernization is ultimately a people-centered modernization—it is committed to enabling people to live a better life and is full of confidence in the future.

Sami Kamkhawi, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Egypt's "Al-Ahram" Newspaper:

"When you truly set foot on this land, you will definitely have a different feeling"

"In China, many goals that we consider difficult to achieve can be achieved. By reading China's history and observing China's present, I think this sentence is the most appropriate description of China," Sami Kamkhawi (萨米·卡姆哈维), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Egypt's "Al-Ahram" newspaper, told our reporter that China's development achievements are benefiting the world. China actively promotes the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and promotes global mutual benefit and win-win results.

In 2015, Kamkhawi came to China as a resident reporter for "Al-Ahram" and participated in the coverage of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (全国两会), the military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (抗日战争胜利70周年大阅兵), and other events. Kamkhawi also visited 12 provinces, covering topics such as China's poverty alleviation, improvement of people's livelihoods, and rural urbanization development.

"Seeing with your own eyes is more powerful than any rumor." Kamkhawi said that looking back on his interview experience, what impressed him the most was a family in a mountain village in Tibet (西藏). "With the support of the government, they cooperated with enterprises with the help of bank loans to transform their ancestral house into a homestay. This attracted many tourists, brought stable income, and greatly improved the lives of their family." In Kamkhawi's view, the Chinese government has achieved remarkable results in shaping a safe environment, integrating market resources, and stimulating endogenous动力 in the region.

In recent years, Kamkhawi has traveled back and forth to China many times. From the digital revolution wave of mobile payment and e-commerce to the increasing popularity of green travel, he lamented the "acceleration" of China's development. In his view, Chinese-style modernization is not simply pursuing quantitative growth, but a path seeking balanced development. "China's development focuses on the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature, and promotes the coordinated progress of material and spiritual civilization." Kamkhawi said that China's successful practice proves that there is no fixed model for modernization, and the real key lies in making choices based on its own reality.

In Ningxia (宁夏), grass squares lock in shifting sand, making the desert full of greenery and vitality; in Qinghai (青海), there are photovoltaic panels on the vast Gobi Desert, and the scorching sunlight is converted into green electricity; on the streets of many cities, electric vehicles travel, and green travel has become a trend... Kamkhawi shared with reporters the green practices he observed in various parts of China, "China's achievements in green development are remarkable. The emergence of electric vehicles has significantly improved the urban environment. China's continuous innovation in related technologies has lowered the threshold for the global use of green transportation."

Last May, Kamkhawi participated in the 2025 SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) (上合组织) National Media Cooperation Forum held in Xinjiang (新疆). "The magnificent natural scenery of Xinjiang, the rich and colorful ethnic culture, and the harmonious coexistence of all ethnic groups have left a deep impression on me." Kamkhawi said that visiting the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (中哈霍尔果斯国际边境合作中心) made him feel the vigorous development of import and export trade under the framework of high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" (一带一路), "This fully demonstrates China's commitment and action to continuously expand opening up and adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results."

The "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines a blueprint for China's economic and social development in the next five years. Kamkhawi expects China to continue to make breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence and green energy, and pay attention to how these Chinese practices will continue to help the world's common development. For international observers, especially media colleagues, who hope to truly understand China, Kamkhawi suggested: "Read more, walk more, and see more. When you understand the history of this country, when you truly set foot on this land, you will definitely have a different feeling."

Maxime Dechamp, Editor-in-Chief of Belgium's "Trends" Magazine:

"Future technology is no longer a concept, but a reality integrated into people's daily lives"

The car automatically identifies parking spaces, plans routes, and turns into parking spaces. From the passenger leaving the car to the final stop, the whole process is smooth and coherent. In an underground parking lot in Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), Maxime Dechamp (马克西姆·德尚), Editor-in-Chief of Belgium's "Trends" magazine and CEO of 8AM Group, was quite impressed by the experience of automatic parking: "In China, future technology is no longer a concept, but a reality integrated into people's daily lives."

"China is a place that is always new to visit, and every time I go to China, I am deeply shocked." Dechamp told reporters that in the past year, he has visited China twice, visited many cities, and talked with many Chinese companies in different fields. In Dechamp's view, this shock comes from a deeper, continuous, and overall feeling—"China is a country that is constantly moving forward,凝聚着强大的集体力量 (níng jù zhe qiáng dà de jí tǐ lì liàng - "gathering strong collective power," describing the unified strength and collaborative spirit of the Chinese people), has a clear development blueprint, has a systematic layout for future industries, and demonstrates efficient execution capabilities."

Dechamp said that currently, China's innovative development in green technology, electric mobility, artificial intelligence, robotics, and the circular economy has been effectively transformed into important focuses of national and industrial development, "These innovations are rooted in reality and directly serve all aspects of industrial development, urban operation, and daily life."

This feeling of "innovation integrated into reality" became particularly specific in Dechamp's exploration of Chinese cities. In Shanghai (上海), a small episode left a deep impression on him. "When I was waiting for the elevator in the hotel, I found a small robot standing next to me also waiting for the elevator. It turned out that it was responsible for room service!" Dechamp recalled, "I didn't expect such a science fiction scene to be everyday life in China." When visiting XPeng Motors (小鹏汽车), he was impressed by the rapid development level of China's new energy vehicles, "Autonomous driving, automatic parking, artificial intelligence, and in-vehicle safety systems, all kinds of cutting-edge technologies are integrated together and transformed into services that make people's travel safer and more convenient." When he learned that the company was already developing and selling flying cars, Dechamp couldn't help but sigh: "In China, I saw the future development of society."

Dechamp believes that the "China miracle" is not accidental, but the result of long-term strategic choices and execution, "China continues to promote long-term goals through five-year plans, always adheres to the people-centered development ideology, and has successfully走出了一条符合自身国情的发展道路 (zǒu chū le yī tiáo fú hé zì shēn guó qíng de fā zhǎn dào lù - "walked a path of development that conforms to its own national conditions," meaning China has found a development path suited to its unique circumstances)." Dechamp admitted that he saw a confident, innovative, unremittingly exploring, and open and sharing China. He is willing to become a bridge connecting Europe and China and tell the story of China to more people.

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Dynamism in Mobility, Confidence in Openness (Harmony Voice)

The booming scene of the holiday economy carries people's ardent yearning for a better life, and even more demonstrates the solid foundation for China's (中国) economy to move steadily and far.

The just-concluded "May Day" holiday, from the northern scenery to the southern water towns, from the ancient capital of thousands of years to the "internet celebrity" cities, all places were crowded with people and both supply and demand were booming, outlining a vibrant and upward Chinese (中国) economic picture. Through three sets of data, the world has seen a China (中国) with continuously released potential and greater confidence and openness.

The first set of data concerns "flow," outlining the vigorous pulse of Chinese (中国) society. Data from the Ministry of Transport of China (中国交通运输部) shows that during this year's "May Day" holiday, the total cross-regional personnel flow in the whole society reached 1.517 billion, an increase of 3.49% compared with the same period in 2025. Transportation is an important support for the holiday economy and a key link to smooth consumption. The data shows that during the "May Day" holiday, the number of national cross-province tourists on key platforms increased by 7.6% year-on-year, of which long-distance tourists over 800 kilometers increased by 20%, driving hotel accommodation consumption to increase by 18%. Strolling along the seaside of Yantai (烟台), Shandong (山东), enjoying the scenery of Wuxi (无锡), Jiangsu (江苏), and exploring the ruins of the Sui and Tang Luoyang City (隋唐洛阳城) in Henan (河南)... People appreciate the beauty of the mountains and rivers and understand the profound cultural heritage while walking. Behind the endless stream of people and vehicles is the continuous improvement of the transportation infrastructure system, and even more the steady rise of residents' consumption willingness and market confidence. The American magazine "Around the World" website noted that the way Chinese (中国) tourists travel is undergoing a "profound and humanized transformation," with city walks and immersive cultural experiences becoming increasingly popular. This is not only an iteration of travel choices, but also a deep manifestation of consumption concepts and cultural confidence.

The second set of data focuses on "consumption," surging out a strong warm current of continuous expansion of domestic demand. Big data from the Ministry of Commerce of China (中国商务部) shows that service consumption has become the main engine of the holiday economy. During the "May Day" holiday, performance consumption increased by 17.6% year-on-year, and the "May Day" movie box office exceeded 700 million yuan. From May 1st to 4th, the passenger flow and turnover of 78 pedestrian streets (business districts) monitored by the Ministry of Commerce increased by 5.0% and 5.3% year-on-year, respectively. During the "May Day" Culture and Tourism Consumption Week, various places held a total of about 13,700 cultural and tourism consumption activities and invested more than 284 million yuan in consumer coupons and people-benefit subsidies, providing diverse choices for the masses to travel and enjoy cultural and tourism life. The iterative upgrading of service consumption, the expansion and quality improvement of commodity consumption, and the bursting of vitality of the experience economy have become the distinct symbols of this holiday. The American "Travel and Tourism World" website pointed out that the vigorous vitality of China's (中国) tourism industry during the "May Day" holiday not only demonstrates the increasing travel confidence of domestic people, but also highlights the strong development resilience of the Chinese (中国) economy in the face of global uncertainty.

The third set of data demonstrates "openness," reflecting the global popularity of "China (中国) tourism" and "China (中国) shopping." Data from the National Immigration Administration of China (中国国家移民管理局) shows that during this year's "May Day" holiday, the number of inbound and outbound trips nationwide reached 11.279 million, with an average of 2.256 million trips per day, an increase of 3.5% compared with the "May Day" holiday last year. Among them, 1.255 million inbound and outbound trips were made by foreigners, an increase of 12.5% year-on-year; among the inbound foreigners, 436,000 people entered the country under the visa-free policy, an increase of 14.7% year-on-year, fully reflecting the strong attraction of China (中国) in the global tourism market. With the increasing convenience and improvement of services such as visas to China (中国), cross-border payments, and international flights, many foreign tourists are no longer satisfied with simple sightseeing, but instead approach the daily lives of ordinary people and immerse themselves in experiencing the "Chinese (中国) sense of security" and the "small hours" of the Chinese (中国) people. Tourism platform data shows that during this year's "May Day" holiday, the growth of passenger flow to non-traditional inbound tourism destinations such as Heilongjiang (黑龙江), Guizhou (贵州), Hunan (湖南), Xinjiang (新疆), and Shanxi (山西) was remarkable, with increases of more than 60%. On the ancient city wall of Xi'an (西安), Australian tourists are intoxicated by the millennium-old cultural heritage; at Haikou Meilan Airport (海口美兰机场), Singaporean passengers praised the convenient and efficient customs clearance services; on the streets of Nanjing (南京), Russian tourists made a special trip to watch competitions, enjoy the scenery, and taste special delicacies... From cursory sightseeing to immersive experience of Chinese (中国) life and culture, more and more foreigners are re-recognizing a three-dimensional, real, and vibrant China (中国) with their own experiences.

The booming scene of the holiday economy carries people's ardent yearning for a better life, and even more demonstrates the solid foundation for China's (中国) economy to move steadily and far. Facing the future, China (中国) will always adhere to the concept of openness, inclusiveness, cooperation, and win-win, transform the short-term consumption boom into long-term development momentum, continue to expand high-level opening up to the outside world, steadily move forward on the journey of high-quality development, share broad development opportunities with all countries, and contribute more Chinese (中国) momentum to the world economic recovery.

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Chinese and Iranian Foreign Ministers Exchange Views on Current Situation

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6 (Reporter Wu Mengtong (吴梦桐)) On May 6, Wang Yi (王毅), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi in Beijing (北京).

Araghchi briefed on the latest developments in the Iran-US negotiations and Iran's next steps, stating that Iran will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and national dignity, while continuously accumulating consensus and seeking comprehensive and permanent solutions through peaceful negotiations. Currently, the issue of opening the Strait of Hormuz can be resolved as soon as possible. Iran highly appreciates and agrees with the four-point proposal put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) on maintaining and promoting regional peace and stability, and appreciates China's unremitting efforts to prevent the deterioration and spillover of the situation with a constructive attitude. Iran trusts China and expects China to continue to play a positive role in promoting peace and stopping the war, and supports the establishment of a new post-war regional architecture that can coordinate development and security.

Wang Yi emphasized that President Xi Jinping (习近平) solemnly put forward a four-point proposal on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, which has been positively responded to by the international community. The current regional situation is at a critical juncture of war and peace transformation. China believes that a comprehensive cessation of hostilities is 刻不容缓 (kè bù róng huǎn - "cannot be delayed," extremely urgent), restarting the war is even more undesirable, and adherence to negotiations is particularly important. China supports Iran in safeguarding national sovereignty and security, and appreciates Iran's willingness to seek political solutions through diplomatic channels. The international community has a common concern for the restoration of normal and safe passage through the Strait, and China hopes that the parties concerned will respond to the strong calls of the international community as soon as possible. China appreciates Iran's commitment not to develop nuclear weapons, and at the same time believes that Iran has the legitimate right to peaceful use of nuclear energy. China advocates that the countries of the Gulf and the Middle East should control their own destiny, encourages Iran and more Gulf countries to conduct dialogue, achieve good-neighborliness and friendship, and supports the establishment of a regional peace and security architecture jointly participated in by regional countries, safeguarding common interests, and achieving common development.

Wang Yi (王毅) said that China is willing to uphold the spirit of President Xi Jinping's (习近平) four-point proposal, with the goal of supporting Middle Eastern countries in building "four communities with a shared future," and further devote itself to easing the situation, de-escalating the war, continuing to provide assistance for the start of peace talks, and playing a greater role in restoring peace and tranquility in the Middle East.

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Wang Yi Holds Talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6 (Reporter Feng Xinran (冯歆然)) Politburo Member of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) held talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud Ali (卡利勒) in Beijing (北京) on the 6th.

Wang Yi (王毅) stated that China is willing to continue its traditional friendship with Bangladesh, enhance political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and be the most reliable partner in Bangladesh's national development process. China is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Bangladesh in multilateral institutions and regional cooperation frameworks, and jointly contribute to world and regional peace and development.

Hasan Mahmud Ali (卡利勒) stated that China has always been a trustworthy and indispensable friend and partner of Bangladesh. The new Bangladeshi government attaches great importance to its relations with China and firmly stands with China on the Taiwan issue. Bangladesh is grateful to China for its long-term support and assistance and looks forward to elevating bilateral relations to a new height.

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Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Losang Jamcan to Attend Inauguration Ceremonies of Presidents of Djibouti and Uganda

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on the 6th: At the invitation of President Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti and President Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, Xi Jinping (习近平), Special Envoy of the President of the People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Losang Jamcan (洛桑江村), will travel to Djibouti City (吉布提市) and Kampala (坎帕拉) to attend the inauguration ceremonies of President Guelleh (盖莱) of Djibouti and President Museveni (穆塞韦尼) of Uganda, to be held on May 9th and May 12th respectively.

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Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Chen Xiaodong to Attend Costa Rica's Presidential Inauguration

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6th. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on the 6th: At the invitation of the Costa Rican side, Special Envoy of President Xi Jinping (习近平), Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency Chen Xiaodong (陈晓东), will travel to San José (圣何塞), the capital of Costa Rica, to attend the Costa Rican presidential inauguration ceremony to be held from May 7th to 8th.

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Highly Appreciating President Xi Jinping's Four-Point Proposal on Maintaining and Promoting Peace and Stability in the Middle East

This newspaper reports from Dubai on May 6th (Reporter Zhang Zhiwen (张志文)): Muscat news: Recently, the Chinese Ambassador to Oman, Lü Jian (吕健), met with the Omani Foreign Minister Badr, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the regional situation.

Lü Jian (吕健) introduced the four proposals put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, and said that China will take President Xi Jinping's (习近平) four proposals as a guide and work with the international community, including Oman, to play a positive and constructive role in restoring peace and stability in the Middle East.

Badr said that Oman deeply appreciates the four proposals put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East and the constructive vision they embody. This proposal emphasizes the importance of dialogue, mutual respect, sovereignty and collective security in addressing regional challenges. Oman appreciates China's continued commitment to regional affairs and its adherence to a balanced position. It looks forward to maintaining close coordination with China and working together to promote the implementation of the four proposals.

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Special Meeting of the Group of Friends on International Cooperation in Building Artificial Intelligence Capacity Held at UN Headquarters

According to Xinhua News Agency, United Nations, May 5th, a thematic meeting of the Group of Friends on International Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence Capacity Building (AI Friends Group) was held at the United Nations Headquarters on the 5th. China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong (傅聪), and Zambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, co-chaired the meeting. China's Vice Minister of Science and Technology, Chen Jiachang (陈家昌), and Luo Hui (罗晖), member of the Party Group of the China Association for Science and Technology, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.

Fu Cong (傅聪) stated that since its establishment, the AI Friends Group has promoted digital transformation and capacity building through pragmatic project cooperation. China will continue to adhere to a people-centered approach, multilateralism, and strive for practical results to promote the universal benefit and goodness of artificial intelligence, benefiting the world.

More than 120 representatives from over 50 countries and international organizations participated in the meeting. Representatives from various countries highly praised the positive role of the AI Friends Group in the field of artificial intelligence capacity building and expressed their hope to further build a cooperation framework and take pragmatic measures to ensure the universal benefit and goodness of artificial intelligence.

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Multiple Chinese Companies to Appear at the 2026 Asia-Pacific Rail and Metro Transportation Exhibition

According to Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, May 6th (Reporter Liu Yang (刘杨)), the 2026 Asia-Pacific Rail and Rail Transit Exhibition opened in Bangkok (曼谷), Thailand (泰国) on the 6th. This exhibition brings together more than 200 companies in the railway and rail transit fields. CRRC (中国中车), Huawei (华为), China Railway Industry Corporation (中铁工业), and other Chinese companies are showcasing their products and technologies, focusing on high-speed EMU, urban rail transit equipment, and new energy rail transit vehicles.

At the CRRC (中国中车) booth, a series of new energy locomotives, hydrogen energy urban trains, and other products demonstrated the company's new achievements in the field of rail transit equipment.

The exhibition lasts for two days and will hold special seminars on the themes of digitalization and green transformation of rail transit equipment.

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Joint Press Release on the Visit of the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to China

I. At the invitation of Wang Yi (王毅), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister, Dr. Hasan Mahmud Ali (哈桑·马赫穆德·阿里), paid his first visit to China from May 5 to 7, 2026.

II. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, reached broad consensus, and reaffirmed their mutual and firm support for each other in safeguarding core interests and major concerns.

III. Both sides agreed to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, deepen political mutual trust and alignment of development strategies, and promote the continuous development of the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.

IV. Both sides emphasized that the authority of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 is beyond doubt and challenge. The Bangladeshi side reiterated its firm adherence to the one-China principle, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. The Bangladeshi side firmly opposes any form of "Taiwan independence" and firmly supports China in achieving national reunification. The Chinese side reiterated its firm support for the Bangladeshi side in safeguarding national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and reiterated its respect for the Bangladeshi people's independent development path in line with their own national conditions.

V. The Bangladeshi side congratulated China on achieving a good start to the "15th Five-Year Plan," and the Chinese side supports the smooth administration of the new Bangladeshi government. The two sides agreed to promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road," and strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, industry, digital economy, water conservancy, medical care, and culture. Bangladesh is grateful to China for its long-term support for Bangladesh's development. The Bangladeshi side seeks China's participation and support for the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project.

VI. Bangladesh highly appreciates the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平), and attaches importance to and welcomes the visionary and important global initiatives proposed by China.

VII. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, supporting multilateralism and democratization of international relations, as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes and conflicts. The two sides agreed to jointly advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive and universally beneficial economic globalization.

VIII. Bangladesh highly appreciates the four important propositions put forward by President Xi Jinping (习近平) on maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East. Both sides called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, supported all diplomatic efforts conducive to restoring peace, ensured the safety of non-military targets, and maintained the normal passage of the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides are willing to maintain communication on responding to the situation in the Middle East and jointly play a constructive role.

IX. The Chinese side supports Bangladesh and Myanmar in finding a mutually acceptable solution to the issue of Myanmar's Rakhine State refugees in Bangladesh through friendly consultation, and is willing to continue to provide support within its capacity to promote repatriation.

X. Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud Ali (哈桑·马赫穆德·阿里) expressed his heartfelt thanks to Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) and the Chinese government for the warm and friendly reception given to him and the Bangladeshi delegation, and invited Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) to visit Bangladesh at a time convenient to both parties.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 6)

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Photo Report

On May 4th, the "Endless Vitality" Palace Museum Cultural and Creative Theme Exhibition opened at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. The exhibition brings together nearly a hundred Palace Museum (故宫) cultural and creative products and digital experience exhibits, featuring seven sections: filigree inlay, cloisonné enamel, jade carving, woodwork, lacquer carving, porcelain, and embroidery. The picture shows local visitors viewing the exhibits.

People's Daily reporter Xie Yanhong (谢亚宏) photographed.

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Let More Rural Children Enjoy High-Quality Educational Resources (In-depth Reading: Steadily Promoting Equal Access to Basic Public Services)

By: 本报记者 窦瀚洋 周 欢 范昊天

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "We must focus on building a high-quality and balanced basic public education service system, build a high-quality education system, and strive to ensure that every rural child can enjoy fair and high-quality education."

A century-long plan starts with education. To run education that satisfies the people, we must adhere to the principle of public welfare, continuously narrow the gap in urban and rural education development, and promote the development results of education to benefit all the people more and more fairly.

A network cable and two screens connect classrooms in urban and rural areas, promoting "intelligent" teaching; running rural schools well and attracting more students to return to rural areas to study; taking the construction of joint education communities as a starting point to promote joint school management between urban and rural schools... Recently, reporters came to Zhejiang (浙江), Jiangxi (江西), Hubei (湖北) and other places to explore the effectiveness of promoting the equalization of urban and rural education.

——Editor

Creating "Cloud Classrooms"

Jingye Primary School (敬业小学) in Qushan Town (衢山镇), Daishan County (岱山县), Zhoushan City (舟山市), Zhejiang (浙江), which is located on an island, has its fourth-grade classroom lit up with a screen, and the classroom of Cixi No. 3 Experimental Primary School (慈溪市第三实验小学) across the vast sea appears vividly.

"It is most convenient and intuitive to use the cut-and-paste method to solve this problem." When the math teacher from Cixi (慈溪) assigned an area problem, the students in the Jingye Primary School (敬业小学) classroom actively spoke up, explaining their problem-solving ideas, and applause rang out simultaneously in the classrooms on both sides of the screen.

A network cable and two screens connect students on both ends, realizing co-learning and real-time interaction in different places.

"Restricted by the island's geographical factors, schools in Daishan County (岱山县) are scattered, and there are inherent problems such as a large education service radius, difficulty in sharing teachers between islands, and insufficient supply of high-quality education resources," introduced Guo Yangsong (郭央松), a member of the Party Committee and Chief Supervisor of the Daishan County Education Bureau (岱山县教育局).

How can island children enjoy more high-quality education resources? Daishan County (岱山县) relies on digital technology to explore a path of balanced development of island education.

In response to the current situation of geographical isolation on the island, Daishan County (岱山县) has formed a "same-island integration, cross-island co-construction, cross-regional cooperation, and cross-academic section intersection" joint education community, and built the Daishan County Joint Education Community Platform (岱山县教共体平台). One platform connects the two places, promoting "intelligent" teaching and allowing island students to listen to lectures by famous teachers in the city in real time.

In 2022, Daishan County (岱山县) and Cixi City (慈溪市) signed a cross-regional urban-rural compulsory education community agreement, and the two places jointly formed 5 pairs of paired schools in the joint education community. Qushan Town Jingye Primary School (衢山镇敬业小学) and Cixi No. 3 Experimental Primary School (慈溪市第三实验小学) are one of them. The two sides deepened cooperation through various forms such as teacher-student pairing and teaching assistance to promote the sharing of educational resources.

"Now, students' classroom participation has greatly improved, and more and more students dare to speak and think well, and their learning confidence and thinking ability have been significantly enhanced," said Fang Ke (方科), principal of Jingye Primary School (敬业小学).

Up to now, the Daishan County Joint Education Community Platform (岱山县教共体平台) has attracted hundreds of special-grade teacher studios and subject teaching and research groups to settle in, gathering 4,811 high-quality course resources, and the cumulative number of participants in teaching and research has reached more than 270,000, realizing "one-click sharing and full coverage" of high-quality resources.

Digital technology has broken the spatial barrier, and the flow of teachers has injected impetus into balanced development. Daishan County (岱山县) has established a teacher flow mechanism of sinking backbone teachers, rotating young teachers, and leading famous teachers to promote the rotation of high-quality teachers in urban and rural areas.

In 2019, Gu Huanyi (顾欢益), a teacher at Gaoting Junior High School (高亭初级中学) in Daishan County (岱山县), was selected to go to Daqu Middle School (大衢中学) on Qushan Island (衢山岛) to support teaching. The class she taught has been repeatedly rated as an excellent class collective in Daishan County (岱山县). The original 3-year support period was extended to 6 years due to her dedication to education and her concern for students. "I didn't think much about it at the time. I just felt that the children on the island needed good teachers, and I was in my prime, so I should go," said Gu Huanyi (顾欢益).

From the "cloud" lectures of urban teachers to the rotation of backbone teachers on the island, Daishan County (岱山县) has taken multiple measures and continued to work hard on the balanced development of urban and rural education, and the problems that once plagued the development of island education have gradually been eliminated.

Running Rural Schools Well

For Wang Zixi (王梓汐), a primary school student in Huangfeng Village (皇丰村), Chuntao Town (春涛镇), Yujiang District (余江区), Yingtan City (鹰潭市), Jiangxi (江西), the experience of going to school in the past two years has been better.

Early in the morning, her mother, Wu Chong (吴冲), put Wang Zixi (王梓汐) on the school bus at her doorstep. More than ten minutes later, the school bus stopped at the gate of Chuntao Town Central Primary School (春涛镇中心小学). "In the past, in the village school, one teacher had to teach several grades, and music, physical education, and art courses were not fully available. Students learned in general, and the phenomenon of transferring schools was very common," said Wu Chong (吴冲). "I wanted to go to the central primary school in the town, but it was far away, and it was not convenient to pick up and drop off."

In recent years, Yujiang District (余江区) has optimized and integrated resources, and 148 small-scale village primary schools have been uniformly merged into township schools. Primary school students in Huangfeng Village (皇丰村) also came to Chuntao Town Central Primary School (春涛镇中心小学). After the merger, this primary school can radiate to 16 surrounding villages.

Although the school is a bit far away, transportation is guaranteed. Yujiang District (余江区) has opened 41 special school bus lines to provide pick-up and drop-off services for approximately 4,800 rural students. "The government has subsidies, and we only pay 300 yuan per semester. It is safe, comfortable, and everyone is worry-free!" said Wu Chong (吴冲).

"Students, such a spectacular Qiantang River (钱塘江) tide, guess how it is formed?" In the Chinese class, the classroom where Wang Zixi (王梓汐) is located was filled with the sound of waves. After teacher Cheng Meilin (程美琳) played a video of the Qiantang River (钱塘江) tide, she asked questions. Cheng Meilin (程美琳) has been teaching at Chuntao Town Central Primary School (春涛镇中心小学) for many years. She began to study at Yujiang District No. 5 Primary School (余江区第五小学) for more than two years in 2023. "I brought back many new teaching methods I learned in the city to practice. Now students' participation in class has become stronger, and the teaching effect is better."

This situation is common in rural schools in Yujiang District (余江区). In order to promote the balanced allocation of teacher resources, Yujiang District (余江区) has implemented the "county-managed school-employed" reform, involving more than 2,450 teachers in public compulsory education schools in the district, realizing full coverage of rural schools. In the past 5 years, a total of 536 people have exchanged and rotated, of which backbone teachers accounted for 35%, promoting the rapid improvement of the quality of education and teaching in rural schools.

Today, 25 rural schools in Yujiang District (余江区) are fully equipped with smart classrooms, science exploration rooms, music, physical education, and art teaching spaces, and offer more than 20 related courses. "In recent years, more than 1,500 students in Yujiang District (余江区) have returned to rural schools to study, and the optimization rate of compulsory education resource allocation has reached 95.23%," said Hu Wutang (胡武堂), director of the Yujiang District Education and Sports Bureau (余江区教育体育局).

Promoting Joint School Management between Urban and Rural Schools

The class bell rang, and math teacher Wen Baoshan (温宝山) walked into the sixth-grade classroom of Hekou Township Primary School (河口乡小学) in Yuan'an County (远安县), Yichang City (宜昌市), Hubei (湖北), and the class quickly quieted down.

"There are various cylinders around us, so how do we find its surface area? Today we will learn." As Wen Baoshan (温宝山) spoke, he distributed cylindrical models made of cardboard in advance to everyone for the students to observe.

"The two bases are circular, and we just learned the calculation method last semester, but the side is a curved surface, so how do we calculate it?" Many students began to scratch their heads.

Wen Baoshan (温宝山) asked everyone to cut and flatten the cylinder with scissors, and both bases and one side became flat. The students who reacted quickly blurted out: "The side is a rectangle! Its length is the circumference of the base of the cylinder, and the width is the height of the cylinder."

Principal Zhang Qianfeng (张骞峰), who was sitting in the back row of the classroom with 5 other math teachers from the school, listening silently, showed a smile on his face: "In the past, teachers were mostly 'fighting alone', but now they have formed a fixed group lesson study once a month. One teacher gives a public lesson, and other teachers listen. After class, they talk about their ideas and make suggestions. Teaching methods are becoming more and more advanced, and students' interest in mathematics is becoming stronger and stronger."

Hekou Township Primary School (河口乡小学) is located in Hekou Township (河口乡) market town in northern Yuan'an County (远安县), 40 kilometers away from the county seat. It is the most remote school in the county, and more than half of the 159 students are left-behind children.

In recent years, Yuan'an County (远安县) has taken the construction of joint education communities as a starting point to promote the equalization of urban and rural education development. The county adopts the "1+N" form, that is, taking 1 high-quality school as the core school, and carrying out joint school management through methods such as "strong school linking weak school" and "urban school linking rural school", and incorporating all 18 compulsory education schools in the county into the construction of joint education communities. The joint education community implements unified management of curriculum setting, teaching progress, teacher arrangement, and material use.

Qifeng Primary School (栖凤小学) in the county and Hekou Township Primary School (河口乡小学) have formed a joint education community. "Within the joint education community, we carry out two-way exchange and rotation of urban and rural teachers to promote a more equal allocation of teacher resources," introduced Zhang Qianfeng (张骞峰). In September of the year before last, Wen Baoshan (温宝山), a backbone teacher from Qifeng Primary School (栖凤小学), came to Hekou Township Primary School (河口乡小学) to support teaching, promoting the school to carry out routine collective lesson preparation, teaching and research, and other activities.

"At present, there are 6 joint education communities in the compulsory education stage in Yuan'an County (远安县). The joint education community implements a 'co-construction, co-cultivation, co-research, and co-sharing' linkage mechanism. In 2025, 117 teachers will be exchanged and rotated in urban and rural compulsory education schools in the county, and 112 joint teaching and research activities will be carried out to promote the same quality and effect of rural classrooms and urban classrooms," said Tan Yun (谭云), Party Secretary and Director of the Yuan'an County Education Bureau (远安县教育局).

This issue is coordinated by: Chen Zhen (陈震)

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The Innovation Power Behind "Made in China" (People's Forum)

By: 常 晋

In recent days, a scene from the 139th Canton Fair (广交会) has gone viral on social media platforms at home and abroad. An Argentine patient with myasthenia gravis, assisted by an exoskeleton robot from Taixi Intelligent (太希智能), a company in Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang (浙江), slowly rose from her wheelchair and took long-awaited steps, bringing her companion to tears of joy. In just a few dozen seconds, the power and warmth of technology were concretely expressed. One netizen commented: "Behind this is the hard-core strength of Chinese intelligent manufacturing."

The ability to go "from 0 to 1," to "be able to create," stems from an innovation ecosystem like a tropical rainforest.

The application of exoskeleton robots, moving from science fiction to reality, involves multiple cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction, and is inseparable from the dedicated research and development of enterprises. But this breakthrough is by no means a legend of fighting alone, but a co-creation supported by interconnected networks. The Zhejiang University Alumni Foundation (浙大校友基金会) led the angel round of investment, universities and enterprises formed a "production, education, research and application" matrix, and the Gongshu District (拱墅区) of Hangzhou (杭州) opened a fast-track pre-examination channel for patents... With abundant sunshine and rain, innovative seeds can naturally break ground and grow vigorously.

Today, the increasing number of enterprises achieving innovative breakthroughs is an inevitable result of collective problem-solving under the new national system. The DeepSeek—V4 preview version released by DeepSeek (深度求索), adapted to Huawei Ascend (华为昇腾) and other domestic chips, is a powerful proof. Without the concerted efforts of top-level coordination, there would be no collective breakthrough in chip technology; without the forward-looking layout of energy strategy, there would be no vast computing power supported by surging green electricity... Systemic strength accelerates the rotation of the innovation flywheel, constantly producing new hard-core technological achievements.

The strength to go "from 1 to 100," to be "affordable," comes from a complete industrial system.

For a long time, the price of exoskeleton robots has remained high, but the price of the products exhibited this time has significantly decreased. This amazing change is inseparable from the efficiently integrated supply chain. In Zhejiang (浙江), intelligent hardware industries such as sensors and servo motors are readily available, greatly reducing manufacturing costs and helping companies "drive down" prices, allowing more people to enjoy the benefits of technology.

Not only Zhejiang (浙江), but also various regions are breaking down barriers to factors of production and smoothing industrial meridians, providing more enterprises with opportunities to emerge from their cocoons and transform into butterflies. In Shenzhen (深圳), Guangdong (广东), 90% of robot parts can be found within a few kilometers, attracting more than 74,000 related enterprises to take root and develop, achieving mutual success; in Anhui (安徽), a new energy vehicle can be fully equipped within a 3-hour drive, gathering 7 complete vehicle enterprises, with the annual automobile production ranking first in the country. Highly collaborative industrial clusters are the growth "accelerators" for business entities. In today's China, the technological strength of "innovation source" and the manufacturing foundation of "world factory" join hands, and the "flash of inspiration" in the laboratory can become the "continuous flow" of the production line.

The vitality to go "from 100 to 10000," to "go global," demonstrates the global vision of "benefiting the world."

Chinese innovation is not about building high walls, but about building bridges for win-win cooperation. After the video went viral, Taixi Intelligent (太希智能) took the initiative to contact the foreign patient to provide extended services. She repeatedly said "thank you" in Chinese, hoping to bring more products back to Argentina to help people like her.

Sharing a common destiny and working together in the same global community, this kind of responsibility has long been integrated into the innovation mechanism. Taking the field of artificial intelligence as an example, China has become an important contributor to open-source software and open models in the world, and has written "promoting the construction of an open-source system" into the "15th Five-Year Plan" outline. Bloomberg (彭博社) in the United States published an article saying that while the largest Western technology companies are racing to build increasingly powerful systems and insist on monopolizing control of these systems, Chinese laboratories have been sharing technology for free. Juncao (菌草) benefits hundreds of countries, power grids light up Brazil (巴西), and the "Tianyan" ("天眼") is open to the world... Chinese innovation is never about "strangling others' necks," but about "paving the way for everyone," helping more people cross the threshold of development and enjoy a better life.

Embarking on a journey of self-improvement and striving, taking a path of cooperation and win-win results, and heading towards the future together, this is the deepest, most magnificent, and most moving force in China today.

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Launch the Sixth "Civil Code Awareness Month" Campaign

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 6th (Reporter Zhang Cong (张璁)) - May of this year marks the sixth "Civil Code Publicity Month." To promote in-depth development of Civil Code publicity activities, the Central Propaganda Department (中宣部), the Ministry of Justice (司法部), and the National Office for the Popularization of Law jointly issued the "2026 'Civil Code Publicity Month' Work Plan," deploying related work.

The plan requires in-depth study, publicity, and implementation of Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on the Rule of Law, implementation of the Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law, and widespread carrying out of Civil Code publicity activities, focusing on implementing the Party Central Committee's decision-making arrangements on promoting high-quality development, to create a good legal environment for achieving the economic and social development goals of the "15th Five-Year Plan" period.

The plan clarifies that this year's publicity focus is on Xi Jinping (习近平)'s Thought on the Rule of Law and its latest achievements in enrichment and development; the deployment requirements of the "15th Five-Year Plan" Outline on advancing the comprehensive rule of law; the Civil Code, the Ecological Environment Code; and laws and regulations related to optimizing the business environment, promoting the development of the private economy, serving the construction of a unified national market, promoting scientific and technological innovation, developing new quality productive forces, promoting the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas, preventing and resolving risks in the financial field, and foreign trade and investment.

The plan proposes that a series of key tasks will be carried out during the event, including the Ministry of Justice (司法部) and the National Office for the Popularization of Law holding a national centralized demonstration of culture, science, technology, and health "going to the countryside" and a "Civil Code Publicity Month" promotion activity in Jiangxi Province (江西省), guiding the publication of popular science reading materials on the Ecological Environment Code; the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (最高人民检察院) releasing typical cases related to the Civil Code; the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联) organizing the third phase of the New Era Private Entrepreneurs' Rule of Law Literacy Training Class and Rule of Law Literacy Enhancement Week activity in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice (司法部), etc.

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Under-bridge space transforms into popular landmark

On May 4th, under the Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge (杨泗港长江大桥) in Hanyang District (汉阳区), Wuhan (武汉), Hubei (湖北) Province, the unique architectural aesthetics and the renovated public leisure space complement each other, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists to take photos.

In recent years, the local area has continuously promoted the renewal and utilization of under-bridge spaces, and urban marginal lands have gradually transformed into "golden corners and silver edges" dotted in the urban fabric, continuously benefiting citizens.

Photo by Ma Erhu (马二虎) (Image China)

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Over 3,600 campus recruitment events help college graduates find employment.

This newspaper reported from Beijing on May 6th (Reporter Qiu Chaoyi (邱超奕)): The reporter learned from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部): Recently, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (人力资源社会保障部) and the Ministry of Education (教育部) held an on-site promotion event for the "100-Day Action for Employment Public Services Entering Campuses" at the Capital University of Economics and Business (首都经济贸易大学) in Beijing (北京市). At the event, a "small but beautiful" ("小而美") special recruitment fair was held, with more than 70 well-known enterprises and institutions participating, providing 1,100 high-quality positions. A signing ceremony was held for the pairing assistance of university presidents by directors of human resources and social security bureaus, organizing directors of human resources and social security bureaus from some districts and counties in Beijing (北京市) to sign pairing agreements with five universities, including Beijing Technology and Business University (北京工商大学) and Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology (北京石油化工学院), to carry out fixed-point contact and targeted services. A signing ceremony was held for the joint construction of university employment public service stations, organizing the Beijing (北京市) Human Resources and Social Security Bureau to sign agreements with five universities, including the Capital University of Economics and Business (首都经济贸易大学) and North China University of Technology (北方工业大学), to promote policy interpretation, job search guidance, recruitment docking and other services to be permanently stationed on campus. Relevant responsible comrades from human resources and social security departments and education departments of various provinces participated in the on-site promotion activities online. Hebei (河北), Anhui (安徽), and Chongqing (重庆) provinces (municipalities) exchanged information on the development of local activities through video links, gathering efforts to promote employment.

It is understood that since the "100-Day Action for Employment Public Services Entering Campuses" was launched on April 1, human resources and social security departments in various regions have worked closely with education departments to take swift action and achieve initial results. A total of more than 3,600 campus recruitment activities have been held in various regions, 2,753 career guidance sessions have been conducted, and human resources and social security department/bureau directors have provided pairing assistance to 479 universities.

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Comrade Huang Yicheng Passes Away

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 30th. Comrade Huang Yicheng (黄毅诚), former Minister and Party Group Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, passed away in Beijing (北京) on April 22, 2026, due to illness, at the age of 99.

After the death of Comrade Huang Yicheng (黄毅诚), relevant central leading comrades expressed their condolences in various ways and expressed their condolences to his relatives.

Huang Yicheng (黄毅诚) was born in October 1926 in Zaoyang (枣阳), Hubei (湖北) Province. He joined the revolutionary work in March 1939 and joined the Communist Party of China (中国共产党) in August 1945. From March to December 1939, he served as a propagandist for the New Fourth Army in Queshan (确山), Henan (河南). From October 1946 to October 1948, he served successively as a technician at the Jixi Xinhua Machinery Factory (冀西新华机器厂), and a class director at the Party School of the Jicha-Rehe-Liaoning Central Sub-bureau (冀察热辽中央分局党校), etc. From October 1948 to August 1951, he served successively as the director of the Second Branch of the Shenyang No. 1 Machine Tool Plant (沈阳第一机器总厂), and the deputy director of the Harbin Electric Engineering No. 4 Factory (哈尔滨电工四厂), etc. From November 1954 to October 1979, he served successively as the deputy director of the Technical Division of the Fourth Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine Building Industry (第一机械工业部), the deputy director and chief engineer of the Harbin Steam Turbine Plant (哈尔滨汽轮机厂), the chief engineer of the Northeast Electric Power Equipment Manufacturing Company (东北电力设备制造公司), and the deputy secretary of the Party Committee, deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, chief engineer, and director of the Beijing Heavy Electric Machinery Plant (北京重型电机厂). From October 1979 to April 1982, he served as the deputy director of the Comprehensive Bureau of the State Planning Commission (国家计委). From April 1982 to April 1988, he served as the deputy director and member of the Party Group of the State Planning Commission (国家计委). From April 1988 to March 1993, he served successively as the Minister of Energy (能源部), and the Minister and Party Group Secretary of the Ministry of Energy (能源部). He retired in July 2004.

Huang Yicheng (黄毅诚) was a member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress (第八届全国人民代表大会) and Deputy Chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee. He once served as the Chinese Chairman of the Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Committee, and the Chairman of the China Energy Research Society (中国能源研究会).

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Scan to Order: Eat with Clarity (Practice Thrift, Oppose Waste)

By: 本报记者 王乐文 毕京津

Around noon, Chen Huosheng (陈豁生), a staff member from the Xin County Animal Husbandry and Aquatic Technology Service Center (新县畜牧水产技术服务中心) who was providing technical guidance in the township, finished his work and headed towards the town government canteen in Sh窝 Town (沙窝镇), Xin County (新县), Xinyang City (信阳市), Henan (河南).

Opening the "Xinyang Official Meal" (信阳公务餐) application, he scanned the code to order food, picked up his meal, and finished eating in about fifteen minutes. "Without accompanying meals and less formality, we have more time to serve the people," said Chen Huosheng (陈豁生).

Since launching the official meal reform in October last year, Xinyang City (信阳市) has set "zero reception" for official activities within the city as its goal, and has taken the canteens of municipal, county, and township-level government offices as an important battleground for the reform, aiming to relieve the burden of reception at the grassroots level and allow public officials to better serve the people. The Xinyang Municipal Party Committee (信阳市委) formed a special working group to conduct a comprehensive assessment of key areas such as official reception and the operation of government canteens within the city. Based on this, an implementation plan for the official meal reform that fits the actual situation of Xinyang (信阳) came into being.

Digital empowerment makes official meals more convenient. Xinyang City (信阳市) built a smart service system to achieve full network coverage of official canteens, one-click navigation to dining locations, and one-stop inquiry of dining behavior.

Opening the "Xinyang Official Meal" (信阳公务餐) application, all 294 government canteens and 41 social assistance dining points at the municipal, county, and township levels are included. Public officials only need to operate their mobile phones to complete nearby reservations and navigation.

Zhang Qiaoxia (张巧霞), a cadre from the Agricultural Technology Extension Center (农技推广中心) of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau (农业农村局) of Guangshan County (光山县), Xinyang City (信阳市), said that she often carries out agricultural technology services in Xianju Township (仙居乡). "In the past, in addition to preparing for business work, I also had to coordinate dining matters with the staff in the township. Now, when I go to the township government canteen, I scan the code to eat a working meal, which is simple and quick, and I can immediately go to the fields after eating."

Institutional constraints define the boundaries for official meals. Xinyang City (信阳市) clarifies in the form of a system that "no working meals will be arranged for official activities within the city." The Municipal Government Affairs Service Center (市机关事务中心) and the Municipal Finance Bureau (市财政局) jointly formulated graded meal standards, which not only ensure the basic dining needs of public officials, but also curb extravagance and waste at the source. The fees paid by public officials by scanning the code are directly settled to the canteen operator's account, effectively preventing risks such as interception and misappropriation of funds and the establishment of private "small treasuries," allowing official meal expenses to "operate in the sunshine."

Data shows that since the normalized operation of dining points at all levels, the total number of orders has exceeded 21,000, official reception costs have decreased significantly, the reception process has been greatly simplified, and grassroots cadres have more time and energy to serve the people.

The main person in charge of the Xinyang Municipal Government Affairs Service Center (信阳市机关事务中心) stated that the next step will be to continue to improve the functions of the "Xinyang Official Meal" (信阳公务餐) application and create an official meal service system that is more in line with the needs of grassroots work; strengthen "offline + online" normalized supervision, and use technical means such as data analysis and trajectory tracking to provide stronger technical support and institutional guarantees for work style construction.

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First Edition Editors: Yang Xu, Zhao Zheng, Zhao Chuanbo; Second Edition Editors: Jiang Xuejie, Zhang Anyu, Cui Bin; Third Edition Editors: Wu Gang, Zhou Zhou, Wang Xuchen; Fourth Edition Editors: Bai Zhiyu, Han Chunyao, Yu Xuan

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Riding the "Wind": An Observer's Perspective

By: 余 璇

Breaking path dependence and stepping out of a limited perspective, being good at accurately positioning oneself in the overall situation is the only way to seize opportunities and create new prospects.

After seeing the development trend clearly and understanding the development direction, we must innovate and excel with the attitude of "moving upon hearing the wind" and the courage to be the first to try.

Recently, the World Cup "monsoon" has blown into Yiwu, Zhejiang (浙江义乌). The upcoming 2026 Canada-Mexico-United States World Cup has brought another explosive growth in orders for the Yiwu (义乌) market.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Yiwu's (义乌) small commodities have created a large market and developed into a large industry, forming the 'Yiwu Development Experience'. This is a successful practice of developing the county economy in accordance with local conditions."

It is impossible not to recall that in the 1980s, the spring breeze of reform spurred new buds, and Yiwu (义乌) rose with the wind, using small commodities to leverage a large market and writing the legend of "chicken feathers flying to the sky."

Looking at China, from Fujian Jinjiang (福建晋江), which has gone from OEM manufacturing to overseas branding, to Shenzhen Huaqiangbei (深圳华强北), which has transformed from "China's No. 1 Electronics Street" to a "Global Hardware Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center"... those who can stand on the cusp of the times can often seize the first opportunity for development. How did Yiwu (义乌) and other places rise with the "wind"? Why has the enthusiasm for development remained undiminished?

The tide of history surges forward, and the cusp of the times is constantly new. Only the wise can recognize it, the brave can ride it, and the resourceful can control it.

Only by observing the overall situation and accurately positioning oneself can one find the right opportunity.

Aojiao Village (澳角村) in Dongshan County, Fujian (福建东山县), is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and villagers used to rely solely on fishing for a living. As the east wind of comprehensive rural revitalization blows, the local area is building marine pastures, relying on the beautiful coastal scenery and unique fishing village culture to expand the "sea" article in accordance with local conditions. The coordinated development of agriculture, culture, and tourism, and the multi-business integration of "fishery farming + sea experience + leisure fishing" are writing a chapter of revitalizing the village with the sea and strengthening the village with the sea.

The competitiveness of development in various places is not only reflected in basic elements such as resource endowments and location conditions, but also in finding opportunities through thinking upgrades, and even turning disadvantages into advantages. Breaking path dependence and stepping out of a limited perspective, being good at accurately positioning oneself in the overall situation is the only way to seize opportunities and create new prospects.

Identifying the "wind direction" is a prerequisite, and daring to venture and try, and riding the wind, is the key.

Changshu, Jiangsu (江苏常熟), has more than 5,000 textile companies with an annual output of over 500 million pieces of clothing, but it once faced problems such as homogeneous competition and declining profit margins. How to break the development bottleneck? Relying on AI (artificial intelligence) full-chain empowerment, the rise of the outdoor economy, and the upgrading of fashion brands, traditional industries can also develop new quality productive forces and strive to climb to the high end of the global value chain. Transforming from a "textile and apparel manufacturing base" to a "fashion brand origin", Changshu (常熟) inspires us that only by proactively seeking change and daring to self-iterate can we adapt to changes and take advantage of the situation.

History never waits for onlookers, slackers, or hesitant people. A moment of slow action may cause you to miss opportunities. After seeing the development trend clearly and understanding the development direction, we must innovate and excel with the attitude of "moving upon hearing the wind" and the courage to be the first to try.

The wind rises from the tip of the Qingping grass, gathering small things into a trend, to achieve a breakthrough from quantitative change to qualitative change.

Not long ago, the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo was held in Hainan (海南), and the "Beautiful Guangxi (壮美广西)" theme pavilion attracted attention. AI traditional Chinese medicine constitution identification machines, elderly care robots, new energy electric motorcycles... a group of technology companies brought nearly a hundred artificial intelligence and high-tech products, breaking the stereotype in many people's minds that Guangxi (广西) only has landscapes, songs, dances, and river snail rice noodles, making the audience exclaim "I didn't expect Guangxi (广西) to have so many smart products." Behind this "unexpected" is the fruitful result of Guangxi (广西) seizing the opportunities of the times and actively laying out the artificial intelligence industry.

A good wind relies on strength to send me to the clouds. Cultivating the wisdom to recognize the situation, the courage to respond to the situation, and the ability to plan the situation, both keenly capturing the cusp of the times and deeply cultivating advantages and cultivating industries, various places will be able to continuously break through bottlenecks, stimulate kinetic energy, and write a magnificent answer sheet for high-quality development.

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Escaping "Involution" Requires an "Upward" Yardstick (Micro View)

By: 张若尘

The Central Politburo meeting held on April 28th called for "deeply rectifying 'involutionary' competition." Leading enterprise innovation with standards provides inspiration for breaking out of "involution."

Not long ago, the mandatory national standard "Safety Technical Specification for Mobile Power Supplies" was publicly released and will be implemented on April 1, 2027. It clarifies the need to improve the safety protection capabilities of mobile power supplies in abuse scenarios such as high temperature, overcharging, and extrusion, adds lithium precipitation detection after cyclic aging, and requires products to have abnormal information storage and reading functions... The new standard puts forward a number of requirements to further strengthen the safety level of mobile power products, including power banks.

In 2025, there were multiple fire and explosion accidents involving mobile power products nationwide. Relevant departments have urged production enterprises to fulfill their main responsibility for product safety and recall defective products. Tracing the root cause, industry chaos such as price squeezing at each level of the supply chain and the use of substandard key components are important reasons for the safety hazards of mobile power supplies. A new national standard draws a safety red line and corrects the competitive bias of "only competing on price, regardless of quality."

Low-price competition squeezing out quality has happened in many industries. Some food delivery platforms engage in "subsidy wars," causing merchants to fall into a strange circle of "increased volume without increased profit," sacrificing quality to reduce costs. The reason why "involutionary" competition has attracted widespread attention is that it leads competition to a single dimension of "comparing who has the lowest price," squeezing the space for enterprise innovation investment and eroding the quality assurance that consumers should enjoy.

Breaking out of "involution" requires an "upward" ruler. With higher standards, low-quality production capacity that relies on cutting corners loses its living space; with clear standards, enterprises that are willing to put effort into technology and quality are more confident. For example, the mandatory national standard "Safety Requirements for Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles" raises the requirement for battery thermal diffusion from providing a thermal event alarm signal 5 minutes before a fire or explosion to "no fire, no explosion," forcing the entire new energy vehicle industry chain to upgrade its safety. In the future, policy measures should pay more attention to systematization and precision, not only focusing on building a three-dimensional support system that encourages innovation, protects intellectual property rights, and improves quality standards, but also paying more attention to industry differences, providing precise incentives, and avoiding 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a one-size-fits-all approach).

This year's "Government Work Report" proposed, "Comprehensively use means such as capacity regulation, standard leadership, price law enforcement, and quality supervision to deeply rectify 'involutionary' competition and create a good market ecology." In response to the "price war" trend in the automotive industry, the State Administration for Market Regulation (国家市场监督管理总局) issued the "Compliance Guidelines for Price Behavior in the Automotive Industry," strictly prohibiting the sale of automobiles below cost. The Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) heard the case of two major e-commerce companies abusing their dominant market position by forcing merchants to choose one platform over another ("二选一"), guiding both parties to interconnect and benefit each other and promote consumption. Facts have proved that using the rule of law thinking, strengthening the means of rule of law governance, and establishing and improving a long-term mechanism to promote fair competition will prompt more business entities to get out of the "involution" quagmire.

The market is the most scarce resource. The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes "promoting the construction of a unified national market in depth." Guiding competition towards standardization with higher standards, comprehensively rectifying "involutionary" competition, and optimizing the market environment are precisely what it should mean. Promulgating basic laws on the development of the private economy; the negative list for market access continues to be "slimming down," and "non-prohibited is permissible" is accelerating; after the revision of the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, it is clearly prohibited to infringe on data rights and engage in false transactions... By breaking down local protectionism and market segmentation, allowing factors to flow freely, allowing innovation to be rewarded, and preventing good products from being trapped in "price wars," an efficient and standardized unified national market is accelerating its formation.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Building a unified national market is not only a need for building a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, but also a need for winning the initiative in international competition." Unified standards, fair rules, and strong supervision are ultimately aimed at making every effort of competition move in an "upward" direction. If the direction is right, the road to high-quality development will surely become wider and wider.

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Photo Story

The "Grand River South" tea-picking special train, with its tea culture experience area, attracted many travelers; the "Qilu No. 1" study tour train allowed students to touch history up close with replicated cultural relics; the "Su Chao" fan round-trip special train saw fans cheering together in a lively atmosphere... From spring break for primary and secondary schools in many places to the "May Day" holiday, a series of rail-tourism integration measures have enriched people's travel experiences and activated the holiday cultural tourism market.

This is precisely:

Spring welcomes guests like a flowing river,
Traveling ten thousand miles across mountains and rivers.
Railways connect north and south,
Beautiful scenery delights the heart.

Jin Yuanwen (金圆文)

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Drawing a Line for AI Innovation (Jin Tai Random Notes)

By: 陈哲立

Faced with new technologies that may profoundly change lives, we must rely on the rule of law to define responsibilities, resolve disputes, and ensure that innovation always serves public safety, social order, and human dignity.

Skilled at processing massive amounts of information, yet often unable to provide clear value judgments; capable of generating thousands of texts, yet prone to triggering infringement liabilities... Generative artificial intelligence is entering daily life, constantly raising the upper limit of efficiency, but it may also bring technological ethical risks and challenges in terms of human dignity, public order, life and health, ecological environment, and sustainable development. How to calibrate the direction of artificial intelligence?

Regulation is improving. The "Measures for Ethical Review and Service of Artificial Intelligence Technology (Trial Implementation)" issued in March clearly proposes that ethical requirements should be implemented throughout the entire process of artificial intelligence technology activities, and that China's constitution, laws, regulations, and relevant provisions should be observed.

Platforms are making efforts. In order to deal with the infringement problems caused by AI-modified films, impersonating celebrities, and face-swapping live broadcasts, a short video platform has upgraded its prevention and control system. Since 2026, it has cumulatively removed more than 538,000 infringing AI videos and punished more than 4,000 violating accounts.

Embracing artificial intelligence is to make life better, society fairer, and the future more promising, rather than allowing the abuse of technology to occur. Faced with new technologies that may profoundly change lives, we must rely on the rule of law to define responsibilities, resolve disputes, and ensure that innovation always serves public safety, social order, and human dignity. Promoting artificial intelligence towards goodness, the rule of law is the most stable force.

Looking back at the history of human technological development, the rise of new technologies inevitably requires the guidance and support of the rule of law. As automobiles entered social life on a large scale, traffic rules, vehicle safety standards, and accident liability systems were gradually established, safeguarding travel safety. As radio changed the communication landscape, spectrum allocation, communication order, and telecommunications rules were successively established, avoiding mutual interference and disorderly competition. With the rapid development of modern medicine and biotechnology, drug approval, clinical trials, ethical review, and other systems have been continuously improved to prevent breaches of safety baselines and ethical boundaries. From this perspective, what determines the direction of technology is never just the technology itself, but also the improvement of governance and the standardization of the rule of law.

The primary value of strengthening the rule of law in artificial intelligence lies in preventing risks. Artificial intelligence systems have inexplicability and data dependence. Without clear attribution of responsibility, algorithmic transparency, and safety standards, technological loss of control may lead to risks such as privacy leaks and algorithmic discrimination. By establishing red line rules and clarifying ethical principles such as enhancing human well-being, respecting the right to life, adhering to fairness and justice, reasonably controlling risks, maintaining openness and transparency, and protecting privacy and security, the rule of law can ensure that technological development always serves human dignity and well-being.

The value of the rule of law also lies in building a credible market environment. Innovation requires not only technological breakthroughs, but also social trust. How can people be convinced that artificial intelligence will benefit humanity and help life? Not long ago, AI (artificial intelligence) actors caused a lot of controversy. AI actors involve new issues such as portrait and voice authorization, content review, and virtual artist management. When an innovation is built on infringement, it is easy to trigger a crisis of trust and is difficult to gain public recognition. The value of the rule of law lies in providing a basic framework for responsibility attribution, data compliance, and ethical review, laying a foundation of trust for society to accept technological innovation.

A mature and agile legal system is the institutional infrastructure for defining safety boundaries and reducing systemic risks, and can define a safe trial-and-error zone for innovation. The rule of law inhibits short-sighted, crude, and irresponsible "pseudo-innovation," while true technological breakthroughs often grow in an environment of clear rules and well-defined rights and responsibilities.

The rule of law is a shield, safeguarding the bottom line of safety; the human heart is the rudder, calibrating the direction of progress. Combining firmness and flexibility, and emphasizing both morality and law, can ensure that artificial intelligence always stays on the right path of benefiting humanity and safeguarding civilization. This is both a technological proposition and a governance proposition; it concerns not only the current order, but also long-term civilization.

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Opinion

Traffic Won't Flow to Copycats
Zhang Jing (张静), Nankai District, Tianjin

Recently, primary and secondary schools in many places have successively started spring break, and getting close to nature and finding nostalgia has become the choice of many families. However, some rural buildings are becoming standardized, landscapes are being turned into parks, and business formats are highly homogeneous, which reduces the tourist experience.

Behind this is a kind of impetuous mentality. Copying seems to be a shortcut, but it is actually a detour. The white walls and gray tiles in the mountains are beautiful, and the stilted buildings on the water are indeed beautiful. But if you copy me and I imitate you, and everyone changes in one direction, it is inevitable that people will experience aesthetic fatigue. Moreover, oranges grown north of the Huai River, "the leaves may look alike, but the taste is different." Damaging the inherent style and cutting off the original history, landscapes without characteristics are difficult for tourists to accept.

In recent years, I have participated in the production of the cultural tourism exploration program "Home Among Mountains and Rivers" (山水间的家) and have traveled to many places. The attractive mountain villages all have unique customs. Dongbi Village (东壁村), Xiapu County (霞浦县), Fujian Province (福建省) has deeply explored tidal flat resources, allowing fishermen to "eat the scenery"; Gaoxigou Village (高西沟村), Mizhi County (米脂县), Shaanxi Province (陕西省) grows millet and harvests apples, and "one yellow and one red" attracts tourists to pick and experience... "One village, one world, every village is different," the real traffic will not flow to copycats. Only villages that make good use of resource endowments and give full play to their characteristic advantages can be competitive and make the cake of cultural tourism development bigger.

Guaranteeing Medical Safety Requires a "Two-Pronged Approach"
Wei Xinghai (魏兴海), Shaoxing City (绍兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省)

A patient in Shaoxing City (绍兴市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省) sought medical treatment for a foot injury but was prescribed "21 pills at a time" of oral medication, taking 42 capsules in one day. Looking back, there were omissions at several key nodes: the doctor mistakenly wrote "2" as "21", and the prescription software did not have a super-dose interception; the pharmacy's prescription review and dispensing "three checks and seven verifications" all failed.

It is worth noting that the community health service center that prescribed the medicine had just been relocated to a new hospital some time ago and was equipped with a series of high-end equipment. While the hardware is constantly being upgraded, the quality management system is not strict enough. Medical safety cannot rely solely on people not making mistakes, but must build an all-round security network of "human defense + technical defense + system defense." Only in this way can we build a solid safety bottom line.

Large investments can buy hardware, but they cannot buy institutional execution and a safety culture. To truly ensure medical safety, the improvement of the system must be synchronized with the upgrading of facilities.

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Where should e-commerce focus its efforts in the second half of the journey? (People's Daily Commentary)

By: 王东辉

Chinese e-commerce is shifting from scale expansion to quality improvement, and from traffic dividends to value dividends.

Having traversed over 20 years, Chinese e-commerce has grown into a massive industry with an annual transaction volume exceeding 46 trillion yuan. As traditional traffic dividends reach their peak, the industry also faces challenges such as slowing growth, competitive involution, and declining profits, making transformation imminent.

Not long ago, the Ministry of Commerce (商务部) and five other departments jointly issued guiding opinions, using 16 practical measures in 5 major areas to build a framework system for the high-quality development of e-commerce. Currently, Chinese e-commerce is shifting from scale expansion to quality improvement, and from traffic dividends to value dividends, developing towards "upward, new, good, and outward," which is the key to a successful second half for e-commerce.

Upward, pursuing quality upgrades. In the past, "low price" was a label for the e-commerce industry to attract traffic. Various subsidies, coupons, and cheap, low-quality products constituted a microcosm of the industry's extensive development. Now, the trend has quietly changed, and cultivating quality e-commerce has become an important part of the high-quality development of e-commerce. Future competition will return to the competition of product innovation, after-sales service, and supply chain, shifting from "price competition" to "quality competition." For platforms and merchants, this means that in addition to focusing on attracting traffic, they also need to deeply cultivate segmented scenarios and improve product and service quality to build a solid market competitiveness with high quality.

New, promoting integrated development. Previously, "Internet+" opened up broad space for the development of the e-commerce industry. Now, with technological progress, "Artificial Intelligence+" will be a new engine for e-commerce development. At present, in addition to the traditional "people looking for goods" model, the AI-driven "goods looking for people" model is also emerging. The intelligentization of the entire e-commerce chain not only optimizes operational efficiency and user experience, but also reduces costs and creates new value.

Good, achieving ecological win-win. Problems such as big data price discrimination and price discrimination were once widely criticized. Now, e-commerce needs to be more humane and more sustainable. On the one hand, through the dual efforts of industry self-discipline and government supervision, comprehensively rectify "involutionary" competition; on the other hand, it is necessary to deeply cultivate sinking markets and local life scenarios to tap the incremental potential of the stock market. In rural areas, explore new models of "e-commerce + industry" to allow traditional agriculture to directly face the super-large domestic market, and e-commerce becomes a bridge connecting cities and villages; in cities, promote the integration of instant retail into the "15-minute convenient living circle" to achieve a win-win situation for platforms, merchants, and consumers.

Outward, expanding the global market. Expanding high-level opening-up is a new opportunity for e-commerce to break through development bottlenecks and enhance international competitiveness. In 2025, China's cross-border e-commerce import and export volume reached 2.75 trillion yuan, an increase of nearly 70% compared with 2020, showing great potential. Entering a period of transformation, cross-border e-commerce is no longer a simple "selling goods overseas," but is moving towards a higher level of brand going overseas, rule convergence, and ecological co-construction. From promoting micro-reforms such as cross-customs area returns to boldly exploring cross-border data flow and cross-border payment, the government is breaking blockages and increasing vitality for the effective market. E-commerce platforms and enterprises should also focus on the domestic and international dual circulation, be brave in going overseas, and explore external markets.

After more than 20 years of transformation, Chinese e-commerce has achieved a leap from scratch, from small to large. However, the only constant is change, and past successful experiences may not be able to adapt to future changes. To make the second half of e-commerce successful, we can no longer stick to old experiences, but should actively embrace new opportunities and new methods for high-quality development. In this way, we can adapt to new changes, obtain new development, and achieve phoenix nirvana and iterative upgrades.

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This group of young people broke through with countless "try agains" (Innovation Story)

By: 本报记者 李俊杰

Li Gongwen (李公文) was born in July 1985 in Quanjiao (全椒), Anhui (安徽). He is currently the R&D Director of Anhui Wuhu Anpu Robot Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (安徽芜湖安普机器人产业技术研究院有限公司). Since 2014, he has been deeply involved in robot system integration, digital twin, and industrial big data application fields. He has led the research and development of the first version of software and the first set of major technical equipment in Anhui Province, and has undertaken 5 provincial key science and technology projects and more than 20 industry-university-research collaborative tackling projects. He has published 10 professional papers, obtained 20 authorized invention patents, and served as the chief editor of 2 textbooks. He has won several awards, including the first prize in the employee group of the National Industrial and Information Technology Skills Competition Industrial Big Data Algorithm Competition, and has been awarded the honorary title of "Great Craftsman" (大国工匠).

At 8 a.m., in the laboratory of Anhui Wuhu Anpu Robot Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd. (安徽芜湖安普机器人产业技术研究院有限公司), several technicians stood in front of the console, their eyes fixed on the data stream jumping on the screen, performing the final commissioning test for a training equipment customized for a university laboratory.

In the crowd, a young man of medium build, with a square face and steady, sharp eyes, was particularly noticeable. He would sometimes bend down to check the synchronization status of the virtual model and the physical equipment, sometimes quickly tap the keyboard to correct algorithm parameters, and sometimes softly instruct team members to check key points. He is Li Gongwen (李公文), the R&D Director of the research institute.

In 2023, Li Gongwen (李公文) teamed up with Cheng Bingnan (程丙南), a post-95s engineer from the company, to participate in the 2nd National Industrial and Information Technology Skills Competition, winning the first prize in the employee group of the Industrial Big Data Algorithm Competition, filling the award gap in Anhui Province (安徽省) in this competition. Speaking of this award, Cheng Bingnan (程丙南) said: "Whatever Teacher Li (李老师) sets his mind on, he will definitely delve into it deeply, and he will not give up until he understands it thoroughly."

"Check all the information you can find, and try all the solutions you can try"

In 2014, Li Gongwen (李公文) entered the robot industry and engaged in system integration-related work. "I majored in computer science. When I first came into contact with robot system integration, I was a complete 'newbie'," Li Gongwen (李公文) recalled. At that time, in order to adapt to the job, he ran to the workshop to debug equipment during the day, and buried himself in technical documents at night. When he encountered problems, he pestered the old engineers to get to the bottom of them.

With this spirit of "doing one thing to the end," Li Gongwen (李公文) has advanced from a junior college degree to a doctorate degree in more than 10 years, and has grown from an ordinary engineer to a senior software architect. The "Digital Twin Factory" software he led the development of was rated as the first version of software in Anhui Province (安徽省).

In previous years, the company undertook a digital twin project for a production line. During implementation and delivery, the team encountered a thorny problem: in order to control costs and simplify operation and maintenance, the AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) in the project adopted the industry's common magnetic navigation scheme, but there were obvious limitations—it was difficult to obtain real-time location information in the digital twin software, resulting in the failure of the virtual model and the physical equipment, the virtual AGV continuously drifting, and the virtual and real scenes being disconnected, which stalled the construction of the production line's digital twin.

Faced with the customer's requirement of "no additional costs," Li Gongwen (李公文) took the initiative to shoulder the heavy responsibility of tackling the problem. During the day, he soaked in the production site to collect data, check signals, and compare errors; at night, he plunged into literature and data, screening suitable positioning technology solutions one by one.

Although laser navigation met the accuracy standards, the cost far exceeded the budget; traditional positioning modes could not meet the real-time synchronization requirements. After dozens of scheme reversals, hundreds of parameter debugging, and countless logical deductions, ultra-wideband positioning technology finally came into his view. This technology uses high time resolution ranging to achieve positioning accuracy of about 10 centimeters in complex indoor environments, and also has the advantages of strong anti-interference ability and low power consumption. Although this technology has been applied in indoor positioning and the Internet of Things, it lacks mature practice in industrial production line AGV positioning scenarios.

Without existing experience to learn from, Li Gongwen (李公文) built a test environment from scratch, stayed up for several nights in a row, and repeatedly tested and optimized the algorithm. As the saying goes, 功夫不负有心人 (gōng fū bù fù yǒu xīn rén - "efforts will not fail those who put their heart into it," perseverance leads to success). The final test data showed that although ultra-wideband positioning technology had an error of about 10 centimeters, compared with magnetic navigation, which could not effectively output location information in the system, this error was acceptable in the production site. More importantly, this technology could obtain the AGV location in real time in the digital twin software, opening up the virtual-real mapping link, solving the model drift problem, and enabling the project to be delivered smoothly.

Colleagues joked: "Lao Li's (老李) solution was 'excavated' from the literature pile." Li Gongwen (李公文) said: "Check all the information you can find, and try all the solutions you can try, and the answer will come out." Behind this seemingly easy statement is his adherence to excellence.

"Give yourself a chance to practice, let's learn from scratch together"

In recent years, facing the wave of digital and intelligent transformation in the manufacturing industry, Li Gongwen (李公文) has taken the initiative to jump out of the "comfort zone" of mechanical automation, in which he has been deeply involved for many years, and turned to the new track of industrial big data and artificial intelligence.

At this time, the 2nd National Industrial and Information Technology Skills Competition added the Industrial Big Data Algorithm Competition. Li Gongwen (李公文) believed that this was an opportunity to promote learning and practice skills through competition, so he planned to find a partner in the company to form a team to participate. However, big data, artificial intelligence, and algorithm models were completely unfamiliar fields to technical personnel who had been engaged in mechanical automation, and no one in the company dared to try it easily.

Li Gongwen (李公文) took the initiative to find his young colleague Cheng Bingnan (程丙南): "Why don't you come with me?" Cheng Bingnan (程丙南) hesitated and frankly said that he had no relevant preparation. Li Gongwen (李公文) encouraged him: "Come on, give yourself a chance to practice, let's learn from scratch together."

The days of preparing for the competition were far more difficult than expected. The two worked normally during the day, and plunged into the computer room at night and on weekends, learning data processing, model training, and algorithm optimization from scratch. They set a rule: if the model runs through and the accuracy rate reaches 85%, it is considered usable. But they continued to ask: can it reach 90%? Can the false positives be reduced a bit more? In order to improve a few percentage points, they repeatedly optimized features, adjusted algorithms, and even introduced physical models, so that artificial intelligence was not just "statistical fitting," but truly understood the laws of equipment operation.

The final was held in Shaoxing (绍兴), Zhejiang (浙江), with 1,055 contestants competing on the same stage. In the second half of the competition, Li Gongwen (李公文) and Cheng Bingnan (程丙南) discovered a big problem: the data they had processed for a long time was not applied at all in the final model test. As time passed, Cheng Bingnan (程丙南) was so nervous that sweat broke out on his forehead. Li Gongwen (李公文) forced himself to calm down, checked the codes one by one, and carefully checked whether the data processing method was correct and where the data came from during the test. Finally, 20 seconds before the end of the competition, the code ran successfully and the model passed smoothly.

"Not only must we strive for excellence, but we must also strive to innovate technology"

Li Gongwen (李公文) often says: "Today's craftsmanship is not just about repeating one thing to the extreme, but also about continuously learning, integrating new knowledge, and solving new problems in the face of changes. Not only must we strive for excellence, but we must also strive to innovate technology."

Now, Li Gongwen (李公文) has many new identities: specially-appointed teacher of Wuhu Artificial Intelligence Craftsman College (芜湖市人工智能工匠学院), and head of the off-campus master studio of Wuhu Vocational and Technical College (芜湖职业技术大学). He often takes students into factories and onto production lines to practice on real systems.

"When mentoring young people, what I value most is not how much technology they know now, but whether they have the determination to immerse themselves in real problems." In Li Gongwen's (李公文) view, problems are never neatly written in textbooks. Incomplete data, signal interference, aging equipment, and even a master worker's (老师傅) saying "this machine has been acting up lately" may be key clues.

"In this complex scenario, students have to find data, align time series, build models, and verify results themselves. They may adjust parameters for two weeks, only to reduce the false positive rate by two percentage points." Li Gongwen (李公文) said, "But it is this process that makes them understand that artificial intelligence is not about showing off skills, but about solving problems; the engineer's 'ultimate' goal is to persevere and be willing to try again after repeated failures."

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Writing Youthful Poems Through Hard Work and Struggle (Editor's Notes)

By: 王 博

Li Gongwen (李公文) is not old, but he possesses inner peace, walks calmly, and acts with composure. In the new era, outstanding young people like Li Gongwen (李公文) are bravely shouldering the responsibilities of the times and striving to write youthful poems of achievement.

Breaking free from path dependence and using the courage to innovate to break through the fog is the spiritual foundation for young people to grow towards the sun. Facing the wave of intelligent manufacturing, Li Gongwen (李公文) dared to seek answers from the unknown, challenged difficult problems, and explored new methods of equipment operation. As the tide of the new era surges and technology iterates rapidly, breaking inertial thinking with the courage to be the first and the wisdom to break the old and establish the new will continuously broaden the track of development.

Concentrating on deep-rooted accumulation, tempering one's physique and cultivating one's abilities day after day, is the foundation for young people to go steady and far. The accuracy of the model is sufficient, but the pursuit cannot be stopped. Li Gongwen (李公文) repeatedly optimized features and adjusted algorithms, striving for perfection. The seemingly boring repetition is a furnace for honing skills and fertile ground for cultivating the mind. Accumulating experience in repetition and cultivating inner strength in precipitation, those seemingly inconspicuous details will eventually break ground, take root, and sprout in the perseverance of the years.

Innovation is the strong wind for sailing, and steadfastness is the still water of the deep current. We look forward to more young people like Li Gongwen (李公文) accurately identifying their life coordinates, seizing opportunities in the competition of thousands of sails, and allowing the creativity of youth to burst forth with stronger momentum.

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A Century of Heritage on Paper: Continuing the Literary Tradition with Artisanal Skill (Artisan Expertise)

By: 本报记者 杨颜菲

Highlights:
Zhang Shikang (章仕康), a national-level representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Qianshan Liansi Paper (铅山连四纸) making technique, is attempting to incorporate some non-destructive ancient method quality modern mechanical processes into the production process, changing the traditional two-person curtain paper copying to single-person curtain paper copying. He has successively overcome a number of production problems such as uneven bleaching of Liansi paper, uneven thickness of paper, and brittle and easy-to-break finished products, helping Liansi paper to move from near extinction to stable resumption of production.

Deep in the mountains of Qianshan County (铅山县), Shangrao (上饶), Jiangxi (江西) Province, in the workshop of the Liansi paper production base, 55-year-old Zhang Shikang (章仕康) holds a bamboo curtain frame, lightly dipping and steadily lifting it in the paper pulp tank, and the thin, cicada-wing-like pulp condenses into shape on the curtain.

"A single sheet of paper is not easy to obtain, requiring seventy-two steps. A sheet of paper must go through 72 processes such as retting, steaming, bleaching, pounding, copying, and baking, and go through more than 300 days and nights to achieve its white and lustrous, delicate and dense qualities," said Zhang Shikang (章仕康), gently stroking the newly formed wet paper.

The handmade Liansi paper making technique is known as a "living fossil" of the peak of traditional Chinese handmade paper making technology development. Liansi paper is a high-grade paper specially used to repair historical books and precious classics.

As a national-level representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage—Qianshan Liansi Paper (铅山连四纸) making technique, Zhang Shikang's (章仕康) life has long been deeply integrated with this ancient bamboo paper. Born into a paper making family in Fozhai Village (佛寨村), Tianzhushan Township (天柱山乡), Qianshan County (铅山县), his childhood memories are filled with the roar of water-powered pestles and the fragrance of bamboo. "At the age of 10, I followed my grandfather to float ponds and peel bamboo fibers, and at the age of 15, I learned to copy and bake paper. My father often said, 'Every process hides the interest of nature and the effort of man.'" Imperceptibly, the secrets of the 72 processes have become his muscle memory, from the selection of tender bamboo, biological fermentation to natural bleaching, and manual copying and baking, he knows the heat and proportion of each link like the back of his hand.

This handed-down craft also encountered a cold winter in the tide of the times. In the 1980s, the popularity of machine-made paper caused pure handmade Liansi paper to fall into silence due to its high cost and low output. After the last batch of foreign trade Liansi paper in Qianshan (铅山) was produced, this century-old technique disappeared from the market. "Watching the paper tanks passed down from my ancestors filled with dust, I felt like I was hollowed out." Zhang Shikang (章仕康) did not give up. He guarded the ancestral technique formulas, silently recorded the details of each process, and firmly believed that this "treasure of the study" that once carried the *Siku Quanshu* (《四库全书》) would eventually shine again.

In 2006, the Qianshan Liansi Paper (铅山连四纸) making technique was selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list, and the ancient technique that had been silent for 28 years ushered in a revival opportunity. As the youngest inheritor who mastered the complete technique at that time, Zhang Shikang (章仕康) took the initiative to join the Liansi paper revival project, rebuilt a paper workshop in Jiangyuan Village (浆源村), the origin of Qianshan County (铅山县), and dedicated his treasured technique secrets without reservation.

Zhang Shikang (章仕康) broke the traditional model of oral teaching and personal instruction, and innovatively launched a centralized production and decentralized inheritance mechanism, which not only ensures the standardization of core techniques, but also encourages inheritors to integrate personal understanding.

He improved the two-person curtain paper copying to single-person operation, which retains the handmade texture and improves efficiency; he changed the water-powered pestle pulping to electric stone grinding and pressing, and used clean energy to replace firewood for baking paper, reducing production costs without changing the traditional formula. In 2010, after 3 years of repeated experiments, the first Liansi paper that met the ancient book printing standards was successfully launched and was included in the procurement list of the National Library (国家图书馆) and Xiling Seal Art Society (西泠印社) in Hangzhou (杭州). He also led the team to develop a series of products such as Liansi paper high-end book covers, personalized business cards, and cultural and creative ornaments, allowing ancient paper to enter ordinary life.

Today, these papers carrying ancient wisdom are not only used for ancient book reproduction, but also go to the world through platforms such as the Shanghai World Expo (上海世博会) and the International Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo. In recent years, as an intangible cultural heritage mentor, he has opened research and study classes, teaching teenagers hand-in-hand to experience paper copying techniques, and cultivating a new generation of inheritors. "Last year, a college student used Liansi paper combined with modern design to make cultural and creative products after learning, and the sales were particularly good," said Zhang Shikang (章仕康).

In the research and study experience hall of the Liansi paper production base, tourists come to visit in an endless stream. Zhang Shikang (章仕康) often demonstrates paper copying techniques for everyone. Looking at the focused eyes of the children, he is more determined in his belief in inheritance.

The sunlight shines through the glass windows of the workshop, shining on the drying Liansi paper, reflecting a warm luster. Zhang Shikang (章仕康) is still sticking to the paper tank, repeating the actions of swinging the curtain and lifting the curtain. The birth of each piece of paper is a tribute to tradition and an expectation for the future.

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Robots Play Soccer

Inside a humanoid robot store in the Artificial Intelligence Science and Technology Park of the Central Plains Science and Technology City (中原科技城) in Zhengzhou (郑州), Henan (河南), robots are undergoing embodied intelligence data training in a training field. Currently, the store has more than 140 humanoid robots, and the training content covers many fields such as modern agriculture, industrial manufacturing, and medical rehabilitation.

The picture shows humanoid robots training to play soccer in the store on May 6.

Photographed by Li Jianan (李嘉南), Xinhua News Agency (新华社).

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Guangxi Launches Pilot Program for Judicial Social Work Services

Nanning, May 6th (People's Daily reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)) – This reporter learned from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Party Committee Social Work Department (党委社会工作部) and the Autonomous Region Department of Justice (自治区司法厅) at the regional judicial social work service pilot deployment and promotion meeting and special training class that Guangxi (广西) will launch judicial social work service pilots in 10 counties (cities, districts) including Jiangnan District (江南区) of Nanning City (南宁市) this year.

According to reports, carrying out judicial social work service pilots and expanding the "judicial + social work" service model is a beneficial exploration to promote the deep participation of professional social work forces in grassroots governance. The Guangxi (广西) judicial administration system will focus on the main responsibilities and businesses of community correction and resettlement assistance work, closely cooperate with the Party Committee's social work departments, actively link social work professional forces to participate in the service management of special groups, and make precise efforts in key links such as investigation and evaluation, rule of law education, life assistance, and employment assistance to comprehensively improve service quality and efficiency.

During the pilot process, efforts will be made to explore the formation of a set of standardized service processes, establish a set of scientific evaluation systems, improve a set of refined guarantee systems, cultivate and gather more social forces to participate, and launch a batch of replicable typical cases to explore paths and lay the foundation for the comprehensive promotion of judicial social work services throughout the region.

At the same time, systematic planning will be carried out for the construction of judicial social worker teams, professional education and training will be carried out on a regular basis, a judicial social worker talent pool will be established, the deep integration of "judicial + social work" services will be promoted, a strong joint force for grassroots governance will be gathered, and efforts will be made to create a judicial social work service brand with Guangxi (广西) characteristics.

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High-altitude Rescue Safely Protects Elderly Man (Heartwarming Story)

By: 本报记者 白光迪

Recently, the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (中央政法委) released the list of "Brave Heroes" for the first quarter of 2026, which included Zhang Wei (张伟), a security guard from Kanghe Property Management Co., Ltd. in Pukou (浦口), Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏) Province, for bravely saving an elderly person who fell from a high altitude.

When the reporter met Zhang Wei (张伟), he still could not hide his excitement when recalling the moment he saved the person. The time goes back to noon on January 2nd, in Pukou (浦口), Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu (江苏) Province. In a noodle restaurant near the entrance of Binjiang Heyuan (滨江和园) community, a bowl of noodles was just placed on the table, still steaming. Zhang Wei (张伟) had just sat down when his phone suddenly rang.

"Team Leader Zhang (张队), come back quickly! Someone is falling from the building, hanging outside the 7th floor!" The tone on the other end of the phone was urgent. He slammed his chopsticks on the table with a "pa" sound: "Boss, please watch my child." While saying this, he rushed out the door.

A few minutes later, Zhang Wei (张伟) arrived at Building 15 of Binjiang Heyuan (滨江和园). A crowd of people gathered downstairs. Zhang Wei (张伟) looked up and saw an eighty-year-old man stuck on a clothes rack outside the balcony on the 7th floor, with half of his body hanging in the air. One leg was shaking uncontrollably, about 20 meters above the ground, and he could fall at any time.

His heart sank, and he immediately turned around to maintain order. "Disperse the crowd first! Don't stand underneath!" Colleagues also began to assist in evacuating the crowd.

After confirming the situation, he quickly climbed to the 7th floor. Fire rescue personnel had also arrived and were trying to break down the door. The door was locked from the inside, and after several attempts, it was difficult to open.

He immediately turned around and ran to the 6th floor, knocked on the resident's door, and wanted to hold the elderly person from below. However, the outside of the balcony was sealed off by anti-theft windows and awnings, making it impossible for him to reach out. He quickly went up to the 8th floor. The door of the 8th floor resident was knocked open. While asking the resident to clear the debris on the balcony, he leaned out and looked down. The elderly person's body was slowly sliding outward, making muffled sounds in his throat.

"It's too late if we delay any longer." A thought popped into his mind. He didn't hesitate any longer, "You guys hold on!" He wrapped one end of the water hose around his waist and gave the other end to two security guards and a homeowner, "Tie knots on both sides, tighten them, and don't let go!" Several people subconsciously clenched the water hose.

He climbed out of the window. The outer wall was cold and hard in winter. He grabbed the windowsill with one hand and stretched one foot out, slowly moving downwards. The water hose tightened around his waist, and several people behind him pulled on it.

He slowly approached the elderly person. The elderly person was lying on the clothes rack, his body still twitching. "Don't move," he said softly. He first grabbed the elderly person's clothes and then slowly moved them to his shoulders, moving slowly. "Pull up a little!" he shouted upwards. The people above tightened the water hose, and he used this force to support the elderly person with his shoulders, moving him inch by inch inward.

The elderly person was very heavy, and he used all his strength to support him. Slowly, the upper body of the elderly person was dragged into the window. He then used another force to pull the whole person back into the room. After a few minutes, the door was finally broken open, and fire and medical personnel quickly entered, carrying the elderly person onto a stretcher and sending him to the hospital. After confirming that the elderly person was temporarily safe, he left with peace of mind.

Later, people slowly learned that this was not the first time he had lent a helping hand at a critical moment. In earlier years, he had worked as an auxiliary police officer in the public security system for 9 years, participating in almost everything from receiving calls and dispatching police to handling emergencies. After transferring to property management as a security guard, the things he did were still trivial - dealing with leaks, clearing sewers, and removing hornet nests. He couldn't say any great truths, but he just felt that "since I'm doing this job, I have to do what I'm supposed to do well."

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Editor in charge of this edition: Kang Yan, Liu Juanxi, Wang Bo

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Strengthening the Safety Line of Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Control

By: 本报记者 刘温馨

With the weather turning warmer, human activities such as agricultural production, tourism, spring outings, and construction operations are increasing, resulting in numerous and widespread sources of open fires in forest edges and within forests across various regions. This leads to multiple causes and high risks of forest and grassland fires. Recently, the Office of the State Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have continuously dispatched and deployed forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing work in key provinces. Local authorities and departments are consolidating the grassroots foundation for fire prevention and extinguishing, and enhancing the comprehensive prevention and control capabilities for forest and grassland fires.

Improving Quality and Efficiency with the Help of Technology:

"A fire alarm has been reported in Chating Town (茶亭镇), with coordinates at 117.871875 degrees east longitude and 28.273242 degrees north latitude. Please dispatch personnel for immediate handling." In the command center of the Guangxin District (广信区) Professional Forest Fire Brigade in Shangrao (上饶), Jiangxi (江西), the "Smart Emergency Full-Area Visual Network · Forest Fire Monitoring and Early Warning Platform" is operating around the clock. After discovering areas with abnormal temperatures through thermal imaging technology, the camera automatically focuses to collect evidence. The background large model intelligently analyzes and judges the situation, and then dispatches the early warning information layer by layer with one click.

"We have deployed 211 high-definition dual-spectrum cameras in key areas, covering more than 95% of the key forest areas in the district," said Zhang Wen (张闻), Director of the Emergency Management Bureau of Guangxin District (广信区应急管理局局长). Since the platform went online, it has cumulatively captured more than 19,000 alarms of various types. Now, more than 80% of the fires can be detected within 5 minutes, and the response time has been shortened to within 10 minutes.

Accessing data from more than 10 meteorological satellites, deploying 5 high-performance helicopters at 4 aviation emergency rescue bases in the province, and using 673 high-point video surveillance systems combined with AI (Artificial Intelligence) algorithms to achieve 24-hour uninterrupted fire detection... Jiangxi Province (江西省) continues to optimize the "air-space-ground" integrated model to achieve early detection and early handling of fires.

"In recent years, various regions have established three-dimensional early warning systems, comprehensively using satellite monitoring, aviation patrols, video surveillance, tower observation, ground patrols, and public opinion monitoring, a 'six-in-one' approach, to continuously improve the coverage and accuracy of monitoring and early warning," said Yang Xudong (杨旭东), Director of the Monitoring and Fire Prevention Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部监测防火司司长).

Implementing Precise Fire Source Control:

"Inspect for ashes, fine for smoke, and arrest for fire." Li Desheng (李德胜), Deputy Director of the Ecological Protection and Green Development Bureau of the Southern Mountain Area Management Committee of Jinan (济南市南部山区管理委员会生态保护与绿色发展局副局长), Shandong (山东), introduced that the forest coverage rate in the southern mountain area reaches 50.95%, with 2,888 mountain peaks. The pressure of fire prevention remains high, so it is necessary to strictly control open fire sources and severely rectify illegal fire use.

Conducting a carpet-like investigation and rectification of hidden dangers, accumulating a total of 2.8 million square meters of firebreaks; jointly conducting special inspections on electricity safety in forest areas with the power supply department, establishing ledgers, rectifying within a time limit, and targeting the elimination of fire hazards; establishing a joint law enforcement and case transfer mechanism involving forestry, emergency response, fire protection, and public security, investigating and handling 3 cases of illegal open fire use in the previous fire prevention period... The southern mountain area has achieved "zero fires and zero casualties" for 7 consecutive years in forest fire prevention.

"To implement precise fire source control, it is necessary to coordinate efforts in human prevention, material prevention, technical prevention, and intelligent prevention, focusing on important periods, key populations, and major projects, and strictly controlling open fire use such as sacrificial fire, agricultural fire, and construction fire in forest and pastoral areas," said Yang Xudong (杨旭东). During high fire risk periods, all open fire use is strictly prohibited, and residential fire use that may cause forest and grassland fires should also be strictly controlled, making every effort to solve problems and hidden dangers before they germinate and before they become disasters.

As the weather warms up, various travel demands are strong, and there are more people entering the mountains and forests, and illegal fire use such as outdoor smoking and picnics is prone to surge in a short period of time. "We will guide various regions to give full play to the role of the 'Forest Chief System + Grid Management', lock in high-risk periods and areas for forest and grassland fires, focus on weak links and key parts, proactively prevent and actively respond, and ensure the overall stability of the national forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing situation," said Wang Yueping (王月平), Deputy Director of the Monitoring and Fire Prevention Department of the Ministry of Emergency Management (应急管理部监测防火司副司长).

Consolidating the Ideological Defense Line of Mass Prevention and Control:

"Usually holding hoes, urgently operating joysticks." In Langya Town (琅琊镇), Wucheng District (婺城区), Jinhua (金华), Zhejiang (浙江), there is a voluntary drone fire brigade "Nong Que (农雀)" spontaneously formed by 23 farmers.

Langya Town (琅琊镇) is the main grain-producing area of Jinhua City (金华市). The farmers have modified plant protection drones originally used for spraying pesticides, adding hanging buckets that can carry 70 to 80 liters of water per trip, with a water drop hit rate of 90%, becoming a powerful tool for emergency rescue.

Zheng Junjie (郑俊杰), Deputy Director of the Emergency Management Bureau of Wucheng District (婺城区应急管理局副局长), introduced that these team members are very familiar with the surrounding geographical environment and meteorological conditions. After a fire occurs, they can quickly control the drones to take off from nearby farmland and directly carry out "fire extinguishing with water" operations, making up for the shortcomings of fire fighting forces in rural areas.

The active participation of the whole people in forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing injects new momentum into grassroots fire safety. Liaoning Province (辽宁省) launched the forest and grassland fire prevention publicity campaign "entering enterprises, entering rural areas, entering communities, entering schools, and entering families," popularizing fire prevention knowledge through special lectures, fire extinguishing equipment displays, and interactive operations; Gansu Province (甘肃省) used "WeChat, Weibo, and Douyin" to widely publicize laws and regulations, management systems, and safe fire fighting common sense; Shaanxi Province (陕西省) added publicity and warning facilities in key areas such as forest area entrances, scenic spots, and villages and towns, and exposed typical cases of illegal fire use... Educating people around them with things happening around them, making the concept of "forest fire prevention, everyone's responsibility" deeply rooted in people's hearts, and forming a good situation of mass prevention and control.

On January 1, this year, the newly promulgated "Regulations on Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Extinguishing" officially came into effect, providing legal guarantees for the construction of the forest and grassland fire prevention and extinguishing governance system and governance capabilities. "We will continue to deeply grasp the publicity and implementation, continuously consolidate the foundation, improve the level of governing fire according to law, and make every effort to protect forest and grassland resources, and jointly safeguard the safety of people's lives and the country's ecological security," said Yang Xudong (杨旭东).

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Cultural life at your doorstep is rich and vibrant (Visit)

By: 本报记者 李 蕊 张 驰 姚雪青

Abandoned quarries have become rural theaters with constant good shows, and urban living rooms make cultural experiences more immersive. Coffee shops are also urban study rooms filled with the fragrance of books... Various places are exploring new ways and methods of providing public cultural services by creating new types of cultural spaces, and continuously improving service levels.

The "15th Five-Year Plan" outline proposes to rely on urban study rooms, community cultural stations, cultural corridors, and other means to develop new types of public cultural spaces and provide more cultural services around the masses. Data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism shows that there are currently more than 40,000 new public cultural spaces nationwide. These new cultural spaces, which are spread throughout urban and rural areas, are innovative, rich in content, and aesthetically pleasing, promoting the direct access of high-quality cultural resources to the grassroots and making the cultural life of the people at their doorsteps more colorful.

Revitalizing space and embedding it into life scenarios.

Abandoned quarries stage continuous good shows.

As night falls, the show begins. In the Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) in Xiaozhen Village (小镇村), Huancui District (环翠区), Weihai City (威海市), Shandong Province (山东省), under the stone wall, are villagers and tourists who have come to see the performance.

"The Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) often has performances, it's very lively!" Song Xiuning (宋修宁), a village cadre in Xiaozhen Village (小镇村), found a seat. As the performance began, she took out her mobile phone to record the wonderful moments on the stage. "Life is richer, and the village is more vibrant."

The lively Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) was once an abandoned quarry. In the past, the rock mass was exposed, the soil was eroded, the surrounding environment was dirty and messy, and there were also safety hazards.

The change occurred a few years ago. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the National Mountain Bike Open, the Huancui District (环翠区) government, together with the Songshan Street (嵩山街道), introduced an expert team to plan and build the Huancui Light Outdoor Sports Town (环翠轻户外运动小镇), and the Sh窝 (石窝) transformation became a highlight.

"We adhere to the concept of 'natural ecological restoration, retaining rural memories', adapting to local conditions and scientific layout." Xu Shaoyan (徐少岩), secretary of the Party General Branch of Xiaozhen Village (小镇村), introduced that the design team used the original terrain, with the quarry section as the background, the sunken part as the stage, and the gentle slope section as the stepped audience seats, turning the quarry into an open-air theater. Storage rooms, cafes and other architectural spaces are designed under the stands to provide supporting services for the theater.

"In the past, everyone watched TV and scrolled through their phones at home at night." Villager Wang Shu'an (王树安) said, "Now it's different. People love to come here for walks and square dancing."

The Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) is not only a good place for villagers to relax, but also a grand stage for rural cultural prosperity.

"In response to the different aesthetic tastes and cultural needs of different groups of people, we organize and carry out a variety of cultural activities in the Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场)." Xu Shaoyan (徐少岩) introduced that the Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) has held drama specials, drama performances, rural concerts, etc. "Villagers spontaneously form literary and artistic teams to rehearse, exchange and share here. Good shows are staged one after another, and the village is rejuvenated."

The Sh窝 Theater (石窝剧场) not only serves local villagers, but also attracts tourists. During the "May Day" holiday, Xiaozhen Village (小镇村) held spring camping, shared vegetable gardens, flower exhibitions and other activities, attracting more than 2,000 tourists. "We came here specifically from Weihai City (威海市) to watch old movies, participate in light and music concerts, and camp around the stage, which feels very relaxing," said a tourist.

The village's infrastructure has also been upgraded simultaneously. Road hardening and environmental beautification have been continuously promoted, and homestays, farmhouses and other business formats have gradually emerged, and villagers have achieved employment at their doorsteps. Wang Shu'an (王树安) said that working in a homestay can earn three to four thousand yuan a month.

"The former waste stone pit has now become a treasure pot, cultural services have entered the lives of our people, and the road to comprehensive rural revitalization is getting wider and wider." Xu Shaoyan (徐少岩) said.

Enriching supply and integrating diversified business formats.

Cultural living rooms bring new experiences.

At 10 a.m., Zhang Lingxi (张玲溪), a citizen of Kunming City (昆明市), Yunnan Province (云南省), parked her car next to the Kunming Confucian Temple (昆明文庙) on the shore of Cuihu Lake (翠湖) and walked into Baili·Chunqiu—Spring City Living Room (百里·春秋——春城会客厅). She ordered a cup of coffee, opened a book and read it, waiting to participate in the public welfare book sharing session at 2 p.m. "Not only can you read books, but you can also see exhibitions and visit markets. The activities are very rich," said Zhang Lingxi (张玲溪).

Baili·Chunqiu—Spring City Living Room (百里·春秋——春城会客厅) is a new type of cultural space created by Kunming City (昆明市). "Different from traditional cultural spaces, we introduce diversified business formats to make cultural experiences more immersive," said Zhai Jingyi (翟景仪), head of Baili·Chunqiu (百里·春秋).

Walking into Baili·Chunqiu (百里·春秋), it is spacious and bright, with the aroma of coffee. The reading area, exhibition area, light food area and other spaces are both separated from each other and appropriately integrated. Coming to the third floor, the "Sketch Kunming" painting exhibition tells the story of every plant and tree. In the spacious shared space, some people are resting and reading, some are admiring literary and artistic works, and many tourists are taking photos.

"The reason why new public cultural spaces are attractive is the integration of rich business formats, which can not only provide basic public cultural services, but also innovate the form of cultural supply and create new consumption scenarios and new cultural tourism experiences." Zhou Zhongqiao (周忠桥), deputy director of the Public Service Department of the Kunming Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism (昆明市文化和旅游局), introduced that the project was introduced by the government to social forces, using the "site for service" model to revitalize the original Kunming Municipal Cultural Center (昆明市文化馆) Mass Art Building (群艺大楼), and is operated by social capital in a standardized manner under the guidance of relevant departments.

In Zhai Jingyi's (翟景仪) view, the integration of cultural scenes and diversified business formats not only broadens the public's cultural life choices, but also builds a larger stage for providing high-quality cultural activities. "Baili·Chunqiu (百里·春秋) holds more than 10 public welfare cultural activities every month, and holds 'Writer's Day' reading activities for a long time. The rich activities make the space operation very active, and the appropriate commercial supporting services and high-quality cultural activities complement and promote each other," said Zhai Jingyi (翟景仪).

With government funds leading and social forces participating, Kunming (昆明) has built 363 new public cultural spaces that are shared by both locals and tourists and integrate diversified business formats to meet the needs of multi-level and multi-category public cultural services. "We will embed public cultural products and services in various living spaces and scenes to create more 'cultural living rooms' that integrate cultural display, interactive experience, and activity participation," said Zhou Zhongqiao (周忠桥).

Innovative mechanisms encourage multi-party participation.

Urban study rooms have partners.

On weekends, Zhao Yunting (赵云婷), a citizen of Yangzhou (扬州), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), and her daughter Dou Dou (豆豆) came to the STARRY Urban Study Room (STARRY城市书房) on the shore of Baozhang Lake (保障湖). Pushing open the door, the study room is quaint, and the space of more than 160 square meters is separated into a cafe drink area and a quiet reading area by glass and bookshelves.

How did a coffee shop become an urban study room? "A few years ago, when my husband and I opened a coffee shop, we saw that the Municipal Library was soliciting partners for urban study rooms." Zhou Yanping (周燕萍), the owner of the coffee shop, believes that the combination of "coffee shop + study room" has both leisure and cultural functions, and can also bring popularity, so she signed up.

"The Municipal Library has established an entry, evaluation and exit mechanism for operating entities to support and regulate the participation of social forces in the construction and operation of new public cultural spaces." Wang Wei (王玮), director of the Yangzhou Municipal Library (扬州市图书馆), introduced that the library publicly solicits cooperation objects from the society. After individuals and units sign up, experts evaluate on-site and determine the list of cooperation. After the two parties reach an intention, they sign a 5-year cooperation agreement. In terms of construction and operation, the Municipal Library is responsible for personnel business training, book distribution, information equipment installation, and the development of reading promotion activities. The operating entity provides venues, services, and related supporting facilities - both parties give full play to their strengths and form a professional operation mechanism.

Zhao Yunting (赵云婷) found that the clerk who made coffee for her just now was also checking picture books for her daughter in front of the computer, and the introduction of the books was also clear and detailed. "Before officially taking up our posts, we not only have to learn how to make coffee, but also go to the Municipal Library for training," said clerk Jie Ning (解宁).

In Zhou Yanping's (周燕萍) view, the coffee shop has unique advantages as the operating entity of the study room. "In recent years, the store has held many cultural activities, increased simple meals, and developed cultural and creative products. Revenue and profits have increased by 10% every year."

How to conduct standardized management of urban study rooms operated by society? Wang Wei (王玮) introduced that when signing the contract, both parties formulate specific goals for service quality, passenger flow, and borrowing volume as assessment indicators for whether to renew the contract. Due to good operating conditions, the STARRY Urban Study Room (STARRY城市书房) has been renewed.

"With the continuous improvement of people's demand for spiritual life, reading space has become a new cultural space integrating reading, music, cultural and creative products, and drinks." Wang Wei (王玮) said that in order to encourage social forces to participate in the construction of urban study rooms and create a "15-minute reading circle" around citizens, Yangzhou (扬州) promulgated the Urban Study Room Regulations to promote long-term operation and professional management, and adopted two paths: "social forces build and entrust the Municipal Library to operate" and "social forces build and operate, and the Municipal Library guides and supervises."

At present, Yangzhou (扬州) has built 72 urban study rooms. Since 2015, Yangzhou Urban Study Rooms (扬州城市书房) have received a total of 12 million visitors, circulated more than 8.6 million books, and issued 239,000 new certificates, becoming a new reading and leisure space for the masses.

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Innovation empowers cultural spaces to shine (Editor's Note)

By: 翟钦奇

Abandoned quarries, idle office buildings, and roadside cafes are being transformed and upgraded into popular new cultural spaces. These vivid, site-specific practices extend high-quality cultural resources to people's doorsteps, highlighting local cultural characteristics, benefiting neighborhoods, and boosting the local integration of culture and tourism, reflecting a two-way journey of supply and demand.

Innovation empowers cultural spaces to be more exciting. In local practices, the operation of some new public cultural spaces introduces rural collective economies, individual operators, cultural celebrities, etc., resulting in more diverse models, more innovative ideas, and more refined services, effectively activating the "living water" of the cultural tourism market and bringing new breakthroughs to the "last mile" of cultural supply at the grassroots level.

Where to go to a concert? What kind of performance to see? How to find a good book? As living standards improve, the public's demand for high-quality cultural services is becoming stronger, reflecting a trend of diversification, personalization, and segmentation. It is hoped that various regions will actively explore, continue to improve the public cultural service system, promote the sinking of cultural resources, empower technological innovation, and fully integrate business formats, so that more and more new public cultural spaces will become popular "urban living rooms" and "youth social venues," bringing higher-quality cultural life to the people. The goal is to 因地制宜 (yīn dì zhì yí - "adapt to local conditions," to suit measures to local conditions; to act according to circumstances) and achieve a 双向奔赴 (shuāng xiàng bēn fù - "two-way rush," a mutual attraction or effort).

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Sales revenue of consumption-related industries increased by 14.3% year-on-year

Beijing, May 6th (Reported by Wang Guan (王观)) According to the latest value-added tax invoice data released by the State Taxation Administration (国家税务总局): During the "May Day" holiday, sales revenue in consumption-related industries increased by 14.3% year-on-year, further releasing consumption potential.

Enthusiasm for tourism, entertainment, culture, and sports services consumption is high. Sales revenue from tourism and entertainment services increased by 21.2% year-on-year, with travel agency services and leisure tourism activities increasing by 23.8% and 26.2% year-on-year, respectively. Consumers favor cultural and sports activities, with sales revenue from cultural services and sports services increasing by 42.3% and 44.1% year-on-year, respectively.

Consumption of life services is growing well. Sales revenue from residential household services increased by 14.2% year-on-year, with sales revenue from laundry and dyeing services, residential pet services, and automobile repair and maintenance services increasing by 38.1%, 49.5%, and 12.6% year-on-year, respectively.

Catering and accommodation consumption are growing rapidly. Many places have launched special catering activities, driving catering sales revenue up by 31.4% year-on-year. Homestay services integrating diversified services and characteristic experiences increased by 13.3% year-on-year.

The popularity of commodity consumption is rising. Sales revenue from comprehensive retail increased by 12.4% year-on-year, with offline retail such as supermarkets improving the consumer experience by optimizing consumption scenarios, driving sales revenue up by 15.6% year-on-year.

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Self-driving travel accounts for over 80% of total highway personnel flow.

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) May 6th dispatch (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)): Data from the Ministry of Transport (交通运输部) shows that during this year's "May Day" holiday, the total cross-regional flow of people in the whole society reached 1.517 billion, with a daily average of 303.4256 million, an increase of 3.49% compared with the same period last year, reaching a record high for the same period in history.

Highway travel still dominates. During the holiday, the total flow of people on highways was 1.39172 billion, with a daily average of 278.344 million, an increase of 3.51% year-on-year. Among them, the total volume of commercial passenger transport on highways was 198.85 million, with a daily average of 39.77 million, an increase of 9.53% year-on-year.

The proportion of self-driving travel continues to increase. During the holiday, the total number of people traveling by non-commercial passenger cars on expressways and ordinary national and provincial highways was about 1.2 billion, accounting for more than 80% of the total flow of people on highways, with a daily average of 238 million, an increase of 2.57% year-on-year. Didi Chuxing (滴滴出行) data shows that during this year's "May Day" holiday, the number of out-of-town taxi orders increased by 33% compared with usual, and the demand for car rental, charging, and refueling also increased simultaneously.

The total railway passenger traffic was 106.377 million, with a daily average of 21.2754 million, an increase of 4.6% year-on-year. The total waterway passenger traffic was 8.492 million, with a daily average of 1.6984 million. The total civil aviation passenger traffic was 10.54 million, with a daily average of 2.108 million.

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UnionPay and NetsUnion process 23.45% more transactions year-on-year

Beijing, May 6th (Reporter Wu Qiuyu (吴秋余)) The reporter learned from the People's Bank of China (中国人民银行): During this year's "May Day" holiday, UnionPay (银联) and NetsUnion (网联) processed a total of 28.937 billion payment transactions, amounting to 7.85 trillion yuan, an increase of 23.45% and 2.74% respectively compared to last year's "May Day" holiday. Among them, the number and amount of payment transactions processed by inbound tourists increased by 45.15% and 36.96% respectively compared with the same period last year.

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Daily Charging Volume of New Energy Vehicles on Highways Increases by 52.8% Year-on-Year

This newspaper reported from Beijing on May 6th (Reporter Wang Yunshan (王云杉)): The reporter learned from the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) that through statistical analysis of 57,600 highway charging facilities (guns) included in the national charging facility monitoring service platform, from 00:00 on May 1st to 24:00 on May 5th, the total number of new energy vehicle charges on highways was 3,978,400, and the charging capacity reached 94,931,400 kilowatt-hours. The average daily charging capacity was 18,986,300 kilowatt-hours, which is 2.34 times the usual daily amount this year, an increase of 52.8% year-on-year.

In the next step, the National Energy Administration (国家能源局) will continue to promote the upgrading and transformation of highway charging facilities to provide more convenient and high-quality energy replenishment support for holiday travel.

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New Net Cages Built in Marine Ranch

This newspaper's Beijing (北京) dispatch on May 6th (Reporter Han Xin (韩鑫)): Recently, in the Jieshi Bay (碣石湾) sea area of Shanwei (汕尾), Guangdong (广东), the nation's first set of hexagonal pile-inserted liftable truss-type marine ranching cages – "Ganghang 2001 (港航2001)" and "Ganghang 2002 (港航2002)," developed and constructed by CCCC Guanghang Bureau, have taken root in the deep sea and are ready for delivery and use.

Compared to traditional truss-type cages, "Ganghang 2001 (港航2001)" and "Ganghang 2002 (港航2002)" are the first domestically produced truss-type cages to adopt a hexagonal streamlined structure, capable of withstanding typhoons of up to level 15 and waves of 9.64 meters in height, providing nearly 20,000 cubic meters of aquaculture water, effectively enhancing aquaculture benefits. The cages are also equipped with an intelligent lifting system, which can flexibly adjust the water depth position along the columns, adapting to different sea areas and seasonal aquaculture needs, effectively responding to extreme sea conditions, and greatly improving safety and security capabilities.

After this set of marine ranching cages is delivered and put into use, it will significantly enhance the scale and intensification of deep-sea aquaculture in Guangdong Province (广东省), drive the economic development of coastal counties and the transformation and upgrading of marine industries, and boost regional marine economic development.

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This edition's editors: Ji Yalin, Lu Tao, Gao Shang

Cartography: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)

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Experiencing "Chinese-style Security" Here (Focus on China)

Starting a Relaxing Journey in Shanghai

"When traveling in China, we never worried about safety issues."
Liberation Daily Reporter Li Baohua (李宝花)

During the "May Day" holiday, major scenic spots in Shanghai (上海) were crowded with tourists from home and abroad, strolling through the streets, shopping with ease, and immersing themselves in the city's charm. The reporter visited urban landmarks such as Lujiazui (陆家嘴), People's Square (人民广场), Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (南京路步行街), and Century Park (世纪公园), randomly interviewing several inbound tourists. They unanimously commented that Shanghai's urban governance is well-organized, making it a relaxing and safe place to travel.

On May 1st, next to the elevator on the Lujiazui (陆家嘴) circular overpass, Korean tourists Kate and three friends were dragging their suitcases, preparing to head to the next tourist spot. Is it convenient and safe for four girls to travel together with multiple pieces of luggage through the city?

Kate told the reporter that it is not inconvenient to travel in Shanghai (上海) with large luggage. Most of the time, they would leave their large luggage at the hotel. "Whether before check-in or after check-out, the hotel will help take care of the luggage. I think it's very safe."

The sense of security when traveling in China is reflected in the details of the city. Many inbound tourists mentioned that whether day or night, whether in bustling downtown areas or ordinary streets, they can walk freely and explore with peace of mind.

Amidst the bustling crowds on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street (南京路步行街), Anna, a Spanish girl with long curly hair, and three companions were taking photos of each other, constantly adjusting their poses, with laughter and joy. Anna is an international student at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (北京航空航天大学) and the organizer of this trip, bringing three friends who are visiting China for the first time to tour Shanghai (上海).

Having studied in Beijing (北京) for two months, Anna has a thorough understanding of China's safe environment: "I feel particularly relaxed here. I don't worry about walking alone on the streets late at night. The experience is very good." This time traveling to Shanghai (上海), Anna and her friends left their large luggage at the hotel and don't need to worry about losing their belongings when going out. They can take photos and check in to their heart's content in the downtown area. Her friend added: "When traveling in China, we never worried about safety issues. It is very suitable for travel here."

Humanistic details also make the city's safety more warm. The wonderful humanistic experiences during their travels in China have made overseas tourists feel good about China. Anna admitted: "Chinese people are very enthusiastic and willing to help. Although there are language barriers, they always try their best to help us with directions and find things."

With the continuous optimization of visa-free policies, the continuous upgrading of inbound services, and the increasingly improved comprehensive urban security, more and more foreign tourists are coming to China to learn about China. As the "first stop for inbound tourism in China" for many people, Shanghai (上海) provides a safe, orderly, and friendly urban environment, allowing overseas tourists to feel a real sense of security. Data from the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism (上海市文化和旅游局) shows that in 2025, Shanghai (上海) received 9.3602 million inbound tourists, with international tourism revenue of US$14.835 billion, setting a new historical record. In the first quarter of this year, Shanghai (上海) received 2.2316 million inbound tourists, an increase of 28.04% year-on-year, and Shanghai's international appeal continues to increase.

Experiencing Worry-Free Travel in Shantou, Guangdong

"Holding the phone in hand and casually slinging the backpack over the shoulder without feeling nervous"
Shantou Daily Reporter Lin Yanxun (林彦恂)

"In Shantou (汕头), I am not afraid to go out at night, and things will not be lost. I feel very safe and warm," said Megan, an international student from the UK, when talking about travel safety in China.

In Shantou (汕头), Guangdong (广东), the "Chinese sense of security" has been integrated into every detail of daily travel.

Kejia, an international student from Russia at the International College of Shantou University (汕头大学), told the reporter about her friend's experience: A friend, also an international student, accidentally left her passport in the taxi when taking a taxi to the high-speed rail station and was shocked to discover it after entering the station. Although the driver could not turn back after receiving the call, he immediately sent a message in the taxi industry group, linking up with colleagues to relay the delivery, and finally the passport was returned in time, and the friend successfully boarded the train.

Kejia lamented that the night in Shantou (汕头) also made her feel very safe. She often goes out for a walk at night. There are patrolling police officers on duty regularly on the streets, and the passing citizens are friendly and calm. "Holding the phone in hand and casually slinging the backpack over the shoulder without feeling nervous"; even in the school library, students often leave their computers and backpacks on their seats and leave with peace of mind, and the items are intact. This trust between people has given her a deeper understanding of the "Chinese sense of security."

During the Spring Festival this year, Megan's trip to Shantou (汕头) allowed her to see the embodiment of the "Chinese sense of security" in large-scale events.

As a major local annual event, the Shantou (汕头) New Year celebration site gathered many citizens and tourists. The flow of people was dense, but it was well-organized. "The government planned the security plan in advance, traffic police directed traffic on the scene, and staff and on-duty police officers were on duty throughout the process. Everyone watched in an orderly manner and interacted in a civilized manner," Megan recalled.

Shantou's (汕头) night travel safety has relieved Megan's worries as a foreigner. After the New Year celebration, she and her friends strolled along the beach, the atmosphere was warm and healing. "Even walking alone on the street at night, I was not afraid at all," Megan said.

Today, Shantou (汕头) is using more refined governance and warmer services to make this coastal city a "worry-free travel" destination in the hearts of more people. Kejia and Megan have also become witnesses and disseminators of the "Chinese sense of security." They share what they have seen, heard, and felt in Shantou (汕头) with their relatives and friends, allowing more people to understand China's safety and warmth.

Experiencing a Rich Nightlife in Guiyang, Guizhou

"The biggest 'insecurity' at night is that there are too many delicacies in the night market"
Guizhou Daily Reporter Li Zhongdi (李中迪)

At 9 pm on May 2nd, it was drizzling in Huaxi District (花溪区), Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou (贵州). After a fierce "ideological struggle," Russian girl Tiana took an umbrella and went out, walking into the lively Dolphin Plaza (海豚广场) in the Huaguoyuan Community (花果园小区). In the food area, she skillfully ordered in Chinese: "Grilled gluten, beef... add more Houttuynia cordata." Having lived in Guiyang (贵阳) for many years, her eating habits have long been integrated into the city. Leaving the barbecue area, she turned around and bought a cup of local specialty matcha milk tea before heading home contentedly.

"In China, the biggest 'insecurity' at night is that there are too many delicacies in the night market! I like Guiyang's (贵阳) food too much!" Tiana said humorously.

Tiana, 31, entered Guizhou University (贵州大学) in 2016 to study Chinese. Since then, she has studied, worked, and married in Guiyang (贵阳). Speaking of her life experience in Guiyang (贵阳), Tiana first thinks of "relaxation." "Guiyang (贵阳) is especially suitable for living, the pace of life is not fast, and the nightlife is rich," Tiana said.

"I often go to eat barbecue with my husband late at night, and occasionally I make appointments with friends to drink beer in bars. In Guiyang's (贵阳) bars, I can put things on the table at will, and no one will take them," Tiana said, this sense of security makes her feel very at ease.

Three years ago, Tiana and her boyfriend from Shanxi (山西) got married, and the couple unanimously decided to settle in Guiyang (贵阳). Now, they have purchased a house close to the subway station.

In 2016, when Tiana first heard about Guiyang (贵阳) from her tutor, Guiyang (贵阳) was still a strange city to her. Now, after gaining an in-depth understanding of Guiyang (贵阳) and even Guizhou (贵州), she often promotes Guizhou (贵州) on her social media accounts. "Many foreign friends who see the photos I take will tell me that they want to come to Guizhou (贵州) to see it," Tiana said.

From 2016 to 2026, Guiyang (贵阳) has become Tiana's "second hometown" and the place where she has gained the most in her life. "My study and work experience in Guiyang (贵阳) has made me more courageous and confident, especially the improvement of my Chinese proficiency, which allows me to better integrate into the local life," Tiana said, she will continue to promote Guizhou (贵州) and let more people know about Guizhou (贵州) and understand Guizhou (贵州).

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Building a Reputation: Businesses Should Start by Accepting Honest Negative Reviews (Listening to the World)

By: 韩春瑶

Because of substandard quality of online purchases, or unpleasant offline dining experiences, it is perfectly normal for consumers to give negative reviews on e-commerce, group buying, and other platforms. However, many people have found that the genuine negative reviews they write disappear after a while.

Media investigations have revealed a gray industrial chain of "paid review deletion" behind this – review deleters offer merchants a clear price list, using platform technical loopholes or exploiting appeal rules to quietly "erase" consumers' genuine negative reviews.

For merchants, online ratings are directly related to the store's ranking on relevant lists, exposure, and attention. Driven by profit, some merchants spare no effort to fabricate positive reviews and delete negative reviews, attempting to attract customers with a "zero negative review" image. This precisely provides an opportunity for "paid review deletion." However, the practice of paying to delete reviews not only infringes upon consumers' legitimate rights and interests, but also undermines the fair competition of the market environment, ultimately harming the healthy development of the entire industry.

Authentic reviews are like a mirror, reflecting not only the voices of consumers, but also the business philosophy and broad-mindedness of merchants. How merchants view negative reviews is essentially how they treat customer expectations and how they treat their own development. Treating negative reviews as trouble inevitably leads to concealment and avoidance; treating negative reviews as a mirror can allow one to draw nutrients for progress from them.

Merchants can build a reputation by starting with accepting genuine negative reviews. Genuine negative reviews reflect customers' pain points and are also a handle for promoting merchants to optimize products and improve services. Wise merchants understand how to exchange sincerity for reputation, improve service levels and product quality in a targeted manner, and turn crises into opportunities for development. In reality, some merchants, when faced with negative reviews, patiently reply, communicate sincerely, and promptly improve services and optimize products, and instead reap more positive reviews... Over time, reputation naturally accumulates, and merchants also win more consumer trust.

Of course, the problem of malicious reviews cannot be ignored. Some "professional negative reviewers" carry out extortion through malicious reviews. In response, merchants should protect their rights and interests through formal appeal channels or legal means, rather than resorting to "paid review deletion." Platforms also need to strengthen technical checks and manual reviews, explore more scientific means of identifying malicious reviews, and provide support for merchants to resist malicious reviews while protecting consumers' rights to genuine expression, so that merchants can operate with peace of mind.

We look forward to all parties working together to jointly govern and build a genuine and honest evaluation ecosystem, create a fair, just, clean, and orderly consumption environment, and promote the vigorous development of the consumer market. 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù - "guard stump wait rabbit," to rely on luck or wait idly for opportunities).

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Express Delivery from All Directions

The Yangtze River Delta (长三角) Demonstration Zone Releases the First Batch of Jiangnan Water Town Cultural Symbols

Jiaxing (嘉兴), May 6 (Correspondent Yang Jie (杨洁)) - The Yangtze River Delta Ecology and Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone (长三角生态绿色一体化发展示范区) recently released the first batch of 10 Jiangnan (江南) water town cultural symbols, covering ancient buildings, traditional crafts, folk activities, and featured cuisines in Qingpu District (青浦区) of Shanghai (上海), Wujiang District (吴江区) of Suzhou City (苏州市) in Jiangsu Province (江苏省), and Jiashan County (嘉善县) of Jiaxing City (嘉兴市) in Zhejiang Province (浙江省).

China Grand Canal (中国大运河) Cities Theater Season Launched

Yangzhou (扬州), May 6 (Correspondent Jiang Siliang (蒋斯亮)) - "Theatrical Grand Canal (戏路运河) - China Grand Canal (中国大运河) Cities Theater Season" was recently launched in Yangzhou City (扬州市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省). The season's major and produced plays were officially released, with 10 major plays and 2 produced plays unveiled, and a complete list of the season's exciting plays announced.

Qinghai (青海) Establishes Old-for-New Agricultural and Pastoral Area Subsidy Zone

Xining (西宁), Qinghai Daily (青海日报), May 6 (Reporter Dong Jie (董洁)) - Recently, the Department of Commerce of Qinghai Province (青海省商务厅) established a special subsidy zone for old-for-new home appliances, digital and smart product purchases in agricultural and pastoral areas, building a complementary online and offline subsidy application channel. Offline, home appliance and digital sales stores with strong service capabilities and extensive sales networks were selected in 41 agricultural and pastoral counties to be included in the zone management; online, an exclusive application portal for old-for-new subsidies in agricultural and pastoral areas was opened.

Ningxia (宁夏) New Employment Form Laborers and Frontline Workers Can Enjoy Free Physical Examinations

Yinchuan (银川), Ningxia Daily (宁夏日报), May 6 (Reporter Chen Yu (陈郁)) - Ningxia (宁夏) recently launched the 2026 "Trade Union Sends Health, Service is by Your Side" health protection physical examination project, providing free physical examinations to 60,000 in-service new employment form laborers and frontline workers throughout the region, including truck drivers, online car-hailing drivers, couriers, and online delivery personnel.

Chongqing (重庆) Releases Urban Park Green Space Open Sharing Map

Chongqing (重庆), Chongqing Daily (重庆日报), May 6 (Reporter Cui Yao (崔曜)) - The "2026 Chongqing (重庆市) Urban Park Green Space Open Sharing Map" was recently released, updating 87 open sharing locations. Currently, the total number of urban park green space open sharing locations in Chongqing (重庆市) has reached 443.

Hainan (海南) Introduces Measures to Support the Development of Time-Honored Brands

Haikou (海口), Hainan Daily (海南日报), May 6 (Reporter Luo Xia (罗霞)) - Recently, multiple departments in Hainan (海南) introduced the "Several Measures of Hainan Province (海南省) to Support the Innovative Development of Time-Honored Brands," including supporting the construction of time-honored brand clusters, supporting cities and counties in introducing time-honored brands, and promoting time-honored brands as "must-buy and must-bring" items.

2026 National Youth Roller Skating (Speed Skating) Championships Concluded

Xinhua News Agency (新华社) - May 4, 2026 National Youth Roller Skating (Speed Skating) Championships concluded in Beidaihe District (北戴河区), Qinhuangdao City (秦皇岛市), Hebei (河北). The event included events such as the 200-meter double pursuit and the 300-meter time trial, attracting 214 representative teams and 1,121 young athletes to compete.

Lhasa (拉萨), Tibet (西藏), Establishes Thangka (唐卡) Art Vocational Skills Training School

Lhasa (拉萨), Tibet Daily (西藏日报), May 6 (Reporter Ming Ji (明吉)) - The Lhasa City (拉萨市) Thangka (唐卡) Art Vocational Skills Training School in Tibet (西藏) was recently established. The school implements differentiated teaching according to training levels, striving to cultivate Thangka (唐卡) production and Tibetan-style painting skilled personnel with both theoretical foundation and professional vocational qualities.

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"Dongfanghong" Tractors: Upgrading in the Fields

By: 新华社记者 周 圆 孙清清 秦 宏

Inside the intelligent factory of China Yituo Group (中国一拖集团), located in Luoyang (洛阳) City, Henan (河南) Province, a U-shaped assembly line slowly operates. Parts are assembled sequentially, gradually outlining the robust contours of the "Dongfanghong" (东方红) tractor.

At the exit, a tractor is gliding to the refueling and water filling area. As the engine "putters" to life, it heads straight for the testing ground.

"On average, one tractor rolls off the assembly line every 3 minutes," said Su Wensheng (苏文生), Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Yituo Group (中国一拖集团). This production line achieves a daily output of 200 units per shift and an annual capacity of over 45,000 units. It achieves flexible production, capable of assembling multiple series of tractors with varying horsepower simultaneously, increasing overall efficiency by more than 20%.

Continuously variable transmission (CVT) technology was once monopolized by foreign countries for a long time. Shi Jinzhong (史金钟), technical supervisor of the Tractor Institute of China Yituo Technology Center (中国一拖技术中心), and his team worked hard for six years, trying dozens of technical routes and drawing over ten thousand design drawings, finally overcoming this technology and successfully building China's largest horsepower CVT tractor.

Data from the China Machinery Industry Federation (中国机械工业联合会) shows that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's agricultural machinery industry achieved leapfrog development. Among them, the average R&D investment intensity of agricultural machinery enterprises reached 3.5%, driving an average annual increase of 15% in the number of industry patents. The industry has cultivated 118 national-level specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises and 23 national-level manufacturing single champion enterprises.

Technological innovation accumulates endogenous power, while overseas layout opens up new development space. "Our products have been exported to more than 100 countries and regions, covering Central Asia, Eastern Europe, South America, Africa and other regions. Last year, overseas market sales exceeded 10,000 units for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 41%," said Su Wensheng (苏文生).

(According to Xinhua News Agency (新华社))

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Luosifen Production Now Has Sour Bamboo Shoot Quality Inspectors

By: 新华社记者 曹祎铭摄影报道

In recent years, Liuzhou river snail rice noodles (螺蛳粉) in Guangxi (广西) have become popular with their unique flavor. Among them, the important ingredient, sour bamboo shoots, has a unique sour aroma and what some diners call a "stinky" smell, and is known as the "soul" of river snail rice noodles. The unique profession of "smell taster" (i.e., sour bamboo shoot quality inspector who judges the maturity and quality of sour bamboo shoots through smelling, etc.) has also emerged in Liuzhou (柳州).

Li Ren (李任), 39, is a sour bamboo shoot "smell taster" in Liuzhou (柳州). "I can basically judge the degree of fermentation of sour bamboo shoots with a sniff," said Li Ren (李任). The "stink" of sour bamboo shoots is actually a special odor produced by sealing and fermenting fresh bamboo shoots after soaking them in water. As time goes by, the odor will disappear little by little, and what replaces it is an attractive sour aroma. "How to distinguish the waxing and waning between different flavors is a great test of the 'smell taster'’s' skills."

As the river snail rice noodle (螺蛳粉) industry moves towards standardization and normalization, various professional testing instruments have become powerful assistants for "smell tasters," establishing quantifiable evaluation criteria for the quality of sour bamboo shoots.

In Li Ren's (李任) view, technological empowerment has maintained the bottom line of sour bamboo shoot quality, but there is no absolute data standard for whether the sour bamboo shoot flavor has reached its best state, and it still depends on the years of accumulated experience and sensitive sense of smell of the "smell taster" to judge.

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The village's "New Custom Hall" becomes the top choice for wedding banquets.

By: 新华社记者 刘 彤

Currently, one of the most popular places in Gongjiaquan Village (巩家泉村), Dongguan Subdistrict (东关街道), Chencang District (陈仓区), Baoji City (宝鸡市), Shaanxi (陕西) Province, is the village-level "New Custom Hall" (新风堂). This was originally an old opera stage built in 1975, but now it serves multiple functions, including wedding banquet services, cultural promotion, and broadcasting of joyful events, helping the village's civilization to radiate a brand new style.

In 2022, the village upgraded the grand opera stage, adding a 20-square-meter LED display screen, tiling the ground, and equipping it with kitchen stoves and other facilities. "'New Custom Hall' is fully functional, convenient, and practical," said Li Junping (李军平), director of the Gongjiaquan Village (巩家泉村) Village Affairs Supervision Committee. Now, it has become the first choice for young people of marriageable age in Gongjiaquan Village (巩家泉村) to hold wedding banquets.

Lu Qiao (鲁峤) and Pan Yanzi (潘燕子), villagers who recently held their wedding banquet at the "New Custom Hall" (新风堂), have a deep understanding of this. On the day of the wedding banquet, the village committee provided them with necessary equipment such as tables and chairs free of charge at the "New Custom Hall" (新风堂). The banquet was set up according to the standard of no more than 30 tables and a cost of no more than 200 yuan per table. After the entire ceremony was completed, the cost was nearly 50,000 yuan less than the budget. "It is very meaningful to hold a wedding on the old opera stage that carries childhood memories," said Lu Qiao (鲁峤).

Li Junping (李军平) said that in recent years, many young people in the village have chosen to hold their weddings at the "New Custom Hall" (新风堂). Wedding banquets do not compete with each other, do not waste money, and do not show off, which has become a conscious action in the village.

(According to Xinhua News Agency)

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Standardized "new place names" drive rural development

By: 河北日报记者 高 珊

Delivery services struggle to find their way into villages, vehicle navigation "fails" upon entering, and tourists "can get in but can't find their way around"—these problems of having places without names have plagued many rural communities. In recent years, Hebei Province has launched the "Rural Place Naming Initiative" (乡村著名行动), and various localities are using vivid "new place names" to clear obstacles in rural governance.

Recently, the Cangzhou (沧州) Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau (民政局) and other departments in Hebei (河北) issued the "Action Plan for Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the 'Rural Place Naming Initiative'" ("乡村著名行动'提质增效工作方案"), which clarifies that Cangzhou (沧州) plans to complete the recording of 36,000 street and alley place name information entries into the National Place Name Information Database (国家地名信息库) this year, focusing on solving the "last mile" navigation bottlenecks for logistics distribution and the "difficulty in entering villages" for rural tourism. At the same time, the plan focuses on creating a "place name +" integration model, cultivating "local-branded" and "rural-branded" characteristic agricultural product brands, and activating the brand value of place names.

Place names are not just for "giving directions," but more importantly for "making a name." Cangzhou (沧州) plans to embed place name culture corridors and check-in points into scenic spots and characteristic villages and towns, combine with the commerce department's "one product, one broadcast" work, develop online malls and live broadcast rooms for place name identification products, and use short videos and live streaming to promote "good things with place names."

For example, Zaoqiang County (枣强县) in Hengshui (衡水) City deeply explores the geographical indication value of place names, combines it with local industrial characteristics, and creates more than 50 local brands such as "Liuchang Old Tofu" (流常老豆腐) and "Jiahui Smoked Chicken" (加会熏鸡), which are widely promoted through the internet.

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Villagers' "new technology" creates a work recruitment brand.

By: 云南日报记者 郎晶晶

At the grape base in Longhe Village (龙和村), Anning City (安宁市), Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), Zhang Lifen (张丽芬), the recipient of the 2026 National May Day Labor Medal, crouches under the trellis. Her right hand holds scissors, and her left hand supports the fruit cluster. "Snip, snip," the excess fruit grains fall off in response, and the fruit cluster becomes evenly spaced and full.

Zhang Lifen (张丽芬) is currently the Party Branch Secretary of the Qiaoxifu Jinjiandao Labor Service Professional Cooperative (建水县巧媳妇金剪刀劳务服务专业合作社) in Jianshui County (建水县), Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture (红河哈尼族彝族自治州), Yunnan (云南). She is also the leader of the Jinjiandao fruit thinning team. More than 10 years ago, the local area began to develop grape cultivation, and Zhang Lifen (张丽芬), who was in her early 20s at the time, entered the grape fields. At first, she knew nothing about the growth habits of grapes and the standards for pruning and thinning fruit. She constantly studied and researched, and soon became a technical backbone. She also used her spare time to teach the sisters in the village fruit thinning techniques, leading everyone to take the fruit thinning certificate, and relying on the "new technology" she learned to increase income and become rich. A few years ago, she took the lead in establishing the Jianshui County Qiaoxifu Jinjiandao Labor Service Professional Cooperative (建水县巧媳妇金剪刀劳务服务专业合作社). She is not only a leader, but also a rural broker who helps to contact employment.

After the grapes in Jianshui (建水) are thinned, they move to Anning City (安宁市), Qujing Xuanwei City (曲靖宣威市), and then out of Yunnan (云南), heading to Shaanxi (陕西), Shandong (山东), Liaoning (辽宁), and Xinjiang (新疆) – following the footsteps of grape ripening all the way. Now, the fruit thinning team directly led by her has more than 50 members, and the "Qiaoxifu Jinjiandao Fruit Thinning Team" has become a labor service brand of Jianshui County (建水县).

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Strengthening self-reliance in science and technology and fostering independent talent cultivation (In-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era)

By: 杨振斌 丁奎岭

On April 7, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to all faculty and students of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), Xi'an Jiao Tong University (西安交通大学), Southwest Jiaotong University (西南交通大学), and Beijing Jiaotong University (北京交通大学), expressing his earnest expectations for the development of the universities, and emphasizing "focusing on the country's major strategic needs, strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talents, achieving more breakthroughs in promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and making new contributions to building a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent." General Secretary Xi Jinping's important reply is based on the great cause of building a strong country and national rejuvenation, and puts forward clear requirements for universities in the new era to answer the fundamental question of education of "who to train, how to train, and for whom to train," as well as supporting high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology with high-quality education, and points out the direction for accurately grasping the relationship between education, science and technology, and talent, and promoting the virtuous interaction between independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talents.
"It is necessary to strengthen basic research with greater efforts and more practical measures, enhance China's original innovation capabilities, and further consolidate the foundation for building a strong country in science and technology." "It is necessary to promote the development of education, science and technology, and talent in an integrated manner." On April 30, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized at the symposium on strengthening basic research.
At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is accelerating, and international competition is increasingly reflected in education competition, science and technology competition, and talent competition. Facing the goals and tasks of economic and social development during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, universities must actively integrate their own development into the overall national development, accurately understand the inherent logic and practical requirements of "strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talents," firmly grasp the objective laws of the inherent consistency and mutual support of education development, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation, and closely combine teaching and educating people, scientific research, and talent introduction and cultivation with the country's major strategic needs, and continuously promote China's educational advantages, scientific and technological advantages, and talent advantages into strategic advantages for achieving high-quality development.

Anchoring Development Goals and Consolidating the Foundation for Self-Reliance
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "Only innovation can lead to self-reliance and competition. We must unswervingly follow the path of independent innovation and firmly grasp the initiative of innovative development in our own hands." Strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent cultivation of talents, these "two independences," are the key to grasping the initiative of development and the dominant power of competition. At present, the world is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century, and international competition in science and technology and talent is becoming increasingly fierce. To achieve high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology in China, we must ultimately rely on high-level innovative talents, and we must attach greater importance to independent talent cultivation and the cultivation of scientific spirit, innovative ability, and creative thinking.
Strengthening independent innovation in science and technology focuses on improving the ability of independent innovation. Practice has proved that key core technologies cannot be obtained, bought, or begged for, and there is no way out by simply following others. The more complex the external environment, the more we must adhere to the path of independent innovation with Chinese characteristics and form an innovative foundation that supports long-term development. By improving the new type of national system, coordinating the construction of national strategic scientific and technological forces, strengthening original and leading scientific and technological research, and accelerating the solution of problems such as China's relatively weak original innovation capabilities and the dependence on others for some key core technologies, we can truly firmly grasp the lifeline of science and technology in our own hands. At the same time, it should be seen that strengthening independent innovation in science and technology is not about closing the door to construction, but about adhering to independence and self-reliance in high-level opening up, enhancing innovation resilience in open cooperation, and cultivating strategic determination in global scientific and technological competition.
Strengthening independent talent cultivation focuses on accelerating the construction of national strategic talent forces. Innovation-driven is essentially talent-driven. Without a large number of top-notch innovative talents, outstanding engineering talents, and highly skilled talents independently cultivated, it is impossible to form a continuous supply of innovation capabilities. Universities can only continuously improve their talent supply capabilities by focusing on national strategic needs and scientific and technological development trends, improving the adjustment mechanism of discipline settings and talent training models, and strengthening the construction of basic disciplines, emerging disciplines, and interdisciplinary disciplines. Young talents are the most dynamic and creative group. We must attach greater importance to the cultivation of young talents' practical abilities, original abilities, and cross-border integration abilities, and guide them to integrate their personal growth into the needs of the country, integrate their academic pursuits into the mission of the times, and increase their talents in serving the overall situation and temper their skills in overcoming difficulties.
Strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation is an inevitable requirement for grasping strategic initiative and improving core competitiveness. Facing the current global scientific and technological development trend, it is necessary to simultaneously deploy the construction of talent echelons when deploying major scientific and technological tasks facing the frontier; and to simultaneously promote high-quality talent cultivation when promoting industrial innovation around key areas. How to transform talent advantages into innovation advantages, innovation advantages into industrial advantages, and industrial advantages into development advantages is a question that the work of education, science and technology, and talent in the new era must answer well. China has the advantages of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, the advantages of a super-large-scale market, the advantages of a complete industrial system, and the advantages of abundant talent resources, which determine that we are fully capable of forming our own characteristics in independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation. To transform existing advantages into real advantages and development results, we must grasp the strategic initiative, both based on the present to make up for shortcomings and strengthen weaknesses, and focusing on the long-term to build systems and cultivate ecology, and continuously enhance the source supply capacity of independent innovation in science and technology and the long-term support capacity of independent talent cultivation.

Promoting Virtuous Interaction and Activating Integration Momentum
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized "promoting the virtuous interaction between independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation," which points out the direction and provides fundamental guidance for us to build a strong country in education, a strong country in science and technology, and a strong country in talent. Enhancing the concept of the system and accurately grasping the relationship between the virtuous interaction of "two independences" of independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation is conducive to promoting the development of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation in an integrated manner.
The "two independences" are inherently unified. Independent innovation in science and technology expands the goals, content, and practical scenarios of independent talent cultivation, and independent talent cultivation provides continuous power support for independent innovation in science and technology. Without high-level independent innovation in science and technology, independent talent cultivation is prone to being divorced from reality, divorced from the frontier, and divorced from national needs, and it is difficult to truly form a training system that faces the future and meets national strategic needs; without high-quality independent talent cultivation, independent innovation in science and technology lacks a stable source of talent, continuous team support, and independent knowledge production capacity.
Promoting the virtuous interaction of the "two independences" is essentially promoting the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and promoting the deep coupling of scientific and technological innovation, talent cultivation, and the construction of a modern industrial system. At present, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation puts forward new requirements for innovative organizational methods, optimizing talent growth paths, and improving institutional coordination. The scientific and technological innovation methods of individual breakthroughs, line divisions, and fighting alone have been unable to adapt to the needs of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation. Further innovating organizational methods, optimizing talent growth paths, and improving institutional coordination, and promoting the virtuous interaction of the "two independences" will help promote China's scientific and technological innovation to achieve a leap from point-like breakthroughs to system leaps. This puts forward new and higher requirements for us to deepen the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent system and mechanism. How to further smooth the effective connection between the innovation chain, the talent chain, and the industrial chain, how to further improve the matching degree between discipline adjustment settings, talent training models, and technological changes and industrial upgrading, how to further promote the transformation of scientific research advantages into educational advantages, and the transformation of educational achievements into innovation advantages, so as to improve the overall effectiveness of education serving innovation, talent supporting innovation, and innovation feeding back education, are all issues that must be answered well.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) required upholding the school-running purpose of "seeking truth and being pragmatic," which provides important guidance for promoting the virtuous interaction of the "two independences." "Seeking truth" focuses on respecting laws, honing skills, and laying a solid foundation, and requires independent talent cultivation to be based on true knowledge, true problems, and true abilities; "Being pragmatic" focuses on serving the country, facing needs, and promoting transformation, and requires independent innovation in science and technology and school management to reflect practical orientation and contribution orientation. For high-level research universities, "real learning" and "real industry" are an organic whole, unified in the practice of serving the country's major strategic needs. Only by more closely connecting classrooms, laboratories, engineering sites, and industrial front lines, so that the talent training system and the scientific research innovation system are deeply integrated, and discipline education and industrial practice are closely combined, can we truly form a virtuous cycle of promoting education through innovation and strengthening innovation through education.
General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) required "achieving more breakthroughs in promoting the deep integration of industry, academia, and research" in his important reply, which provides an action guide for promoting the virtuous interaction of the "two independences." Universities must continue to exert efforts in promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, and carry out collaborative research, collaborative education, and collaborative transformation around key areas, and build an innovation consortium led by leading enterprises, supported by university research institutes, and coordinated by various entities. Continue to exert efforts in coordinating the integrated reform of the education, science and technology, and talent system and mechanism, strengthen planning coordination, policy coordination, resource coordination, and evaluation linkage, and form a work pattern of promoting the development of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation in an integrated manner. Improve the discipline setting adjustment mechanism and talent training model driven by scientific and technological development and national strategic needs, and promote more scientific research projects, innovation platforms, and major projects to become educational platforms; build a school-enterprise joint training, industry-education integration development, and science-education collaborative education system, so that problems in innovation enter the classroom, talent training is connected to scientific research, and industrial applications reverse drive education reform, and build a collaborative path for promoting the development of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation in an integrated manner.

Adhering to the Leadership of the Party and Gathering the Joint Force for Building a Strong Country and National Rejuvenation
The key to running China's affairs well lies in the Party. Strengthening the Party's leadership over universities and strengthening and improving the Party's construction in universities is the fundamental guarantee for running socialist universities with Chinese characteristics well. General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) pointed out: "We must fully recognize the strategic leading position and fundamental supporting role of science and technology, anchor the strategic goal of building a strong country in science and technology by 2035, strengthen top-level design and overall planning, and accelerate the realization of high-level self-reliance and self-strengthening in science and technology." Looking to the future, whether it is seizing the commanding heights of scientific and technological development or promoting the deep integration of scientific and technological innovation and industrial innovation, whether it is cultivating new quality productive forces or shaping new momentum and new advantages for development, it is inseparable from promoting the virtuous interaction and coordinated efforts of the "two independences." Adhering to the Party's overall leadership provides a fundamental guarantee for promoting the virtuous interaction and coordinated efforts of the "two independences." To this end, we must organically combine ideal and belief education, value shaping, ability cultivation, and knowledge imparting, and guide the vast number of young people to establish the ambition to serve the country and strive for a strong country.
Adhering to the socialist direction of running schools, cultivating people for the Party and talents for the country, and uniting the vast number of teachers, researchers, and young students closely under the banner of the Party, and combining the promotion of the Westward Relocation Spirit with the promotion of the spirit of scientists and the spirit of educators, can better guide the vast number of teachers, researchers, and young students to have the motherland in mind and serve the people, and ensure that independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation always advance along the correct direction. We must give full play to the important role of the Party committee in grasping the direction, managing the overall situation, making decisions, and ensuring implementation, and work hard in optimizing the ecology, strengthening services, and activating vitality, and lead high-quality development with high-quality Party building. Adhering to respecting labor, respecting knowledge, respecting talent, and respecting creation, optimizing the entire chain mechanism of talent cultivation, use, evaluation, service, support, and incentive, creating a good atmosphere of sincerely loving talent, carefully cultivating talent, wholeheartedly attracting talent, and carefully using talent, and forming a vivid situation in which everyone can become a talent and everyone can give full play to their talents. Respect teaching laws, scientific research laws, and talent growth laws, further reduce the burden on scientific researchers, so that all kinds of talents can concentrate on doing academic work, concentrate on research, and concentrate on cultivating new people, and devote their main energy to the most valuable creation.
Strengthening independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation must be a long-term effort and continuous effort. Universities must more consciously closely link school management with the country's major strategic needs, closely link talent cultivation with scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and closely link school development with national strategies, regional development, and social progress, and strive to produce a batch of high-level original achievements and cultivate a batch of high-level innovative talents, so as to make positive contributions to serving high-quality development, enhance school-running capabilities in serving national strategies, demonstrate value pursuits in responding to the needs of the times, and cultivate an educational ecology in promoting innovation. In recent years, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学) has transformed major projects, major platforms, and major projects into educational platforms, allowing students to increase their true talents in solving real problems and allowing teachers to improve their educational capabilities in undertaking major tasks, and continuously improving the quality and efficiency of independent talent cultivation; it has integrated engineering education, industrial practice, cutting-edge research, and innovation and entrepreneurship education to promote students to improve their comprehensive quality and innovation capabilities in multi-disciplinary intersection, multi-subject collaboration, and multi-scene practice.
Promoting the virtuous interaction of the "two independences" requires universities to participate in the global innovation network at a higher level on the basis of standing on their own feet and enhancing their capabilities. We must organically unify opening up and exchange with independence and self-reliance, adhere to open cooperation with me as the mainstay, actively carry out international academic exchanges, joint research, and talent cooperation, be good at learning from open cooperation, improving capabilities, and shaping advantages, and better gather world-class educational resources and innovative elements, and strengthen independent innovation in science and technology and independent talent cultivation with a more calm and firm attitude.

(The authors are the Party Secretary and President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (上海交通大学), respectively)

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Good at "Looking Ahead and Behind," Creating Achievements for the People (Ideological Perspective)

By: 蓝汉林

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Promote the spirit 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 require me, but success definitely requires me," emphasizing long-term commitment and collective effort), and adhere to drawing a blueprint to the end." Successively and consistently implementing the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee is an important requirement for establishing and practicing a correct view of achievements. *Zhejiang Xin Yu* says this: "We must be good at 'looking forward' and also pay attention to 'looking back,' uniting and leading the cadres and masses of the local area and department to strive to run on the track of scientific development." "Looking forward and looking back" is a reflection of adhering to drawing a blueprint to the end, which means that leading cadres must not only promote existing scientific deployments and plans, but also lay a good foundation for subsequent development. This year, local leadership teams at all levels will be replaced one after another. For leading cadres to "look forward and look back" is a matter of course in establishing and practicing a correct view of achievements, and is of great significance to the development of the cause of the Party and the country.

Many deviations in the view of achievements are related to the lack of a relay consciousness of "looking forward and looking back" among leading cadres. Some leading cadres do not do things that were not started by themselves, and must engrave their own achievements before they are willing to do it, like to be unconventional, "flip pancakes" back and forth, and are keen on "changing tracks"; some blindly borrow money to engage in "image projects" and "face-saving projects," resulting in "the achievements of the predecessors, the burden of the successors." The root cause of these problems lies in the fact that some leading cadres place personal interests and personal promotion above the interests of the people, and place short-term results above the development of the cause and long-term interests. Adhering to "looking forward and looking back" requires breaking out of the limitations of "calculating small accounts" and "calculating short-term accounts," examining current decisions with a long-term perspective, and fundamentally overcoming flashy and unsustainable behaviors.

"Looking forward and looking back" reflects the mission and responsibility of being responsible for the cause and responsible for history. "Looking forward" means respecting history and building on the past. "Looking forward" is not following the old ways and sticking to conventions, but drawing wisdom from history, summarizing experience, and grasping laws. Faced with the work left by predecessors, we must analyze it realistically, adhere to what is in line with the cause of the Party and the interests of the masses, and correct what is not in line with it. "Looking forward" requires leading cadres to maintain historical patience, not to give up because it is difficult to complete in the short term, or to be discouraged because they do not see results. "Looking back" means focusing on the long term and benefiting future generations. "Looking back" is not empty talk about the future and detachment from reality, but grasping trends with forward-looking thinking and planning development with a responsible attitude. The deeper the reform goes, the more long-term planning is needed. "Looking back" requires leading cadres to do basic, strategic, and long-term work to build momentum for long-term development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Our Communists engage in undertakings and create achievements for the benefit of the people, not for personal promotion and gain." Only by putting the people in the highest position in our hearts and always remembering that benefiting the people is the greatest achievement can we have the pattern and mind of "looking forward and looking back." In the 1960s, the cadres and masses of Linxian County (林县) in Henan (河南) Province spent nearly 10 years chiseling through mountains and rocks and digging canals for thousands of miles to build an "artificial Tianhe (天河)," changing the local predicament of "nine droughts in ten years and water as expensive as oil." Why did the local leading cadres unswervingly promote the arduous project of the Red Flag Canal (红旗渠)? Yang Gui (杨贵), then Secretary of the Linxian County (林县) Party Committee, said that water is everything in Linxian (林县). In Linxian (林县), we must completely solve the problem of water shortage for the folks. Otherwise, we are not true Communists. These firm words express the Communists' responsibility to the people. We must proceed from the interests of the people, do what is beneficial to the people without hesitation, and resolutely not do what is not beneficial to the people. By firmly grasping such a value yardstick, we can abandon personal selfishness and do things that are beneficial to the Party and the people with perseverance.

Only by using the methodology of systematic thinking can we "look forward and look back." For example, at present, the task of promoting high-quality development and developing new quality productive forces in various places is very urgent. The more this is the case, the more we must be good at planning and promoting development from an overall perspective. Developing new quality productive forces is not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires careful cultivation and continuous efforts. The innovation ecosystem and business environment are gradually improved through long-term adherence and sustained efforts. If policies are changed frequently, it will be difficult to accomplish great things. Leading cadres must adhere to overall planning, handle the relationship between the present and the long term, etc., when thinking about problems, making decisions, and doing things. We must organically combine seeking temporary results with seeking long-term results, and do more things that are effective in the present and sustainable in the long term. Innovate in the relay, relay in the innovation, combine new realities and new conditions, and turn the established scientific goals and beautiful work blueprints into reality with new ideas and new measures, so as to truly be responsible to history and the people.

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Making Great Strides in Green Finance (Targeted Approach)

By: 王 熙

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) emphasized: "Do a good job on the five major articles of science and technology finance, green finance, inclusive finance, pension finance, and digital finance," and "Continuously optimize the economic policy toolbox to support green and low-carbon development, leverage the guiding role of green finance, and create efficient ecological and green industrial clusters." The "15th Five-Year Plan" outlines: "Enrich green financial products and services." Green finance is not a general financial innovation, but an important institutional arrangement anchored in accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and continuously optimizing the economic policy toolbox to support green and low-carbon development. To do a good job in the major article of green finance, it is necessary to orderly guide resource elements into key areas of green and low-carbon development, and focus on transforming ecological advantages into development advantages.

Proactively allocate resources to cultivate green productivity. Green transformation is not a simple transfer of factors, but a green leap in productivity. It is a process of proactively allocating and continuously reorganizing various production factors based on the future direction of development and in line with the trend of technological progress. Continuously optimizing the economic policy toolbox to support green and low-carbon development must enhance foresight, guidance, and inclusiveness, better leverage the role of financing guarantees, industrial chain finance, and other mechanisms, and drive more resources to be invested in new fields and models that reflect the future direction of development, such as green technology innovation, green infrastructure, green energy, green manufacturing, and green supply chains, to better leverage the important role of finance in promoting green development. For example, the Fuzhou Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (中国工商银行) has created a full-cycle financial service system for its core supporting enterprises, focusing on the industrial chain layout of the new energy enterprise CATL (宁德时代).

Improve long-term investment and financing to build a solid foundation for green development. Green transformation has significant long-cycle characteristics. Whether it is green technology innovation, industrial implementation, green transformation of traditional industries, or the construction of a new energy system, it requires long-term, continuous, and stable investment. Short-term profit-driven investment and financing arrangements are difficult to match the time logic of green transformation. The important responsibility of green finance lies in enhancing the supply capacity of long-term capital and the financing capacity of related enterprises, focusing on the term mismatch problem in green transformation. To this end, we can coordinate the role of various tools such as green credit, green bonds, green funds, and transition finance, innovate financial product design, optimize the term structure of investment and financing, expand the sources of long-term funds, and enhance the continuity, stability, and predictability of green investment, providing a stable and sustainable financial environment for accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development. For example, the construction of the Jingling Reservoir (镜岭水库) in Zhejiang (浙江) has a long construction cycle and slow return on investment, making it difficult to raise funds in the early stage. By issuing a special real estate investment trust fund to revitalize the income from existing assets and using the raised funds for the project construction capital, the term mismatch pressure of the project construction was effectively alleviated.

Strengthen mechanism guarantees to upgrade the "risk firewall." Accelerating the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development faces physical risks brought about by global climate change and extreme weather, as well as multiple uncertainties such as the evolution of technology routes and changes in regulatory rules. Green finance must not only have the unique skill of "discovering value" but also the ability to "manage risk." For example, Guangdong (广东), Hainan (海南), and other places have actively promoted the establishment of local government typhoon and heavy rainfall catastrophe insurance systems, which have effectively improved the local level of catastrophe insurance prevention. Green finance is an important institutional support for enhancing the ability to cope with physical risks and green transformation risks. It is necessary to further promote the innovation of climate investment and financing products and carbon financial derivatives in an orderly manner, improve the green and low-carbon standard system, strengthen environmental information disclosure, and better leverage the important function of finance in enhancing the resilience of economic and social development.

Leverage synergy to gather policy synergy. The comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development is a systematic project with significant externalities and systemic nature. This process is inseparable from top-level design and policy guidance, and also involves multiple policy systems such as finance, industry, environmental protection, and regional coordination. The important value of green finance lies in relying on the resource allocation and expectation guidance functions of the financial market to transform policy signals from different fields and levels into identifiable and operable financing conditions, thereby guiding investment preferences and promoting effective connection between market choices, corporate decisions, and macroeconomic policies. By continuously optimizing the economic policy toolbox, we should further strengthen the deep coupling of green financial instruments with other macroeconomic policies, and better transform the consistency of macroeconomic policy orientation into the financing convenience and investment enthusiasm of micro-subjects. Relying on the strong connectivity of the financial market, we should promote the coordinated efforts of regional green transformation, industrial green upgrading, and corporate green investment, effectively transform policy dividends into the actual results of industrial structure optimization and green development, and provide strong support for the coordinated promotion of carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion, and growth.

(Author's affiliation: School of Economics, Peking University (北京大学经济学院))

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Promoting the High-Quality, Diversified, and Convenient Development of Livelihood Service Industries (In-Depth Thinking)

By: 戈艳霞

General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) recently made important instructions on the development of the service industry, emphasizing the need to "promote the high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of lifestyle service industries," which pointed out the direction for the high-quality development of the service industry, especially the high-quality development of lifestyle service industries. The State Council recently issued the "Opinions on Promoting the Expansion and Quality Improvement of the Service Industry," which made specific arrangements for "enhancing the development capabilities of key areas in the lifestyle service industry." To implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) important instructions, it is necessary to profoundly grasp the rich connotations of promoting the high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of lifestyle service industries, promote the expansion and quality improvement of lifestyle service industries, and help the high-quality development of the service industry.

As an important area for smoothing the national economic cycle and creating a high-quality life, the lifestyle service industry is connected to the real economy on one end and the people's well-being on the other. It has a wide scope and is closely related to economic and social development, involving all aspects of people's lives. Since the new era, with the economic and social development of China, people's needs for a better life have become more extensive, and residents' consumption tendencies and consumption patterns have undergone profound changes. After basic needs such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation have been met, service consumption such as cultural and entertainment experiences and health and beauty has become a new trend in consumption. In response to this trend, China (中国) has actively promoted the development of the lifestyle service industry. For example, the "13th Five-Year Plan" and the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline the development of the lifestyle service industry, and the "Outline for Building a Quality Strong Country" issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (中共中央) and the State Council (国务院) requires "promoting the upgrading of the lifestyle service industry to high-quality and diversified." Under the promotion of a series of policies and measures, the scale of China's (中国) lifestyle service industry has steadily expanded, and its quality and efficiency have continued to improve, playing an important role in supporting industrial development, meeting people's needs, and driving employment expansion.

The "15th Five-Year Plan" period is a period of accelerated development of service consumption, and the development of the lifestyle service industry contains huge potential. Promoting the high-quality, diversified, and convenient development of lifestyle service industries and enhancing the development capabilities of key areas in the lifestyle service industry are not only inherent requirements for better meeting the people's needs for a better life and releasing domestic demand potential, but also important measures to consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy and smooth the national economic cycle.

Focusing on residents' pursuit of a high-quality life, promote the high-quality development of the lifestyle service industry and expand the supply of upgraded services. Focusing on people's constantly upgrading consumption needs, improve the quality of the lifestyle service industry, and respond to the expectations of consumption upgrades with the leap in supply quality. This is not only an inherent requirement for boosting consumption vitality, but also a strategic choice for enhancing industrial capabilities. It is possible to cultivate new models of intelligent, customized, and experiential sports consumption, and promote the high-quality development of the sports event economy and the ice and snow economy; implement retail innovation and upgrading projects, and support qualified cities to create new consumption scenarios with a "one store, one policy" approach; and so on.

Focusing on residents' diversified consumption needs, promote the diversified development of the lifestyle service industry and refine personalized services. As residents' income levels continue to increase, service consumption will show an increasingly distinct trend of personalization and segmentation. Refining personalized services and connecting the diversification of supply with the personalization and segmentation of demand is the main grasp for accurately meeting new consumption expectations and smoothing the micro-circulation of consumption, and it is also an important path to fully release consumption dividends and cultivate new growth points in service consumption. To this end, diversified and specialized services such as health and wellness, home furnishing and decoration, psychological counseling, and intelligent companionship can be tailored. For example, medical and health institutions can be encouraged to carry out personalized family doctor contract services, providing services such as health assessment, chronic disease management, home visits, and medication guidance; new types of door-to-door services can also be expanded to improve the quality of employees and the level of professional services.

Focusing on the basic needs of residents' daily lives, promote the convenient development of the lifestyle service industry and promote more inclusive and high-quality basic needs services. As the pace of life accelerates, residents have higher requirements for the time and space to obtain life services. Promoting more inclusive and high-quality basic needs services and connecting the convenient supply of life services with "nearby needs" can not only achieve service accessibility and better solve the urgent needs and anxieties of the masses, but also transform potential needs into immediate consumption, fully stimulate domestic demand vitality, and optimize urban and rural functions and improve governance effectiveness. Through measures such as improving the three-level elderly care service network in counties, townships, and villages, and developing inclusive childcare and integrated childcare services, the people's sense of gain can be continuously improved.

(The author is a researcher at the Xi Jinping (习近平) Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中国社会科学院).)

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Social Assistance Law of the People's Republic of China

Presidential Decree of the People's Republic of China
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 take effect on July 1, 2026.

President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping (习近平)
April 30, 2026

Contents
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Assistance Recipients and Measures
Chapter III Assistance Procedures
Chapter IV Participation of Social Forces
Chapter V Assistance Supervision and Guarantee
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 This Law is enacted in accordance with the Constitution in order to guarantee the basic livelihood of citizens, enable the people to share the fruits of reform and development, improve the social assistance system, promote social equity, and maintain social harmony and stability.

Article 2 The State establishes and improves the social assistance system and protects, in accordance with the law, the right of citizens to obtain material assistance and assistance services from the State and society.

Article 3 Social assistance adheres to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, adheres to a people-centered approach, and practices the tenet of serving the people **全心全意** (quán xīn quán yì - "wholeheartedly, single-mindedly," with utmost sincerity and devotion).

Social assistance adheres to urban-rural coordination, adheres to doing what is possible and acting according to capacity, adheres to guaranteeing the basics, providing a safety net, addressing urgent needs, and ensuring sustainability, adheres to linking with other social security systems, and adheres to adapting to economic and social development.

Social assistance work shall follow the principles of openness, fairness, impartiality, convenience, and timeliness.

Article 4 Social assistance implements a working mechanism of Party committee leadership, government responsibility, civil affairs leading, departmental coordination, and social participation.

People's governments at or above the county level shall establish a social assistance coordination mechanism to coordinate, coordinate, supervise, and guide relevant departments to do a good job in social assistance within their respective responsibilities. The specific work of the coordination mechanism shall be undertaken by the civil affairs departments of the people's governments at or above the county level.

The civil affairs, education, human resources and social security, housing and urban-rural development, health, emergency management, medical security, and other departments of the people's governments at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as social assistance management departments) shall be responsible for the corresponding social assistance work in accordance with their respective responsibilities.

Article 5 Township people's governments and sub-district offices shall, in accordance with the law, do a good job in accepting, reviewing, and dynamically managing social assistance.

Villagers' committees and residents' committees shall, in accordance with the law, assist in household visits and social assistance applications.

Article 6 People's governments at or above the county level shall include social assistance work in the national economic and social development plan.

Local people's governments at all levels shall reasonably arrange social assistance funds in combination with the level of economic and social development and financial resources, implement budget performance management, and the payment of funds shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions on treasury centralized payment management.

Article 7 The State encourages and supports citizens, legal persons, and other organizations to participate in social assistance in accordance with the law.

Trade unions, the Communist Youth League, women's federations, disabled persons' federations, the Red Cross Society, and other organizations shall participate in social assistance in accordance with their duties or articles of association and carry out assistance activities.

Article 8 People's governments at all levels, social assistance management departments of people's governments at or above the county level, and villagers' committees and residents' committees shall, through various forms, publicize social assistance laws, regulations, rules, and policies.

News media such as newspapers, periodicals, radio, and television, and network service providers shall strengthen public welfare publicity on social assistance.

Article 9 People's governments at all levels shall take measures to encourage, support, and guide social assistance recipients with labor capacity to help themselves, become self-reliant, and get out of poverty.

Article 10 The State promotes the informatization of social assistance work, strengthens the construction of a dynamic monitoring information platform for low-income people, realizes the accurate identification and normalized assistance of low-income people, and improves the management and service capabilities and levels of social assistance.

Article 11 Social assistance work shall protect personal privacy and personal information in accordance with the law.

Relevant units and personnel shall follow the principles of legality, legitimacy, and necessity when processing personal information, take effective measures to ensure the security of personal information, and keep confidential personal information learned in social assistance work in accordance with the law.

Article 12 Units and individuals who have made significant achievements in social assistance work shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with relevant State regulations.

Chapter II Assistance Recipients and Measures

Article 13 Social assistance recipients include people in extreme poverty, families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, families with rigid expenditure difficulties, disaster-stricken people, people with temporary and serious difficulties in basic living, people in need of emergency medical assistance, and vagrant people without a means of living.

Article 14 The State establishes and improves a hierarchical and classified social assistance system, scientifically identifies social assistance recipients, and provides timely and targeted social assistance according to the type and degree of difficulty of the assistance recipients.

Article 15 Social assistance is divided into basic living assistance, special social assistance, and emergency social assistance.

Basic living assistance includes support for people in extreme poverty and minimum living security.

Special social assistance includes medical assistance, education assistance, housing assistance, employment assistance, and disaster-stricken people assistance.

Emergency social assistance includes temporary assistance, emergency medical assistance, and assistance for vagrant people without a means of living.

People's governments at or above the county level may increase corresponding social assistance measures in combination with actual conditions.

Article 16 For elderly people, minors, and disabled people who have no labor capacity, no source of income, and no legal supporters, nurturers, or supporters, or whose legal obligors have no ability to perform their obligations, the social assistance management department shall provide support for people in extreme poverty, provide basic living conditions, necessary care services, disease treatment, and handle funeral affairs.

People in extreme poverty may be supported in a centralized manner in support service institutions or in a decentralized manner at home. People in extreme poverty may choose their own form of support.

Minors among people in extreme poverty who are still in compulsory education or high school education (including secondary vocational education) after reaching the age of eighteen shall continue to be supported.

Article 17 The basic living standards and care standards for people in extreme poverty shall be determined and announced by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government or the people's governments of cities divided into districts.

Article 18 For families receiving minimum living security whose per capita household income is lower than the local minimum living security standard and whose property status meets the regulations, the social assistance management department shall provide minimum living security and issue minimum living security funds on a monthly basis.

Minimum living security funds may be issued according to the actual difference between the per capita household income and the local minimum living security standard, or they may be issued in fixed amounts in different grades.

Article 19 The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, based on the local economic and social development status and the people's living standards, comprehensively consider factors such as per capita consumption expenditure or per capita disposable income of residents, formulate and adjust the minimum living security standard or minimum living security guidance standard within their respective administrative regions in a timely manner. If the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government formulate minimum living security guidance standards, the people's governments of cities divided into districts may formulate minimum living security standards within their respective administrative regions, and the standards formulated shall not be lower than the minimum living security guidance standards formulated by the people's governments of their respective provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Article 20 People's governments at or above the county level shall take measures to provide necessary living security for elderly people, minors, severely disabled people, and patients with serious illnesses who still have special difficulties in living after receiving minimum living security funds.

Article 21 For families on the edge of minimum living security whose per capita household income is lower than the local standard for families on the edge of minimum living security and whose property status meets the regulations, the social assistance management department shall provide corresponding social assistance such as medical care, education, housing, and employment according to actual needs.

Severely disabled people, patients with serious illnesses, and people with special difficulties in families on the edge of minimum living security may be included in the scope of minimum living security and receive minimum living security funds on a monthly basis.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, based on the local economic and social development status and the people's living standards, determine the standard for families on the edge of minimum living security or the guidance standard for families on the edge of minimum living security by increasing a certain proportion on the basis of the local minimum living security standard or minimum living security guidance standard.

Article 22 For families with rigid expenditure difficulties whose per capita household income is lower than the local per capita disposable income of residents in the previous year, whose property status meets the local regulations, and whose necessary expenditures such as medical care and education account for a proportion of the total household income exceeding the proportion stipulated by the local people's government at or above the level of a city divided into districts, the social assistance management department shall provide necessary social assistance such as medical care and education according to actual needs.

Article 23 The methods for determining the income, property, and other conditions of people in extreme poverty, families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government in accordance with relevant State regulations and based on the local economic and social development status and the people's living standards.

Article 24 The social assistance management department shall provide corresponding medical assistance to people in extreme poverty, families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties.

Subsidies shall be provided for the personal payment part of urban and rural residents' basic medical insurance for people in extreme poverty and members of families receiving minimum living security.

For patients with serious illnesses among people in extreme poverty, members of families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties, subsidies shall be provided in accordance with regulations for the basic medical expenses borne by individuals and their families that are difficult to bear after payment by basic medical insurance, critical illness insurance, and other supplementary medical insurance.

Article 25 For people in extreme poverty and members of families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties, the social assistance management department shall provide education assistance at the stage of preschool education, compulsory education, high school education (including secondary vocational education), and general higher education by taking measures such as reducing or exempting relevant fees, issuing scholarships and living allowances, providing work-study positions, and student loans in accordance with regulations.

Article 26 The social assistance management department shall provide housing assistance to people in extreme poverty who are supported in a decentralized manner, families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties who meet the prescribed standards for housing difficulties. Those who are urban housing assistance recipients shall be given priority in allocating public rental housing or issuing public rental housing rental subsidies; those who are rural housing assistance recipients shall be given priority in housing assistance through rural dilapidated housing renovation and other methods.

Article 27 For members of families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties who have labor capacity and are unemployed, the social assistance management department shall provide employment assistance by encouraging enterprises to absorb employment and other means. Those who are still unable to find employment through the above-mentioned channels and meet the conditions for people with employment difficulties shall be given employment assistance through public welfare posts and other methods in accordance with regulations.

Social assistance recipients who have labor capacity and employment conditions shall actively seek employment. Employment assistance shall be linked to minimum living security, unemployment insurance, and other systems, and encourage and guide employment assistance recipients to actively seek employment and start businesses.

Article 28 The social assistance management department shall provide necessary emergency assistance, living assistance, and assistance for the restoration and reconstruction of housing damaged by disasters to people whose basic living is seriously affected by natural disasters.

People's governments at all levels shall do a good job in social assistance for emergencies and ensure the basic living of people in distress.

Article 29 The social assistance management department shall provide temporary assistance to people whose basic living is temporarily and seriously difficult due to sudden, urgent, or catastrophic difficulties by issuing assistance funds or distributing materials.

Article 30 The social assistance management department shall provide emergency medical assistance to patients with acute and critical injuries and illnesses who need emergency treatment but whose identity is unknown or who are unable to pay for emergency treatment and meet the regulations.

Article 31 The social assistance management department shall provide care services, emergency medical treatment, identity inquiries, assistance in returning, and resettlement for family tracing to vagrant people without a means of living.

Article 32 Local people's governments at or above the county level shall issue temporary price subsidies in a timely manner according to the rise in prices.

Article 33 The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may include other families or individuals with special difficulties in the scope of social assistance recipients according to local realities.

Article 34 The State actively develops service-oriented social assistance and provides necessary care services, living services, and care services to social assistance recipients.

Article 35 Social assistance management departments shall provide timely assistance to social assistance recipients in case of emergencies in accordance with the law.

Article 36 Parties who have suffered criminal infringement or civil tort and still face living difficulties after obtaining judicial assistance shall be included in the scope of social assistance recipients if they meet the conditions for social assistance.

Chapter III Assistance Procedures

Article 37 Applications for support for people in extreme poverty, minimum living security, medical assistance, housing assistance, and employment assistance shall be submitted by the applicant or a family member living with him/her to the township people's government or sub-district office where his/her household registration is located. Where conditions permit, applications may be submitted at the place of residence by persons holding residence permits in an orderly manner.

Applications for temporary assistance shall be submitted by the applicant or a family member living with him/her to the township people's government or sub-district office where the emergency occurred.

If the applicant or a family member living with him/her has difficulty in applying for social assistance, he/she may entrust the villagers' committee, residents' committee, or another person to apply on his/her behalf.

Article 38 Applications for education assistance shall be submitted to the school attended, and the school shall implement it in accordance with relevant State regulations.

Applications for housing assistance may also be submitted to the housing security department of the people's government at or above the county level in accordance with relevant regulations.

Article 39 Villagers' committees, residents' committees, and other grassroots units shall promptly report to the township people's government, sub-district office, or social assistance management department of the county people's government when they discover families and individuals in need of assistance in their work.

Township people's governments and sub-district offices shall actively understand the living conditions of residents within their administrative regions, and when they discover families and individuals in need of assistance, they shall promptly inform them of relevant social assistance policies and assist in applying for or organizing assistance in accordance with the law.

Article 40 When applying for social assistance, the applicant shall truthfully report the basic personal information of family members living together and the family's income, property, rigid expenditures, and other information related to the application for social assistance, and agree to the social assistance management department to conduct verification.

Article 41 The civil affairs department of the people's government at the county level may verify the income, property, and other conditions of social assistance families with units such as household registration management, taxation, social insurance, real estate registration, market supervision and management, housing provident fund management, vehicle and vessel management, financial institutions such as banks, insurance, and securities, and non-bank payment institutions that provide monetary fund transfer services; when necessary, with the consent of the legal supporters, nurturers, and supporters other than the family members living together, it may verify their income, property, and other conditions. Relevant units and institutions shall cooperate.

Article 42 The civil affairs department of the people's government at or above the county level shall take the lead in improving the verification mechanism for the economic status of social assistance families, promote cross-departmental information sharing, and improve the efficiency and accuracy of social assistance review and confirmation.

Those who have been confirmed as people in extreme poverty, families receiving minimum living security, families on the edge of minimum living security, and families with rigid expenditure difficulties shall have their confirmation results shared and mutually recognized, and other social assistance management departments may no longer repeatedly review their family economic status.
Those who have already been confirmed as people in extreme poverty, families receiving minimum living allowances, families on the edge of minimum living allowances, and families with difficulties in rigid expenditures will have their confirmation results shared and mutually recognized, and other social assistance management departments may no longer need to repeatedly review their family's financial situation.

Article 43 After accepting applications for social assistance, township people's governments and subdistrict offices may investigate and verify the situation of applicant families or individuals through methods such as home visits, neighborhood visits, and letter inquiries, or they may request the civil affairs department of the county-level people's government to verify the income, property, and other conditions of social assistance applicants.

Applicants, relevant units, and individuals shall cooperate with the verification and provide relevant information truthfully.

Article 44 Township people's governments and subdistrict offices shall, based on the results of investigation and verification, put forward review opinions and submit them to the social assistance management department of the county-level people's government for making a decision on social assistance confirmation.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may stipulate that township people's governments and subdistrict offices shall make decisions on social assistance confirmation.

Article 45 If the social assistance management department of the county-level people's government or the township people's government or subdistrict office decides to grant social assistance, it shall announce the decision on social assistance confirmation within the scope of the village, community, etc. where the applicant's family or individual is located in accordance with regulations; if it decides not to grant social assistance, it shall notify the applicant in writing and explain the reasons.

Article 46 If the circumstances of family members living together, income, property, etc. of an object who has already received social assistance change, the social assistance management department or the township people's government or subdistrict office shall be notified in a timely manner.

Social assistance management departments and township people's governments and subdistrict offices shall periodically verify the family members, income, property, and other conditions of social assistance recipients, or conduct on-site spot checks as needed.

Article 47 Social assistance management departments or township people's governments and subdistrict offices may make corresponding adjustments to or terminate social assistance decisions based on changes in the family members, economic conditions, and other circumstances of social assistance recipients.

Article 48 Before making a decision to reduce or terminate social assistance, social assistance management departments or township people's governments and subdistrict offices shall listen to the opinions of social assistance recipients, and shall notify social assistance recipients in writing and explain the reasons after making the decision.

Article 49 After a natural disaster occurs, the people's government of the disaster-stricken area shall provide assistance to the disaster-stricken people in a timely manner in accordance with its responsibilities.

Article 50 For applications for temporary assistance where the situation is urgent, the amount of assistance is small, and assistance measures need to be taken immediately, assistance shall be provided first. After the emergency situation is resolved, the situation shall be supplemented in accordance with regulations.

Article 51 For emergency medical assistance to patients with acute, critical, and severe illnesses, medical institutions shall implement emergency treatment. Emergency treatment expenses that meet the regulations shall be subsidized by the disease emergency assistance fund.

Article 52 Applications for assistance to vagrant persons with no means of living shall be submitted to the relevant assistance management agency of the local people's government at or above the county level in the place where the emergency occurred, or to the township people's government or subdistrict office in the place where the emergency occurred. Assistance management agencies shall provide assistance to vagrant persons with no means of living.

Article 53 Social assistance management departments shall, in light of the actual situation of social assistance work, optimize work processes in accordance with the law and improve the level of convenience for the people.

Chapter IV Participation of Social Forces

Article 54 Establish and improve the mechanism for social forces to participate in social assistance, strengthen the effective connection and coordination between government assistance and social forces' participation, and mobilize and guide social forces to actively participate in social assistance.

Social forces participating in social assistance shall enjoy relevant preferential policies in accordance with the law.

Article 55 Encourage social work professionals to participate in social assistance. Through purchasing services, developing positions, policy guidance, providing workplaces, and establishing grassroots social work stations, social work service organizations and social workers are encouraged to assist social assistance management departments in carrying out family economic status investigation and evaluation, file visits, needs analysis, and other matters, and provide services such as visits and care, psychological counseling, resource linking, capacity building, and social integration.

Service organizations that focus on social assistance are encouraged to set up social work professional positions.

Article 56 Social assistance management departments and township people's governments and subdistrict offices may implement service items in social assistance that fall within the scope of government responsibilities and are suitable for provision through market-based methods through government procurement of services.

Article 57 Encourage and support citizens, legal persons, and other organizations to voluntarily carry out assistance activities by donating property, establishing projects, and providing services, and mobilize and guide charitable organizations and other social forces to increase their assistance in social assistance.

Article 58 Promote the development of volunteer services in the field of social assistance, support and guide volunteer service organizations and volunteers to carry out volunteer services, and give play to the role of volunteer services in gathering social resources and providing assistance.

Article 59 People's governments at or above the county level and their social assistance management departments shall establish mechanisms and channels for social forces to participate in social assistance, and shall, in accordance with the law, do a good job in information release, policy consultation, business guidance, project guidance, volunteer service records or certifications, and other work, so as to create conditions and provide convenience for social forces to participate in social assistance.

Chapter V Assistance Supervision and Guarantee

Article 60 People's governments at or above the county level shall open social assistance service hotlines to accept and refer consultations, reports, and complaints, and accept social supervision.

Article 61 Social assistance workers shall be objective and impartial and perform their duties diligently.

People's governments at all levels shall care for grassroots social assistance workers such as social assistance handlers and social assistance coordinators, and ensure their needs for performing their duties.

Article 62 The state shall improve the social assistance statistical system in accordance with the law to achieve accurate and complete social assistance information, unified collection, and mutual sharing.

Social assistance management departments shall not require social assistance recipients to provide information that can be verified through the social assistance family economic status verification mechanism.

Article 63 Local people's governments at or above the county level and their social assistance management departments shall strengthen the application of information technology such as the Internet in social assistance work, and promote the extension of social assistance services to mobile terminals, so as to provide families and individuals in need of assistance with convenient and fast online application, handling inquiries, reporting complaints, and other services.

Article 64 County-level people's governments shall establish a "one-window acceptance, coordinated handling" mechanism for social assistance. Township people's governments and subdistrict offices shall set up a unified window for accepting social assistance applications, and shall promptly accept and forward application matters.

Article 65 Social assistance management departments of people's governments at or above the county level and township people's governments and subdistrict offices may, in the process of performing their social assistance duties, consult and copy materials related to social assistance matters, inquire about units and individuals related to social assistance matters, and require them to explain relevant situations or provide relevant materials. Relevant units and individuals shall cooperate.

Article 66 The finance departments of people's governments at or above the county level shall supervise the management and use of social assistance funds and materials in accordance with the law.

The collection, allocation, management, and use of social assistance funds and materials shall be subject to audit supervision in accordance with the law.

Article 67 County-level people's governments and their social assistance management departments shall promptly disclose social assistance policies, assistance standards, and the management and use of social assistance funds and materials.

Article 68 Staff members performing social assistance duties shall accept social supervision when exercising their powers.

Any unit or individual has the right to report or complain about illegal acts of staff members performing social assistance duties in social assistance work. The agency accepting the report or complaint shall verify and handle it in a timely manner in accordance with the law.

Article 69 People's governments at or above the county level and their social assistance management departments shall strengthen supervision and inspection of social assistance work, improve relevant supervision and management systems, and incorporate the implementation of the social assistance system into performance evaluation.

Chapter VI Legal Liability

Article 70 If any of the following circumstances occurs in violation of the provisions of this Law, an order shall be issued to make corrections; leaders and directly responsible personnel who are responsible for intentional or gross negligence shall be given disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the law, and if adverse effects or serious consequences are caused, heavier disciplinary sanctions shall be given in accordance with the law:

(1) Failing to accept assistance applications that meet the application conditions;

(2) Failing to review and confirm applications that meet the assistance conditions;

(3) Reviewing and confirming applications that do not meet the assistance conditions;

(4) Concealing, destroying, tampering with, or losing data such as acceptance, distribution, and registration of social assistance funds, materials, or service records due to gross negligence;

(5) Failing to distribute assistance funds, assistance materials, or provide relevant assistance services in accordance with regulations;

(6) Illegally inquiring about personal information unrelated to social assistance applications, disclosing, selling, or illegally providing personal privacy or personal information;

(7) Other acts of abuse of power, dereliction of duty, or engaging in malpractice for personal gain.

Article 71 If social assistance funds or materials are intercepted, misappropriated, or privately divided in violation of the provisions of this Law, the relevant departments shall order a correction within a time limit; the leaders and directly responsible personnel shall be given disciplinary sanctions in accordance with the law; if there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated; the relevant organizations and individuals may be fined up to two times the illegal income.

Article 72 For units or individuals that issue false certification materials, the social assistance management department shall suggest that the relevant units or their superior competent authorities handle the relevant responsible persons in accordance with the law.

Article 73 If social assistance funds, materials, or services are obtained by fraudulent means such as false reporting, concealment, or forgery, the social assistance management department may order the return of illegally obtained property and benefits, and impose a fine of up to two times the value of the illegally obtained property and benefits; for social assistance recipients, it may decide to reduce or stop social assistance. If other laws and administrative regulations are violated, the relevant competent authorities shall handle them in accordance with the law.

Article 74 If a decision to reduce or terminate social assistance made by the social assistance management department or the township people's government or subdistrict office is refused, and social assistance property is illegally occupied, the social assistance management department shall order it to be returned within a time limit.

Article 75 Those who interfere with the development of social assistance work or disrupt the order of social assistance work by means of violence, threats, etc. shall be punished in accordance with the law.

Article 76 If one is dissatisfied with the administrative act concerning social assistance made by the social assistance management department or the township people's government or subdistrict office, one may apply for administrative reconsideration or file an administrative lawsuit in accordance with the law.

Article 77 If a violation of the provisions of this Law constitutes a violation of public security administration, a public security administration penalty shall be given in accordance with the law; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.

Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions

Article 78 This Law shall come into force on July 1, 2026.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing (北京), April 30)

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11.279 Million Inbound and Outbound Trips Made During the May Day Holiday

Beijing, May 6th (Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培)) - The reporter learned from the National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局): During this year's "May Day" holiday, border inspection agencies nationwide ensured the entry and exit of 11.279 million Chinese and foreign personnel, with a daily average of 2.256 million, an increase of 3.5% compared to last year's "May Day" holiday. The peak for single-day entry and exit clearance occurred on May 2nd, reaching 2.529 million. Among these, there were 1.255 million entries and exits by foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%. Among the foreigners entering China, 436,000 entered under visa-free policies, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%. In addition, border inspection agencies nationwide inspected a total of 531,000 inbound and outbound means of transport (aircraft, ships, trains, and vehicles), a year-on-year increase of 16.6%.

In accordance with the unified deployment of the National Immigration Administration (国家移民管理局), border inspection agencies nationwide strictly implemented the "Two Announcements and One Reminder" requirements, scientifically predicted and promptly released information on entry and exit passenger flow at their respective ports, and reminded the general public entering and exiting the country to make reasonable arrangements for their itineraries. They scientifically organized duty arrangements, fully opened inspection channels, closely coordinated departmental collaboration and linkage, steadily carried out peak passenger flow diversion and comprehensive transportation support, and made every effort to ensure smooth passenger clearance.

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The 139th Canton Fair Concludes

This newspaper's Guangzhou (广州) May 6th dispatch (Reporters Li Gang (李刚) and Hong Qiuting (洪秋婷)) The 139th China Import and Export Fair concluded on the 5th in Guangzhou (广州), Guangdong (广东). As a barometer and vane of China's foreign trade, this Canton Fair continued to release the vitality of opening up to the outside world, built a win-win bridge for global trade cooperation, and its core indicators steadily improved, fully demonstrating the strong resilience and vitality of China's foreign trade.

As of May 4, the day before the closing of this Canton Fair, the exhibition welcomed 314,000 overseas buyers from 220 countries and regions, an increase of 1.1% compared with the 138th Canton Fair; at the same time, this Canton Fair had a total of 407 leading purchasing companies and 154 overseas business institutions participating in groups, further highlighting the Canton Fair's strong attraction and industry influence in the global trade field.

This Canton Fair closely followed the three themes of "advanced manufacturing," "quality home furnishings," and "better life," focusing on the development trend of "new, green, and intelligent," and held more than 600 new product launch events, 9 theme forums, and 15 "Bridge of Trade" supply and demand docking events, building an efficient docking platform for domestic and foreign enterprises.

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Traffic accident "who pays" and "how much to pay": clearer determination (Focus on the Rule of Law)

By: 本报记者 魏哲哲

Roads connect thousands of families, and safety affects everyone; road traffic safety is related to the vital interests of the masses. To respond to new situations and problems in road traffic safety and effectively safeguard public safety and the safety of people's lives and property, the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) issued the "Interpretation (II) of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Cases of Compensation for Damages in Road Traffic Accidents" (《最高人民法院关于审理道路交通事故损害赔偿案件适用法律若干问题的解释（二）》) (hereinafter referred to as "Interpretation (II)") and related typical cases on May 6. "Interpretation (II)" consists of 12 articles, making provisions on the subject of responsibility, determination of responsibility, calculation of compensation, and procedural regulations, and will come into effect on June 30, 2026.
"Road traffic accidents occur from time to time. In the cases accepted by the people's courts in recent years, traffic accident disputes have always been a large number of civil cases." Chen Yifang (陈宜芳), member of the Adjudication Committee of the Supreme People's Court (最高人民法院) and Director of the First Civil Division, introduced that "Interpretation (II)" is oriented to judicial practice, strengthens problem orientation, is based on serving the grassroots, and makes clear provisions on a number of "who will compensate," "when to compensate," and "how much to compensate" issues that have long plagued practice.
If a car is lent to a drunk driver and an accident occurs, what responsibilities should the car owner bear?
In cases of leasing or borrowing motor vehicles, the owner and manager of the motor vehicle are often not the same person as the user. If a motor vehicle causes damage to others in a traffic accident, how should the responsibility belonging to the motor vehicle party be shared?
According to the provisions of the Civil Code, when the owner and manager of a motor vehicle are not the same person as the user due to leasing, borrowing, etc., and damage is caused by a traffic accident, the user of the motor vehicle shall bear the liability for compensation if it is the responsibility of the motor vehicle party; the owner and manager of the motor vehicle shall bear the corresponding liability for compensation if they are at fault for the occurrence of the damage.
"In practice, there are disputes over how to understand 'corresponding liability for compensation'," Chen Yifang (陈宜芳) said. In this regard, "Interpretation (II)" clarifies that if the infringed party requests the user and the owner/manager of the motor vehicle to bear the responsibility together, the user shall bear all the responsibilities that the infringer should bear; if the owner/manager is at fault for the occurrence of the damage, they shall jointly bear the liability for compensation with the user within the scope of their fault.
In one case, Zhang (张) and Feng (冯) drove their own motor vehicle after drinking together. Because Feng (冯) was speeding, he collided with a two-wheeled motorcycle driven by Li (李), causing Li (李) to be injured. After the accident, Feng (冯) abandoned the car and fled, and Li (李) sued to the court to protect his rights.
"Feng (冯) should be liable for compensation for causing injury to Li (李) in a traffic accident while driving a motor vehicle after drinking. Zhang (张), as the owner of the motor vehicle, knew that Feng (冯) had been drinking, but still handed over his motor vehicle to Feng (冯) to drive, and was at fault for the occurrence of the traffic accident, and should bear 40% of the liability for compensation within the scope of his fault." The trial court ruled that an insurance company should compensate Li (李) within the limit of compulsory traffic insurance liability; the part exceeding the limit of compulsory traffic insurance liability should be compensated by Feng (冯), of which 40% should be jointly borne by Zhang (张) and Feng (冯).
"The owner and manager of a motor vehicle subjectively have the fault of allowing the risk to occur, and objectively increase the risk of the accident." Gao Yanzhu (高燕竹), judge of the First Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court (最高法民一庭), said that the judgment in this case is not only conducive to ensuring that the victim receives timely relief, but also helps to strengthen the awareness of responsibility of vehicle owners and managers, and guides them to pay attention to the driver's situation and strengthen the management of motor vehicles.
If a passenger's "door kill" causes damage to others, how should the insurance company, the passenger, and the driver compensate?
Improper parking by the driver and failure to observe when passengers get off the car often lead to "door kill" accidents. When a passenger opens the door and causes damage to others, should the insurance purchased for the motor vehicle bear the liability for compensation for the damage?
There are different understandings in practice. Some insurance companies argue that the victim should not be compensated for the passenger's liability on the grounds that the passenger is not the insured party agreed upon in the motor vehicle insurance contract.
"Interpretation (II)" further clarifies the scope of "the responsibility of the motor vehicle party" in the Civil Code, clarifying that if the infringed party claims that the passenger's responsibility belongs to the responsibility of the motor vehicle party and requests the insurance company to compensate within the limit of compulsory traffic insurance liability and in accordance with the agreement of the commercial third-party liability insurance contract, the people's court shall support it. At the same time, it is clarified that if the insurance compensation is still insufficient, the passenger and the driver shall bear the liability for compensation in accordance with the law.
Chen Yifang (陈宜芳) introduced that this provision not only promotes the full play of the insurance guarantee function and timely relief to the victims, but also strengthens the duty of prudence and attention of passengers and drivers by consolidating the tort liability of passengers and drivers, and avoids "major disasters" caused by "small negligence" from the source. At the same time, following the statutory rules of compulsory traffic insurance subrogation, after the compulsory traffic insurance compensation, the insurance company can recover from the passenger who is intentionally at fault. While giving play to the basic guarantee role of compulsory traffic insurance, it also severely punishes the actor who is intentionally at fault for the occurrence of the damage.
Dong (董) drove a motor vehicle to a certain section of the road and parked. When the passenger Du (杜) opened the door and got out of the car, he collided with Pan (潘), who was driving an electric bicycle, causing Pan (潘) to be injured and the vehicle to be damaged. The public security traffic management department determined that Dong (董) and Du (杜) were equally responsible, and Pan (潘) was not responsible. Pan (潘) sued to the court, requesting Dong (董), Du (杜), and an insurance company to compensate for his losses. An insurance company argued that the commercial third-party liability insurance should only compensate for the liability borne by the driver (i.e., 50% liability).
The trial court held that the driver Dong (董) had actual control over the selection of the vehicle's driving and parking location, and he failed to fulfill his duty of reminding Du (杜) before Du (杜) opened the door. Du (杜) did not pay attention when opening the door. The combination of the two behaviors jointly led to the occurrence of the accident and constituted joint infringement. Although the public security traffic management department separately determined the responsibilities of the driver and the passenger, for the victim Pan (潘), the driver and the passenger were both members of the motor vehicle party and were a whole. For the responsibility of the motor vehicle party, the insurance company should bear the liability for compensation within the limits of compulsory traffic insurance and commercial third-party liability insurance. Finally, the court ruled that the insurance company should compensate Pan (潘) more than 320,000 yuan; the losses exceeding the scope of insurance should be jointly and severally compensated by Du (杜) and Dong (董).
If "goodwill ride-sharing" causes damage to the passenger, how should the liability for compensation be determined?
In the case of "free ride-sharing" or "hitchhiking," if a traffic accident occurs and causes damage to the passenger, how should the user of the motor vehicle be liable?
The Civil Code stipulates that the liability for compensation of the user of the motor vehicle should be reduced in the case of "goodwill ride-sharing," and at the same time stipulates that the liability of the user of the motor vehicle in the case of intentional or gross negligence cannot be reduced.
In practice, after an accident occurs, the public security traffic management department often makes determinations of full responsibility, primary responsibility, equal responsibility, and secondary responsibility for the accident responsibility. Can the full responsibility and primary responsibility in this determination be directly equated with the user of the motor vehicle having "gross negligence" for the damage suffered by the passenger?
Chen Yifang (陈宜芳) said that the determinations of full responsibility and primary responsibility made by the public security traffic management department are usually made after comparing the behaviors of the actors in the accident, and are not necessarily equivalent to determining the fault of the user of the motor vehicle for the damage suffered by the passenger. In the case of "goodwill ride-sharing," whether the user of the motor vehicle constitutes intentional or gross negligence as stipulated in the Civil Code still needs to be determined in combination with the facts of the entire case.
In this regard, "Interpretation (II)" clarifies that the people's court should comprehensively judge whether the user of the motor vehicle constitutes "intentional or gross negligence" by comprehensively considering the above-mentioned determinations made by the public security traffic management department, the cause of the accident, and the specific behavior of the user of the motor vehicle.
One day, Zhang (张) drove his own motor vehicle and gave Li (李) a ride along the way. While driving, Zhang (张) felt sleepy. Before he had time to stop, the motor vehicle crashed into a tree on the side of the road, causing Li (李) to be injured. The public security traffic management department determined that the accident was a single-vehicle accident and that Zhang (张) was fully responsible for the accident. Li (李) sued to the court, requesting Zhang (张) to compensate for medical expenses of more than 40,000 yuan.
"Zhang (张) should be liable for compensation for causing damage to Li (李) by driving a motor vehicle." The trial court held that although the public security traffic management department determined that Zhang (张) was fully responsible for the accident, because Zhang (张) gave Li (李) a free ride, there was no evidence to prove that Zhang (张) was intentionally or grossly negligent in causing the damage. Comprehensively considering the cause of the accident and the existing evidence, Zhang (张)'s liability for compensation should be reduced in accordance with the law. Finally, the court ruled that Zhang (张) should bear 80% of the liability for compensation.

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Making More Unsung Workers "Seen" (On-the-Ground Observations)

By: 钟金叶

Everyone can become their own light—by diligently and conscientiously doing one thing in their respective positions.

On the eve of the "May Day" International Labor Day, my colleagues and I did a small thing: we went to the streets of Beijing (北京) and aimed our paintbrushes at frontline workers. To be honest, I wasn't very confident at first—how "heavy" could a sketch be? It's just a few pieces of paper and a few lines.

But when Sister Zhang (张大姐), a sanitation worker in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), took the small painting, she said "That's great" three times in a row. Her eyes were slightly red, and she held the painting in her hands and looked at it for a long time. At that moment, I suddenly realized that a painting may be very light, but the words "being seen" can be so heavy.

Every day before the city wakes up, Sister Zhang's (张大姐) broom is the first note of the morning. The daily labor hides an extraordinary persistence. The area Sister Zhang (张大姐) is responsible for is in the Sanlitun (三里屯) embassy district, where there are many foreign faces. Once, a foreign tourist asked her for directions, but she was anxious and gave up because she couldn't speak the language. That experience made her regret it for a long time.

Since then, she has been making the most of her fragmented time, memorizing a few words during work breaks, listening to a dialogue during lunch breaks, and practicing pronunciation with mobile phone software after work. Now, she can give directions calmly and answer fluently. Facing our camera, she said gently and firmly, "I will become a light illuminating more people." — I want to become a light to illuminate more people.

This light also shines on those who shield danger in front of them. At the Hujialou Fire and Rescue Station (呼家楼消防救援站) of the Chaoyang District Fire and Rescue Detachment (朝阳区消防救援支队), the moment firefighters put on their combat uniforms, they shoulder the safety of the masses. Firefighter Li Mingyang (李明阳) said that every time he rushes into a fire, he is not afraid, but as long as he sees the trapped people being rescued safely, all the fatigue is meaningful; in the emergency room of Chaoyang Hospital (朝阳医院), head nurse Wei Zheng (魏征) came out of the rescue room in a hurry, with sweat still dripping from her forehead. She said that saving a life is saving a family.

In the underground of the city, there is also a group of people who set off late at night. At 1 a.m., we followed the track inspectors down the tunnel. Each of them carried 30 kilograms of testing equipment and advanced along the rails meter by meter. In the tunnel, only the headlights illuminate a small area in front, and the sound of the testing tools colliding with the rails travels far in the open space. The 8-kilometer-long maintenance section takes several hours to walk.

There are also many workers we don't have time to paint. Those construction workers who set off in the morning light, the deliverymen who shuttle through the crowds, the couriers who sort express deliveries late at night... They are not in the spotlight, and even rarely targeted by the camera, but it is their silent persistence day after day that supports a city's years and months, sunrises and sunsets.

What the paintbrush can do is actually very little. But when we outline those ordinary outlines stroke by stroke, write their names in a corner of the painting, and hand it to that pair of rough, powerful, and warm hands, I saw smiles, I saw tears, and I also saw extraordinary light in ordinary positions. Everyone can become their own light—by diligently and conscientiously doing one thing in their respective positions, day after day, year after year.

(The author is a reporter of this newspaper)

Column submission email: rrmbzzb@peopledaily.cn

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Ministry of Justice Organizes Centralized Cleanup of Publicly Disclosed Administrative Penalty Information

This newspaper reported from Beijing on May 6th (Reporter Zhang Song (张璁)) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Justice (司法部): Recently, the Ministry of Justice (司法部) issued the "Notice on Carrying Out Centralized Cleanup of Publicly Available Administrative Penalty Information," deploying a one-month centralized cleanup of publicly available administrative penalty information nationwide to effectively respond to the concerns of enterprises and society. Currently, a total of 10.078 million pieces of publicly available administrative penalty information have been cleaned up nationwide, and the cleanup work has achieved significant phased results.

This cleanup work takes promoting strict, standardized, fair, and civilized law enforcement as its core, strictly based on the requirements of laws and regulations such as the "Administrative Penalty Law of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国行政处罚法)" and related policy documents, focusing on cleaning up information such as overdue publicity and incorrect or untrue publicity content, and accurately solving outstanding problems in law enforcement publicity involving enterprises.

The notice establishes the working principle of "whoever publicizes, cleans up," clarifying that local administrative law enforcement agencies need to conduct a comprehensive investigation and cleanup of penalty information publicized on carriers such as administrative law enforcement publicity platforms and government websites. At the same time, clear time nodes are delineated, requiring all administrative law enforcement agencies to conduct a centralized cleanup within one month to ensure that the cleanup work is carried out in an orderly manner and achieves practical results.

The notice emphasizes the need to adhere to laws and regulations, strive for practical results, resolutely eliminate formalism and **层层加码** (céng céng jiā mǎ - "adding layers," imposing excessive or unnecessary burdens), and truly reduce the burden on grassroots units. Judicial and administrative organs at all levels must earnestly fulfill their administrative law enforcement supervision responsibilities, strengthen coordination and cooperation with relevant departments such as administrative law enforcement, government information disclosure, and enterprise information publicity, and correct any acts of non-serious, uncooperative, or inactive behavior in the cleanup work in accordance with the law.

This centralized cleanup is an important measure to further promote the special action of regulating administrative law enforcement involving enterprises and optimizing the business environment, and is of positive significance for standardizing the order of administrative law enforcement publicity, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of business entities, and enhancing the credibility of administrative law enforcement.

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Photo Report

The Eco-Tech New Town of Yangzhou (扬州市), Jiangsu Province (江苏省), leverages its natural resource advantages to launch a series of leisure tourism activities, continuously enhancing the tourism experience for the public. The picture shows citizens and tourists camping at the Tangli Bay Camp (棠梨湾营地) in the Eco-Tech New Town of Yangzhou (扬州市生态科技新城).

Meng Delong (孟德龙) photo (Image China (影像中国))

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Guangxi Rectifies Prominent Problems in Property Management Services

This newspaper's Nanning (南宁) May 6th dispatch (Pang Geping (庞革平), Yao Linyin (姚琳尹)) The reporter learned from the 2026 Guangxi (广西) Autonomous Region Housing Reform and Development Work and Property Service Outstanding Problem Governance Work Promotion Conference: Since 2025, Guangxi (广西) has improved its policy system, rectified outstanding problems, strengthened intelligent supervision, and improved self-discipline mechanisms to promote the high-quality development of the property industry throughout the region. Since 2025, Guangxi (广西) has conducted a thorough investigation of 7,655 residential areas with property services throughout the region, with a problem rectification completion rate of 99.38%; it has promoted the public disclosure of public benefits in 7,614 property residential areas, with a disclosure rate of 99%, regulating 380 million yuan of public benefit funds, benefiting 5.95 million households.

Guangxi (广西) continues to improve policies, regulations, and systems in the property sector, and has formulated and promulgated the "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Residential Area Public Benefit Management Measures (Trial Implementation)" to further regulate the storage and use of public benefits in residential areas and protect the legitimate rights and interests of owners. In terms of improving the level of intelligent supervision, Guangxi (广西) has now included 99.4% of the property service enterprises, 7,990 property management areas, and 6,188 property service contracts in the region into platform supervision. Next, Guangxi (广西) will focus on in-depth governance of residential areas with prominent property-related complaints and poor property service quality, continuously improve the quality and level of property services, and help build "good houses, good residential areas, good communities, and good urban areas."

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Youthful Courage is Knowing the Difficulties and Still Moving Forward

By: 本报记者 李茂颖

"Are you confident?" Liu Lang (刘浪) rushed to the door, and the commander asked him head-on. "No problem." He loaded his pistol and reset the trigger.

One late autumn afternoon, in a residential building in Kunming (昆明), Yunnan (云南), a man killed someone and then held a hostage at knifepoint, the blade against the hostage's neck, with blood seeping from the skin.

Teammates provided cover by the door. The criminal looked out the window in a panic. In Liu Lang's (刘浪) sights, the hostage's hair was shaking. He decisively moved the sights up, locking onto the criminal's brow.

The moment the criminal turned his head, the gun fired. From raising the gun to firing, 5 seconds. The criminal fell backward stiffly, and the hostage was safely rescued.

"I wasn't flustered at all, not shaking at all." Liu Lang (刘浪) later recalled, "There was only the target in the scope, I couldn't even hear my heartbeat. Long-term training has already formed muscle memory."

"Mission accomplished." He reported to the commander.

Someone asked him: After killing the criminal, were you afraid? "I don't feel afraid. It's telling you that evil can never overcome justice." Liu Lang (刘浪) knew that at the moment he pulled the trigger, it wasn't just him standing behind him, but an entire youth combat team called "Yunbao (云豹)".

The Yunbao (云豹) Commando of the Kunming (昆明) Public Security Bureau's Special Patrol Police Detachment is named after a fierce beast of the Yunnan (云南) highlands. Established for 23 years, 78% of its members are under 35 years old, with zero errors, zero mistakes, and zero violations of discipline.

On April 27, the results of the 2026 China Youth May Fourth Medal and New Era Youth Pioneer Award were announced. The Yunbao (云豹) Commando was awarded the China Youth May Fourth Medal collectively.

Behind this honor is a group of young people who have submitted a youth answer sheet with perseverance, struggle, and fearlessness.

Zang Zifeng (臧子风), the deputy captain, weighed 60 kilograms when he first joined the police force. To join Yunbao (云豹), he wore a 15-kilogram weighted sand suit for extra training, and when his fingers were rubbed with blood blisters, he wrapped them with tape and continued. "I don't have talent, so I have to put in more sweat than others." With this tenacity, he was selected as the first place, and the training records he set in "assault and attack" and "building climbing" have not been broken to this day. At the age of 26, at the border drug enforcement site, facing the danger of limited visibility, he resolutely charged forward, successfully subdued the main criminal, and seized more than 90 kilograms of drugs and a number of firearms and ammunition.

The courage of youth is never recklessness, but knowing the difficulties and dangers and still moving forward.

Once, when Zou Luyao (邹路遥), the former captain of the Yunbao (云豹) Commando, received a mission, he was only told a few words: "The time is uncertain, cut off external contact." That night, he flew to Xishuangbanna (西双版纳). Only when he arrived did he know that it was the Mekong River "10·5" special case. Thirteen Chinese crew members were killed in the Golden Triangle. The special operation was to bring the members of the Naw Kham (糯康) armed drug trafficking group to justice. He and his comrades sneaked into the primitive forests abroad, eating in the wind and sleeping in the dew. When they ran out of food, they ate wild fruits and vegetables, completely losing contact with his wife, only sending back a sentence "All is well, don't worry" when the mission was completed.

This fearlessness never distinguishes gender, and has nothing to do with the past. Female team member Cheng Jing (程靖) was once a world boxing champion. In 2008, the WBA (World Boxing Association) and WIBA (International Women's Boxing Association) gold belts were held high by her. When the applause faded, she took off her boxing gloves, put on her backpack, and walked into Yunbao (云豹). On the training ground, receiving a rifle, switching to a pistol, loading, firing - 27 seconds, 10 shots all hit. This result far exceeded most male team members.

Someone asked her, what's the point of practicing so hard day after day? "Before, in the arena, I thought about winning, but now what I hope for in my heart is 'never to be used'." Cheng Jing (程靖) said.

Old team member "Brother Shui (水哥)" has been in the team for 23 years, and his hands are covered with calluses and scars. In the 2017 hotel hostage incident, he charged forward in the face of bullets. Liu Lang (刘浪) recalled: "That bullet passed through his cuff and hit the bulletproof vest on his chest. If it was one inch off, this hand would have been useless."

And that bulletproof vest with bullet holes is still on display in the team history room. "Brother Shui (水哥)" always says: "Only by being tempered by countless trainings can we achieve 100% victory in life-and-death moments."

In the 23 years since its establishment, the Yunbao (云豹) Commando has successfully handled more than 20 major and serious cases, and has been awarded the collective first-class merit once, the second-class merit twice, and the third-class merit 12 times. But in more days, this team trains, hibernates, and waits in places that no one can see. Liu Lang (刘浪) said: "We never want the guns to fire, but if the lives of the people are threatened, we will definitely live up to our mission and successfully handle it."

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Jingning County, Zhejiang Province, "Moves" Township Service Windows into the City

According to a report from Hangzhou on May 6th (Reporter Liu Junguo (刘军国)), "In the past, when applying for assistance, we had to carry various materials back and forth between the county and the township. Now, we can handle everything in the county." Zhang Lizhi (张丽芝), a villager from Dadi Township, Jingning She Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县) in Lishui City (丽水市), Zhejiang Province (浙江省), who had just completed an assistance application at the "Village Affairs Handled by Community" window of the county's Party-Masses Service Center, said.

Jingning (景宁) is a typical mountainous county. With the advancement of urbanization and the implementation of the policy of relocating people from the mountains, nearly 70% of the county's rural population has gathered in the county seat or gone out to work. The contradiction of "living in the county seat but having to go back to the village to handle affairs" has become increasingly prominent. "Instead of having the masses run to the township to handle affairs, it is better to 'move' the service to the city," said Wu Mingbiao (吴名标), Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Jingning County (景宁县) Party Committee. Jingning County (景宁县) has sorted out a list of 44 high-frequency items in 12 major categories, built a "Village Affairs Handled by Community" platform, and "moved" the township office windows into the urban Party-Masses Service Center.

In the past, Zhang Lizhi's (张丽芝) application involved the transfer of procedures between multiple departments. A single application form that needed to be stamped by the township required several hours of travel back and forth between the county seat and the township. Now, "Village Affairs Handled by Community" includes it in the list of entrusted services. Applicants only need to submit materials at the county window, and the staff will actively connect with the township and relevant county-level departments to handle the transfer and review the entire process, realizing data substitution and cadre agency.

As of now, Jingning County (景宁县) has completed more than 6,800 "Village Affairs Handled by Community" cases, serving 18,000 people.

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Editors of this page: Ji Jianming, Xu Leipeng, Chi Jiarui

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"Quality Improvement and Renewal: Hongqi Brand Delivers High-Quality Development with Pragmatic Action, Building Excellent Cars for Users"

At the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, the Hongqi brand made a grand debut with new products from its three sub-brands: Hongqi (红旗), Hongqi Tiangong (红旗天工), and Hongqi Jin Kuihua (红旗金葵花). This comprehensively showcased the fruitful results of promoting the three "Quality Improvement and Renewal" initiatives, marking a solid step forward for domestic high-end car brands to break through and move upward. The Hongqi brand adheres to its mission of "building good cars for users" and continues to provide users with more precise and diverse product and service experiences.

Technological Quality Improvement and Brand Renewal, Building a Diversified High-End Matrix Layout

In the past 5 years, the Hongqi brand has focused on the industrial transformation trend of intelligent connected new energy vehicles, focusing on key breakthroughs in the "three electrics" and "three intelligences" key areas, and has overcome more than 1,500 key core technologies. It has fully built three independent technology platforms: Tiangong Pure Electric, Honghu Hybrid, and Jiuzhang Intelligence, laying a solid technical foundation for the brand's upward development.

Relying on the technological advantages of independent research and development, the Hongqi brand seized industrial opportunities, gained insight into user needs, completed a comprehensive brand architecture renewal, and built a matrix of three sub-brands: Hongqi, Hongqi Tiangong, and Hongqi Jin Kuihua, covering the three market segments of "mainstream luxury, trendy technology, and top-level enjoyment" respectively. This achieved a triple leap in coverage breadth, trend popularity, and brand height, accurately matching the diversified travel needs of different users.

Green Quality Improvement and Product Renewal, Improving the Full-Scenario New Energy Product Layout

In line with the global automotive industry's green transformation trend, the Hongqi brand is accelerating the construction of a green manufacturing system, and a number of new energy vehicle production bases and key projects have been built and put into operation. For example, the "Zero-Carbon Factory" built by the Hongqi brand reduces carbon emissions by 0.4 tons per Hongqi car produced through emission reduction measures such as technological innovation, structural adjustment, and management optimization, practicing the concept of sustainable development with low-carbon intelligent manufacturing. At the same time, the Hongqi brand plans to launch a demonstration application of solid-state hydrogen storage technology in 2027, which will be first equipped on the Hongqi Guoyue hydrogen fuel model, and continue to explore new directions in green travel technology.

Relying on advanced intelligent manufacturing and green manufacturing capabilities, Hongqi brand's new energy products continue to improve in quality and expand in capacity, building a new energy power platform covering pure electric, plug-in hybrid, and range-extended. In 2026, the Hongqi brand will launch 9 new energy products, and in the next 2 years, it will launch 12 new energy products, achieving full-scenario coverage for daily travel and providing users with richer and higher-quality green travel options.

Intelligent Quality Improvement and Industrial Renewal, Creating a New Digital Transformation Industrial Layout

Based on the development trend of "Artificial Intelligence +," the Hongqi brand innovatively reconstructs the automotive manufacturing and service paradigm, relying on the enterprise-level intelligent body OpenMind to create a flexible intelligent manufacturing new model, realizing user one-click order placement directly to the production line, and full transparency and traceability of orders, greatly improving delivery efficiency.

At the same time, the Hongqi brand has multi-dimensionally expanded its industrial ecosystem layout, strategically investing in Zhuoyu Technology (卓驭科技), holding a controlling stake in Zhongqi Xineng (中汽新能), and establishing Qixin Power (旗新动力), laying out technology frontier fields such as autonomous driving, power batteries, and power assembly, and successfully creating Hongqi's exclusive, industry-leading Sinan Intelligent Driving, Lingxi Cockpit, and Intelligent Chassis, realizing complete control of the entire new energy chain technology such as intelligent driving, batteries, and electric drive. In addition, the "Tianlian 1" flying car innovatively created by the Hongqi brand has completed its first flight, and core technologies such as lightweight materials and intelligent assisted driving will be equipped on airworthy models in 2027. The Hongqi brand's independently developed embodied intelligent robot will be fully launched in the Hongqi Intelligent Factory this year, adding a new engine for the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing with digital intelligence.

Significant Achievements in Quality Improvement and Renewal, Taking a Solid Step Towards Brand Advancement

At this year's Beijing Auto Show, the Hongqi sub-brand brought the new generation Hongqi H9 and the new generation Hongqi H7, two "safer and smarter" good cars, as well as the "stronger and more reliable" Hongqi off-road mass production version. All three models will be launched in the second half of this year. In addition, the new generation of intelligent models such as Hongqi H5, HS5, and HQ9 will also meet with users in the next two months.

The Hongqi Tiangong sub-brand brought the "more fashionable and more futuristic" concept car - Hongqi Tiangong "S-concept." The car debuted with a sharp sports coupe posture, integrating designs such as the "breathing" "electronic light pulse" front face and the "Oriental Lion" headlights. It adopts a space cockpit layout, equipped with a cabin-driving integrated solution, AI chassis technology, and uses Hongqi's unique "unboxing process" to create a new benchmark for future travel.

The Hongqi Jin Kuihua sub-brand brought three "more confident and more respected" high-end customized good cars: the "National Gift Silk Road Chapter Theme Customized Edition," the "National Elegance Sea Rhyme Millennium Theme Customized Edition," and the "National Glory Junchi Yaotu Theme Customized Edition." It also held the Hongqi Jin Kuihua "Ding Li Oriental" high-end customized art exhibition at the booth, joining hands with the China Arts and Crafts Association to create a customized experience that is exclusive to one person and one craft per car, fully demonstrating oriental heritage and cultural confidence.

Adhering to the Mission of Building Good Cars, Empowering Users' Safe Travel and a Better Life

The high-quality development of the Hongqi brand stems from its consistent adherence to the mission of "building good cars for users." Over the years, the Hongqi brand has devoted itself to building "more confident and more respected," "safer and smarter," "stronger and more reliable," and "more fashionable and more futuristic" good cars for users. With technological depth, quality thickness, and service temperature, it builds a "moat" of user value, allowing high-end technology, good car quality, and high-quality services to enter more families, realizing the "two-way rush" between product value and user needs.

Standing at a new starting point, the Hongqi brand will deeply practice the responsibility of serving the country through industry and strengthening the country through industry, adhere to the mission of "building good cars for users," unswervingly promote the "Quality Improvement and Renewal" action, and with more firm brand determination, more hardcore technological strength, and more solid product experience, work with industry partners to build a new pattern of high-quality development of China's automotive industry and help Chinese automotive brands move towards the pinnacle of the global industry.

Data source: FAW Hongqi Automobile Sales Co., Ltd.

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This County-Level Museum is Full of "Anhui" Charm (Experiencing China Through Culture)

By: 本报记者 田先进

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The Huizhou History Museum (徽州历史博物馆), located in the ancient city of Huizhou (徽州古城) in She County (歙县), Anhui Province (安徽省), houses over 30,000 cultural relics (sets), including 64 (sets) of national first-class cultural relics. In recent years, this county-level museum has focused on characteristic cultural relics to achieve innovative revitalization and utilization. By carrying out diverse popular science activities, launching special night tours, and creating cultural and creative IPs, it allows more people to understand the ancient charm and new colors of Huizhou (徽州) history and culture.

Walking through the ancient city of Huizhou (徽州古城) in She County (歙县), Huangshan City (黄山市), Anhui Province (安徽省), you will encounter a quaint museum – the Anhui Huizhou History Museum (安徽徽州历史博物馆). A strong sense of history hits you, and from the design to the collections, it exudes a unique charm everywhere.

During the recent "May Day" holiday, the museum ushered in a boom in cultural tourism. The "Millennial Silk Road, Brilliant Dunhuang (敦煌) – Exhibition of Fine Historical Relics of Dunhuang (敦煌)" exhibited 88 treasured cultural relics from the Dunhuang City Museum (敦煌市博物馆) in Gansu (甘肃), attracting tourists from all over. "During the 'May Day' holiday, the museum received more than 40,000 visitors," said Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼), a staff member of the museum's exhibition department.

The Anhui Huizhou History Museum (安徽徽州历史博物馆) opened in September 2021. The museum takes Huizhou (徽州) history as its main line and sets up sections such as "Huizhou (徽州) under Heaven," "Remembering Huizhou (徽州) from Afar," "Tracing the Roots of Huizhou (徽州)," "Autumn Prosperity in Huizhou (徽州)," and "Huizhou (徽州) in Dreams." At present, the museum has more than 30,000 cultural relics (sets), including 64 (sets) of national first-class cultural relics. In recent years, this county-level museum has been based on its own advantages and continued to revitalize and innovate, receiving more than 850,000 visitors in 2025.

Diverse Popular Science, Narrowing the Distance Between the Audience and History

Vermilion cinnabar and cyan ink fall on Xuan paper, and every stroke shows Dunhuang (敦煌). A popular science activity with the theme of "Dunhuang (敦煌) Sutra Cave Scrolls" from the "Cultural Relics 'Huizhou' (徽) Speaks" was carried out in the Xuan classroom on the first floor of the museum.

"How much do you know about Dunhuang (敦煌)? What is recorded in the scriptures, and how are they preserved?" At the event site, social education teachers introduced the characteristics of Dunhuang (敦煌) culture to the children and their parents.

"Cultural Relics 'Huizhou' (徽) Speaks" is one of the characteristic brands of the museum's social education activities. "Since 2023, we have selected representative cultural relics and opened immersive popular science courses to the public," said Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼). "These courses are generally held in May and June, focusing on International Museum Day, Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, and the number of places to participate needs to be booked in advance, and they are basically snapped up in seconds."

Why is the museum's popular science so popular?

"During the activities, the teacher will first use short videos and other forms to introduce the origin, craft characteristics, and cultural value of the collections, so that everyone has a three-dimensional understanding of the cultural relics. In this process, the teacher will ask interesting questions from time to time to guide everyone to think actively," introduced Zhang Wei (张薇), a social education staff member of the museum. After the teaching, the museum will also combine the cultural relics explained on the day to carry out related manual experience activities to further narrow the distance between participants and history.

Continuing to explore, the forms of popular science are also gradually becoming diverse. "In the era of short videos, popular science must also be innovative," Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼) took out her mobile phone to play a video and introduced, "This is a series of popular science short videos called 'Curator Talks about Cultural Relics,' in which the curator appears on camera to deeply analyze the cultural relics."

"We launched popular science articles on cultural relics on the official account, and also 'unveiled' some collections that have not been exhibited," Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼) told reporters that the museum also conducted a "live broadcast of calligraphy and painting special" on the video account, and the audience actively asked questions in the comment area, and the live broadcast effect was good.

The museum also creates various social education activities around traditional festivals and intangible cultural heritage. "Combining online and offline, carrying out activities both inside and outside the museum, an average of more than 72 social education activities are carried out every year," said Zhang Wei (张薇).

Special Night Tours, Enhancing the Cultural Experience

Under the twilight, many tourists wearing Hanfu gathered at the entrance of the museum, and teams of fish lantern dancers and grass dragon dancers performed wonderful performances. The host, dressed in ancient costumes, interacted with tourists... Not long ago, the Huizhou History Museum (徽州历史博物馆) held the "Museum Wonderful Night" event, creating an immersive night tour experience inspired by the museum's collection of steles "First on the List" and "Returning in Triumph." Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼) introduced that in 1976, a group of precious Yuan Dynasty (元代) steles were unearthed in She County (歙县), a total of 11 pieces, identified as national first-class cultural relics, the most important of which are "First on the List" and "Returning in Triumph." "When the 'Museum Wonderful Night' event was held, there were also online bloggers who came to the scene, which was very lively."

In order to explore new forms of cultural communication and break the traditional museum visit stereotype, during the Spring Festival in 2023, the museum launched the "Museum Wonderful Night" event for the first time, combining night tours of the museum with program performances, which was welcomed.

Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼) said that around the customs and culture and historical stories of the ancient Huizhou (古徽州) area, the museum continues to develop the theme of night tours, including "Xu Guo's (许国) Envoy" and other special night tour activities, allowing people to be immersed in the scene.

How do tourists participate? Before each night tour activity, the museum will release a reservation link, introducing the theme, time, and location of the activity. "Although there are only 30 online reservation places, we also welcome tourists who want to join on site," said Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼). "We will remind tourists to wear ancient costumes, which is more atmospheric."

"Generally speaking, the event starts at 6:30 in the evening. At the entrance of the museum, there will be singers performing first, which is equivalent to warming up. When the number of people is about the same, they will enter the museum under the command of the staff to learn about the relevant collections and carry out pot throwing and other activities. There will also be a knowledge quiz before the end," said Ding Junqiong (丁俊琼).

In order to enrich the form of activities, the museum also released a solicitation announcement for literary and artistic programs for the "Museum Wonderful Night" on the Internet. "We hope to attract more social forces to join, so that local culture can bloom more brilliantly on the art stage," said Wang Weidong (王卫东), curator of the Anhui Huizhou History Museum (安徽徽州历史博物馆).

Intangible Cultural Heritage Fish Lanterns, "Swimming" Out of Cultural and Creative Traffic

At 9:30 in the morning, not long after opening, the museum's cultural and creative store was crowded with people. Everyone carefully selected in front of the display cabinets, looking for their favorite cultural and creative products.

Grandpa Xu (许) from Fujian (福建) came to She County (歙县) with his family for tourism. "After visiting the museum, I came to the store to choose some souvenirs to take back and prepare to give to my two granddaughters." Grandpa Xu (许) picked up a fan, "This Huizhou (徽州)-style fan has a very local flavor, exquisite craftsmanship, and the price is not expensive, so I bought it."

"The cultural and creative store has display cabinets and stands, and the location is at the exit of the museum, which is just on the tourist's tour line, which is convenient for purchase," said Wu Fei (吴飞), deputy manager of the Cultural and Creative Branch of She County Tourism Development Co., Ltd. (歙县旅游发展有限公司). At present, there are more than 300 cultural and creative products in the store, and the design inspiration mostly comes from local ancient buildings, intangible cultural heritage, and museum collections, with a revenue of more than 1 million yuan in 2025.

Nowadays, tourists come to the cultural and creative store in an endless stream, but when the store first opened in 2021, it was not the case.

"At that time, it was not considered cultural and creative. The store only sold Huizhou (徽州) ink, She inkstones, etc., and the sales were far less than now," Wu Fei (吴飞) told reporters that in order to reverse the situation, the company actively cooperated with cultural and creative enterprises and invited them to conduct on-site research and jointly "brainstorm."

"This is one of the best-selling products in the store." Picking up a red Wangmantian (汪满田) fish lantern, Wu Fei (吴飞) introduced, "This is a cultural and creative product that we created in cooperation with a company in Jiangsu (江苏). After many changes, we have the current shape."

Why is the Wangmantian (汪满田) fish lantern cultural and creative so popular? On the one hand, it benefits from the exploration of the revitalization of intangible cultural heritage, and on the other hand, it is inseparable from the innovative efforts of cultural and museum people.

"The traditional fish lantern is designed for New Year's parades. It is relatively large, and the internal fish bones are mostly made of bamboo, which is prone to mold when it encounters continuous rainy days," Wu Fei (吴飞) said, "This cultural and creative fish lantern is about 30 centimeters long, which is convenient for tourists to carry, and the fish skeleton is also made of iron wire, which is more solid and moisture-proof."

Touching it gently, the cultural and creative fish lantern swings. It turns out that it is divided into three sections: the fish head, fish body, and fish tail, which are connected by a structure in the middle. "This is also our creative point. In the initial design version, the cultural and creative fish lantern was integrally formed. Later, after adjustments, we had the current style, which is more ornamental," Wu Fei (吴飞) told reporters that on the original basis, cultural and creative fish lanterns in pink, yellow, and other colors have now been produced to better meet the aesthetic needs of different customers.

"Around the fish lantern, we have also designed small night lights and other products, and created the IP image 'Jin Xiaoli' (锦小鲤), which is a popular product in the store," said Wu Fei (吴飞).

"In the future, we will be based on local characteristics, combined with the characteristics of museum collections, deepen the 'museum+' model, build a cultural tourism ecology with full regional linkage, attract tourists to Huizhou (徽州), stay in Huizhou (徽州), and further release new momentum for cultural tourism consumption," said Wang Weidong (王卫东).

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Young actors should "guard their hearts" and, even more so, "embrace the new" (New Words: Discussions with Famous Experts on Building a Strong Cultural Nation)

By: 冯远征

Technology is a tool to assist creation, but it cannot replace human emotions, thoughts, and creativity. Truly capable and energetic actors will not be eliminated. I hope young actors can firmly believe in this: the value of people is the key to artistic creation.

I am often asked what the most important qualities of young actors are, having witnessed the growth of generations of actors at the Beijing People's Art Theatre (北京人民艺术剧院) (hereinafter referred to as "Beijing Renyi") over the years. I believe there are two: first, upholding integrity; and second, daring to innovate. These two are especially precious in today's rapidly changing technology.

What is upholding integrity? Young actors must understand the foundation of acting. Beijing Renyi's "Teahouse" has been performed more than 700 times, and tickets are still hard to come by. Many young audience members are moved to tears, which is the charm of a classic. The reason why classics can move generations of people is not only because they have cross-era significance, but also because of the reverence and inheritance of performing arts by generations of actors. Among them, there is both profound literariness and touching emotional connection.

For young actors, upholding integrity means maintaining this sincerity towards art. Young actors have different understandings of acting concepts. Beijing Renyi launched a young actor training program to improve the cultural background and professional abilities of young actors through script readings, expert lectures, and opera teacher guidance. I always insist that actors cannot lose the sense of proportion in character shaping in order to cater to temporary traffic. Artistic persistence comes from a deep understanding of the role. Young actors need to be vigilant: not to be kidnapped by traffic, and not to be swayed by external evaluations.

Upholding integrity is not being conservative and sticking to the old ways. Today's post-90s and post-00s generations live in a fast-paced life and an environment full of short videos. Before they enter the theater, they will ask: "Is this play good?" This poses a new challenge for us - how to make the work more in line with contemporary aesthetics while adhering to artistic standards.

This is the meaning of innovation: while not blindly catering to traffic and lowering the artistic threshold, actively use new technologies and new methods to empower drama. For example, our original drama "Zhang Juzheng" (张居正) and other works strive to be more modern and visually impactful in stage design, lighting color, and multimedia application; the small theater drama "Farewell My Concubine" allows the audience to sit in a large tent to watch the performance, creating an immersive sense of being there. This year, four high-definition drama films "Teahouse" (茶馆), "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (哗变), "Under the Red Banner" (正红旗下), and "Zhang Juzheng" (张居正) made their debut at the 16th Beijing International Film Festival (北京国际电影节). The application of 4K high-definition technology and film techniques explores the integration of film and drama, broadens the dissemination of classic works, and meets the diverse artistic aesthetic needs of the audience.

Innovation is not about overthrowing classics, but about performing for the current audience and allowing performance details to radiate new vitality without deviating from the characters.

Faced with the new trend of rapid development of artificial intelligence, young actors should view it rationally and deal with it calmly. Embracing technological change and conforming to the trend of the times is the general trend, but technology is a tool to assist creation, and cannot replace human emotions, thoughts, and creativity. Truly capable and energetic actors will not be eliminated. I hope young actors can firmly believe in this: the value of people is the key to artistic creation.

Outside the stage, the road of art is also a life practice. I hope young actors will "guard their hearts" and "embrace the new," embrace the times, hone their skills, and write a splendid chapter belonging to art.

(The author is the President of Beijing People's Art Theatre (北京人民艺术剧院). This article was compiled and edited by reporters Wang Jue (王珏) and Wang Pingping (王萍萍) of this newspaper.)

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Turning "No Homework" into "Growth"

By: 本报记者 杨文明

Yunnan Provincial Department of Education (云南省教育厅) recently introduced 10 measures for compulsory education homework management, which explicitly state that, starting from April 1st, every Wednesday will be a "no-homework day" for compulsory education schools throughout the province.

Why is a unified "no-homework day" stipulated throughout the province? In 2025, the Ministry of Education (教育部) issued regulations encouraging primary and secondary schools to set one "no-homework day" per week.

The Yunnan Provincial Department of Education (云南省教育厅) conducted questionnaire surveys among students, parents, teachers, and school administrators. Ultimately, 370,000 valid questionnaires showed that 2/3 of the respondents supported establishing a "no-homework day" each week, and over half of the respondents believed that the specific time for the "no-homework day" should be uniformly stipulated at the provincial level.

Feng Xia (冯霞), Director of the Basic Education Division I of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education (云南省教育厅基教一处), said that a unified "no-homework day" throughout the province can prevent "**学校减、家庭加**" (xué xiào jiǎn, jiā tíng jiā - "schools reduce, families add," preventing schools from reducing homework only for families to increase it) and truly promote the reduction of homework burden.

In addition, why is the "no-homework day" set on Wednesday?

"Besides the high support rate, 'Wednesday is in the middle of the week, which can provide children with a buffer in their learning rhythm and also prompt schools to more efficiently coordinate the week's teaching,'" Feng Xia (冯霞) explained.

In addition to the "no-homework day," the 10 measures for compulsory education homework management also include supporting regulations: strictly prohibiting parents from grading homework and eliminating "parent homework"; controlling the total amount of homework, with no more than 60 minutes per day for grades 3-6 of primary school and no more than 90 minutes for junior high school; and promoting a "basic + extended" homework model to reduce mechanical repetitive homework.

Yunnan (云南) has also recently introduced a series of policies such as spring and autumn breaks, building a 15-minute collaborative education circle, and strengthening students' physical health, with the aim of allowing children to better step out of the classroom and into the outdoors, exercise, and appreciate art, transforming "no homework" into "growth."

How to prevent Wednesday's "blank space" from being left blank in vain?

"The key is to improve the quality of classroom teaching." Ding Jiabao (丁家宝), Vice Principal of Qujing No. 2 Primary School (曲靖市第二小学), introduced that the school explores collective lesson preparation. Before the start of the semester, teachers of each subject prepare lessons for the semester's teaching content in groups, which are reviewed by the grade group and subject group, and then compiled into a teaching resource library for all teachers in the grade to use together; after the start of the semester, teachers prepare lessons a second time based on the actual situation of the class.

After-school services must also keep up. Qujing No. 2 Primary School (曲靖市第二小学) divides after-school services into two segments: a tutoring class to ensure that learning tasks are completed on campus; and a club activity class, covering various club activities such as sports, art, and science, which students can freely choose. At the same time, the school arranges sports and art projects such as football, basketball, chorus, and painting on Wednesday afternoons, making "no-homework day" a "sports day" and "art day."

The reporter's interviews found that since the implementation of the "no-homework day," students' after-school lives have undergone significant changes: outdoor activity time has increased, sleep quality has improved, and learning enthusiasm has increased.

Parent Pu Yaling (浦娅玲) said that on the evening of the first "no-homework day," she took her child to a nearby park to relax: "There are many children in school uniforms in the park, and it feels like this is what childhood should be like."

"In the past, communication with parents after class mainly revolved around homework; now, the topic has shifted more to the children's growth and development," said Wang Jingqian (王婧茜), a teacher at Qujing No. 2 Primary School (曲靖市第二小学). The children "show off" their spare time activities - some knead dough to make steamed buns, and some play with small animals. With the "no-homework day," students are more active in class and teaching efficiency is higher.

In Ding Jiabao's (丁家宝) view, the "no-homework day" is a new starting point. How can schools make "blank space" a more quality guidance? How can parents regain the composure to accompany their children's growth? How can all parties collaborate to better implement this mechanism? - The answers to these questions still need further exploration.

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Promoting Barrier-Free Reading

Beijing, May 6 (Reporter Yi Shuran (易舒冉)) On the 6th, the reporter learned from the China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联): The China Disabled Persons' Federation (中国残联), the Ministry of Education (教育部), the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅游部), the National Press and Publication Administration (国家新闻出版署), the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (共青团中央), and the All-China Women's Federation (全国妇联) jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting Barrier-Free Reading Work." The guiding opinions propose that by 2030, the supply capacity of high-quality barrier-free reading resources will be significantly enhanced, barrier-free format version resources will be continuously updated, and categories will be accurately adapted to different disabled groups. A barrier-free reading service system will be basically established, and the standardization and professional level of services will be significantly improved. By 2035, the quality of barrier-free reading will be significantly improved, barrier-free reading resources and services will achieve precise reach, and the personalized reading needs of different categories, different age groups, and urban and rural disabled people will be effectively met, helping disabled people to develop in an all-round way and better integrate into society.

The guiding opinions put forward 10 aspects of measures, such as strengthening the precise guidance of barrier-free reading content and enriching the diversified supply of barrier-free reading resources, made task deployments, and put forward clear requirements for strengthening overall organizational leadership, increasing policy and financial support, and creating an atmosphere of national participation.

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Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully undocks from space station complex

This morning, Beijing (北京) May 6th (Reporter Liu Shiyao (刘诗瑶) and Shi Lei (石磊)) At 16:34 Beijing (北京) time on May 6, 2026, the Tianzhou-9 (天舟九号) cargo spacecraft successfully departed from the space station complex and entered the independent flight phase. It will soon choose an opportunity to re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner. A small amount of debris remaining from the ablation during the spacecraft's re-entry will fall into a predetermined safe sea area.

On July 15, 2025, the Tianzhou-9 (天舟九号) cargo spacecraft was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Site (文昌航天发射场) and successfully docked with the rear port of the Tianhe (天和) core module of the space station. The Tianzhou-9 (天舟九号) cargo spacecraft was loaded with consumables, propellants, and application (test) experimental devices for astronauts to stay in orbit.

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New Gecko Species of the Genus Cyrtodactylus Discovered in Guangxi

According to reports from Nanning on May 6th (Reporter Zhang Yunhe (张云河)), the reporter learned from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) Forestry Bureau that a research group from Guangxi Normal University (广西师范大学) discovered a new species of gecko, "Wu's Gecko," during a field survey of reptiles in Yongfu County (永福县), Guilin (桂林市). The relevant research results were recently published in an international academic journal.

It is reported that "Wu's Gecko" is nocturnal and commonly found on limestone surfaces on roadside slopes or in limestone accumulations at cave entrances. Its main characteristics are: the nostrils are connected to the rostral scale at the front of the head, with no internasal scale in between; there are two large scales behind the chin; there are 8-9 rows of small granular protrusions on the back of the body in the middle section, and there are a total of 140-143 rows of scales around the body. Through morphological and molecular systematic analysis, this species was confirmed as a new species of reptile and named "Wu's Gecko."

In China, most species of the *Gecko* genus, *Hemiphyllodactylus* subgenus, are listed as terrestrial wild animals with important ecological, scientific, and social value.

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Chinese scientists reveal the regulatory mechanism of methane emissions in ruminants.

This report from Wuhan, May 6 (Reporter Fan Haotian (范昊天)) -- Methane is one of the main greenhouse gases, and methane emissions from animal husbandry are one of its sources. Recently, Chinese researchers discovered a novel hydrogen-producing organelle, the hydrogenosome, within the rumen ciliates of ruminants, and elucidated the key mechanism by which rumen protozoan ciliates regulate methane emissions from ruminants. The relevant research results were recently published in the international academic journal *Science*.

"The increase in global methane emissions is mainly due to human activities such as animal husbandry, rice cultivation, and fossil energy production and utilization, among which methane emissions from ruminants such as cattle and sheep account for more than 30% of global anthropogenic methane emissions," said Miao Wei (缪炜), the corresponding author of the paper and a researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院). He introduced that this research result provides important theoretical support for the green and low-carbon development of animal husbandry and the research and development of targeted emission reduction technologies.

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This edition's editors: Cao Yiqing, Chen Yuanyuan, Chen Shihhan

Layout Design: Zhang Danfeng (张丹峰)

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Small Projects Built by Villagers: Boosting Income and Beautifying Homes (Grassroots Livelihood Focus)

By: 本报记者 周人杰 郑洋洋

In early summer, in Fushan County (浮山县), Linfen City (临汾市), Shanxi Province (山西省), villagers prune vines in the vineyard of Chennanhe Village (臣南河村), Beiwang Town (北王镇); in the leisure square of Hedi Village (河底村), Tiantan Town (天坛镇), the elderly sit around chatting, and children play. It is hard to imagine that the vineyard was once a barren beach, and the square was once a semi-open-air dry toilet that everyone avoided.

The change is brought about by Fushan County's exploration of a new model of "collective construction of village-level small-amount projects."

"We broke the old path of project outsourcing, let the village collective play the leading role and the villagers be the main force, and build small-amount projects into projects that benefit the people," said Wang Xing (王兴), the county magistrate of Fushan County (浮山县). The county will deeply integrate work-for-relief with rural construction, and embark on a distinctive road of "projects being built, people becoming rich, and the collective becoming stronger."

Pilot Icebreaking

From "Bystander" to "Master"

"This heating equipment was bought with my own money, and I didn't ask my children for a penny!" Qiao Fachao (乔发朝), a 73-year-old villager in Chennanhe Village (臣南河村), said proudly, pointing to the air-source heat pump floor heating in his home.

When it comes to construction, Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) has a unique advantage: there are many craftsmen, stonemasons, and bricklayers in the village. Many projects do not need to find outside construction teams, and the villagers can do it themselves. The village has a permanent population of more than 200 people, and the elderly over 60 years old account for the majority. Many people are healthy and able to work, but it is difficult for them to go out to work due to age and other employment conditions.

In 2022, Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) was identified as a provincial-level rural revitalization demonstration village, and a number of cultural improvement, industrial cultivation, and environmental improvement projects were implemented one after another. Some projects have a large amount of labor and low technical requirements, which just provide income-increasing opportunities for the skilled craftsmen and idle labor force in the village.

"If we hand it over to outside construction teams, the villagers will not be able to earn money, and the quality of the work will not be guaranteed," said Lu Qinghai (鲁青海), the secretary of the village party branch, who saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. At that time, the Fushan County (浮山县) Party Committee and County Government were planning to solve the drawbacks of traditional project construction. "We found in our research that the situation in Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) is relatively common in the county," said Li Jing (李晶), deputy county magistrate of Fushan County (浮山县). After research and demonstration, the county decided to explore the "collective construction of village-level small-amount projects" model, so that the general public can change from bystanders to participants and beneficiaries.

In July 2022, Fushan County (浮山县) identified Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) as a pilot, and handed over projects with simple technology, low risk, and that local craftsmen could undertake to the village collective economic organization for implementation.

At first, some villagers had concerns: In the past, the projects in the village were done by outside construction teams. Can this work really fall on our own heads now? Lu Qinghai (鲁青海) said on the spot: "The work can be done by the villagers. A big worker gets 260 yuan a day, and a small worker gets more than 100 yuan a day. The project is fully open, and priority is given to employing villagers, and wages are paid on time."

Qiao Fachao (乔发朝) was the first to sign up, and went to work before dawn every day, moving bricks, mixing mud, and leveling the land: "I can earn money by building my own home, why not do it?" With his income from work, he installed air-source heat pump floor heating, and also helped his son who lives in the city add a bed.

Li Haitang (李海棠), 55, also benefited. Her husband lost his ability to work due to illness. Relying on the village's vineyard project, she worked at her doorstep and earned more than 100 yuan a day. She earned more than 10,000 yuan last year just by planting grapes and picking grapes, and her family's life has obviously improved. "The wages are settled on a daily basis, which is very flexible, and I can also take care of urgent matters at home!" said Li Haitang (李海棠).

Through the collective construction of small-amount projects, Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) has successively implemented projects such as the construction of a rural revitalization demonstration village, open-field cherry planting, Sunshine Rose grape planting, and "Ten Million Project" construction, driving 133 generally impoverished households and poverty monitoring households in the village to work, with an average income increase of more than 10,000 yuan; and driving 67 impoverished households in surrounding villages to work, with an average income increase of more than 6,000 yuan.

Model Implementation

Local Craftsmen Play the Leading Role, Openness and Transparency are Recognized

In the center of Chennanhe Village (臣南河村), the information on village-level small-amount projects on the publicity wall is particularly eye-catching: the list of employees, construction plan, material procurement, and audit rectification are all clear and clear at a glance.

After more than 3 years of practice and exploration, Fushan County (浮山县) issued the "Fushan County (浮山县) Work Plan for Collective Construction of Village-level Small-amount Projects (Trial Implementation)" in 2025, which further clarified the working principles, management methods, and implementation methods.

The county also clarified the scope of implementation of the "collective construction of village-level small-amount projects": projects with a project budget of less than 500,000 yuan and mainly funded by government funds, and projects with a project budget of less than 2 million yuan and mainly funded by village collective funds. In addition, projects belonging to village and group roads, small-scale water conservancy, and environmental improvement that are technically simple, low-risk, and can be undertaken by local traditional craftsmen are all centrally included in this model.

The specific implementation path is also very clear, with classified and graded management according to the investment scale—

For projects with a total investment of less than 500,000 yuan, the village collective economic organization serves as the implementing entity, and an engineering leadership and supervision team is established; for projects with a total investment of 500,000 to 2 million yuan, a "village + township" collaborative mechanism is established, and the village collective economic organization jointly implements the project with the township collective economic organization. Priority is given to employing local labor, and if there is insufficient labor in the village, it will be coordinated throughout the town, and priority will be given to arranging impoverished households and monitoring households with labor capacity.

This model can reduce costs and improve efficiency at the same time.

"It costs money to invite construction teams from outside to eat and live. Our villagers do it ourselves, with fewer links, saving money and worry," said Lu Qinghai (鲁青海). More importantly, everyone is more attentive and responsible when working for their own village, and the construction cycle is also significantly shortened.

In order to maintain the bottom line of integrity and safety, Fushan County (浮山县) has built a risk prevention and quality assurance system:

The entire process of the project is publicly announced and publicized, and a supervision and reporting telephone is set up; town and village cadres sign a commitment letter of "not interfering in the project and not seeking personal gain"; the project leadership team and the supervision team keep accounts separately, reconcile accounts regularly, and disclose accounts in a timely manner, supervise each other, and regulate the use of money. In addition, the county has also continued to carry out skills training around engineering projects. Since the "14th Five-Year Plan," 758 people have been trained and 12 local labor organizations have been cultivated.

According to statistics, since the "14th Five-Year Plan," Fushan County (浮山县) has promoted 156 small-amount collective construction projects, with a total investment of 48.9087 million yuan, absorbing 5,051 people to work nearby, and distributing 15.1617 million yuan in labor remuneration, accounting for 31% of the total investment.

Effectiveness Manifests

People's Income Increases, Collectives Become Stronger, and Governance Becomes Smoother

In Hedi Village (河底村), Tiantan Town (天坛镇), a "village-built" chicken coop project has made courtyard breeding and sales popular. Walking around, many villagers have neat standardized chicken coops built at their doorsteps, and flocks of native chickens forage in the sheds equipped with automatic equipment.

"The chicken coop was built by the village organization ourselves, and it didn't cost a penny. We can collect 80 catties of eggs a month, plus the income from working for the village, we can earn an extra 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a year!" said Chen Xiuying (陈秀英), a villager in her seventies, with a smile.

The hot sales of eggs are inseparable from Liang Xiangnan's (梁相楠) live broadcast sales, the deputy mayor of Tiantan Town (天坛镇). In the spring of 2025, he walked into Hedi Village (河底村) with a camera and started a live broadcast next to the chicken coop. "Family members, these are the original ecological free-range native eggs from our Hedi Village (河底村). They are additive-free and taste good. Take an order and try them!" In front of the camera, Liang Xiangnan (梁相楠) enthusiastically promoted the eggs, and a live broadcast sold more than 500 catties of eggs, which made the villagers more motivated to do a good job in breeding.

In the past, it was difficult for left-behind elderly people and impoverished households to increase their income, but now they can work at their doorstep. Lu Changcai (吕长财), the secretary of the village party branch, introduced that the total investment in the chicken coop project was only more than 100,000 yuan, and priority was given to using local labor. Fang Jisen (方吉森), a villager, earned 260 yuan a day helping people build chicken coops; while he also engaged in breeding himself, earning another 1,500 yuan a month. 30% of the renovation project funds were distributed to the villagers as wages, which not only boosted income but also improved the environment.

Now, the Hedi Village (河底村) square, which is a village-level small-amount collective construction project, has become a good place for villagers to relax and check in. In the center of the square, the village has built a landscape relying on natural spring water. The small paths paved with bluestone slabs are winding and twisting, and the spring water flows slowly from the simple stone troughs, which are dotted with green plants and stones of various shapes. Villagers come here for a walk and chat after tea and dinner.

Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) once had a debt of 20,000 yuan, but now the village collective's annual income exceeds 800,000 yuan. The village has paid medical insurance and accident insurance for villagers for four consecutive years. According to the relevant documents on the collective construction of village-level small-amount projects, all the income from the village collective's self-built projects belongs to the village collective, and the income from the joint construction projects between the town and the village is distributed proportionally, and all of it is used for public welfare undertakings and industrial development.

"Taking the Sunshine Rose vineyard as an example," Lu Qinghai (鲁青海) introduced, "the budget allocated by the superior for this project was 250,000 yuan. Through the collective construction model of small-amount projects, cost reduction and efficiency enhancement were achieved, and the actual cost was only 223,000 yuan, and the village collective made a profit of about 26,000 yuan. The profit funds are all used for later fertilization, management, and weeding, which can not only increase employment opportunities, but also ensure the sustainability of industrial development. If the traditional model is used, then the profits will all be earned by the construction unit, and it will not be able to feed back the collective."

The villagers' pockets are bulging, and their hearts are also smooth. With the people's hearts gathered together, rural grassroots governance has more endogenous power.

There were many contradictions in Hedi Village (河底村) in the past. After the implementation of the collective construction of small-amount projects, the villagers are busy working to increase their income and develop industries. With the people's hearts gathered together, the contradictions have been reduced.

With more collective income, there is no need to worry about funding problems for doing practical things for people's livelihood. Rural revitalization has a "hard support," and the shortcomings of rural infrastructure are being filled up at an accelerated pace.

Small-amount projects focus on areas urgently needed by the masses, such as village road hardening, irrigation ditches, industrial supporting facilities, and the living environment. Chennanhe Village (臣南河村) has full coverage of street lights and a leisure square put into use; Hedi Village (河底村) has improved breeding facilities, and the production and living conditions of the masses have continued to improve.

"Small projects carry great people's livelihood, and small measures leverage great development," said Wang Xing (王兴). Fushan County (浮山县) will continue to optimize the collective construction model of village-level small-amount projects, so that more people can find employment and increase their income at their doorstep, and make the village collective economy stronger and the environment more beautiful and livable.

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Encountered a fire while driving on the highway? Here's how to handle it (Service Window)

By: 本报记者 李俊杰

As the weather gets warmer, vehicle fires on highways occur occasionally. Faced with a sudden fire, how should drivers and passengers respond scientifically? How should passing vehicles avoid danger?

"It only takes a few minutes for a vehicle to go from initial flames to intense burning. Whether you can respond correctly and scientifically at the first moment is directly related to life safety." Sun Wei (孙伟), the captain of the Fourth Detachment of the Traffic Management Detachment of the Hefei Public Security Bureau (合肥市公安局) in Anhui Province (安徽省), reminds that once a vehicle is found to be smoking, emitting a burning smell, or showing open flames, the driver should immediately and safely stop the vehicle in the emergency lane and turn off the engine and power. Quickly organize the people in the car to evacuate to safe areas such as outside the guardrail and the emergency parking zone, and place a triangular warning sign more than 150 meters away in the direction of oncoming traffic.

Is it necessary to evacuate directly and wait for rescue in all fire situations? Sun Wei (孙伟) said that it depends on the size of the fire. If it is just slight smoke or a small fire, you can use the vehicle's fire extinguisher to put it out, provided that your own safety is guaranteed. However, special attention should be paid to the following: if flames burst out from the gaps in the hood, do not suddenly open the front hood. You should first open a small gap and spray fire extinguishing agent into it to prevent a large amount of air from rushing in and causing deflagration. If the fire is rapid and difficult to control, you must immediately move away from the vehicle, evacuate to a safe area, and then call 110, 122, or 119 to report the fire. When reporting the fire, be sure to specify the location of the fire, i.e., the name of the highway, direction, and mileage marker number.

How to deal with a fire in a new energy vehicle on the highway? "Once a lithium battery catches fire, it burns quickly, the temperature is extremely high, and it also releases highly toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen cyanide, and may even explode." Sun Wei (孙伟) reminded new energy vehicle owners that once a battery fire is detected, do not try to extinguish it. Instead, immediately cut off the power and place the car keys more than 10 meters away from the vehicle, and quickly evacuate to a safe area 50 meters away in the upwind direction. When reporting the fire, be sure to specify the brand and model of the car so that rescuers can quickly understand the type and capacity of the battery and provide scientific rescue.

Tunnel spaces are enclosed and have limited light. Once a fire breaks out, the thick smoke spreads extremely quickly, which is the highest-risk scenario for highway fires. "If a fire breaks out in a tunnel, the first choice is to drive out of the tunnel as soon as possible." Sun Wei (孙伟) suggested that if the vehicle cannot drive out of the tunnel, it should be immediately parked in the emergency parking zone on the right side, turn on the hazard lights, and set up a warning sign 150 meters behind the car. Drivers and passengers should quickly get out of the car and use the fire equipment box in the tunnel to save themselves. At the same time, be sure to press the red fire manual alarm button on the tunnel wall to allow the management center to activate emergency systems such as smoke extraction and lighting as soon as possible. If the fire is out of control, do not turn around in the opposite direction. You should abandon the car decisively and evacuate along the maintenance lanes on both sides of the tunnel, escaping to the nearest cross passage according to the evacuation signs.

What should you do if you encounter a fire in a vehicle ahead? Sun Wei (孙伟) suggested that passing vehicles should slow down, change lanes, and pass quickly, provided that safety is ensured, to avoid being affected by explosion fragments or toxic smoke. At the same time, it is absolutely forbidden to occupy the emergency lane.

What if you are too close to the fire and have already entered an area filled with thick smoke? Sun Wei (孙伟) introduced that thick smoke causes a sharp drop in visibility, and the driving principle is highly similar to that on a foggy day. You can remember the five-character formula of "slow, bright, loud, steady, and fast." Slow means slowing down and controlling the distance. When the visibility is less than 50 meters, the speed must be controlled below 20 kilometers per hour; bright means using the lights correctly, turning on the low beams, front and rear fog lights, and marker lights, and strictly prohibiting the use of high beams to prevent light from diffusing and affecting visibility; loud means honking the horn appropriately to indicate your position and remind surrounding vehicles to pay attention; steady means braking smoothly, avoiding sudden braking, and using "point braking" to decelerate; fast means driving away quickly, do not stay in the smoky area, and at the same time close the windows and turn on the air conditioner's internal circulation to prevent toxic fumes from entering the car.

In addition to mastering the above emergency response methods, it is equally important to reduce accidents from the source. Sun Wei (孙伟) suggested that you must check the key parts such as the oil lines, circuits, and tires before a long trip, and equip the vehicle with a fire extinguisher and a triangular warning sign.

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Housing Security to Serve Youth

In Guian New District (贵安新区), Guizhou, two young people are exercising in the gym of the Zhuchao Apartment (筑巢公寓), a talent-guaranteed housing complex.

Guiyang City (贵阳市), Guizhou Province (贵州省), focuses on the growth of young people and the settlement of talents, continuously improving the youth service system. Relying on the youth night school platform, it offers diverse and distinctive courses, providing young people from all walks of life with a learning base for after-work study and skills enhancement. Guian New District (贵安新区) has created free-to-live-in youth talent apartments, improved living facilities and one-stop services, and built a "learning and improvement + housing security" service platform to help young people 扎根发展 (zhā gēn fā zhǎn - "root development," to take root and develop).

Photo by Yuan Fuhong (袁福洪) (Image China)

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Hospital and citizens join hands to sell over 8,000 pounds of apples in 19 hours (Helping Hand)

By: 本报记者 范昊天

When 44-year-old Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲), a man from Shaanxi, drove a truck full of apples to Hubei, he didn't expect to spend four unforgettable days.

Around 8:00 PM on April 30th, Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲) drove a truck carrying over 8,000 jin (approximately 4,000 kilograms) of apples from Yan'an (延安), Shaanxi (陕西) to Xianfeng County (咸丰县), Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州), Hubei (湖北) Province, to sell them.

On the highway, he suddenly experienced weakness in his right hand and slurred speech, but his condition improved shortly after. On May 2nd, after arriving in Xianfeng (咸丰), his condition relapsed and worsened. He went to the emergency department of Xianfeng County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (咸丰县中医医院) for examination and was diagnosed with a cerebral infarction.

The doctor strongly advised Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲) to be hospitalized, but he was worried about the truckload of apples and was reluctant to be admitted. Around 11:00 PM that day, after repeated persuasion from his family, he finally went through the hospitalization procedures. After the all-out rescue by Xianfeng County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (咸丰县中医医院), his condition turned from critical to stable.

On May 3rd, Ji Yaozhong's (吉耀仲) wife, Liang Lili (梁丽丽), rushed to Xianfeng (咸丰), but she couldn't drive and had to take care of her husband, so there was no one to sell the truckload of apples. Seeing that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, if they were left like this, the apples would spoil. For this family suffering from illness, this was undoubtedly 雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng - "snow add frost," one disaster after another; to make matters worse).

On May 4th, Jiao Yonggao (焦永高), a staff member of the General Affairs Department of Xianfeng County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (咸丰县中医医院), saw a truck parked next to the hospital's oxygen room and asked the security guard. He learned that the owner of the truck was an apple vendor who had been hospitalized due to a cerebral infarction. "The apples are in the truck, and the temperature is high, so they will definitely spoil quickly. We have hundreds of employees. If each person buys a few jin, we can also help them reduce some losses." Jiao Yonggao (焦永高) had this idea and received the support of the hospital leaders.

At 2:30 PM on May 4th, the Propaganda Department of Xianfeng County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (咸丰县中医医院宣传科) issued a voluntary purchase initiative to all hospital employees: "...The patient has 4 tons of apples with the truck, which were originally planned to be sold in Xianfeng (咸丰), but now he cannot sell them himself due to illness... Please purchase based on the principle of voluntariness to help this out-of-town patient reduce economic losses and overcome difficulties..." After the initiative was issued, it went viral in the WeChat Moments of hospital employees, and a relay of love quickly unfolded throughout Xianfeng (咸丰).

The hospital's logistics staff drove the truck loaded with apples to the hospital gate and set up a temporary charity sales point, assisting with the handling and sales throughout the process. Hospital employees responded enthusiastically, one box, one bag, spontaneously came to the sales point, weighed the apples themselves according to the price of 5 yuan/jin, and paid voluntarily, extending a helping hand with practical actions.

After the news spread, social organizations such as the Xianfeng Volunteer Association (咸丰的志愿者协会) and people from all walks of life also actively joined the purchasing team. They not only paid for their own purchases but also actively forwarded and spread the message.

Only 19 hours after the start of sales, at about 9:30 AM on May 5th, all 8,000 jin of apples were sold out. "Without the help of the hospital and so many enthusiastic people, I would have lost at least tens of thousands of yuan," Ji Yaozhong (吉耀仲) said with emotion.

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At the Forefront of the Times, Not So Far From Me (Stable Employment, Heartwarming Stories)

By: 本报记者 曾亦辰

In Lanzhou (兰州市), Gansu Province (甘肃省), next to a quiet residential area, on the first floor of the Qilihe District (七里河区) Disabled Persons Day Care Service Provincial Demonstration Center, there is a particularly lively small room.

A dozen computers are lined up, and on the screens, images, voices, and frames are waiting to be "taught" to be recognized by machines by a special team. Massive amounts of data flow, converge, and are meticulously labeled by hand. This is the "AI Employment Workshop" for disabled people operated by the Lanzhou Xinlianxin Social Work Service Center (兰州市心连心社会工作服务中心).

"Look, these glasses are black, and those are gray, but artificial intelligence identifies them as the same, so we need to manually adjust them in the system." Li Weiming (李伟明), a 33-year-old artificial intelligence trainer, demonstrated the image recognition labeling scenario to reporters. He said, "Our job is to 'teach' artificial intelligence to recognize the world."

Li Weiming's life has encountered major setbacks.

He studied in Shandong (山东) and worked in Xinjiang (新疆), traveling across most of China. But a disease put him in a wheelchair and confined him to his bedroom, and he was unwilling to go out for several years. "When I adjusted my mindset and decided to go out to find a job, I felt that my language skills had deteriorated. It was inconvenient for me to travel, and it was difficult to find a suitable job for a while," Li Weiming recalled.

The turning point occurred in 2022. He learned about the data labeling industry online, but wanted to participate but found it difficult for individuals to receive projects that required team collaboration. The Lanzhou Xinlianxin Social Work Service Center built a bridge for Li Weiming—the center connected with disability-friendly enterprises, introduced data labeling projects to the workshop, and provided stable employment positions and standardized employment management for disabled people. Now, he has signed a labor contract with a high-tech enterprise in Beijing (北京) and comes to the workshop to "clock in" to work on time every day.

"Engaging in this industry allows me to learn new things every day. The data I label may be training a smart assistant, optimizing a map, or improving an autonomous driving system. These data can take me to places I cannot go to myself," Li Weiming said. "Although my life circle is not large and my days are simple, my work serves rich intelligent scenarios. The forefront of the times is not far from me."

The Lanzhou Xinlianxin Social Work Service Center has complete barrier-free facilities, handrails are installed on the walls, the aisles are wide and flat, and wheelchairs can move freely. Guo Shufang (郭淑芳), the director of the center, introduced that the elderly canteen set up in the center is also open to employees. "Data labeling is not limited by the venue and can be completed at home, but I still like to come here," Li Weiming said. "Everyone can exchange and learn from each other, and also make friends."

In the workshop, the sound of keyboard typing and mouse clicks is occasionally mixed with the sound of crutches tapping the ground, which is light and rhythmic. The owner of the sound is Yang Zhiwen (杨智文), the head of the data labeling team.

"Brother Yang (杨哥), I'm not sure about this labeling classification, can you help me take a look?" Li Weiming, sitting in a wheelchair, waved. Yang Zhiwen responded and leaned over on his crutches to look at the screen. The two huddled together and discussed in a low voice for a few minutes, and quickly sorted out their ideas.

"We are a team, and everyone solves problems together. Whoever has expertise helps others," Yang Zhiwen said. "This job allows me to learn about AI knowledge and use what I have learned to help other partners. I think it is very meaningful. Now, our average monthly income can reach more than 3,000 yuan."

"With the continuous upgrading of artificial intelligence automated labeling technology, practitioners' knowledge and abilities also need to be improved simultaneously," said Wang Lihong (王丽红), director of the Gansu Provincial Disabled Persons Vocational Education and Employment Service Center (甘肃省残疾人职业教育和就业服务中心). "We cooperate with the Lanzhou Xinlianxin Social Work Service Center (兰州市心连心社会工作服务中心) and jointly hold artificial intelligence trainer data labeling training courses for disabled people with local universities. Currently, 20 people have passed the artificial intelligence trainer professional level certification examination recognized by the human resources and social security departments and obtained corresponding level certificates. With the certificates, they can also cooperate with other companies, and employment channels are wider."

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Hong Kong Mediation Week 2026 Kicks Off

This newspaper Hong Kong (香港) May 6th (Reporter Chen Ran (陈然)) The 2026 Mediation Week, hosted by the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (香港特区政府律政司), officially kicked off on May 4th. With the theme of "Mediation First: One Point of Mediation, Ten Points of Harmony," Mediation Week will hold a series of seminars over five days related to campus, sports, elderly disputes, and neighborhood conflicts, promoting mediation as a friendly method of peacefully resolving disputes and conflicts, and creating a harmonious community.

Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Paul Lam Ting-kwok (林定国), attended the event and delivered a speech. Paul Lam Ting-kwok (林定国) said that young people are the future and hope of society, and the Department of Justice is committed to rooting the culture of mediation in their hearts. This year's Mediation Week started with a campus mediation seminar, hoping to use the campus as a starting point to promote the values of diverse problem-solving and harmonious coexistence. He encouraged students to flexibly use mediation skills to seek win-win solutions in a peaceful and rational manner.

The campus mediation seminar held on the morning of the same day was themed "Building a Mediation Capital: You Are the Future," kicking off Mediation Week. Students participating in peer mediation training shared how to build communication skills and promote peaceful solutions through mediation, discover the benefits of peer mediation in creating a harmonious campus environment, and empower students to collaboratively resolve disputes.

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Editors of this page: Cheng Chen, Bai Zhenzhi, Min Fangzheng

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The Courage to Take That Swing (Behind the Iconic Moment)

By: 本报记者 李 硕

A Memorable Scene

On May 4th, local time, after defeating English star Shaun Murphy (肖恩·墨菲), Chinese player Wu Yize (吴宜泽) won the 2026 Snooker World Championship in Sheffield (谢菲尔德), England, becoming the first post-00s player in history to win the World Championship, writing a glorious new chapter for the sport of snooker.

On May 4th, local time, at the Crucible Theatre (克鲁斯堡剧院) in Sheffield (谢菲尔德), England, at the final of the 2026 Snooker World Championship, 22-year-old Chinese player Wu Yize (吴宜泽) narrowly defeated English star Shaun Murphy (肖恩·墨菲) 18-17, becoming the first post-00s champion in the history of the Snooker World Championship, and at the age of 22 years, 6 months, and 20 days, he became the second youngest champion in Crucible history.

"I have experienced almost everything that can happen in the sport of snooker in this competition, and I will always remember these experiences." Draped in the national flag, looking back on his trophy-winning journey at the 2026 Snooker World Championship, Wu Yize's (吴宜泽) tone still carried disbelief.

This is Wu Yize's (吴宜泽) first Triple Crown title and second ranking title, and he also became the second Chinese player to win the World Championship after Zhao Xintong (赵心童). As a result, his world ranking rose to fourth.

After the match, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) enjoyed the applause and cheers of the audience with his parents. "They are the real champions." Wu Yize (吴宜泽) said emotionally, "My father has been with me all the time, and my mother has also experienced a lot of things over the years. They are my eternal spiritual strength."

Wu Yize (吴宜泽) was born in Lanzhou (兰州), Gansu (甘肃) in 2003. He started playing billiards at the age of 7 and quickly showed his talent. At the age of 14, he won the IBSF (International Billiards and Snooker Federation) World Youth Championship U21 (under 21) group title. At the age of 16, accompanied by his father, he went to England to pursue his professional dream. The hardships of pursuing his dream in a foreign country go without saying, and his father became his strongest support.

In 2021, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) officially embarked on his professional path, taking steady steps. In his first professional season, he reached the top 32 three times and won the World Snooker Tour Newcomer of the Year award. In 2023, he reached the semi-finals of a ranking tournament for the first time; in 2024, he reached the final of a ranking tournament for the first time. In 2025, he defeated Scottish star Higgins (希金斯) in the final of the International Championship, winning his first individual ranking title.

Wu Yize (吴宜泽) was able to reach the top in this World Championship not only because of his skills and talent. As he said after the semi-final: "In the Crucible, technique is the foundation, and mentality and willpower are more critical."

Looking back at his breakthrough journey in the World Championship, every step was a great test of willpower. The first match against his compatriot Lei Peifan (雷佩凡) was Wu Yize's (吴宜泽) first victory at the Crucible Theatre (克鲁斯堡剧院). In the second round, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) narrowly defeated English player Selby (塞尔比) 13-11, ending his six-game losing streak against Selby (塞尔比). In the semi-final against Northern Irish player Mark Allen (马克·艾伦), Wu Yize (吴宜泽) was forced into a desperate situation of 14-16 behind. Mark Allen (马克·艾伦) had two match points but missed the winning black ball. In a state of astonishment, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) put aside distractions, potted the black ball, pulled himself back from the "cliff edge," and finally won 17-16.

In the final, facing Murphy (墨菲), who had already defeated 3 Chinese players in this World Championship, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) was locked in a bitter battle. Wu Yize (吴宜泽) took the lead to get the match point at 17-16, but made a mistake when hitting the black ball, allowing Murphy (墨菲) to level the score. In the deciding game, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) decisively chose to hit a difficult red ball when he was behind in the score, and finally won the game with a break of 85. Murphy (墨菲) said after the match: "I don't think I lost the final, he won the final, that red ball into the middle pocket showed his great courage."

"As an athlete, I fight for myself, for my family, and more importantly, for my country." Wu Yize (吴宜泽) said after the match when talking about the key to victory, "This is a belief. I have always longed to win the World Championship, and I am willing to give everything for it." The boy who once traveled far with his father has now stood on the top of the world of snooker.

As the Chinese Billiards Association wrote in its congratulatory letter, "Your victory will further enhance the competitiveness and influence of Chinese snooker in the international arena, greatly stimulate the national pride of the Chinese people, and will also inspire more young people to devote themselves to the sport of billiards."

Chinese snooker ushered in a collective outbreak this season. In the World Grand Prix, the top four in the ranking tournament were all Chinese players for the first time; Xiao Guodong (肖国栋), Wu Yize (吴宜泽), and Zhao Xintong (赵心童) won 7 championships; Chinese players occupied 5 of the top 16 players in the world rankings; there were 11 Chinese players in the 32 main draw places in the World Championship...

In the second round of the competition, Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) and Zhao Xintong (赵心童) faced each other, and Wu Yize (吴宜泽) also appeared at the same time. The representatives of Chinese snooker in the 80s, 90s, and 00s exchanged greetings in the players' tunnel, creating a warm scene. After Wu Yize (吴宜泽) won the championship, Ding Junhui (丁俊晖) and Zhao Xintong (赵心童) sent their blessings at the first time.

At the award ceremony, when asked how to celebrate, Wu Yize (吴宜泽) said with a smile that he just wanted to get a good night's sleep, "I have been feeling anxious since the second stage." But this anxiety did not overwhelm him. In the Crucible (克鲁斯堡), he has proven that what really determines victory or defeat is whether a person dares to hit that shot when standing on the "cliff edge."

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Chinese Snooker Sees Collective Rise (Sports Talk)

By: 王 者

The first post-00s champion of the Snooker World Championship is from China!

Wu Yize (吴宜泽), a 22-year-old Chinese player, defeated England's famous player Murphy 18-17 at the 2026 Snooker World Championship, which ended on May 4th local time, and ascended to the highest podium. This is the second consecutive year that Chinese players have won the championship after Zhao Xintong (赵心童). Ding Junhui (丁俊晖), as a senior, sincerely praised: "Our era is coming!"

In this World Championship, a total of 11 Chinese players entered the main competition, breaking the previous record. The number of people reached a new high, and the results were even more impressive: 4 people entered the top 16, and 1 person won the championship. From Ding Junhui's lone battle to the collective baton of the post-90s and post-00s generations, in more than 20 years, Chinese snooker has completed a historic leap from "single-point breakthrough" to "collective rise."

The results are by no means accidental, behind which is the establishment of professional colleges and the increasing maturity of the youth training system. Relying on the CBSA (CBSA) World Snooker Academy system, which is located in Beijing (北京), Dongguan (东莞), and Chengdu (成都), good seedlings are discovered through the CBSA Chinese Snooker Youth Series and other competition networks, and talented players are professionally trained. As of May 2025, the CBSA World Snooker Academy has trained 12 professional players, including Zhao Xintong, Fan Zhengyi (范争一) and other Chinese fans familiar with, they have won a total of 8 world top event championships.

High-level events create a good atmosphere. In the 2025-2026 season, the Shanghai Masters (上海大师赛), Wuhan Open (武汉公开赛), and Xi'an Grand Prix (西安大奖赛) and other events have been held in China. Cities such as Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi (陕西) and Yushan (玉山), Jiangxi (江西) have integrated "watching snooker" into the daily life of the masses by building distinctive professional venues. The atmosphere is warm and the attention is rapidly increasing.

A solid mass base provides a foundation for talent selection. As excellent players such as Ding Junhui, Zhao Xintong, and Wu Yize prove themselves on the world stage, more and more parents are beginning to support their children in picking up the club and heading to the snooker arena. After Zhao Xintong won the World Championship last year, the Guangdong (广东) Branch of the CBSA World Snooker Academy often received inquiries.

Every surge of waves and every surprise of winning is inseparable from personal struggle and systematic support. The development path of snooker is not only a microcosm of the diversified development of Chinese sports, but also a vivid practice of building a strong sports country. When the new generation of players show distinctive oriental characteristics with more diverse technical styles and more confident arena mentality, and when more young forces passionately exert themselves in various fields of sports, the road to a strong sports country is becoming more and more solid in the continuous struggle of generations.

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Watching and Participating: New Holiday Trends

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup China League features high-level competition, the Guangdong Meizhou (广东梅州) Pickleball Tournament is open to all, and the Sichuan (四川) Urban Tennis League broadens participation channels for the masses... This year's "May Day" holiday saw a flourishing of various sports activities, with watching and participating in sports becoming a new trend for leisure and recreation. Passion soared on the field, and cultural tourism thrived off the field. Sports are enriching the holiday lives of more people in more diverse ways and with a more vibrant attitude.
——Editor

International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup China League Kicks Off
An International Event Opens a Window for Young People
By Wang Liang (王亮), reporter of this newspaper

On May 4th, the opening ceremony of the 2026 International Equestrian Federation (FEI) Jumping World Cup China League Beijing (北京) Station was held at the Tianxing Tiao Liang Equestrian Club (天星调良马术俱乐部) in Chaoyang District (朝阳区), Beijing (北京市). The piece "Galloping Horses" played out the momentum of horse racing, winning rounds of applause from the audience.

As an official event on the FEI calendar, the Beijing station competition was a highlight of the "May Day" holiday sports events. The competition lasted for 3 days, and the crowds coming to watch were endless.

Horse-and-rider combinations competed on the field, and the audience held their breath. After each combination completed the competition, the audience responded with applause and cheers. The good viewing etiquette was praised by many athletes. Liu Wentao (刘文韬) and Wen Yan (温妍), students from the Central University of Finance and Economics (中央财经大学), watched an equestrian competition live for the first time. In addition to being shocked by the tacit cooperation between people and horses, they were also deeply impressed by the atmosphere of watching the competition live.

This year's Beijing station competition set up multiple levels of events, with a total of 38 teams from 13 provinces participating. After the competition in the three stations of Beijing (北京), Wuhan (武汉), and Chengdu (成都) this season, the Chinese League champion rider will be eligible to participate in the global finals held in Sweden in 2027.

The athletes on the field showed extremely high enthusiasm for participation, the number of live audiences was considerable, and the number of online viewers was also very large. FEI Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez believes that the Chinese League has been very successful. "We believe that this sport will develop better and better in the future." She specifically mentioned that Chinese young riders Sui Jiahe (隋佳禾), Wu Jingjing (吴晶晶), and Gu Zhanzhao (顾展兆) have recently performed brilliantly in endurance, eventing, and dressage competitions, respectively.

In the outdoor lawn area on the north side of the venue, many viewers were immersed in the themed carnival, experiencing various equestrian culture and intangible cultural heritage themed activities, as well as fashion markets. Mo Tingfang (莫廷方), a 9-year-old girl, came to watch equestrian sports live for the first time. Under the guidance of a coach, she bravely rode a pony and practiced in the fence. "Although I was a little nervous when I rode on it, I felt very excited and I will practice more in the future," said Mo Tingfang (莫廷方).

Han Jiling (韩继玲), Secretary General of the Chinese Equestrian Association (中国马术协会), introduced that in recent years, China's equestrian sports have achieved considerable development. From the continuous improvement of the domestic equestrian event system to the gradual improvement of the youth equestrian talent echelon; from the continuous increase in the popularity of equestrian sports participation to the deep integration of the equestrian industry with sports, culture, and tourism, China's equestrian sports are moving forward with firm steps. In the future, more high-level events will be held to open a window for more people, especially young people, to understand equestrian sports.

Guangdong Meizhou (广东梅州) Pickleball Tournament is Lively and Extraordinary
A Trendy Sport Allows Middle-aged and Elderly People to Enjoy Life
By Jiang Xiaodan (姜晓丹), reporter of this newspaper

The rackets rise and fall, and the small balls fly. During the "May Day" holiday, the 2026 Guangdong Meizhou (广东梅州) Pickleball Tournament was lively and extraordinary. Old and young players competed on the same field, and the audience applauded constantly. A down-to-earth and popular fitness event lit up the holiday lives of citizens.

Chen Zhicheng (陈智诚), 57, came from Qingyuan (清远), Guangdong (广东), to participate in the competition. "Pickleball is quick to learn and moderate in intensity, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people." Although he has only been in contact with pickleball for 5 months, he plays it every week. "This sport has simple rules and gentle confrontation. It can stretch muscles and bones, make friends through balls, and enjoy the fun of sports."

Knowing that this event had zero threshold and free registration, Chen Zhicheng (陈智诚) immediately invited his ball friends to form a team to participate. The standardized and fair schedule and the warm and relaxed atmosphere made him praise it repeatedly. For him, the ranking is not the purpose. It is more meaningful to enjoy the process and exchange skills. Taking the opportunity to participate in the competition, he stayed in Meizhou (梅州) for two days, visiting scenic spots and tasting food, combining sports and fitness with holiday travel, and spending a fulfilling and comfortable holiday.

On the field, there are many enthusiasts like Chen Zhicheng (陈智诚). Liao Bihui (廖碧辉), a citizen of Xingning City (兴宁市), brought her son to form a parent-child partner, and the whole family came to cheer and swim after the game, enhancing their emotions in sports and feeling the charm of the city in cultural tourism experiences.

From parent-child partners to middle-aged and elderly ball friends, from amateur enthusiasts to professional players, participants of different ages and backgrounds gather together because of pickleball, forming a vivid picture of national fitness.

Li Sheng (李胜), the person in charge of the event organizer, introduced that this event adopted a single-day knockout system and implemented a doubles mode. Since the start of the event on April 30, the popularity of the event has continued to rise, and the number of participants has increased day by day. The event determines the champion, runner-up, and third place every day. The champion can receive a bonus of 5,000 yuan and a cultural tourism gift package, including supporting scenic spot tickets, hotel discounts, cultural and creative products, and agricultural products. Hao Siqi (郝思齐) from Guangzhou (广州) was outstanding in strength and won the first championship of the event. "I am very happy and rewarding with this competition experience," he shared his joy of winning after the game.

It is reported that this event also held themed activities such as intangible cultural heritage trendy play and cultural and expo experience. The event not only effectively popularized pickleball, ignited the enthusiasm of the masses for fitness, but also drove "May Day" holiday consumption, enriched the cultural and sports life of citizens and tourists, and further brightened the Meizhou (梅州) city brand.
(Chen Sijie (陈思杰) participated in writing)

Sichuan (四川) Urban Tennis League is in Full Swing
A Dreamy Linkage Paves the Way for the Growth of Enthusiasts
By Song Haoxin (宋豪新), reporter of this newspaper

The tennis hall of the Ziyang (资阳) City National Fitness Activity Center (资阳市全民健身活动中心) was filled with the crisp sound of hitting the ball and enthusiastic cheers. "Good ball! Line pressure score!" In the women's doubles final of Youth Group A, Chen Liuqin (陈六琴), a college student player from Ziyang (资阳), scored the winning point with a precise backhand return. "I'm so excited! It's so meaningful to be able to compete with masters from all over the country at my doorstep!" Chen Liuqin (陈六琴), who walked off the court, was covered in sweat and had a bright smile.

The urban tennis league is shared by all, and a fitness craze is surging in the land of Bashu (巴蜀). During the "May Day" holiday, the 2026 Sichuan (四川) Urban Tennis League was in full swing. The age span of the participating players ranged from 10 to 65 years old, achieving "**全域覆盖、全民参与、全年贯穿、全龄参赛**" (quán yù fù gài, quán mín cān yù, quán nián guàn chuān, quán líng cān sài - "full coverage, universal participation, year-round implementation, participation for all ages," comprehensive participation in all aspects).

Ziyang (资阳) was the first stop of the event. More than 1,300 players made friends with balls and competed with rackets. The event at this station was carried out in two stages: before the "May Day" holiday, the adult group competition was launched first. Players from 21 cities and states in Sichuan (四川) gathered in Ziyang (资阳), showing their competitive style in the transition between offense and defense; after the holiday began, the youth group competition took over, with about 400 players daring to fight and work hard, and sweating their youthful sweat on the field.

"In this competition, I not only felt the charm of tennis competition, but also met many ball friends." You Chuanyong (游传勇), a player from Luzhou (泸州), won the men's doubles championship in Youth Group A, and said frankly that he had gained a lot. "On the field, we are opponents, and off the field, we are friends. This feeling of making friends with balls is particularly good." The young players of this event have become the main force. They exchange skills in competition, break through themselves in competition, and show the upward spirit of the new era youth.

The Sichuan (四川) Urban Tennis League innovatively launched a dual incentive mechanism of "personal points + city points", and had a dreamy linkage with the China Tennis Tour (中国网球巡回赛) to achieve mutual recognition of points, mutual recognition of levels, and direct access to wild cards, opening up a growth channel for amateur players to national-level events, allowing ordinary tennis enthusiasts to also compete for national-level points at their doorstep, which greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses to participate.

Inside the stadium, they swung their rackets heartily, and outside the stadium, cultural tourism consumption was launched simultaneously. During the "May Day" holiday, Ziyang (资阳) used a competition certificate to connect the entire chain of eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping, and entertainment, effectively activating catering, accommodation, cultural tourism consumption, and making sports events a new engine for empowering urban development. "After the game, I will play for two days by the way." Wang Dongmei (王东梅), a participating player, came to Ziyang (资阳) for the first time. After the game, she visited scenic spots and tasted food. "It's delicious and fun, and I'll come again next time."

During the "May Day" holiday, more than 100 public sports venues in Sichuan (四川) were open for free or at low cost, and characteristic mass sports activities such as hiking on Dongla Mountain (东拉山) in Baoxing County (宝兴县), Ya'an (雅安), were carried out simultaneously. Diverse fitness activities covered people of all ages, making sports a new fashion for the holiday.

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Believe in yourself, believe in your teammates, when you're on the field, just fight.

By: 孙龙飞 闫思齐

Won the last point! The coaches and players watching the game from the sidelines rushed onto the court, forming a circle to celebrate the hard-won victory. At dawn on May 4th, Beijing time, the Chinese badminton team defeated the French team 3-1 in Horsens, Denmark, successfully defending the Thomas Cup and winning the championship trophy, which symbolizes the highest honor in world men's team badminton, for the twelfth time.

The team competition is a stage to test the overall strength of the team. In this competition, the traditional powerhouse Indonesia team failed to qualify from the group stage, and the Malaysian and Japanese teams were both stopped in the quarter-finals. In recent years, the rapidly improving French team passed all the way with the attitude of a dark horse and entered the final. The Danish and Indian teams were full of impact and entered the top four. In the new Olympic cycle, the competitive landscape of world badminton is changing.

In this campaign, the Chinese team sent 10 players including Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) to participate. Except for Chen Baiyang (陈柏阳) and Liu Yi (刘毅), the remaining 8 players have participated in the previous competition. In particular, Shi Yuqi (石宇奇), who is currently ranked number one in the world, has played a key role in the first singles position many times since he joined the team in the Thomas Cup in 2018, becoming the "ballast stone" of the team competition.

Faced with challenges from various teams, the Chinese team demonstrated the strength of the defending champion. In the second round of the group stage against the Canadian team, the Chinese team defeated their opponents 4-1 in the case of Shi Yuqi (石宇奇)'s absence due to illness and the first game being lost. In the competition for the top spot in the group with the Indian team, Li Shifeng (李诗沣) took the lead in the first singles, helping the team secure the first place in the group. After entering the knockout stage, Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) joined hands with Liang Weikeng (梁伟铿)/Wang Chang (王昶) in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and the second singles Li Shifeng (李诗沣) won the game 3-0, welcoming the final with the confidence to win.

The three men's singles players of the final opponent French team are all ranked in the top 20 in the world, and singles is the team's "trump card." Since the Popov brothers compete in both singles and doubles, in order to ensure that the players get enough rest, the order of the competition is adjusted to "singles first, then doubles." The three singles players of the French team are in a hot state, and the rare lineup also put a lot of pressure on the Chinese team. The final lasted about 5 hours. After 85 minutes of fierce battle, the first singles Shi Yuqi (石宇奇) defeated the younger Popov, and fought for an important "good start" for the team. He said: "I believe in myself and my teammates, and I will fight when I get to the court!"

After the Chinese team's second singles Li Shifeng (李诗沣) lost, the third singles Weng Hongyang (翁泓阳) withstood the pressure and won a key point. Weng Hongyang (翁泓阳) admitted frankly that at this stage of the competition, it is no longer a simple competition of skills and tactics or physical fitness, but a battle of willpower. Subsequently, the second doubles He Jiting (何济霆)/Ren Xiangyu (任翔宇) made persistent efforts to win two consecutive games and defeated their opponents, helping the team secure the championship.

Two years ago, the Chinese team won the Thomas Cup at home in Chengdu (成都). Now they have successfully defended their title in Denmark. The Chinese men's badminton team has been growing. Xia Xuanze (夏煊泽), the head coach of the Chinese badminton team's singles, said that every player is working hard with the desire to raise the national flag and play the national anthem, and their efforts deserve recognition.

In the 2026 Uber Cup final, which ended on the evening of May 3rd, Beijing time, Liu Shengshu (刘圣书)/Tan Ning (谭宁) of the Chinese women's badminton team scored a point alone, Wang Zhiyi (王祉怡) and Chen Yufei (陈雨菲) lost successively, and Jia Yifan (贾一凡)/Zhang Shuxian (张殊贤) were reversed after winning a game first. In the end, they lost to the South Korean team 1-3 and won the runner-up. Xia Xuanze (夏煊泽) said that the women's team will sum up carefully, get out of the predicament with the determination to face difficulties, and strive to perform better in the next events.

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This edition's editors: Gong Yuhua, Shi Zhe, Wang Zhe

Layout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)

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Strengthening Muscles and Activating Collaterals, Ensuring Smooth Logistics

Logistics is the "skeleton and veins" of the real economy, connecting production and consumption, domestic and foreign trade. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the postal express delivery industry adhered to high-quality development as its primary task and smooth logistics as its direction of effort. The industry's business revenue will reach 1.8 trillion yuan in 2025, compared with 1.1 trillion yuan in 2020, with an average annual growth of more than 10%; the express delivery volume will achieve a leap from 10 billion to 100 billion pieces, and the per capita annual express delivery usage will increase from 59 pieces to 141 pieces. Adhering to "strengthening the skeleton," using new technologies to help improve efficiency; adhering to "clearing the veins," using new models to serve expansion. The development of the postal express delivery industry is progressing steadily and will better play the role of "skeleton and veins" in the development of the real economy.

Data source: State Post Bureau (国家邮政局)
People's Daily National Plain Media Public Service Advertisement Production Center (人民日报社全国平媒公益广告制作中心) Jingdong Logistics (京东物流)

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Latin America Strives to Build a New Global Growth Pole for Oil and Gas (International Perspective)

By: 本报记者 时元皓

The Middle East war risk and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have brought huge shocks and uncertainties to the international energy market, and the global oil and gas market is undergoing profound changes. As an important oil and gas enrichment area in the world, oil and gas exploration and development in Latin America is becoming an important force affecting the international energy landscape. An analysis article published by the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University in the United States stated that the diversified demand to get rid of dependence on oil and gas supply in the Middle East is now prominent, and the Latin American oil and gas industry is more competitive and attractive, and is expected to attract more international investment in the oil and gas field. According to the latest report from Rystad Energy, a Norwegian energy research and business intelligence company, Latin America's oil production is expected to increase to more than 8.8 million barrels per day in 2026, and some oil-producing countries will become hot spots for offshore oil and gas project bidding this year. By 2030, this region is expected to constitute a key force in oil supply from non-OPEC countries.
Seizing Opportunities and Steadily Increasing Production
At present, Brazil (巴西), Guyana (圭亚那), Suriname (苏里南), Argentina (阿根廷), Venezuela (委内瑞拉) and other countries are accelerating the adjustment of their ideas and formulating incentive policies and measures in order to attract more international investment and buyers seeking supply diversification, and strive to build a global hot spot for oil and gas development, and consolidate the new oil and gas growth pole that has been gradually established in recent years, which is bound to have an important impact on the global energy landscape.
The oil and gas production of relevant countries has been continuously increasing. In March of this year, Brazil's (巴西) daily oil production was 4.247 million barrels, an increase of 17.3% year-on-year, a record high; the export value of crude oil in March was 4.8 billion US dollars, an increase of 70.4% year-on-year, and the proportion of oil in exports rose to 15.1%, a significant increase compared with 9.7% in the same period last year. At the same time, Argentina's (阿根廷) average daily crude oil production in February was about 870,000 barrels, an increase of 15.9% year-on-year, a record high. The Argentine (阿根廷) Ministry of Energy plans to increase the average daily crude oil production to 1 million barrels this year. Guyana's (圭亚那) crude oil production hit a new high in February, with an average daily output of 918,000 barrels, a substantial increase compared with the average daily output of 716,000 barrels in 2025. In the first quarter of 2026, Guyana's (圭亚那) crude oil revenue reached a new high of 760 million US dollars.
"Affected by the situation in the Strait of Hormuz (霍尔木兹海峡), oil importing countries are actively seeking diversification of energy supply, and the route of oil cargo transportation has quietly changed. Latin American countries such as Brazil (巴西) should seize this window of strong demand," said Ariana Benedito, chief economist at Brazilian (巴西) digital payment company Picpay.
Ull Haq, senior energy analyst at the authoritative energy magazine Petroleum Economist, told reporters that international and regional conflicts continue to change the global oil and gas supply and demand pattern, which objectively accelerates the process of oil and gas exploration and development in Latin America. The global market is gradually expanding the procurement of oil and gas resources from non-Persian Gulf regions, and the oil reserves of Latin American countries are considerable, and the degree of exploration and exploration is steadily increasing, which is meeting this demand.
Increasing Investment and Strengthening Cooperation
The degree of oil and gas development in Latin America does not match its abundant reserves. In recent years, the newly discovered oil deposits in Latin America have made some countries become important oil producers, and these countries have promoted the steady increase of oil production and exports by attracting international investment or cooperative development. Brazil (巴西) is one of the countries with the most stable and largest growth in oil production in Latin America. Brazil (巴西) has successively discovered large deep-water oil fields such as the Tupi oil field (图皮油田), the Mero oil field (梅罗油田), and the Buzios oil field (布济乌斯油田) in the Santos Basin (桑托斯盆地), and has continuously invested in key technologies in recent years to develop pre-salt oil field projects, allowing Brazil (巴西) to achieve large-scale production in deep-sea areas. Data show that the output of Brazil's (巴西) pre-salt oil fields accounts for about 80% of the total output. A study recently released by the Brazilian (巴西) Ministry of Mines and Energy and the energy research company predicts that by 2032, the country's average daily crude oil production may reach a peak of 5.1 million barrels, and the growth will still mainly benefit from the newly developed deep-sea pre-salt oil fields. Recently, Brazil (巴西) once again announced a new round of bidding announcements for 23 blocks in the pre-salt oil fields, with huge potential for oil exploitation.
The rapid development of Argentina's (阿根廷) oil industry mainly relies on shale oil resources. The Vaca Muerta (瓦卡穆埃尔塔) shale layer in the Neuquén Basin (内乌肯盆地) is one of the largest unconventional oil and gas resources in the world. In recent years, the region's oil production has grown rapidly through the application of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technology. A report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Vaca Muerta (瓦卡穆埃尔塔) contributes about 60% of Argentina's (阿根廷) oil production. "Vaca Muerta (瓦卡穆埃尔塔) has made Argentina (阿根廷) the fourth largest oil producer in South America, after Brazil (巴西), Venezuela (委内瑞拉) and Guyana (圭亚那)," and Argentina (阿根廷) has also become a net oil exporter.
The rapid rise of Guyana's (圭亚那) oil industry is due to the crude oil deposits in the Stabroek Block (斯塔布鲁克区块) discovered in 2015, which are estimated to have reserves of more than 11 billion barrels. It is currently jointly developed by ExxonMobil (埃克森美孚), Chevron (雪佛龙), and CNOOC (中国海油). Other international service providers are conducting early exploration work in other blocks. Since oil production began in 2019, the country's average daily crude oil production has exceeded 900,000 barrels in just a few years, and it is expected that the average daily production will reach 1.4 million barrels in 2027, and there is huge room for development, which will help ensure regional energy demand.
At present, the oil and gas development of Latin American countries is mainly led by the country's oil companies, and international companies cooperate through equity and pipeline or project construction to achieve technology and capital cooperation. For example, Petrobras (巴西国家石油公司) is the leader in oil development in the country, and internationally renowned energy companies such as TotalEnergies (道达尔能源) and Shell Energy (壳牌能源) participate in oil and gas project development through shareholding, and Chinese companies also contribute capital and technology to oil field development in Brazil (巴西). In June last year, the consortium formed by China National Petroleum Corporation (中国石油) and Chevron (雪佛龙) won the bid for 9 deep-sea exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin (福斯杜亚马孙盆地) in Brazil (巴西); recently, the Buzios (布济乌斯) Phase VIII project in Brazil (巴西), in which CNOOC (中国海油) participated in the construction and holds equity, was successfully put into operation.
Breaking Bottlenecks and Releasing Production Capacity
"Objectively, geopolitical conflicts and other factors have provided opportunities for Latin America to increase oil and gas production, and the region's oil and gas exploration and development is expected to maintain a positive growth trend in the future. At present, the region's major oil and gas exporting countries still generally face common challenges such as lagging downstream infrastructure, unstable regulatory policies, and environmental pressure from hydraulic fracturing and offshore operations," Ull Haq analyzed.
For a long time, the limited growth of oil and gas production in Latin America has been affected by multiple factors such as geopolitics. Among them, the incomplete petrochemical industry chain and relatively lagging infrastructure are important bottlenecks restricting the increase of oil and gas production in the region. Brazil (巴西) is the largest oil refining country in the region, but 25% to 30% of diesel relies on imports. Recently, Brazil (巴西) has experienced a shortage of diesel supply, and the rapid rise in diesel prices has affected transportation, agriculture and other fields. To this end, Brazil (巴西) is working to improve refinery efficiency, release additional capacity, and expand or build new refineries to achieve full diesel self-sufficiency within the next 5 years.
Argentina's (阿根廷) oil and gas production has long been constrained by logistics bottlenecks and capital shortages. For example, the country's Vaca Muerta (瓦卡穆埃尔塔) shale layer is located in a remote inland area, far from consumption centers and ports, and lagging infrastructure such as pipelines and ports directly affects the development of the oil and gas industry. Argentina (阿根廷) is stepping up the construction of new southern pipeline lines to ensure that it can increase oil and gas transportation capacity.
Guyana (圭亚那) has not yet built its own independent oil refinery and other petrochemical facilities, which led to a fuel shortage in the country in April this year. Reducing dependence on imports of refined oil and improving energy security have become the focus of attention in the country.
Industry insiders suggest that Latin American countries should prioritize expanding infrastructure investment, including pipelines, ports and refineries, while introducing more stable laws and regulations to attract foreign investment, strengthen local skills training, and establish regional alliances, in order to become more competitive non-traditional oil suppliers.
(Reported from Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢) on May 6)

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A Victim Nation Should Be Especially Vigilant Against Japan's Ambitions of "Remilitarization" (Global Perspective)

By: 车 斌

On the north shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra (堪培拉), the capital of Australia, the Australian War Memorial stands silently. It is not only a testament to humanity's reflection on the devastation of war but also an engraving of the painful memories of Australia's suffering from Japanese aggression. On the lawn outside the memorial, a marble monument silently recounts a dark past: the Japanese army forced approximately 2,400 Australian and British prisoners of war held in the Sandakan (山打根) concentration camp in Malaysia to undertake a 260-kilometer "death march," with only six Australian prisoners of war surviving. According to historical records, during World War II, more than 22,000 Australian soldiers were captured by the Japanese army and subjected to extremely cruel treatment, resulting in the deaths of 36% of Australian prisoners of war.

Despite its relative geographical isolation, Australia was not spared the clutches of Japanese militarist aggression during World War II. On February 19, 1942, 242 Japanese naval aircraft attacked Darwin (达尔文港), breaking the tranquility of the Australian mainland, marking the first time its homeland had been subjected to foreign air raids. Declassified documents from the Australian Department of Defence reveal that the Japanese dropped even more bombs that day than during the Pearl Harbor (珍珠港) attack, causing approximately 600 Australian casualties and nearly destroying the port facilities. In the subsequent 20 months, northern Australia, from Exmouth (埃克斯茅斯) in the west to Townsville (汤斯维尔) in the east, suffered 97 air raids. From the air raid on Darwin to the deployment of midget submarines to attack Sydney (悉尼港), and the indiscriminate sinking of hospital ships and merchant ships, the Japanese army's frenzied aggression in the Asian and Pacific theaters during World War II resulted in the deaths of more than 39,000 Australians.

Australia has never lacked reflection on war. Every year on April 25, Anzac Day (澳新军团日), Australia holds solemn commemorative ceremonies nationwide to commemorate the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who sacrificed in the war. Anzac Day has also become an important vehicle for Australians to reflect on war and convey the belief in peace. However, reflection and commemoration cannot be divorced from the original appearance of history, let alone become a smokescreen for obliterating historical acts and fueling threats to peace.

Recently, Japan and Australia formally signed a arms sales contract to export the "Mogami" class frigate to Australia, releasing a dangerous signal of the rise of Japanese militarism. This is the most significant arms sales order since Japan relaxed its ban on arms exports in 2014. For Japan, it is selling warships and gaining a pass for the Self-Defense Forces to "go out"; for Australia, rashly purchasing the warships of its former aggressor is not only a betrayal of history but also a case of 养虎为患 (yǎng hǔ wèi huàn - "raising a tiger brings calamity," fostering trouble for the future).

This cannot help but recall a scene from 2014: the then Prime Minister of Australia publicly praised the Japanese submarine force in front of the then Prime Minister of Japan for demonstrating "skill and a sense of honor" when attacking Sydney Harbor. As soon as this fallacy came out, it immediately triggered strong protests from all sectors of Australian society: "Any praise for Japanese war behavior is a blasphemy against the dead and a blatant distortion of history." "We must base ourselves on historical facts, comprehensively and accurately remember this painful history, and never replace the truth with beautification or cover up the pain with oblivion"... This is enough to show that the vast majority of Australians are clear that they must learn from history in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes and prevent tragedy from recurring.

In recent years, right-wing forces in Japan have continued to rise, constantly trying to revise the pacifist constitution, expand military power, and promote arms exports. The export of the "Mogami" class frigate to Australia this time is a manifestation of its accelerating "re-militarization" and expanding influence. Japan's "new militarism" is already a real threat, and the international community must be highly vigilant. Australia has suffered from Japanese militarism, and turning a blind eye to Japan's resurgence of militarism, condoning or even conniving at Japan's "re-militarization," is tantamount to burying new hidden dangers at its doorstep in the Asia-Pacific region.

"An independent Australia should respect history, not write its foreign policy on rewritten history." This sentence by Robert Barwick (罗伯特·巴威克), National Chairman of the Australian Citizens Party, reflects the reflection that Australia should have. Only by guarding the bottom line of history, jointly defending the achievements of victory in World War II, and preventing historical tragedies from recurring can we maintain lasting regional peace and stability and jointly create a better future.

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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Answers Questions on Japan's Launch of Offensive Missiles Overseas

This newspaper reported from Beijing on May 6th (Reporter Li Anqi (李安琪)): According to reports, on May 6th, Japan's Type 88 missile was launched for the first time in the "shoulder-to-shoulder" military exercise. This is the first time Japan has launched an offensive missile overseas. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian (林剑) stated at a regular press conference on the 6th that Japan's "new militarism" is becoming a menace, threatening regional peace and stability. China urges Japan to deeply reflect on its militarist history of aggression and to adhere to its commitments and exercise caution in the military and security fields.

"Japan once carried out aggression and colonial rule against Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, and bears serious historical guilt. In this special year, the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Tribunal, the former aggressor has not only failed to deeply reflect on its historical crimes, but has instead dispatched military forces overseas and launched offensive missiles under the guise of so-called 'security cooperation'," Lin Jian (林剑) said. "This trend once again shows that the right-wing forces in Japan are promoting Japan's accelerated 're-militarization' process, constantly breaking through the 'exclusively defense-oriented' policy and relevant regulations of international and domestic law, and some policies and actions have gone far beyond the scope of 'self-defense'."

He stated that the serious deficit in historical education, the fundamental errors in historical views, coupled with the strategic attempt to strengthen military preparedness, Japan's "new militarism" is becoming a menace, threatening regional peace and stability. "We urge Japan to deeply reflect on its militarist history of aggression and to adhere to its commitments and exercise caution in the military and security fields."

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South Korea's Total Fertility Rate Rises for Second Consecutive Year

By: 本报记者 莽九晨

According to the "2025 Birth and Death Statistics" recently released by the Korea National Statistical Office (韩国国家数据处), South Korea's total fertility rate (referring to the average number of children a woman bears during her childbearing years) rebounded to above 0.80 in 2025 after a four-year hiatus. This is also the second consecutive year that the indicator has shown an upward trend after rebounding in 2024 after a nine-year hiatus. South Korean public opinion believes that factors such as the increase in marriage registration and changes in fertility concepts have had a positive impact on the rebound in the fertility rate.

According to data from the Korea National Statistical Office (韩国国家数据处), the number of newborns in South Korea in 2025 was 254,500, an increase of 16,100 from the previous year, and the total fertility rate was 0.80, an increase of 0.05 from the previous year. According to the "Population Trends" data released by the data office on April 22, the number of births in South Korea in February this year was 22,898, an increase of 13.6% year-on-year, the highest value for the same month since 2019. South Korea's total fertility rate in February was 0.93, an increase of 0.1 year-on-year.

South Korea's total fertility rate bottomed out in 2023, reaching 0.72. The decrease in the number of marriage registrations during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the main reasons for the decline in the fertility rate. Park Hyun-jung (朴炫正), head of the Population Trends Division of the Korea National Statistical Office (韩国国家数据处), analyzed that the increase in the number of marriage registrations after the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of the population in the main childbearing age group (around 30 years old), and the more positive views on childbearing are the main reasons for the continuous rebound in the total fertility rate for two consecutive years. According to statistics from the data office, the number of marriage registrations in South Korea fell to a historical low in 2022 (approximately 191,600 couples), and then began to turn into an upward trend, increasing to approximately 222,400 couples in 2024, an increase of 16% in two years. In January this year, the number of marriage registrations in South Korea was 22,640 couples, an increase of 12.4% year-on-year, the highest record for the same month since 2018. Last year, the population of women aged 30 to 39 in South Korea was approximately 3.184 million, an increase of approximately 29,000 compared to 2023. A social survey conducted by the data office in 2024 showed that 68.4% of respondents believed that "children should be born after marriage," which was also an increase compared to 65.3% in 2022.

Park Hyun-jung (朴炫正) believes that a series of policies introduced by the South Korean government are showing results, which have alleviated the problem of "difficulty in getting married and having children" to a certain extent. In 2005, South Korea established the Presidential Committee on Low Birth Rate and Aging Society (低生育率和老龄化委员会) directly under the President and invested funds in fertility subsidies. Currently, the welfare provided by the Ministry of Health and Welfare (保健福祉部) of South Korea to families who give birth to and raise children includes: 1 million won (1 yuan is approximately 213 won) for pregnancy and childbirth medical expenses, 2 million won for birth subsidies (3 million won for the second child), 18 million won for parental subsidies (1 million won per month for 0-1 year olds, 500,000 won per month for 1-2 year olds), and cash subsidies such as elementary school, middle school, and high school education expenses. In June 2024, the South Korean government announced that "the country has entered a state of population emergency" and released policies in multiple fields, including extending vacations, tax reductions, housing security, and support for childbirth and parenting, and proposed the policy goal of "increasing the total fertility rate to 1.0 by 2030."

Company employee Lee Cheol-woo (李彻雨) currently has two children, one in elementary school and one in kindergarten. He told reporters that the South Korean government's various childcare subsidies have greatly reduced the pressure and burden on ordinary families, and children basically do not need to spend extra school education expenses during the kindergarten and elementary school stages. Regarding the phenomenon that young people in South Korea are unwilling to have children, he said that on the one hand, the cost of living is relatively high now, and raising children does require a lot of money; on the other hand, raising children also requires a lot of energy and time, and many young people are more willing to pursue their own lives.

Regarding whether the recent rebound in the fertility rate can form a long-term trend, Park Hyun-jung (朴炫正) said that in the past three years, the number of marriage registrations in South Korea has increased, and even the fertility rate in the late 30s age group has also increased, so there is reason to expect a rebound in the future fertility rate, but it still needs to be observed. Kim In-kyung (金仁京), head of the Fiscal and Social Policy Research Department of the Korea Development Institute (韩国开发研究院), believes that South Korea needs to introduce more complete and detailed policies and measures in employment, housing, childcare services, etc., so that people can believe that "parents can balance career and childcare without sacrificing career development."

(Reported from Seoul (首尔) on May 6)

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Report: EU Revision of Cybersecurity Act to Cause Itself Hundreds of Billions of Euros in Losses

(People's Daily, Brussels, May 6) (Reporter Niu Ruifei (牛瑞飞)) A joint analysis report released by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU and KPMG in Brussels on the 6th pointed out that if the EU's Cyber Security Act amendment draft is passed, mandating the replacement of Chinese-funded suppliers, EU member states will face an economic loss of 367.8 billion euros within 5 years, and industries such as energy, telecommunications, logistics, and manufacturing will be severely strained.

The report pointed out that the amendment draft intends to introduce non-technical exclusion mechanisms based on the supplier's country of origin, which deviates from the principles of technological neutrality and proportionality, and will affect the stability of China-EU economic and trade relations and the global industrial chain and supply chain division of labor pattern. The report warned that the amendment draft completely ignores the huge differences in industrial structure, financial capacity, and digitalization progress among EU member states, which will lead to "asymmetric development imbalance." Among them, Germany is expected to suffer a loss of over 170 billion euros, ranking first among EU member states.

The report emphasized that in the process of EU digitalization, green transformation, and industrial upgrading, Chinese-funded enterprises have created tens of thousands of local jobs for Europe, and through industrial linkage effects, have injected continuous innovation dividends into the European local supply chain, achieving a true win-win situation for the global value chain. The report calls on EU institutions to face up to industry concerns, abandon discriminatory exclusion clauses, and return to a cybersecurity framework based on evidence and in compliance with World Trade Organization rules.

President Liu Jiandong (刘坚东) of the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU said at the press conference that China-EU digital infrastructure and industrial chains are deeply intertwined, and Chinese-funded enterprises are reliable, compliant, and long-term partners in the EU's digital transformation process. The Chamber of Commerce firmly opposes the 一刀切 (yī dāo qiē - "one knife cut," a simplistic, sweeping approach) mandatory exclusion policy, and calls on the EU to cherish the fruits of China-EU mutual trust and replace discriminatory, security-named "decoupling" with rational dialogue.

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UK Expands Investment in Youth Employment Support

By: 本报记者 许立群

The British government recently announced that it will invest an additional £2.5 billion in special funds to support youth employment and plans to create 200,000 jobs for young people. The UK Department for Work and Pensions issued a statement stating that the funds will be earmarked to subsidize companies that employ young people aged 16 to 24 and to increase public support positions. The core goal is to reduce the number of young people in this age group who are not in education, employment, or training.

In recent years, the UK has faced a severe youth unemployment problem. According to the latest labor force survey data released by the UK Office for National Statistics in February this year, the unemployment rate for young people aged 16 to 24 in the UK has risen to 16.1%, the highest level since 2014. This is not only far higher than the national overall unemployment rate of 5.2%, but also higher than the average youth unemployment rate in the Eurozone during the same period.

The February 2026 labor market report released by the Confederation of British Industry and the Federation of Small Businesses analyzed the deep-seated causes of the youth employment dilemma. The first is that weak macroeconomic conditions have led to low corporate recruitment intentions. The UK's economic growth has been slow for a long time, and the superposition of inflationary pressures and market uncertainty has led to the widespread adoption of strategies to reduce manpower and postpone recruitment in youth employment-intensive industries such as catering, accommodation, retail, and manufacturing. The second is that rising labor costs have squeezed youth employment space. In recent years, the UK's minimum wage standards have been significantly increased, the minimum wage increase for young people has been significant, and employers' social security payment costs have increased, resulting in a significant increase in the trial and error costs for small and micro enterprises to employ young people with zero experience. Survey data shows that more than 60% of small and micro business operators said that they prefer to recruit mature labor under the same human resource costs. The third is the structural barrier of skills mismatch. Some college education courses are disconnected from market job demands, and at the same time, the coverage of local apprenticeship and vocational training systems is insufficient, resulting in a large number of young people lacking practical workplace skills and finding it difficult to quickly adapt to job requirements. In addition, the popularization of artificial intelligence technology and the digital transformation of industries have accelerated the loss of traditional low-end jobs, further widening the gap between supply and demand.

The £2.5 billion special fund launched by the British government this time is mainly divided into two major sections: enterprise recruitment subsidies are to provide human resource cost subsidies to enterprises that employ young people aged 16 to 24, covering salary, training and other related expenses, directly reducing the threshold for enterprises to employ people; the expansion of public support positions is to increase transitional positions and apprenticeship positions subsidized by the government, and synchronize supporting vocational guidance, skills training and other services to help young people accumulate workplace experience.

The British government has also previously introduced a number of supporting policies, including optimizing apprenticeship subsidy standards, expanding the coverage of vocational skills training, building a youth-exclusive employment service platform, simplifying job application registration and job matching processes, and carrying out targeted assistance for long-term unemployed youth to open up the "training-employment" closed loop. The UK Department for Work and Pensions emphasized that the 200,000 jobs expected to be created will focus on youth employment-intensive areas such as the service industry and manufacturing industry, which will help quickly absorb some unemployed youth and alleviate short-term pressure on the labor market.

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Editors of this page: Zou Zhipeng, Zhang Huizhong, Chu Jun

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"Danjiangkou" Inscribed in Environmental Protection Law Through Legislative Efforts (Upholding and Improving the People's Congress System)

By: 本报记者 禹伟良 张 璁 田豆豆

Opening the "Environmental and Ecological Code of the People's Republic of China," which was passed with a high number of votes in March of this year, Article 877, Section 2 is particularly noteworthy:

"The local people's governments at or above the county level in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area and its upstream areas shall strengthen the overall protection of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasses, and deserts, enhance water conservation capacity, and ensure stable and compliant water quality."

Shiyan (十堰), Hubei (湖北) is the core water source area of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and the clear water of the Danjiangkou (丹江口) Reservoir is closely related to the drinking water safety of more than 100 million people in the north.

In August 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) replied to environmental protection volunteers in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area of Shiyan (十堰), Hubei (湖北), emphasizing that "the South-to-North Water Diversion Project concerns the strategic overall situation, long-term development, and the well-being of the people. Protecting the ecological environment of the water source area and ensuring that 'clear water flows north forever' requires everyone to fulfill their responsibilities and work persistently."

This institutional design in the code elevates the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area from a general river and lake to an integral part of the "important geographical unit" of the Yangtze River Basin (长江流域) for overall protection, solidifying its water conservation and water quality assurance as an insurmountable legal red line.

However, what many people do not know is that in order to protect this reservoir of clear water, the legislative body and the National People's Congress (NPC) deputies jointly completed a "legislative relay race," successfully writing "overall protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area" into the code at the last moment of its compilation, ensuring that "clear water flowing north forever" is henceforth protected by the code.

Safeguarding Basin Coordinated Governance with the Rule of Law, Hoping Amendment Suggestions are Written into the Code

This "legislative relay race" began with a study of the draft code.

At the beginning of the year, Fu Zhengzhong (付正中), Director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress (湖北省人大常委会), brought back the latest spirit of the code compilation from Beijing (北京). According to the arrangement of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), during the Hubei (湖北) Provincial "Two Sessions" at the end of January, NPC deputies serving in Hubei (湖北) concentrated on studying the draft environmental and ecological code to prepare for the code's deliberation.

The articles and clauses of the draft are all related to the overall situation of ecological civilization construction. Wang Yonghui (王永辉), NPC deputy and Secretary of the Shiyan Municipal Party Committee (十堰市委书记), pondered while studying: "It is not easy to protect 'clear water,' and it is even more difficult to achieve 'sustainability.' The coordination of basin governance, the guarantee of institutional rigidity, and the stability of policy implementation all depend on the rule of law. Is it possible to strive to write Danjiangkou (丹江口) protection into the code?"

About 60% of the water area of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) is within the territory of Shiyan (十堰). Bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) instructions, ensuring that "clear water flows north forever" is the glorious mission of the 3.2 million people of Shiyan (十堰).

At that time, the draft code had already undergone three reviews and was about to be submitted to this year's National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会) session for deliberation. With only a little over a month left, could it still make it?

"Solving the inconsistent standards and policies in water quality protection and industrial access in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area and its upstream areas through national legislation is a long-cherished wish of the people of Shiyan (十堰). At the annual municipal 'Two Sessions,' ecological restoration and water source conservation in the reservoir area have always been hot topics for discussion among deputies and members," said Zhao Zhe (赵哲), Director of the Standing Committee of the Shiyan Municipal People's Congress (十堰市人大常委会).

Study, symposium, discussion, and reporting – a new round of soliciting legislative suggestions was launched again:

On January 30, a 24-person expert symposium repeatedly studied the thick draft code;

On February 3, 56 voices from the grassroots were refined into 6 core suggestions;

On February 6, the Standing Committee of the Shiyan Municipal People's Congress (十堰市人大常委会) submitted amendment opinions to the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress (湖北省人大常委会) ...

"Everyone, from top to bottom, participated in this 'legislative relay race,'" said Fu Zhengzhong (付正中). After research, the amendment suggestions were finally submitted in the name of the General Office of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress (省人大常委会办公厅) by letter.

Thus, a few days before the convening of the National "Two Sessions," the suggestion report was formally placed on the desk of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会法制工作委员会).

Faced with Complex Basin Governance Problems, Reservoir Area Protection Urgently Needs a "Coordinated Approach"

A careful reading of Shiyan's (十堰) legislative suggestions reveals that they are not only based on years of legislative practice but also reflect the urgent demands of the people in the reservoir area and grassroots law enforcement and judicial personnel in protecting water.

Last year, in Danjiangkou (丹江口) City, Shiyan (十堰), the local procuratorate encountered a thorny cross-provincial illegal aquaculture case.

"When Hubei (湖北) comes to investigate, they hide in Henan (河南), and when Henan (河南) comes to investigate, they scurry back to Hubei (湖北)," said Liu Yongfeng (刘永峰), the person in charge of ecological inspection at the Danjiangkou Municipal People's Procuratorate (丹江口市人民检察院). When cage aquaculture was rectified a few years ago, Jing (井) Moumou's cages had already been dismantled and compensated. "But what we didn't expect was that we discovered through satellite remote sensing that Jing (井) Moumou was secretly engaging in aquaculture again in the monitoring blind spots of the reservoir area, and was also equipped with two boats, which were used to drag the cages back and forth across the border between Hubei (鄂) and Henan (豫) provinces for a long time."

The Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area spans the three provinces of Hubei (鄂), Henan (豫), and Shaanxi (陕). Who will supervise? The procuratorates of Danjiangkou (丹江口) City and Xichuan (淅川) County, Henan (河南), joined hands to launch a cross-regional collaborative public interest litigation, finally leaving the illegal act with nowhere to hide.

It was found in judicial case handling that water source protection cannot be done alone, and problems such as the inconsistent judicial and law enforcement standards in water quality indicators and ship management in various places need to be solved urgently. "For this reason, we also reflected to the Municipal People's Congress (市人大) that cross-regional cooperation should be strengthened," said Liu Yongfeng (刘永峰).

The "clearing" of upstream and downstream areas as a coordinated effort is another problem.

Every time there is concentrated rainfall during the flood season, a large number of dead branches and leaves and floating objects from the upstream areas will pour into the reservoir area with the flood, "the amount coming from the upstream is uncertain, and the emergency pressure is concentrated," which greatly increases the pressure to clear the floating debris.

How to do a good job in clearing floating debris has also become the focus of local NPC deputies' investigations. "The clearing work is the responsibility of the local area. Some places have long reservoir shorelines and heavy environmental protection tasks, but the number of water protectors is limited, which may affect the quality of the clearing," said Wang Xiaoxia (王晓霞), an NPC deputy from Danjiangkou (丹江口) City, after conducting research in the local Longshan (龙山) Town, and took the lead in proposing the "Suggestions on Establishing and Improving the Reservoir Area Clearing Mechanism."

Administrative power has limits, but ecology has no boundaries. Solving cross-regional ecological and environmental protection problems requires basin-wide collaboration and holistic protection.

On March 1 this year, a cross-provincial collaborative legislative achievement was implemented in seven cities in three provinces – from Shiyan (十堰) in Hubei (湖北) to Luoyang (洛阳), Sanmenxia (三门峡), and Nanyang (南阳) in Henan (河南), and then to Hanzhong (汉中), Shangluo (商洛), and Ankang (安康) in Shaanxi (陕西). The decisions on strengthening the joint protection of the water source area of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, jointly formulated by various places, were implemented simultaneously, marking a new stage of legal governance in the protection of the central route water source area, from regional division and governance to full-area co-governance.

"The water quality protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) involves multiple provinces. On the basis of local exploration of cross-provincial cooperation mechanisms for ecological and environmental protection in the reservoir area, stronger legal guarantees are needed to strengthen coordinated governance and systematic protection," said Qin Tianbao (秦天宝), Dean of the School of Law of Wuhan University (武汉大学法学院).

Can the overall protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area be further improved? With this expectation, Deputy Wang Yonghui (王永辉) set off to participate in the National "Two Sessions."

In the "Legislative Night Talk," a Two-Way Rush Between Grassroots Governance and National Legislation

On the evening of March 4, the Hubei (湖北) delegation's residence at the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress (十四届全国人大四次会议) welcomed two special guests – Shi Chunfeng (施春风), Director of the Legislative Planning Office of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会法工委) and head of the ecological protection group of the code compilation working group, and Chen Yangyue (陈扬跃), a member of the code compilation working group. This trip was to have in-depth face-to-face exchanges with deputies and listen to legislative demands for water protection.

Regarding the compilation of the environmental and ecological code, after each deliberation by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会), the draft will be published to the public to solicit public opinions. Four public solicitations have received more than 20,000 opinions from more than 7,000 people.

"We have received and carefully studied Shiyan's (十堰) suggestions."

Before coming, Shi Chunfeng (施春风) sorted out relevant legislation and found that the Yangtze River Protection Law (长江保护法) already had relevant content on the protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) water source area. Should it be incorporated into the code again?

It is necessary to listen to the voices of the deputies first. "**每一条建议都要认真对待、认真回应**" (měi yī tiáo jiàn yì dōu yào rèn zhēn duì dài, rèn zhēn huí yìng - "every suggestion must be taken seriously and responded to seriously," emphasizing the importance of carefully considering and addressing each piece of advice). Shi Chunfeng (施春风) said.

This "legislative night talk" lasted for more than two hours.

"2,489 rivers and 525 reservoirs in Shiyan (十堰) converge and send water north, and water quality safety is related to the drinking water safety and ecological security of 26 large and medium-sized cities and nearly 120 million people in Beijing (京), Tianjin (津), Hebei (冀), and Henan (豫)," said Deputy Wang Yonghui (王永辉). For more than 11 years since the central route project was opened to water, Shiyan (十堰) has protected water with an iron fist and the determination of a hero breaking his wrist. The water quality of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) has remained stable at or above Grade II standards for a long time, and the excellent rate of water quality in national and provincial controlled sections has always remained at 100%, with a cumulative water supply to the north of more than 77 billion cubic meters.

This suggestion is written with the perseverance and expectations of the people in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area for more than ten years, reflecting the responsibility and commitment of the vast number of party members and cadres in Shiyan (十堰) to establish and practice the correct view of political achievements, and demonstrating the Chinese contribution to leading global environmental governance through the South-to-North Water Diversion, a great undertaking.

"When we discussed Shiyan's (十堰) suggestions, we deeply felt the great contribution and proactive responsibility of the people in the reservoir area," Shi Chunfeng (施春风) was deeply moved.

Soon, after research by the working group, the suggestion to include "Danjiangkou (丹江口)" in the code was approved, but a new problem arose: the articles of the draft were now relatively mature, how to absorb the amendment opinions?

"The inclusion of Danjiangkou (丹江口) in the code is a major amendment. Although time is very tight, the working group still studied six sets of plans before and after," said Shi Chunfeng (施春风). This compilation creatively adopted the "moderate codification" model, which is led by the environmental and ecological code and supplemented by relevant separate laws, which provides space for amendments.

In the end, the plan to connect the relevant provisions of the Yangtze River Protection Law (长江保护法) in the "Important Geographical Unit Protection" stood out. A new section of 53 words was added to Article 877 of the draft code.

On March 12, the Great Hall of the People (人民大会堂). With the birth of the environmental and ecological code, the "overall protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area" was officially written into the national code.

When the news spread back to Shiyan (十堰), people's eyes were moist – these 53 words are worth a thousand pounds! It carries the deepest hope of the people in the reservoir area, and is not only the unremitting efforts of the legislative body and NPC deputies, but also the two-way rush of "the people have a call, the law has a response" between grassroots governance and national legislation.

"Making this major amendment after the third review of the draft code is a vivid example of whole-process people's democracy, and a vivid example of telling the story of Chinese democracy and the rule of law," said Qin Tianbao (秦天宝).

"Danjiangkou's (丹江口) Inclusion in the Code is Not the End, but a New Beginning

In the morning light, the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) is sparkling, and the river breeze拂过 (fú guò - "gently blows," to brush or caress) the orange mountain on the bank, and the branches of orange blossoms sway and fragrance.

Jiangkou (江口) Village, Liangshuihe (凉水河) Town, is the village with the longest reservoir shoreline in Danjiangkou (丹江口) City. Luo Tianzhi (罗天志), a "small water drop" volunteer in the village, set off early to patrol and clear floating debris along the reservoir bank. Since the official opening of the central route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, Luo Tianzhi (罗天志), like many fishermen who have retired from fishing, has "washed his feet ashore" and switched to other industries, managing more than 20 acres of orange orchards and eating "agricultural food."

In the past two years, attracted by the excellent water quality and citrus of Danjiangkou (丹江口), Beijing Yiqing Food Group (北京一轻食品集团) built a production plant here for "Beibingyang (北冰洋)," a citrus beverage brand, further driving the local upstream and downstream industrial chains and greatly promoting the increase in income of citrus farmers.

"When I used to fish, I relied on the water to make a living. Now that I grow citrus, I didn't expect that I still 'rely on the water to make a living,'" Luo Tianzhi (罗天志) said with emotion. As the ecological environment of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area gets better and better, the oranges planted on the reservoir bank also have a "green label," and the purchase price has risen from 60 cents per pound in the past to more than 1 yuan per pound now. "Being a good volunteer and protecting the water in this reservoir will make life sweeter."

"Green waters and green mountains" have become "**金山银山**" (jīn shān yín shān - "gold mountain silver mountain," a metaphor for natural resources leading to wealth). A clear water has made Danjiangkou's (丹江口) "water economy" a big article.

"At present, the water economy accounts for 40% of Danjiangkou City's (丹江口市) gross domestic product, and the comprehensive output value is expected to double within two years," said Chen Yong (陈勇), Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Hubei Danjiang State-owned Capital Investment Group Co., Ltd. (湖北丹江国有资本投资集团有限公司). "China's good water" has brought green food and beverage industries to the local area. Leading companies such as Nongfu Spring (农夫山泉), China Resources C'estbon (华润怡宝), and Yanjing Beer (燕京啤酒) have successively settled here, and "ecological advantages are constantly being transformed into development advantages."

From the two relocations of 469,000 immigrants to the closure and transformation of 561 enterprises above the designated size, from more than 30,000 fishermen "washing their feet ashore" to self-pressurization to promote the overall protection of the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area to be written into the code, Shiyan (十堰) has cultivated the spiritual realm of "**功成不必在我**" (gōng chéng bù bì zài wǒ - "achieving success does not necessarily require my involvement," meaning contributing to long-term goals without seeking immediate personal recognition) and tempered the historical responsibility of "**功成必定有我**" (gōng chéng bì dìng yǒu wǒ - "achieving success definitely requires my involvement," meaning a commitment to contributing to success, even if it's not immediately visible), drawing a blueprint to the end and hammering one hammer after another, using ecological potential achievements to achieve long-term explicit achievements, and走出 (zǒu chū le - "walked out," to embark on) a high-quality development path of ecological priority and green transformation.

"The proposal of Shiyan's (十堰) suggestions is fundamentally rooted in Xi Jinping's (习近平) ecological civilization thought and Xi Jinping's (习近平) thought on the rule of law taking root at the grassroots level. 'Danjiangkou's (丹江口) inclusion in the code is not the end, but a new beginning," said Deputy Wang Yonghui (王永辉). At present, Shiyan (十堰) has already擘画 (bò huà - "planned," to draw up or plan) the next blueprint.

Seizing opportunities to "plan projects," planning a number of major projects to lay the foundation and manage the long-term around the integrated protection of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasses, and deserts;

Tackling key problems to "break barriers,"依法 (yī fǎ - "according to the law," in accordance with the law) promoting the solution of inconsistent standards and policies in water quality protection and industrial access in the Danjiangkou Reservoir (丹江口水库) area and its upstream areas;

Improving mechanisms to "promote long-term effectiveness," accelerating the exploration and establishment of a cross-regional water transfer ecological compensation mechanism, so that those who protect the clear water will not suffer losses, and the places that protect the ecology will have more prospects.

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From the trickle of the Qinba (秦巴) Mountains to the thousands of households in Beijing (京), Tianjin (津), Hebei (冀), and Henan (豫); from the active appeals of NPC deputies to the solemn response of the national code, the "Chinese governance" in a clear water has written a vivid footnote for whole-process people's democracy, and also tells the ecological wisdom and historical responsibility for the "sustainable development of the Chinese nation."

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Planting "Bitter Coptis" Well, Harvesting "Sweet Happiness" (Voice of the Representatives)

By: 余绍容

As a National People's Congress (全国人大) representative from the mountains, looking back on the bits and pieces of my duties over the past eight years and the days of leading my fellow villagers to escape poverty and become rich, I am deeply moved: creating a better life is like planting "Coptis chinensis" (苦黄连). As long as we take root in deep soil, endure patiently, find the right path, and cultivate diligently, we will surely usher in the "sweetness of happiness" of harvest.

Coptis chinensis is our "golden treasure" in Wuxing Village (五星村), but expanding the industry has also caused us many difficulties. The planting cycle is long. From seedling to harvest, which takes five or six years, the villagers have large upfront investments and are unsure. Earthquakes have damaged arable land, and the village has less than one mu of land per capita. The mountain roads are difficult to travel, and harvesting Coptis chinensis relies on human and animal transport, which is costly and does not fetch a good price. Planting technology is not up to par, and the quality of Coptis chinensis grown by some villagers varies. With these problems, I ran all over the Coptis chinensis fields in the village, repeatedly visited "local experts" to chat and ask for experience, filled several notebooks, and secretly pondered the way to break the situation.

Changing the backwardness of the village depends only on self-reliance and hard work. We boldly promoted the "enclave model," leading major growers to inspect Pingwu (平武), Qingchuan (青川) and other places many times, and finally leased more than 1,000 mu of land, breaking geographical restrictions and laying the foundation for large-scale Coptis chinensis planting. In response to the problems of insufficient technology and decentralized production and sales, on the one hand, we invited technicians to reside in the village for guidance and standardize the planting process; on the other hand, we innovated the "Party branch + cooperative + farmer" model and established the Guofu Planting Cooperative (国富种植合作社) to realize unified management of the entire chain of seedlings, technology, and sales.

Industrial development has no end, and rural revitalization is still on the road. At this year's National People's Congress (全国两会), I submitted a proposal on increasing policy support to promote the innovative development of characteristic industries in ethnic minority areas, which has received high attention and positive response from relevant parties, helping to solve many problems faced in the process of industrial development. We are building Internet of Things intelligent greenhouses, introducing local traditional Chinese medicine enterprises to jointly cultivate Bletilla striata seedlings, and building a "dual-engine" industry of coordinated development of Coptis chinensis and Bletilla striata. We are currently exploring the integrated development path of "research and study + health preservation."

Today, the village's Coptis chinensis planting area exceeds 3,000 mu, driving the annual income increase of more than 6,000 yuan for more than 120 planting households in the village and surrounding areas. The per capita disposable income of villagers has increased from more than 5,000 yuan 10 years ago to more than 26,000 yuan. The village's industry is stable, and the former "bitter Coptis chinensis" has become "prosperity grass." The villagers' pockets are getting fatter and their smiles are getting sweeter.

In recent years, I have put forward more than 10 opinions and suggestions focusing on the concerns and expectations of grassroots people in terms of travel, medical insurance, and income increase. In particular, in response to the economic pressure brought to rural families by the year-by-year increase in individual medical insurance contributions, I conducted in-depth research, consulted experts and scholars, and proposed "appropriately adjusting the medical insurance payment standards according to the level of economic development, establishing a continuous premium payment mechanism, and introducing preferential policies for continuous participation in insurance." The proposal was listed as a key supervised proposal of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (全国人大常委会). The National Healthcare Security Administration (国家医保局) paid close attention to it and actively responded, taking the lead in studying relevant policies and measures. I believe that with the introduction and implementation of the policy, more people will benefit. This also makes me realize more deeply that as a people's representative, only by being close to the hearts of the people, thinking about what the people think, and being anxious about what the people are anxious about, can we truly perform our duties well and fulfill our responsibilities.

(The author is Ni Yi (倪弋), a reporter of this newspaper, who interviewed and compiled this article from a National People's Congress (全国人大) representative and the Party Branch Secretary of Wuxing Village (五星村), Leigu Town (擂鼓镇), Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County (北川羌族自治县), Mianyang City (绵阳市), Sichuan Province (四川省).)

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A Heartwarming Meal Reflects Dedicated Performance of Duty (Connecting with Local People's Congresses)

By: 本报记者 亓玉昆

Nearing noon, in Liuyang Village (刘杨村), Tiemen Town (铁门镇), Xin'an County (新安县), Luoyang City (洛阳市), Henan Province (河南省), the kitchen of the village's public canteen is bustling with activity.

"Today we're having lo mein noodles for lunch, with tomato and egg and green pepper and shredded pork, both nutritious and delicious." Grandma Zhang (张奶奶), who is nearly 80 years old, said with emotion as she ate. Now that the village has a "help-the-elderly small stove," she can eat a hot meal right at her doorstep, and she couldn't be warmer in her heart.

Behind this heartwarming scene is the continuous supervision of elderly care services by the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress, a vivid practice of consolidating people's livelihood guarantees with the power of the rule of law. Henan (河南) is a populous province with a large base of elderly people. How can we ensure that the elderly enjoy a happy old age?

Let's go back to March 2024, when the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress launched a three-level linkage supervision of "actively responding to the aging of the population and accelerating the development of elderly care services," comprehensively using various supervision methods such as special research, law enforcement inspections, listening to special work reports, and special inquiries to form a joint supervision force that is coordinated from top to bottom and involves multiple parties.

Focusing on elderly care services, people's congresses at all levels earnestly fulfill their supervisory responsibilities, adhere to the working mechanism of "**边监督、边反馈、边整改、边提高**" (biān jiān dù, biān fǎn kuì, biān zhěng gǎi, biān tí gāo - "supervise, feedback, rectify, and improve simultaneously," a continuous improvement process), and assigned 1,191 problems to various localities and departments, and urged them to improve their work, and promoted the solution of outstanding problems in elderly care services.

On this basis, in 2025, the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress focused on "small entry points" and further carried out a three-level linkage special research on elderly meal assistance services. "We found that there are still some shortcomings in elderly meal assistance services in terms of total supply, service quality, and convenience of accessibility. The 'three meals a day' for the elderly is the most frequently reflected and the strongest call for realistic solutions." The relevant person in charge of the Social Construction Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress introduced.

"Central kitchen + station meal distribution," "elderly care facilities + meal assistance," "social catering + meal assistance," "village collective + meal assistance"... In order to find out the truth and implement precise policies, the provincial, municipal, and county-level people's congresses deployed simultaneously and worked in the same direction, promoting various localities to explore practical meal assistance models through intensive research and precise supervision, and solving the problem of meals for the elderly in urban and rural areas according to local conditions.

"Elderly meal assistance service is a systematic project, and it is still facing problems such as the need to improve the service supply capacity and level, the difficulty of sustainable operation, and the need to strengthen service supervision." The relevant person in charge of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress introduced that during the research, the municipal and county-level people's congresses jointly assigned 844 problems to the governments and relevant departments at the same level, and conducted follow-up supervision on the rectification of the problems.

"During the research, it was found that door-to-door meal delivery is particularly important for elderly people who are old and have weak self-care ability, but 'who will deliver the meals and who will bear the delivery costs'?" Luo Xinfang (罗新芳), a representative of the Henan Provincial People's Congress and a teacher at Zhumadian Vocational and Technical College (驻马店职业技术学院), proposed suggestions on promoting the sustainable development of elderly meal assistance services, calling for the cultivation and expansion of a volunteer team for elderly meal assistance delivery.

To Luo Xinfang's delight, the "Regulations on the Development of Elderly Meal Assistance Services in Henan Province" (河南省发展老年助餐服务规定), which was reviewed and approved by the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress on December 4, 2025, clearly mentioned "encouraging village (community) staff, volunteers, etc. to provide services for the elderly to eat and deliver meals." This regulation, which contains only 19 articles, makes specific provisions on key aspects such as the layout of elderly meal assistance service venues, quality improvement, and financial support.

At the same time, Hebi (鹤壁), Anyang (安阳), Zhoukou (周口), Kaifeng (开封) and other places have successively issued regulations on promoting home-based and community-based elderly care services, promoting elderly meal assistance to embark on the path of the rule of law.

"A hot meal carries the temperature of people's livelihood; pragmatic performance of duties demonstrates the responsibility of the People's Congress." The relevant person in charge of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress said that they will adhere to using legal supervision to accurately solve problems, using diversified practices to consolidate the foundation, and using the rule of law to safeguard long-term development, so that more and more elderly people can feel the real benefits of people's livelihood in hot meals.

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This edition's editor: Ni Yi

Layout Design: Shen Yiling (沈亦伶)

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In the Name of Youth, Vowing to Safeguard Peace for the Motherland (Rule of Law Headlines)

In places where police badges gleam, there is a special group of young students—they wear police blue and pledge to the motherland in the name of youth to safeguard peace.

Around the time of the May Fourth Youth Day, we visited public security colleges and universities across the country to record this group of unique young people. Through their stories, we see how responsibility and dedication are passed down, and how dreams and perseverance shine in the blue of youth.
—Editor

People's Public Security University of China (中国人民公安大学) –

Cultivating Police Souls and Passing on the Flame
Reporter Qi Yukun (亓玉昆) of this newspaper

Walking into the History Museum of the People's Public Security University of China (中国人民公安大学), a wall of heroes and martyrs stands solemn and respectful, with the deeds of alumni such as Ren Changxia (任长霞), Wang Yurong (王玉荣), and Dong Yijun (董亦军) prominently displayed. At the foot of the wall, students have spontaneously written letters to express their condolences.

"Loyalty in our blood, passing on the flame," "The spirit of heroes is immortal, peace is eternal," "Wearing the police blue uniform is a heavy responsibility; the Party member badge on the chest is an eternal beacon"... Reading through the letters, the inspiring words of the students of the Public Security University are admirable.

After graduating from the Public Security University, Zhuo Xiaoya (卓小雅), who is now a young teacher at a police academy, often prepares lessons late into the night, repeatedly refining her lesson plans and actively participating in various training programs. When she is tired, she thinks of her father—a police martyr and former police officer of the Third Police Station of the Nehe (讷河) Public Security Bureau in Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省), Zhuo Wei (卓伟).

In 2023, Zhuo Xiaoya (卓小雅) and other children of police martyrs studying at the People's Public Security University of China (中国人民公安大学) wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平). She was overjoyed when she received a reply: "This has further strengthened my determination to follow the example of my parents and serve the country as a police officer!"

After graduating and starting work, when standing on the podium looking at the young faces, when leading students to competition sites, and when staying up late to solve problems, Zhuo Xiaoya (卓小雅) gradually understood her father: "You have never gone far away, your faith has become a beacon, guiding me in the direction forward."

For more than two years, some of the children of police martyrs who wrote to General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平) have already taken up their posts, while others are still studying hard on campus. General Secretary Xi Jinping's (习近平) earnest entrustment has always inspired them to take over the banner of their parents and continue their dreams.

"Stop, I am from the Public Security University!" Not long ago, a loud shout calmed down an out-of-control beating scene at a Beijing (北京) subway station.

An unexpected sudden police situation, a conflict in a public transportation space, became a "practical test" for Geng Feitong (耿飞桐), a 2024 criminology student at the Public Security University.

"Geng Feitong's (耿飞桐) righteous act is a reflection of the school's subtle education, the Public Security University has taught us how to take responsibility. As graduation approaches, I feel more and more that it was such a correct choice to apply to the Public Security University at that time." At the beginning of his enrollment, Ding Zibo (丁子博), a 2022 student, chose the data policing major that had just been established at that time, "The school closely follows public security practices and meticulously designs courses and internships for us. Students have won top prizes in network attack and defense and other exercise competitions."

"The school builds a 'war-study-research' collaborative education platform, constructs a cooperation system of education and practical connection, talent cultivation and use connection, and resource sharing connection, which greatly expands our horizons." According to the school's arrangements, Chen Yuyang (陈雨阳), a 2023 student of the School of Foreign-related Policing, interned at the Lancang-Mekong Law Enforcement and Security Cooperation Center (澜沧江—湄公河综合执法安全合作中心) last semester.

"As more and more large-scale events with international influence are held in our country, it has become a common practice for school students to participate in security work as auxiliary police forces." Wei Lihang (韦立航), a 2024 detective major student, had a seed of being a police officer in his heart since he was a child and wanted to apply to the Public Security University. Last year, he also successfully completed the security task of the September 3rd military parade.

"Click!" Graduation season is approaching, and students are taking photos at the entrance of the Public Security University, freezing the fresh and hot youth in the photos. The school party committee also created a "Moment of Life" public welfare photography project for graduates, using professional lenses to freeze this exclusive youth memory for students who are about to go far away.

"Public security colleges and universities are important highlands for excellent talent cultivation, police technology innovation, and service practical support. The Public Security University will continue to practice the important reply spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping (习近平), earnestly shoulder the mission of the times, and fully promote the school's new round of 'double first-class' construction to improve and strengthen, accelerate the construction of a 'national leading, world-class' public security institution of higher learning, and focus on cultivating more outstanding public security talents with absolute political loyalty, absolute professional skills, deep humanistic feelings, and scientific spirit, to provide strong support for building a higher level of safe China and rule of law China." Wang Yi (王轶), Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the People's Public Security University of China (中国人民公安大学), said.

China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院) –

Deeply Cultivating Majors and Tackling Scientific Research
Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培) of this newspaper

Not long ago, good news came from the 3rd Liaoning Provincial College Student Career Planning Competition: Li Tianle (李添乐), a junior majoring in economic crime investigation at the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院), won the gold medal after passing many tests, setting the best record for students from the school participating in the competition.

In high school, Li Tianle (李添乐) was deeply attracted by a scene in a film and television work—the police handling the case peeled away the complex flow of funds and analyzed it meticulously, providing key evidence for the detection of the case.

"At that time, I was fascinated by the data analysis in the case, imagining myself wearing a police uniform." In 2023, Li Tianle (李添乐) graduated from high school and resolutely chose to apply to the economic crime investigation major of the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院), and used his spare time to systematically study professional knowledge such as artificial intelligence and data intelligence analysis modeling.

China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院) is the first public security college in the country to set up an undergraduate major in economic crime investigation. After years of development and accumulation, it has leading domestic teaching and scientific research levels, attracting a large number of young people like Li Tianle (李添乐) who have dreams of economic investigation.

"The school attaches great importance to the cultivation of professional talents, and focuses on improving students' 'specialty, depth, and precision' capabilities in professional fields. It has now opened 3 experimental classes for cultivating special talents such as economic crime investigation technology and 2 minor majors, providing a more professional and practical learning stage for students with extra energy." Li Zhirong (李志荣), Director of the Academic Affairs Office of the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院), introduced.

Struggle is the brightest background color of youth.

On the training ground in the early morning, junior student Talerhar Adali (塔乐哈尔·阿达利) and his partner dog "Egg Tart" started a day of training early.

With clear and powerful "sit," "release," and "jump" commands, "Egg Tart" quickly responded and moved nimbly.

The fate between Taler (塔乐) and "Egg Tart" began with the establishment of the police dog special training team. As an indispensable special force in public security work, police dog technology is an advantageous major of the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院). In 2025, the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院) established the country's first student police dog special training team, and Taler (塔乐) was one of the first members.

On the day of the dog distribution, Taler's (塔乐) eyes locked on the black Malinois dog at once. Since then, the figures of one person and one dog often appear on the training ground.

"Because I liked dogs since I was a child, I took the initiative to apply for the police dog technology major. I hope that through my own efforts, 'Egg Tart' can quickly grow into an excellent police dog." Taler (塔乐) gently stroked "Egg Tart," like a pair of "tacit partners."

The police dog special training team currently has 40 student members, equipped with a number of police dog breeds such as German Shepherd, Malinois, Kunming Dog (昆明犬), and Bluetick Coonhound. The training subjects and special training are accurately connected to the practical needs of front-line police work.

Professional sword casting, scientific research tackling.

In criminal investigation, glyphosate pesticide detection has always been a difficult point for on-site evidence collection. How to quickly lock in criminal evidence? Is rapid inspection of physical evidence possible? Wang Congcong (王聪聪), a second-year graduate student in public security technology (forensic chemistry direction) at the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院), gave a resounding affirmative answer with an innovative scientific research result.

The lights in the laboratory often accompanied her until late at night. In front of the experimental platform, she repeatedly prepared reagents, built a detection system, and meticulously recorded each set of experimental data; in front of the computer, she carefully sorted out massive amounts of data and repeatedly optimized the algorithm model. Finally, Wang Congcong (王聪聪) successfully broke through technical barriers and developed a rapid visual analysis technology for glyphosate pesticides based on artificial intelligence, providing new technical support for rapid inspection of physical evidence at criminal investigation sites.

"Scientific research serves practical combat, practical combat nourishes scientific research, and achievements feed back into teaching." Zhang Dongdong (张冬冬), Director of the Scientific Research Department of the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院), introduced that in recent years, the school party committee has deeply promoted the construction of a "war-study-research" collaborative innovation platform, encouraged and promoted students to participate in scientific research and competition projects, and cultivated students' scientific spirit and research ability.

Always adhering to the original intention of public security education, the China Criminal Police College (中国刑事警察学院) has deeply cultivated practical teaching and deeply cultivated characteristic cultivation, and has embarked on a talent cultivation path that fits the practical combat of public security and highlights the characteristics of police colleges, injecting a continuous stream of youthful power into the construction of a safe China and a rule of law China.

Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院) –

Front-line Training, Youth Pursuing Dreams
Reporter Zhang Tianpei (张天培) of this newspaper

"Respond to orders, move towards war, and fulfill our mission! Be unswervingly loyal guards of the Party and the people!" At a mobilization meeting for a major security volunteer service activity, the sonorous vows of 2,545 young shock team members of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院) resounded through the clouds—this is the sixteenth time that this young shock team has rushed to the front line of large-scale event security volunteer service.

"At the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), volunteer service is not a simple second classroom activity, but a 'major ideological and political lesson' in which 'volunteer red' and 'police blue' complement each other and run through the entire process." Zhang Yanting (张燕婷), Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), said.

From the front line of major event security to the lecture halls for left-behind children in the Xiangxi (湘西) mountainous area, from the streets and alleys of community anti-fraud to the podium of the juvenile police school, students measure responsibility with their footsteps and interpret loyalty with practical work.

"The folks shook my hand and said, 'Children in police uniforms are reliable.' At that moment, I suddenly understood: Loyalty and dedication can be seen and felt by the people." Cao Shunjie (曹顺杰), a 2024 student of the School of侦查 at the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), was full of emotion after participating in the summer "Three Going to the Countryside" social practice activity. In Xiangxi (湘西), he and his team members organized a "Police Color Youth" special training camp to teach left-behind children knowledge about preventing bullying and preventing drowning.

Relying on the "Police Blue Youth" service station, the volunteer group of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院) has visited 68 streets, 187 communities, 42 universities, 67 police stations, and 7 law enforcement and case handling centers since 2022, carrying out a series of public welfare activities such as preventing juvenile delinquency and campus anti-bullying publicity. Students take root in practice and write the dream of "Youth Promises Police Blue" with selfless dedication time after time.

Locking on the target, accelerating flight, high-altitude shouting... On the police drone training ground, students skillfully operate drones to carry out practical training subjects such as aerial patrol and target reconnaissance. Shao Yang (邵杨), a teacher in the Low-Altitude Policing Teaching and Research Section of the School of Public Security at the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), carefully guides them.

In September last year, when he received the notice of the first Police Drone Practical Skills Invitational Tournament for Public Security Colleges, Fu Chuanchao (傅传超), a 2024 student of the School of Public Security at the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), was both excited and nervous. At that time, the team only had 7 days to prepare for the competition, and they were about to face excellent opponents from 15 public security colleges across the country.

Fu Chuanchao (傅传超) and his partner spent the day practicing flight trajectories repeatedly on the training ground, and gathered together in the evening to review flight data and discuss tactical strategies.

"In those days, we almost treated the training ground as a dormitory." Fu Chuanchao (傅传超) said with a smile. In the end, with their solid technology and tacit cooperation, they won the first prize in the competition.

Promote science and technology to strengthen the police and cultivate new types of police talents. "The school closely follows the modernization needs of public security work in the new era, promotes the deep integration of drone technology teaching into public security practical scenarios such as security prevention and control and emergency rescue, and strives to cultivate police drone professionals who understand technology, are good at practical combat, and can tackle key problems." Wang Xiaodong (王晓东), Dean of the Police Drone Modern Industry College of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), introduced.

When mentioning the school's practical education and teaching reform, Song Jun (宋军), Director of the Academic Affairs Office of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), said: "The school currently has 97 teaching internship bases and more than 20 teaching and research, practical teaching bases, etc. The school takes practical combat as the guide and students as the center, and constantly explores new models for cultivating police talents, so that 'teaching, research, practice, and combat' become the grasp of the integrated education system, and comprehensively improves students' practical combat capabilities and comprehensive qualities."

May 18 this year is the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院). Since its establishment, the school has cultivated a large number of excellent police workers who have used their blood and wisdom to protect the lights of thousands of homes, and a large number of heroic models and business pacesetters have emerged.

The original intention is as firm as a rock, and perseverance leads to far-reaching results. "We will continue to focus on the fundamental tasks of cultivating morality and cultivating police souls, use technology to empower and practical combat to cultivate talents, vigorously cultivate outstanding police talents in the new era, and provide strong intellectual support and talent guarantee for the modernization of public security work in Shandong (山东) and the construction of a safe China." Wang Haopeng (王昊鹏), Dean of the Police Information College of the Shandong Police Academy (山东警察学院), said.

Zhejiang Police College (浙江警察学院) –

Practical Combat and Training, Polishing the Original Intention
Reporter Xu Jun (徐隽) of this newspaper

On the playground of the Zhejiang Police College (浙江警察学院), the atmosphere is warm. In four simulated police handling scenes such as "special action against gambling venues" and "trouble at barbecue stalls," students test their practical combat capabilities in red and blue confrontations. This is a silhouette of the new public security talent training model of the Zhejiang Police College (浙江警察学院) that is practical-oriented, fully linked, and integrates education and training.

"When I was a child, I had little contact with computers. After entering school, I studied computer science. Facing unfamiliar professional studies, I once lacked confidence." Zhu Xingyi (朱星熠), a 2022 student majoring in cybersecurity, said that his undergraduate tutor encouraged him to "start with every line of code and accumulate small victories into big victories." Soon, his studies improved.

In his sophomore year, Zhu Xingyi (朱星熠) participated in a practical combat. That year, the Sanmen (三门) public security organs in Zhejiang (浙江) seized a batch of computers and sent them to the college for evidence collection. The school organized teachers and students to participate. "Practical combat and competition are two different things. In the competition, a mirror image is given, and data is required to be extracted from it. However, practical combat is to first solve the problem of how the mirror image came about. We started from the most basic links such as disassembling the machine, taking out the hard drive, and recording videos." Zhu Xingyi (朱星熠), who has participated in many competitions and won awards, said with deep emotion. The evidence collection work that would take a month for the grass-roots public security bureau to complete was completed in only one week with the participation of teachers and students of the school, saving nearly 100 million yuan for the masses.

Facing practical combat, the school has created full-factor practical combat workshops such as fingerprint query, electronic evidence collection, and voiceprint inspection, allowing teachers and students to participate in case handling on campus. At the same time, the classroom is opened to the front line, teaching on-site in real situations and real scenes in local police stations and law enforcement case handling centers, and organizing students to participate in major event security work such as the G20 Hangzhou Summit (G20杭州峰会) and the Hangzhou Asian Games (杭州亚运会). "By doing this, we want to prevent students from the injuries, risks, and mistakes that their predecessors have suffered." Li Liang (李亮), Dean of the School of Public Security, said.

This year is the school's "Loyalty Education and Police Strengthening Year." "Ideological and political education without practice is difficult to enter the mind. We construct a public security characteristic ideological and political system. From freshman to senior year, combined with internships and practice, students write four-stage 'Police Strengthening Assignments,' including mass interview reports, social investigation reports, ideological and political training reports, and integrity experience reports, and ideological and political education runs through the entire process." Yu Xiangqing (余湘青), member of the Party Committee and Director of the Academic Affairs Office of the Zhejiang Police College (浙江警察学院), introduced that students like to visit households, and the first question they face in the visit is not "what to talk to the masses," but "the cup of water served by the masses, the cup is not clean, should I drink it or not."

Practice is concrete, and growth is also visible.

Gesang Yangzhen (格桑央珍), a 2023 student majoring in criminal science and technology from Tibet (西藏), has interned in grass-roots police stations in both Zhejiang (浙江) and Tibet (西藏). She saw the Tibetan public security organs' desire for technology and talents. Combining her original intention of joining the police and the needs of the border areas, she started a project from the most basic collection of ethnic language voiceprints, and worked with other teachers and students to provide technical guidance and intellectual support for local voiceprint identification.
Gesang Yangzhen (格桑央珍), a 2023 student majoring in criminal science and technology from Tibet, has interned in grassroots police stations in both Zhejiang and Tibet. She has seen the desire of Tibetan public security organs for technology and talent. Combining her original aspiration to be a police officer and the needs of the frontier, she started a project from the most basic ethnic language voiceprint collection, and worked with other teachers and students to provide technical guidance and intellectual support for local voiceprint identification.

The Zhejiang Police College also formed a team to carry out the "Teaching Delivery to Tibet" field activity in Lhasa (拉萨), Nyingchi (林芝), and Nagqu (那曲) in Tibet, relying on the cloud platform to carry out public security ideological and political "cloud teaching." More than 15,000 person-times of Tibetan public security police officers have participated in the training.

In recent years, Zhejiang Police College has continuously expanded international cooperation, creating conditions for students to participate in international police cooperation.

Xie Shuye (谢舒晔) is a lecturer at the International College and also a graduate of the school. He has just returned to China after completing his three-year term as a police liaison officer in Pakistan. "Thanks to the school's cultivation of foreign-related rule of law talents, I was able to get started immediately and participate in international police cooperation to safeguard national overseas interests," Xie Shuye (谢舒晔) said. During his studies, he studied and lived with police students from many countries, laying the foundation for international exchanges.

For 76 years, whether rooted in grassroots units or stationed overseas, the school motto of "loyalty, rigor, unity, and dedication" has always inspired graduates of Zhejiang Police College to make unremitting efforts for the cause of the people's public security.

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Jointly Regulating "Anthropomorphic AI" Services (Jin Tai Sharp Commentary)

By: 倪 弋

Facing "anthropomorphic AI," we must prevent technological applications from "replacing social interaction, controlling user psychology, and inducing addiction and dependence."

Recently, the Cyberspace Administration of China (国家网信办), the National Development and Reform Commission (国家发展改革委), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部), the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), and the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管总局) jointly announced the "Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services Using Artificial Intelligence." The measures will take effect on July 15.

Anthropomorphic interaction with Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown unique potential in alleviating loneliness among the elderly, providing personalized companionship for children, and expanding forms of cultural dissemination. However, the challenges it brings are becoming increasingly prominent: From a technical perspective, the "emotional expression" of anthropomorphic AI interaction is not true empathy but is essentially an intelligent generation result based on algorithms and big data. From a business perspective, to maximize user retention, algorithms are often designed to play the role of a "perfect partner," which can easily induce users to develop intimate dependence and expose information such as emotional needs, values, psychological health status, etc. This not only erodes users' emotional autonomy and impacts real interpersonal relationships but may also infringe upon rights such as personal dignity and privacy, and even endanger national information security.

The rule of law is an important cornerstone for preventing technological risks and guiding their healthy development. The "Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Interactive Services Using Artificial Intelligence" embodies the concept of inclusive prudence and classified and graded supervision, accurately grasping the balance between development and regulation. It not only draws clear red lines, strictly prohibiting content that endangers national security and social stability, and strengthens the safety responsibilities of service providers; but also reserves space for innovation, encouraging positive exploration in the fields of culture, elderly care, and other areas related to people's livelihoods. This approach, which combines "bottom-line protection" with "high-line leadership," transforms passive response into active governance, reflecting forward-looking governance wisdom.

To ensure the steady and long-term development of anthropomorphic AI interactive services, it is also necessary to deepen understanding at the practical level. The "anthropomorphism" of technology is ultimately not "real people." No matter how realistic the interaction is, its essence is still algorithms and data, lacking the unique emotional warmth, moral judgment, and social responsibility of humans. Therefore, the technological design and application of all services must adhere to the fundamental value judgment of enhancing human well-being. Facing "anthropomorphic AI," we must prevent technological applications from "replacing social interaction, controlling user psychology, and inducing addiction and dependence."

Effective governance must be collaborative governance. The cross-border integration characteristics of artificial intelligence determine that its governance requires the formation of regulatory synergy among multiple departments, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (网信), the National Development and Reform Commission (发改), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工信), the Ministry of Public Security (公安), and the State Administration for Market Regulation (市场监管). It also requires linkage with enterprises' ethical self-discipline, industry norms and standards, social supervision and evaluation, and the improvement of user literacy. The artificial intelligence sandbox security service platform currently under exploration is a practice of this collaborative governance concept, aiming to discover and resolve risks in advance through a controllable environment.

Looking to the future, anthropomorphic interaction will be more deeply integrated into professional fields such as education, healthcare, and psychological support. This requires our governance thinking to have stronger foresight and adaptability. Legal norms need to be dynamically adjusted with technological iteration, the ethical framework of human-computer interaction needs to be continuously improved in open dialogue, and the public's digital literacy also needs to be improved simultaneously. We must not only build a solid bottom line of "what cannot be done," but also think about and guide "how to do better," directing technological resources to the correct goals of solving social pain points, promoting fairness and justice, and enriching people's spiritual world.

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Promising "height increase" constitutes fraud; merchant ordered to refund and pay triple compensation (Legal Case Study)

By: 本报记者 魏哲哲

With the increasing public demand for self-image and health management, the market for lifestyle consumption services such as beauty, wellness, and body shaping continues to expand. However, some service providers exploit information asymmetry and consumers' eagerness, engaging in exaggerated or even scientifically unfounded false advertising, harming consumer rights and causing disputes.

Mr. Wang (王某) filed a lawsuit due to a height increase service. During a service promotion, 32-year-old Mr. Wang (王某) met Mr. Zhang (张某), an operator engaged in beauty and wellness services. Mr. Zhang (张某) claimed that he could increase Mr. Wang's (王某) height by 10 centimeters within one year. Driven by the tempting effect, Mr. Wang (王某) paid 20,000 yuan for the project. However, after receiving the service, Mr. Wang (王某) did not experience significant height changes and realized that he might have been defrauded. After repeated unsuccessful negotiations with Mr. Zhang (张某), Mr. Wang (王某) sued in court.

So, does Mr. Zhang's (张某) promise to Mr. Wang (王某) to grow 10 centimeters taller and charge a high fee constitute consumer fraud in the legal sense?

Zhang Yihui (张祎慧), a judge at the Third Intermediate People's Court of Beijing (北京市第三中级人民法院), introduced that in this case, Mr. Zhang (张某), as an operator engaged in beauty and wellness services for a long time, should have basic human physiology and medical common sense related to his business, or at least have the obligation to carefully verify whether the service effects he promotes are scientifically possible. However, his promised content is contrary to basic physiological scientific laws, and he has the subjective intention to defraud in order to promote the transaction.

At the same time, Mr. Zhang's (张某) promise is not merely expressing good wishes or vague goals, but directly links a specific and quantifiable result of growing 10 centimeters taller with a clear service period and a consideration of tens of thousands of yuan, which essentially constitutes a guarantee or promise of service effect, directly affecting Mr. Wang's (王某) expression of intention to make a purchase decision and pay the fee, and is an important factor for the conclusion of the contract.

"Mr. Zhang (张某) made a false promise at the time of contracting, which already constitutes fraud," Zhang Yihui (张祎慧) said. Whether the service was provided subsequently and whether the service produced some difficult-to-verify changes cannot change the fraudulent nature of his false advertising at the time of contracting. According to the provisions of the Consumer Rights Protection Law, the Third Intermediate People's Court of Beijing (北京三中院) ruled that Mr. Zhang's (张某) behavior constituted fraud and should bear punitive compensation liability of returning one and compensating three times for the height increase project for which he committed fraud to Mr. Wang (王某).

The judge reminded that operators must truthfully and objectively describe the effects of their services and cannot use service goals, individual differences, etc. as excuses to evade their due obligations of good faith and legal responsibilities. For consumers, for the key effect promises made by operators, be sure to fix them through contracts, clearly agreed chat records, etc. At the same time, pay attention to preserving payment vouchers, promotional materials and other evidence. Once a dispute occurs, these will become powerful weapons to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.

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Editor in Charge for This Section: Zhang Cong

Layout design: Cai Huawei (蔡华伟)

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Editor's Note

With box office exceeding 750 million yuan! During this year's "May Day" holiday, nearly 20 films were released, and "watching movies" became a part of holiday life. From "inside the screen" to "in life," a movie ticket unlocks more "movie+" scenarios.

About love, about affection, about the quiet depths of life, about the national sentiment engraved in the blood... everyone can reflect their own thoughts from the screen. This issue of "Creation Talk" invites the creators of 5 films to share the stories behind their new works, let us go to the appointment of light and shadow together.

--Editor

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Portraying the Sincere Dedication of Cultural Guardians (On Creative Process)

By: 荆鲁洲

Most of the main creators of the film "Wan Tongs hu" are native Xinjiang (新疆) people. We were born and raised here, familiar with the everyday life of this land, deeply feeling the warmth of the harmonious coexistence of all ethnic groups, and deeply aware of the preciousness of Chinese intangible cultural heritage. This deep-rooted love for our hometown is the original intention of creating this film.

This film is not just a biography, but also a history of cultural heritage preservation that was almost buried by time. It is the sincere dedication of cultural guardians represented by Wan Tongshu (万桐书), and also a vivid microcosm of the unity and mutual assistance of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang (新疆) in jointly protecting Chinese culture.

The Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆) is a world-class artistic treasure nurtured by the land of Xinjiang (新疆), a cultural asset inherited and protected by all ethnic groups for generations. This ancient art relies on oral transmission from old artists, extending its inheritance along with the Silk Road winds and sands and the everyday life of the marketplace. Its melodies contain the vicissitudes of time, and its rhythms carry the joys and sorrows of the people, demonstrating the inclusive and broad pattern of Chinese civilization. At the beginning of the founding of New China, many folk intangible cultural heritages were on the verge of being lost. The Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆) also fell into a crisis of inheritance. At that time, only the old artist Turdi Akhun (吐尔迪·阿洪) in Xinjiang (新疆) completely remembered the entire set of melodies and singing styles. The state launched a special cultural rescue work. The young musician Wan Tongshu (万桐书), with a sincere heart to serve the country through art, took his wife Lian Xiaomei (连晓梅) to the vast Gobi desert, and with only an old wire recorder, began a long-term perseverance to race against time and continue the life of the cultural heritage. This pure and ardent journey is the most touching starting point of the film.

Only true details and sincere emotions can reach people's hearts. Throughout the creation process, we adhered to the principles of truthfulness, sincerity, and genuine emotion, without deliberately elevating the characters or deliberately rendering the tragic. We abandoned formulaic and stereotypical narratives. The main creative team visited intangible cultural heritage scholars, participants, and relatives of old artists, listened to precious oral memories, and polished the script in multiple rounds, removing superficial embellishments and preserving the essence of the story. During the filming process, the film crew traveled more than 17,000 kilometers. When filming the autumn and winter scenes, we followed the tracks of Wan Tongshu's (万桐书) life and work, and transferred locations 12 times, from Muztagh Ata (慕士塔格峰) to Jiaohe Ancient City (交河故城), from Kashgar (喀什) to Xiamen (厦门), "pulling up camp and moving thousands of miles" throughout the entire process. When filming the spring and summer scenes, we started filming in Turpan (吐鲁番), the "land of fire", during the hottest time, transferring locations 5 times in 11 days, often traveling seven or eight hundred kilometers in a single day.

In order to "restore" history with light and shadow, we spent more than half a year building an old "Dihua" (迪化) city in Manas County (玛纳斯县), Xinjiang (新疆). From the scene setting, props and costumes, to the old recording equipment, handwritten scores, and simple cloth clothes... every detail was repeatedly verified and deliberated, striving to fit the texture of the times. Wan Tongshu (万桐书) and his wife stayed up late at night, working hard to notate the music sentence by sentence, repeatedly debugging the equipment, and supporting each other through thick and thin... We strive to use these fragmented moments to outline the sincerity of the cultural guardians.

The warmest background color of the film is a cultural inheritance that transcends barriers and moves in both directions. Wan Tongshu (万桐书), who went to the border area, and the old artist Turdi Akhun (吐尔迪·阿洪), used music as a bridge and exchanged hearts with each other. In the day-to-day perseverance, they permanently preserved the original folk art in the form of text and audio, completing a far-reaching cultural relay. At the same time, we used delicate lenses to record Lian Xiaomei's (连晓梅) silent companionship and responsibility, and captured the warm moments of mutual help among all ethnic groups. The reason why Chinese civilization has been thriving is precisely because all ethnic groups have been guarding each other with one heart and helping each other hand in hand. These everyday acts of kindness and continuation demonstrate the profound background of ethnic unity in Xinjiang (新疆).

Decades ago, in the Gobi desert, Wan Tongshu (万桐书) and Turdi Akhun (吐尔迪·阿洪) were in a difficult environment, relying on a passion and responsibility to overcome difficulties and let the dying Twelve Muqam (十二木卡姆) out of the Gobi, to the whole country, and to the world. The extraordinary achievements of two ordinary people have set a benchmark for literary and art workers: the responsibility of literary and art workers is reflected in being willing to be lonely and selfless dedication. For us, "Wan Tongshu" is a spiritual baptism to pay tribute to our predecessors and continue the cultural heritage.

Only true stories full of emotion can stand the test of time. In the future, we will adhere to the warm background of realism, deeply cultivate Xinjiang (新疆) themes, polish light and shadow works with warmth, texture, and strength, and tell the story of Xinjiang (新疆) in the new era with heart and soul.

(The author is the Party Secretary of Tianshan Film Studio (天山电影制片厂) and the producer and chief producer of the film "Wan Tongshu")

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Writing the Chinese People's Deep-Rooted Sense of Loyalty and Righteousness (A Discussion on Creative Process)

By: 蓝鸿春

The movie "A Letter to Grandma" is a Teochew dialect story film. In the Teochew dialect, "阿嬷 (Ā嬷)" is a term for grandmother, but the "love letter" in the movie is not a grandson's confession to his grandmother, but a guardianship full of chivalry and kindness. Xie Nanzhi (谢南枝), a woman far away in Nanyang, writes letters on behalf of others out of gratitude, sending letters across mountains and seas to Grandma, another resilient woman in her Teochew homeland. These are Qiaopi (侨批).

Qiaopi (侨批) are remittance certificates sent back to China by overseas Chinese through private channels and later financial and postal institutions, along with family letters or simple notes. From the Opium War until the 1980s, a large number of overseas Chinese remitted money to their hometowns through Qiaopi (侨批), forming a unique cultural phenomenon among Chinese people. With its unique historical value and cultural significance, the "Qiaopi Archives - Overseas Chinese Silver Letters" was selected into the Memory of the World Register in 2013, becoming a common cultural asset of mankind.

"A Letter to Grandma" writes about this past event that spans mountains and seas, containing the sense of righteousness and integrity engraved in the bones of Chinese people. We hope to let the audience see the mutual support between compatriots that transcends blood ties and crosses national borders.

It all started in 2018. That year, my first theatrical film, "Dad, I Can Definitely Do It," was released on the big screen. This Teochew dialect theatrical film received good responses from audiences in Guangdong (广东) and even in Southeast Asian overseas Chinese communities. It was this work that made me and my team more well-known among Teochew people. The long-planned documentary "Taste of Chaoshan Across the Seas" was also launched as a result.

"Taste of Chaoshan Across the Seas" uses Teochew cuisine as a starting point to record the cultural inheritance, struggle, and national sentiments of Teochew people around the world. In 2019, our footprints spread across Southeast Asia and European and American countries. In conversations with the older generation of overseas Chinese, we listened to too many stories of people who rooted themselves in foreign countries but were concerned about their homeland. The solid creative foundation of "A Letter to Grandma" was formed from this.

On Jidan Island (吉旦岛) in Malaysia (马来西亚), we met an uncle who makes a living by fishing. His father was the village chief of the local village, and the villagers were all from Chenghai (澄海), Shantou (汕头), Guangdong (广东). In the early days of reform and opening up, the uncle's father returned to his homeland after many years of absence. At that time, the road into the village was full of mud, making it difficult for vehicles to travel. Seeing this scene in his hometown, the old man's heart was filled with sorrow. He was not a wealthy businessman, but he resolutely decided to build a smooth road for his hometown. After returning to Malaysia (马来西亚), he gathered the villagers on Jidan Island (吉旦岛) to voluntarily raise funds to build the first asphalt road in the village. This selfless and deeply affectionate act of giving back to the hometown is the most simple national responsibility of overseas Chinese.

I grew up in Chaoshan (潮汕), and my hometown's Zhenghui Primary School (郑辉小学) was donated by overseas Chinese. I used to wonder why the school was named after an ordinary person, until I went to France (法国) to interview an elderly overseas Chinese for the filming of "Taste of Chaoshan Across the Seas" and learned the story behind the school's name. Zheng Hui (郑辉), the donor of Zhenghui School (郑辉学校), was the president of the French Chinese Mutual Aid Association (法国华裔互助会). He started from scratch in a foreign country in his early years, starting from a small grocery store, 筚路蓝缕 (bì lù lán lǚ - "break the road, wear the clothes," to start an undertaking in hardship), and eventually created a large Chinese chain supermarket in France (法国). In 1985, not long after his career had just begun, he donated nearly 3 million yuan to build the first school in our village. In the years that followed, he donated more than 10 million yuan to the educational cause in his hometown. This feeling of cherishing the homeland and knowing how to repay kindness made me deeply understand that our growth has always been sheltered by the kindness and deep affection of overseas Chinese.

In Vietnam (越南), we met Sister Fen (芬姐), who is over seventy years old. She is an old teacher at a Chinese school in the countryside of southern Vietnam (越南). Even in her twilight years, she still uses Teochew dialect to teach Chinese to children. Returning to China (中国) and stepping on the homeland that her father dreamed of has become her greatest wish in life. At that time, she had just obtained her passport and was full of anticipation for her trip home. What is touching is that with the popularity of "A Letter to Grandma," Sister Fen (芬姐) finally returned to Shantou (汕头) as she wished, stepping on the homeland that her father missed day and night.

In Thailand (泰国), we met Uncle Wang (王叔叔). This descendant of Teochew enthusiastically took us through the ancient villages where Chinese people live in Thailand (泰国), searching for the bits and pieces of local Chinese people adhering to traditional culture and inheriting national bloodlines. In that era when Chinese education conditions were difficult, his teacher Liu Zichuan (刘子川), in order to help overseas Chinese learn Chinese well, personally compiled textbooks, marked phonetic symbols in Thai, compiled Mandarin textbooks, and sorted out the "Three Character Classic," teaching them their mother tongue word by word. That generation of predecessors who silently adhered to the inheritance of overseas Chinese culture is gradually leaving us. However, their spirit of adhering to the roots of Chinese culture in foreign lands with their whole lives will forever remain in our hearts.

These overseas Chinese never forget that they are Chinese sons and daughters, cherishing their attachment to their homeland, their adherence to culture, and their sincerity to others. "A Letter to Grandma" is a tribute to these ordinary and great overseas wanderers. The film is a love letter written to all overseas Chinese and to the homeland, and it is also a deep tribute to the spiritual bloodline of the Chinese nation.

(The author is the screenwriter and director of the movie "A Letter to Grandma")

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Life and movies, regardless of length, must be beautiful (Creative Musings)

By: 陈思诚

"10 Desperate Squads" is a "life comedy." The film tells the story of a young man who falls into despair due to the death of a loved one and debt, and the old and young people in a ward who try their best to "live desperately," and how they support each other. In this life, there may not be many opportunities to face life and death directly, but difficulties are common. This film wants to explore how to live in the face of inevitable life lows. My answer is to be brave, light, and upward.

Life is always the nourishment of drama. This story was conceived in 2018. Because of Wang Baoqiang (王宝强), I met a friend who worked in the medical field. He talked about the topic he did before graduating with a doctorate—interviewing 100 terminally ill patients. One of them particularly touched me: in the elevator of the earliest tube buildings in Beijing (北京), a female elevator worker worked for more than 30 years and developed cancer after retirement. When asked about her last wish, she took out a card with the Burj Khalifa on it. She heard that there were more than 50 elevators in this tower, and some were even made of pure gold, so she especially wanted to see it—still related to her profession. She had more than 100,000 yuan in savings. My friend helped her calculate that she might not have a good time according to the original plan, so she finally planned a trip to Jiuzhaigou (九寨沟). The aunt took a trip and left the world with relief. This is the prototype of Meng Mei (孟梅), the hospital elevator worker in the film.

Our main creative team also interviewed and accumulated a lot of material in the wards of several hospitals. In the movie, Xiao Xiaobing (小小冰), who was abandoned by her family due to a terminal illness, Zhao Bowen (赵博文), who was arranged for an interview by his parents before entering the operating room, and Da Liu (大刘), who couldn't bear to let his father face the real condition, are all based on real stories.

In my opinion, a movie is a dream. How can there be so much perfection in life? But movies can magnify the good parts of life for the audience to see. I borrowed a sentence from Sister Ma (马姐) and Meng Mei (孟梅) in the film: "A movie is only a few hours long, and life is only a few decades long. No matter how long or short, it must be good-looking." Life and movies are the same, they must be wonderful and full of vitality.

The creator's life path and life trajectory will be reflected in the work. Your taste and preferences will be evident in the work. Most of my life has been related to movies. I liked watching movies when I was a child, and now I make movies. I am also unwilling to be confined to a certain type. Only by touching different types of creation can life be more open. Therefore, "Lost in the Stars" has me, "Detective Chinatown 1900" has me, and this movie also has me. I have integrated all my current understanding of life into "10 Desperate Squads." This film uses a light comedy approach, but the topic is heavy after all. It will be an important footnote in my work sequence and in my life.

Nowadays, short videos and short dramas are grabbing the audience's attention and constantly raising the audience's viewing threshold, but I believe that the audience needs good stories, but we creators must adjust: the pace must be fast, the types must be rich, the basic skills must be solid, and we must be in sync with the times and the audience. "10 Desperate Squads" is different from my previous films. It is not a strong type and has no so-called "big scenes." In a ward, with all kinds of patients, I use long shots and rely on the coordination of actors and machines to complete this story, which tests everyone's skills. This is very similar to a stage play. The rhythm of each sentence and the breath of each action must be precise. A little mistake will not work. **失之毫厘、谬以千里** (shī zhī háo lí, miù yǐ qiān lǐ - "a tiny deviation leads to a huge error," a small mistake can lead to big consequences). Before filming, I told everyone the state I wanted. The lines are life-like, but the breath must be accurate, and the rhythm of the drama must be good. On the set, we were like rehearsing a stage play. Art and lighting all retreated, hiding behind the characters and the story. After the rehearsal, we started filming, put the camera there, and captured the performance. The director must clearly know the effect he wants, and the most important thing is to get everyone on the same frequency. I would even prepare a playlist and play music on the set so that colleagues who push the track, shake the machine, and perform could hear it, so that everyone could easily reach a consensus.

Many people think that industrialized blockbusters like "Detective Chinatown" and "Decoded" are difficult to shoot. In fact, the "lightness" of "10 Desperate Squads" tests different abilities. This film is very "light," and there must be strength in the "lightness." Good medicine must also be palatable. There are too many things in life worth exploring and writing, but we as creators are far from capturing and extracting the truth of life.

So whether it's a movie or life, don't settle for less, it must be good-looking.

(The author is the screenwriter and director of the movie "10 Desperate Squads," interviewed and compiled by Ren Shanshan (任姗姗) and Zhu Jing (朱婧))

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Like "Ran Biwa," Daring to Explore and Experiment (Creative Discussion)

By: 王安忆

Shanghai Animation Film Studio (上海电影美术制片厂) (hereinafter referred to as "SAFS") has a tradition of producing ethnic animations. Under the guidance of the concept of "exploring the path of ethnic style and knocking on the door of comedy style," predecessors created animated short films such as "Fire Boy (火童)," "Princess Peacock (孔雀公主)," and "Butterfly Spring (蝴蝶泉)," which showcased different ethnic customs. The animated film "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" is an inheritance and innovation of this tradition.

"Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" is adapted from the Qiang ethnic group's oral legend "Ran Biwa Steals Fire (燃比娃盗火)" in Sichuan (四川). This legend has been interpreted in various versions among the people. We based ourselves on the perspective of contemporary people, used traditional Chinese painting as a carrier, and reinterpreted it using ink painting techniques and various experimental animation techniques.

"Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" is essentially a fable. While retaining the humanistic connotation of the original oral legend, it symbolizes the transmission of civilization with "fire" and alludes to the growth and challenges of mankind with "evolution." "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" can become a human hero because he overcame fear and brought a better life to mankind. In terms of narrative, we deliberately weakened the setting of divinity, emphasized the character's growth path and altruistic spirit, and endowed it with a modern humanistic core expression.

We have repeatedly gone deep into the Qiang ethnic group's settlements to collect folk customs and invited ethnic culture scholars to participate in script discussions. The expert group of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of Sichuan Province (四川省民族宗教事务委员会) gave a lot of creative space, so we dared to add a character that was not in the original legend—a wolf named "Doggy (狗狗)." With the help of the Propaganda Department of the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Committee of Sichuan Province (四川省阿坝藏族羌族自治州委宣传部), we interviewed more than 10 intangible cultural heritage inheritors in Lixian (理县), Maoxian (茂县), and Wenchuan (汶川), including Qiang embroidery, mouth string, Qiang flute, sheepskin drum, and polyphonic folk songs, and recorded a large amount of audio and video material. Therefore, we were able to introduce a large number of Qiang elements such as Qiang embroidery patterns and rock paintings into the art design and audiovisual language. In terms of music, folk song melodies and the sounds of Qiang musical instrument samples have become the audiovisual background. All this makes the whole film present a simple yet avant-garde artistic texture.

"Do not imitate others, do not repeat yourself" is the creative tradition of SAFS (上美影). Director Li Wenyu (李文愉) drew inspiration from various literary and artistic works and boldly carried out stylistic attempts. The art committee composed of senior artists such as Zhou Keqin (周克勤) and Chang Guangxi (常光希) provided professional assistance for the growth of "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" in stages. "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" also adopted a diversified strategy of "festival premiere - art cinema - international market," gradually moving from the deep mountains of the Qiang ethnic group to the world.

Since ancient times, human beings have had an identity with national righteousness, and this theme itself gives "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" the potential for dissemination in a cross-cultural context. Through festivals, the film has met audiences in France, Germany, Bulgaria, and South Korea. In the post-screening exchanges, most of the audience were amazed by the oriental aesthetic temperament of the film's audiovisuals: "The screen style and music incorporate strong ethnic imprints" "The animation language is very modern"... This story made them feel familiar and strange. In the process of the film "going overseas," we have always been wary of the exoticization and stacking of cultural symbols. Animation "going overseas" should focus on the dual goals of "locality" and "universality," and the form must serve the content.

The overseas journey of "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" once again proves the possibility of Chinese animation achieving effective dialogue in the global cultural context, and also confirms the value of the "Chinese Animation School (中国动画学派)."

From the deep mountains of the Qiang ethnic group to the world screen, we have always adhered to the original intention of the "Chinese Animation School (中国动画学派)" - taking the nation as the root and innovation as the wing, and writing oriental narratives belonging to this era in the global context. "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)" makes us more confident that animation has a lot to offer in drawing nourishment from excellent Chinese traditional culture, telling Chinese stories and conveying Chinese experience in a diversified cultural pattern.

(The author is the producer of the animated film "Ran Biwa (燃比娃)")

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Reinterpreting the Unspoken Love (Creative Writing Notes)

By: 郑 执

"The Forest in the Forest" is a very special story for me. It was originally a novel I wrote, and then I adapted it into a script. After two years of revisions, it unexpectedly became my first truly directed film. Looking back now, this matter is also a bit like fate: I originally thought I was just passing by, but in the end, I discovered that I had actually walked in, and walked in very deeply.

At the beginning, I worked according to the logic of a screenwriter. As I wrote, I felt more and more strongly that "The Forest in the Forest" contained my understanding of family, my memories of Northeast China, and my views on human relationships, debts, forgiveness, and life and death. It was too close to me. Later, someone suggested, why don't you film it yourself? I hesitated for a long time, and finally figured it out, so let's film it.

Literature and film are, after all, two different arts. From writer to director, it is a relearning of a way of expression. Novels can reach the inner world of a character with a single sentence; film often has to rely on shots, performances, scheduling, and rhythm to build it up bit by bit. Conversely, it is the same. Some feelings that take a long time to write through in a novel, in a film, maybe just a look, a pause, or a back view is enough. So, this time in the adaptation, what I value most is respecting the laws of film itself. Those branches and vines, those circumvolutions, those hidden digressions in the novel, in the film, many of them have to be reined in, gathered, and abandoned. This abandonment is sometimes quite painful, but it must be accepted. Because film has its own breathing, its own skeleton, its own time.

The title "The Forest in the Forest" (《森中有林》), from the Chinese characters themselves, has a very simple and moving beauty. 林 (lín), like two people standing side by side; 森 (sēn), like three people gathered together. Two people can form a family, and three people can also form a family. There are people in the family, there is affection in people's hearts, there are secrets in affection, and fate is also nested in fate. The forest is in the forest, like a person being wrapped in a family, and a small family being wrapped in a larger fate. This film is essentially about "family."

Family affection is the deepest background color of this story. I have always felt that the most complex and moving part of Chinese-style family relationships lies here. This film is ultimately a family film, a realistic film, a film with a sense of fate that always falls into human relationships.

The first time I was a director, what I thought about most was to explain the story clearly, establish the characters, and honestly film the Northeast (东北) in my memory. One spring, when I returned to Shenyang (沈阳), I realized that the spring in Northeast China was green, full of vitality, with flowers blooming, and with a very specific worldly atmosphere. So, I decided to unfold this story in 3 springs, and I also insisted on returning to Shenyang (沈阳) for real-scene shooting. Real scenes are related to whether the characters can stand, whether the air, light, streets, buildings, dialects, and people's postures can match. You can only return to that place to capture the kind of energy of living without fighting or grabbing, but secretly working hard.

Rooted in Northeast China (东北), but the story expresses more than just Northeast China (东北). I am writing about the entanglement of two families, as well as the migration and changes of several generations. From the Greater Khingan Mountains (大兴安岭) to Shenyang (沈阳), and then to Hainan (海南), there is a shadow of China's urbanization in the past few decades, as well as the reality that Northeasterners (东北人) are constantly looking back on. I care about the relationship between this regional temperament and the background of the times. They should grow on the characters, become the way people speak, the logic of doing things, and a part of love and hate.

The process of working with actors is also a learning experience. The characters must come alive first, and then the plot has weight. Including Yu Hewei (于和伟), Gao Yuanyuan (高圆圆), as well as Han Geng (韩庚), Zhang Tianai (张天爱), Song Xiaobao (宋小宝) and other main creators, what everyone really has to accomplish is to first understand why the characters live this way, why they love this way, and why they are so twisted. With this premise, many expressions can be lighter, and many lines can be less. I am also very grateful to them for being willing to work with me to find that restrained and intense thing in the performance.

"The Forest in the Forest" is an attempt for me to go from literature to film, and also an opportunity for me to re-stare at my hometown and re-stare at fate. I hope that after watching it, the audience can remember one of the people, one of the sentences, or a moment of sourness that suddenly arises in their hearts. If it can let everyone take another look at the familiar people on the screen, re-understand the unspeakable love, the regrets that cannot be let go, and the late forgiveness, I will be very satisfied.

In recent years, realistic films and literary adaptation films have not been easy to make. Reality is very hard, and literature is very detailed. In the film, it is necessary to retain the rough edges of life, but also to make it a narrative that can truly be watched. This matter is worth continuing to do. Because literature can write the human heart deeply, and film can bring people to the scene. When the two meet, even if the process is difficult, there is still a chance to grow some truly moving things. For me, "The Forest in the Forest" is such a film, it may not be noisy, and it may not be clever, but it is a story that I truly believe in.

(The author is the screenwriter and director of the film "The Forest in the Forest")

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